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Stanford's NCAA qualifier Tyler Eischens (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The dual-season is in full swing as the season inches closer to its apex, only a handful of weeks away. Pac-12 conference duals have begun, with #7 Arizona State taking an early lead in the dual-standings, followed by #21 Oregon State and Stanford. This weekend, all but CSU Bakersfield took the mat, with Oregon State traveling to face Arizona State on Sunday, while Cal Poly joined host Little Rock in a tri-dual with non-conference Northern Illinois. Stanford wrestled against in-state NAIA destination, Menlo College. 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) Stanford tops in-state #9-NAIA Menlo (41-6) Stanford won eight of ten bouts against a local, NAIA opponent in Menlo College at Fremont High School in the Central Coast Section, on Saturday the 29th. The Cardinal fielded its full-strength lineup, with #12 Jaden Abas (149) returning to the fray and earning an injury default in an under-a-minute match with #5 (NAIA Coaches' Poll) Elijah Palacio. All four other nationally ranked wrestlers for the Cardinal came away with bonus points, with falls from #3 Shane Griffith (165) – over #7 (NAIA) Rysan Leong – and #30 Tyler Eischens (174), a technical fall from #6 Real Woods (141), and a 13-4 major decision at 133lbs from #28 Jackson DiSario over #7 (NAIA) Jacob Mendoza. Nick Stemmet, currently unranked but who has spent time in the rankings, earned an early stoppage via an 18-3 technical fall at 197lbs, while heavyweight Peter Ming earned a fall. Cal Poly Sweeps Tri-Dual, Overwhelms Northern Illinois (28-6) and Little Rock (40-0) The Mustangs earned two definitive dual victories on Sunday the 30th, winning fifteen of seventeen total bouts alongside three forfeit victories. In the first dual of the day, Cal Poly took seven of nine contested bouts, with #9 Adam Kemp (174lbs) sneaking past #23 Mason Kauffman via 2-1 TB-1 decision, two escapes to one. At 184lbs, #5 Bernie Truax controlled his ranked-bout against #19 Brit Wilson, scoring two takedowns en route to a 6-2 decision. Of note, at 165lbs, #16 Izzak Olejnik did not take the mat against Cal Poly's #1-ranked Evan Wick. With momentum built, the Mustangs rolled right into their dual with conference-foe Little Rock. The host Trojans forfeited at 157lbs and heavyweight, and the Mustangs took the twelve-point spot in stride in an eventual shutout. Abe Hinrichsen (133) separated himself against a capable Jaylen Carson of Little Rock, 8-1. Evan Wick (165) logged a 6-1 decision over Tyler Brennan, before Adam Kemp earned a 4-1 victory over Little Rock standout Triston Wills at 174lbs. Bonus points closed the dual for Cal Poly, when Bernie Truax (184) and Trent Tracy (197) earned early stoppages via technical fall. Little Rock Endures Losses to Cal Poly and Northern Illinois (6-35), Wills Avenges Loss for Ranked Win Despite their initial loss to Cal Poly, the Trojans regrouped to take the mat against the Northern Illinois Huskies, taking two of eight contested bouts. Again forfeiting at 157lbs and heavyweight, the Trojans earned victories at 133lbs, a 6-3 decision from Jaylen Carson, and at 174lbs, a 4-1 ranked-win for Triston Wills over #23 Mason Kauffman – a rematch from earlier in the season. Tyler Brennan faced his second ranked-opponent on the day, dropping a 9-0 major decision to #16 Olejnik at 165lbs. #7 Arizona State Stays Perfect In-Conference, Escapes Talented #21 Oregon State (20-17) Bringing a four-dual win-streak into Tempe, the #21 Beavers traveled to square off against the #7 Sun Devils in a battle of undefeated Pac-12 dual-teams (1-0, 2-0, respectively). In a dual featuring four ranked matchups and several ranked wrestlers, the Sun Devils took the dual meet six matches to four. Of note regarding the Arizona State lineup, #19 Jesse Vasquez (141) is out for the season due to injury, while #2-ranked heavyweight Cohlton Schultz was abroad with the US Greco Team at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open. Fortunately, #8 Anthony Valencia (165) came back from earning a spot on the Mexican World Team in time to take the mat. Leading off at 125lbs, #4 Brandon Courtney repelled a determined, #17-ranked Brandon Kaylor of Oregon State. Courtney prevailed 6-5, ultimately by out-escaping Kaylor, two escapes to one. Both Courtney and Kaylor earned two takedowns apiece. #4 Michael McGee took Courtney's lead and ran, overwhelming #13 Devan Turner to the tune of four takedowns en route to a 12-1 major decision at 133lbs. #14 Grant Willits responded for the visitors, earning a major decision over Arizona State's Ethan Pickren, 9-1, at 141lbs. The Sun Devils responded in kind, winning the next three matches by decision. #9 Kyle Parco (149) welcomed since-graduated #28 Cory Crooks back to Tempe, in a close bout. Scoreless through two periods, Parco topped Crooks 4-1 on the strength of a third-period escape, takedown, and riding time. At 157lbs, #3 Jacori Teemer was pushed to the edge by #16 Hunter Willits. After trading escapes in regulation, the two went to tiebreakers, with Teemer prevailing, 2-1 TB-1. #8 Valencia (165) earned four takedowns in a 10-3 decision over Mason Reiniche, pushing the dual score to 16-4 Arizona State. The Beavers would then take 174lbs and 184lbs, when #28 Mateo Olmos and #13 Trey Munoz combined for a major decision and technical fall. Olmos wrestled to the tune of six takedowns, defeating Ryan Rochford 13-3. Munoz doubled up the takedown total, scoring twelve on Josh Nummer in a cut-and-release affair, with Nummer being spared the remainder of the match, 26-10. Dual-score tightened to 16-13 ASU, #11 Kordell Norfleet took the dual with a match remaining, earning a 14-2 major decision at 197lbs over Ryan Reyes. In the heavyweight bout to conclude the night, #9 Gary Traub wrestled for pride, defeated Arizona State's Chad Porter via 14-5 major decision to end the dual on a high note for the departing Beavers.

3x NCAA All-American Sebastian Rivera (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Two weeks ago, we looked at the remaining schedules for the undefeated wrestlers in the national rankings. As these things tend to do, they've worked themselves out a bit as a handful of them have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten since. Now we have eliminated the bouts that have taken place along with the wrestlers that have been handed an "L" since our first release. Additionally, we have some commentary pointing out some of the critical matches remaining and how they may affect a wrestler's ability to finish unbeaten and if there's any history between the competitors. With some huge matches on the docket for this weekend, the list is sure to shrink even further a week from now. As always, please check out our friends at WrestleStat ! Getting information like this would be a mess without such a great resource. 125 #1 Nick Suriano (Michigan) February 4th vs. Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) February 11th vs. Jacob Moran (Indiana) February 13th vs. Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) February 20th vs. Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) February 5th vs. Vito Arujau (Cornell) February 11th vs. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) February 12th vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) February 18th vs. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) February 5th vs. Patrick Glory (Princeton) February 6th vs. Antonio Mininno (Drexel) February 6th vs. Ryan Miller (Penn) February 12th vs. Micah Roes (Binghamton) February 20th vs. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) #5 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) February 4th vs. Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) February 5th vs. Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) February 12th vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) February 18th vs. Jake Svihel (Wyoming) The remainder of Nick Suriano's pre-Big Ten schedule looks pretty manageable. One of the top regular season bouts will take place this Saturday as #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) and #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) are expected to clash. They last met on the collegiate mats during the 2018-19 season as Arujau pinned Glory in dual competition, while Glory returned the favor at the EIWA Championships. Killian Cardinale has an imposing slate of duals as both 2021 Big 12 finalists (Brody Teske/Taylor LaMont) are on the horizon. Dropped off since last update: #6 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State), #7 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State), #19 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 133 #1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) February 4th vs. Will Bentancourt (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Alex Thomsen (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Richie Koehler (Rider) #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) February 4th vs. Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Trey Crawford (Missouri) February 12th vs. Austin DeSanto (Iowa) February 18th vs. Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) #11 Brock Hudkins (Indiana) February 6th vs. Lucas Byrd (Illinois) February 11th vs. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) February 13th vs. Will Betancourt (Ohio State) February 20th vs. Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) There's a pretty clear path to an undefeated season for Roman Bravo-Young. The biggest hurdle for #2 Daton Fix is Austin DeSanto at the "Battle at the Ballpark." He and DeSanto have had some close matches in the past. Another factor is Fix is slated to compete in both the freestyle dual with Iran and OSU's match with the Hawkeyes. A surprise undefeated wrestler is #11 Brock Hudkins. His next two opponents will represent his stiffest competition of the year and would lead to a top-eight ranking provided he wins. Dropped off since last update: #3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa), #10 Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) 141 #1 Nick Lee (Penn State) February 4th vs. Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider) #3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) February 3rd vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider) February 6th vs. Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) February 12th vs. Danny Bertoni (Maryland) February 18th vs. Danny Coles (Princeton) February 19th vs. Matt Kazimir (Columbia) #5 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) February 4th vs. Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) February 6th vs. Cayden Rooks (Indiana) February 11th vs. Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) February 13th vs. Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) #6 Real Woods (Stanford) February 4th vs. Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) February 12th vs. Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) February 19th vs. Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) February 20th vs. Grant Willits (Oregon State) #7 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) February 4th vs. Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) February 11th vs. Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) February 18th vs. Ryan Jack (NC State) Sebastian Rivera has gotten through the most difficult part of his schedule and appears to be on the fast-track of being undefeated. The biggest potential roadblock for Nick Lee is three-time All-American Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska). While Red Jr. has never defeated Lee, two of their three career meetings have been within two points. Dylan Duncan made his season debut on Saturday and his remaining four opponents are either ranked or returning national qualifiers. Most notable are Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) and Red Jr. Real Woods has a heavy dose of Pac-12 competition on the docket. One of his upcoming opponents is Grant Willits (Oregon State), who pinned him at the conference meet last year (though under different circumstances). One of the surprising undefeated wrestlers at this weight is Kizhan Clarke. Friday's meeting with a red-hot Cole Matthews could be the deciding factor between him and a perfect record. Collin Gerardi and Ryan Jack are also very capable though. This leads to a discussion on Big Ten seeding as the top-five wrestlers at this weight are from the conference. Lee and Rivera are likely to be without a loss heading into Lincoln. Duncan could finish undefeated too. Jaydin Eierman and Stevan Micic just lost their first conference matches on Friday. Red Jr. also hasn't lost to a B1G opponent and he'll play a role in this whole situation with bouts against Micic, Lee, Duncan, Eierman. Dropped off since last update: #2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa), #20 Darren Miller (Bucknell) 149 #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) February 5th vs. Marshall Keller (Princeton) February 6th vs. Luke Nicher (Drexel) February 6th vs. Anthony Artalona (Penn) February 12th vs. Nick Lombard (Binghamton) February 20th vs. Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) #3 Tariq Wilson (NC State) February 4th vs. Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) February 11th vs. Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Zach Sherman (North Carolina) February 20th vs. Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) #6 Josh Heil (Campbell) February 6th vs. David Loniewski (Davidson) February 13th vs. Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) Mark your calendars for February 20th, as that date will be instrumental at this weight class. While Yianni Diakomihalis is still a huge favorite, a match with Austin Gomez will be plenty of fun. Tariq Wilson also has a match with Bryce Andonian that same day. Two days earlier, Wilson will renew the rivalry with Zach Sherman. While Wilson has controlled the series to the tune of 6-1, their matches have generally been close. There is a top-ten match brewing in the SoCon as Josh Heil and Jonathan Millner are ready to meet on February 13th. The two met in the 2021 SoCon finals and Millner was victorious 2-0. Dropped off since last update: None 157 #1 David Carr (Iowa State) February 4th vs. Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) February 5th vs. Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) February 11th vs. Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) February 16th vs. Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) #2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) February 6th vs. Lucas Cordio (Maryland) February 11th vs. Chase Saldate (Michigan State) February 13th vs. Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) February 19th vs. Kendall Coleman (Purdue) #3 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) February 4th vs. Charlie Darracott (Stanford) February 6th vs. Chase Tebbets (Little Rock) February 12th vs. Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) February 18th vs. Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) #10 Ed Scott (NC State) January 28th vs. Wade Ungar (Duke) February 4th vs. Jake Keating (Virginia) February 11th vs. Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) February 20th vs. Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) It's reasonable to assume that David Carr and Ryan Deakin both finish the regular season unbeaten. One of the most significant matches at this weight for the remainder of the year is #3 Jacori Teemer versus #8 Josh Humphreys. The pair last met in 2020 and Teemer got the 8-6 win. Humphreys has improved significantly this year. In the ACC, Ed Scott has three tough matches to finish the season. He has 2021 NCAA champion Austin O'Connor sandwiched around Elijah Cleary and Connor Brady. Dropped off since last update: None 165 #1 Evan Wick (Cal Poly) February 4th vs. Matt Olguin (Oregon State) February 13th vs. Augustine Garcia (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Jack Ganos (Air Force) February 19th vs. Shane Griffith (Stanford) #2 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) February 6th vs. Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) February 12th vs. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) February 16th vs. Isaac Judge (Iowa State) #7 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) February 5th vs. Alex Marinelli (Iowa) February 11th vs. Danny Braunagel (Illinois) February 17th vs. Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) February 20th vs. Julian Ramirez (Cornell) #15 Justin McCoy (Virginia) February 4th vs. Thomas Bullard (NC State) February 12th vs. Gabe Dinette (Duke) February 18th vs. Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) Most likely to finish unbeaten in this crew at 165 lbs is Justin McCoy, who is currently ranked 15th. Top-ranked Evan Wick has a CKLV finals rematch with 2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith looming on the last weekend of the year. They're likely to meet at the Pac-12 tournament too. The next two weeks should feature Keegan O'Toole against a pair of returning All-Americans with Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) and Anthony Valencia (Arizona State). O'Toole has missed the last two weeks for Mizzou, so hopefully he'll be ready. True freshman Dean Hamiti has quite the homestretch of matches to end the year. Saturday's he'll square off with three-time Big Ten champion Alex Marinelli (Iowa) in one of the best matches of the week. The last few days of the regular season have him in non-conference bouts against a red-hot Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) and a top-ten opponent in Julian Ramirez (Cornell). Dropped off since last update: #5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa), #8 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 174 #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) February 4th vs. Ethan Smith (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) February 20th vs. Shane Reitsma (Rider) #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) February 4th vs. Matt Finesilver (Duke) February 11th vs. Clay Lautt (North Carolina) February 18th vs. Justin Phillips (Virginia) February 20th vs. Hayden Hidlay (NC State) #4 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) February 4th vs. Justin Phillips (Virginia) February 11th vs. James Lledo (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Clay Lautt (North Carolina) February 20th vs. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) This weekend will be no cakewalk for the defending 174 lb champion Carter Starocci. Bouts against Ethan Smith and Mikey Labriola will both be dogfights. Last season's Big Ten semifinal against Labriola went into sudden victory and Smith's teammate, Kaleb Romero, took Starocci into tiebreakers during their 2021 dual. The biggest match in the ACC for the remainder of the year is one we thought we missed in Hayden Hidlay vs Mekhi Lewis. Since the teams announced they will compete in a non-conference dual on the final weekend of the year, we'll finally get this one. A battle of undefeated NCAA finalists. Beforehand, both will have to contend with North Carolina's Clay Lautt, while Lewis still has the dangerous Matt Finesilver. Dropped off since last update: #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa), #6 Logan Massa (Michigan, #8 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 184 #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) February 4th vs. Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) February 6th vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska) February 20th vs. George Walton (Rider) #3 Trent Hidlay (NC State) February 4th vs. Michael Battista (Virginia) February 11th vs. Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) February 18th vs. Gavin Kane (North Carolina) February 20th vs. Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) #6 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) February 4th vs. Trey Munoz (Oregon State) February 13th vs. Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Jake Thompson (Air Force) February 19th vs. Judah Duhm (Stanford) Like his teammate, Starocci, Aaron Brooks has an imposing pair of bout looming this weekend. Kaleb Romero is incredibly difficult to score on and has went to extra time with Myles Amine (Michigan) and Abe Assad (Iowa). Taylor Venz is responsible for Brooks' only career loss, though the Nittany Lion star has three times since that 2019-20 dual. Rival Hunter Bolen is awaiting Trent Hidlay at the end of his schedule. Though Hidlay got the upperhand at the 2021 ACC Championships, Bolen had won their previous three meetings. The biggest test on the remainder of Bernie Truax's schedule is Trey Munoz on Friday. Munoz has been excellent, of late, and is pushing for a spot in the top-ten. Remember, Truax is considered undefeated because he lost to post-graduate Mark Hall. Dropped off since last update: #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) 197 #1 AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) February 4th vs. Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) February 6th vs. Rocky Elam (Missouri) February 12th vs. Jacob Warner (Iowa) February 18th vs. Mason McCready (Bucknell) February 20th vs. Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) There's only one unbeaten 197 lber and it's the returning national champion AJ Ferrari. Obviously, his condition is still unknown after a serious car accident less than a week ago. From a wrestling standpoint, his remaining schedule would be daunting with three AA's and a dangerous Tanner Sloan in the mix. Right now, that's secondary and we hope to see Ferrari as soon as possible. Dropped off since last update: #2 Max Dean (Penn State), #13 Jay Aiello (Virginia) 285 #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) February 4th vs. Luke Luffman (Illinois) February 6th vs. Michael Woulfe (Purdue) February 11th vs. Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) #2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) February 4th vs. Peter Ming (Stanford) February 6th vs. Josiah Hill (Little Rock) February 12th vs. Zach Elam (Missouri) February 18th vs. Jordan Wood (Lehigh) #6 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) February 4th vs. Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) February 5th vs. Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) February 11th vs. Brian Andrews (Wyoming) February 13th vs. Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) February 13th vs. Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) February 20th vs. Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) On Friday night, Gable Steveson went through his most significant test in NCAA runner-up Mason Parris and seemed to have little trouble doing so. There's little doubt that he'll finish his third consecutive regular season without a loss. Cohlton Schultz has a few difficult non-conference matches at the tail end of his schedule. He'll close with duals against Zach Elam and All-American Jordan Wood. An undefeated wrestler most may overlook is Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson. While Hendrickson doesn't have anyone ranked above #15 (Brian Andrews) on his schedule, it does have a bunch of dangerous foes. If available, Andrews is a two-time Big 12 finalist (2020 champion) who is responsible for one of Hendrickson's losses last season. The Iowa-contingent, Gordon and Schuyler, are both tough-outs and Schuyler is on a nine-match winning streak. Dropped off since last update: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State), #4 Mason Parris (Michigan),

2021 All-American Parker Keckeisen (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Saturday's Dual Results Purdue 17 Indiana 16 125 - Devin Schroder (Purdue) maj Jacob Moran (Indiana) 11-0 133 - Brock Hudkins (Indiana) dec Matt Ramos (Purdue) 7-1 141 - Parker Filius (Purdue) maj Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 12-4 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) maj Alec White (Purdue) 12-2 157 - Cooper Noehre (Purdue) dec Derek Gilcher (Indiana) 3-1 165 - Hayden Lohrey (Purdue) dec Kasper McIntosh (Indiana) 5-3 174 - Nick South (Indiana) dec Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) 3-2 184 - DJ Washington (Indiana) dec Max Lyon (Purdue) 7-3 197 - Thomas Penola (Purdue) dec Nick Willham (Indiana) 10-4 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) dec Michael Woulfe (Purdue) 6-4SV Army West Point 21 Bucknell 12 125 - Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) dec Ryan Chauvin (Army West Point) 3-2 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Dominic Carone (Army West Point) 5-0 141 - Thomas Deck (Army West Point) dec Darren Miller (Bucknell) 7-2 149 - Matt Williams (Army West Point) dec Kolby DePron (Bucknell) 8-5 157 - Markus Hartman (Army West Point) dec Nick Delp (Bucknell) 8-2 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 6-2 174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) fall Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 4:16 184 - Brad Laughlin (Army West Point) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 5-3 197 - JT Brown (Army West Point) dec Mason McCready (Bucknell) 6-1 285 - Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) dec Brandon Phillips (Army West Point) 4-3 Northwestern 26 Illinois 13 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec Justin Cardani (Illinois) 1-0 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 8-2 141 - Dylan Duncan (Illinois) dec Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) 9-2 149 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) fall Christian Kanzler (Illinois) 1:49 157 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) tech Joe Roberts (Illinois) 15-0 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) maj David Ferrante (Northwestern) 14-3 174 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) dec DJ Shannon (Illinois) 3-1 184 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) dec Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 14-8 197 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) fall Nikita Nepomnyashchiy (Illinois) 2:25 285 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) dec Luke Luffman (Illinois) 3-2 North Dakota State 39 West Virginia 9 125 - Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec Lucas Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 6-3 133 - Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) fall Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) 6:16 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 8-5 149 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) maj Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) 12-4 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) tech Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 18-3 165 - Luke Weber (North Dakota State) fall Peyton Hall (West Virginia) :47 174 - Riley Habsich (North Dakota State) dec Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 6-4 184 - DJ Parker (North Dakota State) fall Anthony Carman (West Virginia) 4:29 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) fall Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 1:19 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) fall Brandon Metz (North Dakota State) 1:28 Rider 25 Bloomsburg 9 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) maj Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 10-1 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) 5-4 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) 6-1 149 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) dec Bryan Miraglia (Rider) 5-3 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) dec Alec Bobchin (Rider) 5-0 165 - Michael Wilson (Rider) dec Gavin Hale (Bloomsburg) 10-7 174 - Shane Reitsma (Rider) dec Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 6-2 184 - Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) dec Evan Vasquez (Rider) 7-2 197 - Azeem Bell (Rider) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 4-1 285 - David Szuba (Rider) FFT Columbia 20 Navy 15 125 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec Jacob Allen (Navy) 3-1SV 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy) 11-8 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) maj Tyler Hunt (Navy) 11-3 149 - Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) dec Jonathan Miranda (Navy) 2-0 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec Andrew Garr (Columbia) 12-7 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) maj Val Park (Navy) 13-5 174 - Cael Crebs (Navy) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 3-2 184 - Brian Bonino (Columbia) dec David Key (Navy) 5-3 197 - Jacob Koser (Navy) fall Joe Franzese (Columbia) 4:33 285 - Ryan Catka (Navy) maj Dan Conley (Columbia) 16-4 Cornell 31 Columbia 9 125 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj Joe Manchio (Columbia) 12-4 133 - Dom LaJoie (Cornell) dec Angelo Rini (Columbia) 4-0 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) dec JJ Wilson (Cornell) 6-4 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) fall Danny Fongaro (Columbia) 4:06 157 - Hunter Richard (Cornell) dec Andrew Garr (Columbia) 10-4 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) InjDef Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 8-3 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) maj Brian Bonino (Columbia) 10-1 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) 5-2 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) tech Dan Conley (Columbia) 18-0 Cornell 34 Navy 9 125 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech Jacob Allen (Navy) 20-5 133 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall Dom LaJoie (Cornell) :50 141 - Cole Handlovic (Cornell) dec Tyler Hunt (Navy) 9-3 149 - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) fall Jonathan Miranda (Navy) 2:27 157 - Hunter Richard (Cornell) dec Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 5-4 165 - Val Park (Navy) dec Adam Santoro (Cornell) 8-3 174 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Shane Sosinsky (Navy) 10-1 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) maj Hunter Johns (Navy) 12-4 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Jacob Koser (Navy) 9-4 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) fall Riley Smith (Navy) 6:33 Missouri 30 Wyoming 6 125 - Noah Surtin (Missouri) dec Brendon Garcia (Wyoming) 4-0 133 - Trey Crawford (Missouri) tech Josh Kyle (Wyoming) 16-0 141 - Allan Hart (Missouri) dec Chase Zollman (Wyoming) 9-2 149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) dec Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) 3-1SV 157 - Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) dec Jacob Wright (Wyoming) 5-3 165 - Cole Moody (Wyoming) dec Mitchell Bohlken (Missouri) 8-3 174 - Sean Harman (Missouri) dec Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) 4-2 184 - Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) fall Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 2:51 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) dec Rocky Elam (Missouri) 3-2 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) maj Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 17-4 Wyoming 23 Utah Valley 17 125 - Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) tech Brendon Garcia (Wyoming) 21-6 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) fall Josh Kyle (Wyoming) 6:05 141 - Darren Green (Wyoming) dec Ty Smith (Utah Valley) 5-4SV 149 - Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) maj Sam Edelblute (Utah Valley) 13-3 157 - Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) 4-1 165 - Cole Moody (Wyoming) dec Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) 2-1TB 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) fall Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) 3:59 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) dec Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 8-1 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) maj Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) 13-4 285 - Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) dec Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 4-2 Missouri 18 Utah Valley 15 125 - Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) dec Noah Surtin (Missouri) 5-3 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Trey Crawford (Missouri) 9-2 141 - Ty Smith (Utah Valley) dec Allan Hart (Missouri) 2-1 149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) tech Sam Edelblute (Utah Valley) 20-5 157 - Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) dec Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) 11-7 165 - Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) dec Mitchell Bohlken (Missouri) 9-3 174 - Sean Harman (Missouri) maj Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) 17-4 184 - Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) dec Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) 3-2 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec Jack Flynn (Missouri) 8-1 285 - Zach Elam (Missouri) dec Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) 5-0 Northern Iowa 19 Oklahoma State 15 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) dec Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) 7-5 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 5-1 141 - Carter Young (Oklahoma State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 10-6 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 3-2 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 3-2 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 2-0 174 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) fall Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 4:59 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) 12-3 197 - Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) 4-1 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 2-0 Stanford 41 Menlo 6 125 - Riley Saison (Menlo) dec Suhas Chundi (Stanford) 9-2 133 - Jackson DiSario (Stanford) maj Jacob Mendoza (Menlo) 13-4 141 - Real Woods (Stanford) tech Logan Avina-Barajas (Menlo) 19-2 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) InjDef Elijah Palacio (Menlo) 157 - Abraham Del Toro (Menlo) dec Charlie Darracott (Stanford) 6-4SV 165 - Shane Griffith (Stanford) fall Rysan Leong (Menlo) 4:02 174 - Tyler Eischens (Stanford) fall Jordan Bernal (Menlo) 3:54 184 - Nick Addison (Stanford) dec Maximus Zamora (Menlo) 8-3 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) tech Amrit Singh (Menlo) 18-3 285 - Peter Ming (Stanford) fall Oscar Diaz (Menlo) 2:02 Sunday's Dual Results Northern Illinois 35 Little Rock 6 125 - Bryce West (Northern Illinois) dec Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 5-3 133 - Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) dec Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) 6-3 141 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) dec Conner Ward (Little Rock) 4-1 149 - Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 8-4 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) FFT 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) maj Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 9-0 174 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) 4-1 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) fall Brayden Willow (Little Rock) 3:34 197 - Tristen Gauman (Northern Illinois) maj Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 11-3 285 - Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) FFT Cal Poly 28 Northern Illinois 6 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) dec Bryce West (Northern Illinois) 7-4 133 - Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) dec Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 7-6 141 - Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) dec Javion Jones (Northern Illinois) 4-2 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) 10-6 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 10-4 165 - Evan Wick (Cal Poly) FFT 174 - Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) dec Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) 2-1TB 184 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) dec Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) 6-2 197 - Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) maj Tristen Gauman (Northern Illinois) 11-1 285 - Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly) dec Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) 6-1 Cal Poly 40 Little Rock 0 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) dec Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 5-4 133 - Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) dec Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 8-1 141 - Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) dec Conner Ward (Little Rock) 4-1 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 6-1 157 - Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) FFT 165 - Evan Wick (Cal Poly) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 6-1 174 - Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 4-1 184 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech Brayden Willow (Little Rock) 18-3 197 - Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) tech Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 16-0 285 - Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly) FFT North Dakota State 21 Air Force 16 125 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) dec Lucas Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 5-4 133 - Sidney Flores (Air Force) maj Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 8-0 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Cody Phippen (Air Force) 4-3 149 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 7-0 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 12-6 165 - Luke Weber (North Dakota State) dec Trey Brisker (Air Force) 4-1 174 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Riley Habisch (North Dakota State) 6-1 184 - DJ Parker (North Dakota State) dec Jake Thompson (Air Force) 7-1 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) dec fall Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) 1:32 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) FFT Franklin & Marshall 28 Sacred Heart 13 125 - Gio Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) dec Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) 7-1 133 - Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall) tech Cole Meyer (Sacred Heart) 18-0 141 - Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart) maj Nick Tewell (Franklin & Marshall) 13-3 149 - Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) dec Rafael Lievano (Sacred Heart) 5-3 157 - Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) dec fall Cristaan Dailey (Franklin & Marshall) 5:47 165 - Chase McCollum (Franklin & Marshall) dec Shaun Williams (Sacred Heart) 8-1 174 - John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) maj Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart) 11-3 184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) InjDef Robert Hetherman (Sacred Heart) 197 - Joseph Accousti (Sacred Heart) dec Michael Wazen (Franklin & Marshall) 5-1 285 - Vincenzo Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) maj Nick Copley (Sacred Heart) 12-3 The Citadel 28 Long Island 17 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 8-4 133 - Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) tech Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 17-0 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) tech Joe Clement (The Citadel) 18-3 149 - Ethan Willis (The Citadel) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 4-0 157 - Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) fall James Johnston (Long Island) 5:38 165 - Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) tech Blake Bahna (Long Island) 18-3 174 - Ryan Ferro (Long Island) fall Cole Burke (The Citadel) 6:39 184 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) dec James Langan (Long Island) 6-1 197 - Nunzio Crowley (Long Island) dec Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 3-2 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) fall James Langan (Long Island) 2:03 Drexel 26 American 16 125 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) FFT 133 - Jack Maida (American) dec Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) 5-4 141 - Jared Donahue (Drexel) fall Ethan Szerencsits (American) :56 149 - Patrick Ryan (American) dec Tyler Williams (Drexel) 4-2 157 - Parker Kropman (Drexel) dec Antonio Segura (American) 3-2 165 - Evan Barczak (Drexel) tech Breon Phifer (American) 15-0 174 - Tim Fitzpatrick (American) maj Michael Martinak (Drexel) 11-3 184 - Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) dec Colin Shannon (American) 10-5 197 - Santino Morina (Drexel) dec Carsten Rawls (American) 7-1 285 - Isaac Righter (American) fall Eli Anthony (Drexel) 2:30 Campbell 18 Chattanooga 13 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) dec Korbin Meink (Campbell) 5-3 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 7-3 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) 5-2 149 - Josh Heil (Campbell) dec Noah Castillo (Campbell) 4-2 157 - Weston Wichman (Chattanooga) dec Matthew Dallara (Campbell) 3-1SV 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) maj Riley Augustine (Campbell) 11-3 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) 3-1 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) 6-0 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) 6-4 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) dec Matthias Ervin (Chattanooga) 8-1 George Mason 22 Edinboro 12 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) dec Chris Merlo (Edinboro) 2-0 133 - Michael Rapuano (George Mason) dec Cam Soda (Edinboro) 9-3 141 - Gabe Willochell (Edinboro) fall Shawn Nonaka (George Mason) 1:52 149 - Alex Madrigal (George Mason) dec Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) 12-9 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec PJ Gohn (Edinboro) 8-2 165 - Dylan Kohn (Edinboro) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 8-6SV 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) maj Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 12-1 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) dec Ethan Ducca (Edinboro) 10-7 197 - Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) dec Jon List (George Mason) 4-1 285 - Austin Stith (George Mason) dec Max Millin (Edinboro) 3-2 Binghamton 19 Navy 16 125 - Jacob Allen (Navy) dec NIck Curley (Binghamton) 5-0 133 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 4-1 141 - Ryan Anderson (Binghamton) maj Tyler Hunt (Navy) 8-0 149 - Nick Lombard (Binghamton) dec Jonathan Miranda (Navy) 4-2 157 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) fall Tyler Martin (Binghamton) 1:38 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Val Park (Navy) 4-1 174 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Cael Crebs (Navy) 1-0 184 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec David Key (Navy) 6-4 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) dec Jake Koser (Navy) 4-2 285 - Ryan Catka (Navy) maj Collin Burns (Binghamton) 17-5 Bucknell 17 Rider 15 125 - Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) dec Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 8-2 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) 7-5 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Darren Miller (Bucknell) 2-1 149 - Kolby DePron (Bucknell) maj Bryan Miraglia (Rider) 15-2 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec Alec Bobchin (Rider) 5-4 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) maj Michael Wilson (Rider) 10-1 174 - Shane Reitsma (Rider) dec Nolan Springer (Bucknell) 4-0 184 - Evan Vasquez (Rider) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 8-7 197 - Mason McCready (Bucknell) dec Matt Correnti (Rider) 6-1 285 - David Szuba (Rider) dec Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) 11-6 Virginia Tech 24 Pittsburgh 12 125 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) 5-3 133 - Kobin Myers (Virginia Tech) dec Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) 2-1 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) 8-2 149 - Sam Hillegas (Virginia Tech) dec Luke Kemerer (Pittsburgh) 5-2 157 - Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) dec Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) 5-1SV 165 - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) 5-1 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) tech James Lledo (Pittsburgh) 23-5 184 - Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) fall Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) 1:33 197 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) 6-1 285 - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) maj Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) 12-0 Central Michigan 24 Ohio 10 125 - Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) dec Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) 2-1 133 - Gio DiSabato (Ohio) dec Ja'Kerion Merritt (Central Michigan) 15-7 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) maj Kyran Hagan (Ohio) 9-0 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Alec Hagan (Ohio) 4-1 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Jordan Slivka (Ohio) 9-5 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) maj Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 14-2 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) 3-1 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) dec Ben Cushma (Central Michigan) 3-2 197 - Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) dec Carson Brewer (Central Michigan) 8-4 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) maj Jordan Earnest (Ohio) 10-0 Michigan 40 Maryland 2 125 - Jack Medley (Michigan) fall Zach Spence (Maryland) 2:31 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tech King Sandoval (Maryland) 16-1 141 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) maj Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 16-3 149 - Pat Nolan (Michigan) dec Michael North (Maryland) 9-8 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) maj Conner Decker (Maryland) 18-5 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) maj Gaven Bell (Maryland) 16-3 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) FFT 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) dec Kyle Cochran (Maryland) 6-2 197 - Jaron Smith (Maryland) dec Patrick Brucki (Michigan) 11-9SV 285 - Mason Parris (Michigan) tech Zach Schrader (Maryland) 21-4 Davidson 21 Long Island 20 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) FFT 133 - Kyle Gorant (Davidson) fall Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 4:51 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) maj Nick Cambria (Davidson) 12-2 149 - Gavin Damasco (Davidson) dec Drew Whitham (Long Island) 4-0 157 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec James Johnston (Long Island) 3-2 165 - Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) dec Blake Bahna (Long Island) 9-4 174 - Ryan Ferro (Long Island) dec Steven Newell (Davidson) 5-1 184 - James Langan (Long Island) maj Gavin Henry (Davidson) 17-5 197 - Nunzio Crowley (Long Island) dec Finlay Holston (Davidson) 15-13 285 - Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) fall Tim Nagosky (Long Island) 4:26 The Citadel 25 Davidson 15 125 - Malik Hardy (The Citadel) FFT 133 - Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) dec Kyle Gorant (Davidson) 5-1 141 - Nick Cambria (Davidson) FFT 149 - Gavin Damasco (Davidson) dec Ethan Willis (The Citadel) 3-1SV 157 - Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) maj Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 12-3 165 - Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) maj Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 10-1 174 - Steven Newell (Davidson) dec Cole Burke (The Citadel) 5-3SV 184 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) dec Gavin Henry (Davidson) 3-2 197 - Finlay Holston (Davidson) dec Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 3-1 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) dec Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) 4-3 VMI 28 Presbyterian 18 125: Benny Gomez (Presbyterian) dec Cameron Chicella (VMI) 10-3 133: Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) FFT 141: Freddy Junko (VMI) fall Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian) 4:42 149: Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 4-2 157: Seth Fillers (VMI) maj Logan Spell (Presbyterian) 10-2 165: Blake Showers (VMI) fall Zachary Phillips (Presbyterian) 4:07 174: Jon Hoover (VMI) fall Bryton Goering (Presbyterian) 4:58 184: David Bertrand (Presbyterian) dec Max Gourley (VMI) 6-1 197: Tyler Mousaw (VMI) fall Malcolm Wiley (Presbyterian) 1:25 HWT: Will Pontoon (Presbyterian) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 4-0 Campbell 40 VMI 0 125 - Korbin Meink (Campbell) tech Cam Chicella (VMI) 17-2 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) FFT 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) maj Freddy Junko (VMI) 13-5 149 - Chris Rivera (Campbell) maj Luke Hart (VMI) 14-2 157 - Matthew Dallara (Campbell) dec Seth Fillers (VMI) 7-3 165 - Riley Augustine (Campbell) maj River Carroll (VMI) 17-5 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Jon Hoover (VMI) 1-0 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) maj Max Gourley (VMI) 11-2 197 - Chris Kober (Campbell) dec Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 8-6 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 17-6 Kent State 21 Clarion 16 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) dec Joey Fischer (Clarion) 6-4SV 133 - Brendon Fenton (Kent State) dec Alex Blake (Clarion) 8-3 141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) dec Louis Newell (Kent State) 9-5 149 - Kody Komara (Kent State) fall Lavinsky Collins (Clarion) 1:18 157 - Robert Pryhocki (Kent State) dec Kyle Shickel (Clarion) 9-2 165 - Brady Chrisman (Kent State) dec Cameron Pine (Clarion) 2-0 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) tech Michael Ferree (Kent State) 20-3 184 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) dec Max Wohlbaugh (Clarion) 3-1 197 - Will Feldkamp (Clarion) tech Tyler Bates (Kent State) 20-2 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) dec Jacob Cover (Kent State) 5-0 Northern Iowa 17 Oklahoma 15 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 4-1 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) dec Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 4-0 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) maj Zach Zeamer (Oklahoma) 14-5 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 4-3 157 - Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) maj Cam Picklo (Oklahoma) 10-2 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Joe Grello (Oklahoma) 3-0 174 - Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) dec Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) 9-6 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) 7-5 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) 12-5 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 3-1 Iowa State 20 Oklahoma State 12 125 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) 2-1 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) 5-1 141 - Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 4-0 149 - Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) dec Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) 6-4SV 157 - David Carr (Iowa State) maj Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 12-3 165 - Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec Isaac Judge (Iowa State) 5-1 174 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Joel Devine (Iowa State) 6-1 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) 8-3 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) 18-6 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 4-2 Arizona State 20 Oregon State 17 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) dec Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 6-5 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) maj Devan Turner (Oregon State) 12-1 141 - Grant Willits (Oregon State) maj Ethan Pickren (Arizona State) 9-1 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Cory Crooks (Oregon State) 4-1 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Hunter Willits (Oregon State) 2-1TB 165 - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) dec Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) 10-4 174 - Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) maj Ryan Rochford (Arizona State) 13-3 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Josh Nummer (Arizona State) 27-10 197 - Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) maj Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) 14-2 285 - Gary Traub (Oregon State) maj Chad Porter (Arizona State) 14-5

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Micky Phillippi (left) and Korbin Myers in the 2021 ACC finals (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh The Hokies head north to take on the Panthers in their first ACC dual of the season. The teams agreed to push the dual from Friday to Sunday to allow additional time for some VT wrestlers to return to the lineup, so both teams are as close to full strength as possible. Both teams should be ready to scrap with the extra rest and we have some great matchups to look forward to in this one. To start us off, Latona-Curry will give us a peek into whether Latona is back at his top form or whether the stingy defense of Curry will be too much. Myers-Phillippi will be a battle. Brady-Cleary is a low-key great matchup and so is Bolen-Harvey. The Hokies are fired up and ready to go after last week and the Panthers are coming off two straight dual wins--an upset of then #6 Arizona State and a decisive victory over Virginia last week. It should be a fun Sunday afternoon matinee to showcase the ACC. 125: #21 Sam Latona vs. #31 Gage Curry After a slow start to the season, Latona has seemed to find his groove and has looked much stronger in his past two outings. The returning All-American is 6-6 on the season, but all of his losses are to ranked wrestlers, including the current 3, 4, 10, 13, 14 ranked wrestlers. He doesn't have any “bad losses,” but definitely didn't seem to be the best version of himself in the opening half of the season. Curry has looked solid since transferring from American and is 11-6 on the year. He picked up a conference win last week over Patrick McCormick from UVA. 133: #5 Korbin Myers vs. #7 Micky Phillippi This will be the biggest match of the dual and it will be a fun one. Myers comes in at 11-1 with his only loss to Michael McGee of Arizona State. He has wrestled incredibly well all season and has been a critical part of the Hokie lineup. Phillippi is 10-3 with losses to McGee, Lucas Byrd and Malyke Hines and is coming off a tech fall victory over UVA last week. Myers and Phillippi have met five times in their careers, with Phillippi holding the 3-2 advantage, but Myers holds the last victory with a 3-1 win to take the ACC title last year. All of their matches have been close--the biggest win was a 2 point difference--and I don't expect this one to be any different. 141: Collin Gerardi vs. #18 Cole Matthews Gerardi has had a solid season holding down the 141 spot and enters with an 8-4 record. Matthews has been on a hot streak and has won 6 straight-including 4 falls and a major decision against UVA last week. Gerardi can be very tough to score on, so we'll see if Matthews can break through to continue the run he has been on. 149: Sam Hillegas vs Luke Kemerer Sam Hillegas will get the start this week against Luke Kemerer (possibly Dan Mancini) for the Panthers. Hillegas was out most of the beginning of the season with an injury but is 4-2 since returning. Kemerer dropped a 7-2 decision to Jarod Verkleeren last week in the UVA dual. 157: #23 Connor Brady vs. #21 Elijah Cleary This could be a fun one--both of these guys are great defensive wrestlers, but can put on an offensive show. Brady is 11-2 on the season with his losses to Quincy Monday and Jacori Teemer. He has looked great all season and has provided some big points for the Hokies. Cleary has had an impressive season since transferring from Ohio State; he is 9-4 on the year and won a decision victory over Jon Errico from UVA. 165: Clayton Ulrey vs. #14 Jake Wentzel Ulrey has been a fighter all year and has shown improvement every time out and is on a seven-match win streak. Wentzel has gotten everyone's best shot as a returning NCAA finalist and has dropped a few close decisions but still comes in with a solid 10-4 record and won a major decision over Jake Keating last week. 174: #3 Mekhi Lewis vs. James Lledo Mekhi has looked phenomenal at 174. He has looked strong and healthy at the higher weight and has been wrestling like a madman. He is 13-0, with 8 wins getting bonus points for the Hokies. Lledo dropped from 184 and has wrestled well at the lower weight; he is 4-2 at 174 and lost by major decision to Justin Phillips of UVA last week. 184: #12 Hunter Bolen vs. #32 Gregg Harvey Bolen is back for his first match since the Southern Scuffle and will get a test in Gregg Harvey, who seemingly has an unending gas tank. Bolen is 16-2 on the year, while Harvey comes in at 6-4. Harvey will be a great test for Bolen to make his return and it should be a good gauge of where he is coming into ACC duals. Bolen holds a 2-0 edge in head-to-head matches with Harvey. 197: #33 Dakota Howard vs. #8 Nino Bonaccorsi Dakota Howard is one of the most fun wrestlers to watch in the country. He gives everything he has in every match and I don't expect that to be any different against the returning NCAA finalist in Bonaccorsi. Howard is 11-5 on the year with 8 bonus point wins. Bonaccorsi comes in at 9-2 with his only losses to Greg Bulsak and Patrick Brucki. 285: #14 Nathan Traxler vs. Jake Slinger Traxler has been nearly flawless since stepping onto the mat for the Hokies. He is 13-1 since his transfer from Stanford, with his lone loss a 3-2 decision to #13 Tate Orndorff. He is entering this dual on a nine-match win streak to face Slinger, who is coming off an upset win over #32 Quinn Miller from UVA. Slinger has come up huge for the Panthers in several duals this year and will be looking for his second upset win in ACC competition.

Michael Kemerer (left) and Carter Starocci (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The meeting between the top-two teams in the country took place last night and lived up to the hype as top-ranked Penn State held off #2 Iowa, 19-13. The dual had everything you would hope to see in a match. Top competitors squaring off, matches decided in extra time, some controversy, an upset, all in front of a huge, partisan crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. After watching the action and digesting some of the fallout, we have five takeaways from Penn State versus Iowa: 1) Rumors of Jaydin Eierman's demise have been greatly exaggerated He had to mount a crazy rally to beat Dresden Simon. He was pinned by Ryan Jack. His bonus point rate is at the lowest point in his career. These were all some of the whispers surrounding Jaydin Eierman lately. Coupled with the dominance of Big Ten rivals Nick Lee and Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers), some people may have written off the four-time All-American as a legit title contender. After last night we conclude that such a sentiment is way too premature. Eierman fell in sudden victory to Lee Friday. That being said, the takeaway is that he's right there with a returning NCAA champion that is a Hodge Trophy contender and had only wrestled one match closer than seven points heading into Carver-Hawkeye. Now, add to this that Lee earned his first takedown on an ill-advised home run attempt by Eierman. Jaydin didn't throw in the towel and picked up a late takedown and erased riding time during the final seconds of regulation. So basically, Eierman gave away two points to the returning champ, didn't look great offensively, but still was a hair away from defeating Lee? While there may be "some" cause for concern, the sky isn't falling. Eierman is the only wrestler since the 2020 Big Ten Championships to defeat the Nittany Lion and should be neck-and-neck with Lee, when or if, they clash in the postseason. 2) Iowa might have problems at 125 lbs The announcement from Spencer Lee on New Year's Day that he would not compete for the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to his preexisting knee injuries, led to Iowa falling from title favorites to number two behind Penn State wasn't good. The silver lining in the situation was that the Hawkeyes had blue-chip true freshman Drake Ayala in the fold. At the same time, Lee's news was made public, Ayala was sewing up a third-place finish in one of the tougher weights at the Southern Scuffle. Iowa's staff pulled Ayala's redshirt for their next dual meet against Minnesota. Since then, Ayala has notched wins against two-time conference runner-up Devin Schroder (Purdue), 2020 1st Team AA Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), and MatMen Open champion Justin Cardani (Illinois). He's currently ranked 11th in the nation and is a realistic podium threat. While Iowa can't count on the type of bonus points and NCAA Championships they've grown accustomed to with Lee at 125, they still have a contender in Ayala. Earlier this week, there were some rumblings that Ayala was dealing with an injury of his own. While the severity isn't necessarily public knowledge, those whispers proved to have some validity as Ayala did not go for the Hawkeyes against Penn State. Jesse Ybarra got the call and surrendered near-fall points in the final seconds of the bout and gave up a major decision to Drew Hildebrandt. So if Ayala is limited for the postseason (or doesn't go), it would be a huge setback for Iowa. Aside from him, the conference has nine ranked 125 lbers, seven of which are in the top-16 nationally. Getting Ybarra through to nationals would be difficult. But, before any talks like that move any further, we're not sure of Ayala's status. In the post-match presser, Tom Brands said, "Medical, coaches and more important, Drake Ayala will be the one that makes that call," referring to Ayala's status. Definitely cryptic and par for the course when it comes to wrestling coaches talking injuries, but it doesn't sound great. 3) Seeding at 285 lbs could get messy With Greg Kerkvliet's dominant win over Mason Parris last week, it shook up the rankings, but they also seemed easy to interpret. Unbeaten Cohlton Schultz, the wrestler with a decisive win over Kerkvliet at last year's national tournament went to #2, while Kerkvliet was #3 and Parris slid to #4. Well, Tony Cassioppi had other ideas and turned in his most impressive performance of the year when he downed Kerkvliet, 7-2. So Cassioppi defeated Kerkvliet, who handed Parris. Though results from past years aren't supposed to count, you have Parris, who is 2-0 career against Cassioppi (with two falls), while Cassioppi defeated Schultz twice at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Now the elephant in the room in this whole seeding talk is Gable Steveson at #1. I'm sure none of these coaches would say it publicly, but they don't want their guys as the #4/#5 seed on the same side of the bracket as Steveson. Sometimes these types of things work themselves out. Looking at Cassioppi's schedule, he'll face #11 Trent Hillger and #12 Christian Lance, both of whom are capable, but a combined 0-6 against the big man from Iowa. Parris faces Lance along with old rival Matt Stencel. While a loss to Stencel wouldn't impact conference seeding, it would play a major factor for NCAA's. It should be noted that Parris hasn't fallen to Stencel since his 2018-19 true freshman season. 4) Max Dean's rebound Last Sunday, Max Dean suffered his first loss in a Penn State singlet was he was knocked off by Michigan State's Cam Caffey. That came just two days after Dean was pushed to the brink by Patrick Brucki during Penn State's dual with Michigan. Based on the inconsistency of the weight class, we didn't dock Dean rankings-wise and he maintained his spot at #2. Friday, Dean had another significant test from #4 Jacob Warner. The two-time All-American had an early takedown in the first period and looked like he may cruise and hand Dean a second consecutive loss. However, in the third stanza, Dean broke the match open with a bow-and-arrow from the top position. He violently turned Warner for four points and would end up winning 8-3. A win over Warner, coupled with his existing resume, will help solidify Dean's #2 overall ranking. That's important because of the uncertainly at the top of the 197 lb weight class. Returning NCAA champion, AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State), was involved in a scary auto accident on Monday evening and will be out this weekend. His long-term status is unknown at this point. If Ferrari cannot wrestle or is severely limited, someone like Dean could be the beneficiary. 5) Heading into the postseason, Penn State is the clear favorite, but not a lock With four returning NCAA champions in the lineup, the Nittany Lions are taylor-made for large tournaments. Additionally, Drew Hildebrandt, Max Dean, and Greg Kerkvliet appear to be capable of high All-American finishes. Those seven will be key to Cael Sanderson's title hopes. At the beginning of the year, we were unsure of what the 149-165 lbers could contribute to Penn State's title hopes. After a loss to Max Murin, Beau Bartlett still looks slightly undersized at 149 and has difficulty scoring, though his defense is typically stout. No one has emerged as the bonafide starter at 157 lbs, while Terrell Barraclough has gotten the call lately. 165 lbs saw Brady Berge return from a coaching gig at South Dakota State to finish his eligibility and help out his teammates. Berge picked up a win last week against All-American Cam Amine (Michigan), but was bullied by the Bull, Alex Marinelli, last night during a 10-2 loss. With 165 lbs being such a deep weight, it's hard to pencil in any NCAA points for Berge just yet. Now looking at Penn State's big guns, Roman Bravo-Young repeatedly had to fend off takedown attempts from Austin DeSanto, before prevailing, 3-2. Could another match with DeSanto go the Hawkeye's way? Or an NCAA finals rematch with Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)? At 141 lbs, Eierman is responsible for Nick Lee's only loss of the last year and a half (in the 2021 Big Ten finals). Could he pull it off again? You also have Sebastian Rivera and others in the mix. We saw how close Carter Starocci and Michael Kemerer are last night. Kemerer is obviously capable of replicating his 2021 Big Ten performance against Starocci. Outside of the conference, past national finalists like Hayden Hidlay (NC State) and Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) are lurking, too. As we alluded to earlier, 197 is pretty unpredictable and 285 could get hairy if you're on the wrong side of the bracket. All of this is to say, there are plenty of potential hurdles standing in the way of a Big Ten and NCAA title for the Nittany Lions. Are they significant enough to stop Sanderson's team from winning? Maybe not. And for all of the potential setbacks we mentioned, Penn State tends to outperform seeds at nationals, so perhaps they are the ones pulling upsets. However it all unfolds, Lincoln and Detroit will be a ton of fun!

Bucknell's 125 lber Brandon Seidman (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Saturday 1/29 Army @ Bucknell - Lewisburg, PA (2PM) Columbia vs. Navy - Ithaca, NY (1PM) Columbia vs. Cornell (#10) - Ithaca, NY (3PM) Cornell (#10) vs. Navy - Ithaca, NY (5PM) Sunday 1/30 American vs. Drexel - Washington DC (1PM) Binghamton vs. Navy - Vestal, NY (2PM) Bucknell vs. Rider - Lewisburg, PA (2PM) Franklin & Marshall @ Sacred Heart - Fairfield, CT (12PM) LIU vs. Davidson & The Citadel - Charleston, SC (10AM @ 12PM) *ALL STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED IN EST* What I'm Most Excited For: Below is a match of probable matchups of ranked opponents we can see this weekend - in order by weight class. I'm sure there a few I'm missing, but these caught my eye. 125lb - Vito Arujau (#3) Cornell vs. Manchio (#28) Columbia 133lb - Koderhandt (#21) Navy vs. Lajoie (#29) Cornell 133lb - Koderhandt (#21) Navy vs. Sobotker (#30) Binghamton 141lb - Miller (#20) Bucknell vs. Kinner (#25) Rider 165lb - Ramirez (#9) Cornell vs. Ogunsanya (#21) Columbia 165lb - Harkins (#28) Army vs. Hartman (#17) Bucknell 197lb - DePrez (#13) Binghamton vs Koser (#27) Navy 197lb - Cardenas (#19) Cornell vs Koser (#27) Navy Where you'll find me: I will be not be attending matches in person this weekend.

Nick Lee and Jaydin Eierman at last night's dual (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Friday's Dual Results Penn 36 Brown 3 125 - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Hunter Adrian (Brown) 4-1 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj NIcky Cabanillas (Brown) 12-2 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Timothy Levine (Brown) 16-10SV 149 - Blake Saito (Brown) dec Anthony Artlaona (Penn) 4-1 157 - Jeremy Ridge (Penn) dec Sam McMonagle (Brown) 4-0 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) maj Harrison Trahan (Brown) 12-3 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) FFT 184 - Neil Antrassian (Penn) maj Drew Clearie (Brown) 9-0 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) dec Cade Wilson (Brown) 7-0 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) fall Lear Quinton (Brown) 1:33 Penn 29 Harvard 6 125 - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Beau Bayless (Harvard) 3-1 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Dillon Murphy (Harvard) 12-3 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Michael Jaffe (Harvard) 6-5 149 - Lukus Stricker (Harvard) dec Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 3-0 157 - Doug Zapf (Penn) dec Cael Berg (Harvard) 9-3 165 - Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec Lucas Revano (Penn) 6-3 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Joshua Kim (Harvard) 3-1 184 - Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec Leonardo Tarantino (Harvard) 8-4 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) dec fall Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) 1:33 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) maj Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 25-11 Princeton 34 Harvard 9 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) fall Beau Bayless (Harvard) 1:32 133 - Nick Kayal (Princeton) maj Dillon Murphy (Harvard) 12-2 141 - Danny Coles (Princeton) dec Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) 9-4 149 - Lukus Stricker (Harvard) fall Marshall Keller (Princeton) 4:10 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) 10-3 165 - Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec Jake Marsh (Princeton) 11-8 174 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) dec Joshua Kim (Harvard) 6-4SV 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) fall Dom Mata (Harvard) 3:20 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) 17-1 285 - Matt Cover (Princeton) maj Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 12-4 Princeton 39 Brown 4 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) tech Hunter Adrian (Brown) 17-1 133 - Nick Kayal (Princeton) dec Reese Fry (Brown) 6-1 141 - Danny Coles (Princeton) dec Timothy Levine (Brown) 13-7 149 - Marshall Keller (Princeton) maj Blake Saito (Brown) 16-2 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) fall Sam McMonagle (Brown) 2:22 165 - Harrison Trahan (Brown) maj Jake Marsh (Princeton) 14-4 174 - Travis Tavoso (Princeton) FFT 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) dec James Araneo (Brown) 16-9 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Cade Wilson (Brown) 20-5 285 - Matt Cover (Princeton) maj Lear Quinton (Brown) 14-5 Binghamton 19 Columbia 16 125 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec Nick Curley (Binghamton) 9-4 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) dec Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 5-2 141 - Ryan Anderson (Binghamton) dec Matt Kazimir (Columbia) 6-4 149 - Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) dec Nick Lombard (Binghamton) 6-2 157 - Andrew Garr (Columbia) tech Logan Gumble (Binghamton) 18-0 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) 9-0 174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 2-0 184 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 6-4 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) tech Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) 18-3 285 - Joe Doyle (Binghamton) maj Dan Conley (Columbia) 9-0 NC State 43 Duke 0 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) fall Logan Agin (Duke) 6:16 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) tech Drake Doolittle (Duke) 17-2 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) FFT 149 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) dec Josh Finesilver (Duke) 4-3 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) tech Wade Ungar (Duke) 19-4 165 - Thomas Bullard (NC State) dec Gabe Dinette (Duke) 5-0 174 - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) dec Matt Finesilver (Duke) 6-3 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) fall Vincent Baker (Duke) :24 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Kaden Russell (Duke) 2-1 285 - Tyrie Houghton (NC State) dec Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) 4-1 Chattanooga 37 Gardner-Webb 4 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) fall Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) 1:20 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) 9-2 141 - Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) FFT 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) 8-2 157 - Weston Wichman (Chattanooga) maj Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) 8-0 165 - Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) 3-2TB 174 - Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) dec Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) 4-3 184 - Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) fall Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) 6:40 197 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) dec Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) 4-1 285 - Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) maj Grayson Walthall (Chattanooga) 13-1 Wisconsin 39 Maryland 4 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) fall Zach Spence (Maryland) 2:42 133 - Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) dec King Sandoval (Maryland) 5-0 141 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 6-4 149 - Michael North (Maryland) maj Aidan Medora (Wisconsin) 10-2 157 - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) maj Conner Decker (Maryland) 12-0 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) fall Gaven Bell (Maryland) 4:43 174 - Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) fall Dom Solis (Maryland) 6:37 184 - Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) maj Kyle Cochran (Maryland) 12-4 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) dec Jaron Smith (Maryland) 6-2 285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) maj Zach Schrader (Maryland) 18-5 Michigan 20 Minnesota 14 125 - Nick Suriano (Michigan) maj Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 14-6 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Jake Gliva (Minnesota) 6-5 141 - Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) dec Stevan Micic (Michigan) 5-2 149 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) maj Patrick Nolan (Michigan) 14-4 157 - Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec Will Lewan (Michigan) 5-4 165 - Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 6-1 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) dec Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 7-4 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) maj Sam Skillings (Minnesota) 12-4 197 - Patrick Brucki (Michigan) dec Michial Foy (Minnesota) 8-2 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj Mason Parris (Michigan) 18-8 North Carolina 17 Virginia 16 125 - Patrick McCormick (Virginia) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 3-1SV 133 - Brian Courtney (Virginia) dec Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) 5-3SV 141 - Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) dec Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) 6-2 149 - Zach Sherman (North Carolina) dec Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) 6-2 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) dec Jake Keeling (Virginia) 6-4 165 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) 6-2 174 - Clay Lautt (North Carolina) dec Justin Phillips (Virginia) 8-2 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) maj Michael Battista (Virginia) 15-3 197 - Jay Aiello (Virginia) maj Max Shaw (North Carolina) 13-3 285 - Quinn Miller (Virginia) dec Brandon Whitman (North Carolina) 5-2 VMI 29 Bellarmine 10 125 - Jack Parker (Bellarmine) maj Cameron Chicella (VMI) 22-8 133 - Patrick Maglathlin (VMI) FFT 141 - Freddy Junko (VMI) FFT 149 - Mitch Collica (Bellarmine) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 5-3 157 - Seth Fillers (VMI) dec Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 11-7 165 - Blake Showers (VMI) dec Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) 6-3 174 - Eric Beck (Bellarmine) dec Jon Hoover (VMI) 3-0 184 - Max Gourley (VMI) dec Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 6-2 197 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) maj Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 15-2 285 - Josh Evans (VMI) maj Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 11-3 Northern Colorado 25 Cal Baptist 14 125 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) fall Devin Garcia (Cal Baptist) 6:58 133 - Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist) dec Dyson Kunz (Northern Colorado) 7-2 141 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) maj Christian Nunez (Cal Baptist) 15-6 149 - Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) dec Chaz Hallmark (Cal Baptist) 7-3 157 - AJ Raya (Cal Baptist) dec Cody Eaton (Northern Colorado) 7-2 165 - Frank Almaguer (Cal Baptist) dec Nick Knutson (Northern Colorado) 10-3 174 - Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) FFT 184 - Caden Gerlach (Cal Baptist) fall Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 2:10 197 - Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) dec Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) 8-3 285 - Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado) dec Chris Island (Cal Baptist) 2-1 Iowa State 22 Oklahoma 9 125 - Joey Prata (Oklahoma) dec Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 6-5 133 - Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) dec Tony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 4-1 141 - Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) 8-3 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) 4-2SV 157 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 3-1 165 - Isaac Judge (Iowa State) dec Joe Grello (Oklahoma) 8-4 174 - Joel Devine (Iowa State) dec Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) 3-2 184 - Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) maj Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) 13-5 197 - Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) 4-2 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) dec Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) 5-3 South Dakota State 23 West Virginia 16 125 - Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) maj Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 10-2 133 - Garett Lautzenheiser (West Virginia) dec Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) 14-12SV 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) maj Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 13-4 149 - Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) dec Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) 3-1 157 - Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) dec Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) 4-0 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) fall Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 4:24 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) maj Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 11-1 184 - Cade King (South Dakota State) dec Anthony Carmen (West Virginia) 5-3 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) fall Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 2:23 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) dec Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 9-6 Penn State 19 Iowa 13 125 - Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) maj Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 9-0 133 - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) dec Austin DeSanto (Iowa) 3-2 141 - Nick Lee (Penn State) dec Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) 6-4SV 149 - Max Murin (Iowa) dec Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 4-1 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 2-0 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) maj Brady Berge (Penn State) 10-2 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 2-1TB 184 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) dec Abe Assad (Iowa) 8-3 197 - Max Dean (Penn State) dec Jacob Warner (Iowa) 8-3 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) dec Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 7-2

Tariq Wilson (left) and Josh Finesilver (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) NC State at Duke The #5 Wolfpack will travel across town to Durham to kick off their ACC dual season. The Blue Devils will face a tough task coming off a loss to North Carolina. The marquee matches will again feature the Finesilvers, with Josh taking on #3 Tariq Wilson at 149 and Matt taking on #4 Hayden Hidlay at 174. 125: #15 Jakob Camacho vs Logan Agin Camacho is coming in at 9-2 with losses to Noah Surtin and Spencer Lee. He picked up a ranked win last week against Campbell, beating #23 Korbin Meinke 3-1. Agin has had flashes of greatness this year with six pins but is coming off of losing back-to-back major decisions. 133: #17 Kai Orine vs. Drake Doolittle Orine has been impressive this season--he battled with Jarrett Trombley for the starting spot but has been nearly flawless since earning the nod. His only loss was a 16-7 major decision loss to Austin DeSanto at the Collegiate Duals. Orine is a name that you will be hearing a lot of in the years to come. Doolittle lost last week by pin to Joe Heilmann of North Carolina. 141: #24 Ryan Jack vs. Parker Decker/Patrick Rowland Jack has been another impressive young starter for the Wolfpack. He comes in with an 11-5 record and has shown some impressive growth throughout the year. Parker Decker gave #7 Kizhan Clarke a bit of a scare last week when he was trying to put on an upper-body display against the undefeated Tar Heel--ultimately, he fell short and lost by decision, but was impressive. 149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. #13 Josh Finesilver Finesilver is coming off a sudden victory win over #20 Zach Sherman in a great battle last weekend. Wilson was held in check by Chris Rivera from Campbell last weekend and was only able to pull out a 4-0 decision--we definitely didn't see the offensive display we usually expect from Wilson. Finesilver could be a tough matchup for him as he can be a very stingy defensive wrestler. This could be a fantastic match and there will be a lot of strategy involved from both sides--I'm looking forward to seeing them try to figure each other out. They have faced each other twice when they were both at 133--Wilson holds a 2-0 advantage with a pin and a decision win. 157: #10 Ed Scott vs Wade Unger Ed Scott seems to be the newest generation of gunslinger who is willing to take risks to score points for the Wolfpack. He comes in at 15-0 with a 78% bonus rate and 7 pins on the year. He is “can't miss” entertainment when he steps on the mat. Unger comes in at 9-12 and dropped a 6-2 decision to #6 Austin O'Connor last weekend. 165: #22 Thomas Bullard vs. Gabe Dinette Bullard comes in at 11-4 and picked up a 16-0 tech fall last weekend against Campbell. Dinette has been hit-and-miss all season, but had seemed to be gaining traction before falling to Sonny Santiago last weekend. Bullard has shown the ability to win matches with high-paced offense as well as by slowing matches down and being very defensive--so it will be interesting to see which product we see this weekend. 174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. #15 Matt Finesilver Another great match on tap here. Finesilver started the season 20-0 and comes in at 22-3 after falling in a very close battle with #14 Clay Lautt last weekend. Hidlay comes in at 7-0 and hasn't really been tested this season. We know that he is one of the best in the country and that he is a national title threat--it will be good to see him get some solid competition in the conference starting this weekend. 184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs. Vincent Baker Hidlay comes in at 8-0 with an 88% BONUS rate. He has been very impressive all year and is constantly pushing to score--he is relentless. Baker has had some good wins and wrestled well against #24 Gavin Kane last week-pushing him in a 5-4 decision loss. Baker has not faced anyone on the level of Hidlay this year. 197: #20 Isaac Trumble vs. Kaden Russell This could be a wild match. Both guys aren't afraid to go upper body and they both like to let it fly from neutral. Trumble comes in at 13-3 and picked up a 1-0 win last weekend against Campbell. Russell has been a roller coaster this year--he has had some great win streaks and has taken some not-so-great losses. But the man is fun to watch and is very dangerous. Russell pinned Trumble last year in 44 seconds, so don't think that Trumble has forgotten… 285: #25 Owen Trephan/Tyree Houghton vs. Jonah Niesenbaum Both Trephan and Houghton have gotten the call for NC State in dual competition. Houghton got the call against Campbell and gave #26 Taye Ghadiali a push before falling 9-6. Trephan and Houghton met in the fifth-place bout at the Southern Scuffle and Houghton was victorious in tiebreakers. Niesenbaum is having a breakout year at 14-6 after winning four matches combined in his first two years in Durham. He closed out the Blue Devils dual with UNC by downing Brandon Whitman in sudden victory.

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Tonight marks a clash of the titans in the world of collegiate wrestling. #1 Penn State will travel to #2 Iowa in a battle of unbeatens. These programs have established themselves consistently as two of the top title contenders since Cael Sanderson's arrival in State College, prior to the 2009-10 season. Just how dominant have they been? We've looked at some of the notable gauges of a program's success and listed them before for both Penn State and Iowa. Remember these numbers for both coaches start at the 2009-10 season, Sanderson's first at PSU, as a means of a fair measurement. NCAA Team Titles Iowa: 2 Penn State: 8 Dual Record Tom Brands: 193-18-1 Cael Sanderson: 171-16-2 Head-to-Head Dual Wins Iowa: 4 Penn State: 5 NCAA Qualifiers Iowa: 112 Penn State: 102 NCAA All-Americans (Excluding 2020) Iowa: 71 Penn State: 64 NCAA Champions Iowa: 10 Penn State: 27 Multiple-time NCAA Champions Iowa: 3 Penn State: 7 Four-time All-Americans (including 2020) Iowa: 5 (Eierman, Kemerer, Sorensen, Clark, St. John) Penn State: 11 (Lee, Joseph, Hall, Nolf, Nickal, Retherford, Megaludis, Taylor, Ruth, Wright, Molinaro) NCAA Finals Record Iowa: 10-12 Penn State: 27-14 #1 Seed's at NCAA's Iowa: 10 Penn State: 17 Hodge Trophy Winners Iowa: 2 (Lee x2) Penn State: 5 (Taylor x2, Retherford x2, Nickal) Big Ten Team Titles Iowa: 4 Penn State: 6 Big Ten Individual Titles Iowa: 19 Penn State: 32

Virginia 125 lber Patrick McCormick (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) North Carolina at Virginia The Tar Heels travel north to Charlottesville to face the Hoos this week. North Carolina is coming off a decisive dual win over cross-town rival Duke, while the Cavaliers are looking for their first conference win after dropping a dual at Pittsburgh last week. Both teams will be at close to full strength as either has been in weeks, if not months. There will be some great matches up and down the lineup and the team win is very much up for grabs. This will be a fun one to watch--if you're in Charlottesville, make sure you say hello! 125: Spencer Moore vs. Patrick McCormick This should be a great match to kick off the dual. McCormick has been up and down all year but has some solid wins--he lost a close decision to Gage Curry last week at Pitt. Spencer celebrated his 18th birthday last weekend, picking up two wins--including a convincing ACC win over Logan Agin from Duke. 133: #10 Jaime Hernandez/Joe Heilmann vs. #23 Brian Courtney This is one matchup that is dependent on the health of the starters--Hernandez is undefeated on the year but has been out since a serious injury in December. Heilmann has been stellar in the spot during his absence--he picked up a first-period pin over Drake Doolittle of Duke last week. Courtney was out last week against Pitt and Trey Lane, who has been at 125, filled the spot. If Courtney is healthy, he is a very dangerous matchup for either Heilmann or Hernandez. 141: #7 Kizhan Clarke vs. Dylan Cedeno Clark remains undefeated on the season after a close match with Parker Decker from Duke last week. He didn't look great in that match; he didn't really seem to get to his offense until late in the match when he was able to pull away. Cedeno has been out for much of the year but will hopefully be in the lineup this weekend--though Clarke will be a tough test in his first match back. 149: #22 Zach Sherman vs #26 Jarod Verkleeren Sneaky good match. Sherman lost in SV to #13 Josh Finesilver last week and has had arguably the toughest individual schedule in the country to start the year. He is a returning All-American and incredibly dangerous; he looked solid last week in a very scrappy match against Finesilver. Verkleeren has had a great year since coming to Charlottesville. He is 15-5 on the year and picked up a win over Luke Kemerer at Pitt last week. He has looked impressive starting the second half of the season and has some good momentum coming into this dual. 157: #6 Austin O'Connor vs. #28 Jake Keating O'Connor is the defending National Champion and is 9-1 on the year, with his only hiccup in a 5-2 decision loss to #5 Peyton Robb. Keating returned to the lineup in late December and is 8-3 on the year--last week, he bumped up to 165 and lost a major decision to #13 Jake Wentzel. This could be a fun match, both guys are willing to let it fly and I'm interested to see how AOC handles the length of Keating. 165: Sonny Santiago vs. #15 Justin McCoy McCoy is 10-0 on the year but was out last week against Pitt. He will be coming back into ACC competition ready to make a statement. Santiago looked great last weekend against Gabe Dinette--I'd say it was the best I had seen him look this year--but then he was pinned in his next match against Little Rock, so it's hard to tell what we'll see from him. 174: #14 Clay Lautt vs. Justin Phillips Lautt had a great win last weekend over #13 Matt Finesilver--he looked incredible on his feet and clinched the match with a beautiful double leg to hold Finesilver in danger. Phillips is 15-5 on the year and has been quietly holding down the weight very solidly for the Hoos. 184: #21 Gavin Kane vs. #22 Michael Battista I'm really looking forward to this one. Battista is 12-1 on the year with his only loss to #11 Kyle Cochran. He looked great against a dangerous Gregg Harvey last week in Pitt. Kane has found his groove since moving up to 184 and is yet to lose at the weight. Both have had great seasons that have flown under the radar for a lot of people--I'm hopeful they both let it fly and it is a great show. 197: #28 Max Shaw vs. #11 Jay Aiello Shaw has rebounded after a tough start the season and is on an eight-match winning streak--including winning his last three by tech fall. Aiello has been back in the lineup for a few weeks and was undefeated before falling to #9 Nino Bonaccorsi last week. Both have shown great work from neutral and on top and we could be in for a high-scoring bout with the big guys. 285: Brandon Whitman vs. #32 Quinn Miller Whitman has hovered at .500 for the whole season and split his matches last weekend. He won a decision against Little Rock and dropped his conference match to Jonah Niesenbaum in sudden victory. Miller comes in a 9-5 with some good wins and his losses coming to tough competition. He is also coming back into the lineup after being out for several weeks. He lost a decision to Jake Slinger last week and definitely didn't look to be back at 100%. I'm hopeful that another week has given him time to get healed up and ready for another round of ACC duals.

Iowa State 197 lber Yonger Bastida(photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Friday 01/28 Iowa State at Oklahoma, 7:00 PM CT Cal Baptist at Northern Colorado, 6:00 PM MT West Virginia at South Dakota State, 8:00 PM CT Saturday 01/29 Northern Iowa at Oklahoma State, 7:00 PM CT Missouri vs Wyoming at Utah Valley 4:00PM MT Missouri at. Utah Valley 6:00PM MT Wyoming at Utah Valley 8:00PM MT West Virginia at North Dakota State, 1:00 PM CT Sunday 01/30 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 2:00 PM CT Northern Iowa at Oklahoma 2:00 PM CT Air Force at North Dakota State 10:00 AM MT Dual of the Year, possibly? Oklahoma State and Iowa State Preseason most people, myself included, had Oklahoma State and Missouri as 1A and 1B in the Big 12 conference. It really felt like they were the teams to beat and there weren't many in the conference that could keep up with the firepower on their rosters. Then quietly Missouri has taken several losses, while Iowa State has emerged as a strong #2 behind Oklahoma State only falling to the #1 team in the country at the time, Iowa. Suddenly, this weekend in Stillwater is the biggest dual of the season for the Cowboys and Iowa State is a legitimate threat to win the Big 12 title. Factoring in it's unlikely we see AJ Ferrari here; you could make a strong argument that Iowa State is the favorite here. Should be a very exciting Sunday in Stillwater. Sneaky good one: Missouri vs. Wyoming I don't think either of these teams have been quite what they hoped going into the season, and injuries have impacted that a bit, but with the rosters they rolled out last weekend, this could be a really close one that could go either way. With all their top guys competing (I have no idea which one we'll see here) it's a lot of really high-level matchups at 133, 157, 174, 184, 197, HWT. I think this is one that's a little under the radar this week and could be really interesting.

Mekhi Lewis (left) and Hayden Hidlay (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in… To say the past week has been in a whirlwind in the ACC is an understatement. The kick-off dual for the ACC dual season was canceled last week and we lost out on seeing a top-10 battle between #5 NC State and #7 Virginia Tech (you can read my full breakdown and explanation here). But fear not wrestling fans--we will get to see this dual after all! The teams have agreed to schedule a non-conference dual that will be hosted in Raleigh Sunday, February 20th at 6pm. It will broadcast on ACC Network with Rock and Shawn on the call. This will wrap up dual season for both teams and will come on the heels of their in-state rivalry duals. The final ACC duals will be on February 18th with VT traveling to UVA and NC State hosting UNC. This means we will finally get to see Hayden vs Mehki. This means we get to see Tariq Wilson vs Bryce Andonian and all the ridiculous acrobatic moves that will ensue. This means we will see Hoagie-Boy and Bolen Part V. And this means we get Rock on the mic! I am pumped that this got this worked out and we get to see this dual. Here are the projected lineups: 125: #15 Jakob Camacho vs #21 Sam Latona 133: #17 Kai Orine vs #5 Korbin Myers 141: #24 Ryan Jack vs Collin Gerardi 149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs #5 Bryce Andonian 157: #10 Ed Scott vs #23 Connor Brady 165: #22 Thomas Bullard vs Clayton Ulrey 174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs #3 Mekhi Lewis 184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs #12 Hunter Bolen 197: #20 Isaac Trumble vs #33 Dakota Howard 285: #25 Owen Trephan vs #14 Nathan Traxler

Three-time NCAA qualifier for North Carolina: Kennedy Monday (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; SJanickiPhoto.com) The UFC is taking a rare weekend off, but there is still plenty of MMA taking place around the world. While most wrestling fans are likely focused on the top duals, and for good reason, there are some former wrestlers in high-stakes MMA bouts. As always, InterMat has you covered; the following looks at some of the top former wrestlers in MMA action. Eagle FC 44 For the first time, Eagle FC, the promotion owned by former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will host a shot in the US. The event, which features multiple former wrestlers, takes place Friday at 6pm ET and will stream free via FLX Cast (https://watch.goflx.com/). Rashad Evans vs. Gabriel Checco Evans retired after suffering a first-round knockout against Anthony Smith at UFC 225 in 2018. However, he will make his return to the cage this weekend against Gabriel Checco. The 42-year-old fighter wrestled collegiately at Michigan State. At the 2003 NCAA tournament, he famously eliminated three-time champion, Greg Jones, from the 174-pound bracket. Evans turned to MMA in 2004 and won the UFC light heavyweight title from Forrest Griffin in 2008. Checco has been fighting for nearly 10 years and holds a 12-5 professional record. Cody Gibson vs. Ray Borg Gibson wrestled for both Bakersfield College and Menlo College during his undergraduate days, and he finished with a pair of All-American seasons. He lost his job with the UFC in 2015 but has since gone 6-1 with a win over former title challenger John Dodson. Gibson will get another shot to prove he belongs as he faces off against another former title challenger in Ray Borg. Borg fought for the UFC title as recently as 2017. However, since that title bout, he went 2-2 in the Octagon and struggled with weight. After leaving the promotion last year, he scored a victory over Jesse Arnett at UAE Warriors 20. Shawn Bunch vs. Firdavs Khasanov Bunch was a two-time All-American for Edinboro and made the 133-pound NCAA final of the 2005 tournament. He then transitioned to freestyle, where he won the 2010 US Open and represented the US at the 2009 World Championships. He signed with Bellator in 2012 to make his MMA debut. His record currently stands at 10-5, and he is coming off a win over last September. His opponent Khasanov is from Uzbekistan and is coming off back-to-back losses. Bellator 273 It always seems like Bellator has a variety of wrestlers on their shows, and this weekend is not an exception. On Saturday, the promotion will host Bellator 273, which features former wrestlers Ryan Bader, Benson Henderson, Darrion Caldwell and Chris Gonzalez. Caldwell and Gonzalez will be on the YouTube preliminary card, which begins at 7pm ET, while the rest will be on the main card. It airs live on Showtime at 9pm ET. Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky Despite suffering two losses in his last three fights, Bader still holds the Bellator heavyweight title. The former Arizona State wrestler will put that title on the line against interim champion Valentin Moldavsky on Saturday. In college, Bader was a three-time Pac-10 champion and a two-time All-American. He spent eight years in the UFC after winning the seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter." He defeated MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko to win the Bellator heavyweight title in 2019. Moldavsky won an interim version of the heavyweight title with a decision over Tim Johnson. He is now 11-1 as a professional and holds a win over UFC veteran Roy Nelson. Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov Henderson was a two-time NAIA All-American for Dana College. Over the course of his MMA career, he held the lightweight title for both the UFC and WEC. He left the UFC in 2015 and signed with Bellator. With his current promotion, he has gone 5-6 and unsuccessfully challenged for the welterweight and lightweight titles. Mamedov holds an impressive 20-1-1 record. He fought extensively for the PFL before signing with Bellator. In his last fight, he made his promotional debut with a split decision over former lightweight champion Brent Primus. Darrion Caldwell vs. Enrique Barzola While wrestling for NC State, Caldwell famously upset Brent Metcalf to claim the 2009 NCAA title at 149 pounds. He finished his college career as a four-time ACC champion and a two-time NCAA champion. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and won the Bellator bantamweight title in his 13th fight. He likely needs a win here after dropping back-to-back fights. Barzola recently left the UFC after going 6-3-1 for the promotion. Even though Caldwell is the one with the wrestling credentials, Brazola averaged 4.20 takedowns per 15 minutes during his UFC run. Chris Gonzalez vs. Saad Awad Gonzalez was an NJCAA All-American for Harper College in 2012 and then decided to focus on Greco. He made the non-Olympic World team in 2016 and followed that up with a silver medal at the 2017 US Open. Gonzalez made his MMA debut the following year and quickly built a 6-0 record, including a stoppage victory over UFC veteran Roger Huerta. However, in his last fight, he suffered his first defeat against Goiti Yamauchi. Gonzalez will have a tough comeback fight against Award, who is 24-13 and holds a variety of impressive wins. Kennedy Monday's MMA Debut After finishing his career at North Carolina as a three-time NCAA qualifier, Monday made it known to the wrestling world that his future was in MMA. This week he announced he would be making his MMA debut on Sunday in Anaheim. Details of the bout were not announced. Per his Instagram, he began training under Antonio McKee at Team Body Shop.

Princeton 157 lber Quincy Monday (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) On Tuesday night of January 25, 2022, a public debate was held between sports attorney Darren Heitner and sports business/betting reporter Darren Rovell. The debate was hosted by sports attorneys Dan Lust and Dan Wallach, who together put out a weekly podcast called "Conduct Detrimental," where they discuss the legal aspect of current sports news events. The debate focused on the newly enacted Name Image & Likeness rules, or lack thereof, between boosters, corporations, and the student-athletes. It was a very entertaining and spirited debate back and forth, but mainly dealing with (as usual) basketball and football players rather than any other sports. The spirit of the discussion was to encompass all collegiate sports and NIL, but for the most part, it's the basketball and football players that we are seeing on average the higher contract deals and notoriety, and who ended up being the majority of examples cited. Boiling it down to layman's terms, Heitner argued that per the rules established by the NCAAs and the power "given" to the States, a legal company or entity, whether it be a 100-year-old business or a week old LLC, has the opportunity to pay student-athletes so long as there is quid pro quo for the opportunity of (and expectation of) return on investment. What Rovell argued was that companies are being established for the sole purpose of getting an upper hand in recruiting and within the now very active Transfer Portal, thus bastardizing the intent of NIL. Where in the past, programs and booster clubs may have done (definitely did) something like NIL behind the scenes (illegally), the result in Alston v NCAA with the lack of oversight from the NCAA and States have allowed the now legal but unethical use of essentially "paying for recruits." Here's my unsolicited take on where NIL is right now: This will sound like a cop-out, but I see and agree with both sides of this debate as the truth is in the middle. To me, athletes should be able to have some type of monetary compensation (outside of scholarships) for the work they do to build up ticket and apparel sales, as well as lucrative TV deals for schools and conferences. If a coach can leave a school for another because of a higher salary, student-athletes should have that same freedom through the Transfer Portal. However, it is obvious that "businesses" and "organizations" are being created for the sole purpose of getting recruits to come to their program. And while this was most likely (definitely) happening behind the scenes prior to NIL being enacted, it has just increased the gap between the "Have's" and the "Have-Nots." To use Wrestling as an example, Penn State, Iowa, Michigan, and Oklahoma State and their fan base have more leverage to get the higher recruits than most other schools, even in the Big Ten. There's absolutely legitimate deals that give fair compensation for fair return on investment, and then there are the ones that don't pass the eye test. It's still the wild west when it comes to these NIL deals and I'm sure in time, some organization, if not the NCAA, in order to try and stay relevant, will create guidelines and processes/procedures for NIL contracts. Until then, newly formed companies with no revenue sponsoring athletes with six-figure NIL contracts will still pop up with no one really stopping it. I recommend listening to the hour-long debate, as there were good points on both sides and I'm sure there will be more of these (if not a "rematch") in the future: LISTEN to the Heitner v Rovell NIL Debate (apple podcasts) WATCH the Heitner v Rovell NIL Debate (YouTube) On to (lucky #) Week 13 Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125: Braxton Brown (Maryland)- Appalachian Open Pat Glory (Princeton)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+9] Vito Arujau (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+8] Nick Suriano (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+8] Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State)- Vs Iowa State, Vs UNI [+6] Ryan Miller (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+6] Killian Cardinale (West Virginia)- @ South Dakota State, @ North Dakota State [+6] Devin Schroder (Purdue)- @ Indiana [+4] Jakob Camacho (NC State)- @ Duke [+4] Eric Barnett (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+4] Sam Latona (Virginia Tech)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] 133: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- Vs Iowa State, Vs UNI [+9] Michael Colaiocco (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+9] Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)- Vs Army, Vs Rider [+7] Kyle Gorant (Davidson)- Vs The Citadel, Vs Long Island (@CIT) [+7] Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga)- @ Gardner Webb, @ Campbell [+6] Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+6] Kai Orine (NC State)- @ Duke [+5] Gabriel Tagg (South Dakota State)- Vs West VIrginia [+4] 141: Mario Guillen (Ohio)- Appalachian Open Matt Kazimir (Columbia)- @ Binghamton, Vs Cornell, Vs Navy (@COR) [+10] Stevan Micic (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+8] Ian Parker (Iowa State)- @ Oklahoma, @ Oklahoma State [+7] Allan Hart (Missouri)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+7] Shannon Hanna (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+6] Cael Happel (UNI)- @ Oklahoma, @ Oklahoma State [+6] CJ Composto (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+6] Ryan Jack (NC State)- @ Duke [+4] Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)- Vs Cal Baptist [+4] Clay Carlson (South Dakota State)- Vs West Virginia [+4] Dresden Simon (Central Michigan)- Vs Ohio [+3] Kizahn Clarke (North Carolina)- @ Virginia [+3] Grant Willits (Oregon State)- @ Arizona State [+3] Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3] Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+3] 149: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+11] Josh Heil (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+7] Josh Edmond (Missouri)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+7] Anthony Artalona (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+6] PJ Ogunsanya (Army)- @ Bucknell [+4] Brent Moore (Clarion)- Vs Kent State [+4] Alex Madrigal (George Mason)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)- @ Michigan [+4] Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)- @ Illinois [+4] Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+4] Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State)- @ Kent State [+3] Graham Rooks (Indiana)- Vs Purdue [+3] Tariq Wilson (NC State)- @ Duke [+3] 157: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)- @ Virginia, Appalachian Open Quincy Monday (Princeton)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+9] Jared Franek (North Dakota State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+8] Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- Vs Davidson, Vs Long Island [+7] David Carr (Iowa State)- @ Oklahoma, @ Oklahoma State [+7] Doug Zapf (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+6] Ed Scott (NC State)- @ Duke [+4] Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)- @ Illinois [+4] Kendall Coleman (Purdue)- @ Indiana [+4] Markus Hartman (Army)- @ Bucknell [+3] Riley Smucker (Cleveland State)- @ Kent State [+3] Parker Kropman (Drexel)- @ American [+3] Garrett Model (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+3] 165: Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+11] Julian Ramirez (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+7] Peyton Hall (West Virginia)- @ South Dakota State, @ North Dakota State [+7] Selwyn Porter (The Citadel)- Vs Davidson, Vs Long Island [+6] Phil Conigliaro (Harvard)- Vs Princeton, Vs U Penn [+6] Cam Amine (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+6] Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State)- Vs Iowa State, Vs UNI [+6] Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+5] Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan)- Vs Ohio [+4] Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia)- @ Binghamton, Vs Cornell, Vs Navy (@COR) [+4] Justin McCoy (Virginia)- @ North Carolina [+4] Tommy Bullard (NC State)- @ Duke [+4] Evan Barczak (Drexel)- @ American [+3] Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3] 174: Logan Massa (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+8] Austin Murphy (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+7] Chris Foca (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+7] Nick Incontrera (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+7] Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)- Vs Iowa State, Vs UNI [+6] John Worthing (Clarion)- Vs Kent State [+4] Micahel O'Malley (Drexel)- @ American [+4] Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Andrew McNally (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+4] Hayden Hidlay (NC State)- @ Duke [+3] Aason Olmos (Oregon State)- @ Arizona State [+3] Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)- Vs West VIrginia [+3] 184: Joey Milano (NC State)- Appalachian Open Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+6] Jonathan Loew (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+6] Myles Amine (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+6] Jeremiah Kent (Missouri)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs Wyoming [+6] David Key (Navy)- @ Cornell, @ Columbia, @ Binghamton [+5] Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel)- @ American [+4] Zach Braunagel (Illinois)- Vs Northwestern [+4] Trent Hidlay (NC State)- @ Duke [+4] Trey Munoz (Oregon State)- @ Arizona State [+4] Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue)- @ Indiana [+4] Ethan Ducca (Edinboro)- @ George Mason [+3] Donnell Washington (Indiana)- Vs Purdue [+3] Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech)- @ Pittsburgh [+3] 197: Max Shaw (North Carolina)- @ Virginia, Appalachian Open Owen Pentz (North Dakota State)- Vs West Virginia, Vs Air Force [+8] Lou DePrez (Binghamton)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+7] Chris Kober (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+7] Pat Brucki (Michigan)- Vs Minnesota, @ Maryland [+7] Cole Urbas (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+7] Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)- Vs West VIrginia [+4] Ben Smith (Cleveland State)- @ Kent State [+3] Jay Aiello (Virginia)- @ North Carolina [+3] Issac Trumble (NC State)- @ Duke [+3] Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado)- Vs Cal Baptist [+3] Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)- Vs Virginia Tech [+3] Thomas Penola (Purdue)- @ Indiana [+3] Braxton Amos (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+3] 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)- Vs Cal Baptist, @ North Dakota State [+10] Taye Ghadiali (Campbell)- Vs Chattanooga, Vs VMI [+8] Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)- Vs Columbia, Vs Navy [+8] Michael McAleavy (The Citadel)- Vs Davidson, Vs Long Island [+7] Ben Goldin (U Penn)- @ Brown, @ Harvard [+7] Luke Stout (Princeton)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+7] Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma)- Vs Iowa State, Vs UNI [+6] Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)- Vs Ohio [+4] Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- @ Pittsburgh [+4] Issac Righter (American)- Vs Drexel [+3] Quinn Miller (Virginia)- @ North Carolina [+3] Tyrie Houghton (NC State)- @ Duke [+3] Lucas Davison (Northwestern)- @ Illinois [+3] AJ Nevills (South Dakota State)- Vs West Virginia [+3] Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)- @ Maryland [+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!

Navy 133 lber Josh Koderhandt (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Notable News Bucknell wins 7th match in a row – all against EIWA competition. Ryan Miller earns EIWA Wrestler of the Week with a 4-2 win over Manchio of Columbia. Colton Yapoujian of Cornell is out for the season with torn ACL. He was ranked 25th at 157lb. American The Eagles traveled to West Point, NY, to participate in extra countable matches with Army and Franklin & Marshall. Jack Maida (133) went 2-0 on the day against one opponent of each school. At 174lb, Tim Patrick defeated both of his F&M opponents, ending his day 2-0. Results: 133: Jack Maida (AU) dec. Dominic Carone (Army), 3-1 SV 133: Jack Maida (AU) dec. Pat Phillips (F&M), 5-0 133: Andy Fallon (AU) pinned Jack Bruce (F&M), 4:41 133: Dominic Carone (Army) dec. Andy Fallon (AU), 3-2 133: Pat Phillips (F&M) major dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 10-0 133: Jack Bruce (F&M) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 3-2 149: Ryan Zimmerman (AU) major dec. Chris Hisey (F&M), 13-2 149: Christiaan Dailey (F&M) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 5-0 149: Christiaan Dailey (F&M) tech. fall Michael Glynos (AU), 17-2 149: Chris Hisey (F&M) by inj. default vs. Michael Glynos (AU) 157: Antonio Segura (AU) dec. Chase McCollum (F&M), 4-1 157: Markus Hartman (Army) pinned Antonio Segura (AU), 1:04 157: Markus Hartman (Army) dec. Elijah White (AU), 6-0 157: Chase McCollum (F&M) dec. Elijah White (AU), 6-0 165: Dalton Harkins (Army) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 11-0 165: Crew Fullerton (F&M) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 1:57 165: Crew Fullerton (F&M) pinned Luc Maschino (AU), 1:06 165: Dalton Harkins (Army) tech. fall Luc Maschino (AU), 18-0 174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. John Crawford (F&M), 3-1 174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) major dec. Noah Fox (F&M), 10-2 174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Ben Root (AU), 8-3 174: Ben Pasiuk (Army) tech. fall Ben Root (AU), 18-2 184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army) tech. fall Mervin Mancia (AU), 18-1 184: James Conway (F&M) major dec. Mervin Mancia (16-3) 184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army) major dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 14-4 184: James Conway (F&M) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 5-3 197: Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Kyle Swartz (Army), 10-3 197: Mike Waszen (F&M) pinned Connor Bourne (AU), 5:55 197: Carsten Rawls (AU) dec. Mike Waszen (F&M), 7-1 197: Kyle Swartz (Army) dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 5-4 285: Cenzo Pelusi (F&M) dec. Isaac Righter (AU), 2-1 285: Kade Carlson (Army) dec. Isaac Righter (AU), 4-2 The Eagles got some much-needed mat time this weekend. They have a young team who basically missed all last season. Mat time is crucial for this team in order to keep improving. Jack Maida had some nice wins over a tough freshman in Phillips of F&M and Carone of Army. As I've repeatedly said in the past, this staff will bring this team into the middle-of-the-pack, sooner rather than later. Once they reach this mid-tier in the conference, the sky's the limit with them. Army The Black Knights hosted both F&M and American to extra countable matches. See results below. The middle of this lineup ended up being 2-0 on the day. Hartman (#29 – 157), Harkins (#30 – 165), Pasiuk, Abdulrazzaq all won - mostly by at least major decision. A nice win at 141 for Shie, beating F&M's Gil. 125 - Ryan Chauvin L by dec. Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) 4-2 L by fall Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) 5:41, 6-2 133 - Dominic Carone L by dec. Maida (American) 3-1, sv1 W by dec. Fallon (American) 3-2 141 - Julian Sanchez L by dec. Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 7-6 141 – Corey Shie W by dec. Gil (Franklin & Marshall) 3-2 157 - Markus Hartman W by dec. White (American) 6-0 W by fall Segura (American) 1:04, 6-0 165 - Dalton Harkins W by major dec. Phifer (American) 11-0 W by TF Maschino (American) 4:01, 18-0 174 - Ben Pasiuk W by fall Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) 6:59, 8-7 W by TF Root (American) 4:28, 18-2 184 - Sahm Abdulrazzaq W by TF Mancia (American) 2:44, 18-1 W by major dec. Shannon (American) 14-4 197 - Kyle Swartz L by dec. Bourne (American) 10-3 W by dec. Rawls (American) 5-4 HWT - Kade Carlson W by dec. Righter (American) 4-2 HWT - Brandon Phillips L by dec. Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) 2-2, sv2 The Black Knights needed to get a few wins under their belt. After their killer first-semester travel schedule against some of the best teams in the country, this had to be a nice confidence booster for them. They are seeing the arduous strength of schedule pay off. To me, it appears the 141lb spot is a tight one between Sanchez and Shie – who've had similar results all year. With new volunteer assistant coach, Jesse Dellavecchia, working with the middleweights – you can easily see the results of the guys he works with coming to fruition. Binghamton The Bearcats took the trip to LIU for a dual against the Sharks. Their scheduled dual with Hofstra was canceled at the last minute, due to COVID protocol. At 165lb, Brevin Cassella recorded a fall. As did Cory Day (184) and Joe Doyle (#20 – 285). Lou DrPrez (#13 – 197) and Jacob Nolan (174) both earned decisions. Anthony Sobotker (#32 – 133) earned a major decision. Boxscore: Binghamton 28 – LIU 13 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) def. Tyler Martin (BING), dec. 4-2. LIU leads 3-0 165: Brevin Cassella (BING) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), fall 3:10. BU leads 6-3. 174: Jacob Nolan (BING) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU), dec. 8-2. BU leads 9-3. 184: Cory Day (BING) def. James Langan (LIU), fall 4:33. BU leads 15-3. 197: No. 13 Lou DePrez (BING) Nunzio Crowley (LIU), dec. 4-2. BU leads 18-3. 285: No. 20 Joe Doyle (BING) Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall, 1:06. BU leads 24-3. 125: Robbie Sagaris (LIU) def. Nick Curley (BING), dec. 5-4. BU leads 24-6. 133: No. 32 Anthony Sobotker (BING) Kaelen Francois (LIU), major dec. 9-1. BU leads 28-6. 141: Devin Matthews (LIU) Christian Gannone (BING) major dec. 11-3. BU leads 28-10 149: Drew Witham (LIU), def. Nick Lombard (BING), dec. 14-13. BU wins 28-13. The Bearcats earned a bunch of bonus points in the one. This was a good showing by them. Binghamton has been very tough lately and competing at a high level. The coaching staff has this team improving week after week. With Cassella and Nolan on the verge of being ranked weekly, the team could potentially have six or seven ranked wrestlers in the top 33 by the end of the year. It is great to see a team like this taking that next step with all their depth. Brown The Bears were on the road to wrestle #10-ranked Cornell. The lone win for the Bear came from Timothy Levine at 141lb. Boxscore: #10 Cornell 47, Brown 3 125: Greg Diakomihals (C) won by fall over Hunter Adrian (B), 3:44 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (C) won by major decision over Nicky Cabanillas (B), 15-5 141: Timothy Levine (B) won by decision over Phillip Moomey (C), 7-0 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by fall over Blake Saito (B), 3:42 157: Hunter Richard (C) won by major decision over Jack Bokina (B), 16-6 165: #9 Julian Ramirez (C) won by major decision over Harrison Trahan (B), 13-1 174: #14 Chris Foca (C) won by forfeit 184: Ethan Hatcher (C) won by technical fall over Aaron Wolk (B), 15-0 197: #18 Jacob Cardenas (C) won by forfeit 285: #18 Lewis Fernandes (C) won by fall over Mason Spears, 1:41 This was a tough test for Brown. Looking at two forfeits, they are also not the healthiest team at this point in the season. You never like to see that from anyone. This is one of those matches Brown will need to have a short memory about. Cornell is a tough team, and frankly, Brown cannot compete with them just yet. Here's to hoping they get back to the workshop and focus on improving (and healing up) for next week. Bucknell The Bison hosted Sacred Heart to a dual on Saturday. Then, they were on the road and wrestled at Drexel on Sunday. Zach Hartman (#18 – 165) was 2-0 on the weekend with a win over Barczak (#28) of Drexel At 197lb, Mason McCready was 2-0 with two bonus-point victories. Luke Niemeyer won both matches at heavyweight. The lower third of the lineup combined for a 6-0 record. This includes Brandon Seidman (125), Kurt Phipps (133), and Darren Miller (#21 – 141). At 157lb, Nick Delp had a huge win over formally ranked, and NCAA Qualifier Kropman of Drexel. Boxscore: Bucknell 43 - Sacred Heart 9 157: Nick Palumbo (SHU) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 4-2 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) inj. default over Scott Jarosz (SHU) 0:33 174: Robert Hetherman (SHU) fall over Sam Barnes (BU) 0:39 184: Logan Deacetis (BU) fall over Joe Accousti (SHU) 2:28 197: Mason McCready (BU) fall over Logan Michael (SHU) 2:48 285: Luke Niemeyer (BU) fall over Nick Copley (SHU) 1:49 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) maj. dec. over Jacob Venezia (SHU) 10-0 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Anthony Petrillo (SHU) 13-2 141: #21 Darren Miller (BU) tech fall over Jordan Carlucci (SHU) 17-2 (6:09) 149: Kolby DePron (BU) fall over Cole McGill (SHU) 1:57 Boxscore: Bucknell 23* – Drexel 13 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over #28 Evan Barczak (DU) 7-1 174: #15 Mickey O'Malley (DU) fall over Sam Barnes (BU) 3:46 184: Bryan McLaughlin (DU) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 6-4 197: Mason McCready (BU) maj. dec. over Santino Morina (DU) 8-0 285: Luke Niemeyer (BU) dec. over Eli Anthony (DU) 3-1 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Kyle Waterman (DU) 6-2 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Deon Pleasant (DU) 12-4 141: #21 Darren Miller (BU) maj. dec. over Jared Donahue (DU) 10-2 149: Tyler Williams (DU) maj. dec. over Kolby DePron (BU) 15-5 157: Nick Delp (BU) dec. over Parker Kropman (DU) 13-11 (SV-1) As Zoolander would say -“Those Bison are so hot right now.” Winning their last seven matches, they are now 10-2 on the year. In EIWA competition, they are 6-0. This team is solid in all positions. They get takedowns from neutral, and they are brutal on top. Being at the match on Sunday against Drexel, Bucknell simply out-wrestled them in most matches. I am super impressed with this team. On paper, they do not seem like a team that would have a 10-2 record – with only two wrestlers nationally ranked. They just find ways to win, as a team, with various teammates stepping up when needed. Look out for the Bison. Columbia The Lions wrestled two EIWA opponents on the road Saturday and Sunday. Princeton was the first matchup, followed by Penn. Angelo Rini (133), Dominic Rossetti (149), and Nick Fine (174) were all 1-1 on the weekend. Both Matt Kazimir (#18 - 141) and Josh Ogunsanya (#21 – 165) won their single match on the weekend. Boxscore: Princeton 27, Columbia 12 125: No. 2 Patrick Glory (PRI) def. No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) TF 17-2 133: Angelo Rini (COL) def. Nick Kayal (PRI) dec. 13-7 141: No. 18 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. Danny Coles (PRI) dec. 1-0 149: Dominic Rossetti (COL) def. Marshall Keller (PRI) OT3 5-4 157: No. 11 Quincy Monday (PRI) def. Andrew Garr (COL) F (4:11) 165: Blaine Bergey (PRI) def. Connor Kievman (COL) dec. 11-5 174: Nick Fine (COL) def. Nate Dugan (PRI) dec. 6-0 184: No. 21 Travis Stefanik (PRI) def. Brian Bonino (COL) dec. 7-2 197: No. 17 Luke Stout (PRI) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) F (5:45) 285: Matt Cover (PRI) def. Danny Conley (COL) maj dec. 8-0 Boxscore: (#23) Penn 32, Columbia 3 174: No. 25 Nick Incontrera (PEN) def. Nick Fine (COL) dec. 10-6 184: No. 32 Neil Antrassian (PEN) def. Jack McGill (COL) dec. 5-2 197: Cole Urbas (PEN) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. 8-2 285: No. 33 Ben Goldin (PEN) def. Danny Conley (COL) dec. 6-0 125: No. 29 Ryan Miller (PEN) def. No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) dec. 4-2 133: No. 19 Michael Colaiocco (PEN) def. Angelo Rini (COL) maj dec. 14-4 141: No. 19 CJ Composto (PEN) def. Mason Clarke (COL) TF 20-5 149: No. 24 Anthony Artalona (PEN) def. Dominic Rossetti (COL) dec. 5-2 157: No. 22 Doug Zapf (PEN) def. Andrew Garr (COL) TF 20-5 165: No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. No. 25 Lucas Revano (PEN) dec. 3-2 It may not have been the best weekend for the Lions. It's been a rough two weeks after losing to #17 Lehigh and #4 Oklahoma State last weekend. This same team nearly pulled an upset over the top EIWA team in Lehigh. Both Kazimir and Ogunsanya sat for a match this weekend, assuming they may be a little banged up. Manchio had a tough weekend as well, dropping two matches to ranked opponents. I'm confident this team will be fine. It could have been a rough week of training, due to their cycle. Maybe they are a little injured too. I expect them to bounce back in the next few weekends. Cornell (#10) The Big Red hosted two Ivy-League opponents, Harvard and Brown, this weekend. They won both duals in dominant fashion, with a few missing starters. At 125lb, Greg Diakomihalis filled in nicely for Vito Arujau, scoring two victories. Dom LaJoie (#30 – 133) walked away with two major decisions. Yianni Diakomihalis (#1 – 149) showed why he is the top-ranked wrestler with two pins. At 157lb, Hunter Richard was solid with two wins also. Expect to see more of him this season. The remaining starters at the top of the lineup went 2-0 on the day as well, including Julian Ramirez (#9 – 165), Chris Foca (#14 – 174), Jacob Cardenas (#18 – 197), and Lewis Fernandes (#18 – 285). Boxscore: #9 Cornell 35, Harvard 6 125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over Beau Bayless (H), 9-2 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (C) won by major decision over Dillon Murphy (H), 14-5 141: Kenny Hermann (H) won by decision over Phillip Moomey (C), 8-1 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by fall over Lukus Stricker (H), 1:58 157: Hunter Richard (C) won by decision over Trevor Tarsi (H), 6-4 (sv1) 165: #9 Julian Ramirez (C) won by technical fall over Alex Whitworth (H), 16-1 (3:45) 174: #14 Chris Foca (C) won by decision over #29 Joshua Kim (H), 8-2 184: Luke Rada (H) won by decision over Ethan Hatcher (C), 5-3 197: #18 Jacob Cardenas (C) won by technical fall over Nick Marcenelle (H), 17-0 285: #18 Lewis Fernandes (C) won by forfeit Boxscore: #9 Cornell 47, Brown 3 125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) won by fall over Hunter Adrian (B), 3:44 133: #30 Dom LaJoie (C) won by major decision over Nicky Cabanillas (b), 15-5 141: Timothy Levine (B) won by decision over Phillip Moomey (C), 7-0 149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by fall over Blake Saito (B), 3:42 157: Hunter Richard (C) won by major decision over Jack Bokina (B), 16-6 165: #9 Julian Ramirez (C) won by major decision over Harrison Trahan (B), 13-1 174: #14 Chris Foca (C) won by forfeit 184: Ethan Hatcher (C) won by technical fall over Aaron Wolk (B), 15-0 197: #18 Jacob Cardenas (C) won by forfeit 285: #18 Lewis Fernandes (C) won by fall over Mason Spears, 1:41 The Big Red showed off their depth this weekend, sitting some starters in the process of dominating two Ivy League foes. We missed out on the top 12 matchup at 165 between Ramirez and Conigliaro of Harvard. Cornell is still a very strong team that we know will be in the hunt to win that first-place trophy at EIWA's in March – in their home gym, under new head coach Mike Grey, after missing competition last year. What a great ending that would be, huh? Drexel The Dragons hosted Bucknell to an EIWA dual at home, which they ultimately lost. Mickey O'Malley (#16 – 174) did his typical thing and came away with a fall At 184, we saw Bryan McLaughlin return to the lineup and gut out a 7-4 win The final victory of the night came at 149lb, where Tyler Williams looked dominant in his major decision Boxscore: Bucknell 23, Drexel 13 165: Zach Hartman def. Evan Barczak, 7-1 Dec, Bucknell 3-0 174: Mickey O'Malley def. Sam Barnes, Fall 3:46, Drexel 6-3 184: Bryan McLaughlin def. Logan Deacetis, 7-4 Dec, Drexel 9-3 197: Mason McCready def. Santino Morina, 8-0 Major Dec, Drexel 9-7 285: Luke Niemeyer def. Eli Anthony, 3-1 Dec, Bucknell 10-9 125: Brandon Seidman def. Kyle Waterman, 6-2 Dec, Bucknell 13-9 133: Kurt Phipps def. Deon Pleasant, 12-4 Major Dec, Bucknell 17-9 141: Darren Miller def. Jared Donahue, 10-2 Major Dec, Bucknell 21-9 149: Tyler Williams def. Kolby DePron, 15-5 Major Dec, Bucknell 21-13 157: Nick Delp def. Parker Kropman, SV 13-11, Bucknell 23-13 The Drexel Dragons were up against a very tough Bucknell team, who wrestles well in all positions. This looked to be a toss-up on paper, and it nearly played out that way. Drexel lost their heavyweight bout with a last-second takedown, and an overtime match at 157lbs. If these go the other way, this is a very tight match that was expected. Still missing three starters from the lineup, Drexel is looking to get full strength soon and show the rest of the conference what they can. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats were on the road to compete in extra matches, along with American University and Army. The event was held at Army. Freshman, Gio Diaz (125) went 2-0 against Chauvin of Army on the day with a fall, then 4-2 decision. Christiaan Dailey (149) was the second undefeated wrestler. He had a tech fall and a decision. With two falls at 165lb, Crew Fullerton looked to be the most dominant wrestler from the Diplomats. James Conway (184) earned a major then a solid 5-3 win over Shannon of American. Lastly, at 285lb, Cenzo Pelusi was 2-0 with two wins over Righter of American and Phillips over Army. Gio Diaz – 125 lbs. Won vs. Ryan Chauvin (Army); Fall: 5:41 Won vs. Ryan Chauvin (Army); 4-2 Pat Phillips – 133 lbs. Won vs. Shamil Kalmatov (American); 10-0 Lost vs. Jack Maida (American); 5-0 Jack Bruce – 133 lbs. Won vs. Shamil Kalmatov (American); 3-2 Lost vs. Andrew Fallon (American); Fall: 4:41 Wil Gil – 141 lbs. Won vs. Julian Sanchez (Army); 7-6 Lost vs. Corey Shie (Army); 3-2 Cristiaan Dailey – 149 lbs. Won vs. Michael Glynos (American); TF: 6:50 (17-2) Won vs. Ryan Zimmerman (American); 5-0 Chris Hisey – 149 lbs. Won vs. Michael Glynos (American); injury default Lost vs. Ryan Zimmerman (American); 13-2 Chase McCollum – 157 lbs. Won vs. Elijah White (American); 6-0 Lost vs. Antonio Segura (American); 4-1 Crew Fullerton – 165 lbs. Won vs. Luc Maschino (American); Fall: 1:06 Won vs. Breon Phifer (American); Fall: 1:57 Noah Fox – 174 lbs. Won vs. Benjamin Root (American); 8-3 Lost vs. Timothy Fitzpatrick (American); 10-2 John Crawford – 174 lbs. Lost vs. Timothy Fitzpatrick (American); 3-1 Lost vs. Ben Pasiuk (Army); Fall: 6:59 James Conway – 184 lbs. Won vs. Mervin Mancia (American); 16-3 Won vs. Colin Shannon (American); 5-3 Mike Waszen – 197 lbs. Won vs. Connor Bourne (American); Fall: 5:55 Lost vs. Carsten Rawls (American); 7-1 Cenzo Pelusi – 285 lbs. Won vs. Isaac Righter (American); 2-1 Won vs. Brandon Phillips (Army); 3-2 (TB-1) Nearly all of the Diplomats earned at least one win on the weekend, which is a good sign. This team was laid off for a few weeks due to COVID, then had one of their two matches canceled last weekend. Mat time is a big plus for them, and winning matches will go even further with the team's confidence. Remember, this team was not allowed to compete last season as well. It appears they are starting to dust off the cobwebs, as there seems to be improvement every week. Harvard The Crimson made the trip to Ithaca to wrestle Cornell. They came away with two individual wins. Kenny Herrmann (141) had a six-point victory over Moomey. At 184lb, Luke Rada also earned a win. Boxscore: No. 10 Cornell 35, Harvard 6 125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) def. Beau Bayless (H), Dec. 9-2 (Cornell 3-0) 133: No. 30 Dom LaJoie (C) def. Dillon Murphy (H), MD 13-5 (Cornell 7-0) 141: Kenny Herrmann (H) def. Phillip Moomey (C), Dec. 7-1 (Cornell 7-3) 149: No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) def. Lukus Stricker (H), Fall 1:59 (Cornell 13-3) 157: Hunter Richard (C) def. Trevor Tarsi (H), Dec. 6-4 SV1 (Cornell 16-3) 165: No. 9 Julian Ramirez (C) def. Alex Whitworth (H), TF 16-1 3:45 (Cornell 21-3) 174: No. 14 Chris Foca (C) def. No. 29 Joshua Kim (H), Dec. 8-2 (Cornell 24-3) 184: Luke Rada (H) def. Ethan Hatcher (C), Dec. 5-3 (Cornell 24-6) 197: No. 18 Jacob Cardenas (C) def. Nick Marcenelle (H), TF 16-0 3:23 (Cornell 29-6) 285: No. 18 Lewis Fernandes (C) wins via forfeit (Cornell 35-6) As previously mentioned, Conigliaro has been out with an injury. He missed a nice showdown with #9 Ramirez. Harvard's other ranked wrestler Josh Kim (#29 – 174), was outmatched by Foca (#14). Harvard has some young talent on the team; we are just waiting for it to develop further. Conigliaro is a real dark horse threat to All-American in Detroit. We have yet to see him wrestle since his runner-up performance at the Matmen Open before the new year. Hofstra The Pride had a dual meet scheduled with Binghamton that was canceled due to COVID. We expect them back next weekend, during the first weekend of February. Lehigh (#21). The Mountain Hawks tested themselves by traveling to Stillwater to wrestle #4 Oklahoma State. Josh Humphreys (#8 – 157) got Lehigh on the board with a 4-point win over returning AA Sheets (#13). At 165lb, Brian Meyer (#24) won by decision in the following match. The final win for Lehigh was from Jordan Wood (#8 – 285) at heavyweight over #29 Surber. Boxscore: No. 4 Oklahoma State 26, No. 15 Lehigh 9 125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-1 133: Daton Fix (OSU) Fall Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 1:34 141: Carter Young (OSU) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4 149: Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 5-1 157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 7-3 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Jalin Harper (OSU) 2-0 174: Dustin Plott (OSU) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 5-3 184: Dakota Geer (OSU) major dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 23-10 197: AJ Ferrari (OSU) major dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 12-2 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Luke Surber (OSU) 6-0 The Mountain Hawks performed well, in my opinion. They were outmatched by a very tough Cowboy squad, but a majority of matches lost were within striking distance. I would have loved to see Manzona Bryant take on Gfeller at 149lbs. Unfortunately, Bryant is still sidelined. Logan was right in the match with a top-8 guy at 174lb. This team is coming along, and expect them to be peaking in March, like usual. They will have to defend their EIWA title. Long Island The Sharks hosted the Bearcats from Binghamton in an all-EIWA matchup on Saturday. They won four of ten matches. At 157lb, the Sharks took the lead thanks to a decision by Rhise Royster. Robbie Sagaris (125lb) and Drew Witham (149) both earned wins in their matchups. The solo bonus-point win for LIU was by Devin Matthews (141), winning by major decision. Boxscore: Binghamton 28 – LIU 13 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) def. Tyler Martin (BING), dec. 4-2. LIU leads 3-0 165: Brevin Cassella (BING) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), fall 3:10. BU leads 6-3. 174: Jacob Nolan (BING) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU), dec. 8-2. BU leads 9-3. 184: Cory Day (BING) def. James Langan (LIU), fall 4:33. BU leads 15-3. 197: No. 13 Lou DePrez (BING) Nunzio Crowley (LIU), dec. 4-2. BU leads 18-3. 285: No. 20 Joe Doyle (BING) Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall, 1:06. BU leads 24-3. 125: Robbie Sagaris (LIU) def. Nick Curley (BING), dec. 5-4. BU leads 24-6. 133: No. 32 Anthony Sobotker (BING) Kaelen Francois (LIU), major dec. 9-1. BU leads 28-6. 141: Devin Matthews (LIU) Christian Gannone (BING) major dec. 11-3. BU leads 28-10 149: Drew Witham (LIU), def. Nick Lombard (BING), dec. 14-13. BU wins 28-13. The Sharks won four matches, with their two winningest wrestlers falling short of victories. Ferro and Crowley both lost to quality opponents. Crowley's 4-2 loss over returning All-American DePrez is a good sign for him. Binghamton is a very solid EIWA team, so this performance by LIU is impressive. Sagaris has been on the losing end of quite a few matches; it was good to see him reverse that here. The most impressive win was by Witham at 149lb. Lombard is a very quality opponent, so this was a great win for Witham. Navy The Midshipmen were on the road to compete at Ohio and Cleveland State. They were victorious in both matchups. Josh Koderhandt (#21 – 133) earned two victories, one via major decision. At 157lb, Andrew Cerniglia (#20) earned a win over Slivka (#26) of Ohio. He also had a major. Both David Key (#33 – 184) and Jacob Koser (#27 – 197) went undefeated. At 285lb, Navy used two heavyweights. Both Ryan Catka and Grady Greiss won by decisions. Boxscore: Navy 21, Ohio 14 125: Oscar Sanchez dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 3-1 SV // Ohio 3, Navy 0 133: #21 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec Gio DeSabato, 4-3 // Ohio 3, Navy 3 141: Mario Guillen dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 6-4 // Ohio 6, Navy 3 149: #31 Alec Hagan tech fall Jonathan Miranda (NAVY), 15-0 (3:59) // Ohio 11, Navy 3 157: #20 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec #26 Jordan Slivka, 5-4 // Ohio 11, Navy 6 165: Sammy Starr (NAVY) fall Sean O'Dwyer, 5:54 // Navy 12, Ohio 11 174: #24 Sal Perrine dec Cael Crebs (NAVY), 8-5 // Ohio 14, Navy 12 184: #33 David Key (NAVY) dec Zayne Lehman, 5-2 // Navy 15, Ohio 14 197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Carson Brewer, 7-0 // Navy 18, Ohio 14 285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec Jordan Greer, 5-3 // Navy 21, Ohio 14 Boxscore: Navy 20, Cleveland State 7 125: Jacob Allen (NAVY) dec Logan Heil, 3-1 // Navy 3, Cleveland State 0 133: #21 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) major Jake Manley, 13-4 // Navy 7, Cleveland State 0 141: Tyler Hunt (NAVY) won by forfeit // Navy 13, Cleveland State 0 149: #32 Marcus Robinson major Jonathan Miranda (NAVY), 16-5 // Navy 13, Cleveland State 4 157: #20 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) major Daniel Patten, 11-1 // Navy 17, Cleveland State 4 165: #33 Riley Smucker dec Sammy Starr (NAVY), 9-6 // Navy 17, Cleveland State 7 174: Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec Anthony Rice, 3-2 // Navy 20, Cleveland State 7 184: #33 David Key (NAVY) tech fall Jax Leonard, 20-5 (7:00) // Navy 25, Cleveland State 7 197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) major Benjamin Smith, 15-2 // Navy 29, Cleveland State 7 285: Grady Griess (NAVY) dec John Kelbly, 7-3 // Navy 32, Cleveland State 7 Navy had a successful business trip to Ohio. This was a nice chance to show off their skilled lineup to some non-EIWA schools, and they showcased it very well. With four ranked wrestlers, the team is very capable. With a handful of young talent starting to emerge, the Midshipmen are looking to jump levels in the EIWA very soon. Expect them to be in the hunt for a top-five conference finish this year, but it will not be long until you see them battling for the top three. Knowing Coach Kolat's goals for his team, they are coming for that top spot. I'm excited for this team. Penn The Quakers hosted the Ivy-League competitor Columbia to a home dual. This was the Quakers first home win since February of 2020. Ryan Miller (#29 – 125) had the standout victory for the team with a win over Manchio (#18) Michael Colaiocco (#19 – 133), CJ Composto (#19 – 141) and Doug Zapf (#22 – 157) all earned bonus-point victories. Boxscore: (#23) Penn 32, Columbia 3 174: No. 25 Nick Incontrera (PEN) def. Nick Fine (COL) dec. 10-6 184: No. 32 Neil Antrassian (PEN) def. Jack McGill (COL) dec. 5-2 197: Cole Urbas (PEN) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. 8-2 285: No. 33 Ben Goldin (PEN) def. Danny Conley (COL) dec. 6-0 125: No. 29 Ryan Miller (PEN) def. No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) dec. 4-2 133: No. 19 Michael Colaiocco (PEN) def. Angelo Rini (COL) maj dec. 14-4 141: No. 19 CJ Composto (PEN) def. Mason Clarke (COL) TF 20-5 149: No. 24 Anthony Artalona (PEN) def. Dominic Rossetti (COL) dec. 5-2 157: No. 22 Doug Zapf (PEN) def. Andrew Garr (COL) TF 20-5 165: No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. No. 25 Lucas Revano (PEN) dec. 3-2 Penn is a really good team. They were by far the better team on Sunday. They attacked from start to finish and were not afraid to keep putting up points, even when they were already in control of the match. These guys are so fun to watch, and they are only going to get better. Something special is happening with this team. They love to compete. It would be surprising to not see Penn in the top-three this year. I expect them to have at least seven qualifiers, and that may be too conservative of a number! Princeton The Tigers hosted the Columbia Lions to a home dual and won six of ten matches. At 125lb, Patrick Glory (#2) started off with a bang while tech falling Manchio (#18) Danny Coles (141) did not get the victory, but a 1-0 loss to an 18th ranked Kazimir is a solid outing. Blaine Bergey (165) had a nice 11-5 victory while filling into the lineup Both Quincy Monday (#11 – 157) and Luke Stout (#17 – 197) earned pins Travis Stefanik (#21 – 184) and Matt Cover (285) were the other wrestlers picking up wins Boxscore: Princeton 27, Columbia 12 125: No. 2 Patrick Glory (PRI) def. No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) TF 17-2 133: Angelo Rini (COL) def. Nick Kayal (PRI) dec. 13-7 141: No. 18 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. Danny Coles (PRI) dec. 1-0 149: Dominic Rossetti (COL) def. Marshall Keller (PRI) OT3 5-4 157: No. 11 Quincy Monday (PRI) def. Andrew Garr (COL) F (4:11) 165: Blaine Bergey (PRI) def. Connor Kievman (COL) dec. 11-5 174: Nick Fine (COL) def. Nate Dugan (PRI) dec. 6-0 184: No. 21 Travis Stefanik (PRI) def. Brian Bonino (COL) dec. 7-2 197: No. 17 Luke Stout (PRI) def. Sam Wustefeld (COL) F (5:45) 285: Matt Cover (PRI) def. Danny Conley (COL) maj dec. 8-0 Princeton has been hot lately! They upset #6 Arizona State last weekend, then came back a week later to dominate a tough Columbia team. After some injury and COVID-related adversity to start the second semester, this team has found their footing and picking up right where they need to be. Danny Coles is coming around to be a very tough 141lb wrestler, after only wrestling freestyle his entire life north of the border, eh. This team is determined to not only win the Ivy League title, but also the EIWA title. They have the potential. Sacred Heart The Pioneers competed at Bucknell on Saturday. At 157lb, Nick Palumbo had a win over Delp, who has been very good lately. Robert Hetherman (174) was the Pioneers last victory, winning by fall. Boxscore: Bucknell 43 - Sacred Heart 9 157: Nick Palumbo (SHU) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 4-2 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) inj. default over Scott Jarosz (SHU) 0:33 174: Robert Hetherman (SHU) fall over Sam Barnes (BU) 0:39 184: Logan Deacetis (BU) fall over Joe Accousti (SHU) 2:28 197: Mason McCready (BU) fall over Logan Michael (SHU) 2:48 285: Luke Niemeyer (BU) fall over Nick Copley (SHU) 1:49 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) maj. dec. over Jacob Venezia (SHU) 10-0 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Anthony Petrillo (SHU) 13-2 141: #21 Darren Miller (BU) tech fall over Jordan Carlucci (SHU) 17-2 (6:09) 149: Kolby DePron (BU) fall over Cole McGill (SHU) 1:57 Sacred Heart is still a building program. Bucknell has been one of the best teams in the conference this past month. The one positive sign out of the program is Palumbo coming back from injury and looking to repeat as EIWA finalist last season. With a deeper weight this year, he will have a nice challenge ahead of him. Sacred Heart will look to get back in the win column this weekend as they host F&M.

(photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We've got a great slate of duals over the next week. An incredible 49 duals are on the schedule for Thursday-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 Thursday, January 27: California Baptist at Air Force, 9:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, January 28: Penn at Brown, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Harvard, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Columbia at Binghamton, 5:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Brown, 6:00 PM ESPN+ Penn at Harvard, 6:00 PM ESPN+ NC State at Duke, 7:00 PM ACC Network Xtra Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Maryland, 7:00 PM B1G+ Minnesota at Michigan, 7:00 PM Big Ten Network North Carolina at Virginia, 7:00 PM ACC Network Bellarmine at VMI, 7:30 PM ESPN+ California Baptist at Northern Colorado, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Iowa State at Oklahoma, 8:00 PM Sooner Sports TV West Virginia at South Dakota State, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Penn State at Iowa, 9:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, January 29: Appalachian State, North Carolina at Appalachian Open, 9:00 AM Lock Haven at Mat Town Open II, hosted by Lock Haven, 9:30 AM Purdue at Indiana, 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Bloomsburg at Rider, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Columbia vs. Navy at Cornell, 1:00 PM Army West Point at Bucknell, 2:00 PM Bucknell YouTube Northwestern at Illinois, 2:00 PM Big Ten Network West Virginia at North Dakota State, 2:00 PM NDSU All-Access Columbia at Cornell, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Navy at Cornell, 5:00 PM ESPN+ Missouri vs. Wyoming at Utah Valley, 6:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Iowa at Oklahoma State, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Wyoming at Utah Valley, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Stanford vs. Menlo at Mountain View, CA, 9:00 PM Missouri at Utah Valley, 10:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, January 30: Davidson vs. Long Island at The Citadel, 10:00 AM Northern Illinois at Little Rock, 11:00 AM Little Rock All-Access Air Force at North Dakota State, 12:00 PM NDSU All-Access Franklin & Marshall at Sacred Heart, 12:00 PM Long Island at The Citadel, 12:00 PM ESPN+ Drexel at American, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga at Campbell, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at George Mason, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cal Poly vs. Northern Illinois at Little Rock, 1:00 PM Little Rock All-Access Navy at Binghamton, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Rider at Bucknell, 2:00 PM Bucknell YouTube Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, 2:00 PM ACC Network Extra Ohio at Central Michigan, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan at Maryland, 2:00 PM B1G+ Davidson at The Citadel, 2:00 PM ESPN+ VMI at Campbell, 2:30 PM ESPN+ Kent State at Clarion, 3:00 PM Clarion Rokfin Cal Poly at Little Rock, 3:00 PM Little Rock All-Access Northern Iowa at Oklahoma, 3:00 PM Iowa State at Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at Arizona State, 4:00 PM Pac-12 Network

North Carolina 125 lber Spencer Moore (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) The opening week of ACC duals kicked off last weekend. It was supposed to start with a top-10 battle between #5 NC State and #7 Virginia Tech--the dual that has determined the ACC dual champion for the past 7 years--but we received news Thursday evening that the dual was being canceled. There was a lot of back and forth between fan bases that included a lot of blame and not a full understanding of the situation. Here is what we know and what impact it has on the ACC. Virginia Tech, like many schools, has been dealing with wrestlers being out due to Covid testing and contact tracing. Going into the dual, they knew they would not have a full lineup; before leaving on Thursday, they had at least four more wrestlers-including starters removed due to Covid protocols. Though they were not at the threshold determined by the ACC for it to be considered a Covid-related cancellation, Virginia Tech requested that the dual be rescheduled for a date later in the season--both teams only have Friday night ACC duals remaining this season. NC State declined to reschedule and was supported by the ACC. They stated that because the number of student-athletes out due to Covid-related protocols did not meet the threshold established by the conference medical board, the match could go as scheduled using non-starters. After this decision, Virginia Tech opted to forfeit the dual. Those are the facts as I understand them after speaking with members of both staffs. I see this as a no-win situation for both teams and the conference. Going into the season, the decision was made to have this dual start the conference season and the ACC Network broadcast to provide the best product to kick off the coverage. While I understood their reasoning, I wanted this dual to be the final weekend since it has been the deciding dual for the conference champ for the past seven years. I can understand the position of each team in this situation and I wish there could have been a better resolution. Both teams were anticipating this top-10 clash and there were some major individual matches that were set to take place--both teams have had this date circled since the schedule was released. The Hokies were put in a difficult situation going into Raleigh to face a very dangerous NC State team with a patchwork lineup. They wanted an opportunity for both teams to face off at as close to full strength as possible, so they requested the reschedule. The Wolfpack were prepared to face whatever lineup the Hokies brought. They felt that the dual should go as scheduled and didn't want to disrupt their training schedule to throw in a top-10 dual randomly at the end of the season. From a coaching perspective-I can understand why each coach made the choice they did. From a fan perspective, frankly, it sucked to lose this dual and the matches we were going to see! Full disclosure-I was planning to be at the dual and pouted for a full day that I didn't get to go watch. As we have learned in the past couple years, the only certainty is uncertainty. Both teams lost a top-10 dual and some huge individual matches that could have been big for postseason seeding. The ACC lost out on showcasing their top two programs in a nationally televised dual. The fans lost out on seeing a fantastic dual and hearing the excitement of Rock Harrison yelling “SAM LATONA!”. Side note: kudos to the ESPN crew for the quick pivot in highlighting the UNC-Duke dual. I'm choosing to look on the positive side that all of this will only make the ACC tournament that much more exciting. Now onto the duals that we did get to see! Duke at North Carolina The Blue Devils traveled to Carmichael Arena to take on cross-town rivals North Carolina to open the ACC season. The Tar Heels dominated from the opening whistle and were able to win the majority of the toss-up matches to take the 29-6 win over Duke. Spencer Moore put together one of his better performances of the year to take a 10-1 major decision over Logan Agin at 125 to start the night. Moore is showing growth and improvement--especially on top, where he controlled Agin most of the match. At 133, the Heels sent out Joe Heilmann, who made quick work of Drake Doolittle with a first-period pin. #7 Kizhan Clarke was able to extend his undefeated start by another match, taking a decision win over Parker Decker. This was one of the more surprising matches of the night. Decker came in with a 2-4 record on the year and was able to push Clarke and threaten him from upper body ties throughout the match. Clarke pulled away late with a decisive takedown and ride, but the ACC viewers, I think, came away with a newfound respect for Decker. At 149, we were treated to one of the two ranked matchups of the dual--both featuring a Finesilver. #13 Josh Finesilver and #20 Zach Sherman looked evenly matched throughout the bout; they traded escapes in the second and third and took a 1-1 match to sudden victory. They put on a scramble show in SV and both looked like they could come away with the win--if you haven't seen it or heard Rock Harrison's call, I highly recommend watching the replay! Ultimately Finesilver was able to pick up the winning takedown and walk away with the 3-1 decision to put Duke on the board. National Champ #6 Austin O'Connor won by decision over Wade Unger 6-2 at 157 to close the first half of the dual. At 165, Sonny Santiago took on Gabe Dinette and won a controlling 7-3 decision; this was one of the better matches I have seen from Santiago on the year. The second marquee match of the dual was at 174 with #13 Matt Finesilver facing #16 Clay Lautt and this one delivered. Lautt got an early takedown in the first and the second period with Finesilver earning quick escapes each time. Finesilver added a takedown and short ride to end the second with a 5-4 lead. Finesilver put on a strong ride to start the third but was called for an illegal hold--he reinforced the figure four on a leg ride, putting pressure on Lautt's knee, which drew a strong reaction from Coach Coleman Scott. Lautt was given a point for the illegal hold to even the match 5-5 with just over 30 seconds remaining. On the restart, Lautt got the escape and hit a beautiful double leg on the edge and held Finesilver in danger to finish the 8-5 decision win. Vincent Baker challenged #24 Gavin Kane at 184, but Kane prevailed with a 5-4 decision. At 197, #27 Max Shaw put on a dominating offensive display to earn a 16-1 tech fall over Kaden Russell in the first period. The final match of the night went to Duke in hard-fought fashion. Jonah Niesenbaum earned the 3-1 decision in sudden victory over Brandon Whitman to make the final team score 29-6 Tar Heels. Virginia at Pittsburgh The Hoos traveled to Pittsburgh with a patchwork lineup as they were still getting wrestlers back out of Covid protocols, but they put up a fight against the Panthers. Pitt entered the evening coming off of a huge win last week over then #6 Arizona State and was looking to continue that momentum into ACC competition. The dual opened at 149 with #30 Jarod Verkleeren controlling the match en route to a 7-2 decision over Luke Kemerer. The two were former teammates at Hempfield Area, but this was their first match competing against each other. At 157, #27 Elijah Cleary took a 4-2 decision over Jon Errico. Errico had been the starter at 157 in the first half of the season as #28 Jake Keating came back from an injury. Keating bumped to 165 for this dual to fill in for the absence of Justin McCoy. #13 Jake Wentzel was able to control Keating throughout the match to win a 10-0 major decision. In one of the toss-up matches in the dual, Justin Phillips earned a 14-5 major decision for UVA over James Lledo at 174. Rounding out the first half of the dual, #23 Michael Battista continued his strong start to the season with a 9-5 decision over #31 Gregg Harvey. The marquee match of the dual was at 197, where UVA sent #11 Jay Aiello out against his U23 World Team teammate #9 Nino Bonaccorsi for the Panthers. Nino has held the upper hand in this series and he continued this match. He was able to strike quickly from space and pick up multiple takedowns in the first and early in the second. Aiello was able to slow the pace and close distance in the final period, but it wasn't enough as Bonaccorsi earned his fourth straight win over Aiello with a 9-4 decision. #26 Quinn Miller made his return to the UVA lineup against Jake Slinger for the Panthers. Slinger was in control throughout and took the 4-1 decision to upset Miller. We got a tight battle at 125 between #31 Gage Curry and Patrick McCormick, with Curry coming out on top with a 3-2 decision. I was hoping to see a battle between #7 Micky Phillippi and #24 Brian Courtney at 133, but unfortunately, Courtney was also out of the lineup. UVA sent out Trey Lane--who had battled with McCormick for the starting spot at 125 in the beginning of the season. Phillippi put on a takedown display on his way to a 22-7 tech fall. Wrapping up the dual was #20 Cole Matthews continuing his hot streak picking up a 10-1 major decision over Evan Buchanan to give the Panthers the 25-10 win over the Cavaliers.

The 174 lb NCAA final with Carter Starocci and Michael Kemerer (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Friday, top-ranked Penn State will make the trek out to Iowa City to take on #2 Iowa in the most anticipated dual of the collegiate wrestling season. Both schools come into this dual undefeated, Penn State at 13-0, while Iowa is 11-0. This will be the first time the schools have met in dual competition in almost two years, to the date. They were slated to meet last year in February, but Covid issues prevented the dual from happening. Iowa comes into the dual with all ten of their starters in the national rankings, while nine of Penn State's are ranked. With so many high-caliber athletes competing, there are bound to be some memorable moments and upsets. Instead of focusing on this year's dual, we've decided to look back at every meeting between the schools since Cael Sanderson arrived in State College, prior to the 2009-10 season. While Penn State holds the advantage with eight NCAA titles during this span, Iowa actually has the dual advantage (5-4). Three times during those nine meetings, the lower-ranked opponent prevailed. Here is a year-by-year look at this rivalry (in dual competition, only) and some of the memorable moments and matches in each dual. January 31st, 2020 - Iowa City, Iowa #1 Iowa 19 over #2 Penn State 17 Notable Matches: 133: Trailing 5-0; Penn State surprisingly got six points as Roman Bravo-Young was victorious via injury default over Austin DeSanto. It was controversial because the bout was stopped as DeSanto was going to his back. Iowa was also penalized a team point for failing to control the mat. 165: Vincenzo Joseph tossed Alex Marinelli to his back for six points and went on to hand the Hawkeye his first career dual loss. 174: In the second consecutive match between #1 and #2, Michael Kemerer scored three points and a reversal over 2017 NCAA champion Mark Hall to pull the slight upset, 11-6. 285: A 7-0 win for Tony Cassioppi gave Iowa their first lead since 125 lbs and pushed them past the Nittany Lions, 19-17. February 10th, 2018 - State College, Pennsylvania #1 Penn State 28 over #7 Iowa 13 Notable Matches: 149: Though it was a 1 vs. 2 affair, there was little drama surrounding the 6-2 win for Zain Retherford over his 2016 NCAA finals opponent, Brandon Sorensen. 165: Redshirt freshman Alex Marinelli pulled the biggest win of his young career to date. Ranked seventh at the time, Marinelli knocked off the returning (and eventual) NCAA champion Vincenzo Joseph and handed him his first loss of the year. Trailing 5-3 in the third period, Marinelli had a body lock and countered Joseph's trip attempt to his back for six points. He would go on to win 9-6. January 21st, 2017 - Iowa City, Iowa #2 Penn State 26 over #3 Iowa 11 Notable Matches: 125: Stud true freshman Nick Suriano suffered the first loss of his career against Thomas Gilman, 3-2. The top-ranked Gilman got a takedown in the first period and it held up over two periods. This is fun now since Gilman trains at the Nittany Lion WC and Suriano is at Michigan. 149: Zain Retherford won his final 95 bouts in a Penn State singlet, but his closest call during that span occurred on this night. He narrowly edged third-ranked Brandon Sorensen 9-8 in the second series of tiebreakers. 174: The top recruit in the high school Class of 2016, Mark Hall, was brought out of redshirt for the dual. After an 18-1 showing unattached, Hall was unleashed upon Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Nobody told Alex Meyer that this was supposed to be the Hall show and the Hawkeye All-American spoiled Hall's debut, 7-5. Meyer got the go-ahead takedown with under :15 seconds remaining in the third period. 184: The win by Meyer put Iowa within a point on the scoreboard with slim hopes of upset on Hawkeye fans' minds. A win in a top-five match that followed, between #2 Bo Nickal and #5 Sam Brooks, could have put Penn State on the ropes. It didn't take long for those chances to die. Nickal spladled and pinned Brooks in only :38 seconds to silence the crowd and put PSU up by seven points heading into the final matches, where they were heavily favored. February 8th, 2015 - State College, Pennsylvania #1 Iowa 18 over #5 Penn State 12 Notable Matches: This was an odd dual because all of the notable upsets went Penn State's way, though they still lost six of ten matches. At 133 lbs, #7 Jimmy Gulibon took out the eventual NCAA finalist Cory Clark, 8-5. A couple matches later, at 165, unranked Garett Hammond downed #4 Nick Moore, 4-2. Iowa came out on top of the bookends, both bouts between top-ten foes. #5 Thomas Gilman edged #8 Jordan Conaway at 125 lbs, 6-5, while #2 Bobby Telford sealed the deal with a 3-0 shutout of #6 Jimmy Lawson. December 21st, 2013 - Iowa City, Iowa #1 Penn State 24 over #3 Iowa 12 Notable Matches: The entire dual: This was the year where the conference schedule-markers omitted a meeting between the two superpowers. Head coaches Tom Brands and Cael Sanderson took the initiative and arranged a “non-conference” match over Twitter. 125: Though Cory Clark would end up getting the nod in the postseason as Iowa had two talented redshirt freshmen at this weight, Thomas Gilman was the guy here against two-time returning NCAA runner-up, Nico Megaludis. While the veteran Megaludis prevailed, Gilman fought hard in a 4-1 loss. 133: For the second consecutive year, Tony Ramos used his signature cow-catcher to pin an opponent from Penn State in this dual. This time it was Jimmy Guilbon, a highly-touted, but unranked redshirt freshman. This was the final year in the Penn State run that included David Taylor and Ed Ruth. Both rolled to major decisions in this outing. February 1st, 2013 - Iowa City, Iowa #3 Iowa 22 over #1 Penn State 16 Notable Matches: 125: In a rematch of the 2012 NCAA finals, Matt McDonough prevailed once again over Nico Megaludis. This time it was 2-1 in tiebreakers. The two were ranked #1/#2 in the nation at the time. 133: As we alluded to earlier, Tony Ramos brought the house down at Carver when he pinned Jordan Conaway with the cow-catcher. That win gave the Hawkeyes a 9-0 advantage and it was a lead they'd never relinquish. 174: With a pair of NCAA champions behind him, #4 Matt Brown had a chance to get the Nittany Lions back in the dual if he could get by #6 Mike Evans. Evans pulled the ever-so-slight upset, 4-3, and gave his team some breathing room heading into Ruth and Quentin Wright. January 22nd, 2012 - State College, Pennsylvania #3 Penn State 22 over #2 Iowa 12 Notable Matches: Iowa jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three matches. McDonough and Montell Marion sandwiched decision wins around a Tony Ramos fall at 133 lbs. Unfortunately for Iowa, it went downhill from there. Penn State won the final seven matches, with Ruth posting a major decision at 174 lbs. The only real nailbiter during that run came at 197 lbs when Morgan McIntosh came out on top of Grant Gambrall 5-3. January 30th, 2011 - State College, Pennsylvania #8 Iowa 22 over #1 Penn State 13 Notable Matches: 133: Late transfer #4 Andrew Long, a returning NCAA finalist for Iowa State at 133 lbs, was handed his first loss of the year by redshirt freshman #10 Tony Ramos. The difference in Ramos' 3-2 victory was a second-period takedown, followed by an escape in the final stanza. 141: 2010 NCAA runner-up Montell Marion made his return to the Hawkeye lineup and made his presence felt with a win in an 11-9 shootout over stud true freshman #5 Andrew Alton. Three takedowns in the final period helped Marion erase a 5-0 lead from the Nittany Lion. 184: #14 Grant Gambrall upset returning All-American #6 Quentin Wright quite handily. Takedowns in all three periods helped the Hawkeye to an 8-3 win. Wright would famously turn the tables in the NCAA quarterfinals and pin Gambrall, locking up Penn State's first national title under Sanderson. January 29th, 2010 - Iowa City, Iowa #1 Iowa 29 over #13 Penn State 6 Notable Matches: 141: Unranked Adam Lynch pulled off a massive upset when he took out the eventual NCAA runner-up Marion, 8-6 in sudden victory. Marion rallied in the first period with two takedowns, but was caught in extra time. 149: Undefeated, top-ranked Brent Metcalf kept his perfect record intact by pinning #5 Frank Molinaro. Metcalf already was working on a major decision when he pinned the Nittany Lion at the 3:59 mark. 165: #5 Ryan Morningstar gritted out a 2-0 win over #8 Dan Vallimont with a point via escape and riding time. Vallimont would end up being the first NCAA finalist in the Sanderson-era later this season. Along with this being the first year for Sanderson at Penn State, it was the last of the three NCAA championships for Iowa, led by Metcalf and their star-studded cast.

South Dakota State 197 lber Tanner Sloan (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Thursday 01/20 Missouri DEF Oklahoma, 23-14 Friday 01/21 Oregon State DEF Northern Colorado, 30-15 Saturday 01/22 South Dakota State DEF Missouri, 21-12 Oregon State DEF Wyoming, 22-12 Northern Iowa DEF North Dakota State, 29-13 Sunday 01/23 Oklahoma DEF Northern Illinois 34-3 South Dakota State DEF SIU Edwardsville, 39-3 Central Michigan DEF South Dakota State, 21-17 Iowa State DEF North Dakota State, 26-9 Oklahoma State DEF Lehigh, 26-9 Biggest Upset: South Dakota State takes out Missouri What a win for South Dakota State! I wrote in my preview last week that my match to watch was OU and Missouri, but South Dakota State sneaks up on everyone and takes out the Tigers at Missouri. A bonus point win at 133 and upsets at 184, 197, and heavyweight were the catalysts for South Dakota State in a program defining upset over Missouri. Biggest win to date for Damion Hahn and arguably the biggest win in the history of the South Dakota State wrestling program. Even with Mizzou missing a few guys, this is a massive upset and program win for South Dakota State. Roughest Weekend: North Dakota State North Dakota State had really built a lot of momentum after an early season loss to Missouri. They had won five straight, including a recent upset over Wyoming. They dropped two here to Iowa State and Northern Iowa, their first back-to-back losses of the season. They'll have a shot to bounce back next week at home vs. West Virginia and could win out the rest of their dual season, though.

The 2021 141 lb NCAA final between Nick Lee and Jaydin Eierman (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Last weekend No. 1 Penn State took care of business in a big way against then-No. 3 Michigan. What was considered a close dual on paper turned into a 29 to 6 blowout. On Friday, those same Nittany Lions return to the Midwest to face off against No. 2 Iowa. The Hawkeyes entered the season as the top dual team, but they have since lost three-time champion Spencer Lee to injury. While they enter this match as underdogs, they will have their noted home arena advantage. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual. 125: No. 11 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. No. 7 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) With Spencer Lee pulling out of the season due to injury, the Hawkeyes made the decision to pull the redshirt off Ayala. The Iowa native has gone 13-4 on the season and 3-2 in Big Ten dual matches. Ayala started the Big Ten dual season with his third loss against No. 9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota). However, he bounced back with three-straight victories over No. 16 Devin Schroder (Purdue), No. 12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) and No. 26 Justin Cardani (Illinois). The true freshman came back down to earth a bit last weekend as he dropped a sudden victory match against No. 10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State). Hildebrandt joined Penn State for the second semester after spending the majority of his career with Central Michigan. For the Chippewas, he was a three-time NCAA qualifier and finished fourth last year to become an All-American. With the Nittany Lions, Hildebrandt has gone 4-1 with his only defeat coming in a 2-1 match against No. 1 Nick Suriano (Michigan). After dropping that match on Friday, he bounced back with an 8-0 major decision over Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) on Sunday. For Iowa to have a shot in this dual, Ayala absolutely has to win this match. The bout sets up a rather interesting dynamic. The Iowa wrestler is likely to have the advantage on the feet. His signature single leg has mostly translated to the college scene, and he has been able to take down basically every wrestler he has faced this season. On the other hand, Hildebrandt is very tough on top. Oftentimes, getting out on bottom can be one of the toughest tests for wrestlers coming right out of high school. With that being said, Ayala should be able to make enough of a difference early with his neutral offense to survive a ride from Hildebrandt. Prediction: Ayala (Iowa) decision over Hildebrandt (Penn State) 133: No. 3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) DeSanto enters this match against his rival with an undefeated 12-0 record. Following his victory over No. 26 Jake Gliva (Minnesota), DeSanto went on a bit of a mysterious hiatus. However, he returned to action this past weekend against Ohio State and scored a second-period 19-4 technical fall over Dylan Koontz. DeSanto is already a four-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American. Bravo-Young is back this season looking for his second-straight national title. He has already announced this will be his last season on the college mats, and so far, he has made the most of it. On the season, he is 10-0 with victories over the likes of No. 4 Michael McGee (Arizona State), No. 20 Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) and No. 8 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan). DeSanto actually won the first two matches in this series during the 2018-2019 season. However, Bravo-Young has won the last three matches between the two. The first came via injury default during the 2020 season, and he followed that up with a 3-2 decision at the conference tournament. Last year, the pair met once against at the Big Ten Championships, and Bravo-Young won a 5-2 decision. That was his biggest margin of victory in the series. After some early trouble, it appears as if Bravo-Young has figured out DeSanto's offense, and it is hard to see a new result this weekend. Prediction: Bravo-Young (Penn State) decision over DeSanto (Iowa) 141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Nick Lee (Penn State) Eierman is already a four-time All-American whose college career began back in 2015 at Missouri. He made his debut for Iowa last season and made the NCAA final at this weight. Eierman has started his final season with an undefeated 12-0 record, but he has certainly had some close calls. He needed a late charge to defeat No. 12 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) via a 13-12 decision, and he avoided a defensive fall to escape with a 7-6 decision over No. 24 Ryan Jack (NC State). Of course, it was Lee that defeated Eierman to become the NCAA champion at this weight last season. He has missed some time this year due to illness, but he has been otherwise dominant. Lee is undefeated on the year through 10 matches, and is currently riding a six-match bonus-point streak. Last weekend, he scored a technical fall over Drew Mattin (Michigan) and a 13-1 major decision over Matt Santos (Michigan State). Even though Eierman holds a victory over Lee that is less than 365 days old, it seems highly unlikely that he will be able to pull off the upset here. Lee seemed to learn that Eierman's best chance to score takedowns came off his offense. Once he slowed the pace and looked for a clean finish, he took control in the finals match. On top of that, Eierman's leg defense has seemed oddly suspect at times. In the past, he has not only prevented an opponent from scoring, but turned those attacks into points. This year, opponents have been able to finish more than the Iowa coaches probably would like. That is a bad sign going into a bout with Lee. Prediction: Lee (Penn State) decision over Lee 149: No. 10 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. No. 19 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) Two weeks ago, Murin pulled off an impressive upset over No. 11 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern), and he nearly upped it with another upset against No. 2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) last weekend. He scored a reversal to pull ahead in the final period, but Sasso eventually revered him back and took the 3-2 decision victory. As a true freshman, Bartlett was a late addition to the lineup at 149 pounds, and he failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament through the Big Ten tournament. This year, he seems well on the way to earning a berth at the very least. He holds a 10-3 record on the year and has picked up wins over No. 20 PJ Ogunsanya (Army), No. 24 Anthony Artalona (Penn) and No. 9 Kyle Parco (Arizona State). Two weeks ago, he dropped a rideout match against No. 17 Mike Van Brill (Rutgers), but he bounced back last weekend with wins over Cole Mattin (Michigan) and Peyton Omania (Michigan State). This is another match that Iowa likely needs to pull the upset. Murin has had solid results this season, but he may struggle in this bout. Bartlett is defensively sound, and Murin will likely not give him opportunities to score with his double from space. If this becomes a low-scoring bout, it swings in favor of Bartlett, who would be the favorite in a one-takedown match. Prediction: Bartlett (Penn State) decision over Murin (Iowa) 157: No. 12 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Terrell Barraclough/Tony Negron/Luke Gardner (Penn State) Young is a three-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American. He has gone 10-5 so far this season, but there have certainly been some bumps in the road. Against Division I opposition only, that record falls to 6-5. At one point this year, he dropped three-straight matches against No. 8 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), No. 10 Ed Scott (NC State) and No. 4 Brayton Lee (Minnesota). Since that stretch, he has bounced back with a five-match winning streak. Last weekend, Young scored a 4-0 decision against No. 33 Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State). The 157-pound spot for the Nittany Lions has been a bit of a revolving door. At the moment, the spot appears to belong to Barraclough, but Tony Negron has also gotten some run. Barraclough is 6-6 on the season, but he nearly pulled off an upset over No. 19 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) last Sunday. Despite the six losses, he has been game all season long and only given up bonus points once. Veteran Luke Gardner could also be in the mix for the Nittany Lions. Young's experience and pedigree make him the favorite in this match. However, he has been prone to allowing upsets throughout his career. Barraclough often tries to push the pace, so it will be important for Young to secure an early lead. While the Hawkeye is not necessarily a dangerous rider, he can build riding time and occasionally can turn with his mat returns. If he is able to get out of the first period with the lead, he should be able to claim the victory. Prediction: Young (Iowa) decision over Barraclough 165: No. 5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 11 Brady Berge (Penn State) Marinelli entered last Friday's dual against Ohio State as the number-one wrestler at this weight, and he left with his first loss of the season. He appeared to be in control against No. 4 Carson Kharchla after building the riding time. However, Kharchla then escaped and scored a takedown for the 3-2 victory. Outside of that one loss, the two-time All-American has won 14 matches, including wins over Danny Braunagel (Illinois) and No. 26 Cael Carlson (Minnesota). By now, most in the wrestling world know that Berge had basically retired from wrestling and took a coaching job at South Dakota State. He then decided to make a comeback and joined Penn State in January. Since returning, the two-time NCAA qualifier has won all three of his matches and scored a 3-1 decision over No. 12 Cameron Amine (Michigan) last Friday. Throughout his career, Marinelli has had the most trouble with strong defensive wrestlers. Berge certainly fits that mold, so this might turn into an interesting match. With that being said, Marinelli deserves to be the favorite. He had a solid strategy and was on the way to a win against Kharchla. If he is able to avoid mistakes, he should be able to complete the task against Berge. Prediction: Marinelli (Iowa) decision over Berge (Penn State) 174: No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) Many expected Kemerer to go wire-to-wire last season as the number-one wrestler at this weight, and he nearly pulled it off. He entered the NCAA tournament undefeated and made it all the way to the final before falling against Starocci in sudden victory. Kemerer had taken a 7-2 decision over the Penn State representative at the Big Ten tournament. He is back this year looking to make one last run at the NCAA title. Despite getting a late start to the season, he is 5-0 and holds victories over No. 19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) and No. 7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State). Starocci finished his freshman season with the upset over Kemerer and a national title. He has carried that momentum into this season with an undefeated 13-0 record. Starocci has scored bonus points in 10 of his 13 matches. Last weekend, he scored a 3-2 decision over No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan). Not only did Kemerer get a late start to the season, but he has been wearing multiple knee sleeves and a shoulder brace this season. He has been in control of all his matches so far this season, but he clearly is not at a peak physical level. Starocci was able to win this bout last year, and he has only progressed since then. Strange things happen in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but Starocci deserves to be the favorite in this contest. Prediction: Starocci (Penn State) decision over Kemerer (Iowa) 184: No. 17 Abe Assad (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) After missing the 2021 season due to injury, Assad has returned and regained his spot in the Hawkeye lineup. The sophomore holds a 9-3 record on the season and has already picked up impressive wins over No. 30 Max Lyon (Purdue) and No. 18 Zach Braunagel (Illinois). Last weekend, he nearly pulled off an upset over No. 6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) but ultimately dropped a 3-1 decision in sudden victory. As a true freshman back in 2020, Assad qualified for the NCAA championships through the Big Ten tournament. Brooks blossomed into one of the best wrestlers at the Division I level last season and claimed the NCAA title. This year, he has returned to action and been arguably more dominant. He has won all 11 of his matches and already knocked off several of his top challengers. Back in December, he scored a 3-2 decision over No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa). This month, he scored bonus-point victories over No. 11 Kyle Cochran (Maryland), No. 14 Donnell Washington (Indiana) and No. 7 John Poznanski (Rutgers). Last weekend, Brooks won one of the most hyped matches of the year as he defended a late takedown attempt and scored a counter to beat Olympic bronze medalist No. 2 Myles Amine (Michigan). In the last three seasons combined, Brooks has exactly one loss. It came against No. 10 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) on Jan. 24, 2020. At the time, it seemed possible that the loss was a bad omen for Brooks. His very next match seven days later came against Assad. The Penn State wrestler more than answered the critics with a 7-3 match and has won every college match since. Assad appears to be rounding into form recently, but this one is a bridge too far. Prediction: Brooks (Penn State) decision over Assad (Iowa) 197: No. 4 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Max Dean (Penn State) Warner finished fourth at the NCAA tournament last year to become an All-American for the second time. He has gone 11-1 this season with his only loss coming against No. 16 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) in the annual Cy-Hawk rivalry match. Last weekend, he fended off a late upset bid from No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State), but he managed to escape with the 6-5 victory. Dean transferred to Penn State from Cornell prior to this season, and the former NCAA runner-up has fit in quite nicely in the lineup. Prior to last weekend, he was undefeated and held victories over No. 7 Greg Bulsak (Rutgers), No. 11 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) and No. 19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell). Last Friday, Dean survived a tough match against No. 6 Patrick Brucki (Michigan). Brucki had the only two matches in regulation, but Dean rode out the third period to force overtime and ultimately won in sudden victory. On Sunday, he lost for the first time this season as he allowed a late takedown by No. 10 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State). This should be a pretty good style matchup for Dean. Warner likely does not have the neutral offense to get to his legs, and the Hawkeye has had trouble getting off the bottom at times. If Dean is able to score an early takedown, he should be able to ride his way to a victory. Prediction: Dean (Penn State) decision over Warner (Iowa) 285: No. 5 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) Cassioppi returned this year after a third-place finish at the NCAA tournament. His season got off to a bit of a rough start as he was rolled to his back and pinned by Jack DelGarbino (Princeton). However, since then, he has settled down and built a 9-2 record, with his only other loss coming against No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota). Cassioppi has picked up wins over No. 8 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), No. 7 Jordan Wood (Lehigh), No. 10 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) and No. 13 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State). Kerkvliet had many laudable freestyle accomplishments on his resume. However, some were disappointed with his seventh-place finish at the last NCAA tournament. This season appears to be a different story. Not only is Kerkvliet undefeated, but he also announced himself with a big victory over NCAA runner-up Mason Parris (Michigan) last weekend. The Nittany Lion has also scored wins over No. 9 Gary Traub (Oregon State) and No. 17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell). These two met last season at the Big Ten tournament. Cassioppi dominated the match on the way to a 9-0 major decision. Despite that result, Kerkvliet has been a different wrestler this season. He has recovered from his injuries and has shown a takedown ability that was absent last year. Cassioppi still might be able to have an impact from the top position, but in the neutral position, it is likely Kerkvliet will be the one scoring takedowns. Prediction: Kerkvliet (Penn State) decision over Cassioppi Team Score Prediction: 21-9 Penn State

Cleveland State 149 lber Marcus Robinson (photo courtesy of Cleveland State athletics) Bloomsburg: On Saturday, the Huskies lost a hard-fought battle to George Mason 26-9. Three Huskies came away with a win, improving their overall season records. Josh Mason (141) defeated Shawn Nonaka by a decision of 5-0. Alex Carida (157) won by a major decision over Loranzo Rajaonarivelo 16-4. Shane Noonan (HWT) triumphed over Austin Stith by a 6-3 decision. The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, January 29th, at 12:00pm at Rider University. Buffalo: The Bulls extended their winning streak to five matches by defeating Kent State 27-9. Seven Bulls won their individual bouts, helping secure the victory by such a large margin. Derek Spann (133) defeated Brendon Fenton by fall in 2:59. John Arceri (149) won in sudden victory 6-4 over Kody Komara. Hunter Shaut (157) won by fall in 3:25 over Robert Pryhocki. Noah Grover (165) won in sudden victory 3-1 over Brady Chrisman. Jay Nivison (174) defeated Michael Ferree by a decision of 3-1. Sam Mitchell (197) prevailed over Tyler Bates in sudden victory 6-4. Toby Cahill (HWT) won by decision 2-0 over Jacob Cover. The Bulls will be back in action against Northern Illinois University on Saturday, February 5th at 1:00pm in Alumni Arena. Central Michigan: For the second weekend in a row, the Chippewas went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, defeating Northern Illinois 33-6, SIUE 34-3, and #24 South Dakota State 21-17. Five Chippewas went 3-0 on the weekend, while three Chippewas went 2-1. Brock Bergelin (125) defeated Lucian Brink of Northern Illinois by a decision of 6-0, Austin Macias of SIUE by a 13-2 major decision, and Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State by fall in 3:32. Dresden Simon (141) won by a 6-4 decision over Javion Jones of Northern Illinois, 4-2 in sudden victory over Saul Ervin of SIUE, and an 11-5 decision over Clay Carlson of South Dakota State. Corbyn Munson (149) reigned over Dillon Nichols of Northern Illinois by a 17-0 technical fall, Caleb Tyus of SIUE by an 8-3 decision, and Daniel Kimball of South Dakota State by a 9-2 decision. Johnny Lovett (157) defeated Anthony Gibson of Northern Illinois by a 13-5 major decision, Max Kristoff of SIUE by a 16-4 major decision, and Kenny O'Neill of South Dakota State in sudden victory 8-6. Matt Stencel (HWT) won by fall in 2:19 over Terrese Aaron of Northern Illinois, by fall over Colton McKiernan of SIUE in 5:18, and by a 6-3 decision over AJ Nevills of South Dakota State. Tracy Hubbard (165) defeated Alec Rees of Northern Illinois by a 3-2 decision and Cardeionte Wilson of SIUE by a 6-2 decision. Bret Fedewa (174) won by a 4-0 decision over Kevin Gschwendtner of SIUE and in sudden victory 3-1 over Cade DeVos of South Dakota State. Aaron Bolo (197) triumphed over Tristen Guaman of Northern Illinois by a decision of 2-0 and Ryan Yarnell of SIUE in a tiebreaker 3-2. The Chippewas will compete on Sunday, January 30th, at 2:00pm against Ohio. Cleveland State: The Vikings went 1-1 this weekend, defeating Edinboro 25-10 and falling to Navy 32-7 in the Cleveland State Tri-Meet. Two Vikings went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend, leading the charge. Marcus Robinson (149) defeated Ryan Burgos of Edinboro by a decision of 11-7 and Johnathan Miranda of Navy by a 16-5 major decision. Riley Smucker (165) won by a 9-2 decision over Dylan Kohn of Edinboro and by a 9-6 decision over Sammy Starr of Navy. The Vikings will be back in action on Thursday, January 27th, at Kent State at 7:00pm. Clarion: On Saturday, the Eagles lost a nailbiter to Lock Haven 17-16. Five Eagles came out on top. Seth Koleno (141) won by an 8-3 decision over Gable Strickland. Brent Moore (149) dominated Connor Eck by a 15-4 major decision. John Worthing (174) edged Tyler Stoltzfus 8-7. Max Wohlabaugh (184) defeated Colin Fegley in sudden victory 3-1. Will Feldkamp (197) won by a 6-5 decision over Parker McClellan. The Eagles will wrestle Hofstra at 1:30pm and Kent State at 3:00pm on Sunday, January 30th, live on Rokfin. Edinboro: The Fighting Scots went 1-1 this weekend, defeating Rider University 24-16 and falling to Cleveland State 25-10. One wrestler had a standout weekend, going a perfect 2-0. Ethan Ducca (184) defeated Evan Vasquez of Rider by a 7-1 decision and Jax Leonard of Cleveland State by a 10-2 major decision. With those wins, Ducca improves to 11-2 on the season. The Fighting Scots will wrestle at George Mason University on Sunday, January 30th, at 1:00pm. George Mason: The Patriots split their matches this weekend, going 1-1. George Mason fell to Lock Haven 25-11 and defeated Bloomsburg 26-9. Two Patriots won both of their matches. Alex Madrigal (149) defeated Connor Eck of George Mason by technical fall 21-5 and Cody Harrison of Bloomsburg by fall in 4:16. Kyle Davis (184) won by a 5-2 decision over Colin Fegley of Lock Haven and by an 11-1 major decision over Bruno Stolfi of Bloomsburg. The Patriots will wrestle Edinboro on Sunday, January 30th, at 1:00pm. Kent State: On Friday, the Golden Flashes dropped a 27-9 matchup against The University at Buffalo. Three Golden Flashes defeated their opponents. Jake Ferri (125) won by decision over Tristan Daughtery 7-5. Louis Newell (141) triumphed over Ben Freeman by a close 3-2 decision. Colin McCracken (184) topped Peter Acciardi 8-1 in sudden victory. The Golden Flashes will wrestle Cleveland State on Thursday, January 27th, at 7:00pm. Lock Haven: The Eagles swept both of their matches, defeating George Mason 25-11 and Clarion 17-16. Five Eagles won both of their matches, going a perfect 2-0. Anthony Noto (125) won by a 10-4 decision over Ben Monn of George Mason and a 4-1 decision over Joey Fischer of Clarion. Gable Strickland (133) triumphed over Michael Rapuano of George Mason by a 16-8 major decision and Alex Blake of Clarion by a 2-0 decision. Ben Barton (157) topped both Loranzo Rajaonarivelo of George Mason by a 20-6 major decision and Chanz Shearer of Clarion by a 20-7 major decision. Ashton Eyler (165) took a 4-1 decision over Tyler Kocak of George Mason and was 9-3 against Cam Pine of Clarion. Isaac Reid (HWT) crushed Austin Stith by technical fall 18-3 and Ty Bagoly of Clarion by a 14-6 major decision. The Eagles will return to action on Saturday, January 29th, at the Mat Town Open II. Wrestling will start at 9:30am in the Thomas Fieldhouse. Northern Illinois: The Huskies dropped both of their matches this past weekend, losing to Central Michigan 33-6 and Oklahoma 34-3. Three wrestlers picked up one win. Mikey Kaminsky (133) defeated Vince Perez of Central Michigan by a 7-3 decision. Javion James (141) won a close 1-0 decision against Jacob Butler of Oklahoma. Mason Kauffman (174) topped Bret Fedewa of Central Michigan by a 5-3 decision. Northern Illinois is slated to compete at Little Rock on Sunday, January 30th, at 10:00am. Ohio University: This weekend, the Bobcats went 1-1, splitting their matches. On Saturday, the Bobcats lost to Navy 21-14 and on Sunday, the Bobcats defeated Davidson 33-9. Two wrestlers went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Oscar Sanchez (125) topped Jacob Allen of Navy in sudden victory 3-1 and Hale Robinson of Davidson by a 20-5 technical fall. Alec Hagan (149) won by technical fall over Johnathan Miranda of Navy 15-0 and a major decision over David Loniewski of Davidson 11-0. The Bobcats will be back in action on Sunday, January 30th, at Central Michigan. Wrestling will start at 2:00pm. Rider: The Broncs lost a hard-fought battle to Edinboro 24-18. Four Broncs downed their Edinboro opponents. Tyler Klinsky (125) won by technical fall over Chris Merlo 19-2. Quinn Kinner (141) defeated Gabe Willochell by fall in 1:44. Alec Bobchin (157) emerged victorious over PJ Gohn 3-1 in sudden victory. David Szuba (HWT) defeated Max Millian by a 15-6 major decision. The Broncs will wrestle at Bucknell on Sunday, January 30th, at 2:00pm. SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars dropped both of their matches this weekend, losing to Central Michigan 34-3 and South Dakota State 39-3. Two SIUE wrestlers came away with one win each. Sergio Villalobos (184) defeated Ben Cushman of Central Michigan in sudden victory 3-1. Max Kristoff (157) won a 12-10 decision over Kenny O'Neill of South Dakota State. The Cougars are slated to compete on Sunday, February 6th, at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis, Indiana.

#1 ranked 165 lber Evan Wick (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Earlier this morning, InterMat released our new set of weekly rankings for DI wrestling. At the 165 lb weight class, there was a new name atop the list in Evan Wick. The three-time NCAA All-American has made history by becoming Cal Poly's first #1 ranked wrestler since Chad Mendes at 141 lbs in 2007-08. Mendes himself became the first Mustang wrestler in 28 years to earn top billing at his respective weight. The future UFC superstar was the top seed at the 2008 NCAA Championships and went on to finish as a national runner-up, falling in the finals to J Jaggers (Ohio State), 5-2. He concluded the year with a 30-1 record and earned All-American honors for the second time in his career. Mendes' accomplishments earned him 2008 Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year honors. Wick ascended to the top spot at 165 lbs after the previous #1, Alex Marinelli (Iowa), fell to Carson Khachla (Ohio State) on Friday night. He solidified the ranking Monday by scoring a 9-1 major decision over then-unbeaten Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), a returning All-American. For the year, Wick is now 10-0, with bonus points coming in seven of those contests. The win over Valencia was Wick's first appearance since winning the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December. In Vegas, Wick prevailed in one of the most star-studded brackets. His final three wins came over DII national champion Matt Malcom (Nebraska-Kearney), 2021 All-American Cam Amine (Michigan), and 2021 NCAA Champion Shane Griffith (Stanford). Wick controlled the returning champion to the tune of 6-2. The two are slated to meet again on the final weekend of the regular season as the Mustangs travel to Palo Alto. Some combination of Wick, Griffith, and Valencia will likely meet at the Pac-12 Championships and possibly in Detroit. A graduate transfer from Wisconsin, Wick has returned to his home state to complete his final year of collegiate eligibility. He's the face of a squad that is now tied for #12 in InterMat's Tournament rankings. In addition to Evan, five other Mustang wrestlers are currently among the top-33. Cal Poly head coach Jon Sioredas had this to say about Wick: "Evan embodies our core values and exemplifies consistent high-level leadership for our program. His performance is a direct reflection of his preparation. His humble and thoughtful approach to our sport is contagious and is making a vast impact on everyone around him, including myself. It is exciting to have a front row seat in his journey, as he continues to evolve in both his wrestling and as a leader."

2021 NCAA Champion AJ Ferrari (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Monday evening, 2021 NCAA Champion AJ Ferrari was involved in an auto accident on the way back to Stillwater. Shortly after, rumors circulated about the severity of the accident and circumstances related to the situation. Later that evening, the Oklahoma State athletic department released a statement regarding the accident which read: Oklahoma State wrestler AJ Ferrari and runner Isai Rodriguez were involved in an auto accident at approximately 8 p.m. tonight as they were returning to Stillwater following an appearance at a youth wrestling practice in nearby Cushing. Ferrari was transported via helicopter to an Oklahoma City hospital, where he is responsive. Ferrari's injuries are not life-threatening. Rodriguez is also being treated for injuries that are not life-threatening. According to law enforcement officials, there were no fatalities or serious injuries to anyone else involved in the accident. Ferrari's father also used social media to keep the public informed on the situation:

Penn's 157 lber Doug Zapf (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Oftentimes after big events, we'll single out some breakout performances for individuals whose stock rose by their performances. This time we'll do something similar, but with a twist. Rather than focus on individuals, we'll focus on some teams who have recently had impressive showings and could either jump into the national rankings, or improve their standing in those rankings. Here are the five teams to watch: Michigan State Let's face it, jumping levels (teamwise) in the Big Ten is no easy task. The conference has mainstays like Iowa, Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State that contend for the league crown on a yearly basis. Minnesota has won multiple NCAA titles over the last two decades and can't be overlooked. Nebraska's always in the mix. Rutgers has emerged as a legitimate power. Before you've realized it, we've named half of the team's in the Big Ten. And that didn't include growing programs like Purdue and Wisconsin. The fact is breaking into the top half of the Big Ten probably means you're a top-ten or top-15 program. Quietly, Michigan State has moved closer and closer to that status under head coach Roger Chandler. This shouldn't be totally unexpected. The Spartans were eighth at the 2021 Big Ten Championships, directly ahead of Ohio State, Rutgers, Illinois, and Wisconsin, and only a half-point behind Northwestern. Truthfully, most people probably forgot about that placement because only one of MSU's eight national qualifiers advanced as far as the Round of 12 in St. Louis. On the dual front, the Spartans were 2-5 wrestling a Big Ten-only schedule. This year, it was hard to know exactly what to think of Chandler's squad. The team won the Navy Classic and claimed wins in their first five duals, though non was against B1G competition. On New Year's, the team went to Chattanooga and finished third at the Southern Scuffle. Some may not have put too much stock into that finish because the tournament was not as loaded as normal. Last Saturday, Michigan State forced the league and the rest of the country to take notice as they put together a 17-16 win over Purdue. The dual was tied at 16; however, the Spartans were declared the winner based on a 50-49 edge on total match points. In what will become a recurring theme, 197 lber Cam Caffey was a standout, taking out then #13 Thomas Penola, 8-1. If a win over a ranked team like Purdue (who had recently defeated Nebraska) wasn't enough, the Spartans also upended #15 Rutgers on Friday. Once again, Caffey played a key role as he majored seventh-ranked Greg Bulsak, 12-4. A match before, Layne Malczewski put MSU in great position for the upset when he pulled one himself. Malczewski countered a reversal attempt from #5 John Poznanski and pinned the 2021 All-American to push his team ahead 20-14. Life in the Big Ten affords teams little time for celebration or sit back and appreciate their accomplishments. Just two days later, the Spartans hosted top-ranked Penn State. As you would expect, the Nittany Lions put on a dominant performance and won 28-9. The dual wasn't without a bright spot as Caffey pulled another top-ten upset and handed #2 Max Dean his first loss of the year. Michigan State now has an 8-2 dual record with four duals left on the slate. They will certainly jump into InterMat's Dual rankings, once they are released tomorrow. South Dakota State After two one-sided wins at the Virginia Duals, South Dakota State found themselves in InterMat's Dual rankings for the first time all year, checking in at #24. Damion Hahn's team won by 25 over Chattanooga and took down a resurgent Big Ten opponent, in Maryland, 28-6. Pretty good for a team that decided to travel across the country to enter the Virginia Duals on less than 48 hours' notice. With a dual record of 6-1, the Jackrabbits hit the road again for three duals this weekend. The first is the one that turned heads, as SDSU tangled with #12 Missouri. In just his third match in South Dakota State colors, Gabe Tagg provided a boost for his new squad when he pinned former SDSU national qualifier, Connor Brown, at 133 lbs. But, at the halfway point, things were looking grim for Hahn's squad, who trailed 12-6, while appearing to hit the meat of the Tiger lineup. That's when the Jackrabbits reeled off five straight wins to close out the dual and stunned the Tigers. Tanner Cook and Cade DeVos held serve as favorites in their respective matches, while Cade King took out #14 Jeremiah Kent in sudden victory. Tanner Sloan continued his hot streak at 197 lbs and downed #5 Rocky Elam, 5-2. Barring a miraculous finish at 285 lbs, SDSU had pulled the upset. Just for good measure, #24 AJ Nevills pulled a slight upset, when he knocked off #15 Zach Elam, 1-0. The next day, South Dakota State crushed SIU Edwardsville before losing 21-17 to….. Central Michigan Just a day after knocking off #12 Missouri, South Dakota State fell victim to an upset themselves, by losing to Central Michigan. Before beating the Jackrabbits, CMU also logged wins over MAC rivals Northern Illinois (Friday; 33-6) and SIU Edwardsville (34-3). The opening bout set the tone for the rest of the dual as 125 lber Brock Bergelin pinned Tanner Jordan in just :32 seconds into the middle stanza. After a major in SDSU's favor came the headline match of the dual. #12 Dresden Simon prevailed 11-5 over the wrestler just a spot ahead of him in the rankings, Clay Carlson. It was only the third loss all year for Carlson and the first by a wrestler not named Allan Hart (Missouri). At 174 lbs, the Chippewas pulled the biggest upset of the match when Bret Fedewa took out #10 Cade DeVos in sudden victory. After Fedewa's win, South Dakota State struck again with wins at 184 and 197 lbs, to pull within a point heading into 285 lbs. As has been the case many times during his decorated career at CMU, All-American Matt Stencel came up big for his team. Stencel's 6-3 win over AJ Nevills to clinch the Chips win. With the three dual meet victories, Central Michigan's record now moves to 8-2 overall. Last weekend, legendary head coach Tom Borrelli picked up three wins versus his former pupils (including his son) at the Chippewa Challenge. CMU's only losses this year have come against second-ranked Iowa and #16 Lehigh, who has proven to be a high-quality team. While the remainder of the MAC conference lies ahead dual-wise for Borrelli's team, they also hit in-state rivals Michigan State and Michigan during the final week of the season. This version of CMU is starting to resemble others during Borrelli's tenure, ones that lacked big-name recruits but displayed plenty of grit and toughness. Penn After the MatMen Open, the Penn Quakers found their way into the top-25 of InterMat's dual rankings. We received a few questions about just how Penn deserved to be ranked as a dual team with a 0-1 record. Well, with a lineup that features eight of ten wrestlers ranked within the top-33, they'll be a formidable matchup for almost anyone in the nation. Since the Ivy League was unable to compete last year, we weren't sure exactly what to expect from Roger Reina's squad. Especially since the Quaker program has been tearing up the recruiting trail and some of the key components had little to no collegiate experience. The Quakers only dual during the first half of the season came against the team now ranked #1 in the nation, Penn State. Though PSU's lineup didn't resemble the same one they can send out today, Penn was surprisingly close, losing 20-16. Sunday, Penn was back on the mat for the first time since the MatMen Open in late December. They were paired with Ivy League rival Columbia. Just a week ago, Columbia pushed #16 Lehigh to the brink in a 20-16 loss. The Penn/Columbia dual started at 174 lbs and #25 Nick Incontrara got the Quakers on the board with a 10-6 win over Nick Fine, an opponent that was pushing for a spot among the top-33. The back end of the Columbia lineup was one that could be exposed by Penn and that ended up being the case, as the Quakers held a 12-0 lead wrapping around to 125 lbs. At 125 was one of Columbia's top grapplers, #19 Joe Manchio. Manchio's 4-3 win over Jaret Lane (Lehigh), helped contribute to the Lion's near-upset of Lehigh. Momentum from his previous four teammates helped carry Ryan Miller to a 4-2 win over Manchio. Michael Colaiocco, CJ Composto, Anthony Artalona, and Doug Zapf followed with wins and gave the Quakers a 32-0 lead headed into the final match. #21 Josh Ogunsanya's 3-2 win over #25 Lucas Revano kept Columbia from getting blanked at 165 lbs. After winning their first dual of the year, Reina's team has eight duals ahead of them, three of which come against #16 Lehigh, #10 Cornell and 2020 Ivy League champs, Princeton. Northern Iowa An 0-4 start for Northern Iowa helped nudge the Panthers out of the top-25 earlier this year. While the record was unsightly, it probably could use another look. Doug Schwab's team lost duals against Penn State, Cornell, Virginia Tech, and Missouri. All four were ranked in the top ten when they met UNI. While the strength of schedule was difficult for Northern Iowa, they also were without some key pieces along the way. 174 lb national qualifier Lance Runyon did not compete until yesterday. It took some time to sort out the 149 lb class, but it appears that Colin Realbuto has grabbed a hold of that role. Sunday, UNI was in action against Big 12 foe North Dakota State, a team that just found its way into the national rankings, at #25, after downing Wyoming 22-14. Northern Iowa made short work of the Bison with a 29-13 dismantling of NSDU. Not only did Kyle Biscoglia pull a slight upset at 133 lbs, but he was also able to tally a bonus point with his 8-0 major decision. The biggest upset of the dual came at 165 lbs when #19 Austin Yant downed the reigning Big 12 champion at the weight, Luke Weber. Yant prevailed with an 8-6 win. A match later, teammate Runyon got his first taste of competition for the 2021-22 and knocked off #23 Austin Brenner, 5-3. UNI took seven of ten matches from North Dakota State and was able to rack up bonus points at five weights. They will be battle-tested headed into the conference tournament as duals against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Wisconsin lie ahead.