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LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to drop Brown, 31-3, on Sunday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Bison (4-3, 3-1 EIWA) netted bonus points in two of their individual wins, helping them score their largest margin of victory over the Bears (0-3, 0-2 EIWA) in program history. They previously downed Brown, 31-7, on Feb. 19, 2011 in Providence, R.I. Zach Hartman, who is ranked as high as 16th nationally at 165 pounds, pinned his opponent in the first period for the second-straight dual. This time, he brought Kiran Srikanth's shoulders to the mat in 1:55; during yesterday's victory over Harvard, he needed just 1:10 to pin Zeth Dean. David Campbell (141) electrified the Davis Gym crowd early in the dual, scoring a 15-6 major decision over Samuel Lynch. Campbell picked up the takedown he needed to capture bonus points for the Bison in the dying minutes of regulation; earlier in the bout, he registered a takedown and two back points in quick succession to flip a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 advantage. Despite the lopsided score, the dual wasn't without drama. Four bouts were decided by two or fewer points, highlighted by Matthew Kolonia's last-second win over Ricky Cabanillas at 149 pounds. After Cabanillas picked up a takedown in the final 10 seconds of regulation, Kolonia was awarded a penalty point to even the score at 6-6; then, Kolonia scored a reversal with just a second left on the clock to emerge an 8-6 victor. In addition, Brandon Seidman (125) clipped Trey Keeley, 3-2, on a third-period escape while Brown's Brandon Kui edged Kyle Inlander (184), 3-1, on a last-second takedown. Returning to the heavyweight spot for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign, Brandon Stokes pulled out a gritty 3-1 decision over a much bigger James Valentino. In a bout punctuated by multiple stoppages due to Stokes's bloody nose, the Bison senior rode out Valentino for the majority of the second and third frames en route to his victory. Over the course of the dual, Bucknell's wrestlers racked up an impressive amount of riding time. Stokes (3:30) and Jaden Fisher (2:13) each exceeded two minutes of riding time while Darren Miller (1:40), Mitch Hartman (1:18) and Campbell (1:06) also earned the riding time point. The Bison continue their home stand with duals against Sacred Heart (2 p.m.) and Drexel (4 p.m.) on Sunday, Jan. 26. Results: 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Trey Keeley (BROWN) 3-2 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Charlie Faber (BROWN) 6-3 141: David Campbell (BU) maj. dec. over Samuel Lynch (BROWN) 15-6 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) dec. over Ricky Cabanillas (BROWN) 8-6 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) dec. over Jack Bokina (BROWN) 6-1 165: #17 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Kiran Srikanth (BROWN) 1:55 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) dec. over Bryce Rogers (BROWN) 4-1 184: Brandon Kui (BROWN) dec. over Kyle Inlander (BU) 3-1 197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Nino Bastianelli (BROWN) 7-4 285: Brandon Stokes (BU) dec. over James Valentino (BROWN) 3-1

IOWA CITY, Iowa. -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 7 Nebraska, 26-6, on Saturday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In its first appearance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in seven weeks, Iowa won eight-of-10 bouts, including three-of-four top 10 matchups, to improve to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten. Spencer Lee opened the dual with a 18-0 technical fall at 125. He scored a takedown midway through the first, and rolled up 16 nearfall points to end the match in 2:58. "I kept my pace high," Lee said. "It is a scoring points mindset and that is all I can think about on the mat. It is not about how much time is left, maybe like it used to be. It is just about scoring points until the ref blows the whistle." Iowa won four matches to take a 14-3 lead into intermission, and came back from the break with three consecutive wins over top-five opponents. Alex Marinelli went on a second-period ride and scored four points in the final period to top No. 5 Isaiah White, 4-3, at 165. Michael Kemerer's takedown with 17 seconds on the clock was the difference in his 3-1 win over No. 6 Mikey Labriola at 174. And Abe Assad, in his Carver debut, scored takedowns in the second and third period to win by 6-4 decision over No. 5 Taylor Venz at 184. "My favorite moment from the whole match was end of the second period I got that takedown, and I had that huge mat return at the edge," Assad said. "I returned him and he just stuck to the mat and didn't move. I heard the crowd and it was awesome. There is nothing better than that. That's why you put in all those hours for in the practice room, for moments just like that." Iowa held a 13-6 advantage in takedowns and outscored the Huskers 57-27 in match points, but minus Lee's 18-0 win and Tony Cassioppi's 6-1 decision at 285, every match of the dual was decided by four points or fewer. "I think we got out strategized, we got out coached. They worked very hard and smart to keep it close, to beat us in the end," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We've got to get better, too many close matches. (You) don't have to wait. Why didn't that happen in the first period? Make this fun and get a little momentum going." UP NEXT Iowa hosts No. 4 Ohio State on Friday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. NOTABLES Iowa wrestlers have a combined record of 37-3 in Big Ten duals, and a 62-8 record overall in six duals this season. Spencer Lee (17-0), Austin DeSanto (11-0), Alex Marinelli (21-0), Abe Assad (3-0), and Tony Cassioppi (4-0) are undefeated in their careers in Big Ten duals. Spencer Lee improved to 9-0 with nine bonus-point wins. He has won his last four matches by technical fall. Spencer Lee improved to 14-0 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Lugo improved to 13-0 and extended his career-high win streak to 13. Alex Marinelli improved to 13-0 overall and 14-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Michael Kemerer improved to 7-0 with his second straight win over a top-six opponent. Abe Assad made his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut. Iowa has won its last 12 meetings in the series. Results: 125 -- #1 Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall Alex Thomsen (N), 18-0; 5-0 133 -- #2 Austin DeSanto (IA) dec. #13 Ridge Lovett (N), 7-4; 8-0 141 -- #9 Chad Red (N) dec. #6 Max Murin (IA), 6-2; 8-3 149 -- #1 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. #16 Collin Purinton (N), 4-1; 11-3 157 -- #6 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #11 Peyton Robb (N)6-4; 14-3 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #5 Isaiah White (N), 4-3; 17-3 174 -- #2 Michael Kemerer (IA) dec. #6 Mikey Labriola (N), 3-1; 20-3 184 -- #10 Abe Assad (IA) dec. #5 Taylor Venz (N), 6-4; 23-3 197 -- #14 Eric Schultz (N) dec. #3 Jacob Warner (IA), 3-1; 23-6 285 -- #3 Tony Cassioppi (IA) dec. #15 Christian Lance (N), 6-1 Records: Iowa (7-0, 4-0), Nebraska (5-2, 0-2) Attendance: 12,883

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- No. 21 Stanford wrestling captured six of 10 bouts to defeat host California Baptist, 22-12, Saturday, at Van Dyne Gym. Stanford improved to 7-1 overall, while CBU dropped to 3-6 in its first season as a Division I program. The Lancers took an early 6-0 lead in the dual with wins at 141 and 149 pounds. Redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens finally got the Cardinal on the board with an 8-3 decision over Zach Rowe at 157 pounds. Redshirt freshman Shane Griffith made quick work of Cole Pruitt at 165 pounds. Griffith, ranked No. 7 in the nation, registered a fall in 1:29 to give the Cardinal the dual lead. He is now 20-0 to start the season – tied for the eighth-longest winning streak in program history. Redshirt junior Jared Hill gave the Cardinal some breathing room with a 3-2 decision over Jacob Cooper at 174 pounds. Hill gave up a takedown in the opening period, but managed to escape. He rode out Cooper in the second period to lock in riding time before notching the winning escape in the third. At 197 pounds, true freshman Seamus O'Malley turned in a 3-2 comeback decision over Arick Lopez. O'Malley trailed 2-1 going into the final period, where he was able to register the winning takedown with less than a minute remaining in the bout. Another true freshman, Jackson DiSario, won a close match for the Cardinal at 125 pounds. DiSario held off a late surge by Dilan Atjun to post a 7-6 decision, winning with 2:25 of riding time. Senior Brandon Kier closed out the dual with a dominating 13-1 major decision over Keanu Perez at 133 pounds. Earlier in the day, Stanford shut out Life Pacific, 53-0, at Mehl Court in San Dimas. The Cardinal recorded five falls and picked up bonus points in nine of the 10 bouts. Hill (174), O'Malley (197), redshirt senior Trevor Rasmussen (285), DiSario (125) and redshirt sophomore Ethan Woods (157), who was wrestling in his first collegiate dual, all registered falls for the Cardinal. True freshmen Nick Addison (184) and Dawson Sihavong (149) turned in technical falls against the Warriors, while Luciano Arroyo posted a major decision at 141 pounds. Kier capped off the scoring with a decision at 133 pounds. Stanford remains on the road next week, traveling to Utah Valley on Friday. Wrestling begins at 6 p.m. PT. Stanford 22, California Baptist 12 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) dec. Dilan Atjun (CBU) 7-6 133 Brandon Kier (STAN) maj. dec. Keanu Perez (CBU) 13-1 141 Adam Velasquez (CBU) dec. Luciano Arroyo (STAN) 6-4 149 AJ Raya (CBU) dec. Dawson Sihavong (STAN) 8-3 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Zach Rowe (CBU) 8-3 165 #7 Shane Griffith (STAN) fall Cole Pruitt (CBU) F1:29 174 Jared Hill (STAN) dec. Jacob Cooper (CBU) 3-2 184 Garrett Strang (CBU) dec. Nick Addison (STAN) 10-5 197 Seamus O'Malley (STAN) dec. Arick Lopez (CBU) 3-2 285 Zach Schrader (CBU) dec. David Showunmi (STAN) 3-2 Stanford 53, Life Pacific 0 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) fall Alex Nunez (LP) F3:49 133 Brandon Kier (STAN) dec. Anthony Vargas (LP) 10-4 141 Luciano Arroyo (STAN) maj. dec. Cole Acosta (LP) 19-6 149 Dawson Sihavong (STAN) tech. fall Anthony Loera (LP) 16-1 (7:00) 157 Ethan Woods (STAN) fall Noel Magallanes (LP) F1:40 165 #7 Shane Griffith (STAN) won by forfeit FF 174 Jared Hill (STAN) fall Ivan Hernandez (LP) F1:54 184 Nick Addison (STAN) tech. fall Jeremiah Smith (LP) 17-0 (7:00) 197 Seamus O'Malley (STAN) fall Nicholas Sigala (LP) F1:00 285 Trevor Rasmussen (STAN) fall Tony DaCosta (LP) F1:31

STILLWATER -- The Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1, 3-0 Big 12) picked up their first top-10 dual win of the season against the No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers, 30-10, behind two big upsets and Nick Piccininni's 100th win Saturday evening inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. "It is special. Putting my name next to a bunch of guys before me who are legends of the sport is definitely something to be proud of," Piccininni said. "Getting 100 wins is a cool milestone to hit in the orange Oklahoma State singlet." Piccininni's 4:15 fall over Pitt's Louis Newell made him the 44th Cowboy to reach the 100-win milestone. The East Setauket, N.Y. native joined teammate Kaid Brock in the 100-win club, who was the most recent Cowboy to accomplish the feat. "He's one of those guys that you would coach forever," coach John Smith said. "It's not so much about being good but his attitude… the way he addresses practice… the way he comes in and he's a great student. I don't think in my five years coaching him I've ever had to question him about school or what's happening in school. He's just a consistent guy who has great discipline in his life. I think he's a guy who really wants his team to do well. It's his senior year. He knows our team has to fight for tough wins, and he does everything he can to start that off in the duals." Andrew Shomers earned the Cowboys' third bonus-point win of the evening when he pulled off the upset over No. 17 Gregg Harvey, 10-0. The senior outscored his opponents this weekend a combined, 21-3. In the following match, Anthony Montalvo improved his record to 13-4 on the season, taking out seventh-ranked Nino Bonaccorsi via decision, 6-4. "The bout at 174 was a really solid effort," coach John Smith said "I was surprised by that effort. Anthony at 184 was good. We saw when Montalvo went up 4-1, he did a really good job of keeping the pressure and then going back to his wrists and returning him to the mat." No. 3 Boo Lewallen notched a bonus point win in the 149-pound bout with a 19-4 tech fall over Luke Kemerer. The bonus-point victory for Lewallen was his seventh of the season as the undefeated Cowboy collected win No. 13. At 157 pounds, Wyatt Sheets held on to win a 9-8 decision against Taleb Rahmani in a wild back-and-forth match. Down a point to begin the third period, Sheets chose to start in the down position. After taking the lead with a quick reversal, Rahmani was awarded a stalling point, then escaped to take a 7-6 lead. In the final seconds, Sheets scored another takedown, and Rahmani escaped once more, but Sheets' 1:02 of riding time was the difference as the Cowboy hung on to win the decision. Also picking up decisions for the Cowboys in the dual win were Dusty Hone at 141 pounds, ninth-ranked Travis Wittlake at 165 pounds and No. 11 Dakota Geer at 197 pounds. The Pokes are back in action on the road next weekend as they head to Iowa for duals with Northern Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 25, and the Iowa State Cyclones the following day. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) FALL Louis Newell (PITT) 4:15 133: No. 6 Mickey Philippi (PITT) FALL Reece Witcraft (OSU) 4:04 141: Dusty Hone (OSU) dec. Cole Matthews (PITT) 7-1 149: No. 3 Boo Lewallen (OSU) TF Luke Kemerer (PITT) 19-4 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Taleb Rahmani (PITT) 9-8 165: No. 9 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. No. 11 Jake Wentzel (PITT) 9-2 174: Andrew Shomers (OSU) MD No. 17 Gregg Harvey (PITT) 10-0 184: Anthony Montalvo (OSU) dec. No. 7 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) 6-4 197: No. 11 Dakota Geer (OSU) Kellen Stout (PITT) 6-2 HWT: No. 8 Demetrius Thomas (PITT) MD Austin Harris (OSU) 14-3

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- No. 21 Campbell posted three pins and three tech falls on the way to a 42-3 win over The Citadel to begin Southern Conference action Saturday at the Pope Convocation Center. The Camels (4-2, 1-0 SoCon) picked up bonus points in six of the final seven bouts to top the visiting Bulldogs (2-3, 0-2 SoCon). After Doug Gudenburr's 5-4 decision for The Citadel to start the match, Campbell claimed the final nine weight classes. Decisions from No. 16 Quentin Perez at 165 and Austin Kraisser at 174 gave CU the 6-3 lead before back to back tech falls from No. 8 Andrew Morgan at 184, 22-6, and Chris Kober at 197, 18-3, ballooned the advantage to 16-3. Campbell closed the match with pins in three of its final four bouts, starting with Korbin Meink's first period fall over Jordie White (2:15). No. 9 Noah Gonser followed with a fall over Nathan Orosco (2:43), and No. 9 Josh Heil's tech fall at 141 pounds gave Campbell a 36-3 lead heading into the final match, where Jason Kraisser closed out the win with a second period pin over Selwyn Porter (4:49). No. 14 Jere Heino also claimed a decision for the Camels at heavyweight. Next up, Campbell will welcome Oregon State and new SoCon program Presbyterian to Buies Creek on January 25. Results: 157: Doug Gudenburr (The Citadel) over Matthew Dallara (Campbell) Dec 5-4 (0-3) 165: No. 16 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) Dec 7-6 (3-3) 174: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Kyle Kretzer (The Citadel) Dec 7-2 (6-3) 184: No. 8 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Jared Zenie (The Citadel) TF 22-6 (11-3) 197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Cooper Youngblood (The Citadel) TF 18-3 (16-3) 285: No. 14 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) Dec 6-0 (19-3) 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Jordie White (The Citadel) Fall (2:15) (25-3) 133: No. 9 Noah Gonser (Campbell) over Nathan Orosco (The Citadel) Fall (2:43) (31-3) 141: No. 9 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Ethan Willis (The Citadel) TF 17-2 (36-3) 149: Jason Kraisser (Campbell) over Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) Fall (4:49) (42-3)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In a dual that featured a number of close matches that were decided in the third period or later, No. 12 Lehigh picked up its seventh straight dual win, topping Navy 23-9 Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match was the 100th in what is Lehigh's second most-wrestled series, with this year's edition serving as the annual Sheridan Dual. The Mountain Hawks (8-3, 4-1 EIWA) won seven bouts, but picked up bonus points in just one, a technical fall by sophomore Josh Humphreys at 157. The victory was the 200th career dual win for Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro, who won 48 duals at Maryland and has now won 152 at Lehigh. "Most of the guys wrestled really well, but there where about three matches where I felt we were lazy on finishes and shut down," Santoro said. "We had been doing such a good job of continuing to get better, but today we didn't do some of those things right in key matches. The first four bouts of the afternoon were tight into the third period and beyond. Junior Brandon Paetzell kicked things off against Logan Treaster at 125. The bout went into the third period tied 1-1 before Paetzell went ahead on a second penalty point for stalling. Paetzell followed the stalling point with a takedown and rode out to win 5-1 with the riding time point. At 133, junior Nick Farro trailed Jacob Allen 3-2 early in the third period, but rallied behind a pair of third period takedowns to take a 6-5 lead. Allen picked up his second takedown of the match with five seconds remaining to get Navy on the board with a 7-6 decision. Senior Ryan Pomrinca and Navy's Cody Trybus engaged in the only overtime bout of the day. Pomrinca scored a takedown in the first period, while Trybus went ahead in the third with his lone takedown. A Pomrinca escape sent the bout to sudden victory tied 4-4. With Pomrinca being selective about his shots, he finally pulled the trigger late and secured the winning takedown with 12 seconds remaining to win 6-4 and put Lehigh back in front 6-3. "Ryan's really good," Santoro said. "He took two shots and scored two takedowns. He just needs to pull the trigger more so he can open matches up. You don't want to lose a match on a stall call in overtime. He ended up finding a way to win and that was big for him." Sophomore Dan Moran bumped up to 149 to face Wyatt Long. Moran gave up an early takedown but stayed on the attack through most of the match although he was unable to convert. Down 3-2 in the third, Moran finally secured a takedown and added a four-point near fall late to win 8-3. "Danny just wrestles hard for seven minutes," Santoro said. "He kept wearing him down and finally hit that shot and put him on his back to finish the match, which was awesome." Humphreys made it four straight wins for Lehigh and gave the Mountain Hawks a 14-3 lead at intermission with a 17-2 technical fall over Jack Stanton-Taddeo at 157. Humphreys scored three first period takedowns, added a takedown and four point near fall in the second, and closed out the match at 5:26 with another four point near fall. Navy (4-4, 1-1 EIWA) picked up its second win as eighth-ranked Tanner Skidgel beat freshman Brian Meyer 2-0 at 165. Skidgel rode out the second and escaped in the third for the only scoring of the bout. Senior Jordan Kutler bested Spencer Carey in a matchup of top 20 grapplers at 174, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods in a 5-1 decision. Sophomore Eli Grape made his dual debut at 184 in place of Chris Weiler and clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 9-5 decision over Hunter Johns. Grape scored takedowns in each of the first two periods plus a reversal and takedown in the third to put Lehigh up 20-6 with two bouts remaining. The Midshipmen picked up their third win at 197 as Jacob Koser won a 6-5 decision over junior Jake Jakobsen. Koser won a scramble for a takedown in the first period and used a cradle to turn Jakobsen for four points to lead 6-0 after one. Jakobsen rode out the second and turned Koser for four, but could not secure the necessary takedown in the third period. Junior Jordan Wood capped the dual with a 4-1 decision over John Birchmeier at 285. Lehigh has now won nine straight duals to take a 53-47 lead in the all-time series. "We have almost two weeks until our next dual," Santoro said. "We'll give the guys a few days off. We have to be able to fight through some of those mental mistakes we had today." The Mountain Hawks will be off next weekend and will return to action on Friday, January 31 when they battle No. 20 Army West Point in a match that will be held at West Orange High School in N.J. The 20th-ranked Black Knights moved their Senior Night dual to West Orange to honor late wrestler C.J. Morgan, an alumnus of West Orange High School, who passed away last summer due to injuries sustained from a military vehicle accident in the U.S. Military Academy's training area. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. start. The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 125 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Logan Treaster (Navy) 5-1 133 – Jacob Allen (Navy) dec. Nick Farro (Lehigh) 7-6 141 – Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh) dec. Cody Trybus (Navy) 6-4, sv 149 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) dec. Wyatt Long (Navy) 8-3 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) tech fall Jack Stanton-Taddeo (Navy) 17-2, 5:26 165 – Tanner Skidgel (Navy) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 2-0 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Spencer Carey (Navy) 5-1 184 – Eli Grape (Lehigh) dec. Hunter Johns (Navy) 9-5 197 – Jacob Koser (Navy) dec. Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) 6-5 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. John Birchmeier (Navy) 4-1 Attendance – 1,486

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The fifth ranked NC State wrestling team won the first nine bouts, including five for bonus points, and came away with a 37-2 win at Hofstra. On the weekend in road action, NC State outscored Drexel and Hofstra a combined 81-6. The dual started at 125 pounds, as R-Fr. Jakob Camacho used a pair of third period takedowns to net an 8-5 win. The Pack's first bonus point win came at 133 pounds, as R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley used a four-point near fall in the second on his way to a 12-0 major decision (with over five minutes of ride time). R-Fr. Alex Urquiza used a takedown in the third for a 4-2 decision at 141, while classmate Matt Grippi used five takedowns in the first period and scored an 11-8 win at 149. For the second straight dual on this road trip, No. 2 Hayden Hidlay scored a pin. Today, he used a takedown in the second to secure the six team points at the 3:39 mark. NC State was up 19-0 after the first five bouts. R-Fr. Tyler Barnes also got bonus points for the second straight day, as a six point move in the second ended his match early with a 22-3 tech fall win. No. 18 Daniel Bullard scored the Pack's second pin of the day, his came 2:17 into the first period. No. 3 Trent Hidlay went for more bonus points, recording a 15-5 major decision at 184 pounds. No. 11 Nick Reenan used a pair of third period takedowns to secure a 7-3 decision. Up Next NC State will open up ACC next weekend, as the Pack will host Virginia Friday night at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. Dylan Ryder; 8-5 - 3-0 133: Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) major dec. Matt Templeton; 12-0 - 7-0 141: Alex Urquiza (NCSU) dec. Vinny Vespa; 4-2 - 10-0 149: Matt Grippi (NCSU) dec. Reece Heller; 11-8 - 13-0 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) fall Holden Heller; 3:39 - 19-0 165: Tyler Barnes (NCSU) tech fall Ricky Stamm; 22-3 - 24-0 174: #18 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) fall Sage Heller; 2:17 - 30-0 184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Charles Small; 15-5 - 34-0 197: #11 Nick Reenan (NCSU) dec. Trey Rogers; 7-3 - 37-0 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hof) dec. Deonte Wilson; 6-5 - 37-2

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Virginia Tech wrestling dominated Binghamton 47-0 Saturday afternoon in New York to improve to 7-0 in duals on the season. Saturday afternoon was Virginia Tech's first shutout victory since Jan. 12, 2018, when the Hokies defeated Campbell 40-0 at the Virginia Duals. The No. 3 Hokies improve to 3-0 in road duals this season with the win. The previous two matchups away from Blacksburg were wins over then-No. 3 Ohio State and No. 24 Central Michigan. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS No. 18 Mitch Moore won his second straight dual match by way of fall. Moore pinned Binghamton's Kevin Kelly in 1:13. Moore continues to lead the Hokies with six falls this season. Bryce Andonian also won his match by fall for the second straight dual. Andonian pulled his off over Michael Zarif midway through the third period. Andonian has five falls so far this season, just one behind Moore for the team lead. No. 19 B.C. LaPrade followed up the back-to-back pins with more bonus points of his own. LaPrade defeated Chris Barker by an 8-0 major decision to give Tech four more points. LaPrade now has four major decision victories this season, just one short of his career-high from last season. Fresh off his 100th career win last week, No. 3 David McFadden registered his first pin of the season over Jacob Nolan to give the Hokies four straight bonus-point victories. McFadden, who was in line for a major decision win, picked up the fall with just nine seconds remaining in the match. Stanley Smeltzer won his second dual match of the season Saturday afternoon with an 11-3 major decision over Sam DePrez. Smeltzer now leads the team in major decision victories with six this season. Results: 125: #12 Joey Prata dec. Carson Sauriol, 11-4 133: Collin Gerardi wins via forfeit 141: #18 Mitch Moore WBF Kevin Kelly, 1:13 149: Bryce Andonian WBF Michael Zarif, 6:03 157: #19 B.C. LaPrade MD Chris Barker, 8-0 165: #3 David McFadden WBF Jacob Nolan, 6:51 174: Cody Hughes dec. Alex Melikian, 6-2 184: #2 Hunter Bolen wins via forfeit 197: Stanley Smeltzer MD Sam DePrez, 11-3 285: #17 John Borst dec. Joe Doyle, 6-1 UP NEXT Tech is back in action Sunday afternoon for the second half of their New York road trip when they face off with No. 19 Cornell. The Big Red defeated No. 22 Rutgers 18-16 Friday night and are now 6-4 on the season.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern secured its first Big Ten victory of the season with a 21-15 win over Indiana in front of an alumni day crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats won six of the 10 bouts on the night, headlined by a tech fall from Shayne Oster and a major decision victory by No. 1 Ryan Deakin. The 'Cats jumped out to an early lead after No. 8 Michael DeAugustino secured an 8-6 decision over Liam Cronin, marking the second-straight conference win for DeAugustino. The redshirt first-year from Palm Coast, Florida improves to 13-4 on the season, the most wins by an NU wrestler this season. Two bouts later, Alec McKenna improved to 2-1 in conference action after securing a 3-1 decision over Eddie Bolivar. After a tight first two periods of action vs. IU's Fernando Silva, No. 1 Ryan Deakin opened up his lead in the third period, scoring nine points to earn a 13-3 major decision and improve to 11-0 on the season. Deakin has now won five of his six dual bouts this season by a major decision or better. Coming out of intermission, No. 19 Shayne Oster put on a dominant performance, earning a 19-3 tech fall over Davey Tunon to extend the Wildcats' lead to 15-6. Two bouts later, Jack Jessen earned a convincing 6-1 decision over Jacob Hinz. With the 'Cats holding an 18-12 advantage on the dual, No. 11 Lucas Davison continued his recent hot streak with a 7-2 decision over Nick Willham to secure the dual victory for NU. Davison has now won three-straight bouts to remain a perfect 6-0 in duals this season. With the win, Northwestern improves to 3-3 in dual action this season. The Wildcats will be back in action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, January 24 when they host Michigan at 7 p.m. CT. Results: 125 | #8 Michael DeAugustino (NU) Dec. Liam Cronin (IU), 8-6 | NU 3, IU 0 133 | Cayden Rooks (IU) Dec. Dylan Utterback (NU), 8-2 | NU 3, IU 3) 141 | Alec McKenna (NU) Dec. Eddie Bolivar (IU), 3-1 | NU 6, IU 3 149 | Graham Rooks (IU) Dec. #14 Yahya Thomas (NU), 5-4 (SV-3) | NU 6, IU 6 157 | #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) Maj. Dec. Fernando Silva (IU), 13-3 | NU 10, IU 6 165 | #19 Shayne Oster (NU) Tech. Fall Davey Tunon (IU), 19-3 | NU 15, IU 6 174 | #25 Jacob Covaciu (IU) Fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 1:11 | NU 15, IU 12 184 | Jack Jessen (NU), Dec. Jacob Hinz (IU), 6-1 | NU 18, IU 12 197 | #11 Lucas Davison (NU) Dec. Nick Willham (IU), 7-2 | NU 21, IU 12 285 | Jake Keimola (IU) Dec. Jack Heyob (NU), 31 | NU 21, IU 15

CLEVELAND -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-5, 2-2 MAC) closed out its weekend road trip to northeast Ohio by earning a second-straight Mid-American Conference dual win, knocking off Cleveland State (6-2, 2-2 MAC), 19-13, this afternoon at Woodling Gymnasium. The Bobcats came away with victories in six of the first seven bouts en route to the win. No. 20-ranked redshirt sophomore Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) got things started on the right foot for Ohio with an 8-0 major decision win over freshman Gus Sutton at 149 pounds. Redshirt senior Zac Carson made it an early 7-0 lead when he earned a 5-2 win by decision over redshirt junior Nico O'Dor at 157. After redshirt freshman Riley Smucker got the Vikings on the board with a 6-1 win by decision at 165, the Bobcats proceeded to rattle off four-straight wins by decision to push the Ohio lead to 19-3. Sophomore Logan Stanley (Fredericksburg, Ohio ) beat redshirt sophomore Chase Archangelo, 4-3, at 174, senior Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) topped freshman DeAndre Nassar, 5-4, at 184, redshirt junior Jake Walker (DeAndre Nassar) knocked off sophomore Ben Smith, 11-8, at 197 and redshirt freshman Jordan Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio) defeated senior Collin Kelly, 3-0, at 285. Cleveland State concluded the match by picking up three-straight victories, with freshman Logan Heil winning by a 3-1 decision at 125, redshirt senior Justin Patrick winning by an 18-6 major decision at 133 and No. 19-ranked redshirt senior Evan Cheek winning by a 10-3 decision at 141. It wasn't enough, however, as the Bobcats walked away with a six-point victory over the Vikings. Ohio will wrap up its current road trip on Sunday, Jan. 26, when it visits Edwardsville, Ill., to take on SIUE in a 2 p.m. ET dual. Results: 149: No. 20 Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Gus Sutton (Cleveland State), 8-0 maj. dec. (4-0) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Nico O'Dor (Cleveland State), 5-2 dec. (7-0) 165: Riley Smucker (Cleveland State def. Nick Vestal (Ohio), 6-1 dec. (7-3) 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) def. Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State), 4-3 dec. (10-3) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State), 5-4 dec. (13-3) 197: Jake Walker (Ohio) def. Ben Smith (Cleveland State), 11-8 dec. (16-3) 285: Jordan Earnest (Ohio) def. Collin Kelly (Cleveland State), 3-0 dec. (19-3) 125: Logan Heil (Cleveland State) def. Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio), 3-1 dec. (19-6) 133: Justin Patrick (Cleveland State) def. Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio), 18-6 maj. dec. (19-10) 141: No. 19 Evan Cheek (Cleveland State) def. No. 17 Shakur Laney (Ohio), 10-3 dec. (19-13)

Zahid Valencia gets his hand raised after beating Alex Dieringer to win the Matteo Pellicone (Photo/Kadir Caliskan, United World Wrestling) The Matteo Pellicone more than lived up to the hype. The important rankings event for United World Wrestling figured to be loaded with top-flight competition as we move closer to the 2020 Olympic Games. And it was. The powerful United States men's freestyle team had an excellent showing with six wrestlers reaching the finals in Rome, Italy. Three Americans won gold Saturday on the final day of the tournament. Here are my top takeaways from the competition at the event: Got doubles? Another Jordan does American legend Jordan Burroughs isn't the only wrestler named Jordan with a lethal double leg takedown arsenal. Jordan Oliver put on an impressive double leg display in Rome. Oliver has looked very dominant this season. The past Junior world medalist still hasn't broken through at the Senior level, but this may be his year. Oliver took an early finals lead before dropping a hard-fought match to three-time world medalist Bajrang of India. Even with the setback, Oliver had a tremendous tournament and he is wrestling at a very high level. He is definitely capable of winning an Olympic medal in Tokyo. He's that good. Before that happens, the United States still has to qualify the 65-kilogram weight class for the Olympic Games. The battle is on at 57 kilograms The wide-open battle everyone expected at 57 kilograms is already providing its share of exciting matches and compelling storylines. 2017 world silver medalist Thomas Gilman edged 2019 world teamer Daton Fix 2-1 in the semifinals before earning a gritty 4-3 triumph over 2018 world bronze medalist Joe Colon in the finals. This weight class also features age-group world champ Spencer Lee, who looked outstanding in winning the U.S. Senior Nationals last month. This is another weight that needs to be qualified for the Olympics. Kyle Dake gets in on a shot against Turkey's Soner Demirtas (Photo/Kadir Caliskan, United World Wrestling) Dake down a weight, looking great Two-time world champion Kyle Dake has dropped down to 74 kilograms for the first time since 2017 and he looked fantastic in Italy. He's the master at staying in excellent position and wrestled with so much poise and composure. He's also very strong and extremely tough to score on. And he's explosive as he proved in earning a 35-second technical superiority finals win. It's going to be an epic battle between Dake and Jordan Burroughs for the Olympic spot. What's up with Snyder? Kyle Snyder is still wrestling at a high level, but his loss by fall to world bronze medalist Mohammad Mohammadian of Iran has raised a few questions. Snyder, now training at Penn State, won silver and bronze at the World Championships the past two years after winning three straight golds. He's still an excellent wrestler, but are other wrestlers figuring out his style or has he faded a bit? I definitely wouldn't count Snyder out at 97 kilograms in 2020. Zahid and Ringer The 86-kilogram class is also intriguing with 2018 world champion David Taylor still the favorite. But young studs Zahid Valencia and Alex Dieringer are looking strong as well. Valencia beat a world silver medalist en route to the Pellicone finals and Dieringer beat 2019 world teamer Pat Downey. Valencia, a senior at Arizona State, came out strong before holding off Dieringer in the finals. Downey came back to earn bronze in Rome. This is another weight class that still needs to be qualified for Tokyo. Mensah-Stock will be back Reigning world champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock was cruising toward a win over two-time world medalist Feng Zhou of China before disaster struck. Mensah-Stock led 8-0 before being taken down and turned three times. The match ended 8-8 and she lost on criteria. Mensah-Stock is still young and she will learn from this loss. She's an incredible wrestler who is still the favorite to win Olympic gold. She will bounce back. Sarah's move to 50 kilograms World silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt has dropped down to 50 kilos after previously wrestling at 53 kilograms. Hildebrandt looked superb in Italy, winning a tough class that included world fifth-place finisher Victoria Anthony of the USA. The 50-kilogram weight still needs to be qualified for the Olympics. Greco grabs medals The USA Greco-Roman team won a pair of medals in Rome, but the Americans still have plenty of work to do. The Greco team still needs to qualify all six weight classes for Tokyo. It's a realistic goal, but it won't be easy. The Americans have their share of capable athletes.

CLEVELAND, Ga. -- The Truett McConnell University athletic department has announced Patrick James as the new Head Coach of the TMU wrestling program, effective immediately. James has served as the interim head coach since August of 2019. "We are very excited to have Patrick on board," Athletic Director Jenni Shepard said. "He is very passionate about the sport of wrestling, his love for Christ is evident and he will pour everything that he can into his wrestlers." James, a South Carolina native, helped lead the Bears as an assistant coach to their first ever Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-up finish in February of 2019. Four Bears made it to the final championship round placing second in their perspective weight classes, while three more recorded third-place podium finishes. "I couldn't be more excited to have the opportunity to continue coaching at Truett McConnell University," James said. "This place is special because its foundation in all areas is based upon God's Word. I look forward to building a wrestling program with a culture of excellence, integrity and Christ-like character with the purpose of bringing glory to our Heavenly Father." James himself was an individual high school State-Champion and was named South Carolina Class 3A Wrestling of the Year in 2014. In addition, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame awarded James with the Dave Schultz High School of Excellence Award for the state of South Carolina in 2014. James is a University of South Carolina Aiken graduate with a degree in Business Administration. James and his wife, Anna, and two kids, Bonnie (2 years) and Isaiah (4 months), currently reside in Westminster, South Carolina. Catch James and the Bears in action on the road at Spartanburg Methodist College (Jan. 24, 6:00 p.m.), Reinhardt University (Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m.), and Allen University (Feb. 8, 1:00 p.m.). TMU is set to compete at the AAC Qualifier on Feb. 22, at West Virginia Tech.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- A late surge propelled the Bucknell wrestling team to a 26-12 victory over Harvard on Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Bison (3-3, 2-1 EIWA) took four of the final five bouts, scoring bonus points in each, to down the Crimson (1-4, 1-1 EIWA). Zach Hartman, who is ranked as high as 16th nationally at 165 pounds, kicked off the run with a first-period pin; Mitch Hartman (174) and Kyle Inlander (184) followed with commanding major decisions that put the dual out of Harvard's reach. Drew Phipps (197) capped Bucknell's dual-deciding run with a win by forfeit. Heavyweight Eric Chakonis gave Yaraslau Slavikouski, Intermat's 10th-ranked wrestler, a battle but ultimately ceded a tight 4-3 decision to cap the dual. Z. Hartman's team-leading sixth pin of the season came in just 1:10. He and Phipps both improved to an impressive 17-6 on the season with their victories. M. Hartman and Inlander both impressed in their routs. M. Hartman was a 16-5 victor over Pierce Bausano, racking up an impressive 5:21 of riding time in the process. Not to be outdone, Inlander blanked Michael Doggett, 8-0; he secured the point he needed to pick up a major decision by accumulating 3:05 of riding time. At the dual's halfway point, the Crimson held a slight 9-6 edge. The teams swapped decisions at the lighter weights, with Darren Miller (133) and Matthew Kolonia (149) accounting for Bucknell's wins. Miller looked strong in his 8-2 decision over Michael Jaffee; the freshman totaled 3:25 of riding time. Kolonia entertained the Davis Gym crowd due to his aggressiveness, ultimately dispatching Aaron Knuk by a 10-3 decision. The Bison return to action tomorrow in Davis Gym with a 12 p.m. dual against Brown. Results: 125: Nolan Hellickson (HARVARD) dec. over Geo Barzona (BU) 3-2 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Michael Jaffee (HARVARD) 8-2 141: Lukus Stricker (HARVARD) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 4-0 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) dec. over Aaron Knuk (HARVARD) 10-3 157: Hunter Ladnier (HARVARD) dec. over Jaden Fisher (BU) 8-4 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Zeth Dean (HARVARD) 1:10 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) maj. dec. over Pierce Bausano (HARVARD) 16-5 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) maj. dec. over Michael Doggett (HARVARD) 8-0 197: Drew Phipps (BU) wins by forfeit 285: #10 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HARVARD) dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 4-3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team (7-2) capped its weekend of dual matches with a 44-3 victory over VMI (4-8) on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 18) at Memorial Gym. The Cavaliers won 9-of-10 weight classes and got bonus-point victories from seven wrestlers to power to the win. Three wrestlers won by fall, including senior Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) at 125 pounds, and redshirt juniors Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and Robert Scherer (Lower Burrell, Pa.) at 133 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Four more wrestlers won by tech fall, including redshirt sophomores Brian Courtney (Sayre, Pa.) and Denton Spencer at 141 pounds and 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Justin McCoy (New Paris, Pa.) at 157 pounds and redshirt junior Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) at 197 pounds. "Today was a day when our guys were pouring on points from start to finish, out-attacking our opponents and imposing their will on the match," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "This is as good as we've looked all year. Ending the match the way we did with Bubby (Scherer), an unsung hero, getting a pin really sent our team into a frenzy. It was a special day and I'm happy for our guys and hope they enjoy this." Mueller, the second-ranked wrestler nationally at 125 pounds, got the Cavaliers off to a quick start with his first-period pin. The senior All-American recorded the victory in 0:58 seconds before Hayes followed it up with a first-period pin of his own at 133 pounds. The No. 19 wrestler nationally at his weight class, it took Hayes only 2:32 to get the victory. Virginia then rattled off three consecutive wins by technical fall as Courtney, Spencer and McCoy all poured on the points to get the 15-point advantage in their bouts and extend the Cavalier lead in the overall dual to 27-0 over the Keydets. Redshirt freshman Krystian Kinsey (Havelock, N.C.) continued the scoring for the Cavaliers as he took control late and picked up a 6-1 decision at 165 pounds. VMI's lone victory of the afternoon came at 174 pounds as Neal Richards, an NCAA qualifier from a year ago and the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Year, broke a tight match open with a flurry of scoring in the third period for a 10-4 decision. The Cavaliers then closed the match strong with three straight wins, started by a 9-4 decision for Michael Battista (Ashburn, Va.) at 184 pounds before Aiello would record his tech fall and Scherer would record his own first-period pin. Virginia will return to action this weekend as ACC competition begins. The Cavaliers will hit the road to take on No. 5 NC State at 7 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 24) at Reynolds Coliseum. The match will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Results: 125: No. 2 Jack Mueller pinned John McGarry (VMI), 0:58 – UVA 6, VMI 0 133: No. 19 Louie Hayes pinned Clifton Conway (VMI), 2:32 – UVA 12, VMI 0 141: Brian Courtney tech fall Noah Roulo (VMI), 17-2 (4:32) – UVA 17, VMI 0 149: Denton Spencer tech fall Job Chishko (VMI), 16-0 (5:00) – UVA 22, VMI 0 157: Justin McCoy tech fall Will Lawrence (VMI), 23-8 (7:00) – UVA 27, VMI 0 165: Krystian Kinsey dec. Jon Hoover (VMI), 6-1 – UVA 30, VMI 0 174: Neal Richards (VMI) dec. Victor Marcelli, 10-4 – UVA 30, VMI 3 184: Michael Battista dec. Max Gallahan (VMI), 9-4 – UVA 33, VMI 3 197: No. 8 Jay Aiello tech fall. Zachary Brown (VMI), 18-2 (2:36) – UVA 38, VMI 3 HWT: Robert Scherer pinned Robbie Adelstein (VMI), 2:28 – UVA 44, VMI 3

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team (6-4, 2-2 MAC East) got off to a quick start, winning the first three bouts of the dual and Bald Eagle' bonus points were a big part of the story throughout as LHU bounced back in a big way, downing host George Mason (7-4, 2-1 MAC East), 25-17. Lock Haven won six of 10 bouts and five of those wins came by way of bonus points. LHU recorded two tech falls and three major decisions. The Bald Eagles won the first three bouts of the meet with those wins coming by way of two techs and a major as the visitors jumped all over GMU from the start. Today's dual at GMU marked LHU's third road match in as many days. With the win, Lock Haven moved to 6-4 overall and back to .500 (2-2) in Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division action. No. 15 Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 29 DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), No. 19 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon), No. 31 Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) were winners for Lock Haven. Werner (125) and Shoop (141) recorded tech falls, while Fehlman (133), Bell (165) and McClellan (197) won by major decision. Werner got things rolling from the start and the nation's 15th ranked 125-pounder picked up a 16-1 tech fall over Talha Farooq. The win put Lock Haven up 5-0 early and helped Werner cap a perfect 3-0 road trip. Fehlman – ranked No. 29 at 133 – dominated Josh Jones on the way to a lopsided 12-0 major decision. At 141, it was a top-30 battle and Shoop flexed his muscle. The nation's 19th ranked wrestler took down No. 28 Alex Madirgal in dominating fashion. Shoop picked up a 15-0 tech fall and helped Lock Haven extend the lead to 14-0. LHU's all-time leader in career techs, it was Shoop's fourth tech fall this season. He now has 122 career wins, one win away from tying him for the No. 3 spot on school's career-win list. The hosts posted back-to-back wins at 149 and 157, including a pin at 157, which tightened the team score to 14-10 in Lock Haven's favor after the first five bouts of the dual. Bell put the momentum back in the Bald Eagles' favor with a major decision at 165. It marked LHU's fourth win of the dual, all of which had come by bonus point to this point in the match. Bell overpowered GMU's Ryan Yorkdale on the way to the 15-2 major. After the Lock Haven win at 165, the Bald Eagles led 18-10. At 174, No. 31 Siegrist took down Anthony Lombardo, 7-2 and pushed the LHU lead to 21-10. McClellan sealed the win for Lock Haven with a major decision at 197. He dropped Ramses Montalvo, 10-0 and iced the road win for the Bald Eagles. The Bald Eagles will return to action at home on Saturday, January 25 as they play host to No. 20 Army West Point at 7 p.m. in non-conference action. Results: 125: #15 Luke Werner (LHU) tech fall Talha Farooq (GMU) 16-1 (3:45) / LHU 5-0 133: #29 DJ Fehlman (LHU) major dec. Josh Jones (GMU) 12-0 / LHU 9-0 141: #19 Kyle Shoop (LHU) tech fall #28 Alex Madrigal (GMU) 16-0 (6:21) / LHU 14-0 149: #25 Colston DiBlasi (GMU) major dec. Brock Port (LHU) 13-0 / LHU 14-4 157: Kolby Ho (GMU) pinned Alex Klucker (LHU) 2:58 / LHU 14-10 165: Austin Bell (LHU) major dec. Ryan Yorkdale (GMU) 15-2 / LHU 18-10 174: #31 Jared Siegrist (LHU) dec. Anthony Lombardo (GMU) 7-2 / LHU 21-10 184: Paul Pierce (GMU) dec. Ray Bernot (LHU) 11-4 / LHU 21-13 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) major dec. Ramses Montalvo (GMU) 10-0 / LHU 25-13 285: Jake Slinger (GMU) major dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 9-0 / FINL, LHU 25-17

BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. -- On the Friday of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, No. 1 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) made the trip to face No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.). In the annual showdown of National Prep powers, the host Buccaneers won eight of 14 bouts to upend the nation's top team 31-24. The Blue Knights had ascended to the top position of the Fab 50 national team rankings after out-pointing Blair Academy at the Walsh Ironman five weeks ago. Wyoming Seminary was without the services of national No. 1 Nic Bouzakis (126) on Friday night, while national-caliber heavyweight wrestler Jacob Kaminski has yet wrestle this season. Absent for Blair Academy was No. 7 Domonic Mata (170), who has not competed since the Beast of the East for the Buccaneers. The dual meet started at the traditional opening weight class, 106 pounds. It was a head-on battle of nationally ranked wrestlers, the first of five such matches on the evening. No. 2 Marc-Anthony McGowan secured an 8-5 win over No. 11 Brandon Cannon to give Blair Academy the opening 3-0 lead in the dual meet. However, by night's end, Wyoming Seminary won three of the five matches where ranked wrestlers faced one another. The first of four lead changes came in the next match, as No. 20 Brennen Cernus pinned Mason Stefanelli in 5:18, which gave the Blue Knights a 6-3 lead. The third match of the night yielded the second lead change, Blair Academy's Ryan Miller -- ranked No. 12 nationally -- secured the 11-3 major decision over Gregor McNeil to push the Buccaneers to a 7-6 lead in the dual meet. Consecutive bonus points for nationally ranked Blair Academy wrestlers extended the lead to 17-6 through five bouts: No. 4 Trevor Mastrogiovanni pinned Mark Botello in 2:53 at 126 pounds, as Bouzakis was not available, while No. 1 Shayne van Ness secured the 19-5 major decision over No. 11 Drew Munch at 132. The next turn in the dual meet saw Wyoming Seminary win four consecutive matches, starting with a pin from No. 1 Beau Bartlett in 2:33 at 138 against Louis Colaiocco as the Buccaneers would bump starters to cover the next four weight classes in the absence of Mata. No. 1 Lachlan McNeil upended No. 14 (at 138) Lucas Chittum 6-3 at 145, two-time National Prep champion Connor Kievman beat freshman Lorenzo Norman 8-4 at 152, and finally No. 14 Gabe Arnold (only a freshman) knocked off No. 3 (at 152) Travis Mastrogiovanni 6-2 in the tiebreaker at 160. With five matches left in the dual meet, the No. 1 team in the country had a 21-17 lead, with Blair Academy needing to turn it around. It happened in a battle of nationally elite sophomores as Cadet National freestyle champion Thomas Stewart knocked off Andrew Donahue 5-4. The second of three consecutive wins gave the Buccaneers a lead that would stand for the rest of the evening, as No. 8 Rylan Rogers upended Cole Rees 3-0 at 182 pounds; then it was No. 9 Peyton Craft earning a 16-1 technical fall over Wolfgang Frable at 195 pounds to give Blair Academy a 28-21 lead with two matches remaining. In the penultimate match, Wyoming Seminary gave themselves a chance to win the dual meet, as No. 10 Kolby Franklin beat No. 12 Noah Pettigrew for the second time on the season, 6-4 in a showdown of elite sophomores. It came down to a winner-take-most match; Eli Anthony upended Nate Miller 5-0 to push the final score to 31-24 for No. 2 Blair Academy.

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Fresno State wrestling team tallied wins in seven matches on its way to a 34-7 win over Duke on Friday evening at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State (7-5) got technical fall victories from redshirt freshman Hunter Cruz at 184 pounds and senior Josh Hokit at heavyweight while getting decisions from redshirt sophomore Beau Colombini at 157 pounds and redshirt freshman Isaiah Perez at 197 pounds. Duke (0-8) tallied a pair of victories at 133 pounds and 174 pounds while the 'Dogs claimed forfeit wins at 141, 149 and 165 pounds. A double forfeit at 125 pounds saw no team points awarded to either team. How It Happened With the dual starting at 157 pounds, Colombini got the 'Dogs rolling with a 5-3 win over the Blue Devils' Eric Carter using a pair of takedowns and an illegal hold for his five points while limiting Carter to three escapes. Redshirt freshman Adam Kemp drew a forfeit for the Bulldogs at 165 pounds to put Fresno State ahead 9-0 as the Blue Devils were able to pick up the first of their two wins at 174 pounds. Mason Eaglin defeated the 'Dogs Jackson Hemauer, ranked as high as No. 13 by Trackwrestling, 12-5 in Hemauer's first match since Dec. 7 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Hemauer took a 5-2 lead after a quick escape to start the second period, but it was all Eaglin from there as the Blue Devil redshirt freshman scored the final 10 points of the match to cut the 'Dogs lead to 9-3. Cruz quickly got the 'Dogs back on the winning track with a 15-0 technical fall over Kai Blake in 4:28 building a 8-0 lead after the first period and added an escape, takedown and four-point near fall for his second technical fall of the season. Perez followed with an 8-2 victory over Vincent Baker at 197 pounds tallying three takedowns, an escape and a riding time point to put the 'Dogs up 17-3. Hokit extended the lead to 22-3 with a 16-0 technical fall over Jonah Niesenbaum in 1:26 as the 2019 All-American used a takedown, three four-point near falls and one two-point near fall for the victory. After a double forfeit at 125 pounds, the final match of the night saw freshman Destin Summers fall to Duke's Harrison Campbell, 12-1 at 133 pounds. DJ Lloren and Greg Gaxiola picked up forfeit wins at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively to close out the dual. Notables Fresno State moves to 4-1 at home this season. The 'Dogs improve to 2-0 all-time against Duke. The Bulldogs have now won seven of their last eight duals. It was Hokit's first and Cruz's second technical fall wins of the season. Hemauer returned to the mat for the first time since Dec. 7 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. There were only three rematches from last Friday's dual against Duke at the Virginia Duals as Colombini, Cruz and Perez each defeated their opponents for a second time in eight days. Attendance for Friday's dual was 2,449.] Up next Fresno State will have two weeks off before returning to action at home against No. 16 Iowa State (5-3, 2-0 B12) on Friday, Jan. 31. Air Force (2-2, 0-1 B12) & CSU Bakersfield (1-3) also visit the Save Mart Center on Sunday, Feb. 2. Results: 157: Beau Colombini (FS) dec. Eric Carter (Duke), 5-3 | FS 3, DUKE 0 165: Adam Kemp (FS) won by forfeit | FS 9, DUKE 0 174: Mason Eaglin (Duke) dec. No. 14/16/13 Jackson Hemauer (FS), 12-5 | FS 9, DUKE 3 184: Hunter Cruz (FS) tech. fall Kai Blake (Duke), 15-0 (4:28) | FS 14, DUKE 3 197: Isaiah Perez (FS) dec. Vincent Baker (Duke), 8-2 | FS 17, DUKE 3 HWT: No. 11/12/9 Josh Hokit (FS) tech. fall Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke), 16-0 (1:26) | FS 22, DUKE 3 125: Double Forfeit | FS 22, DUKE 3 133: Harrison Campbell (Duke) maj. dec. Destin Summers (FS), 12-1 | FS 22, DUKE 7 141: No. 23/-/16 DJ Lloren (FS) won by forfeit | FS 28, DUKE 7 149: No. -/-/32 Greg Gaxiola (FS) won by forfeit | FS 34, DUKE 7

STILLWATER -- The ninth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) notched seven bonus-point wins over West Virginia to knock off a third consecutive conference opponent, 37-9, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday evening. "I thought we looked pretty good overall," coach John Smith said. "We didn't focus on riding time that much, it just materialized that way. Overall, it was a pretty good effort. We did a good job with our takedowns and our riding. Tomorrow we are going to need all that plus some." Boo Lewallen and Anthony Montalvo led the way, both scoring falls for the Pokes in the dual. The two Cowboys picked up fall No. 2 on the season in the first period of their matches. For Montalvo, the 2:30 pin marked his first inside Gallagher-Iba. "Anthony did a good job," Smith said. "He stayed hungry with the over bar and running the chicken wing. You love the pins. Those bonus points are big." Senior Nick Piccininni and Reese Witcraft got the dual underway with a horde of scoring in back-to-back technical falls. Piccininni took out West Virginia's Joey Thomas in one period with a takedown and four straight turns. It took Witcraft just more than five and half minutes to top Lucas Seibert, 17-1. Dusty Hone collected his second straight dual win with a 7-2 decision over Caleb Rea just before Lewallen dropped Liam Lusher in the first period of his bout. The Pokes followed that match with three straight major decisions for Wyatt Sheets (157), Travis Wittlake (165) and Andrew Shomers (174). Sheets collected dual win No. 4 with the 12-point shutout against Alex Hornfeck. Wittlake remained undefeated in dual action with a 12-3 advantage over Nick Kiussis and Shomers collected his 10th win of the season, 11-3, over Scott Joll, OSU's two losses on the evening came at 197 pounds when second-ranked Noah Adams pinned Dakota Geer, and in his first match of the season, Cornelius Putnam lost to Brandon Ngati in sudden victory. The Cowboys return to action Saturday night in Gallagher-Iba with a top-10 bout against No. 10 Pittsburgh. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Joey Thomas (WVU) 18-0 133: Reece Witcraft (OSU) TF Lucas Seibert (WVU) 17-1 141: Dusty Hone (OSU) dec. Caleb Rea (WVU) 7-2 149: No. 3 Boo Lewallen (OSU) FALL Liam Lusher (WVU) 1:10 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) MD Alex Hornfeck (WVU) 12-0 165: No. 9 Travis Wittlake (OSU) MD Nick Kiussis (WVU) 12-3 174: Andrew Shomers (OSU) MD Scot Joll (MD) 11-3 184: Anthony Montalvo (OSU) FALL Jackson Moomau (WVU) 2:30 197: No. 2 Noah Adams (WVU) FALL No. 11 Dakota Geer (OSU) 1:07 HWT: Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Cornelius Putnam (OSU) SV1 3-1

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Despite wrestling without multiple starters, No. 21 Stanford opened Pac-12 action with a 22-13 win at Cal Poly, Friday, at Mott Gym. Stanford won six of the 10 bouts to improve to 5-1 overall, while Cal Poly dropped to 2-4, 0-1 in the Pac-12. The dual started at 174 pounds, where redshirt junior Jared Hill got the Cardinal on the board first with an 8-5 decision over Nathan Tausch. It was the first win of the season for Hill. Cal Poly took the lead momentarily with wins at 184 and 197 pounds. Stanford freshman Seamus O'Malley wrestled 12th-ranked Tom Lane tough at 197 pounds. The Cardinal rookie had a 2-1 lead after the first. O'Malley is now 5-4. Making his season debut, redshirt sophomore Hadyn Maley knotted up the team score with an 11-2 major decision over Samuel Aguilar at heavyweight. True freshman Jackson DiSario put the Cardinal back in front with a dominating 15-0 technical fall over Benny Martinez at 125 pounds. Senior Brandon Kier registered his first dual win of the year with a 5-1 decision over Trae Vasquez at 133 pounds. Wrestling up at 141 pounds, true freshman Luciano Arroyo came up short in a 5-3 sudden victory decision for Cal Poly's Wyatt Cornelison, cutting Stanford's lead to 15-13. Redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens turned in a 7-1 decision over Brawley Lamer at 157 pounds. Eischens led 4-1 after two. He scored a reversal to start the third and finished with 3:15 of riding time to improve to 16-6 overall. Redshirt freshman Shane Griffith capped the scoring for the Cardinal with a 16-2 major decision over Bernie Truax. Griffith, who is ranked seventh nationally, is now 18-0 to start the season - tied for the ninth-longest winning streak in program history. Stanford remains on the road this weekend, wrestling at Life Pacific (2 p.m.) and California Baptist (6 p.m.) on Saturday. Results: 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) tech. fall Benny Martinez (CP) 15-7 (7:00) 133 Brandon Kier (STAN) dec. Trae Vasquez (CP) 5-1 141 Wyatt Cornelison (CP) dec. Luciano Arroyo (STAN) 5-3 (SV) 149 Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Dawson Sihavong (STAN) 3-1 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 7-1 165 #7 Shane Griffith (STAN) maj. dec. Bernie Truax (CP) 16-2 174 Jared Hill (STAN) dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 8-5 184 Trent Tracy (CP) maj. dec. Nick Addison (STAN) 8-0 197 #12 Tom Lane (CP) dec. Seamus O'Malley (STAN) 4-2 285 Hadyn Maley (STAN) maj. dec. Samuel Aguilar (CP) 11-2

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The No. 4 Arizona State wrestling team (9-1, 1-0 Pac-12) opened conference competition with a 26-12 victory over the Oregon State Beavers (4-2, 0-1) Friday night at Desert Financial Arena in the Beauty and the Beast meet with the Sun Devil gymnastics team. The victory was ASU's ninth of the year and marked the programs first 9-1 start since 1990. No. 12 Brandon Courtney (125) got things started off for ASU with a 14-8 decision over Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor. The Beavers won the next three individual bouts to take a 9-3 lead in the dual. No. 22 Jacori Teemer (157) pinned his opponent in just 42 seconds, good enough for his first pin of his Sun Devil career and the fastest fall by an ASU wrestler this season. Teemer's win was enough to even things out in the dual at 9-9 and return momentum in ASU's favor heading into intermission. No. 6 Josh Shields (165) followed up with a 6-point win of his own, pinning his opponent in 3:46 to see the Sun Devils pull ahead, 15-9. It was the 12th career pin and second this season for Shields. No. 8 Anthony Valencia (174) earned his seventh bonus-point win of the season with a 20-4 tech fall over Jason McKinney. After dropping the bout at 184 lbs., No. 16 Kordell Norfrleet (197) and No. 4 Tanner Hall (HWT) earned consecutive decision victories to round out the night's action. The Sun Devils won six of the night's ten individual bouts, with three wins coming by bonus points. Next up, the Sun Devils continue Pac-12 competition hosting Stanford at Desert Financial Arena, Friday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m on Pac-12 Network. Before the match, head coach Zeke Jones will honor the seniors from his first recruiting class at ASU. Results: 125: #12 Brandon Courtney (ASU) DEC Brandon Kaylor (OSU), 14-8 133: #18 Devan Turner (OSU) DEC #17 Josh Kramer (ASU), 5-4 141: Grant Willits (OSU) DEC Navonte Demison (ASU), 8-2 149: Lane Stigall (OSU) DEC #21 Josh Maruca (ASU), 5-3 157: #22 Jacori Teemer (ASU) FALL Michael Murphy (OSU), 0:42 165: #6 Josh Shields (ASU) FALL Aaron Olmos (OSU), 3:46 174: #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU) TF Jackson McKinney (OSU), 20-4 (5:58) 184: Colt Doyle (OSU) DEC Austin Clayton (ASU), 9-3 197: #16 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) DEC J.J. Dixon (OSU), 9-6 HWT: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) DEC Jamarcus Grant (OSU), 9-2

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 4 Ohio State University wrestling team (6-1, 2-0 B1G) made good on an 8-hour trek to Cheese Country, grating the 8th-ranked Badgers of Wisconsin (8-3, 1-3 B1G) in a top-10 tilt. The Buckeyes won six of 10 bouts to snag a 24-13 victory. Four Buckeyes earned bonus points, including back-to-back tech falls at 184 and 197 pounds by Rocky Jordan and Kollin Moore, respectively, which clinched the team triumph. Additional Ohio State victors were Luke Pletcher and Sammy Sasso majoring their adversaries while Elijah Cleary and Kaleb Romero notched decisions. Moore's 21-3 blistering of Peter Christensen not only sealed the dual win, but also represented the 100th win of his career. Pletcher is hot on his heels, reaching 99 career wins Friday night in Madison. It was no ordinary win for Pletcher though. He blasted fourth-ranked and reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, Tristan Moran, in an 11-3 major decision. Pletcher is now 9-0 vs. top-25 opponents this season with a +69 point differential (+7.67 per bout average). Sasso also topped a nationally ranked foe in impressive fashion. After narrowly missing out on a first-period fall, he fired off a late shot and found pay dirt to complete the 12-3 major decision over No. 13 Cole Martin. Cleary took the mat next and attacked right off the whistle for a lightning quick takedown. He would add another takedown and reversal for the 7-3 decision increasing Ohio State's bout winning streak to three in a row. Following a tight 7-4 loss at 165 pounds in which Ethan Smith recorded the bout's first takedown, Romero got the Buckeyes back on track at 174 pounds. He came away as a 7-3 victor and then handed the baton to Jordan. Jordan wiped the mat with Tyler Dow, 20-2, for his 21st win of the season. The final result at 133 pounds was not what Jordan Decatur was hoping for, but three takedowns on the former NCAA champion and currently top-ranked Seth Gross is nothing to sneeze at for the Buckeye true freshman. Results: 125 lbs | Eric Barnett (UW) def. Malik Heinselman (OSU) | D, 8-6; Team Score: 0-3 133 lbs | No. 1 Seth Gross (UW) def. No. 20 Jordan Decatur (OSU) | MD, 15-6; TS: 0-7 141 lbs | No. 1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. No. 4 Tristan Moran (UW) | MD, 11-3; TS: 4-7 149 lbs | No. 6 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 13 Cole Martin (UW) | MD, 12-3; TS: 8-7 157 lbs | Elijah Cleary (OSU) def. Drew Scharenbrock (UW) | D, 7-3; TS: 11-7 165 lbs | No. 4 Evan Wick (UW) def. No. 12 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 7-4; TS: 11-10 174 lbs | No. 8 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. Jared Krattiger (UW) | D, 7-3; TS: 14-10 184 lbs | Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Tyler Dow (UW) | TF, 20-2; TS: 19-10 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Peter Christensen (UW) | TF, 21-3; TS: 24-10 285 lbs | No. 5 Trent Hillgar (UW) def. Gary Traub (OSU) | D, 6-0; TS: 24-13 Ohio State is back home inside the friendly confines of the Covelli Center on Sunday (Jan. 19). The Buckeyes host Illinois at 1 p.m. ET.

GREELEY, Colo. -- UNI Wrestling jumped out to a 32-0 lead, picking up bonus points at 125, 174 and 184 to earn a dominating 32-6 win over Northern Colorado that also marked the return of Jacob Holschlag to the lineup at 197. Jacob Schwarm set the tone early with a first-period pin, his 10th fall of the season. He racked up a 10-0 lead before earning the fall in with 31 seconds remaining in the first period. The win sparked a streak that saw the Panthers earn wins in their next eight weights. At 133, Jack Skudlarczyk topped No. 22 Mosha Swartz 10-3 behind a second-period reversal and a four-point near fall. There was high drama at 141 where Michael Blockhus needed a last-second escape to tie the bout at 4-4. He picked up the takedown in overtime to earn the 6-4 sudden victory win. Max Thomsen earned a 6-1 win at 149 and Keaton Geerts matched his score at 157 to give the Panthers an 18-0 lead heading into the intermission. After the break, UNI continued where they left off. Austin Yant rode out the entire third period and picked up a 2-0 win at 165 to put UNI up 21-0. Bryce Steiert dominated from the opening whistle and picked up a 16-1 technical fall in 3:36 to put the Panthers up 26-0. Taylor Lujan jumped out to 9-0 lead and eventually led 13-2 before picking up a third-period pin to give UNI a 32-0 lead entering the final two weights. Holschlag returned to the mat for the first time since Nov. 17 but fell to Northern Colorado's Alan Clothier 4-0. At 285, Bryce Esmoil made his dual debut and rode his opponent for the final two periods of his bout, but fell 4-2 to set the final team score at 32-6. The Panthers are now 3-3 on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 Duals. Northern Colorado falls to 1-4 and 1-1 on the year. UP NEXT UNI travels to Colorado Springs to face Air Force at 1 p.m. central Sunday afternoon. Results: 125: Jacob Schwarm (UNI) over Jace Koelzer (NOCO) (Fall 2:29) 133: Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) over Mosha Schwartz (NOCO) (Dec 10-3) 141: Michael Blockhus (UNI) over Christopher Sandoval (NOCO) (SV-1 6-4) 149: Max Thomsen (UNI) over Ethan Leake (NOCO) (Dec 6-1) 157: Keaton Geerts (UNI) over Jimmy Fate (NOCO) (Dec 6-1) 165: Austin Yant (UNI) over Austin Matthews (NOCO) (Dec 2-0) 174: Bryce Steiert (UNI) over Billy Higgins (NOCO) (TF 16-1 3:36) 184: Taylor Lujan (UNI) over Seth Bogulski (NOCO) (Fall 5:31) 197: Alan Clothier (NOCO) over Jacob Holschlag (UNI) (Dec 4-0) 285: Robert Winters (NOCO) over Bryce Esmoil (UNI) (Dec 4-2)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team's winning streak was extended to four after a dominating 38-4 victory over Little Rock Friday night at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (8-3, 3-1) won nine of the 10 bouts, earning bonus points in five matches. NIU tallied a pair of tech fall victories, a maj. dec. win, a pin and forfeit. With the win, the Huskies matched last year's win total. "I thought the guys did a great job battling through some tough situations," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "There's always adversity in wrestling matches. Nothing ever goes to chalk out there. You have this visual of everything going your way and they call it wrestling for a reason. It's a struggle. "I liked the way our guys, they were able to fight and scrap and come out on top in all those battles. I thought we had a good effort up and down. We have a lot of cleaning up to do and we know that." After falling behind 4-3 through the first two bouts, the Huskies took a lead they would not relinquish after 141. Anthony Gibson scored a 7-1 victory over Conner Ward sparking an eight-match run by NIU. McCoy Kent was pushed at 149, but won in overtime, 8-6, while Dylan Thurston battled to claim a 9-7 decision at 157. Trailing 5-1 heading into the third period, Thurston closed the gap to 5-3, however, an escape by Jose Champagne pushed the deficit to 6-3. Thurston rallied for a takedown and four-point nearfall to take a lead 9-6. That would be the closest bout the rest of the night. Izzak Olejnik posted an 8-0 maj. dec. win at 165, while Kenny Moore and Brit Wilson earned back-to-back tech fall victories at 174 and 184, respectively. Gage Braun capped the evening's action with a pin with 45 seconds left in the first period at 197. The Huskies' last victory of the night came by forfeit as Max Ihry did not have an opponent to face at 285. NIU returns to conference action Saturday, Jan. 25 when the Huskies travel to Columbia, Mo. to face Missouri. The match is slated for 2 p.m. Results: 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Jayden Carson (UALR), 13-10 133: Paul Bianchi (UALR) maj. dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 16-3 141: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Conner Ward (UALR), 7-1 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Tyler Brennan (UALR), SV-1 8-6 157: Dylan Thurston (NIU) dec. Jose Champagne (UALR), 9-7 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) maj. dec. William Edgar (UALR), 8-0 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) tech fall Tristan Tadeo (UALR), 18-1 4:27 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) tech fall Matthew Muller (UALR), 20-3 4:14 197: Gage Braun (NIU) fall James Johnson (UALR), 2:15 285: Max Ihry (NIU) over Drake Barbee (UALR) (For.)

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- No. 16 Iowa State (5-3, 2-0 Big 12) claimed its second Big 12 victory of the season, taking out South Dakota State (6-4, 3-1 Big 12) 22-17. The Cyclones claimed six out of the 10 matches, including one by pin and one by major decision. How It Happened It was a slow start for the Cyclones in Brookings, dropping the first two matches by major decision. From there, Iowa State went on to win four matches in a row, taking control of the dual. Alex Mackall provided fireworks in the front half of the dual for the Cardinal and Gold. Heading to the second period, Mackall led 2-1 after a first-period takedown over Danny Vega. He extended the lead to 3-1 on an escape. Vega then scored on a takedown with under 30 seconds in the period. Mackall showed great mat awareness in the waning moments of the second, reversing Vega and pinning the Jackrabbit in 4:54. Gannon Gremmel and Todd Small each scored decisions at 285 and 133 pounds, respectively. Gremmel defeated Blake Wolters with a takedown near the end of the third period, 4-3. Small tallied five takedowns in an 11-4 victory over Zach Price. At the intermission, Iowa State held a 12-8 advantage over South Dakota State. Out of the break, Ian Parker kept the Cyclone momentum going. He churned out three takedowns and garnered 1:10 of riding time to defeat Clay Carlson, 8-2. At 157 pounds, David Carr jumped out to a 12-1 lead in the first period over Colten Carlson. Carr scored on two takedowns and a pair of four-point nearfalls in the first stanza. He added a reversal, an escape and a point for riding time to take the match by 16-5 major decision. The dual came down to the final bout between Sam Colbray and Cade King. With ISU leading 19-17, the dual was on Colbray's shoulders. He left little doubt, tallying two takedowns, an escape and riding time of 1:55 to ice away the victory for the Cyclones on a 6-1 decision. Next Up Iowa State returns home to take on North Dakota State on Sunday at 2 p.m. The dual between the Cyclones and the Bison will be broadcast on Cyclones.TV and can be streamed online via Cyclones.TV and FloWrestling. Results: 184: Zach Carlson (SDSU) maj. dec. Marcus Coleman (ISU), 8-0. 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) maj. dec. Joel Shapiro (ISU), 10-2. 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 4-3. 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Danny Vega (SDSU), 4:54. 133: Todd Small (ISU) dec. Zach Price (SDSU), 11-4. 141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 8-2. 149: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Ryan Leisure (ISU), 1-0. 157: David Carr (ISU) maj. dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 16-5. 165: Tanner Cook (SDSU) pinned Chase Straw (ISU), 3:47. 174: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 6-1.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Winning its first five bouts of the night, Harvard wrestling (1-3, 1-0 EIWA) began EIWA play with a convincing, 26-16 victory over Franklin & Marshall (3-2, 0-1 EIWA) on Friday evening. Senior Nolan Hellickson set the tone for the Crimson, edging out Jose Diaz at 125 pounds with a 7-5 decision. It only got better. Michael Jaffe continued his outstanding first-year campaign, earning his 12 win the 23-6 technical fall over Michael Simonetti. At 141 pounds, junior Lukus Stricker gave Harvard six points with a pin of Sean Coakley at 3:51. After two quick decisions gave the Crimson a commanding 20-0, the Diplomats cut the lead in half with a major decision and technical fall. But Harvard was resilient and secured two of the final three matches. First-year Michael Doggett dominated the 184-pound bout against James Stilleman, coming out victorious with a 7-6 decision in overtime. Fellow first-year No. 10 Yaraslou Slavikouski closed out the match with solid 4-1 decision over Vincenzo Pelusi. Next Up Harvard travels north to Lewisburg, Pa. tomorrow, Saturday Jan. 18 for a 2 p.m. tilt against EIWA foe Bucknell. Results: 125: Nolan Hellickson (HARV) over Jose Diaz (F&M) (Dec 7-5) 133: Michael Jaffe (HARV) over Michael Simonetti (F&M) (TF 23-6 5:31) 141: Lukus Stricker (HARV) over Sean Coakley (F&M) (Fall 3:51) 149: Andrew Pace (HARV) over Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) (Dec 8-5) 157: Hunter Ladnier (HARV) over Cole Aaron (F&M) (Dec 4-0) 165: Emmett LiCastri (F&M) over Zeth Dean (HARV) (MD 15-3) 174: John Crawford (F&M) over Michael Bausano (HARV) (Fall 1:47) 184: Michael Doggett (HARV) over James Stillerman (F&M) (TB-2 7-6) 197: Ethan Seeley (F&M) over (HARV) (For.) 285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (HARV) over Vincenzo Pelusi (F&M) (Dec 4-1)