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Virginia Tech heavyweight Nathan Traxler (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Duke at #10 Virginia Tech The Blue Devils made the trek north to face the Hokies in Cassell Coliseum. On paper, this dual leaned heavily to the Hokies with a couple big matchups featuring the Finesilver brothers. The product on the mat mirrored that pretty well, with the Hokies taking the dual 42-3. I had a few big takeaways from the dual. First--Wade Unger is figuring it out. He has looked strong and feisty in all three ACC duals and finally broke through this week, knocking off #21 Connor Brady with a last-second takedown--I'm interested to see what he does the rest of the season. Two--Matt Finesilver has impressive defense and was able to keep Mekhi from finishing on some very deep shots. The other takeaway from this match is that Mekhi Lewis is incredibly good at making adjustments within the match--it's so fun to watch him figure things out throughout the match. Finally--Bryce Andonian is a Bad Man. I know I've said it before, but the feel he has on the mat is otherworldly and this allows him to be comfortable in putting himself in some wildly uncomfortable situations. A 20-second pin of Josh Finesilver is bananas. No other way to say it. 125: Ty Naquin vs #20 Sam Latona This one was Latona early and often. He picked up two takedowns and a two-point nearfall in the first to open a 6-1 lead. Latona started the second with a reversal and took Naquin straight to his back for four to stretch it to a 12-1 lead. After a Naquin escape, Latona snagged a nice ankle pick and was able to take Naquin over for another four count to finish the tech fall 18-2 in the second period. 133: Drake Doolittle vs. #5 Korbin Myers Duke did not send out a wrestler at 133 and Korbin Myers took the win by forfeit. 141: Patrick Rowland vs. #22 Collin Gerardi After two minutes of hand fighting, Gerardi threw Rowland by from an underhook and started a very awkward scramble. Gerardi was able to come out on top to pick up the takedown at the end of the period. After an early escape, Gerardi was able to sit the corner on a Rowland shot to get the takedown and take a 5-0 lead into the third. Rowland went neutral to start the third. Gerardi got another takedown and rode out the period to take the 8-0 major decision. 149: #14 Josh Finesilver vs. #5 Bryce Andonian This was circled to be the match of the night and it delivered--but not in the way that I think anyone expected. I've said many times to not look away while Bryce Andonian is on the mat and this match highlighted that. My description will not do this justice-go watch the match. Finesilver shot in on a low single and sat Andonian to his hip. Andonian threaded through the crotch to lock up Finesilver's ankle, then rolled to his right. He elevated the leg and caught Finesilver on his back--Andonian worked up from the waist and was able to catch the arm and flatten Finesilver out for the 21-second pin. Absolutely bonkers. If anyone was wondering if BA was back to full strength, I think he answered that question here. 157: Wade Unger vs. #21 Connor Brady This match marks three weeks in a row of Unger putting out an impressive effort--and it finally paid off for him here with his first ACC win. Brady got a takedown very early in the first and Unger got a quick escape for the only points of the period. Unger got an escape to start the second for the only point of that period to make it 2-2 going into the third. Unger put on a strong ride to start the period but didn't quite get to the minute mark for riding time before Brady got an escape. What followed was a minute plus of pretty boring wrestling with not a lot of attempts made by either wrestler. On a restart with 18 seconds left, Brady seemed to think that he had the match in hand when Unger shot in on a low single with less than 10 seconds left--he picked it up and snagged the other ankle on the edge to get the winning takedown with 1 second remaining on the clock. Great effort by Unger and what seemed to be a mental lapse by Brady, who has been able to close out big matches this year. 165: Gabe Dinette vs. Clayton Ulrey Great action to start this match as Ulrey picked up a takedown off an outside single followed by a quick escape by Dinette. Ulrey then hit a solid high crotch to get his second takedown and went into the second period up 4-2. Ulrey got a quick escape to start the second and Dinette got in on a great high crotch but was unable to finish. On the restart, Ulrey quickly finished a beautiful high crotch of his own. After the Dinette escape, Ulrey grabbed another takedown and rode out the period to go into the third up 9-3. After an early Dinette escape, Ulrey got another takedown and moved riding time over a minute before Dinette got free. Ulrey added another takedown and rode out the period to take the 14-5 major decision. 174: #15 Matt Finesilver vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis This was the second marquee matchup in the dual and it lasted a bit longer than the first. Mekhi finished his first takedown off a reshot, followed by a quick escape for Finesilver. Finesilver showed some great defense, fending off a Lewis shot late in the first. He added an escape early in the second to tie the score at 2. Mekhi hit a beautiful go behind on a shallow shot from Finesilver, but he was again able to use his solid defense to keep Lewis from getting the takedown. Mekhi got a quick escape to take the lead in the third. Lewis again got in deep on a reshot, this time, he was able to drive through Finesilver's whizzer to get the takedown--Lewis's in-match adjustments continue to be impressive. Lewis then showed off his top skills and put on a smothering ride to finish the period on top and add a riding time point to win 6-2. 184: Vince Baker vs. #10 Hunter Bolen Bolen has been on a mission since returning from injury. He got a quick pin of Gregg Harvey last week and put on an offensive display in this one. Bolen got an early takedown and a turn for four to take a 6-0 lead into the second. He added another takedown in the second and was close to additional swipes, but didn't get the turn. In the third, he got an early reversal to go up 10-0. He then added another set of four backpoints and rode out for the 15-0 tech fall. 197: Kaden Russell vs. #32 Dakota Howard I thought this could be a fun one with the ability that both of these guys have to score in bunches and they both seem to have unending gas tanks. Howard struck first with an early takedown. Russell got the escape and Howard added a second takedown to go into the second up 4-2. Russell got an escape to start the second, then Howard hit a beautiful double leg and held Russell for a two count--Coach Lanham challenged the count and won the challenge, so Howard was up 6-3. After another escape, Howard was right back in on the single leg but was unable to finish on the edge. On the restart, he hit another quick double, but Russell was able to roll through and nearly got his own takedown, but neither was able to gain control. Howard got a quick escape in the third and finished a single leg midway through the period. He was able to push riding time over a minute before the escape and the match ended as a 10-5 decision for Howard. 285: Jonah Niesenbaum vs #14 Nathan Traxler Traxler continues to impress as a Hokie. He picked up an early takedown on a beautiful low-level single and trapped the leg--almost like he was moving into a lace. From there, he was able to keep the leg trapped and turk the bottom leg to take Niesenbaum over and get the pin in just over two minutes. Traxler seems to be gaining momentum and could be a real factor in the postseason on the national level. Virginia at #4 NC State We came into this dual thinking that the Wolfpack were heavily favored, but they made an impressive statement in Reynolds on Friday. Up and down the lineup, they wrestled great, complete matches and seemed to have answers for everything the Hoos threw at them in the 32-2 victory. Their defense seemed to be on another level in this dual and they were able to keep several UVA wrestlers from finishing shots that seemed like sure takedowns. A couple takeaways: One--Reynolds is a rowdy environment and is a great atmosphere for wrestling--I was supposed to be there opening weekend, but, well, you know… SO I'm really looking forward to being down for the VT dual. Hard to think that this atmosphere didn't help fuel some of the upsets the Wolfpack came away within this dual. Two-the youth of the Wolfpack have a clear sense of maturity; six of their starters are freshmen or sophomores, but they wrestle with the confidence of upperclassmen. 125: Patrick McCormick vs. #14 Jakob Camacho There wasn't a lot of action to start off the match; Camacho picked up a takedown with a minute left in the first and rode out the period. Camacho got an escape to start the second and was in on another takedown and again rode out the period to go into the 3rd with a 5-0 lead. Camacho gave McCormick the escape in the third and got in on a deep shot--Camacho scrambled out and got in on McCormick's legs to get a takedown on the edge. Camacho gave the point to go neutral again and was back on a shot quickly to get another takedown; that sequence was repeated again and Camacho rode out to pick up the 12-3 major decision. 133: #22 Brandon Courtney vs. #15 Kai Orine Courtney was coming off two big wins and ACC Wrestler of the Week honors, while Orine was off a dominant win over Drake Doolittle. Orine got a clean takedown midway through the first and Courtney was able to get a quick escape. Orine got in on another shot and Courtney created a long scramble to get a stalemate. Orine got an escape to start the second and got in deep on another shot. Courtney created another scramble and was able to come out on top in this one to finish the takedown and ride out the period to tie the score at 3 going into the third. Courtney got a quick escape to take the lead 4-3. He then tried to get to a duck under, but Orine caught the head and drove through to put him on his back for the takedown and four big swipes to take the 9-4 lead with 45 seconds left. Orine was able to hold Courtney down for the rest of the period but was called for locked hands at the buzzer to finish with a 10-5 decision. 141: Dylan Cedeno vs. #24 Ryan Jack Jack started the first period strong, picking up a takedown off a low single--he then had a great ride to end the period up 2-0. Cedeno got his turn on top and had a strong ride for the first 30 seconds of the period when the second official signaled for an illegal cutback; Jack was given the penalty point, but the call was reviewed by the officials and overturned. On the restart, Jack was able to escape. Jack snagged another low single, but Cedeno was able to scramble back to get on his own shot before Jack locked up for a stalemate. The third period started with Jack up 3-0; he started with another strong ride to get his riding time up before Cedeno got the escape. Cedeno picked up the pace and was in on a shot that went out of bounds before he was able to counter a shallow shot by Jack to finish a takedown and tie the score with 3 seconds left--but he didn't have enough time to erase the riding time and Jack earned the 4-3 decision. 149: #30 Jarod Verkleeren vs #3 Tariq Wilson Tariq looked much more aggressive than he has in his last few matches; he threw by from an underhook to get a takedown in the opening minute of the match. After a Verk escape and some hard hand fighting, Tariq got in on another shot and looked to finish the takedown on the edge--Coach Popolizio argued the call but didn't have a brick to challenge. Tariq almost finished another double on the edge, but time ran out in the first before he could get control. Wilson put on an amazing ride for the entire second period and was awarded a point for stalling to go up 3-1 into the third. Wilson got a quick escape to start the period and was able to fend off a deep shot by Verk on the edge and ended the match with a 5-1 decision with riding time. I like how aggressive Tariq was on his feet and major kudos to Verkleeren for the fight he showed the entire match; he fought off several deep shots from Tariq and was in on a couple shots of his own that he wasn't able to finish on the edge. 157: #29 Jake Keating vs. #10 Ed Scott You could tell pretty quickly that this match was going to be a fun one! Within the first 30 seconds, there were throw attempts from both wrestlers and they spent the first two minutes of the match threatening upper body from ties. Scott went for a headlock at the two-minute mark and Keating was able to pop his head and go behind for the takedown. Scott got the immediate escape and was in on a single leg but unable to finish before the buzzer. Keating got the escape to start the period and they were both back in on upper body ties. Scott dropped in and was able to pick up the leg of Keating, then locked up a cradle from standing and rolled through to put Keating on his back with 1:20 left in the period. Scott got the swipes, but Keating's shoulders were up on Scott, so he couldn't get the fall. Scott adjusted and rolled through two more times but was unable to get Keating flat. After over a minute of fighting the cradle, Keating was able to pop his head and get behind Scott for the reversal with 4 seconds left to end the period 7-5 in favor of Scott. What a wild period! Scott got a quick escape in third to stretch the lead, then Keating locked him up and hit an outside trip to get the takedown. Keating immediately cut him and, after a short fight, was able to drop from a body lock to snag the ankles on the edge to tie it at 9 with a minute left. Keating cut again and shot in with 45 seconds left, when Scott created a scramble. Keating was able to break the grip and get the takedown with 13 seconds left to take the 11-10 lead. Scott fought for the escape and got a short break for bloodtime. With the restart at 6 seconds, Scott rolled through and was almost able to get the reversal, but the buzzer sounded to give Keating the upset win 11-10. UVA was docked a team point when Coach Garland animatedly voiced his displeasure at a blood stoppage with short time left after Keating took the lead--pretty solid vertical leap from Garland on that one. 165: #17 Justin McCoy vs. #21 Thomas Bullard We had great action early with both guys in on shots in the first period; the first exchange was stopped for potentially dangerous and McCoy was able to counter a Bullard shot but couldn't fully get the go behind for the takedown. Bullard got a quick escape to start the second and McCoy got in deep on a couple shots but wasn't able to finish a takedown. McCoy got an early escape to tie it at 1 in the third. Bullard shot a low single from space and was able to work through the scramble of McCoy to lock up a cradle to get the takedown. Bullard was able to fend off a couple reversal attempts and rode McCoy out to pick up the 4-1 win. 174: Justin Phillips vs. #4 Hayden Hidlay This was a quick one as Hidlay continues his march through ACC competition. Hidlay finished on a single in the first 30 seconds and went to work on top. He got his first set of nearfall with a 2-on-1, then switched to a bar for two more sets of four before finishing the pin right before the buzzer in the first. It was impressive. 184: #25 Michael Battista vs. #3 Trent Hidlay Out of the gate, Hidlay was attacking with his frenetic pace. In the first 28 seconds, he finished his first takedown from an underhook. Battista got the escape and Hidlay was immediately back in on a single for his second takedown. After another escape, Hidlay finished another takedown from his underhook. Another Battista escape at 19 seconds remaining and Hidlay continued to push the pace and picked up his fourth takedown of the period and rode out for an 8-3 lead going into the second. Battista got an escape to start the second, then was hit for his second stall when he went out of bounds, while tied up. Battista got in on his first shot on the edge but was stretched out--Hidlay hipped in and drug through him to get the takedown. Hidlay rode out the period to go into the 3rd with an 11-4 lead and over two minutes of riding time. Hidlay got the escape to stretch the lead to 8 and was working to another shot from his underhook when Battista was hit for stalling again going out of bounds. Hidlay shot in on a shallow double then limp armed out of a Battista whizzer to pick up another takedown. Battista got another escape and Hidlay nearly finished another takedown before time ran out. Hidlay picked up a 16-5 major decision to get another BONUS point win on his record. 197: #13 Jay Aiello vs. #20 Isaac Trumble This was a fantastic match that had big momentum swings. Aiello was up early with a single in the first and was in on a second shot, but Trumble did an amazing job using his length in the scramble to get the takedown and rideout. Aiello got a nice reversal to start the second and was working to turn Trumble when it was stopped for potentially dangerous. Aiello then put on a strong ride to finish the period on top and went into the 3rd with a 4-3 lead. Aiello continued to work from the top in the third, pushing riding time over a minute and a half with about a minute left in the match. On the restart, Coach Popolizio threw the brick to challenge a mat return--it was overruled on the review. On the restart, Aiello threw in a leg and was trying to flatten out Trumble, when he got loose on the hip and Trumble was able to sit through for the reversal with 10 seconds left. Aiello sat back in and nearly had the reversal at the buzzer--Coach Garland challenged that he had control, but it was overruled. With riding time, the score was tied at 5 and went to sudden victory. In the extra frame, we were treated to a phenomenal, nearly 90 second-long scramble that had both wrestlers almost finishing the takedown on multiple occasions. Aiello dropped in deep on a single and Trumble again used his length incredibly well to create an advantage and sit the corner. Aiello countered and got nearly behind Trumble with his leg lifted, but he was able to keep the whizzer in and drop Aiello back to the mat. From there, he was again able to use his length to get to the ankle and get squared up--then shot in on a double and was able to finish the takedown for the upset. I highly recommend rewatching that scramble. High-level work from the big guys. 285: #31 Quinn Miller vs. #26 Tyrie Houghton After several wild matches in a row, we had a slower-paced match at heavyweight. With no points scored in the first, Houghton got a quick escape in the second, then we had a couple minutes of hand fighting and trading upper body ties. Miller got an early reversal in the third to take a 2-1 lead, but Houghton got a quick escape to tie it up. Miller shot in deep on a single leg with about 30 seconds left and Houghton was able to sprawl and got enough separation to get behind for the takedown and rode Miller out for the 4-2 win. #23 Pittsburgh at #18 North Carolina I got the chance to see this one up close and I'm glad I did because it was a great dual. The teams were pretty evenly matched and the dual was back and forth throughout before the Tar Heels pulled away late to win 19-12. There was a great atmosphere in Carmichael and the Tar Heels did a fantastic job of honoring their seniors and sending them out on a good note. I've got a few big takeaways from this dual. One--I've said it before and I will keep saying it: it does not look pleasant to wrestle Jake Wentzel. He is an absolute monster on top. Two--Joe Heilmann was one heck of an ace to have up the sleeve for Coleman Scott. Heilmann was battling for the starting spot with Jaime Hernandez, who started the season 6-0, before an injury. Now that he has the spot solidified, he goes out and beats Micky Phillippi. He'll have another big chance to make some noise this week facing Korbin Myers. Finally--Cole Matthews is going to be trouble and now the rest of the country is finally starting to take notice. He handed Clarke his first loss of the year and ran his streak to 8 straight and he has looked phenomenal for the entire season. Matthews has real potential to be high on the podium in March. 125: #31 Gage Curry vs. Spencer Moore This definitely wasn't an offensive showcase to start the dual. The first period was scoreless--Curry got in on an outside single, but Moore was able to kick/roll/funk out of it-it was an odd one. Moore got an escape in the second, but that's about it for that period. Curry picked up a quick escape in the third and started to push the pace. He got to an outside single and picked up the leg on the edge-Moore was able to whizzer out, but got called for stalling going out of bounds. Curry got in on two more deep shots in the third, but Moore was able to scramble out. In sudden victory, Moore took a half shot early--Curry took a counter shot when Moore sprawled he was called for his second stall and Curry got the win on the penalty point 2-1. Curry was certainly the aggressor and the first stall was a good call. However, I didn't like the second call when I saw it in person, and I didn't agree with it when I rewatched the dual. Moore was advancing the entire 30 seconds of sudden victory and had a shot attempt. He was engaged with Curry when he sprawled on the shot attempt--not sure what else he is supposed to do there. This was the start of an inconsistent evening of stall calls that seemed to perplex both coaching staffs at times. Pitt 3 UNC 0 133: #7 Micky Phillippi vs #23 Joe Heilmann I told you this would be a fun one to watch!! Phillippi got in deep midway the first, but Heilmann was able to dive-roll through and lock it up for a stalemate. Phillippi got an escape after a short ride from Heilmann. He got in deep on another shot and Heilmann tried to roll through--somehow, he got to rear standing without putting a hand down and was able to pull Phillippi's leg up at the end of the period to keep him from finishing the takedown--it was a wild scramble. Heilmann started down in the third and was able to hit a switch and pick up Phillippi's leg, but he kicked out before giving up a reversal. Phillippi took another shot and Heilmann reshot to a low single and worked his way up to finish a double leg for the takedown. Gavin threw the brick to challenge that Heilmann locked hands, but it was overturned--I'd love any official to give me an explanation as to how it wasn't locked hands though--my dm's are open! Phillippi was able to get an escape and made several attempts to get to Heilmann's legs but wasn't able to get a takedown. Heilmann pulled off a big upset, 3-2, on his home mat. He did a phenomenal job of countering Phillippi's ties and that seemed to make a big difference in the match. Pitt 3 UNC 3 141: #17 Cole Matthews vs. #6 Kizhan Clarke I had this one pegged as the match of the night and it delivered. Matthews continued his amazing run and gave Clarke his first loss of the season. Matthews had a beautiful low single takedown midway through the first. He had about 30 seconds of riding time when Coach Scott threw the brick to challenge an illegal mat return. It feels like we've had about 93 of these in the past 3 weeks, but the call was upheld that the return was legal. Clarke was able to get an escape on the restart and it was 2-1 going into the 2nd. Matthews got a quick escape to start the period and the rest of the two minutes was hand fighting and half shots. Clarke got an escape to start the third to bring it within a point and started picking up his pace and trying to get more offensive. Clarke got to an outside single on the edge, but Matthews was able to keep the action moving out of bounds. Matthews held great position and was able to keep Clarke off his legs with solid hand fighting to move his win streak up to 8 and give Clarke his first loss of the season. Pitt 6 UNC 3 149: Dan Mancini vs. #20 Zach Sherman Sherman continues to look better and better. He got a takedown off a quick double and rode out the last 30 seconds of the first period. In the second, he got a quick escape and shot in on another double from space and finished through a scramble attempt by Mancini to go up 5-0. Mancini got the escape to start the third and got in on a shot of his own, but Sherman was able to create a scramble and get the takedown. Mancini got the escape and Sherman pushed to get a major, but was unable to get another takedown and won a 7-2 decision. Pitt 6 UNC 6 157: #19 Elijah Cleary vs. #6 Austin O'Connor After a minute of solid hand fighting to start the match, Cleary hit a nice outside single and picked up the leg, but O'Connor was able to block him off and whizzer on the edge to keep him from scoring. O'Connor got the escape at the start of the second and tried to throw by, but Cleary was able to snag a leg to get the stalemate. Starting the third, O'Connor was focused on getting the riding time over a minute. In an early scramble, Cleary nearly kicked out and on the return, the Pitt staff was adamant that there was a locked hands on O'Connor, but they didn't have a brick to throw and the officials didn't take a second look--they were facing away from my seat so I couldn't tell, and the camera angle was from behind on the stream. O'Connor was able to stack up 1:30 of riding time before Cleary got the escape and was able to weather a flurry from Cleary to pick up the 2-1 win with a riding time point. Pitt 6 UNC 9 165: #14 Jake Wentzel vs. Michael Goldfelder Goldfelder made his ACC debut against NCAA finalist Jake Wentzel--Sonny Santiago has gotten the previous two ACC duals. Wentzel got a takedown midway through the first and had the start of a lot of punishing top work in the match. Wetzel rode out the first, and through multiple blood stoppages, the second period as well--he wasn't able to get any turns but did get a stalling point. Going into the third, it was 3-0 with 3:25 of riding time. He got a quick escape to go up 4-0 and started pushing for bonus points. He added another takedown with 30 seconds left; he gave up the escape and while unable to get another takedown to get the major, he got another stalling point to end the match with an 8-1 decision. Pitt 9 UNC 9 174: Hunter Kernan vs. #13 Clay Lautt We saw lots of upper body ties and half-throw attempts, but no points scored in the first. Lautt got the escape to start the second, but that was the only point scored. Kernan got the escape to start the third but, midway through, surrendered a stalling point as well as a takedown to Lautt to give him a 4-1 lead. Kernan added a late escape to end the match with a 4-2 decision for Lautt. Pitt 9 UNC 12 184: #31 Gregg Harvey vs. #21 Gavin Kane This match had some action and got the crowd on their feet in Carmichael. Both guys got after it immediately and both were in on shallow shots several times in the first minute. Harvey got the first points with a quick ankle pick. Kane got the escape and shot in on a quick double-he picked Harvey up to finish and Harvey was able to roll out briefly, but Kane was able to catch him and finish the shot--it was a great sequence you should watch if you haven't yet! Harvey got the escape and Kane dropped in on a leg to pick up another takedown with 14 seconds left. He rode out the period but was called for stalling on a 5 count on the leg in the last 5 seconds of the period--this was held up on review though the clock seemed to be at 4 seconds when he started the count--again, my dm's are open if anyone can provide clarity. The score was 5-3 going into the 2nd. Harvey got an escape to go to 5-4, but Kane was immediately back in on the legs to get another takedown. Harvey got another escape and Kane picked up the tempo. Kane had an emphatic finish on his next takedown to go up 9-5. Kane cut him and was back in to finish another shot on the edge to be up 11-6; Kane rode out the period to have 1:07 in riding time going into the 3rd. Kane started with an escape and was back in on the legs again to pick up another takedown to go up 14-6. Harvey kept fighting and was able to get to Kane's legs a couple times but couldn't finish--he earned a stalling point to make the score 14-8 with 30 seconds left. Harvey dropped in on another shot that got a stalemate and with seven seconds, Kane kept pushing and finished another takedown at the buzzer to get the major decision. Phenomenal effort on the part of Kane this whole match, he's been incredibly impressive the last two weeks. Pitt 9 UNC 16 197: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi vs #29 Max Shaw Another match of Nino doing Nino things. Bonaccorsi has to be one of the most quietly consistent wrestlers in the country--just wrestles his matches and racks up wins. Nino got an early takedown on a low single from space and put on a strong ride to rack up two plus minutes of riding time to finish the period on top. Nino rode for the first 30 seconds of the period then cut Shaw loose but immediately got back in on another single shot from space. He couldn't finish on the edge before Shaw hit the floor--the officials called a takedown initiall, but took it away on review. Bonaccorsi got in on another single on the edge but Shaw was able to fend him off at the end of the period. Bonaccorsi got a reversal in the third to stretch it to a 4-1 lead and went to work again on top. Shaw gave up a point on a second stall--much to the dismay of Coleman Scott, who was pleading the case for Shaw from the bench. Bonaccorsi rode out the rest of the period but Shaw kept him from getting any backpoints in the 7-1 decision. Pitt 12 UNC 16 285: Jake Slinger vs. Brandon Whitman Both heavyweights were pretty evenly matched on paper and it played out that way in the match. The first period was slow until Whitman dropped in on a low single with 30 seconds left, then worked through a nice scramble to finish the takedown. Whitman got a quick escape in the second to open it to 3-1. Slinger shot to a low single then Whitman reshot and started a 40-second scramble to end the period without either scoring. Whitman tried to get the riding time up to start the third but Slinger was able to escape then was able to get a go behind off a fake to even the score at 3 with 30 seconds left. Whitman and his glorious mustache were able to get a quick escape and fend Slinger off for the remainder of the period to take the 4-3 decision. Final Score: Pitt 12 UNC 19

Cornell 184 lber Jonathan Loew (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Notable News Army upsets #15 Lehigh Jonathan Loew of Cornell earns EIWA Wrestler of the Week Glory wins a wild one in a highly anticipated matchup with Arujau Brignola of Lehigh gets redshirt pulled to fit into line-up at 149lbs Josh Ogunsanya upsets returning NCAA runner-up Wentzel of Pitt Cornell wins 18th Ivy League title in 19 years, 41st overall Penn wins 8 of 10 matches to hand Lehigh first loss at home on the year American The Eagles took the trip to Lewisburg to face off against Bucknell Max Leete (125) continued his winning ways with a solid win over Seidman At 174lb, Tim Fitzpatrick earned a decision, as did Isaac Righter at heavyweight Boxscore: Bucknell 29 - American 9 125: Max Leete (AU) dec. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell), 4-2 (AU 3-0) 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 7-4 (Tied 3-3) 141: Darren Miller (Bucknell) major dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 7-3) 149: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 6-3 (Bucknell 10-3) 157: Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-0 (Bucknell 13-3) 165: #14 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 1:29 (Bucknell 19-3) 174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. Sam Barnes (Bucknell), 3-2 (Bucknell 19-6) 184: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) pinned Colin Shannon (AU), 1:33 (Bucknell 25-6) 197: Mason McCready (Bucknell) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 13-3 (Bucknell 29-6) 285: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell), 8-1 (Bucknell 29-9) The Eagles hung in there against a very tough Bucknell. Leete has been picking it up lately, assuming new assistant Coach Joey Dance has been working with him nonstop. Many of the losses were due to bad matchups for the Eagles. Where American had a bright spot in the lineup, Bucknell seemed to have something a little brighter. The Eagles are steadily improving at the right time. Army Army hosted 15th ranked Lehigh in a home dual, adding another victory in upset fashion At 174lb, Ben Pasiuk had a nice win over Logan Sahm Abdulrazzaq earned a victory over Burkhart Both Corey Shie (141) and Markus Hartman (#24 - 157) had pins to help seal the deal At 149lb, Matthew Williams stepped in for an injured Ogunsanya to win 3-2 over a tough Brignola Boxscore: Army 24 - Lehigh 13 165: #24 Brian Meyer dec. over #28 Dalton Harkins, 2-1 174: Ben Pasiuk dec. over Jake Logan, 4-3 184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq dec. over AJ Burkhart, 5-1 197: #26 J.T. Brown dec. over JT Davis, 5-2 HWT: #7 Jordan Wood dec. over Brandon Phillips, 6-0 125: Sheldon Seymour MD over Ryan Chauvin, 14-4 133: #16 Malyke Hines dec. over Dominic Carone, 4-0 141: Corey Shie fall over Connor McGonagle, 0:51 (6-0) 149: Matthew Williams dec. over Max Brignola, 3-2 157: #24 Markus Hartman fall over Luca Frinzi, 4:55 (7-0) The Black Knights won all the close ones and earned two pins enroute to pull the upset victory. Many may not have expected this, as Lehigh has been cruising lately - which has earned them a 15th spot in the dual meet rankings. Army was winless until a week ago; but we know this is due to their insane strength of schedule. Sure, Lehigh was missing #8 Humphreys at 157lb, but he would have needed a tech fall to tie, and a pin to win over a tough Hartman. Army is looking great with less than a month until conferences. All the adversity in the first half of the season is paying off. Binghamton - no action last week Brown - no action last week Bucknell Bucknell was on the road to square off against Navy. Then, the Bison hosted American, winning seven of ten bouts. Bucknell won five straight from 133lb to 165lb against American thanks to Phipps (133), Miller (#26 - 141), DePron (149), Delp (157), and Hartman (#14 - 165). Hartman added another pin on the year Against Navy, Brandon Seidman (125lb) won in overtime against Allen Zach Hartman (#19 - 165), Darren Miller (#26 - 141), and Kolby DePron were winners by decision against Navy Boxscore: Bucknell 12 - Navy 21 165: #19 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Val Park (NAVY) 7-1 174: Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-2 184: Hunter Johns (NAVY) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 6-2 197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall over Mason McCready (BU) 3:49 285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 5-0 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Jacob Allen (NAVY) 3-1 (SV-1) 133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec. over Kurt Phipps (BU) 7-1 141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Tyler Hunt (NAVY) 5-2 149: Kolby DePron (BU) dec. over Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) 8-3 157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 9-3 Boxscore: Bucknell 29 - American 9 125: Max Leete (AU) dec. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell), 4-2 (AU 3-0) 133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 7-4 (Tied 3-3) 141: Darren Miller (Bucknell) major dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 7-3) 149: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 6-3 (Bucknell 10-3) 157: Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-0 (Bucknell 13-3) 165: #14 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 1:29 (Bucknell 19-3) 174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. Sam Barnes (Bucknell), 3-2 (Bucknell 19-6) 184: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) pinned Colin Shannon (AU), 1:33 (Bucknell 25-6) 197: Mason McCready (Bucknell) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 13-3 (Bucknell 29-6) 285: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell), 8-1 (Bucknell 29-9) Bucknell improved to 12-4 on the year, and 7-2 in the conference after defeating American on Sunday. It was a nice bounce back win after a loss to a very tough Navy team on the road. I've said it before, this Bison team is sneaky good. The lower and middle weights are really picking it up as the year continues. It seems like Seidman and Phipps are right on the cusp of being ranked nationally. A few more wins and they'll find themselves there. Columbia The Lions dropped a road dual against 19th ranked Pittsburgh. Joshua Ogunsanya (#23 - 165) pulled off the upset over returning NCAA runner-up Wentzel At 184, Brian Bonino had a ranked win over Harvey (#31) Boxscore: #19 Pittsburgh 30 - Columbia 5 125: No. 31 Gage Curry (PITT) def. No. 28 Joe Manchio (COL) dec. 5-1 133: No. 7 Micky Phillippi (PITT) def. No. 25 Angelo Rini (COL) dec. 9-3 141: No. 18 Cole Matthews (PITT) def. No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) F (0:33) 149: Dan Mancini (PITT) def. Dominic Rossetti (COL) SV 3-1 157: No. 19 Elijah Cleary (PITT) def. Andrew Garr (COL) maj. 14-2 165: No. 23 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. No. 14 Jake Wentzel (PITT) OT2 4-2 174: Hunter Kernan (PITT) def. Nick Fine (COL) dec. 2-0 184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. No. 31 Gregg Harvey (PITT) dec. 3-1 197: No. 7 Nino Bonazzorsi (PITT) def. Joe Franzese (COL) TF 18-3 285: Jake Slinger (PITT) def. Danny Conley (COL) dec. 6-0 This was somewhat of a matchup nightmare for Columbia, as their strengths in the lower weights were outmatched by Pitt's. Pitt took the first three matches, taking any chance of an upset pretty much off the table. Pitt is obviously a tough team and were expected to win, but some of those matches Columbia would love to have another crack at. The Lions are still a tough team with a great head coach. They will be peaking in the next few weeks. Expect them to perform well at conferences. Cornell (#7) The Big Red had a big weekend on the road with matches at #25 Princeton, #19 Penn, and Drexel. At 184lb, Jonathan Loew (#15 - 184) had himself a great weekend beating two ranked opponents Jacob Cardenas (#19 - 197) and Lewis Fernandes (#17 - 285) were also undefeated on the weekend Yianni Diakomihalis (#1 - 149) had a tech, a major, and a first period fall Adam Santoro earned a win over Kropman of Drexel at 157lb Boxscore: #11 Cornell 21, #20 Princeton 12 165: Jake Marsh (Princeton) won by decision over #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 7-6 174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 10-4 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5-2 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #18 Luke Stout (Princeton), 3-1 (sv1) HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by major decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 13-4 125: #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) won by decision over #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell), 11-9 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Kayal (Princeton), 4-1 141: Danny Coles (Princeton) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 8-5 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by technical fall over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 16-0 (2:04) 157: #11 Quincy Monday (Princeton) won by decision #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 8-4 Boxscore: #11 Cornell 20, Penn 12 165: #25 Lucas Reveno (Penn) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 9-2 174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over #26 Nick Incontrera (Penn), 4-2 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #32 Neil Antrassian (Penn), 5-4 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over Cole Urbas (Penn), 6-1 HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by decision over #29 Ben Goldin (Penn), 2-0 125: #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #26 Ryan Miller (Penn), 10-2 133: #17 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 8-4 141: #16 CJ Composto (Penn) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 5-1 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by major decision over #27 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 10-2 157: #20 Doug Zapf (Penn) won by decision over #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 4-2 Boxscore: #11 Cornell 32, Drexel 12 165: #27 Evan Barczak (Drexel) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 4-1 174: #16 Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) won by injury default over #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by fall over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 6:59 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by technical fall over Santino Morina (Drexel), 16-0 (5:19) HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by technical fall over Eli Anthony (Drexel), 18-0 (2:06) 125: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 7-3 133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 5-4 141: JJ Wilson (Cornell) won by major decision over Jared Donahue (Drexel), 12-1 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Tyler Williams (Drexel), 0:27 157: Adam Santoro (Cornell) won by decision over Parker Kropman (Drexel), 8-7 The Big Red are still the Ivy League champs. Under the first-year head coach, Mike Grey, the team has not lost a step. Now ranked 7th nationally, they are expecting to be in that top five conversation at NCAAs. Ramirez seemed to have been injured, not wrestling on Sunday against Penn and Drexel. Foca lost by injury default to O'Malley of Drexel. Let's hope they heal up and are full strength for EIWAs, as Penn, Princeton, and Lehigh are looking to take home the first-place trophy. Drexel The Dragons had three home conference duals. They won two of them Mickey O'Malley (#11 - 174) was 3-0 on the week with one pin. His marquee match with Foca (#12) of Cornell was stopped due to an injury to Foca At 133, Jaxon Maroney came off of injury last week, winning all three bouts this week. This includes a win over Lajoie (#30) of Cornell Both Jared Donahue (141) and Tyler Williams (149) won two matches Evan Barczak (#27 - 165) was undefeated in all three matches At 157lb, Parker Kropman earned two wins as well Boxscore: Drexel 27, Hofstra 13 174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ericson Velesquez, Fall 0:59, Drexel leads 6-0 184: Charles Small def. Bryan McLaughlin, 7-6 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3 197: Trey Rogers def. Santino Morina, 17-6 MD, Hofstra leads 7-6 285: Zach Knighton-Ward def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 2:06, Hofstra leads 13-6 125: Kyle Waterman def. Jacob Moon, 10-2 MD, Hofstra leads 13-10 133: Jaxon Maroney def. Matt Templeton, 8-2 Dec, Tie Score 13-13 141: Jared Donahue def. Justin Hoyle, 9-6 Dec, Drexel leads 16-13 149: Tyler Williams def. Mike Leandrou, 15-0 TF, Drexel leads 21-13 157: Parker Kropman def. Joe McGinty, 7-3 Dec, Drexel leads 24-13 165: Evan Barczak vs Ricky Stamm, 6-1 Dec, Drexel wins 27-13 Boxscore: Drexel 30, LIU 6 174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ryan Ferro, 5-2 Dec, Drexel leads 3-0 184: Bryan McLaughlin def. James Langan, 9-2 Dec, Drexel leads 6-0 197: Nunzio Crowley def. Santino Morina, 4-0 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3 285: Tim Nagosky def. Eli Anthony, 9-2 Dec, Tie score 6-6 125: Antonio Mininno def. Robbie Sagaris, 8-6 Dec, Drexel leads 9-6 133: Jaxon Maroney def. Kaelen Francois, Fall 1:39, Drexel leads 15-6 141: Jared Donahue wins by forfeit, Drexel leads 21-6 149: Tyler Williams def. Drew Witham, 5-0 Dec, Drexel leads 24-6 157: Parker Kropman def. Rhise Royster, 10-3 Dec, Drexel leads 27-6 165: Evan Barczak def. Blake Banha, 4-0 Dec, Drexel wins 30-6 Boxscore: #11 Cornell 32, Drexel 12 165: #27 Evan Barczak (Drexel) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 4-1 174: #16 Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) won by injury default over #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by fall over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 6:59 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by technical fall over Santino Morina (Drexel), 16-0 (5:19) HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by technical fall over Eli Anthony (Drexel), 18-0 (2:06) 125: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 7-3 133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 5-4 141: JJ Wilson (Cornell) won by major decision over Jared Donahue (Drexel), 12-1 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Tyler Williams (Drexel), 0:27 157: Adam Santoro (Cornell) won by decision over Parker Kropman (Drexel), 8-7 The Dragons looked tough against an injured Hofstra squad; and did their job against LIU. They are almost in the clear with injuries now that Maroney is back in the line-up, who made a statement with his win over Lajoie. Tyler Williams has looked very tough lately up at 149lb. This team will come around and form into final shape soon. If they become healthy, they will end up with a bunch of guys on the EIWA podium. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats hosted McDaniel to a dual. They took no prisoners, winning all nine of the contested matches. Nearly all F&M wrestlers walked away with bonus points. Boxscore: Franklin & Marshall 44, McDaniel 6 125: Gio Diaz (F&M) TF Alex DuFour (MCD); 6:37 (18-0) (5-0) 133: Pat Phillips (F&M) TF Nicolas Jones (MCD); 4:08 (16-0) (10-0) 141: Wil Gil (F&M) TF Joe McKneely (MCD); 4:09 (18-1) (15-0) 149: Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) WBF Tyriel Jefferson (MCD); 1:53 (21-0) 157: Chase McCollum (F&M) TF Deontae Frederick (MCD); 4:45 (18-0) (26-0) 165: Alexander LaVeck (MCD) winner by forfeit (26-6) 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Michael Bromley (MCD); 9-7 (29-6) 184: James Conway (F&M) WBF Valentino Pryor (MCD); Fall 2:41 (35-6) 197: Mike Waszen (F&M) dec. Jaedyn Harris (MCD); 5-3 (38-6) 285: Cenzo Pelusi (F&M) WBF Eric Ward (MCD); 2:26 (44-6) This was a nice beatdown that F&M needed to give out. It is good to have a competition like this where you can work on the confidence of some techniques. This will be a good momentum swing for their Rupp Cup match against their longtime rival, Millersville (D2). The Diplomats are 7-1 on the year, and still 2-0 in the EIWA. I am hoping to see them get a few wrestlers on the podium at conferences. Harvard - no competition last week Hofstra The Pride returned from a two-week layoff due to some COVID-related issues. The upper three of Hofstra were the only winners for The Pride. Charles Small (184) had a win over NCAA qualifier Bryan McLaughlin Trey Rogers (197) and Zach Knighton-Ward (#18 - 285) both had bonus point wins. Boxscore: Drexel 27, Hofstra 13 174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ericson Velesquez, Fall 0:59, Drexel leads 6-0 184: Charles Small def. Bryan McLaughlin, 7-6 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3 197: Trey Rogers def. Santino Morina, 17-6 MD, Hofstra leads 7-6 285: Zach Knighton-Ward def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 2:06, Hofstra leads 13-6 125: Kyle Waterman def. Jacob Moon, 10-2 MD, Hofstra leads 13-10 133: Jaxon Maroney def. Matt Templeton, 8-2 Dec, Tie Score 13-13 141: Jared Donahue def. Justin Hoyle, 9-6 Dec, Drexel leads 16-13 149: Tyler Williams def. Mike Leandrou, 15-0 TF, Drexel leads 21-13 157: Parker Kropman def. Joe McGinty, 7-3 Dec, Drexel leads 24-13 165: Evan Barczak vs Ricky Stamm, 6-1 Dec, Drexel wins 27-13 As mentioned, this was Hofstra's return after a few weeks off. Having to not be allowed in the room for over a week is a concern for any team when it comes to conditioning and weight-cutting. The Pride have also been injured on top of it. This was not their best line-up, but they battled regardless. They came for the challenge, but ended up on the short end of the stick. They will continue to improve now that they have been in the room consistently. Lehigh (#20) The Mountain Hawks welcomed Penn on Friday night. They hit the road and competed at Army on Sunday. They went 0-2 on the weekend. Jordan Wood (#7 - 285) was 2-0 on the weekend. Josh Humphreys (#7 - 157) revenged his only loss of the year to Zapf of Penn. At 125lb, we saw Sheldon Seymour come away with a victory over Army Boxscore: Penn 24, No. 14 Lehigh 7 165: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-5, rt, tb1 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 10-5 184: Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 9-6 197: Cole Urbas (Penn) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 3-1 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-3 125: Ryan Miller (Penn) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-0 133: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-6 141: CJ Composto (Penn) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4 149: Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-3 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Doug Zapf (Penn) 4-0 Boxscore: Army West Point 24, No. 14 Lehigh 13 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Dalton Harkins (Army) 2-1 174: Ben Pasiuk (Army) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3 184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 5-1 197: JT Brown (Army) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 5-2 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Brandon Phillips (Army) 6-0 125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) major dec. Ryan Chauvin (Army) 14-4 133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Dominic Carone (Army) 4-0 141: Corey Shie (Army) fall Connor MCGonagle (Lehigh) 0:51 149: Matt Williams (Army) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 3-2 157: Markus Hartman (Army) fall Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 4:06 Lehigh has performed better. It's weird how wrestling works. They defeat Cornell a month ago, this weekend they got manhandled by Penn and lost to Army. This is not a knock on Penn or Army, by any means. It looks like Lehigh's training cycle has these guys possibly in a valley before they peak. If there is any team in the conference who can perform their best when it matters most, it's the Mountain Hawks. Let's hope they have a short memory, as they have Princeton and Bucknell coming to town. I highly doubt the coaching staff would ever allow a team of this caliber drop four straight dual meets to conference opponents. Long Island The Sharks were on the road and wrestled both Philadelphia teams of Drexel and Penn. Nunzio Crowley (197) came away with a win over Drexel, and did not compete against Penn At 285lb, Tim Nagosky earned a win over Drexel. Boxscore: Drexel 30 - LIU 6 174: Mickey O'Malley (DREX) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU) 5-2 Dec 184: Bryan McLaughlin (DREX) def. TJ Frandan (LIU) 9-2 Dec 197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) def. Santino Morina(DREX) 4-0 Dec 285: Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Eli Anthony (DREX) 9-2 Dec 125: Antonio Mininno (DREX) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) 8-6 Dec 133: Jaxon Maroney (DREX) def. Kaelan Francois (LIU), Fall 1:39 141: Jared Donahue (DREX) wins by forfeit 149: Tyler Williams (DREX) def. Drew Witham (LIU), 5-0 Dec 157: Parker Kropman (DREX) def. Rhise Royster (LIU), 10-3 Dec 165: Evan Barczak (DREX) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), 4-0 Dec Boxscore: Penn 50 - LIU 0 165: #21 Lucas Revano (PENN) dec. Blake Bahna (LIU) MD 24-10, 174: #18 Nick Incontrera (PENN) dec. Ryan Ferro (LIU) TF 19-4, 184: #32 Neil Antrassian (PENN) dec. T.J. Franden (LIU) MD 16-3 197: #29 Cole Urbas (PENN) dec. Karl Osmond-Bouyer (LIU) TF 17-2 285: #29 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall 125: Blair Orr (PENN) dec. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) fall 133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Kaelan Francois (LIU) TF 19-3 141: #16 CJ Composto (PENN) wins by forfeit 149: #20 Anthony Artalona (PENN) dec. Drew Witham (LIU) TF 16-1 157: #20 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Rhise Royster (LIU) MD 17-6 The Sharks were outmatched by two tough teams this weekend. They had some close matches against Drexel, but the Penn match was a different story. Against Drexel, both Ferro and Sagaris proved they can wrestle with some of the better guys in the conference in O'Malley and Waterman. Like I've said before, give this team some time to grow. Navy The Midshipmen hosted both Bucknell and Clarion to duals this weekend. At 184lb, both Hunter Johns and David Key won their lone match Jacob Koser (#27 - 197) had two wins, one via fall Ryan Catksa (285) performed well with two wins At 133lb, Josh Koderhandt (#26) was also undefeated Andrew Cerniglia (#26 - 157) was 2-0 on the weekend also Boxscore: Bucknell 12 - Navy 21 165: #19 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Val Park (NAVY) 7-1 174: Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-2 184: Hunter Johns (NAVY) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 6-2 197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall over Mason McCready (BU) 3:49 285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 5-0 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Jacob Allen (NAVY) 3-1 (SV-1) 133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec. over Kurt Phipps (BU) 7-1 141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Tyler Hunt (NAVY) 5-2 149: Kolby DePron (BU) dec. over Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) 8-3 157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 9-3 Boxscore: Navy 33 - Clarion 8 141: Seth Koleno dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 10-8 sv // Navy 0, Clarion 3 149: Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) fall John Altieri, 4:17 // Navy 6, Clarion 3 157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) fall Kyle Schickel, 2:56 // Navy 12, Clarion 3 165: Val Park (NAVY) injury default Cam Pine, 1:10 // Navy 18, Clarion 3 174: John Worthing dec Cael Crebs (NAVY), 6-4 sv // Navy 18, Clarion 5 * 184: David Key (NAVY) dec Max Wohlabaugh, 3-0 // Navy 21, Clarion 5 197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Will Feldkamp, 16-11 // Navy 24, Clarion 5 285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec Ty Bagoly, 2-0 // Navy 27, Clarion 5 125: Joey Fischer dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 4-1 // Navy 27, Clarion 8 133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) fall Alex Blake, 4:51 // Navy 33, Clarion 8 * Clarion was deducted a team point for control of mat area (bench) Navy won over two tough teams this weekend. As we know, Bucknell is very tough - especially in the EIWA. Clarion has won many matches this year in their conference as well. It looks like Navy is coming around. We saw Crebs wrestle twice at 174, and Catka go twice at heavyweight. These guys used to split time at their weights - maybe things are finally settled. We will keep an eye on that. Less than one month from conferences, it looks like Coach Kolat is getting this team ready! Penn The Quakers wrestled 3 matches this weekend, they went 2-1 only losing to Cornell. Lucas Reveno (#25 - 165), Michael Colaiocco (#17 - 133) and CJ Composto (#16 - 141) were the 3 lone Quakers to win all three matches this weekend. Boxscore: #11 Cornell 20, Penn 12 165: #25 Lucas Reveno (Penn) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 9-2 174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over #26 Nick Incontrera (Penn), 4-2 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #32 Neil Antrassian (Penn), 5-4 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over Cole Urbas (Penn), 6-1 HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by decision over #29 Ben Goldin (Penn), 2-0 125: #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #26 Ryan Miller (Penn), 10-2 133: #17 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 8-4 141: #16 CJ Composto (Penn) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 5-1 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by major decision over #27 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 10-2 157: #20 Doug Zapf (Penn) won by decision over #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 4-2 Boxscore: Penn 24, No. 14 Lehigh 7 165: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-5, rt, tb1 174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 10-5 184: Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 9-6 197: Cole Urbas (Penn) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 3-1 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-3 125: Ryan Miller (Penn) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-0 133: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-6 141: CJ Composto (Penn) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4 149: Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-3 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Doug Zapf (Penn) 4-0 Boxscore: Penn 50 - LIU 0 165: #21 Lucas Revano (PENN) dec. Blake Bahna (LIU) MD 24-10, 174: #18 Nick Incontrera (PENN) dec. Ryan Ferro (LIU) TF 19-4, 184: #32 Neil Antrassian (PENN) dec. T.J. Franden (LIU) MD 16-3 197: #29 Cole Urbas (PENN) dec. Karl Osmond-Bouyer (LIU) TF 17-2 285: #29 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall 125: Blair Orr (PENN) dec. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) fall 133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Kaelan Francois (LIU) TF 19-3 141: #16 CJ Composto (PENN) wins by forfeit 149: #20 Anthony Artalona (PENN) dec. Drew Witham (LIU) TF 16-1 157: #20 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Rhise Royster (LIU) MD 17-6 Penn surprised a lot of people, including me, when they beat down Lehigh the way they did. Winning 8 of 10 matches at Grace Hall in Bethlehem is no easy task. Even though they lost to Cornell, their performance was still something to be proud of. The Quakers proved they belong in that top 3 contention at conferences. With a 5-2 record, with only losses to top 10 teams, this team has exceeded many expectations. We knew they would be good in the near future, but as far as I can tell - the future is now. Princeton The Tigers hosted Ivy League foe Cornell on Saturday, then made the short trip to wrestle Rider on Sunday Patrick Glory (#1 - 125) won the marquee matchup over Arujua (#3) of Cornell At 157lb, Quincy Monday (#11) won two matches by decision over the weekend Jake Marsh (165) defeated Ramirez (#8) of Cornell in an upset Boxscore: #11 Cornell 21, #20 Princeton 12 165: Jake Marsh (Princeton) won by decision over #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 7-6 174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 10-4 184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5-2 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #18 Luke Stout (Princeton), 3-1 (sv1) HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by major decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 13-4 125: #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) won by decision over #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell), 11-9 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Kayal (Princeton), 4-1 141: Danny Coles (Princeton) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 8-5 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by technical fall over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 16-0 (2:04) 157: #11 Quincy Monday (Princeton) won by decision #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 8-4 Boxscore: #20 Princeton 33 - Rider 7 125: #1 Patrick Glory (P) wins by major decision over Tyler Klinsky ®, 15-3 (P leads 4-0) 133: No. 31 Richie Koehler ® wins by decision over Brandon Spellman (P), 5-3 (P leads 4-3) 141: No. 29 Quinn Kinner ® wins by major decision over Danny Coles (P), 15-2 (R leads 7-4) 149: Marshall Keller (P) wins by decision over Cole McComas ®, 5-2 (Tied 7-7) 157: #8 Quincy Monday (P) wins by decision over Alec Bobchin ®, 7-2 (P leads 10-7) 165: Blaine Bergey (P) wins by major decision over Michael Wilson ®, 14-5 (P leads 14-7) 174: Nate Dugan (P) wins by decision over Shane Reitsma ®, 12-7 (P leads 17-7) 184: #22 Travis Stefanik (P) wins by fall over Evan Vazquez ®, 1:31 (P leads 23-7) 197: #17 Luke Stout (P) wins by fall over Azeem Bell ®, 3:32 (P leads 29-7) 285: Matt Cover (P) wins by major decision over David Szuba ®, 19-7 (P leads 33-7) The Tigers held their own against Ivy League champs, Cornell. With one more upset, they may have pulled out the team win. They dominated their in-state rival Rider the following day. I love where this team is at. With guys like Coles, Marsh, and Dugan really stepping up as of late, this team could just find themselves in the EIWA title hunt. This well-dressed coaching staff has this team rockin' and rollin'. Sacred Heart The Pioneers traveled to the Keystone state to square off against Bloomsburg Sacred Heart's lone wins came from Raf Lievano (149) and Joe Accousti (197) Boxscore: Bloomsburg 36 - Sacred Heart 6 125: Bronson Garber (BU) def. Jacob Venezia (SHU) Decision 12-6 133: Cole Rhone (BU) def. Kyle Randall (SHU) Fall 6:21 141: Josh Mason (BU) def. Chris Naegele (SHU) Fall 149: Raf Lievano (SHU) def. Cade Balestrini (BU) Decision 7-6 157: Alex Carida (BU) def. Nick Palumbo (SHU) SV-1 3-1 165: Trenton Harder (BU) def. Brandon Teresa (SHU) Decision 8-3 174: Matt Benedetti (BU) def. Joe Sacco (SHU) Decision 2-0 184: Buridano Stolfi (BU) def. Alex Marciniak (SHU) Fall 2:16 197: Joe Accousti (SHU) def. David Tuttle (BU) Decisition 9-2 285: Shane Noonan (BU) def. Nick Copley (SHU) Fall 3:22 The Pioneers fought hard in this match. Palumbo (157) lost in overtime to another national qualifier. He typically has some of the better results from the squad. Expect him to be a force again at EIWAs. They still have three more dual meets to improve upon this performance. Coach Clark will have these guys ready for conferences. I'd expect them to have a few place finishers on the podium.

Penn 133 lber Michael Colaiocco (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) When I first thought of it, I knew it was probably going to be a bad take. I thought, what the hell, I'll ask it anyway and put it into the #MatScoutsDynasty Fantasy group chat to see what kind of response it got. I'll say… it was mixed. The take: Conference duals should happen closer to the beginning of the season rather than the end of the season.' Now, don't get me wrong. I love the dual half of the season, because I love duals in general. I think they are the more marketable and an easier-to-understand format for non-diehards or new viewers. There is something also extremely entertaining seeing things like ACC's "Friday Night Duals" or the Big Ten's double-headers on Fridays and Sundays. But, Use the Big Ten Conference as an example. No question that they are the premier conference in Division 1 Wrestling and every match is a battle. What gets me though, is that wrestlers will take on out of conference teams and participate in tournaments around the country (for the most part, when it isn't duck season) only to then have about six or seven weeks of one or maybe two matches a week against competitors you will see again at the end of that time in the conference tournament. Even though the drama it creates is entertaining (who didn't want to see Vincenzo Joseph and Alex Marinelli LESS), it gets a little redundant. What about spacing out the conference duals from November into February? Obvious exceptions for bigger duals like Penn State vs. Iowa (essentially the Collegiate National Duals Championship bout) can be scheduled in late January or February which, then sets up Conference Tournament storylines. Maybe by spacing out conference duals with non-conference duals will decrease ducking? Instead of knowing that "Wrestler A" is going to get a #1 seed for the Conference Tournament and thus sits against questionable matchups towards the end of the season, maybe it helps revert back to "the old days" of having to create a resume and body of work to substantiate your seed for the tournament. Now, wrestlers would actually have to compete in November and December instead of waiting for the back half of the season to actually step on the mat because "March is all that matters." One member of the Dynasty league said it perfectly, though… "it should be a split f-ing season" (I won't say who it is, but for a 16-year-old, he talks like a sailor…. maybe Saylor is more appropriate?) Anyway, it's probably a bad take. But at least it's a take? On to Week 15 "Congrats" if you made the Winner's Bracket in your WrestleStat League! "Way to go" if you made the Middle-Of-The-Pack bracket, and "Sucks to Suck" if you didn't make it into the postseason. No major tournaments are listed at this time and nothing like an Edinboro Open or Last Chance Open (that's next week) in the shadows where there would be a lot of D1 team participation. Remember, only matches against D1 competition count for points. Aside from the unicorn situation of Top-10 team with three duals in one weekend, a lot of teams only have one, maybe two duals on the docket which means there's less room for error. You can't hide behind the random tournament to boost your scores and compensate for others lacking in your lineup. Now, you did what you had to do to make it into the Top-4 for playoffs, but if you were in the lucky situation of being "locked" into the top four, hopefully, you did some forward-thinking. By that, I mean scouting ahead to Week 15 and 16, looking for the best matchup and maybe adding them now instead of risking maybe not getting them later. Good luck to all! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125: Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+10] Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)- Vs Cleveland State, @ Edinboro [+8] Nick Suriano (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+8] Pat Glory (Princeton)- @ Lehigh, Vs U Penn [+8] Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly)- Vs Air Force, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+7] Joe Manchio (Columbia)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+6] Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern)- @ Michigan State, Vs Northern Illinois [+6] Vitali Arujau (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+5] Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+5] Sam Latona (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)- Vs Missouri [+3] Joseph Fischer (Clarion)- @ Rider [+3] Jake Ferri (Kent State)- @ Bloomsburg [+3] Jakob Camacho (NC State)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Oscar Sanchez (Ohio)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+3] 133: Michael Colaiocco (U Penn)- @ Princeton, Vs Drexel [+8] Gabriel Tagg (South Dakota State)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs Little Rock [+8] Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+7] Angelo Rini (Columbia)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+7] Lucas Byrd (Illinois)- @ Wisconsin, @ Nebraska [+7] Gable Strickland (Lock Haven)- Vs Cleveland State, @ Edinboro [+7] Richie Koehler (Rider)- Vs Clarion, Vs George Mason [+7] Kellyn March (North Dakota State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Northern Colorado [+6] Chris Cannon (Northwestern)- @ Michigan State, Vs Northern Illinois [+6] Michael McGee (Arizona State)- Vs Missouri [+5] Gio Disabato (Ohio)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+5] Brian Courtney (Virginia)- @ Duke [+5] Codi Russell (Appalachian State)- Vs Campbell [+4] Derek Spann (Buffalo)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Kyle Gorant (Davidson)- @ VMI [+4] Joey Oliveri (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+4] Jaydin Eierman (Iowa)- Vs Oklahoma State [+3] Jake Gliva (Minnesota)- Vs Ohio State [+3] Mickey Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- Vs NC State [+3] Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)- @ West Virginia [+3] Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 141: Josh Mason (Bloomsburg)- Vs Kent State, Vs Cleveland State [+8] Matthew Kazimir (Columbia)- Vs Brown, Vs Harvard [+8] CJ Composto (U Penn)- @ Princeton, Vs Drexel [+8] Stevan Micic (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+7] Francisco Valdes (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+6] Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+5] Gabe Willochell (Edinboro)- Vs Lock Haven [+4] Allan Hart (Missouri)- @ Arizona State [+4] Dylan Cedeno (Virginia)- @ Duke [+4] Ryan Anderson (Binghamton)- @ Cornell [+3] Dresden Simon (Central Michigan)- Vs Buffalo [+3] Ian Parker (Iowa State)- @ UNI [+3] Jake Bergeland (Minnesota)- Vs Ohio State [+3] Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina)- @ Virginia Tech [+3] Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)- Vs NC State [+3] Real Woods (Stanford)- Vs CSU Bakersfield [+3] 149: Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)- @ Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+8] Legend Lamer (Cal Poly)- Vs Air Force, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+7] Noah Castillo (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+7] Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7] Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)- @ Michigan State, Vs Northern Illinois [+7] Blake Saito (Brown)- @ Columbia, @ Long Island [+6] Anthony Artalona (U Penn)- @ Princeton, Vs Drexel [+6] Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+5] Alex Madrigal (George Mason)- @ Rider [+4] Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)- Vs Illinois [+4] Tariq Wilson (NC State)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Alec Hagan (Ohio)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+4] Kyle Parco (Arizona State)- Vs Missouri [+3] Jarrett Degen (Iowa State)- @ UNI [+3] Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+3] Jaden Abas (Stanford)- Vs CSU Bakersfield [+3] Jaron Jensen (Wyoming)- @ Air Force [+3] 157: Jared Franek (North Dakota State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Northern Colorado [+8] Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)- @ Michigan State, Vs Northern Illinois [+8] Weston Wichman (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+7] Ben Barton (Lock Haven)- Vs Cleveland State, @ Edinboro [+7] Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- Vs Gardner-Webb, Vs Bellarmine [+6] Hunter Richard (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+4] David Carr (Iowa State)- @ UNI [+4] Peyton Robb (Nebraska)- Vs Illinois [+4] Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)- @ Virginia Tech [+4] Jordan Slivka (Ohio)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Robert Kainnard (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+4] Jake Keating (Virginia)- @ Duke [+4] Cody Bond (Appalachian State)- Vs Campbell [+3] Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)- Vs Missouri [+3] Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)- Vs Buffalo [+3] Avery Bassett (George Mason)- @ Rider [+3] Brayton Lee (Minnesota)- Vs Ohio State [+3] Ed Scott (NC State)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Garrett Model (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+3] Jacob Wright (Wyoming)- @ Air Force [+3] 165: Evan Wick (Cal Poly)- Vs Air Force, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+8] Cam Amine (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+7] Luke Weber (North Dakota State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Northern Colorado [+7] Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)- @ Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+7] Tanner Cook (South Dakota State)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs Little Rock [+7] Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+6] Lucas Revano (U Penn)- @ Princeton, Vs Drexel [+6] William Formato (Appalachian State)- Vs Campbell [+4] Chris Foca (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+4] * if he wrestles Shane Griffith (Stanford)- Vs CSU Bakersfield [+4] Justin McCoy (Virginia)- @ Duke [+4] Peyton Hall (West Virginia)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+4] Zach Hartman (Buckenell)- @ Lehigh [+3] Cameron Pine (Clarion)- @ Rider [+3] Julian Ramirez (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+3] Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)- @ Arizona State [+3] Austin Yant (UNI)- Vs Iowa State [+3] Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+3] 174: Logan Massa (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+8] Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven)- Vs Cleveland State, @ Edinboro [+7] Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs Little Rock [+7] Ethan Smith (Ohio State)- @ Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+6] Logan Messer (George Mason)- @ Rider [+4] Peyton Mocco (Missouri)- @ Arizona State [+4] Michael Labriola (Nebraska)- Vs Illinois [+4] Hayden Hidlay (NC State)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Sal Perrine (Ohio)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Andrew McNally (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+4] John Worthing (Clarion)- @ Rider [+3] Michael Kemerer (Iowa)- Vs Oklahoma State [+3] Tyler Eichens (Stanford)- Vs CSU Bakersfield [+3] Scott Joll (West Virginia)- @ Utah Valley [+3] Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+3] Hayden Hastings (Wyoming)- @ Air Force [+3] 184: Myles Amine (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+7] Bernie Truax (Cal Poly)- Vs Air Force, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+7] Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+7] Cade King (South Dakota State)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs Little Rock [+7] Charles Small (Hofstra)- Vs Harvard, Vs Sacred Heart [+6] Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- @ Northwestern [+5] Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)- @ Appalachian State [+4] Ethan Ducca (Edinboro)- Vs Lock Haven [+4] Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)- @ Arizona State [+4] Trent Hidlay (NC State)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Tate Samuelson (Wyoming)- @ Air Force [+4] Taylor Venz (Nebraska)- Vs Illinois [+3] Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)- Vs Iowa [+3] Michael Battista (Virginia)- @ Duke [+3] 197: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs Little Rock [+8] Owen Pentz (North Dakota State)- Vs Little Rock, Vs Northern Colorado [+8] Ben Smith (Cleveland State)- @ Lock Haven, @ Bloomsburg [+7] Trey Rogers (Hofstra)- Vs Harvard, Vs Sacred Heart [+7] Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- Vs Davidson, @ Chattanooga [+7] Luke Stout (Princeton)- @ Lehigh, Vs U Penn [+6] Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming)- @ Air Force [+5] Chris Kober (Campbell)- @ Appalachian State [+4] Will Feldkamp (Clarion)- @ Rider [+4] Jacob Warner (Iowa)- Vs Oklahoma State [+4] * if no Ferrari Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)- @ UNI [+4] Eric Schultz (Nebraska)- Vs Illinois [+4] Greg Bulsak (Rutgers)- Vs Maryland [+4] Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)- @ West Virginia [+4] Nick Stemmet (Stanford)- Vs CSU Bakersfield [+3] Jay Aiello (Virginia)- @ Duke [+3] Braxton Amos (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+3] 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)- Vs Wyoming, Vs Cal Poly, Vs CSU Bakersfield [+13] Michael McAleavey (The Citadel)- Vs Gardner-Webb, Vs Bellarmine [+9] Mason Parris (Michigan)- @ Indiana, Vs Michigan State [+9] Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs VMI [+8] Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra)- Vs Harvard, Vs Sacred Heart [+8] Lucas Davison (Northwestern)- @ Michigan State, Vs Northern Illinois [+8] Isaac Reid (Lock Haven)- Vs Cleveland State, @ Edinboro [+7] Jordan Wood (Lehigh)- Vs Princeton, Vs Bucknell [+7] Ben Goldin (U Penn)- @ Princeton, Vs Drexel [+7] Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)- Vs Buffalo [+4] Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)- Vs Oklahoma State [+4] Gable Steveson (Minnesota)- Vs Ohio State [+4] Quinn Miller (Virginia)- @ Duke [+4] Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- Vs North Carolina [+4] Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)- Vs Missouri [+3] Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- Vs Binghamton [+3] Sam Schuyler (Iowa State)- @ UNI [+3] Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)- Vs Illinois [+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 Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We've got a great slate of duals over the next week. An incredible 52 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. All times are eastern Wednesday, February 9: Duke at Gardner-Webb, 6:00 PM ESPN+ Thursday, February 10: CSU Bakersfield at Stanford, 8:00 PM Pac-12 Network Friday, February 11: Harvard at Columbia, 5:30 PM ESPN+ Bellarmine at Presbyterian, 6:00 PM Kent State at Bloomsburg, 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Brown at Columbia, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan at Indiana, 7:00 PM B1G+ Princeton at Lehigh, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Cleveland State at Lock Haven, 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Northwestern at Michigan State, 7:00 PM B1G+ Franklin & Marshall at Millersville, 7:00 PM Ville Sports Network NC State at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM ACC Network Clarion at Rider, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Gardner-Webb at The Citadel, 7:00 PM ESPN+ North Carolina at Virginia Tech, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Davidson at VMI, 7:30 PM ESPN+ Little Rock at North Dakota State, 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Iowa State at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Colorado at South Dakota State, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Illinois at Wisconsin, 8:00 PM B1G+ Wyoming at Air Force, 9:00 PM FloWrestling Ohio State at Minnesota, 9:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, February 12: Brown at Long Island, 12:00 PM NEC Front Row Binghamton at Cornell, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Harvard at Hofstra, 1:00 PM Hofstra YouTube Penn at Princeton, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Virginia at Duke, 2:00 PM ACC Network Extra Bucknell at Lehigh, 2:00 PM FloWrestling Maryland at Rutgers, 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Utah Valley at West Virginia, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Sacred Heart at Hofstra, 3:00 PM Hofstra YouTube Rider at George Mason, 7:00 PM ESPN+ SIU Edwardsville at Ohio, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Iowa vs. Oklahoma State at Arlington, TX, 7:30 PM FloWrestling Missouri at Arizona State, 8:00 PM Pac-12 Network Sunday, February 13: Michigan State at Michigan, 12:00 PM B1G+ Illinois at Nebraska, 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Drexel at Penn, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Bellarmine at The Citadel, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Cleveland State at Bloomsburg, 1:00 PM PSAC Digital Network VMI at Chattanooga, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Lock Haven at Edinboro, 1:00 PM FloWrestling Indiana at Ohio State, 1:00 PM B1G+ Buffalo at Central Michigan, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Presbyterian at Chattanooga, 2:30 PM ESPN+ Campbell at Appalachian State, 3:00 PM The Grind (Rokfin) Air Force vs. CSU Bakersfield at Cal Poly, 3:00 PM Northern Colorado at North Dakota State, 3:00 PM NDSU All-Access Little Rock at South Dakota State, 3:00 PM FloWrestling Air Force at Cal Poly, 5:00 PM Cal Poly All-Access Northern Illinois at Northwestern, 5:00 PM B1G+ CSU Bakersfield at Cal Poly, 7:00 PM Cal Poly All-Access

#1 ranked 61 kg world champion Abasgadzhi Magomedov(Photo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 57 KG In the Yarygin finals, #3 (61) Ramiz Gamzatov avenged his loss from December's 61 KG Umakhanov tournament finals to #2 (61) Akhmed Idrisov for gold. Bronze medalists were #3 Azamat Tuskaev and returning Yarygin runner-up Musa Mekhtikhanov. Important results were Gamzatov beating Tuskaev, 2020 61 KG Russian nationals bronze medalist Zhargal Damdinov and 2021 Umakhanov tournament runner-up Magomed Abdurakhmanov. Idrisov's path to the finals saw him beat Kezhik Seden, Zanabazar Zandanbud (MGL), Abzal Okenov (KAZ) and Mekhtikhanov. Returning world team member #2 Abubakar Mutaliev was upset in his opening round match by Kyrgyzstan national champion Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ), who was eliminated in his next match by #3 Azamat Tuskaev. The Yarygin made for some pretty significant changes in the rankings, with champion Gamzatov taking the #2 spot and runner-up Idrisov taking #3. Mutaliev falls three spots, down to #5, for failing to place after losing to Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ). 2021 national runner-up Nachyn Mongush made his return to 57 KG, and didn't compete, but still slots in at #6 based on his past wins over #4 Azamat Tuskaev and Belek-Ool Kuzhuget. Damdinov is back in the rankings at #8 for beating 2021 Umakhanov tournament runner-up #5 Magomed Abdurakhmanov and Musa Mekthikhanov is back in the rankings at #9 for beating #6 Aleksey Kopylov. 61 KG Reigning world champion #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov won his first Yarygin title in a hotly contested 8-7 bout against 2021 Junior world bronze medalist Fedor Baltuev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #5 (INT) Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) and Abdurakhman Rasulov. #2 Akhmed Idrisov, #3 Ramiz Gamzatov and #4 Nachyn Mongush all moved back down to 57 KG and have been removed from the 61 KG rankings. #6 Muslim Mekhtikhanov and #8 Artur Chebodaev move up four and five spots respectively to #2 and #3 with the removal of Idrisov, Gamzatov and Mongush. Mekhtikhanov won their head-to-head matchup at the Yarygin. Semyon Vladimirov debuts in the rankings at #4 for beating U-23 national runner-up #5 Akhmed Zubairov. Fedor Baltuev returns to the rankings at #6 after finishing as runner-up at the Yarygin, where he won matches of note over Abdurakhman Rasulov and Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov, with the Zholdoshbekov match being significant for Zholdoshbekov having beaten #10 Nodar Arabidze the previous match. Remember that Arabidze had upset Baltuev in the 2021 national quarterfinals after Baltuev had upset Abakarov and 2019 national bronze medalist Dinislam Takhtarov. #7 Magomed Magomedov was removed from the rankings because I put in the wrong Magomed Magomedov and he was not Magomed Aripovich Magomedov, but some random Magomed Magomedov, who wasn't worthy of a ranking. Yarygin bronze medalist Abdurakhman Rasulov is in the rankings at #8 for beating 2019 U-23 world champion Ulukbek Zhodloshbekov (KGZ) and Dmitry Rinchinov (BLR). Rakhman Mintullaev is at #9 for taking bronze in December at the Umakhanov, where he teched Zholdoshbekov. 65 KG 2021 Junior world champion #4 Shamil Mamedov continued his fantastic start to his senior career with gold at the Yarygin over two-time 61 KG national runner-up Ramazan Ferzaliev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Ibragim Ibragimov and #8 (INT) Islam Dudaev (ALB). After initial struggles adjusting to 65 KG that saw him lose to Abdulmazhid Kudiev, Alik Khadartsev and Gadzhimurad Omarov in 2021 at the Ali Aliyev, Yarygin and Umakhanov tournaments, Ferzaliev finally put together a dominant domestic showing that called back to his days as a 61 KG standout. Ferzaliev beat Junior national runner-up Ibragim Abutalimov, U.S. Olympic Trials runner-up #12 (INT) Joey McKenna (USA), two-time world bronze medalist #3 Akhmed Chakaev and Ibragimov to make the finals. Ferzaliev's impressive Yarygin run skyrockets him up from unranked to #4 domestically. #3 Shamil Mamedov's path to the Yarygin finals was paved with wins over 2021 world bronze medalist #9 (INT) Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL), #10 Ibragim Abdurakhmanov, 2020 European runner-up Nyurgun Skryabin (BLR) and Dudaev. Ibragimov had a very impressive showing at the Yarygin, beating the likes of 2021 U-23 national runner-up Muslim Sadulaev, returning Yarygin bronze medalist Chaiian Mongush, #7 Bulat Batoev and McKenna to take the #5 spot in the rankings. Remember that Ibragimov beat McKenna, who beat Chakaev in repechage. Bulat Batoev enters the rankings at #7 for beating #5 Abulmazhid Kudiev. Other important results of note were 2020 61 KG Yarygin bronze medalist Kezhik Chimba beating returning Yarygin champion Alik Khadartsev in the qualification round and then losing to Chakaev in his next match. 70 KG #6 Viktor Rassadin won the Yarygin title over #8 Anzor Zakuev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #3 Kurban Shiraev and Ruslan Zhendaev. Rassadin moves up three spots to #3 for beating Shiraev at the Yarygin. #4 David Baev moved up to 74 KG, where he failed to place after losing to #6 (74) Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov. #5 Rezuan Kazharov falls five spots to #10 for losing to #9 Alexei Borovitski. 2017 70 KG national runner-up Magomed Dibirgadzhiev is back in the rankings at #8 for beating Borovitski. 2019 Junior world bronze medalist Alan Kudzoev is in the rankings at #7 for beating #13 (INT) Alec Pantaleo (USA) and #8 Magomed Dibirgadzhiev. 2020 Russian nationals bronze medalist Zhendaev is in the rankings at #6 for beating Kudzoev for Yarygin bronze. Zakuev moves up three spots in the rankings to #5 for beating #6 Zhendaev, Kudzoev and Dibirgadzhiev to make the Yarygin finals. 74 KG 2021 U-23 world champion #6 Cherman Valiev beat #10 (INT) Jason Nolf (USA) to win the 74 KG Yarygin title. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #5 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov and #3 Timur Bizhoev. Important domestic results were Valiev beating Gazimagomedov and Aznaur Tavaev. Bizhoev beat 2021 Umakhanov tournament runner-up #10 Akhmad Shakhbanov but lost in the semis to Nolf to fall one spot in the rankings to #4 after Valiev beat Nolf in the finals. #4 (70) David Baev debuts in the 74 KG rankings at #7 behind Gazimagomedov, who pinned him at the Yarygin. Soslanbek Budaev takes the #8 spot in the rankings for beating 2021 Umakhanov tournament champion #9 Mokhamad Nasirkhaev. 79 KG Returning world bronze medalist #1 Radik Valiev won the Yarygin over returning national champion #4 Malik Shavaev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were 2019 world bronze medalist Gadzhi Nabiev and Dmitri Zainidinov. Valiev went through an absolute gauntlet to make the Yarygin finals beating #5 Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov, #14 (INT) Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ), 2019 world bronze medalist Gadzhi Nabiev and 2021 US World team trials runner-up #7 (INT) Alex Dieringer (USA). Shavaev made the Yarygin finals off wins over #3 Akhmed Usmanov, 2020 national runner-up Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev and Dmitri Zainidinov. Other important domestic results from the Yarygin were; Dmitri Kuprin beating #2 Atsamaz Sanakoev; Zainidinov beating Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev and #8 Kakhaber Khubezhty, Nabiev beating Gadzhimagomedov, Alikhmaev beating #3 Akhmed Usmanov. The changes of the Yarygin see Valiev hold down his top spot, Shavaev move up two spots to #2, Nabiev returns to the rankings at #3, Zainidinov takes the #4 spot, Alikhmaev fills in at #5, #3 Akhmed Usmanov fall three spots to #6, Kuprin debut at #7 and Sanakoev fall six spots to #8. 86 KG #2 Dauren Kurugliev won the Yarygin over #10 Amanulla Rasulov. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Ada Bagomedov and #8 Zahid Valencia. Kurugliev's path to the Yarygin finals saw him defeat Slavik Naniev, returning Yarygin champion #7 Magomedsharif Biyakaev, 2021 Umakhanov tournament champion #4 Khabil Khashpakov and Ada Bagomedov. #10 Amanulla Rasulov used a clutch semifinal upset over Valencia to make the Yarygin finals and pick up the biggest win of his career. Bagomedov had an excellent Yarygin that saw him beat Khashpakov and Musalaliev to debut in the rankings at #3; Former #3 Magomed Ramazanov has been removed from the rankings as he has transferred to Romania. #10 Amanulla Rasulov moves up four spots in the rankings to #6 for making the Yarygin finals and beating Valencia, who beat #9 (INT) Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ), who beat #7 Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov in his opening match. 92 KG Guram Chertkoev won the Yarygin over Tamerlan Tapsiev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #6 Alan Bagaev and Tazhudin Mukhtarov. Chertkoev is back in the rankings at #4 for beating Tamerlan Tapsiev, Mukhtarov and #5 Azamat Zakuev; Tapsiev is in the rankings at #5 for beating Bagaev. Mukhtarov debuts in the rankings at #7 for beating Zakuev for bronze. Zakuev falls three spots to #8 for losing to #4 Chertkoev and Mukhtarov. 97 KG Returning World and Olympic runner-up #2 (INT) Kyle Snyder (USA), won the Yarygin over #4 Shamil Musaev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #8 (INT) Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) and Igor Ovsyannikov. #2 (INT) Kyle Snyder (USA) made the Yarygin finals after wins over David Dzhugaev, Igor Ovsyannikov and Soslan Dzhagaev. Musaev made the Yarygin finals off of wins over Odikadze (GEO), #5 Ali Aliyev, Bakhdaulet Almentay (KAZ) and #8 Erik Dzhioev. Other important results from the Yarygin were; Dzhioev over Aliyev; Aliyev over Russian nationals bronze medalists #3 Aslanbek Sotiev and Khokh Khugaev. The changes to the domestic rankings from the Yarygin were; Musaev to #3, #3 Aslanbek Sotiev falls three spots to #6, Dzhioev moves up four spots to #4 and 2019 Russian nationals runner-up Ovysannikov returns to the rankings at #9. 125 KG #5 Anzor Khizriev won the Yarygin over Vitali Goloev. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Alen Khubulov and #8 Tamerlan Rasuev. Khizriev made the Yarygin finals with wins over Oleg Boltin (KAZ), Arsamag Zaseev and Khubulov. Goloev made the Yarygin finals with wins over Boltin, Khasan Khubaev, #4 Shamil Sharipov and #8 Tamerlan Rasuev. Other significant results from the Yarygin were; Boltin beating #6 Alan Khugaev and Khubulov beating Boltin (KAZ) for bronze. Here are the changes to the domestic rankings after the Yarygin; Khizriev moves up one spot to #4 after winning the Yarygin; Goloev is back in the rankings at #5; Sharipov falls four spots to #8; Khubulov debuts at #6. Pound for Pound #14 Cherman Valiev climbs up eight spots in the rankings to #6 after winning the 74 KG Yarygin over #7 Timur Bizhoev and #8 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov. #19 Shamil Mamedov climbs up six spots in the rankings to #13 after winning the 65 KG Yarygin. Notable removals from the pound for pound are: #16 Akhmed Chakaev (losses to #24 Ramazan Ferzaliev and #12 (INT) Joey McKenna at 65 KG Yarygin), #20 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (loss to Bulat Batoev at 65 KG Yarygin), #21 Murshid Mutalimov (past losses to #16 Akhmed Chakaev and #20 Abdulmazhid Kudiev) and #22 Magomed Ramazanov (transferred to Romania). New additions to the rankings are: Viktor Rassadin at #18 (beat #12 Kurban Shiraev and won the 70 KG Yarygin), Radik Valiev at #20 (won the 79 KG Yarygin), 2019 57 KG national champion Ramiz Gamzatov (won the 57 KG Yarygin over #23 Akhmed Idrisov), 2020 57 KG national bronze medalist Akhmed Idrisov at #23 (57 KG Yarygin runner-up) and Ramazan Ferzaliev at #24 (65 KG Yarygin runner-up).

Ohio 174 lber Sal Perrine (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Bloomsburg: On Sunday, the Huskies swept both of their matches, defeating Sacred Heart 36-6 and York College 37-9. Seven Huskies went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Bronson Garber (125) won by a 12-6 decision over Jacob Venezia of Sacred Heart and a 9-4 decision over Jared Kuhns of York. Cole Rhone (133) pinned Kyle Randall of Sacred Heart in 6:21 and Wilfred Jimenez of York in 5:56. Josh Mason (141) also had two falls. He pinned both Chris Naegele of Sacred Heart and Tyson McDuffey of York in the opening period. Alex Carida (157) won by 3-1 in sudden victory over 2021 NCAA qualifier Nick Palumbo of Sacred Heart and by a 12-2 major decision over Eric Hutchinson of York. Trenton Harder (165) topped Brandon Teresa of Sacred Heart by an 8-3 decision and Timothy Sparks of York 10-8. Bruno Stolfi (184) also posted two falls. He pinned Alex Marciniak of Sacred Heart in 2:16 and Jake Hipps of York in 3:50. Shane Noonan (HWT) pinned Sacred Heart's Nick Copley of Sacred Heart and had a 16-2 major decision over Brock Hofler of York. The Huskies will be back in action on Friday, February 11th, at 7:00pm against Kent State at the Nelson Field House. Buffalo: The Bulls topped inner-conference competitors, Northern Illinois, 17-15 in nail-biting fashion. Five Bulls came away with a win. Derek Spann (133) triumphed over Lucian Brink by a 17-2 technical fall. Ben Freeman (141) won by a 3-2 decision over Javion Jones. Michael Petite defeated Anthony Gibson by a 7-4 decision. Sam Mitchell (197) topped Tristan Guaman by a 7-2 decision. Toby Cahill (HWT) won via a 5-2 decision over Colin Jagielski. The Bulls will be back in action against Central Michigan on Sunday, February 13th at 2:00pm in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Central Michigan: Once again, the Chippewas extended their win streak, which now stands at ten matches, topping Edinboro 26-9 and Kent State 32-9. Six Chippewas swept their duals this weekend, going a perfect 2-0. Brock Bergelin (125) defeated Chris Merlo of Edinboro by a 10-2 major decision and Jake Ferri of Kent State by a close 8-7 decision. Johnny Lovett (157) won by a 5-2 decision over PJ Gohn of Edinboro and a 20-5 technical fall over Robert Pryhocki of Kent State. Tracy Hubbard (165) topped Dylan Kohn of Edinboro by a 9-4 decision and Brady Chrisman of Kent State by a 7-4 decision. Bret Fedewa (174) triumphed over Joey Arnold of Edinboro by a 3-0 decision and Michael Ferree of Kent State by a 17-2 technical fall. Ben Cushman (184) defeated Ethan Ducca of Edinboro by a 4-1 decision and Enrique Munguia of Kent State by fall in 1:30. Matt Stencel (HWT) won by a 12-4 major decision over Max Millin of Edinboro and by fall in 1:14 over Jacob Cover of Kent State. The Chippewas will compete on Sunday, February 13th, against Buffalo at 2:00pm. Cleveland State: On Saturday, the Vikings dropped a tough loss to Ohio, 27-12. Four Vikings defeated their opponents from Athens. Logan Heil (125) triumphed over Oscar Sanchez by a close 1-0 decision. Jacob Manley (133) won by a 5-2 decision over Gio DiSabato. Riley Smucker (165) shutout Sean O'Dwyer 3-0. Ben Smith (197) emerged victorious in an 11-10 barnburner over Carson Brewer. The Vikings will be back in action on Friday, February 11th, against Lock Haven at 7:00pm. Clarion: The Eagles went 1-2 this weekend, defeating George Mason 22-15 before falling to both SIU Edwardsville 23-18 and Navy 33-8. Joey Fischer (125) was the only Eagle to sweep all three matches, improving his overall record to 19-9. This weekend, he topped Ben Monn of George Mason by a 10-2 decision, Austin Macias of SIU Edwardsville by a 14-5 major decision, and Jacob Allen of Navy by a decision of 4-1. Four Eagles went 2-1 on the weekend. Seth Koleno (141) defeated Kaden Cassidy of George Mason by a 7-4 decision and Tyler Hunt of Navy 10-8 in sudden victory. Cameron Pine (165) won by an 8-2 decision over Tyler Kocak of George Mason and 3-2 over SIU Edwardsville's Cardeionte Wilson. John Worthing (174) topped Logan Messer of George Mason by a 5-3 decision and Cael Crebs of Navy 6-4 in sudden victory. Will Feldkamp (197) added two falls. One over Jon List of George Mason and a second against Ryan Yarnell of SIU Edwardsville. The Eagles will wrestle on Friday, February 11th, at 7:00pm at Rider. Edinboro: On Friday, the Fighting Scots fell short to Central Michigan 26-9. Two Fighting Scots had impressive wins over their inner-conference counterparts. Gabe Willochell (141) pinned a top-ten opponent in Dresden Simon by fall in 2:35. Cody Mulligan (197) won by a 6-1 decision over Cade Dallwitz. The Fighting Scots will wrestle Sunday, February 13th, at 1:00pm against Lock Haven in The McComb Fieldhouse. George Mason: The Patriots went 1-1 this weekend, splitting their matches with conference foes. The Patriots lost to Clarion 22-15 and defeated SIU Edwardsville 30-7. Three Patriots topped their opponent, going a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Michael Rapuano (133) defeated Mason Prinkey of Clarion by a 10-3 decision and received a forfeit against SIU Edwardsville. Avery Bassett (157) won by a 15-11 decision over Kyle Shickel of Clarion and a 2-0 decision over Max Kristoff of SIU Edwardsville. Kyle Davis (184) triumphed over Max Wohlabaugh of Clarion by a decision of 5-3 and Sergio Villalobos of SIU Edwardsville by fall in 3:38. The Patriots will host Rider on Saturday, February 12th, at 7:00pm. Kent State: The Golden Flashes went 0-2 this weekend, losing to Ohio 25-10 and Central Michigan 32-9. Six Golden Flashes had six wrestlers each pick up one win. Jake Ferri (125) defeated Oscar Sanchez of Ohio by a decision of 8-3. Brendon Fenton (133) won by a 7-3 decision over Ja'Kerion Merritt of Central Michigan. Kody Komara (149) upset #26 Corbyn Munson of Central Michigan by a 7-3 decision. Brady Chrisman (165) won by an 18-6 major decision over Sean O'Dwyer of Ohio. Colin McCracken (184) defeated Ohio's Zayne Lehman 4-1. Tyler Bates (197) topped Cade Dallwitz of Central Michigan by a 3-1 decision. The Golden Flashes will travel to Bloomsburg University on Friday, February 11th, at 7:00pm. Lock Haven: On Sunday, the Eagles defeated Rider 24-10. Seven Eagles topped their opponents. Anthony Noto (125) won by a major decision of 13-5 over Tyler Klinsky. Ben Barton (157) handled Alec Bobchin with a 12-4 major decision. Ashton Eyler (165) dominated Michael Wilson with a 16-7 major decision. Tyler Stoltzfus (174) won by a 4-2 decision over Shane Reitsma. Colin Fegley (184) defeated Evan Vasquez by a 6-1 decision. Parker McClellan (197) topped Azeem Bell by a decision of 8-4. Isaac Reid (HWT) won by a 6-1 decision over David Szuba. The Eagles will return to action on Friday, February 1tth against Cleveland State at 7:00pm. Northern Illinois: The Huskies dropped a hard-fought battle to Buffalo, 17-15. Five wrestlers came away with a win. Bryce West (125) defeated Tristan Daugherty by a decision of 4-1. Anthony Cheloni (149) used a razor-thin 1-0 decision to down John Arceri. Izzak Olejnik (165) topped Noah Grover by a 4-0 decision. Mason Kauffman (174) triumphed over Jay Nivison by a 5-4 decision. Brit Wilson (184) blanked Pete Acciardi 5-0. Northern Illinois is slated to compete on Sunday, February 13th, at Northwestern at 12:00pm. Ohio University: This weekend, the Bobcats swept both of their matches, defeating Kent State 25-10 and Cleveland State 27-12. Five Bobcats went a perfect 2-0. Kyran Hagan (141) topped Louis Newell of Kent State by a 1-0 decision and received a forfeit from Cleveland State. Alec Hagan won by a 7-4 decision over Kody Komara of Kent State and by 3-1 in sudden victory over #29 Marcus Robinson of Cleveland State. Jordan Slivka (157) pinned Robert Pryhocki of Kent State and received a forfeit from Cleveland State. Sal Perrine (174) defeated Michael Ferree of Kent State by a 13-8 decision and Anthony Rice of Cleveland State by a decision of 10-5. Jordan Greer (HWT) won by a 6-3 decision over Jacob Cover of Kent State and John Kelbly of Cleveland State, 8-3. The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, February 12th, at 7:00pm at Cleveland State. Rider: The Broncs dropped both of their matches this weekend, falling to Lock Haven 24-10 and a non-conference clash with in-state rival, Princeton 33-7. Two Broncs paved the way for their team, going a perfect 2-0. Richie Koehler (133) defeated Gable Strickland of Lock Haven by a 3-2 decision and Brandon Spellman of Princeton by a 5-3 decision. Koehler improves to 14-6 this season. Quinn Kinner (141) tallied a pair of major decisions. 8-0 over Tyler Dilley of Lock Haven and 15-2 over Princeton's Danny Coles. Kinner improves to 11-5 this season. The Broncs will hold their Senior Night on Friday, February 11th, at 7:00pm against Clarion. SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars split their matches this weekend, topping Clarion 23-18 before falling short to George Mason 30-7. Two Cougars defeated both of their opponents in convincing fashion. Caine Tyus (149) won by a 10-2 major decision over John Altieri of Clarion and by an 8-0 major over Shawn Nonaka of George Mason. Colton McKiernan (HWT) downed Tyler Bagoly of Clarion by a 3-2 decision and Austin Stith of George Mason, 4-0. The Cougars are slated to compete on Saturday, February 12th at 6:00pm at Ohio. MAC Preview: Wednesday, February 8th - Sunday, February 13th Friday, February 11th, 2022 Kent State @ Bloomsburg (7:00pm) Cleveland State @ Lock Haven (7:00pm) Clarion @ Rider (7:00pm) Saturday, February 12th, 2022 Rider @ George Mason (7:00pm) SIU Edwardsville @ Ohio (7:00pm) Sunday, February 13th, 2022 Cleveland State @ Bloomsburg (1:00pm) Lock Haven @ Edinboro (1:00pm) Buffalo @ Central Michigan (2:00pm) Northern Illinois @ Northwestern (4:00pm)

Missouri 285 lber Zach Elam (Photo/Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Friday 2/4 Oklahoma State DEF South Dakota State 29-6 Wyoming DEF Northern Colorado 21-15 Oklahoma DEF Little Rock 37-3 Iowa State DEF West Virginia 31-9 Northern Iowa DEF Air Force 31-6 Saturday 2/5 Iowa State DEF Air Force 27-12 Northern Iowa DEF West Virginia 31-10 Sunday 2/6 Oklahoma DEF South Dakota State 16-15 Missouri DEF Oklahoma State 21-20 Oklahoma State-Missouri lives up to the hype I talked about this last week, but in the preseason, this was the dual of the year for the Big 12. Even though it ultimately lost some of its luster with both teams taking a few losses leading up to it, and a number of top guys out with injuries, it was a down-to-the-wire barnburner. Back-and-forth wins up and down the lineup setup for a potential tie going into the last match. Back-to-back falls at heavyweight and 125 for Missouri gave the Tigers a six-point lead over the Cowboys (with criteria). Daton Fix had a chance to tie the dual late, but Trey Crawford held off a pin from Fix and only gave up a tech fall, ending in a final score of 21-20. Both teams will look to get the last laugh at the Big 12 tournament coming up in March in Tulsa. The KO heard ‘round the wrestling world Oklahoma had a pretty solid weekend as far as on the mat performance goes. A blowout win over Little Rock and a nice 16-15 victory over a South Dakota State team with wins over Northern Iowa and Missouri this season on Sunday. But that's not really what anyone's talking about with OU this week. One big topic of conversation is two-time Big 12 champion Dom Demas entering the transfer portal and the other one is the 174-pound match against Little Rock. In a video that can be readily found circulating on the internet, Little Rock's Triston Wills is up 4-1 when Anthony Mantanona hooks an arm underneath his chin and another over his back attempting what looks somewhat like a modified version of a snake mixed with a guillotine choke. Eventually Wills goes limp, clearly passed out, then Mantanona throws him to his back and gets a fall. The refs did not stop what looked like a clearly illegal hold, and to make matters worse, reviewed the call and deducted a team point from Little Rock. Mantanona's intentions with the move are up for debate, but the clearest failure to me here is with the officials. How neither saw the choke nor did anything to stop it is unbelievable! A clear failure to protect the athlete in the most basic sense.

USA Wrestling - Bout at the Ballpark presented by Kubota, international pairings finalized, with International All-Star and U.S. freestyle teams set USA Wrestling has completed the international lineup for the Bout at the Ballpark, presented by Kubota, set for Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on February 12. Bout at the Ballpark is the first of its kind event with elite collegiate and international wrestlers performing at one competition. Team USA will also bring an elite group of athletes to compete against International All-Stars side-by-side during the college match. Team USA will feature numerous talented World and Olympic Medalists. The day will also include one Greco-Roman match. Bout at the Ballpark will also include college dual matches between Oklahoma State University and University of Iowa. These two colleges have won the most NCAA team titles in wrestling. In addition to the men's freestyle competition, two of the world's best women's freestyle nations will battle when Team USA faces Mongolia, in a six-match dual meet at the Olympic weight classes. Please note, Bout at the Ballpark will now start at 6:00 p.m. due to the exciting addition of the women's freestyle matches between Team USA and Mongolia. Doors will open as scheduled at 5:00 p.m., with parking lots opening at 4:00 p.m.. Fans are encouraged to arrive early in order to not miss an exciting Opening Ceremony. With the Iran Wrestling Federation announcing it was not coming to compete, a team of athletes from around the world has been organized to face the United States men's athletes. The International All-Stars represent nine different nations from four different continents (Europe, Pan America, Asia and Africa). The U.S. men's freestyle team was also finalized, with two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski named to the open position at 125 kg. In addition, 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up, past U.S. Open champion and multiple age-group World medalist Joey McKenna will compete at 65 kg and 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up, 2021 World Team Trials runner-up and two-time age-group World medalist Kollin Moore will compete at 92 kg for Team USA. These athletes are mostly training in the United States in preparation for international competition, many with U.S. Regional Training Centers. Seven of the 11 athletes were successful wrestlers within the U.S. college wrestling system, and a number are now coaching on the college level. Included in the group is 2017 NCAA champion Darian Cruz of Lehigh, who competes for Puerto Rico at 57 kg. Other international athletes who competed in college include Giusseppe Rea of Ecuador at 61 kg (Wilkes), Mitch Finesilver of Israel at 74 kg (Duke), Nestor Taffur of Colombia at 79 kg (Boston University), Noel Torres of Mexico at 86 kg (Newman), Evan Ramos of Puerto Rico at 92 kg (Shippensburg) and Zach Merrill of Puerto Rico at 125 kg (Oklahoma and California Baptist). An international opponent has been determined in the 97 kg Greco-Roman match to face 2021 World bronze medalist G'Angelo Hancock of the United States, 2017 Egyptian World Team member Ahmed Hassan of Egypt. Among the European athletes, Zbigniew Baranowski of Poland at 97 kg was a 2019 European silver medalist and competed in the 2016 Olympic Games. Israel's Finesilver was a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Championships and was a 2017 Maccabiah Games champion. Medalists from past Pan American Championships events include Cruz of Puerto Rico at 57 kg, Dillon Williams of Canada at 70 kg, Taffur of Columbia at 79 kg, Torres of Mexico at 86 kg and Ramos of Puerto Rico at 92 kg. Team USA at the Bout in the Ballpark is loaded, featuring three Olympic champions in Jordan Burroughs (men's freestyle, 79 kg), Kyle Snyder (men's freestyle, 97 kg) and Helen Maroulis (women's freestyle, 57 kg). There are five past World champions, Burroughs, Snyder, Maroulis, Thomas Gilman (men's freestyle, 57 kg) and Jacarra Winchester (women's freestyle, 53 kg). Nine of the U.S. athletes have won Senior World or Olympic medals. This unique event will also feature an NCAA Div. I dual meet between the two most successful programs in history, Oklahoma State University and the University of Iowa. Bout at the Ballpark, presented by Kubota, will be the first event at Globe Life Field, the Home of the Texas Rangers, to feature an international competition. The two wrestling mats will be located between the areas of pitcher's mound and second base and will be placed on raised stages to improve sightlines from the seating bowl. Tickets for Bout at the Ballpark, presented by Kubota, start as $15 and are available at texasrangers.com/wrestling. INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS FOR BOUT AT THE BALLPARK, PRESENTED BY KUBOTA Men's freestyle pairings 57 kg - Thomas Gilman (USA) vs. Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) 61 kg - Daton Fix (USA) vs. Giusseppe Rea (Ecuador) 65 kg - Joey McKenna (USA) vs. Kamal Begakov (Tajikistan) 70 kg - James Green (USA) vs. Dillon Williams (Canada) 74 kg - Jason Nolf (USA) vs. Mitch Finesilver (Israel) 79 kg - Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Nestor Taffur (Colombia) 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) vs. Noel Torres (Mexico) 92 kg - Kollin Moore (USA) vs. Evan Ramos (Puerto Rico) 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (USA) vs. Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) 125 kg - Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) vs. Zach Merrill (Puerto Rico) Women's freestyle pairings 50 kg - Victoria Anthony (USA) vs. Namuuntsetseg Tsogt-ochir (Mongolia) 53 kg - Jacarra Winchester (USA) vs. Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia) 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Bolortuya Khurelkhuu (Mongolia) 62 kg - Kayla Miracle (USA) vs. Narangerel Erdenesukh (Mongolia) 68 kg - Kennedy Blades (USA) vs. Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia) 76 kg - Victoria Francis (USA) vs. Ariunjargal Ganbat (Mongolia) Greco-Roman pairing 97 kg - G'Angelo Hancock (USA) vs. Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)

Rocky Jordan (left) and John Poznanski (Photo/Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) As most teams are in the midst of their conference schedules, it appears we've seen an uptick in notable wrestlers falling victim to upsets. Just this weekend alone, 14 top-ten wrestlers fell to opponents ranked lower than them. With familiarity between wrestlers who have competed against each other in the past and coaching staff's who have drawn up specific game plans, these shouldn't always take us by surprise. Here are the 14 instances where top-ten opponents fell victim to the upset bug from Friday through Sunday. 125 #5 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) via #27 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) One of the few remaining undefeated wrestlers at 125 lbs fell from the ranks of the unbeaten over the weekend. 2021 All-American Killian Cardinale had a difficult schedule with one-loss #27 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) and 2021 Big 12 champion #13 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) on the docket. On Friday evening, Terukina continued his recent good run by using a third-period takedown to down Cardinale. It was the Cyclone's second top-ten win in as many weeks. Cardinale rebounded in style the next night with a major decision over Teske. #9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) via #15 Devin Schroder (Purdue) Some upsets are “upsets” in name only and this was the case as #15 Devin Schroder (Purdue) downed Patrick McKee Sunday afternoon. Despite the disparity in their rankings, the margin between #5 and #20 at 125 lbs is razor-thin. In fact, Schroder and McKee have a history with each other, as well. The two had split their previous bouts, with the Boilermaker emerging victorious during last year's dual. This time, Schroder got in on a single leg early in the match and ended up with a takedown after a prolonged scramble. That led to a quick tilt, which left the match 4-0 in Schroder's favor after a period. He'd eventually get the victory, 8-3. 133 #7 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) via #23 Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) Coming into this weekend, Micky Phillippi had four losses which seemed like a lot for someone ranked seventh in the nation. Looking deeper at his results, three of those came to the three wrestlers directly above him (4-6) in the rankings. That's why a loss to #23 Joe Heilmann was so surprising. Heilmann, who now seems to be the Tar Heels starter at 133, after another injury to Jaime Hernandez, used a third-period takedown over the normally stingy Phillippi to take the lead. That would hold up and was instrumental in North Carolina's 19-12 victory over their conference foe. 141 #6 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) via #17 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) Just one match after North Carolina pulled a stunner against Pitt, the Panthers returned the favor as Cole Matthews handed Kizhan Clarke his first loss of the season. Once again, though there is a large difference between their rankings, Matthews has been one of the hottest wrestlers in the nation. His win over Clarke was his eighth consecutive win. Two days later, Matthews pinned #19 Matt Kazimir (Columbia). In the bout with Clarke, Matthews was buoyed by a first-period takedown and some savvy defense which led to a 3-2 win. Clarke finishes the regular season with a pair of bouts against ranked opponents (#22 Collin Gerardi - Virginia Tech and #24 Ryan Jack - NC State), before potentially getting another crack at Matthews. #10 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) via UR Gabe Willochell (Edinboro) Speaking of winning streaks, Dresden Simon had his eight-match heater stopped in abrupt fashion by Edinboro's Gabe Willochell Friday night. Simon appeared to be cruising to a ninth straight victory with a 12-1 and was looking to add to it, on top with a crab ride. The Chippewa left an opening for Willochell and he capitalized with a tight headlock. Willochell never let go and got the fall and the upset. With a resume that features wins over #19 Matt Kazimir, 2021 national qualifier Zach Redding (Iowa State), and now Simon, Willochell could break into the top-33 tomorrow. 157 #5 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) via #13 Will Lewan (Michigan) This is another case where despite the rankings, the history between Peyton Robb and Will Lewan actually was on the side of the lower-ranked wrestler (Lewan). Now it's not much of a history, one match during the 2019-20 season, so take from it what you will. In their meeting Friday, Lewan was more aggressive than usual and had to fend off a near-takedown from Robb late in regulation. Lewan was able to make the most of his opportunity in sudden victory and grabbed a takedown himself. The Wolverine has quietly put together a sound season, with a one-point loss to Brayton Lee (Minnesota) accounting for his only Big Ten setback this year. #10 Ed Scott (NC State) via #29 Jake Keating (Virginia) One of the best matches of the weekend took place in the ACC as Ed Scott suffered his first official loss of the year to Jake Keating. Oftentimes, “styles make fights,” and in this instance, you had a guy that likes to go upperbody (Scott) against an opponent who was ready and able to counter (Keating). Keating got a pair of takedowns from throw attempts that he nullified. He even had to battle back after spending over a minute-plus on his back fighting off a fall from a Scott cradle. This is another instance where I'm eagerly anticipating the rematch. Will Keating be ready for Scott's arsenal of throws or will the youngster adjust? 165 #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) via UR Jake Marsh (Princeton) The last time Cornell and Princeton clashed it was in 2020 and the Tigers put a halt to Cornell's long Ivy League winning streak. With a chance to move one step closer to a regaining their Ivy League stranglehold and getting a measure of revenge, you can guarantee that Mike Grey's Big Red squad was ready to go. That being said, in the first bout of the dual, Julian Ramirez was shocked by Princeton's unranked Jake Marsh. Deadlocked in a 5-5 match, with under a minute remaining in the third period, Marsh stuffed a Ramirez shot attempt and spun for the winning takedown. Though Marsh set his team up with an early 3-0 lead, Cornell would come back to take the dual, 21-12. Marsh's win brings his season record up to 4-5. Digging in deeper, four of those losses have come to opponents ranked in the top-18 nationally. While Marsh probably doesn't garner an automatic bid for the EIWA, he may be one capable of stealing one at the conference tournament. #9 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) via #16 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) When the dust cleared after last weekend, Austin Yant saw himself in the top ten nationally after shutting out Joe Grello (Oklahoma) and 2021 All-American Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State). This time it was Yant falling victim to a lower-ranked opponent. Like 125 lbs, there is very little separation between 8-20 at this weight, so falling to #16 isn't that big of a surprise. In fact, Peyton Hall was ranked in the top ten before getting upset himself last weekend. With five of the top-16 wrestlers in the country hailing from the Big 12, expect more chaos in Tulsa at the conference meet. That was the case in 2021 as Luke Weber (North Dakota State) shocked the league and came away with the title. 174 #5 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) via #6 Logan Massa (Michigan) So the fifth-ranked wrestler losing to the sixth-ranked guy isn't much of an upset! But, looking at the 2021 result between Mikey Labriola and Logan Massa shows that Labriola did major his Wolverine opponent at the Big Ten Championships that year. So for Massa to turn the tables and win 4-1 on Friday night is a solid accomplishment. Barring any crazy results over the next two weeks, that will probably put Labriola on #1 Carter Starocci's (Penn State) side of the bracket at Big Ten's, while Massa contends with Michael Kemerer (Iowa). Neither draw may be better than the other, but that's the Big Ten for you. #9 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) via #10 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)/#20 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) Those 9-15 spots in the 174 lb rankings have been difficult for anyone to hold down this year. Cade DeVos is the latest victim to that range as he lost a tight bout to Dustin Plott on Friday night, then was knocked off by Anthony Mantanona in sudden victory on Sunday. #10 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) via UR Sean Harmon (Missouri) So a win over DeVos on Friday night was what it took to right the ship for Plott and get him on the winning path after a loss via fall to Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) last week, right? Not quite, as Plott was picked off again on Sunday, this time by Missouri's Sean Harmon. Over the previous two weeks, Harmon has gotten to call for Mizzou and responded with a pair of ranked wins last time out. He did it again by downing Plott. Harmon was helped by a stall call in the third period, before emerging atop his Cowboy opponent during a scramble with under a minute remaining in the bout. 184 #7 John Poznanski (Rutgers) via UR Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) Rutgers had upset on their mind as they led #8 Ohio State 14-10 after seven bouts and with a pair of top-ten wrestlers awaiting at 184 and 197 lbs. The Buckeyes had something to say about that as they were victorious in both of those contests and walked away with a 19-14 win. The spark was at 184 lbs as Rocky Jordan filled in for Kaleb Romero and got the win 4-3. That result didn't seem possible as Poznanski led 3-1 in the third period and was cruising on top. In one fell swoop, Jordan's movement forced a locking hands call and followed with a reversal. Suddenly, Jordan was ahead and he'd ride the Scarlet Knight All-American for the last 1:15 for the win. 197 #7 Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) via #21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) This was the win that Ohio State fans have been waiting for. 197 lber Gavin Hoffman was one of the highest-ranked recruits in the Class of 2018, yet is still looking to make his first NCAA Tournament this year. He currently holds a #21 ranking and has generally beat the opponents below him, while falling to those above him. Friday marked a step in the right direction as he nearly knocked off #2 Max Dean (Penn State) in sudden victory. Two days later, he got that elusive “big win,” by downing Greg Bulsak in sudden victory. Bulsak appeared on his way to a go-behind (and the win), but Hoffman kept moving and got in on a reattack, which led to his takedown.

Jason Nolf; Now ranked #10 in the world at 74 kg(Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 57KG 2019 Russian Nationals champion #6 (61) Ramiz Gamzatov avenged his loss from the finals of the 61 KG Umakhanov tournament in December to #2 (61) Akhmed Idrisov (RUS) to win gold at the Yarygin. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Musa Mekhtikhanov (RUS) and #10 Azamat Tuskaev (RUS). Other significant wins that Gamzatov picked up at the Yarygin were #10 Azamat Tuskaev (RUS), 2021 57 KG Umakhanov tournament winner #16 Magomed Abdurakhmanov (RUS) and 2020 61 KG Russian Nationals bronze medalist Zhargal Damdinov (RUS). Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ) pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament when he beat reigning Russian world team member #9 Abubakar Mutaliev (RUS) 9-4 in his opening round match. In the aftermath of the Yarygin, Gamzatov returns to the rankings at #6 while Idrisov takes the #7 spot. Mutaliev falls two spots to #11 for his loss to Smanbekov, who debuts at #17. Tuskaev moves up two spots to #8 for beating #17 Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ), who beat Mutaliev, who'd beaten Tuskaev at the Russian World Team Trials wrestle-offs last year. Damdinov is in the rankings at #18 for his win over Magomed Abdurakhmanov, who falls to #20. 2017 world bronze medalist Andrey Yatsenko (UKR) picked up gold at the Ukrainian national championships. Smanbekov's success in January was not only limited to his win over Mutaliev, but also included a Kyrgyzstan national title earlier in the month. 2017 U-23 world runner-up Mikyay Salim Naim (BUL) won Bulgarian nationals and Dmitri Shamela (BLR) won Belarusian nationals. University of Central Oklahoma wrestler Studd Morris (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 61 KG Reigning world champion #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov (RUS), picked up his second Yarygin title with a controversial 8-7 victory over the 2021 Junior world bronze medalist Fedor Baltuev (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were two-time Russian national bronze medalist Zelimkhan Abakarov (RUS) and Abdurakhman Rasulov (RUS). Even in taking fifth, #10 Muslim Mekhtikhanov (RUS) showed he is still one of Russia's best, taking out 2021 U-23 world runner-up #18 Artur Chebodaev (RUS) and 2021 57 KG Junior world champion Ramazan Bagavudinov (RUS), before losing to Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) for bronze. The aftermath saw three important changes: #2 Akhmed Idrisov (RUS) and #6 Ramiz Gamzatov (RUS) being moved to 57 KG, Abakarov returning to the rankings at #5 and Baltuev returning at #15. Abakarov's past victories over world medalists in Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (CUB), Magomedrasul Idrisov (RUS) and #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov (RUS), plus his victory over #9 Muslim Mekhtikhanov (RUS) earn him the #5 spot. Baltuev is back in the rankings at #15 for making the Yarygin finals off wins over Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (KGZ) and Abdurakhman Rasulov (RUS) and for his win from 2021 Russian Nationals over Bakarov. #20 Andrey Bekrenev (BLR) moved up five spots in the rankings to #15 after a win in the Belarusian national finals over 2021 57 KG world bronze medalist #7 (57) Aryan Tyutrin (BLR). Tyutrin debuts in the 61 KG rankings at #16 ahead of Turkish national champion #17 Suleyman Atli (TUR), who he beat for the 2021 world bronze medal. #13 Taras Markovych won the Ukrainian nationals at 61 KG. Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (KGZ) took gold at the Kyrgyzstan nationals and 2020 61 KG Individual World Cup bronze medalist Georgi Vangelov (BUL) took gold at Bulgarian nationals. 2021 U-23 European bronze medalist Simone Piroddu (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 65 KG #8 Shamil Mamedov (RUS) impressed with his fourth title in the past year, winning gold at the Yarygin over two-time 61 KG Russian nationals runner-up Ramazan Ferzaliev (RUS). Mamedov's Yarygin gold adds to his impressive list of top finishes at the 2021 Junior Russian Nationals, 2021 Junior worlds and at the 2021 Umakhanov tournament. Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS) and Islam Dudaev (ALB). The Yarygin saw a large amount of changes across all levels at 65 KG, so to break it down, we'll start off with the champion Shamil Mamedov (RUS). Mamedov's wins at the Yarygin were over 2020 European runner-up Nyrugun Skryabin (BLR), #6 Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL), Islam Dudaev (ALB), 2021 U-23 world runner-up #14 Ibragim Abdurakhmanov (RUS) and Ferzaliev. Runner-up Ferzaliev picked up significant wins at the Yarygin over 2021 Junior Russian nationals runner-up Ibragim Abutalimov (RUS), 2021 US Olympic Trials runner-up Joey McKenna (USA), two-time world bronze medalist #8 Akhmed Chakaev (RUS) and Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS). Other significant results from the bracket were; Bulat Batoev (RUS) over 2021 Russian Nationals bronze medalist #9 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (RUS); Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS) over #19 Muslim Sadulaev (RUS), Chaiian Mongush (RUS), Bulat Batoev (RUS) and Joey McKenna (USA) for bronze; Joey McKenna (USA) over Ibragim Abutalimov (RUS) and #8 Akhmed Chakaev (RUS) in repechage and Islam Dudaev (ALB) over Tumur Ochir and #14 Ibragim Abdurakhmanov (RUS) for bronze. The top ten saw a trio of important changes from the aftermath of the Yarygin; Mamedov moving up to #6; Ferzaliev taking #10 for wins over Chakaev, McKenna, Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS) and Abutalimov; Islam Dudaev (ALB) to #8 for beating Tumur Ochir and Ibragim Abdurakhmanov for bronze. The bottom half of the top 20 also saw its fair share of shakeups; Joey McKenna (USA) taking the #12 spot for beating Chakaev (RUS); Ibragim Ibragimov (RUS) debuting at #11 for beating Batoev (RUS) and McKenna on his way to bronze; Chakaev (RUS) dropping six spots to #13 for his loss to McKenna and Kudiev falling to #15 for his loss to Batoev, who moved up to #14. 2021 U-23 European champion Erik Arushanian (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals over 2015 61 KG world bronze medalist Vasyl Shuptar (UKR). 2021 world bronze medalist Alibek Osmonov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. 2020 European runner-up Nyurgun Skryabin (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals and two-time 61 KG world medalist Vladimir Dubov (BUL) won gold at the Bulgarian nationals. Shamil Omarov (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 70 KG Returning Yarygin runner-up #13 Viktor Rassadin (RUS) won Yarygin gold over Anzor Zakuev (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Ruslan Zhendaev (RUS) and #5 Kurban Shiraev (RUS). Rassadin notched the biggest win of his career at 70 KG, when he avenged his loss from December's Umakhanov tournament finals to 2020 European champion #5 Kurban Shiraev (RUS) in the second round of action, after Shiraev had taken out #10 James Green (USA) in his opening match. Zakuev (RUS) put together a career-best performance at the Yarygin beating the 2019 Junior world bronze medalist Alan Kudzoev (RUS) and a pair of past Russian nationals medalists in #16 (74) Magomed Dibrigadzhiev (RUS) and Ruslan Zhendaev (RUS). Even with finishing in fifth place, Kudzoev was someone who majorly impressed me with victories over 2021 Ziolkowski champion #11 Alec Pantaleo (USA) and #16 (74) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev (RUS). Zakuev returns to the rankings at #9, while Zhendaev takes the #11 spot ahead of Kudzoev, who he beat for bronze after Kudzoev had beaten Pantaleo and Dibirgadzhiev. Magomed Dibirgadzhiev slots in at #15 after his return to 70 KG and Alexei Borovitsky (RUS) slots in at #18 for beating #15 Rezuan Kazharov (RUS), who falls four spots to #19. 2019 Alans runner-up Ramazan Ramazanov (BUL) returns to the rankings at #16. Ramazanov has wins over the likes of #3 Evgheni Zherbaev (RUS) and 2017 65 KG world bronze medalist Alan Gogaev (RUS) in his career. 2021 world runner-up #2 Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ) took gold at the Kyrgyzstan nationals. Gianluca Talamo (ITA) won the Italian nationals. Vadik Tsurkan (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. 2020 Belarusian national runner-up Denis Solovey (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. I removed #9 Turan Bayramov (AZE) from the rankings because he has competed twice at 74 KG, where he failed to place at U-23 world's and then won Azerbaijan nationals over 70 KG Junior world runner-up Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE). Being that Bayramov has fluctuated from 65 KG to 74 KG throughout 2021, he should have at least some more consistency in 2021, but until he competes again at 70, he won't be ranked. 74 KG 2021 U-23 world champion #10 Cherman Valiev (RUS) won Yarygin gold over Jason Nolf (USA). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #8 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) and #6 Timur Bizhoev (RUS). Jason Nolf (USA) makes his debut in the rankings at #10 for upsetting Bizhoev in the semifinals by pin, along with his win last year over former world champion Khetag Tsabolov (SRB). Valiev moves up four spots to #6 for his victories over Nolf, #9 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) and #13 Aznaur Tavaev (RUS). Bizhoev falls one spot to #7 for his loss to Nolf, but doesn't fall further due to his wins over #8 Magomed Kurbanaliev (RUS) and #9 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) at last year at Russia's world team trials wrestle-offs. 2019 70 KG world champion #6 (70) David Baev (RUS) makes his debut in the 74 KG rankings at #11 because of his win last year over Valiev, along with past victories over #5 Razambek Zhamalov (RUS) and Kurbanaliev. Baev was pinned by Gazimagomedov in his round of 16 match at the Yarygin. 2021 Umakhanov tournament runner-up #14 Akhmad Shakhbanov (RUS) was beaten by Bizhoev and 2021 Umakhanov tournament champ #13 Mokhamad Nasirkhaev (RUS) was upset by Soslanbek Budaev (RUS), who debuts in the rankings at #18. 2021 Umakhanov tournament bronze medalist Islambek Orozbekov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. Azamat Nurikov (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. Alipasha Umarpashaev (BUL) won Bulgarian nationals. Semen Radulov (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. Jacopo Masotti (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 79 KG 2021 world bronze medalist #4 Radik Valiev (RUS) won the Yarygin over 2021 Russian Nationals champion #10 Malik Shavaev (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Gadzhi Nabiev (RUS) and Dmitri Zainidinov (RUS). Valiev put together an excellent run of five ranked wins to take Yarygin gold by beating the likes of #14 Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ), #11 Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov (RUS), 2019 world bronze medalist Gadzhi Nabiev (RUS), Alex Dieringer (USA) and #10 Malik Shavaev (RUS). Shavaev made the Yarygin finals by beating the likes of 2021 Russian nationals runner-up #6 Akhmed Usmanov (RUS), 2020 Russian Nationals runner-up Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev (RUS) and Dmitry Zainidinov (RUS). Other important results to keep track of at the Yarygin were; Dieringer over #8 Magomed Magomaev (RUS) and Dmitry Kuprin (RUS); Kuprin over #5 Atsamaz Sanakoev (RUS); Dmitry Zainidinov (RUS) over #15 Kakhaber Khubezhty (RUS) and Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev (RUS); Gadzhi Nabiev (RUS) over Gadzhimagomedov and Dieringer; Alikhamev beating Usmanov in a rematch of their 2020 Russian nationals finals match and Gadzhimagomedov beating #14 Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ). The aftermath of the Yarygin saw the following; Valiev (RUS) move up one spot to #3; Shavaev (RUS) move up six slots to #4; Nabiev (RUS) return to the rankings at #5; Kuprin debuts in the rankings at #16 for beating Sanakoev (RUS); Zainidinov takes #17 for beating Alikhamev and #15 Kakhaber Khubezhty (RUS); Alikhmaev (RUS) returns to the rankings at #18 for beating Usmanov, but doesn't climb higher due to his losses to Shavaev (RUS) and Zainidinov. Egor Akulich (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. Aaron Caneva (ITA) won the Italian nationals. Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. #15 Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. Miroslav Kirov (BUL) won the Bulgarian nationals. 86 KG 2020 Individual World Cup champion #4 Dauren Kurugliev (RUS) won the Yarygin over #20 Amanulla Rasulov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were #9 Zahid Valencia (USA) and Ada Bagomedov (RUS). The Yarygin completely reshaped the landscape of 86 KG, so starting off with the biggest movers are Bagomedov debuting at #6 for beating #6 Khabil Khashpakov (RUS) and #10 Arsenali Musalaliev (RUS). Also, Rasulov is moving up to #7 for beating Valencia in the semifinals. The other shakeup in the top ten comes from Valencia beating Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) in the quarters after Dauletbekov had upset #8 Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) in his opening round match. Zahid moves up one spot to #8, Dauletbekov returns to the rankings at #9 and Gadzhimagomedov falls in the rankings to #12 (behind #11 Zaseev because of the head to head loss at the Umakhanov tournament in December). Three-time Russian national bronze medalist #5 Magomed Ramazanov (RUS) has transferred to Romania. 2021 U-23 world champion Mahammad Aliiyev (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. Both Ali Shabanov (BLR) and Rasul Tikhaev (BLR) were disqualified in their Belarusian finals match and the title was given to bronze medalist Raman Chytadze (BLR). Evelin Rusev (BUL) won Bulgarian nationals. Saiakbai Usupov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. Gabrielle Niccolini (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 92 KG Guram Chertkoev (RUS) won the Yarygin title over Tamerlan Tapsiev (RUS). Bronze medalists were Tazhudin Mukhtarov (RUS) and #7 Alan Bagaev (RUS). Only a couple significant results out of the Yarygin: Chertkoev beating #8 Azamat Zakuev (RUS) and 2018 97 KG Intercontinental Cup runner-up Tazhudin Mukhtarov (RUS) along with Tapsiev beating #7 Alan Bagaev (RUS) in the semis. Chertkoev slots in at #9 and Tapsiev takes the #10 spot while Bagaev falls to #11 and Zakuev to #12. Lyobmir Sagaliuk (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. Mirlan Chynybekov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. Adlan Tasuev (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. Akhmed Magamaev (BUL) won the Bulgarian nationals. Simone Ianattoni (ITA) won the Italian nationals. 97 KG #2 Kyle Snyder (USA) won the Yarygin over #16 Shamil Musaev (RUS). Bronze medalists were #8 Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) and Igor Ovsannikov (RUS). Important results from the Yarygin were; Musaev over #8 Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) and Erik Dzhioev (RUS); #17 Ali Aliyev (RUS) over Russian nationals medalists #15 Aslanbek Sotiev (RUS) and Khokh Khugaev (RUS); Erik Dzhioev (RUS) over Ali Aliyev. From the Yarygin, Musaev (RUS) moves up eight spots in the rankings to #8; Dzhioev returns to the rankings at #16 for beating Ali Aliyev; Sotiev falls three spots for his loss to Ali Aliyev; 2019 Russian nationals runner-up Igor Ovsyannikov (RUS) returns to the rankings at #19 for taking bronze at the Yarygin. Alexander Hushtyn (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. El Mahdi Roccaro (ITA) won the Italian nationals. #12 Mahammad Zakariiev (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. Akhmed Bataev (BUL) won the Bulgarian nationals. Arzuubek Karybekov (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. 125 KG #13 Anzor Khizriev (RUS) won the Yarygin title over 2019 U-23 world runner-up Vitali Goloev (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Yarygin were Alen Khubulov (RUS) and Tamerlan Rasuev (RUS). Key results from the Yarygin were Goloev beating #12 Shamil Sharipov (RUS); Khizriev (RUS) beating Oleg Boltin (KAZ) and Khubulov (RUS); Boltin besting #14 Alan Khugaev (RUS); Khubulov defeating Oleg Boltin (KAZ) for bronze. In the aftermath of the Yarygin, the following changes to the rankings were made; Khizriev moves up four spots to #9; Goloev returns to the rankings at #11; Khubulov debuts at #15; Boltin and Rasuev return to the rankings at #16 and #20 respectively. 2021 97 KG Olympic bronze medalist #4 (97) Abraham Conyedo Ruano (ITA) won Italian nationals at 125 KG. Muzafar Zhapuev (KGZ) won the Kyrgyzstan nationals. #11 Dzianis Khramiankov (BLR) won the Belarusian nationals. Georgi Ivanov (BUL) won the Bulgarian nationals and Danilo Kartavyi (UKR) won the Ukrainian nationals. Pound for Pound Only one major change to the pound-for-pound rankings and that is 2021 74 KG U-23 world champion Cherman Valiev (RUS) being added back in at #14 for winning the Yarygin and beating #16 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) and winning the Yarygin. Valiev also has a win over #6 Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov (BLR).

Missouri 125 lber Noah Surtin (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLenscom) Saturday's Dual Results Cornell 21 Princeton 12 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) over Vito Arujau (Cornell) 11-9 133 - Dom LaJoie (Cornell) dec Nick Kayal (Princeton) 3-1 141 - Danny Coles (Princeton) dec JJ Wilson (Cornell) 8-5 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) tech Marshall Keller (Princeton) 16-0 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Hunter Richard (Cornell) 8-4 165 - Jake Marsh (Princeton) dec Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 7-6 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Nathan Dugan (Princeton) 9-4 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec Travis Stefanik (Princeton) 5-2 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Luke Stout (Princeton) 3-1SV 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) maj Matt Cover (Princeton) 12-4 Iowa State 27 Air Force 12 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) 8-6 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) dec Sidney Flores (Air Force) 9-2 141 - Cody Phippen (Air Force) dec Charlie Klepps (Iowa State) 6-1 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) maj Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 11-3 157 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Andrew Flora (Iowa State) 3-0 165 - Isaac Judge (Iowa State) dec Trey Brisker (Air Force) 4-3 174 - Joel Devine (Iowa State) dec Sam Wolf (Air Force) 3-2 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) fall Jake Thompson (Air Force) 5:52 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) 22-6 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) 2:58 Buffalo 17 Northern Illinois 15 125 - Bryce West (Northern Illinois) dec Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) 4-1 133 - Derek Spann (Buffalo) tech Lucian Brink (Northern Illinois) 17-2 141 - Ben Freeman (Buffalo) dec Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) 3-2 149 - Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) dec John Arceri (Buffalo) 1-0 157 - Michael Petite (Buffalo) dec Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) 7-4 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec Noah Grover (Buffalo) 4-0 174 - Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 5-4 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec Pete Acciardi (Buffalo) 5-0 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Tristan Guaman (Northern Illinois) 7-2 285 - Toby Cahill (Buffalo) dec Colin Jagielski (Northern Illinois) 5-2 Drexel 27 Hofstra 13 125 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) maj Jacob Moon (Hofstra) 10-2 133 - Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) dec Matthew Templeton (Hofstra) 8-2 141 - Jared Donahue (Drexel) dec Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 9-6 149 - Tyler Williams (Drexel) tech Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) 15-0 157 - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Joey McGinty (Hofstra) 7-3 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) dec Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) 6-1 174 - Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) fall Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) :59 184 - Charles Small (Hofstra) dec Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) 7-6 197 - Trey Rogers (Hofstra) maj Santino Morina (Drexel) 17-6 285 - Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) fall Liam Dietrich (Drexel) 2:06 Iowa 29 Wisconsin 6 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 4-0 133 - Austin DeSanto (Iowa) tech Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) 26-11 141 - Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) maj Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 13-5 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) dec Vince Turk (Iowa) 3-2 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Garrett Model (Wisconsin) 8-3 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 8-5 174 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) maj Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) 11-2 184 - Abe Assad (Iowa) dec Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) 4-2 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 4-1 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) maj Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 9-0 Drexel 30 Long Island 6 125 - Antonio Mininno (Drexel) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 8-6 133 - Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 1:39 141 - Jared Donahue (Drexel) FFT 149 - Tyler Williams (Drexel) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 5-0 157 - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 10-3 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) dec Blake Bahna (Long Island) 4-0 174 - Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) dec Ryan Ferro (Long Island) 5-2 184 - Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) dec James Langan (Long Island) 9-2 197 - Nunzio Crowley (Long Island) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 4-0 285 - Tim Nagosky (Long Island) dec Elijah Anthony (Drexel) 9-2 Clarion 22 George Mason 15 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) maj Ben Monn (George Mason) 10-2 133 - Michael Rapuano (George Mason) dec Mason Prinkey (Clarion) 10-3 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) 7-4 149 - Shawn Nonaka (George Mason) fall Brady Worthing (Clarion) 2:20 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Kyle Shickel (Clarion) 15-11 165 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 8-2 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec Logan Messer (George Mason) 5-3 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) dec Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) 5-3 197 - Will Feldkamp (Clarion) fall Jon List (George Mason) 2:21 285 - Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) dec Austin Stith (George Mason) 5-2 SIU Edwardsville 23 Clarion 18 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) maj Austin Macias (SIU Edwardsville) 14-5 133 - Alex Blake (Clarion) tech Matt Malavsky (SIU Edwardsville) 17-1 141 - Saul Ervin (SIU Edwardsville) maj Seth Koleno (Clarion) 12-2 149 - Caine Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj John Altieri (Clarion) 10-2 157 - Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) fall Caleb Hetrick (Clarion) 2:54 165 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) dec Cardeionte Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) 3-2 174 - Kevin Gschwendtner (SIU Edwardsville) dec John Worthing (Clarion) 8-6 184 - Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) dec Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) 5-4 197 - Will Feldkamp (Clarion) fall Ryan Yarnall (SIU Edwardsville) :56 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) dec Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) 3-2 George Mason 30 SIU Edwardsville 7 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) dec Austin Macias (SIU Edwardsville) 4-2 133 - Michael Rapuano (George Mason) FFT 141 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) dec Saul Ervin (SIU Edwardsville) 3-2 149 - Caine Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj Shawn Nonaka (George Mason) 8-0 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) 2-0 165 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) dec Cardeionte Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) 3-2 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Kevin Gschwendtner (SIU Edwardsville) 10-6 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) fall Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) 3:38 197 - Jon List (George Mason) dec Ryan Yarnall (SIU Edwardsville) 4-2 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) dec Austin Stith (George Mason) 4-0 Cal Baptist 56 San Francisco State 0 125 - Devin Garcia (Cal Baptist) maj Aria Mazroy (San Francisco State) 10-0 133 - Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) FFT 141 - Edison Alanis (Cal Baptist) FFT 149 - Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) FFT 157 - AJ Raya (Cal Baptist) FFT 165 - Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) tech Aaron Galef (San Francisco State) 18-1 174 - Johann Steinforth (Cal Baptist) tech Kweli Hernandez-Maitr (San Francisco State) 20-5 184 - Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) fall Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) 1:32 197 - Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) fall Callum Bisping (San Francisco State) 2:38 285 - Chris Island (Cal Baptist) FFT Cal Baptist 59 Life Pacific 0 125 - Devin Garcia (Cal Baptist) FFT 133 - Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) fall Isaac Kephart (Life Pacific) 3:35 141 - Brandon Paulson (Cal Baptist) FFT 149 - Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) FFT 157 - AJ Raya (Cal Baptist) FFT 165 - Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) FFT 174 - Johann Steinforth (Cal Baptist) FFT 184 - Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) tech Malachi Dowdell (Life Pacific) 18-2 197 - Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) fall Carlos Hernandez (Life Pacific) :25 285 - Chris Island (Cal Baptist) fall Joshua Avilas (Life Pacific) 2:56 Ohio 27 Cleveland State 12 125 - Logan Heil (Cleveland State) dec Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) 1-0 133 - Jacob Manley (Cleveland State) dec Gio DiSabato (Ohio) 5-2 141 - Kyran Hagan (Ohio) FFT 149 - Alec Hagan (Ohio) dec Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) 3-1SV 157 - Jordan Slivka (Ohio) FFT 165 - Riley Smucker (Cleveland State) dec Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 3-0 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Anthony Rice (Cleveland State) 10-5 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) FFT 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) dec Carson Brewer (Ohio) 11-10 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) dec John Kelbly (Cleveland State) 8-3 Northern Iowa 31 West Virginia 10 125 - Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) maj Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) 12-4 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) fall Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 2:08 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) fall Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 5:28 149 - Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) 8-5 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) maj Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 12-2 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) 4-2SV 174 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) maj Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 8-0 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Anthony Carman (West Virginia) 12-3 197 - John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) maj Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 8-0 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 3-1SV Sunday Dual Results Central Michigan 32 Kent State 9 125 - Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) dec Jake Ferri (Kent State) 8-7 133 - Brendon Fenton (Kent State) dec Ja”Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 7-3 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) maj Louis Newell (Kent State) 12-2 149 - Kody Komara (Kent State) dec Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 7-3 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) tech Robert Pryhocki (Kent State) 20-5 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) dec Brady Chrisman (Kent State) 7-4 174 - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) tech Michael Ferree (Kent State) 17-2 184 - Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) fall Enrique Munguia (Kent State) 1:30 197 - Tyler Bates (Kent State) dec Cade Dallwitz (Central Michigan) 3-1 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) fall Jacob Cover (Kent State) 1:14 Ohio State 19 Rutgers 14 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 5-3 133 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) maj Brady Koontz (Ohio State) 10-2 141 - Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) maj Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 20-6 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) 6-3 157 - Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 6-4 165 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) dec Kevon Freeman (Ohio State) 6-3 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) maj Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 19-8 184 - Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) dec John Poznanski (Rutgers) 4-3 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) 4-2SV 285 - Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) dec Boone McDermott (Rutgers) 6-1 Penn State 21 Nebraska 13 125 - Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) dec Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) 4-0 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech Dominick Serrano (Nebraska) 23-8 141 - Nick Lee (Penn State) dec Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) 4-1 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 6-0 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 3-2 165 - Creighton Edsell (Penn State) dec Tahjae Jenkins-Taylor (Nebraska) 9-2 174 - Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) maj Mason Manville (Penn State) 14-4 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) maj Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 14-1 197 - Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec Michael Beard (Penn State) 6-4 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) dec Christian Lance (Nebraska) 8-2 Campbell 27 Davidson 12 125 - Zurich Storm (Campbell) tech Hale Robinson (Davidson) 16-1 133 - Kyle Gorant (Davidson) dec Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 6-1 141 - Gabe Hixenbaugh (Campbell) maj Nick Cambria (Davidson) 11-3 149 - Gavin Damasco (Davidson) dec Chris Rivera (Campbell) 2-0 157 - JoJo Aragona (Campbell) dec Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 13-8 165 - Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) dec Riley Augustine (Campbell) 6-3 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Steven Newell (Davidson) 5-0 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) fall Gavin Henry (Davidson) 3:30 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) fall Finlay Holston (Davidson) 5:17 285 - Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) dec Luke Davis (Campbell) 6-0 Illinois 36 Indiana 3 125 - Justin Cardani (Illinois) dec Jacob Moran (Indiana) 2-0SV 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) fall Brock Hudkins (Indiana) 1:10 141 - Dylan Duncan (Illinois) dec Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 8-2 149 - Christian Kanzler (Illinois) dec Graham Rooks (Indiana) 4-3 157 - Joe Roberts (Illinois) dec Jonathan Kervin (Indiana) 3-2 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) disq Kasper McIntosh (Indiana) 174 - DJ Shannon (Illinois) dec Nick South (Indiana) 6-4 184 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) fall Sean Grim (Indiana) 4:17 197 - Nick Willham (Indiana) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 3-1SV 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 5-4 Purdue 18 Minnesota 14 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 8-3 133 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 3-2 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) dec Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) 8-3 149 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) dec Alec White (Purdue) 6-4 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Kendall Coleman (Purdue) 2-1 165 - Hayden Lohrey (Purdue) dec Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 3-2 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) dec Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) 8-2 184 - Max Lyon (Purdue) dec Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 4-3 197 - Thomas Penola (Purdue) dec Michial Foy (Minnesota) 8-2 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) tech Michael Woulfe (Purdue) 18-2 Pittsburgh 30 Columbia 5 125 - Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) dec Joe Manchio (Columbia) 5-1 133 - Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec Angelo Rini (Columbia) 9-3 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) fall Matt Kazimir (Columbia) :33 149 - Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) dec Dom Rossetti (Columbia) 3-1SV 157 - Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) maj Andrew Garr (Columbia) 14-2 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 4-3TB 174 - Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 2-0 184 - Brian Bonino (Columbia) dec Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) 3-1 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) tech Joe Franzese (Columbia) 18-3 285 - Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) dec Dan Conley (Columbia) 6-0 Arizona State 29 Little Rock 12 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) tech Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 17-4 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) tech Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 18-2 141 - Conner Ward (Little Rock) dec Mykey Ramos (Arizona State) 5-2 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) maj Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 17-3 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) maj Austin Keal (Little Rock) 18-6 165 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) FFT 174 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) dec Zane Coleman (Arizona State) 8-1 184 - Josh Nummer (Arizona State) dec Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock) 4-3 197 - Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) tech Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 20-3 285 - Cohlton Schutlz (Arizona State) maj Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 16-4 Bloomsburg 36 Sacred Heart 6 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) dec Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) 12-6 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) fall Kyle Randall (Sacred Heart) 6:21 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart) 2:01 149 - Rafael Lievano (Sacred Heart) dec Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 7-6 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) dec Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) 3-1SV 165 - Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) dec Brandon Teresa (Sacred Heart) 8-3 174 - Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) dec Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) 2-0 184 - Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) fall Alex Marciniak (Sacred Heart) 2:16 197 - Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 9-2 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) fall Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) 3:22 Bloomsburg 37 York 9 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) dec Jared Kuhns (York) 9-4 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) fall Wilfred Jimenez (York) 5:56 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Tyson McDuffey (York) 2:31 149 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) fall Samuel Mazzella (York) 5:12 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) maj Eric Hutchinson (York) 12-2 165 - Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) dec Timothy Sparks (York) 10-8 174 - Kyle Strazdus (York) fall Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 3:18 184 - Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) fall Jake Hipps (York) 3:50 197 - Camden Farrow (York) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 8-2 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) maj Brock Hofler (York) 16-2 Army West Point 24 Lehigh 13 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) maj Ryan Chauvin (Army West Point) 14-4 133 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec Dominic Carone (Army West Point) 4-0 141 - Corey Shie (Army West Point) fall Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) :51 149 - Matt Williams (Army West Point) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 3-2 157 - Markus Hartman (Army West Point) fall Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 4:06 165 - Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 2-1 174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3 184 - Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army West Point) dec AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 5-1 197 - JT Brown (Army West Point) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 5-2 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) 6-0 Appalachian State 18 Chattanooga 16 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) dec Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) 5-3 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Codi Russell (Appalachian State) 2-1 141 - Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) dec Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) 4-2 149 - Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) 4-1 157 - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec Weston Wichman (Chattanooga) 12-7 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec Will Formato (Appalachian State) 4-2SV 174 - Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State) dec Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) 9-3 184 - Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) dec Barrett Blakely (Appalachian State) 4-2SV 197 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) maj Wyatt Miller (Appalachian State) 11-2 285 - Michael Burchell (Appalachian State) fall Matthias Ervin (Chattanooga) 4:17 Bucknell 29 American 9 125 - Max Leete (American) dec Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) 4-2 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Jack Maida (American) 7-4 141 - Darren Miller (Bucknell) maj Ethan Szerencsits (American) 14-2 149 - Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec Patrick Ryan (American) 6-3 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec Ryan Zimmerman (American) 7-0 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) fall Breon Phifer (American) 1:29 174 - Timothy Fitzpatrick (American) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 3-2 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) fall Colin Shannon (American) 1:33 197 - Mason McCready (Bucknell) maj Casten Rawls (American) 13-3 285 - Isaac Righter (American) dec Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) 8-1 Northwestern 29 Maryland 7 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) tech Tommy Capul (Maryland) 19-4 133 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) dec King Sandoval (Maryland) 6-0 141 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) dec Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 6-1 149 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec Michael North (Maryland) 10-4 157 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) maj Conner Decker (Maryland) 11-2 165 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) dec Gaven Bell (Maryland) 6-4 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 5-3 184 - Kyle Cochran (Maryland) maj Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 12-3 197 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 4-1 285 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) tech Zach Schrader (Maryland) 22-7 Missouri 21 Oklahoma State 20 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) fall Alex Yokubaitis (Oklahoma State) 5:58 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) tech Trey Crawford (Missouri) 22-7 141 - Carter Young (Oklahoma State) dec Connor Brown (Missouri) 7-4 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) fall Josh Edmond (Missouri) 4:51 157 - Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) dec Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) 2-1 165 - Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) dec Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 3-2 174 - Sean Harman (Missouri) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 5-4 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) dec Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) 2-0 197 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) 10-3 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) fall Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 2:25 Navy 33 Clarion 8 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Jacob Allen (Navy) 4-1 133 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall Alex Blake (Clarion) 4:51 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Tyler Hunt (Navy) 10-8SV 149 - Jonathan Miranda (Navy) fall John Alteri (Clarion) 4:17 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) fall Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 2:56 165 - Jon Park (Navy) InjDef Cameron Pine (Clarion) 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec Cael Crebs (Navy) 6-4SV 184 - David Key (Navy) dec Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) 3-0 197 - Jake Koser (Navy) dec Will Feldkamp (Clarion) 16-11 285 - Ryan Catka (Navy) dec Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) 2-0 Cornell 20 Penn 12 125 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Ryan Miller (Penn) 10-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec Dom LaJoie (Cornell) 8-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec JJ Wilson (Cornell) 5-1 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Anthony Artalona (Penn) 10-2 157 - Doug Zapf (Penn) dec Hunter Richard (Cornell) 6-4 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Jake Brindley (Cornell) 9-2 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Nick Incontrera (Penn) 4-2 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec Neil Antrassian (Penn) 5-4 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 6-1 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) dec Ben Goldin (Penn) 2-0 Penn 50 Long Island 0 125 - Blair Orr (Penn) fall Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) tech Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 19-3 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) FFT 149 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) tech Drew Witham (Long Island) 16-1 157 - Doug Zapf (Penn) maj Rhise Royster (Long Island) 17-6 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) maj Blake Bahna (Long Island) 24-10 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) tech Ryan Ferro (Long Island) 19-4 184 - Neil Antrassian (Penn) maj TJ Franden (Long Island) 16-3 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) tech Karl Bouyer (Long Island) 17-2 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) fall Tim Nagosky (Long Island) Lock Haven 24 Rider 10 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) maj Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 13-5 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3-2 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) maj Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 8-0 149 - Cole McComas (Rider) dec DeShawn Farber (Lock Haven) 6-5 157 - Ben Barton (Lock Haven) maj Alec Bobchin (Rider) 12-4 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) maj Michael Wilson (Rider) 16-7 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec Shane Reitsma (Rider) 4-2 184 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) dec Evan Vasquez (Rider) 6-1 197 - Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) dec Azeem Bell (Rider) 8-4 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) dec David Szuba (Rider) 6-1 Princeton 33 Rider 7 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) maj Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 15-3 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Brandon Spellman (Princeton) 5-3 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) maj Danny Coles (Princeton) 15-2 149 - Marshall Keller (Princeton) dec Cole McComas (Rider) 5-2 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Alec Bobchin (Rider) 7-2 165 - Blaine Bergey (Princeton) maj Michael Wilson (Rider) 14-5 174 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) dec Shane Reitsma (Rider) 12-7 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) fall Evan Vasquez (Rider) 1:31 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) fall Azeem Bell (Rider) 3:32 285 - Matthew Cover (Princeton) maj David Szuba (Rider) 19-7 Oklahoma 16 South Dakota State 15 125 - Jake Prata (Oklahoma) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 8-2 133 - Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) dec Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 7-1 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) 9-5 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) 8-3 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) dec Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) 8-3 165 - Joe Grello (Oklahoma) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 2-0 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 3-1SV 184 - Cade King (South Dakota State) dec Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) 4-3 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) 2-0 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 2-1TB Cornell 32 Drexel 12 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel) 7-3 133 - Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) dec Dom LaJoie (Cornell) 5-4 141 - JJ Wilson (Cornell) maj Jared Donahue (Drexel) 12-1 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) fall Tyler Williams (Drexel) :26 157 - Adam Santoro (Cornell) dec Parker Kropman (Drexel) 8-7 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) dec Jake Brindley (Cornell) 4-1 174 - Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) InjDef Chris Foca (Cornell) 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) fall Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) 6:59 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) tech Santino Morina (Drexel) 16-0 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) tech Elijah Anthony (Drexel) 18-0

Logan Massa (right) and Mikey Labriola(photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLenscom) Friday's Dual Results Arizona State 25 Stanford 15 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) FFT 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) tech Jackson DiSario (Stanford) 17-1 141 - Real Woods (Stanford) maj Mykey Ramos (Arizona State) 11-3 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) maj Jaden Abas (Stanford) 11-3 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Charlie Darracott (Stanford) 9-3 165 - Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 7-6 174 - Tyler Eischens (Stanford) dec fall Ryan Rochford (Arizona State) 2:50 184 - Nick Addison (Stanford) dec Josh Nummer (Arizona State) 4-3 197 - Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) dec Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 8-5 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj Peter Ming (Stanford) 13-2 Chattanooga 29 The Citadel 11 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) fall Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 4:36 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) 3-1 141 - Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) dec maj Jackson Bradford (The Citadel) 16-3 149 - Ethan Willis (The Citadel) dec Grant Lundy (Chattanooga) 6-4 157 - Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) maj Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) 11-2 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) maj Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) 9-1 174 - Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) dec Cole Burke (The Citadel) 3-1 184 - Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) dec Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 8-2 197 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) fall Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 5:50 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) maj Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga) 12-2 Ohio 25 Kent State 10 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) dec Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) 8-3 133 - Gio DiSabato (Ohio) dec Brendon Fenton (Kent State) 4-2 141 - Kyran Hagan (Ohio) dec Louis Newell (Kent State) 1-0 149 - Alec Hagan (Ohio) dec Kody Komara (Kent State) 7-4 157 - Jordan Slivka (Ohio) fall Robert Pryhocki (Kent State) 1:46 165 - Brady Chrisman (Kent State) maj Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 18-6 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Michael Ferree (Kent State) 13-8 184 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) dec Zayne Lehman (Ohio) 4-1 197 - Carson Brewer (Ohio) maj Tyler Bates (Kent State) 10-1 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) dec Jacob Cover (Kent State) 6-3 Gardner-Webb 22 Davidson 9 125 - Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) dec Hale Robinson (Gardner-Webb) 4-0 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Kyle Gorant (Davidson) 8-3 141 - Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) dec Nick Cambria (Davidson) 7-0 149 - Gavin Damasco (Davidson) dec Corbin Dion (Gardner-Webb) 3-1 157 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) 7-4 165 - Rodrick Mosely (Gardner-Webb) maj Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 12-3 174 - Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) dec Steven Newell (Davidson) 3-1SV 184 - Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec Gavin Henry (Davidson) 6-2 197 - Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) dec Finlay Holston (Davidson) 4-3 285 - Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) dec Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) 4-0 Penn 24 Lehigh 7 125 - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-0 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-6 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4 149 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-3 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec Doug Zapf (Penn) 4-0 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-5TB 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 10-5 184 - Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 9-6 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 3-1 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) maj Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-3 Central Michigan 26 Edinboro 9 125 - Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) maj Chris Merlo (Edinboro) 10-2 133 - Vince Perez (Central Michigan) dec Cam Soda (Edinboro) 4-1 141 - Gabe Willochell (Edinboro) fall Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) 2:35 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) 5-2 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec PJ Gohn (Edinboro) 5-2 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) dec Dylan Kohn (Edinboro) 9-4 174 - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) dec Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 3-0 184 - Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) dec Ethan Ducca (Edinboro) 4-1 197 - Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) dec Cade Dallwitz (Central Michigan) 6-1 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) maj Max Millin (Edinboro) 12-4 Michigan State 29 Maryland 6 125 - Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) maj Zach Spence (Maryland) 16-3 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) maj King Sandoval (Maryland) 9-0 141 - Matt Santos (Michigan State) dec Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 4-2SV 149 - Michael North (Maryland) dec Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 11-5 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) fall Lucas Cordio (Maryland) 2:06 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Gaven Bell (Maryland) 7-1 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec Nate Jimenez (Michigan State) 6-1 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Kyle Cochran (Maryland) 3-2 197 - Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 5-3 285 - Brad Wilton (Michigan State) dec Zach Schrader (Maryland) 3-1SV NC State 32 Virginia 2 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj Patrick McCormick (Virginia) 12-3 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) dec Brian Courtney (Virginia) 10-4 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) 4-3 149 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) dec Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) 5-1 157 - Jake Keating (Virginia) dec Ed Scott (NC State) 11-10 165 - Thomas Bullard (NC State) dec Justin McCoy (Virginia) 4-1 174 - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) fall Justin Phillips (Virginia) 2:55 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) maj Michael Battista (Virginia) 16-5 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Jay Aiello (Virginia) 7-5SV 285 - Tyrie Houghton (NC State) dec Quinn Miller (Virginia) 4-2 Oklahoma 37 Little Rock 3 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 5-2 133 - Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) dec Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 6-4 141 - Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) maj Conner Ward (Little Rock) 9-0 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 6-1 157 - Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) maj Austin Keal (Little Rock) 20-7 165 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) dec Troy Mantanona (Oklahoma) 12-0 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) fall Triston Wills (Little Rock) 2:44 184 - Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) fall Brayden Dillow (Little Rock) 6:09 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) tech Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 22-4 285 - Josh8- Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 6-2 Penn State 32 Ohio State 7 125 - Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) dec Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 2-0 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) fall Brady Koontz (Ohio State) 6:31 141 - Nick Lee (Penn State) maj Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 13-3 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 4-2 157 - Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 4-2SV 165 - Creighton Edsell (Penn State) dec Kevon Freeman (Ohio State) 2-0SV 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) maj Mason Manville (Penn State) 15-5 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) fall Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) 3:20 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) dec Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 5-3SV 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) maj Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 10-2 Virginia Tech 42 Duke 3 125 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) tech Ty Naquin (Duke) 19-2 133 - Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) FFT 141 - Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) maj Patrick Rowland (Duke) 8-0 149 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) fall Josh Finesilver (Duke) :21 157 - Wade Unger (Duke) dec Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) 4-3 165 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) maj Gabe Dinette (Duke) 14-5 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Matt Finesilver (Duke) 6-2 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) tech Vincent Baker (Duke) 15-0 197 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) dec Kaden Russell (Duke) 10-6 285 - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) fall Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) 2:13 North Carolina 19 Pittsburgh 12 125 - Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 2-1SV 133 - Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) dec Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) 3-2 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) 3-2 149 - Zach Sherman (North Carolina) dec Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) 8-2 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) dec Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) 2-1 165 - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec Michael Goldfeder (North Carolina) 8-1 174 - Clay Lautt (North Carolina) dec Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) 4-2 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) 17-8 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec Max Shaw (North Carolina) 7-1 285 - Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) dec Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) 4-3 Navy 21 Bucknell 12 125 - Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) dec Jacob Allen (Navy) 3-1SV 133 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) 7-1 141 - Darren Miller (Bucknell) dec Tyler Hunt (Navy) 5-2 149 - Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec Jonathan Miranda (Navy) 8-3 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 9-3 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec Val Park (Navy) 7-1 174 - Cael Crebs (Navy) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 9-2 184 - Hunter Johns (Navy) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 6-2 197 - Jake Koser (Navy) fall Mason McCready (Bucknell) 3:49 285 - Ryan Catka (Navy) dec Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) 5-0 Minnesota 22 Illinois 12 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 4-0 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 8-3 141 - Dylan Duncan (Illinois) dec Marcos Polano (Minnesota) 4-1 149 - Christian Kanzler (Illinois) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 13-8 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Joe Roberts (Illinois) 10-4 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 8-6SV 174 - Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) maj DJ Shannon (Illinois) 12-4 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 8-4 197 - Michial Foy (Minnesota) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 8-7 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) fall Luke Luffman (Illinois) 1:16 Iowa State 31 West Virginia 9 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) 6-5 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) maj Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 10-2 141 - Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 8-2 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) dec Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) 8-3 157 - David Carr (Iowa State) maj Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 17-5 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Isaac Judge (Iowa State) 4-3 174 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) fall Joel Devine (Iowa State) 1:09 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) fall Anthony Carman (West Virginia) 1:14 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 23-8 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) dec Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 6-4SV Wyoming 21 Northern Colorado 15 125 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) dec Darrick Stacey (Wyoming) 5-1 133 - Dyson Kunz (Northern Colorado) fall Josh Kyle (Wyoming) 3:41 141 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec Darren Green (Wyoming) 6-3 149 - Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) dec Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) 6-5 157 - Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) 4-1 165 - Cole Moody (Wyoming) maj Nick Knutson (Northern Colorado) 11-2 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) dec Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) 8-5 184 - Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) maj Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 12-3 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) maj Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) 16-3 285 - Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado) dec Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 8-2 Northern Iowa 31 Air Force 6 125 - Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) dec Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) 8-5 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) fall Sidney Flores (Air Force) 4:53 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) maj Cody Phippen (Air Force) 13-4 149 - Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 6-3 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 8-4 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Trey Brisker (Air Force) 6-0 174 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Pat Schoenfelder (Northern Iowa) 10-8 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Jake Thompson (Air Force) 20-5 197 - John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) maj Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) 18-5 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 10-5 Oklahoma State 29 South Dakota State 6 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 2-1 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) fall Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) 5:55 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 3-1 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) 4-0 157 - Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) maj Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) 10-1 165 - Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 3-1 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 5-3 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) maj Cade King (South Dakota State) 16-7 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) 3-1 285 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) dec AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) 5-3 Michigan 20 Nebraska 13 125 - Jack Medley (Michigan) tech Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) 24-8 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Dominick Serrano (Nebraska) 6-2 141 - Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) dec Stevan Micic (Michigan) 7-3 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) maj Pat Nolan (Michigan) 11-3 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 3-1SV 165 - Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec Cam Amine (Michigan) 5-3 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) dec Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 4-1 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) dec Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 8-2 197 - Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec Patrick Brucki (Michigan) 8-5 285 - Mason Parris (Michigan) dec Christian Lance (Nebraska) 4-1 CSU Bakersfield 20 Cal Baptist 19 125 - Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) fall Devin Garcia (Cal Baptist) 5:40 133 - Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) dec Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) 4-2SV 141 - Brandon Paulson (Cal Baptist) dec Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 6-2 149 - Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) fall Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) 2:19 157 - AJ Raya (Cal Baptist) dec Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 4-1 165 - Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) maj Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) 14-5 174 - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) maj Johann Steinforth (Cal Baptist) 9-1 184 - Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) dec Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) 6-1 197 - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) maj Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) 10-1 285 - Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) dec Chris Island (Cal Baptist) 3-1 Oregon State 21 Cal Poly 10 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) 8-4 133 - Devan Turner (Oregon State) dec Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 9-3 141 - Grant Willits (Oregon State) dec Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) 5-3 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Cory Crooks (Oregon State) 4-2SV 157 - Hunter Willits (Oregon State) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 6-0 165 - Evan Wick (Cal Poly) maj Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) 17-4 174 - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) dec Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) 3-1SV 184 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) dec Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 5-2 197 - Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) dec Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) 5-3 285 - Gary Traub (Oregon State) dec Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) 4-1

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We have our first full-slate Friday night of ACC duals this week and I am excited. I'll be in Chapel Hill to see the North Carolina-Pittsburgh dual and I'll be trying to keep up with the other conference action! Virginia Tech hosts the Blue Devils and are looking to make it two-in-a-row after beating Pitt last week. We should see the full lineup for the Hokies for the first time since November. Big ones to note: Finesilver-Andonian III and Finesilver-Lewis. Virginia travels to Raleigh to try to knock off #4 NC State and make a massive statement on the road. There are a few awesome matchups in this one to keep an eye on--Keating-Scott, McCoy-Bullard and Aiello-Trumble all have my full attention. In the spotlight dual that will get the Rock Harrison/Shawn Kinney treatment, we have Pitt making the long drive down to Chapel Hill. Some good ones to note here--Matthews-Clarke, Cleary-O'Connor and Harvey-Kane. Duke at #10 Virginia Tech 125: Logan Agin vs #20 Sam Latona Latona is coming off a big win over #32 Gage Curry last week in Pittsburgh, while Agin has started 0-2 in ACC competition. I've liked what I've seen from Latona this half of the season; he seems to be handling the cut well and has been much more aggressive and offensive. Great to see him rounding back into form. 133: Drake Doolittle vs. #5 Korbin Myers Myers is also coming off a big win over #7 Micky Phillippi last week and facing Doolittle, who has also started 0-2 in ACC competition. The match last week was very gritty and probably the toughest mental match he has had this season and he handled it very well. 141: Parker Decker vs. #22 Collin Gerardi Gerardi fell to a red hot #18 Cole Matthews last week against the Panthers, but it was very close for the majority of the match. Gerardi is a very stingy defensive wrestler and incredibly difficult to score on. When he can get some offense to go with that in a match, he'll usually come out on top. Decker wrestled #7 Kizhan Clarke closely in the opening dual, but Duke didn't send anyone out last week against NC State at 141, so not sure what we'll see here. 149: #14 Josh Finesilver vs. #5 Bryce Andonian This match should have some fireworks. Both of these guys will have the ability to let loose and throw points on the board. Andonian has been out much of the second half of the season, but hopefully will be back for this match. He is 4-1 on the year with three falls--his only loss was to #1 Sammy Sasso of Ohio State. Finesilver has gone 1-1 in arguably the deepest weight in the ACC. He had a sudden victory win over Zach Sherman and dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to Tariq Wilson on a takedown with 10 seconds left in the match last week. Both of these guys can wrestle with anyone and aren't afraid to take risks to score points. Really looking forward to this one. 157: Wade Unger vs. #21 Connor Brady Unger has impressed me in his two ACC losses. He has wrestled very hard and been aggressive against tough competition. He held Austin O'Connor to a close match and scored the first two takedowns on Ed Scott last week, before Scott went on a point-scoring spree. Brady dropped a sudden victory loss to Elijah Cleary at Pitt but wrestled well. He was in on multiple shots but was unable to finish on a very defensively tough Cleary. 165: Gabe Dinette vs. Clayton Ulrey Both guys here are coming off losses and looking to pick up their first ACC win. Dinette is 0-2 with losses to Sonny Santiago of UNC and Thomas Bullard of NC State. Ulrey lost to Jake Wentzel from Pitt last week. This could be a good matchup--but it will depend on which version of Dinette we see; I was really impressed with him midseason when he seemed to be breaking through and showing a lot more offensive output; I'd like to see that again. Ulrey has been improving all season long and is on the cusp of being ranked. 174: #15 Matt Finesilver vs. #3 Mekhi Lewis Finesilver enters this match at 22-4, with two straight losses coming to ACC foes #13 Clay Lautt and #4 Hayden Hidlay. Now he gets to face #3 Mekhi Lewis. 174 in the ACC is no joke. Lewis picked up his first conference win last week with a tech fall over James Lledo of Pitt. This will be their first meeting, since they have never been at the same weight. This match could have fireworks or could be a defensive battle; we'll see which side of the coin it lands on! 184: Vince Baker vs. #10 Hunter Bolen Baker comes in 0-2 in the ACC and Bolen picked up a first-period pin over #32 Gregg Harvey last week. Bolen was coming off an extended absence and looked phenomenal in his first match back. 197: Kaden Russell vs. #32 Dakota Howard This is a sneaky-fun match with some potential for points to get flying. Both of these guys are high output, have explosive finishes on their shots and have great gas tanks. Howard fell to #8 Nino Bonaccorsi last week and Russell is 0-2 with losses to #29 Max Shaw and #20 Isaac Trumble. Russell holds a head-to-head win over Howard with a pin in 2019. 285: Jonah Niesenbaum vs #14 Nathan Traxler Traxler has been wrestling incredibly well all year and seems to be getting better every match. He had a 12-0 major over a tough Jake Slinger last week. Niesenbaum is 1-1 in ACC competition with a win over Brandon Whitman and a loss to Tyrie Houghton. Virginia at #4 NC State 125: Patrick McCormick vs. #14 Jakob Camacho McCormick is coming off a big sudden victory win over Spencer Moore that tied the dual for the Hoos. Camacho started slow last week, against Agin, but was able to pour on the points late and pick up a third-period pin. Camacho has been more consistent than McCormick this season, but Patch has shown that he can't be counted out of any match, so this could be a fun one. Camacho holds a 1-0 lead head to head. 133: #22 Brandon Courtney vs. #15 Kai Orine/Jarrett Trombley Courtney was named ACC Wrestler of the Week after two impressive wins against North Carolina. He knocked off then-#10 Jaime Hernandez in sudden victory to open the dual, then ended the evening with a sudden victory over now-#23 Joe Heilmann in an extra match. I'm not sure if we'll see Orine, who is 11-1 on the year and 2-0 in ACC competition or Jarrett Trombley, who is 10-2, as they are still trying to solidify their starter for the postseason. 141: Dylan Cedeno vs. #24 Ryan Jack Cedeno dropped a close match to #6 Kizhan Clarke last week and Ryan Jack received a forfeit, so he is yet to wrestle an ACC match. Cedeno is now 2-3 and has missed much of the season but looked strong in his match last week. Jack has been impressive all year and is looking to make a statement. 149: #30 Jarod Verkleeren vs #3 Tariq Wilson Verkleeren is coming off a tough loss to #20 Zach Sherman in the UNC dual. He came in on a 10-match winning streak and didn't seem to wrestle his best match against Sherman, who wrestled one of his best matches of the year and has some great momentum right now. Wilson is coming off a close win over #14 Josh Finesilver last week against Duke. He was down 3-2 late in the third and was able to get a takedown and ride out to get the win. I'm guessing we'll see a more active Tariq in this match. 157: #29 Jake Keating vs. #10 Ed Scott Scott picked up a tech fall over Wade Unger to get his first ACC win last week. Keating is coming off a very well-wrestled match against #6 Austin O'Connor. AOC won 7-4, but Keating gave him a fight and picked up a takedown in the third to have a late lead before O'Connor broke off two takedowns to get the win. This will be interesting as both of them are taller 157 pounders who use their length well. 165: #17 Justin McCoy vs. #21 Thomas Bullard McCoy comes in 11-0 and picked up his first ACC win over Sonny Santiago last week after being out for the Pitt dual. He will get a defensive test from Bullard, who enters with a 14-4 record and a win over Gabe Dinette last week. Bullard has shown the tendency to wrestle to the level of his competition at times, so this match should push us to see the best version of Bullard. This match could be a good chance for McCoy to show he is ready to battle Jake Wentzel for 165 supremacy in the ACC. 174: Justin Phillips vs. #4 Hayden Hidlay Phillips has been a quiet warrior this year for the Hoos. He put up a good fight, but lost last week 8-2 to #13 Clay Lautt. Hidlay's resume speaks for itself. He is a monster to match up with at any weight, but has looked very impressive since his move up to 174. He is 1-0 in ACC competition with a 5-2 decision over #15 Matt Finesilver to pick up his 100th victory last week. 184: #25 Michael Battista vs. #3 Trent Hidlay Battista had been on an amazing run to start the season at 12-1 before running into the buzzsaw of Gavin Kane last week. I will give Kane full credit for wrestling as well as he did--and he has had an amazing season so far as well--but the Battista we saw last week didn't look the same as what we have seen from him all season. I'm hopeful that we see him at full strength this week and he'll need it to face the returning NCAA finalist. Hidlay comes in at 11-0 with an astonishing 90% BONUS rate. He is coming off a quick pin of Vince Baker last week to be 1-0 in the ACC. 197: #13 Jay Aiello vs. #20 Isaac Trumble We've got another fun one here. Aiello comes in at 8-1 with his only loss to #8 Nino Bonaccorsi and picked up a major decision last week over #29 Max Shaw. Trumble is 15-3 and had a hard-fought 2-1 win over Kaden Russell last week. This is a battle of contrasting styles and experience in the 6th year Aiello versus youth in the 2nd year Trumble. 285: #31 Quinn Miller vs. #26 Tyrie Houghton This could be one of the more interesting matches in the dual. Miller has had a good year but was sidelined for a stretch to start the second half of the season. He didn't look his usual self when he lost to Jake Slinger in the Pitt dual, but credit to Slinger for wrestling a great match. Houghton has been battling for the starting spot with Owen Trephan and Deonte Wilson and looks to be getting all the ACC reps. Miller is 1-1 in the ACC with a loss to Slinger and a win over Brandon Whitman from UNC; Houghton is 1-0 coming off a win over Jonah Niesenbaum of Duke. #23 Pittsburgh at #18 North Carolina 125: #31 Gage Curry vs. Spencer Moore Moore has shown improvement every time out and has wrestled well in his ACC matches; he is 1-1 with a win over Logan Agin and a sudden victory loss to Patrick McCormick last week. Curry has been a consistent force for the Panthers this year and is coming in at 1-1 with a win over Patrick McCormick and a loss to Sam Latona. 133: #7 Micky Phillippi vs #23 Joe Heilmann Heilmann had been fighting for the starting spot and had filled in admirably while Jaime Hernandez was injured. It looks like the spot will be all Heilmann moving forward. He brings in a 15-4 record and doesn't have any official ACC matches, but lost to Brian Courtney in sudden victory last week in an ECM. Phillippi has put together another solid season and has split his results in ACC competition so far; he took a win over Trey Lane of UVA and lost a battle to Korbin Myers last week. This should be a fun one to watch. 141: #17 Cole Matthews vs. #6 Kizhan Clarke I have this match circled as the match I am most looking forward to this dual. Clarke is undefeated on the season and has ACC wins over Dylan Cedeno and Parker Decker. He has shown some amazing maturity on the mat and has done what he needs to do to win matches and seems unstoppable on double legs in the third period. Matthews has been a monster for the Panthers this year. He is 11-2 with ACC wins over Collin Gerardi and Evan Buchanan and is on a seven-match winning streak. Both of these guys are tough to score on and have explosive moments that lead to a lot of points. Really looking forward to this one. 149: Luke Kemerer vs #20 Zach Sherman Sherman had one of the toughest schedules in the country the first half of the season and took some lumps, but he has had a resurgent second half of the season. He is 1-1 in the conference with a win over Jarod Verkleeren last week in a match that he wrestled incredibly well, and a sudden victory loss to #14 Josh Finesilver in an absolute battle between the two to start the conference season. Kemerer has had a rough go in the ACC with losses to Jarod Verkleeren and Sam Hillegas. 157: #19 Elijah Cleary vs. #6 Austin O'Connor Cleary has had an impressive season for the Panthers; he comes in at 10-4 and is 2-0 in the ACC with wins over Jon Errico of UVA and a sudden victory win over #23 Connor Brady last week in the Virginia Tech dual. O'Connor has continued to show his dominance and ability to put matches away since his move up to 157. His lone loss is to #5 Peyton Robb by decision in an early dual against Nebraska. He has looked great in conference with wins over Wade Unger and Jake Keating. O'Connor slammed the door on Keating last week in the third period as Keating took an early lead in the match. 165: #14 Jake Wentzel vs. Sonny Santiago Santiago has improved throughout the year and has looked impressive in his ACC matches; he has a win over Gabe Dinette and wrestled a tough Justin McCoy to a decision last week against UVA. Wentzel seems to have returned to form as a punishing top wrestler and someone who is able to assert control in most matches. He comes in at 11-4 and 2-0 in the ACC with wins over Clayton Ulrey and Jake Keating, who bumped up in the Pitt dual. 174: James Lledo vs. #13 Clay Lautt Lledo has wrestled well since dropping to 174, but comes in at 0-2 in conference with losses to Justin Phillips and Mekhi Lewis. Lautt has wrestled incredibly well after a slower start to the year and is riding a seven-match winning streak, including ACC wins over Justin Phillips and Matt Finesilver. 184: #31 Gregg Harvey vs. #21 Gavin Kane After a great start to the year, Harvey has had a rough go in conference competition with losses to Michael Battista and a pin from Hunter Bolen. Kane has been on a tear this year after solidifying his spot at 184. He is 13-2 with ACC wins over Vince Baker and an incredibly dominating win over a very-tough Michael Battista. 197: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi vs #29 Max Shaw Nino has continued to be a picture of consistency. He is 10-2 with close losses to #6 Greg Bulsak and #10 Patrick Brucki. He is averaging slightly over 10 points per match and is 2-0 in the conference with wins over #32 Dakota Howard and #13 Jay Aiello. After a slow start to the season, Shaw has looked great, winning eight-in-a-row before his loss to Aiello last week; he has a conference win over Kaden Russell. 285: Jake Slinger vs. Brandon Whitman There is a very real possibility this dual comes down to the heavyweights to decide it. Slinger comes in at 10-10, with an ACC win over Quinn Miller and a loss to Nathan Traxler. He has had some huge wins for the Panthers to put duals away this year. Whitman also enters at 10-10 but is winless in the ACC with losses to Miller and Jonah Niesebaum. Whitman holds the head-to-head win over Slinger from the dual last year.

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) It's Friday, so you know what that means! It's time for a Big Ten Network doubleheader! Once again, back-to-back Big Ten duals will kick off a fun weekend of action in the conference. This week, top-ranked Penn State opens up the Bryce Jordan Center for a “white-out” against rival #8 Ohio State at 7:00pm. Following that match is a tilt between #3 Michigan and #12 Nebraska. Also on the Big Ten family of channels is #16 Michigan State at Maryland and #11 Minnesota at Illinois. Both matches can be fought on BIG+. Here's a primer on some of the top bouts to watch in each dual: #16 Michigan State at Maryland - 7:00pm (B1G+) Link: BIG+ Must-Watch Matches: 184 lbs: #13 Kyle Cochran (Maryland) vs. #23 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 197 lbs: #8 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) vs. #28 Jaron Smith (Maryland) Maryland's veteran upperweights have been a pleasant surprise this season. Kyle Cochran won 14 of his first 15 bouts this year, a streak that included a title at the Southern Scuffle. Jaron Smith is fresh off an overtime win over then-sixth ranked Patrick Brucki (Michigan) in his last outing. He'll face a hot Cameron Caffey, who is riding a seven-match winning streak and handed Max Dean (Penn State) his first loss of the year two Sundays ago. The 2020 Big Ten finalist is now 21-4 on the year for the Spartans. 184 lber Layne Malczewski posted the most significant win of his career against Rutgers when he stepped over returning All-American John Poznanski for a fall. The performances from both schools have to be encouraging this year, as Michigan State has surged into the rankings after defeating Purdue and Rutgers. Maryland has had success outside of the Big Ten with five dual wins. The strength of the Terrapin lineup is in its upperweights, so for Maryland to pull an upset, they'd likely need to win both of these bouts. #8 Ohio State at #1 Penn State - 7:00pm (Big Ten Network) Must-Watch Matches: 125 lbs: #6 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) vs. #10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 149 lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. #18 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 165 lbs: #4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) vs. #11 Brady Berge (Penn State) 174 lbs: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 184 lbs; #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. #6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 197 lbs: #2 Max Dean (Penn State) vs. #21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 285 lbs: #5 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #13 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) This dual doesn't have the same cache as Penn State's last two opponents or in years past when Ohio State was an NCAA title favorite, but there's still plenty to watch. Right off the bat, the 125 lb contest will be an interesting contrast of styles. Drew Hildebrandt can do damage on the mat, while Malik Heinselman is slick on his feet. Both picked up wins over Iowa in their most recent matches. At 149 lbs, Beau Bartlett tends to keep it close with his competition, so will he be able to nullify Sammy Sasso? The 165 lb contest features a pair of wrestlers who have recently met three-time Big Ten champion Alex Marinelli (Iowa). Carson Kharchla used a slick drag to stun the veteran late, while Brady Berge felt the wrath of a fired-up Marinelli and fell via major decision. Despite the point total between their common opponent, expect a close one here. Speaking of close, the next two bouts could come down to the wire, despite the Nittany Lions having top-ranked wrestlers. Both Ethan Smith and Kaleb Romero tend to limit their opponents offensively and are rarely “out” of a match. #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) needed extra time and a lot of great scrambling to prevail over Romero. At 197 lbs, we'll see if Max Dean can build off of his comeback win over two-time NCAA All-American Jacob Warner (Iowa). His opponent, Gavin Hoffman, has generally beaten the guys you'd expect him to defeat, while losing to higher-ranked competition. For any OSU upset hopes, they'll probably need to take 197. The dual closes with a battle between two returning AA's, Greg Kerkvliet and Tate Orndorff. Despite being limited at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Kerkvliet still managed to major Orndorff. #11 Minnesota at Illinois - 8:00pm (B1G+) Link: B1G+ Must-Watch Matches: 125 lbs: #9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) vs. #25 Justin Cardani (Illinois) 133 lbs: #6 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. #27 Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 141 lbs: #4 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) vs. #15 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) 184 lbs: #18 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) vs. #22 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 285 lbs: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. #16 Luke Luffman (Illinois) The first bout here should feature a good contrast of styles. Patrick McKee can light up the scoreboard and throw the kitchen sink at his opponents, while Justin Cardani works from a knee and tends to slow down the opposition. That worked to an extent last season as Cardani limited McKee to only four points; however, he still lost a 4-2 contest. After a strong Cliff Keen Las Vegas performance, Jake Gliva has taken some lumps during the conference portion of his schedule. He's trying to reverse a stretch that has seen him go 1-4 against Big Ten opponents, though Lucas Byrd is not someone you'd hope to meet during that skid. The most intriguing bout of the evening will take place at 141 lbs between 2020 All-American Dylan Duncan and Jake Bergeland. Duncan saw his first action of the year on Sunday and showed no rust in a 9-2 win over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern). His level of competition will rise tonight with Bergeland, who is fresh off a 5-2 win over Stevan Micic (Michigan) on Friday. Bergeland has solidified himself as an outside AA threat and should be a dangerous proposition for a still-returning Duncan. Hopefully at 184 lbs, Minnesota will send out freshman Isaiah Salazar. Salazar has been impressive at 10-2, with wins over Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) and Malczewski, but he has missed some time. Two-time qualifier Zac Braunagel will represent another solid test for the young Gopher. Braunagel has been pretty consistent this year and is coming off of consecutive conference wins. Any time we get to see Gable Steveson on the collegiate mats is a treat. If Gable goes for Minnesota, he'll face an opponent in Luke Luffman that is ranked 16th in the nation and sports a 12-4 record. Despite this, Steveson only needed :35 seconds to dispatch the Illini big man during their 2021 dual meet. #3 Michigan at #12 Nebraska - 9:00pm (Big Ten Network) Must-Watch Matches: 141 lbs: #8 Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) vs. #11 Stevan Micic (Michigan) 157 lbs: #5 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. #13 Will Lewan (Michigan) 174 lbs: #5 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) vs. #6 Logan Massa (Michigan) 184 lbs: #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. #9 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 197 lbs: #3 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) vs. #10 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) 285 lbs: #3 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. #12 Christian Lance (Nebraska) The nightcap on the Big Ten Network doubleheader has some of the most juicy dual matchups of the week. Starting at 141 lbs, Chad Red Jr. is on an incredibly difficult run to finish the season (as are some of his Nebraska teammates). All four of his remaining opponents have finished in the top-five at nationals at least once in their careers. Tonight it will be Micic, who is looking to bounce back after his loss to Bergeland. With six of the top 11 wrestlers in the nation at 141 lbs from the B1G, Micic can't afford to drop another conference bout. Despite the disparity in their current rankings, #13 Will Lewan holds the only career win over #5 Peyton Robb during collegiate competition. That victory came in 2019-20, before Robb moved up to 165 lbs last season. Expect this one to be tactical and close. Expect some more familiarity at 174 lbs, between two-time AA's Mikey Labriola and Logan Massa. The two met at the conference championships last year and Labriola dominated, to the tune of 11-3. There is no-such history at 184 lbs as Myles Amine spent the first three years of his career placing no lower than fourth at 174 lbs. Last year he jumped up to 197 to prepare for the Olympic Games and took third again. He also returned with a bronze medal for San Marino. Taylor Venz has been at 184 for his entire career. Venz was fourth as a freshman and has lost in the Round of 12 twice in the years that followed. While 197 lbs has generally been chaotic across the country, Eric Schultz has quietly been pretty consistent. Schultz's only loss of the year came in the CKLV finals to returning AA Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming). Against top-flight competition, he rarely lights up the scoreboard, so I'd expect a low-scoring, close bout again. Patrick Brucki has been one of those 197 lbers that has contributed to an ever-changing set of rankings at the weight. While also losing to Buchanan in Vegas, Brucki has dropped bouts to Maryland's Smith and Penn State's Dean, both in sudden victory. On the other hand, Brucki already has downed the 2021 national runner-up, Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh), 6-3. Though both are ranked in the top-15 at heavyweight and have been constants in their respective lineups for the last couple of years, you have to go back to 2019-20 to find the previous meeting between Mason Parris and Christian Lance. In that contest, Parris cruised to a 6-1.

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Hey there Jagoffs and Jagettes. Not only am I back from a one-week hiatus, but I just got back from watching Rider and Rutgers battle for a Big Mac or something and you really can't beat the live experience of watching a dual. The speed of the action just hits differently as the crowd reacts with every move like a symphony in unison with the athletes. When I'm home, I miss half the action because I'm scrolling on my phone to see what everyone's saying. Here, I could've forgotten it in my car and barely would've noticed. Believe it or not, this season is quickly winding down, so if you haven't gotten to any matches yet this year, then I suggest you get off your butt then back on your butt inside a gym to support your local team. Huge thanks to my good buddies Brian Miller and Dan Seifring for accepting me into the crew and I hope we enjoy many more duals in the future. To your questions! (There's like three, maybe I'm losing my sex appeal) Are you impressed by the viewership numbers of Penn State and Iowa? @PelikanHead Impressed? No. Encouraged? A little bit. I'm not really one to care that much about ratings, but it is an important element to expanding the reach of wrestling. I'm encouraged that the numbers are growing. I became a full-time fan in 2017 out of the blue and I can't be the only one since. The tricky thing about wrestling is it's not a sport for the casual fan. You either watch it or you don't. The beauty is that once you're in, you're hooked because you find your favorites and follow their whole career. By then, the next crop of young stars pops up and you want to see what they do. What am I gonna do? Stop watching after this year and not see what Nick Feldman does in college? Of course not. So how do we bring in new fans? You say get big matches on ESPN so it can reach new viewers. Ok, getting good ratings definitely helps that. Yes, a huge promotional push from the Worldwide Leader would go a long way in the sport's popularity, but unfortunately, it will take a lot more than a peak of 300,000 to make it happen. They know people want to watch wrestling. That's why it's on the app. Why put a niche sport on the main channel when they can just get subscriptions from the niche fanbase? As we all know, the younger generation has pulled the plug on cable and you'd be surprised how many miss big duals on boomer cable anyway. (Shout out @DropTweetin, love you buddy) We have numerous options to stream from now and that's a good thing. Nary a dual is not streamed anymore. In fact, you can find them all here What were we talking about? Ratings? I think it's great for BTN since they have many of the marquee teams. Don't worry so much about what ESPN does as long as they keep up the streaming. 1. If VTech beats NC State in the non-conference dual, and NC State wins the conference, should we consider it legitimate? 2. Do you think Northern Iowa is ranked appropriately after their conquest over the entire state of Oklahoma? @MTorriero I'm just glad for the sake of the sport that these two great teams came to an agreement to have the dual. I don't really care who hangs what banner where. How about that Panther Train rumbling through Oklahoma so hard they left aftershocks on the way out! Doug Schwab and the gang left such a mark that the ground literally moved when they were done. I don't know if they're ranked appropriately and I don't care. I do care that a team living in the shadow of not one but two storied programs is starting to make its own mark in the state. It goes to show what you can accomplish with a charismatic, young, (Doug and I are the same age… shut up we're young) head coach who can get his guys to buy-in. The foundation being laid by the entire Schwab family is a joy to watch develop and I don't see the train slowing down any time soon. Who has the best faded T and jorts look in wrestling? @Jkos11 Kaleb Romero. If aliens landed and said show me Man, you show them Kaleb Romero. That is a man. That's it for this week, friends. Some great duals on tap for the weekend, plus high school teams are starting to get into team postseasons. Get out there and check some out if you can.

Columbia's 125 lber Joe Manchio (photo courtesy of Columbia athletics) Friday 2/4 Bucknell @ Navy – Annapolis, MD (7:30PM) #15 Lehigh vs. #19 Penn – Bethlehem, PA (7PM) Saturday 2/5 #9 Cornell @ Princeton – Princeton, NJ (1PM) Drexel vs. Hofstra & LIU – Philadelphia, PA (2PM & 4PM) Franklin & Marshall @ Messiah Open – Mechanicsburg, PA (all day) Sunday 2/6 American @ Bucknell – Lewisburg, PA (2PM) Army vs. #15 Lehigh – West Point, NY (2PM) Columbia @ #23 Pitt – Pittsburgh (1PM) #9 Cornell @ #19 Penn – Philadelphia, PA (1PM) Drexel vs. #9 Cornell – Philadelphia, PA (5PM) Penn vs. LIU – Philadelphia, PA (3:30PM) #25 Princeton vs Rider - Lawrenceville, NJ (4:00PM) Navy vs. Clarion – Annapolis, MD (2PM) Sacred Heart @ Bloomsburg – Bloomsburg, PA (1PM) *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 are a few I'm missing, but these caught my eye. There are some awesome team duals this week to top the list. #15 Lehigh vs #19 Penn #9 Cornell @ #25 Princeton #9 Cornell @ #19 Penn 125lb – Arujau (#3) Cornell vs. Glory (#2) Princeton 125lb – Lane (#19) Lehigh vs. Miller (#26) Penn 141lb – Kazimir (#19) Columbia vs. Matthews (#17) Pitt 157lb – Humphreys (#8) Lehigh vs. Zapf (#20) Penn 165lb – Meyer (#24) Lehigh vs. Revano (#25) Penn 165lb – Ramirez (#8) Cornell vs. Revano (#25) Penn 165lb – Ogunsanya (#23) Columbia vs. Wentzel (#14) Pitt 174lb – Foca (#12) Cornell vs. Incontrera (#26) Penn 184lb – Loew (#15) Cornell vs. Stefanik (#20) Princeton 197lb – Cardenas (#19) Cornell vs. Stout (#18) Princeton Where you'll find me: I will be in Philadelphia on the broadcast for two Drexel matches on Saturday. I'll then be in attendance at the Cornell vs Penn match at 1PM on Sunday. Finally, I'll be on the Cornell vs. Drexel broadcast later at 5PM. It's a long weekend of wrestling, but it's going to be an awesome one!

Keegan O'Toole (left) and Travis Wittlake in the 2021 NCAA third-place bout (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Friday 02/04 South Dakota State at Oklahoma State Wyoming at Northern Colorado Little Rock at Oklahoma West Virginia at Iowa State Air Force at Northern Iowa Saturday 02/05 Air Force at Iowa State West Virginia at Northern Iowa Sunday 02/06 South Dakota State at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Missouri Oklahoma State-Missouri is not the dual it was three months ago Going into this season anyone that follows the Big 12 had this weekend circled. Perennial Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma State and Missouri, who won the Big 12 their last year in the conference before a hiatus in the MAC, were widely projected as 1A and 1B in the conference. A few losses for both teams have really shaken things up and it's no longer seeing the hype we thought it would. This is still a solid dual though. Several great individual matchups across the board and really one of those duals you could see going either way. For either team this could be a huge momentum builder if they're looking to reestablish themselves as a conference title contender going into the last few weeks of the season. Iowa State-Northern Iowa setting up for a big one Iowa State and Northern Iowa are both coming off monster wins last weekend over Oklahoma State and have a date with each other coming up. This one suddenly could be as big as it's ever been in the rivalry. But they've got to get through a few tests this week with Air Force and West Virginia to carry that momentum into next week and set up for another huge one at Cedar Falls between the Panthers and the Cyclones.

MAC Wrestler of the Week Brady Chrisman (photo courtesy of Kent State athletics) Bloomsburg: On Saturday, the Huskies lost a hard-fought battle to Rider 25-9. Three Huskies came away with a win. Cade Balestrini (149) defeated Bryan Miraglia by a 5-3 decision. Alex Carida (157) won 5-0 over Alec Bobchin. Bruno Stolfi (184) topped Evan Vasquez 7-2. The Huskies will be back in action on Sunday, February 6th, where they will face Sacred Heart University at 1:00pm in the Nelson Field House. Buffalo: The Bulls, Michael Petite (157), came away with a Mat-Town II Championship after going a perfect 4-0 on the weekend. Petite defeated Aurelius Dunbar of Penn State by a 10-2 decision, Douglas Terry of Cleveland State by a 9-3 decision, and Hunter Horton of Kutztown and Aboubakare Diaby of Drexel by technical falls. Petite improves to 8-3 this season. The Bulls will be back in action against Northern Illinois University on Saturday, February 5th at 1:00pm in Alumni Arena. Central Michigan: The Chippewas extend their win streak, topping their past eight opponents. They are now 9-2 overall; 4-0 in the MAC. Seven wrestlers defeated their competition from Ohio. Brock Bergelin (125) won by a 2-1 decision over Oscar Sanchez. Dresden Simon (141) triumphed over Kyran Hagan by a 9-0 major decision. Corbyn Munson (149) defeated Alec Hagan by a 4-1 decision. Johnny Lovett (157) defeated Jordan Slivka by a 9-5 decision. Tracy Hubbard (165) won by major decision over Sean O'Dwyer 14-2. Aaron Bolo (197) defeated Carson Brewer by an 8-4 decision. Matt Stencel (HWT) won by major decision over Jordan Earnest 10-0. The Chippewas will compete on Friday, February 4th, at 7:00pm against Edinboro. Cleveland State: The Vikings dropped a tough matchup against Kent State 25-9. Three Vikings downed their opponents, adding to their overall season record. Logan Heil (125) defeated Jake Ferri by a 9-4 decision. Marcus Robinson (149) triumphed over Kody Komara by a close 3-2 decision. Ben Smith (197) won by a 6-4 decision over Tyler Bates. The Vikings will be back in action on Saturday, February 5th, against Ohio at 7:00pm. Clarion: On Saturday, the Eagles lost to Kent State 21-16. Four wrestlers defeated their opponents in a dominating fashion. Seth Koleno (141) won by a 9-5 decision over Louis Newell. John Worthing (174) triumphed over Michael Ferree by a technical fall 20-3. Will Feldkamp (197) defeated Tyler Bates by a technical fall 20-2. Ty Bagoly (HWT) shutout Jacob Cover 5-0. The Eagles will wrestle on Saturday, February 5th, against SIUE at 6:00pm and George Mason at 7:30pm. Edinboro: The Fighting Scots lost to George Mason 22-12 over the weekend. Three wrestlers won their matches. Gabe Willochell (141) triumphed over Shawn Nonaka by fall in 1:52. Dylan Kohn (165) won by an 8-6 decision in sudden victory over Tyler Kocak. Cody Mulligan (197) defeated Jon List by a 4-1 decision. The Fighting Scots will wrestle Central Michigan on Friday, February 4th, at 7:00pm. George Mason: On Sunday, the Patriots defeated Edinboro 22-12. Seven wrestlers came away with wins. Ben Monn (125) won by a 2-0 decision over Chris Merlo. Mitchell Rapuano (133) triumphed over Cam Soda by a 9-3 decision. Alex Madrigal (149) defeated Ryan Burgos by a 12-9 decision. Avery Bassett (157) won by an 8-2 decision over PJ Gohn. Logan Messer (174) defeated Jory Arnold by a 12-1 major decision. Kyle Davis (184) won by a 10-7 decision over Ethan Ducca. Austin Stith (HWT) edged Max Millin 3-2. The Patriots will wrestle on Saturday, February 5th, against SIUE at 4:30pm and Clarion at 7:30pm. Kent State: On Friday, the Golden Flashes beat Clarion 21-16. Six wrestlers came out on top. Jake Ferri (125) defeated Joey Fischer 6-4 in sudden victory. Brendon Fenton (133) won by an 8-3 decision over Alex Blake. Kody Komara (149) won by fall in 1:18 over Lavinsky Collins. Robert Pryhocki (157) topped Kyle Shickel by a 9-2 decision. Brady Chrisman (165) triumphed over Cameron Pine by a 2-0 decision. Collin McCracken (HWT) defeated Max Wohlbaugh by a 3-1 decision. The Golden Flashes will wrestle at Ohio on Friday, February 5th, at 7:00pm. Lock Haven: The Eagles hosted the Mat-Town II Open, where they had nine wrestlers post a winning record. Cole Manley (133) went 2-1, Gable Strickland (133) went 3-1, placing second, Tyler Dilley (141) went 3-2, Dashawn Farber (149) went 4-2, Ben Barton (157) went 3-0, Ashton Eyler (165) went 3-0, Tyler Stoltzfus (174) went 4-1 placing second, Colin Fegley (184) went 3-2 placing fourth, and Isaac Reid (HWT) went 2-0. The Eagles will return to action on Sunday, February 6th, at Rider at 2:00pm. Northern Illinois: The Huskies picked up a huge win against Little Rock 35-6. Eight wrestlers had their hands raised. Bryce West (125) defeated Jayden Carson by a 5-3 decision. Jaivon Jones (141) won by a 4-1 decision over Conner Ward. Anthony Cheloni (149) triumphed over Joey Bianchi by a 7-4 decision. At 157, there was a forfeit. Izzak Olejnik (165) won by a 9-0 major decision over Tyler Brennen. Brit Wilson (184) won by fall in 3:34 over Brayden Dillow. Tristin Guaman (197) won by an 11-3 major decision over Brooks Sacharcyzk. At HWT, there was a forfeit. Northern Illinois is slated to compete on Saturday, February 5th at 1:00pm at Buffalo. Ohio University: This weekend, the Bobcats dropped a tough loss to Central Michigan 24-10. Three OU wrestlers got their hands raised, though. Gio DiSabato (133) won by major decision 15-7 over Ja'Kerion Merritt. Sal Perrine (174) triumphed over Bret Fedewa by a 3-1 decision. Zayne Lehman (184) won by a close 3-2 decision over Ben Cushman. The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, February 5th, against Cleveland State at 7:00pm. Rider: The Broncs won by a large margin over Bloomsburg 25-9. Seven Broncs came out on top. Tyler Klinsky (125) defeated Bronson Garber by a 10-1 major decision, Richie Koehler (133) won by a 5-4 decision over Cole Rhone, Quinn Kinner (141) triumphed over Josh Mason by a 6-1 decision. Michael Wilson (165) defeated Gavin Hale by a 10-7 decision. Shane Reitsma (174) topped Matt Benedetti by a 6-2 decision. Azeem Bell (197) won by a 4-1 decision over David Tuttle. David Szuba (HWT) won by forfeit. The Broncs will wrestle on Thursday, February 6th, at 2:00pm against Rutgers. SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars had three wrestlers place at the Loras Open. Davian Guanajuato (125) placed second, Micah Ervin (184) was the Loras Open Champion, and Dan McKiernan (HWT) placed fifth. The Cougars are slated to compete on Saturday, February 5th, against George Mason at 3:30pm and Clarion at 5:00pm.

The 2021 Pac-12 finals at 165 lbs with Shane Griffith (left) and Anthony Valencia (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) As the California high school state series embarks on its first of four weekends, the Pac-12 dual-season continues through as we inch ever-closer to March. The weekend offers three conference dual-meets, in addition to Little Rock facing Big XII opponent Oklahoma and CSU Bakersfield facing a future Big XII opponent in California Baptist. #7 Arizona State aims to complete its conference sweep, with a home-dual against Stanford and a visit to Little Rock bookending the Sun Devils' weekend. Meanwhile, Oregon State hosts Cal Poly, with the winner splitting the tie in the standings - both teams boast identical 1-1 Pac-12 records entering the dual, having beaten Little Rock and losing to Arizona State. Pac-12 Dual Standings (as of 2/1/2022) 1st. #7 Arizona State (3-0) 2nd. Stanford (1-0) T3rd. #24 Oregon State (1-1) T3rd. Cal Poly (1-1) 5th. CSU Bakersfield (0-1) 6th. Little Rock (0-3) Upcoming Friday, February 4th #7 Arizona State vs. Stanford (11am Pacific) *Pac-12 Dual A few intriguing match-ups could arise in this dual-meet, with Stanford paying a visit to Tempe to meet a surging Arizona State squad. Although the Cardinal are not in the InterMat Top-25 Dual Team Rankings, they are #17 in the tournament team standings, for good reason. (Arizona State is currently #4 as a tournament team.) The Cardinal lineup features five ranked-wrestlers, to the Sun Devils' seven, and we expect three ranked matches featuring a potential five All-Americans at 133, 149, and 165lbs. 125: #4 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) vs. Suhas Chundi (Stanford) 133: #4 Michael McGee vs. #29 Jackson DiSario 141: Julian Chlebove OR Cleveland Belton vs. #5 Real Woods 149: #9 Kyle Parco vs. #12 Jaden Abas 157: #3 Jacori Teemer vs. Charlie Darracott 165: #7 Anthony Valencia vs. #3 Shane Griffith 174: Zane Coleman OR Ryan Rochford vs. #29 Tyler Eischens 184: Josh Nummer vs. Nick Addison 197: #11 Kordell Norfleet vs. Nick Stemmet 285: #2 Cohlton Schultz vs. Peter Ming Little Rock @ Oklahoma (4pm Pacific) 125: Jayden Carson vs. #32 Joey Prata 133: Jaylen Carson vs. #20 Tony Madrigal 141: Conner Ward vs. Zack Zeamer 149: Joseph Bianchi vs. #21 Willie McDougald 157: Austin Keal vs. #14 Justin Thomas 165: Tyler Brennan vs. Joe Grello 174: Triston Wills vs. #20 Anthony Mantanona 184: Brayden Dillow vs. #28 Darrien Roberts OR Keegan Moore 197: Brooks Sacharczyk vs. #14 Jake Woodley 285: Josiah Hill vs. #28 Josh Heinselman #24 Oregon State vs. Cal Poly (7pm Pacific) *Pac-12 Dual Similar to the Arizona State-Stanford meet, discussed above, the dual between #24 Oregon State and Cal Poly offers intrigue - for although they are unranked in duals, the Mustangs are the #12 tournament team in the country (Oregon State is unranked in the tournament standings). Cal Poly will need its growing stable of high-production athletes to prevail over the well-rounded Oregon State lineup. 125: #16 Brandon Kaylor vs. #30 Antonio Lorenzo 133: #12 Devan Turner vs. Abe Hinrichsen 141: #14 Grant Willits vs. #31 Lawrence Saenz 149: #28 Cory Crooks vs. #17 Legend Lamer 157: #15 Hunter Willits vs. Brawley Lamer 165: Mason Reiniche vs. #1 Evan Wick 174: #27 Mateo Olmos vs. #8 Adam Kemp 184: #12 Trey Munoz vs. #5 Bernie Truax 197: Ryan Reyes vs. Trent Tracy 285: #9 Gary Traub vs. Sam Aguilar CSU Bakersfield @ California Baptist (7pm) 125: Eddie Flores vs. Devin Garcia 133: #14 Chance Rich vs. Hunter Leake 141: #27 Angelo Martinoni vs. Christian Nunez 149: Josh Brown vs. Chaz Hallmark 157: Brock Rogers vs. AJ Raya 165: Augustine Garcia vs. Frank Almaguer 174: Albert Urias vs. Louie Rojas 184: Jacob Hansen vs. Caden Gerlach 197: Josh Loomer vs. Arick Lopez 285: Jacob Sieder vs. Christopher Island Sunday, February 6th Little Rock vs. #7 Arizona State (11am Pacific) *Pac-12 Dual 125: Jayden Carson vs. #4 Brandon Courtney 133: Jaylen Carson vs. #4 Michael McGee 141: Conner Ward vs. Julian Chlebove OR Cleveland Belton 149: Joseph Bianchi vs. #9 Kyle Parco 157: Austin Keal vs. #3 Jacori Teemer 165: Tyler Brennan vs. #7 Anthony Valencia 174: Triston Wills vs. Zane Coleman OR Ryan Rochford 184: Brayden Dillow vs. Josh Nummer 197: Brooks Sacharczyk vs. #11 Kordell Norfleet 285: Josiah Hill vs. #2 Cohlton Schultz

Central Michigan 141 lber Dresden Simon (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We have made it through 13 weeks of… Fun? Hell? Frustration? Ecstasy? Or just plain forgot you even had a Fantasy College Wrestling team. Week 14 is the final week of the "Regular Season" for WrestleStat leagues. Some teams may be set into their seed, while for others this turns into that ultimate make-it or break-it week. Just a reminder on how the WrestleStat "postseason" works, it mirrors similar to the Football Championship Playoffs (in head-to-head leagues): The top four in the standings get seeded into a two week bracket. Week 15 is the #1 vs #4 matchup and #2 vs #3 matchup. Losers of that first round will face off for 3rd and 4th place. Teams in the standings between #5 and #8 will do the same for places 5 through 8. Those in the below 8th place? Tough cookies. Not much else to really elaborate on, you know the drill by now. In the words of the great Izzy Mandelbaum, "It's Go Time!" On to Week 14: Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125: Joey Fischer (Clarion)- Vs George Mason, Vs SIU-Edwardsville (@GMU), @ Navy [+11] Vito Arujau (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+11] Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+7] Joey Prata (Oklahoma)- Vs Little Rock, Vs South Dakota State [+6] Travis Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State)- Vs South Dakota State, Vs Missouri [+6] Nick Suriano (Michigan)- @ Nebraska [+5] Korbin Meink (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)- @ Rider [+4] Jakob Camacho (NC State)- Vs Virginia [+4] Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+4] Sam Latona (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+4] Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)- @ Iowa [+3] 133: Andre Gonzales (Ohio State)- Edinboro Open Michael Colaiocco (U Penn)- @ Lehigh, Vs Long Island, Vs Cornell [+11] Michael McGee (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+8] Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- Vs South Dakota State, Vs Missouri [+8] Roman Bravo Young (Penn State)- Vs Ohio State, Vs Nebraska [+8] Joshua Koderhandt (Navy)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Clarion [+7] Lucas Byrd (Illinois)- Vs Minnesota, Vs Indiana [+6] Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- @ North Carolina, Vs Columbia [+6] Joey Olivieri (Rutgers)- Vs Rider, Vs Ohio State [+6] Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+5] Derek Spann (Buffalo)- Vs Northern Illinois [+4] Dominic LaJoie (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+4] Austin DeSanto (Iowa)- Vs Wisconsin [+4] Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)- @ Nebraska [+4] Rayvon Foley (Michigan State)- @ Maryland [+4] Chris Cannon (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+4] Job Greenwood (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Devan Turner (Oregon State)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] 141: Dresden Simon (Central Michigan)- @ Edinboro, @ Kent State, Edinboro Open CJ Composto (U Penn)- @ Lehigh, Vs Long Island, Vs Cornell [+9] Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)- Vs Rider, Vs Ohio State [+8] Darren Miller (Bucknell)- @ Navy, Vs American [+7] Ian Parker (Iowa State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+7] Cael Happel (UNI)- Vs Air Force, Vs West Virginia [+7] Kyran Hagan (Ohio)- @ Kent State, @ Cleveland State [+7] Nick Lee (Penn State)- Vs Ohio State, Vs Nebraska [+7] Clay Carlson (South Dakota State)- @ Oklahoma State, @ Oklahoma [+7] Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)- Vs Clarion, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+6] Shannon Hanna (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield)- @ Cal Baptist [+4] Brent Moore (Clarion)- Vs George Mason, Vs SIU-Edwardsville (@GMU), @ Navy [+4] Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Colin Gerardi (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+4] Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Jaydin Eierman (Iowa)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] Grant Willits (Oregon State)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] 149: Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan)- @ Edinboro, @ Kent State, Edinboro Open Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+16] Kyle Parco (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+7] Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+7] Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)- @ Penn State, @ Rutgers [+7] Willie McDougald (Oklahoma)- Vs Little Rock, Vs South Dakota State [+7] Colin Realbuto (UNI)- Vs Air Force, Vs West Virginia [+6] Jarrett Degen (Iowa State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+6] Josh Heil (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+4] John Millner (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] John Arceri (Buffalo)- Vs Northern Illinois [+3] Peyton Omania (Michigan State)- @ Maryland [+3] Zach Sherman (North Carolina)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] Tariq Wilson (NC State)- Vs Virginia [+3] Legend Lamer (Cal Poly)- @ Oregon State [+3] 157: Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)- Edinboro Open Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)- @ Edinboro, @ Kent State, Edinboro Open Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+8] David Carr (Iowa State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+8] Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Clarion [+7] Jordan Slivka (Ohio)- @ Kent State, @ Cleveland State [+7] Brayton Lee (Minnesota)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Derek Holschlag (UNI)- Vs Air Force, Vs West Virginia [+6] Justin Thomas (Oklahoma)- Vs Little Rock, Vs South Dakota State [+6] Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+5] Chase Saldate (Michigan State)- @ Maryland [+4] Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Ed Scott (NC State)- Vs Virginia [+4] Cody Bond (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Ben Barton (Lock Haven)- @ Rider [+3] Hunter Willits (Oregon State)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] Connor Brady (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+3] Justin Wright (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+3] 165: Julian Ramirez (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+10] Zach Hartman (Bucknell)- @ Navy, Vs American [+8] Peyton Hall (West Virginia)- @ Iowa State, @ UNI [+6] Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)- @ Buffalo [+4] Evan Wick (Cal Poly)- @ Oregon State [+4] William Formato (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven)- @ Rider [+3] Cam Amine (Michigan)- @ Nebraska [+3] Caleb Fish (Michigan State)- @ Maryland [+3] Keegan O'Toole (missouri)- @ Oklahoma State [+3] 174: Lucas Daly (Michigan State)- Edinboro Open Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan)- @ Edinboro, @ Kent State, Edinboro Open Sal Perrine (Ohio)- @ Kent State, @ Cleveland State [+8] Austin Murphy (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Chris Foca (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+10] Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield)- @ Cal Baptist [+4] Michael Kemerer (Iowa)- Vs Wisconsin [+4] Clay Lautt (North Carolina)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Hayden Hidlay (NC State)- Vs Virginia [+4] Tyler Eichens (Stanford)- @ Arizona State [+4] Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven)- @ Rider [+3] Troy Fisher (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+3] Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+3] Hayden Hastings (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+3] 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs Air Force, Vs West Virginia [+8] Marcus Coleman (Iowa State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+7] David Key (Navy)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Clarion [+7] Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma)- Vs Little Rock, Vs South Dakota State [+7] Colin McCracken (Kent State)- Vs Ohio, Vs Central Michigan [+6] Aaron Brooks (Penn State)- Vs Ohio State, Vs Nebraska [+6] Jonathan Loew (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+5] Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Trent Hidlay (NC State)- Vs Virginia [+4] Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- @ Buffalo [+4] Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+4] Tate Samuelson (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] 197: Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+8] Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+8] Jake Koser (Navy)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Clarion [+7] Greg Bulsak (Rutgers)- Vs Rider, Vs Ohio State [+7] Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)- @ North Carolina, Vs Columbia [+6] Chris Kober (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+4] Rocky Elam (Missouri)- @ Oklahoma State [+4] Ben Pasiuk (Army)- Vs Lehigh [+3] Ben Smith (Cleveland State)- Vs Ohio [+3] Trey Rogers (Hofstra)- @ Drexel [+3] Jacob Warner (Iowa)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] Cam Caffey (Michigan State)- @ Maryland [+3] Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+3] 285: Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State)- Edinboro Open Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)- @ Edinboro, @ Kent State, Edinboro Open Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- @ Princeton, @ U Penn, @ Drexel [+11] Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)- @ UNI, @ Iowa State [+8] Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)- Vs Stanford, @ Little Rock [+8] Gable Steveson (Minnesota)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+8] * if wrestles Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)- Vs Ohio State, Vs Nebraska [+7] Jordan Wood (Lehigh)- Vs U Penn, @ Army [+6] Michael McAleavey (The Citadel)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Mason Parris (Michigan)- @ Nebraska [+4] Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- Vs Duke [+4] Brian Andrews (Wyoming)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Taye Ghadiali (Campbell)- Vs Davidson [+3] Michael Burchell (Appalachian State)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra)- @ Drexel [+3] Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] Lucas Davison (Northwestern)- Vs Maryland [+3] Gary Traub (Oregon State)- Vs Cal Poly [+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!

Kylie Welker at the 2021 Senior World Championships (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Today, the Iowa women's wrestling program received its first verbal commitment. It wasn't just any commitment either. The top senior in the high school Class of 2022, Kylie Welker, will be the first member of Iowa's women's program. Welker had a remarkable 2021, making the 76 kg Olympic Trials finals, while still amid her junior year of high school. Later in the spring/summer, Welker made the Junior/Senior/U23 World Teams. Welker came home from Ufa, Russia, with a gold medal from the Junior World Championships at 76 kg. In November, Welker claimed bronze at the U23 World Championships, competing in Belgrade, Serbia. Those were not Welker's first taste of international hardware, as she took bronze at the Cadet World Championships in 2019. In 2016, Welker grabbed a bronze medal at the Pan-American Championships. Despite her busy international schedule, Welker still took time to head to Fargo, where she won a Junior National title at 164 lbs. During her run to a stop sign, Welker's opposition failed to last more than 1:24 in any of her five bouts. Welker outscored her competition 45-0 with four techs and a fall. Welker's verbal commitment comes about two and a half months after Clarissa Chun was named the initial head coach of Iowa's women's program. In late September, the athletic department announced that it would be the first power-five program to add women's wrestling. Along with Welker, a variety of top high school girls have recently visited the school in Iowa City.

NC State 125 lber Jakob Camacho (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We had a full slate of ACC action this weekend and it did not disappoint! The spotlight dual--on ACC Network--was Virginia and North Carolina. It was a back-and-forth battle throughout that had to go to criteria for a team winner. NC State dominated in their first ACC dual at Duke, but we had some awesome matches in the contest. Virginia Tech also had their first ACC dual at Pitt that featured a rematch of the ACC final at 133 from last year. It was great to have three great duals to watch and I thought the coverage from ESPN was top-notch. #18 North Carolina at Virginia 133: #10 Jaime Hernandez vs. #23 Brian Courtney This was a heck of a way to kick off the dual! Hernandez was in action for the first time since December and looked great. We had a two-minute scramble in the first, with Courtney getting a takedown at the end of the period and a Hernandez takedown at the buzzer in the 2nd. Hernandez got an escape and cut the riding time at 57 seconds for Courtney in the third to tie it up. Then we had another wild minute-long scramble where they both looked in position to score, but no one got on the board before the buzzer. In sudden victory, Hernandez got in on a beautiful double leg that, you guessed it, turned into another wild scramble. Hernandez looked like he was going to lock up the cradle, but Courtney was able to stop the momentum on the roll through and held on top of Hernandez to pick up the takedown and the OT win. Courtney also picked up a win over Joe Heilmann in an extra match after the dual. 141: #7 Kizhan Clarke vs. Dylan Cedeno Cedeno was back for his first match since early in the season and Clarke was looking to extend his unbeaten streak. Clarke had a great double in the first and rode out the first half of the second; he was looking for another double when he and Cedeno hit heads and Cedeno was stunned. Referee Kevin Linich did a great job catching this and stopping the action to get the trainer in to check on Cedeno. He was examined in concussion protocol and was allowed to return to action. Clarke got an escape to take the 3-2 lead in the third and then he hit a powerful double-leg to extend his lead and ice the match. I'd wager to guess that if there is a stat for most double leg takedowns to take the lead in the 3rd period, Kizhan Clarke would be the leader. 149: #22 Zach Sherman vs #26 Jarod Verkleeren I had this circled as one of the most important matches in the dual, both for the team score and to help give clarity to the log jam at 149 in the ACC. Sherman came out like a man possessed and wrestled a fantastic match. He got an early takedown off a body lock and nearly got back points, then added a minute and a half of riding time in the first. He tacked on another minute in the second before Verk got the escape and made it 2-2 going into the 3rd. With Sherman on the bottom in the 3rd, Verkleeren was hit for stalling for a second time, making it 3-2. Then we had an emphatic brick toss from Coleman Scott to challenge an illegal hold on the restart--and he was correct. Sherman was awarded a point because when Verk had his leg laced and blocking the knee, he came off his other foot, making the hold illegal. This will not be the last time this weekend that this call will come into play. Sherman added two more escapes--one after an injury-time for a leg cramp on Verkleeren to finish the match with a 6-2 score. 157: #6 Austin O'Connor vs. #28 Jake Keating This was a fun one. We had some great defense on display for a scoreless first period. O'Connor got a quick escape in the second for the only score. Then in the third, they opened up. Keating got an early escape, then hit a gorgeous duck to get behind for two. O'Connor got the quick escape and was right in on a single leg to get his own takedown. Keating got an immediate escape and O'Connor was right back in on the leg to get his second takedown in the final 30 seconds of the match. O'Connor picked up the 7-4 decision, but I couldn't help walking away impressed by Keating's performance. 165: Sonny Santiago vs. #15 Justin McCoy McCoy returned to the lineup for his first ACC action this year. He picked up an early takedown in the first and added a minute of riding time before Santiago got the escape. McCoy added another minute of riding time in the second before Santiago got another escape to knot the score at 2 going into the 3rd. McCoy got a quick escape in the final period and scrambled through a Santiago shot to pick up another takedown. McCoy put on a strong ride, but Santiago was able to keep him from getting the turn to hold it to a 6-2 decision. 174: #16 Clay Lautt vs. Justin Phillips Lautt got in on a couple good shots in the first, but Phillips was able to keep him from finishing the takedown. Lautt got a quick escape in the 2nd, then picked up a takedown and rideout for the rest of the period. Lautt scored two more takedowns in the 3rd but was unable to get the turn at the end to earn a bonus point win--he picked up an 8-2 decision. 184: #21 Gavin Kane vs. #22 Michael Battista Both of these guys have been off to a great start this year and I expected this to be a great clash; instead, we saw Gavin Kane put on a show. Kane got an early takedown in the first with a quick escape by Battista. Kane got right back in on another shot and took Battista to his back for a 4 point nearfall and, just like that, he's up 8-1 with a minute left in the first. Kane got a quick escape in the second and added another takedown and rideout for an 11-1 lead with 2:30 in riding time going into the 3rd. Kane added two more takedowns in the third and rode out to pick up the 17-2 tech fall. Kane has looked good this season, but that match was incredibly impressive against a tough Michael Battista. 197: #28 Max Shaw vs. #11 Jay Aiello Aiello saw that his team needed him to get a big win and took it on his shoulders to get the win and bonus. Aiello got an early takedown in the first and Shaw got the escape after a short ride for the only points in the opening period. At the start of the second, Aiello got an escape and was quickly in to finish a second takedown. He was putting on a strong ride when Shaw got his second stall call; Aiello took a 6-1 lead and 1:30 in riding time into the final period. After a Shaw escape, Aiello got in on a leg and drug Shaw back to the center of the mat to get the takedown and go up 8-2 with 45 seconds left. He cut Shaw and grabbed another takedown on the edge with 10 seconds left. To put the icing on the major, he was able to pull Shaw back for a two-count to end the match 13-3. 285: Brandon Whitman vs. #32 Quinn Miller Going into heavyweight, it was 16-10 in favor of the Tar Heels. We had a scoreless first period, with no real shot attempts to speak of. In the second, Whitman got an escape, but Miller was quickly back in to score a takedown and ride out the period to go into the 3rd up 2-1 with 1:30 in riding time. Miller got a reversal in the third and rode the period out to earn the 5-2 decision and put the Hoos back in reach of the dual with the score 16-13 going into the final match. 125: Spencer Moore vs. Patrick McCormick With the dual coming down to the final match, we got treated to extra wrestling again! The first period was three minutes of hard hand fighting and position battles but no points. McCormick got an escape early in the second, then there was more hand fighting and half shots to end the period. Moore earned an escape to tie it up, then McCormick stopped his shot and started a scramble that had both guys in position to score but, alas, no takedowns in this period either. We went to sudden victory tied 1-1. McCormick dropped to a low single and nearly had Moore taken down on the edge, but he was able to kick out before he had control--which was confirmed by review. McCormick picked up an outside single on the restart, but Moore was able to get free. Moore then shot a high crotch that McCormick was able to block and get the go behind for the sudden victory win and tie the team score at 16. North Carolina won by criteria with 52-45 match points scored and won the dual 17-16. #5 NC State at Duke The Wolfpack went to Durham on a mission for their first conference dual…and they sent a message blanking the Blue Devils 43-0. There were a few solid matches and some close bouts that we will look at, but on the scoreboard, it was all Wolfpack. 125: #15 Jakob Camacho vs Logan Agin The match started off slow, with Camacho scoring a takedown and riding out the first period. He was able to get an escape midway through the second and seemed to start picking up the pace--he added a takedown at the end of the second to go up 5-0. Agin got an escape at the start of the third for his only points. Camacho finished a high crotch and was able to catch the bottom leg turk to get four back points. As he was releasing him, he locked up a cradle for the fall. 133: #17 Kai Orine vs. Derek Doolittle Orine continues to impress and put on an offensive display against Doolittle. Orine got an escape to start the second, then locked Doolittle up in an over-under and threw him to his back for two and four near fall. He added another four-point nearfall on a claw tilt to finish the tech fall in the second period 17-2. 141: #24 Ryan Jack FFT After sending out Parker Decker for his first start against Kizhan Clarke last week, Duke did not send out a 141 and Ryan Jack was awarded the forfeit. 149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #13 Josh Finesilver This was definitely in the running for “Match of the Weekend.” The stars aligned that this match was on during a concussion protocol break at the UVA/UNC match (Cedeno was ok and came back), so I got to catch it live. Both guys came out aggressive; Finesilver got in deep on a shot that was fended off, then Tariq picked up an outside single, but was unable to finish. Finesilver got in on another shot, but the length of Tariq made it difficult for him to finish on the edge. The second period started scoreless when Finesilver got a quick escape to score the first points. Finesilver was able to break through the defense of Wilson late in the second and scored a takedown on a quick drag go behind; Tariq was able to roll out for the escape before the buzzer. The score was 3-1 going into the third when Wilson got an early escape to move it to 3-2. Wilson picked up his pace and shot inside and Finesilver created a scramble. It looked like it was going to be stalemated and it felt like there was an upset brewing when Wilson was able to come out the back and mat return Finesilver to pick up the takedown with 14 seconds remaining. Finesilver got to his feet with 10 seconds left and was trying to get the escape to tie it when Wilson was hit for his first stall with 4 seconds remaining. Finesilver tried to Granby out, but Wilson was able to hold on for the win. I hope we get to see this one again in March! 157: #10 Ed Scott vs Wade Unger Unger has shown up ready to fight in both of his ACC matches so far. Last week, he hung with Austin O'Connor and this week, he picked up the first two takedowns on Ed Scott. Unger shot an outside single almost immediately to start the match and got the first takedown, then added another when he countered a headlock attempt by Scott. Unfortunately for Unger, that would be the last points he would put up. Scott hit a beautiful fireman's for two and two back points, then went to work on top. He added a four-point nearfall with a claw tilt and another two count as the period ended with him up 12-4. Scott got a quick escape to start the second, then hit another fireman's for a takedown and yet another claw tilt for four to pick up the 19-4 tech fall. 165: #22 Thomas Bullard vs. Gabe Dinette Bullard scored the first points of the match when he won the scramble off a Dinette shot and rode out the first period. Bullard got a reversal to start the second and put on a hard ride but was unable to pick up any nearfall. The third started in neutral and we saw a couple of scrambles, but no points were scored and Bullard took a 4-0 decision. 174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #15 Matt Finesilver This was another big matchup for both teams. The first two minutes were filled with a lot of hard hand fighting and battling for position. Hidlay shot in and created a scramble with about a minute left in the first; he was able to finish the takedown, but Finesilver was immediately up and away for an escape. Hidlay got a quick escape to start the second and created another scramble off a low single, but Finesilver was able to trap his arm and get a stalemate. We entered the third with Hidlay up 3-1. Finesilver threatened a reversal in the third but kicked out for the escape to bring the score to 3-2. Finesilver shot in with about a minute remaining and Hidlay was able to counter with a low single to finish his second takedown and take the 5-2 lead. Finesilver worked for an escape, but Hidlay was able to ride him out for the 5-2 decision. This win marked Hidlay's 100th win for the Wolfpack; it's a great milestone for someone who has been a pillar of their program. 184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs. Vince Baker It will take me longer to write this sentence than the amount of time Trent Hidlay was on the mat for this bout. Hidlay hit a double off the opening whistle and rolled Baker through with a 2-on-1 tilt for the pin. 197: #20 Isaac Trumble vs. Kaden Russell Not a lot of action to start this match--Russell got in on a really nice fireman's, but wasn't able to finish and we ended the first period scorelessly. Trumble put on a powerful ride in the second--he was called for an illegal hold, giving Russell a point--but he was unable to get the turn and score any back points. Trumble got an early escape in the third and weathered a series of shots from Russell but didn't give up any points. Trumble was awarded a riding time point and won a 2-1 decision. 285: Tyrie Houghton vs Jonah Niesenbaum We had a scoreless first period in the heavyweight match. In the second period, Houghton had a strong ride and nearly got a couple turns, but Niesenbaum was able to get an escape at the end of the period. Houghton got a quick escape in the third and added a takedown and riding time point for a 4-1 decision win. #10 Virginia Tech at #20 Pittsburgh The Hokies traveled to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers in their first conference dual of the year. The teams both agreed to move the dual to Sunday to allow for more of the Virginia Tech wrestlers to be released from Covid protocols. 125: #21 Sam Latona vs. #31 Gage Curry We started the dual off with a lot of solid handfighting, before Curry was able to break through to pick up a takedown with 45 seconds left in the first. Latona was able to get a quick escape and shot back in and grabbed a takedown with 10 seconds left and rode out the period. Latona added a quick escape in the second for the only point of the period and went into the third up 4-2. Latona put on an impressive ride in the third and looked like he would ride out the period, but Curry was able to escape with 2 seconds remaining. Latona added a riding time point to win 5-3. 133: #5 Korbin Myers vs. #7 Micky Phillippi We knew going in that this was going to be a good, close match, and it delivered. The first two minutes were full of hand fighting and quick arm drag attempts before Myers got in on a double leg--Phillippi was able to drape over and catch the arm to force a stalemate. There were a couple more half-shot attempts, but no points scored in the first. Phillippi got an escape to start the second and that accounted for the only scoring in the period. Phillippi was strong on top to start the third and put in legs but was unable to get a turn on the edge. On the restart, Phillippi had a leg in and blocked the knee and Coach Robie immediately threw a brick when Phillippi's plant leg came off the mat. This was the same situation we saw in the Sherman/Verkleeren match. The officials discussed the situation and Myers was awarded a point for an illegal hold from Phillippi; Coach Gavin was not pleased with the call and wasn't getting an explanation from the official, so he threw his brick to challenge the illegal hold. The penalty was upheld on review. On the restart, Myers got to his feet and Phillippi was in a similar hold when it was blown dead as potentially dangerous. Next, Myers was able to get the escape to move it to 2-1. He immediately shot in on a low single and was awarded the takedown--but the officials reviewed the call and overturned the call. Phillippi spent the next 20 seconds of the match sprinting to get the takedown but was unable to get through the hands of Myers. The match ended as a 2-1 decision for Myers. 141: Collin Gerardi vs. #18 Cole Matthews The first period seemed to be a feeling-out period for both of them as no points were scored. Matthews got a quick escape to start the second. Gerardi got in deep on a reshot, but it was stopped as potentially dangerous before he was able to come out the back. Halfway through the second, Matthews caught Gerardi on a shot and whipped him over to his back, but was unable to establish control to get the two. Gerardi got an early escape in the third to tie it at two. Matthews countered another shot by Gerardi and was able to spin around for two. Matthews locked Gerardi up in a cradle and took him over for four, before Gerardi was able to kick out and get the escape. Matthews added on a riding time point to win the 8-2 decision. 149: Sam Hillegas vs Luke Kemerer Hillegas got the nod at 149 to fill in for Bryce Andonian and got to work quickly. He snagged a takedown in the first 30 seconds and rode out the remainder of the first, but was unable to get a turn. Hillegas then got an escape to start the second for the only points scored that period. In the third, they started neutral and Kemerer got in on a nice high crotch but was unable to finish. He did finish his next shot to get his first takedown with 30 seconds remaining. He cut Hillegas free to try to get a takedown to tie it up, but was unable to get it done. Hillegas picked up a riding time to finish with the 5-2 win. 157: #23 Conor Brady vs. #21 Elijah Cleary We had a tight match at 157 that went to OT. Brady got in on a deep shot in the first, but Cleary was able to fend him off. Brady got a quick escape in the second, then got in deep on a low single with about 45 seconds left in the period; Cleary showed some amazing defense in a scramble that lasted the rest of the period and was able to keep Brady from finishing the takedown. Cleary got an escape midway through the third to tie it up and send it to sudden victory. In SV, Brady got in deep on another shot and forced a scramble. Cleary was able to keep his head inside and lock up a cradle to get a takedown and a two-point nearfall to win 5-1. 165: Clayton Ulrey vs. #14 Jake Wentzel Ulrey was given a tough task with returning NCAA runner-up Jake Wentzel. Wentzel got his first takedown off a body lock and when Ulrey got back to his feet, Coach Robie threw the brick on the mat return, saying that Wentzel had also left his feet for an illegal cutback. Ulrey was awarded a penalty point for an illegal move. Ulrey chose neutral to start the second; Wentzel was able to establish control ties but unable to get to his shot in the scoreless period. Wentzel got an escape to start the third; he was again able to control his ties and move Ulrey around the mat but was unable to finish any shots. Wentzel took the decision 4-1. 174: #3 Mekhi Lewis vs. James Lledo Lewis established his dominance early in this match. He scored two takedowns and a four-point nearfall in the first period. He added two more takedowns in the second to take a 12-3 lead into the final period. Lewis added an escape, two takedowns and a four-point nearfall at the buzzer to win a 22-3 technical fall. 184: #12 Hunter Bolen vs. #32 Gregg Harvey Bolen was back in the lineup for his first match since the Southern Scuffle, but he wasn't on the mat for long. He got an early single-leg on Harvey and was able to get the turn and pin in 1:30. 197: #33 Dakota Howard vs. #8 Nino Bonaccorsi This first period was textbook for Bonaccorsi; he picked up two takedowns and rode out the first period to start the match off strong. Nino got an early escape in the second, but Howard did a much better job of controlling space in the second to keep that as the only point for the period. In the third, Bonaccorsi had a strong ride for the entire period--but as expected, Howard continued to fight throughout the match to hold Bonaccorsi to a 6-1 decision. 285: #14 Nathan Traxler vs. Jake Slinger The final bout of the night got off to a great start with a beautiful ankle pick by Traxler to get the early lead. Traxler then loaded up a bow and arrow for a four-point nearfall at the end of the period. Traxler got a quick escape and added another takedown to have a 9-0 lead going into the third. He added another takedown and a riding time point in the third to win the 12-0 major decision.

Iowa State 184 lber Marcus Coleman (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Thursday 01/27 Air Force DEF Cal Baptist 32-11 Friday 01/28 Iowa State DEF Oklahoma 22-9 Northern Colorado DEF Cal Baptist 25-14 South Dakota State DEF West Virginia 23-16 Saturday 01/29 Northern Iowa DEF Oklahoma State 19-15 Missouri DEF Wyoming 30-6 Missouri DEF Utah Valley 18-15 Wyoming DEF Utah Valley 23-17 North Dakota State DEF West Virginia 39-9 Sunday 01/30 Iowa State DEF Oklahoma State, 20-12 Northern Iowa DEF Oklahoma 17-15 North Dakota State DEF Air Force 21-16 Talk of the conference: Oklahoma State gets blitzed It was a historic weekend for Oklahoma State, and not in a good way. For the first time since 1993, a year the Cowboys were on NCAA probation and redshirting most of the roster, they lost back-to-back home duals in Stillwater. Most expected Iowa State and Oklahoma State to be a battle, but in a shocker, Northern Iowa upset OSU on Saturday night, before they fell on Sunday to Iowa State. Missing AJ Ferrari hurt the Cowboys, but probably wouldn't have changed the result of either dual. Suddenly it looks like the Cowboys may be in for a battle for the Big 12 crown in Tulsa next month as Iowa State continues to look great this year. Northern Iowa turning a corner? Northern Iowa was 3-5 heading into this weekend, and to be fair had faced a gauntlet of a schedule that included Virginia Tech, Penn State, Cornell, and Missouri. But this weekend they picked up a historic program win over Oklahoma State and another really solid win over last year's Big 12 co-champions Oklahoma. Suddenly they have the most momentum they've had all season with two home duals this week they should be favored in and a monster matchup with Iowa State looming next week.

Maryland 197 lber Jaron Smith (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The Top-10 performances from the last week in the Big 10 Conference: 1. Jaron Smith, Maryland - In what was ultimately a Michigan rout, Maryland got some juice in the 197-pound bout, from one Jaron Smith, who rallied from a 7-3 deficit to start the third period to knock off Pat Brucki, 11-9, in sudden victory. A stall point and an escape made it 7-5, then Brucki scored on a re-attack for 9-5, escape Smith for 9-6, takedown Smith for 9-8, riding-time makes it 9-9 for overtime, then another takedown for Smith gave him the win. A wild, exciting match that resulted in the Terps' bench to go ballistic, which then cost them a team point. Awesome moment. 2. Jake Bergeland, Minnesota - Everybody likely tuned in to this dual to watch the Gable Steveson-Mason Parris rematch, and we'll talk about that here in a minute, but Bergeland registered a very impressive 5-2 win over Stevan Micic at 141. He scored an early takedown, piled up nearly three minutes of riding time, then added a pair of escapes in the third period to knock off a guy who's been to the Olympics and Senior world championships. Pretty, pretty good. 3. Tony Cassioppi, Iowa - Scored two takedowns to beat Greg Kerkvliet, 7-2, which opened the door to some potentially favorable postseason positioning. If the Big Ten Championships started tomorrow, heavyweight should look like this: 1. Gable; 2. Big Cass; 3. Kerkvliet; 4. Parris. If Cassioppi can beat Kerkvliet again, that would put him in the Big Ten finals, which should set him up nicely at the NCAA Championships in Detroit - which will ultimately benefit the Hawkeyes when it comes to the team race. 4. Max Dean, Penn State - Rallied from down 3-0 to beat Jacob Warner, 8-3, thanks to an escape, a stall point, a takedown, and a mean bow-and-arrow turn for four backs that not only gave Dean the individual win, but mathematically clinched the dual for the Nittany Lions. And with the future of Oklahoma State's AJ Ferrari still a little unknown, this weight could turn into a wild, wild west come March with all the talent and parity we've seen this season. 5. Alex Marinelli, Iowa - Provided the Hawkeyes with some much-needed juice out of the intermission, scoring four takedowns in a 10-2 major decision over Brady Berge. This was a vintage Bull performance, something we hadn't seen a lot of this season, but he came through at the best time last Friday. This win tied the dual at 10-10 with four weights to go. You need your hammers to come through in a dual like that to win. Marinelli did his job. 6. Gable Steveson, Minnesota - In a normal week (by that, we mean without Iowa-Penn State), Steveson's 18-8 demolition of Michigan's Mason Parris would be closer to the top. But that shows you how jam-packed this week was. In any case, this was another masterclass performance from the returning Olympic gold medalist. Dude went for eight total takedowns in this NCAA finals rematch: three in the first period, five in the third, during which he also forced a pair of stall points and secured riding time. There is a gap between Gable and everybody else. That gap is only getting larger. 7. Carter Starocci, Penn State - Won perhaps the match of the night at 174 pounds, eking out a 2-1 win over Michael Kemerer that featured a couple of reviews, some clock issues, a called takedown at the end of sudden victory that was then taken off the board, and most importantly, a ton of high-level, fundamental wrestling. Seriously, go rewatch that match and watch how both guys find angles and keep their hips square when defending and the wrestling IQ on display. It was a spectacular match, all things considered - and perhaps the first of multiple meetings between these two over the next few months. 8. Nick Suriano, Michigan - Kind of quietly, Suriano defeated Minnesota's Pat McKee, 14-6, a warning shot to the rest of the Big Ten that there's a decent gap between Suriano and every other 125-pounder in the league. Suriano went for six total takedowns, including three in the first to set the tone. He's been exactly the hammer Michigan hoped they would get for this weight. 9. Nick Lee, Penn State - Another NCAA finals rematch makes the list here, and Lee beat Eierman again, 6-4. Lee wrestled through a couple of big throws from Eierman in the second period to scored a pair of takedowns for a 4-2 lead, then Eierman scored a late takedown and rode out Lee to erase riding-time and force overtime at 4-4, but then Lee capitalized off an impatient shot from Eierman at the start of overtime and circled behind for the match-winning takedown. Again, this is another matchup we could see a few times down the line. 10. Dylan Ragusin, Michigan - We started with a Michigan loss to Maryland, so we'll end with a Michigan win over Maryland. Ragusin produced an impressive 16-1 technical fall over King Sandoval at 133, scoring two takedowns and two turns for a 12-1 lead after the first period, then he ended it in the second with another takedown and turn. Time on the tech-fall: 3:57. Sandoval is no slouch, either.

(photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We've got a great slate of duals over the next week. An incredible 58 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. All times are eastern Wednesday, February 2: McDaniel at Franklin & Marshall, 7:00 PM Centennial Conference Digital Thursday, February 3: Rider at Rutgers, 7:00 PM B1G+ Friday, February 4: Stanford at Arizona State, 2:00 PM Pac-12 Network The Citadel at Chattanooga, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Gardner-Webb at Davidson, 7:00 PM Central Michigan at Edinboro, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Ohio at Kent State, 7:00 PM Penn at Lehigh, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Michigan State at Maryland, 7:00 PM BIG+ Virginia at NC State, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Pittsburgh at North Carolina, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Little Rock at Oklahoma, 7:00 PM SoonerSports Ohio State at Penn State, 7:00 PM Big Ten Network Duke at Virginia Tech, 7:00 PM ACC Network Bucknell at Navy, 7:30 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at Illinois, 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) B1G+ West Virginia at Iowa State, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Wyoming at Northern Colorado, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Air Force at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM FloWrestling South Dakota State at Oklahoma State, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan at Nebraska, 9:00 PM Big Ten Network CSU Bakersfield at California Baptist, 10:00 PM CBU YouTube Cal Poly at Oregon State, 10:00 PM Pac-12 Network Saturday, January 5: Bellarmine, Edinboro, Kent State at Edinboro Open, 10:00 AM FloWrestling Franklin & Marshall at Messiah Open, hosted by Messiah, 10:00 AM Northern Illinois at Buffalo, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Air Force at Iowa State, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cornell at Princeton, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Hofstra at Drexel, 2:00 PM FloWrestling Wisconsin at Iowa, 3:30 PM Big Ten Network Long Island at Drexel, 4:00 PM FloWrestling SIU Edwardsville at George Mason, 4:30PM ESPN+ San Francisco State at California Baptist, 5:00 PM CBU YouTube Clarion vs SIU Edwardsville at George Mason, 6:00 ESPN+ Life Pacific at California Baptist, 7:00 PM CBU YouTube Ohio at Cleveland State, 7:00 PM Clarion at George Mason, 7:30 PM ESPN+ West Virginia at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, January 6: SIU Edwardsville at Greyhound Open, hosted by Indianapolis, 10:00 AM Nebraska at Penn State, 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Ohio State at Rutgers, 12:00 PM B1G+ Sacred Heart at Bloomsburg, 1:00 PM York (PA) at Bloomsburg, 1:00 PM Davidson at Campbell, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cornell at Penn, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at Purdue, 1:00 PM B1G+ Lehigh at Army West Point, 2:00 PM KnightVision American at Bucknell, 2:00 PM Bucknell YouTube Appalachian State at Chattanooga, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Indiana at Illinois, 2:00 PM B1G+ Central Michigan at Kent State, 2:00 PM Clarion at Navy, 2:00 PM Columbia at Pittsburgh, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Lock Haven at Rider, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Arizona State at Little Rock, 3:00 PM Oklahoma State at Missouri, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Northwestern, 3:00 PM B1G+ Long Island at Penn, 3:30 PM ESPN+ South Dakota State at Oklahoma, 4:00 PM Princeton at Rider, 4:00PM ESPN+ Cornell at Drexel, 5:00 PM FloWrestling