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Jordan Oliver gets to the leg of Joey McKenna in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jordan Oliver made a statement at Senior Nationals. The 29-year-old Oliver dominated a deep and talented 65-kilogram field in freestyle over the weekend. He outscored his five opponents 50-0, capped off by a 10-0 technical superiority over Joey McKenna in the finals on Sunday afternoon. It was Oliver's second win over McKenna the past two months. Oliver defeated him 5-3 in the Bill Farrell Memorial semifinals in November. Oliver wasted little time getting on the scoreboard against McKenna on Sunday. He hit a blast double leg off the whistle and scored a four-point takedown. A short time later, Oliver executed a duckunder for a takedown to go up 6-0. Midway through the period, Oliver fired off an attack and converted it to a takedown on the edge of the mat. He then closed out the match in the final minute of the opening period by scoring his fourth takedown. Oliver was named Outstanding Wrestler of the freestyle competition. Three wrestlers with college wrestling eligibility earned freestyle titles on Sunday: Spencer Lee (57 kilograms), Logan Massa (74 kilograms) and Zahid Valencia (86 kilograms). Lee a two-time NCAA champion and three-time age-group world champion, topped former college rival Nathan Tomasello, 8-2, to capture the title at 57 kilograms. The first period was dominated by Lee as he scored two takedowns and a step out to lead 5-0 at the break. Tomasello was able to get back in the match early in the second period after scoring a takedown, which cut the deficit to three. But Lee would pull away with a caution and takedown to win by six. Massa, a 2017 NCAA All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, was a surprise champion, coming through as the No. 4 seed. After dominating top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy on Saturday, Massa earned a 6-4 victory over Mekhi Lewis, a Junior world champion and NCAA champion, in the finals. Massa trailed 3-1 in the second period before using a four-point throw to grab a 5-3 lead. The two wrestlers would then trade step outs and Massa would win by two. Both Massa and Lewis are taking Olympic redshirt seasons. Valencia, a two-time NCAA champion and Junior world silver medalist, earned his title with a 7-5 victory over Myles Martin. Valencia gave up an early takedown but came back with a takedown and gut wrench to go up 4-2, which is how the opening period would end. In the second period -- after the two wrestlers traded step outs -- Valencia scored a takedown with just over a minute remaining to extend his lead to 7-3. But Martin came right back with a takedown of his own to make it 7-5. Valencia would then hold off Martin in the final minute and claim the victory. At 97 kilograms, Hayden Zillmer overcame an eight-point deficit to win 10-10 on criteria over Kollin Moore. Zillmer scored early with a head pinch to go up 2-0. After Zillmer's score, Moore turned it up, scoring 10 unanswered points to go up 10-2. Just when it looked like Moore might close out a technical superiority, Zillmer hit a four-point throw to get back in the match, making the score 10-6 in favor of Moore. With 30 seconds left, Zillmer secured a takedown and then used a gut wrench to grab a lead on criteria. He would then hold off Moore for the victory. Dom Bradley earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 1-seeded Tony Nelson in the finals at 125 kilograms. Bradley scored first off the activity clock before getting a step out to go up 2-0. In the second period, Nelson scored a point off the activity clock to inch closer. Bradley came back with a step out to increase his lead to 3-1. A late caution and one would give Nelson another point, but it was too little, too late. Forrest Molinari won by fall over Victoria Anthony in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Bruntil, Molinari, Bell win titles in women's wrestling Emma Bruntil (62 kilograms), Forrest Molinari (68 kilograms) and Precious Bell (76 kilograms) won titles in women's wrestling on Sunday. Bruntil won by forfeit over Maya Nelson. Molinari used a throw to earn a fall in the finals over Victoria Francis in a battle of returning World Team members. Bell shut out Dymond Guilford in the finals, 7-0. Freestyle finals results: 57 kilograms: Spencer Lee dec. Nathan Tomasello, 8-2 65 kilograms: Jordan Oliver tech. Joey McKenna, 10-0 74 kilograms: Logan Massa dec. Mekhi Lewis, 6-4 86 kilograms: Zahid Valencia dec. Myles Martin, 7-5 97 kilograms: Hayden Zillmer dec. Kollin Moore, 10-10 125 kilograms: Dom Bradley dec. Tony Nelson, 3-2 Women's wrestling finals results: 62 kilograms: Emma Bruntil by injury default over Maya Nelson 68 kilograms: Forrest Molinari pinned Victoria Francis 76 kilograms: Precious Bell dec. Dymond Guilford, 7-0

Amateur wrestling fans are accustomed to seeing Jordan Burroughs in action on the wrestling mat at major wrestling events the world over. Now see Burroughs in a whole new way as the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World freestyle wrestling champion serves as host of the 2019 Team USA Awards -- Best of the Year, this Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. Eastern on NBC. Jordan Burroughs with Oksana Masters (Photo/Getty Images)This awards show will recognize the greatest athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic community. "Someone from the USOPC who recommended me for this position as the host of the Team USA Awards," the former University of Nebraska mat champ told Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling. "I have been to the Team USA Awards. I have never been a Master of Ceremonies at any event, unless I hosted a barbeque or party at my own house. This was a very unique position for me to be in, but it was really cool, and it was really special." Burroughs will not be the only wrestler included in the Team USA Awards show this year. Five-time World champion Adeline Gray was one of the finalists for the Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.

Kyle Dake warming up at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Four-time NCAA wrestling champ and two-time world titlewinner Kyle Dake is preparing to wrestle freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics ... but he's apparently entertaining the idea of competing in mixed martial arts beyond the Tokyo Games. The former Cornell University wrestler posted a brief video on Instagram, hitting pads with a trainer, with this caption: "Slowly getting the hang of using my hands. Still sloppy but I'm realizing that striking and wrestling are more similar than I thought. After #tokyo2020 we will see what happens." Dake's MMA striking demonstration has generated some buzz within the worlds of amateur wrestling and MMA. InterMat's T.R. Foley was asked about Dake's video clip in his weekly Foley's Friday Mailbag feature on December 20. Here's how the former University of Virginia wrestler-turned-InterMat senior writer responded: "I think he's stating that there is a likelihood after 2020, and I'd almost bet he takes that opportunity. "I also think he's going to be very, very, very successful as long as he spends time learning to strike and grapple. The wrestling style he has is similar to [Daniel] Cormier [an NCAA finalist, Olympic wrestler, and MMA champ himself] in that his upper body strength and positioning would be a nightmare for most people in the clinch. Non-wrestlers have adapted to leg takedowns in a number of ways, but none have really learned to stop upper body clinches and mat returns from the fence. "Oh, and he's an outrageously great competitor who is mentally tough and in it to battle ..." MMA writers weigh in on Dake's cage prospects Jordan Ellis, writing for MiddleEasy.com, seemed a bit dismissive of Dake's striking videoclip at first: "He didn't look all that great, he certainly won't be the next Muhammad Ali, but nonetheless a seed was planted about his potential as an MMA fighter ..." but then recounted the 28-year-old Dake's success in collegiate folkstyle as well as in international freestyle. Ellis then added, "Of course, he'd have plenty of work to do on that stand up but with his grappling credentials alone he'd beat a ton of 170lb fighters. A few years of work and there is no reason why he can't be competing with the best in the UFC. First things first though. He's got a gold medal to go win in Tokyo." In his analysis of how mat phenom Kyle Dake might do in MMA, Ed Gallo of BloodyElbow.com wrote, "As incredible as Dake's credentials are, it's even more fascinating to watch him wrestle. His greatest offensive tool in college was his incredible riding and top game. Early on, Dake leaned on his control positions to take close matches from the best in the country. "But what really made Dake a must-watch for college fans was his otherworldly scrambling and defense. His head-and-hands 'first-line' of defense was elite, even at the time. And for opponents that managed to get to his legs, their battle had just begun. Dake has shown an unparalleled ability to defend singles in splits, somehow landing in stable positions -- even after the most textbook finishes by his opponents. "That poise and flexibility is still there for Kyle Dake, but his transition to freestyle brought about a relatively new look -- explosive 'big move' offense ..." Writing for MMAmania.com, Andrew Richardson offered this analysis of Kyle Dake's MMA potential: "I'm not trying to sell the clip above as impressive. It's a basic striker (in phenomenal shape) working the basics, and there's plenty to improve upon. Yet, the second Kyle Dake steps into a cage, he instantly has an argument as the most credentialed wrestler competing in mixed martial arts -- so any striking practice at all makes an already terrifying prospect even more scary ... "Welterweights beware!" In case you needed a reminder of Dake's greatness as a wrestler ... Kyle Dake first made his presence felt on the wrestling mat at Lansing High School in upstate New York, winning two state wrestling titles. He then continued his wrestling career close to home at Cornell University, where he won a series of four NCAA and three EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) conference titles, starting at 141 pounds in 2010 ... then claiming a second national championship in 2011, this time at 149 ... followed by conference and national titles at 157 in 2012 ... and concluding his Big Red wrestling career with the 165-pound crown at the 2013 EIWAs and NCAAs. With that, Dake became only the fourth collegiate wrestler to win four NCAA Division I titles ... and the first (and, so far, only) D1 mat champ to claim four titles in four different weight classes. Dake closed out his collegiate wrestling career with a number of honors, including being named WIN Magazine Dan Hodge Trophy winner ... InterMat Wrestler of the Year ... and Sports Illustrated Male College Athlete of the Year, all in 2013. In addition, Dake is a two-time World freestyle champion, earning gold medals at 79 kilograms/173.8 pounds at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2018 ... and at the 2019 Worlds in Nur-Sultan, Kazakstan this past fall. He also earned gold at the 2018 World Cup in Iowa City.

Buchanan claimed the team title at the Zinkin Classic Saturday saw the conclusion of a plethora of high school wrestling competitions from across the country. Here are some highlighted outcomes of nationally ranked wrestlers facing one another, and/or being "upset." Zinkin Classic No. 3 Buchanan (Calif.) rolled to the title placing a wrestler top six in all fourteen weight classes, 11 of them inside the top three. Second was No. 12 Allen (Texas), as the Eagles put 10 on the podium but were over 80 points back - A.J. Ferrari (220) was absent from their lineup. No. 46 Clovis North (Calif.) was another 46 behind Allen, as the Broncos also put ten on the podium; while No. 34 Clovis (Calif.) was nine back of third, putting nine weight classes on the podium. 113 - No. 6 Braxton Brown (Allen, Texas) majored No. 11 Jack Gioffre (Buchanan, Calif.) in the semifinal, before No. 4 Joey Cruz (Clovis North, Calif.) beat Brown 5-3 in the final. 132 - Haiden Drury (Toppenish, Wash.) knocked off No. 16 Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.) 3-0 in the championship bout. 170 - Gianno Petruelli (Clovis, Calif.) beat No. 18 Elise Brown Ton (Allen, Texas) 1-0 in the semifinal, and then upended No. 5 Maxwell Wilner (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 3-2 in the championship bout; Wilner had beaten No. 19 Rocco Contino (Buchnan, Calif.) 3-1 in overtime in the semifinal. Brown Ton lost 3-1 in overtime to J.T. Stinson (East Nicolaus, Calif.) in the consi semi 182 - No. 6 Nathan Haas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) wins 7-2 over No. 10 Joseph Martin (Buchanan, Calif.) in the championship bout 195 - No. 17 Guillermo Escobedo (Los Altos, Calif.) lost 3-2 in the semifinal to Tyler Gianakapolous (Clovis, Calif.), then finished third Kansas City Stampede Despite missing their two best wrestlers - Luke Surber and Dustin Plott - plus another state champion in Garrett Steidley, No. 9 Tuttle (Okla.) finished in a narrow third place with 560.5 points. Winning the tournament was No. 29 Liberty (Mo.) with 600, even though they were missing state placer Drake Smith at either 152 or 160, who has won the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic last week at 160. Baylor School (Tenn.) was second with 561.5, and fourth went to No. 39 Mustang (Okla.) with 462 points, though they were without two notable wrestlers, including nationally ranked John Wiley. 126 - No. 9 Jordan Williams (Collinsville, Okla.) lost 6-4 in overtime to Khyler Brewer (Staley, Mo.) in the quarterfinal round, but would bounce back to take fifth place, the highest possible position he could given the format. Brewer lost 6-3 to Zach Keal (Mill Valley, Kansas) in the next round, while Keegan Slyter (Olathe North, Kansas) won the weight class. 132 - Caleb Tanner (Collinsville, Okla.) beat No. 20 Carter Young (Stillwater, Okla.) 6-1 in the semifinal round; Tanner won the weight class, Young finished third. 138 - Garrison Dendy (Baylor School, Tenn.) beat No. 20 Trey Crawford (Park Hill, Mo.) 3-1 in the championship match. 195 - No. 19 (at 220) Ashton Sharp (Park Hill, Mo.) lost his first two matches in the championship flight on Saturday: 3-2 to Deston Miller (Arkansas City, Kansas) and 3-1 in overtime against Sam Chapman (Creston, Iowa); he finished 13th Las Vegas Holiday Classic No. 11 Poway (Calif.) dominated their way to the title, almost doubling up second place Liberty (Ariz.) 126 - No. 19 Jason Miranda (Poway, Calif.) was pinned in the semifinal by Aizayah Yacapin (Curtis, Wash.) during the third period of a bout that he was leading prior to the sequence of the fall. No. 20 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.) won the championship bout by 13-0 major decision. Minnesota Christmas Tournament No. 28 Simley outlasted No. 26 Stillwater in a barn-burner of a finish, 232 to 230; Bennett Tabor's 3-2 win at 220 in the ultimate tiebreaker of the championship bout clinched the title after the Ponies left the door open with medal match losses from 152 through 195. No. 22 Shakopee was a distant third with 167 points, but they were absent Carson Manville, state champion Paxton Creese, and another state tournament experienced wrestler. 106 - No. 5 Jore Volk (Lakeville North, Minn.) beat No. 18 Koy Buesgens (New Prague, Minn.) 5-2 in the semifinal; Volk won the weight class, while Buesgens took third. Flatwater Fracas No. 32 Millard South (Neb.) won all eight dual meets between Friday and Saturday. The Patriots went 46-5 in contested matches on Friday, including a showdown at 220 where No. 6 Isaac Trumble pinned No. 10 Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.) in 1:26. Saturday was a bit more competitive with two dual meets involving double digit victories, but the other two being 8-6 in terms of match count (Kearney and Columbus). The other real notable individual result came on Friday as well, as No. 6 Jakason Burks (Omaha Burke, Neb.) was pushed to the brink by Garrett Grice (Bellevue East, Neb.), 5-4 at 126 pounds; state champion Grice is expected to end the season at 120, though all his matches this event were at 126. Carnahan Memorial The host school Crown Point (Ind.) out-pointed No. 36 Brownsburg (Ind.) at the Carnahan Memorial Invitational on Saturday. Each team was without one state ranked starter; Crown Point absent Cody Goodwin at 138, while Brownsburg was missing Greg Glover at 170. Crown Point's backup placed third, while Brownsburg did not have an entrant. The final team score in the tournament was 318.5 to 312.5 in favor of Crown Point, who went 6-4 against Brownsburg in contested bouts. Crown Point out-placed Brownsburg in eight of the weight classes, including at 170 where they do not have a ranked wrestler; at 138, Brownsburg's Drake Campbell is a three-time state placer and higher ranked than Goodwin. Battle of Waterloo Four of Iowa's elite teams battled it out in the championship pool on Saturday, after they each absolutely steamrolled their way through three bracket matches on Friday. When all was said and done, No. 38 Lisbon won the title based on their 34-32 victory over Don Bosco; while West Delaware was third based on the 37-30 win over Waverly-Shell Rock. Within Iowa, Lisbon and Don Bosco are the top two teams in the small-school division (Class 1A), West Delaware is tops in Class 2A, while Waverly-Shell Rock is third behind a pair of nationally ranked teams in big-school (Class 3A). Don Bosco had the best Saturday record (23-19) among the four teams, as they took nine bouts in a 36-24 win over West Delaware while splitting the bouts seven-apiece in the loss to Lisbon and a 34-31 victory over Waverly-Shell Rock. Lisbon went 22-20 in the individual bouts on Saturday as they split with Don Bosco and in a 39-32 loss to Waverly-Shell Rock, while they won eight weights in a 40-30 victory over West Delaware. Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament Windsor (Colo.) out-pointed No. 40 Pomona (Colo.) 227.5 to 220 to take home the title in Greeley. The 138 final was a match that would have swung the tournament the other way, if the outcome was the opposite; Vance Vombaur (Windsor) beat No. 13 Daniel Cardenas (Pomona) 7-5 in overtime. Other ranked teams No. 42 Stoughton (Wis.) was second at the Badger State Invitational to Fennimore, 243.5-221. Stoughton was absent 2018 state runner-up Braeden Whitehead (145/152). No. 50 Wadsworth (Ohio) was a distant third at the North Canton Holiday Invitational with 181 points, a tournament won by Lake Catholic (Ohio), 234-222 over Louisville.

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech wrestling defeated Chattanooga 29-3 Saturday night in Cassell Coliseum. With the win, the Hokies claim their fourth dual victory of the season and close out the 2019 slate. The Hokies showed why they're ranked fifth in the country Saturday, winning nine of the night's 10 matches. Tech is now an undefeated 4-0 in duals this season with their next one coming up on Jan. 3 at No. 24 Central Michigan. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS B.C. LaPrade defeated Chattanooga's Tyler Shilson by an 11-2 major decision. LaPrade used three takedowns and a two-point near fall to claim bonus points for the Hokies. John Borst also picked up bonus points via major decision. Borst had six takedowns over Grayson Walthall to win 14-4. Freshman Bryce Andonian made his dual meet debut Saturday night and took a 5-3 decision over Tanner Smith. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Andonian had a takedown in each of the first two periods and hung on for the victory. Hunter Bolen remains undefeated in duals this season after claiming a 10-4 decision over Matthew Waddell. Bolen had four takedowns in the match and now holds a 4-0 dual meet record. Stanley Smeltzer won his first dual match of the season by a 3-1 decision over Rodney Jones. Smeltzer claimed the thrilling victory by scoring a takedown with under a minute remaining in the third. Results: 125: Fabian Gutierrez dec. #14 Joey Prata, 9-4 133: Collin Gerardi dec. Franco Valdes, 2-1 141: #18 Mitch Moore dec. Mason Wallace, 8-3 149: Bryce Andonian dec. Tanner Smith, 5-3 157: B.C. LaPrade MD Tyler Shilson, 11-2 165: #6 David McFadden dec. Drew Nicholson, 7-2 174: Cody Hughes dec. Hunter Fortner, 3-2 184: #3 Hunter Bolen dec. Matthew Waddell, 10-4 197: Stanley Smeltzer dec. Rodney Jones, 3-1 285: #16 John Borst MD Grayson Walthall, 14-4 UP NEXT The win over Chattanooga wrapped up the 2019 schedule for the Hokies. After the holidays, Tech will travel to Central Michigan for a dual with the No. 24 Chippewas on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. ET. The Hokies will then return to Cassell Coliseum on Jan. 11 for a 7 p.m. dual with West Virginia.

CLARION, Pa. -- Thanks in part to a trio of wins in the middle weights and a pair of bonus point wins, the Clarion wrestling team scored a significant win on Saturday with a 20-16 decision over Lock Haven. The Golden Eagles (2-3, 1-2 MAC) defeated the Bald Eagles for the first time since the 2013-14 season and won their first ever Mid-American Conference bout in the process. Clarion seized the momentum with a run of three straight wins in the middle weights, taking the bouts between 149 and 165 pounds to take the lead on Lock Haven. Nationally-ranked Brock Zacherl was warm to the task against the Bald Eagles' Brock Port, beating him by an 11-3 major decision to put his team ahead 7-6. Avery Shay followed with what could be considered an upset at 157 pounds, beating FloWrestling's 18th-ranked Alex Klucker by a 7-1 decision. Shay shrugged Klucker for a takedown in the first period and rode him well to seize the momentum, and then recorded a takedown late in the third period to seal the deal for the win. Mike Bartolo completed the figurative hat trick with an impressive win of his own, beating Austin Bell by an 8-3 decision at 165 pounds. He locked things up with a late takedown, slamming Bell to the mat for the win. Coupled with Jake Gromacki's first win of the year - a 4-3 decision over Matthew Maloney at 125 pounds - Clarion went ahead by a 10-6 score. Lock Haven responded with back-to-back technical falls, putting them back ahead by a score of 16-13. Greg Bulsak got the job done at 197 pounds, using a four-point near fall to beat Parker McClellan by an 8-0 major decision and put the Golden Eagles back on top by a 17-16 score. The match came down to the result in the heavyweight bout, with Ty Bagoly taking down Trey Hartsock in the third period to post the 3-0 decision and the team win. Results: 125 - Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Matthew Maloney (Lock Haven) (Dec 4-3) 133 - DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) over Seth Koleno (Clarion) (Dec 8-4) 141 - Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) over Taylor Ortz (Clarion) (Dec 6-0) 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Brock Port (Lock Haven) (MD 11-3) 157 - Avery Shay (Clarion) over Alexander Klucker (Lock Haven) (Dec 7-1) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Austin Bell (Lock Haven) (Dec 8-3) 174 - Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven) over Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) (TF 20-5 5:00) 184 - Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) over Luke Funck (Clarion) (TF 21-6 4:39) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) (MD 8-0) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven) (Dec 3-0)

The marathon Day 1 of the Beast of the East, which lasted over 14 hours, has seen the field churned down to the quarterfinals on the front side. In consolation wrestling, there are only eight wrestlers remaining as well, except any situation where a five-match rule came into play. The most notable day one performance came from two-time (2017/2018) National Prep placer Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), who entered the tournament unseeded at 160 pounds. He earned wins over two nationally ranked wrestlers to reach the quarterfinals against the top seed; those wins were 2-1 in ultimate tiebreaker in the first round over No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Aurora Ohio) and then 6-5 on a last second takedown against No. 19 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.) Team Standings: 1. No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. 114.5 (9 QF/1 CON) 2. No. 6 Bergen Catholic, N.J. 102.5 (6/3) 3. No. 14 Brecksville, Ohio 102 (5/1) 4. No. 10 Malvern Prep, Pa. 92.5 (4/3) 5. No. 8 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 84 (4/4) 6. No. 41 Nazareth, Pa. 78 (5/3*) 7. No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 72.5 (4/1) (tie) No. 33 St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. (4/3) 9. No. 16 Delbarton, N.J. 68 (1/5*) 10. Central Dauphin, Pa. 63.5 (1/3) (tie) Smyrna, Del. (2/2) 12. No. 35 Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa. 63 (3/2) 13. No. 31 Mount St. Joseph, Md. 61 (2/4*) (tie) No. 43 Waynesburg, Pa. (5/1) 15. Camden Catholic, N.J. (0/4) Additional ranked team - 33 (tie). No. 45 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 42 (2/1) * indicates team has wrestler(s) competing in the CON-24 needing one win to get into the CON-16 (i.e. two matches from placement), as some CON-24 matches could not happen on Saturday evening Quarterfinal pairings: 106: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Pito Castro (Brecksville, Ohio), Charlie Bunting (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, N.J.); Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Carson Wagner (Northampton, Pa.), Brandon Cannon (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 113: No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) vs. Luke Poore (Caravel Academy, Del.), Joseph Manno (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. Joseph Cangro (Bergen Catholic, N.J.); No. 8 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Brady Conlin (Williamstown, N.J.), Kelly Dunnigan (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 16 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 120: Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Brandon Crowder (Christiansburg, Va.), Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 12 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.); No. 6 Connor Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 8 Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.), Danny Nini (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 2 Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, N.J.) 126: No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Pope John XXIII, N.J.) vs. No. 15 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.), Ethan Gray (Caravel Academy, Del.) vs. No. 7 Dylan Shawver (Elyria Ohio); No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Daniel Wask (Blair Academy, N.J.), Trae McDaniel (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 1 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 132: Joey Olivieri (Hanover Park, N.J.) vs. Cole Homet (Waynesburg, Pa.), No. 19 Dylan Cedeno (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Justin Bierdumpfel (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.); Jimmy Carmany (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Evan Buchanan (Atlee, Va.), Nathan Porter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. Clayton Gabrielson (McDonogh, Md.) 138: Lucas Chittum (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Dom Baker (New Kent, Va.), No. 14 (at 132) Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 11 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.); No. 7 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Damon McGee (Bullis School, Va.), Michael Cetta (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) vs. No. 8 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 145: No. 2 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 8 Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), No. 10 (at 138) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio); No. 17 Jagger Condomiti (Northampton, Pa.) vs. No. 4 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.), No. 20 Deshawn Farber (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 152: No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Aaron Ayzerov (Paramus, N.J.), Alex Strashinsky (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Enrique Munguia (Elyria, Ohio); Koby Allred (Great Bridge, Va.) vs. Tate Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.), Payne Carr (Union County, Ky.) vs. Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 160: No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.); Matthew Arciuolo (Saucon Valley, Pa.) vs. Alex Whitworth (McCallie School, Tenn.), Connor Strong (Mount St. Joseph, Md.) vs. No. 6 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) 170: No. 8 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Sam Bergin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.), Gavin Cagle (McCallie School, Tenn.) vs. No. 16 (at 182) Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti Academy, Pa.); No. 17 (at 160) Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.), Connor Herceg (Nazareth, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Connor O'Neil (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) 182: No. 3 John Poznanski (Colonia, N.J.) vs. Drew Clearie (Nazareth, Pa.), No. 15 (at 195) Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) vs. Brock Delsignore (Shenendehowa, N.Y.); No. 14 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) vs. J.T. Davis (Smyrna, Del.), Dominic Solis (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 7 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.0 195: No. 12 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Maximus Hale (Downingtown West, Pa.), Jackson Talbott (Central Dauphin, Pa.) vs. Jack Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.); No. 9 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Azeem Bell (A.I. DuPont, Del.), Michael Misita (St. Augustine Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 14 Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 220: No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Chase Mielink (Downingtown West, Pa.), No. 18 (at 195) Kyle Jacob (Paramus, N.J.) vs. Matthew Kaplan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Steven Schott (Nazareth, Pa.), vs. Ashton Davis (Cleveland, Tenn.) vs. No. 9 Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, Md.) 285: No. 2 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley, Pa.) vs. Elijah Anthony (Blair Academy, N.J.), Jordan Agosto (Danburgy, Ct.) vs. Kevin Hudson (Caesar Rodney, Del.); Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. James Howard (McCallie School, Tenn.), Ben Grafton (North Allegheny, Pa.) vs. Coltin Deerry (Malvern Prep, Pa.)

Kamal Bey throws Jake Fisher for four late in the match (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- After falling short of a spot on the 2019 World Team, Kamal Brey looks primed for an Olympic run in 2020. The 21-year-old Bey, a gold medalist at the 2017 Junior World Championships, came through to capture a Senior Nationals title in Greco-Roman at 77 kilograms on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. He topped past World Team member Jake Fisher, the No. 10 seed, in the finals, 5-1. Bey trailed on criteria, 1-1, with a minute remaining before he hit a big four-point throw on the edge of the mat, which proved to be the difference in the match. Three Army WCAP wrestlers claimed Senior Nationals titles in Greco-Roman: Leslie Fuenffinger (60 kilograms), Alejandro Sancho (67 kilograms) and Jon Anderson (87 kilograms). Fuenffinger, a finalist at Final X and the U.S. Open in 2019, claimed his title at 60 kilograms with a 5-1 victory over third-seeded Sam Jones. Jones scored first off a passivity and took a 1-0 lead into the break. But it was all Fuenffinger in the second period. He scored a takedown and step out to go up 3-1. Then all but sealed the victory with another takedown in the final 30 seconds. Sancho, a Bill Farrell Memorial champion, put a halt to Calvin Germinaro's run at 67 kilograms. Sancho topped Germinaro, 7-5, in the finals. Germinaro, seeded No. 6, had a strong run to the finals, which included wins over world champion Joe Warren, Junior world bronze medalist Peyton Omania and Michael Hooker. Germinaro, the nephew of Olympic silver medalist Brandon Paulson, led Sancho 2-0 with two minutes remaining. But Sancho battled back, scoring first off a passivity and then with a two-point turn followed by a four-point turn. Germinaro would score three points in the final 15 seconds, but it was too little, too late. Anderson won by injury default over Patrick Martinez in the finals at 87 kilograms. At 97 kilograms, Daniel Miller came from behind to defeat top-seeded Lucas Sheridan on criteria, 3-3. Sheridan led 3-0 at the break, but Miller came back in the second period, scoring first off a passivity and then a turn with just under two minutes remaining to take the criteria lead. He would then hold off Sheridan for the victory. Cohlton Schultz, a Final X runner-up last year, won the title at 130 kilograms with a 2-0 victory over Jacob Mitchell. Schultz, a redshirt at Arizona State, scored both of his points off passivity calls. Finals results: 60 kilograms: Leslie Fuenffinger dec. Sam Jones, 5-1 67 kilograms: Alejandro Sancho dec. Calvin Germinaro, 7-5 77 kilograms: Kamal Bey dec. Jake Fisher, 5-1 87 kilograms: Jon Anderson by injury default over No. 1 Patrick Martinez 97 kilograms: Daniel Miller dec. Lucas Sheridan, 3-3 130 kilograms: Cohlton Schultz dec. Jacob Mitchell, 2-0

Alyssa Lampe won by fall over Victoria Anthony in the 50-kilogram finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- On Saturday, thirty-one-year-old Alyssa Lampe, a two-time world bronze medalist, showed that she is back. After not competing for most of the Olympic cycle, Lampe came through to win a Senior Nationals title at 50 kilograms over two-time World Team member Victoria Anthony in Fort Worth, Texas. Lampe, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, won by fall over the top-seeded Anthony in the finals. Lampe scored a takedown off a single leg 30 seconds into the match. Anthony came back strong, scoring two takedowns and two step outs to take a commanding 6-2 lead into the break. Early in the second period, Lampe threw Anthony to her back and secured a fall. At 57 kilograms, third-seeded Abigail Nette won a wild match over surprise finalist Tiana Jackson, 9-6. Nette dominated the early part of the match, scoring three first-period takedowns and led 6-2 at the break. Jackson battled back in the second period and eventually took the lead with under 30 seconds before Jackson closed the door with a late reversal and turn. Top-seeded Dominique Parish proved to be too much for second-seeded Areana Villaescusa in the finals at 53 kilograms. Parish scored three first-period takedowns to take a 6-0 lead into the break. Villaescusa would get on the scoreboard in the second period with a takedown but would ultimately fall short. The final three champions in women's wrestling will be crowned Sunday. Finals results: 50 kilograms: Alyssa Lampe pinned Victoria Anthony, 3:44 53 kilograms: Dominique Parrish dec. Areana Villaescusa, 6-2 57 kilograms: Abigail Nette dec. Tiana Jackson, 9-6

Joey McKenna advanced to the finals at 65 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former Ohio State wrestlers Joey McKenna and Myles Martin, along with current Buckeye Kollin Moore, fell short of their NCAA goals last season when they failed to win NCAA titles. On Saturday, all three scored upsets over No. 1 seeds to advance to the finals of Senior Nationals in freestyle. McKenna, seeded No. 5, exacted revenge on two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis -- the same wrestler who beat him in the NCAA finals -- with a 6-5 victory in the semifinals at 65 kilograms. McKenna trailed late in the match before scoring a go-ahead takedown in the final seconds of the match. Diakomihalis challenged the call, but it was upheld, giving McKenna the one-point victory. He will face Jordan Oliver in the finals. Oliver, a past U.S. Open champion, was dominant in the semifinals, picking up a 10-0 technical superiority over Penn State All-American Nick Lee in the semifinals. Martin, also seeded No. 5, led top-seeded Alex Dieringer 3-0 in the second period before surrendering his lead. Dieringer scored two takedowns to go up 4-3. Martin inched closer with a step out late in the match, but still trailed on criteria. With short time remaining, Martin fired off a shot and scored a takedown with five seconds left and claimed a 6-4 victory. His finals opponent will be Zahid Valencia, a two-time NCAA champion and silver medalist at the Junior World Championships. Valencia blanked Penn State freshman Aaron Brooks 6-0 in the semifinals. Moore knocked off top-seeded Kyven Gadson, 6-3, to reach the finals at 97 kilograms. Gadson scored the first takedown to grab a 2-0 lead, but Moore responded with a takedown to take the lead on criteria. Moore extended his lead to 4-2 with a takedown in the second period. Gadson scored a step out with just under 20 seconds remaining, but Moore came right back with a step out of his own and held on for the win. He will meet second-seeded Hayden Zillmer in the finals. Zillmer edged Ty Walz in the semifinals, 4-3. Iowa's Spencer Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, showed little rust after a long layoff from freestyle. He advanced to the finals at 57 kilograms with a 14-4 technical superiority over Cornell All-American Vito Arujau, a silver medalist at the Junior World Championships earlier this year. On the top side of the bracket at 57 kilograms, No. 1-seeded Nathan Tomasello cruised to the finals with a 13-2 technical superiority over Nahshon Garrett. Tomasello outscored his four opponents on Saturday 45-6. At 74 kilograms, a pair of wrestlers with college eligibility remaining reached the finals, Mekhi Lewis and Logan Massa. Both are taking Olympic redshirt seasons. Lewis edged Thomas Gantt, 3-1, in the semifinals. Massa earned a 15-6 victory over over top-seeded Nazar Kulchytskyy. No. 1-seeded Tony Nelson was pushed in his semifinal match at 125 kilograms, but grinded out a 3-2 win over 2019 No. 1 recruit Greg Kerkvliet, who recently transferred from Ohio State to Penn State. On the bottom side of the 125-kilogram bracket, second-seeded Dom Bradley advanced to the finals with an injury default victory over 2019 NCAA champion Anthony Cassar. Bradley led the match 7-2 before Cassar defaulted. Semifinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Nahshon Garrett, 13-2 3:21 Spencer Lee tech. Vito Arujau, 14-4 5:04 65 kilograms: Joey McKenna dec. Yianni Diakomihalis, 6-5 Jordan Oliver tech. Nick Lee, 10-0 2:42 74 kilograms: Logan Massa dec. Nazar Kulchytskyy, 15-6 Mekhi Lewis dec. Thomas Gantt, 3-1 86 kilograms: Myles Martin dec. Alex Dieringer, 6-4 Zahid Valencia dec. Aaron Brooks, 6-0 97 kilograms: Kollin Moore dec. Kyven Gadson, 6-3 Hayden Zillmer dec. Ty Walz, 4-3 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Greg Kerkvliet, 3-2 Dom Bradley by injury default over Anthony Cassar 5:18 Quarterfinal results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Frank Perrelli, 10-0 2:15 Nahshon Garrett tech. Alan Waters, 15-2 3:31 Spencer Lee tech. Darian Cruz, 10-0 3:59 Vito Arujau dec. Nick Suriano, 2-2 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis dec. Ben Whitford, 11-3 Joey McKenna tech. Evan Henderson, 11-1 3:22 Nick Lee tech. Joey Lazor, 10-0 3:40 Jordan Oliver tech. Bryce Meredith, 10-0 2:40 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy tech. Alec Pantaleo, 14-3 5:22 Logan Massa tech. Anthony Valencia, 20-8 5:49 Thomas Gantt dec. Evan Wick, 10-4 Mekhi Lewis by injury default over Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer dec. Brett Pfarr, 2-1 Myles Martin dec. Nick Heflin, 7-0 Aaron Brooks dec. Sam Brooks, 15-9 Zahid Valencia dec. Nate Jackson, 3-2 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Jacob Kasper, 6-5 Kollin Moore dec. Derek White, 6-3 Ty Walz dec. Kevin Beazley, 5-2 Hayden Zillmer dec. Timmy McCall, 3-0 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson dec. Tanner Hall, 6-0 Greg Kerkvliet pinned Nick Nevills, 0:36 Anthony Cassar dec. Ceron Francisco, 10-2 Dom Bradley tech. Garrett Ryan, 11-0 3:39

Joey Lazor gets his hand raised after beating Frank Molinaro (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) FORT WORTH, Texas -- All six No. 1 seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Senior Nationals in freestyle. The biggest surprise of the opening session came at 65 kilograms where unseeded Joey Lazor won by technical superiority over 2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro. The next session, which includes the quarterfinals, semifinals and consolations will begin at 5 p.m. ET. The round of 16 results and quarterfinal matchups are below. Round of 16 results 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello tech. Gabriel Townsell, 13-2 2:01 Frank Perrelli by forfeit over Joshua Rodriguez Nahshon Garrett by injury default over Cory Clark Alan Waters pinned Zane Richards, 4:52 Spencer Lee tech. Shane Kim, 10-0 0:29 Darian Cruz dec. Sean Russell, 5-2 Vito Arujau tech. Zach Sanders, 10-0 3:05 Nick Suriano tech. Britain Longmire (Team Nevada), 10-0 4:06 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis tech. Nicholas Dardanes, 10-0 4:32 Ben Whitford tech. Domonick Demas, 11-1 5:44 Joey McKenna dec. Jayson Ness, 8-2 Evan Henderson tech. Johnni Dijulius, 10-0 3:38 Joey Lazor tech. Frank Molinaro, 15-5 3:00 Nick Lee dec. Jaydin Eierman, 10-6 Bryce Meredith tech. Dean Heil, 18-8 3:30 Jordan Oliver tech. Sean Fausz, 10-0 3:30 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy dec. Joey Lavallee, 3-2 Alec Pantaleo dec. Muhamed McBryde, 4-2 Anthony Valencia tech. Quinton Godley, 12-2 3:25 Logan Massa tech. Trever Devestern, 11-0 2:11 Thomas Gantt dec. Branson Ashworth, 4-4 Evan Wick dec. Nick Becker, 14-11 Chance Marsteller dec. Tyler Berger, 6-4 Mekhi Lewis tech. Elroy Perkin, 10-0 0:58 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer tech. Ryan Loder, 10-0 1:28 Brett Pfarr tech. Drew Foster, 17-6 4:51 Myles Martin tech. Leonardo Tarantino, 12-2 1:36 Nick Heflin dec. Kadeem Samuels, 3-1 Sam Brooks tech. CJ Brucki, 10-0 1:45 Aaron Brooks dec. Max Dean, 10-7 Nate Jackson tech. T.J. Dudley, 12-2 5:28 Zahid Valencia tech. Syed Ul-Hasan, 10-0 1:37 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson dec. Donald Scott, 2-1 Jacob Kasper dec. Scottie Boykin, 10-6 Derek White bye Kollin Moore tech. Erik Hinckley, 10-0 0:38 Ty Walz tech. Jonovan Smith, 10-0 3:23 Kevin Beazley dec. Evan Hansen, 4-3 Timmy McCall tech. Donald Mcneil, 15-4 5:29 Hayden Zillmer pinned Joshua Manu, 8-2 2:47 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson tech. Austin Flanagan, 10-0 2:05 Tanner Hall dec. Zach Elam, 6-1 Nick Nevills tech. AJ Nevills, 14-3 4:16 Greg Kerkvliet tech. Mauro Correnti, 10-0 0:36 Anthony Cassar tech. Jeremy Benton, 10-0 0:47 Ceron Francisco tech. Josh Childs, 10-0 0:42 Garrett Ryan dec. Youssif Hemida, 4-2 Dom Bradley pinned Shawn Streck, 5-0 0:48 Quarterfinal matchups 57 kilograms: Nathan Tomasello vs. Frank Perrelli Nahshon Garrett vs. Alan Waters Spencer Lee vs. Darian Cruz Nick Suriano vs. Vito Arujau 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Ben Whitford Joey McKenna vs. Evan Henderson Nick Lee vs. Joey Lazor Jordan Oliver vs. Bryce Meredith 74 kilograms: Nazar Kulchytskyy vs. Alec Pantaleo Logan Massa vs. Anthony Valencia Thomas Gantt vs. Evan Wick Mekhi Lewis vs. Chance Marsteller 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer vs. Brett Pfarr Myles Martin vs. Nick Heflin Sam Brooks vs. Aaron Brooks Zahid Valencia vs. Nate Jackson 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson vs. Jacob Kasper Derek White vs. Kollin Moore Ty Walz vs. Kevin Beazley Hayden Zillmer vs. Timmy McCall 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson vs. Tanner Hall Nick Nevills vs. Greg Kerkvliet Anthony Cassar vs. Ceron Francisco Dom Bradley vs. Garrett Ryan

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The Minnesota wrestling program defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 22-10 in a Friday evening dual that saw the Gophers win seven-of-ten on the road across the border. At 125 pounds Patrick McKee got the Gophers started as he battled hard in his bout against Danny Vega. After surrendering the initial takedown McKee got a key reversal and proceeded to rack up over two minutes in riding time. McKee would add another reversal, and the riding time point, en route a 6-4 decision. After getting a takedown only 28 seconds into the bout, 141-pound Mitch McKee worked towards a 6-1 decision with 4:29 in riding time. McKee dominated in the top position with his massive amount of riding time plus two stall calls and a rideout of the entire second period. In the evening's most anticipated bout, No.5 Brayton Lee earned a 4-3 victory over Henry Pohlmeyer. The first period proved crucial as both men secured takedowns, but only Lee earned the one-point escape. Still, the two would've remained tied at three if it weren't for Lee's riding time advantage of over two minutes. So, Lee earned the 4-3 decision victory. In the final match before intermission, Carson Brolsma wound up victorious 6-4. After taking an early lead Brolsma would add another takedown, plus the riding time point, with his efforts in the final stanza. Bailee O'Reilly got the Gophers started out of the intermission with a 9-5 decision victory at 165-pounds. O'Reilly scored in a variety of ways with a takedown, two reversals, a two-point nearfall, and a riding time point. Senior Devin Skatzka took care of business against a true freshman, Cade King, with a 6-1 decision. After a first period that Skatzka ride King for 2:53, the 2019 All-American secured his decision. The Jackrabbits took their lone lead in the match when Zach Price got the 10-0 major decision over Brent Jones at 133-pounds in the second bout of the evening. The home team's other victory came at 184-pounds when No.17 Zach Carlson maintained his ranking superiority over No.18 Owen Webster. At 197-pounds Hunter Ritter made his Gophers dual debut after going 11-2 in tournaments this season. A two-time NCAA Qualifier from Wisconsin, Ritter Sophomore Gable Steveson made his season debut with a 21-8 major victory over Blake Wolters. Steveson racked up ten takedowns on the night. There were three bouts between Minnesota natives and the Gophers came out on top of all three of them. Results: 125: Patrick McKee (MINN) dec. Danny Vega (SDSU), 6-4 133: Zach Price (SDSU) major dec. Brent Jones (MINN), 10-0 141: Mitchell McKee (MINN) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 6-1 149: Brayton Lee (MINN) dec. Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 4-3 157: Carson Brolsma (MINN) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 6-3 165: Bailee O'Reilly (MINN) dec. Garrett Jordan (SDSU), 9-4 174: Devin Skatzka (MINN) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 6-1 184: Zach Carlson (SDSU) dec. Owen Webster (MINN), 4-1 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) dec. Hunter Ritter (MINN), 5-0 285: Gable Steveson (MINN) major dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 21-8

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Clay Lautt and Joey Mazzara led the way with back-to-back pins as No. 17 North Carolina defeated Little Rock on the road Friday night, 35-6, in the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans began the match with a pair of wins at 125 and 133, but Zach Sherman turned momentum in UNC's direction with the 141-pound match. His 9-4 decision over Conner Ward put UNC on the board to set up #1 Austin O'Connor's first dual meet appearance for Carolina this year. At 149 pounds, O'Connor collected bonus points for the Tar Heels. He took down Tyler Brennan twice in the first period and never looked back, winning with a 13-4 major decision. At 157, Josh McClure knocked off Little Rock's Jose Champagne, 4-0, in McClure's first dual meet appearance for the Tar Heels this season. He was followed by a major decision performance from Kennedy Monday, a 14-2 win over Will Edgar. At the next two weights, Carolina pinned to put the team score out of reach and secure the dual meet victory. Clay Lautt pinned Tristan Tadeo late in the third period with a cradle, while Joey Mazzara locked up his first pin of the season in the second period, extending UNC's lead to 26-6. Brandon Whitman's 7-3 win over Dylan Johnson was ultimately the final bout of the night, as Little Rock forfeited at heavyweight to send the Tar Heels home winners, 35-6. UNC returns to the mat next weekend at the Midlands Championships. Results: 125: Jayden Carson (LR) dec. Jeremiah Derby (UNC), 10-4 – Little Rock leads, 3-0 133: Paul Bianchi (LR) dec. Jaime Hernandez, 5-3 – Little Rock leads, 6-0 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Conner Ward, 9-4 – Little Rock leads, 6-3 149: Austin O'Connor (UNC) maj. dec. Tyler Brennan, 13-4 – UNC leads, 7-6 157: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. Jose Champagne (LR), 4-0 – UNC leads, 10-6 165: Kennedy Monday (UNC) maj. dec. Will Edgar (LR), 14-2 – UNC leads, 14-6 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) pinned Tristan Tadeo (LR), 6:34 – UNC leads, 20-6 184: Joey Mazzara (UNC) pinned Matthew Muller (LR), 3:31 – UNC leads, 26-6 197: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. Dylan Johnson (LR), 7-3 – UNC leads, 29-6 285: UNC wins via forfeit – UNC wins, 35-6

PARKERSBURG, W. Va. -- The Ohio wrestling team (2-3, 0-1 MAC) earned a 20-13 victory over regional rival West Virginia (0-5, 0-1 Big 12) this evening at Parkersburg High School. "We've been trying so hard to get a win, and I think our guys feel the pressure. I know I feel the pressure," said 23rd-year head coach Joel Greenlee. "Hopefully, that takes a little bit of that, and we just wrestle hard and have fun the rest of the year." West Virginia opened things up with a 3-0 lead at 125 pounds as redshirt sophomore Joey Thomas picked up a 4-2 win by decision. The Bobcats began to flip the script beginning at 133, though. Redshirt junior Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) evened the match at three-all courtesy of a 10-4 win by decision over sophomore Lucas Seibert. Redshirt senior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) gave Ohio a 7-3 advantage after notching a 19-7 major decision win at 141 over sophomore Caleb Rea. Laney finished the bout with nine takedowns. The Bobcats then picked up a pair of one-point wins by decision at both 149 and 157 to take a 13-3 lead into intermission. Redshirt sophomore Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) edged redshirt junior Seth Hogue, 2-1, followed by redshirt senior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) defeating redshirt freshman Alex Hornfeck, 4-3. Carson's go-ahead takedown came with 1:14 left in the third period. "Mario's starting to get back to Mario. Shakur went out and dominated tonight. I think you'll really see him take off in the next couple months. Alec Hagan did a good job and Carson did a good job against a couple of tough guys to wrestle," said Greenlee. The Mountaineers earned a win out of the break when junior Nick Kiussis picked up a 9-1 major decision win at 165 to cut Ohio's lead to 13-7. Sophomore Logan Stanley (Fredericksburg, Ohio) gave Ohio a big lift courtesy of a hard-fought 17-13 win by decision over redshirt freshman Alex Hornfeck at 174. "It was a bit of a roller coaster," said Stanley of his victory. "I was hoping to keep piling it on, but obviously I had to keep my composure and not let that get in my head and stay with my offense and stay focused." Stanley got a four-point near fall with less than a minute left in the first period, then staved off a potential pin in the second and battled Hornfeck until finally prevailing with a four-point victory. "That's a dang barn burner. Fun match to watch, nightmare to coach," laughed Greenlee. "I looked back at our bench after the first period and said, 'Somebody's going to get pinned. I'm just not sure who.' It's hard to coach because you want to see them go out there and wrestle as hard as they can, but you want to see them stay in good, smart positions. He got a little overzealous and got thrown to his back. Could have been bad, but it wasn't." Greenlee praised the progression Stanley has made from his freshman year to his sophomore season. "Logan's worked so hard," said Greenlee. "If you want a guy who does the right things academically, does the right things in the weight room, wrestling room, everywhere. I can't say enough good things about him. He's gotten better and better. He's competing with national level guys. Senior Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) made it a 20-7 lead for the Bobcats after coming away with a 11-3 major decision win over sophomore Jackson Moomau at 184. West Virginia cut Ohio's lead to 10 points as redshirt sophomore Noah Adams recorded a 6-4 win by decision at 197. Senior Brandon Ngati picked up a 2-0 win by decision at 285 for West Virginia, but it wasn't enough as Ohio came away with a seven-point win over the Mountaineers. "It was awesome. It was a fun atmosphere to be in," said Stanley of wrestling a regional rival at a local high school. "A small gym with a lot of West Virginia fans for sure. It kind of felt like we were in enemy territory, but it was fun." Ohio will be back in action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Classic in Chicago. Results: 125: Joey Thomas (West Virginia) def. Giovanni DiSabato (Ohio), 4-2 dec. (0-3) 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) def. Lucas Seibert (West Virginia), 10-4 dec. (3-3) 141: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Caleb Rea (West Virginia), 19-7 maj. dec. (7-3) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Seth Hogue (West Virginia), 2-1 dec. (10-3) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia), 4-3 dec. (13-3) 165: Nick Kiussis (West Virginia) def. Joe Terry (Ohio), 9-1 maj. dec. (13-7) 174: Logan Stanley (Ohio) def. Scott Joll (West Virginia), 17-13 dec. (16-7) 184: Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) def. Jackson Moomau (West Virginia), 11-3 maj. dec. (20-7) 197: Noah Adams (West Virginia) def. Jake Walker (Ohio), 6-4 dec. (20-10) 285: Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) def. Jordan Earnest (Ohio), 2-0 dec. (20-13)

LINCOLN -- The No. 2 Nebraska wrestling team scored bonus points in five matches and won eight of nine bouts overall to defeat Oregon State (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) 32-3 in front of 1,278 fans at the Devaney Center on Friday night. No. 6 Mikey Labriola (174) started the night off in dominant fashion, racking up six takedowns and eight near-fall points to defeat Colton Beisley by technical fall, 20-5. No. 5 Taylor Venz (184) picked up right where Labriola left off, picking up a 9-0 major decision over Colt Doyle. No. 10 Eric Schultz (197) gave the Huskers three consecutive bonus-point victories to start the evening when he replicated Labriola's 20-5 technical fall victory against the Beavers' J.J. Dixon. The night's most exciting match took place at heavyweight. No. 15 Christian Lance (HWT) led JaMarcus Grant 3-1 late in the third period when Grant earned a one-point escape and two-point takedown to seize a 4-3 lead. Lance responded with a takedown as time expired. An official's review confirmed the takedown, and Lance was victorious by decision, 5-4. Action then shifted to the lighter weights. A double forfeit was declared at 125 as NU's Alex Thomsen was too ill to wrestle and Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor suffered a concussion only days previously. Devan Turner used takedowns in the first and third periods to top No. 10 Ridge Lovett (133), 6-2. Returning All-American No. 6 Chad Red Jr. (141) earned a 6-2 decision of his own, topping Beaver grappler Grant Willits. No. 12 Collin Purinton (149) gave up a reversal after taking down Lane Stigall in the first period, but did not look back after that, earning an 8-4 decision. The final two bouts of the night saw the Big Red rack up more bonus points. No. 14 Peyton Robb (157) scored 10 points in the first period on his way to a technical fall victory over Logan Meek before returning All-American No. 4 Isaiah White (165) used riding time and six third-period points to earn a major decision victory over Aaron Olmos. Head Coach Mark Manning was pleased with his team's performance: "I wasn't surprised with how we wrestled [tonight]," Manning said. "We had some really good practices this week and our guys got really focused [even with it being finals week]. I was really proud with how they handled practice [this week], and that comes from the leadership of our team." NU (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will have a few weeks off from competition for the semester break before returning to action at No. 8 Wisconsin on Jan. 12. That dual meet will take place at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis., beginning at 2 p.m. Results: 174: #6 Mikey Labriola (NEB) tech. fall Colton Beisley (OSU) 20-5 (NEB 5, OSU 0) 184: #5 Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. #20 Colt Doyle (OSU) 9-0 (NEB 9, OSU 0) 197: #10 Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall J.J. Dixson (OSU) 21-5 (NEB 14, OSU 0) HWT: #15 Christian Lance (NEB) dec. Jamarcus Grant (OSU) 5-4 (NEB 17, OSU 0) 125: Double Forfeit (NEB 17, OSU 0) 133: #30 Devan Turner (OSU) dec. #10 Ridge Lovett (NEB) 6-2 (NEB 17, OSU 3) 141: #6 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) dec. #17 Grant Willits (OSU) 6-2 (NEB 20, OSU 3) 149: #12 Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. Lane Stigall (OSU) 8-4 (NEB 23, OSU 3) 157: #14 Peyton Robb (NEB) tech. fall #32 Logan Meek (OSU) 16-1 (NEB 28, OSU 3) 165: #4 Isaiah White (NEB) major dec. Aaron Olmos (OSU) 10-2 (NEB 32, OSU 3)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team won seven bouts en route to its fifth win of the year over Maryland Friday night at the XFINITY Center. With the win, the Panthers finish 2019 5-1 overall, while the Terrapins drop to 1-4. Two Pitt wrestlers performances stood out in the team win in redshirt freshman Cole Matthews and redshirt junior Gregg Harvey. Matthews pinned his opponent in 6:53, while Harvey defeated No. 20 Philip Spadafora. "It was a good match to head into our holiday break with," said head coach Keith Gavin. "Maryland wrestled hard and our guys got tested in some of those bouts." Redshirt freshman Louis Newell got the Panthers on the board with a 7-2 decision at 125 pounds over Brandon Cray. After a scoreless opening frame, Newell started the second on bottom and scored an escape and takedown for the 3-0 lead. Moving to the third, Newell started on top and a Cray reversal would cut his lead to 3-2. However, Newel escaped and scored a takedown and added his final point with riding time en route to the win. At 133 pounds, redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi quickly fell behind to King Sandoval 6-0 early in the first. The fifth-ranked wrestler then escaped and scored a takedown to finish the first period. In the second, Phillippi started the second on bottom and escaped and scored a takedown to tie the match, 6-6. Phillippi started the third on top and received his final two points via stalling and riding time. With the win, Phillippi improves to 10-0 on the year. Pitt jumped out to a 12-0 in the dual after Matthews pinned Hunter Baxter in 6:53 at 141 pounds. Matthews, who ranks 19th in the nation, led 2-1 at the end of the first and led 4-3 after two. In the third, Matthews started on bottom and escaped for a 5-3 lead. Baxter then scored a late takedown to tie it 5-5, but a reversal by Matthews would give him a 7-5 lead. Matthews then quickly got Baxter on his back to secure his second pin of the season. Maryland got on the board after recording wins at 149 and 157 pounds, bringing the team score to 12-6 through the first five bouts. Redshirt junior Jake Wentzel got things going for the Panthers again at 165 pounds after recording his fifth major decision of the year and 12 of his career. Wentzel, who ranks 12th in his weight class, jumped out to a 4-0 lead to open the first period after scoring a takedown and two nearfall. He started the second on bottom, where he escaped and earned a point off back-to-back stall warnings against Cochran. Wentzel picked up four nearfall points in the third and added his final point with riding time. The major decision boosted Pitt's lead to 16-6. Harvey earned his first win over a ranked opponent this season, after outlasting 20th-ranked Philip Spadafora at 174 pounds. Harvey struck first in the opening frame with a takedown, but Spadafora escaped. In the second, Spadafora took the lead after an escape and takedown. Harvey began the third on bottom where he escaped to cut Spadafora's lead to 4-3. With time expiring, Harvey scored a takedown for the win. Harvey's win gave the Panthers a 19-6 lead in the team race. At 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi improved to 9-1 on the year after recording his fifth major decision of the year over Kyle Jasenski. Bonaccorsi led 6-2 at the end of the first and a reversal in the second would give him an 8-2 lead entering the final frame. The eighth-ranked 184-pounder started the third on top and Jasenski escaped. Bonaccorsi scored a final takedown in the third and added his final point with riding time to give the Panthers a 23-6 lead. The Terrapins won what would be their last bout of the night after redshirt senior Kellan Stout fell to Jaron Smith at 197 pounds. In the final bout of the night, senior Demetrius Thomas recorded his eighth win and third major decision of the year. The ninth-ranked heavyweight defeated Parker Robinson in a 10-1 major decision. Thomas opened the match with a quick takedown, and would remain in control for the remainder of the first period. He scored a takedown in the second, but added six points in the third to reach the major decision. The win boosted the final team score to 27-10. The Panthers resume action in the New Year at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125: Louis Newell (UP) dec. Brandon Cray (UM), 7-2 – Pitt leads 3-0 133: #5 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. King Sandoval (UM), 8-6 – Pitt leads 6-0 141: #19 Cole Matthews (UP) pins Hunter Baxter (UM), 6:53 – Pitt leads 12-0 149: Michael Doetsch (UM) dec. Dallas Bulsak (UP), 2-0 – Pitt leads 12-3 157: Jahi Jones (UM) dec #11 Taleb Rahmani (UP), 3-2 – Pitt leads 12-6 165: #12 Jake Wentzel (UP) maj. dec. Kyle Cochran (UM), 11-0 – Pitt leads 16-6 174: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. #20 Philip Spadafora (UM), 5-4 – Pitt leads 19-6 184: #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) maj. dec. Kyle Jasenski (UM), 11-3 – Pitt leads 23-6 197: Jaron Smith (UM) maj. dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 9-0 – Pitt leads 23-10 285: #9 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. Parker Robinson (UM), 10-1 – Pitt wins 27-10

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team made quick of the Blue Hose of Presbyterian, posting a 37-8 victory, Friday afternoon in McAlister Field House. In the first-ever season of Presbyterian's wrestling team, the Bulldogs have taken a 1-0 lead over the Blue Hose. Dazjon Casto came away with the fastest victory for the Bulldogs, pinning Noah Hall in one minute and twenty seconds. Selwyn Porter toppled his opponent Bryton Goering in four minutes and twenty-nine seconds. The Bulldogs return to action on New Year's Day as they travel to the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125 – Jordie White (The Citadel) def. Jacob Brasseur (PC) Dec. 6-2 133 – Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) def. Parker Corwin (PC) MD 12-2 141 – Ethan Willis (The Citadel) def. Reid Stewart (PC) Dec. 11-5 149 – Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) def. Bryton Goering (PC) Fall 4:29 157 – Zachary Phillips (PC) def. Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel) Dec. 8-6 165 – Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) def Noah Hall (PC) Fall 1:20 174 – Kyle Kretzer (The Citadel) def. by forfeit 184 – Austin Stith (PC) def. Robert Tywater (The Citadel) TF 23-7 197 – Martin Duane (The Citadel) def. by forfeit 285 – Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) def. Imani Heslop (PC) Dec. 4-2

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The Bucknell wrestling team rolled past LIU, 39-7, in its EIWA opener on Friday night at the Pratt Recreation Center. The Bison (2-2, 1-0 EIWA) used two pins, a technical fall and a major decision to down the Sharks (2-13, 0-2 EIWA) in a dual that lasted only an hour and 15 minutes. After LIU forfeited at 125 and 133 pounds, David Campbell (141) pinned Michael Blando in 3:22 to extend Bucknell's lead to 18-0. Campbell, a former EIWA placewinner at 133 pounds, was making his first dual start at 141 pounds. Jaden Fisher (157) picked up his first career dual victory, dispatching Dominick Demarco by a resounding 18-2 technical fall. Zach Hartman (165) scored his fifth pin of the 2019-20 campaign, bringing Nicholas Provenzano's shoulders to the mat in just 2:38. Hartman is currently ranked as high as 15th nationally. Mitch Hartman (174) won by a 5-1 decision while Kyle Inlander (184) emerged a 7-6 victor in the first sudden victory frame. Drew Phipps (197) stretched his dual winning streak to 16 bouts with a commanding 12-1 major decision over Mark Malico; Phipps was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy. LIU is the EIWA's newest member. The program was formed when Division I LIU Brooklyn and Division II LIU Post merged ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. The wrestling team, which competes on LIU Post's campus, was elevated to the Division I level with the merger. This was the first ever meeting between the Bison and Sharks. Bucknell next attends the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30. Results: 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) wins by forfeit 133: Darren Miller (BU) wins by forfeit 141: David Campbell (BU) fall over Michael Blando (LIU) 3:22 149: Rhise Royster (LIU) maj. dec. over Jacob Hubbard (BU) 11-2 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) tech fall over Dominick Demarco (LIU) 18-2 (4:46) 165: #15 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Nicholas Provenzano (LIU) 2:38 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) dec. over James Langan (LIU) 5-1 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Dan McClure (LIU) 7-6 (SV-1) 197: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Mark Malico (LIU) 12-1 285: Lawrence Horl (LIU) dec. over Nate Feyrer (BU) 4-1

The Binghamton University wrestling team defeated Scared Heart by a score of 25-9 Friday afternoon in Vestal. The Bearcats won seven of 10 bouts, highlighted by Carson Sauriol's first career dual victory at 125 pounds and a major decision by heavyweight Joe Doyle to close things out. "We came away with a win, which was great, but we need to find a way to get more points on the board," said head coach Kyle Borshoff. "I'm expecting more from our guys - more major decisions, tech. falls and pins. We're going to need to score more in order to keep up with the likes of Lehigh and Virginia Tech. I'm happy with the win, but we have work to do." Highlights Sauriol kicked things off with an early takedown of Sacred Heart's Sean Faraon. He would add another entering the third period to lead 4-0. Faroan ended the bout with an escape and takedown, but Sauriol was able to come away with a 5-3 win. Following a decision loss at 133 pounds, Anthony Sparacio rebounded from a 2-0 hole against Gerard Daly and gutted out a 5-4 win to give the Bearcats a 6-3 edge. Despite another decision loss at 149 pounds, Christopher Barker came in on a mission, and took a quick 2-0 lead over TJ Calas. Calas would only manage one escape point throughout the matchup, and Barker picked up a 6-1 decision. Aidan Monteverdi stopped the match from being a back-and-forth affair with a 9-4 decision over Brandon Levesque. In his first action since the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, Monteverdi set the tone early with two takedowns in the first period. Following a scoreless first period, Alex Melikian used a quick escape and takedown to vault ahead of Joe Accousti. Melikian was slowed for the remainder of the bout, but held on for a 3-2 decision. Sacred Heart forfeited at 184 pounds, giving No. 6 Lou DePrez a victory and six points. The win eliminated the Pioneers' hopes of a comeback, and the Bearcats went up 21-6. Another three points was added to Sacred Heart's total after the 197-pound matchup, but Joe Doyle finished with an impressive 16-5 major decision to close it out. Doyle got Connor Fredericks on his back twice over the final two periods to close in dominating style. Up Next The Bearcats will kick start 2020 at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Jan. 1-2. Results: 125 | Sauriol (BING) DEC Faraon (SHU), 5-3. Binghamton leads SHU 3-0. 133 | Petrillo (SHU) DEC Tomasso Frezza (BING), 6-2. Bout tied 3-3. 141 | Sparacio (BING) DEC Daly (SHU), 5-4. Binghamton leads SHU 6-3. 149 | Palumbo (SHU) DEC Matt Swanson, 6-4. Bout tied at six. 157 | Barker (BING) DEC Calas (SHU), 6-1. Binghamton leads SHU 9-6. 165 | Monteverdi (BING) DEC Levesque (SHU), 9-4. Binghamton leads SHU 12-6. 174 | Melikian (BING) DEC Accousti (SHU), 3-2. Binghamton leads SHU 15-6. 184 | No. 6 DePrez wins via forfeit. Binghamton leads SHU 21-6. 197 | Hetherman (SHU) DEC Nunzio Crowley (BING), 3-1. Binghamton leads SHU 21-9. 285 | Doyle (BING) MD Fredericks (SHU), 16-5. Binghamton defeats SHU 25-9.

The Cleveland State University wrestling team came from behind for a second straight dual as the Vikings fought back to claim a 22-14 victory over George Mason Friday evening in Woodling Gymnasium. Facing a Patriot squad that entered with a 6-1 mark, the Vikings found themselves trailing, 14-10, with three bouts remaining. However, CSU ended with a flourish as the Vikings shut out Mason down the stretch to pick up the win in the program's first-ever home MAC dual. True freshman Logan Heil got CSU off on the right foot with a dominating 18-5 victory at 125 pounds. He used six takedowns, two near-fall points, two stalling points, an escape and a riding time point to rack up points in bunches. George Mason never led in regulation at 133 pounds, but the Patriots used late scoring to send the match to sudden victory. Mason would get the winning takedown in the extra session to get on the team scoreboard. Facing a top-25 opponent at 141 pounds, redshirt senior Evan Cheek rode out a first-period takedown to hold a 2-0 lead after three minutes. He was able to hold onto that margin for the remainder of the match and notched a 4-2 victory for the Vikings. Each of the next three bouts provided a lead change in the team scoring. George Mason used wins at 149 and 165 pounds to move in front while redshirt junior Nico O'Dor had given CSU points with a 5-2 win at 157. O'Dor used a pair of third-period takedowns to claim the win after the bout was tied, 1-1, earlier in the frame. The Patriots increased their lead to 14-10 with a win via decision at 174 pounds. True freshman DeAndre Nassar started CSU's comeback with a dominating showing at 184 pounds, claiming a 17-4 win. After leading just 2-0 after one period, Nassar poured on points in bunches, posting four takedowns and four near-fall points in the final five minutes. Sophomore Ben Smith backed up Nassar's bonus-point win with another big margin for CSU. He tallied nine takedowns in his match and posted a 22-7 technical fall. For the second straight dual, redshirt sophomore John Kelbly sealed the victory at heavyweight for CSU. A first-period takedown for the Viking proved to be the difference as he held on for a 3-2 win over his Patriot opponent. With the win, Cleveland State started a season 4-0 for the first time in 16 years while the Vikings also improved to 2-0 in MAC action. Cheek notched his team-leading 19th win of the season while Smith registered his 10th bonus-point victory. Kelbly reached double digits in wins with his victory Friday while Nassar's win was his first dual victory as a collegian. Cleveland State will return to action on New Year's Day as it competes in the prestigious Southern Scuffle. QUICK HITS Cleveland State came from behind to top George Mason, 22-14 The Vikings won the final three bouts after having trailed, 14-10 Logan Heil, DeAndre Nassar and Ben Smith all won with bonus points Nassar's win marked his first dual victory as a collegian Cleveland State started a season 4-0 for the first time in 16 years The match was the first home MAC dual for CSU Results: 125: Logan Heil (CSU) over Talha Farooq (GMU) - 18-5 MD | CSU leads, 4-0 133: Josh Jones (GMU) over Justin Patrick (CSU) - 7-5 SV | CSU leads, 4-3 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) over Alex Madrigal (GMU) - 4-2 dec. | CSU leads, 7-3 149: Colston DiBlasi (GMU) over Gus Sutton (CSU) - 15-0 TF 7:00 | GMU leads, 8-7 157: Nico O'Dor (CSU) over Kolby Ho (GMU) - 5-2 dec. | CSU leads, 10-8 165: Neil Schuster (GMU) over Riley Smucker (CSU) - 6-2 dec. | GMU leads, 11-10 174: Anthony Lombardo (GMU) over Chase Archangelo (CSU) - 8-1 dec. | GMU leads, 14-10 184: DeAndre Nassar (CSU) over Ali Salem (GMU) - 17-4 MD | Tied, 14-14 197: Ben Smith (CSU) over Ramses Montalvo (GMU) - 22-7 TF 7:00 | CSU leads, 19-14 285: John Kelbly (CSU) over Jake Slinger (GMU) - 3-2 dec. | CSU wins, 22-14

Gable Steveson gets ready to wrestle at match at the NCAAs (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) University of Minnesota wrestlers Gable Steveson and Dylan Martinez will not be charged in a sexual assault investigation, according to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who spoke at a news conference on Friday morning. Freeman cited "inadequate evidence" to prosecute the case. "There are often conflicting versions of what happened, and this case is no exception," said Freeman. "In the interest of justice, simply, there is inadequate evidence to fairly charge and prosecute this case." Evidence included police reports, interviews with participants, interviews with the victim, DNA and other forensics. Freeman also said there is little detail he can provide. "Here at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office we strongly believe in not revictimizing the victim, so there is little detail I can provide," said Freeman. "We appreciate her bravery in reporting this incident to the police. The police department and this office were able to help her obtain the resources to deal with the trauma from that evening." As InterMat reported June 18, 2019, Steveson and Martinez had been arrested for allegedly sexually penetrating a victim with an object on Saturday, June 15, according to the Minneapolis police. The reported victim received treatment at the hospital. The St. Paul Police Department released a transcript of the 911 call that came to them Saturday. A male caller told police that his female friend "seems to be sexually assaulted and is not OK. She left with a couple guys and she is absolutely bawling her eyes out and doesn't know what happened ..." During the 2018-19 season, Steveson compiled a 35-2 overall record for Minnesota as a freshman, and was 17-0 in dual-meet competition. He placed second at the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, then, two weeks later, became an All-American by placing third in the 285-pound bracket at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh. For his first-year accomplishments, Gable Steveson was named the team's Most Outstanding Wrestler and Freshman of the Year, and earned Golden Goldy's Rookie of the Year honors. Prior to enrolling at Minnesota, Steveson was a four-time Minnesota high school state wrestling champion for Apple Valley High School. Martinez transferred to Minnesota from Fresno City College where he was a two-time California community college champion.

Blair Academy's Marc-Anthony McGowan is ranked No. 1 nationally at 106 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The 27th edition of the Beast of the East is Saturday and Sunday from the Bob Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware. Ranked annually as the second best in-season high school tournament in the country, this year's edition features 13 nationally ranked teams, including seven of the top 16 teams in this week's national rankings. The entered field includes seven wrestlers ranked either No. 1 (2) or No. 2 (5) in the country at their respective weight classes. Current national No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) is the favorite to win this tournament for the 24th time, even absent arguably their two best wrestlers: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (126) and Shayne Van Ness (132). Other nationally ranked teams in the field: No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 8 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), No. 10 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 14 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 15 Elyria (Ohio), No. 16 Delbarton (N.J.), No. 31 Mount St. Joseph (Md.), No. 33 St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.), No. 35 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Pa.), No. 41 Nazareth (Pa.), No. 43 Waynesburg (Pa.), and No. 45 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) Preliminary seeds, subject to check-in and weigh-in, were released for the tournament on Thursday night. Based on those preliminary seeds, the following wrestlers that are currently ranked are not in the tournament field: Shayne Van Ness (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 1 at 132 pounds; Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), No. 11 at 152; Isaac Righter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.), No. 3 at 285. Van Ness and Righter also did not compete in the Ironman last week. Since only some entrant information is available, the most consistent preview information is going to be to list the nationally ranked wrestlers and the respective preliminary seed position that they hold. 106: 1. No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2. No. 6 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 4. No. 19 Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, N.J.) 113: 1. No. 2 Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, N.Y.) 2. No. 16 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 3. No. 8 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 120: 1. Nick Kayal (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 2. No. 2 Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, N.J.) 3. No. 6 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) 4. No. 12 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) 6. No. 8 Alex Almeyda (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.) 126: 1. No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (Pope John XXIII, N.J.) 2. No. 1 Robert Howard (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 3. No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 4. No. 16 Chris Barnabae (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.) 5. No. 7 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio) 6. No. 13 Nico Nardone (Delbarton, N.J.) 9. No. 15 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.) 132: 1. Joey Olivieri (Hanover Park, N.J.) 2. Matt Vulakh (Pope John II, Pa.) 3. No. 19 Dylan Cedeno (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 138: 1. No. 6 (at 132) Anthony Clark (Delbarton, N.J.) 2. No. 8 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) 3. No. 7 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 4. No. 11 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.) 5. No. 14 (at 132) Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 145: 1. No. 2 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) 2. Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 3. No. 17 Jagger Condomiti (Northampton, Pa.) 4. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio) 5. No. 10 (at 138) Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 6. No. 4 Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Fla.) 7. No. 20 Deshawn Farber (Nazareth, Pa.) 8. No. 8 Joseph Zargo (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 152: 1. No. 4 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 2. No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: 1. No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 2. No. 6 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin, Pa.) 3. Matthew Arciuolo (Saucon Valley, Pa.) 4. No. 15 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg, Pa.) 7. No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Aurora, Ohio) 8. No. 19 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.) 170: 1. No. 8 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2. Connor O'Neill (DePaul Catholic, N.J.) 3. No. 17 (at 160) Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg, Pa.) 4. No. 16 (at 182) Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti Academy, Pa.) 6. No. 15 Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) 182: 1. No. 3 John Poznanski (Colonia, N.J.) 2. No. 7 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.) 3. No. 14 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) 5. No. 15 (at 195) Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) 195: 1. No. 12 Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 2. No. 14 Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) 3. No. 9 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) 220: 1. No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) 2. P.J. Casale (Delbarton, N.J.) 3. No. 12 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) 5. No. 18 (at 195) Kyle Jacob (Paramus, N.J.) 285: 1. No. 2 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley, Pa.)

Shortly before Colby Covington's jaw was shattered by the overhand right of Kumaru Usman, fans at UFC 245 had taken to chanting "USA! USA! USA!" in an apparent attempt to imply their fealty to Covington (a race-baiting misogynist with an affinity for Red Hats) while also implying that Usman, a Nigerian immigrant and citizen of the United States, was un-American. Of course, there is great joy in knowing that the fans watched the mauling of their bully-du-jour. There was catharsis in watching his head whipsaw back-and-forth as a mighty immigrant pounded it with 4-ounce gloves. There was more enjoyment in reading the comments of MAGA-Twitter disputing the facts of the fight as it happened in real time. Like their disaffection for all truths they typed angrily into the online portals of self-identity in the desperate hope that the maiming they paid $60 to watch wasn't happening and would soon be uncovered by Alex Jones to be yet another Deep State conspiracy! It wasn't. The beating, the shattered jaw, and the loss -- they were all as real as impeachment. They happened. Colby now eats through a straw. And something else remained unchanged -- that Usman is an immigrant and citizen of the United States. And while you may prefer other fighters there is no question that his view on the chants that night inspire something more than the normal cud you'd hear running from the mouth of MMA's crassest self-promoters. Usman spoke about ideals, values, and what built our country and highlighted for all to listen, namely that entitlement and privilege is, in fact, actually not what makes this country great. Take a watch. To your questions … Question of the Week (InterMat T-shirt winner): It seems we have a growing divide between those who support women's wrestling (both high school and college) and those who do not. Personally, I see women's wrestling being a big, if not the biggest, factor in the future of the sport. Many argue that it just isn't as exciting and compare it to women's basketball in terms of viewership. My question is how do we in America grow past this hurdle? We see that programs are popping up all over the country and many are vocal about their support. What does men's wrestling have that women's wrestling doesn't? -- Robert R. Foley: I think that many detractors simply haven't spent time watching the sport. The comparison to basketball isn't viable since the hoop is still ten feet, but in wrestling the competition is equalized. There is not much a man can do on a mat that a woman can't. It's really just a matter of acceptance. The changes are slow, but they are building. The key to future success of women's wrestling is the advocacy of men. They can convince those in position of power to accept the societal changes and implement them at the district, local, state, and national level. I think Tom Brands has been incredible at creating a positive output for women's wrestling. It's far from his main focus, but every time he's asked he makes a comment about underestimating them originally and how he thinks his program is stronger now with them in the room. That's Tom Brands, the head wrestling coach of the top-ranked men's program in the country advocating for women's wrestling. That creates impact. As the momentum builds and a larger number of coaches in a larger number of geographical areas begin their advocacy a tipping point will occur where we see it as normalized. I can agree that the viewership may never be 1-1, but certainly there is an opportunity to draw nearer to the boys as the women wrestlers of yesteryear become the moms and content consumers of tomorrow. Men have had wrestling matches promoted for more than 10,000 years. The women are in the 30-something year of international competition. Progress is slow, but it is happening! Kyle Dake with the American flag after winning a world title in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: Kyle Dake posted a video on Instagram of him striking and wrote, "After #tokyo2020 we will see what happens." Any chance Dake transitions to MMA? If so, how do you think he would do? -- Mike C. Foley: I think he's stating that there is a likelihood after 2020, and I'd almost bet he takes that opportunity. I also think he's going to be very, very, very successful as long as he spends time learning to strike and grapple. The wrestling style he has is similar to Cormier in that his upper body strength and positioning would be a nightmare for most people in the clinch. Non-wrestlers have adapted to leg takedowns in a number of ways, but none have really learned to stop upper body clinches and mat returns from the fence. Oh, and he's an outrageously great competitor who is mentally tough and in it to battle. Let's see how Dake does this Olympic cycle. If he gets past Burroughs then maybe he sticks around. If he doesn't then maybe there is a stronger likelihood he hits the cage. Q: Who do you think will make the finals in each weight class at the Senior Nationals in freestyle? -- Mike C. Foley: 57 kilograms: Spencer Lee vs. Vito Arujau 65 kilograms: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Jordan Oliver 74 kilograms: Chance Marsteller vs. Mekhi Lewis 86 kilograms: Alex Dieringer vs. Zahid Valencia 97 kilograms: Kyven Gadson vs. Ty Walz 125 kilograms: Tony Nelson vs. Anthony Cassar Q: I just saw the format change for the World Cup in wrestling. Sounds interesting. Six teams. Top five teams from previous World Championships and an All-Star team of wrestlers not on top five teams. Do you think this could work for the Division I National Duals? This year's field would be Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Iowa and Michigan, and then a team made up of All-Stars (Jack Mueller, Seth Gross, etc.). Do you think this could work in Division I wrestling? If so, when would be the ideal time to hold the event? -- Mike C. Foley: I don't think it would work, based purely on the politics of NCAA wrestling and the difficulty you'd have of convincing stakeholders this was an idea that could grow the sport. One place it could work is the postseason. After the season you could give a generous weight allowance and invite the top teams and then the national champions and other top finishers to fill out a sixth team. There would be some major politicking for that team, but in the end the result might be another product that the NCAA could distribute Would be a fun event, but unfortunately I think there just isn't enough steam to make larger changes to the competition format.

MADISON, Wis. -- In their home debut, the Wisconsin Badgers were electric against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The Badgers beat up on the Flashes with a final score of 42-6, featuring four pins and two technical falls. At 125, Eric Barnett got the crowd going early and recorded a pin against Kent State's Tomas Gutierrez. In his first dual with the Badgers, the true freshman from Hortonville, Wis., got the fall in just 1:40. Drew Scharenbrock wrestled at 157 and was also impressive in his UW Field House debut. Coming off of two major hip surgeries last season, Scharenbrock showed no mercy against Kent State's Conan Becker, recording the fall in 4:51. In the 184-weight class, Johnny Sebastian was phenomenal for Wisconsin once again. He got the fall over Tyler Bates in 2:09. In his first appearance at the UW Field House, Sebastian gets a pin. Trent Hillger, Wisconsin's All-American heavyweight, ended the night with a fall of his own. He brought down Kent State's Spencer Berthold at the 1:30 mark and didn't look back, pinning him in just 1:46. Seth Gross, Tristan Moran, and Evan Wick all recorded technical falls. Gross ended his match in 5:55, outscoring No. 22 Tim Rooney 20-2. Moran got the tech in 5:29, beating Cory Simpson by 17-1. Evan Wick gave up no points to Kade Byland and beat him 15-0 in 6:05. Straight from the mat Freshman, Eric Barnett On the match: I mean yeah it was obviously important to score points. As coach preaches, we got a pace and we're just going to go. I didn't get a takedown on the first sequence, but I got right back up and got in his face and created a situation where I was able to capitalize. It's great here though. I wanted to pump up the crowd right away as a first match here. It was my first opportunity to hear the crowd go crazy cheering for me, so I got it done. On the team from here: The goal is a national title. The team is doing all the right things. We hustle. Every workout, everyone is putting in effort, 100 percent effort. So, the goal is a national title so let's get there. Head Coach, Chris Bono On Cole Martin: The key is a slow start. We've got to correct that. We've got a little stiffer competition, it's hard to come back from two, three takedowns down. But Cole's a competitor, fifth year senior, does all the right things, going to be in every match. His conditioning is unbelievable, and he did a great job at scoring in the last period. It's huge to score at the end of periods. He did everything we preached. I'm very proud of Cole and excited. On Drew and 157-pound competition: Drew did a great job. He came out and tried to run through the chairs. He didn't even want to go around the chairs. So, I knew he came out really fired up, and Drew is a competitor. First time wrestling in the field house. You could see there was a little bit of nervous energy, but Drew's a competitor. I'm very excited for Drew. We're bringing three guys at 157 to Midlands, so it's in their hands, so we're going to decide who that guy is after the tournament, but Drew did a great job tonight, very proud of him. On the battle at 197: Pete's going to have a great career. A lot of mistakes, but he's a true freshman. Again, we're going to look at Midlands, we're going to evaluate after Midlands. Taylor will get his chance, and Pete will get his chance. And then we have that second semester to see what we can do to get those guys ready to roll and make a decision. I'm not going to put a big judgement on one match. As a true freshman rolling out in front of that crowd -- a lot of nervous energy, and Pete's going to be just fine. Notables Eric Barnett, Drew Scharenbrock and Peter Christensen all made their Badger debuts. Wisconsin recorded its largest margin of victory since 2015, when they beat UW-Whitewater 43-0. During the sock toss, fans tossed 933 pairs of socks onto the mat to be donated to the Luccier Community Center. Evan Wick will be competing at Senior Nationals in Fort Worth this weekend for a chance to compete in the Olympic Trials in April. Results: 125 – Eric Barnett (UW) over Tomas Gutierrez (KSU) by fall, 1:40 133 – No. 2 Seth Gross (UW) over No. 22 Tim Rooney (KSU) by tech. fall 20-2 141 – No. 8 Tristan Moran (UW) over Cory Simpson (KSU) by tech. fall 17-1 149 – No. 14 Cole Martin (UW) over Kody Komara (KSU) by dec. 9-6 157 – Drew Scharenbrock (UW) over Conan Becker (KSU) by fall, 4:51 165 – No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Kade Byland (KSU) by tech. fall 15-0 174 – Andrew McNally (KSU) over Jared Krattiger (UW) by dec. 6-3 184 – Johnny Sebastian (UW) over Tyler Bates (KSU) by fall, 2:09 197 – Colin McCracken (KSU) over Peter Christensen (UW) by dec. 6-1 285 – No. 4 Trent Hillger (UW) over Spencer Berthold (KSU) by fall, 1:46

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 21 Stanford Wrestling, competing for the first time since Nov. 24, defeated Drexel 26-11 on Thursday night in a neutral site dual. The Cardinal improves to 5-1 in duals and Thursday night's victory marked the 110th dual win in head coach Jason Borrelli's career. Seven Cardinal picked up wins on Thursday night: Jackson DiSario (125), #14 Real Woods (141), #16 Requir van der Merwe (149), Tyler Eischens (157), #7 Shane Griffith (165), Nick Addison (184) and #6 Nathan Traxler (197). Next up for the Cardinal is the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga. Results: 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) dec. Antonio Mininno (DRE) 8-2 133 Chandler Olson (DRE) dec. Brandon Kier (STAN) 4-1 141 #14 Real Woods (STAN) fall Julian Flores (DRE) F2:42 149 #16 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) maj. dec. Jared Donahue (DRE) 16-5 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Felix Belga (DRE) 9-2 165 #7 Shane Griffith (STAN) dec. Ebed Jarrell (DRE) 8-2 174 Michael O'Malley (DRE) tech. fall Jared Hill (STAN) 16-1 7:00 184 Nick Addison (STAN) dec. Anthony Walters (DRE) 9-5 197 #6 Nathan Traxler (STAN) maj. dec. Bryan McLaughlin (DRE) 12-4 285 Sean O'Malley (DRE) dec. Trevor Rasmussen (STAN) 2-0