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Ohio State's Kollin Moore will bring a perfect 24-0 record into the postseason (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Finishing unbeaten for an entire college wrestling season is no easy feat. Just four wrestlers did it last year. But a much larger number of competitors are on track to complete the 2019-20 season with a zero in the loss column. This year's list is loaded with top-level wrestlers. There are 14 NCAA Division I wrestlers who will carry unbeaten records into the postseason. Just for fun, we are ranking the undefeated wrestlers most likely to finish this season without a defeat. Here is my list, in order of the most likely wrestlers to go unbeaten: 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) 15-0 The two-time NCAA champion hasn't been seriously challenged this season. His toughest match was his most recent bout, a 12-3 major decision over No. 4 Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State on Sunday night. It won't be easy for Lee, but he's the heavy favorite to win NCAAs again at 125 pounds. Lee has a knack for peaking when the stakes are highest. 197: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) 24-0 A national finalist last year, Moore has been one of the most dominant wrestlers in the country this season. He's a strong, physical and hard-charging wrestler who has been a force on the international level in freestyle as well. Moore is right on track to be a national champion this season. 141: Nick Lee (Penn State) 18-0 You can't help but love the way this guy wrestles. He gets after it. He gave up an early takedown to top-ranked Luke Pletcher of Ohio State before taking control for the rest of the match in earning an impressive win. Lee is the total package with his high level of technique, toughness and tenacity. He is going to be difficult to beat. 165: Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 13-0 Joseph won two NCAA titles before finishing second last season. He's bounced back with a terrific season where he's had impressive wins over All-Americans Alex Marinelli of Iowa and Evan Wick of Wisconsin. Joseph is a tough matchup with his strength and stamina. He's a difficult opponent to wrestle and he's tough to score on. Minnesota's Gable Steveson had an undefeated regular season for the second straight year (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) 12-0 Steveson is the most talented wrestler in the country in any weight class. He's a mobile and explosive wrestler who I really believe can make a run at an Olympic medal this year. He's that good. If he stays on the attack, he will win his first NCAA title. He will face a tough challenge with unbeaten Mason Parris of Michigan in his weight class. 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 13-0 The two-time All-American has come on strong late in the season after bumping up two weight classes. Kemerer earned a huge victory over NCAA champion and three-time finalist Mark Hall of Penn State in a dual meet this season. No doubt, the talented Hall will be determined to avenge that loss in the postseason. Kemerer is starting to peak after being out with an injury last season. 157: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 18-0 Deakin has ascended to the No. 1 ranking with a superb season. Staying there will be a challenge with past NCAA finalist Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State and talented freshman David Carr of Iowa State ready to challenge for the title. Deakin is a veteran with strong credentials who is certainly capable of being the top guy in late March. 285: Mason Parris (Michigan) 26-0 Is there a more improved wrestler in the country than Parris? He won a Junior world title over the summer before putting together an impressive regular season for the Wolverines. Parris is really good, but Minnesota's Gable Steveson is going to be difficult to beat. I wouldn't count Parris out though. He's a tough, gritty wrestler who is fun to watch. And he keeps improving. 149: Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) 10-0 This weight class is still fairly wide open, but Kolodzik is a proven wrestler capable of reaching the top of the podium. But there are a number of evenly matched guys in this balanced weight class. Kolodzik has placed third and fifth at nationals. He's won his share of matches at the NCAA meet. He is definitely someone who can make a title run this year. 125: Pat Glory (Princeton) 20-0 Glory is excellent in the top position and his style could create problems for Iowa's Spencer Lee. If Lee has a weakness, it is when he's on bottom. Glory needs to avoid being taken down if he matches up with the Iowa standout and then hope he can prevail with his strength in the top position. 125: Jack Mueller (Virginia) 12-0 This is another veteran capable of winning his share of big matches. He proved that last year in reaching the NCAA finals before falling 5-0 to Iowa's Spencer Lee. Mueller is very good, but he's also in the same weight as one of the nation's best pound-for-pound wrestlers in Spencer Lee. 133: Chas Tucker (Cornell) 28-0 Tucker has had a heck of a season and he's an excellent wrestler, but he's also ranked fifth behind four studs from the Big Ten. Tucker would need a superb performance to surpass the guys ahead of him, but you never know. Crazy things are known to happen this time of year. Tucker is definitely capable of making a big splash next month. 197: Noah Adams (West Virginia) 29-0 The second-ranked Adams may not receive the recognition he deserves, but he's had an outstanding season. Adams has made big gains with his wrestling. He's won his share of big matches and he now has a big opportunity in front of him at the 2020 NCAA Championships. I wouldn't count him out. Stanford's Shane Griffith is an undefeated freshman ranked No. 3 in the country (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 165: Shane Griffith (Stanford) 26-0 Griffith has had a superb season, but he's in a loaded weight class that includes two-time NCAA champion Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State along with a number of other high All-Americans. But you never know. A freshman wasn't expected to win this weight class last year, but that didn't stop Virginia Tech freshman Mekhi Lewis from reaching the top of the podium at 165. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

Always dreamed of being able to go the NCAAs ... but only have time to take in a single session? Now you can! The 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are now offering college wrestling fans the opportunity to purchase single-session tickets in advance ... online. For the first time in recent history, you can purchase tickets for any of the six sessions for the 2020 NCAA D1s, to be held Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 21 at US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Each day will feature two sessions ... culminating with Session 6 -- the championship finals -- on Saturday night. You can also purchase tickets for all six sessions as a package online. Want to enhance your fan experience at the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships? Check out The NCAA Experience managed by PRIMESPORT. The NCAA Experience is an exclusive, 2-hour pre-session party located in the DeltaSky360 Club featuring early entry to U.S. Bank Stadium (30 minutes prior to general public), a limited open bar, delicious pre-match tailgate food, meet-and-greet with NCAA wrestling legends, photo opportunity with the NCAA Championships trophy and more! The NCAA Experience fan hospitality will open 60 minutes prior to each session. Tickets for The NCAA Experience may be purchased in advance online. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have always been THE big event on the U.S. amateur wrestling calendar. Now, this year, the championships will be bigger than ever ... thanks to the 2020 NCAAs being held for the first time in an indoor football stadium -- US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. This totally enclosed venue -- which resembles a huge, glassy Viking ship -- has a seating capacity of 66,860 for football, and 72,711 for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four. These seating capacities are more than three times that of typical basketball/hockey arenas that have hosted NCAA Division I championships for the past few decades. And that means significantly greater numbers of amateur wrestling fans will have the opportunity to witness in THE major event of the college wrestling season in person. And, while you're at the 2020 NCAAs, check out the free Fan Festival at the Armory, just two blocks west of US Bank Stadium. This annual festival -- held this year on Friday-Saturday, March 20-21 -- has so much for fans to take in. Watch Team USA wrestlers practice, attend autograph sessions and a coaches clinic, buy wrestling memorabilia, and take part in an NCAA semifinals preview show. Free and open to the public, the Fan Festival will be an added food and beverage outlet for wrestling fans between sessions.

Kegan Koshiol and McKinley EricksonTwo St. Croix Falls High School wrestlers were killed on their way to work out with their teammates before school Friday. Kegan Koshiol and McKinley Erickson died when their SUV hit a patch of ice, ran off the road, flipped over, and struck a series of trees in St. Croix Falls on the western Wisconsin border with Minnesota, northeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Koshiol and Erickson were slated to travel with the rest of their team to state sectionals at Edgar, Wis. just west of Wausau. The tragic news was shared on the Facebook page of the St. Croix Falls Wrestling Booster Club. Erickson was a junior, and a standout athlete in football, wrestling and track, according to WCCO-TV. The CBS affiliate in the Twin Cities described Koshiol as "a well-loved freshman, and a strong wrestler. His friends say he had interest in one day serving in the military as a pilot." St. Croix Falls wrestling coach Joe Raygor says the wrestling team decided to honor Erickson and Koshiol by competing at the sectionals in Wausau. "We kind of left it up to the kids to come today," Raygor said. "We had two opt out because they couldn't overcome the grief, but we had eight kids come down today. We talked about that sometimes it's not the easy choice, but you have to do what's really hard. We left it up to the kids, we told them we loved them, they came down here, they're ready to fight, and they're wrestling hard. We had both families reach out and tell us they wanted the boys to wrestle hard and they're supportive from home. You know, that's pretty powerful. The big thing that we preach is family. This is a horrible thing, but it reminds us of the family piece." Upon arriving in Edgar, the team was greeted with condolences from schools around the state of Wisconsin, WSAU-TV of Wausau reported. Both coaches and wrestlers used the tournament as an opportunity to honor their teammates and come closer together. Four of the wrestlers from St. Croix Falls made it to the finals of the sectional tournament which gives them an automatic bid to the state tournament which starts Thursday at Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Memorial services were recently announced.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Senior Pat Lugo wrapped his senior day with a fall and the top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team wrapped its undefeated regular season (13-0) with a 34-6 win over No. 10 Oklahoma State on Sunday. Pat Lugo (Photo/Brian Ray, HawkeyeSports.com)Lugo made short work in his home finale, decking No. 6 Boo Lewallen in two minutes, 21 seconds. "Very special. My first pin in Carver actually. It was cool," Lugo said. "There were a lot of fans cheering. It was a good night, but the job is not finished. We've got Big Tens, nationals. I want to get my hand raised, do the same thing in Minnesota." Lugo's pin was one of two Hawkeye falls and one of six bonus-point victories. Iowa opened the dual with a combination of major decision, fall, major decision, fall. Iowa led 20-3 at intermission, and held a 28-point advantage by the end, matching its largest margin of victory over the Cowboys in 25 years. "Get the bonus points. When you get the clamps on the guy you make him pay. There were some good things there," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. Spencer Lee and Alex Marinelli both earned top 10 wins. Lee used one takedown, six nearfall points and three minutes of riding time to defeat No. 4 Nick Piccininni, 12-3, at 125. Marinelli exchanged escapes with No. 6 Travis Wittlake before breaking a 1-1 tie with a takedown in the final minute at 165. Austin DeSanto won by fall, pinning No. 14 Reece Witcraft in two minutes, 38 seconds at 133. Max Murin scored five takedowns and a season-high 15 points in is 15-4 major decision over No. 12 Dusty Hone at 141. Michael Kemerer and Tony Cassioppi also won by major decision. Kemerer racked up five minutes of riding time in a 12-2 win over No. 13 Joe Smith at 174, and Cassioppi closed the dual with an 11-1 major at 285. Jacob Warner also won by decision, 8-3, at 197. Oklahoma State won decisions at 157 and 184. The dual was Iowa's final home dual of the season. A single-season record 87,979 wrestling fans came through the gates of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2019-20, a new NCAA average attendance record of 12,568. "We had a great schedule and our fans showed up from the get-go," Brands said. "We had 10,000-plus for Chattanooga and we have to continue that next year. We have to get ready to give our fans something to be excited about going into this postseason and put some exclamation marks on these next two tournaments" UP NEXT Iowa competes at the 2020 Big Ten Championships in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Marcy 7-8. The NCAA Championships are March 19-21 in Minneapolis. NOTABLES The 28-point margin of victory ties for the fourth largest in the series against Oklahoma State, and matches the largest since a 31-3 victory in 1995. Iowa wrestlers finished the dual season with a combined 108-22 record. Iowa completed its 22nd undefeated season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes are 262-25 since moving into the arena in 1983. Iowa set an NCAA average attendance record, averaging 12,568 in seven duals. The 87,979 fans through the gates is also a school single-season record. Spencer Lee scored bonus points for the 14th time in 15 matches. He outscored his opponents 183-13 in the regular season. Austin DeSanto earned his second pin of the season. He has scored bonus points in 11 of 14 wins. Pat Lugo improved to 9-1 against ranked opponent and earned his sixth top 10 win of the season. Marinelli earned his fourth top 10 win of the season. Michael Kemerer improved to 13-0 and has won 32 straight duals. Results: 125 -- #1 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. #4 Nick Piccininni (OKST), 12-3; 4-0 133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) pinned Reece Witcraft (OKST), 2:39; 10-0 141 -- #5 Max Murin (IA) major dec. Dusty Hone (OKST), 15-4; 14-0 149 -- #2 Pat Lugo (IA) pinned #6 Boo Lewallen (OKST), 2:21; 20-0 157 -- Wyatt Sheets (OKST) dec. #5 Kaleb Young (IA), 9-4; 20-3 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #6 Travis Wittlake (OKST), 3-2; 23-3 174 -- #1 Michael Kemerer (IA) major dec. #13 Joe Smith (OKST), 12-2; 27-3 184 -- #14 Anthony Montalvo (OKST) dec. Nelson Brands (IA), 8-2; 27-6 197 -- #6 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #16 Dakota Greer (OKST), 8-3; 30-6 285 -- #3 Tony Cassioppi (IA) major dec. Austin Harris (OKST), 11-1; 34-6 Records: Iowa (13-0), Oklahoma State (13-3) Attendance: 13,109

AMES, Iowa -- No. 19 Iowa State (10-5, 7-1 Big 12) ended its dual season on a bright note with a 22-16 victory over North Dakota State (10-4, 5-2 Big 12) in wrestling action Sunday evening in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State won six matches and the takedown battle, 16-7. The win gave the Cyclones a share of the Big 12 dual title at 7-1. How It Happened Iowa State fell down 7-0 after dropping the first two matches at 157 and 165 pounds. Sam Colbray recorded three points for the Cyclones at 174 pounds with a 7-3 victory over Luke Weber. Colbray recorded a pair of takedowns in the third period to improve his season record to 14-7. Marcus Coleman dominated his match in a 15-4 win over T.J. Pottinger at 184 pounds. Coleman was the aggressor from the start, taking down Pottinger in the first 16 seconds while adding back points. He ended the match with five takedowns overall. Gannon Gremmel tied the match at 10-10 with a victory over Brandon Metz at 285 pounds. Gremmel led 1-0 after two periods and Metz chose neutral to begin the third. Gremmel sealed the deal with a takedown nine seconds into the period and stayed on top until the final horn for a 4-0 triumph. Alex Mackall tallied a 6-3 victory over McGwire Midkiff in the 125-pound match, notching a pair of takedowns and a reversal. Todd Small got an early takedown in the 133-pound match, but after a takedown by Cam Sykora moments later, Small's leg got tangled and the match ended by injury default at the 1:24 mark. At 141 pounds, Ian Parker wasted little time in his pin over Sawyer Degen. Parker was up 6-1 after the first period and got the pin in the third period with a cradle after his fourth takedown. Parker improves to 18-3 on the season. Jarrett Degen secured the win with a 4-3 victory over Jaden Van Maanen at 149 pounds. The score was tied at 3-3 heading into the final period, but Degen rode out Van Maanen to avoid the escape and get the extra point for riding time. Next Up Iowa State will start preparation for the 2020 Big 12 Championship, March 7-8 at The BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Results: 157: Jared Franek (NDSU) maj. dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 11-2 165: Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 8-1 174: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Luke Weber (NDSU), 7-3 184: Marcus Coleman (ISU) maj. dec. T.J. Pottinger (NDSU), 15-4 197: Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. Joel Shapiro (ISU), 3-2 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Brandon Metz (NDSU), 4-0 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) dec. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 6-3 133: Cam Sykora (NDSU) inj. def. Todd Small (ISU), 1:24 141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Sawyer Degen (NDSU), 6:16 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) dec. Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU), 4-3

No. 14 Princeton broke a 23-match skid to No. 25 Rutgers and picked up the program's first win over the Scarlet Knights since 1990, closing the dual-match season with a win to finish 9-4 and complete the New Jersey sweep, with wins over Rutgers and Rider, for the first time since the 1982-83 season. The Tigers have faced those teams in the same season 18 times since the last sweep, including every year since the sweep through the 1989-90 season, again in the 2005-06 season, and again annually since 2009-10. Princeton opened with a decision from third-ranked Patrick Glory at 125 but saw Rutgers get the next two to take a 6-3 lead. Then came the only match of the night that didn't end in a decision, as fourth-ranked Matthew Kolodzik turned in a first-period pin against Gerard Angelo to put Princeton in front, 9-6. Its significance didn't become clearer until later in the match, but it ended up swaying the night Princeton's way. Kolodzik's win began a three-match win streak for Princeton that included decisions for fourth-ranked Quincy Monday at 157 and Grant Cuomo at 165, with Cuomo's coming by a point, 8-7. That put Princeton ahead 15-6, and after Rutgers' Willie Scott had a decision win at 174, Travis Stefanik, who had the clincher in the Ivy title-winning dual against Cornell two weeks earlier, put Princeton up 18-9 with a 5-2 decision at 184. Princeton had a scare when third-ranked Patrick Brucki suffered an injury early in his match, but he continued and nearly won, falling 10-9 to limit Rutgers' gain to making it 18-12. With one match to go, Brucki's outcome was the clincher for Princeton, though the coaching staffs would have had to consult their rule books and do some quick addition to know that. Had Rutgers won by pin at heavyweight, the first criteria, victories, wouldn't have decided it as each team would have five. The second criteria would have been no help either, as each team would have had one pin and four decisions each. The third criteria, though, went Princeton's way by the thinnest of margins, as Princeton racked up 48 points in its non-pin matches to Rutgers' 47. It didn't come to that. Aidan Conner battled Rutgers' Matthew Correnti to a 6-3 decision, with Correnti's win making it just 18-15. Princeton will have next weekend off before heading to EIWAs at Lehigh, where the team has finished third each of the last three years behind Lehigh and Cornell in either order, giving Princeton its best finish at the event since its 1978 title. Results: 125: #3 Patrick Glory (Princeton) wins by decision over #20 Nicolas Aguilar (Rutgers), 10-5 133: #10 Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 7-5 141: Zach Firestone (Rutgers) wins by decision over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 5-2 149: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) wins by fall over Gerard Angelo (Rutgers), 2:55 157: #4 Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over Mike Vanschenkbrill (Rutgers), 8-5 165: Grant Cuomo (Princeton) wins by decision over Brett Donner (Rutgers), 8-7 174: Willie Scott (Rutgers) wins by decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 6-1 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) wins by decision over #13 Billy Janzer (Rutgers), 5-2 197: #19 Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) wins by decision over #3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton), 10-9 HWT: Matthew Correnti (Rutgers) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 6-3

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Senior Trey Keeley, junior Charlie Faber, and sophomore Jack Bokina all posted major decisions as Brown University wrestling rallied past Sacred Heart University, 18-15, in its regular season finale on Sunday afternoon at the William H. Pitt Center. Trailing 12-3 after the first half of the dual, the Bears (4-8, 4-7 EIWA) won four of the meet's final five bouts to come back and defeat the Pioneers (8-6, 3-5 EIWA), closing out a 2-0 weekend that included a 19-18 victory over Harvard yesterday. The Bears concluded the regular season with three wins in their final four duals. "It's nice to be able to close the regular season with back-to-back wins and with wins in three of our last four matches," Brown head coach Todd Beckerman said. "Just like yesterday against Harvard, we needed all 10 guys to win tonight. We can take this momentum with us when we head to EIWAs in two weeks." Keeley (Washington, Ill.) tallied his 12th win of the season, second win of the weekend, and third major decision of the year. Faber (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) notched his 13th win and fifth major decision of the year. Bokina (Mattituck, N.Y.) registered his 17th win of the year, and his team-high sixth major decision of the season completed the Bears' comeback. Junior Nino Bastianelli (Marysville, Mich.) recorded his 17th win of the year and second win of the weekend while freshman Ricky Cabanillas (Whippany, N.J.) charted his team-best 22nd win of the year, sixth straight victory, and second win of the weekend. After Sacred Heart opened the dual – which began at 165 pounds – with three straight victories, Bastianelli began the Bears' comeback with a 7-2 decision over Rob Hetherman at 197 pounds, bringing Brown within 9-3. Following a Pioneer victory in the heavyweight division, Keeley started the Bears' run of four wins in five bouts with an 11-0 shutout major decision over Sean Faraon at 125 pounds, cutting the margin in the team score to 12-7. Faber followed with another major decision, topping Kyle Randall, 15-4, at 133 pounds and slicing the Bears' deficit to 12-11. SHU countered with a win at 141 pounds, moving up 15-11, before Brown answered with back-to-back wins to close the meet. Cabanillas pulled the Bears within 15-14 in the team score behind a 3-1 victory over Nick Palumbo at 149 pounds. Bokina then sealed the team triumph behind a 13-0 shutout major decision over Will Schmidt at 157 pounds. Next, Brown competes at the EIWA Championships at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., from March 6-7. Results: 165: Brandon Levesque (S) def. Matt Lattanze (B), Dec. 5-1 (SHU 3-0) 174: Joe Accousti (S) def. Cade Wilson (B), Dec. 7-2 (SHU 6-0) 184: Kyle Davis (S) def. Aaron Wolk (B), Dec. 6-3 (SHU 9-0) 197: Nino Bastianelli (B) def. Rob Hetherman (S), Dec. 7-2 (SHU 9-3) 285: Connor Fredericks (S) def. Thomas Mukai (B), Dec. 4-0 (SHU 12-3) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Sean Faraon (S), MD 11-0 (SHU 12-7) 133: Charlie Faber (B) def. Kyle Randall (S), MD 15-4 (SHU 12-11) 141: Gerard Daly (S) def. Hunter Kosco (B), Dec. 5-1 (SHU 15-11) 149: Ricky Cabanillas (B) def. Nick Palumbo (S), Dec. 3-1 (SHU 15-14) 157: Jack Bokina (B) vs. Will Schmidt (S), MD 13-0 (Brown 18-15)

Northern Colorado wrestling showed what its capable of at full strength as they defeated Air Force 25-12, Sunday afternoon. UNC won seven matches, scoring bonus points in four. The Bears won the first five matches of dual, building a 17-0 lead over the Falcons. Jace Koelzer started the team off strong with a 4-1 decision over Graham Shore at 125 lbs. Koelzer scored a first period takedowns, an escape in the second and added riding time to get the win. Mosha Schwartz was next up for the Bears at 133 lbs against Jared Van Vleet. Schwartz had three takedowns, two escapes and the riding time bonus to get a 9-6 decision. At 133 lbs, Chris Sandoval faced off against No. 33 Lenny Petersen. After trailing 2-1 in the first period, Sandoval rallied with takedowns in the second and third periods to get the 6-5 decision and knock off the ranked Falcon wrestler. Andrew Alirez took care of business at 149 lbs against Dylan Martinez, winning a 15-4 major decision. Alirez racked up five takedowns, a four-point nearfall and riding time as the true freshman continued his stellar season. Now in the 157 lbs match, Jimmy Fate dominated Trey Brisker in a 14-1 major decision. Fate jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Brisker in the first with a takedown and nearly had the fall, but settled for a four-point, nearfall. Fate added two more takedowns, a two-point nearfall, one escape and riding time for the victory. Air Force pushed back into the dual with wins at 165 lbs and 174 lbs. Randy Maneweather got the fall on Austin Matthews at 10 seconds for the Falcons first win. Billy Higgins battled Cody Surratt, with Surratt getting the late takedown to edge out Higgins for the 4-2 decision. Air Force cut the UNC lead to 17-9. Alan Clothier would halt any swing of momentum at 184 lbs. with an 11-0 major decision over Jacob Thompson. Clothier scored a pair of takedowns, adding a four-point, nearfall, a reversal and riding time to overpower Thompson. Jacob Seely returned to the mat and dominated Casey Jumps in the 197 lbs bout. Seely won a 10-0 major decision over Jumps, recording three takedowns, a two-point nearfall and riding time, along with a penalty point. The wins secured the dual for UNC as they held a 25-9 lead over Air Force. Robert Winters Jr. battled Matt Wagner in the final match at 285 lbs. Winters Jr. rallied with two, third-period takedowns but came up short in a 5-4 decision loss. Northern Colorado defeated Air Force for the first time since February 2015, when they edged the Falcons 28-27 in head coach, Troy Nickerson's first season at the helm. Results: 125 – No. 33 Jace Koelzer def. Graham Shore, Dec. 4-1 133 – No. 19 Mosha Schwartz def. Jared Van Vleet, Dec. 9-6 141 – Chris Sandoval def. No. 33 Lenny Patersen, Dec. 6-5 149 – No. 15 Andrew Alirez def. Dylan Martinez, MD 15-4 157 – Jimmy Fate def. Trey Brisker, MD 14-1 165 – No. 24 Randy Maneweather def. Austin Matthews, Fall(:10) 174 – Cody Surratt def. Billy Higgins, Dec. 4-2 184 – No. 27 Alan Clothier def. Jacob Thompson, MD 11-0 197 – No. 21 Jacob Seely def. Casey Jumps, MD 10-0 285 – Matt Wagner def. Robert Winters Jr. What's Ahead? Northern Colorado will be off until the team travels to Tulsa for the Big 12 Championships, March 7 through 8.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team (9-8, 5-4 MAC) finished its 2019-20 regular season strong, picking up a pair of Senior Day wins this afternoon at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats earned a decisive 27-10 win over Mid-American Conference foe Buffalo, then rolled to a 40-6 triumph over Gardner-Webb to close out the afternoon. Ohio celebrated its six-member 2020 senior class prior to the dual against Gardner-Webb, with Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio), Kade Kowalski (Nashport, Ohio), Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio), Ben Schneider (Orland Park, Ill.), Joe Terry (Pickerington, Ohio) and Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) honored in front of the home crowd. Carson, Laney and Yeargan ensured it would be a Senior Day to remember as all three went 2-0 on the afternoon to help propel the Bobcats to a pair of wins. "That's probably the best we've wrestled all year, from top to bottom, and that was awesome," said 23rd-year head coach Joel Greenlee. "Every guy on our team has been working hard and trying to make gains, and I think it's showing." A power outage on the Ohio campus delayed the start of the first match of the day by 40 minutes, then forced the Bobcats and the Bulls to wrestle in the dark. Redshirt junior Trevor Giallombardo (Petoskey, Mich.) brought energy to the building, though, when he earned his first victory of the season to open the match by recording a 13-2 win by major decision over freshman Jordan Reyes at 125 pounds. Buffalo redshirt junior Derek Spann evened the match with a major decision win at 133, but Laney put the Bobcats back up by four courtesy of a 10-1 major decision win over redshirt freshman Marcus Robinson. After redshirt sophomore Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) picked up a 2-0 win by decision over senior John Arceri at 149, Carson made it a 17-4 lead for Ohio by pinning redshirt freshman Michael Petite in 3:40 at 157. "It just felt really good. I can't really go out much better than getting a pin," said Carson. "It was fun. I had fun, and that's what I've kind of been focusing on this last half of the year here. I'm just happy to be able to do that, for me and the team." Senior Troy Keller earned an 8-6 win in overtime at 165 to cut Buffalo's deficit to 10, but the Bobcats earned back-to-back wins at 174 and 184, as Stanley notched an 11-3 major decision win over freshman Bryson Alsteen at 174 and Yeargan followed with a 4-1 win by decision over redshirt freshman Pete Acciardi at 184 to extend the Ohio advantage to 24-7. Redshirt sophomore Sam Schuyler logged a 2-1 win by decision for the Bulls at 197, but redshirt freshman Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) sealed a 17-point conference win for the Bobcats thanks to a 3-1 win by decision over redshirt junior Logan Rill at 285. Power had been restored to the Convo by the time the matchup with Gardner-Webb got underway, but the Bobcats continued to bring the juice, putting an exclamation point on the regular season with a 34-point win over the Runnin' Bulldogs. The Bobcats picked up victories in eight of 10 weight classes. Redshirt freshman Giovanni DiSabato (Hilliard, Ohio) won by forfeit at 133, and Carson won by forfeit at 157 to provide Ohio with 12 points. In his final match at the Convo, Laney came away with a 10-3 win by decision over redshirt sophomore Brandon Bright at 141. Laney has now picked up wins in nine of Ohio's last 10 duals, including eight in a row. Hagan ensured himself a 2-0 afternoon by pinning sophomore Anthony Schiess in 2:06 at 149, and redshirt junior Nick Vestal (Wilmington, Ohio) pinned redshirt freshman RJ Mosley in 2:46 at 165. The Bobcats won the final three bouts of the afternoon, as Yeargan tallied an 8-2 win by decision over freshman Samuel Mora at 184, redshirt junior Jake Walker (Sarasota, Fla.) posted a 12-1 major decision win over senior Roderick Davis at 197 and Earnest punctuated the afternoon by pinning redshirt sophomore Gabriel Pickett in 2:06. "Those are both pretty good wins to get. I thought I had a pretty dominant performance on both matches," said Yeargan of his Senior Day. "To come out here and have that kind of performance on my last time ever performing at the Convo, I'm kind of at a loss for words right now. All year, I've been battling, trying to stay healthy. D-1 wrestling season is hard enough, but to add that on top of things can make things really difficult at times. To finally be healthy and finally be wrestling good and feel like I'm wrestling my best going into the MAC tournament, this is what we live for, and I'm super excited to go into the postseason. With the regular season in the books, Ohio sets its sights on the 2020 MAC Championships, which are set to be held March 7-8 at the Convocation Center on the campus of Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Ill. Ohio 27, Buffalo 10 125: Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio) def. Jordan Reyes (Buffalo), 13-2 maj. dec. (4-0) 133: Derek Spann (Buffalo) def. Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio), 14-4 maj. dec. (4-4) 141: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Marcus Robinson (Buffalo), 10-1 maj. dec. (8-4) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. John Arceri (Buffalo), 2-0 dec. (11-4) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Michael Petite (Buffalo), fall, 3:40 (17-4) 165: Troy Keller (Buffalo) def. Joe Terry (Ohio), 8-6 SV-1 (17-7) 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) def. Bryson Alsteen (Buffalo), 11-3 maj. dec. (21-7) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Pete Acciardi (Buffalo), 4-1 dec. (24-7) 197: Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) def. Jake Walker (Ohio), 2-1 dec. (24-10) 285: Jordan Earnest (Ohio) def. Logan Rill (Buffalo), 3-1 dec. (27-10) Ohio 40, Gardner-Webb 6 125: Michael Pappaconstantinou (Gardner-Webb) def. Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio), 8-6 dec. (0-3) 133: Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio) for. (6-3) 141: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb), 10-3 dec. (9-3) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Anthony Schiess (Gardner-Webb), fall, 2:06 (15-3) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) for. (21-3) 165: Nick Vestal (Ohio) def. RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb), fall, 2:46 (27-3) 174: Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) def. Logan Stanley (Ohio), 7-5 dec. (27-6) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb), 8-2 dec. (30-6) 197: Jake Walker (Ohio) def. Roderick Davis (Gardner-Webb), 12-1 maj. dec. (34-6) 285: Jordan Earnest (Ohio) def. Gabriel Pickett (Gardner-Webb), fall, 2:06 (40-6)

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Northwestern wrestling completed the 2019-20 regular season with a dominant win over SIU-Edwardsville Sunday afternoon. The 'Cats were victorious in eight of the 10 bouts as they won by a final score of 38-9. Jack Jessen got the scoring started in the second bout of the day at 184 pounds. Facing off against Austin Andres, Jessen was comfortable throughout in a 6-1 decision as he put the visitors on the board. Following up Jessen, No. 10 Lucas Davison took the mat at 197 against Aric Bohn. The redshirt first year ensured he completed the campaign on a high as he won by fall, pinning Bohn just over halfway through the first period. At 125 pounds, No. 12 Michael DeAugustino also impressed against his opponent, Gage Datlovsky. He led 4-1 after the first period and took his offense up a notch after that, running up a double-digit lead by the middle of the third period. With a late takedown and the addition of the riding time point, DeAugustino sealed an 18-3 victory by technical fall, putting the 'Cats back out in front as the dual hit the halfway point. On the back of his dramatic first-period fall last weekend after an extended layoff, No. 3 Sebastian Rivera looked to enter the postseason with two-straight wins He looked to be well on his way with two early scores to lead 4-0, but his opponent, Gage Datlovsky, was injured in a mat return by Rivera and unable to finish. Rivera was awarded a victory by injury default and added six team points to the tally as the visitors began to pull away. In his final dual match in the purple and white, Alec McKenna took on Saul Ervin at 141. In a hard-fought bout from start-to-finish, the senior took a narrow early lead and held onto it, staving off a late attack from Ervin that went to replay review. McKenna won via 3-1 decision as the gap in team score continued to widen. No. 18 Yahya Thomas was then awarded a win by forfeit at 149, officially clinching the dual for Northwestern with two bouts remaining. At 157, No. 1 Ryan Deakin put his unblemished record on the line against No. 25 Justin Ruffin, needing just one final victory to complete a perfect regular season. In a tight and nervy match with multiple cautions on Deakin and three stalling calls on Ruffin, Deakin recorded a win by decision to finish with an 18-0 mark and wrap up an undefeated campaign. Another win by forfeit, this time for No. 12 Shayne Oster at 165 pounds, brought the match to a close, with the final score reading 38-9 in favor of Chicago's Big Ten Team. The Wildcats will be back in action at the 2020 Big Ten Championships, beginning on Saturday, March 7 and concluding on Sunday, March 8. The tournament will be held at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. Results: 174: Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) dec. #22 Tyler Morland (NU), 7-6 | SIUE 3, NU 0 184: Jack Jessen (NU) dec. Austin Andres (SIUE), 6-1 | SIUE 3, NU 3 197: #10 Lucas Davison (NU) Fall Aric Bohn (SIUE), 2:19 | NU 9, SIUE 3 285: Colton McKiernan (SIUE) Fall Jack Heyob (NU), 2:32 | NU 9, SIUE 9 125: #12 Michael DeAugustino (NU) Tech. Fall Gage Datlovsky (SIUE), 18-3 (7:00) | NU 14, SIUE 9 133: #3 Sebastian Rivera (NU) inj. def. Jacob Blaha (SIUE), 1:19 | NU 20, SIUE 9 141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Saul Ervin (SIUE), 3-1 | NU 23, SIUE 9 149: #18 Yahya Thomas (NU) win by forfeit | NU 29, SIUE 9 157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) dec. Justin Ruffin (SIUE), 3-2 | NU 32, SIUE 9 165: #12 Shayne Oster (NU) win by forfeit | NU 38, SIUE 9

NORMAN -- Oklahoma wrapped up its regular season with a dominating performance on Sunday afternoon, beating Fresno State, 25-5, inside McCasland Field House. The Sooners (5-7 overall, 3-6 Big 12) won eight of the bouts, including the final four over Fresno State (9-11 overall, 4-4 Big 12). Before the match, the program honored three graduating student-athletes in Eli Boulton, Christian Moody and Clay Vincent. The dual started at 157 and featured OU's No. 22 Justin Thomas in a tight bout with Jacob Wright, who is ranked No. 14 in Track Wrestling's latest polls. Thomas pulled off the upset win in a tiebreaker, earning a 4-3 decision. The win was Thomas' 10th win in dual action this season, and the redshirt junior will enter the postseason with a 19-8 overall record. Elijah Joseph was on the wrong end of a 9-2 decision to Fresno State's Adam Kemp at 165. With the match tied at three apiece, the Sooners won the next three bouts to create some separation between themselves and the Bulldogs. At 174, No. 10 Anthony Mantanona scored pair of takedowns in the final frame to end his regular season with another victory, via 7-4 decision. With the win, Mantanona joined Thomas and Dom Demas in the 10-win club in dual action. The 174-pounder is now 9-1 against Big 12 opponents heading into the Big 12 championships. Darrien Roberts would take the mat for the Sooners at 184, facing Hunter Cruz who had 20 wins entering Sunday. But Cruz would prove to be no match for the true freshman as Roberts earned a 5-3 decision to put the Sooners up 9-3 heading into the 197 bout. No. 15 Jake Woodley looked to keep his four-bout win streak alive at 197 when he faced off with Isaiah Perez. The Pittsburgh native would come out firing, scoring three takedowns in the first period, followed by three more in both the second and third period en route to a 20-7 major decision. It was Woodley's fourth bonus point win of the season and ninth dual win of the year. After five bouts, the Sooners led 13-3 at the intermission. For the Sooners, Josiah Jones took on Fresno State's No. 11 Josh Hokit at 285. Jones led 3-0 after two periods, but Hokit was able to score an escape and two takedowns to win 5-4. But Hokit's win was Fresno State's final victory of the day. At 125, redshirt senior Christian Moody got the job done on senior day, earning a 6-1 decision over Jeremy Trinh. Moody, who claimed his 59th win as Sooner was able to fight through the nerves of his last battle inside McCasland. "I was pretty nervous heading into the match actually." Moody said after the win. "I had to text an old teammate of mine and ask him how he handled the nerves of senior day...it was just really special to get a win in my last match in McCasland." No. 15 Tony Madrigal returned for the Sooners at 133 and needed sudden victory to get his 19th win of the season. He was able to take down Lawrence Saenz to earn a 6-4 sudden victory decision, putting the Sooners up 19-6 and clinching the win. After the match, Fresno State was deducted a team point for unsporting conduct, bringing the team tally to 19-5. Up next for Oklahoma was No. 7 Dom Demas who got into a tight match with No. 23 DJ Lloren, but Demas was able to come out on top after he took down Lloren in the sudden victory period to claim a 3-1 decision. The win marked Demas' 23rd of the season, as the reigning Big 12 champion finishes the regular season with a 12-1 conference record and 11-1 dual record. In the final bout of the day, Jacob Butler battled for three periods to earn a hard-fought win over No. 29 Greg Gaxiola via 4-2 decision. When all was said and done, the Sooners had scored a 25-5 win - their fourth win in Big 12 play and 20th win all-time over Fresno State. UP NEXT The Sooners now prepare for the Big 12 championships, set to be held at the BOK Center in Tulsa on March 7-8. Tickets for the championships can be purchased online, and Sooner fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in section 119, which is the official OU section at the competition. Results: 157 No. 22 Justin Thomas (OKLA) over Jacob Wright (FS) (TB-1 4-3) OU 3-0 165 Adam Kemp (FS) over Elijah Joseph (OKLA) (Dec 9-2) TIED 3-3 174 No. 10 Anthony Mantanona (OKLA) over Jackson Hemauer (FS) (Dec 7-4) OU 6-3 184 Darrien Roberts (OKLA) over Hunter Cruz (FS) (Dec 5-3) OU 9-3 197 No. 15 Jake Woodley (OKLA) over Isaiah Perez (FS) (MD 20-7) OU 13-3 285 No. 11 Josh Hokit (FS) over Josiah Jones (OKLA) (Dec 5-4) OU 13-6 125 Christian Moody (OKLA) over Jeremy Trinh (FS) (Dec 6-1) OU 16-6 133 No. 15 Anthony Madrigal (OKLA) over Lawrence Saenz (FS) (SV-1 6-4) OU 19-6 Fresno State -1.0 team point (unsportsmanlike) OU 19-5 141 No. 7 Dom Demas (OKLA) over No. 23 DJ Lloren (FS) (SV-1 3-1) OU 22-5 149 No. 31 Jacob Butler (OKLA) over No. 29 Greg Gaxiola (FS) (Dec 4-2) OU 25-5

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- In the final regular-season meet of the season, the No. 5 Sun Devil wrestling team (15-2) took advantage in the back half of the lineup, taking six straight matches to defeat No. 8 North Carolina, 22-9 on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena. ASU ended the dual season 15-2 with seven top-25 wins and four top-15 wins. The win total is the most by a Sun Devil wrestling team since 1989-90, when the program finished with 18. The bout with the Tar Heels began with Brandon Courtney (125) improving his dual record to 15-2 as he won by decision over Joey Melendez, 6-3. UNC would counter with three straight decision wins at 133, 141 and 149. ASU contested in each match as the three wrestlers (Josh Kramer, Corey Crooks, Josh Maruca) lost by a combined four points, which came against ranked opponents, Zach Sherman (141) and 2019 All-American Austin O'Connor (149). For the second consecutive match, Jacori Teemer (157) proved to come up clutch yet again over another ranked opponent as he pulled a reversal in the second overtime to beat No. 24 A.C. Headlee, 3-2. Teemer wraps up his first year of dual action in the Maroon and Gold with a 15-5 record and six bonus-point wins. Following a ranked win for Teemer, senior Josh Shields had his own opportunity to add a ranked win to his resume as he went up against No. 14 Kennedy Monday. Shields didn't allow a takedown and took home the decision win, 6-2 to tie the score at nine apiece. Redshirt junior Anthony Valencia got right back into his winning ways after falling to No. 3 Jordan Kutler on Friday. Valencia picked up his sixth major of the season over Clay Lautt, 10-2 to push his season win total to 20. Cade Belshay (197) returned to form on Sunday afternoon as he took a decision win over Joey Mazzara for his first victory since early November. He will look to ride the momentum into Pac-12's in two weeks. Kordell Norfleet and Tanner Hall finished off the Tar Heels with a pair of decision victories, as the Sun Devils got back on track leading into postseason action. Next up, ASU will take a week off before heading to compete in the Pac-12 Championships in Palo Alto, California on Saturday, March 7. The all-day event will televised live on the Pac-12 App and Pac-12 Network Bay Area. To purchase tickets, visit https://gostanford.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetGroupList?prc=P12W&caller=PR&linkID=stanford&RDAT=&RSRC Results: 125 – #8 Brandon Courtney (ASU) Dec Joey Melendez (UNC), 6-3 133 – Jaime Hernandez (UNC) Dec Josh Kramer (ASU), 7-6 141 -- #16 Zach Sherman (UNC) Dec Cory Crooks, 4-2 149 – #5 Austin O'Connor (UNC) Dec Josh Maruca, 4-2 157 – #12 Jacori Teemer (ASU) SV-2 #24 A.C. Headlee, 3-2 165 – #6 Josh Shields (ASU) Dec #14 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 6-2 174 – #9 Anthony Valencia (ASU) MD Clay Lautt (UNC), 10-2 184 – Cade Belshay (ASU) Dec Joey Mazzara, 8-6 197 – #9 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) Dec Brandon Whitman (UNC), 10-5 285 – #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) Dec Andrew Gunning (UNC), 2-1

BOONE, N.C. -- App State Wrestling wrapped up the regular season with a 43-0 victory against VMI on Senior Day at Varsity Gym. The Mountaineers (9-3, 6-1) will be back in action March 8, when App State hosts the SoCon Championships in the Holmes Center. The 2019-20 wrestling season is presented by Hungry Howies, and tickets to the conference championships can be purchased by clicking HERE. App State earned bonus points in seven wins, and the most dramatic match of the day ended with 33rd-ranked Thomas Flitz claiming a 12-11 decision against 16th-ranked Neal Richards, the 2019 SoCon Wrestler of the Year. That result helped the Mountaineers shut out a Division I opponent for the fourth time since Jan. 12. Flitz, who was pinned by Richards last season, used three first-period takedowns to establish a 6-3 lead and added another takedown in the second period for an 8-5 advantage. Starting the third period on bottom with a key 1:49 advantage in riding time, Flitz pushed the lead to 9-5 with an escape. A late flurry from Richards included a takedown in the closing seconds that tied the match on the scoreboard, but Flitz's bonus point for riding time gave him the narrow win against wrestler who brought a 35-6 record into Varsity Gym. App State earned bonus points in all five matches before the midway point intermission, starting with four straight tech falls from Sean Carter (17-2 at 125 pounds), Codi Russell (17-1 at 133 pounds), Bradley Irwin (17-2 at 141 pounds) and Jonathan Millner (16-0 at 149 pounds). Matt Zovistoski then posted a 15-3 major decision at 157 pounds. Will Formato claimed a 5-0 decision against Jon Hoover at 165 pounds in advance of Flitz's match, and Julian Gorring needed a little over a minute to pin Max Gallahan at 184. Demazio Samuel used a strong third period to erase a 1-0 deficit in a 5-1 decision against Zach Brown at 197 pounds, and Cary Miller ended the dual with a 13-1 major decision against Chris Beck. It was the final home dual for six members of App State's team: Christian Beach, Garrett Church, Irwin, Miller, Samuel and Zovistoski. Zovistoski and Miller are tied for sixth place and ninth place in App State history with 98 and 92 career wins, respectively. Zovistoski tied Mark Fee on the list Sunday. Results: 125: #28 Sean Carter (APP) def. John McGarry (VMI), 17-2 tech fall 133: #30 Codi Russell (APP) def. Cliff Conway (VMI), 17-1 tech fall 141: Bradley Irwin (APP) def. Noah Roulo (VMI), 17-2 tech fall 149: #21 Jonathan Millner (APP) def. Seth Fillers (VMI), 16-0 tech fall 157: #26 Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Will Lawrence (VMI), 15-3 maj. dec. 165: Will Formato (APP) def. Jon Hoover (VMI), 5-0 dec. 174: #33 Thomas Flitz (APP) def. #16 Neal Richards (VMI), 12-11 dec. 184: Julian Gorring (APP) def. Max Gallahan, fall, 1:04 197: Demazio Samuel (APP) def. Zach Brown, 5-1 dec. 285: #23 Cary Miller (APP) def. Chris Beck, 13-1 maj. dec.

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (10-9, 6-2 MAC) capped off its regular season by honoring its seniors and earning a 33-3 victory over Mid-American Conference (MAC) foe Bloomsburg (3-10, 0-8 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at Chartway Arena. "I thought everybody wrestled up to their ability level. We put a lot of points on the board, which is what you want to see at the end of the season," head coach Steve Martin said after the win, his team's fourth in a row. "We have a lot of positives going forward as we reach the end of the year." Six of the seven ODU seniors wrestled on Sunday, with five of them coming out victorious. At 133 pounds, Steven Simpson was the first senior to take the mat and he found himself down, 5-2 after the first period. Simpson quickly jumped his opponent Josh Mason on the scoreboard, earning a reversal and a two-point near-fall in the second frame to hold a 6-5 lead. He added six more points in the final period with another takedown and a four-point near-fall to earn a 12-7 win, his first dual win at Chartway Arena in his career. No. 22 Sa'Derian Perry earned an 11-2 major decision victory over Marco Macrino in the 141-pound bout, earning four takedowns in the effort. Perry collected five and a half minutes of riding time and held Macrino scoreless for the first two periods before ultimately giving up two escape points to the Husky in the third. In the following bout at 149 pounds, No. 28 Kenan Carter started his battle with a takedown and a four-point near-fall to put six points on the board quickly in the first period. Carter would add three more points in the third period with a reversal and over two minutes of riding time to give him a 9-4 win by decision over Aaron Coleman. At 157 pounds, No. 10 Larry Early took down Alex Carida five times to give him a 12-4 win by major decision. Early earned five points in the final frame of his bout, collecting two takedowns and the riding time advantage to propel him to the eight-point victory. The win gave the Monarchs an 18-0 lead going into the intermission. The fifth Monarch senior to earn a hand-raise was Timothy Young at 197 pounds. Young took down Kyle Murphy early in the first period to jump out to a 2-0 lead. He rode the Husky for the remainder of the frame, collecting over two minutes of riding time in just the first period. Young earned two more points in the battle while holding Murphy to just one escape point in the third frame to earn a 4-1 decision. Antonio Agee was the only Monarch to suffer a loss on the day, but he was seconds away from defeating a top-20 opponent. The senior was tasked with facing No. 18 Trevor Allard in the 184-pound bout. Allard earned a takedown, but Agee quickly escaped in the first period. It looked like Allard was going to end the period with a 2-1 advantage, but a last-second takedown by Agee gave the Monarch the one-point lead. The ranked Husky earned an escape point in the second period and the two combatants went into the final frame tied at three apiece. Agee earned an early escape point in the period and held a 4-3 lead until Allard earned a takedown with just seconds on the clock to jump Agee on the scoreboard and give Bloomsburg their only points of the match. ODU had four other wins on the day, giving the Monarchs nine wins out of the possible 10. At 125 pounds, No. 11 Killian Cardinale got the match started with a 13-5 major decision win over Christian Gannone. Cardinale collected five takedowns and over three minutes of riding time to give his team the early lead. In the 165-pound bout, Kellen Ekern saw his first dual action since wrestling at 174 pounds against SIUE earlier this season. The redshirt freshman came away with a 6-2 decision over Nate Newberry, collecting all six points in the third period, including a two-point near-fall. At 174 pounds, freshman Alex Cramer shutout Anthony Vetrano in a 6-0 decision, making the overall score 24-0 at the time and clinching the ODU victory. Cramer earned two points in each of the three periods. Will Hilliard ended the match and the ODU regular season in style, pinning his opponent Michael Porreca after just two minutes and 18 seconds of action. The pin was Hilliard's first of the season and it gave the Monarchs six additional points, to bring the final score to 33-3. The Monarch victory was also the 172nd ODU has had with Martin at the helm, who is now tied for the most wins in program history with Old Dominion's original head wrestling coach, Pete Robinson. "Pete basically started the program back in the '50s and he was a family friend," Martin said of his fellow record-holder. "It's a big thing to be mentioned in the same breath as Pete Robinson, I have nothing but respect for him." The wrestling Monarchs set their sights on the postseason now, as they have 13 days before the start of the MAC Championships, which begin on Saturday, March 7 in DeKalb, Illinois on the campus of Northern Illinois. Results: 125: #11 Killian Cardinale (ODU) MD over Christian Gannone (BLOOM) 13-5 133: Steven Simpson (ODU) dec. over Josh Mason (BLOOM) 12-7 141: #22 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) MD over Marco Macrino (BLOOM) 11-2 149: #28 Kenan Carter (ODU) dec. over Aaron Coleman (BLOOM) 9-4 157: #10 Larry Early (ODU) MD over Alex Carida (BLOOM) 12-4 165: Kellen Ekern (ODU) dec. over Nate Newberry (BLOOM) 6-2 174: Alex Cramer (ODU) dec. over Anthony Vetrano (BLOOM) 6-0 184: #18 Trevor Allard (BLOOM) dec. over Antonio Agee (ODU) 5-4 197: Timothy Young (ODU) dec. over Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) 4-1 285: Will Hilliard (ODU) fall over Michael Porreca (BLOOM) (2:18)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (12-2, 8-1 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, dominated American University (4-8) in the team's dual meet finale Sunday. Three Penn State seniors got falls on Senior Day for Penn State and sophomore Jarod Verkleeren notched a victory in the dual's marquee match-up as Penn State rolled to a 40-3 win. Seniors Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall and Shakur Rasheed notched pins in their final Rec Hall duals as nearly 6,500 fans packed sold out Rec Hall for the Senior Day dual. The dual was the 55th straight Rec Hall sellout for Penn State and the 61st of the last 63 sellouts at home, including six of eight in the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual began at 141. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 1 at 141, controlled the action from the start in his bout against Sal Profaci. He rolled up 2:45 in riding time and notched a 7-3 win to put Penn State up 3-0 early. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, took on No. 8 Kizhan Clarke in the dual's marquee match-up and did not disappoint. Verkleeren battled the eighth-ranked Eagle evenly for the bulk of the bout and, with just :03 left, finished off a counter-takedown to post a thrilling 3-1 win. Junior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) got the nod at 157 and kept Penn State's winning ways going. Gardner came back from a 3-0 deficit in the third period to notch three takedowns and roll to a 7-5 victory to put the Nittany Lions up 9-0. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, capped off his Rec Hall dual career in fine fashion by pinning American's Tim Fitzpatrick. Joseph turned a cradle into a pin at the 4:00 mark in the second stanza to give the Nittany Lions a 15-0 lead. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, duplicated Joseph's dual meet swansong. The Lion turned a first period cradle into a fall as well, pinning Conner Allshouse at the 2:33 mark. The senior pins put Penn State up 21-0 at intermission. True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 6 at 184, kept Penn State perfect through six bouts as the Lion won the second half's first bout. Brooks posted a hard-fought 8-5 win over American junior Tanner Harvey and Penn State led 24-0. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 18 at 197, made his final appearance in a Rec Hall dual meet as memorable as teammates Joseph and Hall. He hit the mat against William Jarrell and, like his teammates, locked up a cradle for a fast fall. Rasheed got the pin at the 1:04 mark and Penn State led 30-0. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 17 at 285, turned a close bout into a major win with a strong third period against Niko Camacho. Nevills picked up two near falls in the final stanza to roll to a 10-2 major decision and give the Lions a 34-0 lead. At 125, freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) took American junior Gage Curry to extra time before the Eagle notched a takedown to post a 3-1 (sv) win, picking up American's first win of the dual. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 2 at 133, capped off the Nittany Lion rout with a frenetic first period that ended in a fast fall. Bravo-Young collected nine takedowns in less than two minutes before pinning Joshua Vega at the 1:10 mark. Bravo-Young picked up Penn State's fourth pin of the dual and the Nittany Lions posted the 40-3 win. The Nittany Lions posted a superb 24-3 advantage in takedowns. Penn State won nine of ten bouts and picked up 13 bonus points off four pins (Joseph, Hall, Rasheed, Bravo-Young) and a major (Nevills). Penn State closes out the dual season with a 12-2 mark, 8-1 in the Big Ten. American falls to 4-8. Penn State now prepares for the 2020 Big Ten Championship at Rutgers in two weeks. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, at the RAC in Piscataway, N.J., and will serve as the national qualifier for the conference. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 141: #1 Nick Lee PSU dec. Sal Profaci AU, 7-3 3-0 149: #17 Jarod Verkleeren PSU dec. #8 Kizhan Clarke AU, 3-1 6-0 157: Luke Gardner PSU dec. Ethan Karsten AU, 7-5 9-0 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Tim Fitzpatrick AU, WBF (4:00) 15-0 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU pinned Conner Allshouse AU, WBF (2:33) 21-0 184: #6 Aaron Brooks PSU dec. Tanner Harvey AU, 8-5 24-0 197: #18 Shakur Rasheed PSU pinned William Jarrell AU, WBF (1:04) 30-0 285: #17 Seth Nevills PSU maj. dec. Niko Camacho AU, 10-2 34-0 125: Gage Curry AU dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 3-1 (SV) 34-3 133: #2 Roman Bravo-Young PSU pinned Joshua Vega AU, WBF (1:10) 40-3 Attendance: 6,477 (55th-straight sellout in Rec Hall, 61st of 63 home sellouts, including 6 of 8 in BJC) Records: Penn State (12-2, 8-1 B1G); American (4-8) Up Next for Penn State: at 2020 Big Ten Championship, March 7-8, Piscataway, N.J. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 1 at 141, met American senior Sal Profaci. Lee countered a slight Profaci shot at the 2:30 mark and took a 2-0 lead with a takedown. The Lion junior worked the middle of the mat after a Profaci escape and quickly got in on a low single for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead midway through the period. Lee worked up over 1:00 in riding time with a solid ride on the Lion logo, looking for a chance to turn the Eagle for back points. He finished the period on top and led 4-1 with 1:55 in riding time after the opening stanza. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Profaci. He cut the Eagle loose to a 6-2 score. Profaci got in on a high single with :40 on the clock but Lee muscled his way out of the move and carried the 6-2 lead with 1:57 in time into the third period. Profaci chose down to start the third period and Lee forced him into a first stall at 1:20. Profaci escaped to a 6-3 score with a clinched riding time point. The duo battled evenly for the final minute and Lee posted a 7-3 win with 2:45 in riding time. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, battled No. 8 Kizhan Clarke in the dual's marquee match-up. Verkleeren and Clarke worked the center of the mat for the first minute with neither wrestler gaining an advantage. Verkleeren worked his way into control of Clarke's chest at 1:50 but the Eagle was able to fight off the move and keep the bout scoreless midway through the period. The clock moved under the :45 mark with the two wrestlers in neutral on the Lion logo and the period ended that way. With the match tied 0-0, Clarke chose down to start the second period. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead and action resumed in neutral. Verkleeren slid back from a quick Clarke shot with 1:20 on the clock, countered with his own low single but Clarke was able to step out of trouble and the bout moved on with the Eagle leading 1-0. The duo traded barbs as time moved under :30 and the bout moved to the second period with Verkleeren trailing 1-0. Verkleeren chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. The Lion junior skipped away from a fast Clarke counter shot with 1:15 on the clock. With :30 left in the bout, Verkleeren fought off a Clarke shot and worked his way into control of the Eagle's upper body. He moved to the outside circle as time wound down and finished off a last second takedown with just 0:03 left to post the thrilling 3-1 win over the ranked Eagle. 157: Junior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) took on Ethan Kartsen at 157. Gardner turned a low single into a scramble that nearly ended in a takedown for the Lion. But Karsten was able to counter the effort and the scramble continued until a stalemate was called with 1:50 on the clock. Gardner fought off a Karsten shot, nearly giving up a takedown but battling to a stalemate with :45 left to wrestle. He battled the Eagle evenly for the final seconds and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Karsten chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Eagle then worked his way in on a low single and took a 3-0 lead with the bout's first takedown. He worked offensive control for the rest of the period and led 3-0 with :45 in riding time after two periods. Trailing by three, Gardner chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 score. He quickly blew through a low double and tied the match at 3-3 with 1:30 on the clock. Gardner cut the Eagle loose, then quickly took him down to open up a 5-4 lead with 1:15 left to wrestle. Karsten escaped to a 5-5 tie with 1:05 left and Gardner continued to press on offense. He turned a high single into another takedown and took a 7-5 lead with :40 on the clock. The Lion junior finished the bout on top and notched the 7-5 victory. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, battled Tim Fitzpatrick in his final Rec Hall dual meet. Joseph stepped back from an early low shot from Fitzpatrick and notched a takedown with 2:23 on the clock to take an early lead. He spent the next minute-plus in control on top, looking for a chance to turn the Eagle. He locked up a cradle at the 1:30 mark and notched four back points to lead 6-0 with 1:10 left in the period. Joseph spent the rest of the period on top and carried the 6-0 lead into the second stanza. Fitzpatrick chose neutral to start the second period. He took a slight shot with 1:40 left in the period but Joseph countered to up his lead to 8-0. Joseph went back to work on top and locked up another cradle. The Lion senior capped off his Rec Hall career in style by pinning Fitzpatrick at the 4:00 mark. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, took on Conner Allshouse in his final Rec Hall dual meet. Hall, looking to mirror fellow senior Vincenzo Joseph's performance, took Allshouse down at the 2:35 mark to open up a 2-0 lead. Hall spent the next minute working Allshouse over to his back and took a 6-0 lead with a four-point turn. Hall continued to work on offense after a reset, building up a large time edge while looking for another chance to turn the Eagle. Hall locked up a cradle and, like Joseph, capped off his Rec Hall dual meet career with a pin, getting the fall at the 2:33 mark. 184: True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 6 at 184, met AU junior Tanner Harvey. The duo traded early shots and then Brooks worked his way into control on a low single with 2:25 on the clock. He notched the takedown and picked up a penalty point to lead 3-1. Brooks fought off a solid Harvey shot, then got his second takedown with 1:20 on the clock and led 5-2 as the first period hit the 1:00 mark. He worked a low double into another takedown and cut Harvey loose to a 7-3 score. Trailing 7-3 after one, Harvey chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 score. Brooks stepped back from a fast Harvey shot at the 1:30 mark, fought off a Harvey takedown effort and countered for his own takedown to open up a 9-4 lead with 1:00 on the clock. American challenged. The challenge did not work but the officials on review called Brooks for an illegal hold and the Lion settled for a 7-5 lead and neutral with 1:00 on the clock. Harvey got hit for stalling as the second period ended and Brooks led 7-5 after two periods. Brooks chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 8-5 lead. Harvey forced a scramble that ended in a stalemate and a reset was called with 1:40 on the clock. Brooks nearly finished off a takedown but Harvey escaped as the Lion tried to turn it into a cradle with :40 on the clock. The duo finished the period in neutral and Brooks posted the hard-fought 8-5 win. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 18 at 197, took on William Jarrell in his final Rec Hall dual meet. Rasheed notched a takedown just seconds into the bout and led 2-1 after cutting Jarrell loose. He quickly added a second and upped his lead to 4-1 with 2:25 on the clock. Rasheed, mirroring Joseph and Hall, locked up a cradle and posted a fast fall in his Rec Hall dual meet finale, getting the pin at the 1:04 mark. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked no. 17 at 285, met American's Niko Camacho. Camacho and Nevills worked the center circle to start the match with the Lion fighting off Camacho's efforts at shoulder control With the clock moving to 2:00, the duo continued to work in neutral with neither wrestler gaining an offensive edge. The bout moved to the second period tied 0-0 and Nevills chose down to begin the second stanza. The Lion freshman quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead with 1:43 on the clock. The duo worked the clock down below the :30 before Nevills nearly connected on a low single. But Camacho stepped out of trouble and Nevills lead 1-0 after two. Trailing by one, Camacho chose down to start the third period. Nevills went to work on top, controlling the action. Camacho tried to muscle Nevills to his back during a reversal attempt but the Lion freshman was steady, regaining control and picking up four nearfall points to up his lead to 5-1 with :45 left in the bout. Nevills notched a fast takedown with :15 left, getting two back points as well and upped his lead to 9-2. He picked up a point on 1:31 in riding time and rolled to the 10-2 major decision. 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) battled American junior Gage Curry. Meredith and Curry battled evenly for the first 1:30 before Meredith worked his way in on a low single. The Lion freshman and the Eagle junior scrambled for the next :45 before Curry was able to move out of bounds and force a reset with :50 left in the period. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and the match moved to the second stanza tied 0-0. Curry chose down to start the second period. Meredith controlled the action from the top position for the first minute-plus, building up a riding time edge as the clock moved below the :50 mark. The Lion kept control of Curry for the entire period and finished with the rideout. Tied 0-0 but with 2:00 of riding time on his side, Meredith chose down to start the third. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead and still had 1:39 in riding time. Meredith worked the middle of the mat, taking a series of shots that forced Curry into defense. With the clock hitting :45, Meredith moved forward and continued to look for his offense. Curry got in on a single leg at the :20 mark and finished off a takedown to take a 2-1 lead. Meredith could not escape and Meredith's riding time sent the bout into extra time. Curry took a fast shot to start the extra minute, forcing Meredith into a scramble that ended in a Curry takedown with :22 left. Curry's effort gave the Eagle a 3-1 (sv) win. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 2 at 133, met Joshua Vega. Bravo-Young scored quickly, taking Vega down just :04 into the bout to open up a 2-0 lead. The Lion cut Vega loose, notched a second takedown and cut and led 4-2 just :25 into the bout. Bravo-Young quickly picked up a third takedown, then a fourth, then a fifth and led 10-5 at the 1:55 mark. Bravo-Young picked up his sixth takedown at the 1:45 mark and led 12-6 midway through the period. He added a seventh takedown, cut Vega loose on a reset and then notched his eighth takedown of the period. Bravo-Young went on top finish the bout by turning Vega one last time and picking up the pin at the 2:10 mark.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- No. 20 Campbell completed a sweep of the Southern Conference's regular season with a 35-13 win at Davidson Sunday at Belk Arena, claiming its second straight league dual championship. The Camels finish the regular season at 11-2 overall and a perfect 7-0 in SoCon duals, winning its final nine duals, including all seven in conference action. The dual title is the first outright regular season title for the Camels in program history, also completing a sweep of its conference opponents for the first time. Campbell also owned a share of last season's SoCon dual title, the program's first regular season conference championship. Campbell also won the 2019 SoCon tournament championship, its second tournament title in three seasons. Davidson led 9-7 before Campbell posted six straight bout wins, including three consecutive pins from No. 18 Quentin Perez at 165, Austin Kraisser at 174 and No. 6 Andrew Morgan at 184 pounds. Jason Kraisser at 149 pounds and 157-pounder Matthew Dallara added major decisions, while Korbin Meink led off with a 9-3 win. Chris Kober closed out the 35-9 victory with a forfeit win at 197 pounds. Kyle Gorant (133), David Loniewski (141) and Mitchell Trigg (heavyweight) picked up wins for the Wildcats. The Camels will break until the 2020 SoCon Championships, set for March 8 in Boone, N.C. Following the SoCon tournament, qualifying Camels will head to the 2020 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn., March 19-21. Results: 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Cian Fischer (Davidson) Dec 9-3 (3-0) 133: Kyle Gorant (Davidson) over Paxton Rosen (Campbell) Dec 4-0 (3-3) 141: David Loniewski (Davidson) over Kyle Sams (Campbell) Fall (1:58) (3-9) 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Dalton Blankenship (Davidson) MD 12-0 (7-9) 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) over Hunter Costa (Davidson) MD 9-1 (11-9) 165: No. 18 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Noah Satterfield (Davidson) Fall (4:08) (17-9) 174: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Steven Newell (Davidson) Fall (2:24) (23-9) 184: No. 6 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Gavin Henry (Davidson) Fall (1:19) (29-9) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) Forfeit (35-9) 285: Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) over Calvin Hayford (Campbell) MD 8-0 (35-13)

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Trailing 19-17 entering the final match and fourth-ranked heavyweight Tate Orndorff sitting out the contest, freshman Chase Trussell delivered a 4-3 overtime win over 2019 NCAA qualifier Brandon Ngati to propel Utah Valley to a 20-19 Big 12 Conference win over West Virginia in the regular season finale on Sunday afternoon at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. All tied at 2-2 after regulation and a scoreless sudden victory period, the tiebreaker periods were needed to determine a winner in the final match of the dual. After Ngati and Trussell both scored an escape point in the first set of tiebreakers, the contest then headed to the second sudden victory period. After another scoreless sudden victory period, Trussell then notched a decisive escape and managed to follow that up by riding the 30th-ranked Ngati out to earn the upset victory and help UVU seal the dual meet win. Both Trussell and sophomore Ashton Seely (184 pounds) recorded clutch wins down the stretch to help the Wolverines (3-11, 2-7 Big 12) pull out the dual. Eleventh-ranked Taylor LaMont (133), Cameron Hunsaker (149) and No. 8 Kimball Bastian (174) also picked up wins on the day for UVU. LaMont and Hunsaker pulled out respective wins for UVU by technical fall and fall, as bonus points again proved to be the difference in the dual meet as UVU and WVU (4-12, 1-7 Big 12) split the dual at five wins apiece. "This was a nice win for us. We had a number of big individual performances on the day and both Ashton and Chase's wins were huge," head UVU coach Greg Williams said. "Ashton was behind for the majority of his match and came through with a late takedown and ride out. Then against a top-33 ranked guy, Chase stepped up for us and outsmarted his opponent in overtime to help win the dual for us. "We also had some great wins from Taylor and Cameron, and I was pleased with both of them for picking up extra points for us. Kimball also again looked good in his match. Overall, it was a nice win for us and I'm proud of how the team performed." With WVU holding to a 3-0 lead with a 5-3 decision victory from Joey Thomas at 125, the 11th-ranked junior LaMont responded with a dominant 26-11 technical fall win over Lucas Seibert to give the Wolverines a 5-3 advantage on the scoreboard. Holding to a 6-2 lead after the first period, the 2018 UVU NCAA qualifier LaMont went to work by racking up four takedowns in the second and six more in the third on his way to earning the bonus-point win for UVU. LaMont recorded an impressive tally of 13 takedowns in the bout on his way to improving to 14-5 on the year. The two teams then traded falls at 141 and 149 to extend UVU's lead to 11-9. WVU's Caleb Rea started the spurt by pinning UVU freshman Kainalu Estrella in the third period (6:10), but the Wolverines answered right back with a first period fall from the freshman Hunsaker over Liam Lusher at 149 pounds. Following an early takedown, Hunsaker managed to work the fall in 2:32 seconds to give UVU six big team points. West Virginia then pulled out back-to-back wins at 157 and 165 to regain the lead at 16-11. Alex Hornfeck started the WVU rally with a 4-1 decision over Jed Loveless and No. 27 and 2019 NCAA qualifier Nick Kiussis followed with a 20-10 major decision over Koy Wilkinson. Trailing 16-11, eighth-ranked Bastian answered back for UVU with a 14-7 decision over Scott Joll to make it a two-point contest at 16-14. With Bastian controlling the bout and holding to a late major decision advantage, Joll responded for WVU with a late takedown with just seconds remaining in the final stanza to erase the bonus-point victory and make it just a seven-point margin for Bastian. With the win, Bastian caps his 2019-20 regular season with a 14-6 record and having won seven straight matches. In a tightly contested 184-pound bout between UVU sophomore Seely and WVU's Jackson Moomau, Seely picked up a big 4-3 come-from-behind decision victory to give the Wolverines a late 17-16 lead in the team score. Down 3-1 in the third, Seely earned an escape point to make it 3-2 and followed with a late takedown and ride out to record the 4-3 victory. At 197 pounds, 2019 NCAA qualifier and second-ranked Noah Adams capped his regular season with an undefeated record at 29-0 with a 9-4 decision over three-time UVU NCAA qualifier and 19th-ranked Tanner Orndorff to give WVU a 19-17 lead heading into the final bout. With fourth-ranked UVU sophomore Tate Orndorff not weighing in on the day, the dual came down to a battle between UVU redshirt freshman Trussell and 30th-ranked Mountaineer and 2019 NCAA qualifier Brandon Ngati. With the contest all tied up at 2-2 with a takedown by Ngati and a pair of escapes by Trussell, the bout headed to overtime. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Ngati managed to earn a late escape in the first tiebreaker period to take a 3-2 lead. Trussell then responded with an escape of his own in the second ride out period to tie it again at 3-3. After another scoreless sudden victory period, Trussell recorded another escape in the second set of tiebreakers to take a 4-3 lead. On top in the final tiebreaker, Trussell then managed to ride the 2019 NCAA qualifier out to win the bout and the dual. Sunday's finale was part of the Beauty of the Beast event at WVU, as it coincided with the Mountaineer women's gymnastics' meet. Despite having NCAA qualifiers Matt Findlay (149) and Demetrius Romero (165) out of the season with injuries, UVU caps it 2019-20 campaign having won two of its final three duals with Big 12 wins over WVU and Northern Colorado during the stretch. The Wolverines will now prepare for the 2020 Big 12 Championships that will be held March 7-8 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, UVU will look to qualify as many grapplers as it can for the 2020 NCAA Championships. A season ago, Utah Valley crowned its first Big 12 champion in program history in 165-pounder Romero and sent a program record six wrestlers to nationals. Results: 125: Joey Thomas (WVU) DEC Will Edelblute (UVU), 5-3 133: #11 Taylor LaMont (UVU) TF Lucas Seibert (WVU), 26-11 (6:51) 141: Caleb Rea (WVU) FALL Kainalu Estrella (UVU), 6:10 149: Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) FALL Liam Lusher (WVU), 2:32 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) DEC Jed Loveless (UVU), 4-1 165: #27 Nick Kiussis (WVU) MD Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 20-10 174: #8 Kimball Bastian (UVU) DEC Scott Joll (WVU), 14-7 184: Ashton Seely (UVU) DEC Jackson Moomau (WVU), 4-3 197: #2 Noah Adams (WVU) DEC #19 Tanner Orndorff (UVU), 9-4 285: Chase Trussell (UVU) DEC #30 Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-3 (TB-2)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Golden Eagle wrestling team clinched their second 10-win season in three years with a close win on Sunday, with Clarion hanging on for a 17-16 win over Edinboro at McComb Fieldhouse. With the win, Clarion finishes the dual match season with a 10-7 overall record, and a 7-4 record in Mid-American Conference action. The victory finished off Clarion's third straight season with a dual match record of .500 or better, the first time the team has done that since a nine-month stretch that started in the 1970s and continued into the next decade. It is just the third 10+ win season for the Golden Eagles since 2007-08, with the last one coming during the 2017-18 season. In addition, the win today marks a rare distinction for Clarion. The Golden Eagles have defeated Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Edinboro in the same year for the first time since the 1991-92 season. Brock Zacherl won the 112th match of his career to move into sole possession of 16th on Clarion's all-time wins list. The sixth-year senior is now one win behind Ken Nellis and Paul Clark for 14th on the list, and four wins behind Kurt Angle for 13th. Zacherl prevailed in a tight match against Tyler Vath to open the dual, scoring a takedown late in the third period for the 3-1 decision. Mike Bartolo was the next to win with a win by decision over Derek Ciavarro, downing him by a 9-6 score to put Clarion ahead 6-3. It was the third straight win for Bartolo, who improved his record to 10-9 overall on the season. Greg Bulsak won his 12th straight match in the 197-pound bout, holding off Dylan Reynolds and taking him down late for an 8-4 decision. Bulsak has not lost a match this calendar year, with his last loss coming during the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in December. After John Spaulding eked out a 3-1 decision over Ty Bagoly in the heavyweight bout, Jake Gromacki scored a huge win at 125 pounds in beating Lucas Rodriguez. He recorded the only takedown of the bout early in the first period and prevailed in the tight bout for a 3-0 decision. Cameron Butler accepted a forfeit at 133 pounds, putting the Golden Eagles ahead for the team win. Results: 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Tyler Vath (Edinboro) (Dec 3-1) 157 - Peter Pappas (Edinboro) over Joe Sliwoski (Clarion) (Dec 10-6) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Derek Ciavarro (Edinboro) (Dec 9-6) 174 -Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) over Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) (MD 15-6) 184 - Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) over Mike Vernagallo (Clarion) (Dec 4-2) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) (Dec 8-4) 285 - Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) over Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) (Dec 3-1) 125 - Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Lucas Rodriguez (Edinboro) (Dec 3-0) 133 - Cameron Butler (Clarion) over Unknown (For.) 141 - Nate Hagan (Edinboro) over Seth Koleno (Clarion) (Dec 8-2) * - Clarion docked one point at end of 125-pound bout

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- In a thriller that came down to a total match point tiebreaker, the Army West Point wrestling team made it four straight wins over service-academy rival Navy Saturday night, edging out a 16-15 Star-Meet victory. "Just really proud of our guys for finding a way in a really hard fought match," said head coach Kevin Ward. "It was anything but pretty but our guys found a way. That's what championship programs do. They find a way and tonight we found a way to grit one out." The Black Knights' (10-3, 4-1 EIWA) four straight wins over Navy (8-6, 3-2 EIWA) are the most in the series history for Army, surpassing the Cadets' three in-a-row run from 1960-62. The win also moves head coach Kevin Ward's career record against the Mids to 5-1, the most victories by any Army wrestling coach. The dual was split five matches apiece after Ben Sullivan won a 1-0 decision over Riley Smith in the heavyweight bout to move the team score to 15-15. That's when the judges dove into the tiebreak scenarios, by way of criteria c (total match points scored only from decisions, major decisions and technical falls), which went Army's favor, 29-26. Senior Trey Chalifoux got Army on the board first with a 5-2 decision over Logan Treaster to make it 3-0. The teams would split the next four matches, with the Black Knights holding on to an 8-6 lead heading into the 165 pound bout. In a high-profile match between two nationally ranked wrestlers, Tanner Skidgel narrowly defeated Cael McCormick 1-0 to push Navy ahead 9-6. After exchanging wins at 174 and 184 pounds, Navy went ahead 15-12 after Jacob Koser defeated J.T. Brown 6-1, leaving it all up to Sullivan to get Army the win. Army's 10 dual wins are the most since 2008-09, as the Black Knights now set their sights on postseason competition. "So happy for our seniors to go undefeated against Navy," said Ward. "They've brought this program to a new level and we are fired up for the post season." Results: 125 | #17 Trey Chalifoux dec Logan Treaster (NAVY), 5-2 // Army 3, Navy 0 133 | Lane Peters dec Casey Cobb (NAVY), 3-1 // Army 6, Navy 0 141 | Cody Trybus (NAVY) def Corey Shie, 3-1 SV // Army 6, Navy 3 149 | Jared Prince (NAVY) dec P.J. Ogunsanya, 7-2 // Army 5, Navy 6 157 | Lucas Weiland dec Val Park (NAVY), 4-0 // Army 8, Navy 6 165 | #9 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) dec Cael McCormick, 1-0 // Army 8, Navy 9 174 | Spencer Carey (NAVY) dec #11 Ben Harvey dec, 3-1 // Army 8, Navy 12 184 | #18 Noah Stewart dec Dean Caravela (NAVY), 11-3 // Army 12, Navy 12 197 | Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec J.T. Brown, 6-1 // Army 12, Navy 15 285 | #20 Ben Sullivan dec Riley Smith (NAVY), 1-0 // Army 15, Navy 15 2,012 attendance Army was deducted a team point following the 149-pound match for unsportsmanlike conduct Army wins tie-breaker by way of criteria c: total match points, 29-26 UP NEXT Army will compete at the EIWA Championships March 6-7 in Bethlehem, Pa.

Missouri's Allan Hart lifts ISU's Todd Small at 133 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mizzou Wrestling closed its regular season with a 27-6 win over No. 21 Iowa State Saturday afternoon (Feb. 22) at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers extended their win streak against their former Big Eight and Big 12 rival, earning their fifth straight win over the Cyclones. Saturday's dual was Mizzou's final competition before beginning postseason action, ending the regular season with a 12-7 overall record and a 6-2 record at home. The Tigers won eight out of 10 bouts in the dominant win Saturday, its first over a ranked opponent this season. Mizzou lost at just 125 pounds and heavyweight, doing so to ranked opponents at both weights. There was a large crowd on hand for Mizzou's win with 2,464 fans in the attendance at Hearnes. That is the 10th largest crowd in program history. The program's top 10 attendance records have all come with Brian Smith as head coach of the program. Mizzou honored its 11 seniors prior to the dual, and had four seniors it the lineup against the Cyclones. Three of the four Tiger seniors won their final bouts inside the Hearnes Center as Mizzou ran away with Saturday's dual. Hear From Coach Smith "It was senior day, so going out with a win for those guys is always fun," head coach Brian Smith said. "They all put four or five years into the program and it was good to see Alex Butler, Wisman and Flynn just battling and getting wins for us. We beat a good team today." Notable Tigers At 133 pounds Mizzou's Allan Hart defeated the nation's No. 16 wrestler in Iowa State's Todd Small. Senior 141-pounder Alex Butler defeated Noah Nemer, 4-3, in a close battle on his Senior Day. Brock Mauller continued an impressive win streak with his 12th straight win, coming over ISU's Ryan Leisure. He finishes his regular season 24-1 and has not lost since the beginning of 2020. Senior 184-pounder Dylan Wisman improved to 15-7 on the year when he pinned opponent Hank Swalla on his senior day. It was Wisman's third fall of the season. Senior 174-pounder Connor Flynn recorded a win on his senior day with a 3-0 win over opponent Mack Southhard. Flynn improves to 17-7 on the season Also earning wins Saturday were 157-pounder Jarrett Jacques, who finishes the regular season 22-6 overall, 197-pounder Canten Marriott who claimed a 3-2 decision, and 165-pounder Peyton Mocco, who defeated Iowa State's Chase Straw, 5-3. Results: 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) dec. Cameron Valdivierz (MIZ), 9-5. 133: Allan Hart (MIZ) dec. Todd Small (ISU), 4-0. 141: Alex Butler (MIZ) dec. Noah Nemer (ISU), 4-3. 149: Brock Mauller (MIZ) dec. Ryan Leisure (ISU), 4-2. 157: Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) dec. Isaac Judge (ISU), 7-3. 165: Peyton Mocco (MIZ) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 5-3. 174: Connor Flynn (MIZ) dec. Mac Southard (ISU), 3-0. 184: Dylan Wisman (MIZ) pinned Hank Swalla (ISU), 3:44. 197: Canten Marriott (MIZ) dec. Joel Shapiro (ISU), 3-2. 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Jake Bohlken (MIZ), 6-2.

PITTSBURGH -- The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh Wrestling team upset No. 7 Virginia Tech, 18-13, Saturday night at the Fitzgerald Field House in the regular season finale. With the win, Pitt ends its regular season 10-4 overall for its second consecutive winning season under third-year head coach Keith Gavin. The Panthers finish with a 3-2 record against ACC foes. Virginia Tech moves to 11-3 overall and 2-3 in the ACC. "I thought we all wrestled really well, even the guys who lost," said Gavin. "They were aggressive, really up and down the line up. I'm happy with the performance, especially at this time of the year." The Panther's win ended a five-year losing streak against Virginia Tech and marked Pitt's first win over the Hokies since 2014. The highlight of the match came at 184 pounds when seventh-ranked redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi upset No. 2 Hunter Bolen 10-8 in TB-1. The win put Pitt within two points with two bouts to go. Virginia Tech took the first lead of the night, winning a decision at 133 pounds. Sixth-ranked redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi put the Panthers on the board and tied the match using a takedown and riding time in a 4-1 decision over Collin Gerardi. The win was Phillippi's 23rd of the season and eighth over a ranked opponent. The Hokies then regained the lead, winning back-to-back bouts at 141 and 149 pounds. In his final regular season bout, redshirt senior Taleb Rahmani upset No. 18 B.C. LaPrade using an escape at the start of the third period to put him ahead and secure the 4-3 decision. The win, Pitt's second of the day, put the Panthers back within six points. Virginia Tech then extended its lead with a 2-1 decision at 165 pounds as 14th-ranked redshirt junior Jake Wentzel dropped a hard-fought match to No. 10 David McFadden. Moving to 174 pounds, redshirt junior Gregg Harvey used two takedowns and escape en route to his 40th career win and 15th win this season, a 5-1 decision over Cody Hughes. The win brought the team score to 13-9 in favor of Virginia Tech. At 184 pounds, Bonaccorsi used three takedowns, including one in overtime, to defeat Bolen. The win was Bonaccorsi's first win over a ranked opponent this season. Pitt lost a team point at the conclusion of 184 pounds for control of mat, bringing the team score to 13-11 in favor of the Hokies. Redshirt senior Kellan Stout continued Pitt's winning ways as he defeated Stanley Smeltzer, 6-2, making the score 14-13 in favor of Pitt, giving the Panthers their first lead of the day. In the final bout of the night, eighth-ranked senior Demetrius Thomas put the match away, using two takedowns and a four-near fall en route to a 13-2 major decision over John Borst. Pitt will be back in action when it hosts the ACC Championship, Sunday, March 8 at the Petersen Events Center. Results: 125: Brandon Wittenberg (VT) dec. Louis Newell (UP), 6-2 - VT leads 3-0 133: #6 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. Collin Gerardi (VT), 4-1 - Tied 3-3 141: Mitch Moore (VT) dec. Cole Matthews (UP), 4-2 - VT leads 6-3 149: Bryce Anderson (VT) maj. dec. Luke Kemerer (UP), 10-1 - VT leads 10-3 157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. #18 B.C. LaPrade (VT), 4-3 - VT leads 10-6 165: #10 David McFadden (VT) dec. #14 Jake Wentzel (UP), 2-1 - VT leads 13-6 174: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Cody Hughes (VT), 5-1 - VT leads 13-9 184: #7 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) TB-1 #2 Hunter Bolen (VT), 10-8 - VT leads 13-11* 197: Kellan Stout (UP) dec. Stanley Smeltzer (VT), 6-2 - Pitt leads 14-13 285: #8 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. John Borst (VT), 13-2 - Pitt wins 18-13 *Pitt lost a team point for mat control

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Seven Broncs contributed wins as the Rider University wrestling team won its regular-season finale over the University of Maryland, 22-16, Saturday evening inside the Xfinity Center. With the win, the Broncs improve to 12-3, while the Terrapins are now 2-17. Rider claimed victories in each of the first four bouts and never trailed in the match. Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)), Richie Koehler (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy), Peter Lipari (Byram Township, NJ/Bergen Catholic [Rutgers]) and Gino Fluri (Blairstown/North Warren Regional) each won by decision in their matches to give the Broncs a strong 12-0 lead over the Terrapins. At 157, Maryland's Lucas Cordio would win by fall over Travis Layton (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown) to cut the Broncs' lead in half going into the intermission. Following the intermission, Maryland claimed a major decision at 165 to close the Rider lead to two points. At 174 and 184, Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) and George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) would win earn decision to rebuild an eight-point cushion. A Rider forfeit at 197 would again close the gap to two points. But Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) would claim the final match at 285 with a win by major decision and secure the win for the Broncs, 22-16. Quotes & Notes "Tonight was a complete team effort! When you sit two starters, you need other guys to step up and they did just that." "It's always good to end the season with a win, especially for the seniors. Now it's time to get ready for the MAC Championships in two weeks." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey - Rider has won five of the last six meetings with Maryland, including a pair of wins this season, to take an 8-6 lead in the all-time series. The Broncs also took a victory at the Virginia Duals earlier this season. - Walton and Cloud each won their 21st match of the year. - Rider finishes the regular season with a 12-3 record. - Rider returns to action on Saturday, March 7 at the MAC Championships, hosted by Northern Illinois. The two-day tournament begins at 1 p.m. in DeKalb, Illinois. Results: 125: Jonathan Tropea (RID) dec. Brandon Clay (UMD) 5-1; Rider leads, 3-0 133: Richie Koehler (RID) dec. King Sandoval (UMD), 6-3; Rider leads, 6-0 141: #29 Peter Lipari (RID) dec. Hunter Baxter (UMD), 4-3; Rider leads, 9-0 149: Gino Fluri (RID) dec. Peter Tedesco (UMD), 6-2; Rider leads, 12-0 157: Lucas Cordio (UMD) WBF Travis Layton (RID), at 5:59; Rider leads, 12-6 165: Kyle Cochran (UMD) maj. dec. Joe Casey (RID), 11-2; Rider leads, 12-10 174: #20 Dean Sherry (RID) dec. Josh Ugalde (UMD), 7-4, Rider leads, 15-10 184: George Walton (RID) maj. dec. Phillip Spadafora (UMD), 12-5; Rider leads, 18-10 197: Rider forfeits; Rider leads, 18-16 285: Ryan Cloud (RID) maj. dec. Parker Robinson (UMD), 12-4; Rider wins 22-16.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Four bonus point victories helped No. 16 Cornell wrestling close the book on its 2019-20 dual season on Saturday, Feb. 22, defeating Lock Haven by a final score of 23-13. The Big Red trailed 13-10 heading into the final three bouts of the night, but bonus wins from Jonathan Loew, Ben Darmstadt and Brendan Furman clinched the dual. A win on Saturday night improves Cornell's dual record to 11-7, marking the Big Red's 34th consecutive season with a dual record above .500. Lock Haven falls to 7-7 as it now prepares for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship on March 7-8. Lock Haven took a 10-7 lead into the intermission after it secured wins at 125, 141 and 157 pounds. No. 13 Luke Werner opened the dual with a 9-6 decision over Dom LaJoie. Returning All-American Kyle Shoop narrowly defeated Noah Baughman in the 141-pound bout, 5-2, before Adam Santoro was defeated by major decision at 157 pounds. Chas Tucker avenged an NCAA tournament loss to DJ Fehlman at 133 pounds, defeating Fehlman by way of a 5-3 decision. Tucker caps off his regular season with a 28-0 record and closes his dual career with 28 straight dual wins dating back to Jan. 12, 2019. Tucker's non-NCAA Tournament winning streak extends to 42 in a row prior to the EIWA Championships on March 6-7. Hunter Richard provided Cornell with an initial 7-6 lead following his major decision victory over Collin Glorioso at 149 pounds, 14-5. Richard's win was his 20th of the season as he improved to 20-9. Wrestling in the final dual of his career, Milik Dawkins tied the dual at 10-10 out of the intermission, winning at 165 pounds with a 13-6 decision over Austin Bell. Lock Haven took its final lead of the night, 13-10, following the 174-pound bout, which saw Andrew Berreyesa lose a 3-1 decision to Jared Siegrist. Loew gave Cornell the lead for good following his major decision at 174 pounds, topping Corey Hazel by a final score of 14-6. Darmstadt bounced back from a loss last weekend, leaving no doubt in a 16-0 victory over Parker McClellan that was stopped after 3:42. Furman also picked up a bonus win for the Big Red, triumphing over Trey Hartsock, 10-1, for his 10th bonus win of the season. Up Next: Cornell is out of commission until the EIWA Championships, held March 6-7 in Bethlehem, Pa. at Stabler Arena on the campus of Lehigh University. A select number of Cornell wrestlers will compete at Lock Haven's Mat Town Open II, hosted on Sunday, Feb. 23, including senior Brandon Womack who has been out since Dec. 30 due to injury. Results: 125: #13 Luke Werner (LHU) dec. Dom Lajoie (COR) 9-6 / Lock Haven 3-0 133: #5 Chas Tucker (COR) dec. DJ Fehlman (LHU) 5-3 / TIED 3-3 141: #22 Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Noah Baughman (COR) 5-2 / Lock Haven 6-3 149: Hunter Richard (COR) major dec. Collin Glorioso (LHU) 14-5 / Cornell 7-6 157: Alex Klucker (LHU) major dec. Adam Santoro (CORN) 14-1 / Lock Haven 10-7 165: Milik Dawkins (COR) dec. Austin Bell (LHU) 13-6 / TIED 10-10 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) dec. Andrew Berreysa (COR) 3-1 / Lock Haven 13-10 184: Jonathan Loew (COR) major dec. Corey Hazel (LHU) 14-6 / Cornell 14-13 197: #5 Ben Darmstadt (COR) tech fall Parker McClellan (LHU) 16-0 (3:42) / Cornell 19-13 285: Brendan Furman (COR) major dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 10-1 / FINAL, Cornell 23-13

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Three members of the West Virginia University wrestling team earned a win over a ranked opponent as the Mountaineers knocked off Wyoming, 17-16, at University High School in Morgantown on Saturday. Freshman Scott Joll, redshirt freshman Alex Hornfeck and redshirt sophomore Noah Adams each scored an individual victory over a ranked opponent in the match. Hornfeck and sophomore Caleb Rea registered a major decision against the Cowboys, while Adams, Joll and redshirt sophomore Joey Thomas earned a decision to help WVU to the win. The victory marks the first conference win of the 2019-20 campaign for the Mountaineers and the first win over Wyoming in program history. "The guys wrestled well today, I'm really proud of how hard they fought," WVU coach Tim Flynn said. "We're starting to wrestle a little bit better and it's a great time of the year to do that." Thomas gave WVU (4-11, 1-6) a 3-0 lead after he battled to a 3-2 decision over Jacob Svihel. Thomas, a native of Mount Airy, Maryland, used a first-period takedown and an escape in the third period to earn the win. He moved to 14-14 this season as a result. The Cowboys (8-10, 4-4 Big 12) took a 4-3 lead after Lucas Seibert surrendered a 16-3 major decision to No. 9 Montorie Bridges. The back-and-forth continued as Rea gave WVU its own major decision with an 11-1 victory over Wyoming's Trevor Jefferies at 141. Rea registered a pair of takedowns and two near-falls in the match while allowing just one escape in the win. Wyoming then tied the match at seven as freshman Liam Lusher dropped a decision to Jaron Jensen at 149. At 157, Hornfeck would retake the lead for the Mountaineers recording a 9-1 major decision over No. 33 Dewey Krueger. The Mars, Pennsylvania, native controlled the match throughout as he tallied three takedowns, an escape and a penalty point while allowing just one escape from Krueger. He also gained 2:28 of riding time to earn the riding time point and the major decision. The win improved Hornfeck's winning streak to three matches and moved him to 15-13 this season and 4-3 in conferences matches. The relentless Cowboys once again responded with a win of their own, this time at 165, as junior Nick Kiussis suffered a tough, 7-5, decision to Wyoming's Cole Moody to cut the lead to 11-10. At 174, Joll fought to earn the best win of his young career as he registered a 9-7 decision over No. 12 Hayden Hastings. Joll jumped out to an early lead with a first-period takedown and a second-period escape. Joll nearly lost the match in the second period as Hastings put him on his back and earned a two-point near-fall followed by a four-point near-fall to take a 6-3 lead heading into the third period. Hastings then chose to start the third period from the bottom and earned a quick escape to extend his lead to 7-3. With time running out in the match, Joll secured a takedown and put Hastings on his back to register four nearfall points and give him the victory. The win marks Joll's first career win over a ranked opponent and his second victory in Big 12 duals. Wyoming trimmed the lead to 14-13 after sophomore Jackson Moomau dropped an 8-4 decision to No. 31 Tate Samuelson at 184. Adams, who is ranked No. 2 nationally in the NCAA Coaches Poll, gave WVU its eventual match-clinching victory when he battled to a hard-fought 9-8 win over No. 24 Stephen Buchanan at 197. Adams struck first in the match with a first period takedown, before allowing an escape to take a 2-1 lead into the second period. After electing to start the second from the bottom, Adams earned an escape, before Buchanan registered a takedown to tie the match at three. Buchanan was then assessed a one-point technical violation for locking his hands to give Adams a 4-3 lead heading into the third. After Buchanan took a 7-6 lead with a pair of escapes and a takedown, Adams tied the match for the third time with an escape. With just 17 seconds remaining, Adams secured the match-winning takedown. The win improved Adams to 28-0 in the campaign and marked his 10th win over a ranked opponent this season. The Cowboys wrapped up the match with a 3-2 decision win at 285, but it was not enough as West Virginia earned a 17-16 victory. WVU wrap up the regular season tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 23, with a match against Big 12-foe Utah Valley. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum. WVU will host its fourth Beauty and the Beast event on Sunday, as the WVU wrestling and gymnastics teams compete at the same time inside the WVU Coliseum. The second-ever Mountaineer Fan Festival will be held prior to the start of competition, with the Coliseum Gold Gate opening at noon. A fan meet-and-greet on the Coliseum concourse will cap the day's events. Additionally, the first 500 Mountaineer Maniac students in attendance will receive free pizza and a giveaway item. Sunday also features special appearances by Mr. Twister, the face-painting and balloon animal artist, and Musket, the Mountaineer Kids Club's mascot. MKC members can pick up their t-shirts on the day of the event. One ticket gains fans admittance into Mountaineer Fan Fest and the Beauty and the Beast competition. Tickets are on sale now at WVUGAME.com and also will be available for purchase at the WVU Coliseum Gold Gate Ticket Office. Results: 125: Joey Thomas (WVU) dec. Jake Svihel (WYO), 3-2 133: No. 9 Montorie Bridges (WYO) MD Lucas Seibert (WVU), 16-3 141: Caleb Rea (WVU) MD Trevor Jefferies (WYO), 11-1 149: Jaron Jensen (WYO) dec. Liam Lusher (WVU) 7-4 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) MD No. 33 Dewey Krueger (WYO), 9-1 165: Cole Moody (WYO) dec. No. 27 Nick Kiussis (WVU), 7-5 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. No. 12 Hayden Hastings (WYO), 9-7 184: No. 31 Tate Samuelson (WYO) dec. Jackson Moomau (WVU), 8-4 197: No. 2 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. No. 24 Stephen Buchanan (WYO), 9-8 285: No. 20 Brian Andrews (WYO) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 3-2

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State Wrestling (8-6, 2-2 Pac-12) edged conference opponent Cal Poly, 24-15, in the final dual of the regular season Saturday afternoon inside Gill Coliseum. Brandon Kaylor (125) and Grant Willits (141) each recorded pins for the Beavers to help seal the victory. Kaylor won his eighth straight match at 125 pounds by pinning Benny Martinez in only 1:26 of action. The redshirt freshmen went to work early as he earned a quick takedown and four back points en route to the impressive pin which gave Oregon State six team points. At 133 pounds, Devan Turner dominated his bout with nearly three minutes of riding time and came away with a 10-4 decision over Cole Reyes. Turner picked up four takedowns to help extend the team lead to 10-0. Grant Willits led 2-1 heading into the second period and took matters into his own hands with a pin over Jake Ryan (3:56) for the Beavers' second fall of the afternoon. After three bouts. the Beavers led 12-3. Lane Stigall squared off in an evenly paced match at 149 pounds against Josh Cortez and fell by a point on a 3-2 decision. After the bout was tied up at 2-2 heading into the final period, Lamer used an escape with under a minute to take the victory and inch the Mustangs closer to the lead. Cal Poly would go on to take the next two bouts at 157 and 165 pounds. Logan Meek was pinned by Brawley Lamer (4:05) and Aaron Olmos dropped an 8-7 decision as Oregon State's lead slimmed to 15-12. Facing off against Bernie Truax, Olmos took a 5-2 lead into the final period before surrendering six points to give up the victory. Jackson McKinney regained the momentum at 174 pounds with a 6-0 decision over Dylan Miracle as the Beavers went ahead 18-12. McKinney earned a riding time point and two takedowns to collect the win. Colt Doyle got off to a quick start against Trent Tracy by notching an early takedown and back points to lead 4-2. Doyle would cap off the bout with a big third period including a stalling point and a late takedown to seal a 9-3 decision. J.J. Dixon fought back late against No. 12-ranked Thomas Lane but ultimately dropped a 9-7 decision despite earning a riding time point. Dixon was the aggressor in the first period as he led 3-1 before Lane surged ahead with a takedown and four back points. With Lane leading 7-3 at the start of the third period, Dixon showed no quit with two takedowns but couldn't come away with the win. To end the dual, Jamarcus Grant continued his streak of solid wrestling with a 6-5 decision against Sam Aguilar. The match became knotted up in the second period before Grant ended things with an escape and takedown. Next Up: The Beavers will now have a little over two weeks off from competition before heading to Stanford for the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships. Session I begins at 9:30 a.m. (PT) on Sat., Mar. 7, and can be viewed on the Pac-12 Networks. Results: 125 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) over Benny Martinez (Cal Poly) (Fall 1:26) 6.0 0.0 133 Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Cole Reyes (Cal Poly) (Dec 10-4) 3.0 0.0 141 Grant Willits (Oregon State) over Jake Ryan (Cal Poly) (Fall 3:56) 6.0 0.0 149 Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly) over Lane Stigall (Oregon State) (Dec 3-2) 0.0 3.0 157 Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) over Logan Meek (Oregon State) (Fall 4:05) 0.0 6.0 165 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) over Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) (Dec 8-7) 0.0 3.0 174 Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State) over Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) (Dec 6-0) 3.0 0.0 184 Colt Doyle (Oregon State) over Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) (Dec 9-3) 3.0 0.0 197 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) over J.J Dixon (Oregon State) (Dec 9-7) 0.0 3.0 285 Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) (Dec 6-5) 3.0 0.0