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U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Ian H. McBeth A GoFundMe page has been set up for one of three U.S. firefighters killed Thursday when their C-130 Hercules aerial tanker crashed while fighting the wildfires in Australia. The fundraising page was created Friday to help the family of U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Ian H. McBeth, 44, who resided with his wife and children in Montana. "Lieutenant Colonel Ian H. McBeth lost his life tragically when his C-130 Hercules aerial tanker crashed while fighting the wildfires in Australia," according to the text at the GoFundMe page established in his honor. "Though he will be missed dearly, Ian gave his life as he lived it, in service to others and his sacrifice will not be forgotten. "Ian was a loving husband and father to three amazing children. Let us honor Ian's sacrifice by showing his family that they will forever be held in our hearts. "This GoFundMe campaign is dedicated to the benefit and future of the McBeth family. All proceeds will go exclusively toward their immediate needs and the future education of Ian and Bowdie's three children." Ian McBeth leaves behind a wife, Bowdie, and three children, Abigail, Calvin and Ella. According to multiple media reports, Ian McBeth was a multiple-sport athlete at Wray High School in northeast Colorado, a few miles west of the Colorado-Nebraska border. In addition to participating in football and track, McBeth was on the Wray wrestling team. While he was in high school, McBeth also worked as a ranch hand in Nebraska. McBeth served in the Wyoming Air National Guard while a student at the University of Wyoming and later joined the Air National Guard in Montana, where flags were ordered lowered in his honor on Saturday. Montana Gov. Jared Polis released a statement on Thursday night, "My deepest sympathies go out to the family of firefighter Ian McBeth who lost his life volunteering in Australia to fight the wildfires when an aerial water tanker plane crashed in New South Wales Thursday. Ian was a graduate of Wray High School in 1994. Rest In Peace." Ian McBeth's father Bill told the Associated Press his son was "determined, tenacious and tough" and was the most "capable and competent person" he knew. Along with Captain Ian McBeth, also killed in the C-130 crash were first officer Paul Hudson and flight engineer Rick DeMorgan, Jr., according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. All three worked for Coulson Aviation, a Canadian-based company which had sent firefighters and aircraft to Australia to help extinguish bushfires which have destroyed thousands of acres in the southeast portion of the country.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Ohio State University wrestling team marched into the Maturi Pavilion and pillaged a 22-13 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Three bouts featured a pair of top-10 competitors squaring off, all of which went in favor of the Scarlet & Gray. According to the rankings, Minnesota was expected to win six of 10 bouts. Ohio State flipped the script, however, with a half dozen victors. The fourth-ranked (in the NWCA Coaches Poll) Buckeyes improve to 8-2, 4-1 B1G while No. 14 Minnesota drops to 7-5, 2-2 B1G despite a top-5 standing in the tournament-based predictions. Luke Pletcher, Kaleb Romero and Sammy Sasso were responsible for the top-10 triumphs while Ethan Smith, Jordan Decatur and Kollin Moore all accumulated bonus points over their unranked opposition. The evening began at 157 pounds where Ryan Thomas snuck past Elijah Cleary, 3-2. Smith immediately snagged the lead at 165 pounds though, fighting for bonus points from start to finish. He recorded takedown No. 1 right off the whistle to jumpstart the bout before rattling off three third-period takedowns for a 12-4 major decision. Romero's decision for a neutral start versus No. 7 Devin Skatzka out in Vegas last month didn't pay off in a 1-0 setback. He came away without a takedown Sunday night after making the same decision in Period 2. Scoreless heading to the third period with Skatzka's chance to start on bottom once again, the Twitter trolls emerged questioning Romero's decision. The Mechanicsburg, Ohio native muted them in the end though, finishing off his patented blast double late in the period for the bout-winning takedown. Minnesota then secured another one-point decision at 184 pounds, cutting the dual deficit to 7-6. Moore did what Moore does at 197 pounds, banking more bonus points for his Buckeyes. He tech'd Hunter Ritter, 19-3, for his 16th bonus-point performance as a 20-0 senior. Gopher wins in the next two bouts shifted the lead to Minnesota momentarily, 13-12. Ohio State then scored 10 unanswered to leave no doubt with three wins in a row. Decatur ignited the flurry by putting on a takedown clinic and disposing of Jake Gliva, 16-6. Pletcher kept it coming at 141 pounds, moving his season record to 20-0. More than half (11) of those wins have come against top-25 adversaries, including Sunday's 12-6 decision over No. 3 Mitch McKee. Pletcher fell behind 2-0 before securing 12 of the bout's next 16 points. Sasso provided an exclamation point, putting on quite an encore to his unseating of No. 1 Pat Lugo Friday night in Iowa City. Sasso once again flashed elite defensive prowess, fending off fourth-ranked Brayton Lee's offensive advances. The pair of freshman phenoms are quite familiar with each other, splitting two previous collegiate folkstyle meetings (both 6-4 decisions) and clashing several times on the freestyle circuit. Sasso starred in the latest chapter, recording a dramatic 4-2 winner to close out the dual. Results: 157 lbs | Ryan Thomas (MINN) def. Elijah Cleary (OSU) | D, 3-2; Team Score: 0-3 165 lbs | No. 13 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Bailee O'Reilly (MINN) | MD, 12-4; TS: 4-3 174 lbs | No. 8 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. No. 7 Devin Skatzka (MINN) | D, 2-1; TS: 7-3 184 lbs | No. 18 Owen Webster (MINN) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | D, 5-4; TS: 7-6 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Hunter Ritter (MINN) | TF, 19-3; TS: 12-6 285 lbs | No. 1 Gable Steveson (MINN) def. Gary Traub (OSU) | MD, 13-2; TS: 12-10 125 lbs | No. 14 Patrick McKee (MINN) def. Malik Heinselman (OSU) | D, 5-1; TS: 12-13 133 lbs | No. 18 Jordan Decatur (OSU) def. Jake Gliva (MINN) | MD, 16-6; TS: 16-13 141 lbs | No. 1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. No. 3 Mitch McKee (MINN) | D, 12-6; TS: 19-13 149 lbs | No. 6 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 5 Brayton Lee (MINN) | D, 4-2; TS: 22-13 Two more conference clashes await next week, one at home and one on the road. Ohio State hots Maryland Friday (Jan. 31) night at 7 p.m. ET before venturing to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers Sunday (Feb. 2) at 1 p.m. ET.

Aaron Pico (Photo/Bellator) Former amateur wrestlers Aaron Pico and Darrion Caldwell came out on top in their respective fights at Bellator 238 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Saturday night. Pico scored a knockout of Daniel Carey in the opening seconds of the second round of their featherweight (145-pound) bout ... while Caldwell earned a first-round submission over Adam Borics in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. Aaron Pico's KO "The evolution of Aaron Pico continued on Saturday night as the 23-year-old prospect got back in the win column with a vicious one-punch knockout over Daniel Carey," MMAfighting.com reported. "The end came at just 15 seconds into the second round after Pico demolished Carey with a left hook that rendered him unconscious almost immediately after it landed." "Touted as one of the best prospects in MMA history, Aaron Pico's career has not panned out as hoped thus far, but he sure started off 2020 with a bang," is how Yahoo! Sports opened its coverage of Pico's preliminary-card bout at Bellator 238. "The 23-year-old Pico used his wrestling to control the opening round against Daniel Carey, then went to his boxing to close the show very early into round two. A clubbing left hook whacked Carey on the neck, and down he went," according to Yahoo Sports. Pico made a name for himself as a high school wrestler (winning a state title) and earned medals in international freestyle events but bypassed college competition to launch his pro MMA career in June 2017. He now has a 5-3 MMA record. Corey, 30, is now 7-4. The Wolf makes quick work of his prey "Darrion Caldwell gave unbeaten contender Adam Borics a mean dose of reality as he tormented the Hungarian before quickly dispatching him," according to Sherdog.com. Yahoo Sports weighed in, stating, "Darrion Caldwell took 'The Kid' to school. The Redlands 145-pounder took the fight to undefeated Adam Borics, putting his strength against his weakness to earn a first-round submission win." "Left hands and elbows had the helpless Borics moving his head about, and as he lifted his head, Caldwell pounced on his exposed neck and sunk in a rear-naked choke. Borics had no alternative but to tap out in 2:20." The 32-year-old Caldwell is now 15-3 in his pro career dating back to September 2012 ... while Borics suffers his first loss and drops to 14-1. Prior to launching his MMA career, Caldwell was a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler for North Carolina State. The Wolfpack mat star scored a stunning upset of defending 149-pound champ Brent Metcalf of Iowa in the title bout at the 2009 NCAA Division I championships in what the late amateur wrestling historian Jay Hammond considered to be one of the three biggest upsets in NCAA finals history. Caldwell was named Outstanding Wrestler for that tournament.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- When Purdue wrestling sophomore Parker Filius' teammates needed him most he came through, gutting out a 4-2 overtime decision to seal a 20-18 dual victory over Rutgers at the Rutgers Athletics Center on Sunday. Filius' win was 1-of-6 for the Boilermakers on the day as they improved to 11-2 overall and 4-1 in Big Ten Duals on the season. The win marks the third straight road dual victory for head coach Tony Ersland and the Boilermakers in six days and was their first over Rutgers in program history. It was only the fifth meeting between the two schools (fourth since Rutgers joined the Big Ten), and Purdue has now beat 12 of the 13 other conference opponents in a dual. Senior Nate Limmex got things going for the Boilermakers at 149 pounds, using takedowns in each period to knock off Gerard Angelo 9-6, and eighth-ranked freshman Kendall Coleman followed suit at 157 pounds for Purdue, scoring in the first and the third for a 6-2 victory over Mike Van Brill. Purdue's 6-0 lead was wiped with a fall at 165 pounds, but No. 4 senior Dylan Lydy righted the ship at 174 with his 24th win of the season. Lydy turned up the heat in the third period, scoring a trio of takedowns to secure an 11-3 major decision and give the Boilermakers a 10-6 lead. Rutgers picked up back-to-back wins at 184 and 197 as No. 23 Billy Janzer struck in overtime to edge Max Lyon 3-1, and No. 5 senior Christian Brunner was forced to injury default in the third period to No. 18 Jordan Pagano, despite leading 1-0 with a significant riding time advantage and only 1:11 left to wrestle. The nine-point swing pushed Rutgers ahead 15-10 with only four matches left in the dual. No. 25 freshman Thomas Penola started the climb back for the Boilermakers, rallying in the final minute to force overtime and then sealing a 6-4 victory over Matthew Correnti in the extra period. Correnti held a 3-1 edge with riding time late in the third, but Penola escaped and then put the pressure on the Scarlet Knight, scoring a takedown and nearly adding back points before time expired. The pressure continued in overtime as Penola picked up the takedown and the win to make it a 15-13 Rutgers lead. No. 6 junior Devin Schroder tacked on another bonus point win over a ranked opponent at 125 pounds, scoring three takedowns and a reversal in his 9-1 major decision over No. 14 Nic Aguilar. Schroder posted two takedowns in the first, another in the second and reversed Aguilar in the third to hit the 20-win mark on the season and put Purdue back on top 16-15. Rutgers answered at 133 and regained the lead with a 6-0 decision for 10th-ranked Sammy Alvarez over Purdue freshman Travis Ford-Melton, leaving the match in the hands of the respective 141-pound wrestlers for the two teams. Rutgers rookie JoJo Aragona struck first, scoring a first-period takedown to take a 2-1 lead after the first period against Filius. Filius knotted the score in the second with another escape point, leaving the match tied 2-2, but holding a 1:05 riding-time disadvantage as Aragona took the bottom position in the third. Filius put together a monster ride in the third, keeping Aragona on the mat for the full two minutes and forcing the match into overtime. From there Filius kept on the attack, hitting a single-leg shot and then outscrambling Aragona for the finish, the individual win and the team victory. Purdue opens a three-match home stretch Friday, hosting Minnesota in Holloway Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. ET start. The match will air live on BTN+ and FloWrestling. Results: 149: Nate Limmex (PUR) def. Gerard Angelo (RUT), D 9-6 157: No. 8 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Mike Van Brill (RUT), D 6-2 165: Jackson Turley (RUT) def. Tanner Webster (PUR), Fall 3:45 174: No. 4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Anthony Oliveri (RUT), MD 11-3 184: No. 23 Billy Janzer (RUT) def. Max Lyon (PUR), SV 3-1 197: No. 18 Jordan Pagano def. No. 5 Christian Brunner (PUR), Injury Default 5:49 285: No. 25 Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Matthew Correnti (RUT), SV 6-4 125: No. 6 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. No. 14 Nic Aguilar (RUT), MD 9-1 133: No. 10 Sammy Alvarez (RUT) def. Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) , D 6-0 141: Parker Filius (PUR) def. JoJo Aragona (RUT), SV 4-2

Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni won by major decision at 125 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) AMES, Iowa -- No. 8 Oklahoma State wrestling (8-2 overall, 4-1 Big 12) closed out its weekend in Iowa with a 23-9 victory against the 16th-ranked Cyclones on Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum. The outing marked OSU's 13th consecutive dual meet victory against Iowa State. Cowboys Reece Witcraft and Joe Smith collected upset wins for the Cowboys en route to the team's fourth conference victory of the season. At 133 pounds, Witcraft notched a tight 9-8 decision over Iowa State's No. 15 Todd Small. The true freshman scored an escape, a takedown and two-point nearfall to come from behind in the third period and top the Cyclone in only his second win against a ranked wrestler this season. "We did a good job at 133 pounds and other weights where the matches were tight," coach John Smith said. "We did a good job of just following through and getting strong with each period. I thought we did a good job of that today. It was a good team effort, and several individuals gave us some great examples of what we're looking for." Senior Smith won his first dual bout of the year over ISU's 11th-ranked Sam Colbray. With no score after a period, the Cowboy scored the escape quickly in the second and then picked up a pair of takedowns to top Colbray, 5-2. Also garnering a quality win for the Pokes was 125-pounder Nick Piccininni. The senior faced his third ranked opponent on the year in No. 12 Alex Mackall. He picked up a first-period takedown and two-point turn and capped the bout off in the same fashion, winning a 10-2 major decision and his 14th bonus point win this year. Boo Lewallen maintained his perfect record in a bout where he amassed more than five minutes of riding time. The Cowboy scored a pair of takedowns and nearfalls in the match and collected a 13-1 major decision. Ninth-ranked Travis Wittlake advanced to 10-0 in dual action with a 9-4 decision over Cyclone Chase Straw. Joining him with a decision of his own was redshirt freshman Anthony Montalvo. Montalvo took out Marcus Coleman, 6-2, at 184 pounds for the Cowboys. Dakota Geer followed up that win with a 21-8 major decision over Francis Duggan. Geer added to his team-leading 21 takedowns with seven in the bout, including four in the third period. Iowa State freshman David Carr claimed a 14-6 victory at 157 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) The Cowboys dropped matches at 141, 157 and 285 pounds. Dusty Hone came up short against No. 6 Ian Parker, 5-2. Wyatt Sheets lost a major decision to No. 3 David Carr, and in his second dual outing of the year, Cornelius Putnam dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 14 Gannon Gremmel. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD No. 12 Alex Mackall (ISU) 10-2 133: Reece Witcraft (OSU) dec. No. 15 Todd Small (ISU) 9-8 141: No. 6 Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Dusty Hone (OSU) 5-2 149: No. 3 Boo Lewallen (OSU) MD Ryan Leisure (ISU) 13-1 157: No. 3 David Carr (ISU) MD Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 14-6 165: No. 9 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Chase Straw (ISU) 9-4 174: No. 12 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. No. 11 Sam Colbray (ISU) 5-2 184: Anthony Montalvo (OSU) dec. Marcus Coleman (ISU) 6-2 197: No. 11 Dakota Geer (OSU) MD Francis Duggan (ISU) 21-8 HWT: No. 14 Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Cornelius Putnam (OSU) 6-2

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Redshirt freshman Angelo Martinoni picked up an 11-8 win in the deciding bout, as the CSU Bakersfield wrestling team outlasted Northern Colorado 20-16. The Roadrunners won six of the meet's ten bouts, bouncing back well from a disappointing performance at Wyoming. The win gives the `Runners a split of their weekend trip to the Rocky Mountain region and improves their dual meet record to 3-4 on the season. "This was an important win for us," said Head Coach Manny Rivera. "It was great to see some guys make key adjustments and overall execute much better than we did at Wyoming. We got off to a fast start, which gave us some momentum and seemed to put UNC and their home crowd back on their heels." Bakersfield won the first three bouts of the day to jump out to an early 11-0 lead. Senior Russell Rohlfing continued his dominant weekend, handling Northern Colorado's Ethan Leake from start to finish to earn a 17-0 technical fall victory. Rohlfing scored a takedown and a pair of nearfall points in the first period, before he put the match away in the second with a reversal and six more nearfall tallies. He posted four more points in the third and the match was eventually called with 1:16 remaining. "Every point counts in dual wrestling and this ended up being an especially close dual," noted Rivera. "Russell stepped up for us and scored some critical extra points. He was dominant." Rohlfing finishes his weekend with a pair of wins, outscoring his two opponents 23-0. Wyatt Gerl and Jacob Thalin each posted wins by decision as CSUB took its early advantage. Gerl trailed 2-1 heading into the final frame of his bout. He dominated the third, however, reversing UNC's Nathan Moore and keeping him on the mat the rest of the way for a 7-2 decision. Thalin also trailed by a point entering the third period. He escaped to begin the frame, before scoring a critical take down at the midway point. He buried his opponent, Macoy Flanagan, for the duration of the match to score the ridetime point and pick up a 4-2 victory. The `Runners also received hard-fought wins from Dominic Ducharme and Jarrod Snyder. Ducharme was bloodied early, but still managed to score consistently racking up four take downs in his match with UNC's Seth Bogulski. Snyder needed extra time to pick up the win in an evenly contested contest with Robert Winters Jr. Each wrestler picked up an escape in regulation to send the match to the sudden victory frame tied at one. A scoreless sudden victory stanza set the stage for Snyder to grab his second escape, the eventual bout winner, in the first overtime period. In the second overtime period, he rode Winters for the entire frame to pick up the win. The Bears closed the gap when Jace Koelzer defeated Alex Hernandez-Figueroa at 125 lbs and #10 Mosha Schwartz pinned Chance Rich early in the second period. Bakersfield held a slim 17-16 lead heading into the tenth and final bout of the day at 141 lbs, setting the stage for Martinoni's heroics. Martinoni fell behind in the first period when Northern Colorado's Christopher Sandoval took him to the mat twice for a 4-2 lead. Sandoval chose to start the second period in the neutral position and CSUB's redshirt freshman made him pay with a quick take down and a long ridetime advantage that led to four nearfall points. "Martinoni won on the mat," Rivera concluded. "He turned his opponent and really went to work on top to separate the score in the second." Sandoval picked up two third period takedowns, but Martinoni posted three escapes of his own and won the match by an 11-8 final score. CSUB is back in action next Sunday when they head north to take on their valley rival the Fresno State Bulldogs at 2 p.m. Bakersfield's next home dual is scheduled for Feb. 7 against Pac-12 rival Oregon State. Results: 149: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) over Ethan Leake (NOCO) (TF 17-0 5:44) 157: Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) over Nathan Moore (NOCO) (Dec 7-2) 165: Jacob Thalin (CSUB) over Macoy Flanagan (NOCO) (Dec 4-1) 174: Billy Higgins (NOCO) over Albert Urias (CSUB) (Dec 5-3) 184: Alan Clothier (NOCO) over Josh Loomer (CSUB) (MD 12-2) 197: Dom Ducharme (CSUB) over Seth Bogulski (NOCO) (Dec 9-6) 285: Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) over Robert Winters (NOCO) (TB-1 2-1) 125: Jace Koelzer (NOCO) over Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa (CSUB) (Dec 4-1) 133: Mosha Schwartz (NOCO) over Chance Rich (CSUB) (Fall 3:23) 141: Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) over Christopher Sandoval (NOCO) (Dec 11-8)

GREEN RIVER, Wyo. -- In front of a raucous crowd of over 1,000 in Green River, the Wyoming wrestling team put on a show during their outreach match, recording four falls while taking care of business over Utah Valley, 37-9. The win makes it a clean weekend sweep for the Pokes in their home-opening duals of the season. Five of the first six matches in the dual ended in pins with four of those belonging to the Cowboys. Jake Svihel (125), Trevor Jeffries (141), Dewey Krueger (157) and Cole Moody (165) earned the falls in the win for the Pokes. "I thought it was great, very thankful for everything that Green River did to put this thing on," said Head Coach Mark Branch. "They packed the gym and it was a great crowd and atmosphere. We got a lot of pins, which was great, especially early on. Bonus points are really important in setting the tone. It gives you some breathing room and allows the guys to feel like they can just go out and wrestle and don't have to worry about the team score." Svihel got things going in his victory, pinning Will Edelblute partway through the third period. Svihel got off to a slow start, falling behind in the bout 6-0 in the first period, before rattling off seven straight points of his own before getting the fall. After Montorie Bridges fell to No. 19 ranked Taylor LaMont to tie the team score at 6-6, Trevor Jeffries pushed the Cowboys back in front with a fall early in the third period over Isaiah Delgado. At the time of the fall, Jeffries was in control of the bout, 12-2. Jaron Jensen was next up and was able to sneak out a 1-0 win over Cameron Hunsaker to put the Cowboys up 15-6. Jensen scored the only point of the match with an escape in the second period. Krueger got the pin party going again at 157 as he stopped Jerry Rubio just 2:09 into their contest. Krueger got to work early in the win with a takedown and two nearfalls to begin the first period before ending things to put UW up 21-6. Moody at 165 made it back-to-back pins as he got the win in just 4:05 over Grant LaMont, to make the team score 27-6. Moody was ahead 9-4 at the time of the fall. After No. 10 Hayden Hastings lost a heartbreaker in Sudden Victory to ninth-ranked Kimball Bastian, 12-5, Tate Samuelson got the Cowboys back on track with an 11-2 major decision over Ashton Seely. Samuelson was able to score seven points in the third period alone to stretch his victory into bonus points. At 197, Stephen Buchanan got a top-20 win as he outlasted No. 19 Tanner Orndorff, 8-3. Buchanan broke a 3-3 tie in the third period with five points in the final period, including a takedown and two-point nearfall in the closing seconds to put the Cowboys up 34-9. Lastly, Brian Andrews was able to control his way to a 4-0 win over Chase Trussell. Andrews got a takedown in the first and then an escape and the riding time bonus point in the third period to close out the dual for the Pokes. "Overall, it was a great dual meet. It hurt to lose a couple of those but it's a learning experience. It was a good conference win and the team's looking better each time we go out and we just have to keep building on it," continued Branch. The Cowboys return to action as they return to the road Jan. 31 at Oregon State for an 8 p.m., MT dual against the Beavers. Results: 125: Jake Svihel (WYO) Fall Will Edelblute (UVU) 5:49 133: No. 19 Taylor LaMont (UVU) Fall No. 6 Montorie Bridges (WYO) 1:05 141: Trevor Jeffries (WYO) Fall Isaiah Delgado (UVU) 5:38 149: No. 20 Jaron Jensen (WYO) dec. Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) 1-0 157: Dewey Krueger (WYO) fall Jerry Rubio (UVO) 2:09 165: Cole Moody (WYO) Fall Grant LaMont (UV) 4:05 174: No. 9 Kimball Bastian (UVU) dec. No. 10 Hayden Hastings (WYO) 12-5 SV-3 184: Tate Samuelson (WYO) MD Ashton Seely (UVU) 11-2 197: Stephen Buchanan (WYO) dec. No. 19 Tanner Orndorff (UVU) 8-3 HWT: No. 18 Brian Andrews (WYO) dec. Chase Trussell (UVU) 4-0

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team cruised past Sacred Heart, 36-3, and Drexel, 27-2, on Sunday afternoon at Davis Gym. For the second- and third-straight duals, the Bison (6-3, 5-1 EIWA) won nine of 10 bouts to emerge victorious. Darren Miller (133), David Campbell (141), Matthew Kolonia (149), Jaden Fisher (157), Vincent Andreano (165) and Drew Phipps (197) all went 2-0 during the double header. Against the Pioneers (4-3, 2-2 EIWA), Bucknell picked up bonus points in six of its victories, highlighted by a pin by Andreano in his first collegiate dual start. The freshman brought J.C. Broems's shoulders to the mat in 4:30. Geo Barzona (125) staked the Bison an early 5-0 lead, dispatching Sean Faraon by a commanding 18-3 technical fall. By the intermission, Bucknell held a formidable 19-0 lead, bolstered by back-to-back major decisions by Kolonia and Fisher. Drew Phipps and Eric Chakonis (285) closed out the dual with commanding major decisions. Fisher (5:35), Phipps (3:24) and Frankie Guida, Jr. (2:59) all exceeded two minutes of riding time while Miller (1:52), Kolonia (1:33) and Chakonis (1:07) also earned the riding time point. Against the Dragons (6-6, 2-2 EIWA), all but one bout was decided by decision. Of those nine decisions, five were decided by two or fewer points. Fisher accounted for the lone bonus-point victory. The freshman registered eight back points in the third period to dispatch 2019 NCAA qualifier Parker Kropman by a 14-2 major decision; in addition, he rode Kropman out for the entire second period to accumulate an impressive 3:01 of riding time. After ceding the 125-pound match, the Bison proceeded to win the next nine bouts. Miller got the ball rolling with an impressive 7-2 decision over Chase Shields; after Campbell pulled out a gritty 8-5 decision over Tyler Williams, Kolonia made the Davis Gym crowd erupt by posting a takedown and six points in the first minute of his match; those early points proved to be the difference in his 8-3 decision over Jared Donahue. Andreano was an 8-2 victor over Mike Manley. By riding Michael O'Malley out for the entire third period, Mitch Hartman (174) pulled out a 3-2 decision in a chippy, back-and-forth bout. Using the riding time point and a late second period takedown, Kyle Inlander (184) downed Anthony Walters, 8-6. Phipps and Brandon Stokes (285) both won in dramatic fashion to put an exclamation mark on a successful day at Davis Gym. Phipps scored a takedown late in the third period to edge Bryan McLaughlin, 7-5, while Stokes defeated Sean O'Malley in the first sudden victory period, 5-3, on a quick takedown. As they did against Sacred Heart, the Bison racked up plenty of riding time against Drexel. Andreano (3:16), Fisher (3:01), Miller (2:57), Hartman (2:05) and Campbell (2:03) all exceeded two minutes of riding time while Inlander (1:32) also secured the riding time point. In their most recent dual before their double-header routs, the Bison won nine of 10 bouts to drop Brown, 31-3, on Jan. 19. They netted bonus points in two of their individual wins, helping them score their largest margin of victory over the Bears in program history. Bucknell improved to 8-0 all-time against the Pioneers and moved to 4-1 against the Dragons in their past five duals. The Bison return to the road with duals at Franklin & Marshall (Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.) and North Carolina (Feb. 1 at 2 p.m.). Sacred Heart 3 – Bucknell 36 125: Geo Barzona (BU) tech fall over Sean Faraon (SHU) 18-3 (4:28) 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Anthony Petrillo (SHU) 10-4 141: David Campbell (BU) dec. over Raf Lievano (SHU) 6-4 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) maj. dec. over Shaun Williams (SHU) 10-2 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) maj. dec. over Will Schmidt (SHU) 13-1 165: Vincent Andreano (BU) fall over J.C. Broems (SHU) 4:30 174: Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) dec. over Joe Eiden (SHU) 10-3 184: Kyle Davis (SHU) dec. over Kyle Inlander (BU) 5-2 197: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Nick Fierro (SHU) 17-3 285: Eric Chakonis (BU) maj. dec. over Dante DelBonis (SHU) 9-1 Drexel 2 – Bucknell 27* 125: Antonio Mininno (DU) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 5-4 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Chase Shields (DU) 7-2 141: David Campbell (BU) dec. over Tyler Williams (DU) 8-5 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) dec. over Jared Donahue (DU) 8-3 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) maj. dec. over Parker Kropman (DU) 14-2 165: Vincent Andreano (BU) dec. over Mike Manley (DU) 8-2 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) dec. over Michael O'Malley (DU) 3-2 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Anthony Walters (DU) 8-6 197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Bryan McLaughlin (DU) 7-5 285: Brandon Stokes (BU) dec. over Sean O'Malley (DU) 5-3 (SV-1) * Both the Bison and Dragons were deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the 174-pound bout.

South Dakota State came up with four bonus-point victories to defeat Oklahoma, 23-16, in a Big 12 Conference wrestling dual Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits, who entered the week 24th in the Intermat dual rankings, improved to 7-4 overall and 4-1 against league foes. Oklahoma dropped to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. Each of the first four matches of the dual resulted in bonus points, with each team winning two. The Sooners got things started as Justin Thomas, ranked 19th at 157 pounds, opened with a 16-3 major decision over Colten Carlson, while 10th-ranked Anthony Mantanona followed two bouts later with a pin of Cade King in the 174-pound bout. SDSU knotted the dual at 10-all behind a pin from 165-pounder Tanner Cook and a 10-0 major decision by 16th-ranked Zach Carlson at 184 pounds. Cook's pin, which came 40 seconds into his match against Jose Lao Cooper, was his 11th of the season, including his sixth in dual action. Carlson's victory, his team-leading 17th of the season, starting a four-match winning streak for the Jackrabbits. Tanner Sloan gave SDSU additional momentum and the lead for good heading into intermission by posting a 4-2 decision over 14th-ranked Jake Woodley. Sloan, who entered the dual ranked 19th at 197 pounds, avenged a loss to Woodley in December at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Heavyweight Blake Wolters opened the second half of the dual by outlasting Josiah Jones, 4-3, in a match that was decided in tiebreakers. The two wrestlers ended regulation tied at 1 before recording escapes in each of the two tie-breaking sessions. Wolters was awarded the decisive point for having a riding-time advantage of 29 seconds in the extra frames. Danny Vega pushed the SDSU lead to 20-10 with the fourth — and final — bonus-point win of the afternoon by the Jackrabbits. Vega raced out to an 8-0 first-period lead via a takedown, four-point near-fall and two-point near-fall against Christian Moody before cruising to a 13-4 major decision. Oklahoma pulled to within 20-16 as two more of its ranked wrestlers notched wins by decision. Anthony Madrigal, the No. 17 wrestler at 133 pounds, shut out the Jackrabbits' Zach Price, 6-0, while seventh-ranked Dom Demas posted an 8-2 victory over Clay Carlson at 141 pounds. The Jackrabbits secured the dual victory with their second win of the day in a matchup between ranked wrestlers. Tenth-ranked Henry Pohlmeyer of SDSU and No. 25 Jacob Butler were tied at 2-all early in the second period before Pohlmeyer grabbed the lead with a reversal later in the stanza. In the third period, Pohlmeyer was awarded a point for stalling and scored on another reversal to record a 7-2 decision. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits begin a stretch of four consecutive duals away from home by traveling Friday to nationally ranked Oklahoma State. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Results: 157: #19 Justin Thomas (OU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 16-3 165: Tanner Cook (SDSU) def. Jose Lao Cooper (OU), by fall 0:40 174: #10 Anthony Mantanona (OU) def. Cade King (SDSU), by fall 5:39 184: #16 Zach Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Darrien Roberts (OU), 10-0 197: #19 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. #14 Jake Woodley (OU), 4-2 285: Blake Wolters (SDSU) dec. Josiah Jones (OU), 4-3 [TB-2] 125: #25 Danny Vega (SDSU) major dec. Christian Moody (OU), 13-4 133: #17 Anthony Madrigal (OU) dec. Zach Price (SDSU), 6-0 141: #7 Dom Demas (OU) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 8-2 149: #10 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. #25 Jacob Butler (OU), 7-2 Note: Individual rankings by FloWrestling NOTES The all-time dual series between SDSU and Oklahoma is tied at three wins apiece, with the Jackrabbits winning three of the last four matchups The Jackrabbits improved to 28-11 in Big 12 duals since joining the league at the start of the 2015-16 season Zach Carlson and Sloan each improved to 9-2 in duals this season to share the team lead Pohlmeyer upped his dual record this season to 5-1 and is 13-3 overall Vega upped his dual mark to 7-2 and is 15-6 on the season Attendance was 1,024

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team defeated Michigan State 25-12 to earn its first conference victory of the season on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers (6-3, 1-3 Big Ten) won seven of 10 bouts and earned bonus points in two of those matches to roll to victory over the Spartans (6-6, 1-4 Big Ten) in front of 3,035 fans at the Devaney Center. Sunday's dual was part of Tumble N' Rumble, with the wrestling and men's gymnastics squads competing simultaneously on the Devaney Center floor. The meet started at 149. Collin Purinton, coming off a pin against Friday night against Penn State, score a takedown in the first period and was able to grind out a 3-2 decision over Michigan State's Alex Hrisopoulos. No. 11 Peyton Robb (157) then squared off against No. 20 Jake Tucker in one of two bouts between ranked wrestlers on the afternoon. Tucker scored a first-period takedown, but Robb was able to get a reversal. Knotted up at five after three periods of wrestling, Tucker and Robb went to sudden victory, where the Spartan grappler scored a takedown to win the match, 5-3. Dalton Peters got the call at 165 for the Huskers on Sunday. Peters struck first with an early takedown, but Michigan State's Drew Hughes started Period 2 on top and was able to take Peters to his back and win by pinfall. No. 6 Mikey Labriola (174) got the Huskers back on track with a dominant 17-6 major decision over the Spartans' Layne Malczewski. Labriola tallied six takedowns and four nearfall points en route to victory. No. 17 Cam Caffey and No. 8 Taylor Venz (184) grappled in the second ranked bout of the meet. Venz led 5-1 after two periods, but Caffey rallied and scored two takedowns and four nearfall points in the third and final period on his way to an 11-6 decision. No. 8 Eric Schultz (197) defeated Nick May 3-2 to remain undefeated against dual meet competition on the season. Schultz scored all three of his points in the second period and outlasted May, whose points came from escapes in the second and third periods. David Jensen (HWT) returned to the lineup for the first time since wrestling Carter Isley (UNI) on Nov. 24. The senior from Mobridge, S.D., held the Spartans' Christian Rebottaro scoreless and scored six points via two takedowns, an escape and riding time. Action then shifted to 125. After picking off Penn State's Brandon Meredith in sudden victory on Friday night, Alex Thomsen won his second match of the weekend with a 5-2 victory against Michigan State's Logan Griffin. Thomsen recorded a takedown in Period 1 and reversal in Period 3 in addition to earning a point when Griffin was whistled for a potentially dangerous hold. No. 13 Ridge Lovett earned his first career Big Ten victory and first dual meet match win with a solid 5-0 decision over Spartan grappler Garrett Pepple. Lovett was able to record first and third-period takedowns and added a point for riding time. The final bout of the day was also the shortest, as No. 8 Chad Red Jr. (141) needed only one minute and ten seconds to pin Matt Santos. NU will be back in action one week from today when they host No. 3 Ohio State on Feb. 2. Dual meet action is slated to get underway at Noon with online streaming available via BTN+. Results: 149: #14 Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU), 3-2 (NEB 3, MSU 0) 157: #20 Jake Tucker (MSU) dec. #11 Peyton Robb (NEB), 7-5 (NEB 3, MSU 3) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) pinned Dalton Peters (NEB) (4:03) (NEB 3, MSU 9) 174: #6 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Layne Malczewski (MSU), 17-6 (NEB 7, MSU 9) 184: #17 Cam Caffey (MSU) dec. #8 Taylor Venz (NEB), 11-6 (NEB 7, MSU 12) 197: #8 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Nick May (MSU), 3-2 (NEB 10, MSU 12) HWT: David Jensen (NEB) dec. Christian Rebottaro (MSU), 6-0 (NEB 13, MSU 12) 125: Alex Thomsen (NEB) dec. Logan Griffin (MSU), 5-2 (NEB 16, MSU 12) 133: #13 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. Garrett Pepple (MSU), 5-0 (NEB 19, MSU 12) 141: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pinned Matt Santos (MSU) (1:10) (NEB 25, MSU 12)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It came down to the final match of the dual and the Indiana Wrestling team overcame Maryland for a 19-16 win on Sunday. Notes • The Hoosiers improve to 1-6 on the season and 1-5 in the Big Ten. Maryland falls to 2-11 overall and 0-5 in the Big Ten. • The Hoosiers won the first four bouts in the dual match and six bouts overall. • Liam Cronin started the match for the Hoosiers with a 13-4 major decision. Cronin has won three straight matches, including two of those three against ranked opponents. • Freshman Eddie Bolivar won his first Big Ten dual match bout of his career with a 6-4 decision. • Despite a setback against Rutgers, Graham Rooks picked up a win and has now won four of his last five matches. • Two of the Hoosiers three true freshman in the lineup secured victories (Eddie Bolivar, Cayden Rooks). • Rudy Streck finished off the match for Indiana with three crucial points to secure the win. Streck picked up his first Big Ten win with an 8-3 decision. The dual was tied 16-16 going into the final match of the day at heavyweight and Streck came out on top to give the Hoosiers the 19-16 victory. Results: 125: Liam Cronin (IU) maj. dec. Brandon Cray (UMD) 13-4 (IU 4, UMD 0) 133: Cayden Rooks (IU) dec. King Sandoval (UMD) 7-1 (IU 7, UMD 0) 141: Eddie Bolivar (IU) dec. Hunter Baxter (UMD) 6-4 (IU 10, UMD 0) 149: #22 Graham Rooks (IU) dec. Michael Doetsch (UMD) 4-2 (IU 13, UMD 0) 157: #24 Jahi Jones (UMD) dec. Fernando Silva (IU) 3-2 (IU 13, UMD 3) 165: Kyle Cochran (UMD) maj. dec. Dillon Hoey (IU) 12-0 (IU 13, UMD 7) 174: #25 Philip Spadafora (UMD) Jacob Covaciu (IU) injury default (IU 13, UMD 13) 184: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Kyle Jasenski (UMD) 7-2 (IU 16, UMD 13) 197: Jaron Smith (UMD) dec. Nick Willham (IU) 7-2 (IU 16, UMD 16) 285: Rudy Streck (IU) dec. Parker Robinson (UMD) 8-3 (IU 19, UMD 16) Up Next Up next the Hoosiers host Wisconsin on Friday Jan. 31 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Wilkinson Hall.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- No. 15 Illinois wrestling started strong and pulled away during the second half of its dual against No. 23 Michigan, defeating the Wolverines by a final score of, 20-13, at Huff Hall on Sunday. Redshirt freshman Justin Cardani (125), senior Travis Piotrowski (133) and redshirt junior Dylan Duncan (141) won the first three bouts of the match by decision to give Illinois an initial, 9-0, lead. Redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel (165) and redshirt senior Joey Gunther (174) each won by major decision, giving the Illini crucial bonus points at the weight-classes to go up 17-7. Redshirt freshman Zac Braunagel sealed the Illini victory with his comeback, 5-4, decision victory over Jelani Embree at 184-pounds, which put the dual score out of Michigan's reach. No. 15 Illinois is now 5-3 on the season and 2-2 in Big Ten duals. Results: 125: No. 24 Justin Cardani (ILL) dec. Jack Medley (MICH), 3-2 | ILL 3, MICH 0 133: No. 8 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Austin Assad (MICH), 9-7 | ILL 6, MICH 0 141: No. 12 Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Cole Mattin (MICH), 6-0 | ILL 9, MICH 0 149: No. 12 Kanen Storr (MICH) major dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), 14-4 | ILL 9, MICH 4 157: No. 8 Will Lewan (MICH) dec. Eric Barone (ILL), 3-1 | ILL 9, MICH 7 165: No. 14 Danny Braunagel (ILL) major dec. Reece Hughes (MICH), 10-2 | ILL 13, MICH 7 174: No. 22 Joey Gunther (ILL) major dec. Max Marylo (MICH), 15-3 | ILL 17, MICH 7 184: No. 14 Zac Braunagel (ILL) dec. No. 13 Kelani Embree (MICH), 5-4 | ILL 20, MICH 7 197: Jackson Striggow (MICH) dec. Matt Wroblewski (ILL), 5-2 | ILL 20, MICH 10 285: No. 2 Mason Parris (MICH) dec. Luke Luffman (ILL), 12-5 | ILL 20 MICH 13

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Ohio wrestling team (5-5, 3-2 MAC) picked up its third-straight Mid-American Conference victory to close out the road portion of its 2019-20 regular season schedule, knocking off SIUE (1-10, 0-7 MAC), 24-9, this afternoon at First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center. Ohio's win over SIUE concluded a four-match MAC road trip. Four of the Bobcats' five dual meet wins have come away from Athens this season. The Bobcats took seven of the 10 weight classes from the Cougars, with six of Ohio's victories coming by decision. SIUE took a 3-0 lead to open the match as redshirt senior Gage Datlovsky came away with a 9-5 win by decision at 125 pounds. Ohio responded by winning the next two bouts by decision as redshirt freshman Giovanni DiSabato bested redshirt sophomore Jacob Blaha, 10-6, at 133 and redshirt senior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) followed with a 5-3 triumph over redshirt freshman Saul Ervin at 141. The Cougars evened the score at six-all when redshirt senior Tyshawn Williams posted a 5-2 win by decision at 149, but the Bobcats answered with three-straight wins by decision to grab a 15-6 advantage. Redshirt senior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) beat sophomore Justin Ruffin, 5-3, at 157, redshirt junior Joe Terry (Pickerington, Ohio) topped freshman Chase Diehl, 9-7, at 165, and sophomore Logan Stanley (Fredericksburg, Ohio) bested junior Kevin Gschwendtner, 6-4, at 174. SIUE cut the Ohio lead to 15-9 when redshirt freshman Austin Andres emerged with a 4-3 win by decision at 184. That's as close as the Bobcats let the Cougars get, though. Senior Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) widened the gap by pinning redshirt senior Jake McKiernan in five minutes at 197. Redshirt freshman Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) put an exclamation point the afternoon for the Bobcats by earning a 6-4 win by decison over sophomore Colton McKiernan at 285. Ohio will begin a stretch of five-straight home dates to close out the 2019-20 regular season when it plays host to MAC rival Central Michigan on Friday (Feb. 31) at 7 p.m. ET at the Convocation Center in Athens. Two days later, the Bobcats will take on Bloomsburg at 1 p.m. ET in another MAC matchup at the Convo. Results: 125: Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) def. Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio), 9-5 dec. (0-3) 133: Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio) def. Jacob Blaha (SIUE), 10-6 dec. (3-3) 141: No. 16 Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Saul Ervin (SIUE), 5-3 dec. (6-3) 149: Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) def. Alec Hagan (Ohio), 5-2 dec. (6-6) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Justin Ruffin (SIUE), 5-3 dec. (9-6) 165: Joe Terry (Ohio) def. Chase Diehl (SIUE), 9-7 dec. (12-6) 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) def. Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE), 6-4 dec. (15-6) 184: Austin Andres (SIUE) def. Mason Kroening (Ohio), 4-3 dec. (15-9) 197: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Jake McKiernan (SIUE), fall, 5:00 (21-9) 285: Jordan Earnest (Ohio) def. Colton McKiernan (SIUE), 6-4 dec. (24-9)

CLARION, Pa. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (6-8, 4-2 MAC) wrapped up its weekend trip to Pennsylvania with a 25-9 win over Clarion (8-5, 5-3 MAC) on Sunday afternoon. Junior 285-pounder Will Hilliard capped off the Monarch victory with a ranked win, taking down No. 27 Ty Bagoly in a 9-3 win by decision in the final bout of the dual. Hilliard jumped ahead of the ranked Golden Eagle early with a takedown and a four-point near-fall less than 30 seconds into the match, giving him a 6-0 advantage. The heavyweight Monarch registered another takedown in the period to hold an 8-1 lead after one frame. Hilliard managed to hang on to his lead, allowing just two more points to Bagoly, to give him his first ranked victory of the season. "We wrestled well today against a tough Clarion team," head coach Steve Martin said after the Monarch win. "The highlight of the day was Hilliard's victory over a nationally-ranked opponent." To start the dual, the Monarchs jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after three bouts, as No. 18 Killian Cardinale, Shannon Hanna II and No. 18 Sa'Derian Perry each earned victories at 125 pounds, 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively. Cardinale earned bonus points in his win over Cam Butler, taking a 14-5 win by major decision in the first match of the day. Hanna managed to earn a 5-1 win by decision, earning all five of his points in the third period against Clarion's Jake Gromacki. Perry defeated Brayden Palmer in a 7-1 decision, only allowing an escape point in the third frame of the bout and tallying two minutes and 45 second worth of riding time. At 149 pounds, No. 10 Brock Zacherl got Clarion on the board with a 5-2 win by decision over Kenan Carter, but in the very next bout, No. 14 Larry Early pinned Avery Shay after four minutes and 46 second of action in the 157-pound battle. The pin, Early's second of the season, gave the Monarchs a 13-point lead over the Golden Eagles. After intermission, Shane Jones took a 3-2 lead with a takedown of Mike Bartolo with four seconds remaining in the first period, and never looked back. The senior 165-pounder earned three more points to earn a 6-3 win by decision. At 174 pounds, Max Wohlabaugh managed to get the better of Freshman Alex Cramer, 12-6, bringing the overall score to 19-6. In the 184-pound bout, Antonio Agee earned two takedowns, a reversal and a riding time point to earn an 8-5 win by decision over Christian Sequete, clinching the conference-dual victory for the Monarchs. At 197 pounds, Timothy Young was tasked with facing No. 15 Greg Bulsak. The top-15 wrestler earned a 15-2 major decision victory over the Monarch senior for Clarion's only bonus points of the match. After the Hilliard victory at 285 pounds, the Golden Eagles were docked a point due to an unsportsmanlike penalty, bringing the final score to 25-9. In total, the Monarchs held a 16-12 takedown advantage and earned 14 escape points in the dual. "Cardinale, Hanna, Perry, Early, Jones and Agee all went 2-0 in our two matches this weekend and had consistent performances," Martin said of his wrestlers after an impressive weekend. Up Next After winning their two Mid-American conference (MAC) matches in Pennsylvania against Edinboro and Clarion this weekend, the Monarchs return home next week to take on Virginia Tech on Sunday, February 2 at 1 p.m. The Hokies are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation, according to the National Wrestling Coaching Association (NWCA). "We look forward to next Sunday when Virginia Tech visits Chartway Arena," Martin said looking ahead. "As always, the Big Blue Room will be open an hour before the match and is open to all fans, alumni and Jamie Kelly supporters. We will honor Jamie Kelly and his family before the match and at halftime we will honor our alumni. "For all of the alumni interested in coming out, we will have information on how to register for halftime recognition on social media this week. We are looking forward to another opportunity to face another top-25 team." To purchase tickets to next Sunday's match against Virginia Tech, and every other Monarch home match at Chartway Arena, visit ynottix.com. Results: 125: #18 Killian Cardinale (ODU) MD over Cam Butler (Clarion) 14-5 133: Shannon Hanna II (ODU) dec. over Jake Gromacki (Clarion) 5-1 141: #18 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) dec. over Brayden Palmer (Clarion) 7-1 149: #10 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) dec. over Kenan Carter (ODU) 5-2 157: #14 Larry Early (ODU) fall over Avery Shay (Clarion) 4:46 165: Shane Jones (ODU) dec. over Mike Bartolo (Clarion) 6-3 174: Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) dec. over Alex Cramer (ODU) 12-6 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Christian Sequete (Clarion) 8-5 197: #15 Greg Bulsak (Clarion) MD over Timothy Young (ODU) 15-2 285: Will Hilliard (ODU) dec. over #27 Ty Bagoly (Clarion) 9-3

PITTSBURGH -- The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team used eight individual wins to take down the Edinboro Fighting Scots, 28-6, Sunday afternoon at the Fitzgerald Field House. The win completes Pitt's sweep of the weekend as the Panthers shutout Duke Saturday, Jan. 25 in Durham. With the win, the Panthers improve to 7-2 (1-0 ACC), while the Fighting Scots fall to 10-6 (3-2 MAC). "We wrestled pretty well today," said head coach Keith Gavin. "I think a big focus for us has always been to stay in the hunt to score points and most of our guys did that today and that was good to see but we have to be consistent with that approach. But, like I said most of them did that today and did what they were supposed to do." Pitt started the match with a win at 125 pounds when redshirt freshman Louis Newell defeat Lucas Rodriguez 16-0 in a technical fall in 5:22. Newell used three takedowns and three nearfalls en route to the victory. Sixth-ranked redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi used 10 takedowns to earn a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Varndell at 133 pounds. Phillippi led 9-0 in the third period after recording three consecutive takedowns. The win was Phillippi's ninth-straight dual win dating back to last season. Moving to 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Cole Matthews used four points in the third period and riding time to record Pitt's second straight major decision outlasting Jackie Gold, 11-2. The win was Matthews' 12th of the year. The Panthers lost their first bout of the day at 149 pounds when Edinboro's Tyler Vath defeated redshirt freshman Luke Kemerer, 10-5. Redshirt senior and 28th ranked Taleb Rahmani used a takedown with 50 seconds left in the third period to break a tie and take a 6-4 lead over Peter Pappas. Rahmani then used riding time to finish with a 7-5 decision over Pappas at 157 pounds. The win gave the Panthers a 16-3 lead in the dual. Pitt recorded its fifth win of the day at 165 pounds when 10th-ranked redshirt junior Jake Wentzel used two takedowns, one escape and riding time to record a 6-1 decision over Derek Ciavarro. Wentzel scored four points in the second period en route to winning his 14th match of the season. The Fighting Scots recorded their second win of the day at 174 pounds after No. 19 Jacob Oliver used a first period takedown to record a 4-1 decision over No. 19 redshirt junior Gregg Harvey. Ninth-ranked redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi put the Panthers back in the win column at 184 pounds after recording an 8-3 decision over Cody Mulligan. Bonaccorsi used a takedown to take an early lead, which he would never relinquish. Redshirt senior Kellan Stout used an escape in the third period to score the only point of the bout at 184 pounds. Stout also used riding time to come away with the 2-0 decision over Dylan Reynolds for his sixth win of the season and give the Panthers a 25-6 lead entering the final bout. Ninth ranked senior Demetrius Thomas ended things for the Panthers when he earned a 3-0 decision over No. 25 Jon Spaulding at 285 pounds. Thomas earned the first point of the match when he escaped in the second period. He then scored a takedown in the third period to end the bout and Pitt the 28-6 win. Pitt will be back in action next Saturday, Feb. when the Panthers take on No. 5 NC State at 7 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Field house. Results: 125: Louis Newell (UP) tech. fall Lucas Rodriguez (EU), 16-0, 5:22 – Pitt leads 5-0 133: #6 Micky Phillippi (UP) maj. dec. Tye Varndell (EU), 12-3 – Pitt leads 9-0 141: Cole Matthews (UP) maj. dec. Jackie Good (EU), 11-2 – Pitt leads 13-0 149: Tyler Vath (EU) dec. Luke Kemerer (UP), 10-5 – Pitt leads 13-3 157: #28 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Peter Pappas (EU), 7-5 – Pitt leads 16-3 165: #10 Jake Wentzel (UP) dec. Derek Ciavvarro (EU), 6-1– Pitt leads 19-3 174: #19 Jacob Oliver (EU) dec. #24 Gregg Harvey (UP), 3-1 – Pitt leads 19-6 184: #9 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Cody Mulligan (EU), 8-3 – Pitt leads 22-6 197: Kellan Stout (UP) dec. Dylan Reynolds (EU), 2-0 – Pitt leads 25-6 285: #9 Demetrius Thomas (UP) dec. #25 Jon Spaulding (EU), 3-0 – Pitt wins 28-6

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Hofstra won nine of the 10 weight classes, including a win by fall and two technical falls, in a 38-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association victory over Long island University Sunday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Hofstra moved to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in EIWA competition. The Sharks of LIU fell to 2-17 overall and 0-5 in league play. The Pride opened up with a win at 197 pounds as Trey Rogers picked up a 17-5 major decision over LIU's Mark Malico. Rogers controlled the match throughout, scoring seven takedowns while Malico scored all five of his points on escapes. Zachary Knighton-Ward followed with a dominating victory over Maguire Horl. The Hofstra 285-pounder had a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the first, an escape and a takedown in the second and then closed out the match with six takedowns in the third for a 20-5 tech fall victory. The Pride's dominance continued at 125 pounds as Dylan Ryder jumped out to a 14-3 first period lead on Brandon Mercado and scored a pinfall victory at 3:54. The Sharks would forfeit at 133 as the Pride built a 21-0 lead in the match. Hofstra's Vinnie Vespa and LIU's Michael Blando went back and forth at 141 pounds before Vespa scored four back points in the third period to break a 7-7 tie and rode out the rest of the match to pick up the 11-7 victory. Reece Heller and Rhise Royster had a close first period at 149 pounds. Reece Heller rallied from a 3-2 first period deficit, scoring 10 back points in the third period alone to take an 18-3 tech fall victory. Holden Heller and Dominick Demarco wrestled a low-scoring affair at 157 pounds. Holden Heller used a first period takedown to take the lead and build a substantial riding time advantage. After Demarco had an escape in the second, the Pride sophomore scored another takedown to go up by a 4-1 score. He would add an escape in the final 20 seconds and won by a 6-1 score. The Sharks would get on the board at 165 pounds as Ryan Ferro pinned Charlie Kane. Kane was wrestling up two weight classes. Hofstra would get back on track at 174 pounds as Sage Heller defeated James Langan in a tight contest. Sage Heller trailed, 2-1, after the first period and the match was tied at four after two. Heller started the third period on top and was able to score a late takedown. Langan reversed it to tie the score at six, but Sage Heller gained the riding time point for a 7-6 win. The Pride's Charles Small closed out the match at 184 pounds. The junior scored a first takedown and got two back points as well before earning an escape to lead, 5-0, after the opening period. The scoring slowed after the first with each wrestler picking up an escape point the rest of the way with Small posting the 6-1 decision. The Pride returns to action Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. against Davidson. The match will take place in the David S. Mack Physical Education Center. Notes: -This was the first meeting between Hofstra and LIU since the Sharks moved to the Division I level. -Hofstra has won three of its last four dual matches. -Hofstra is 2-0 in EIWA action for the first time since joining the league in 2013-14 -The 32-point margin of victory was the most for the Pride since a 42-point margin (45-3) against Sacred Heart on Feb. 11, 2018. Results: 197: Trey Rogers (HU) maj. dec. Mark Malico, 17-5 (LIU) 4-0 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (HU) tech fall Maguire Horl (LIU), 20-5 (7:00) 9-0 125: Dylan Ryder (HU) wbf. Brandon Mercado (LIU), 3:54 15-0 133: Justin Hoyle (HU) wins by forfeit 21-0 141: Vinnie Vespa (HU) dec. Michael Blando (LIU), 11-7 24-0 149: Reece Heller (HU) tech fall Rhise Royster (LIU), 18-3 (7:00) 29-0 157: Holden Heller (HU) dec. Dominick Demarco (LIU), 6-1 32-0 165: Ryan Ferro (LIU) wbf. Charlie Kane (HU), 1:13 32-6 174: Sage Heller (HU) dec. James Langan (LIU), 7-6 35-6 184: Charles Small (HU) dec. Dan McClure (LIU), 6-1 38-6

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team routed Sacred Heart, 36-3, on Sunday afternoon at Davis Gym. For the second-straight dual, the Bison (5-3, 4-1 EIWA) won nine of 10 bouts to emerge victorious. They moved to 8-0 all-time against the Pioneers (4-3, 2-2 EIWA). Bucknell picked up bonus points in six of their victories, highlighted by a pin by freshman Vincent Andreano (165) in his first collegiate dual start. Andreano brought J.C. Broems's shoulders to the mat in 4:30. Geo Barzona (125) staked the Bison an early 5-0 lead, dispatching Sean Faraon by a commanding 18-3 technical fall. By the intermission, Bucknell held a formidable 19-0 lead, bolstered by back-to-back major decisions by Matthew Kolonia (149) and Jaden Fisher (157). Drew Phipps (197) and Eric Chakonis (285) closed out the dual with commanding major decisions. Fisher (5:35), Phipps (3:24) and Frankie Guida, Jr. (2:59) all exceeded two minutes of riding time while Darren Miller (1:52), Kolonia (1:33) and Chakonis (1:07) also earned the riding time point. The Bison are right back to work, taking on Drexel at 4 p.m. Results: 125: Geo Barzona (BU) tech fall over Sean Faraon (SHU) 18-3 (4:28) 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Anthony Petrillo (SHU) 10-4 141: David Campbell (BU) dec. over Raf Lievano (SHU) 6-4 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) maj. dec. over Shaun Williams (SHU) 10-2 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) maj. dec. over Will Schmidt (SHU) 13-1 165: Vincent Andreano (BU) fall over J.C. Broems (SHU) 4:30 174: Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) dec. over Joe Eiden (SHU) 10-3 184: Kyle Davis (SHU) dec. over Kyle Inlander (BU) 5-2 197: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Nick Fierro (SHU) 17-3 285: Eric Chakonis (BU) maj. dec. over Dante DelBonis (SHU) 9-1

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- After facing some tough early competition, and an early deficit Saturday night at Thomas Fieldhouse, the Army West Point wrestling team was able to lock in, taking down Lock Haven 26-9 for its fourth straight dual win of the season. "Nice win on the road over a really good team," said head coach Kevin Ward. "We overcame a slow start and never looked back. We were in some battles tonight but we were able to use our conditioning and pull away late in some matches." Lock Haven (6-5) was able to take the early team lead as the night began at 125 pounds. In a match featuring two of the top wrestlers in the country in No. 24 Trey Chalifoux and No. 14 Luke Werner, Werner won a 7-0 decision. The Bald Eagles would go up 6-0 after DJ Fehlman secured a 7-1 decision over Lane Peters at 133 pounds. Kyle Shoop made it 9-0 Lock Haven after an action packed 9-7 decision into extra time. Army (8-2) flipped the switch heading into the 149 pound contest, and wouldn't look back. After a scoreless first period, P.J. Ogunsanya put the pressure on and won a 6-3 decision over Brock Port. Rising sophomore Markus Hartman kept it rolling for the Black Knights at 157 pounds, winning a 10-0 major decision over Alex Klucker to make it 9-7 halfway through the dual. Cael McCormick (5-2 decision) and Ben Harvey (4-0 decision) would make it 13-9 Army heading into the stretch. The final three bouts would all be bonus point victories for Army to seal the win. Lewistown, Pa. native Noah Stewart was dominant at 184 pounds -- winning a 16-0 tech. fall to make it 18-9 Army. J.T Brown followed that up with another Black Knights shutout, this time a 8-0 major over Parker McClellan. The final match of the night saw Ben Sullivan impress against Trey Hartsock on the way to a 14-1 major decision to make the final team score 26-9. "When we were aggressive and relentless we scored points. That has to continue to be our focus -- being aggressive and relentless for a full seven minutes." Results: 125: Luke Werner (LHU) dec. Trey Chalifoux (ARMY) 7-0 / LHU 3-0 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) dec. Lane Peters (ARMY) 7-1 / LHU 6-0 141: Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Corey Shie (ARMY) 9-7 SV / LHU 9-0 149: P.J. Ogunsanya (ARMY) dec. Brock Port (LHU) 6-3 / LHU 9-3 157: Markus Hartman (ARMY) major dec. Alex Klucker (LHU) 10-0 / LHU 9-7 165: Cael McCormick (ARMY) dec. Caleb Clymer (LHU) 5-2 / ARMY 10-9 174: Ben Harvey (ARMY) dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU) 4-0 / ARMY 13-9 184: Noah Stewart (ARMY) tech fall Ray Bernot (LHU) 16-0 (5:40) / ARMY 18-9 197: J.T. Brown (ARMY) major dec. Parker McClellan (LHU) 8-0 / ARMY 22-9 285: Ben Sullivan (ARMY) major dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 14-1 / FINAL, ARMY 26-9 UP NEXT Army will face EIWA opponent Lehigh on Friday, Jan. 31 for senior night at West Orange High School in West Orange, NJ. The dual match will begin at 7 p.m.

UNI's Bryce Steiert after beating Oklahoma State's Joe Smith at 174 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- No. 20 UNI wrestling won six bouts, including a major decision by Bryce Steiert at 174 pounds, to top eighth-ranked Oklahoma State 19-15 Saturday night in front of over 4,000 fans at the McLeod Center. The win is the first over the Cowboys since 1991 and on the third win all-time against OSU. At 125, Jay Schwarm lost a hard-fought battle to No. 4 Nick Piccininni 9-6, giving Oklahoma State a 3-0 lead to start the dual. Jack Skudlarczyk came back from an early deficit to earn a big 10-5 win over OSU's Reece Witcraft. After the first period, Skuds trailed 0-2. He responded by riding Witcraft for the entire second period and picking up a four-point near fall in the process. Skudlarczyk picked up big points in the third period with an early escape and a last second take down to tie the dual 3-3. Michael Blockus picked up a reversal in the third period to earn a 4-3 win over Dusty Hone. The win gave the Panthers their first lead of the night, 6-3. During a battle of top-20 ranked wrestlers, No. 12 Max Thomsen fell to No. 3 Boo Lewallen. After a scoreless first period, Lewallen picked up a significant amount of ride time and led Thomsen 2-0 in the second. Thomsen earned an escape in the third period, but was unable to battle back and fell 5-2 to tie the team score at 6-6. Keaton Geerts earned a huge 7-6 win over Wyatt Sheets at 157. He picked up three takedowns and a late escape. Geerts earned the lead in the first period and held it into the third. Sheets tied the match 6-6 at the beginning of the third with a takedown, but he earned an escape and picked up the ride time point to earn the 8-6 win. The win gave UNI a 9-6 lead going into intermission. OUS took a 10-9 lead after No. 9 Travis Wittlake picked up the 14-5 major decision over Austin Yant. In another battle of top-20 ranked wrestlers, No. 5 Bryce Steiert dominated No. 12 Joe Smith at 174. Steiert led 4-1 early after the first period with two takedowns. He extended his lead to 10-2 after a takedown and a nearfall in the second. Steiert earned a pair of stall points and a point for riding time to pick up the 13-2 major decision to give UNI the 13-10 lead. UNI's Taylor Lujan shut out Oklahoma State's Anthony Montalvo at 184 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) At 184, Taylor Lujan shutout Anthony Montalvo for the 4-0 win. Lujan grabbed a first-period takedown, an escape in the second and ride time to pick up the win and give the Panthers a 16-10 lead. At 197, Noah Glaser fell to No. 11 Dakota Geer. Glaser fought through an early knee injury and avoided a pin late in the second period. Geer closed out the technical fall 19-4 technical fall at the 5:29 mark. The dual came down to 285 where No. 11 Carter Isley and Austin Harris picked up a 5-2 decision to close out the win. After a scoreless first period, Harris earned a lead with an escape in the second. Isley evened the score with an escape early in the third followed by a quick takedown. With 30 seconds left, Isley sealed the win with another takedown to earn the three-point win and close out the dual victory. UNI improves to 5-3 on the season and 4-1 in Big 12 action. Oklahoma State is now 7-1 in duals and 3-1 in the Big 12. UP NEXT The Panthers head south to Oklahoma for another Big-12 match on Feb. 1 in Norman. Results: 125: Nick Piccininni (OSU) over Jay Schwarm (UNI) (9-6) 133: Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) over Reece Witcraft (OSU) (10-5) 141: Michael Blockhus (UNI) over Dusty Hone (OSU) (4-3) 149: Boo Lewallen (OSU) over Max Thomsen (UNI) (5-2) 157: Keaton Geerts (UNI) over Wyatt Sheets (OSU) (7-6) 165: Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Austin Yant (UNI) (14-5) 174: Bryce Steiert (UNI) over Joseph Smith (OSU) (13-2) 184: Taylor Lujan (UNI) over Anthony Montalvo (OSU) (4-0) 197: Dakota Geer (OSU) over Noah Glaser (UNI) (20-4) 285: Carter Isley (UNI) over Austin Harris (OSU) (5-2)

Logan Treaster (Jr / Newton, Kan.), Casey Cobb (Jr / Kuna, Idaho), Cody Trybus (Jr / Elkton, Md.), Jacob Koser (Fr / Dillsburg, Pa.) and John Birchmeier (Fr / Ashburn, Va.) each won individual titles to lead the Navy wrestling team to the 2020 All-Academy Championship crown Saturday at East Gym in Colorado Springs, Colo. It marked the Mids' 16th overall All-Academy Championship victory and their third in a row. Trailing 114.5-108.0 with two matches remaining, Navy rallied behind the efforts of Koser and Birchmeier. Koser, who not only went 3-0 on the day, but he did not give up a point, got the Mids to within two points following his 16-0 tech fall over VMI's Zach Brown in the 197-pound title match. Birchmeier, who has twice secured dual victories for the Mids this season (Maryland and Bucknell), sealed the team victory by way of his 10-4 win over Air Force's Kayne Hutchison in the final match of the evening. Navy (117.5) won the team crown by ONE point over second-place Air Force (116.5), who had three wrestlers win individual titles. VMI placed third (48.0), followed by Coast Guard (47.5), The Citadel (34.0), Merchant Marine (18.5) and Norwich (12.5). VMI and Coast Guard both crowned an individual champion. Koser was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler, while Treaster was the recipient of the Most Pins in Fewest Amount of Time Award with two in 2:15. "I am very proud of the team and its performance today. The character and resiliency our wrestlers showed bout after bout in tonight's medal matches was incredibly impressive," said sixth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "The team came together and knew we had only seven in the finals, but five of those where important head-to-head bouts. Starting out with three strong wins really set a great tone for the big guys to follow. It took all 10 guys to get today's title and many of the names out there today weren't familiar to our casual fans. We really had the NEXT MAN UP guys step in and perfrom well for the team and overall team score." The Highlights • Navy has been the dominant team, winning 16 of the 26 championships including 13 of the last 17. • The Mids have won 103 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 77 of the 170 titles over the last 17 years. • The Mids won the team title in 1995, `97, `99, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '18,'19 and '20, while they claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, `99, `04, `05, `07, `08, '10, '11, '13, '17, '18, '19 and '20. • Four of the five Mids who claimed individual titles were first-time All-Academy Championship winners - Logan Treaster (125), Cody Trybus (141), Jacob Koser (197) and John Birchmeier (285). • Junior Casey Cobb (133) earned his second All-Academy Championship in as many appearances. He is the 24th Navy wrestler to win at least two All-Academy Championship titles. • It was the first appearance at the All-Academy Championship for six Navy wrestlers - Logan Treaster (125), Wyatt Long (149), Jack Stanton-Taddeo (157), Andrew Buckley (184), Jacob Koser (197) and John Birchmeier (285). • Jacob Koser (197) and John Birchmeier (285) are just the 10th and 11th freshmen in Navy history to win an individual title at the All-Academy Championship and the first since Jared Prince in 2017. It's the first time Navy has had two freshmen win in the same year. It's also the first time a Navy freshman has won at the two heaviest weights. • A remarkable 13 of the 25 individual victories by Navy today were bonus-point matches. Jacob Koser (197) earned bonus points for all three of his victories - one by fall and two by tech fall. More from Coach Sharratt • Cobb (133) and Trybus (141) are finding their stride at the right time and they make an impressive start to every competition. I felt like the All-Academies was a great showcase of their talent tonight. • Koser (197) being named the Outstanding Wrestler of the All-Academy Championship is a testament to the competitor he is on the mat every time he steps out there. He continues to improve each week and that's being recognized in results and national spotlight. • Treaster also had an impressive performance with dominating victories to the finals and a battle against two of the highest ranked wrestlers in the field. • Birchmeier opened up and was extremely driven to put points on the board to seal the team victory. His roll through cradle and strong position leg attacks combined with his agility make him a big threat in competition. What's Ahead • Navy returns to dual action next weekend when it faces EIWA foes American and Drexel on back-to-back days. • The Mids travel to Washington, D.C. on Friday, Feb. 31 to battle American (7:00 pm) and then make the trip on Saturday to Philadelphia, Pa. for a 4:00 pm match at Drexel. • Navy will also send a handful of wrestlers to compete at the Edinboro Open on Saturday, Feb. 1 (9:00 am). Team Standings (# of Champions) 1 - 117.5 - Navy (5) 2 - 116.5 - Air Force (3) 3 - 48.0 - VMI (1) 4 - 47.5 - Coast Guard (1) 5 - 34.0 - The Citadel 6 - 18.5 - Merchant Marine 7 - 12.5 - Norwich

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The nationally-ranked No. 25 Rider University wrestling team cruised past MAC foe George Mason, 36-6, Saturday night at Alumni Gym. With the win, the Broncs improve to 9-2 (5-1 MAC), while the Patriots are now 7-5 (2-4 MAC). Rider had a dominating Senior Night, claiming victory in eight of the 10 matches, including the first seven. The Broncs scored wins at 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 285 and 125 to open the match. Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) opened the match with a 5-3 decision at 157. Gary Dinmore (Skillman, NJ/Hunterdon Central [Penn State]) and No. 18 Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) followed with major decisions by matching 10-2 scores at 165 and 174, respectively, before George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won by fall over George Mason's Ali Salem at 2:30. No. 8 Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) followed with another six points as George Mason's Ramses Montalvo was disqualified at 197 following a fifth stalling call. Following the intermission, Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) took a 9-4 decision at 285 and No. 30 Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph (Montvale)) earned a 21-12 major decision at 125, pushing Rider to a 30-0 lead. The Patriots would win their first points of the night at 133 and another decision at 149, while Peter Lipari (Byram Township, NJ/Bergen Catholic [Rutgers]) won by forfeit at 141. Quotes & Notes "It's a great class. When you have that many kids in your senior class, you're doing something right in your program. Eight kids out of that – and hopefully we get two of them back next year with an extra year with Jesse and with Pete – but it speaks to the volume of those kids. That they've bought into the program, that they've put the program on their back, that they've done all the right things for the longest time and they've contributed to make this program as successful as it's been, credit to them. It's always hard to lose senior leadership of that nature. But hopefully they pass their lessons on to the younger kids and, as it's their turn, they are ready to duplicate the success and demeanor of captains and seniors." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey - With the win, the Broncs now lead the all-time series with George Mason, 17-1, including wins in each of the last 11 duals. - Prior to the match, the Broncs honored their eight-member senior class, consisting of Dellavecchia, Dinmore, Sherry, Cloud, Lipari, Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional [South Dakota State]), Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) and Jim Brady (Egg Harbor City, NJ/St. Augustine Prep). - Rider returns to action on Friday, Feb. 7, when it travel to Lock Haven and the Thomas Fieldhouse for a dual set to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 157: #4 Jesse Dellavecchia (RID) dec. Kolby Ho (GM), 5-3; Rider leads, 3-0 165: Gary Dinmore (RID) maj. dec. Justin Yorkdale (GM), 10-2; Rider leads, 7-0 174: #18 Dean Sherry (RID) maj. dec. Ryan Yorkdale (GM), 10-2, Rider leads, 11-0 184: George Walton (RID) WBF Ali Salem (GM), at 2:30; Rider leads, 17-0 197: #8 Ethan Laird (RID) over Ramses Montalvo (GM), DQ; Rider leads, 23-0 285: Ryan Cloud (RID) dec. Jake Slinger (GM), 9-4; Rider leads, 26-0 125: #30 Jonathan Tropea (RID) maj. dec. Talha Farooq (GM), 21-12; Rider leads, 30-0 133: Josh Jones (GM) dec. Anthony Cefolo (RID), 8-3; Rider leads, 30-3 141: Peter Lipari (RID) by forfeit; Rider leads, 36-3 149: #9 Colston DiBlasi (GM) dec. Gino Fluri (RID), 1-0; Rider wins, 36-6.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kent State rallied off victories in five of the first seven matches and the Golden Flashes knocked off the Buffalo Bulls 20-17 on Saturday afternoon. A tech-fall by Andrew McNally and Tim Rooney victory in a battle of top-20 wrestlers to highlighted the six individual victories for the Golden Flashes. Saturday's dual started at 165 and took the early lead. Andrew McNally answered back with his team-leading 26th victory of the season. He did so in convincing fashion, a 24-4 tech-fall, earning the Flashes a big five points to give Kent State a 5-4 lead. After the Bulls took back the lead at 184, the Flashes were able to gain control of the meet. Colin McCracken ground out an 8-7 decision to give the Flashes an identical 8-7 lead. Spencer Berthold built upon the lead with a 6-0 shutout of Logan Rill at heavyweight. Tomas Gutierrez kept it going, continuing his strong stretch of matches with a 6-2 victory over Jordan Reyes. The highlight match of the dual was Tim Rooney vs Derek Spann at 133 as both wrestlers entered the match ranked in the top-20 by many publications. Rooney took control of the match early, controlling riding time and steadily earning points. The fifth-year senior held off a late push by Spann to earn the 6-4 victory. Buffalo earned a tech-fall at 141 to shrink the Kent State lead to 17-12 with two matches remaining. Kody Komara iced the dual for the Golden Flashes, building a three-point lead through two periods and earning a 9-7 decision to put Kent State up eight and put the match out of reach. The win improves Kent State to 6-9 overall in duals and 2-4 in the MAC. The Golden Flashes will wrap up their home slate next Saturday night against Cleveland State at 7 p.m. Kent State will honor their seniors in a pre-dual ceremony. Results: 125 Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) over Jordan Reyes (Buffalo) (Dec 6-2) 14-7 (KSU) 133 Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Derek Spann (Buffalo) (Dec 6-4) 17-7 (KSU) 141 Marcus Robinson (Buffalo) over Earl Blake (Kent State) (TF 16-0 3:35). 17-12 (KSU) 149 Kody Komara (Kent State) over John Arceri (Buffalo) (Dec 9-7) 20-12 (KSU) 157 Michael Petite (Buffalo) over Conan Becker (Kent State) (TF 22-7 7:00) 20-17 (KSU) 165 Troy Keller (Buffalo) over Kade Byland (Kent State) (MD 14-2) 4-0 (UB) 174 Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Dillon Ross (Buffalo) (TF 24-4 7:00) 5-4 (KSU) 184 Peter Acciardi (Buffalo) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) (Dec 9-3) 7-5 (UB) 197 Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) (Dec 8-7)8-7 (KSU) 285 Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) over Logan Rill (Buffalo) (Dec 6-0) 11-7 (KSU)

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 24 Mizzou Wrestling claimed its ninth consecutive conference championship after defeating Cleveland State, 20-12, Saturday afternoon (Jan. 25) in the second of a dual doubleheader at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers are now 10-5 on the season and a perfect 7-0 in MAC competition. At 7-0, Mizzou is the only remaining unbeaten in the conference and has clinched a share of the MAC Championship, its eighth straight since joining the league. Only Rider (5-1 MAC) can share the title with the Tigers. Should Mizzou defeat SIU-Edwardsville in its MAC finale on Feb. 12, it will win the title outright. "I don't keep count of those things," head coach Brian Smith said of Mizzou's 21-dual win streak in the MAC and the program's ninth straight conference title. "It's nice that we keep doing that stuff. It's something that we expect to happen, we are going out there and competing. It's good because it gets media to write about it. It's fun to see that for the kids, but we just need to keep working. We've won a couple matches in a row – I want to see us keep improving and getting better." Mizzou's streak of conference championships began with a tournament title at the 2012 Big 12 Championships during the school's final year in the league. Since joining the MAC, the Tigers have won the last eight championships. The MAC Tournament will be held March 7-8 in Dekalb, Ill. Looking at the Cleveland State dual, it opened with a hard-fought 12-10 loss at 125 pounds by Cameron Valdiviez to CSU's Logan Heil. But Allan Hart got Mizzou back in the win column as he completed a perfect day at 133 pounds with a 6-1 win over CSU's Justin Patrick. Hart tallied 4:11 of riding time in the bout as he was dominant for all seven minutes. Cleveland State's Evan Cheek, who is 28-3 this season, won at 141 pounds over Mizzou's Alex Butler, but fifth-ranked Brock Mauller posted a 14-4 major decision over Gus Sutton at 149 to get Mizzou the dual lead back at 7-6. 157-pounder Jarrett Jacques then followed with a dominant 6-1 win over Nico O'Dor as Mizzou opened a 10-6 lead midway through. Peyton Mocco made it three straight wins for Mizzou with a 6-3 win over Riley Smucker, extending Mizzou's lead to 6-3. RS senior Connor Flynn got the nod at 174 pounds for Coach Smith's team and drew CSU's Chase Archangelo. Flynn made easy work of him with a 9-0 win, posting 2:41 riding time, moving Mizzou's lead to 17-6. Senior Dylan Wisman defeated DeAndre Nassar, 6-2, to wrap up a 2-0 personal day at 184 pounds improving his record to 13-5. With Mizzou leading 20-6 moving into 197 pounds, Wyatt Koelling dropped a 3-1 decision in sudden victory to Ben Smith. At heavyweight, the doubleheader closed with a 3-2 win for Cleveland State's Collin Kelly in double overtime over Jacob Bohlken. vs. Cleveland State: 125 Pounds: Cameron Valdiviez (16-7) vs. Logan Heil (18-7) – L, 12-10 (2:19 RT) | 0-3 133 Pounds: Allan Hart (12-7) vs. Justin Patrick (13-8) – W, 6-1 (4:11 RT) | 3-3 141 Pounds: Alex Butler (7-5) vs. Evan Cheek (28-3) – L, 5-2 | 3-6 149 Pounds: #5 Brock Mauller (20-1) vs. Gus Sutton (11-10) – W, 14-4 Major Decision (3:25 RT) | 7-6 157 Pounds: #12 Jarrett Jacques (21-3) vs. Nico O'Dor (10-9) – W, 6-1 (1:44 RT) | 10-6 165 Pounds: Peyton Mocco (18-7) vs. Riley Smucker (17-11) – W, 6-3 | 13-6 174 Pounds: Connor Flynn (13-3) vs. Chase Archangelo (13-14) – W, 9-0 (2:41 RT) | 17-6 184 Pounds: Dylan Wisman (13-5) vs. DeAndre Nassar (16-14) – W, 6-2 | 20-6 197 Pounds: #25 Wyatt Koelling (17-4) vs. Ben Smith (19-10) - L, 3-1 (SV-1) | 20-9 285 Pounds: Jacob Bohlken (10-8) vs. Collin Kelly (7-10) – L, 3-2 (TB-2) | 20-12

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell wrestling racked up its 300th all-time Ivy League victory on Saturday, Jan. 25 with a 32-9 win over Harvard. Following the win, the Big Red is now 300-52-1 in Ivy League duals dating back to the 1955-56 season (first season of Ivy League competition). Facing Brown in the nightcap of the doubleheader, the Big Red came out on top by a final score of 36-4, winning at nine of the ten weights. Wins over Harvard and Brown improves No. 18-ranked Cornell's dual record to 8-5 overall and 3-0 in the Ivy League. Cornell opened its dual against Harvard with four straight victories, led by major decisions from Dom LaJoie at 125 pounds and Hunter Richard at 149. LaJoie scored a 12-3 upset over Harvard's No. 15-ranked Nolan Hellickson, while Richard defeated Aaron Kruk by a 12-4 final. Its LaJoie's second victory over a ranked opponent this season. Richard continues his hot-streak for the Big Red, winning his fifth-straight match and his fourth win with bonus points in that time frame, third by major decision. No. 5-ranked Chas Tucker kept his unbeaten streak alive at 133 pounds, nearly scoring bonus points in a 12-5 victory over Michael Jaffe. The 12 points scored by Tucker is tied for his highest scoring output of the season, matching his 12-5 win over Ohio State's Dylan Koontz on Dec. 1. Noah Baughman got back into the win column with an 8-4 decision victory over Lukus Stricker at 141 pounds. Harvard snapped Cornell's streak of consecutive victories at 157 and 165 pounds, picking up back-to-back wins by decision. Adam Santoro and Jake Brindley both dropped close bouts at the weight. The Big Red extended its lead to 32-6 over the Crimson with three-straight six-point victories at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. Wrestling in his second match of the season, Andrew Berreyesa found the pin he missed out on in the Virginia Tech dual, pinning Pierce Bausano in the second period (4:36). Jonathan Loew pinned Michael Doggett at 184 pounds, taking a page out of Ben Darmstadt's book with the assassin to pin Doggett in 2:54. Darmstadt returned to the Cornell lineup at 197 pounds, but took a forfeit victory. In the final bout of the dual, Brendan Furman was defeated by No. 9-ranked Yaraslau Slavikauski, 9-3. Cornell continued its strong day of wrestling when it welcomed Brown to the Friedman Wrestling Center at 6 p.m. Both teams had already wrestled once prior on Saturday, with Brown defeating Binghamton, 19-14, in Binghamton, N.Y. The Big Red earned victories at nine weights against the Bears, only allowing Brown to score points at 197 pounds. The Big Red won the first seven matches of the night before Brown forfeited at 184 pounds. LaJoie started things off at 125 by evening his season record to 13-13 following an 8-3 victory over Brown's Trey Keeley. Tucker, Baughman, Richard and Berreyesa also picked up their second win of the day in the dual against Brown. Tucker gave Cornell a 6-0 lead in team score with an 8-3 decision over Charlie Faber. Baughman tallied the first bonus point match of the night, taking it to Jimmy Pawelski to the tune of a 12-4 final score. Richard won his sixth-straight dual match, narrowly defeating Brown's Ricky Cabanillas in the closest match of the night, 5-4. Santoro earned his third bonus point win of the season following Richard's win at 149, defeating Jack Bokina by a score of 14-3. It's the third highest scoring output of the season for Santoro, who previously beat Buffalo's Dillon Ross by tech fall (19-4) and Minnesota's Ryan Thomas by major decision (17-5). Wins from Brindley and Berreyesa increased Cornell's lead to 24-0 before Loew received a win by forfeit at a 184 pounds, which brought the team score to 30-0. Brindley defeated Kiran Srikanth, 8-3, and Berreyesa shut down Cade Wilson, 10-0. Berreyesa is now 3-0 in his return to the Big Red lineup this season, after opening the season on Olympic redshirt. Furman capped the night off in a big way, scoring points quick and early en route to pinning James Valentino in 43 seconds. It's Furman's fifth win by fall this season and his first since pinning Buffalo's Colton Crane at the Cornell Open on Nov. 24, 2019. #18 Cornell Big Red (7-5, 2-0 Ivy) vs. Harvard Crimson (1-5, 0-1 Ivy) 125: Dom LaJoie (COR) major dec. #15 Nolan Hellickson (HAR), 12-3; Cornell leads 4-0 133: #5 Chas Tucker (COR) dec. Michael Jaffe (HAR), 12-5; Cornell leads 7-0 141: Noah Baughman (COR) dec. Lukus Stricker (HAR), 8-4; Cornell leads 10-0 149: Hunter Richard (COR) major dec. Aaron Kruk (HAR), 12-4; Cornell leads 14-0 157: Hunter Ladnier (HAR) dec. Adam Santoro (COR), 5-3 (SV-1); Cornell leads, 14-3 165: #17 Phil Conigliaro (HAR) dec. Jake Brindley (COR), 6-3; Cornell leads, 14-6 174: Andrew Berreyesa (COR) over Pierce Bausano (HAR), Fall (4:36); Cornell leads, 20-6 184: Jonathan Loew (COR) over Michael Doggett (HAR), Fall (2:54); Cornell leads, 26-6 197: #11 Ben Darmstadt (COR wins by forfeit; Cornell leads, 32-6 285: #9 Yaraslau Slavikauski (HAR) dec. Brendan Furman (COR), 9-3; Cornell wins, 32-9 #18 Cornell Big Red (8-5, 3-0 Ivy) vs. Brown Bears (1-5, 0-1 Ivy) 125: Dom LaJoie (COR) dec. Trey Keeley (Brown), 8-3; Cornell leads, 3-0 133: #5 Chas Tucker (COR) dec. Charlie Faber (Brown), 8-3; Cornell leads, 6-0 141: Noah Baughman (COR) major dec. Jimmy Pawelski (Brown), 12-4; Cornell leads, 10-0 149: Hunter Richard (COR) dec. Ricky Cabanillas (Brown), 5-4; Cornell leads, 13-0 157: Adam Santoro (COR) major dec. Jack Bokina (Brown), 14-3; Cornell leads, 17-0 165: Jake Brindley (COR) dec. Kiran Srikanth (Brown), 8-3; Cornell leads, 20-0 174: Andrew Berreyesa (COR) major dec. Cade Wilson (Brown), 10-0; Cornell leads, 24-0 184: Jonathan Loew (COR) by forfeit; Cornell leads, 30-0 197: Nino Bastianelli (Brown) major dec. Jonathon Fagen (COR), 11-0; Cornell leads, 30-4 285: Brendan Furman (COR) over James Valentino (Brown), Fall (0:43); Cornell wins, 36-4

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- No. 21 Campbell stayed perfect at home with wins over Oregon State and Presbyterian Saturday at the Pope Convocation Center / Gore Arena. The Camels defeated PC 55-0 before taking down Oregon State 27-11. OSU also topped PC 40-6 in the first match of the day. Campbell moved to 6-2 over and 2-0 in Southern Conference action with its fourth straight dual win. With a split, the Beavers moved to 5-3, while Presbyterian fell to 1-6 on the year and 0-3 in conference. The Camels started the day with a 55-0 win over new SoCon program Presbyterian. CU posted four pins, plus a major decision at 125, while the Blue Hose forfeited four weight classes in the bout. Following Korbin Meink's major to start the match, No. 9 Noah Gonser at 133, Jason Kraisser at 149, No. 7 Andrew Morgan at 184 and No. 14 Jere Heino all notched pins over the Blue Hose. No. 9 Josh Heil also tallied a 5-3 decision at 141, leading the Camels to its first shutout of the season. In the day's final match, Oregon State took a 9-3 lead through the first three bouts, including Brandon Kaylor's pin at 125, before Campbell reeled off five straight wins, including four with bonus points, to take a commanding 24-9 lead. At 149, Jason Kraisser outlasted Lane Stigall 9-8 before Matthew Dallara's 11-2 major decision at 157 gave the Camels the lead for the first time in the match. No. 16 Quentin Perez followed with a pin (2:04), with 174-pounder Austin Kraisser and Morgan tacking on major decisions of their own to clinch the match for CU. Heino tacked on a 5-3 decision at heavyweight to seal the 27-11 win for the Camels. Next up, Campbell will head to Gardner-Webb on January 31. The Camels return home on February 8, taking on Chattanooga. Oregon State 40, Presbyterian 6 125: Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) over Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) 16-4 (4-0) 133: No. 14 Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Parker Corwin (Presbyterian) TF 17-0 (9-0) 141: Grant Willits (Oregon State) over Reid Stewart (Presbyterian) Dec 6-1 (12-0) 149: Lane Stigall (Oregon State) over Bryton Goering (Presbyterian) MD 11-0 (16-0) 157: Zachary Phillips (Presbyterian) over Michael Murphy (Oregon State) Fall (4:32) (16-6) 165: Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) win by forfeit (22-6) 174: Jackson McKinney (Oregon State) win by forfeit (28-6) 184: Colton Beisley (Oregon State) over Austin Stith (Presbyterian) Dec 10-3 (31-6) 197: J.J. Dixon (Oregon State) win by forfeit (37-6) 285: Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Imani Heslop (Presbyterian) TB-1 2-1 (40-6) No. 21 Campbell 55, Presbyterian 0 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) MD 11-2 (4-0) 133: No. 9 Noah Gonser (Campbell) over Parker Corwin (Presbyterian) Fall (2:45) (10-0) 141: No. 9 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Reid Stewart (Presbyterian) Dec 5-3 (13-0) 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Bryton Goering (Presbyterian) Fall (0:58) (19-0) 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) win by forfeit (25-0) 165: No. 16 Quentin Perez (Campbell) win by forfeit (31-0) 174: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) win by forfeit (37-0) 184: No. 7 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Austin Stith (Presbyterian) Fall (3:53) (43-0) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) win by forfeit (49-0) 285: No. 14 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Imani Heslop (Presbyterian) Fall (2:28) (55-0) No. 21 Campbell 27, Oregon State 11 125: Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) over Korbin Meink (Campbell) Fall (1:21) (0-6) 133: No. 9 Noah Gonser (Campbell) over No. 14 Devan Turner (Oregon State) Dec 4-2 (3-6) 141: Grant Willits (Oregon State) over No. 9 Josh Heil (Campbell) Dec 7-1 (3-9) 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Lane Stigall (Oregon State) Dec 9-8 (6-9) 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) over Michael Murphy (Oregon State) MD 11-2 (10-9) 165: No. 16 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) Fall (2:04) (16-9) 174: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Jackson McKinney (Oregon State) MD 10-2 (20-9) 184: No. 7 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Colton Beisley (Oregon State) MD 17-4 (24-9) 197: J.J. Dixon (Oregon State) over Chris Kober (Campbell) Dec 15-8 (24-12) 285: No. 14 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) Dec 5-3 (27-11) (Oregon State -1 team point, unsportsmanlike)