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NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 9 Oklahoma State wrestling team (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) notched its 10th consecutive dual victory over Oklahoma, 23-9, Sunday afternoon in the teams' first contest in Norman in more than three years. The win against Oklahoma's squad pushed the Cowboys' all-time Bedlam record to 142-27-10. The Cowboys took seven of 10 matches from the Sooners (1-2 overall, 0-1 Big 12), including an upset for freshman Reece Witcraft at 133 pounds. Witcraft took out No. 18 Anthony Madrigal in an action-packed bout, 6-5, collecting his first ranked victory for the Cowboys. In three of the seven wins, OSU also picked up bonus points. "At 133, we had a good match," coach John Smith said. "It was good to get those bonus points at 125 and 149 pounds, also. Bonus points make a big difference, and both those guys got them. It was a good win, taking seven of the 10, almost eight. I think the difference was we were scoring in the third period." Coming off tough losses against Princeton just more than a week ago, Nick Piccininni and 197-pound Dakota Geer picked up wins for the Cowboys. Piccininni won a major decision in the 125-pound bout against Christian Moody. The senior scored an early takedown and four-count before picking up two more takedowns and forcing multiple stalling calls against Moody. In a top-10 contest, No. 5 Geer defeated ninth-ranked Jake Woodley in a tough 4-2 decision. Fourth-ranked Boo Lewallen and redshirt freshman Anthony Montalvo put four points on the board each for the Pokes. Lewallen defeated Sooner Jacob Butler 12-4 with riding time. Montalvo took Darrien Roberts down twice, once with a four-point turn, in his 13-5 victory. At 165 pounds, Travis Wittlake maintained his undefeated record with a 3-2 win over Sooner Sam Dover, and four a second straight week, Austin Harris won his dual bout via decision, 6-2, against Josiah Jones. Dusty Hone gave Dom Demas a tough match at 141 pounds before dropping the bout, 6-4 to the No. 4 ranked Sooner. Wyatt Sheets lost a tight contest to No. 17 Justin Thomas, and Anthony Mantanona narrowly defeated senior Andrew Shomers at 174 pounds, 10-8, in sudden victory. This win over Oklahoma's squad pushed the Cowboys' all-time record to 142-27-10. The Cowboys are off for the week of Christmas and are scheduled to appear at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 to being the 2020 calendar year. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Christian Moody (OU) 14-2 133: Reece Witcraft (OSU) dec. No. 18 Anthony Madrigal (OU) 6-5 141: No. 4 Dom Demas (OU) dec. Dusty Hone (OSU) 6-4 149: No. 4 Boo Lewallen (OSU) MD Jacob Butler (OU) 12-4 157: No. 17 Justin Thomas (OU) dec. Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 5-3* 165: No. 14 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Sam Dover (OU) 3-2 174: Anthony Mantanona (OU) dec. Andrew Shomers (OSU) SV-1 10-8 184: Anthony Montalvo (OSU) MD Darrien Roberts (OU) 13-5 197: No. 5 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. No. 9 Jake Woodey (OU) 4-2 HWT: Austin Harris (OSU) dec. Josiah Jones (OU) 6-2 *OSU docked a team point for mat control

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- No. 18 Mizzou Wrestling earned a hard-fought dual win over MAC foe Buffalo, 28-11, Sunday afternoon (Dec. 15) to open MAC competition. The Tigers have now won 15 straight MAC duals. On Sunday, the Tigers won seven of the 10 bouts with two technical falls (157 and 174) and a pin (197). Mizzou improves to 3-2 on the year and 1-0 in MAC competition. 125-pounder Dack Punke got Mizzou started on the right foot with an 8-3 decision to give the team a 3-0 lead after the first bout. An NCAA qualifier a year ago, Punke is now 7-5 on the year. After Buffalo jumped out to an 8-3 lead after wins at 133 and 141, Mizzou flipped the script with two of its best wrestlers in the middle portion of the lineup. Second-ranked Brock Mauller improved to 11-0 with a 4-2 decision over John Arceri to cut the lead to 8-6. Then, Mauller's former high school teammate No. 14 Jarrett Jacques was dominant at 157 pounds, earning a 24-9 technical fall in 6:40 over Buffalo's Hunter Shaut, giving Mizzou the lead back 11-8. The dual was tied following 165 pounds as Luke Fortuna dropped a tough 6-4 decision to 21st-ranked Troy Keller. That set the stage for Jeremiah Kent, who made his first career MAC dual start Sunday, squaring off against Buffalo's Jake Lanning. He needed just 5:31 to pick up a dominant 18-2 technical fall win to give Mizzou the lead back at 16-11. Kent's win was the first of four-straight wins to close the dual as Mizzou ran away with the contest after it was tied at 11-11. No. 22 Dylan Wisman earned a 7-3 win at 184 and No. 22 Wyatt Koelling posted a fall over No. 25 Sam Schuyler despite trailing 4-2 late in the third. He tallied his pin with just six seconds remaining to seal the win and extend the lead to 25-11. At heavyweight, Jacob Bohlken earned a 1-0 decision to close the dual. Results: 125 – Dack Punke (7-5) vs. Jordan Reyes – W, 8-3 | 3-0 133 – Allan Hart (9-4) vs. Derek Spann – L, 20-4 Technical Fall (7:00) | 3-5 141 – Alex Butler (7-4) vs. Marcus Robinson – L, 4-3 | 3-8 149 - Brock Mauller (11-0) vs. John Arceri – W, 4-2 | 6-8 157 – Jarrett Jacques (13-1) vs. Hunter Shaut – W, 24-9 Technical Fall (6:40) |11-8 165 – Luke Fortuna (11-4) vs. Troy Keller – L, 6-4 | 11-11 174 – Jeremiah Kent (12-2) vs. Jake Lanning – W, 18-2 Technical Fall (5:31) | 16-11 184 – Dylan Wisman (6-2) vs. Pete Acciardi – W, 7-3 | 19-11 197 – Wyatt Koelling (10-1) vs. Sam Schuyler – W, Fall (6:54) | 25-11 HWT – Jacob Bohlken (9-2) vs. Nolan Terrence – W, 1-0 | 28-11 Mizzou will be back in action on Dec. 29-30 following the holidays as it heads to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the South Beach Duals where it will compete against Old Dominion, Cornell, Lehigh and NC State. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the tam on social media (@MizzouWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).

AMES, Iowa -- The No. 11 Iowa State wrestling team (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) closed out the first semester with a commanding 26-7 victory over Chattanooga (3-5, 1-0 SoCon). The Cyclones took eight out of the 10 matches against the Mocs. Iowa State jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after getting wins from Alex Mackall (125), Todd Small (133) and Ian Parker (141). Mackall defeated Fabian Gutierrez by 7-1 decision. Small edged Franco Valdez with a takedown with 0:07 left in the third period, 7-6. Parker made it three Cyclone victories in a row with a commanding 10-4 victory over Mason Wallace. David Carr had the highlight of the night for the Cyclones at 157 pounds. He jumped out to an early 8-3 lead behind four first-period takedowns. In the second, Carr took Tyler Shilson down again and turned the Moc for four, blowing the match open. He iced away a 21-6 technical fall (5:30) with three more takedowns in the third period. At the intermission, Iowa State held a 14-4 advantage over Chattanooga. Out of the break, Chase Straw kept the Iowa State momentum going with a 5-3 victory over Drew Nicholson. Straw's takedown in the first period and two minutes of riding time were the difference in the match. Iowa State picked up victories at 174 and 184 pounds with winning efforts from Marcus Coleman and Sam Colbray. Trailing 4-3 in the third, Coleman scored a takedown with just over a minute to go in the period and rode Hunter Fortner to close out the match, winning it by 6-4 decision. Colbray's match needed more than seven minutes to find a winner, but it was the Cyclone that came up with a takedown in sudden victory to defeat Matthew Waddell by 3-1 decion. Gannon Gremmel put the exclamation point on the ISU victory. He took out UTC heavyweight Grayson Walthall by 6-0 decision to end the match. Gremmel scored on two takedowns and accumulated over four minutes of riding time in the win. Next Up Iowa State will get a break from the mat heading into the New Year. The Cyclones are set to begin 2020 at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Coach Dresser will make a decision on who will be attending the Scuffle at a later date, but look for 15 Cyclones to ring in 2020 on the mat. The Southern Scuffle will be streamed live through FloWrestling. Results: 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) dec. Fabian Gutierrez (UTC), 7-1. 133: Todd Small (ISU) dec. Franco Valdez (UTC), 7-6. 141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Mason Wallace (UTC), 10-4. 149: Tanner Smith (UTC) maj. dec. Ryan Leisure (ISU), 13-1. 157: David Carr (ISU) tech fall Tyler Shilson (UTC), 21-6 (5:30). 165: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Drew Nicholson (UTC), 5-3. 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) dec. Hunter Fortner (UTC), 6-4. 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) dec. Matthew Waddell (UTC), 3-1 (SV1). 197: Rodney Jones (UTC) dec. Francis Duggan (ISU), 8-4. 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) dec. Grayson Walthall (UTC), 6-0.

GRANTHAM, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team turned in an all-around dominating effort today on the way to a perfect 3-0 run at the Messiah Duals, hosted by Messiah College. LHU beat Millersville University 41-6, topped McDaniel College 49-6, and in the final match of the day, Lock Haven rolled by host-Messiah College, 43-3. On the day, Lock Haven won 26 of 30 bouts with 13 pins, five tech falls and three majors. The three wins today helped Lock Haven cap a perfect 4-0 weekend. Last night (Fri, Dec. 13), LHU topped Navy 19-15 in a thriller at the 2019 Rumble in the Jungle hosted by Red Lion High School. Now winners of four straight, the Bald Eagles are 4-1 overall after opening the season last week with a loss to Central Michigan. Leading the way today was Matt Maloney (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), Austin Wilson (New Providence, Pa./Solanco), Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa./Bell Vernon), Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), who were all a perfect 3-0 on the day. The 3-0 day pushed Fehlman to career win No. 99 as he looks to hit 100 next week at home vs. Bloomsburg. Lock Haven went 3-0 at 141 pounds behind a strong duo at the weight class today. Lock Haven opened the day with a 41-6 win over Division II Millersville. The Bald Eagles won eight of 10 bouts, recording bonus points by way of three pins, two tech falls, a major and a forfeit. LHU followed up the win over Millersville with a dominating effort vs. Division III McDaniel. In a match that took no more than 20 minutes of real time, the Bald Eagles recorded six pins and two tech falls, and LHU won nine of 10 bouts in the 49-6 victory. Five of Lock Haven's six pins came in the first period including Maloney's 11-second fall, which established a new school record for fastest pin. In the day's final dual, Lock Haven won nine of 10 bouts vs. Messiah and won, 43-3 behind four more Haven pins. Messiah is ranked No. 17 in Division III. The Bald Eagles will return home to host local-rival Bloomsburg University in LHU's first-ever Mid-American Eastern Division dual. Lock Haven will host Bloomsburg on Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m., before traveling to Clarion University for a MAC East match on Saturday, December 21 (7 p.m.). Lock Haven 41 - Millersville 6 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) tech fall Jacob Lehman (MILL) 16-1, 4:48 / LHU 5-0 141: Garrett Rigg (LHU) dec. Eli Tuckey (MILL) 8-5 / LHU 8-0 149: Austin Wilson (LHU) tech fall Alex Jablonski (MILL) 16-0, 1:45 / LHU 13-0 157: Brandon Connor (MILL) dec. Chase Stephens (LHU) 6-5 / LHU 13-3 165: Austin Bell (LHU) pinned Jarrett Feeney (MILL) 5:58 / LHU 19-3 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) major dec. Malik Jackson (MILL) 13-0 / LHU 23-3 184: Ray Bernot (LHU) pinned Evan Morrill (MILL) 6:42 / LHU 29-3 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) pinned Jack Files (MILL) 4:15 / LHU 35-3 285: Caleb Warner (MILL) dec. Trey Hartsock (LHU) 5-2 / LHU 35-6 125: Matt Maloney (LHU) won by forfeit / FINAL, LHU 41-6 Lock Haven 49 - McDaniel 6 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) pinned Steven Pabon (MC) 2:02 / LHU 6-0 141: Imran Heard (LHU) pinned Isaiah Fosque (MC) 4:56 / LHU 12-0 149: Austin Wilson (LHU) tech fall Peyton Collins (MC) 16-0, 2:49 / LHU 17-0 157: Chase Stephens (LHU) pinned Deontae Frederick (MC) 1:31 / LHU 23-0 165: Austin Bell (LHU) pinned Luke Lardarello (MC) 0:31 / LHU 29-0 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) tech fall Michael Bromley (MC) 16-0, 1:41 / LHU 34-0 184: Ray Bernot (LHU) pinned Gabe Dennis (MC) 1:12 / LHU 40-0 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) dec. Tony Wuest (MC) 8-1 / LHU 43-0 285: Tristan Cook (MC) won by forfeit / LHU 43-6 125: Matt Maloney (LHU) pinned Shehzan Dahya (MC) 0:11 / FINAL, LHU 49-6 Lock Haven 43 - Messiah 3 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) pinned Josiah Gehr (MES) 4:59 / LHU 6-0 141: Garrett Rigg (LHU) dec. Garret Cornell (MES) 8-5 / LHU 9-0 149: Austin Wilson (LHU) tech fall Nick Nunez (MES) 18-1, 6:18 / LHU 14-0 157: Chase Stephens (LHU) major dec. Steven Maloney (MES) 9-1 / LHU 18-0 165: Austin Bell (LHU) dec. Matt Pangle (MES) 12-5 / LHU 21-0 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) pinned Brian Shermeyer (MES) 1:00 / LHU 27-0 184: David Stevens (MES) dec. Ray Bernot (LHU) 8-5 / LHU 27-3 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) pinned Joseph Embleton (MES) 1:45 / LHU 33-3 285: Trey Hartsock (LHU) pinned Carter Urich (MES) 5:32 / LHU 39-3 125: Matt Maloney (LHU) major dec. Jordan Howard (MES) 11-3 / FINAL, LHU 43-3

Wyoming Seminary dominated the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, winning by 45.5 points (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. made a statement in a big way as they won the Walsh Jesuit Ironman by 45.5 points over No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. The Blue Knights placed 10 wrestlers, while their other three entrants were one match short of a top eight placement finish. They also went 4-0 in semifinal matches and had three wrestlers win weight class titles: No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (126), Drew Munch (132), and No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (145). Lachlan McNeil gets his hand raised after beating No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) McNeil was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament after his 5-1 finals victory over No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio), a match decided by two takedowns scored within the first minute of the bout; the unranked Munch won his first five matches of the tournament all by fall before a 10-4 championship victory over No. 14 Ethen Miller (Park Hill, Mo.); while Bouzakis won the evening's featured final 4-3 over No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) in a match of the nation's top two overall Class of 2022 wrestlers. Joining McNeil in knocking off a national No. 1 in the final was No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.), who beat Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 3-2 in the tiebreakers; Tal-Shahar beat two additional ranked wrestlers earlier in the tournament. The lone top-ranked wrestler to win a title was Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 106 pounds. Out of the four No. 2 ranked wrestlers in the bracket, only two won weight classes: Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward, Ohio) at 160 and Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) at 220; it was a third consecutive Ironman title for Amos, who steamrolled his way through the tournament, including wins over a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers. There were three unranked wrestlers to win weight classes. Joining Munch were unranked wrestlers Dalton Harkins (152) and Cole Deery (285), both from Malvern Prep, Pa. Harkins beat three top ten-ranked wrestlers, including a pin at 6:17 of overtime against No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) in the final. Three unranked wrestlers were runner-up finishers: Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) at 170 pounds, Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) at 195, and Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) at 285; Bullock beat No. 2 Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) 12-6 in the semifinal round. Further discussion of the tournament will come in an analysis article on Monday. Below are the team standings and medal match results. Team Standings: 1. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) 234.5 2. No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) 189 3. No. 27 Malvern Prep (Pa.) 126.5 4. No. 22 Brecksville (Ohio) 119 5. No. 8 Montini Catholic (Ill.) 116 6. No. 7 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) 107.5 7. Notre Dame-Green Pond (Pa.) 101 8. No. 15 Elyria (Ohio) 95.5 9. No. 4 St. Edward (Ohio) 84.5 10. Waynesburg (Pa.) 82 11. Parkersburg South (W.Va.) 75 12. McDonogh School (Md.) 72 13. Dublin Coffman (Ohio) 58.5 (tie) Lake Gibson (Fla.) 15. No. 48 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) 54.5 (tie) Louisville (Ohio) 17. No. 39 Broken Arrow (Okla.) 54 18. No. 21 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel 53 19. Park Hill (Mo.) 51 20. Reynolds (Pa.) 50 Other ranked teams: 22. No. 29 Mount St. Joseph (Md.) 46.5 29. No. 11 Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle 37.5 31. No. 44 Christian Brothers College (Mo.) 35 35. No. 32 Wadsworth (Ohio) 30 Placement Match Results 106: 1st: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.), 6-3 3rd: Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.) dec. Marlon Yarbrough (Copley, Ohio) 13-7 5th: Cael Keck (Park Hill, Mo.) pin Eligh Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 1:36 7th: No. 6 Daniel Sheen (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Thomas Link (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 7-3 113: 1st: No. 10 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. No. 9 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 6-4 3rd: No. 8 Diego Sotelo (Marmion Academy, Ill.) pin No. 18 Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio) 2:29 5th: Brennen Cernus (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 15 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 3-1, overtime 7th: Sean Seefeldt (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Nick Gonzalez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 3-2 120: 1st: No. 9 Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, N.Y.) dec. No. 7 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh School, Md.) 5-2, tiebreaker 3rd: No. 14 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) over No. 15 Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio) by forfeit 5th: Nasir Bailey (Thornton Fractional North, Ill.) dec. Brennen Van Hoecke (Palmetto Ridge, Fla.) 7-4 7th: Brendon Chlestos (Notre Dame-Green Poind, Pa.) dec. Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 12-6 126: 1st: No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 4-3 3rd: No. 12 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio) dec. No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 3-1, overtime 5th: Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.) dec. No. 16 Chris Barnabae (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.) 7-4 7th: No. 20 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.) dec. Garrett Lautzenheiser (Louisville, Ohio) 9-2 132: 1st: Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 14 Ethen Miller (Park Hill, Mo.) 10-4 3rd: No. 13 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.) dec. Jimmy Carmany (Brecksville, Ohio) 5-0 5th: No. 9 Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) major dec. Davin Rhoads (Louisville, Ohio) 9-0 7th: Evan Buchanan (Atlee, Va.) dec. Noah Mis (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 6-4 138: 1st: No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.) dec. No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 3-2, tiebreaker 3rd: No. 9 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 11 Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 1-0 5th: No. 5 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio) dec. No. 16 Nick Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 4-2, tiebreaker 7th: Drew Roberts (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) over No. 8 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.) by forfeit 145: 1st: No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) 5-1 3rd: No. 7 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio) 3-0 5th: Blake Saito (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. Gavin Quiocho (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) 4-3, ultimate tiebreaker 7th: Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) dec. Aaden Valdez (Pueblo East, Colo.) 8-3 152: 1st: Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) pin No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) 6:17, overtime 3rd: No. 5 Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.) dec. No. 18 Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) 3-2 5th: Enrique Munguia (Elyria, Ohio) dec. No. 6 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) 2-1 7th: Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) dec. Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 3-0 160: 1st: No. 2 Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) 4-3 3rd: Gabriel Arnold (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, Pa.) 4-3 5th: No. 8 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.) dec. Jack Wehmeyer (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 3-1 7th: Connor Strong (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.) over No. 7 (at 152) A.J. Kovacs (Iona Prep, N.Y.) by forfeit 170: 1st: No. 14 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) dec. Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) 10-6 3rd: No. 2 Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) dec. No. 4 Dominic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) 8-4 5th: Jax Leonard (Louisville, Ohio) dec. No. 18 Andrew Donahue (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 2-0 7th: Bailey Flanagan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) major dec. Ethan Anderson (Aurora, Ohio) 15-1 182: 1st: No. 9 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 20 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) 5-4 3rd: No. 18 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, Fla.) dec. Dominic Solis (McDonogh School, Md.) 10-5 5th: Ethan Ducca (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio) over No. 7 Anthony D'Alesio (Canfield, Ohio) by forfeit 7th: Cole Rees (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 17 J.T. Davis (Smyrna, Del.) 3-1 195: 1st: No. 9 Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) dec. Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 10-8 3rd: No. 4 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.) pin Emmanuel Skillings (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 4:35 5th: Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) major dec. No. 11 Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) 13-5 7th: Jordan Greer (Avon, Ohio) dec. No. 17 Nick Wimmer (McDonogh School, Md.) 3-1, overtime 220: 1st: No. 2 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) dec. No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) 7-1 3rd: No. 15 Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, Md.) dec. No. 9 Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 6-3 5th: No. 20 Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.) dec. No. 8 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) 9-5 7th: Lazar Gasic (North Royalton, Ohio) dec. Riley Ucker (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) 3-2 285: 1st: Cole Deery (Malvern Prep, Pa.) dec. Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 3-1, overtime 3rd: Caden Hill (Ashland Crestview, Ohio) over Matthias Ervin (Union County, Ky.) by injury default at 1:00 5th: Sam McNulty (Sandusky Perkins, Ohio) over No. 10 Garrett Kappes (McDonogh School, Md.) by forfeit 7th: Ryan Elrod (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio) dec. Hugo Harp (Smyrna, Del.) 9-4

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel Wrestling set off on its 2019-20 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association campaign in a big way with a 42-3 win over Long Island University at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday. The Dragons (3-2, 1-0 EIWA) won nine of 10 bouts and scored bonus points in six total matches, including a pair of pins by No. 17 Ebed Jarrell and No. 33 Michael O'Malley. Tyler Williams commenced the dual with a 20-4 technical fall over Michael Blando at 141 pounds. The freshman scored points in bunches, especially in the third period. With a 10-4 advantage, Williams started the final period in the down position. After an escape and a takedown, he secured the tech fall with six-straight near fall points. Jared Donahue seized on Williams' momentum and grabbed a 9-1 major decision against Rhise Royster at 149 pounds. Donahue added three unanswered points in the third period and reaped the advantage of riding time to lock in the bonus point. Felix Belga battled Dominick Demarco to a 3-1 decision victory at 157 pounds to push the team score to 12-0. The two grapplers wrestled to a stalemate after two periods. Belga began the third period on bottom and reversed Demarco for the decisive two points. The heart of Drexel's lineup provided the sparks on Saturday as a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers earned maximum points for their team. Jarrell needed only 42 seconds to pin Nicholas Provenzano at 165 pounds, and Michael O'Malley followed with a pin in three minutes and 49 seconds at 174. Jarrell's pin was the 17th of his career and moved the redshirt-senior from East Greenwich, R.I. into the top-15 in career falls at Drexel. He now sits in a four-way tie at 13th alongside Ray Stofko (1997-00), Jamie Huntington (1993-97) and Paul Zarbatany (1984-88). After the pair of falls, the Dragons led the Sharks (2-12, 0-1 EIWA), 24-0. Dan McClure pulled away from Anthony Walters late in the 184-pound bout for LIU's lone win of the day. Tied 2-2 to start the third period, McClure topped Walters by a 6-3 decision. Bryan McLaughlin and Sean O'Malley saw out the Sharks with decision victories in the final two contested bouts. Drexel then added forfeit wins at 125 and 133 pounds. McLaughlin built a 7-1 advantage over Mark Malico at 197 pounds then kept his opponent at bay for an 8-5 decision. Sean O'Malley's dominance of Timothy Nagosky went beyond the 7-1 final score. O'Malley scored the first six points of the heavyweight bout and accrued over four minutes of riding time. Saturday's 42-3 win was Drexel's largest over an EIWA foe since the Dragons topped Sacred Heart by a 48-0 margin during the 2015-16 season. Drexel closes out the calendar year with three duals in California next week. The Dragons wrestle Stanford and Cal Poly on Dec. 19 before a dual with California Baptist the following day. DU's next home dual comes on Jan. 17 against No. 6 N.C. State. Results: 141: Tyler Williams tech fall Michael Blando, 20-4 (7:00) – Drexel 5, LIU 0 149: Jared Donahue major dec. Rhise Royster, 9-1 – Drexel 9, LIU 0 157: Felix Belga dec. Dominick Demarco, 3-1 – Drexel 12, LIU 0 165: No. 17 Ebed Jarrell pin Nicholas Provenzano (0:42) – Drexel 18, LIU 0 174: No. 33 Michael O'Malley pin James Langan (3:49) – Drexel 24, LIU 0 184: Dan McClure dec. Anthony Walters, 6-3 – Drexel 24, LIU 3 197: Bryan McLaughlin dec. Mark Malico, 8-5 – Drexel 27, LIU 3 285: Sean O'Malley dec. Timothy Nagosky, 7-1 – Drexel 30, LIU 3 125: Antonio Mininno wins by forfeit – Drexel 36, LIU 3 133: Chandler Olson wins by forfeit – Drexel 42, LIU 3

Beau Bartlett advanced to the finals at 138 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- The finals are set at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman. Wyoming Seminary leads the team race heading into final session. 106: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj dec. Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.), 10-1 No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) dec. Eligh Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), 7-5 113: No. 9 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) dec. No. 8 Diego Sotelo (Marmion Catholic, Ill.), 3-1 SV No. 10 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. No. 15 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.), 2-0 120: No. 9 Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, N.Y.) dec. No. 15 Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), 9-4 No. 7 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) dec. No. 14 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 SV 126: No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) dec. No. 12 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio), 7-2 No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 6-5 132: No. 14 Kal Miller (Park Hill, Mo.) dec. No. 13 Alejandro Herrea-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.), 1-0 UTB Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) pinned Davin Rhoads (Louisville, Ohio), 0:43 138: No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 9 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), 3-1 No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.) dec. No. 16 Nick Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-1 145: No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 2-1 TB No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio), 6-4 152: No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 6 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), 4-1 Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) dec. No. 5 Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.), 9-2 160: No. 2 Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward, Ohio) maj. dec. No. 8 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.), 15-4 No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) maj. dec. Jack Wehmeyer (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 9-0 170: Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.) dec. No. 2 Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio), 12-6 No. 14 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 4 Dominic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 SV 182: No. 20 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) pinned No. 7 Anthony D'Alesio (Canfield, Ohio), 7:57 No. 9 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 18 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, Fla.), 11-9 195: Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.) dec. Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio), 3-1 SV No. 9 Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) dec. No. 11 Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.), 6-3 220: No. 2 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) maj. dec. No. 8 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.), 10-2 No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 20 Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.), 6-5 285: Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. No. 10 Garrett Kappes (McDonogh, Md.), 5-2 Cole Deery (Malvern Prep, Pa.) pinned Sam McNulty (Sandusky Perkins, Ohio), 1:38

RED LION, Pa. -- Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) and Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) recorded valuable bonus-points, and DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) sealed the team victory with a dominating win in the night's final bout, helping the Lock Haven University wrestling team edge out Navy (3-3), 19-15, at the 2019 Rumble in the Jungle in Red Lion, Pennsylvania at Red Lion High School's Fitzkee Center. Klucker recorded a quick pin at 157 and Hazel recorded a major decision at 184 and the duo's bonus-point victories certainly played a major role in the outcome for the Bald Eagles (1-1). With the win, Lock Haven moved to 1-1 and bounced back from the dual season-opening loss last week vs. Central Michigan. Returning All-American Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) also won tonight for LHU as Lock Haven and Navy each split five wins in the dual. This marked the second Rumble in the Jungle and the Red Lion fans were once again treated to thrilling Division I wrestling action. Red Lion lies in the heart of the PIAA's District 3, a tradition-rich wrestling area, and LHU wrestling continues to hold close District 3 ties. Lock Haven's current 2019-20 roster features nine student-athletes from District 3, including Shoop and Klucker who both won tonight. Shoop and Klucker were two of three District 3 alums in Lock Haven's starting lineup tonight. The other was Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) who was edged out by a nationally-ranked foe at 174 pounds. Tonight's dual started at 141 and Shoop, ranked No. 16, quickly thrilled the District 3 crowd in his homecoming of sorts with a big time bounce-back win. After a scoreless opening period, Shoop scored a takedown with just under a minute to go in the second frame and he led 2-0 after two. Shoop did his thing in the third and rode out the period on top and racked up a total of 2:44 in riding time vs. Navy's Cody Trybus, who was nationally ranked by some media outlets this week. At 149, Port stretched the Lock Haven lead to 6-0 with a strong effort. Port and Wyatt Long were tied 4-4 late in the bout, but Port scored after putting Long in danger in the final seconds, scoring two at the buzzer for the 6-4 win. It was quickly 12-0 Lock Haven as No. 18 Klucker ignited the Red Lion crowd with a pin in just 40 seconds. Navy posted back-to-back wins at 165 and 174 and Lock Haven held a 12-6 lead at halftime. At 165, Caleb Clymer (Germansville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) grabbed the first takedown, but No. 10 Tanner Skidgel slowly pulled away, before securing the 6-3 decision. The Navy win put the Midshipmen on the board. Navy made it two in a row as No. 16 Spencer Carey picked up a 9-4 win over Siegrist at 174. Hazel recorded an important major decision at 184 and his victory extended the Lock Haven lead to 16-6. Hazel dominated Andrew Buckely from the start, leading 4-1 after one period and 6-2 after two. Hazel, ranked 13th, racked up two more takedowns in the third and pushed his riding time advantage to well over two minutes as he secured the crucial bonus-point win. Hazel's win by major stood large as Navy rattled off three straight wins. At 197, Navy's Jacob Koser, a District 3 product, topped Blake Reynolds (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) 6-0. At 285, John Birchmeier downed Trey Hartsock (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) 5-1 and Navy trailed 16-12. Navy made it three straight wins with another victory at 125 after Logan Treaster downed Matt Maloney (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Liberty) 10-4, spoiling Maloney's official Lock Haven debut. The Bald Eagles clung to a one-point 16-15 lead heading into the final bout and Fehlman put it away in style, dominating Navy's Casey Cobb, 9-3. Fehlman and Cobb, who was listed in some national rankings this week, were tied 0-0 after one, but Fehlman led 7-2 after an exciting second period, thanks to a six-point move after a hard-fought takedown and four near-fall points. A late Fehlman third-period takedown sealed the win. For Lock Haven, Shoop (No. 18, 141), Klucker (No. 18, 157) and Hazel (No. 13, 184) all entered the match nationally-ranked. Fehlman's win marked the 96th of his career as he inches closer to 100, and Shoop picked up this 113th win, which helps him crack the top-10 and ties him for No. 9 all-time in career wins at LHU. The win was head coach Scott Moore's 50th career dual victory at The Haven. The inaugural Rumble in the Jungle, held last season, proved to be a thriller as well. On January 25, 2019, Lock Haven upset Arizona State in front of 2,712 fans, a record crowd for an athletic event at the Fitzkee Center. At the time, LHU was ranked 22nd in the nation, while Arizona State sat at No. 12. The Bald Eagles won six of 10 bouts and on the historic night, Lock Haven got wins from a pair of District 3 alums. Over 2,000 fans packed the gym tonight. Lock Haven assistant coach Ronnie Perry, a 2018 NCAA finalist, is also a District 3 product (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) and current Navy assistant coach Dan Neff, a former LHU wrestling standout, is also a proud District 3 native (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco). Neff was a 2015 All-American for the Bald Eagles. For the Bald Eagles, the southeastern, Pennsylvania tour continues tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 14) as the they head to the Messiah duals where they will take on Millersville University, McDaniel College and host-Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Results: 141 | #16 Kyle Shoop dec Cody Trybus (NAVY), 3-0 // Lock Haven 3-0 149 | Brock Port dec Wyatt Long (NAVY), 6-4 // Lock Haven 6-0 157 | Alex Klucker pinned Scout Skidgel (NAVY), 0:40 // Lock Haven 12-0 165 | #10 Tanner Skidgel (NAVY) dec Caleb Clymer, 6-3 // Lock Haven 12-3 174 | #16 Spencer Carey (NAVY) dec Jared Siegrist, 9-4 // Lock Haven 12-6 184 | Corey Hazel major dec Andrew Buckley (NAVY), 12-3 // Lock Haven 16-6 197 | Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Blake Reynolds, 6-0 // Lock Haven 16-9 285 | John Birchmeier (NAVY) dec Trey Hartsock, 5-1 // Lock Haven 16-12 125 | Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec Matt Maloney, 10-4 // Lock Haven 16-15 133 | DJ Fehlman dec Casey Cobb (NAVY), 9-3 // Lock Haven 19-15

The No. 1 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling remained undefeated in 2019-20 with a 29-9 victory at Northern State on Friday, Dec. 13 in Aberdeen, S.D. SCSU opened the match at 149 with a 7-2 victory by Joey Bianchini over NSU's No. 8 Caden Moore. At 157, SCSU's No. 2 James Pleski lost a 7-5 match against James Burks of Northern State before the Huskies' Brock Schlough replied with a big 7-1 victory over NSU's Billy Holtan at 165. At 174-pounds, No. 3 ranked Kolton Eischens continued his solid start in 2019-20 with a 5:55 fall over NSU's Tanner Wiese. At 184-pounds. No. 3 Tyree Overton collected a 6-4 victory over NSU's Marcus Placide. In action at 197-pounds, Noah Ryan charted a 5-2 win over NSU's Diego Gallegos and No. 11 Ezayah Oropeza posted a 6-2 win over NSU's Caleb Lefferdink at 285. Back at 125-pounds, SCSU's Robby Horsman added bonus points with a 6:58 tech fall over NSU's Landen Fischer by a 20-5 tally. SCSU took a forfeit loss at 133-pounds before capping the night with an 8-6 victory at 141-pounds by No. 7 ranked Garrett Aldrich over NSU's Kenny Jones. SCSU has now won 53 consecutive dual matches and is just one win away from tying the team's current record (also an NCAA DII record) of 54 consecutive dual wins from Jan. 30, 2011 to Jan. 12, 2014. SCSU's last dual loss was against Indianapolis on Jan. 14, 2017. On the topic of streaks, SCSU has not lost a conference match since Jan. 27, 2001 against Augustana and the Huskies have not lost a home dual match since Feb. 14, 2010 against Upper Iowa. The Huskies will continue their 2019-20 season on Jan. 5 with a home dual meet at Halenbech Hall against Western Colorado. Results: 149 Joey Bianchini (St. Cloud State) over Caden Moore (Northern State) (Dec 7-2) 0 3 157 James Burks (Northern State) over James Pleski (St. Cloud State) (Dec 7-5) 3 0 165 Brock Schlough (St. Cloud State) over Billy Holtan (Northern State) (Dec 7-1) 0 3 174 Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud State) over Tanner Wiese (Northern State) (Fall 5:55) 0 6 184 Tyree Overton (St. Cloud State) over Marcus Placide (Northern State) (Dec 6-4) 0 3 197 Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) over Diego Gallegos (Northern State) (Dec 5-2) 0 3 285 Ezayah Oropeza (St. Cloud State) over Caleb Lefferdink (Northern State) (Dec 6-2) 0 3 125 Robby Horsman (St. Cloud State) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) (TF 20-5 6:58) 0 5 133 Dayne Morton (Northern State) over Unknown (For.) 6 0 141 Garrett Aldrich (St. Cloud State) over Kenny Jones (Northern State) (Dec 8-6) 0 3 Team Score: 9 29

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio -- Day 1 of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman reached its conclusion in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on Friday evening. Team Standings: 1. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 136.5 (4 semifinalists/9 consolation-12) 2. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 116.0 (6/2) 3. No. 8 Montini Catholic, Ill. 101 (2/6) 4. No. 22 Brecksville, Ohio 84 (3/3) 5. No. 27 Malvern Prep, Pa. 77.5 (4/3) 6. No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. 72.5 (1/6) 7. No. 4 St. Edward, Ohio 66.5 (1/4) 8. Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa. 64 (3/1) 9. No. 15 Elyria, Ohio 61.5 (2/3) 10. Parkersburg South, W.Va. 54 (2/1) Other nationally ranked teams: 12. No. 21 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill. 51 (0/4) 15. No. 48 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 45.5 (1/2) 16. No. 39 Broken Arrow, Okla. 44 (0/3) 21-T. No. 44 Christian Brothers College, Mo. 35 (0/1) 24-T. No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio 32.5 (1/1) 24-T. No. 29 Mount St. Joseph's, Md. 32.5 (0/2) 28-T. No. 32 Wadsworth, Ohio 30 (0/1) Below are the semifinal pairings: 106: No. 1 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.), Eligh Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) vs. No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.) 113: No. 9 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. No. 8 Diego Sotelo (Marmion Catholic, Ill.), No. 10 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. No. 15 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.) 120: No. 9 Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, N.Y.) vs. No. 15 Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), No. 7 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 14 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.) 126: No. 3 Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. No. 12 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio), No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 4 Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132: No. 13 Alejandro Herrea-Rondon (Seneca Valley, Pa.) vs. No. 14 Kal Miller (Park Hill, Mo.), Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Davin Rhoads (Louisville, Ohio) 138: No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.) vs. No. 16 Nick Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 145: No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 7 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio) vs. No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 152: No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 6 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 5 Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.) 160: No. 2 Padraic Gallagher (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 8 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.), No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) vs. Jack Wehmeyer (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 170: No. 2 Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) vs. Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.), No. 14 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 4 Dominic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.) 182: No. 7 Anthony D'Alesio (Canfield, Ohio) vs. No. 20 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio), No. 18 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, Fla.) vs. No. 9 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.) 195: Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.), No. 9 Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) vs. No. 11 Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) 220: No. 2 Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) vs. No. 8 Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 20 Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.) vs. No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio) 285: No. 10 Garrett Kappes (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Cole Deery (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Sam McNulty (Sandusky Perkins, Ohio)

BOONE, N.C. -- The sixth ranked NC State Wolfpack went on the road and claimed a 24-12 road win at Appalachian State Friday night. NC State has now won 21 of its last 23 road duals. After the teams split the first two bouts, the Pack (7-0) went on to win five win a row and finished with three bonus points wins overall. The dual started at 141 pounds, and No. 13 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson scored a 6-2 win. Wilson used a takedown in both the first and second periods and added in 3:45 of ride time. The Mountaineers evened the dual after two bouts after No. 20 Jonathan Millner downed A.J. Leitten 5-0. NC State then reeled off three straight wins to take a 13-3 lead into the break. No. 2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay started off with a 16-3 major decision No. 20 Matt Zovistoski. With a 7-2 lead started the third, Hidlay tacked on another takedown then got a four-point near fall followed with a two-point near fall to open the scoring. No. 8 Thomas Bullard scored a 6-2 decision then No. 17 Daniel Bullard followed up with a 6-4 win. No. 2 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay scored the second bonus point win, 17-5 at 184 pounds. Hidlay got a pair of takedowns and a two-point near fall in the second, then tacked on three takedowns in the third. Making his season debut, No. 4 R-Jr. Nick Reenan used a takedown with six seconds left and scored a 4-3 in his first match up at 197 pounds. App State collected their lone bonus point win at heavyweight. R-Fr. Jakob Camacho notched the Pack's third bonus point win of the night, 14-6 at 125 pounds. Camacho notched a pair of takedowns in all three periods and added 2:00 of ride time for the bonus point win. The dual ended with an App State tech fall win at 133 pounds. Results: 141: #13 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Bradley Irwin; 6-2 - 3-0 149: #20 Jonathan Millner (APP) dec. A.J. Leitten; 5-0 - 3-3 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. #20 Matt Zovistoski; 16-3 - 7-3 165: #8 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) dec. Will Formato; 6-2 - 10-3 174: #17 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Thomas Flitz; 6-4 - 13-3 184: #2 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Julian Gorring; 17-5 - 17-3 197: #4 Nick Reenan (NCSU) dec. Paul Carson; 4-3 - 20-3 285: #19 Cary Miller (APP) major dec. Colin Lawler; 13-3 - 20-7 125: Jakob Camacho (NCSU) major dec. Sean Carter; 14-6 - 24-7 133: Codi Russell (APP) tech fall Tommy Cox; 19-3 - 24-12 Up Next: The Wolfpack will be off until the Southern Scuffle Jan 1-2 at Chattanooga, Tenn.

Dom Demas battles Minnesota's Mitch McKee in Las Vegas (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) On Sunday, No. 11 Oklahoma State travels to Oklahoma for the first round of this season's Bedlam series. The two rivals will also meet in Stillwater on Feb. 16. The Cowboys have long dominated the series, but Oklahoma is starting to show signs of development under coach Lou Rosselli. The following is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the dual meet. 125: Tommy Hoskins (Oklahoma) vs. No.4 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) For the last few seasons, Christian Moody had been starting for Oklahoma. So far this season that role has belonged to Hoskins. The redshirt freshman was one of Lou Rosselli's first commits after he took the job at Oklahoma, and he was a top-50 recruit in his class. Despite all that, it has been tough sledding so far this season. He has wrestled his way to a 6-7 record, and he is only 3-7 against Division I competition. Piccininni had an undefeated regular season last year that included a victory over No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa), and he appeared to be getting off to yet another strong start this year. He won his first six matches and put up bonus points in five. However, last weekend he ran into fellow All-American No. 3 Patrick Glory (Princeton) and dropped a 9-4 decision. Even with the setback last weekend, Piccininni remains one of the top 125-pound wrestlers on the planet. Hoskins signed with hype, but he has yet to show it on the collegiate mats. Oklahoma would be happy to not give up bonus points here, but it is hard to see that happening. Prediction: Piccininni (Oklahoma State) technical fall over Hoskins (Oklahoma) 133: No. 18 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) vs. Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) Madrigal is another top-50 recruit brought to Oklahoma by Rosselli. He was pressed into action last year and went 16-15 as a true freshman. Things have gone better so far this season as he has gone 12-5. In his last outing he went 5-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational and ended up finishing seventh. Witcraft was a top-25 recruit coming out of high school, and he has been forced into action as a true freshman. After winning the Oklahoma City Open he dropped his first dual match of the season against Chandler Olson (Drexel). Since then he has picked up back-to-back wins over Brent Jones (Minnesota) and Sean Pierson (Princeton). This is a match that Oklahoma absolutely has to have in order to be competitive in the dual. However, it will certainly be a tough one. When Witcraft has been able to get to his offense, he has been very hard to beat. Madrigal has shown flashes, but he has never really been able to break through for wins at this level. After recently entering the InterMat rankings, this is his time to shine. Prediction: Madrigal (Oklahoma) decision over Witcraft (Oklahoma State) 141: No. 4 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) vs. No. 11 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) This is the match will dominate the headlines coming out of this dual and perhaps the entire weekend. After beginning the season as the No. 1 wrestler at this weight, Demas has since dropped matches against No. 1 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) and No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota). However, he has also picked up multiple signatures wins. On the other hand, Gfeller has not yet made his season debut. Last year the Cowboy was an unexpected starter at 149 pounds. He went 28-6 on the season and qualified for the NCAA tournament. The tournament did not go his way, but during the regular season he picked up wins over the likes of Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), Mitch Finesilver (Duke) and Jarod Verkleeren (Penn State). Demas' domination in the series over Kaid Brock last year has been one of the few bright spots for the Sooners in this rivalry recently. If Gfeller does make his season debut here look for this match to continue that trend. Gfeller has some strong scrambling skill, but Demas' offense does not exactly play into that game. It should be a strong performance from Demas. Prediction: Demas (Oklahoma) decision over Gfeller (Oklahoma State) 149: Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) Butler was a three-time Oklahoma state champion during his high school days. He has been the guy at 149 pounds for the Sooners this year after sitting out as a redshirt year last season. He has gone 7-5 on the season with his best showing coming at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic where he went 3-0 on the day. Butler also picked up a sudden victory win over Kody Komara (Kent State) earlier this year. After finishing as an All-American in 2018, Lewallen missed most of last season with injuries. He has returned to the lineup this year and looked great so far. He has won all eight of his matches. Lewallen recently knocked off ranked wrestlers in back-to-back matches. First he dispatched No. 5 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) in a five-point match. He then returned and knocked off No. 14 Mike D'Angelo (Princeton) by three. Lewallen has been consistent and dominant so far this season. Outside of the one match he won by fall, he is allowing his opponents only an average of 2.41 points per match. Butler has not shown the type of offense to compete with defense at that level. Prediction: Lewallen (Oklahoma State) major decision over Butler (Oklahoma) 157: No. 17 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) vs. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) Thomas was an NCAA qualifier last year. He ended up finishing one win short of becoming an All-American as he fell in the round of 12. He has been extremely active so far this season with 16 matches already on his record. He dropped a one-point match against No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) and picked up victories over No. 18 Jake Tucker (Michigan State) and Jacori Teemer (Arizona State). Sheets ended up as a starter for the second half of last season. He picked up some big wins over the likes of No. 12 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) and No. 11 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh). However, at the end of the season, he failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament through the Big 12 Championships. Sheets has been the starter throughout for the Cowboys so far this year, and he has gone 4-2. In his last match, he dropped a 3-2 decision against No. 7 Quincy Monday (Princeton). These two wrestled for the first and only time back in the 2017 season. In that match at the Oklahoma City Open, Sheets took home a 1-0 decision victory. This should be another close match. Thomas currently holds the higher ranking, but Sheets has defeated higher level wrestlers in the past. The Cowboy's ability to ride will likely be the difference in the match. Thomas has a chance if he can get away on the bottom, but that will be tough Prediction: Sheets (Oklahoma State) decision over Thomas (Oklahoma) 165: Jose Lao Cooper (Oklahoma) vs. No. 14 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) Oklahoma currently has two 165-pound freshmen from powerhouse high school programs on the roster: Jake Stiles from Montini Catholic and Sam Dover from St. Edward. The plan, at least so far, must be to redshirt the pair, because Cooper has been holding down the spot for the Sooners this year. His record officially stands at 1-9, but that one victory was a forfeit at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Wittlake was the No. 3 recruit when he committed to Oklahoma State. After redshirting last season, he joined the starting lineup this year at 165 pounds. He has gone a perfect 8-0 on the year. However, the competition has not been particularly tough. Wittlake has faced only one ranked wrestler, but he did defeat No. 20 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) via a 5-1 score. This one could get out of hand relatively quickly. Wittlake has not been a bonus-point machine, but he should be able to get that done against Cooper. Prediction: Wittlake (Oklahoma State) technical fall over Cooper (Oklahoma) 174: Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) vs. No. 7 Joseph Smith/Andrew Shomers (Oklahoma State) After a promising redshirt year that saw him go 17-2, Mantanona was a bit of a disappointment last year. He finished 15-16 and went 2-2 at the Big 12 tournament and failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Mantanona has gotten off to a solid start this year. He has built a 10-4 record that includes victories over Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) and No. 13 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley). Smith competed extensively at 174 pounds last year before dropping down to 165 pounds for tournament time. This year the plan seems to be to stick it out at 174 pounds. However, he reportedly was still on his way down early in the year. In his absence, Shomers has held down the spot. The former Edinboro wrestler had never taken the mat above 165 before he was pressed into action this year. He has gone 3-4 with his lone 165-pound victory coming over Michael O'Malley (Drexel). Smith is likely to be the starter at this weight, but there is still a question about when. If he goes here, he should be able to handle Mantanona. The two met back in the 2018 season, and Smith took home a commanding 14-7 decision victory. The Shomers match would favor Mantanona, but it would still be a tough out. Prediction: Smith (Oklahoma State) decision over Mantanona (Oklahoma) 184: Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma) vs. Anthony Montalvo (Oklahoma State) Roberts is a true freshman out of Wyoming Seminary. He has started the whole way so far for the Sooners. He has a 6-3 record, but all three of his losses have come against tough competition. Roberts has lost to Cameron Caffey (Michigan State), No. 6 Louie DePrez (Binghamton) and No. 7 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell). Montalvo took a few head-scratching losses during his redshirt campaign a year ago. However, he got off to a solid start this season. He put up bonus points over both of his opponents at the Oklahoma City Open. Montalvo then scored a come-from-behind fall over Lehigh's Chris Weiler. Since then, he has hit a bit of a rough patch. The Cowboy dropped a one-point match against Owen Webstar (Minnesota) and an overtime match against No. 18 Travis Stefanik (Princeton). Before he hit his recent skid, it looked like Montalvo was going to plow his way through the competition on the way to becoming an All-American. That road looks a little tougher now, but he should still be the favorite here. Roberts has looked solid for a true freshman so far, but Montalvo will likely have too much offense for him here. Prediction: Montalvo (Oklahoma State) decision over Roberts (Oklahoma) 197: No. 9 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) vs. No. 5 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) Woodley is back after qualifying for the NCAA tournament in his first season in the lineup. So far this year, he has gone 11-4 and picked up some impressive victories. The two-time Pennsylvania state champion holds wins this year over No. 10 Eric Schutlz (Nebraska) and No. 14 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State). Woodley also went to overtime with No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State). Geer had an undefeated record going this year until he ran into No. 3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) last weekend. He dropped that match via a 12-6 score, but he still holds a top-five ranking based on his seventh-place finish at last year's NCAA tournament. He also holds a dominant 15-5 major decision victory over No. 19 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh). If the marquee match between Demas and Gfeller fails to materialize, this will likely be the top match of the dual. Woodley has been a consistent performer over the last two years, and he is looking to take another step forward. A victory over Geer would certainly do that, but he will likely struggle to score on the feet. If he can slow the pace and make this a close match, he has a chance, but Geer is the rightful favorite in this contest. Prediction: Geer (Oklahoma State) decision over Woodley (Oklahoma) 285: Josiah Jones (Oklahoma) vs. Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) It has been a tough freshman season so far for Jones. He has gone 5-7 on the year, but the schedule has been relatively busy. Of his seven losses, four have come against ranked competition. Harris started his Oklahoma State career at 184 pounds, but he has since moved all the way up to heavyweight. As you might expect, he has had trouble competing against the large opposition. However, he did break through last weekend and pick up his first heavyweight victory against Division I competition. His 5-2 decision over Aidan Conner was the difference in the Cowboys' 18-15 victory over No. 12 Princeton. Jones is a legitimate heavyweight in terms of size, but Harris will have the experience edge. It is hard to see Harris competing in a traditional heavyweight style match. He will need to generate some separation in the neutral position, which might turn out to be difficult. Prediction: Jones (Oklahoma) decision over Harris (Oklahoma State) Dual Meet Predicted Score: Oklahoma State 26, Oklahoma 9

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced this week that Russia and the Russian Olympic Committee will serve a four-year international competition ban for their continued malfeasance and cover-up of doping. While there was suspicion that WADA may come down hard on the Russian Federation, the response seemed to surprise many in the Olympic community with the severity and length of the punishment. Russia can no longer host major tournaments, nor can its government officials travel to, or be hosted by, such events. In short, no Vladimir Putin at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (извинения, Trump!). The effect on the wrestling community is somewhat unknown at the moment. The International Testing Agency (ITA) has only one wrestler on its roster of manipulated data (which could include belt wrestlers, grapplers, etc.) and is likely not of major concern to the Olympic-caliber athletes from Russia. The already-qualified wrestlers are almost certainly OK, but that determination is in the hands of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the interpretation of the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS). However, the IOC is legally bound to WADA's interpretation and CAS is very lenient to the athletes and seeks to ensure they have pathways to participate in Olympic Games. The broader question is what we want to see out of sports. There are those that bemoan the constant testing and point to cases where trace elements are found, and sentences levied are too harsh. Like any rule and any bureaucracy there are moments where the rules probably do go too far, but the opposite then is also true. Look at the sport of jiu-jitsu. Many fans saw this past week that Bo Nickal tried to compete in a catch match with no-gi jiu-jitsu fighter Gordon Ryan. As expected, Nickal was submitted and probably would have been by 94 percent of black belts in and around his weight category. What makes Ryan a little different is that he tells the world he is the best ever given his victories at ADCC and No-Gi Worlds. I don't feel like counting his gold medals ... but just google a video of him and I'm sure he'll be talking about it anyway. But he doesn't ever mention that he's been pumping steroids into his body for much of the past four years. There are a lot of steroids in jiu-jitsu, but few have had such immediate increases in their muscle gain and on-the-mat results as Ryan. Thing is, jiu-jitsu is horrible at testing athletes and only one tournament a year (World Championships) even deigns to try by testing only the finalists. (Athletes have been known to lose in the semifinals if they know they are going to pop.) Doping in jiu-jitsu isn't just beneficial because you're most explosive, stronger, and have better stamina -- you can also accomplish twice the amount of training of someone who is clean. The reps matter. It's a joke to call yourself the best ever in something if you are essentially a walking pharmacy. You're not the best at jiu-jitsu -- you're the best at taking drugs. In 2020 the wrestling world is more-or-less free of those demons. Wrestlers get caught and when they do, they are suspended for four years. (World champion Orkhon Purvedorj of Mongolia tested positive at the 2018 Asian Games and is done until 2022.) The penalties are so severe -- and the testing so year-round -- that fewer and fewer athletes are risking being caught. What's the impact? Think to yourself, is the sport better today, or in 2012? Leveling the playing field through strict testing is necessary to incentivize athletes from all socio-economic statuses to participate in the sport. Nothing does more to dissuade an individual or nation from participation than knowing their competitors are doped to the gills adversely affecting their chance to succeed on the mat. The sport isn't meant for only those individuals willing to risk their health for modest financial gains. It should be level for all athletes who want to participate and free of the pressures to dope. The blatant cheating is one reason my old keister isn't competing in jiu-jitsu. It's nice to train for a tournament and have a larger focus to the daily training session -- and I love to compete -- but facing men of questionable moral character in a sport where limbs and the ability to breathe are at risk doesn't mix well with emotionally destabilizing hormones and toxins. Would I be MUCH keener to participate if I had at least some guarantee that the muscles of my opponent weren't induced by Turnibol? Probably. I can't say for sure. Life is busy and maybe I'd find some other excuse, but when I look out at these Men-With-Abnormally-Large-Domes I don't see a situation that welcomes fair competition. The weirdest thing is I actually think Gordon Ryan would've been a top-flight competitor with plenty of gold in his cupboard. He seems to work hard, has an outstanding coach, and is surrounded by partners who can push him to the edge. But we'll never know. He's another athlete whose defining achievements will always be accompanied by an asterisk -- or even worse, his own insecurity in knowing that they are as much accomplishments of pharmacology as they are of strategy, effort, and willpower. For wrestling the space is clear and I hope to see all clean athletes, Russian and otherwise, with the ability to compete for Olympic glory -- even if it can't be under the flag of their home nation. To your questions … Question of the Week (InterMat T-shirt winner): Thoughts on Penn State pulling Aaron Brooks' redshirt and inserting him into the lineup at 184 pounds? Do you think he can finish in the top four? Where does this leave Shakur Rasheed? Will he move up to 197 pounds when he comes back and replace Kyle Conel? -- Mike C. Foley: The calculus is pretty clear. The X factor was always Kyle Conel's performance in the starting lineup. As he's faltering, the coaching staff must be sensing vulnerability especially when they turn their eyes westward and see Iowa strengthening by the moment. For them the shift has a higher likelihood of earning the team points in March. Shakur Rasheed up at 197 pounds would mean a potential for bonus points, but it's not a home run top-four solution for the Nittany Lions. Shakur is an All-American candidate at 197 pounds (seventh-place finisher in 2018), but he went 2-2 last year at 184 pounds. With Brooks there will always be uncertainty about a freshman entering the lineup, especially in a weight class like 184 pounds where there are some man muscles up-and-down the top-ranked national wrestlers. The question to consider is the Shakur/Conel point tally versus that of Brooks/Shakur. The latter is more likely to end with two All-Americans, but I think Shakur had a higher ceiling at 184 pounds and is more exposed to not placing at 197 pounds. Brent Metcalf won the NCAA title in 2008 at 149 pounds in one of the toughest weight classes ever (Photo/Juan Garcia) Q: In the history of the NCAA wrestling tournament, has there ever been a tougher weight/bracket than 149 pounds in 2008? I believe that six of the top eight finishers were or became NCAA champs and the other two were NCAA runners-up. The top eight finishers were Brent Metcalf, Bubba Jenkins, Jordan Burroughs, Josh Churella, Darrion Caldwell, J.P. O'Connor, Dustin Schlatter and Lance Palmer. -- Zach H. Foley: This question pops up almost every year and I have yet to see a comment that points to a more accomplished bracket. The meatier question might be, "What was the toughest bracket in the year it was competed?" Meaning that if you set aside future accomplishments, who came into the bracket with the most All-Americans and national champions. But damn, that bracket was crazy. Might still be 149 pounds in 2008! MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Top Ten Takedowns from 2019 Top Five Scrambles from 2019 Top Ten Throws from 2019 Q: Should the NCAA review the circumstances of Greg Kerkvliet's transfer to Penn State to determine if Cael Sanderson tampered and committed an NCAA violation? -- Tim D. Foley: Maybe they should take a cursory glance, but I'm confident that it won't tender interesting results. Also, the NCAA is not willing to burn its goodwill on a wrestling transfer that seems to make logical sense. The athlete went because part of the experience included competing with an Olympic champion. That athlete is now elsewhere, which inspired the change. Now, maybe that isn't the reason but, it's hard to see how it's something the NCAA should challenge. With the RTC and the flexible Transfer Portal, I think we will start to see considerably more incidents of these last-minute transfers. As some have said online, the ability for a new coach to quickly build a team is now viable. Northwestern coaches Tim Cysewski and Matt Storniolo in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: I find it interesting that Tim Cysewski chose to move from a head wrestling coaching position at Northwestern to an assistant coaching position in the same program. I understand he probably had reasons for not wanting to be the head coach anymore. But do you know of any other examples of head coaches switching seats in the same program? -- Mike C. Foley: Let's start with the fact that Northwestern is top ten in the country with very few roster spots and limited access to funds! After the first month of the season Matt Storniolo is looking to be a Coach of the Year candidate, which says a lot given the number of obituaries that have been written about the program in the past three years. Excellent early season results. As for Timmy, yes it's odd, but it started in the mid-aughties when Drew Pariano came on as an assistant coach and the program finished in the top four in the nation. Timmy stepped aside and let Drew take the helm, which was interesting, but effective. Coach Storniolo was already in the program as another assistant and was a good fit to take over. Timmy loves Northwestern, the school loves him, and the wrestlers have always responded well to his leadership. On a personal note, I've always found him exceedingly warm and a good leader. I have no other examples! Q: Freshmen Brayton Lee, Sammy Sasso, David Carr, Kendall Coleman and Trent Hidlay all placed in the top four in Las Vegas and are ranked in the top 10. Plus, there are other talented freshmen like Shane Griffith, Aaron Brooks, Nelson Brands and Tony Casssioppi who didn't compete in Las Vegas. Who are your top five freshmen in order at this point in the season? -- Mike C. Foley: 1. Brayton Lee 2. Sammy Sasso 3. David Carr 4. Nelson Brands 5. Tony Cassioppi/Aaron Brooks Colby Covington (Photo/Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Q: Former wrestlers Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington face off on Saturday night at UFC 245. Who you do think wins? And how? -- Mike C. Foley: I'm agnostic about Kamaru Usman, but I loathe Colby Covington and his racist, misogynistic, too-dumb-to-care MAGA shtick. Covington is the symptom of everything wrong with our current fighting culture. A loudmouth with mediocre talent who won boring fights and has been kept around by Dana White in an effort to validate the bogus values of the sport's far-right fringe. In short, Colby is a crappy person and I hope he gets beat up.

Braxton Amos will look to capture his third straight Walsh Jesuit Ironman title (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The Walsh Jesuit Ironman, perennially the nation's premier regular season high school wrestling tournament, celebrates its 26th edition this Friday and Saturday. The event is held annually just southeast of Cleveland, Ohio and yet again features the nation's top two teams (Blair Academy, N.J. and Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) along with a plethora of other highly ranked teams and individuals. Based on preliminary registration, there are 70 ranked wrestlers, including 41 within the top ten of their respective weight classes. The field features three wrestlers ranked No. 1 nationally: Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 106 pounds, Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 138, and Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio) at 145. Another five wrestlers are ranked second in the country, and are also the top seed in their weight class: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 126, Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 152, Padraic Gallgher (St. Edward, Ohio) at 160, Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) at 170, and Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) at 220. From a team perspective, No. 4 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 7 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), and No. 8 Montini Catholic (Ill.) join Blair Academy and Wyoming Seminary as top ten ranked teams in the field; also among the high end ranked teams are No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) and No. 15 Elyria (Ohio). Rounding out the group of fifteen ranked teams are No. 21 Chicago (Ill.) Mt. Carmel, No. 22 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 27 Malvern Prep (Pa.), No. 29 Mount St. Joseph (Md.), No. 32 Wadsworth (Ohio), No. 39 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 44 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), and No. 48 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.). Of massive implication in the team title race, Blair Academy will be absent arguably their two best wrestlers: Trevor Mastrogiovanni, who is ranked No. 2 nationally at 126, and Shayne Van Ness, who is ranked No. 1 at 132 pounds; while Wyoming Seminary will be absent Jacob Kaminski, who is ranked No. 3 at 285. Among teams on the outside looking in, look for Notre Dame-Green Pond (Pa.) to make a ton of noise in the event with their three wrestlers that are ranked in the top ten nationally. An event of this structure significantly favors their type of roster, and a performance at expectation should see them in the Fab 50 next week. Park Hill (Mo.) is a perennially ranked team with some talent, though the Trojans are absent two nationally ranked wrestlers this week that will be returning for the Kansas City Stampede; Waynesburg (Pa.) features a pair of wrestlers ranked in the top ten nationally; while Louisville (Ohio) returns a pair of state champions, but their roster balance is more likely to thrive in a tournament of slightly lesser caliber. Wrestling will start at 10 a.m. ET on Friday morning, and the quarterfinals will occur before the end of the session on Friday. Saturday's competition will begin at 10 a.m. with at least one round of consolation before the semifinals are scheduled for approximately 12 Noon. Matches for the championship, third, and fifth place are slated for 4:45 p.m. Bracketing and web coverage of the tournament is available on Trackwrestling, while streaming of the bouts will occur through FloWrestling. Below is a weight-by-weight overview of the field. Note: Entrants subject to change. 106: Marc-Anthony McGowan (Blair Academy, N.J.) is the tournament's top seed and the clear favorite; ranked No. 1 in the country at his weight class, and overall in the Class of 2023, he was a Cadet World champion in freestyle this past summer. Two other nationally ranked wrestlers feature in the weight class: No. 6 Daniel Sheen (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and No. 9 Mac Church (Waynesburg, Pa.); Sheen was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer, while Church was runner-up to McGowan at the UWW Cadet Nationals this spring. Others to note in this weight class include 2019 Fargo freestyle All-Americans in Codie Cuerbo (Aurora, Ohio), Joe Fernau (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Cael Keck (Park Hill, Mo.), and Kolby Warren (Christian Brothers College, Mo.); returning state champion Gabe Giampietro (Smyrna, Del.); notable freshmen Christopher Earnest (Wadsworth, Ohio), Brock Herman (Lake Catholic, Ohio), Dominic Hoffarth (Louisville, Ohio), and Thomas Link (Malvern Prep, Pa.); along with state tournament participants Pacey Najdusak (Mason, Ohio) and Noel Rosales (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.). 113: Five nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this weight class, though there is no super-elite wrestler or for that matter true favorite. The tournament's top seed is No. 9 Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.), who was a state champion last year when competing in New Jersey for Hunterdon Central; while the highest ranked wrestler is No. 8 Diego Sotelo (Marmion Academy, Ill.), a state champion who placed fourth at 106 in this tournament last year. Other nationally ranked wrestlers include No. 10 Gary Steen (Reynolds, Pa.), a 2018 state champion who was third in this tournament last year; No. 15 Erik Roggie (St. Christopher's, Va.), a Super 32 placer and National prep runner-up; and No. 18 Jacob Moon (Oregon Clay, Ohio), a returning state placer and 2017 Walsh Ironman semifinalist. Additional wrestlers to watch include state champions Brennen Cernus (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Peyton Fenton (Elyria, Ohio), Paul Garcia (Scottsbluff, Neb.), and Richard Treanor (Hough, N.C.); returning state runners-up Kenneth Crosby (Akron SVSM, Ohio) and Nick Gonzalez (Montini Catholic, Ill.); along with notable freshmen Nasir Bailey (Thornton Fractional North, Ill.), Sergio Lemley (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.), David McClelland (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), and Santino Robinson (Christian Brothers College, Pa.). 120: Very similar to the weight below, five nationally ranked wrestlers without a super-elite wrestler or clear favorite. The top seed is No. 9 Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, N.Y.), a state champion and NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion who placed fourth at the Super 32 two months ago; while the highest ranked wrestler is No. 7 Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, Md.), a three-time Fargo freestyle All-American and champion at the NHSCA freshman and sophomore nationals. Other nationally ranked wrestlers include No. 14 Ryan Miller (Blair Academy, N.J.), a two-time National Prep champion and 2017 Walsh Ironman runner-up; No. 15 Dustin Norris (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), a state champion and two-time Fargo freestyle All-American; and No. 20 Kyle Rowan (Perry, Ohio), a state champion and last year's 106 pound champion in this tournament. Other wrestlers to watch include state champions Brandon Crowder (Christiansburg, Va.), Colton Drousias (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.), and Gregor McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); state and/or National Prep runners-up Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley, Pa.), Bryce Cockrell (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Dayton Delviscio (Malvern Prep, Pa.), Brennan Van Hoecke (Palmetto Ridge, Fla.), and Cael Woods (West Holmes, Ohio); along with freshmen Boede Campbell (Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio), Weston Dalton (Pueblo East, Colo.), Ethan Mojena (Tampa Prep, Fla.), and Vincent Robinson (Marian Catholic, Ill.). Meriting significant attention are two other wrestlers that had major upset wins last weekend in Chris Kim (Germantown Academy, Pa.) and Nain Vazquez (Montini Catholic): Kim, a two-time fourth place finisher at National Preps pinned Ryan Miller; while two-time state fourth place finisher Vazquez beat Drousias in overtime. 126: Even without Trevor Mastrogiovanni, last year's champion at 120 pounds, this is a loaded weight class with seven ranked wrestlers. That total is tied with 138 for second most in the tournament, 152 pounds has eight. The battle for the crown will likely be waged between the top two overall Class of 2022 wrestlers in the country, Ryan Crookham (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) and Nic Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), who are ranked 3rd and 4th in this weight class nationally. Additional nationally ranked wrestlers include No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic, Ill.), a Junior world team member in Greco-Roman and two-time placer in this tournament; No. 12 Dylan Shawver (Elyria, Ohio), a three-time state placer and returning placer at this tournament; No. 16 Chris Barnabae (Mount St. Joseph, Md.), a three-time National prep placer; No. 19 Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow, Okla.), third in Junior freestyle this summer; and No. 20 Vince Cornella (Monarch, Colo.), a two-time state champion. Other notables in the field include returning Ironman placers Richard Fedalen (McDonogh, Md.) and Daniel Wask (Blair Academy, N.J.); state champion Garrett Lautzenheier (Louisville, Ohio); three-time state placers Peyton Burgdorf (Firelands, Ohio) and Connor Williams (Lake Gibson, Fla.); 16U freestyle All-American Kyren Butler (Copley, Ohio); along with notable freshmen Joey Blaze (Perrysburg, Ohio), Nick Hart (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Dy'vaire VanDyke (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), and Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, Pa.). 132: The total of three nationally ranked wrestlers is the joint fewest, along with 106 and 285. The top seed in this weight class is No. 13 Alejandro Herrera (Seneca Valley, Pa.), a two-time state champion who was champion at 113 in this tournament last year. Also ranked are No. 9 Chris Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), a three-time state champion who was runner-up in this tournament at 138 last year; and No. 14 Ethen Miller (Park Hill, Mo.), a Junior National freestyle runner-up this summer. Next in line among the field is Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), a 2017 National Prep champion and returning Walsh Ironman placer. Additional notables in the field include state champions Evan Buchanan (Atlee, N.C.), Jaxon Maroney (Cardinal Gibbons, N.C.), and Davin Rhoads (Louisville, Ohio); multi-time state placers Jimmy Carmany (Brecksville, Ohio), Chris Kelly (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Nathan Porter (Mount St. Joseph, Md.), Ethan Turner (Troy Christian, Ohio), Casey Wiles (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio), and Wyatt Yapoujian (Byers, Colo.); state placers Noah Mis (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.), Logan Ours (Beaver Local, Ohio), and Matthew Williams (CVCA, Ohio); 16U freestyle All-American Ismael Ayoub (Dublin Coffman, Ohio); along with freshmen Clayton Gabrielson (McDonogh, Md.), Patrick Jordon (New Kent, Va.), and Ethan Stiles (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 138: An absolutely loaded weight class anchored by national No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), a three-time National Prep champion and three-time Ironman placer who won here at 120 as a freshman in 2016. Five other members of the top 11 in the national rankings are in this field: No. 5 Mick Burnett (Elyria, Ohio), a returning state champion and two-time Fargo freestyle runner-up; No. 8 Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, Pa.), twice a Super 32 placer and twice third in Fargo freestyle; No. 9 Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), runner-up at the Super 32 this fall and a returning Ironman placer; No. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar (American Heritage, Fla.), runner-up last year in this tournament at 132 and a state champion; along with No. 11 Justin Rivera (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), runner-up at the NHSCA Junior Nationals and Super 32 as well as a 2017 state champion. Also ranked nationally is No. 16 Nick Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), a Super 32 placer this fall and twice a state runner-up. Additional wrestlers to watch include Junior National freestyle All-American Drew Roberts (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho); 16U freestyle All-Americans Cody Chittum (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Gavin Brown (Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio), who also was a state champion last season; state champion Joey Miller (Musselman, W.Va.); state runner-up Jared Hill (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Cole McComas (Beaver Local, Ohio), and Jake Nifenegger (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio); two-time state placers Sincere Bailey (Thornton Fractional North, Ill.) and Zack Witmer (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.); along with NHSCA Freshman national champion Kal Miller (Park Hill, Mo.). 145: Anchoring this weight class is national No. 1 Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, Ohio); he was a state champion in 2018, while this off-season he placed at the UWW Junior Nationals and was runner-up at the Junior Nationals in freestyle. His most direct threat is likely to be No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), champion at the Super 32 down in the 138-pound weight class and third in Junior freestyle also at 138. The other ranked wrestlers in this field are No. 7 Fidel Mayora (Montini Catholic, Ill.), a two-time state runner-up and returning Ironman placer; along with No. 12 Manzona Bryant (Hudson WRA, Ohio), a two-time Super32 placer and Junior freestyle All-American this summer. Additional wrestlers to note in this weight class include multi-time state champions Jackson Dean (Caesar Rodney, Del.) and Gavin Quiocho (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), state champions Dustin Morgillo (Genoa, Ohio) and Joey Natarcola (Smyrna, Del.), state runners-up Aaden Valez (Pueblo East, Colo.) and Travis Ragland (New Kent, Va.), three-time state placer Blake Saito (Perrysburg, Ohio), two-time Ironman placer Matt Lackman (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), UWW Cadet freestyle All-American Luke Geog (St. Edward, Ohio), impact freshman Lorenzo Norman (Blair Academy, N.J.), along with - despite relatively limited credentials - Myles Griffin (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) and Connor Gaynor (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.). 152: This looks to be the weight class of the tournament. It features eight nationally ranked wrestlers, which is most in the tournament, including six of them being in the top eleven. Leading the way is No. 2 Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, N.J.), a two-time Ironman placer who won National Preps and was runner-up at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle this calendar year. Next in line is No. 5 Peyton Hall (Oak Glen, W.Va.), who has placed seventh in this tournament the last two years and is also a two-time Super 32 placer (runner-up this year). No. 6 Brayden Roberts (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) is a two-time state champion and placed third at the Super 32 this fall; No. 7 A.J. Kovacs (Iona Prep, N.Y.) was a state champion, and since then finished runner-up at the NHSCA Junior nationals and placed at the Super 32; No. 8 B.J. Bailey (Thornton Fractional North, Ill.) was a state champion and Junior freestyle All-American this year; while No. 11 Connor Kievman (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) is a two-time National Prep champion. Also ranked nationally is No. 13 Bryce Hepner (St. Edward, Ohio), a two-time state champion and 2017 Walsh Ironman placer; and No. 18 Noah Castillo (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), a state champion in 2017. A whole slew of other notable wrestlers is in this field: state champions Kevin Contos (Genoa, Ohio), Nick Vafiadis (New Kent, Va.), and Vincent Zerban (Christian Brothers College, Mo.); state runners-up David Cumberledge (Aurora, Ohio), Enrique Munguia (Elyria, Ohio), and Douglas Terry (Granville, Ohio); UWW Cadet freestyle runner-up Derek Fields (Brunswick, Ohio); Ironman placer Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.); three-time state placers Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.), Dalton Harkins (Malvern Prep, Pa.), and Skyler Lasure (Beaver Local, Ohio); two-time state placers Joe Roberts (Montini Catholic, Ill.) and Daniel Patten (Stow, Ohio); along with NHSCA Freshman nationals champion Brody Conley (Tiffin Columbian, Ohio). 160: In a field featuring four of the nation's top eight wrestlers, and six overall ranked wrestlers, No. 2 Padraic Gallgher (St. Edward, Ohio) is at the head of the class; Gallagher was a state champion last season, upending Ironman champion Connor Brady in the championship bout, and added a Junior National freestyle title to the resume in the summer. No. 4 Thayne Lawrence (Frazier, Pa.) is a two-time state champion and two-time Super 32 placer; No. 7 Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pa.) is a returning state champion; while No. 8 John Martin Best (Parkersburg, W.Va.) is a two-time state champion and two-time Fargo freestyle runner-up. Also ranked are No. 11 Thomas Stewart (Blair Academy, N.J.), a 16U National freestyle champion; and No. 18 Dominic Isola (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), a state runner-up and Super 32 placer. Other notables in the weight class include state champions Jonathan Conrad (Carrollwood Day School, Fla.) and Dalton Russelberg (Union County, Ky.); state placers Noah Ewen (Perrysburg, Ohio), Brett McIntosh (Harrison, Ohio), Aaron Morton (Westerville South, Ohio), Keegan Rothrock (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.), and Connor Strong (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.); 16U Nationals freestyle All-American Tyler Lillard (Aurora, Ohio); state qualifier Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, Pa.); along with notable freshmen Gabriel Arnold (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Camden McDaniel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and Brayden Thompson (Montini Catholic, Ill.). 170: Two of the nation's top four in this weight class anchor the field, No. 2 Nevan Snodgrass (Kettering Fairmont, Ohio) and No. 4 Domonic Mata (Blair Academy, N.J.). Snodgrass, a three-time state placer, was third at the Ironman last year in this weight and third in Junior freestyle this summer; while National Prep champion Mata placed fourth last year at 160 in the Ironman and was a California state champion in 2018. Another pair of ranked wrestlers are contesting this weight class as well: No. 14 Tyler Stoltzfus (St. Joseph's Catholic, Pa.), a Super 32 placer and returning Ironman placer; along with No. 18 Andrew Donahue (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), a state runner-up at 182 in Indiana as a freshman last year. Additional wrestlers to watch include state champion Jaden Bullock (Oscar Smith, Va.); state runner-up Stephen Little (Union County, Ky.); three-time state placer Jax Leonard (Louisville, Ohio); state placers Ethan Anderson (Aurora, Ohio), Bailey Flanagan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), Hudson Hightower (St. Edward, Ohio), Caden Rogers (Malvern Prep, Pa.), and Lucas White (Christian Brothers College, Mo.); along with 2018 state qualifier Dillon Walker (Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio). 182: Five nationally ranked wrestlers are among the field, a group led by No. 7 Anthony D'Alesio (Canfield, Ohio) and No. 9 Rylan Rogers (Blair Academy, N.J.). D'Alesio is a three-time state placer, and won state this past season after placing fourth at the Ironman; while the sophomore Rogers placed third at National Preps in the 195-pound weight class before runner-up finishes in freestyle at UWW Cadets (80 kilos) and 16U Nationals (170 pounds). No. 17 J.T. Davis (Smyrna, Del.) was a state champion and NHSCA Junior Nationals runner-up this past season; No. 18 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, Fla.) is a returning Ironman placer and a two-time previous state champion; while No. 20 Jake Evans (Elyria, Ohio) is a returning Ironman placer and placed at the Super 32 in October. Other wrestlers to note include state champions Lucas Cochran (Box Elder, Utah), Micah Ervin (Union County, Ky.), Walker Stephenson (Hillcrest, S.C.), and Nathan Warden (Christiansburg, Va.); state runners-up Ethan Ducca (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio), Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and Matthew Rogers (Wantagh, N.Y.); two-time state placers Cole Hivnor (Lake Catholic, Ohio) and David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio); National Prep placers Cole Rees (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and Dominic Solis (McDonogh, Md.); state placers Jack Darrah (Christian Brothers College, Mo.), Jonathan List (Wadsworth, Ohio), Trevor Swier (Montini Catholic, Ill.), and Trevor Stewart (Urbana, Ohio); along with freshman Kyle Snider (CVCA, Ohio). 195: Four nationally ranked wrestlers headline the field, led by No. 4 Peyton Craft (Blair Academy, N.J.), a returning Ironman placer and champion at both the NHSCA Sophomore and Freshman nationals. No. 9 Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman, Ohio) won a state title last season as a freshman, following it up with a runner-up finish in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals and then a 16U Nationals freestyle title; No. 11 Sam Fisher (Fauquier, Va.) is a three-time state champion and a returning Ironman placer; while No. 17 Jack Wimmer (McDonogh, Md.) is a two-time Ironman placer and two-time National Prep placer. Additional wrestlers in the field include state champion Emmanuel Skillings (Broken Arrow, Okla.); state runner-up Ben Vanadia (Brecksville, Ohio); National Prep placer and 16U freestyle All-American Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep, Pa.); state placers Jordan Greer (Avon, Ohio), Matt Kelly (Iona Prep, N.Y.), Dominic Loparo (Wadsworth, Ohio), and Brent Paulus (Louisville, Ohio); NHSCA Junior Nationals placer Kyle Costello (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); along with two-time state qualifier Josh LaBarbera (Montini Catholic, Ill.). 220: Two-time defending Ironman champion Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) is ranked No. 2 in the nation. Also a three-time Super 32 champion, the career undefeated Amos is the clear favorite even in a weight class with five other nationally ranked wrestlers. The challenge pack is led by No. 4 Ethan Hatcher (Brecksville, Ohio), a returning Ironman placer and NHSCA Junior National champion; he has also placed third at the state tournament, UWW Cadet Nationals freestyle, and Junior National freestyle in this calendar year. Notable sophomores Noah Pettigrew (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) are transfers in to their respective schools, and currently are ranked 8th and 9th nationally; Pettigrew out-placed Franklin at the UWW Cadet Nationals in the same weight class, though Franklin was a 16U Nationals champion one weight class above where Pettigrew took third. Also ranked are No. 15 Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, Md.) and Grady Griess (Northwest, Neb.); Hamilton placed fourth at National Preps and was a NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion, while Griess was a state champion last season. Others in the field include state champion Matthew Kaplan (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); state runner-up Max Fausnaugh (Bowling Green, Ohio); along with state qualifiers Lazar Gasic (North Royalton, Ohio), Nik Mishka (Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.), Blake Robbins (Louisville, Ohio), and Riley Ucker (Dublin Coffman, Ohio). 285: Three nationally ranked wrestlers are present in the "big boys" weight class, a group led by No. 4 Isaac Righer (Mount St. Joseph's, Md.), a National Prep champion last year. Also ranked are No. 10 Garrett Kappes (McDonogh, Md.) and No. 15 Andy Garcia (Pueblo East, Colo.). Kappes is a three-time National Prep placer, and was a Super 32 semifinalist this fall as well as earning All-American honors in both styles of the 2018 Junior Nationals; while Garcia is a three-time state champion at 2018 Super 32 placer. Joining them in this weight class are four returning Ironman placers: Kade Carlson (Corner Canyon, Utah), Matthias Ervin (Union County, Ky.), Max Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio), and Caden Hill (Ashland Crestview, Ohio). Carlson was state runner-up last year after winning a title in 2018, Ervin is a two-time state champion, Millin placed third at state, while Hill failed to qualify for state. Further additional wrestlers are state champions Hugo Harp (Smyrna, Del.) and Kevin Hudson (Caesar Rodney, Del.), state placers Cole Deery (Malvern Prep, Pa.) and Cole Potts (Columbus DeSales, Ohio), multi-time state qualifier Breslin Walker (CVCA, Ohio), 16U Nationals double All-American Ryan Elrod (Ashtabula St. John, Ohio), and Marlon Welty (Broken Arrow, Okla.).

Ian Clark ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Following an extensive search, Elmira College Director of Athletics Renee Carlineo is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Clark as head coach of the Soaring Eagles' men's wrestling program. Clark faces the unique challenge of building a program from the ground up. Although EC briefly sponsored men's wrestling during the 1970s, the Soaring Eagles will return to the mat for the first time in nearly four decades during the 2020-21 academic year. "We are incredibly excited to have Ian as the first head coach of Elmira College men's wrestling," Carlineo said. "Ian is a passionate coach, hard-working recruiter, and a strong teacher. We could not be more eager to see what he can do in building this program from the ground up." "I am excited for the chance to build something special in such an amazing setting," Clark said. "I want to thank Renee Carlineo and the rest of the administration at Elmira College for giving the sport of wrestling an opportunity on this beautiful campus. I'm looking forward to getting to work right away. I have had the privilege to wrestle for and work with a lot of great coaches. I'm very appreciative of everything that I learned from them and intend to work very hard to pass those lessons along." A 2011 graduate of SUNY Cortland and a two-year member of the Red Dragons' wrestling program, Clark has gained valuable experience as an assistant coach at three NCAA Division III institutions. His coaching career began as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater under the guidance of his former coach and a five-time Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) Coach of the Year, Brad Bruhn. With Clark on the bench during the 2010-11 campaign, the Red Dragons finished 14th at the NCAA Division III Championships. A native of Evans Mills, New York, Clark ventured closer to home to join Oswego State as an assistant coach for four seasons from 2012-16. With the Lakers, he was charged with creating and executing practice and strength and conditioning plans, evaluating film, and recruiting potential student-athletes alongside long-time head coach Mike Howard. During Clark's tenure, the team saw significant growth in multiple areas. Oswego's roster nearly doubled in size, two student-athletes won individual titles at the ECWC Championships, and one qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. With the classes Clark helped recruit at Oswego, the Lakers went on to finish fourth in the region in the spring of 2017. Most recently, Clark served as an assistant on the staff at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. He played a valuable role in reviving the institution's wrestling program for the 2018-19 season after a seven-year hiatus. In the team's first year back, Clark's efforts were key in securing a freshman class of 14 for the 2019-20 season. In addition to a lengthy resume at the collegiate level, Clark also boasts one season as an assistant coach at Indian River High School in Philadelphia, New York. A former standout with the Warriors during his prep days, Clark mentored four state qualifiers, while the team posted a superb 22-2 record in dual meets during the 2011-12 season. Clark graduated from Indian River in 2004 after winning a Section III Class A championship as a senior. In addition to earning five varsity letters in wrestling, he was a two-year starter on the football team. After two years at Jefferson Community College, he concluded his wrestling career at SUNY Cortland, helping the Red Dragons win an ECWC title as a senior. Clark graduated from Cortland with a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics in December of 2011.

The second week of December is upon us and the season starts to intensify across the country. Below is the schedule of competitions for teams ranked in the InterMat Fab 50 national high school team rankings during the week of Dec. 11-17. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 3 Buchanan, Calif. Competes in the Mann Classic on Friday and Saturday at Marina (Calif.) No. 4 St. Edward, Ohio Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. Hosts No. 34 Lowell (Mich.) on Wednesday afternoon in an in-school assembly dual meet, Competes in the Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) Duals on Saturday No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 8 Montini Catholic, Ill. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 9 Tuttle, Okla. Hosts Southmoore (Okla.) in a dual meet on Thursday, Competes in the Mid-America Nationals at Enid (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 10 Gilroy, Calif. Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 12 Allen, Texas Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 13 Poway, Calif. Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Davison, Mich. Travels to Carman-Ainsworth (Mich.) for double dual on Wednesday, Competes in the Grappler Gold Invitational on Saturday at Brighton (Mich.) No. 15 Elyria, Ohio Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 17 Brighton, Mich. Travels to Rockford (Mich.) for double dual on Wednesday, Hosts the Grappler Gold Invitational on Saturday No. 18 St. John Bosco, Calif. Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Southeast Polk, Iowa Travels to Ankeny (Iowa) for tri-meet on Thursday, Competes in the Western Dubuque (Iowa) Tournament on Saturday No. 20 Shakopee, Minn. Travels to Eagan (Minn.) for tri-meet on Thursday, Competes in the Kenyon-Wanamingo (Minn.) Invitatinal on Saturday No. 21 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 22 Brecksville, Ohio Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 23 Southern Columbia, Pa. Hosts Mount Carmel (Pa.) in a dual meet on Thursday, Hosts Central Columbia (Pa.) in a dual meet on Tuesday 12/17 No. 24 Stillwater, Minn. Hosts Mounds View (Minn.) in a dual meet on Thursday No. 25 Simley, Minn. Travels to Henry Sibley (Minn.) for tri-meet on Thursday, Competes in the Prior Lake (Minn.) Duals on Saturday No. 26 Liberty, Mo. Competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 27 Malvern Prep, Pa. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 28 Selma, Calif. Competes in the Hawks Nest Invitational at Citrus Hill (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Mount St. Joseph, Md. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Millard South, Neb. Competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday, Hosts Underwood (Iowa) in a dual meet on Tuesday 12/17 No. 32 Wadsworth, Ohio Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 33 Clovis, Calif. Competes in the Curt Mettler Invitational at Elk Grove (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 34 Lowell, Mich. Travels to No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) for an in-school assembly dual on Wednesday afternoon, Competes in the Grappler Gold Invitational on Saturday at Brighton (Mich.) No. 35 Brownsburg, Ind. Travels to Avon (Ind.) for a dual meet on Thursday, Competes in the Grappler Gold Invitational on Saturday at Brighton (Mich.), Hosts Franklin Central (Ind.) in a dual meet on Tuesday 12/17 No. 36 Lisbon, Iowa Travels to Solon (Iowa) for tri-meet along with West Delaware (Iowa) No. 37 Clovis North, Calif. Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 38 Mustang, Okla. Hosts Piedmont (Okla.) in a dual meet on Thursday, Competes in the Mid-America Nationals at Enid (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday, Travels to Sand Springs (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday 12/17 No. 39 Broken Arrow, Okla. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 40 DeKalb, Ill. Hosts Naperville (Ill.) Central in a dual meet on Thursday, Hosts Metea Valley (Ill.) in a dual meet on Friday, Competes in the Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) Duals on Saturday No. 41 Nazareth, Pa. Travels to Dieruff (Pa.) for dual meet on Wednesday No. 42 Stoughton, Wis. Travels to Monroe (Wis.) for dual meet on Friday, Competes in the Wisconsin Dells (Wis.) Duals on Saturday No. 43 Fort Dodge, Iowa Hosts Des Moines North-Hoover (Iowa) in a dual meet on Thursday, Competes in the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 44 Christian Brothers College, Mo. Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Dundee, Mich. Competes in quad meet at New Boston (Mich.) Huron on Wednesday, Competes in the Grappler Gold Invitational on Saturday at Brighton (Mich.) No. 46 Crescent Valley, Ore. Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 47 Pomona, Colo. Hosts Ralston Valley (Colo.) in a dual meet on Wednesday Competes in the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday No. 48 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. Travels to Bethlehem (Pa.) Liberty for dual meet on Wednesday, Competes in the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 49 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. Hosts Evansville (Ind.) Memorial in a dual meet on Wednesday, Competes in the Castle (Ind.) Six-Way on Saturday No. 50 Windsor, Colo. Hosts Mead (Colo.) in a dual meet on Wednesday, Competes in the Rapid City (S.D.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday Off this week: No. 6 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), No. 16 Delbarton (N.J.), No. 31 St. Joseph Montvale (N.J.)

Brent Metcalf with Alex Mackall at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Iowa State assistant coach, multiple-time U.S. world team member and two-time NCAA champion Brent Metcalf joins The MatBoss Podcast with Chad Dennis for Episode 43. Metcalf talks about ISU's weekend in Las Vegas, what an athlete like David Carr means to the program, recruiting and the impact of social media and video on coaching as well as the upcoming dual with Chattanooga, one of Dennis' favorite subjects. About MatBoss: Created by coaches for coaches, MatBoss for iPad® integrates wrestling stats directly into the video you record for each match, completely replacing the need for labor-intensive pencil and paper scoring systems. It's the wrestling stats app our sport has been waiting for. Focus on coaching, not busy work Improve through video analysis Make data an advantage Eliminate scoring errors Increase exposure Become a digital coach For more information, visit MatBossApp.com. Follow MatBoss on Twitter and subscribe to the show @MatBossApp | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Spreaker | Google Podcasts | RSS

FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College picked up a non-conference wrestling win tonight at home over Southern Virginia University, winning 39-9 at Swartz Gym. THE BASICS JD McMillin (125 lbs) picked up a forfeit win, then Levi Englman (133) won a decision to put the Panthers out in front 9-0. Southern Virginia's Aldair Moran won a decision at 141 to trim the lead to 9-3, but that's as close at the Knights would get. Austin Smith (149), Elijah Martin (157) and Galilee Kissell (165) posted back-to-back-to-back pins, to extend the Panther lead to 27-3. Martin's pin over Matt Rosson took just 13 seconds. Malik Barr (174) won by technical fall, Demontay Wimbush (184) picked up a major decision and Braden Homsey (197) won by decision to make the score 39-3. Nico Ramirez (285) posted a pin for Southern Virginia to round out the night. Results: 125: JD McMillin (Ferrum) over Unknown (For.) 133: Levi Englman (Ferrum) over Aaron Freidhof (Southern Virginia) (Dec 3-0) 141: Aldair Moran (Southern Virginia) over Hayden Funck (Ferrum) (Dec 6-4) 149: Austin Smith (Ferrum) over Nicolas Korhonen (Southern Virginia) (Fall 2:11) 157: Elijah Martin (Ferrum) over Matthew Rosson (Southern Virginia) (Fall 0:13) 165: Galilee Kissell (Ferrum) over Kyle York (Southern Virginia) (Fall 1:56) 174: Malik Barr (Ferrum) over Matthew Rohrdanz (Southern Virginia) (TF 18-3 5:46) 184: Demontay Wimbush (Ferrum) over Cole Oldham (Southern Virginia) (MD 16-4) 197: Braden Homsey (Ferrum) over Matt Speelman (Southern Virginia) (Dec 6-0) 285: Nico Ramirez (Southern Virginia) over Carlos Leyva (Ferrum) (Fall 1:40) NEXT MATCH Coach Nate Yetzer's team wil be back in action after Christmas, wrestling in the rugged Citrus Invitational Sunday and Monday, Dec. 29-30, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- The Cardinal wrestling lineup caught fire midway through another home dual Tuesday night inside the Rike Center, punctuating the first half of the winter season with a 38-11 triumph against Division II Urbana University. Otterbein, improving to 6-2 in dual action, will now have a full month off to regroup before getting back in action the second week of January. The Cardinals used a similar theme in besting Urbana last season (30-17), where they trailed 17-9 before turning up the heat. A pair of youngsters helped the Cards build a quick 9-0 lead in this rematch, as sophomore Chase Nelson earned a forfeit at 125 before freshman Joey Buckland held on for a 6-4 decision in the follow bout. He is 8-5 this season while filling in nationally-ranked Jackson Lakso, who is expected back after the holiday break as he recovers from an injury. The Blue Knights settled in to claim the next three matches, as Santino DiSabato dropped a narrow 3-2 decision and Ryan Whitten also came up just short in the anticipated match of the night. Whitten, fresh off his 157-pound victory at the Ohio Northern Invitational, entered 21-3 overall and squared up with standout Urbana Cole Houser (10-1). Both wrestlers traded points in a tightly-contested showdown, which ultimately ended 3-3 in regulation before Houser secured an early takedown in overtime to prevail 5-3. Otterbein rallied from that point, beginning with senior Willy Plaisir delivering a trademark slam in the first round and eventually registering a pin at 2:24. Classmate Donny Didion followed suit with a fall at 1:29, as did nationally-ranked Corbin Bunsold at 2:14. Jarrod Setliff then capped the spurt with a pin after just 40 seconds. Bunsold, moving up to No. 15 in the latest 184-pound national poll, enters the break with a 15-2 record. The night ended with top-ranked heavyweight Drew Kasper securing his first technical fall of the season, nearly pinning his counterpart on a few occasions before settling with a 16-1 final score. He remains unbeaten at 13-0, nine of those coming with bonus points. The Cardinals will return to action on Saturday, January 11 at the Kent State Tuscarawas Duals. Results: 125 – Chase Nelson (OTT) wins by forfeit 6 0 133 – Joey Buckland (OTT) over Alec Fulwider (UU) by Decision, 6-4 9 0 141 - Jacob Edwards (UU) over Santino DiSabato (OTT) by Decision, 3-2 9 3 149 – Jared Ford (UU) over Jacob Williams (OTT) by TF, 18-2 9 8 157 – Cole Houser (UU) over Ryan Whitten (OTT) by Decision, 5-3 in OT 9 11 165 - Willy Plaisir (OTT) over Cameron Carnevale (UU) by Fall, 2:24 15 11 174 – Donny Didion (OTT) over Brendon Hartsell (UU) by Fall, 1:29 21 11 184 – #15 Corbin Bunsold (OTT) over Connor Dixon (UU) by Fall, 2:14 27 11 197 – Jarrod Setliff (OTT) over Major Stratton (UU) by Fall, 0:40 33 11 285 - #1 Drew Kasper (OTT) over Nick Baker (UU) by TF, 16-1 38 11

Utah's Sage Mortimer gets her hand raised after winning a 16U freestyle title in Fargo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Add the state of Utah to the growing list of states to officially sanction girls' wrestling. The Board of Trustees of the Utah High School Athletics Association -- governing body for prep sports within the state -- has approved girls' wrestling beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the Standard-Examiner newspaper has reported. The Ogden, Utah-based newspaper added that the inaugural official girls wrestling state tournament could be anticipated to take place sometime in February or March 2021. "There's much to figure out in the meantime," the Standard-Examiner continued. "The Board of Trustees' approval simply approved sanctioning and nothing else at the moment. "Details like how many classifications, weight classes, regions, state tournament logistics and many more have yet to be figured out," UHSAA assistant director Jon Oglesby said. The National Federation of State High School Associations reports that Utah high schools added 23 participants in girls wrestling for a total of 124 when comparing the 2017-18 school year to 2018-19. Girls' high school wrestling has enjoyed tremendous growth in the past couple years. By InterMat's count, Utah becomes the 20th state to officially add girls' wrestling to the list of officially sanctioned high school sports. In calendar year 2019, five states have sanctioned girls' wrestling, including New Mexico, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas and Maryland. To provide some perspective ... as recently as the beginning of 2018, six states had separate state wrestling championships for girls: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas and Washington State. During 2018, eight additional states announced the establishment of a girls' state championships.

The preliminary seeds for the 26th annual Walsh Jesuit Ironman, which will be held in Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) this Friday and Saturday, have been released. Among the top seeds in the fourteen high school weight classes are three wrestlers ranked No. 1 at their respective weight classes nationally. In five other weight classes, the top seed is ranked No. 2 in their weight class nationally. The seeds are subject to change based on weigh-ins. 106 pounds 1. Marc-Anthony McGowan - Blair Academy, NJ 2. Mac Church - Waynesburg Central, PA 3. Daniel Sheen - Wyoming Seminary, PA 4. Joe Fernau - Montini Catholic, IL 5. Gabe Giampietro - Smyrna, DE 6. Cael Keck - Park Hill, MO 7. Pacey Najdusak - Mason, OH 8. Marlon Yarbrough - Copley, OH 9. Codie Cuerbo - Aurora, OH 10. Pito Castro - Brecksville, OH 11. Colin Noel - Elyria, OH 12. Caleb Schroer - Troy Christian, OH 13. Wyatt Richter - St. Edward, OH 14. Brock Herman - Lake Catholic, OH 15. Dominic Hoffarth - Louisville, OH 16. Matt Eberly - New Kent, VA 113 pounds 1. Brett Ungar - Notre Dame, PA 2. Erik Roggie - St. Christopher's, VA 3. Gary Steen - Reynolds, PA 4. Diego Sotelo - Marmion Academy, IL 5. Jacob Moon - Clay, OH 6. Peyton Fenton - Elyria, OH 7. Cole Skinner - LaSalle, OH 8. Brennen Cernus - Wyoming Seminary, PA 9. Richard Treanor - Hough, NC 10. Nasir Bailey - Thornton Fractional North, IL 11. Sean Seefeldt - St. Edward, OH 12. Kenneth Crosby - St. Vincent-St. Mary, OH 13. Paul Garcia - Scottsbluff, NE 14. Sergio Lemley - Mt. Carmel, IL 15. Nick Gonzalez - Montini Catholic, IL 16. Mason Brugh - Wadsworth, OH 120 pounds 1. Jordan Titus - Center Moriches, NY 2. Kyle Rowan - Perry, OH 3. Ryan Miller - Blair Academy, NJ 4. Cooper Flynn - McDonogh, MD 5. Christopher Kim - Germantown Academy, PA 6. Dustin Norris - LaSalle, OH 7. Dayton Delviscio - Malvern Prep, PA 8. Colton Drousias - Mt. Carmel, IL 9. Cael Woods - West Holmes, OH 10. Brennan Van Hoecke - Palmetto Ridge, FL 11. Gregor McNeil - Wyoming Seminary, PA 12. Nain Vazquez - Montini Catholic, IL 13. Rich Delsanter - St. Edward, OH 14. Matt Mayer - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 15. Brandan Chletsos - Notre Dame, PA 16. Brandon Crowder - Christiansburg, VA 126 pounds 1. Trevor Mastrogiovanni - Blair Academy, NJ 2. Ryan Crookham - Notre Dame, PA 3. Nic Bouzakis - Wyoming Seminary, PA 4. Dylan Ragusin - Montini Catholic, IL 5. Dylan Shawver - Elyria, OH 6. Chris Barnabae - Mount St. Joseph, MD 7. Vince Cornella - Monarch, CO 8. Antoine Allen - LaSalle, OH 9. Jackson Cockrell - Broken Arrow, OK 10. Logan Agin - Lancaster, OH 11. Garrett Lautzenheiser - Louisville, OH 12. Rocco Welsh - Waynesburg Central, PA 13. Kyren Butler - Copley, OH 14. Connor Williams - Lake Gibson, FL 15. Landon Hacker - Wadsworth, OH 16. Dy'Vaire VanDyke - Walsh Jesuit, OH 132 pounds 1. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon - Seneca Valley, PA 2. Chris Rivera - Lake Highland Prep, FL 3. Drew Munch - Wyoming Seminary, PA 4. Ethen Miller - Park Hill, MO 5. Jimmy Carmany - Brecksville, OH 6. Ethan Turner - Troy Christian, OH 7. Casey Wiles - LaSalle, OH 8. Davin Rhoads - Louisville, OH 9. Noah Mis - Mt. Carmel, IL 10. Ethan Stiles - Montini Catholic, IL 11. Cole Homet - Waynesburg, PA 12. Evan Buchanan - Atlee, VA 13. Scott Richter - St. Edward, OH 14. Wyatt Yapoujian - Byers, CO 15. Logan Ours - Beaver Local, OH 16. Daniel Wask, Blair Academy, NJ 138 pounds 1. Beau Bartlett - Wyoming Seminary, PA 2. Justin Rivera - Lake Highland Prep, FL 3. Mick Burnett - Elyria, OH 4. Kenny Herrmann - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 5. Wyatt Henson - Waynesburg Central, PA 6. Frankie Tal-Shahar - American Heritage, FL 7. Nick Moore - Graham, OH 8. Drew Roberts - Coeur d'Alene, ID 9. Jake Niffenegger - LaSalle, OH 10. Lucas Chittum - Blair Academy, NJ 11. Gavin Brown - Legacy Christian Academy, OH 12. Kal Miller - Park Hill, MO 13. Zack Witmer, St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, PA 14. Sincere Bailey - Thornton Fractional North, IL 15. Cole McComas - Beaver Local, OH 16. Joey Miller - Musselman, WV 145 pounds 1. Victor Voinovich - Brecksville, OH 2. Lachlan McNeil - Wyoming Seminary, PA 3. Manzona Bryant - Western Reserve, OH 4. Fidel Mayora - Montini Catholic, IL 5. Matt Lackman - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 6. Blake Saito - Perrysburg, OH 7. Jackson Dean - Caesar Rodney, DE 8. Dustin Morgillo - Genoa, OH 9. Aaden Valdez - Pueblo East, CO 10. Luke Geog - St. Edward, OH 11. Travis Ragland - New Kent, VA 12. Gavin Quiocho - Parkersburg South, WV 13. Lorenzo Norman - Blair Academy, NJ 14. Myles Griffin - Lake Highland Prep, FL 15. Grayston DiBlasi - Park Hill, MO 16. Connor Gaynor - Mt. Carmel, IL 152 pounds 1. Travis Mastrogiovanni - Blair Academy, NJ 2. Peyton Hall - Oak Glen, WV 3. Bilal Bailey - Thornton Fractional North, IL 4. Brayden Roberts - Parkersburg South, WV 5. AJ Kovacs - Iona Prep, NY 6. Connor Kievman - Wyoming Seminary, PA 7. Cole Handlovic - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 8. Bryce Hepner - St. Edward, OH 9. Noah Castillo - Lake Highland Prep, FL 10. Derek Fields - Brunswick, OH 11. Enrique Munguia, Elyria, OH 12. Caleb Dowling - St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, PA 13. Vinny Zerban - Christian Brothers College, MO 14. Nick Vafiadis - New Kent, VA 15. Dalton Harkins - Malvern Prep, PA 16. David Cumberledge - Aurora, OH 160 pounds 1. Paddy Gallgher - St. Edward, OH 2. Thayne Lawrence - Frazier, PA 3. Andrew Cerniglia - Notre Dame, PA 4. John Martin Best - Parkersburg, WV 5. Thomas Stewart - Blair Academy, NJ 6. Dominic Isola - Lake Highland Prep, FL 7. Brett McIntosh - Harrison, OH 8. Aaron Morton - Westerville South, OH 9. Keegan Rothrock - St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, PA 10. Tyler Lillard - Aurora, OH 11. Noah Ewen - Perrrysburg, OH 12. Brayden Thompson, Montini Catholic, IL 13. Luca Augustine - Waynesburg Central, PA 14. Jonathan Conrad - Carrollwood Day, FL 15. Gabe Arnold - Wyoming Seminary, PA 16. Harrison Trahan - McDonogh, MD 170 pounds 1. Nevan Snodgrass - Kettering Fairmont, OH 2. Domonic Mata - Blair Academy, NJ 3. Tyler Stoltzfus - St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, PA 4. Andrew Donahue - Wyoming Seminary, PA 5. Jaden Bullock - Oscar Smith, VA 6. Jax Leonard - Louisville, OH 7. Hudson Hightower - St. Edward, OH 8. Caden Rogers - Malvern Prep, PA 9. Ethan Anderson - Aurora, OH 10. Lucas White - Christian Brothers College, MO 11. Dillon Walker - LaSalle, OH 12. Bailey Flanagan - Lake Highland Prep, FL 13. Stephen Little - Union County, KY 14. Anthony DeRosa - Bethlehem Catholic, PA 15. Anthony Rizzo - Brecksville, OH 16. Tye Rozell - Broken Arrow, OK 182 pounds 1. Anthony D'Alesio - Canfield, OH 2. Rylan Rogers - Blair Academy, NJ 3. Ashton Habeil - Lake Gibson, FL 4. Jake Evans - Elyria, OH 5. Nathan Warden - Christiansburg, VA 6. JT Davis - Smyrna, DE 7. Trevor Swier - Montini Catholic, IL 8. Micah Ervin - Union County, KY 9. Jack Darrah - Christian Brothers College, MO 10. Bryce Mattioda - Broken Arrow, OK 11. Cole Rees - Wyoming Seminary, PA 12. Cole Hivnor - Lake Catholic, OH 13. Walker Stephenson - Hillcrest, SC 14. Matt Rogers - Wantagh, NY 15. Lucas Cochran - Box Elder, UT 16. Dominic Solis - McDonogh, MD 195 pounds 1. Peyton Craft - Blair Academy, NJ 2. Sam Fisher - Fauquier, VA 3. Seth Shumate - Dublin Coffman, OH 4. Jack Wimmer - McDonogh, MD 5. Nicholas Feldman - Malvern Prep, PA 6. Emmanuel Skillings - Broken Arrow, OK 7. Jordan Greer - Avon, OH 8. Matt Kelly - Iona Prep, NY 9. Ben Vanadia - Brecksville, OH 10. Brent Paulus - Louisville, OH 11. Kyle Costello - Wyoming Seminary, PA 12. Dom Loparo - Wadsworth, OH 13. Josh LaBarbera - Montini Catholic, IL 14. Parker Warner - Mount St. Joseph, MD 15. Keith Bodnar - Steubenville, OH 16. Tai Carter - Perkins, OH 220 pounds 1. Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South, WV 2. Ethan Hatcher - Brecksville, OH 3. Kolby Franklin - Wyoming Seminary, PA 4. Noah Pettigrew - Blair Academy, NJ 5. Kyonte Hamilton - Georgetown Prep, MD 6. Grady Griess - Northwest, NE 7. Max Fausnaugh - Bowling Green, OH 8. Blake Robbins - Louisville, OH 9. Matt Kaplan - Lake Highland Prep, FL 10. Lazar Gasic - North Royalton, OH 11. Riley Ucker - Dublin Coffman, OH 12. Nik Mishka - Mt. Carmel, IL 13. Nick Lisco - St. Edward, OH 14. Nolan Neves - Graham, OH 15. Jake Noon - Findlay, OH 16. Chase Thompson - American Heritage, FL 285 pounds 1. Isaac Righter - Mount St. Joseph, MD 2. Garrett Kappes - McDonogh, MD 3. Andy Garcia - Pueblo East, CO 4. Kade Carlson - Corner Canyon, UT 5. Matthias Ervin - Union County, KY 6. Max Millin - Massillon Perry, OH 7. Cole Potts - St. Frances DeSales, OH 8. Cole Deery - Malvern Prep, PA 9. Kevin Hudson - Caesar Rodney, DE 10. Hugo Harp - Smyrna, DE 11. Nate Miller - Wyoming Seminary, PA 12. Ryan Elrod - St. John, OH 13. Caden Hill - Crestview, OH 14. Breslin Walker - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, OH 15. Daniel Wirth - Beaver Local, OH 16. Ryan Howard - Waynesburg Central, PA

A high school wrestling coach was among those wounded in the mass shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida on Friday. Ryan Blackwell is a staff member at Gulf Breeze High School, located near the Pensacola NAS in Florida's western Panhandle, as well as coach of the Gulf Breeze Wrestling Club. In addition, the 27-year-old Blackwell is an active duty member of the U.S. Navy. Here is the message the City of Gulf Breeze posted on its Facebook page Friday: "Gulf Breeze City Hall sends prayers and support for the recovery of Gulf Breeze High School assistant wrestling coach Ryan Blackwell. Coach Ryan is active duty Navy and was shot three times this morning in the senseless act of violence which killed three military people, injuring eleven in the Aviation Building. Coach Ryan's thoughts were with his team before going into surgery, as Coach Ryan called head wrestling coach Dave Daily of Gulf Breeze Wrestling Club to tell him he won't make this weekend's wrestling tournament. Coach Ryan is in stable condition…" Blackwell was taken to Baptist Hospital, along with seven others who were also wounded in the shooting. According to WITN-TV, the NBC affiliate in Greenville, N.C., Ryan Blackwell is an Eastern North Carolina native who attended Croatan High School in Carteret County. Blackwell made history as a senior by becoming just the second wrestler in county history to win two North Carolina state championships. He later wrestled for the NCAA Division II program at the University of North Carolina Pembroke at 141 pounds. Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of the Saudi Air Force who was training to become a pilot, has been identified as the gunman. He reportedly used a handgun to fatally shoot three people and wound eight others on Friday morning in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. The gunman was reportedly shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. The base employs more than 16,000 military personnel and 7,400 civilians.

The documentary "Wrestle" which tells the stories of a handful of high school wrestlers from Alabama has been named one of the five best documentaries of 2019 by the National Board of Review, AL.com reported. Here's how InterMat opened its February 2019 article about the film's New York City premiere: "Get ready to get to know Jailen, Jamario, Teague and Jaquan ... four high school wrestlers from Huntsville, Alabama whose stories on and off the mat are the focus of a brand-new documentary titled 'Wrestle' which debuted in New York City this weekend…" The official website for "Wrestle" refers to an award-winning documentary about high school basketball in its description of its own film, stating, "'Hoop Dreams' goes to the mat in this intimate, coming-of-age documentary about four members of a high-school wrestling team at Huntsville's J.O. Johnson High School..." "Wrestle" is a multi-dimensional film which goes beyond the wrestling mat to focus on various issues, including struggles of life with a low income, racial profiling, the intense pressure of trying for a college scholarship, and the challenges of being a single parent. "Wrestle" producers Suzannah Herbert and Lauren Belfer "logged more than 650 hours of footage during the course of the team's final season before cutting it down to feature length," according to AL.com, a website for a number of major newspapers in Alabama. "Wrestle" is in good company. The other four films on the National Board of Review's list of top documentaries of this year include "American Factory", "Apollo 11", "The Black Godfather" and "Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story" by Martin Scorsese. What is the National Board of Review? According to the organization's official website, "Since 1909, the National Board of Review has dedicated its efforts to the support of cinema as both art and entertainment. Each year, this select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals and academics of varying ages and backgrounds watches over 250 films and participates in illuminating discussions with directors, actors, producers and screenwriters before announcing their selections for the best work of the year in late November prior to an annual ceremony in January." Want to see "Wrestle" for yourself? It's always playing at the movie's official website.

Russia has been banned from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international competitions for four years over doping non-compliance. That ban includes the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics, World Cup, as well as other major international sporting events. Russia's flag and national anthem have also been banned from international events for four years. WADA's president Craig Reedie said, "For too long, Russian doping has detracted from clean sport. Russia was afforded every opportunity to get its house in order and re-join the global anti-doping community for the good of its athletes and of the integrity of sport, but it chose instead to continue in its stance of deception and denial." Russian athletes could still compete international events, including the Olympics, without their flag or anthem if they are able to provide evidence they are clean. Russia's anti-doping agency can appeal the decision within 21 days, but the head of Russia's anti-doping agency believes the decision is final. "There is no chance of winning this case in court," said Ganus.

Minnesota's Brayton Lee after winning the title at 149 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The Cliff Keen Las Vegas is the nation's premier regular season tournament. With so many ranked wrestlers and teams competing over two days, the tournament always gives fans plenty to discuss and reveals a lot about teams and wrestlers. This year is no exception. Let's examine four things we learned at this year's CKLV. Brayton Lee is a national title contender at 149 pounds In my 'Ten questions heading into Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational' feature, one of my questions was, 'Is freshman Sammy Sasso a national title threat at 149 pounds?' Based on his runner-up performance in his Las Vegas, Sasso certainly appears to be a title threat. However, Sasso wasn't the Big Ten freshman who stole the show at 149 pounds. It was Minnesota's Brayton Lee. He entered the tournament seeded fifth and ranked No. 9 nationally by InterMat. Lee faced a tough road to the title but came through with five straight decisions (no bonus-point wins). After beating Cal Poly's Joshy Cortez in the opening round, Lee topped two-time NCAA qualifier Josh Maruca of Arizona State, 9-4, in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Lee defeated No. 8-ranked Brock Zacherl of Clarion, 8-3. In the semifinals, Lee came from behind late to win 4-2 in sudden victory over Northern Iowa's Max Thomsen. Thomsen led 1-0 in the third period before Lee picked up a takedown with 30 seconds left. The match eventually went to sudden victory where Lee countered a Thomsen shot and scored the match-winning takedown. In the finals, Lee faced a familiar opponent in Sasso. Last season, while both were redshirting, Sasso defeated Lee in college and then again at the UWW Junior Nationals. However, Lee came back to beat Sasso at the UWW Junior World Trials to earn a spot on the Junior World Team. On Saturday, Lee came out on top again, earning a 6-4 victory. He scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and led 5-2 until a late takedown by Sasso, which cut the deficit to one. Lee was cut loose with under 15 seconds left and held on for the win. Lee's title in Las Vegas will catapult him in the rankings at 149 pounds. He improved his record this season to 13-1, with his only loss coming to No. 4 Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State. ASU's Zahid Valencia had bonus-point victories in all five matches in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Zahid Valencia is the Hodge Trophy frontrunner Valencia proved in Las Vegas that he is not only head and shoulders above the 184-pound field nationally, but also the frontrunner for the Hodge Trophy. Sure, the season is young and there are plenty of wrestlers dominating and making their cases for college wrestling's top individual honor, but the 2020 Hodge is Valencia's to lose. Las Vegas had almost all the nation's top 184-pounders, and Valencia earned bonus-point victories in all five of his matches. He had a two falls, a technical fall in the quarterfinals and major decisions in the semifinals and finals. For Valencia, it was his third Las Vegas title in three attempts, and he was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Those making a case for other wrestlers to win the Hodge might point to Valencia's one-point win (8-7) over Nebraska's Taylor Venz on Nov. 10. But Valencia's performance in Las Vegas should stand out more than a one-point win over a past All-American in early November. Ohio State's Luke Pletcher scored 65 points in five matches in Las Vegas (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Luke Pletcher is an offensive juggernaut The two-time All-American Pletcher has long been criticized for winning close, low-scoring matches. It's time for wrestling fans to put that to rest. While some of the criticism may have been unfair, there is no denying that Pletcher has turned him his offense this season. That was on display in Las Vegas, where he blitzed a field that included four of the nation's top six 141-pounders. Pletcher scored 65 points in five matches, an average of 13 points per match. He scored double-digit points on All-Americans Chad Red of Nebraska and Mitch McKee of Minnesota. The Buckeye senior has beaten most of the national title contenders at 141-pounders, with the exception of Penn State All-American Nick Lee, who he will likely see on Feb. 15 in State College. Purdue's Dylan Lydy gets in on a shot against Nebraska's Mikey Labriola in the semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Purdue has several All-American threats The Purdue wrestling program has been on the rise since Tony Ersland took over as the Boilermakers' head wrestling coach in 2014. That rise has been steady. Purdue has finished the season ranked in the dual meet rankings in four of the past five seasons. Ersland has produced multiple top-25 recruiting classes, including a No. 7 class in 2016. He has twice matched a program high with eight NCAA qualifiers in 2015 and 2019. However, critics of the program will point to Purdue's conference dual meet records (3-6 in each of the past five seasons) and the lack of All-Americans (zero) under Ersland. This season, Purdue looks primed to break through and not only produce its first All-American under Ersland, but potentially multiple. The Boilermakers finished in fifth place in Las Vegas and had three finalists, including a champion, Dylan Lydy (174). Lydy defeated Nebraska's Mikey Labriola in the semifinals before topping Northern Iowa's Bryce Steiert in the finals. Devin Schroder (125) and Christian Brunner (197) finished second, both losing to returning national finalists. Junior 149-pounder Griffin Parriott and freshman 157-pounder Kendall Coleman both finished fourth. Parriott posted a 5-2 record, which included a win over 2017 All-American Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa. Coleman entered the tournament undefeated and only suffered losses to two-time All-American Hayden Hidlay of NC State and No. 3 David Carr of Iowa State, one of the nation's top freshmen.