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Alex Marinelli edged Evan Wick in the finals of the Midlands Championships last season (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Last weekend, Penn State dropped a match against Arizona State. The loss not only ended PSU's extensive winning streak, but it also allowed Iowa to move into the No. 1 spot in the rankings. The Hawkeyes took care of business against rival Iowa State, and this week they look to hold that top ranking against No. 6 Wisconsin. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual, which could feature as many as 15 ranked wrestlers across the 10 matches. 125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. Michael Cullen (Wisconsin) After wrestling for the full seven minutes in his season debut against Fabian Gutierrez (UTC), Lee finished his match against No. 6 Alex Mackall (Iowa State) with a first-period technical fall. There have been concerns about Lee fading after the first period, but if the match ends before the start of the second, does that really matter? Cullen is back down at 125 pounds after spending his last two seasons up at 133 pounds. He has held down the starting spot for the Badgers this year, and he has put up a 4-2 record in the process. In his last match, Cullen picked up a 9-3 victory over William Edelblute (Utah Valley). This match has bonus points written all over it. Cullen has been able to notch some impressive wins already considering he came into the year with a 30-30 career record, but he is going up against another level here. Look for Lee to score early and often. Prediction: Lee (Iowa) technical fall over Cullen (Wisconsin) 133: No. 2 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Seth Gross (Wisconsin) DeSanto started the season with a technical fall over Aiden Murphy (UTC) at 141 pounds. Last weekend he dropped back down to 133 pounds and knocked off Todd Small (Iowa State) via major decision. Due to graduations and Olympic redshirts, there has been a bit of an exodus near the top of this weight. DeSanto could stake his claim to the top spot at the weight with a victory here. Gross has already excelled this season on the folkstyle and freestyle mats. On the collegiate scene he has won all six of his matches included a major decision last weekend over No. 9 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley). He qualified for the Olympic Team Trials with a first-place finish at the Bill Farrell Memorial International, which saw him defeat the likes of Darian Cruz, Nathan Tomasello and last year's NCAA champion Nick Suriano (Rutgers). If the current rankings hold this match will be a preview of the NCAA final. At the moment Gross needs to be considered the favorite due to his ability to work from the top position. DeSanto struggled at times last year against strong riders. In order to pull the upset he will need to escape quickly on the ground and win the scrambles against Gross. Both of those tasks might prove difficult on Sunday. A wild factor in this match could be Gross' weight. He wrestled freestyle at 57 kg (roughly 126 pounds). He will return to that weight for the trials, so he may not fully return to the 133-pound body. Prediction: Gross (Wisconsin) decision over DeSanto (Iowa) 141: No. 9 Max Murin//Carter Happel (Iowa) vs. No. 10 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) Murin was the starter at 141 pounds for the better part of last season. He qualified for the NCAA tournament and made the round of 12 before dropping out. This season he competed only at the Luther Open. He won his first match via first-period fall before defaulting out of the field. In last week's dual against Iowa State, Happel got the nod and went to overtime before eventually falling against No. 13 Ian Parker. It remains to be seen who will get the chance against Wisconsin. Moran made the round of 12 last year after transferring in from Oklahoma State. So far this season he has gone a perfect 6-0 including two major decisions and a fall. He has already avenaged a loss against Corey Shie (Army), who had pinned him a season before. In the NCAA tournament last year Murin picked up a 3-2 victory over Moran. He seemed to be in the driver's seat throughout the contest, but it was close nonetheless. If Murin is dealing with injuries or not 100%, this could easily swing the other way. Happel proved he is a tough out last weekend, but Moran would likely be the favorite against him. Prediction: Moran (Wisconsin) decision over Happel (Iowa) 149: No. 3 Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. No. 17 Cole Martin (Wisconsin) It took three different video reviews, but when the dust settled, Lugo finally had his first win over rival No. 6 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State). Last year the Cyclone picked up a pair of close victories over the Hawkeye. Lugo became an All-American for the first time last year with an eighth-place finish, and he is looking to move up the podium this year. Martin was an NCAA qualifier for the third straight year last season. Despite the seeming plateau, he has been making strides and defeating wrestlers he previously dropped matches against. Martin has started this season with a strong 5-1 record. His only defeat came against PJ Ogunsanya (Army) in overtime. Last weekend he scored a 50-second fall over Landon Knutzen (Utah Valley). Lugo owns a pair of victories in this series. Both matches were close. Their first match was decided in overtime, while Lugo stretched it a bit to 11-6 in the rematch. Lugo seems to be rounding into form for a standout senior season after getting over his Degen hurdle last weekend. Look for him to pull out this victory yet again. Prediction: Lugo (Iowa) decision over Martin (Wisconsin) 157: No. 4 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. Garrett Model (Wisconsin) After falling to Junior world champion No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) last weekend, Young took a bit of a tumble down the rankings to the fourth spot. He showed a lot of what makes him a contender this year against Carr. He was extremely hard to score on, but Carr was eventually able to break through in the third period. Young likely won't face many tougher challenges this season. Model was forced into a starting spot towards the end of last season due to some injuries. He certainly took his lumps, but it was clear from the sidelines that the Wisconsin coaches appreciated his effort and saw him as a bit of a project. Model has struggled to a 2-4 record so far this year, but the competition has been tough. He only surrendered bonus points in one of those losses. Young will likely be expected to score bonus points in this match. The two met last season, and the Iowa wrestler was able to register an 11-2 major decision victory. Look for something similar this year, but it should not be surprising if Model fights his way to a regular decision defeat. Prediction: Young (Iowa) major decision over Model (Wisconsin) 165: No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Evan Wick (Wisconsin) Marinelli has an extremely strong regular season last year and entered the NCAA tournament as the top seed. He ended up finishing seventh, and it could be fair to say that he is still looking to get his mojo back this year. In his season debut, he went to a decision against Drew Nicholson (UTC). Marinelli spent a lot of time trying to turn with little results. He then returned against Chase Straw (Iowa State). Marinelli surrendered the first takedown, before scoring the 13-7 decision victory. Wick is looking to become an All-American for the third time after finishing third and fourth at the NCAA tournament. So far this year he has won all six of his matches with three major decisions, a technical fall and a fall. Wick's only decision victory came over No. 10 Cael McCormick (Army). In their very first meeting Wick scored a 16-3 major decision victory. Since then Marinelli has won three straight decisions. All of those matches have been close, but Marinelli was the one walking away with the victory. Wick has not been able to get his top game going, and the Iowa wrestler has been able to control the neutral position. Wick has clearly gotten off to the better start this season, but it is hard to see how the recent pattern will change. Prediction: Marinelli (Iowa) decision over Wick (Wisconsin) 174: No. 3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) If there were questions about how Kemerer would adjust to facing larger opposition after competing previously at 157 pounds, then those were answered last week against Marcus Coleman (Iowa State). It was a vintage performance from Kemerer who scored early and often on the feet. Dow went 20-4 during his redshirt season last year. While the record is impressive only six of those 20 wins came against Division I opposition. This year Dow has gone 3-2 with both of his losses coming against known opponents. He dropped a decision against No. 12 Ben Harvey (Army) to open the year. Last weekend Dow came up short against Kimbal Bastian (Utah Valley). If Kemerer is able to keep his motor high the way he did against Coleman, it should be a long night for Dow. The Wisconsin wrestler has hung tough up to this point, but Kemerer will be the best wrestler he has faced on the collegiate scene to date. Prediction: Kemerer (Iowa) decision over Dow (Wisconsin) 184: No. 10 Nelson Brands/Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. Johnny Sebastian (Wisconsin) There is an interesting situation going on at 184 pounds for the Hawkeyes. Brands got the nod for the opening match of the season against UTC, while Wilcke was sent to the Luther Open. Last weekend against Iowa State, Iowa once again sent out Brands against Sam Colbray. He knocked off the ranked wrestler in overtime and made his way into the rankings. It remains to be seen who will actually end up being the starter at 184 pounds. Sebastian struggled with injuries to a 6-7 record last year for Northwestern. After five seasons with the Wildcats, he transferred to Wisconsin for what is expected to be his final season. So far this year he has gone 2-1 with his lone defeat coming against No. 13 Noah Stewart (Army). It will be interesting to see if he rounds himself back into form that saw his twice qualify for the NCAA tournament while at Northwestern. Perhaps Iowa will continue to ride the hot hand with Brands, but nobody outside of the coaching staff likely knows that this point. Sebastian has better quality wins than both Brands and Wilcke during the course of his career. However, he still does not appear to be at his best. This match will likely be close, but either Iowa wrestler should be considered the favorite. Prediction: Brands (Iowa) decision over Sebastian (Wisconsin) 197: No. 3 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. Taylor Watkins (Wisconsin) After a closer than expected match to open the season, Warner turned it on against Joel Shapiro (Iowa State). He ended up with an 11-2 major decision, which is only his seventh bonus-point victory since his redshirt year. If Iowa wants to wrestle the top spot away from Penn State at tournament time, they will likely need Warner to jump levels. Watkins joined Wisconsin this past offseason after four years at Missouri. During his time with the Tigers, he put together a 55-35 record. Things have not gotten off the best start with his new squad. He has dropped all five of his matches so far this season and been outscored by 23 points overall. Warner will be expected to win this match. The Iowa coaches would probably like him to try to get into a groove and work for bonus points. That has not always been the easiest for Warner, but look for him to get that done here. Prediction: Warner (Iowa) major decision over Watkins (Wisconsin) 285: No. 12 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) Cassioppi has taken over for Sam Stoll this season. After a strong redshirt year that saw him go 20-2 with 14 falls, he has won both of his matches this year. In his last outing, he scored a 6-0 decision over No. 16 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State). Hillger had a strong freshman season last year. He ended up surprising quite a few opponents and became an All-American with an eighth-place finish. Hillger has won all six of his matches so far this season. Last weekend he scored a third-period fall over No. 4 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley). This will be the biggest test to date for Cassioppi. He has looked solid on the collegiate level so far, but he has not really faced anyone this high in the rankings other than No. 6 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), who pinned him at the Midlands last year. Hillger is the favorite here, but a win for Cassioppi could say a lot about his prospects going forward. Prediction: Hillger (Wisconsin) decision over Cassioppi (Iowa) Dual Meet Predicted Score: Iowa 25, Wisconsin 9

The Walsh Jesuit Ironman in mid-December is loaded with Fab 50 teams every year (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) To many people, the high school wrestling season can be split into thirds. The first third being December, the second third being January through the end of the regular season, with the final third being the postseason home stretch. While the December portion of the season is arguably the least important in terms of what happens during the all-important state series, it does serve a purpose. The month of December can set a tone for what to expect during the rest of the season, and it also can provide an overview in terms of what is going to be the reality of the season. From a national rankings standpoint, there are some critical competitions for both the individual and team rankings, as there are multiple clashes of high-level talent. However, it should be noted that most of December's key events are of the individual bracket variety. Below are nine key events plus some notable (relatively) single duals to eye during December for their influence on the national high school wrestling landscape. Friday, Dec. 6: No. 39 Broken Arrow, Okla. at No. 40 Park Hill, Mo. Saturday, Dec. 7: No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill. at No. 21 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill. (part of a quad meet) Wednesday, Dec. 11: No. 33 Lowell, Mich. at No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. (in-school assembly dual meet) Dec. 13-14: Reno Tournament of Champions: 7 ranked teams: No. 10 Gilroy, Calif.; No. 12 Allen, Texas; No. 13 Poway, Calif.; No. 18 St. John Bosco, Calif.; No. 36 Clovis North, Calif.; No. 48 Crescent Valley, Ore.; No. 49 Pomona, Colo. Dec. 13-14: Walsh Jesuit Ironman: 17 ranked teams: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J.; No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa.; No. 4 St. Edward, Ohio; No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Pa.; No. 8 Montini Catholic, Ill.; No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio; No. 15 Elyria, Ohio; No. 21 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.; No. 22 Brecksville, Ohio; No. 26 Malvern Prep, Pa.; No. 28 Mt. St. Joseph, Md.; No. 31 Wadsworth, Ohio; No. 38 St. Paris Graham, Ohio; No. 39 Broken Arrow, Okla.; No. 40 Park Hill, Mo.; No. 44 Christian Brothers College, Mo.; No. 50 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. Saturday, Dec. 14: Grappler Gold Invitational (Legacy Center; Brighton, Mich.): 5 ranked teams: No. 14 Davison, Mich.; No. 17 Brighton, Mich.; No. 33 Lowell, Mich.; No. 34 Brownsburg, Ind.; No. 46 Dundee, Mich. Wednesday, Dec. 18: No. 14 Davison, Mich. at No. 17 Brigthon, Mich. (part of a "double dual") Thursday, Dec. 19: No. 19 Southeast Polk, Iowa at No. 47 Fort Dodge, Iowa Dec. 20-21: Kansas City Stampede: 4 ranked teams: No. 9 Tuttle, Okla.; No. 25 Liberty, Mo.; No. 37 Mustang, Okla.; No. 40 Park Hill, Mo. Dec. 20-21: Zinkin Classic: 7 ranked teams: No. 3 Buchanan, Calif.; No. 10 Gilroy, Calif.; No. 12 Allen, Texas; No. 18 St. John Bosco, Calif.; No. 27 Selma, Calif.; No. 32 Clovis, Calif.; No. 36 Clovis North, Calif. Dec. 21-22: Beast of the East: 11 ranked teams: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J.; No. 6 Bergen Catholic, N.J.; No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla.; No. 15 Elyria, Ohio; No. 16 Delbarton, N.J.; No. 22 Brecksville, Ohio; No. 26 Malvern Prep, Pa.; No. 28 Mt. St. Joseph, Md.; No. 30 St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.; No. 42 Nazareth, Pa.; No. 50 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. Dec. 21-22: Dvorak Memorial Invitational: 4 ranked teams: No. 8 Montini Catholic, Ill; No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio; No. 21 Chicago Mt. Carmel, Ill.; No. 41 DeKalb, Ill. Dec. 29-30: Brecksville Holiday Invitational Tournament: 6 ranked teams: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich.; No. 14 Davison, Mich.; No. 15 Elyria, Ohio; No. 22 Brecksville, Ohio; No. 33 Lowell, Mich.; No. 46 Dundee, Mich. Dec. 31: Garlic City Rumble (; Gilroy, Calif.): California teams - No. 3 Buchanan, No. 10 Gilroy, No. 32 Clovis. Out of state teams: No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla.; No. 8 Montini Catholic, Ill.; No. 16 Delbarton, N.J. The California teams will dual against the out of state teams.

IRVING, Texas -- Tickets for the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma are now on sale. The event is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8. All-session tickets can be purchased on Ticket Master by clicking here beginning Nov. 26. General admission tickets start as low as $39, while reserved seating is $69 and premium seats are available for $89 and $109. Additional fees may apply. This year marks the fifth neutral-site Big 12 Wrestling Championship and fourth to take place in Tulsa. Oklahoma State has won eight consecutive Big 12 Titles, and nine of the last 10. The Big 12 Conference and the Tulsa Sports Commission previously announced a partnership to host the Big 12 Wrestling Championship at Tulsa's BOK Center through 2024. 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Ticket Prices General Admission $49.00 Reserved $69.00 Premium Reserved $89.00 Club $109.00 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Schedule (Subject to Change) Saturday, March 7 Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches - 11 a.m. CT Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Matches - 5 p.m. CT Sunday, March 8 Session 3: Consolation Semifinals, Third and Fifth Place Matches - 11 a.m. Session 4: Finals - 6 p.m. CT

Emily Shilson (Photo/Augsburg Athletics) STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Claiming two pins and a technical fall, the Augsburg University women's wrestling team scored a victory in its first-ever dual meet, a 35-8 win at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Monday evening. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 35, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 8 LOCATION: Berg Gym, Stevens Point, Wis. RECORDS: Augsburg 1-0, UW-Stevens Point 1-1 HOW IT HAPPENED • Competing in her first collegiate match, Emily Shilson (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Mounds View HS) was dominant in a 10-0 technical fall victory over Brooke Thurber, completing the win in just 60 seconds. She scored a takedown and quickly converted four two-point back exposures to end the match early. • Vayle-Rae Baker (FY, Benton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) improved to 8-2 on the year with her first collegiate pin at 123 pounds, building an 11-2 lead before pinning the Pointers' Morgan Bethel in 2:45. • Gabby Skidmore (FY, Spooner, Wis./Cumberland HS) claimed the quickest pin of the season so far for the Auggies, ending her 130-pound match with UW-Stevens Point's Addison Young in just 22 seconds, after scoring a quick takedown and two-point back exposure. Skidmore is now 7-2 on the season with three first-period pins. • Four Auggies claimed victories by forfeit in the match, which also included two exhibition bouts. • Savannah Vold (SO, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) saw her first competition as an Auggie on Monday, and scored a push-out point and a passivity point in a 5-2 loss to the Pointers' Megan Struble at 136 pounds. UP NEXT • Augsburg returns to action on Dec. 7 at the North Central College Invitational in Naperville, Ill. Results: 101 - Double forfeit 109 - Emily Shilson (Augsburg, 1-0) tech. fall Brooke Thurber (UWSP, 7-4) 10-0 at 1:00 (Augsburg 4-0) 116 - Abby Nelson (UWSP, 6-4) wins by forfeit (UWSP 5-4) 123 - Vayle-Rae Baker (Augsburg, 8-2) pinned Morgan Bethel (UWSP, 0-6) 2:45 (Augsburg 9-5) 130 - Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg, 7-2) pinned Addison Young (UWSP, 1-7) 0:22 (Augsburg 14-5) 136 - Megan Struble (UWSP, 4-4) dec. Savannah Vold (Augsburg, 0-1) 5-2 (Augsburg 15-8) 143 - Kaylee Moore (Augsburg, 6-2) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 20-8) 155 - Marlynne Deede (Augsburg, 3-2) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 25-8) 170 - Faith Tuttle (Augsburg, 1-0) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 30-8) 191 - Melissa Jacobs (Augsburg 1-0) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 35-8) EXHIBITION MATCHES: 116 - Abby Nelson (UWSP) pinned Bel Snyder (Augsburg) 3:29 170 - Jessika Rottier (UWSP) pinned Faith Tuttle (Augsburg) 2:06

Brian Keck The tributes started flooding social media late in the day on Monday. Gentle giant. Trusted teammate. Caring mentor. Loyal friend. Brian Keck was all of those. And much more. The wrestling world lost a truly good dude when Keck passed away over the weekend. He was 48 years old. The stunning news of his death swept across the wrestling world Monday with numerous photos of Keck posted on Facebook. I didn't recall seeing a photo where he didn't have a smile on his face. Keck loved life and he was someone I considered a friend. He had a long list of friends because of the generous and caring person he was. That was evident to anyone who attended one of the many gatherings he hosted at his house in Colorado Springs. Only Brian Keck could pull off a Hooters girl costume at a Halloween party he hosted. It was classic Keck all the way. It certainly had everyone laughing that night. He was a tough guy on the mat, but a big teddy bear off it. He was one of the nicest guys in the sport. And he had a big heart. He would help anyone who needed it. Brian Keck with Rulon GardnerKeck made great contributions to the sport of wrestling. He excelled at the collegiate level and became a top American heavyweight at the international level. He was a strong, physical wrestler who was difficult to score on. He won his share of matches at the Senior level in an era of top American heavyweights. For many years, he was stuck behind guys like Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner and World silver medalist Kerry McCoy when he competed. Keck was highly ranked in the U.S., but never made a World or Olympic Team. He excelled in both freestyle and Greco-Roman on the Senior level. He won the 1999 Vantaa Cup Greco title in Finland. Four years later, he won the Pan American Championships freestyle title in Guatemala. He had a unique physique with big shoulders that earned him the nickname of "No Neck Keck." Brian went on to coach collegiately in addition to working with top MMA fighters in Las Vegas. He mentored and developed his share of athletes who excelled in wrestling and mixed martial arts. He also ran a number of successful wrestling tournaments in recent years. His tournaments drew huge numbers of participants at the youth, developmental and high school levels. Brian also had his share of extravagant tastes. He lived in a beautiful house in the Colorado mountains and at one time drove a sweet yellow Hummer that would catch everyone's eye. He later relocated to San Diego and also lived in Las Vegas. Many people didn't know it, but Keck was an excellent golfer with a low handicap. And he was a big fan of his beloved Cleveland Browns. That was something all who knew him definitely were aware of. There was something most of us who knew Keck could certainly agree on. He was a down-to-earth guy who loved wrestling and enjoyed a good conversation with people. And he could always make you smile. I remember the last time I saw him. I was covering the World Cup last year in Iowa City. Brian looked great and looked much lighter than he did during his heavyweight days. He talked to me about partnering with him on a project he was going to pursue and then he made a funny comment that had us both laughing as we parted ways. It's still difficult to believe he's gone. Brian Keck made friends wherever he went. He was a friendly, outgoing guy who had a zest for life. A life that was cut short way too soon. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

Leigh Jaynes after winning a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Delaware Valley University and Director of Athletics Dave Duda are pleased to announce that 2015 world bronze medalist Leigh Jaynes has been tabbed to lead the upstart Aggies' women's wrestling program as the first full-time head wrestling coach. Jaynes will be tasked with building the program from the ground up, and will begin with a year of recruiting before an anticipated start of competition during the 2020-2021 academic year. "We are pleased to welcome Leigh Jaynes to the DelVal athletic department," said Duda. "Leigh is a very recognizable name and figure in the world of women's wrestling, and we feel very fortunate to have someone of her stature to build this program. Leigh and I both have high expectations for the future of the women's wrestling program at Delaware Valley, and we look forward to embracing the challenges of meeting the recruiting and performance goals together." A graduate of Rancocas Valley Regional High School, and Missouri Valley College where she earned her undergraduate and master's degrees, and a Captain in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army, individual ready reserve, Jaynes has an extensive wrestling background that has led her to success at the highest levels. She began wrestling in high school under head coach Brian Bowker where she was an All-American, and went on to achieve Olympic-Caliber status for Team USA by participation at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in 2007, 2012, and 2015. At the 2015 World Championships, Jaynes won the bronze medal for Team USA in women's freestyle wrestling. "I am incredibly grateful for the investment Delaware Valley has made to build a women's wrestling team and even more thankful to be the person selected to lead the way. I am encouraged by athletic director Dave Duda's interest in the success of this program and look forward to collaborating with their already successful men's organization. " Today Jaynes resides in Somerset, New Jersey with her family and is a volunteer coach with the New Jersey Girls National Team. She also runs a girls wrestling store at ljwrestlinginc.com. You can reach Leigh Jaynes at Leigh.Jaynes@delval.edu or 215-489-2356.

Tanner Orndorff celebrates after knocking off No. 5 Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State (Photo/UVU Athletics) This past weekend in NCAA Division I wrestling brought some surprises both in dual meets and tournaments. Let's examine 10 notable upsets from this past weekend. Friday 197: Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) dec. No. 5 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), 5-3 When/Where: Friday dual meet at Utah Valley After going 2-2 at last year's NCAAs competing at 197 pounds, Utah Valley's Tanner Orndorff made the move down to 184 pounds this season. He struggled early, compiling a 2-3 record over his first five matches. In addition to losing by fall to two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia of Arizona State (no shame), he was beaten 12-2 by Max Lyon of Purdue and 6-1 by Chris Weiler of Lehigh. Orndorff moved back up to 197 pounds this past weekend and knocked off No. 5 Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State, 5-3, in his return to his old weight class. He rode out Sloan the entire second period and picked up a takedown in the final period to earn the victory. 197: Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) dec. No. 7 Kyle Conel (Penn State), 10-4 When/Where: Friday dual meet at Arizona State Based on rankings, this was a pretty big upset and came at a critical time in a tightly contested dual meet. However, Conel has been underwhelming this season. The Kent State graduate transfer started his season by sneaking past Jake Koser of Navy, 4-3. The next weekend, Conel took a surprising loss to Aaron Bolo of Central Michigan at the Black Knight Invitational before defaulting out of the tournament. His No. 7 ranking entering this past weekend appears to have been inflated. Norfleet was an NCAA qualifier two seasons ago as a true freshman before missing the second half of last season due to injury. He made his season debut against Conel and look strong, claiming a 10-4 decision. Columbia's Joe Manchio defeated No. 14 Gabriel Townsell of Stanford (Photo/Chris Mora, Tech-Fall.com) Saturday 125: Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec. No. 14 Gabriel Townsell (Stanford), 6-3 When/Where: Saturday dual meet at Stanford Manchio, a sophomore who compiled a 20-15 record last season but failed to qualify for the NCAAs, entered the weekend having won five of his first six matches this season. On Saturday, he faced No. 14 Gabriel Townsell, who was making his season debut after competing at the U23 World Championships. Manchio went on to win the Roadrunner Open on Sunday. 184: No. 12 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec. No. 5 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) When/Where: Saturday dual meet at Cornell Expectations have been high for Trent Hidlay, the younger brother of multiple-time All-American Hayden Hidlay. He won a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships and compiled a 17-2 record as a redshirt. On Saturday afternoon, the redshirt freshman got his first major test in college when he met Cornell All-American Ben Darmstadt. Late in the match, with the score 4-4 and Darmstadt having riding time secured, Hidlay scored a takedown and held on to beat the fifth-ranked Darmstadt, 7-5. 184: No. 12 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec. No. 4 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) When/Where: Saturday dual meet at Binghamton After beating Darmstadt on Saturday afternoon, Hidlay met his second top-five opponent on Saturday night, No. 4 Lou DePrez of Binghamton. The two wrestlers battled to a 1-1 score in regulation, sending the match to sudden victory. Neither wrestler was able to score in sudden victory, which sent it to tiebreakers, where Hidlay rode out DePrez in the first 30 seconds, and then escaped in the finals 30 seconds to earn a 2-1 win. 141: No. 16 Josh Heil (Campbell) dec. No. 6 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) When/Where: Saturday at Navy Classic Lock Haven's Shoop is a returning All-American who led the nation in technical falls in each of the last two seasons. He made his season debut this past weekend at the Navy Classic. Seeded No. 1, Shoop reached the finals where he faced Josh Heil, a returning NCAA qualifier who moved down a weight this season. Heil was able to edge Shoop, 2-1, in a match that saw no takedowns scored. Sunday 149: No. 18 Collin Purinton (Nebraska) dec. No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) When/Where: Sunday dual meet at Northern Iowa Thomsen entered the weekend ranked No. 3 after winning his first four matches this season, which included a 12-7 win over All-American Jarrett Degen of Iowa State. On Sunday, Thomsen met senior Collin Purinton of Nebraska, ranked No. 19. Thomsen led 3-2 after the opening period and extended his lead to 6-3 after two periods. But Purinton battled back and eventually sent the match to sudden victory with the score tied 7-7. In sudden victory, Purinton wasted little time getting to Thomsen's leg and put him down a match-winning takedown. 157: No. 11 David Carr (Iowa State) dec. No. 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa) When/Where: Sunday dual meet at Iowa State After Carr's impressive run to gold at the Junior World Championships this past summer, few would consider this much of an upset. But Young is a returning All-American who entered Sunday's match ranked No. 2 at 157 pounds, while the freshman Carr held a No. 11 ranking with no notable college victories. It was Carr's first major test in college wrestling … and he showed why wrestling fans all over the nation have been buzzing about the Cyclone freshman. After a scoreless first period, Carr and Young traded escapes and the match was tied 1-1 late. With just over 30 seconds left, Carr fired off a shot and used a single leg to lock up a cradle, scoring a takedown and nearfall points to earn a 6-1 victory. Purdue's Griffin Parriott defeated Clarion's Brock Zacherl at the Boilermaker Duals (Photo/Purdue Athletics) 149: No. 13 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) dec. No. 7 Brock Zacherl (Clarion), 4-2 When/Where: Sunday at Boilermaker Duals Zacherl is a three-time NCAA qualifier who suffered a season-ending injury last season. He was eligible for a medical hardship and earned an extra year of eligibility. Zacherl opened the season by winning the Clarion Open. He was then pushed by George Mason's Colston DiBlasi on Nov. 17, but prevailed in sudden victory, 4-2. Zacherl, ranked No. 7 at 149 pounds, faced No. 13 Griffin Parriott of Purdue on Sunday at the Boilermaker Duals. Parriott, an NCAA qualifier last season at 157 pounds, used a first-period takedown and two escapes to defeat Zacherl. Parriott improved his record to 6-0 this season, while Zacherl fell to 5-1. 157: Matt Zovstoski (Appalachian State) dec. No. 8 Anthony Artalona (Penn) When/Where: Sunday at Keystone Classic Artalona, the nation's No. 18 senior recruit in 2018, won a conference title as a true freshman and reached the round of 12 at the NCAAs. He moved up a weight class this season to 157 pounds and came into the weekend with just one blemish on his record this season, a 10-7 loss to Purdue undefeated freshman Kendall Coleman, ranked No. 8, at the Michigan State Open. Seeded No. 1 at Sunday's Keystone Classic, Artalona reached the semifinals before being edged by Appalachian State's Matt Zovstoski, a returning NCAA qualifier, 3-2. What makes this result particularly interesting is that the two wrestlers met at last year's NCAAs, with Artalona getting a 16-1 technical fall.

STILLWATER --The seventh-ranked Cowboy wrestling team (2-1; 0-0) notched its second dual win of the season Sunday, defeating Minnesota, 21-12, inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The win marked coach John Smith's 428th dual victory, making him the fifth all-time winningest coach in NCAA DI wrestling. The victory over the Gophers (1-2; 0-0) marks Oklahoma State's first win against a ranked opponent this season. The Pokes took six of 10 bouts from Minnesota, including a 3-2 win from no. 4 Nick Piccininni to open the dual and a fall from freshman 133-pounder Reece Witcraft in his first dual at Gallagher-Iba. "It was good to see Reece pick up the escape, get a takedown and change the momentum," Smith said. "You have to create the opportunity to pin someone. You're not going to just go throw them on their backs. You have to score some points… let them know you're coming, and he did a good job of getting back in the match, being competitive and found himself in a familiar position where he took him to his back and held him there." The 133-pound Cowboy fell behind early in the first period but scored an escape and takedown to close the gap before time expired. He escaped to start the second and turned a low single into a cradle to collect the fall over Brent Jones in 3:56. "I've been training my whole life for this," Witcraft said. "I was ready for it. It was a dream come true. I've never felt so happy in my life. I got that pin, and I couldn't even be intense I was so happy." Cowboy Dusty Hone wrestled in the third bout of the afternoon and held his own against No.4 Mitch McKee at 141 pounds but fell short in a hard-fought, 10-5, decision. The 149-pound matchup featured two undefeated wrestlers in No. 6 Boo Lewallen and No. 10 Brayton Lee. Tied heading into the third period, Lewallen turned Lee for four nearfall points and gained the lead with less than 1:15 remaining. Lewallen secured riding time and won the decision, 8-3. "I was a little bit concerned when he got taken down at the end of the second, but he took it to another level on top and picked up a turn, and that was the difference," Smith said. "Those are exciting matches to watch. You're always talking about separating the score against your opponent, but when that doesn't happen you have to dig deep and find ways to win, which he did a good job of." In the 157-pound bout, Wyatt Sheets defeated Carson Brolsma, 8-1, with a third-period double leg takedown and four-point turn. No.15 Travis Wittlake collected his first dual win inside GIA with a 5-3 decision over Minnesota's Bailee O'Reilly in the following bout. OSU then dropped back-to-back matches at 174 and 184 pounds when Andrew Shomers fell to 10th-ranked Devin Skatzka and No. 18 Anthony Montalvo lost to Owen Webster. Redshirt junior Dakota Geer locked up the dual result shortly after, defeating Garrett Jones via a 7-2 decision at 197 pounds. The Cowboy racked up two takedowns and tacked on a point for riding time. The final match featured heavyweight Austin Harris, who dropped his bout to Robert Steveson. The Cowboys return to the mat inside Gallagher-Iba on Dec. 6, when the Princeton Tigers come to Stillwater. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) dec. Patrick McKee (MINN), 3-2 133: Reece Witcraft (OSU) Fall Brent Jones (MINN), 3:56 141: No. 4 Mitch McKee (MINN) dec. Dusty Hone (OSU), 10-5 149: No. 6 Boo Lewallen (OSU) dec. No. 10 Brayton (MINN), 8-3 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Carson Brolsma (MINN), 8-1 165: No. 15 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Bailee O'Reilly (MINN), 5-3 174: No. 10 Devin Skatzka (MINN) dec. Andrew Shomers (OSU), 5-2 184: Owen Webster (MINN) dec. No. 18 Anthony Montalvo (OSU) 4-3 197: No. 8 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Garrett Joles (MINN), 7-2 HWT: Robert Steveson (MINN) dec. Austin Harris (OSU), 11-5

AMES, Iowa -- It's still a Hawkeye state in college wrestling. Second-ranked Iowa made a strong early season statement, winning 8 of 10 matches en route to a decisive 29-6 win over No. 9 Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The Cy-Hawk dual was more lopsided this year than many anticipated after Iowa edged ISU by a point last year in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes certainly have the type of firepower to contend for a national title. It's still November, but Iowa has its best team since it last won NCAAs in 2010. The Cyclones can still bounce back and have an excellent season as Kevin Dresser and Co. continue to build the ISU program. Kudos to everyone who showed up at Hilton on Sunday. There was an excellent turnout of 11,238 fans, the largest crowd for an ISU home dual in 20 years. Here are five top takeaways from the Cy-Hawk dual. 1. The Hawkeyes are loaded There is a reason the Hawkeyes started the season as the favorites to win the 2020 NCAA team title. Iowa's lineup is very strong, top to bottom, and that was evident Sunday afternoon. There is not a weak link in the Hawkeye lineup as fans witnessed during this much-anticipated dual meet. That traditional Iowa swagger and confidence looks to be back on a team loaded with talent and experience. The Hawkeyes are hungry to regain their perch atop the college wrestling world. 2. David Carr delivers in dazzling debut Wrestling fans have been waiting for their first glimpse of Iowa State's David Carr and the talented Cyclone newcomer didn't disappoint in the first big match of his college career. Locked in a close match against second-ranked Kaleb Young of Iowa, Carr came on late with a takedown and a near fall from a cradle to prevail 6-1 at 157 pounds. Carr, a Junior world champion, will make a huge jump in the rankings after downing Young. Carr, who was ranked 11th at 157, is every bit as good as advertised. The son of three-time Cyclone national champion Nate Carr is going to be so much fun to watch over the next four seasons. Nelson Brands defeated No. 7 Sam Colbray at 184 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Luns.com) 3. Welcome to the Nelson Brands Era David Carr wasn't the only freshman making a big splash Sunday. Iowa newcomer Nelson Brands delivered a huge win when he knocked off No. 7 Sam Colbray of ISU 4-3 in overtime. Brands drove in to score a takedown in the first tiebreaker period on his way to a dramatic win. Brands was a 165-pounder, but he has moved up to 184 pounds with two-time All-Americans Alex Marinelli (165) and Michael Kemerer (174) already in the stacked Iowa lineup. Brands is undersized at 184, but he's a guy who isn't cutting any weight plus he already has a huge gas tank where he doesn't wear down. The hard-nosed Brands has a style that is reminiscent of his father, Terry, Iowa's associate head coach. Terry Brands won two NCAA titles for the Hawkeyes before winning two world titles. 4. Reversal of fortune for Lugo The 149-pound bout was expected to be close and it was with returning All-Americans Jarrett Degen of Iowa State and Pat Lugo of Iowa battling. Degen downed Lugo twice last season, including the seventh-place match at the NCAA tournament. The fifth-ranked Lugo reversed his fortunes Sunday, earning a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the fourth-ranked Degen. Expect to see these guys battling again this season. Lugo is looking to climb a few spots on the NCAA podium this season and he's certainly capable. Two-time NCAA champ Spencer Lee opened the dual with a technical fall over No. 7 Alex Mackall (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Luns.com) 5. Spencer Lee supplies spark How good is two-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee of Iowa? The remarkable Lee reminded us in what was supposed to be the first test of his junior season. He led off the dual by powering past No. 7 Alex Mackall of ISU by a 17-2 technical fall. Lee took command early, taking Mackall to his back and nearly pinning him at 125 pounds. Lee's win set the tone for a huge day by the Hawkeyes, who are going to be difficult for anyone to beat this season. Lee is ready to lead this team to the top. Craig Sesker has written about wrestling for more than three decades. He's covered three Olympic Games and is a two-time national wrestling writer of the year.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- It was a day of firsts as the Little Rock wrestling team competed in their first-ever dual as well as inaugural home opener at the Jack Stephens Center. The Trojans made history with their first-ever team victory, defeating the University of the Ozarks 34-6 in front of 1,453 loud fans. "It just feels good," said head coach Neil Erisman. "I was proud of our guys. We had some tough situations today where they could've quit, and they found a way to get it done, so it was a good start to our season." The match began at 141 pounds, a fitting start as the bout featured the first Little Rock commit, Conner Ward. Out of the gates strong for the Trojans, the redshirt freshman finishing his match with a 6-3 decision to put the Little Rock team ahead 3-0. After Ozarks took the next bout, Little Rock responded with five-straight match wins. Jose Champagne and Will Edgar, competing at 157 and 165 respectively, started off the streak strong with each wrestler winning by fall. Redshirt junior Champagne pinned his opponent at 2:39, while true freshman Edgar's came at 2:49 for major team points, six apiece. Following the pins, three Arkansas natives each won their bout for the Trojans, helped by a friendly in-state crowd. Redshirt freshman Cash Jones picked up a decision at 174, hanging on to win 10-8. True freshman Matthew Muller had quite the exciting match at 184, grabbing an escape in the last few seconds to win 7-6. Right after, at 197, junior Dylan Johnson earned a 15-6 major decision in front of friends and family yelling in the stands with his name painted on their chests. "Having three Arkansas starters in our lineup and getting three wins is huge," said Erisman. "I don't think that's ever happened before for a Division I team, so those guys really represented their home state well today." True freshman Jayden Carson had the quickest individual victory of the day, winning by technical fall in just 2:19 after several near falls in a row. Junior Paul Bianchi wrapped up a successful day for the Trojans with a 13-3 major decision, finishing his bout with two takedowns in a row plus an extra point for riding time. "I'm so grateful to [Ozarks head coach] Roy and his team for coming here and putting their foot on the line for our first dual," added Erisman. "Overall, today was just really special." Next on the schedule for Little Rock's team is the Cougar Clash invitational, taking place all day on Saturday, Dec. 7 in Edwardsville, Illinois. However, Trojan fans should be sure to mark your calendars for the next Little Rock home dual on Wednesday, Dec. 18, when the team hosts Appalachian State. The first bout will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT. Results: 125: Jayden Carson (Little Rock) TF Stephen Fox (Ozarks), 18-0 (2:19) 133: Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) MD Corey Muniz (Ozarks), 13-3 141: Conner Ward (Little Rock) DEC Sergio Nugent (Ozarks), 6-3 149: Jaylen York (Ozarks) DEC Tyler Brennan (Little Rock), 11-4 157: Jose Champagne (Little Rock) F Kade McMahon (Ozarks), pin at 2:39 165: Will Edgar (Little Rock) F Connor Klein (Ozarks), pin at 2:49 174: Cash Jones (Little Rock) DEC N'dayambaje John (Ozarks), 10-8 184: Matthew Muller (Little Rock) DEC Miguel Baray (Ozarks), 7-6 197: Dylan Johnson (Little Rock) MD Adolfo Sotolongo (Ozarks) 15-6 285: Jerhett Lee (Ozarks) DEC Gunner Cash (Little Rock), 4-0 For the latest information on Little Rock Wrestling, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockWRES on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The 12th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team defeated No. 7 Lehigh based on the third criteria (match points) Sunday afternoon, 19-18. With the win, the Panthers improve to 2-1 on the year, while the Mountain Hawks drop to 1-2 on the year. The bout wins were even, 5-5, but it was a win by senior Demetrius Thomas that helped propel Pitt to victory. "It was a hard fought win today," said head coach Keith Gavin. "It wasn't perfect and definitely didn't go the way we thought it would, but we just kept wrestling and found a way to win against a tough team. Taleb [Rahmani] and Meech [Thomas] stepped up big for us today." Lehigh jumped out to a 6-0 lead after redshirt freshman Louis Newell got pinned in 3:27 by 12th-ranked Brandon Paetzell at 125 pounds. Moving to the second bout of the day, fourth-ranked redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi recorded his seventh win of the season as he defeated No. 19 Nick Farro, 3-0. The Mountain Hawks then captured wins at 141 and 149 pounds to take a 12-3 lead entering 157 pounds. Thirteenth ranked Redshirt senior Taleb Rahmani then pinned No. 10 Josh Humphreys in 5:48 to cut Lehigh's lead to 12-9. No. 12 Jake Wentzel carried the momentum to 165 pounds as he defeated Brian Meyer, 7-1, to tie the dual, 12-12. The Mountain Hawks regained the lead after capturing a win at 174 pounds, 15-12. Eighth ranked redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi tied the dual again with an 8-3 decision over Chris Weiler at 184 pounds. Lehigh then recorded what would be its final win of the day at 197 pounds as redshirt senior Kellan Stout dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 17 Jake Jakobsen. The dual came down to heavyweight and Thomas was up for the challenge. Thomas upset No. 6 Jordan Wood, 10-6, to tie the dual 18-18. The Panthers won the dual based on the third criteria, which is total match points: 39-34. Pitt's win is the first over the Mountain Hawks since 2013 and the 18th in program history. The Panthers resume action Friday, Dec. 6 at West Virginia. Results: 125: #12 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) pins Louis Newell (UP), 4:27 - Lehigh leads 6-0 133: #4 Micky Philippi (UP) dec. #19 Nick Farro (Lehigh), 3-0 - Lehigh leads 6-3 141: Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh) def. #15 Cole Matthews (UP), SV-1, 10-8 - Lehigh leads 9-3 149: Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) dec. Luke Kemerer (UP), 6-1 - Lehigh leads 12-3 157: #13 Taleb Rahmani (up) pins #10 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), 5:48 - Lehigh leads 12-9 165: #12 Jake Wentzel (UP) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh), 7-1 - Tied 12-12 174: #2 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Gregg Harvey (UP), 4-1 - Lehigh leads 15-12 184: #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh), 8-3 - Tied 15-15 197: #17 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 4-1 - Lehigh leads 18-15 285: #9 Demetrius Thomas (UP) dec. #6 Jordan Wood (Lehigh), 10-6 - Tied 18-18* * Pitt wins on third criteria: 39-34 edge in total match points

Alex Marinelli lifts Chase Straw off the mat at 165 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) AMES, Iowa -- The second-ranked University of Iowa Wrestling team defeated No. 11 Iowa State, 29-6, on Sunday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series LogoIowa won eight-of-10 bouts, owning a 28-4 edge in takedowns and a 90-38 advantage in match points. The Hawkeyes scored bonus points at four weight classes and swept a pair of top 10 matchups. Top-ranked Spencer Lee earned a 17-2 technical fall against No. 7 Alex Mackall at 125, and No. 5 Pat Lugo won a 4-2 decision against No. 4 Jarrett Degen at 125. Lee scored two takedowns and 12 nearfall points to terminate his match in 2 minutes 52 seconds. "I just had to go out there and wrestle my match," Lee said. " I wanted to start the dual meet off strong. Start it off with a bang. That was kind of the plan." Lugo's first-period takedown was the difference in a match that saw three reviews in the final minute. "We won some pickles," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We like that dominant, it is 100 to zero probability in our favor, and it was 50-50 in a couple of those situations." Austin DeSanto scored five takedowns and four nearfall points in a 16-5 major decision at 133. Michael Kemerer used six takedowns and nearly three minutes of riding time to win 14-5 at 174. Jacob Warner scored four takedowns and three minutes, 23 seconds of riding time to win 11-2 at 197. "Spencer Lee, DeSanto, Kemerer, Warner. Bonus points are huge," Brands said Alex Marinelli, Nelson Brands, and Tony Cassioppi won by decision against ranked wrestlers. Marinelli scored three first period takedowns to win 13-7 at 165. Cassioppi scored a takedown in short time in both the first and third periods to win, 6-0, at 285. Brands, who is unranked and undersized at 184, scored a takedown in the first tiebreak period to separate himself from No. 7 Sam Colbray, 4-3, at 184. "I don't even know what he was ranked. I don't look at that stuff. I know he was ranked but I wrestle the same every match," Nelson Brands said. "I'm going to go out there and do my best for God's honor and glory every single time out on the mat." Iowa's win was its 16th straight in the series and retained possession of the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy for the 10th straight year. The Hawkeyes return to action hosting Wisconsin on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the Big Ten opener. Tickets are available at hawkeyesports.com. "We are one day at a time and one weekend at a time," Tom Brands said. "We have Wisconsin coming to town and that's what we're looking toward." UP NEXT The Hawkeyes host Wisconsin on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are available at hawkeyesports.com. NOTABLES The University of Iowa leads the 2019-20 Cy-Hawk Series, 7-6. Iowa extended its winning streak against Iowa State to 16 duals. Tom Brands improved to 15-0 all-time against Iowa State. Iowa retained the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy. The Hawkeyes have won the trophy every year since its inception in 2010. Lisbon, Iowa, native Carter Happel made his Cy-Hawk Series debut. Lugo won for the first time in three meetings against Degen. Brands earned his first career win against a ranked opponent. Results: 125 -- #1 Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall #7 Alex Mackall (ISU), 17-2; 5-0 133 -- #2 Austin DeSanto (IA) major dec. Todd Small (ISU), 16-5; 9-0 141 -- #12 Ian Parker (ISU) dec. Carter Happel (IA), 6-4 SV1; 9-3 149 -- #5 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. #4 Jarrett Degen (ISU), 4-2; 12-3 157 -- #11 David Carr (ISU) dec. #2 Kaleb Young (IA), 6-1; 12-6 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #20 Chase Straw (ISU), 13-7; 15-6 174 -- #4 Michael Kemerer (IA) major dec. #16 Marcus Coleman (ISU), 14-5; 19-6 184 -- Nelson Brands (IA) dec. #7 Sam Colbray (ISU), 4-3 TB1; 22-6 197 -- #4 Jacob Warner (IA) major dec. #23 Joel Shapiro (ISU), 11-2; 26-6 285 -- #12 Tony Cassioppi (IA) dec. #16 Gannon Gremmel (ISU), 6-0; 29-6 Records: Iowa (2-0), Iowa State (1-1) Attendance: 11,238

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 16 Northwestern bested North Dakota State Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, winning seven of 10 bouts en route to a final score of 28-18. With the win, the 'Cats improve to 2-1 on the season and stayed unbeaten at home. Dating back to last season, the Wildcats have now won four-straight home duals. "That's a good win to get over a team that we've come up short against the last couple of years," Head Coach Matt Storniolo said following the win. "Putting 28 points up as a team is a good number, but we have to be a little stingier in the matches we didn't come out on top with." After a forfeit at 125, NU was quickly off to a 6-0 lead. From there, the marquee match of the dual took place at 133 pounds featuring No. 3 (125) Sebastian Rivera and No. 8 Cam Sykora. Rivera won the match via a 6-3 decision to put the 'Cats up 9-0 after two bouts. After a fall in favor of the Bison's Sawyer Degen at 141, Northwestern rebounded with two major decision victories by No. 20 Yahya Thomas, 11-0 (149) and No. 3 Ryan Deakin 12-1 (157). The Wildcats entered intermission with a 17-6 lead. "In terms of getting the offense I did a really good job today, that was one of the things I had really been working on" Thomas said following his second victory of the season. "And defensively I thought I wrestled really well and improved in a lot of areas." A first period pin by No. 9 Andrew Fogarty (165) would trim the Bison deficit to five, down 17-12, but a 8-6 decision in favor of Tyler Morland at 174, coupled with bonus-point victories for the 'Cats from Jack Jessen at 184 and Lucas Davison at 197 would put the bout out of reach. Northwestern wrestlers will take to the mat again December 6-7 in Vegas at the Cliff Kean Invitational. NU will host the returning home to Hoffman Estates and Sears Centre Arena to host the 57th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships December 29-30. Results: 125: Michael DeAugustino (NU). forfeit. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU)In t | NU 6, NDSU 0 133: #3 (125) Sebastian Rivera (NU) dec. #8 Cam Sykora (NDSU), 7-3 | NU 9, NDSU 0 141: Sawyer Degen (NDSU) fall. Alec McKenna (NU), 2:13 | NU 9, NDSU 6 149: #20 Yahya Thomas (NU) maj. dec. Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU), 11-0| NU 13, NDSU 6 157: #3 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. Jared Franek (NDSU), 12-1 | NU 17, NDSU 6 165: #9 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall. Shayne Oster (NU), 2:24| NU 17, NDSU 12 174: Tyler Morland (NU) dec. Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU), 8-6 | NU 20, NDSU 12 184: Jack Jessen (NU) maj. dec. Noah Cressell (NDSU), 9-1 NU 24, NDSU 12 197: Lucas Davison (NU) maj. dec. Cordell Eaton (UNI), 9-1| NU 28, NDSU 12 285: Brandon Metz (NDSU) fall. Jack Heyob (NU), 2:20 | NU 24, NDSU 18 *All team ranking information is via NWCA Coaches Poll rankings as of Nov. 19. *All individual ranking information is via InterMat rankings as of Nov. 19.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 21-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed five of the final six bouts to overcome an early deficit and defeat in-state rival Central Michigan, 22-12, on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 24) in front of 1,467 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines took six total bouts, earning bonus points in two. It was a pair of freshmen making their collegiate dual-meet debuts who highlighted the Wolverine victory. Freshman Cole Mattin used a big six-point move in the third period to earn a comeback decision at 141 pounds, while sophomore/freshman Max Maylor earned a second-period fall at 174 pounds to put Michigan ahead for good. Mattin's decision was the Wolverines' lone win in the opening four bouts. The Wolverine rookie, who was pulled out of redshirt for the dual, defeated Dresden Simon, 11-8, after trailing by essentially five points -- 5-1 plus riding time -- in the second period. He narrowed the deficit with a single-leg takedown in the second, then added another midway through the third, putting Simon right to his back to surge into the lead with four near-fall points. Simon earned a reversal and a riding-time point to narrow the final margin. Maylor earned his second fall of the season, pinning Jake Lowell at 4:55, to secure big bonus points in his debut at 174 pounds. The Wolverine scored two takedowns in the first period to build a lead but used strong leg defense and caught Lowell when the latter tried to step over on a whizzer on the edge of the mat. Junior/sophomore Jelani Embree, ranked 16th nationally at 184 pounds, followed Maylor's bonus win with one of his own, scoring seven takedowns en route to a 16-6 major decision against Ben Cushman. Embree used a variety of singles, doubles and go-behind to convert on five takedowns in the first period and added one apiece in the second and third frames. He earned 3:00 in riding-time advantage. Sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris, ranked third nationally, claimed the dual's marquee match, 4-1, over seventh-ranked Matt Stencel to put a bow on the Wolverine win. After trading escapes, Parris used a stall point to regain the lead in the third and iced the bout with a low leg attack and rideout late. It was Parris' third win over Stencel in four weeks this season; he improved to 10-0 on the season. Sophomore/freshman Will Lewan and junior/sophomore Layne Van Anrooy also earned decision wins for the Wolverines before and after the intermission break at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively, to even up the team score. Lewan, ranked 12th nationally, rallied from an initial deficit to defeat Logan Parks, 6-3, with takedowns in the first and third periods. Van Anrooy used a last-second escape to edge Tracy Hubbard, 8-7, after a wild third period. The Wolverine scored two third-period takedowns to take the lead, but Hubbard used a roll through to reverse the position and tie the score with 22 seconds to go. Van Anrooy twice got to his feet before action went out of bounds and, on a restart with just two seconds remaining, hit a switch to get away and earn the go-ahead point. It was his first dual win at Michigan. Michigan will take a week off over the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, slated for Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Action is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. PST each day. Results: 125 -- #9 Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) dec. Jack Medley, 3-2 -- CMU, 3-0 133 -- Brock Bergelin (CMU) dec. Austin Assad, 12-5 -- CMU, 6-0 141 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. Dresden Simon, 11-8 -- CMU, 6-3 149 -- Corbyn Munson (CMU) dec. Ben Lamantia, 4-3 -- CMU, 9-3 157 -- #12 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. Logan Parks, 6-3 -- CMU, 9-6 165 -- Layne Van Anrooy (U-M) dec. Tracy Hubbard, 8-7 -- Tied, 9-9 174 -- Max Maylor (U-M) pinned Jake Lowell, 4:55 -- U-M, 15-9 184 -- #16 Jelani Embree (U-M) major dec. Ben Cushman, 16-6 -- U-M, 19-9 197 -- Landon Pelham (CMU) dec. J.T. Correll, 12-9 -- U-M, 19-12 Hwt -- #3 Mason Parris (U-M) dec. #7 Matt Stencel, 4-1 -- U-M, 22-12

CHAPEL HILL --- Clay Lautt's second pin of the year and Zach Sherman's major decision win helped No. 19 North Carolina (2-1) to a 22-15 win over Chattanooga (1-4) Sunday in Carmichael Arena. After Chattanooga picked up five team points with a tech fall at 125 pounds, Jaime Hernandez and Sherman accounted for back-to-back wins to put Carolina back on top. Hernandez notched a 4-1 win over Franco Valdez, while Sherman stormed out of the gate and won with a 14-3 major decision over Aidan Murphy. Following Chattanooga's win at 149 pounds, Carolina won three straight bouts to score enough team points to ultimately put away the dual. A.C. Headlee and Kennedy Monday went back-to-back with wins via decision before Clay Lautt posted the performance of the dual. For the second time in two weeks, Lautt picked up a win via fall. Already winning against Chattanooga's Hunter Fortner in the third period, Lautt locked up a cradle with under a minute to go and turned Fortner to his back for a pin. That gave UNC six team points, lifting the team score to 19-9. Chattanooga took the bouts at 184 and 197, but Andrew Gunning's 9-3 win at heavyweight wrapped up a 22-15 team win for the Tar Heels. Carolina will be back in action next Sunday, December 1 against Appalachian State. The dual is set to start at 2 p.m. EST. Results: 125: Fabian Gutierrez (CHAT) tech fall Jeremiah Derby (UNC), 16-0 – Chattanooga leads, 5-0 133: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) dec. Franco Valdez (CHAT), 4-1 – Chattanooga leads, 5-3 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) maj. dec. Aidan Murphy (CHAT), 14-3 – UNC leads, 7-5 149: Tanner Smith (CHAT) maj. dec. Michael Goldfeder (UNC), 9-0 – Chattanooga leads, 9-7 157: A.C. Headlee (UNC) dec. George Carpenter (CHAT), 8-6 – UNC leads, 10-9 165: #18 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. Drew Nicholson (CHAT), 15-8 – UNC leads, 13-9 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) pinned Hunter Fortner (CHAT), 6:26 – UNC leads, 19-9 184: Matthew Waddell (CHAT) dec. Joey Mazzara (UNC), 9-3 – UNC leads, 19-12 197: Rodney Jones (CHAT) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 8-2 – UNC leads, 19-15 285: Andrew Gunning (UNC) dec. Grayson Walthall (CHAT), 9-3 – UNC wins, 22-15

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The No. 3 Nebraska wrestling team picked up bonus points in four of their five match victories on Sunday afternoon to defeat No. 17 Northern Iowa 23-19 at the West Gym in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Huskers' first road trip to Northern Iowa (0-2, 0-0 Big Twelve) in nearly a decade started off unevenly. Alex Thomsen (125) scored three takedowns and led No. 9 Jay Schwarm 6-2 before the Panther grappler put Thomsen in a cradle and took the Husker redshirt freshman to his back. Schwarm's pin gave the home team a quick 6-0 advantage. Ridge Lovett (133) had his redshirt pulled and saw action in his first dual meet of the season. Lovett scored a takedown less than one minute into the first period, but yielded four near-fall points and a late takedown, ultimately falling 8-2 to Jack Skudlarczyk. No. 7 Chad Red Jr. (141) turned the tide with a dominant technical fall victory over UNI's Michael Blockhus. Red scored six near-fall points less than one minute into the match and secured an 18-0 victory in less than three minutes of action. With the team score 9-5 in favor of the Panthers, No. 19 Collin Purinton (149) went toe-to-toe with No. 3 Max Thomsen in the first of three matchups between ranked wrestlers. Thomsen led Purinton 6-4 after two periods. Purinton then scored a third-period takedown to tie the score at six. Thomsen earned an escape but one point was rewarded to Purinton for stalling, evening the score at seven at the end of the third period. In the sudden victory period, Purinton scored a takedown to walk away with a 9-7 decision. Peyton Robb (157) and No. 5 Isaiah White kept the positive momentum going for the Big Red. Robb took Keaton Geerts to his back and won by fall in the first period, giving NU a 14-9 lead at intermission. When action resumed, White tallied five takedowns and two near-fall points to earn a 13-5 major decision victory over Austin Yant. In a matchup of returning All-Americans, UNI's No. 7 Bryce Steiert defeated No. 3 Mikey Labriola (174) 2-1. Neither grappler recorded a takedown, with Steiert's two points coming via an escape and a locked hands call. No. 7 Taylor Lujan led No. 3 Taylor Venz (184) 6-4 after Period 1 and did not allow Venz to record a takedown the rest of the match, instead tallying three takedowns of his own en route to a 15-6 major decision victory. With Nebraska clinging to an 18-16 lead, No. 10 Eric Schultz (197) dominated Noah Glaser, piling up 11 takedowns in 24-9 techincal fall victory which gave the Huskers an insurmountable 23-16 advantage. In the final bout of the afternoon, Carter Isley defeated David Jensen (HWT) 6-2. The Huskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will have their first extended break of the young season with the next 11 days off before heading to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational, which runs from Dec. 6-7. Results: 125: #9 Jay Schwarm (UNI) pinned Alex Thomsen (NEB) (4:20) (NEB 0, UNI 6) 133: Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) dec. Ridge Lovett (NEB) 8-2 (NEB 0, UNI 9) 141: #7 Chad Red Jr. tech. fall Michael Blockhus (UNI) 18-0 (2:11) (NEB 5, UNI 9) 149: #19 Collin Purinton (NEB) SV-1 #3 Max Thomsen (UNI) 9-7 (NEB 8, UNI 9) 157: Peyton Robb (NEB) pinned Keaton Geerts (UNI) (1:12) (NEB 14, UNI 9) 165: #5 Isaiah White (NEB) major dec. Austin Yant (UNI) 13-5 (NEB 18, UNI 9) 174: #7 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. #3 Mikey Labriola (NEB), 2-1 (NEB 18, UNI 12) 184: #7 Taylor Lujan (UNI) major dec. #3 Taylor Venz (NEB) 15-6 (NEB 18, UNI 16) 197: #10 Eric Schultz (NEB) tech. fall Noah Glaser (UNI) 24-9 (5:54) (NEB 23, UNI 16) HWT: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. #13 David Jensen (NEB) 6-2 (NEB 23, UNI 19)

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team scored early and often Sunday at Christl Arena, as the Black Knights won nine of 10 matches on their way to a 35-4 dual match win over West Virginia. "I thought we wrestled hard," said head coach Kevin Ward. "I thought our hustle was good and that led to some guys looking for some bonus points. We were in position in a couple matches where we could separate scores and give our guys that did that credit." Four Cadets earned bonus point wins for Army (4-1) against the Mountaineers (0-2). Competing in his first career dual, Andrew Wert Jr. looked impressive at 133 pounds, picking up a 10-0 majority decision over Lucas Seibert. Corey Shie followed that up with an 18-2 technical fall at 141 pounds. Shie now has four bonus point wins on the season. The momentum continued for the Black Knights at 149 pounds. P.J. Ogunsanya picked up his second pin of the year in the second period to make it 18-0 Army after four matches. "I just like to go out there on the mat and just work what I want to get done," said Ogunsanya."I like to go out there with a positive spirit and have fun with it." The top-billed match of the day came at 165 pounds between No. 10 Cael McCormick and No. 20 Nick Kiussis. After three tough periods, McCormick was able to score a takedown in the final 20 seconds to earn the 3-1 decision. Ben Harvey had the final bonus point win for Army. The senior won his team leading fifth dual of the season at 174 pounds -- a 16-0 technical fall, his first tech fall of the year. "What everything up to this point has done for us, has allowed us to grow and improve," added Ward. "The work that you do between competitions is where you really grow." Results: 125: No. 24 Trey Chalifoux (Army) over Joey Thomas (WV) - 6-4 DEC 133: Andrew Wert Jr. (Army) over Lucas Seibert (WV) - 10-0 MD 141: No. 23 Corey Shie (Army) over Caleb Rea (WV) - 18-2 TF 149: No. 25 P.J. Ogunsanya (Army) over Seth Hogue (WV) - Fall :51 (2nd) 157: Lucas Weiland (Army) over Alex Hornfeck (WV) - 4-1 DEC 165: No. 10 Cael McCormick (Army) over No.20 Nick Kiussis (WV) - 3-1 DEC 174: No. 19 Ben Harvey (Army) over Scott Joll (WV) - 16-0 TF 184: Jed Smith (Army) over Jackson Moomau (WV) - 7-3 DEC 197: No. 18 Noah Adams (WV) over J.T. Brown - 18-10 MD 285: Bobby Heald (Army) over Brandon Ngati (WV) - 5-2 DEC UP NEXT After the Cadets return from Thanksgiving break, Army will travel down to Fairfax, Va. for the Patriot Open hosted by George Mason on Dec. 7

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 25 Purdue wrestling team won 27-of-30 matches Sunday to post a 3-0 mark at the 2019 Boilermaker Duals in Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilermakers defeated Indianapolis 45-0, Clarion 34-6 and Northern Illinois 31-8 to improve to 6-1 in dual competition on the year. The Boilermakers picked up 12 bonus-point victories in the trio of duals, including two each from sophomore Parker Filius and junior Devin Schroder. Filius earned his second fall of the season, sticking Clarion's Taylor Ortz in 4:21 and needing just 3:31 to secure a 16-0 technical fall over NIU's Nathan Swartz. Schroder added his fifth and sixth technical falls of the season, both coming at 16-0, and his 20 back points Sunday surged him to third all-time at Purdue with 322 to his credit, passing Alex Griffin and Chris Fleeger on the Boilermakers' career list. The biggest news of the day came for the Boilermakers at 133 and 197 pounds where freshman Travis Ford-Melton and senior Christian Brunner saw their first varsity action of the season. Ford-Melton was 3-0 on the day with a fall, a decision and a forfeit, improving to 7-1 on the season, while Brunner was 2-0 with a fall and a decision, taking his record to 10-1 on the year. Other undefeated marks for the Boilermakers belonged to junior Griffin Parriott, freshmen Kendall Coleman and Emil Soehnlen and senior Dylan Lydy. Parriott picked up a monster win in the Clarion dual, downing senior Brock Zacherl 4-2, using a first-period takedowns and two escapes to defeat the nation's No. 5 wrestler according to FloWrestling. Coleman rolled out 16 takedowns in his three wins, improving his season total to a team-high 44 on the season, while Lydy had eight takedowns Sunday to push his career total to 219 and move into 20th place all-time at Purdue. Northern Illinois took two of their three duals on the day, defeating Indianapolis 36-9 and edging Clarion 19-17, while Clarion took down Indianapolis in their finale 34-10. The Boilermakers are off next weekend, but return to action Dec. 6 at the 2019 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. MATCH RESULTS Round 1 Purdue 45, Indianapolis 0 141: Alec White (PUR) def. Matt McKinney (UINDY), D 6-1 149: Nate Limmex (PUR) def. Tylan Tucker (UINDY), TF 18-3 (5:58) 157: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Blaze Lowery (UINDY), MD 16-5 165: Emil Soehnlen (PUR) def. Jack Eiteljorge (UINDY), D 9-4 174: No. 9 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. No. 12 Gleason Mappes (UINDY), MD 13-5 184: Max Lyon (PUR) def. No. 9 Brody Conner (UINDY), D 8-3 197: Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Zach Fry (UINDY), Fall 6:36 285: David Eli (PUR) def. Jack Williams (UINDY), Fall 1:43 125: No. 10 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. Nick Brady (UINDY), TF 16-0 (5:49) 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) def. No. 11 Ana Abduljelil (UINDY), Fall 1:29 Clarion 17 vs. Northern Illinois 19 141: Taylor Ortz (CLA) def. Nathan Swartz (NIU), TF 17-0 149: No. 7 Brock Zacherl (CLA) def. McCoy Kent (NIU), D 5-3 157: Mason Kauffman (NIU) def. Avery Shay (CLA), D 3-2 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) def. Michael Bartolo (CLA), D 9-5 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) def. Max Wohlabaugh (CLA), D 6-3 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) def. Luke Funck (CLA), MD 19-7 197: Gage Braun (NIU) def. No. 19 Greg Bulsak (CLA), D 11-4 285: Ty Bagoly (CLA) def. Max Ihry (NIU), D 4-2 125: Bryce West (NIU) def. Jake Gromacki (CLA), D 4-2 133: Seth Koleno (CLA) won by forfeit 6-0 Round 2 Purdue 34, Clarion 6 141: Parker Filius (PUR) def. Taylor Ortz (CLAR), Fall (4:21) 149: No. 13 Griffin Parriott (PUR) def. No. 7 Brock Zacherl (CLAR), D 4-2 157: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Avery Shay (CLAR), D 13-7 165: Emil Soehnlen (PUR) def. Michael Bartolo (CLAR), D 8-3 174: No. 7 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Max Wohlabaugh (CLAR), D 6-2 184: Max Lyon (PUR) def. Luke Funck (CLAR), MD 14-1 197: Christian Brunner (PUR) def. No. 19 Greg Bulsak (CLAR), Fall (5:15) 285: Ty Bagoly (CLAR) def. Thomas Penola (PUR), Fall (1:07) 125: No. 10 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. Jake Gromacki (CLAR), D 9-2 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) def. Seth Koleno (CLAR), D 11-7 Northern Illinois 36, Indianapolis 9 141: Nathan Swartz (NIU) def. Matt McKinney (UIndy), Fall 1:39 149: Anthony Gibson (NIU) def. Tylan Tucker (UIndy), Fall 1:54 157: Dylan Thurston (NIU) def. Clay Jones (UIndy), D 9-5 165: Jack Eitelijorge (UIndy) def. Zack Velasquez (NIU), D 6-5 174: Caden McWhirter (NIU) def. No. 12 Gleason Mappes (UIndy), D 11-4 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) def. No. 9 Brody Conner (UIndy), D 5-2 197: Gage Braun (NIU) def. Griffin Stine (UIndy), TF 22-5 (6:10) 285: Terrese Aaron (NIU) def. Jack Williams (UIndy), Fall 2:06 125: Bryce West (NIU) def. Nick Brady (UIndy), MD 12-3 133: No. 11 Ana Abdulijelil (UIndy) won by forfeit Round 3 Purdue 31, Northern Illinois 8* 141: Parker Filius (PUR) def. Nathan Swartz (NIU), TF 16-0 (3:31) 149: No. 13 Griffin Parriott (PUR) def. McCoy Kent (NIU), D 8-7 157: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. Mason Kaufman (NIU), D 8-4 165: Emil Soehnlen (PUR) def. Izzak Olejnik (NIU), D 3-2 174: No. 7 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Kenny Moore (NIU), D 5-2 184: Caden McWhirter (NIU) def. Max Lyon (PUR), Fall 5:50 197: Christian Brunner (PUR) def. Gage Braun (NIU), D 7-2 285: Terrese Aaron (NIU) def. Thomas Penola (PUR), D 4-9 125: No. 10 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. Bryce West (NIU), TF 16-0 (4:50) 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) wins by forfeit * - Northern Illinois docked one team point for throwing headgear at 184 pounds Clarion 34, Indianapolis 10 141: Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) def. Matt McKinney (UIndy), D 8-3 149: Jalin Hankerson (Clarion) def. Tylan Tucker (UIndy), Fall 1:13 157: Hunter Michaels (Clarion) def. Clay Jones (UIndy), Fall 0:43 165: Jack Eitelijorge (UIndy) def. Mike Vernagallo (Clarion), D 8-6 174: No. 12 Gleason Mappes (UIndy) def. Christian Sequete (Clarion), MD 17-7 184: No. 9 Brody Conner (UIndy) def. Luke Funck (Clarion), D 6-0 197: No. 19 Greg Bulsak (Clarion) def. Zach Fry (UIndy), MD 14-1 285: Ty Bagoly (Clarion) def. Jack Williams (UIndy), D 5-2 125: Cameron Butler (Clarion) def. Nick Brady (UIndy), Fall 4:21 133: Seth Koleno (Clarion) def. No. 11 Ana Abduljelil (UIndy), Fall 1:19 All rankings via InterMat

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The No. 9 NC State wrestling team hit the road for the first time this season up to New York, and won 16 of the 20 individual matches in bringing home a pair of road victories. The Wolfpack (6-0) started with a 25-9 win at Cornell, then made the short drive and scored a 28-9 win at Binghamton in the night cap. Highlighting the day was NC State's No. 12 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay who scored a pair of top-five wins. First he took out No. 5 Darmstadt of Cornell (7-5), then followed up with a 2-1 win over No. 4 DePrez. The Wolfpack started its day with a 25-9 road win at No. 15 Cornell. NC State won eight of the 10 matches, including the final five. NC State also picked up a pair of upsets, highlighted by R-Fr. Trent Hidlay's 7-5 defeat of No. 3 Ben Darmstadt in the dual's first match. #9 NC State 25, #15 Cornell 9 184: #12 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #3 Ben Darmstadt; 7-5 – 3-0 197: Jonathan Loew (Cornell) fall Tyrie Houghton; 1:35 – 3-6 285: Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Brendan Furman; 3-1 – 6-6 125: Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. Dom LaJoie; 8-4 – 9-6 133: #6 Chas Tucker (Cornell) dec. #14 Jarrett Trombley; 4-1 – 9-9 141: #11 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Noah Baughman; 4-0 – 12-9 149: A.J. Leitten (NCSU) dec. Hunter Richard; 6-5 – 15-9 157: #1 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. Colton Yapoujian; 4-0 – 18-9 165: #14 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Adam Santoro; 9-0 – 22-9 174: #17 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. #11 Brandon Womack; 5-4 – 25-9 The dual started with the premier bout, as No. 12 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay scored a upset of No. 3 Ben Darmstadt at 184 pounds. With the score tied 4-4 and ride time locked for Darmstadt in the final 30 seconds, Hidlay scored the winning takedown with 12 seconds left to pick up the 7-5 win. Hidlay also scored a takedown 10 seconds into the bout. Cornell took the lead with a pin and six team points at 197 pounds. So. Deonte tied the dual up after he scored a 3-1 decision at heavyweight. With the score tied 1-1 late, Wilson got the winning takedown with six seconds left. No. 15 R-Fr. Jakob Camacho gave the Pack the lead after four matches with his 8-4 decision at 125 pounds. Camacho held a 3-0 advantage in takedowns in the bout, two in the first period. Cornell evened the bout 9-9 midway through as No. 6 Chas Tucker scored the bout's lone takedown with 11 seconds left for the 4-1 win over No. 14 R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley. No. 11 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson gave the Pack the lead for good as he scored a 4-0 decision at 141 pounds. Wilson scored the bout's lone takedown in the first, and racked up 2:09 of ride time. R-So. A.J. Leitten scored takedowns in both the first and third periods to claim a 6-5 win at 149 pounds. No. 1 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay scored a takedown in the second and a ride out the entire third period for the 4-0 win at 157 pounds. Bonus points came for the Pack at 165 pounds, as No. 14 R-Jr. Thomas Bullard scored a takedown in all three periods and racked up 1:51 of ride time in his 9-0 major decision. NC State closed out its first dual of the day with its fifth straight win in the dual. No. 17 Daniel Bullard scored a 5-4 decision over No. 11 Brandon Womack at 174 pounds. Bullard scored a late takedown in the second and started the third with a reversal to win the bout. In the night cap, NC State once again won eight bouts and came away with a 25-9 win at Binghamton. NC State went for four major decisions (149-174 pounds), and Trent Hidlay scored his second top-five win of the day. #9 NC State 28, Binghamton 9 197: Tyrie Houghton (NCSU) dec. Nunzio Crowley; 5-1 – 3-0 285: Joe Doyle (BU) fall Deonte Wilson; 0:22 – 3-6 125: #15 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. Tomasso Frezza; 9-2 – 6-6 133: #10 Zack Trampe (BU) dec. #14 Jarrett Trombley; 3-1 – 6-9 141: #11 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. Anthony Sparacio; 8-4 – 9-9 149: Matt Grippi (NCSU) major dec. Michael Zarif; 10-2 – 13-9 157: #1 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Chris Barker; 20-7 – 17-9 165: #14 Thomas Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Dylan Wood; 9-0 – 21-9 174: #17 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Alex Melikian; 10-2 – 25-9 184: #12 Trent Hidlay dec. #4 Lou DePrez; 2-1 (TB1) – 28-9 The bout started at 197 pounds, as NC State So. Tyrie Houghton brought home a 5-1 win. Going into the third tied 0-0, Houghton scored a reversal and a takedown before adding the ride time point. Binghamton answered with a pin at the 0:22 mark at heavyweight to take a 6-3 lead after two bouts. Camacho evened it up after three bouts, as he scored a 9-2 decision. For his second match of the day, Camacho once again held a 3-0 advantage in takedowns. The Bearcats jumped out front once again, as No. 10 Zack Trampe scored the bout's lone takedown with 14 seconds left to down No. 14 Trombley at 133 pounds. No. 11 Wilson tied up the dual at the halfway point, scoring a 8-4 decision. R-Fr. Matt Grippi went for bonus points at 149 pounds for the Pack to give NC State the lead for good. He scored three takedowns in the third period, the final with two seconds left, for the 10-2 major decision. Back-to-back bonus points, as No. 1 Hidlay dominated his way to a 20-7 major decision and gave NC State a 17-9 lead with three bouts left. Three straight bonus wins for the Pack, as No. 14 Thomas Bullard used a four-point near fall in the second to push the final count to 9-0. Another Bullard, another bonus point win, the fourth straight. No. 17 Daniel Bullard dominated in his 10-2 major decision that clinched the dual. The most exciting bout of the night was the last match, a top-12 battle at 184 pounds. No. 12 Hidlay scored his second top-five win on the day, 2-1 in extra time over No. 4 Lou DePrez. With the score tied 1-1 the bout went into OT. No score after 60 seconds, and Hidlay rode DePrez for the first 30 seconds. Hidlay then scored the escape in his 30 second period starting down. UP NEXT The Wolfpack will be off next weekend, and return to action Dec. 6-7 in Las Vegas at the Cliff Keen Invitational.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Virginia Tech wrestling claimed first place at the Navy Classic Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy. The Hokies finished with 116 points, nine points more than the second-place finisher, Campbell. David McFadden and Hunter Bolen took home titles for Tech at 165 pounds and 184 pounds, respectively. McFadden went 5-0 in the tournament to finish first, including a win by tech fall in the round of 32. Bolen also went 5-0, pinning two opponents en route to the title. With five wins at the Navy Classic, McFadden is now tied for 15th all-time in career wins at Virginia Tech. McFadden has 93 wins in his fourth year competing for Tech. He is approaching 100 wins, a feat only 12 Hokies have ever accomplished. TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Joey Prata placed fourth in the 125-pound bracket after going 3-2. Prata made it to the semifinals after three straight decision victories but took fourth after a loss to No. 13 Killian Cardinale of Old Dominion in the third-place match. Mitch Moore finished fourth for Tech at 141 pounds. Moore won his first three matches, including a pin in 2:14 and a 12-3 major decision. Moore lost to No. 16 Josh Heil in the semifinals and took fourth. Brent Moore placed fifth at 149 pounds after going 5-1. Moore won by fall in 1:31 and had a tech fall in the tournament. B.C. LaPrade finished fourth for the Hokies at 157 pounds. LaPrade made the semifinals after having two major decisions and an 8-2 decision. LaPrade finished 3-2 at the Navy Classic. David McFadden won the title at 165 pounds. McFadden, ranked seventh in the country by InterMat, beat No. 10 Tanner Skidgel of Navy 9-3 in the final to take home first place. Hunter Bolen won the title at 184 pounds. Bolen picked up two impressive wins to take home gold, beating No. 11 Andrew Morgan in the semifinals and No. 13 Tanner Harvey in the final. John Borst finished second for Tech at heavyweight. Borst picked up his first pin of his career in just 31 seconds en route to the second-place finish. He finished 4-1 at the Navy Classic. UP NEXT The Hokies have the week off from competition before traveling to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invite. The tournament will take place Dec. 6-7. Tech's next home dual is Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. against Chattanooga.

OREM, Utah -- The eighth-ranked Badger wrestling team faced its first ranked opponent of the season and passed with ease, defeating No. 18 Utah Valley 31-13 The match everyone had circled on their calendars lived up to its expectations. Wisconsin's No. 2 Trent Hillger faced off against No. 4 Tate Orndorff, both coming into the match undefeated. Both wrestlers recorded escapes to end regulation tied at one. Hillger came alive in overtime and recorded a fall in eight minutes, 18 seconds. Cole Martin also got the fall. Wisconsin's No. 16 149-pounder defeated Landon Knutzen, pinning him to the mat in just 50 seconds. This was Martin's first pin of his senior season. Evan Wick was dominant in his bout against Koy Wilkinson. Wick recorded his third major decision of the year, defeating Wilkinson 15-3. Wick has scored bonus points for the team in all but one of his matches this season. Seth Gross, Tristan Moran and Johnny Sebastian all scored bonus points for the team by recording major decisions. Gross defeated Taylor LaMont ,11-3. Moran took down Cameron Hunsaker by a score of 12-2 and in his first match since Battle of the Midway, Sebastian beat Gary Jantzer, 11-2. From the mat "Great wins for our guys out here today. I'm happy that at the marquee matches, 133 and heavyweight. We were able to pull out a win. That will really help these guys down the road. I'm excited an we are on progress to get to Iowa City next week." - Head coach, Chris Bono "Last year we went into overtime too, I wasn't planning on going into overtime this year. But you've got to make it work and go with it. I knew I would be in better shape and more athletic and got it done in overtime." - Redshirt sophomore, Trent Hillger "It feels good. I haven't been in a whole lot of opportunities yet to get a pin. It was nice to just go out there and get to my offense and on my feet. When you take care of that and just step on the mat, it all rolls into place. I had the opportunity to get the pin and I went for it." - Redshirt junior, Cole Martin Results: 125 - Michael Cullen (UW) over Will Edelblute (UVU) by dec. 8-3 133 - No. 1 Seth Gross (UW) over Taylor LaMont (UVU) by maj. dec. 11-3 141 - No. 9 Tristan Moran (UW) over Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) by maj. dec. 12-2 149 - No. 16 Cole Martin (UW) over Landon Knutzen (UVU) by fall, 0:50 157 - Jed Loveless (UVU) over Garrett Model (UW) by fall, 1:45 165 - No. 3 Evan Wick (UW) over Koy Wilkinson (UVU) by maj. dec. 15-3 174 - Kimball Bastian (UVU) over Tyler Dow (UW) by maj. dec. 9-1 184 - Johnny Sebastian (UW) over Gary Jantzer (UVU) by maj. dec. 11-2 197 - Tanner Orndorff (UVU) over Taylor Watkins (UW) by dec. 10-4 285 - No. 2 Trent Hillger (UW) over No. 4 Tate Orndorff (UVU) by fall, 8:18

Different venue, different year, same result for the Princeton wrestling team in its series with Lehigh. A year after the Tigers got their first win over Lehigh since 1968 in a match in Bethlehem, Princeton gave the home fans the treat of seeing a win over the Mountain Hawks, 18-14 Saturday night in Jadwin Gym. The back-to-back wins are the first over Lehigh for Princeton since the 1934-35 and 1936-37 seasons. In a battle of nationally-ranked wrestlers, Princeton's fifth-ranked Patrick Glory won in sudden victory overtime over 17th-ranked Brandon Paetzell at 125 to open the evening before the crowd of 886. Lehigh was able to answer and square the match at 3-3 with a decision win by 19th-ranked Nick Farro over Princeton's Sean Pierson, but Princeton won each of the next four bouts by decision to run up a 15-3 lead. At 165, Grant Cuomo had the last of those over Lehigh's Bryan Meyer to provide what became the clinching win. The lead weathered consecutive Lehigh wins, by major decision for second-ranked Jordan Keller at 174 over Kevin Parker and by decision for Chris Weiler at 184 over Travis Stefanik, to make it 15-10, but second-ranked Patrick Brucki's win by decision over 16th-ranked Jake Jakobsen at 197 put the match out of reach for Lehigh by pushing Princeton's lead to 18-10 with just the heavyweight match to go. Princeton will have the Thanksgiving holiday weekend away from competition before making the trip to Stillwater, Okla., to face current No. 7 Oklahoma State. On Nov. 16, the Mountain Hawks opened their dual season with a 21-20 win over Oklahoma State that came down to third criteria. Results: 125: #5 Patrick Glory (Princeton) wins by decision over #17 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh), 5-3, sv-1 133: #19 Nick Farro (Lehigh) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 11-5 141: Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by decision over Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh), 2-1 149: #12 Mike D'Angelo (Princeton) wins by decision over Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh), 6-5 157: #9 Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by decision over #10 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), 8-6 165: Grant Cuomo (Princeton) wins by decision over Brian Meyer (Lehigh), 4-2 174: #2 Jordan Keller (Lehigh) wins by major decision over Kevin Parker (Princeton), 16-6 184: Chris Weiler (Lehigh) wins by decision over Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 11-4 197: #2 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) wins by decision over #16 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh), 7-4 285: #6 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) wins by major decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 13-2

RIVERSIDE -- Four wins in the final five matches led California Baptist University to a come-from-behind, 22-16 victory over Gardner-Webb. Garrett Strang and Zach Schrader were key to the victory, as each grabbed technical-fall victories in the 184 pound and heavyweight matches, respectively. Those bonus-point wins kept victory win within reach for the Lancers on Saturday at the Van Dyne Gym. It also kept Schrader and Strang undefeated on the year. Schrader has now won nine-straight matches dating back to last season. The reigning National Collegiate Open heavyweight champion finished off his opponent in two periods on a score of 22-5. Strang put together a flawless match, not only scoring the tech-fall, but also not giving up a point to his opponent in a 15-0 shutout at 184 pounds. Saturday's dual started out at 141 pounds, with Gardner Webb forced to forfeit at 133 after its wrestler did not make weight. It set up an exciting final match at 125 pounds, as Dilan Atjun secured the CBU victory with a 10-4 decision in the finale. Atjun started quickly and never trailed after a takedown within the first minute. He added another takedown in the second period and two more in the third to pull out the win. AJ Raya got the Lancers on the board in the 149-pound match, as he scored a victory by 9-3 decision. CBU returns to action on Sunday for the season's first tournament, the Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU Bakersfield. Results: 125- Dilan Atjun (CBU) decision over Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU); 10-4 133 - Christian Nunez (CBU) wins via forfeit 141- Brandon Bright (GWU) decision over Adam Velasquez (CBU); 4-3 149- AJ Raya (CBU) decision over Anthony Schiess (GWU); 9-3 157- Evan Schenk (GWU) decision over Zach Rowe (CBU); 6-4 165- RJ Mosley (GWU) decision over Josh Grant (CBU); 5-0 174 –Samuel Mora (GWU) decision over Jacob Cooper (CBU); 10-2 184 – Garrett Strang (CBU) tech falls Christian Salter (GWU); 15-0 197 –Roderick Davis (GWU) decision over Arick Lopez (CBU); 5-4 285– Zach Schrader (CBU) tech falls Jeffery Linker (GWU); 22-5

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Trent Tracy and Tom Lane won by major decision and Cal Poly claimed five other bouts by decision en route to a 23-10 dual meet victory over Buffalo on Saturday afternoon inside Mott Athletics Center. Tracy was a 13-2 winner over Pete Acciardi at 184 pounds with a takedown and a trio of two-point near falls while Lane posted a 9-0 shutout over Sam Schuyler at 197 pounds, scoring a takedown, a four-point near fall, two penalty points and riding time. Lane was ranked No. 7 this week while Schuyler was 13th. Benny Martinez opened things up with a 2-0 decision at 125 pounds. Jake Ryan earned a 7-6 decision at 141 while Joshy Cortez was a 7-2 winner at 149. Brawley Lamer's 2-1 decision at 157 gave Cal Poly a 12-3 lead. Buffalo pulled to within 12-10 before Cal Poly won the final three bouts. After the wins by Tracy and Lane, Samuel Aguilar closed out the meet with a 1-0 decision at 285, scoring an escape in the second period. Cal Poly (2-0) will compete in the Las Vegas Invitational in two weeks. Results: 125 – Benny Martinez (CP) dec. Jordan Reyes (B) 2-0 133 – Derek Spann (B) dec. Junior Fernandez (CP) 12-5 141 – Jake Ryan (CP) dec. Marcus Robinson (B) 7-6 149 – Joshy Cortez (CP) dec. Kyle Todrank (B) 7-2 157 – Bradley Lamer (CP) edged Hunter Shaut (B) 2-1 OT 165 – Troy Keller (B) dec. Bernie Truax (CP) 5-3 174 – Jake Lanning (B) maj. dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 12-1 184 – Trent Tracy (CP) maj. dec. Pete Acciardi (B) 13-2 197 – Tom Lane (CP) maj. dec. Sam Schuyler (B) 9-0 285 – Samuel Aguilar (CP) dec. Nolan Terrance (B) 1-0

Tyler Eischens gets his hand raised after a 6-1 win over Riley Jacops (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) STANFORD, Calif. -- Falls by Shane Griffith and Dalton Young helped Stanford wrestling secure a 21-19 win over Columbia, Saturday, in the Cardinal's annual outdoor dual inside Football Fan Fest. The bonus-point victories for Griffith and Young were the difference as both Stanford (3-1) and Columbia (0-1) each won five bouts. The Cardinal jumped out to a 15-3 lead, winning four of the first five bouts. Redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens started things off for Stanford with a 6-1 decision over Riley Jacops at 157 pounds. Eischens led 2-1 after the first and rode out Jacops in the second. He added an escape, another takedown and racked up 3:37 in riding time in the win. Griffith followed with a second-period fall over Kyle Mosher at 165 pounds. Ranked eighth nationally, Griffith registered his third pin of the season in 3:57 and remains undefeated on the year at 7-0. True freshman Nick Addison moved to 2-1 on the season with a 9-2 decision over Joe Franzese at 184 pounds. With Addison leading 4-0 after two periods, Franzese chose neutral to start the final frame. Addison added two takedowns in the third and totaled 1:24 in riding time. Redshirt junior Nathan Traxler, who is No. 10 in the nation at 197 pounds, turned in a 13-9 decision over Sam Wustefeld. Traxler led 6-2 after the first, but Wustefeld used a reversal and four near fall points in the second to knot the score at 9-9. Traxler answered with an escape and another takedown in the third. Wustefeld was also hit for stalling in the final period. Young concluded the scoring for the Cardinal, posting a fall in just 1:04 over Trent Svingala at 133 pounds. Young moves to 5-2 on the year with three falls - tying Griffith for the team lead. Stanford travels to Bakersfield for the Roadrunner Open on Sunday before taking its finals break. Results: 125 Joe Manchio (COL) dec. #14 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) 6-3 133 Dalton Young (STAN) fall Trent Svingala (COL) F1:04 141 Matt Kazimir (COL) fall Brandon Kier (STAN) F2:29 149 Andy Garr (COL) maj. dec. Tony Williams (STAN) 13-2 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Riley Jacobs (COL) 6-1 165 #8 Shane Griffith (STAN) fall Kyler Mosher (COL) F3:57 174 Lennox Wolak (COL) dec. Foster Karmon (STAN) 15-10 184 Nick Addison (STAN) dec. Joe Franzese (COL) 9-2 197 #9 Nathan Traxler (STAN) dec. Sam Wustefeld (COL) 13-9 285 Dan Herman (COL) dec. David Showunmi (STAN) 4-2