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AMES, Iowa -- The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team moved to 7-0 on the season, collecting two ranked wins in road duals against Big 12 foes No. 16 Northern Iowa and No. 13 Iowa State. The Cowboys began their day in Cedar Falls where they defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, 20-12, to capture their first of two wins on the day before heading to Ames for a 16-15 win over No. 13 Iowa State. Oklahoma State was led by back-to-back major decisions from No. 12 Wyatt Sheets and No. 4 Travis Wittlake. In his first dual match of the season, Sheets looked sharp defeating UNI's Cayd Lara 15-4. Leading 5-4 heading into the third period, he got a quick escape and followed with a takedown of Lara, a two-point near fall and a four-point turn, before adding riding time to close the match with 10 straight points. Wittlake kept the pressure on the Panthers with his 12-4 major decision over Pat Schoenfelder. The sophomore stayed unbeaten and picked up his third bonus-point victory in six matches on the season. Dusty Hone got the scoring started for the Cowboys with a hard-fought 4-2 win at 141 pounds. Starting with Hone, OSU won five straight matches, including wins from No. 4 Boo Lewallen and No. 17 Dustin Plott, who remain undefeated on the season. It wasn't until the 197-pound match when AJ Ferrari defeated Keegan Moore 10-4 that the No. 5 Cowboys clinched the dual. No. 13 Trevor Mastrogiovanni, No. 9 Dakota Geer and heavyweight Austin Harris all lost their first matches of the season against Northern Iowa. However, Mastrogiovanni bounced back in Ames, starting the Pokes off strong with a 6-4 sudden victory over Kysen Terukina. The freshman ranked No. 13 in his weight class moved to 7-1 in his freshman season with the win against Iowa State. The Cyclones won the next two bouts taking a 6-3 lead before Boo Lewallen picked up a 10-4 major decision over Ben Monroe to return the lead to the Cowboys. The teams then traded victories at the middle weights with third-ranked David Carr (ISU) defeating No. 12 Wyatt Sheets 8-4 and Wittlake earning a 6-2 decision over Isaac Judge. Sophomore Anthony Montalvo returned to the Oklahoma State lineup for the first time this season in the dual against Iowa State. Wrestling at 174 pounds this season after being the starter at 184 in 2020, Montalvo dropped his bout in the first tiebreaker period to No. 20 Julien Broderson. Dakota Geer rebounded from his loss earlier in the day to defeat Tate Battani 6-2 making the team score 13-12 in favor of Oklahoma State. Superstar freshman AJ Ferrari had the most important match of the day when he faced fellow freshman, No. 20 Yonger Bastida. The two went into the third period tied 1-1, which is when Ferrari got a takedown, was reversed by Bastida then reversed him for a 5-3 victory. Heavyweight Austin Harris took the mat for the Cowboys with the score 16-12 in favor of OSU and wrestled hard, but ultimately lost his second ranked match of the day to No. 9 Gannon Gremmel 6-2. Oklahoma State will have another multi-match day next Sunday when it travels to Norman for the first Bedlam dual of the season at 1 p.m. before returning to Gallagher-Iba Arena for the first time since Jan. 10 for its second dual of the season with Little Rock. Results: 125: No. 18 Brody Teske (UNI) dec. Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU), 6-0 133: No. 17 Kyle Biscoglia (UNI) dec. Reece Witcraft (OSU), 2-0 141: Dusty Hone (OSU) dec. Drew Bennett (UNI), 4-2 149: No. 4 Boo Lewallen (OSU) dec. Tristan Lara (UNI), 14-8 157: No. 12 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) MD Cayd Lara (UNI), 15-4 165: No. 4 Travis Wittlake (OSU) MD Pat Schoenfelder (UNI), 12-4 174: No. 17 Dustin Plott (OSU) dec. Lance Runyon (UNI), 8-5 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI) dec. No. 9 Dakota Geer (OSU), SV-1 4-2 197: No. 14 AJ Ferrari (OSU) dec. Keegan Moore (UNI), 10-4 HWT: No. 11 Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Austin Harris (OSU), 8-2 Results: 125: No. 13 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) dec. Kysen Terukina (ISU), SV-1 6-4 133: Zach Redding (ISu) dec. Reece Witcraft (OSU), 6-0 141: No. 7 Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Dusty Hone (OSU), 12-6 149: No. 4 Boo Lewallen (OSU) MD Ben Monroe (ISU), 10-1 157: No. 3 David Carr (ISU) dec. No. 12 Wyatt Sheets (OSU), 8-4 165: No. 4 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 6-2 174: No. 20 Julien Broderson (ISU) dec. Anthony Montalvo (OSU), TB-1 4-1 184: No. 9 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Tate Battani (ISU), 6-2 197: No. 14 AJ Ferrari (OSU) dec. No. 20 Yonger Bastida (ISU), 5-2 HWT: No. 9 Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Austin Harris (OSU), 6-2

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Fresh off a 42-3 win in Durham Friday night, Virginia Tech wrestling made it two in a row with a 23-9 win over North Carolina Saturday afternoon, stopping a two-match losing streak against the Tar Heels. The No. 8 Hokies (7-0, 3-0 ACC) led the No. 14 Tar Heels (2-2, 1-2 ACC) 11-6 after five matches, but then blew the dual open, winning the last four of five, including a top-10 upset win for Dakota Howard at 174 pounds. Tech passed its first ranked test of the season after going 5-3 against ranked opponents a season ago. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Just like in the dual last week vs. Virginia, No. 10 Sam Latona and No. 8 Korbin Myers kicked off the dual with back-to-back bonus-point wins at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Latona got an 18-7 major decision over Will Guida, while Myers took down No. 11 Jaime Hernandez 11-2. Myers now has major decisions over the 11th and 12th ranked 133-pound wrestlers. With Tech holding on to a slim 8-6 lead, Connor Brady added three points with a 6-1 decision over Josh McClure to give the Hokies breathing room heading into the intermission. Leading 3-1 in the third, Brady was able to secure a takedown and hang on for the riding time point to improve to 4-3 on the season. No. 1 Mekhi Lewis kept his collegiate winning streak alive Saturday against No. 8 Kennedy Monday, coming away with a 4-3 decision that went down to the wire. Lewis, up 3-1, gave up a late takedown but was able to escape and hold off Monday to come away with three more team points. Lewis has now won 26 straight matches. Dakota Howard could not have picked a better time for his first win of the season. Matched up with the No. 9 174-pounder in the country in Devin Kane, Howard pulled off the biggest win of his career with an 8-6 decision. The redshirt sophomore was able to score a takedown off a scramble late in the third period and hang on for the top-10 upset. After taking a forfeit win Friday night, No. 2 Hunter Bolen returned to action Saturday and defeated No. 15 Clay Lautt in a 9-5 decision. The redshirt junior added his first ranked win of the season to his resume which includes a 6-0 season record. Bolen has now outscored his opponents 24-0, registering two bonus-point wins. Results: 125: #10 Sam Latona (VT) MD Will Guida (UNC), 18-7 133: #8 Korbin Myers (VT) MD #11 Jaime Hernandez (UNC), 11-2 141: #10 Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Sam Hillegas (VT), 12-6 (SV-1) 149: #1 Austin O'Connor (UNC) dec. #12 Bryce Andonian (VT), 11-4 157: Connor Brady (VT) dec. Josh McClure (UNC), 6-1 165: #1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. #8 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 4-3 174: Dakota Howard (VT) dec. #9 Devin Kane (UNC), 8-7 184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) dec. #15 Clay Lautt (UNC), 8-3 197: Max Shaw (UNC) dec. Andy Smith (VT), 9-5 285: #15 John Borst (VT) dec. Andrew Gunning (UNC), 3-1 Extra Matches: 141: Collin Gerardi (VT) MD Joseph Heilmann (UNC), 9-0 157: Clayton Ulrey (VT) MD William MacDonald (UNC), 15-4 174: Gavin Kane (UNC) dec. Sam Fisher (VT), 8-2 197: Stan Smeltzer (VT) dec. Mark Chaid (UNC), 8-2 285: Hunter Catka (VT) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 4-3 UP NEXT: After back-to-back ACC wins in North Carolina, Virginia Tech returns home for a dual with No. 3 NC State at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network. The Hokies and Wolfpack are the only undefeated teams left in the ACC.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Campbell extended its Southern Conference dual winning streak to 14 with wins over The Citadel and Davidson Saturday at McAlister Field House. The Camels (6-1, 5-0 SoCon) topped The Citadel (4-3, 3-2 SoCon) 34-7 to open the day's action, then blanked Davidson (1-4, 1-4 SoCon) 45-0 for their second shutout win of the year. Campbell jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never trailed against The Citadel. Austin Murphy led off with a decision at 174, and after a Celeb Hopkins decision, Levi Hopkins' pin at 197 pounds put CU ahead 12-0. Entering the lineup for the first time this season, Spencer Leonhardt notched a fall at 141 pounds. Benjamin Barton also picked up a major decision at 157. Against the Wildcats, Campbell earned bonus points at five weight classes, including pins for Caleb Hopkins (184) and Bilal Bailey (165), a Benjamin Barton tech fall (157), a major decision for Murphy (174) and a forfeit at 125. Campbell will complete its final scheduled matchups of the abbreviated 2020-21 season on February 5, taking on Chattanooga and SoCon newcomer Bellarmine in Chattanooga, Tenn. The SoCon Championships are set for February 28 in Boone, N.C. Campbell 34, The Citadel 7 174: #18 Austin Murphy (Campbell) over Cole Burke (Citadel) Dec 2-0 (3-0) 184: Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Kyle Kretzer (Citadel) Dec 7-2 (6-0) 197: Levi Hopkins (Campbell) over Ben Stemmet (Citadel) Fall (2:37) (12-0) 285: Michael McAleavey (Citadel) over Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) Dec 4-0 (12-3) 125: Zurich Storm (Campbell) over Jordie White (Citadel) Dec 8-2 (15-3) 133: Jake Rotunda (Citadel) over Gabriel Hixenbaugh (Campbell) MD 12-2 (15-7) 141: Spencer Leonhardt (Campbell) over Tyler Seeley (Citadel) Fall () (21-7) 149: #13 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Selwyn Porter (Citadel) Dec 8-2 (24-7) 157: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) over Grant Speer (Citadel) MD 19-6 (28-7) 165: Bilal Bailey (Campbell) Forfeit (34-7) Extra match: Campbell vs. The Citadel 174: Mike Ferree (Campbell) over Cooper Youngblood (Citadel) MD 17-4 Campbell 42, Davidson 0 174: #18 Austin Murphy (Campbell) over Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) MD 14-4 (4-0) 184: Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Gavin Henry (Davidson) Fall (4:15) (10-0) 197: Levi Hopkins (Campbell) over Finlay Holston (Davidson) Dec 9-6 (13-0) 285: Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) over Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) Dec 4-3 (16-0) 125: Zurich Storm (Campbell) Forfeit (22-0) 133: Gabriel Hixenbaugh (Campbell) over Kyle Gorant (Davidson) Dec 5-2, SV-1 (25-0) 141: Justin Rivera (Campbell) over Gavin Damasco (Davidson) Dec 4-2 OT (28-0) 149: #13 Josh Heil (Campbell) over David Loniewski (Davidson) Dec 10-6 (31-0) 157: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) over Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) TF 21-6 (6:30) (36-0) 165: Bilal Bailey (Campbell) over Anthony Spera (Davidson) Fall (0:30) (42-0) Extra match: Campbell vs. Davidson 174: Mike Ferree (Campbell) over Erik Eva (Davidson) Fall 133: Chris Rivera (Campbell) over Noah Burstein (Davidson) MD 141: #13 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Dalton Balkenship (Davidson) Dec

Laramie, Wyo. -- The Wyoming wrestling team picked up their first conference win of the season Saturday night against Air Force inside the Arena-Auditorium. The Cowboys won seven of the ten matches on their way to a 22-9 victory. "I saw some good things in the additional matches, saw some guys taking some things we have been working in practice and applying them in their matches." Head Coach Mark Branch Said. "In the dual I was really proud of Stephen Buchanan. He was really looking to dominate tonight and it showed. Overall it was a good dual win." After dropping the first two matches of the dual No.16 Jacob Wright would put the pokes on the board. Wright scored a takedown early in the second and would add on two more takedowns in the third to beat Parker Simington (AF), 8-3. At 165 No.24 Cole Moody kept it rolling for the Cowboys. Moody had a very efficient performance controlling Vincent Dolce (AF) from the top position on his way to a 4-1 win. It would be another controlling performance at 174 pounds as No.11 Hayden Hastings shutout No.31 Cody Suratt. Hastings picked up a reversal in the second and from there would ride out his opponent the rest of the match, winning 3-0. No.18 Tate Samuelson made it two shutout victories in a row after beating Sam Wolf (AF) 6-0. Samuelson would earn his shutout behind an escape and takedown and would add on stalling and riding time points. The only bonus point victory on the night would come from No.15 Stephen Buchanan at 197 pounds. Buchanan jumped all over Kayne Hutchinson (AF) early scoring two takedowns in the first 20 seconds. From there he would tack on three more takedowns on his way to securing a 16-3 victory. At Heavyweight No.11 Brian Andrews and No.26 Wyatt Hendrickson would have a very tight match. It would be all Andrews early as he picked up two quick takedowns. In the third Hendrickson would come storming back but Andrews held on and walked away with the 10-9 victory. In the marquee and final match of the dual it was No.22 Job Greenwood squaring off against No.15 Jared Van Vleet. The two grapplers would trade takedowns and escapes and were tied at four going into the third. In dramatic fashion Greenwood would lock up a body lock with 10 seconds to go and secure the go-ahead takedown to upset No.15 Van Vleet. The Cowboys also hosted a total of 13 additional individual matches against Air Force on the day. The Cowboys would win 10 of those 13 matches highlighted by Wright, Moody and Buchanan all going 2-0. Up next Wyoming will stay at home and host Big 12 foe West Virginia next Saturday, Feb.6. Results: 141: No. 25 Lenny Petersen (AF) Dec. Chase Zollmann (WYO) 5-2 149: Dylan Martinez (AF) dec. Jaron Jensen (WYO) 9-4 157: No.16 Jacob Wright (WYO) Dec. Parker Simington (AF) 8-3 165: No.24 Cole Moody (WYO) Dec. Vincent Dolce 4-1 174: No.11 Hayden Hastings (AF) dec. No.31 Cody Suratt (AF) 3-0 184: No.18 Tate Samuelson (WYO) dec. Sam Wolf (AF) 6-0 197: No. 15 Stephen Buchanan (WYO) MD Kayne Hutchinson (AF) 16-3 HWT: No.11 Brian Andrews (WYO) dec. No.26 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) 10-9 125: No.28 Cody Phippen (AF) dec. Brendon Garcia (WYO) 9-4 133: No.22 Job Greenwood (WYO) dec. No.15 Jared Van Vleet (AF) 6-4 Additional Matches: 184- Calvin Sund (AF) Dec. Guillermo Escobedo (WYO) 4-2 197- Tucker Tomlinson (WYO) Dec. Garrett Henigin (AF) 8-3 125- Darrick Stacey (WYO) Fall (2:44) Graham Shore (AF) 141- Darren Green (WYO) Major Dec. Garrett Bowers (AF) 165- Jacoby Ward (AF) Dec. Hayden Lieb (WYO) 7-1 174- Harlan Steffensmier (AF) Tech. Fall Nate Moore (WYO) 184- Escobedo (WYO) Dec. Brock Jennings (AF) 5-2 195- Tomlinson (WYO) Dec. Cole Forrester (AF) 4-3 157- Wright (WYO) Fall (4:42) Trey Brisker (AF) 165- Moody (WYO) Major Dec. Noah Blake (AF) 14-2 197- Buchanan (WYO) Fall (3:31) Casey Jumps (AF) 125- Will Vom Baur (AF) Dec. Garcia (WYO) 3-2

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Owen Pentz recorded a pair of victories, including a pin in the first period of his first collegiate match, to help propel the North Dakota State wrestling team to a pair of victories against Fresno State 29-15 and California Baptist 30-6 on Saturday, Jan. 30th, in the Van Dyne Gym. Pentz, the freshman transfer from Fresno State, made quick work in his first match at 197 pounds defeating his former school in 2 minutes, 9 seconds. In his second bout against CBU, Pentz built a 6-0 first period lead and went on to win 10-5, giving the Bison a commanding lead with both victories. NDSU (4-2) won six of 10 matches against Fresno State, including a pin by Brandon Metz at 2:11 to end the match. It was the first pin of the season for Metz and the 12th of his career. After three straight victories to start the match for Fresno State, 149 Jaden Van Maanen put the Bison on the board with a 3-0 victory. No. 13-ranked 157 Jared Franek kept it rolling winning by 15-4 major decision to bring the Bison within five. Following Franek's win at 157, the Bison took the lead with a win by forfeit at 165 followed by 174 Riley Habisch recording his first victory as a Bison, a 12-4 major decision. The Bulldogs claimed a victory at 184 before Pentz and Metz put the match away with back-to-back pins. The Bison won eight of 10 bouts against CBU, including two tech falls and three major decisions to rout the Lancers. After falling behind 3-0 to start the match, the Bison charged forward on the strength of six straight victories to help seal the victory. Kellyn March got the scoring started winning by tech fall at 133 and Dylan Droegemueller added a 13-6 decision at 141 pounds to to give the Bison momentum. Van Maanen kept it rolling with a 4-0 decision before Franek put on a clinic at 157 pounds winning by tech fall, 20-4. Weber and Habisch added major decisions to put the match out of reach. Six Bison went 2-0 on the day, with Van Maanen, Franek, Weber, Habisch, and Metz joining Pentz with undefeated weekends. North Dakota State is back home next week for two duals on Sunday, Feb. 7, against South Dakota State and Iowa State. The first match is scheduled for 11 a.m. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 29, FRESNO STATE 15 125-Anthony Molton (FS) pinned McGwire Midkiff, 5:31 133-Haiden Drury (FS) dec. #19 Kellyn March, 7-3 141-#16 DJ Lloren (FS) dec. #21 Dylan Droegemueller, 6-3 149-Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. Anthony Federico, 3-0 157-#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) major dec. Chris Gaxiola, 15-4 165-Luke Weber (NDSU) win by forfeit 174-Riley Habisch (NDSU) major dec. Zack Gonzalez, 12-4 184-#31 Hunter Cruz (FS) dec. TJ Pottinger, 6-1 197-Owen Pentz (NDSU) pinned Nick Villarreal, 2:09 285-#15 Brandon Metz (NDSU) pinned Randy Gonzalez, 2:11 EXTRA MATCHES - NDSU vs. FS 133-Haiden Drury (FS) major dec. Sam Stuhl, 13-3 141-#16 DJ Lloren (FS) pinned Zach Watts, 1:32 141-Kyle Parco (FS) dec. #21 Dylan Droegemueller, 5-1 149-Aaron Gandara (FS) dec. Jaden Van Maanen, 5-1 184-Luke Rasmussen (NDSU) pinned #31 Hunter Cruz, 2:23 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 30, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 6 125-Antonio Saldate (CBU) dec. McGwire Midkiff, 7-5 133-#19 Kellyn March (NDSU) tech. fall Christian Nunez, 17-1 (6:45) 141-#21 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) dec. Chaz Hallmark, 13-6 149-#31 Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) dec. AJ Raya, 4-0 157-#13 Jared Franek (NDSU) tech. fall Max Hammond, 20-4 (6:02) 165-Luke Weber (NDSU) major dec. Josh Grant, 9-1 174-Riley Habisch (NDSU) major dec. Johann Steinforth, 10-2 184-Caden Gerlach (CBU) dec. TJ Pottinger, 7-5 197-Owen Pentz (NDSU) dec. Evan Bockman, 10-5 285-#15 Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec. #25 Zach Schrader, 3-1 (SV-1) EXTRA MATCHES - NDSU vs. CBU 133-Sam Stuhl (NDSU) pinned Christian Nunez, 6:41 141-Zach Watts (NDSU) tech. fall Keanu Perez, 16-0 (6:23) 165-Austin Brenner (NDSU) tech. fall Marcus Peterson, 20-4 (5:51) 197-Arick Lopez (CBU) dec. Luke Rasmussen, 5-3

The 24th-ranked Navy wrestling team (3-1, 1-0 EIWA) opened its dual Saturday evening against Cleveland State (0-2, 0-0 Mid-American) with a 4-2 win by senior 125-pound Logan Treaster and never looked back, as the Mids won all 10 bouts en route to a 37-0 victory over the visiting Vikings at Alumni Hall. It was Navy's first shutout since blanking George Mason 43-0 on Feb. 6, 2018. "It a nice win, a nice shutout," said first-year Navy head coach Cary Kolat, whose Mids broke into the national rankings this week for the first time since 2017. "We've got more to do. We had some team goals coming into this dual that we wanted to accomplish technically on the mat with each guy. I think we missed the mark on some of that stuff, so we've gotta continue to keep trying to improve on that. But any time Navy gets a win, it's a nice day." The Highlights • The Midshipmen are now 3-1 on the year, including 2-1 at home. After opening the season missing three starters and dropping a 22-14 decision to then-#14 Pitt, Navy has won three-straight matches and has outscored those three opponents 99-12 (Clarion 41-3, Lehigh 21-9, Cleveland State 37-0). • Saturday's dual marked the fifth meeting between the two programs in a series that dates back to 1977. • Cleveland State leads the series 3-2, however, Navy has won two in a row against the Vikings. • Saturday's dual victory also marked the first by the Mids at home in the series, as Cleveland State won the first-two duals in the series (1977, '78) in Annapolis. • Navy won three bonus-point matches with nationally-ranked wrestlers Cody Trybus (141) and Jacob Koser (197) winning by fall, while two-time defending EIWA champion Tanner Skidgel scoring a major decision in his bout. • Six of the remaining seven victories were by three points or fewer, including a 5-3 victory by freshman David Key (184) in sudden victory. • Seeing action for the first time since the opener against Pitt, Val Park (157) earned his first-career dual victory. With a 4-2 lead in hand, Park gave up a takedown with 15 seconds left in his match against Daniel Patten to level the score. Patten, however, was called for locked hands with just three seconds remaining and Park was awarded what would be the match-winning point. • Tanner Skidgel (165) took down Caleb Cass, wrestling up a weight class, just five seconds into the dual and was ridden out the remainder of the period. Skidgel went on to record five takedowns and built up over five minutes of riding time en route to a 14-2 victory. • Dean Caravela's match (174) with Anthony Rice featured 3 lead changes, three ties and 23 combined points before the Navy senior closed out the match with a 13-10 win. With the match knotted at 10 apiece, Caravela scored the match-winning takedown with 30 seconds to go and added a point for riding time. • David Key (184) found himself down two points with just under a minute remaining when he trimmed the deficit to one with an escape with exactly 30 seconds to go. He was awarded the match-tying point when his foe, DeAndre Nassar, was called for locked hands with 23 seconds left. Key went on to score the match-winning takedown with just three seconds remaining in the one-minute sudden victory frame. • In just his fourth-career dual appearance and second of the season, junior Riley Smith (285) earned his first-career dual win. He scored the match-winning takedown against John Kelbly with just 12 seconds left in the dual for the 3-2 victory. • Cody Trybus (141) and Casey Cobb (149) improved to 4-0 in dual action this season, while David Key (184) and Andrew Cerniglia (175, who did not wrestle against Cleveland State) are also undefeated at 3-0. • Additionally, the two programs engaged in 19 "extra matches" which will count towards each individual's record this season. More From Coach Kolat • In reference to Val Park (157) and Riley Smith (285) wrestling in place of injured wrestlers Andrew Cerniglia and John Birchmeier. "The next guy has to be ready to go. That really tells how strong your program really is when the next guy up can go out there and get it done." • In reference to Navy being in the rankings this week "I've been in this sport a long time and I know as a fan that's great and for alumni it's great. I said when I got here, as far as I'm concerned the worst year Navy should have is 20th. That's a bad year is how I look at it. With the program, with the resources. It's the U.S. Naval Academy, its draw, its ability to recruit some of the best kids in the country. When you are 20th, I feel like that should be your worst. This program should consistently be a top-10 program. It has the ability to do it. It sits in the right geographical location in the United States to get kids. Being ranked, that's great, but when we get to the NCAA Championship, then we will see where it all shakes out." What's Ahead • Navy will be back in action next Friday when the Mids pay tribute to their seniors in what will be their final appearance at Alumni Hall. Navy will play host to George Mason in a 7:30 pm dual that will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Results: 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Jake Manley, 4-2 // Navy 3, Cleveland State 0 133 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) dec Logan Heil, 5-1 // Navy 6, Cleveland State 0 141 | #13 Cody Trybus (NAVY) fall Jack Gorman, 4:36 // Navy 12, Cleveland State 0 149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) dec Marcus Robinson, 5-2 (1:42 RT) // Navy 15, Cleveland State 0 157 | Val Park (NAVY) dec Daniel Patten, 5-4 // Navy 18, Cleveland State 0 165 | #12 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) major Caleb Cass, 14-2 (5:04 RT) // Navy 22, Cleveland State 0 174 | Dean Caravela (NAVY) dec Anthony Rice, 13-10 (1:28 RT) // Navy 25, Cleveland State 0 184 | David Key (NAVY) dec DeAndre Nassar, 5-3 sv1 // Navy 28, Cleveland State 0 197 | #19 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall Ben Smith, 3:57 // Navy 34, Cleveland State 0 285 | Riley Smith (NAVY) dec John Kelbly, 3-2 // Navy 37, Cleveland State 0 Extra Matches 125 | Cody Moosman dec Caleb Kelly (NAVY), 4-0 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Pino Dipierro, 5-0 125 | Jake Manley major Caleb Kelly (NAVY), 8-0 133 | Luke Lucerne (NAVY) fall Pino Dipierro, 3:36 133 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) major Cody Moosman, 11-2 133 | Cody Moosman fall Luke Lucerne (NAVY), 4:18 141 | Tyler Hunt (NAVY) fall Jack Gorman, 6:23 149 | PJ Crane (NAVY) dec Gus Sutton, 6-4 149 | Casey Cobb (NAVY) dec Gus Sutton, 9-3 149 | Marcus Robinson dec PJ Crane (NAVY), 4-2 sv2 157 | Val Park (NAVY) dec dec Caleb Cass, 5-1 165 | Henry Hague (NAVY) dec Daniel Patten, 3-2 165 | Shane Finney (NAVY) fall Anthony Rice, 232 184 | Ethan Stern (NAVY) dec Gabe Phillips, 6-1 184 | David Key (NAVY) dec Gabe Phillips, 10-9 184 | DeAndre Nassar dec Ethan Stern (NAVY), 5-2 197 | Ben Smith fall Malcolm Wiley II (NAVY), 3:24 285 | Daniel Bucknavich dec Malcolm Wiley II (NAVY), 9-3 285 | Riley Smith (NAVY) dec Daniel Bucknavich, 6-4

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0, 2-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, routed host Northwestern (1-4 1-4 B1G) in the final dual of a Big Ten tri-meet in NU's Welsh-Ryan Arena. Penn State won seven bouts on its way to a 29-13 road victory. The dual closed out the event hosted by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. The dual began at 125 where Penn State did not have any competitors cleared to compete this weekend. Northwestern's No. 8 Michael DeAugustino picked up the forfeit victory to give the Wildcats a 6-0 lead out of the gates. Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, dominated Dylan Utterback. Bravo-Young rolled up seven takedowns in the first two periods before pinning Utterback at the 3:48 mark. Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, posted a 12-2 major over Frankie Tal-Shahar and Penn State led 10-6 after giving up the early forfeit. Freshman Terrell Barraclough (Kaysville, Utah) made his Penn State dual debut and took on No. 20 Yahya Thomas. Barraclough battled the ranked Wildcat for the full seven minutes but dropped a tough 3-2 decision. Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 157, posted a 12-7 win over Northwestern's Maxx Mayfield and the Nittany Lions led 13-9 at the dual's midway point. Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, posted a tough 8-7 win over Wildcat David Ferrante to put the Lions up 16-9. Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 174, rebounded from an upset loss earlier in the day to post a 4-1 victory over Troy Fisher. Starocci went 2-1 on the day, including a win in extra matches against Indiana. Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, controlled the action from start to finish in a win over NU's Jack Jessen. Brooks posted a 21-6 tech fall at the 7:00 mark to put the Lions up 24-9. With No. 13 Michael Beard (Pottstown, Pa.) not cleared to compete this weekend at 197, Donovon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa.) got the call against Northwestern for his Lion dual debut. Ball battled No. 11 Lucas Davison but dropped a 12-3 major to the ranked Wildcat. Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) followed up a pin against Indiana with another dominant showing, this time rolling up 10 takedowns in a 24-9 tech fall victory over Brendan Devine a the 4:58 mark. Penn State posted a lopsided 35-8 advantage in takedowns. The Nittany Lions won seven of the ten bouts. Penn State picked up eight bonus points off a pin (Bravo-Young), two tech falls (Brooks, Nevills) and a major (Nick Lee). Nine extra matches were conducted after the dual meet. 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. True freshman Beau Bartlett (Tempe, Ariz.) went 2-0 with two decisions at 141; Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) picked up two victories, both decisions at 174; Konner Kraeszig (Louisville, Ky.) grabbed a major at 165; Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) won by tech fall in his bout at 149; Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) lost by default at 149; Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) lost his match at 149; and Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) moved up to 141 and lost by major decision. Penn State is now 2-0 on the year, 2-0 in Big Ten action. Northwestern is now 1-4, all conference duals as well. Northwestern lost to Indiana in the dual prior to this, 18-16. Penn State downed Indiana 24-15 in the opening dual of the tri-meet. The Nittany Lions are scheduled to wrestle Wisconsin next weekend on a day and time to be announced. The dual was to be part of a tri-meet at the University of Michigan but the Wolverines have paused all athletic activities. Results: 125: #8 Michael DeAugustino NU win by forfeit 0-6 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU pinned Dylan Utterback NU, WBF (3:48) 6-6 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. Frankie Tal-Shahar NU, 12-2 10-6 149: #20 Yahya Thomas NU dec. Terrell Barraclough PSU, 3-2 10-9 157: #11 Brady Berge PSU dec. Maxx Mayfield NU, 12-7 13-9 165: #6 Joe Lee PSU dec. David Ferrante NU, 8-7 16-9 174: #5 Carter Starocci PSU dec. Troy Fisher NU, 4-1 19-9 184: #3 Aaron Brooks PSU tech fall Jack Jessen NU, 21-6 (TF; 7:00) 24-9 197: #11 Lucas Davison NU maj. dec. Donovon Ball PSU, 12-3 24-13 285: Seth Nevills PSU tech fall Brendan Devin NU, 24-9 (TF; 4:58) 29-13 Extra Matches: 141: Beau Bartlett PSU dec. Colin Valdviez NU, 8-4 141: Bartlett PSU dec. Justin Benjamin NU, 10-4 141: Justin Benjamin NU maj. dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 18-5 149: Trevor Chumbley NU win def. #10 Jarod Verkleeren PSU, (default) 149: Trevor Chumbley NU dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 6-2 149: Luke Gardner PSU tech fall Jamie Berg NU, 15-0 (TF; 7:00) 165: Konner Kraeszig PSU maj. dec. Ankhaa Enkmandakh NU, 10-2 174: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Jon Halvorson NU, 3-2 174: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Jadon Martin NU, 9-4 DUAL MEET BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Northwestern's Matt Vinci won by forfeit as Penn State did not have any 125-pounders cleared to compete this weekend. 133: Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, took Dylan Utterback. Bravo-Young battled Utterback evenly for the first minute-plus. The Lion junior rolled through a low single and took a 2-1 lead with a takedown and cut at the 1:10 mark. He quickly added a second takedown and led 4-1 with :50 left in the opening period. He picked up a third and fourth takedown in a span of :30 and led 8-4 with :20 left in the period, Bravo-Young added one late takedown and led 10-4 after the opening stanza. Utterback chose down to start the second period, escaped and was immediately taken down by Bravo-Young. He added another quick takedown and then finished the match off with a pin at the 3:48 mark. 141: Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met Frankie Tal-Shahar. Lee and Tal-Shahar stayed neutral for the first minute until Lee used a textbook low single to take a 2-0 lead with 1:50 on the clock. Tal-Shahar escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the middle of the mat. Lee forced Tal-Shahar into a stall warning at the :14 mark and carried a 2-1 lead into the second period. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Lee continued to press on offense, forcing Tal-Shahar into defense, picking up a stall point at the 1:10 mark. Lee worked a low shot into a takedown and a 6-1 lead with :55 left in the middle stanza. Lee picked up another stall point and led 7-1 with 1:12 in riding time after two periods. Tal-Shahar chose down to start the third period and Lee controlled the action from the top position. Tal-Shahar was able to escape at the :58 mark but Lee had riding time. Lee picked up two points on stalls and then added a final takedown and riding time to roll to the 12-2 major decision. 149: Freshman Terrell Barraclough (Kaysville, Utah) battled No. 20 Yahya Thomas at 149. Thomas and Barraclough battled evenly for the bulk of the opening period. Thomas lifted Barraclough off the mat for a takedown with late in the period to lead 2-0. Barraclough escaped to cut the lead to 2-1 and trailed by one after the opening period. Thomas chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Barraclough battled the ranked Wildcat on his feet for the next minute-plus, looking for an opening. The Lion got hit for a first stall warning at the :10 mark and trailed 3-1 after two periods. Barraclough chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 3-2 score. The Lion freshman worked for a go-ahead takedown but could not break through Thomas' defense and dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to the ranked Wildcat. 157: Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 157, met Maxx Mayfield of Northwestern. Berge notched a quick takedown and cut Mayfield loose to lead 2-1 a minute into the bout. The Lion then worked through another short scramble for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Berge then controlled the action in order to build his riding time edge up over 1:00. Berge kept Mayfield down to the :40 mark before the Wildcat escaped. Berge led 4-2 after the opening period and chose down to start the second. Berge quickly escaped and then turned into Mayfield for another takedown and a 7-3 lead. Berge picked up a fourth takedown to up his lead to 9-3 with :50 on the clock, cut Mayfield and finished off the period with a final takedown to lead 11-4 with 1:56 in riding time after two periods. Mayfield chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 11-5 score. With riding time clinched, Berge began looking for bonus points. The Lion junior fought off a solid Mayfield shot at the :15 mark and tried to roll through for a counter takedown but the Wildcat was able to get the takedown. Berge posted the 12-7 win with 1:56 in riding time. 165: Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, took on David Ferrante. Lee notched a takedown just :30 into the bout and opened up a 2-0 lead. Lee worked for over 1:00, looking for a turn but picked up a stall in the process of trying to turn him. Lee continued to work from the offensive position but Ferrante reversed the Lion. Lee immediately reversed Ferrante and picked up a penalty point as the period wound down to lead 5-3 with 2:13 in riding time after one. Ferrante chose down to start the second period and quickly took Lee down to tie the bout a 5-5 at the 1:20 mark. Ferrante controlled the action from the top position and killed Lee's riding time advantage, then picked up a stall point and led 6-5 after two periods. Lee chose neutral to start the third period. Ferrante shot low on a single leg and Lee countered to nearly score with 1:40 left. Ferrante seemed to fight off the counter but Lee continued to work and got the go-ahead takedown with 1:05 left to lead 7-6. Lee then worked his riding time edge back up over 1:00 with a strong ride. Ferrante escaped to a 7-7 score at the :20 mark. Lee used 1:38 in riding time to post an 8-7 victory. 174: Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 174, took on Northwestern's Troy Fisher. The duo battled evenly for the opening minute-plus with neither man finding a solid opening to score. As the clock moved to the midway point of the opening period, Starocci got in on a high single at the 1:00 mark and worked his way into a takedown opportunity. But Fisher was able to force a stalemate and the bout moved to the second period scoreless. Starocci chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Starocci notched a takedown with :55 left and took a 3-0 lead and then, while giving up a stall warning, maintained control of Fisher for the remainder of the period to lead 3-0 with 1:04 in riding time. Fisher chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 3-1 score but Starocci still had 1:24 in riding time. Starocci and Fisher battled evenly for the next minute-plus but Starocci had his riding time point clinched. The Lion finished the bout in neutral and, with 1:24 in time, posted a 4-1 win. 184: Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, met Jack Jessen. Brooks went to work quickly on offense, taking Jessen down twice in just a minute to open up a 4-1 lead. Brooks cut Jessen loose a second time at the 1:40 mark and then worked into a low shot and scramble that nearly ended in another takedown. While Jessen fought off that move, Brooks quickly took him down off the reset and led 6-2 at the :45 mark. Brooks rode Jessen out to lead 6-2 with 1:50 riding time after one. Jessen chose down to start the second period and Brooks cut him loose to a 6-3 lead. Brooks quickly added a fourth takedown and led 8-3 with 1:05 on the clock. Brooks added one more takedown and rode Jessen out to lead 10-4 with 3:09 in time after two. Brooks chose neutral to start the third period and quickly took Jessen down for a 12-4 lead. With a riding time point clinched, Brooks rolled Jessen over to his back, picked up the four count and reset for a 16-4 lead. Brooks then added another two-point turn. He cut Jessen loose, took him down and finished on top. With a rideout and 4:34 in riding time, Brooks picked up the 21-6 technical fall at the 7:00 mark. 197: Donovon Ball (New Cumberland, Pa.) made his Penn State dual debut and took on No. 11 Lucas Davison at 197. Davison picked up a quick takedown to open up an early 2-0 lead on Ball. The Lion freshman escaped to a 2-1 score. Davison grabbed a second takedown and led 4-1 with :45 on the clock. Davison was able to maintain control of Ball for the remainder of the period after the second takedown and led 4-1 with 1:36 in riding time after one. Davison chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then took Ball down to lead 7-1 with 1:30 on the clock. Davis kept control of the Lion freshman until the 1:00 mark. Ball forced a scramble that nearly ended in a takedown but Davison fought off the move and force a stalemate with :30 on the clock. Ball got in on a low single but Davison countered for another takedown and led 9-2 after two. Ball chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 deficit. Ball worked the edge of the mat for his first takedown but Davison was able to hold off his efforts as the clock hit 1:00. Davison notched a fifth takedown to open up an 11-3 lead with :47 left. Davison rode Ball out and, with 3:18 in riding time, posted the 12-3 major. 285: Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) battled Brendan Devine at 285. Nevills took Devine down quickly for a fast 2-0 lead. The Lion sophomore then dominated action on top, looking for a chance to turn Devine for another pin. Nevills picked up four nearfall points and opened up a 6-1 lead after cutting Devine loose. He then took Devine down again and led 8-2. A third takedown gave Nevills a 10-3 lead after another Devine escape. Nevills added three more takedowns in the final :40 and led 16-5 after one period. Devine chose down to start the second period and Nevills cut him loose. Nevills quickly took Devine down, cut him loose, took him down and cut him loose once more to lead 20-8 with 1:05 left. He added another takedown at the :45 mark. He added another takedown and cut, then finished the bout off with a final takedown at the :02 mark to post a 24-9 technical fall at the 4:58 mark.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh sent out first or second year wrestlers in seven of their first eight bouts Saturday against No. 25 Binghamton but fifth-year seniors Jake Jakobsen and Jordan Wood stepped up when it mattered most, closing the dual with a major decision and fall, respectively, to lead the Mountain Hawks to a 19-16 win over the Bearcats inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Trailing by three heading into the final bout, Wood, back on the roster after initially planning an Olympic deferral, pinned Cory Day in the third period to lead Lehigh (1-2) to its first victory of the season. The Mountain Hawks trailed 16-9 after eight matches before Jakobsen won a 10-0 major decision over Sam DePrez at 197, to bring Lehigh within 16-13 prior to Wood's heroics. The dual began as a back-and-forth affair with neither team leading by more than three points through the first seven bouts. An 8-2 decision for Micah Roes over freshman Sheldon Seymour at 125 staked the Bearcats to a 3-0 lead but back to back wins by third-year sophomore Mitch Polito at 133 and deferred freshman Malyke Hines wrestling up a weight class at 141 put Lehigh in front 6-3. Polito scored a takedown in each period and added 1:49 of riding time advantage to win in his first career dual meet appearance 8-3 over Anthony Sobotker. Hines bumped up to face 18th-ranked Zack Trampe and won 8-7 without the benefit of a takedown. Trampe scored the initial takedown before Hines worked into a Petersen roll position for a reversal and two-near fall and led 4-3 after one period. The bout was tied 5-5 after two periods with Hines reversing early in the third to take a 7-5 lead. Hines built up a solid riding time advantage and after a late reversal by Trampe, 1:07 of riding time advantage gave Hines the victory. Binghamton (3-1) evened the score at 9-9 as Michael Zarif edged freshman Paul Watkins 3-1 in sudden victory. The first official appearance for freshman Luca Frinzi featured two first period takedowns plus a takedown in the third plus a second period escape and 1:01 of riding time in an 8-3 decision over Chris Barker at 157, which put the Mountain Hawks up 9-6 halfway. The Bearcats responded with three straight victories to take a 16-9 lead after 184. Keyed by six near fall points in the second period, Brevin Cassella topped Thayne Lawrence 10-6 in a battle of true freshmen at 165. Jacob Nolan put Binghamton up 12-9 with a 5-1 decision over freshman Connor Herceg at 174, and the top-ranked Binghamton wrestler, No. 5 Lou DePrez won a 13-1 major decision over freshman JT Davis at 184. Jakobsen's win over Sam DePrez featured three takedowns, two penalty points for stalling, an escape and four minutes of riding time. Wood had built an 11-2 lead following a reversal to open the third period before using an assassin side headlock maneuver to pin Day at 5:54. The dual was followed by two extra bouts, with Binghamton's Ivan Garcia beating freshman Drew Munch by fall in the second period at 141 and Matt Kelly winning 9-2 over freshman Caden Wright at 184. The Mountain Hawks are back in action on Sunday when they host LIU at 1:30 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match will be televised on Service Electric Network and streamed at Lehighsports.com/watch. Results: 125 – Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 8-2 133 – Mitchell Polito (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 8-3 141 – Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Zack Trampe (Binghamton) 8-7 149 – Michael Zarif (Binghamton) dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 3-1 157 – Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) dec. Chris Barker (Binghamton) 8-3 165 – Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec. Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) 10-6 174 – Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec. Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 5-1 184 – Lou DePrez (Binghamton) major dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 13-1 197 – Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) major dec. Sam DePrez (Binghamton) 10-0 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) Fall Cory Day (Binghamton) 5:54 Extra matches 141 – Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) Fall Drew Munch (Lehigh) 4:44 184 – Matt Kelly (Binghamton) dec. Caden Wright (Lehigh) 9-2

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team swept its three duals at the Mid-American Conference Quad hosted by SIUE on Saturday. "The guys were focused and aggressive," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We were working to improve in all positions and score bonus when possible. That's the competitive fire we want. It was a good day, but we've got improvements to make as we head into our next match." The Huskies defeated Clarion, Buffalo and SIUE to improve to 6-2 on the season and 5-2 in MAC action. Of NIU's 30 bouts, 12 gave the Huskies bonus points. Bryce West, Izzak Olejnik, Mason Kauffman, Brit Wislon and Max Ihry each went 3-0 on the afternoon. NIU opened the day with a dominating 35-3 victory over Clarion, winning the first eight matches. Following Lucian Brink's win at 125, West set the tone for the day with an 18-3 tech fall win at 133. Following wins by Caleb Brooks, Jaivon Jones and Anthony Gibson, Olejnik scored his first of two pins on the afternoon at 165. Major decision wins by Wilson and Ihry closed out the match for the Huskies over the Golden Eagles. The Huskies got off to a slow start against Buffalo, dropping two of the first three bouts before winning the final seven bouts of the match and defeating the Bulls, 30-7. Trailing 7-6 after four, Gibson gave NIU a lead it would not relinquish with a 5-4 win at 157. Olejnik posted a second period fall, while Wilson earned a 15-0 tech fall at 184. Gage Braun took his first match of the day with a 6-2 win at 197 and Ihry capped the match with a 3-1 decision. SIUE, looking to avenge a 19-16 setback to NIU on the opening weekend, came out strong winning three of the first five bouts to open a 10-9 lead. However, the Huskies turned it on in the second half of the match. Olejnik, Wilson and Braun all won their contests by major decision, while Mason Kauffman and Ihry battled to 3-2 and 3-1 victories, respectively, to give NIU a 27-10 win and complete the sweep. NIU returns to the mat Friday, Feb. 5 when the Huskies play host to Northern Iowa at the Convocation Center. The match begins at 7 p.m. and will be shown on NIUTube. NIU 35, Clarion, 3 125: Lucian Brink (NIU) dec. Cam Butler (CU), 8-6 133: Bryce West (NIU) tech fall Hunter Verge (CU), 18-3 141: Caleb Brooks (NIU) dec. Kyle Schickel (CU), SV-1 12-8 149: Javion Jones (NIU) dec. Seth Koleno (CU), 10-4 157: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Tate Ortz (CU), 8-2 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) fall Kolby Ho (CU), 5:02 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Caleb Hetrick (CU), 3-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) maj. dec. Luke Funck (CU), 14-1 197: Greg Bulsak (CU) dec. Gage Braun (NIU), 5-2 285: Max Ihry (NIU) maj. dec. Jackson Talbott (CU), 11-2 NIU 30, Buffalo 7 125: Tristan Daugherty (UB) dec. Lucian Brink (NIU), 6-4 133: Bryce West (NIU) maj. dec. Tommy Maddox (UB), 14-2 141: Derek Spann or Matt Ryan (UB) maj. dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 8-0 149: Anthony Cheloni (NIU) dec. Ben Freeman (UB), 7-3 157: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Michael Petite (UB), 5-4 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) fall Noah Grover (UB), 5:27 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Marcuse Petite (UB), 5-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) tech fall. Giuseppe Hoose (UB), 15-0 197: Gage Braun (NIU) dec. Sam Mitchell (UB), 6-2 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. Taylor Cahill (UB), 3-1 NIU 27, SIUE 10 125: Austin Macias (SIUE) dec. Lucian Brink (NIU), 8-6 133: Bryce West (NIU) won by forfiet 141: Saul Ervin (SIUE) dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 5-2 149: Anthony Cheloni (NIU) dec. Cardeionte Wilson (SIUE), 9-2 157: Justin Ruffin (SIUE) maj. dec. Anthony Gibson (NIU), 11-2 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) maj. dec. Chase Diehl (SIUE), 10-1 174: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 3-2 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) maj. dec. Sergio Villalobos (SIUE), 22-8 197: Gage Braun (NIU) maj. dec. Austin Andres (SIUE), 10-2 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. Aric Bohn (SIUE), 3-1

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0, 1-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, posted a 24-15 win over Indiana (0-3, 0-3 B1G) in the 2020-21 season opener for head coach Cael Sanderson's squad. The dual was the first of a tri-meet hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. The dual began at 125 where Indiana's Jacob Moran received a forfeit victory. Penn State had no 125-pounders cleared to compete this weekend. Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, got Penn State on the board with an 11-8 win over Kyle Luigs, cutting the Hoosier lead to 6-3. Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, dominated Cayden Rooks en route to a 16-1 technical fall at the end off the second period (5:00). Lee's win put Penn State up 8-6. Junior Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 149, suffered a 4-3 upset loss to Hoosier Graham Rooks at 149 and Indiana retook the lead 9-8. Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 157, gave Penn State the lead with a 5-2 victory over Matt Ortiz. Penn State led 11-9 at the dual's halfway point. Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, made his Penn State dual debut and posted an 8-4 win over Nick South to put the Lions up 14-9. Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 174, made his Lion dual debut and dropped a 10-9 upset loss to Donnell Washington. Starocci fell behind 10-1 early and nearly stormed back for the win before time ran out in his debut. Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, was dominant, rolling to an 18-5 major with 4:40 in riding time over Drayton Harris. Brooks' win put Penn State up 18-12. With No. 13 Michael Beard (Pottstown, Pa.) not competing this weekend, Levko Higgins (Palmyra, Pa.) made his Lion debut at 197 and dropped a 10-3 decision to Nick Willham. Willham's victory cut Penn State's lead to 18-15. Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) closed out the dual with a bang at 285. The Lion big man pinned IU's Rudy Streck at the 1:14 mark to cement Penn State's victory, getting the quick fall and finalizing a 24-15 win for the Nittany Lions. Penn State posted a 21-8 edge in takedowns in the bout. The Nittany Lions won six of ten bouts and picked up six bonus points off a pin (Nevills), a tech fall (Nick Lee) and a major (Brooks). Indiana had three bonus points off the forfeit at 125. Seven 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. Starocci opened up the extra bouts with an 18-1 tech fall over Robert Detars at the 2:37 mark, giving the Lion freshman a 1-1 mark on the day. True freshman Beau Bartlett (Tempe, Ariz.) made his collegiate debut in the extra bouts, pinning Jacob Moran in just 1:48 at 141. Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) pinned Jonathan Kervin at the 0:56 mark at 149 and Terrell Barraclough (Kaysville, Utah) posted an 8-0 major over Kervin at 149 as well. Konner Kraeszig (Louisville, Ky.) picked up two wins at 165, a 9-0 major over Derek Gilcher and a 13-7 decision over Sammy Cokeley. Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) picked up a 10-5 decision over Detars at 174. Penn State is now 1-0 on the year, 1-0 in Big Ten action. Indiana falls to 0-3, all conference duals as well. The Nittany Lions will take on host Northwestern in the final bout of today's tri-meet at 4 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Central/local). Results: 125: Jacob Warner IND win by forfeit 0-6 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young PSU dec. Kyle Luigs IND, 11-8 3-6 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU tech fall Cayden Rooks IND, 16-1 (TF; 5:00) 8-6 149: Graham Rooks IND dec. #10 Jarod Verkleeren PSU, 4-3 8-9 157: #11 Brady Berge PSU dec. Matt Ortiz IND, 5-2 11-9 165: #6 Joe Lee PSU dec. Nick South IND, 8-4 14-9 174: Donnell Washington IND dec. #5 Carter Starocci PSU, 10-9 14-12 184: #3 Aaron Brooks PSU maj. dec. Drayton Harris IND, 18-5 18-12 197: Nick Willham IND dec. Levko Higgins PSU, 10-3 18-15 285: Seth Nevills PSU pinned Rudy Streck IND, WBF (1:14) 24-15 Extra Matches: 174: Carter Starocci PSU tech fall Robert Detars IND, 18-1 (TF; 2:37) 149: Luke Gardner PSU pinned Jonathan Kervin IND, WBF (0:56) 165: Konner Kraeszig PSU maj. dec. Derek Gilcher IND, 9-0 141: Beau Bartlett PSU pinned Jacob Moran IND, WBF (1:48) 149: Terrell Barraclough PSU maj. dec. Jonathan Kervin IND, 8-0 174: Creighton Edsell PSU dec. Robert Detars IND, 10-5 165: Konner Kraeszig PSU dec. Sammy Cokely IND, 13-7 DUAL MEET BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Penn State did not have a 125-pounder cleared to compete this weekend and Indiana's Jacob Warner won by forfeit. 133: Junior Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 by InterMat, took on Indiana's Kyle Luigs. Bravo-Young got the bout started with a quick takedown to open up an early 2-1 lead. Bravo-Young fought off a slight Luigs shot to keep action in neutral, then slid around on a low single for a second takedown to open up a 4-1 lead with 1:00 on the clock. The Lion junior maintained control until :15 was left in the period and led 4-2 with :49 in riding time after the opening period. Luigs chose down to start the second period. Bravo-Young maintained control long enough to build up over a minute in riding time. The Lion junior cut Luigs loose to a 4-3 score with 1:21 on the clock. Bravo-Young picked up a third takedown with 1:04 left and opened up a 6-3 lead with nearly 2:00 in riding time. Bravo-Young nearly added a fourth takedown but the Hoosier fought off the effort and Bravo-Young led 6-4 with 1:48 in riding time after two periods. Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the third period and quickly used a double leg to take Luigs down again to lead 8-5. Luigs got in on a high shot but Bravo-Young countered the effort and upped his lead to 10-5 with a nice counter takedown. With his riding time point assured, Bravo-Young cut Luigs loose. But Luigs closed out the bout with his first takedown to keep Bravo-Young to a regular 11-8 decision with 1:57 in riding time. 141: Senior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, took on Indiana's Caydon Rooks. Lee took Rooks down quickly for a fast 2-0 lead. He then tried to tilt Rooks but the Hoosier fought off the effort and Lee cut him loose. Lee quickly blew through a low single for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:54 on the clock. Lee once again tried to turn Rooks for back points but Rooks was able to roll through the move and keep the score at 4-1. With 1:30 in riding time, Lee then turned Rooks to his back, locking up a headlock for four back points and an 8-4 lead. He turned Rooks for two near fall points and led 10-1 after one. Lee chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal on the edge of the mat to open up a 12-1 lead. Lee worked his riding time to 2:30 while trying to turn Rooks one more time. Lee finished the period, and match, by turning Rooks for four final back points to post a 16-1 technical fall at the 5:00 mark. 149: Junior Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.), ranked No, 10 at 149, met Graham Rooks. Rooks instigated an early scramble that Verkleeren spent nearly :30 fighting off before action moved out of bounds. Verkleeren fought off another low Rooks shot and worked his way into a stalemate with 1:00 left in the period. The duo battle evenly as the clock moved below :30 and Rooks forced Verkleeren into a first stall warning as the period ended. Verkleeren chose down to start the second period and quickly turned into a shoulder throw, taking Rooks to his back, and nearly picking up back points but settling for a reversal and a 2-0 lead. Rooks escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:03 left in the period. Verkleeren took a low shot, forcing a scramble that ended with the Lion lifting Rooks' left leg to his hip as he tried to finish off a takedown late in the period. But Rooks was able to fight off the effort and Verkleeren led 2-1 after two periods. Rooks chose down to start the third period and worked his way to his feet and an escape to tie the bout at 2-2 with 1:33 left in the match-up. Rooks was awarded a takedown on a scramble near the outside circle that turned out to be the difference in a 4-3 Indiana victory. 157: Junior Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 157, faced Matt Ortiz. Berge scored quickly, snapping down on a low shot to open up a 2-0 lead just :45 into the bout. Berge maintained control of the bout for :30 before Ortiz escaped to a 2-1 score. The duo battled on their feet as the clock moved down below the 1:00 mark. Berge fought off a slight Ortiz shot then moved back to the middle of the mat to set up his offense. The Lion junior could not work through Ortiz's defense and Berge led 2-1 after one period. Ortiz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie with Berge owning :47 in riding time. Berge pressed his offense, forcing Ortiz towards the outside circle where action moved out of bounds with 1:12 on the clock. The remainder of the period was wrestled in neutral and Berge and Ortiz were tied 2-2 after two. Berge chose down to start the third period and worked his way to his feet and an escape with 1:30 on the clock. Leading 3-2, Berge kept action in the center of the mat, jockeying for position as he looked for an opening on offense. He used a fast single to force a scramble that worked the clock to the :23 mark before a potentially dangerous call halted action. Berge nearly picked up another takedown with :20 on the clock. Berge pickled up the takedown as the duo rolled out of bounds and Indiana challenged the takedown. The call stood and Berge led 5-2 with :17 left. Berge finished the bout on top and posted a 5-2 win. 165: Freshman Joe Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 6 at 165, made his Penn State dual debut against Nick South. Lee picked up a quick takedown to open up an early 2-0 lead. South escaped to a 2-1 score as the clock hit 2:20. Lee continued to move into South's face, setting a fast offensive pace. Lee controlled the pace, forcing South into a first stall at the :35 mark. South took a shot with :25 on the clock and Lee nearly locked up a counter cradle but the action moved out of bounds and Lee carried the 2-1 lead into the second period. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Lee notched his second takedown with 1:30 on the clock and worked his way into a chance to throw the Hoosier. But South was able to fight off the effort. Lee continued to pressure South as his riding time moved near 1:00. South escaped to a 5-2 score and nearly took Lee down with a scrambling move that the Lion freshman was able to fight off. Lee led 5-2 after two periods. South chose down to start the final stanza. Lee controlled action long enough to build up a 1:06 riding time edge before South escaped to a 5-3 Lee lead. Lee then moved his way into a low shot that led to a takedown and a 7-3 lead. Lee maintained control until the 1:00 mark before South escaped to a 7-4 score with Lee getting a stall warning in the process. With :30 left, Lee fought off a late South shot and then nearly scored on a late counter but settled for a strong 8-4 win with 1:24 in riding time. 174: Freshman Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 174, made his Nittany Lion dual meet debut against Donnell Washington. Washington shocked Starocci on the edge of the mat by throwing the Lion freshman for a takedown and four back points to open up a 6-0 lead early in the first period. Starocci escaped to a 6-1 score and immediately moved in on offense, looking to cut into Washington's lead. Washington, however, notched the next takedown and opened up an 8-1 lead. Starocci gave up two late back points and trailed 10-1 after the opening period. Washington chose down to start the second period and cut Washington's riding time edge down below 1:00. Starocci spent over 1:00 working to turn Washington for back points to cut into Washington's lead. He picked up a stall point, then turned Washington for two back points to cut the lead to 10-4. The Lion freshman then added four back points as the period ended and cut the 10-1 lead to 10-8 after two periods. Starocci chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 10-9 deficit. Starocci forced Washington out of bounds twice but did not get the stall call to tie the bout as the clock hit :45. With :22 left and a reset called, Starocci continued to force Washington backwards but the Hoosier was able to kill the clock with defense and Starocci dropped a 10-9 decision in his Penn State debut. 184: Sophomore Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 3 at 184, met Indiana's Drayton Harris. Brooks scored quickly to open up an early 2-0 lead. The Lion sophomore then worked his riding time edge upwards before Harris escaped to a 2-1 score. Brooks then immediately worked his way into a low shot and a second takedown and a 4-1 lead. The Lion maintained his offensive position for the remainder of the period and led 4-1 with 2:12 in riding time after one. Brooks chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then took Harris down for a 7-1 lead. Harris escaped to a 7-2 score before Brooks used a low double to open up a 9-2 lead with :52 on the clock. He finished the period on top and led 9-2 with 3:21 in riding time after two. Harris chose neutral to start the third period and Brooks quickly took him down for an 11-2 lead. With his riding time pushing 4:00, Brooks cut Harris loose to an 11-3 lead, then took him down again to up his lead to 11-3. Brooks finished the bout with two more takedowns and rolled to an 18-5 major decision with 4:40 in riding time. 197: Nittany Lion Levko Higgins took on Indiana's Nick Willham at 197 as Lion freshman Michael Beard (Pottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 13 nationally, was not cleared to compete. Higgins was making his Penn State dual debut. Higgins got in on a shot that Willham fought off at the 2:30 mark. The duo traded shots over the next minute with neither wrestler able to break through on offense and the clock moved below the 1:00 mark with the bout tied 0-0. Willham broke into the scoring column with a late takedown on the edge of the amt to lead 2-0 after the first period. Willham chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Willham then added a second takedown before Higgins escaped to a 5-1 score. Higgins used a solid shot to force a scramble but Willham was able to fight the move off and the clock moved down below 1:00. Willham added a late takedown in the period and led 7-1 after two periods. Higgins chose down to start the third period. He worked his way to an escape but Willham added another takedown and upped his lead to 9-2 with over 1:00 in riding time. Willham worked offensive control into a clinched riding time point. Higgins scrambled his way to a late takedown, however, to keep from giving up a major decision and dropped a hard-fought 10-3 decision. 285: Sophomore Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) took on IU's Rudy Streck. Nevills wasted no time opening up an early lead. He used a quick low shot to take Streck down for a 2-0 lead. The Lion then put together a strong ride, building up his riding time up over 1:00 while looking to turn Streck to his back.

Nate Jackson edged Mark Hall in the main event of Summit 1 (Photo/Wrestlers in Business Network Philadelphia Chapter) PHILADELPHIA -- Senior Nationals runner-up Nate Jackson scored a late takedown to edge three-time age-group world champion Mark Hall in the main event of Summit 1 on Friday night. CADET TOP 3 YR AVG GAINS YEAR STYLE COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE 5TH POINTS 3 YR AVG AVG +/- 2016 WFS JAPAN 8 1 0 0 86 66.67 12.67 2016 MFS USA 3 1 3 0 45 39.67 11.33 2016 MGR IRAN 2 2 1 4 39 31.67 9 2017 WFS INDIA 2 0 4 2 34 21.33 8.33 2017 WFS JAPAN 2017 7 2 0 1 83 74.67 8 2015 MFS USA 3 0 2 1 37 28.33 8 2014 MFS USA 3 1 0 1 37 20.33 7 2017 MGR UKRAINE 3 1 1 0 39 22.67 6.67 2015 WFS RUSSIA 2 3 3 0 47 41.00 6.67 2016 WFS INDIA 1 1 1 2 21 13.00 5.67

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Three bonus point wins, and 7 of 10 individual wins overall, leads the No. 3 NC State wrestling team to a 28-10 win over No. 14 North Carolina Friday night. The Pack (5-0) got technical falls at both 125 and 157 pounds, and then a pin at 197 pounds in the night's second-to-last bout. NC State won seven of the 10 matches, including the final four. NC State extends its nation's leading 22-match winning streak, and the eight straight win for the Pack in the series is a new school record for most consecutive wins vs. North Carolina. The dual started at 125 pounds, and for the third straight ACC dual No. 4 Jakob Camacho opened the night with bonus points. Thanks to a pair of four-point near falls in the third, Camacho scored a 21-4 tech fall, with 3:00 of RT to give the Pack a quick five team points. UNC's first win came at 133 pounds, as No. 11 Jamie Hernandez opened the third with a takedown for the final point in a 3-2 win over Fr. Ryan Jack. No. 11 Tariq Wilson scored a top-10 win at 141 pounds, defeating No. 10 Sherman. Down by one in the third, Wilson got a takedown and put him to his back for a two-point near fall with 20 seconds left for the 9-6 win. No. 1 O'Connor scored bonus points at 149 pounds with an 11-3 major decision over Fr. Ed Scott. The Pack got its second tech fall at 157 pounds, as No. 2 Hayden Hidlay scored a 20-5 bonus point win thanks to a four-point near fall in the second period. At the midway point, NC State led 13-7 The teams traded wins once again at 165 pounds, as No. 8 Kennedy Monday got a takedown in the final 10 seconds to down No. 14 Thomas Bullard, 4-2. NC State recaptured its six point team lead, and scored its second top-10 win of the dual at 174 pounds. No. 12 Daniel Bullard scored a takedown in the first and second periods and added 3:04 of RT for a 7-4 win over No. 9 Kane. For the first time in the dual, a team scored back-to-back wins, and a second ranked win for the Pack. No. 4 Trent Hidlay scored a takedown in the second, and with 1:35 of RT, defeated No. 16 Clay Lautt, 5-1. The dual win was clinched in the second-to-last bout, as No. 17 Isaac Trumble went upper body late in the second period and scored a pin at 197 pounds at the 4:49 mark. The Pack closed the dual with a win at heavyweight, as No. 18 Deonte Wilson came away with a 6-1 decision to cap the action. Up Next: The Pack will next make the trip up to Virginia Tech next Friday night, as the Pack will take on the No. 8 Hokies. The dual will be at 6 p.m., and televised on the ACC Network. Results: 125: #4 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) tech fall Julian Tagg; 21-4 - 5-0 133: #11 Jamie Hernandez (UNC) dec. Ryan Jack; 3-2 - 5-3 141: #11 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #10 Zach Sherman; 9-6 - 8-3 149: #1 Austin O'Connor (UNC) major dec. Ed Scott; 11-3 - 8-7 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall Josh McClure; 20-5 - 13-7 165: #8 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. #14 Thomas Bullard; 4-2 - 13-10 174: #11 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. #9 Devin Kane; 7-4 - 16-10 184: #4 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #15 Clay Lautt; 5-1 - 19-10 197: #17 Isaac Trumble (NCSU) WBF Max Shaw; 4:59 - 25-10 285: #18 Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Andrew Gunning; 6-1 - 28-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team (2-2, 1-2 ACC) used bonus points at two weight classes to take a 17-16 win over No. 14 Pittsburgh (3-2, 1-2 ACC) on Friday night at Memorial Gym. Each team won five weight classes, but the Cavaliers got a pair of major decisions to only one bonus-point victory for the Panthers to rally and secure the victory. Virginia got major decisions from Justin McCoy (New Paris, Pa.) at 157 pounds and Quinn Miller (Lilburn, Ga.) at heavyweight. Pittsburgh won the first two weight classes on the night to take the early lead and the Cavaliers played catch up down the stretch, cutting into the Pitt lead before finally pulling even with Michael Battista's (Ashburn, Va.) upset of Gregg Harvey at 184 pounds evened the dual score at 13-13. Pitt move back in front with the decision at heavyweight in the battle between Nino Bonacorrsi and Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.), but Miller locked up the win with his bonus-point victory at heavyweight. Virginia will close out the home portion of its schedule next Friday (Feb. 5) when the Cavaliers host Duke in a 6 p.m. dual on the ACC Network. MATCH NOTES • UVA takes the win over Pitt for the first time since the 2015 meeting - an identical 17-16 win in Charlottesville. • The win over the Panthers is the second in program history for the Hoos. Pitt now leads the series 7-2. • It's the first win over a ranked team for Virginia since a 23-16 win over No. 16 Arizona State on Jan. 12, 2019. • Won all four matchups of ranked vs. unranked wrestlers - including decisions from Brian Courtney over No. 14 Cole Matthews (141) and Michael Battista over No. 16 Gregg Harvey (184). • Brian Courtney (141), Justin McCoy (157) and Quinn Miller (HWT) have won back-to-back matches to improve to 6-1 on the season and 2-1 in ACC duals. • Jay Aiello (197) had a string of 24 consecutive wins in dual competition snapped dating back to Jan. 12, 2019. FROM HEAD COACH STEVE GARLAND "What a night and what a match with two teams fighting for every point. The wins at 174 and 184 were big matches for us that turned the dual around and put us in a position to win, especially Michael Battista at 184 pounds knocking off a nationally-ranked wrestler. And Quinn found a way, not just to win, but to get a major decision and lock up the win for us. "We've been so close so many times in the last three years. Tonight there wasn't anything about 'this close', the athletes found a way to get it done. Everything in life is habit forming. Finding a way to bite down, get the win and get it done hopefully becomes habit forming because it's a war every weekend." Results: 125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) dec. Patrick McCormick, 4-2 (sv-1); Pitt 3, UVA 0 133: Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. Louie Hayes, 4-3; Pitt 6, UVA 0 141: Brian Courtney dec. Cole Matthews (Pitt), 3-1; Pitt 6, UVA 3 149: Luke Kemerer (Pitt) dec. Denton Spencer, 4-2 (sv-1); Pitt 9, UVA 3 157: Justin McCoy major dec. Tyler Badgett (Pitt), 16-5; Pitt 9, UVA 7 165: Jake Wentzel (Pitt) major dec. Jake Keating, 11-3; Pitt 13, UVA 7 174: Vic Marcelli dec. Jared McGill (Pitt), 6-2; Pitt 13, UVA 10 184: Michael Battista dec. Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 3-2; UVA 13, Pitt 13 197: Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. Jay Aiello, 7-5; Pitt 16, UVA 13 HWT: Quinn Miller major dec. Jake Slinger (Pitt), 10-0; UVA 17, Pitt 16 Additional Matches: 141: Dylan Cedeno dec. Jake Cherry (Pitt), 3-0 141: Scott Kiyono dec. Ryan Michael (Pitt), 5-3 (sv-1) 157: Antonio Petrucelli dec. Justin Phillips (Pitt), 6-4 157: Nic Sansone vs. Tyler Badgett, 165: Hunter Kernan (Pitt) pinned David Veltri, 2:53 174: Robby Patrick dec. Tommy O'Brien (Pitt), 9-5 174: Dane Csencsits (Pitt) dec. Channing Connors, 8-5 184: Hudson Stewart dec. James Lledo (Pitt), 11-10 184: Krystian Kinsey dec. Nick Meglino (Pitt), 8-1 197: Austin Cooley (Pitt) major dec. Ethan Weatherspoon, 11-1 HWT: Jessie Knight pinned Cole Rickert (Pitt), 5:51

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 6 Ohio State set the tone quick, winning the first four matches, and would roll to a 24-9 win over No. 25 Michigan State on Friday evening inside the Covelli Center. The win improves the Buckeyes to 3-1 on the young season and they will look for a fourth consecutive victory on Sunday when they head to Maryland. Malik Heinselman opened the dual with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Rayvon Foley. That was a revenge win for Heinselman and it gave the Buckeyes early life. Jordan Decatur followed with a 5-0 win over Jordan Hamdan to push the lead to 6-0. Freshman Anthony Echemendia made his Covelli Center debut and he continued to impress. He was solid in a 6-3 win over Jake Spiess. Sammy Sasso had to work a little harder than normal as Peyton Omania jumped out to a 2-0 lead and held a 4-2 lead midway through the second period. But the savvy Sasso scored a late takedown in the second and another in the third to come away with a 7-6 win. Michigan State closed the first half of the dual with a win at 157 to cut the lead to 12-3. Any thoughts of a comeback were quickly erased as Ethan Smith and Kaleb Romero both were dominant in major decisions. Smith had one of his more impressive performances in a 17-6 win over Jake Tucker and Romero was his usually self in a 13-3 win over Drew Hughes. Two of the better matches of the evening came at 184 and 197. Rocky Jordan fell 4-2 to Layne Malczewski in the 184-pound bout and then Gavin Hoffman nearly pulled a late reversal in the third period of the 197-pound match but fell just short 3-2. In the heavyweight bout, Tate Orndorff capped a good even for the Buckeyes with a 12-1 victory. After a scoreless first period, he recorded a takedown and nearly had a pin, notching four near-fall points, to take control of the match. There were also eight extra matches on Friday evening, five before the team dual and three after. The Spartans won four of the first five extra bouts with Chase Singletary scoring a quick pin, just 2:07 into the first period against Austen Malczewski. In the later matches, freshman Bryce Hepner made his Buckeye debut a memorable one. He pinned Nathan Atienza at 2:50 in the first period, much to the delight of his parents who were two of the 86 invited guests at the match. Jordan Decatur then put the finishing touches on the evening with his second win of the night, scoring a 3-2 decision against Tristan Lujan. Sunday's match at Maryland will begin at 2 p.m. and it will be the Buckeyes' first match on BTN this season. Results: 125: Malik Heinselman def. Rayvon Foley (MSU) | D, 5-4; Team Score 3-0 133: Jordan Decatur def. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) | D, 5-0; TS 6-0 141: Anthony Echemendia def. Jake Spiess (MSU) | D, 6-3; TS 9-0 149: Sammy Sasso def. Peyton Omania (MSU) | D, 7-6; TS 12-0 157: Elijah Cleary def. Chase Saldate (MSU) | D, 4-0; TS 12-3 165: Ethan Smith def. Jake Tucker (MSU) | MD, 17-6; TS 16-3 174: Kaleb Romero def. Drew Hughes (MSU) | MD, 13-3; TS 20-3 184: Layne Malczewski (MSU) def. Rocky Jordan | D, 4-2; TS 20-6 197: Cameron Caffey (MSU) def. Gavin Hoffman | D, 3-2; TS 20-9 HWT: Tate Orndorff def. Christian Rebottaro (MSU) | MD, 12-1; TS 24-9 Extra Matches: 125: Tristan Lujan (MSU) def. Brady Koontz | D, 5-3 141: Matt Santos (MSU) def. Dylan D'Emilio | D, 3-2 157: Nathan Atienza (MSU) def. Isaac Wilcox | D, 11-4 165: Caleb Fish (MSU) def. Kevon Freeman | D, 4-0 197: Chase Singletary def. Austen Malczewski (MSU) | PIN 2:07 157: Bryce Hepner def. Nathan Atienza (MSU) | PIN 2:50 133: Jordan Hamdan (MSU) def. Brady Koontz | D, 4-2 133: Jordan Decatur def. Tristan Lujan (MSU) | D, 3-2

DURHAM, N.C. -- After opening the ACC season with a win last week, Virginia Tech wrestling took care of business Friday night, beating Duke 42-3 in the first leg of back-to-back ACC road duals. The No. 8 Hokies (6-0, 2-0 ACC) won nine of the 10 matches, including six bonus-point wins. Bryce Andonian, Mekhi Lewis and Stan Smeltzer all registered falls, Hunter Catka won via technical fall and Collin Gerardi had a major decision. Hunter Bolen won via forfeit. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Catka started the dual off with a technical fall victory over Jonah Niesenbaum for his first career ACC dual win. The freshman used three near falls, including two four-pointers, to end the match early. Catka is now 4-1 on the season and 3-1 in dual matches. Brandon Wittenberg picked up his first career win Friday night with a 5-3 decision over Drake Doolittle. The redshirt freshman had two third-period takedowns to seal the victory for the Hokies. In the biggest matchup of the night, No. 12 Andonian pinned No. 19 Josh Finesilver in just 1:02. Andonian moves to 5-0 on the season with two pins and two major decisions, outscoring his opponents 23-0. Connor Brady won his first career ACC dual match with a 9-3 decision over Brandon LaRue. The Ohio native had three takedowns and a reversal throughout the match and added the riding time point. No. 1 Lewis did not take long to pick up his 25th straight NCAA victory. The reigning 165-pound national champion secured the fastest Hokie pin of the season, taking just 34 seconds to record the fall. Results: 285: Hunter Catka (VT) TF Jonah Niesenbaum (DUKE), 18-1 (5:45) 125: Joey Prata (VT) dec. Logan Agin (DUKE), 3-2 133: Brandon Wittenberg (VT) dec. Drake Doolittle (DUKE), 5-3 141: Collin Gerardi (VT) MD Patrick Rowland (DUKE), 10-2 149: #12 Bryce Andonian (VT) WBF #19 Josh Finesilver (DUKE), 1:02 157: Connor Brady (VT) dec. Brandon LaRue (DUKE), 9-3 165: #1 Mekhi Lewis (VT) WBF Eric Carter (DUKE), 0:34 174: Conor Becker (DUKE) dec. Sam Fisher (VT), 10-7 184: #2 Hunter Bolen (VT) wins via forfeit 197: Stan Smeltzer (VT) WBF Kaden Russell (DUKE), 1:06 Extra Matches: 157: Clayton Ulrey (VT) MD Bryson Neace (DUKE), 16-5 UP NEXT The Hokies will stay in North Carolina tonight and travel to Chapel Hill to take on No. 14 North Carolina Saturday at 3 p.m. on the ACC Network Extra. The Tar Heels will be Tech's first ranked test of the season after the Hokies went 5-3 vs. ranked opponents a season ago.

Ben Askren has agreed to box Jake Paul, which means that one of wrestling's most recognizable faces is very likely going to be KO'ed by a YouTube celebrity most famous for being the little brother of another YouTube celebrity. I'm sure the payday is excellent, but with Askren having a new hip and being an objectively terrible boxer, it'll be difficult to (once again) watch a longtime combat sports veteran allow himself to be humiliated for cash. Askren wrestling Burroughs makes sense. He was going to lose, but he's an Olympian and two-time NCAA champion. Accepting a fight where you are knowingly going to be posterized by an absolutely insufferable human is a much sadder setup and outcome than most are acknowledging on Twitter. I wish that combat sport athletes didn't have to make money like this late in their career. It's sad to watch. Maybe Ben makes a miracle happen, but Jake Paul knows how to throw a punch and odds are this is going to hurt. To your questions … Q: Penn State is finally expected to begin its season with this weekend. The Nittany Lions have some new faces in the lineup. Do you see PSU challenging Iowa for the national title? -- Mike C. Foley: Something tells me that Penn State isn't going to wrestle this weekend. I hope that I'm wrong, but with their luck one of their competitors will have a COVID case or otherwise fall into protocol. Iowa is just too strong this year. From top to bottom they have the best team in the nation and there just really isn't much challenging their ascendency to the NCAA title in 2021. If you look at Penn State's lineup the fresh faces would need to be massive to their overall success at the NCAA tournament, but may don't have the experience on the mat and won't be getting enough prior to March. One thing I think indicates the uphill battle is that there no top-ranked Penn State wrestlers in 2021. None. Looking back 2-3 years ago and there were as many as five top-ranked guys midseason. While you can get the job done without an NCAA champion the Nittany Lion firepower isn't available this year. Q: Mark Hall announced that he is moving up to 86 kilograms. How do you think he will do there? Any thoughts on his match against Nate Jackson on Friday night? -- Mike C. Foley: I appreciate Mark Hall's abilities and I think he's probably going to have a great future at 79 kilograms after the 2021 Games in Tokyo. As for moving up to 86 kilograms for a match with Nate Jackson, I'm in full endorsement. The match is probably going to have some great exchanges. As for the outlook in making the 2021 squad, I imagine that Taylor still gets the better of him, though their time spent training together is a variable that I can't control in prognosticating. It's possible, though unlikely, that Taylor gets smoked by Hall in training. If so, seeing how Hall stacks up against the field is important to see if he can make it to a finals matchup with Taylor. Overall, great move by Hall and one that will work to strengthen Team USA for the 2024 Olympic cycle. Who would win a hypothetical matchup between 2021 Gable Steveson (left) and 1999 Stephen Neal (right)? Q: Stephen Neal won the Hodge as a senior, then went on to become a world champ in freestyle the same year. How do you think a college match between 1999 Stephen Neal and 2021 Gable Steveson go? -- Mike C. Foley: Whew. That's tough to say, but I like Stephen Neal hitting a few double legs. A lot of time has passed since we saw Neal wrestle so it's easy to forget that he has one of the best double legs of any heavyweight in history. He also didn't have a ton of trouble with mobility at the time. What screwed Neal from becoming an Olympic team member was a set of rules that were truly, truly atrocious. The match is linked below, but what you'll see is two of the best heavyweights in the world being put into par terre SIX TIMES. Why?! How did anyone think that ruleset was going to create action. Seeing this match has made me a true believer in the current rule set, which has been wildly successful at creating actions for the past eight years. Oh, as for Gable. I quit betting against him months ago. Should we create a time machine I'd back away from my prediction and place big money on Gable. He might just be the man in 2021. Q: It was the 25th anniversary of Dave Schultz's death this week. What comes to mind when you think about Dave Schultz? -- Mike C. Foley: I wasn't into wrestling when Dave was enjoying the best parts of his career, and I was hardly into wrestling when he was murdered. The legacy I see is the one that's been shared with me online and through stories. When I read the question my first response was that Dave appeared to be laid back, focused, and yet brutal on the mat. Dave seemed to be both savage and scholar, which is something that I think can be powerful for top wrestlers to grasp. The time he spent thinking about wrestling and studying, and showing interest in others techniques, was just as valuable as the time he spent conditioning his body. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Jake Paul can box Ben Askren can … ?? Neal vs. McCoy Conor McGregor stance breakdown: This is a great concept for technique breakdowns in wrestling, too. Q: Michael Chandler made his UFC debut last weekend and was impressive, winning by TKO over Dan Hooker in the first round. Do you see think Chandler has the tools to become a UFC champion? -- Mike C. Foley: Mike Chandler looked better in his UFC debut than he looked in all his years at Bellator. The striking that he's been working on for almost a decade has become a go to attack with devastating effect. Add- n his ability to fight off ground attacks and he starts to remind you of Dustin Poirier where he gets better with age. There is absolutely no cap for Chandler. There are matchups that could stall his rise, but the UFC is incentivized to see him climb the ranks and will likely give him the title shot versus Dustin should the post-fight hype continue in earnest as it has for several days. Chandler wouldn't be favored in early betting, but I'm guessing that as the day of the fight comes closer the line will tighten significantly. Q: Any idea what happened with Teague Moore at American? Was he let go because of the program's performance? Or was it something else? Foley: The school wasn't forthcoming about the circumstances, nor did Coach Moore given an explanation. However, there has been mention that Moore's political beliefs negatively impacted his relationship with the school. That can't be confirmed, but I'm sure that as the weeks pass more information will emerge that might bring more clarity. What is certain is that the fallout was not related to the on-the-mat performance. Also, many parents seemed to enjoy Coach Moore and have vocally supported him during this process. Until there is a public statement it's not possible to confirm. On a personal level, I like Coach Moore and wish him the best success in whatever he chooses to do next. He's a good guy.

Requir van der Merwe went 2-0 at 157 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 13/15 Stanford notched a pair of dual wins, Thursday, defeating California Baptist (24-12) and Cal Poly (21-15) at the Mott Athletics Center. Stanford (3-0) moves to 2-0 in the Pac-12 Conference with its win over Cal Poly (2-2, 1-2 Pac-12). CBU drops to 0-4. The Cardinal won seven of the 10 bouts against the Lancers and six of the 10 versus the host Mustangs. Stanford was also 6-2 in extra matches wrestled on the afternoon. Three Cardinal were 2-0 in dual matches - Jackson DiSario at 125 pounds, Requir van der Merwe at 157 pounds and Tyler Eischens at 165 pounds. DiSario and van der Merwe both improved to 3-0 on the season, while Eischens is now 4-0 after picking up an extra match in Bakersfield on Sunday. Redshirt junior Haydn Maley and redshirt senior Nathan Traxler both made their season debuts against the Mustangs. Maley, who wrestled at 197 pounds, picked up an 8-5 decision over Trevor Tinker. Traxler, who moved up to heavyweight, earned a 10-1 major decision against Josh Harkey. The St. Charles, Illinois, native now has 70 career wins - the most on the Cardinal's active roster. Sophomore Luciano Arroyo (141 pounds), redshirt freshman Jaden Abas (149 pounds), redshirt senior Jared Hill (174 pounds) and true freshman Nick Stemmet (197) all picked up wins by decisions against California Baptist. True freshman Jason Miranda (133) was in the Cardinal lineup against Cal Poly and registered a major decision. Stanford continues its road trip, traveling to Little Rock, Arkansas for three duals on Sunday. The Cardinal will face Little Rock in a Pac-12 dual at 8 a.m. PT followed by South Dakota State at 10 a.m. PT and Oklahoma at Noon PT. No. 13 Stanford 24, California Baptist 12 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) dec. Antonio Saldate (CBU) 5-0 133 Christian Nunez (CBU) dec. Logan Ashton (STAN) 3-1 141 Luciano Arroyo (STAN) dec. Chaz Hallmark (CBU) 10-6 149 #15 Jaden Abas (STAN) dec. AJ Raya (CBU) 8-4 157 #16 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) maj. dec. Max Hammond (CBU) 12-1 165 Tyler Eischens (STAN) tech. fall Josh Grant (CBU) 17-0 (5:56) 174 Jared Hill (STAN) dec. Johann Steinforth (CBU) 1-0 184 Caden Gerlach (CBU) fall Ethan Woods (STAN) F1:06 197 Nick Stemmet (STAN) dec. Evan Bockman (CBU) 2-1 285 Zach Schrader (CBU) dec. Seamus O'Malley (STAN) 9-5 No. 13 Stanford 21, Cal Poly 15 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) dec. Antonio Lorenzo (CP) 2-0 133 Jason Miranda (STAN) maj. dec. Benny Martinez (CP) 9-1 141 Lawrence Saenz (CP) maj. dec. Luciano Arroyo (STAN) 11-2 149 Legend Lamer (CP) dec. #15 Jaden Abas (STAN) 4-3 157 #16 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) maj. dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 13-5 165 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Adam Kemp (CP) 11-5 174 Bernie Truax (CP) tech. fall Jared Hill (STAN) 19-3 (5:22) 184 Dylan Miracle (CP) dec. Nick Addison (STAN) 9-4 197 Haydn Maley (STAN) dec. Trevor Tinker (CP) 8-5 285 Nathan Traxler (STAN) maj. dec. Josh Harkey (CP) 10-1 Extra Matches: 125 Dilan Atjun (CBU) fall Suhas Chundi (STAN) F2:32 149 Elijah Cleaver (STAN) fall Anthony Loera (CBU) F1:57 149 Fabian Santillan (STAN) dec. Hunter Leake (CBU) 9-4 149 Logan Gioffre (CP) dec. Dawson Sihavong (STAN) 5-3 157 Charlie Darracott (STAN) tech. fall Marcus Peterson (CBU) 20-2 (6:02) 157 Charlie Darracott (STAN) maj. dec. Max Anderson (CP) 12-3 184 Ethan Woods (STAN) dec. Jared Priest (CP) 9-7 285 Peter Ming (STAN) dec. Christopher Island (CBU) 3-2

Adeline Gray with the American flag after winning her fifth world title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Five-time world champion Adeline Gray announced that she will train in Corvallis, Oregon, at the Beaver Dam Regional Training Center, as well as continue to train in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center, as she makes her Olympic run. "I'm excited to see the Pacific Northwest, and I'm looking forward to the support from the program," Gray told Taylor Miller of USA Wrestling. "Oregon State is making big moves and investing in women, and it's awesome to feel wanted and feel like others value you. RTC programs have been funding men for a long time now, and it's exciting that women now get to benefit from that and the coaching resources." Last month, two-time world bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe joined the Beaver Dam RTC roster. Other members of the Beaver Dam RTC include Isaiah Martinez and Mike Kosoy. "We are excited to add five-time World champion and Olympian Adeline Gray to the Beaver Dam RTC," Oregon State assistant coach Nate Engel said. "One big thing that Head Coach Chris Pendleton wanted to have when he got to Corvallis was an inclusive RTC, supporting all the international styles. We want to have the best athletes here in Corvallis training to win World and Olympic medals. Adeline is one of the biggest advocates in our sport, and I have had the pleasure of working with Adeline for the last year and half and it's been a lot of fun. To be able to have her around our student athletes and share her knowledge is priceless. We can't wait to help her achieve her goal of becoming an Olympic champion."

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Wrestling's scheduled dual at Kent State this Sunday (Jan. 31) has been canceled, announced Thursday by the Mid-American Conference. Official Statement Regarding Mizzou at Kent State Wrestling Dual from MAC Office "The University of Missouri at Kent State University wrestling dual on Sunday, January 31 has been canceled due to roster limitations based on medical clearances by each institution's medical staff. The dual will not be re-scheduled." Mizzou has two scheduled events remaining on its 2021 regular season calendar. First, the Tigers will host SIUE on Feb. 7 inside the Hearnes Center. Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. CT. Mizzou's regular season is scheduled to conclude Feb. 14 at the Cowboy Challenge in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Tigers will be joined by host No. 5 Oklahoma State, West Virginia and Central Oklahoma. Postseason play will begin Feb. 26-27 at the MAC Championships in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The 2021 NCAA Wrestling season is slated to conclude from March 18-20 at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.

Mark Hall and Nate Jackson will face off in the main event of Summit 1 (Photos/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) On Friday, the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center will become the latest RTC to host their own event with Summit 1. Headlining the card is a match featuring multiple-time age-group world champion Mark Hall moving up a weight to take on veteran Nate Jackson. The following is a match-by-match preview of the event, which is set to air live via Rokfin. 125 kilograms: Mauro Correnti vs. Lewis Fernandes Correnti started his collegiate career in 2014 at Lock Haven before transferring to Rider. He started three years at Rider where he was an NCAA qualifier. Last November, Correnti faced off against Nick Nevills on the third NLWC wrestling club show and dropped a 12-2 match. Fernandes is a freshman at Cornell. He wrestled unattached for the Finger Lakes RTC last season. He won the Princeton Open, Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, Cornell Open and the Edinboro Open. His best result came at the Southern Scuffle where he finished fifth. This should be a good early test for Fernandes. After a strong high school career, his official college debut has been delayed. Correnti has been around the block, but Fernandes should be able to use his athletic advantage to take this bout. Prediction: Fernandes VSU1 over Correnti 97 kilograms: Ben Honis vs. Scottie Boykin Honis exhausted his eligibility at Cornell in 2019. As a senior, he finished eighth to become an All-American for the first time. In order to achieve that accomplishment, he needed to score victories over Greg Bulsak, Jay Auello, Ethan Laird and Thomas Lane at the NCAA tournament. Boykin was a three-time NCAA qualifier for Chattanooga. He came up short of All-America honors as a senior in 2018, but he did score victories over the likes of Sawyer Root, Jacob Holschlag, Kyle Conel, Chris Weiler, Rocco Caywood and Nathan Traxler. Boykin recently scored a dominant victory over Brandon Williams on the first Spartan Combat card. 97 kilograms has become a rather crowded weight domestically, and these two seem to be currently competing in the same tier. Honis had the better folkstyle results, and so far that has translated well to the freestyle scene. This match will likely be close, but Honis should be able to pull out the victory. Prediction: Honis VPO1 over Boykin 76 kilograms: Mitch Finesilver vs. Jasmit Phulka Finesilver was a four-time NCAA qualifier for Duke. During his senior season in 2019, he broke through and finished fourth to become an All-American for the first time. His run through the NCAA tournament that season included victories over Parker Kropman, Cole Martin, Jared Prince, Matt Kolodzik and Pat Lugo. On the international scene, Finesilver represents Israel, and he has already picked up a bronze medal at the 2020 Henri Deglane and a gold medal at the 2017 Maccabi Games. Phulka represents Canada on the international level. He is a two-time world team member, and he holds a gold medal from the Canada Cup. Phulka scored a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Championships. He represented Canada at the Pan American Olympic Qualification tournament, but he finished third and failed to qualify 74 kilograms for the upcoming Games. Finesilver has been much more active recently and picked up valuable international experience. Phulka appears to be a solid competitor, but he has not shown the ability to score against a quality competitor like Finesilver. Prediction: Finesilver VPO1 over Phulka 79 kilograms: Dan Vallimont vs. Branson Ashworth Vallimont started his 2020 at the Senior Nationals where he went 2-2 with victories over Kevin Tao and Dracius McKee. Vallimont also faced off against fellow Penn State alumn Vincenzo Joseph on the first NLWC show and dropped a 5-0 match. In his college days, he was a two-time All-American and NCAA finalist for the Nittany Lions. Ashworth finished his collegiate career at Wyoming in 2019. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier and left school with a 143-35 career record. As a senior, he picked up signature wins over Zach Finesilver, Thomas Bullard, Demetrius Romero and Joe Smith. Ashworth's transition to freestyle got off to a hot start with a bronze medal winning performance at the 2020 Cerro Pelado. Vallimont has a pretty sizeable edge in terms of freestyle experience. However, over the years, wrestlers coming right out of collegiate programs have had the edge in matches like this. If Ashworth can avoid ending up on the bottom, he should be able to do enough on the feet to take this one in a slight upset. Prediction: Ashworth VPO1 over Vallimont 63 kilograms: Shelton Mack vs. Ethan Lizak Mack had a strong 2019 where he won the Last Chance Qualifier and then placed fourth at the World Team Trials. He carried that momentum into 2020, but the results were more mixed. He finished eighth at Senior Nationals with wins over Gabriel Gray, Justin Portillo and Sklar Petry. Mack then faced off with some top collegiate stars in freestyle matches, but dropped the bouts against Roman Bravo-Young and Sebastian Rivera. Lizak went 2-2 at Senior Nationals with wins over Michael Jaffer and Earl Hall, but he failed to place. The former three-time All-American at Minnesota then had a tough run on some RTC cards as he dropped back-to-back matches against Micky Phillippi and Kamal Bekaguv. However, he got back on track in his last match with a 10-0 technical superiority over former NCAA champion Matt McDonough. Lizak's somewhat unconventional ability to score from the top in freestyle will likely give Mack a lot of trouble. It will be interesting to see who has the advantage in the neutral positions since Lizak has struggled there at times recently. However, in the end, this is his match to lose. Prediction: Lizak VPO1 over Mack 150 pounds: Anthony Artalona vs. Evan Henderson Artalona joined Penn for the 2019 season. He started as a true freshman and went 29-7 at 149 pounds and nearly became an All-American. At the NCAA tournament, Artalona went 3-2 with wins over Matt Zovistoski, Michael Sprague and Cole Martin but ultimately lost in the round of 12. This past season, Artalona moved up to 157 pounds and went 14-6 before missing the second half of the season with an injury. In the international styles, Artalona was third at the 2019 U23 Nationals in Greco and seventh in freestyle. Henderson had a strong 2020 that saw him make the finals of Senior Nationals. He picked up victories over Doug Zapf, Ian Parker, Rob Mathers and Jaydin Eierman before ultimately coming up short against Andrew Alirez in the finals. In addition to that tournament, Henderson has also recently picked up victories over Anthony Echemendia and Hai Siu on some one-off cards. Artalona's return from injury will come against a very tough opponent. Henderson has performed above expectations at 65 kilograms recently, and he should be a big favorite in this match. It might be closer than some expect, but Henderson should be in control throughout this one. Prediction: Henderson VSU1 over Artalona 205 pounds: Chandler Rogers vs. Ben Darmstadt Rogers finished his collegiate eligibility at Oklahoma State in 2019. Despite coming off back-to-back All-American seasons, he was not selected to represent the team at the NCAA tournament. Following the season, he represented the U.S. at the Pan American Championships where he brought back a gold medal. After that tournament, Rogers transitioned to Greco Roman where he finished third at the U.S. Open, and second at U23 Nationals. This will be his first competitive freestyle action since the April of 2019. Darmstadt returned from injury and wrestled for Cornell during the 2020 season. He went 28-6 and qualified for the NCAA tournament after winning the EIWA tournament at 197 pounds. During the year, he picked up key victories over Sam Colbray, Tanner Sloan, Sam DePrez and Patrick Brucki. Darmstadt returned to freestyle action on the first Spartan Combat Wrestling show where he scored a 50-second fall over Khalil Shakur. Darmstadt deserves to be the favorite in this match. Rogers appeared to be focusing on Greco until recently. On top of that, there may be a meaningful size difference in this match. Rogers wrestled collegiately at 165 pounds, while Darmstadt qualified last year at 197 pounds. Look for that size and reach to play an advantage here. Prediction: Darmstadt VPO1 over Rogers 71 kilograms: Skylar Grote vs. Enas Ahmed Grote had a strong 2020 that saw her win the U23 Nationals and finish second at the senior-level version of the event. Grote was recently drafted by Victoria Francis to be part of Team Francis for the upcoming Captains' Cup. The event will feature teams drafted by some of the sport's top stars and will compete in a dual event next month. Ahmed competes internationally for Egypt. She represented her country at the 2016 Olympic Games where she finished fifth. Ahmed is also a two-time African champion with her most recent title coming in 2015. This should be an interesting test for Grote. She will get an opportunity against someone with experience competing at the highest levels of the sport. With that being said, Ahmed has not been overly active since 2016, and Grote should be able to control this match from start to finish. Prediction: Grote VPO1 over Ahmed 88 kilograms: Myles Martin vs. Max Dean After winning an NCAA title as a true freshman in 2016, Martin appeared to be well on the way to his second during his senior season in 2019. He entered the NCAA tournament undefeated. However, in the semifinals, he ran into Dean and dropped a 5-4 upset. Martin ended up finishing third to become a four-time All-American. He converted well to freestyle as he finished second at the 2019 Senior Nationals. Since last summer, Martin has gone 3-1 on domestic shows with victories over Drew Foster, Taylor Lujan and Nate Jackson. His only defeat during the stretch came to David Taylor. After besting Myles, Dean went on to finish second at the 2019 NCAA tournament. He then took an Olympic redshirt year for the 2020 season. This year, the Ivy League has canceled competition, so Dean's Cornell squad is not participating in the college season. Dean wrestled at the 2020 Senior Nationals where he went 3-2 with a victory over Mickey Labriola. He also picked up victories over C.J. Brucki and Khalil Shakur on one-off shows. It is hard to imagine that Myles has not been searching for this rematch. His recent freestyle results have been strong, and he should be the favorite to win this bout. It will be interesting to see how he handles the mental aspects of once again taking on someone who handed him a historic upset. Prediction: Martin VPO1 over Dean 79 kilograms: David McFadden vs. Vincenzo Joseph Last fall, McFadden won the championship at the U23 Nationals with key wins over Jake Allar and Nelson Brands. In addition to that tournament, the former Virginia Tech wrestler has been active on the domestic freestyle circuit. Since the start of 2021, he has dropped a match against world champion Kyle Dake and picked up a victory over former Wisconsin wrestler Evan Wick. Joseph has not been particularly active since the end of his collegiate career. Last season, he finished up his senior year with a 15-1 record. His only defeat came against rival Alex Marinelli of Iowa. Joseph won the regular season meeting, but Marinelli took a 3-2 victory in the finals of the Big Ten Championships. Joseph still earned All-America honors despite the cancellation and finished his career as a four-time All-American, three-time finalist and two-time champion. His last competition came on the first NLWC show back in September where he scored a 5-0 decision over fellow Penn State alumn Dan Vallimont. These two met in the 2018 NCAA tournament. Joseph won that match via a 3-1 score, and despite the different style, that result probably says a lot of this meeting. Joseph is strong defensively and controls the mat well. McFadden likes to come forward with pressure, but expect Joseph to neutralize a lot of that with his ties. Joseph should be the favorite to win a close match. Prediction: Joseph VPO1 over McFadden 88 kilograms: Mark Hall vs. Nate Jackson Hall will return to action for the first time since wrestling in the 2020 Big Ten tournament. During his senior season at Penn State, he went 24-1. His lone defeat came during the regular season against Iowa's Michael Kemerer. Hall got revenge over Kemerer in the finals of the Big Ten tournament where he took an 8-5 decision. Hall was set to return to action and move up to 86 kilograms on the first Wrestling Underground show last August. However, he pulled out with an injury. In freestyle, Hall is a three-time age-group world champion and holds a gold medal from the Pan American Championships. Jackson has been one of the most active domestic freestyle competitors since the onset of the global pandemic. In addition to finishing second at the 2020 Senior Nationals, Jackson has also wrestled 11 matches on various one-off events and smaller tournaments. During the run, he has picked up victories over the likes of Sammy Brooks, Drew Fosters and Brett Pfarr. In his last match, the two-time All-American at Indiana dropped a 6-1 match against J'den Cox on the undercard of the Burroughs vs. Taylor event. The weight is a real wild card in this match. Hall wrestled collegiately at 174 pounds, which is roughly 20 pounds lighter than 88 kilograms. On top of that, Jackson is not small for 86 kilograms and has wrestled recently as high as 215 pounds. In theory, Hall should be able to control this match with his defense and perhaps win a few scrambles to take a close victory. However, it remains to see how he will handle the size and defensive prowess of Jackson. Prediction: Hall VPO1 over Jackson

Central Michigan Wrestling will not participate in the Clarion Quad this Saturday due to a COVID-19-related issue within the program. The department is currently assessing the issue to determine the program's practice and competition status.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Oregon State wrestling team's match against Arizona State, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Sun Devils' program. The Beavers return to action on Sunday Feb. 7 when they host Utah Valley beginning at 4 pm (PT), followed by Stanford at 6 pm and CSU Bakersfield at 8 pm.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Avila University Department of Athletics is thrilled to introduce Graham Karwath as the first head coach of the department's newly-unveiled men's and women's wrestling teams, which will begin competition in the 2021-22 school year. "I am really excited to welcome Graham to the Avila Athletics family," said Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn Summe. "Graham had reached out to me prior to us even announcing that we were starting wrestling with the thought that Avila would be a great place to start a wrestling program, and he exudes eagerness and a passion for the sport of wrestling." Avila unveiled its plans to add both men's and women's wrestling, along with both men's and women's bowling, to its roster of varsity sports last month, which will raise the school's total up to 16 varsity sports. "I am thrilled to be headed to Avila University to build Kansas City's only collegiate wrestling program," Karwath said. "I'm very honored and grateful to Shawn Summe and the hiring committee for giving me this opportunity to lead the first men's and women's wrestling programs at Avila." A passionate, experienced wrestling coach who rapidly rose up the ranks from high school assistant coach to collegiate head coach in less than a decade, the St. Louis-based Karwath will come to Kansas City after most recently serving as the head men's and women's wrestling coach at MacMurray College in Illinois, where he helped to produce the first three NCWCC All-Americans in the program's history. After MacMurray announced its decision to suspend university operations after the spring 2020 semester, Karwath has spent much of the last year as a recruiting specialist with Blue Chip Wrestling Camps, helping to develop a database of high school wrestlers looking to be scouted by college coaches. That helped him learn about the Kansas City high school and club wrestling scenes, and, he says, helped him see the other side of the puzzle after he had learned to approach recruiting from the perspective of a college coach. Karwath got his start in the wrestling coaching ranks at East Ascension High School in Louisiana, where he served as an assistant coach from 2012-2014. From there, he moved on to become a student assistant coach at his soon-to-be alma mater Williams Baptist University in Arkansas, where he was part of a coaching staff that mentored ten NAIA All-Americans and two NAIA National Champions. At WBU, Karwath also managed the team's social media accounts, helping to increase the exposure of the Eagle wrestling program, and helped to coordinate fundraising and recruiting efforts. After four years at Williams Baptist, Karwath moved on to become the assistant men's and women's wrestling coach at Lindenwood University-Belleville in Illinois in July 2018, where he coached the Lynx's first-ever NAIA All-American. Less than a year later, he was promoted to head coach of the program, his first collegiate head coaching position. "Starting a program is a unique challenge, but an incredible privilege," Karwath said. "I am excited to get to work to build a program that the Kansas City area and the wrestling community can be proud of. Go Eagles!"

There is no doubt that this college wrestling season has been a wacky one thus far. But I think Week 4 of the 2021 season takes the cake for the strangest week yet. Since Friday, we have seen the following: cancelled events; fired coaches; added meets, with less than a day's notice; top-five wrestlers being upset by unranked opponents; and so much more. Here are five takeaways from this past weekend (Jan. 22-24) in college wrestling. Iowa's elite "one-two punch" is scary While I don't want to make it a habit of putting Iowa as my first takeaway every week, I feel that it is a necessity now. For the second straight week, Spencer Lee, Iowa's two-time NCAA champion, had a first period pin. Additionally, his training partner, 133-pounder Austin DeSanto put up a technical fall, scoring more than 20 points in his individual bout for the second straight match. While I don't expect this duo to score pins and technical falls every time they take the mat, I do expect them to continue their success. With that, the Pennsylvania preps will play a large part in helping Iowa to an undefeated dual meet record and a 2021 Big Ten title. They are as potent of a one-two punch as anyone can ask for in college wrestling. And it doesn't hurt that they have an equally accomplished starting lineup behind them. In their 35-4 decision against Minnesota on Friday night, Iowa won nine of 10 matches. Isaac Trumble of NC State knocked off No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi of Pitt (Photo/NC State Athletics) A noteworthy upset: Isaac Trumble (NC State) defeats No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) Upsets are a part of competition. Some upsets can be expected, while others are shocking and unforeseen. Week 4 saw a myriad of upsets, including some that were certainly unexpected. One upset that caught my eye happened Friday night between ACC rivals Pitt and NC State. While Pitt was beat handily by the reigning 2020 ACC champs NC State on Friday, one bout that didn't go as planned, yielding a shocking result, was at 197 pounds between No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi and an unranked Isaac Trumble of NC State. While this bout in particular did not determine the dual meet score, it was one of the biggest individual upsets of the week. In the bout, Nino Bonaccorsi, the No. 5 197-pounder, was dominated by an unranked NC State foe, Isaac Trumble. In the match, Trumble was able to secure a four-point nearfall, an escape, and a riding time point, in his 6-1 decision over Bonaccorsi. For the Pitt Panther, his lone point of the match came via a locked hands call against Trumble in the second period. With the loss, No. 5 Bonaccorsi falls to 4-1 on the young season. Penn State's much awaited debut is put on hold … again For the second straight week, COVID-19 issues prevented No. 3 Penn State from getting on the mat. While this is unfortunate, I don't think the Nittany Lion faithful need to hit the panic button just yet. Yes, the PSU starting lineup is young. To that end, during the last five years, Penn State has never had set of starters with as few NCAA tournament appearances or podium finishes as the group of starters they're expected to send out this year. For instance, Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, and Brady Berge are the only athletes who have wrestled at an NCAA Championships, and only RBY and Lee have stood on the podium. However, despite the inexperience, Penn State has been here in the past. The last time they went with a starting lineup without any returning champs was the 2015-2016 season. That year, the Blue and White put five in the finals, had two NCAA champs, and won a team title by 25.5 points. While I'm not saying that this 2021 season will be a repeat of the 2015-2016 campaign for PSU, I am saying that despite some growing pains, expect PSU to be a force to be reckoned with this season. Whenever they open the season, they are likely a top team and a definite NCAA title- contender. Hopefully, Penn State's match with Big Ten foe Northwestern, originally scheduled for Jan. 30, will not be impacted by the recent string of PSU COVID-19-related cancellations. Moore ousted at American American University wrestling coach Teague Moore has departed from American University, effective immediately, after nine seasons on the job. Over the last nine seasons at American, the Eagles went 60-71 in dual meets with a 24-41 mark in EIWA matches. These teams featured five All-Americans, 32 NCAA qualifiers and 47 place-winners at the EIWA Championships. Personally, I don't hate the decision, but I don't completely support it either. My biggest gripe comes with the timing of the coaching change. I will admit that I'm not particularly close to the situation, so there could be reasons for this choice beyond my understanding. However, I never support a midseason coaching adjustment in any sport, wrestling included. To me, such a spontaneous and abrupt decision only causes disarray and dysfunction in a program. Moving forward, the American Department of Athletics will conduct a national search for a new head coach. In the meantime, former AU wrestler Jason Grimes will serve as the program's interim coach and take on the leadership role in the wrestling room. Whether the Eagles stick with Grimes or elect to go in a different direction regarding the leader of the American program, I hope they act swiftly in finding a replacement, whomever it may be. We've heard the phrase "This is a fluid and unprecedented situation" Since last March, society (and the sports world) has been operating under uncertainty. Whether teams will be able to play their season schedules as previously planned remains a mystery. In other weeks, we have seen a dual meet canceled due to coronavirus concerns, but this weekend we saw something very different. West Virginia University, who was supposed to have the weekend free from competition, scheduled a match with Cleveland State, less than 24 hours prior to the match itself. In the impromptu dual, WVU earned an 18-15 victory. While the particulars of the dual itself aren't crucial, this occurrence shows that the entirety of the NCAA wrestling ecosystem is constantly working to give fans (and student-athletes) as much college wrestling as can be safely accommodated, even if it is unpredictable. These efforts should be commended and appreciated.

LITTLE ROCK -- The Trojans made program history twice Sunday by picking up their first-ever Division I win over Fresno State followed by their first conference victory at CSU Bakersfield. Little Rock wrestling bested Fresno State 35-11 before claiming the win over Pac-12 opponent CSU-Bakersfield, 24-21. "Super pumped for the guys," said head coach Neil Erisman. "We started off rough but found a way to fight back and that's what wrestling is all about. Got some wins, got some pins, and found a way to keep wrestling. All these matches and all this work we've put in is starting to show and it's big for the guys. It's a breakthrough for our program, our guys, and it's what we've been expecting so it makes it that much better." In the first milestone, Paul Bianchi and Gabe Beyer each earned major decisions over Fresno State, each going 2-1 on the day, while Thomas Lisher added a 3-2 decision to pick up his first win of the season. Little Rock won by forfeit at four weight classes to seal the deal, 35-11. After wrestling both Cal Poly and Fresno State, Trojans then made the two-hour journey from San Luis Obispo to Bakersfield to take on the Roadrunners, taking down their Pac-12 foes with a 24-21 team score. True freshman Khyler Brewer had a breakout match with his technical fall win against CSUB, while Kyle Prewitt and Dylan Johnson each picked up big team points, each producing pins in the first period. Alex Hernandez and Beyer helped out as well, with the freshman adding his second career win by decision and Beyer collecting another major today. "We had some big time wins by Khyler, Kyle, and Dylan," added Coach Erisman. "If we wouldn't have gotten that pin from Dylan, we wouldn't have gotten that dual. I don't think Division I wrestling has ever had an Arkansas native perform like this. The level of commitment he's put into this is incredible and we're proud to have him in our gym." The Trojans will return home to Little Rock next weekend for their last appearance at the Jack Stephens Center this season, hosting Oklahoma, South Dakota State, and Pac-12 members Stanford on Sunday, Jan. 31. RESULTS vs Cal Poly 125: Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) DEC Khyler Brewer, SV-1, 5-3 133: Paul Bianchi TF Benny Martinez (Cal Poly), 23-8 (7:00) 141: Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) MD Conner Ward, 10-2 149: Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) MD Joseph Bianchi, 15-2 157: Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) MD Noah Aziere, 13-0 165: Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) MD Alex Hernandez, 14-4 174: #25 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) TF Triston Wills, 20-4 (4:45) 184: Tanner Mendoza DEC Jarad Priest (Cal Poly), 3-1 197: Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) F Dylan Johnson, 4:55 285: Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) DEC Gabe Beyer, TB-1, 3-2 vs Fresno State 125: Khyler Brewer win by forfeit 133: Paul Bianchi MD Haiden Drury (Fresno State), 14-4 141: #13 DJ Lloren (Fresno State) MD Conner Ward, 9-0 149: Kyle Parco (Fresno State) DEC Kyle Prewitt, 4-1 157: Thomas Lisher (Little Rock) DEC Christopher Gaxiola (Fresno State), 3-2 165: Alex Hernandez wins by forfeit 174: Triston Wills wins by forfeit 184: Hunter Cruz (Fresno State) MD Tanner Mendoza, 10-2 197: Dylan Johnson wins by forfeit 285: Gabe Beyer MD Randy Gonzalez (Fresno State), 12-3 vs CSU-Bakersfield 125: Khyler Brewer TF Eddie Flores (CSUB), 18-3 (7:00) 133: Chance Rich (CSUB) DEC Paul Bianchi, 7-5 141: Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) DEC Conner Ward, 3-0 149: Kyle Prewitt F Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 2:27 157: Brock Rogers (CSUB) win by default over Thomas Lisher 165: Alex Hernandez DEC Braden Smelser (CSUB), 7-2 174: Robert Urias (CSUB) DEC Triston Wills, 4-3 184: Dominic Ducharme (CSUB) F Tanner Mendoza, 2:04 197: Dylan Johnson F Adrian Chavez (CSUB), 1:58 285: Gabe Beyer MD Jacob Sieder (CSUB), 13-5 Extra Matches: 133: Jaylen Carson DEC Brandon Paulson (CBU), 10-5 133: Jaylen Carson MD Alexander Hernandez (CSUB), 12-1 141: Jaylen Carson F Jose Landin (CSUB), 2:25 157: Noah Aziere DEC Josh McMillon (CSUB), 6-4 165: Zeke Beach F Hunter LaRue (CSUB), 2:47 165: Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) MD Zeke Beach, 16-5 184: Louis Rojas (CBU) MD Zane Davis, 11-3 197: Arick Lopez (CBU) DEC Brooks Sacharczyk, 6-0 285: Josiah Hill DEC Jarrod Snyder (CSUB), 4-2 285: Zach Schrader (CBU) F Josiah Hill, 2:10