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RIVERSIDE -- California Baptist University wrestling has received a letter of intent from the Big 12 Conference regarding affiliate membership starting in 2022-23. The Big 12 is currently home to Air Force, Fresno State, Iowa State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, West Virginia and Wyoming. The Lancers would give the conference 12 teams in 2022-23, as Fresno State is set to discontinue its program at the end of this season. "California Baptist University and Lancers Wrestling are looking forward to our future membership with the Big 12," CBU Interim Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman said. "As one of the premiere athletic conferences in the country, the Big 12 brings a long history of success in the sport of wrestling. We are looking forward to our new friendships and rivalries in the Big 12 as we continue to build our wrestling program into a nationally recognized competitor. This marks the start of another exciting chapter in the history of California Baptist University and Lancers Athletics." The Big 12 has a rich history that is unmatched with any other league in the country with current members claiming 49 team national championships and 314 individual championships. Oklahoma State leads the sport with 34 national titles and 142 individual crowns while Iowa State owns eight team and 69 individual championships, and Oklahoma has seven team and 67 individual. Seven of the conference's 12 teams are currently receiving Top 25 votes, with five being ranked in the latest poll: No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 13 Iowa State, No. 16 Northern Iowa, No. 17 Northern Colorado, No. 22 Oklahoma and Wyoming and West Virginia. The approval of CBU to join the Big 12 is conditioned on the program's successful completion of its NCAA Division I four-year reclassification process. The Lancers are in the midst of the third year of the transition period with an anticipated final approval in July 2022. The affiliate membership will be effective for the 2022-23 academic year. CBU will join the other Big 12 wrestling members in a regular-season scheduling alliance and will compete for the league's postseason title and automatic qualification into the NCAA championships. "CBU continues to achieve sustained growth in academic programming, enrollment, physical plant expansion, fiscal resource development, and athletic attainment. Affiliating with the prestigious Big 12 in wrestling is an honor that aligns with our pursuit of excellence," CBU President Dr. Ronald L. Ellis said. The Big 12 Wrestling Championship has been hosted in Tulsa, Okla., at the BOK Center since 2017. The Big 12 and the Tulsa Sports Commission previously announced a partnership to host the championship at BOK Center through 2024. The Lancers established a strong reputation for themselves in the NCAA before making the move to Division I in 2018-19. CBU finished third in the D-II standings in its final two years (2017-18) after a sixth-place performance in 2016. Over those five D-II years, the Lancers qualified 25 wrestlers for the Division II Championships, produced 15 All-Americans and three division champions. CBU also won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title in 2016 and 2018 and two regional crowns (2017-18) over that span. CBU has gotten off to a strong start in Division I. In their first two transition seasons, the Lancers have produced eight All-Americans at the National Collegiate Open, including the 2019 heavyweight champion. "It is a great privilege to be conditionally accepted into the Big 12 Conference," Coach Lennie Zalesky said. "Historically, the Big 12 has a long tradition of being one of the best DI wrestling conferences in the nation. Today, the Big 12 is competitive with the best in the nation, and the conference has some of the best wrestlers and teams in the nation. We look forward to the challenge of competing with these teams. The West Coast, and particularly California, is host to many good and talented high school wrestlers, and I sincerely believe that CBU will compete well with these teams in the relatively near future." Zalesky, a legend in the wrestling world in his own right, has led CBU's program as head coach since 2011. He was named the 2017 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, and has been inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame, California Wrestling Hall of Fame and Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame. Prior to CBU, Zalesky coached at UC Davis before the program was dropped prior to the 2010-11 season. In nine seasons in Davis, he coached numerous Pac-10 placers, four conference champions and had 27 athletes qualify for the NCAA Championships. Perhaps his best season came in 2007 when he was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Derek Moore, CBU's assistant coach, was a big reason for the Aggies' success in 2007. He won the first NCAA Division I championship in the history of the UC Davis Athletic program and was named that year's Most Outstanding Wrestler, which gave it a top-22 finish as a team. As a wrestler, Zalesky was a three-time All-American wrestler at Iowa. During his time there, he helped the Hawkeyes to four straight national championships, and he notched a record of 73-2-1 in his last two seasons. He was twice the national runner-up at 142 pounds and won three Big Ten titles.

At the direction of the University of Iowa medical team, the Iowa Athletics Department announced Monday that the Iowa wrestling program has returned to limited in-person activities, ending a seven-day pause in response to positive COVID-19 test results within the program. Iowa will continue to follow Big Ten Conference medical protocols and the direction of the UI medical team regarding a full-team return to in-person activities. Iowa's dual with Northwestern scheduled for Friday, Feb. 19, has been postponed out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of the participants. A determination on the Hawkeyes' dual scheduled at Wisconsin for Sunday, Feb. 21, will be made later this week.io

Kamaru Usman at the UFC press conference following his win at UFC 258 For the second Saturday in a row, the Ultimate Fighting Championship was in play this past weekend, as usual offering up a nice card of quality fighting entertainment. There were several high-level wrestlers originally scheduled to do their thing, but after two-time California high school state place-winner Bobby Green fainted at weigh-ins, we lost his fight against UFC 155-pound veteran Jim Miller. New Jersey's Miller was also a former All-State wrestler for Sparta High School back in 2002. In total there were three former wrestlers in action, chief among them 170-pound UFC king Kamaru Usman in the main event. On to the performances … Kamaru Usman Wrestling resume: Third place at Texas high school state championships, NAIA national qualifier (William Penn), three-time NCAA Division II All-American, two-time national finalist, 2010 national champ (UNK), resident athlete at Colorado Springs OTC, 2010 university world team member. Back in July, I had opined that while extremely skilled and obviously very successful thus far, UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman had not yet put in his signature performance inside the cage. He's been undeniably effective, has shined brightly against an overmatched foe or two, and has dug deep to pull out hard-fought wins against high-caliber opponents, but he hadn't yet put all the pieces together. Despite this, the 33-year-old Usman finds himself with an 18-1 overall MMA record, is undefeated inside the UFC, and has now defended his title on three occasions. This should give you some idea of the massive pugilistic potential possessed by Usman. I believe he can and will improve his ability considerably. On Saturday night Usman found himself in the cage with arguably his most dangerous foe yet. With his cache at an all-time high after his pillar-to-post drubbing of Tyron Woodley, challenger Gilbert Burns brought world-class submission ability, nasty kickboxing, fantastic takedowns, and serious aggression with him into the cage for his first UFC title fight. If Usman had a bit of a tendency to let off the throttle at times, looking a bit underwhelming as a result, he wouldn't have a chance to do so against Burns. If the result wasn't the signature performance of Usman's career, it was damn close. He looked outstanding. Despite being badly hurt early on by Burns' punches, Usman wouldn't be denied. He was as durable as he needed to be, able to gradually turn up the dial on his offense as the fight went on. A huge welterweight with grit and determination for days, the champ was able to take everything the formidable challenger could dish out, eventually finding his groove thanks to his ever-expanding wealth of experience and some phenomenal coaching. Usman usually fights best in close quarters, establishing the takedown threat early, and eventually uncorking the big straight right hand. He won this fight with a very different game plan. Leaning heavily on his jab and some slick low leg kicks, Usman won this fight with intelligence, patience, tact, and technique. It was a real pleasure to watch. When a man as physically armed as Usman can now win fights with this sort of approach, he becomes a riddle not many will be up to solving. Kamaru Usman looked fantastic. Having said that, the crazy thing is, he can still improve. Considering his chosen fighting identity, Usman has much room for improvement. If he were content to make wrestling the base of his game, launching all offense from the clinch or from an established takedown threat, I'd say that his title-winning performance against Woodley could be his masterpiece. But that's not the type of fighter Usman aspires to be. Not only does he yearn for all-time great status, he wants to be able to kickbox and grapple with the best of them, in addition to being able to out-wrestle anyone. Given his goals, Usman is still a bit stiff and has a smidge of hesitation in his execution. Should he focus on his movement as he soldiers on as champion, I believe we may see a truly awe-inspiring performance from the champ in the next few fights. Kelvin Gastelum Wrestling resume: Arizona high school state champion, ranked as high as fifth in the nation as a freshman at North Idaho College. The Ultimate Fighter Season 17 tournament winner Kelvin Gastelum has always been regarded as a highly skilled, highly technical, but inconsistent fighter. For years he has blended head-scratching, uninspired performances with real deal cream of the crop talent showcases. He sports a cool, calm demeanor inside the cage and is almost equally proficient in all three phases of an MMA contest. And now, he also has experience on his side as he sports an 11-6-1 record over eight years in the UFC. Despite losing his last three fights, Gastelum is a fighter known to have the ability to show up at any time and remind people why he is never far from the top 10 division rankings. On Saturday night, the Arizona native was matched up with a fighter we still don't know what to expect from. Ian Heinisch (more on him later) is older than Gastelum by almost three years, but has half the MMA experience and comparatively, even less UFC experience. Heinisch also has an absolute ton of offensive firepower. Gastelum shined on Saturday night. He edged his opponent in every area of the contest and he looked good doing it. His hands were sharp, his takedowns executed beautifully, and his scrambles very much on point. Gastelum showed just how much experience and poise under pressure can affect the outcome of a fight. We had a definite fight on our hands as Heinisch wasn't going away quietly, but as the fight wore on, Gastelum became more and more comfortable and cruised to a unanimous decision victory. It was a fun fight and a three-dimensional performance that suggests Gastelum has much left in the tank. Ian Heinisch Wrestling resume: Colorado high school state champion, two-time Fargo All-American (Greco-Roman), briefly on the roster at North Idaho College. Still relatively young in the game, with a ton of desire, and quite gifted physically, Ian Heinisch is a fighter learning on the job as he attempts to navigate the shark-infested waters of the UFC. With all the offensive horsepower he will ever need, heavy hands, very strong wrestling, and a great disposition for fighting, it's easy to root for Heinisch as he always brings it on fight night. Heinisch showed up on Saturday night with just about all the muscle one could pack onto a 185-pound frame, looking confident and enjoying himself as a fighter in the big show. Things started great as he hit a picturesque level-change and double leg against his more experienced foe. He brought the fight right at Kelvin Gastelum and was soon cranking all his might into his first of a few dangerously close submission attempts. Heinisch threw big punches, on-the-money low kicks, and even a couple well-timed, well-placed flying knees. Despite putting in a very respectable performance complete with a lot of impressive offense, Heinisch just happened to be weak in the very areas that his opponent was strong. Namely, fight IQ, BJJ, and pacing. If Heinisch has the desire and the ability to hang in there and keep plugging away, he will be an immediate contender as soon as he makes his next leap in fighting ability.

Daton Fix made a successful return, cruising to a title at the Cowboy Challenge (Photo/Oklahoma State Athletics) We are one week closer to the 2021 NCAA wrestling postseason. Even though the always highly anticipated Penn State vs. Iowa dual meet didn't happen as originally scheduled due to a COVID-19-related shutdown in Iowa City, the weekend did not fall short on noteworthy storylines. Here are five things that caught my eye from this past weekend (Feb. 12-14) in college wrestling. Cowboy Challenge This wrestling season has been an odd one to say the least. Sunday, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, a sliver of normalcy returned as fans saw a regular season tournament style event, the only such event of the season. The Cowboy Challenge, though smaller than usual, still proved exhilarating: Daton Fix returned to the mat after his suppression. The United States Anti-Doping Agency suspended Fix for a year after the Sand Springs, Oklahoma native tested positive for a prohibited substance last year. Fix said he ingested Ostarine unintentionally after drinking from a water bottle his father prepared for himself. Still, Fix has remained the consensus No. 1 at 133. Sunday, Feb. 14 he defended that ranking, going a perfect 3-0, with three falls. It may have been Fix's first match for the Cowboys in 2021, but the 2019 NCAA finalist appears to be in midseason form. Another note from the Cowboy Challenge: West Virginia's No. 4 Noah Adams failed to avenge his lone loss of the season to No. 12 Stephen Buchanan of Wyoming. After Buchanan snapped Adams' 39-match win streak in a dual contest on Feb. 6, the Wyoming Cowboy beat the Mountaineer again in Stillwater eight days later. Adams used a reversal to regain control with 30 seconds left in the match, but it wasn't enough, as Buchanan escaped to score a late takedown for the 5-4 lead. With the takedown, Buchanan claimed the riding time point for the 6-4 win. The two will likely see one another again in early March at the Big 12 Championships, March 6-7 in Tulsa Oklahoma. No. 3 Penn State downs No. 2 Michigan Penn State may have had their dual against Iowa postponed, but the Lions did not stay idle this weekend. Both Penn State and Michigan -- and the Big Ten Network -- scrambled to put a marquee dual meet in front of a national audience. The hastily rescheduled dual between conference foes did not disappoint. Not only was the dual a here, 18-13, in favor of Penn State, but also it produced numerous talking points: Cael Sanderson collected his 200th career coaching victory. Congratulations, Cael. The Nittany Lions appear to have eliminated any remaining questions related to their starting lineup as postseason competition nears. It appears that true freshman Robert Howard is the guy at 125. Redshirt freshman, Terrell Barraclough, looks to be in at 149. Additionally, it was confirmed earlier in the week that Greg Kerkvliet will not suit up at heavyweight for PSU. Howard looked solid in his first collegiate match, delivering a tight 6-5 victory over a talented Jack Medley. He proved the college stage wasn't too big for him. While I don't want to overreact after a single match, I expect him to make some noise in the coming weeks. Similarly, Barraclough took No. 6 Kanen Storr to the brink in a 4-3 defeat. This is certainly encouraging for the PSU faithful. After a rocky start to his redshirt freshman campaign, No. 8 Carter Starocci proved why he was one of the of the most coveted recruits in the Class of 2019. He stunned No. 2 Logan Massa in overtime. Massa chose down in his tie-breaker period and Starocci turned the Wolverine for four back points and posted the thrilling 7-1 win. As Jim Gibbins intimated during the broadcast, another Penn State star may have just been born. This young crop of Nittany Lion grapplers will be fun to watch over the next few seasons. Another top-ranked wrestler returned to the mat Sunday Ryan Deakin (Photo/Northwestern Athletics)There had been speculation as to whether the nation's top 157-pounder, Ryan Deakin, would wrestle for the Northwestern Wildcats in 2021. That question was answered this weekend during the Wildcats final home dual, a Big Ten showdown with Wisconsin, on Senior Day in Evanston, Illinois. The consensus No.1 Deakin made his 2021 season debut and looked dominant, earning a 21-4 tech fall in the third period over Gavin Model. Deakin also picked up an additional exhibition win in the extra matches over Wisconsin's Devin Bahr. For Deakin, these wins come after a 2019-20 season that saw the Bloomfield, Colorado native finish as a Big Ten champion and a Hodge Trophy finalist. On the year, he was a perfect 21-0 with 13 wins by major decision. Although the Wildcat is a little late to the party, he will be an instant title contender at 157 pounds in St. Louis next month. Virginia Tech wins ACC team title, Mekhi Lewis is dethroned At 165 pounds, the featured match of the Pitt vs. Virginia Tech dual did not disappoint. While the match didn't go the distance, No. 10 Jake Wentzel looked in control against No. 1 Mekhi Lewis. Wentzel got the win after two periods of action. An apparent left shoulder injury to Lewis ended the match early. Wentzel had over two minutes of riding time when the match was stopped. In the first period, after Wentzel was in deep on a single leg, Lewis got defensive, hooping around on his free leg for over a minute before Wentzel finally secured the takedown. Wentzel ended the period in the top position with a 2-0 lead. In the second period, Wentzel authored a debilitatingly physical, but clean ride for a minute and 36 seconds before injury time was called for the VT middleweight. Due to the injury, Wentzel was able to choose his position on the restart. He chose bottom and escaped to take a 3-0 lead into the third. However, the match was called. While nobody wants to win via injury default, No. 10 Wentzel's dominance through the first two periods should not be overlooked. The Pitt redshirt senior can be suffocating from the top position. It is possible that these two ACC rivals could meet two more times this season, first at ACCs, then again at NCAAs. That said, both Lewis and Wentzel will face still competition in the coming weeks. The 165-pound class is very deep in not only the ACC, but also nationally. It felt like Rivalry Week on the mat this weekend Usually, college football and college basketball get the most attention and notoriety when rivalry games are referenced. Well, during Week 7 of the 2021 college wrestling season, there was no shortage of rivalry matchups being decided on the mat. Arguably the biggest rivalry in college sports, Michigan vs. Ohio State, came down to the wire, being decided in the final seconds of dual's last bout. The No. 12 Buckeyes fought valiantly, but couldn't hand hated rival, No. 2 Michigan, its first loss of 2021. Complete match results can be seen here. One of the oldest, most respectful rivalries in college sports, Army vs. Navy, also played out on the mat this weekend. No 18 Navy defeated Army West Point in annual Star Match. Navy won four of the final six matches, including a match-clinching 14-3 major decision by 157-pound freshman Andrew Cerniglia to capture a 20-13 victory over Army, Friday evening at Christl Arena. Complete match results can be seen here.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (10-0, 4-0 MAC) finished the regular season with three champions in the Cowboy Challenge featuring wrestlers from No. 6 Oklahoma State, Wyoming and West Virginia. Redshirt junior Dack Punke took the first place title at 125 pounds, defeating sophomore teammate Noah Surtin in the finals. Freshman Josh Edmond won the title at 141 pounds, to improve to 10-0 on the season. Junior Brock Mauller also took home the championship at 149 pounds, defeating No. 4 Boo Lewallen in the finals. Freshmen Trey Crawford, Sean Harman and Duwayne Villalpondo all secured third place finishes in their weight classes. Hear From Head Coach Brian Smith On Sunday's tournament champions… "It was a good day. It was a very productive day. Starting with a two hour weigh-in and then a tournament format, we haven't had that all season. Brock was unbelievable. We was our only starter going today. He wrestled a top five opponent in the country and gets three wins and a big win in the finals. I really liked the way Brock wrestled today. They were some of the best matches I've seen him wrestle in his career. I'm really happy for Dack in getting a tournament title today and of course Josh Edmond gets an injury default in the finals but he was winning before that. I'm really happy with how he's improved throughout the season." On Mizzou's young wrestlers… "When I think of all the young guys we had wrestling today. For me as a coach to get to see them and how they wrestle in a tournament was one of the better days. I knew we were getting some big wins. Just seeing Duwayne Villapondo, Sean Harman and some of the guys getting some big wins today, it was a very good day."

Team Mensah-Stock claimed the team title at the Captains' Cup (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Team Mensah-Stock came from behind to defeat Team Winchester and claim the title at the inaugural Captains' Cup on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. National team member Amy Fearnside (Mensah-Stock) opened the championship dual meet with a 14-11 victory over two-time world bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe (Winchester) at 50 kilograms. Lampe looked strong early, racing out to a 9-0 lead before Fearnside battled back, scoring a takedown and three gut wrenches to cut the deficit to 9-8. She eventually took the lead and held on to win by three. Team Winchester then went on a run, claiming wins in the next three matches. Jacarra Winchester (Winchester) won by 10-0 technical superiority over Alisha Howk (Mensah-Stock) at 53 kilograms. Gracie Figueroa (Winchester) edged Abby Nette (Mensah-Stock) 4-3 at 57 kilograms. At 62 kilograms, Macey Kilty (Winchester) capped off a dominant performance at the Captains' Cup with a 10-0 technical superiority over Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Mensah-Stock). Tamyra Mensah-Stock hits a double leg on Alex Glaude at 68 kilograms (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Trailing 3-1 in the dual meet, Team Mensah-Stock needed a win 68 kilograms to stay alive in the dual meet. World champion and team captain Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Mensah-Stock) came through, earning a fall over Alex Glaude. Team Winchester held a 3-2 lead going into the final match of the dual meet at 76 kilograms. Team Mensah-Stock needed at least a decision victory by shutout to win the dual meet. Dymond Guilford (Mensah-Stock) accomplished that and more. She cruised to a 10-0 technical superiority over Geneva Gray (Winchester). The victory gave Team Mensah-Stock one more classification point than Team Winchester, which broke the tie. Team Francis edged Team Burkert on criteria to placed third, while Team Hildebrandt topped Team Miracle 4-2 in the fifth-place match. Results Championships: Team Mensah-Stock df. Team Winchester, 3-3 (13-12 classification points) 50: Amy Fearnside (Mensah-Stock) df. Alyssa Lampe (Winchester), 14-11 53: Jacarra Winchester (Winchester) df. Alisha Howk (Mensah-Stock), 10-0 57: Gracie Figueroa (Winchester) df. Abby Nette (Mensah-Stock), 4-3 62: Macey Kilty (Winchester) df. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Mensah-Stock), 10-0 68: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Mensah-Stock) df. Alex Glaude (Winchester), fall 4:32 76: Dymond Guilford (Mensah-Stock) df. Geneva Gray (Winchester), 10-0 Third place: Team Francis df. Team Burkert, 3-3 (12-10 classification points) 50: Emily Shilson (Francis) df. Aleeah Gould (Burkert), 10-0 53: Katherine Shai (Burkert) df. Felicity Taylor (Francis), 5-0 57: Brenda Reyna (Burkert) df. Lauren Mason (Francis), 7-2 62: Mallory Velte (Burkert) df. Emma Bruntil (Francis), 8-0 68: Skylar Grote (Francis) df. Alyvia Fiske (Burkert), 6-1 76: Victoria Francis (Francis) df. Tristan Kelly (Burkert), 11-0 Fifth place: Team Hildebrandt df. Team Miracle, 4-2 50: Sarah Hildebrandt (Hildebrandt) df. Erin Golston (Miracle), 8-0 53: Alex Hedrick (Hildebrandt) df. Ronna Heaton (Miracle), 5-2 57: Koral Sugiyama (Miracle) df. Lauren Louive (Hildebrandt), 17-5 62: Jennifer Page (Hildebrandt) df. Julia Salata (Miracle), 9-0 68: Ashlynn Ortega (Miracle) df. Kayla Marano (Hildebrandt), 4-4 76: Precious Bell (Hildebrandt) df.

AMES, Iowa -- No. 8 Sun Devil Wrestling (6-0, 2-0 Pac-12) walks away with two victories to finish the 2020 regular season undefeated Sunday afternoon. ASU slammed in six individual wins and three bonus points in their 20-15 win over No. 13 Iowa State before dominating Northern Iowa 24-10. "It makes it a good day when we put two wins on the board. Iowa State and Northern Iowa both came to fight which was good because we needed an old fashion battle," head coach Zeke Jones said. "We had huge wins by Cohlton Schultz, Brandon Courtney and Trey Munoz. We're excited to head back home and get to work for the Pac-12 Championships and the NCAA Tournament." No. 3 Brandon Courtney, No. 6 Michael McGee, No. 4 Anthony Valencia, No. 3 Kordell Norfleet and No. 7 Cohlton Schultz all remain unbeaten headed into the Pac-12 Championships. The day began at 10 a.m. with Arizona native Courtney stepping onto the mat against Aden Reeves of Iowa State at the 125 weight class and earning the first points with a quick takedown. Courtney and Reeves battled all match, but ultimately the redshirt junior would run the match with five takedowns and a bonus point for riding time in the 12-4 major decision victory. Redshirt junior Michael McGee followed Courtney's momentum with a takedown and four-point near fall out of the gate for a 6-1 lead over No. 25 Zach Redding. The two would go scoreless in the second with McGee claiming his final points of the match in the third with a reversal. In his 9-4 decision victory over Redding, McGee claimed the riding time bonus point with over four minutes on Redding to put the Sun Devils up in the team score 7-0. Iowa State answered back with three consecutive victories at 141, 149 and 157. Coming out of the break, the Cyclones put points on the board with Isaac Judge earning a quick takedown over No. 4 Anthony Valencia. Selecting bottom to begin the third, Valencia's agile escape cut Judge's lead down to 3-2. Valencia's escape was followed by a takedown and four-point near fall to push him ahead of his opponent for a 8-4 decision victory to cut the Cyclone team lead to 12-10. After being held scoreless in the first period, redshirt freshman No. 15 Trey Munoz would earn an escape, takedown and four-point near fall in his 7-1 decision victory over No. 25 Julien Broderson. The Cyclones would regain the team lead after Cade Belshay was defeated in a 6-5 decision against No. 24 Samuel Colbray, forcing the final two weights to be the dual's deciding factor. No. 3 Kordell Norfleet faced Yonger Bastida, earning the match's opening points with a takedown over the Cuban. Batisda escaped Norfleet's grip, but not long enough as the redshirt senior claimed a second takedown, a two-point and four-point near fall to conclude the first period to lead 10-1. The two went back-and-forth on the mat, but with four escapes, a third takedown and the riding time bonus point, Norfleet would be victorious by a 17-7 major decision. With a 17-15 team lead over ISU, the heavyweight top-10 match would be the dual's deciding factor. No. 6 Gannon Gremmel gave No. 7 Cohlton Schultz the first point of the match as he was knocked for locked hands. Schultz decided to start the second on bottom and earned the escape point midway through to lead 2-0. Gremmel did the same to start the third which forced the 2-1 match into overtime after the riding time point was given. The lone overtime point was awarded to the redshirt freshman when he escaped from Gremmel to lead ASU to a 20-15 team win over Iowa State. The Sun Devils had a short break before returning to the mat against Northern Iowa beginning with a top-ten showdown between Courtney and No. 6 Brody Teske. In the first period, the two exchanged takedowns and escape points for a tied match. Courtney handed Teske his first loss of the season in his 5-3 decision victory. Northern Iowa bounced back, with Nicholas Raimo and Peter Lipari falling short to their opponents. Lipari's match with Ethan Basile went into overtime after UNI won a challenge that reversed takedown points given to Lipari. Down 6 to 3 in the team score, senior Cory Crooks and Tristan Lara went scoreless until Lara earned the first point in an escape to start the second period. Crooks began the third on the bottom to earn an escape point and he followed with a sneaky takedown over Lara in his 3-2 decision victory. Teemer did not wrestle against ISU, but returned to the mat against UNI for a dominating 11-8 decision win over Derek Holschlag at 157. Teemer collected a takedown, two reversals, an escape and four-point nearfall. Continuing the success on the mat for the Sun Devils, Valencia earned two takedowns before pinning Pat Schoenfelder in 4:27 extending the team lead for ASU to 15-6. For the fourth consecutive win by ASU, Trey Munoz won by a 3-2 decision. Munoz started the match with a speedy takedown followed by Lance Runyon's escape. The redshirt freshman began the second on bottom, earning an escape point to regain the 3-1 lead. At 174, No. 6 Parker Keckeisen gave the Sun Devils their second loss of the dual against Cade Belshay. ASU wrestled right back into the win column with No. 3 Kordell Norfleet's defeat of No. 30 Keegan Moore at 197. Thirty seconds in Norfleet completed a takedown to lead 2-0 against the Panthers. Norfleet selected to start on the bottom for the second period and quickly escaped to extend his lead to 3-1. The senior made quick work to secure the 5-3 win. No. 7 Schultz closed out the showcase, facing No. 6 Carter Isley at heavyweight. Schultz earned a takedown to lead 2-0 over Isley heading into the second period. The redshirt freshman made the top-10 bout look easy, defeating Isley with a 4-0 decision. No. 8 Arizona State 20 , No. 13 Iowa State 15 125: #3 Brandon Courtney (ASU)(8-0) defeats Aden Reeves (ISU) MD 12-4, 4-0 133: #6 Michael McGee (ASU)(6-0) defeats #25 Zach Redding (ISU) Dec. 9-4, 7-0 141: #6 Ian Parker (ISU) defeats #17 Peter Lipari (ASU)(2-3) Dec. 8-3, 7-3 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) defeats Cory Crooks (ASU)(4-3) Dec. 5-0, 7-6 157: David Carr (ISU) defeats Hunter Balk (ASU)(0-2) Fall 1:50, 7-12 165: #4 Anthony Valencia (ASU)(7-0) defeats Isaac Judge (ISU) Dec. 8-4, 10-12 174: Trey Munoz (ASU)(2-1) defeats #25 Julien Broderson (ISU) Dec. 7-1, 13-12 184:#24 Samuel Colbray (ISU) defeats Cade Belshay (ASU)(3-3) Dec. 6-5, 13-15 197: #3 Kordell Norfleet (ASU)(6-0) defeats Yonger Bastida (ISU) MD 17-7 , 17-15 HWT: #7 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)(9-0) defeats #6 Gann Gremmel (ISU) TB-1 3-2, 20-15 Extra Matches: 141- Todd Small (ISU) defeats Julian Chlebove (ASU)(3-4) Inj. 2:17 149- Cam Robinson (ISU) defeats Jesse Vasquez (ASU)(2-2) MD 17-3 157- #12 Jacori Teemer (ASU)(4-1) defeats Carter Schmidt (ISU) Dec. 10-6 184- Joel Shapiro (ISU) defeats Cade Belshay (ASU)(3-4) Dec. 7-2 HWT- Francis Duggan (ISU) defeats Chad Porter (ASU)(0-3) Dec. 10-4 No. 8 Arizona State 24 , Northern Iowa 10 125: #3 Brandon Courtney (ASU)(9-0) defeats #6 Brody Teske (UNI) Dec. 5-3, 3-0 133: Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) defeats Nicholas Raimo (ASU)(0-1) Dec. 9-3, 3-3 141: Ethan Basile (UNI) defeats #17 Peter Lipari (ASU)(2-4) TB-1 7-6, 3-6 149: Cory Crooks (ASU)(5-3) defeats Tristian Lara (UNI) Dec. 3-2, 6-6 157: #12 Jacori Teemer (ASU)(5-1) defeats Derek Holschlag (UNI) Dec. 11-8, 9-6 165: #4 Anthony Valencia (ASU)(8-0) defeats Pat Schoenfelder (UNI) Fall 4:27, 15-6 174: Trey Munoz (ASU)(3-1) defeats Lance Runyon (UNI) Dec. 3-2, 18-6 184: #6 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) defeats Cade Belshay (ASU)(3-5) MD 13-2, 18-10 197: #3 Kordell Norfleet (ASU)(7-0) defeats Keegan Moore (UNI) Dec. 5-3, 21-10 HWT: #7 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)(10-0) defeats #6 Carter Isley (UNI) Dec. 4-0, 24-10 Extra Matches: 149- Jesse Vasquez (ASU)(3-2) defeats Gable Fox (UNI), Dec. 8-1 285- John McConkey (UNI) defeats Chad Porter (ASU)(0-4), SV-1 3-1 UP NEXT: The Sun Devils will head to Corvallis, Oregon for the Pac-12 Championship on Sunday, Feb. 28 all day long. The matches will be streamed via Pac-12.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Cowboys crowned four champions, the most of any competing team, Sunday afternoon in Stillwater with all four winning wrestlers upsetting top ten opponents in the finals. Jacob Wright (157), Hayden Hastings (174), Tate Samuelson (184) and Stephen Buchanan (197) were all champions for the Cowboys. Wyoming crowned four champions"I'm really proud of our entire team and the way we wrestled today. We had some gutsy performances at 141 and 149 and some comeback performances in the finals." Head Coach Mark Branch "I think today Really helped set the tone for the rest of the season. That's something we haven't really done in Gallagher-Iba before. To wrestle like that and those matches was great. I was really proud of our guys wrestled and we really took a big jump. I'm excited to see that they are starting believe themselves and it showed today." Wright would get his day started in dominant fashion outscoring his first two opponents 22-6 including a 14-4 victory over Chance McLane (OSU) in the quarterfinals. In the finals Wright would come up against No. 10 Wyatt Sheets (OSU). It would be a tight match, but after taking a 3-2 lead Wright shut down the offense of Sheets and came out with the win. It was his first top 10 win of the season. At 174 Hastings had a solid day displaying stingy defense on his way to the finals. In his first two matches Hastings only allowed 5 points, defeating Sean Harman (MIZZ) in the semifinals, 6-3. Hastings squared off against No. 7 Dustin Plott (OSU) in the finals in what would be a close match. Hastings got to his offense early scoring some big takedowns and racking up the riding time. After a comeback from Plott, the riding time would prove to be the deciding factor in the match as Hastings won 8-7 thanks to the riding time point. Samuelson had a strong day on his way to a title displaying the heart and effort of a champion. In the quarterfinals and semifinals he outworked his opponents doubling both of them up on the scoreboard. In the finals, Samuelson faced No. 7 Dakota Greer and defense was key in Samuelson's victory. He scored two takedowns off of counter attacks, including the match winning takedown to seal the victory 10-6. For Buchanan, it was another bid day highlighted by a upset of a top five opponent. Buchanan faced No. 2 Noah Adams (WVU) who he beat a weekend ago when Adams was ranked No. 1. Buchanan proved it was no fluke winning another nail biting match. After trailing 4-2 with less than minute left, Buchanan escaped and went straight to attacking scoring a takedown with 12 seconds left, after adding on the riding time point he won 6-4. The Cowboys also had four third place finishers on the day, including Chase Zollmann (141) and Jaron Jensen (149). Both Zollmann and Jensen won their third place matches by fall with Jensen recording a pin inside the first period. Up next a select group of Cowboys will travel to Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 20 for a round-robin style event with Air Force, Northern Colorado and Utah Valley.

EVANSTON, IL -- Northwestern wrestling closed out its home schedule in style, with five Wildcats earning victories on Senior Day in a Top-20 takedown over No. 19 Wisconsin. No. 1 ranked Ryan Deakin made his highly anticipated 2021 season debut and did not disappoint, earning a 21-4 tech fall in the third period over Gavin Model. Deakin also picked up an additional win in the extra matches over Wisconsin's Devin Bahr. Also picking up wins for Northwestern was Colin Valdiviez, Yahya Thomas, David Ferrante and Jon Halvorsen as the Wildcats upended the Badgers, 18-17. After falling behind early, the 'Cats rattled off four-consecutive wins at 141, 149, 157 and 165 lbs. Valdiviez started off the streak with a decisive 14-9 win over Wisconsin's Dominic Dentino. Thomas kept the momentum rolling with his second major victory of the season in convincing fashion, defeating #29 Drew Scharenbrock, 13-4. Following Deakin's tech fall, true first-year David Ferrante earned his first-ever collegiate win for Northwestern, taking down Josh Otto 6-0. Jon Halvorsen added the finishing touches for NU at 197 lbs, winning his first match of the season in a 7-5 decision over Andrew Salemme. Northwestern is back on the mat next weekend as the Wildcats travel to Iowa City on February 19, followed by a trip to Minnesota on February 21 to close out the 2021 regular season. Full results from today's duals can be found below: Results: 125: #20 Eric Barnett (WIS) over Matt Vinci (NU) (MD 10-0) 133: Kyle Burwick (WIS) over Dylan Utterback (NU) (MD 10-1) 141: Colin Valdiviez (NU) over Dominic Dentino (WIS) (Dec 14-9) 149: #14 Yahya Thomas (NU) over #29 Drew Scharenbrock (WIS) (MD 13-4) 157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) over #22 Garrett Model (WIS) (TF 21-4 6:15) 165: David Ferrante (NU) over Josh Otto (WIS) (Dec 6-0) 174: Tyler Dow (WIS) over Troy Fisher (NU) (Dec 5-4) 184: #6 Christopher Weiler (WIS) over Jack Jessen (NU) (Dec 10-4) 197: Jon Halvorsen (NU) over Andrew Salemme (WIS) (Dec 7-5) 285: #8 Trent Hillger (WIS) over Jack Heyob (NU) (Dec 5-1) Extra Matches: 125: Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin) over Matt Vinci (Northwestern) (Dec 6-2) 149: Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) over Aiden Medora (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:52) 157: #1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) over Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) (Dec 7-4) 157: Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Dec 5-3) 165: Patrick Spray (Wisconsin) over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (Northwestern) (Fall 1:55) 285: Peter Christensen (Wisconsin) over Brendan Devine (Northwestern) (Dec 8-1)

AMES, Iowa -- No. 13 Iowa State (9-3, 4-1 Big 12) split a pair of duals on Sunday, falling to No. 11 Arizona State (5-0), 20-15, and defeating No. 15 UNI (4-4, 3-2 Big 12), 23-17. Both duals went down to the final match. Iowa State-Arizona State Match Highlights Ian Parker won ISU's first match at 141 pounds with an 8-3 decision over Peter Lipari. Parker had a takedown in each period and gained a point for riding time by staying on top of Lipari throughout the majority of the third period. Jarrett Degen blanked Cory Crooks, 5-0, at 149 pounds. Degen got a takedown on the edge in the closing seconds of the second period and tacked on another in the third in his first match in Hilton Coliseum this season. David Carr wasted little time in his match at 157 pounds against Hunter Balk. Carr got two quick takedowns and eight nearfall points before securing the pin at the 1:47 mark. Sam Colbray came up big at 184 pounds with a 6-5 decision over Cade Belshay. Colbray fought back after giving up a first-period takedown. Down 4-3 entering the third period, Colbray picked up an escape and took down Belshay with :22 seconds left in the match to secure the win. The dual went down to heavyweight, as the Sun Devils held a 17-15 lead with one bout left between No. 5 Gannon Gremmel vs. No. 7 Cohlton Schultz. The match was tied at 2-2 after seven minutes. Gremmel gave up a point with a hands to the face violation, but made up for the call by riding out Schultz for most of the second period. Schultz was able to lock up the victory, 3-2, in TB1 by riding out Gremmel for :30 seconds. ISU held the edge in takedowns, 14-11. Iowa State-UNI Match Highlights Zach Redding mounted a come-from-behind 6-5 TB1 victory over Kyle Biscoglia at 133 pounds. Down 5-3 late in the third period, Redding got a takedown with :10 second left to stay alive. Biscoglia's stalling point in TB1 was the deciding factor in the match. Ian Parker moved ISU ahead in the match (9-5) by collecting the fall at the 4:29 mark over Ethan Basile at 141 pounds. David Carr had four takedowns and 10 nearfall points in a dominating 19-2 technical fall over Derek Holschlag at 157 pounds. Isaac Judge scored an important victory at 165 pounds, defeating Pat Schoenfelder, 10-7. Judge gave up a takedown early, but a reversal and two takedowns gave him a comfortable lead. Schoenfelder closed the gap with a pair of takedowns in the third period, but a key reversal helped seal the win. Marcus Coleman won a huge match at 197 pounds. Down in the second period, Coleman took down Keegan Moore with :03 seconds left in the period. He then added another in the third for a 10-5 triumph. Gannon Gremmel wrapped up the Cyclone victory with a 6-3 win over Carter Isley at heavyweight. Two takedowns by Gremmel was the difference. The takedown tally was even at 15-15. Arizona State 20, Iowa State 15 125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) maj. dec. Aden Reeves (ISU), 12-4 133: Michael McGee (ASU) dec. Zach Redding (ISU), 9-4 141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Peter Lipari (ASU), 8-3 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) dec. Cory Crooks (ASU), 5-0 157: David Carr (ISU) pinned Hunter Balk (ASU), 1:47 165: Anthony Valencia (ASU) dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 8-4 174: Trenton Munoz (ASU) dec. Julien Broderson (ISU), 7-1 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Cade Belshay (ASU), 6-5 197: Kordell Norfleet (ASU) maj.dec. Yonger Bastida (ISU), 17-7 285: Cohlton Schultz (ASU) dec. Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 3-2 TB1 Iowa State 23, UNI 17 125: Brody Teske (UNI) tech. fall Aden Reeves (ISU), 23-4 (6:30) 133: Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (UNI), 6-5 TB1 141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Ethan Basile (UNI), 4:29 149: Tristan Lara (UNI) pinned Jarrett Degen (ISU), 4:30 157: David Carr (ISU) tech. fall Derek Holschlag (UNI), 19-2 (5:00) 165: Isaac Judge (ISU) dec. Pat Schoenfelder (UNI), 11-7 174: Lance Runyon (UNI) dec. Julien Broderson (ISU), 10-4 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) dec. Sam Colbray (ISU), 4-3 197: Marcus Coleman (ISU) dec. Keegan Moore (UNI), 10-5 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Carter Isley (UNI), 6-3 Extra Matches: 133: Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) dec. Kyle Gollhofer (UNI), 4-1 141: Todd Small (ISU) inj. def. Julian Chlebove (ASU) 149: Cam Robinson (ISU) pinned Kaleb Olejniczak (UNI), 1:37 157: Jacori Teemer (ASU) dec. Carter Schmidt (ISU), 12-7 174: Mac Southard (ISU) dec. Noah Glaser (UNI), 4-1 125: Kyle Gollhofer (UNI) maj. dec. Caleb Fuessley (ISU), 12-3 133: Jack Wagner (UNI) dec. Ramazan Attasauov (ISU), 7-4 149: Cam Robinson (ISU) maj. dec. Jesse Vasquez (ASU), 17-3 149: Gable Fox (UNI) dec. Ben Monroe (ISU), 4-0 157: Cayd Lara (UNI) maj. dec. Carter Schmidt (ISU), 12-3 285: Francis Duggan (ISU) dec. Chad Porter (ASU), 10-4 141: Cael Happel (UNI) dec. Todd Small (ISU), 7-6 149: Kaleb Olejniczak (UNI) dec. Ben Monroe (ISU), 8-3 184: Joel Devine (ISU) dec. Cade Belshay (ASU), 7-2 285: John McConkey (UNI) dec. Francis Duggan (ISU), 3-1 SV1

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Cleveland State University wrestling team earned its first win of the season and evened its record at 1-1 in Mid-American Conference play on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings (1-3, 1-1) dropped the first two bouts of the dual before taking seven of eight matches the rest of the way, including five straight, to clinch a 23-12 victory. Ohio's Oscar Sanchez secured the lone takedown of the 125-pound bout to claim a 3-2 win over Jake Manley to open the proceedings. The Bobcats extended their lead to 6-0 with another narrow decision at 133 pounds. Ohio's Mario Guillen logged four takedowns in his 9-6 win over Vikings sophomore Logan Heil, who drew within a point with a first-period reversal and trailed only 6-5 before Guillen pulled away in the third. Redshirt freshman Joseph Caprella brought Cleveland State back from the early hole with his first collegiate pin late in the opening period of the 141-pound match. Caprella opened with an emphatic takedown near the edge of the circle before Kyran Hagan tied things up at 2-2. Caprella answered quickly with a reversal that led to the fall. Marcus Robinson controlled the 149-pound bout throughout, grabbing his fifth win of the year via a 10-1 major decision. Robinson moved to a perfect 2-0 in Mid-American Conference while putting the Vikings up 10-6 overall. Freshman Daniel Patten battled for three full periods in addition to overtime against Nick Vestal at 157 pounds in what turned out to be one of the most intense matches of the afternoon. With Vestal ahead 1-0 entering the third, Patten opted to begin the period on the mat and managed an escape after being pushed out of bounds to tie it at 1-1. Vestal was awarded a takedown with the clock ticking down in the third period, but a timely challenge by the Cleveland State coaching staff wiped out the points to maintain the deadlock and send the bout to sudden-death overtime. Neither wrestler scored in the overtime period, which prompted a pair of 30-second tiebreakers, beginning with Patten on top. Patten rode Vestal for the entirety of the first period before another Cleveland State challenge resulted in a point for Patten due to a technical violation on a locked hands call. Patten ultimately took the bout 5-1 thanks to some late heroics paired with the additional point for riding time. Redshirt sophomore Riley Smucker spent most of the 165-pound match on top of Ohio's Kamal Adewumi, recording five takedowns while notching the riding time point for another major decision at 11-1 to extend Cleveland State's advantage to double digits at 17-6 with only four bouts remaining. In the 174-pound match, Anthony Rice was responsible for four of five takedowns in a 10-4 win, also snagging the extra point for riding time. Wrestling with a national ranking to his name for the first time, DeAndre Nassar fell to 5-2 on the campaign with a razor thin overtime loss that went the distance against Carson Brewer at 184 pounds. Nassar trailed 1-0 before a third-period escape knotted the match. The sudden-death period was scoreless before both wrestlers escaped during the 30-second ride out periods. Brewer began the second extra frame on the ground and nearly broke free before Nassar tossed him back to the mat. Brewer took the lead with an escape, but after an unsuccessful Ohio challenge in search of a locked hands technical violation, Nassar began the final ride out on the bottom and escaped. Unfortunately, Brewer's 25 seconds of riding time gave him a 4-3 decision. Justin Jaekin wrestled conservatively at 197 pounds but achieved his goal of clinching the dual win for Cleveland State, falling 1-0 while keeping the Bobcats from securing extra points and maintaining a 20-12 Vikings edge with only one match remaining. John Kelbly put the cherry on top of a successful afternoon with his win in the heavyweight bout. Kelbly forced overtime with an escape in the final seconds, making the score 4-4. The redshirt junior avoided some early trouble in the extra frame and earned a takedown for the 6-4 win. With the conclusion of the regular season, the Viking will now have two weeks to prepare for the MAC Tournament on February 26-27. Results: 125: Oscar Sanchez (OU) over Jake Manley (CSU) - 3-2 dec. | OU leads, 3-0 133: Mario Guillen (OU) over Logan Heil (CSU) - 9-6 dec. | OU leads, 6-0 141: Joseph Caprella (CSU) over Kyran Hagan (OU) - Fall 2:49 | Tied, 6-6 149: Marcus Robinson (CSU) over Alec Mosconi (OU) - 10-1 MD | CSU leads, 10-6 157: Daniel Patten (CSU) over Nick Vestal (OU) - 5-1 dec. TB-2 | CSU leads, 13-6 165: Riley Smucker (CSU) over Kamal Adewumi (Ohio) - 11-1 MD | CSU leads, 17-6 174: Anthony Rice (CSU) over John Mark Williams (OU) - 10-4 dec. | CSU leads, 20-6 184: Carson Brewer (OU) over DeAndre Nassar (CSU) - 4-3 dec. TB-2 | CSU leads, 20-9 197: Colin McNamara (OU)over Justin Jaeckin (CSU) - 1-0 dec. | CSU leads, 20-12 285: John Kelbly (CSU) over Jordan Earnest (OU) - 6-4 SV-1 | CSU leads, 23-12

Nick Lee defeated Drew Mattin 10-4 at 141 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich.. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0, 4-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, took down No. 2 Michigan (4-1, 4-1 B1G) for another Big Ten road win. The Nittany Lions won 18-13 in a dual meet rescheduled from Feb. 7. All team and individual rankings listed are InterMat (2/9/21). By virtue of the dual meet win, Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson grabbed his 200th dual meet victory as a collegiate head coach. Sanderson is now 200-26-2 overall in this, his 15th season as head coach, including a 44-10 mark in three years at Iowa State. He is 156-16-2 in this, his 12th season at Penn State. Sanderson is also 86-11-1 in Big Ten dual meets. Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.) notched a key win at 174 in the tightly contested dual meet and true freshman Robert Howard (Cranford, N.J.) made his collegiate debut, winning at 125. Howard made his Penn State debut at 125 picked up an impressive win in his first bout. Howard used takedowns in the first and second periods to post a 6-5 win over Michigan's Jack Medley in the dual's opening bout. Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, dominated Dylan Ragusin, who was ranked No. 8 at 125. Bravo-Young used three takedowns and 2:15 in riding time to roll to a 9-2 win and put Penn State up 6-0. Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, controlled No. 20 Drew Mattin from start to finish in a marquee bout at 141. Lee controlled the entirety of the bout, posting two first period takedowns and a third period takedown to post a 10-4 victory with 2:25 in riding time. . Redshirt freshman Terrell Barraclough (Kaysville, Utah) took to the mat a 149 and nearly posted an upset victory over No. 6 Kanen Storr. Barraclough battled back from an early deficit but lost a tough 4-3 decision to the ranked Wolverine. Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 9 at 157, took on No. 8 Will Lewan next and used a strong takedown in the third period to post an important 3-1 victory. Berge's win gave Penn State a 12-3 lead at the dual's midpoint. Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, suffered a 4-1 upset loss to No. 16 Cameron Amine in the second half's opening bout. Amine used a third period reversal to grab the win. Freshman Starocci, ranked No. 8 at 174, had the statement win of the dual, taking down No. 2 Logan Massa in a marquee match at 174. The freshman battled the veteran evenly taking the bout to sudden victory tied 1-1. After a scoreless extra stanza, Massa chose down in his tie-breaker period and Starocci turned the Wolverine for four back points and posted the thrilling 7-1 (tb) win. Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, kept Penn State rolling and essentially clinched the dual with a strong 10-5 victory over Michigan's Jaden Bullock. Brooks' win put Penn State up 18-6. Freshman Michael Beard (Pottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 197, battled No. 1 (at 184) Myles Amine tough throughout his bout with the veteran Wolverine but lost a tough 8-5 decision. . Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 285, took on No. 2 Mason Parris in the dual's final bout and dropped a tough 12-2 major to the ranked Wolverine. Michigan closed out the dual with two victories but Penn State rolled to the 18-13 win to remain unbeaten on the year. Penn State was able to work its way to a slim 12-11 edge in takedowns. The Lions won six of ten bouts and Michigan picked up the dual's lone bonus point on Parris' major at 285. Five extra matches were conducted during the dual meet on a separate mat. This year, with condensed schedules, these extra matches, while not counting towards dual meet scores, are official varsity bouts and count towards NCAA competition minimums. Freshman Donovon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa.) picked up a win at 184 in Penn State's first extra bout, posting a 12-4 major over Bobby Striggow. True freshman Beau Bartlett moved up to 149 for extras and rolled over Cole Mattin in an 8-4 win for the Lion rookie. Senior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) moved up to 157 and lost a close 6-4 (sv) decision to Nick Lombard. Nittany Lion sophomore Konner Kraeszig (Louisville, Ky.) fell 5-2 to UM's Reece Hughes in a bout at 165 and Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) posted a 4-3 win at 174 over Max Maylor in the final extra bout of the day. Penn State is now 4-0 on the year, 4-0 in Big Ten action. Michigan falls to 4-1, 4-1 B1G. The Nittany Lions return to action next Friday, Feb. 19, with a road dual at Ohio State. The Lions and Buckeyes tangle in a dual that will air live on the Big Ten Network at a time to be announced. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: Robert Howard PSU dec. Jack Medley MICH, 6-5 3-0 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU dec. #8/125 Dylan Ragusin MICH, 9-2 6-0 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU dec. #20 Drew Mattin MICH, 10-4 9-0 149: #6 Kanen Storr MICH dec. Terrell Barraclough PSU, 4-3 9-3 157: #9 Brady Berge PSU dec. #8 Will Lewan MICH, 3-1 12-3 165: #16 Cameron Amine MICH dec. #6 Joe Lee PSU, 4-1 12-6 174: #8 Carter Starocci PSU dec. #2 Logan Massa MICH, 7-1 (TB) 15-6 184: #3 Aaron Brooks PSU dec. Jaden Bullock MICH, 10-5 18-6 197: #1/184 Myles Amine MICH dec. #14 Michael Beard PSU, 8-5 18-9 285: #2 Mason Parris MICH maj. dec. #7 Seth Nevills PSU, 12-2 18-13 Records: Penn State (4-0, 4-0 B1G; Michigan (4-1, 4-1 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: at Ohio State, Friday, Feb. 19, time TBA (B1G Network) Extra Matches: 184: Donovon Ball PSU maj. dec. Bobby Striggow MICH, 12-4 149: Beau Bartlett PSU dec. Cole Mattin MICH, 8-4 157: Nick Lombard MICH dec. Luke Gardner PSU, 6-4 (sv) 165: Reece Hughes MICH dec. Konner Kraeszig PSU, 5-2 174: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Max Maylor MICH, 4-3 DUAL MEET BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Robert Howard (Cranford, N.J.) against Michigan's Jack Medley. The due battled evenly for over a minute with action remaining neutral throughout. Medley worked his way into control of Howard's shoulders at the 1:45 mark but the Lion freshman was able to stand firm and force a reset midway through the period. Howard connected on a low single off the rest and worked his way into a takedown and 2-0 lead with 1:00 left on the clock. He was able to maintain control on offense for nearly :30 before Medley escaped to a 2-1 score. Howard used a fast, low ankle pick to force a late scramble but time ran out and Howard settled for a 2-1 lead after one. Medley chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Howard fought off a slight Medley shot and action moved out of bounds with 1:10 left in the middle period. Howard deftly ducked under a shot with :45 left and notched his second takedown to up his lead to 4-1. He maintained control until the :05 mark and led 4-3 after two with 1:15 in riding time. Howard chose down to start the third period and escaped with 1:38 left on the clock, taking a 5-3 lead. Medley countered with his first takedown and Howard quickly escaped to lead 6-5 with 1:10 left in the bout. Howard fought off a strong Medley shot to work the clock down to the :30 mark, picking up a stall with :27 left in the bout. Howard took a high single with :18 left that forced a scramble. The move effectively killed the clock and Howard posted a hard-fought 6-5 win in his collegiate debut. 133: Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, took on Michigan's Dylan Ragusin, who is ranked No. 8 at 125. Bravo-Young controlled the center of the mat from the onset, controlling the tempo as the clock moved to the 1:45 mark. Ragusin took a slight shot at 1:30 but Bravo-Young quickly locked up action and a reset ensued. Bravo-Young used a low shot to gain control of Ragusin's leg but the Wolverine scrambled out of bounds the action resumed in neutral with :45 left in the period. Bravo-Young picked up a late takedown to lead 2-0 after the opening stanza. Ragusin chose down to start the second period and Bravo-Young controlled the Wolverine for over 1:00, building up a 1:00-plus riding time advantage. The Lion junior maintained his top position for the entirety of the second stanza and carried a 2-0 lead with 2:09 in time into the third period. Bravo-Young chose down to start the third period and Ragusin immediately cut him loose to a 3-0 score. The Lion junior quickly took Ragusin down and cut him, then repeated the action to lead 7-2 with :45 left. Bravo-Young also grabbed a penalty point to lead 8-2. The Lion appeared to close out the bout with a takedown on the edge of the mat that would have given him a major, but the move was not awarded and Bravo-Young settled for a strong 9-2 decision with 2:17 in riding time. 141: Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met No. 20 Drew Mattin. Lee quickly took Mattin down in under :10 and led 2-1 early. Lee fought off a slight Mattin shot and moved in on offense, notching a second takedown with 1:50 left in the opening period. Lee locked up an arm bar, trying to turn Mattin for back points as the clock hit 1:00 but Mattin was able to work his way out of bounds for a reset. Lee worked his riding time up over 2:0 and then finished the period on top to lead 4-1 with 2:08 in time. Lee chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way into a reversal and a 6-1 lead with 1:20 on the clock. Lee cut Mattin loose to lead 6-2 at the :50 mark. Lee pressed the action for the rest of the period but Mattin's defense held and Lee led 6-2 with 1:51 in time after two periods. Mattin chose down to start the third period. Lee maintained control long enough to clinch the riding time point before cutting Mattin loose to a 6-3 score. Lee picked up a stall point at the :50 mark. He added another takedown and cut with :15 left but Mattin was able to back away for the rest of the period, fighting off the bonus win. Lee notched a strong 10-4 win with 2:25 in riding time. 149: Redshirt freshman Terrell Barraclough (Kaysville, Utah) faced off against Michigan's Kanen Storr, ranked No. 6 in the bout at 149. Storr worked his way in on a low shot with 2:25 left in the period, turning into the move for a first takedown and a 2-1 lead with 2:02 on the clock. The ranked Wolverine picked up a second takedown with 1:15 left and led 4-2 with 1:00 left in the opening period. Barraclough took a shot that Storr was able to fight off and the bout moved to the :30 mark. Barraclough fought off a late shot and trailed 4-2 after one. Storr chose down to start the second period and controlled the action for over a minute. The Lion freshman continued a strong ride, long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time for himself. Barraclough finished the period with a rideout and trailed 4-2 but had 1:35 in time after two. Barraclough chose down to start the third period but Storr was able to maintain control long enough to kill the Lion's time advantage as the clock hit 1:20. Barraclough escaped to a 4-3 deficit with :50 left in the bout. The Lion pressed Storr back towards the outside circle, looking for a chance to score. The ranked Wolverine was able to play defense for the remainder of the period and Barraclough dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision. 157: Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 9 at 157, met No. 8 Will Lewan in another top-ten showdown. Lewan took a quick shot at the 2:30 mark but Berge moved aside the effort and the bout continued in neutral with the clock moving to 2:00. Neither wrestler was able to find an offensive opening for the next minute-plus as the first period ended in a 0-0 tie. Lewan chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Berge nearly connected on a low shot but Lewan was able to slide back to maintain his one-point lead. Berge paced the center of the mat, taking a number of quick low shots that did not connect. The Lion junior trailed 1-0 after two periods. He chose down to start the third stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Brady nearly countered a Lewan shot for a takedown but the Wolverine slipped out of Berge's grasp and the bout continued tied 1-1 with 1:10 left. Berge used a low shot to control Lewan's ankle, lifted his leg up and finished off the takedown to take a 3-1 lead with :30 on the clock. Berge finished the match on top and posted the strong 3-1 win over Lewan. 165: Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, battled No. 16 Cameron Amine. Lee and Amine battled evenly at the onset, working the middle of the mat for the first minute before Amine locked Lee up at the chest and nearly took the Lion down for an early lead. Lee fought through the move and action continued 0-0 at the 1:30 mark. Lee looked to control the center of the mat for the rest of the period and neither wrestler found any offense for the rest of the time. Tied 0-0, Amine chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Lee fought off a strong Amine shot, then fought off another Amine shot with :50 left on the clock. Michigan challenged the latter, seeking to overturn the no call. The call was confirmed, no takedown awarded, and Lee trailed 1-0 with :45 on the clock. Down 1-0, Lee chose down to start the third period. Amine controlled the Lion freshman for over 1:00 and worked his riding time advantage up over 1:00 in the process. Amine turned Lee for two back points and clinched his riding time before Lee scrambled to an escape with :20 left in the bout. Amine posted the 4-1 win with the riding time point for Michigan's second win of the dual. 174: Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 174, squared off against No. 2 Logan Massa in another top bout. Starocci connected on a quick shot that nearly ended in a takedown, but Massa was able to fight the move to a stalemate with 2:10 on the clock. Starocci fought off a Massa front headlock as the clock hit 1:30 and action continued in neutral tied 0-0. Massa worked a low single into a potential scoring position but Starocci worked his way back to his feet and keep the bout scoreless with :30 on the clock. Starocci took a slight shot that Massa pushed back on and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Starocci chose down to start the second period. Massa maintained offensive control for over 1:00 before Starocci escaped to a 1-0 lead with :55 on the clock. The duo battled evenly in the middle of the mat as the clock hit :30. Trailing 1-0, Massa chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 1-1 tie. Starocci was able to work the riding time edge down below 1:00 with the short ride. Starocci took a slight low shot at the :45 mark but Massa was able to step away from the move as the clock hit the :40 mark. Neither wrestler threatened for the remainder of the period and the bout moved to sudden victory. Starocci took a slight shot at the :15 mark but Massa was able to counter and kill the move toc close out the extra period. Still tied 1-1, Massa chose down for his tie-breaker period and Starocci took advantage. The Lion used his legs and strength to turn Massa to his back for four nearfall points, finished on top and led 5-1. He chose down for his tie-breaker and picked up a quick penalty point on an illegal hold. Starocci then escaped to close out the tie-breaker period and posted a thrilling 7-1 (tb) win over second-ranked Massa. 184: Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, battled Michigan's Jaden Bullock. Brooks countered two quick Bullock shots and kept the bout scoreless as the clock slid to the 2:08 mark. The duo battled evenly for the next minute until Brooks used a fast high double to connect on a takedown on the edge of the mat with 1:02 on the clock. Leading 2-0, Brooks kept control for nearly :20 before Bullock escaped to a 2-1 score. He added a second takedown late in the period to lead 4-1 with :39 in riding time after the opening period. The Lion sophomore chose down to start the second period. He worked his way to a reversal and picked up a stall warning in the process. Bullock escaped and then got in on a single leg, but Brooks forced a stalemate at the :48 mark. Brooks took an 8-2 lead late with a third takedown and carried that lead, with 1:01 in time, into the third period. Bullock chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 8-3 score. Bullock picked up a takedown and led 9-5 with :40 on the clock. Brooks finished off the bout with a low single that killed the clock. He picked up a point on 1:01 in riding time and posted the 10-5 victory. 197: Freshman Michael Beard (Pottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 197, faced off against Wolverine Myles Amine, who entered the weekend ranked No. 1 in the nation at 184. The duo battled evenly for over a minute before Beard countered a slight Amine shot to gain control of the Wolverine's leg. Beard worked for a takedown for nearly a minute before Amine was able counter Beard himself for a takedown on the edge of the mat. Beard escaped to a 2-1 deficit with :50 on the clock. Trailing 2-1, Beard chose down to start the second period. He escaped to a 2-2 tie with 1:30 on the clock and quickly turned in on offense. Beard slid down on a low shot and nearly connected but Amine countered once more for a second takedown and 4-2 lead. Beard escaped to a 4-3 score and the bout moved to the third period. Amine chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 5-3 lead at the 1:30 mark. Amine picked up a third takedown on a solid shot to up his lead to 7-3 with :50 on the clock. Beard picked up a penalty point and an escape over the last :40 but dropped a tough 8-5 decision. 285: Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 285, met No. 2 Mason Parris in a battle of ranked big men. The duo worked the middle of the mat evenly for the first minute. Parris finished off a takedown with 1:53 on the clock to open up a 2-0 lead. Nevills took an injury timeout and Parris chose down on the reset. The Wolverine big man worked his way to a reversal and a 4-0 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Parris took a 6-1 lead with :40 on the clock and ended the period with a rideout to lead 6-1 after the first period. Nevills chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 6-2 score. Parris worked his way through for another takedown and upped his lead to 8-2. Parris chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-2 lead. He added another takedown to lead 11-2 and clinched his riding time point in the process. Parris finished the bout on top and, with riding time, notched the 12-2 major decision.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- On senior day senior Kyle Luigs pinned his man and two other Hoosiers won by pin as Indiana came away with a 27-13 victory against Maryland on Sunday at Wilkinson Hall. Notes • Indiana improves to 2-5 on the season and they match their most Big Ten dual match wins since the 2016-17 season. • The Hoosiers got off to a quick start with back-to-back pins from Jacob Moran and Kyle Luigs to jump out to a 12-0 advantage. • For Moran it was his first career pin, for Luigs it was his third career pin. • Donnell Washington got the Hoosiers third pin of the day and his second this season, 16 seconds into his match. • Washington improves his individual record to 5-2 on the season. • Freshman Jacob Moran, who started the dual with a pin improves his individual record to 5-3 on the season and gets his second dual match win. • Indiana got two match wins in extra time as Nick South got a take down in the second tiebreaker of his match and Rudy Streck won on a take down in sudden victory. • Graham Rooks improved to 2-1 on the season with a 6-2 decision • The 27 points for Indiana is their most since they beat Maryland 36-3 on Jan. 13, 2019 in the first match in Wilkinson Hall. Results: 125: Jacob Moran (IU) def. Zach Spence (UMD) fall 1:08 (IU 6, UMD 0) 133: Kyle Luigs (IU) def. Jackson Cockrell (UMD) fall 2:26 (IU 12, UMD 0) 141: Danny Bertoni (UMD) def. Cayden Rooks (IU) 6-1 decision (IU 12, UMD 3) 149: #14 Graham Rooks (IU) def. Hunter Baxter (UMD) 6-2 decision (IU 15, UMD 3) 157: Michael Doetsch (UMD) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) 6-2 decision (IU 15, UMD 6) 165: #24 Nick South (IU) def. Jonathan Spadafora (UMD) 3-1 TB2 (IU 18, UMD 6) 174: #6 DJ Washington (IU) def. Philip Spadafora (UMD) fall 0:16 (IU 24, UMD 6) 184: Kyle Cochran (UMD) def. Drayton Harris (IU) 10-0 major decision (IU 24, UMD 10) 197: Jaron Smith (UMD) def. #28 Nick Willham (IU) 5-3 decision (IU 24, UMD 13) 285: Rudy Streck (IU) def. Garrett Kappes (UMD) 3-1 SV1 (IU 27, UMD 13) Extra Matches: 149: Lucas Cordio (UMD) def. Jonathan Moran (IU) fall 3:16 165: Sammy Cokeley (IU) def. Garrett Fisk (UMD) fall 1:20 197:Kevin Makosy (UMD) def. Robert Deters (IU) 10-4 decision IU Head Coach Angel Escobedo "I thought the guys went out there and competed and got bonus points, which we have been asking all season. It was awesome to see those pins that helped this team. It is great when you start off at 125 and have that pin to get that momentum. I thought the guys performed really well today. We have to build off this and head into Purdue." Up Next Up next the Hoosiers travel to Purdue for a televised match on BTN on Monday February 22 at 8 p.m. ET.

Macey Kilty knocked off Mallory Velte (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The championship match is set the Captains' Cup. Team Winchester and Team Mensah-Stock came through to win their respective pools and earn spots in Sunday's finals. Team Winchester topped Team Burkert and Team Miracle on the opening day, winning 10 of 12 matches. Macey Kilty (62 kilograms) shined for Team Winchester, getting technical superiorities over 2018 world bronze medalist Mallory Velte (11-0) and 2018 Final X runner-up Julia Salata (10-0). Sarah Hildebrandt picked up a pair of wins on Saturday (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Team Mensah-Stock moved into the finals by edging Team Hildebrandt on criteria and defeating Team Francis 4-2. Dymond Guilford (76 kilograms) had a strong day, beating Precious Bell (2-1) and Victoria Francis. Team Burkert will face Team Francis for third place, while Team Hildebrandt meet Team Miracle for fifth place. The placing matches begin at 4 p.m. CT on Sunday/. Pool A Team Winchester df. Team Burkert, 4-2 62: Macey Kilty (Winchester) df. Mallory Velte (Burkert), 11-0 68: Alex Glaude (Winchester) df. Alyvia Fiske (Burkert), 3-2 76: Tristan Kelly (Burkert) df. Geneva Gray (Winchester), 12-1 50: Alyssa Lampe (Winchester) df. Aleeah Gould (Burkert), 10-0 53: Jacarra Winchester (Winchester) df. Katherine Shai (Burkert), 6-2 57: Brenda Reyna (Burkert) df. Gracie Figueroa (Winchester), 14-4 Team Burkert df. Team Miracle, 5-1 68: Alyvia Fiske (Burkert) df. Ashlynn Ortega (Miracle), 6-1 76: Tristan Kelly (Burkert) df. Hannah Gladden (Miracle), 3-1 50: Erin Golston (Miracle) df. Aleeah Gould (Burkert), 10-0 53: Katherine Shai (Burkert) df. Ronna Heaton (Miracle), 10-0 57: Brenda Reyna (Burkert) df. Koral Sugiyama (Miracle), 11-10 62: Mallory Velte (Burkert) df. Julia Salata (Miracle), 8-2 Team Winchester df. Team Miracle, 6-0 76: Geneva Gray (Winchester) df. Hannah Gladden (Miracle), 10-0 50: Alyssa Lampe (Winchester) df. Erin Golston (Miracle), 9-4 53: Jacarra Winchester (Winchester) df. Ronna Heaton (Miracle), 6-2 57: Gracie Figueroa (Winchester) df. Koral Sugiyama (Miracle), 12-1 62: Macey Kilty (Winchester) df. Julia Salata (Miracle), 10-0 68: Alex Glaude (Winchester) df. Ashlynn Ortega (Miracle), 5-1 Pool B Team Mensah-Stock df. Team Hildebrandt, 3-3, (13-12 classification points) 62: Jennifer Page (Hildebrandt) df. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Mensah-Stock), 17-6 68: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Mensah-Stock) df. Kayla Marano (Hildebrandt), 10-0 76: Dymond Guilford (Mensah-Stock) df. Precious Bell (Hildebrandt), 2-1 50: Sarah Hildebrandt (Hildebrandt) df. Amy Fearnside (Mensah-Stock), 10-0 53: Alex Hedrick (Hildebrandt) df. Alisha Howk (Mensah-Stock), 5-1 57: Abby Nette (Mensah-Stock) df. Lauren Louive (Hildebrandt), 10-0 Team Francis df. Team Hildebrandt, 4-2 68: Skylar Grote (Francis) df. Kayla Marano (Hildebrandt), 6-3 76: Victoria Francis (Francis) df. Precious Bell (Hildebrandt), 8-4 50: Sarah Hildebrandt (Hildebrandt) df. Emily Shilson (Francis), 10-0 53: Felicity Taylor (Francis) df. Alex Hedrick (Hildebrandt), 2-0 57: Lauren Louive (Hildebrandt) df. Lauren Mason (Francis), fall 1:57 62: Emma Bruntil (Francis) df. Jennifer Page (Hildebrandt), 2-2 Team Mensah-Stock df. Team Francis, 4-2 76: Dymond Guilford (Mensah-Stock) df. Victoria Francis (Francis), 10-0 50: Emily Shilson (Francis) df. Amy Fearnside (Mensah-Stock), 9-4 53: Alisha Howk (Mensah-Stock) df. Felicity Taylor (Francis), 5-4 57: Abby Nette (Mensah-Stock) df. Lauren Mason (Francis), 10-0 62: Emma Bruntil (Francis) df. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Mensah-Stock), 13-2 68: Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Mensah-Stock) df. Skylar Grote (Francis), fall 2:22

CHAPEL HILL -- No. 14 North Carolina earned its third-straight victory on Saturday evening against No. 21 Virginia, 25-9. Eight Tar Heel seniors were honored pre-match as part of North Carolina's senior night in Carmichael Arena. Sawyer Davidson, Andrew Gunning, Ethan Hoffman, Devin Kane, Nick Lirette, Will MacDonald, Josh McClure, and Kennedy Monday were each recognized for their commitment to the Carolina Wrestling family. The dual started at the 133-pound weight class with Joe Heilmann donning Carolina Blue. Both wrestlers battled through the first two periods without a score until Heilmann earned an escape 30 seconds into the third period. With a point for riding time, Heilmann knocked off No. 10 Louie Hayes, 2-0, to earn three team points for the Tar Heels. A double-leg takedown early in the first period gave No. 10 Zach Sherman an early advantage in the 141-pound bout in the first ranked matchup of the evening against No. 16 Brian Courtney. An escape in the third period pushed Sherman's advantage to 5-3 and the match would end 5-4 in Sherman's favor. The nation's top-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, Austin O'Connor, earned four quick points against UVA's Denton Spencer to take a 4-1 lead early in the opening period. O'Connor dominated the bout and his lead ballooned to 16-5 midway through the third period. A late takedown and a point for riding time earned O'Connor the 19-5 win and gave UNC a 10-0 lead. The three-match winning streak was the first time the Tar Heels knocked off three-straight opponents to begin a dual against ACC competition. Senior Josh McClure battled tough against No. 17 Justin McCoy at 157 pounds and kept the match within reach heading into the third period, but a late escape and takedown by McCoy proved too much and McClure fell 8-2. No. 11 Kennedy Monday's strong start in the 165-pound match was not enough as the senior fell, 17-15. Virginia's No. 13 Jake Keating mounted a comeback that would be cemented with a third period takedown. The Keating win helped UVA pull within four points (10-6) in the team score. The match continued with the 174-pound bout between UNC's No. 18 Clay Lautt and UVA's Vic Marcelli. Low scoring through the first two periods, a late takedown and four back points for Lautt cemented a 7-1 decision. Devin Kane provided the Tar Heel bench a spark after he recorded his second pin of the season in three minutes and 36 seconds into the 184-pound match. With the bout tied at two points in the second period, Kane recorded UNC's only pin of the evening. No. 19 Max Shaw wrestled reigning ACC Champion No. 8 Jay Aiello tough in the 197-pound match. After recording the bout's first points with a quick takedown, Shaw surrendered two takedowns in the second period and fell to Aiello, 9-2. In the night's heavyweight match, UNC's Andrew Gunning earned the match's first points with a first-period takedown. After UVA's Ethan Weatherspoon escaped late in the first, the two traded points until Gunning took a 7-3 lead in the final period. With a point for riding time, Gunning earned the 8-4 decision. The 125-pound match wrapped up the dual for the two squads with Wil Guida in a Carolina singlet. The Tar Heel cruised to a 11-4 victory and gave the Tar Heels a 25-9 team victory. After defeating Pittsburgh and Lehigh a week ago, the Tar Heels ride a three-match win streak into the ACC Championships, which will take place on Feb. 28 in Raleigh, N.C. Results: 125: Wil Guida (UNC) dec. Josiah Encarnacion (UVA), 11-4 133: Joe Heilmann (UNC) dec. No. 10 Louie Hayes (UVA), 2-0 141: No. 10 Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. No. 16 Brian Courtney, 5-4 149: No. 1 Austin O'Connor (UNC) maj. dec. Denton Spencer (UVA), 19-5 157: No. 17 Justin McCoy (UVA) dec. Josh McClure (UNC), 8-2 165: No. 13 Jake Keating (UVA) dec. No. 11 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 18-15 174: No. 18 Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Vic Marcelli (UVA), 7-1 184: Devin Kane (UNC) pinned Robby Patrick (UVA), 4:36 197: No. 8 Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. No. 19 Max Shaw (UNC), 9-2 285: Andrew Gunning (UNC) dec. Ethan Weatherspoon (UVA), 8-4

South Dakota State closed out the dual portion of its wrestling schedule Saturday by defeating Utah Valley, 22-11, at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits improved to 5-6 overall in duals and 2-5 against Big 12 opponents. UVU fell to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12. SDSU wrestlers rallied to win several close matches in the closing seconds in the early going, building a 15-0 lead in the front half of the dual. Danny Vega started the string of comeback victories, taking down Kase Mauger with about five seconds remaining for a 4-3 victory in the 125-pound matchup. In a battle between ranked wrestlers, 15th-ranked Zach Price pulled out a hard-fought 7-5 decision over 18th-ranked Ty Smith. Price improved to 8-2 on the season. At 141 pounds, 16th-ranked Clay Carlson trailed the Wolverines' Stockton O'Brien, 6-2 after the first period, but came back with a big third period to score a 13-12 decision. Hunter Marko extended the Jackrabbit winning streak to four with a 5-4 victory over Cameron Hunsaker at 149 pounds and 18th-ranked Cade DeVos followed with a 12-8 decision over Danny Snediker in the 157-pound matchup. Utah Valley pulled to within 15-11 with three consecutive victories to open the second half of the dual as Kekana Fouret (165) and fifth-ranked Demetrius Romero (174) each scored major decisions and Hunter Morse won at 184 pounds. Tanner Sloan sealed the dual victory for the Jackrabbits by recording a 14-1 major decision over Jacob Armstrong. Sloan, ranked fifth at 197 pounds in the NCAA coaches panel poll, remained undefeated at 13-0. Blake Wolters closed the dual with a 2-1 overtime victory for the Jackrabbits. Several other Jackrabbits competed in extra matches throughout the day against competitors from Utah Valley, as well as Air Force and North Dakota State. Counting the dual, SDSU wrestlers combined for a 27-21 record Saturday. UP NEXT SDSU is scheduled to host the Last Chance Challenge Feb. 20 at Frost Arena. The unscored meet begins at 2 p.m. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 22, UTAH VALLEY 11 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Kase Mauger (UVU), 4-3 133: #15 Zach Price (SDSU) dec. #18 Ty Smith (UVU), 7-5 141: #16 Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. Stockton O'Brien (UVU), 13-12 149: Hunter Marko (SDSU) dec. #27 Cameron Hunsaker (UVU), 5-4 157: #18 Cade DeVos (SDSU) dec. Danny Snediker (UVU), 12-8 165: Kekana Fouret (UVU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 18-10 174: #5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) major dec. #31 Cade King (SDSU), 10-2 184: Hunter Morse (UVU) dec. Jacob Schoon (SDSU), 4-1 197: #5 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) major dec. Jacob Armstrong (UVU), 14-1 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) dec. Chase Trussell (UVU), 2-1 [TB-1] Extra Matches: 125: Dawson Collins (UVU) dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 6-4 125: Dawson Collins (UVU) dec. Ethan Bowman (SDSU), 6-2 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Dawson Collins (UVU), 10-4 133: Tyson Humpherys (UVU) dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 7-6 149: Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) dec. Daniel Kimball (SDSU), 8-7 149: Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) dec. Lucus Anglin (SDSU), 8-3 149: Rylee Molitor (SDSU) dec. Nick Rino (UVU), 16-12 157: Cade DeVos (SDSU) def. Brigg Hoopes (UVU), by fall 0:55 157: Jack Thomsen (SDSU) major dec. Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 21-9 174: Cade King (SDSU) major dec. Spencer Heywood (UVU), 16-6 174: Spencer Heywood (UVU) dec. Caleb Orris (SDSU), 3-1 SDSU-AIR FORCE EXTRA MATCHES 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) tech. fall Graham Shore (AF), 19-3 [3:30] 125: Cody Phipen (AF) def. Greg Coapstick (SDSU), by fall 1:35 125: Graham Shore (AF) dec. Ethan Bowman (SDSU), 6-1 125: Graham Shore (AF) dec. Greg Coapstick (SDSU), 6-4 125: Tanner Jordan (SDSU) major dec. Graham Shore (AF), 17-8 133: Zach Price (SDSU) dec. Garrett Kuchan (AF), 8-5 133: Garrett Kuchan (AF) dec. Trayton Anderson (SDSU), 5-0 141: Clay Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Bradley Bitting (AF), 16-2 141: Daniel Kimball (SDSU) dec. Garrett Bowers (AF), 5-1 141: Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Garrett Bowers (AF), 2-0 141: Bradley Bitting (AF) dec. Caleb Gross (SDSU), 3-2 149: Dylan Martinez (AF) dec. Lucus Anglin (SDSU), 8-3 149: Dylan Martinez (AF) dec. Rylee Molitor (SDSU), 8-1 157: Cade DeVos (SDSU) major dec. Trey Brisker (AF), 15-4 157: Jack Thomsen (SDSU) dec. Giano Petrucelli (AF), 6-5 157: Giano Petrucelli (AF) dec. Dalton Lakmann (SDSU), 3-2 157: Jack Thomsen (SDSU) dec. Trey Brisker (AF), 6-2 165: Vincent Dolce (AF) dec. Kenny O'Neil (SDSU), 5-2 184: Sam Wolf (AF) dec. Jacob Schoon (SDSU), 10-4 184: Jacob Schoon (SDSU) def. Brock Jennings (AF), by fall 3:59 184: Jacob Schoon (SDSU) tech. fall Cole Phelps (AF), 16-0 [4:18] 184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) dec. Jimmy Weaver (AF), 5-0 184: Caleb Orris (SDSU) tech. fall Cole Phelps (AF), 16-0 184: Brock Jennings (AF) dec. Nick Casperson (SDSU), 8-4 184: Nick Casperson (SDSU) major dec. Calvin Sund (AF), 10-1 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) def. Bowen McConville (SDSU), by fall 4:12 SDSU-NORTH DAKOTA STATE EXTRA MATCH 165: Kenny O'Neil (SDSU) dec. Canon Swanson (NDSU), 7-5

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- No. 15-ranked Jared Franek won both matches at 157 pounds, including the first pin of his career, to help the North Dakota State wrestling team defeat Air Force 28-19 and Utah Valley 25-12 on Saturday, Feb. 13, in Frost Arena. NDSU freshman 197 Owen Pentz added the second and third pins of his career to clinch both victories for the Bison, who finished their dual meet schedule with a 7-3 overall record and 5-2 against Big 12 Conference opponents. Franek, the sophomore from West Fargo, N.D., won his first match of the day 8-2 over Air Force's Parker Simington. It was one of six NDSU victories against Air Force including a first-period pin at 165 pounds by Luke Weber. After the Falcons won at 125 by technical fall, No. 26-ranked 133 Kellyn March recorded an injury default after the first period to give NDSU a 6-5 lead. No. 32-ranked 141 Dylan Droegemueller added an 11-1 major decision to extend the Bison lead to 10-5. Weber's second pin in two weeks put NDSU ahead 19-8, but Air Force answered with a technical fall at 174 before the Bison clinched the win with Michael Nelson's 4-0 decision at 184 pounds and Pentz's pin. Utah Valley jumped out to a 9-3 lead with Droegemueller's 6-3 decision at 141 pounds the only NDSU win in the first four bouts. Franek's pin 2:02 into the first period tied the score and the Bison pulled away late winning the final three matches. Nelson's 12-4 major decision at 184 pounds broke a 12-12 tie, Pentz's pin at 197 put the match out of reach, and the Bison closed it with a 3-1 decision by heavyweight Brandon Metz. North Dakota State has added a round-robin event to its schedule next Saturday, Feb. 20, and will return to Brookings to wrestle in the Last Chance Challenge beginning at 2 p.m. in Frost Arena. North Dakota State 28, Air Force 19 125–#30 Cody Phippen (AF) tech. fall McGwire Midkiff, 17-0 (4:59) 133–#26 Kellyn March (NDSU) inj. def. #13 Jared Van Vleet, 3:00 141–#32 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) maj. dec. Bradley Bitting, 11-1 149–Dylan Martinez (AF) dec. Jaden Van Maanen, 10-9 157–#15 Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. Parker Simington, 8-2 165–Luke Weber (NDSU) pinned Vincent Dolce, 2:15 174–Cody Surratt (AF) tech. fall Riley Habisch, 17-0 (5:56) 184–Michael Nelson (NDSU) dec. Calvin Sund, 4-0 197–Owen Pentz (NDSU) pinned Kayne Hutchison, 2:09 285–#28 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) pinned #17 Brandon Metz, 2:46 Extra Matches: 141–Garrett Bowers (AF) dec. Ryan Ripplinger, 10-4 184–Sam Wolf (AF) dec. TJ Pottinger, 12-5 184–TJ Pottinger (NDSU) maj. dec. Brock Jennings, 10-2 197–Cole Witzig (NDSU) maj. dec. Cole Forrester, 10-2 197–Kayne Hutchison (AF) pinned Cole Witzig, 3:21 197–Cole Witzig (NDSU) dec. Garrett Henigin, 7-4 North Dakota State 25, Utah Valley 12 125–Kase Mauger (UV) dec. Ryan Henningson, 9-5 133–#19 Ty Smith (UV) dec. #26 Kellyn March, 11-7 141–#32 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) dec. Nicholas Rino, 6-3 149–#27 Cameron Hunsaker (UV) dec. Jaden Van Maanen, 7-2 157–#15 Jared Franek (NDSU) pinned Danny Snediker, 2:02 165–Luke Weber (NDSU) dec. Koy Wilkinson, 2-0 174–#5 Demetrius Romero (UV) dec. Austin Brenner, 11-6 184–Michael Nelson (NDSU) maj. dec. Hunter Morse, 12-4 197–Owen Pentz (NDSU) pinned Jacob Armstrong, 4:10 285–#17 Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec. Chase Trussell, 3-1 Extra Matches 157–Brigg Hoopes (UVU) pinned Canon Swanson, 5:50 North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State Extra Matches: 157–Kenny O'Neil (SDSU) dec. Canon Swanson, 7-5

Will Lewan picked up a key victory to help Michigan defeat Ohio State (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior/sophomore Will Lewan used 44 seconds of riding time to earn a double-overtime win in the dual's final bout at 157 pounds and clinch the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's 18-16 win against No. 12 Ohio State on Friday night (Feb. 12) at Crisler Center. The Wolverines split matches evenly, earning bonus points in two, which proved the difference in the win. Lewan, ranked eighth nationally at 157 pounds, edged the Buckeyes' Elijah Cleary, 3-3, in the second round of tiebreakers -- after Ohio State won back-to-back matches at 141 and 149 pounds to take a narrow 16-15 lead into the final bout. Lewan pushed the pace for the majority of the bout but struggled to finish on a couple leg attacks through regulation and two sudden-victory frames. He escaped quickly during the tiebreakers and accumulated 44 seconds of riding time -- over 60 seconds -- to seal the win and improved to 4-0 on the season. Michigan took three of the opening five bouts and earned bonus points from sixth-year Logan Massa and junior Mason Parris, who are ranked second nationally at 174 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Massa earned a 14-2 major decision against Fritz Schierl, posting four takedowns, four back points off a second-period turk and 3:46 in riding-time advantage. Massa's major decision was matched by OSU at 184 pounds, so Parris' 20-5 technical fall against 13th-ranekd Tate Orndorff proved the difference in the team score. Parris scored seven takedowns -- three apiece in the second and third period -- as well as a four-point leg turk in the second to end the bout at the 6:05 mark. Massa and Parrs are both 4-0 on the season with four bonus wins. Graduate student Myles Amine made his season debut -- and first collegiate appearance in nearly two years -- at 197 pounds, where he defeated Gavin Hoffman, 8-5, with two takedowns and two back points. Amine put Hoffman in neutral danger for two-and-two in the first period and won an extended scramble off a single-leg attack in the second. Ohio State earned wins in swing matches at 165, 184 and 125 pounds before senior/junior Jack Medley claimed one for Michigan with a gritty 6-4 decision against Jordan Decatur up a weight class at 133 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Medley struck first with an escape and takedown off a carry in the second but saw his lead slip with an OSU reversal and early escape in the third. The Wolverine responded again, scoring off a single-leg attack and using a lengthy ride to lock up the extra point before a late Decatur escape. Medley also added a 23-7 technical fall against Jacob Decatur at 125 pounds in the extra matches. The Wolverines (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) will take on No. 3-ranked Penn State (3-0, 3-0 Big Ten) in a newly-added dual at 11 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 14) at Crisler Center. The dual will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network. Results: 165 -- #19 Ethan Smith (OSU) dec. #16 Cameron Amine, 4-3 -- OSU, 3-0 174 -- #2 Logan Massa (U-M) major dec. Fritz Schierl, 14-2 -- U-M, 4-3 184 -- Rocky Jordan (OSU) major dec. Jelani Embree, 13-0 -- OSU, 7-3 197 -- Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Gavin Hoffman, 8-5 -- Tie, 7-7 Hwt -- #2 Mason Parris (U-M) tech. fall #13 Tate Orndorff, 20-5 (6:05) -- U-M, 12-7 125 -- #13 Malik Heinselman (OSU) dec. Kurt McHenry, 3-1 -- U-M, 12-10 133 -- Jack Medley (U-M) dec. Jordan Decatur, 6-4 -- U-M, 15-10 141 -- Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) dec. Drew Mattin, 6-5 -- U-M, 15-13 149 -- #2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) dec. #6 Kanen Storr, 8-1 -- OSU, 16-15 157 -- #8 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Elijah Cleary, 3-3 TB2 -- U-M, 18-16 Extra Matches: The 2020-21 dual season will feature several "extra matches" with every scheduled dual meet. These matches will not factor into dual scoring but are official, countable matches that will be considered for conference allocation and postseason seeding purposes. 125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) tech. fall Jacob Decatur, 23-7 (7:00) 149 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) major dec. JD Stickley, 14-2 157 -- Nick Lombard (U-M) dec. Bryce Hepner, 6-3 184 -- Jaden Bullock (U-M) injury def. Zach Steiner, 2:41 197 -- Chase Singletary (OSU) major dec. Andrew Davison, 10-2 197 -- Bobby Striggow (U-M) major dec. Nick Boykin, 14-4

Ed Scott earned an upset victory at 149 pounds (Photo/NC State Athletics) RALEIGH, N.C. -- The No. 7 NC State wrestling team closed out the dual portion of its season with a 37-6 win over visiting Duke inside Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night. The Wolfpack (6-1, 4-1 ACC) won nine of the 10 bouts on the evening, and went for bonus points in five. The dual started at 125 pounds and No. 5 Jakob Camacho once again opened with bonus points, as he scored all six takedowns in the bout and added in 1:57 of RT for a 14-5 major decision. Fr. Ryan Jack got a pair of four-point near-falls and ended his bout in the second period with a 19-3 tech fall. The Pack made it three straight to open the dual as No. 10 (at 133 pounds) Jarrett Trombley bumped up a weight class and claimed an 11-5 decision, with over two minutes of RT, at 141 pounds. Fr. Ed Scott scored an upset at 149 pounds, as he used a headlock for a six-point move in the third period to score a 12-6 decision over No. 22 Josh Finesilver. Fellow Fr. AJ Kovacs used a third period ride out, 1:30 total of RT, for a 4-2 decision. At the intermission, NC State won the first five bouts and held an 18-0 lead. No. 17 Thomas Bullard ended his bout in the first period, as he scored a pin 1:53 into his match at 165 pounds. R-So. Alex Faison used a strong third period and came away with a 22-11 major decision at 174 pounds. No. 4 Trent Hidlay received a forfeit win at 184 pounds. Duke's lone win of the night came at 197 pounds, as Kaden Russel locked in a cradle and pinned No. 9 Isaac Trumble in the first period. The Pack closed the night with a win at heavyweight, as No. 17 Deonte Wilson scored a 6-2 decision. Up Next: The Pack will now look to win its third straight ACC Championship, as the Pack will be in post season action Feb. 28 inside Reynolds Coliseum. Results: 125: #5 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) major dec. Logan Agin; 14-5 – 4-0 133: Ryan Jack (NCSU) tech fall Drake Doolittle; 19-3 – 9-0 141: #10 Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) dec. Patrick Rowland; 11-5 – 12-0 149: #31 Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. #22 Josh Finesilver; 12-6 – 15-0 157: AJ Kovacs (NCSU) dec. Brandon LaRue; 4-2 – 18-0 165: #17 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) fall Eric Carter; 1:53 – 24-0 174: Alex Faison (NCSU) major dec. Conor Becker; 22-11 – 28-0 184: #4 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) forfeit – 34-0 197: Kaden Russell (DUKE) fall #9 Isaac Trumble; 0:44 – 34-6 285: #17 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Jonah Niesenbaum; 6-2 – 37-6

The 20th-ranked Navy wrestling team (5-1, 2-0 EIWA) won four of the final six matches, including a match-clinching 14-3 major decision by 157-pound freshman Andrew Cerniglia, to capture a 20-13 victory over Army (2-3, 2-3 EIWA) Friday evening at Christl Arena in the annual Star Match. Heavyweight John Birchmeier broke the 7-7 tie and sparked the Mids' run after scoring a takedown with just three seconds left in his bout to earn the 6-4 victory over Bobby Heald who had never lost a match to the Mids. "Even with not having fans at the match, you could feel the energy in the arena from both teams," said first-year Navy head coach Cary Kolat. "It was important to contain the excitement and make sure our guys were not drained mentally or physically. As exciting of a match as it was, I'm looking forward to having fans in attendance at next year's match." Navy, who now leads the all-time series 50-10-5, claimed its first Star Match victory since defeating the Black Knights 19-17 on Feb. 20, 2016. Meanwhile, it was the Mids' first win at West Point since Kolat's mentor, Bruce Burnett, guided them to a 22-10 win on Feb. 24, 2013. The Mids also cut into Army's lead in the annual Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA in which the Black Knights now hold a narrow 4-3 advantage with the men's and women's indoor track competitions slated for Saturday. The see-saw match saw the two teams trade wins in the first four bouts. Navy got on the scoreboard first with an 11-2 major decision by 12th-ranked Tanner Skidgel at 165 pounds that featured a four-point near fall in the opening period by the two-time defending EIWA champion. Army promptly answered with a major decision of its own when rookie Ben Pasiuk earned a 12-3 major decision over Navy senior Dean Caravela at 174. Navy freshman David Key built a 3-0 advantage in the first two periods and held off Taylor Brown's rally in the final minutes to score a 5-2 victory at 184 pounds and give the Mids a 7-4 lead. Army, however, leveled the match at seven apiece when junior JT Brown upset 18th-ranked Jacob Koser 9-4 at 197 pounds. Birchmeier stepped to the mat having experienced several high pressure situations during his young career, clinching multiple match victories for the Mids as a rookie. The second-year starter found himself in a 3-1 deficit going into the final period, but after an escape he took his first lead in the match with a takedown with 55 seconds remaining in the bout. The lead was short-lived, however, as Heald wiggled free just seven seconds later and knotted the score at 4-all. Birchmeier zeroed in on Heald's right leg and completed the match-winning takedown with only three ticks left on the clock to give Navy the lead for good. Senior 125-pound Logan Treaster made it two in a row for the Mids as he earned a 6-2 win over Ryan Chauvin in what was his final appearance against the Black Knights. "Certainly the turning point of the match was at heavyweight," added Kolat. "Birchmeier's match came down to the wire and he was able to provide us with a big win. It shifted the momentum in our favor and Logan was able to feed off that. Logan is one of the most composed wrestlers we have on our team and he was steady. His opponent didn't come after him in the match, but at the same time you can't make a last second mistake. He kept his focus and got the win." Sophomore Jacob Allen gave way to Mark Montgomery by a 6-3 count at 133 pounds, as Army trimmed the Mids' lead to three at 13-10. However, team captain and 11th-ranked Cody Trybus answered the call and scored a 5-1 decision over Lane Peters at 141 to push Navy's lead back to six. Army was unwilling to break, however, and with two bouts to go, it appeared the Black Knights saved their best two wrestlers for last. Twentieth-ranked P.J. Ogunsanya handled Navy senior Casey Cobb 8-4 at 149 pounds and once again, the match was within reach for Army as the Mids held a three-point edge going into the final bout. Cerniglia, who won back-to-back (2019, '20) PIAA Class 2A state titles and was ranked as high as #3 in the country as a high school senior a year ago, anticipated he would be facing 18th-ranked Markus Hartman. Instead, Cerniglia learned at weigh-ins that Hartman was injured and in turn he met sophomore 157-pound Christian Hunt. Knowing the match was on the line, Cerniglia was on the attack early and often as he built a 10-0 lead before giving up points to Hunt in the third period. He went on to seal the team victory by way of a 14-3 major decision. "Andrew is a game day kid. He's wrestled in some big duals as a Pennsylvania high school wrestler and I felt good about him going into the match. If there was anyone on this team that I would want to be in the position that he was in tonight, a position where the match was on the line, it would be Andrew Cerniglia." Navy, who closed out the dual season by winning five in a row and outscoring those five opponents 163-25 (Clarion 41-3, Lehigh 21-9, Cleveland State 37-0, George Mason 44-0, Army 20-13) will have the next two weeks to prepare for the EIWA Championship slated for Friday, Feb. 26 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa. The Mids placed fourth a year ago at the championship and crowned a pair of individual champions in Tanner Skidgel and 165 pounds and Cody Trybus at 141. Results: 165 | #12 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) major Will Lucie, 11-2 // Navy 4, Army 0 174 | Ben Pasiuk major Dean Caravela (NAVY), 12-3 // Navy 4, Army 4 184 | David Key (NAVY) dec Taylor Brown, 5-2 // Navy 7, Army 4 197 | JT Brown dec #18 Jacob Koser (NAVY), 9-4 // Navy 7, Army 7 285 | John Birchmeier (NAVY) dec Bobby Heald, 6-4 // Navy 10, Army 7 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Ryan Chauvin, 6-2 // Navy 13, Army 7 133 | Mark Montgomery dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 6-3 // Navy 13, Army 10 141 | #11 Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec Lane Peters, 5-1 // Navy 16, Army 10 149 | #20 P.J. Ogunsanya dec Casey Cobb (NAVY), 8-4 // Navy 16, Army 13 157 | Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) major Christian Hunt, 14-3 // Navy 20, Army 13

Virginia Tech with the ACC dual meet championship trophy (Photo/Virginia Tech Athletics) BLACKSBURG -- For the eighth time in school history, Virginia Tech wrestling is an ACC champion after defeating Pitt 27-12 in the final dual of the season Friday night to win the ACC Dual Meet Championship outright. With the win, the No. 4 Hokies (9-0, 5-0 ACC) cap off their seventh undefeated season in school history, the first since the 1956-57 season. Head coach Tony Robie is the fourth coach in program history to accomplish the feat, and at 9-0, this is the Hokies' longest undefeated season, topping the 8-0 1954-55 team. Tech has now won the ACC Dual Meet Title four times, matching its number of ACC Championship titles. The trophy is back in Blacksburg after the Hokies three-peated as conference regular season champs from the 2014-15 season through 2016-17. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS The reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week Sam Latona finished off an undefeated regular season of his own with a 12-3 major decision over Pitt's Colton Camacho. Latona will enter the postseason with an 8-0 record, including two wins over ranked opponents. The fifth-ranked 125-pounder in the country outscored his opponents 29-0, registering four bonus-point wins this season. Bryce Andonian won his seventh match of the year and picked up bonus points for the fifth time with a 10-1 major decision over Mick Burnett. The 2020 ACC 149-pound runner-up finished the conference season at 4-1 and outscored ACC opponents 17-3. Connor Brady secured his first win at Cassell Coliseum and did so in convincing fashion with a 12-1 major decision over Tyler Badgett, his first career bonus-point victory in an ACC dual. The redshirt freshman had a four-point near fall in the second period to distance himself out to a 9-1 lead and hung on for the win without being brought to the mat. At 174 pounds, Dakota Howard had the performance of the night with a 21-6 technical fall in 5:05. Howard continuously dropped Jared McGill, racking up six takedowns and two four-point near falls in just over two periods. The one-time ACC Wrestler of the Week has now secured bonus points in 11 of his 16 career wins. Sending a message before the postseason was Hunter Bolen, who came away with a 12-4 major decision over Gregg Harvey. The second-ranked 184-pound wrestler in the nation, Bolen scored five takedowns and controlled Harvey for 2:53 of riding time. Bolen is the only Hokie to complete the 2020-21 season with a 5-0 record in the ACC. Results: 285: Hunter Catka (VT) dec. Austin Cooley (PITT), 4-0 125: #5 Sam Latona (VT) MD Colton Camacho (PITT), 12-3 133: Joey Prata (VT) dec. Louis Newell (PITT), 3-1 141: #17 Cole Matthews (PITT) dec. Collin Gerardi (VT), 8-4 149: #10 Bryce Andonian (VT) MD Mick Burnett (PITT), 10-1 157: Connor Brady (VT) MD Tyler Badgett (PITT), 12-1 165: #10 Jake Wentzel (PITT) def. #1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) via injury default 174: Dakota Howard (VT) TF Jared McGill (PITT), 21-6 (5:05) 184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) MD Gregg Harvey (PITT), 12-4 197: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) dec. Andy Smith (VT), 8-1 Extra Matches: 141: Sam Hillegas (VT) MD Ryan Michaels (PITT), 14-3 157: Clayton Ulrey (VT) MD Antonio Petrucelli (PITT), 18-6 174: Kolton Clark (VT) WBF Dane Csencsits (PITT), 1:33 285: Hunter Catka (VT) MD Jake Slinger (PITT), 12-4 197: Austin Cooley (PITT) dec. Stan Smeltzer (VT), 10-4 UP NEXT: The Hokies get a two-week break before the 2021 ACC Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina. The tournament, hosted by NC State, is set for Sunday, Feb. 28.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The 17th-ranked Purdue wrestling team made the most of its final regular-season road trip of 2021, taking 6-of-10 matches at No. 22 Michigan State in a 21-12 victory over the Spartans. Senior Max Lyon picked up the signature win of the night, downing No. 9 Layne Malczewski 6-1 at 184 pounds, while junior Parker Filius and senior Griffin Parriott put up bonus points as Purdue improved to 3-5 overall. Joining Lyon, Filius and Parriott in the win column were freshman Jacob Rundell, sophomore Kendall Coleman and senior Jamarcus Grant, all winning by decision to shore up the team victory, Purdue's eighth straight over the Spartans. MSU grabbed the early momentum with a 10-4 decision for No. 12 Rayvon Foley over 10th-ranked Purdue senior Devin Schroder at 125, but the tide would swing back the Boilermakers' way in a strong fashion. Rundell started a charge of four straight Purdue wins, earning his first career varsity dual victory with a 5-1 decision over No. 29 Jordan Hamden at 133. After a strong ride in the second period, Rundell did all his scoring in the third, posting an escape, a takedown a stalling point and a riding-time point. The Boilermakers revved the engines at 141 and 149 as Filius and Parriott posted back-to-back bonus points to extend the lead. Filius scored often and early, rolling up a 19-2 technical fall over Jaden Enriquez, while Parriott had a huge third period on his way to an 11-2 major decision over Peyton Omania. Coleman, ranked seventh in the nation at 157, rallied late to takeout 25th-ranked, upstart freshman Chase Saldate, scoring in overtime for a 6-4 sudden victory. Saldate struck first, scoring a takedown to take a 3-1 lead in the third, but Coleman escaped and responded with a takedown of his own, leading to a 4-4 tie at the end of regulation. Coleman got on his offense quick in the extra period, needing about 20 seconds to score and seal the win, pushing Purdue's lead to 15-3 at the halfway mark. MSU answered with late victories at 165 and 174, getting a takedown in the final 20 seconds for a 3-1 win for No. 20 Jake Tucker over Purdue freshman Gerrit Nijenhuis, and then scoring in sudden victory to see No. 16 Drew Hughes edge Emil Soehnlen. Lyon responded in a big way at 184 pounds, picking up his third top-10 victory of the season as he led wire-to-wire over Malczewski. After an insane first period scramble, Lyon quickly scored after a restart, taking a 2-1 lead into the second after a locked hands call. Lyon rode Malczewski out in the second and then got to a third-period reversal before riding him out again, piling up 4:08 of riding time in the win. Purdue sophomore Thomas Penola had an impressive performance against No. 4 Cameron Caffey at 197 pounds, but came up short in a 9-7 decision. Penola scored two takedowns in the second to take a 4-3 lead, and escaped to start the third to make it 5-3, but Caffey took Penola down to his back and picked up six to score the decisive points. Penola reversed Caffey late, but couldn't cover the final difference as MSU cut Purdue's lead to 18-12 going into the final match. Heavyweight was a low-scoring affair as MSU's Christian Rebottaro held a 1-0 lead late in the third period after an escape to start the second. Grant reversed Rebottaro to his back and picked up four points to secure his first win of the season and finish off the team victory. Purdue finishes its season Monday Feb. 22, live on the Big Ten Network as they host Indiana in Holloway Gymnasium at 8 p.m. ET. Results: 125: No. 12 Rayvon Foley (MSU) def. No. 10 Devin Schroder (PUR), D 10-4 133: Jacob Rundell (PUR) def. No. 29 Jordan Hamden (MSU), D 5-1 141: No. 27 Parker Filius (PUR) def. Jaden Enriquez (MSU), TF 19-2 (6:10) 149: No. 13 Griffin Parriott (PUR) def. Peyton Omania (MSU), MD 11-2 157: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. No. 25 Chase Saldate (MSU), SV 6-4 165: No. 20 Jake Tucker (MSU) def. Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR), D 3-1 174: No. 16 Drew Hughes (MSU) def. Emil Soehnlen (PUR), SV 4-2 184: No. 18 Max Lyon (PUR) def. No. 9 Layne Malczewski (MSU), D 6-1 197: No. 4 Cameron Caffey (MSU) def. No. 21 Thomas Penola (PUR), D 9-7 285: Jamarcus Grant (PUR) def. Christian Rebottaro (MSU), D 4-2 Extra Matches: 157: Cooper Noehre (PUR) def. Nathan Atienza (MSU), D 8-3 165: Caleb Fish (MSU) def. Hayden Lohrey (PUR), SV2 4-2 141: Matt Santos (MSU) def. Michael Leveille (PUR), Fall 1:41 149: Trey Kruse (PUR) def. Jackson Renicker (MSU), MD 12-3 184: Macartney Parkinson (PUR) def. Wyatt Cool (MSU), MD 10-1 285: Dorian Keys (PUR) def. Nicholas Cooper (MSU), D 4-0 157: Cooper Noehre (PUR) def. Skylar Crespo (MSU), D 8-1 165: Hayden Lohrey (PUR) def. Miles Hoey (MSU), D 7-3

CLARION, Pa. -- The Golden Eagle wrestling team closed out their dual match season with a dominant victory at home, cruising to a 35-6 win over Messiah College in Tippin Gymnasium on Friday night. Clarion closes out their dual season with a 3-5 overall record as they prep for the 2021 MAC Championships at Rider in two weeks. In some ways, the final score was not indicative of the drama throughout the dual, as Messiah kept it close in some crucial moments. The Golden Eagles actually overcame an early team deficit during the team match, eventually taking the lead for good after Joe Sliwoski's major decision over Jake Coniglio. Though there were close individual bouts the rest of the way, Clarion did not drop a match in the team dual the rest of the way. Cam Butler and Kyle Schickel eked out tight decisions in the light weights, with the latter winning on a 7-6 tiebreaker after riding Dalton Daugherty out. Sliwoski scored a dominant dual win during his senior night, notching a 12-4 major decision over Jake Coniglio to put Clarion ahead 10-6. They shut the Falcons out the rest of the way, starting with a 6-1 decision by Tate Ortz over Nick Barnhart and a 15-3 major decision by Kolby Ho. Caleb Hetrick and Max Wohlabaugh added decisions at 174 and 184, respectively, but the Golden Eagles' heaviest weights were the ones to put the final nails in the coffin. Ryan Weinzen worked Spencer Clements over for a win by fall with 24 seconds left in the second period, and Ty Bagoly flattened Carter Urich late in the first period to set the final deficit. As it turned out, the Golden Eagles were dominant during the extra match session as well, with Messiah's only win coming on an injury default. Eight of those wins came by fall, including two each for TJ England and John Worthing. Results: 125 - Cameron Butler (Clarion) over Asa Brunk (Messiah) (Dec 7-4) 133 - Josiah Gehr (Messiah) over Hunter Verge (Clarion) (Fall 4:37) 141 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) over Dalton Daugherty (Messiah) (TB-1 7-6) 149 - Joe Sliwoski (Clarion) over Jake Coniglio (Messiah) (MD 12-4) 157 - Taylor Ortz (Clarion) over Nick Barnhart (Messiah) (Dec 6-1) 165 - Kolby Ho (Clarion) over Matt Pangle (Messiah) (MD 15-3) 174 - Caleb Hetrick (Clarion) over Brian Shermeyer (Messiah) (Dec 5-2) 184 - Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) over David Stevens (Messiah) (Dec 4-3) 197 - Ryan Weinzen (Clarion) over Spencer Clements (Messiah) (Fall 4:36) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Carter Urich (Messiah) (Fall 2:24) Extra Matches: 125: TJ England (Clarion) over Asa Brunk (Messiah) (Fall 4:45) 125: Cameron Butler (Clarion) over Corey Morabito (Messiah) (MD 11-3) 125: TJ England (Clarion) over Corey Morabito (Messiah) (Fall 6:25) 133: Josiah Gehr (Messiah) over Logan Mazzeo (Clarion) (Inj. 0:48) 133: Hunter Verge (Clarion) over Hunter Rinehart (Messiah) (MD 19-5) 133: Hunter Verge (Clarion) over Jordan Howard (Messiah) (Dec 4-1) 133: Logan Mazzeo (Clarion) over Jordan Howard (Messiah) (Dec 9-2) 141: Brady Worthing (Clarion) over Dalton Daugherty (Messiah) (Dec 7-6) 149: Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Ike Bryner (Messiah) (MD 14-3) 149: Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Jake Coniglio (Messiah) (MD 15-3) 149: Joe Sliwoski (Clarion) over Ike Bryner (Messiah) (TB-1 10-9) 157: Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) over Joshua Paige (Messiah) (TF 26-9 6:55) 157: Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) over Nick Barnhart (Messiah) (MD 17-6) 157: Taylor Ortz (Clarion) over Joshua Paige (Messiah) (Fall 4:26) 165: Eli Brinsky (Clarion) over John Sumner (Messiah) (TF 15-0 6:21) 165: Eli Brinsky (Clarion) over Matt Pangle (Messiah) (MD 10-1) 165: Kolby Ho (Clarion) over John Sumner (Messiah) (TF 18-2 4:40) 174: John Worthing (Clarion) over Max Martin (Messiah) (Fall 2:16) 174: John Worthing (Clarion) over Brian Shermeyer (Messiah) (Fall 4:09) 174: Caleb Hetrick (Clarion) over Max Martin (Messiah) (Fall 4:00) 184: Luke Funck (Clarion) over David Stevens (Messiah) (Dec 4-2) 285: Austin Chapman (Clarion) over Hayden Benner (Messiah) (Fall 2:28) 285: Austin Chapman (Clarion) over Carter Urich (Messiah) (MD 13-3) 285: Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Hayden Benner (Messiah) (Fall 1:13)

KENT, OHIO -- Kent State honored seniors Joe Andrassy, Tomas Gutierrez and Raphael Rodriguez in a pre-match ceremony and the Flashes combined for 17 victories in a round-robin with Edinboro and Northern Illinois. Jake Ferri continued his winning way, extending his unbeaten streak to 10 straight with wins by technical fall and major decision. Brendon Fenton stayed unbeaten this year as well, winning by decision and recording a fall in his two matches. The matches of the day were at 174 pounds as the starters for all three schools were ranked in the InterMat top-20. McNally, ranked sixth by InterMat, took down Mason Kauffman of Northern Illinois, who came in ranked 20th. McNally controlled the match, winning a 6-2 decision on the back of a pair of takedowns. McNally then edged 14th ranked Jacob Oliver of Edinboro by a 7-6 decision in McNally's other match of the day. A back-and-forth match swung in McNally's favor after a reversal late in the third broke a 5-5 tie and Oliver's ensuing escape would not be enough to send the match into sudden victory. Colin McCracken was the fourth wrestler to go unbeaten on the day. McCracken has now won eight-of-nine after picking up a pair of victories by decision. He avenged a 2020 loss to Gage Braun of Northern Illinois, earning a 4-3 victory on Friday. McCracken later earned a 5-3 victory over Cody Mulligan of Edinboro and now is 8-3 on the season. The Flashes will now rest and get ready for the Mid-American Conference Championships, hosted by Rider. Day one of the two-day event is set for Friday, February 26.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh's wrestling match against Bucknell, scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall has been canceled. Due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases on its campus, Bucknell University shifted to remote instruction protocols on Feb. 5 with those protocols including restrictions on in-person gatherings. Bucknell has extended those restrictions through next week, forcing the cancellation of Sunday's dual. The Mountain Hawks conclude the dual season at 3-4 and will next shift focus to the 117th EIWA Championships, recently announced as a one-day event, Feb. 26 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.