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Preston Lehmann picked up a pin at 197 pounds (Photo/Breana Orlando) MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team finished their NSIC dual schedule with a 27-10 win over the Minot State Beavers on Thursday night at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse. The Dragons were led by junior Adam Blees and sophomore Preston Lehmann, who both won their matches via fall. Prior to the dual, the Dragons honored their lone senior Tommy Walton. A native of Fargo, N.D., Walton is 5-2 on the season, and was the lone Dragon to make the second day of the Midwest Classic back in December. Injury cut short Walton's 2017-18 campaign. The dual started at 125 pounds, where freshman Cole Jones won a 7-3 decision over Minot's Dean Arevalo. "Cole wrestled great," MSUM head coach Kris Nelson said. "He came out and set the tone, and the guys fed off that tonight." At 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Seth Hutchison won an 8-6 decision over Marco Ramirezlazos, while Zach Scott followed that up with a 10-5 win over Jered Sublet. Sophomore Joe Schumacher won his match over Tanner Crissler in overtime, 4-2 at 149. Minot picked up a win at 157 pounds when Zach Berry won a major decision over Patrick Freeman, but junior Weston Dobler came back and won a 3-2 decision at 165 pounds for MSUM.. Blees picked up six bonus points with a pin of Parker Osterman, while Preston Lehmann also won by pin at 197 pounds to help ice the dual for MSUM. This was the final home dual for the Dragons, who will next turn their attention to the Super Region 3 tournament next weekend, which is being hosted by St. Cloud State. The top four finishers in the region at each weight class will advance to the national tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Results: 125 - Cole Jones (MSUM) dec. Dean Arevalo, 7-3 133 - Seth Hutchison (MSUM) dec. Marco Ramirezlazos, 8-6 141 - Zach Scott (MSUM) dec. Jered Sublet, 10-5 149 - Joseph Schumacher (MSUM) dec. Tanner Crissler, 4-2 (TB-1) 157 - Zach Berry (MINOT) maj. dec. Patrick Freeman,10-2 165 - Weston Dobler (MSUM) dec. Carlos Toledano, 3-2 174 - Adam Blees (MSUM) fall Parker Osterman, 6:45 184 - Keegan Berry (MINOT) dec. Mitchell Kotschevar, 8-2 197 - Preston Lehmann (MSUM) fall Briley Crissler, 4:33 285 - Mitchell Eull (MINOT) dec. Jordan Magnuson, 4-1

FloSports founder and CEO Martin Floreani is reportedly "stepping away" from the company, a professional wrestling website reported this week. The pro wrestling website PWTorch.com stated that it had learned from multiple sources that FloSports employees were told that Floreani would no longer be at the helm of the media company which counts among its holdings FloWrestling (which covers amateur wrestling) and FloSlam, with a focus on professional wrestling. PWTorch.com also went on to claim that it had been told Floreani "was ultimately forced out of the company." PWTorch.com went on to offer a possible explanation as to why Floreani had stepped away from the media company he had established a dozen years ago, citing a lawsuit between FloSports and World Wrestling Network (WWN), a professional wrestling governing body and streaming and video-on-demand service. "Floreani was heavily involved in the lawsuit between WWN and FloSports over the PPV (pay per view) buyrate data that FloSlam was given on a spreadsheet by WWN owner Sal Hamoui before they struck a deal to air all WWN content in October of 2016," PWTorch.com reported this week. FloSports alleges that WWN was sent fraudulent business records that increased their chances of striking a deal with the company, according to Fightful.com. The author of the PWTorch.com news story, olumnist Sean Radican, wrote, "Nearly everyone involved with FloSlam has been let go from FloSports, which is crazy to think about given the promise the platform seemed to have in 2016 with WWN being potentially surrounded by major companies like NJPW, ROH, and PWG." "It will be interesting to see if the FloSports strategy in handing their lawsuit against WWN changes course with Floreani out of the picture," Radican continued. "He was a hands-on CEO who was intimately involved in the lawsuit." As PWTorch.com and Fightful.com both point out, since the split between FloSports and WWN, FloSlam has been largely inactive, with no content presented in months, and most of the staff laid off. The FloSlam website was last updated in late November 2017. FloSports was launched by brothers Martin and Mark Floreani in May 2006. As Inc. Magazine told the story in 2017, the brothers set to establish a website that would cover the sports each participated in - wrestling for Martin, running for Mark - "with the same obsessive detail and drama that ESPN bestows on the NFL and NBA." INC went on to describe FloSports as "one of the most surprising successes in the rapidly shifting sports-media landscape" with more than 250 employees working for the company which offers 25 Web video channels, including FloWrestling. "Industry giant ESPN is bleeding subscribers at an alarming rate (reportedly averaging more than 300,000 per month); FloSports' subscriptions (which currently cost $150 annually) doubled in the past year, and it's currently adding 30,000 subscribers each month. Its backers include Bertelsmann, Discovery Communications, and World Wrestling Entertainment."

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The No. 1 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (19-0, 9-0 NSIC) celebrated Senior Day with a 34-3 win over visiting Augustana (11-4, 6-2 NSIC) on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. The win gave SCSU its seventh NSIC Wrestling Conference Championship. St. Cloud opened the match with four straight decisions by No. 5 Brett Velasquez over Brandon Carroll at 125, Adam Hedin over Brayden Curry at 133, No. 3 Jarred Oftedahl over Keaten Schorr at 141 and No. 1 James Pleski over Oscar Ramirez-Hernandez Jr. at 149 to go up 12-0. The lead increased to 18-0 as No. 1 Larry Bomstad earned a 6-0 win over Bailey Neises at 157 as injury caused the Augustana wrestler to not be able to continue. SCSU's No. 6 Travis Holt then picked up a 13-1 major decision over Regan Bye at 165 to increase the margin to 22-0. At 174, No. 3 Kolton Eischens earned a thrilling 4-3 decision over Lukas Poloncic to push the lead to 25-0. Augustana's lone points of the night came next with No. 7 Aero Amo picking up an 11-7 decision over Tyree Overton at 184 to put the score at 25-3. At 197, No. 6 Vince Dietz earned a 7-2 decision over Clayton Wahlstrom to increase the margin to 28-3. In the last match of the evening at 285, No. 10 Lawrence Phillips recorded a fall over Luke Nohns to make the final score 34-3. St. Cloud State's wrestling program next hosts the NCAA DII Super 3 Region from Feb. 23-24 at Halenbeck Hall. Results: 125 - #5 Brett Velasquez (SCS) (22-2) Over Brandon Carroll (AU) (Dec. 5-2) 133 - Adam Hedin (SCS) (15-6) (SCS) Over Brayden Curry (AU) (Dec. 7-5) 141 - #3 Jarred Oftedahl (SCS) (24-2) Over Keaten Schorr (AU) (Dec. 4-1) 149 - #1 James Pleski (SCS) (22-1) Over Oscar Ramirez (AU) (Dec. 8-2) 157 - #1 Larry Bomstad (SCS) (22-2) Over Bailey Neises (AU) (6-0 Inj. 0:16) 165 - #6 Travis Holt (SCS) (21-3) Over Regan Bye (AU) (MD 13-1) 174 - #3 Kolten Eischens (SCS) (26-3) Over Lukas Poloncic (AU) (Dec. 4-3) 184 - #7 Aero Amo (AU) (9-2) Over Tyree Overton (SCS) (10-6) (Dec. 11-7) 197 - #6 Vince Dietz (SCS) (27-2) Over Clayton Wahlstrom (AU) (Dec. 7-2) 285 - #10 Lawrence Phillips (SCS) (25-4) Over Luke Nohns (AU) (TF 0:00)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Binghamton wrestling team (12-5, 6-1 EIWA) is heading home with a 22-14 win over the Buffalo Bulls to finish out its regular season. The Bearcats won six out of ten bouts in the victory, which featured bonus point wins by No. 28 Vincent DePrez and Anthony Lombardo to help seal the deal. "This was a great way to end our regular season," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We're carrying a lot of momentum right now heading into the postseason which will really help us in the EIWA tournament. I'm really proud with the way the guys have wrestled over the past few months; we're wrestling hard and we're winning those really tough matches. At the end of the day, if we can keep winning those close matches and taking bonus point victories when we can at the EIWA's and nationals, we're going to go a long way in the postseason." Holding a tight 9-6 lead over the Bulls after the first five bouts, the pounding began as No. 28 DePrez earned his fourth bonus point win in the past five matches. At 165 pounds, DePrez took shot, after shot at Noah Grover, taking a 12-1 lead after the first period. Hitting hard and fast, DePrez walked away with a 17-2 tech (4:37) to earn his sixth consecutive win, moving to 23-8 overall on the season. With an eight point cushion (14-6) heading into 174 pounds, Lombardo took the mat with the same assertive presence. The redshirt junior finished the first period with six near fall and two takedowns over Derek Holcomb, fueling an 18-2 tech (5:43). Back to back bonus point victories pushed the Bearcats to a 19-6 lead with only three bouts to go. At 125 pounds, No. 23 Joe Nelson had an impressive showing, taking an 8-5 decision over nationally ranked Kyle Akins. Akins, sitting at No. 16 in the latest RPI rankings, led Nelson 5-4 through the second period. Nelson continued to fight, earning an escape and a takedown in the third en route to his victory. At 149 pounds, Frankie Garcia secured his fourth straight victory with a 2-1 decision over Nicholas Palumbo. Trailing Palumbo 1-0 through the first, Garcia started up for the second. Palumbo desperately trying to escape, Garcia racked up over two minutes of ride time in the second period as he rode him out into the third. Garcia earned his go ahead point with an escape in the third, combined with ride time to get his hand raised. Tristan Rifanburg won a close match at 157 pounds, breaking the stand still with an escape in the second period. Holding a 1-0 lead over Eric Fasnacht, Rifanburg earned two points for stall calls in his favor securing a 3-0 decision. Fittingly enough, the Bearcats final win of the day came from No. 13 Steven Schneider, who took the mat in a dual match for the last time in his collegiate career. Schneider worked fast, earning two takedowns and an escape on his way to an 8-6 victory over Brett Perry. The senior got his hand raised for his 12th straight win, finishing with a 12-1 dual record and advancing to 16-4 overall. Up next, the Bearcats get ready to roll into postseason competition at the EIWA tournament which will be held at Hofstra on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4. Results: 125 – Joe Nelson (BU) won by decision over Kyle Akins (UB), 8-5 133 – #15 Bryan Lantry (UB) won by decision over Jacob Nicholson (BU), 4-3 141 – Jason Estevez (UB) won by decision over Joe Russ (BU), 9-3 149 – Frankie Garcia (BU) won by decision over Nick Palumbo (UB), 2-1 157 – Tristan Rifanburg (BU) won by decision over Eric Fasnacht (UB), 3-0 165 - Vincent DePrez (BU) won by technical fall over Noah Grover (UB), 17-2 (4:37) 174 – Anthony Lombardo (BU) won by technical fall over Derek Holcomb (UB), 18-2 (5:43) 184 - #13 Steve Schneider (BU) won by decision over Brett Perry (UB), 8-6 197 – Joe Ariola (UB) won by major decision over Alex Melikian (BU), 16-5 285 – #20 Jake Gunning (UB) won by major decision over Sean Dee (BU), 17-7

The Basics • Score: Johns Hopkins-24, Elizabethtown-21 • Records: Johns Hopkins (8-3), Elizabethtown (6-6) • Location: Elizabethtown, PA (Thompson Gymnasium) • The Short Story: In the Battle of the Blue Jays, it was the visiting Johns Hopkins wrestling team topping home-standing Elizabethtown, 24-21, as JHU used three victories by fall to fuel a win in the final dual meet of the season for both teams. Vallis, Reyes, Gilliam Score Wins by Fall Senior Christian Vallis (125), freshman Dominick Reyes (157) and junior Miles Gilliam (174) all picked up wins by fall to provide three of JHU's five wins and 18 of the team's 24 team points in the victory. Vallis opened the match with a second-period pin of Austin Jones to give JHU an early 6-0 lead with a fall in 4:35. The match was tied at 9-9 when Reyes stepped on the mat at 157. He needed nine seconds less than Vallis to give JHU its second win by fall as he decked Chad Rosenbergr in 4:26 to give JHU a 15-9 lead. The pin was Reyes' team-high 11th of the season. After Etown had pulled within 15-13 with a win by major decision at 165, it was Gilliam scoring his ninth fall of the season with a pin of Dan Jerrems in 2:42 at 174 to push the lead out to 21-13. Morales, Cavallo Continue Winning Ways While the three wins by fall were crucial to Johns Hopkins winning the match, it was a pair of decisions that added six additional points in the narrow victory. Junior Ricky Cavallo methodically knocked off Josh McLaughlin at 133, 7-1, and Morales added Hopkins' final win of the night, a 5-4 decision over Quinn Ruble at 184, to secure what proved to be the decisive points. Streaking The win for Morales was his 15th in a row and improves his record this season to 33-9. His 15-match winning streak is the longest by a Johns Hopkins wrestler since Paul Bewak won 22 in a row during the 2013-14 season. What it Means • Johns Hopkins finishes the dual-meet portion of the season with a record of 8-3. The team's .727 winning percentage this season is the highest for a JHU wrestling team since 1968-69, when the Blue Jays also finished 8-3. Inside the Box Score • The pin for Vallis is the 19th bonus-point victory of his career. • Morales is now just three wins shy of Paul Bewak's JHU single-season record for wins in a season (36 / 2013-14). Up Next • The Blue Jays will return to action on February 23-24 when they compete in the NCAA East Regional Championships. Results: 125 - Christian Vallis (JHU) pinned Austin Jones (EC), 4:35 133 - #NR/CT Ricky Cavallo (JHU) dec. Josh McLaughlin (EC), 7-1 141 - #5/6 Joe Ghione (EC) pinned Lucas Escobar (JHU), 4:50 149 - Dan Smith (EC) dec. Connor Joyce (JHU), 9-7 (SV1) 157 - #NR/HM Dominick Reyes (JHU) pinned Chad Rosenberger (EC), 4:26 165 - Chris Kummerer (EC) maj. dec. Nathan Wertheimer (JHU), 9-1 174 - Miles Gilliam (JHU) pinned Dan Jerrems (EC), 2:42 184 - #NR/HM Isaac Morales (JHU) dec. Quinn Ruble (EC), 5-4 197 - Rocco Hladney (EC) tech fall Karl Tayeb (JHU), 22-6 (6:03) 285 - Eric Eckstein (EC) dec. Henri Behaeghel (JHU), 4-2 EXHIBITION 165 Dane Morgan (JHU) pinned Eli Perry (EC), 6:12

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Falls by Jeric Kasunic, Brett Dempsey and Kizhan Clarke were part of five bonus-point victories and nine wins overall, as American University earned a 38-3 victory at George Mason in a dual wrestling match on Thursday. The win lifted the Eagles to a 7-6 record overall, while the Patriots fell to 3-13. Kasunic, an Eagle senior who is ranked 10th in the nation, pinned Eli Spencer in 2:23. He earned the 96th win of his career, as he is on track to become only the eighth AU wrestler to earn 100 victories. His 37th career pin ranks second all-time at AU. Kasunic improved to 29-3 on the season and 12-0 in dual matches. Dempsey, ranked 26th at heavyweight, won his seventh straight match by pinning Devin Rolon in 2:20. He dominated the first period, amassing a 14-4 lead at the time of his third pin of the season. At 141, Clarke rolled to a 14-2 lead in the first period and needed just 38 seconds in the second to pin Trevor Mello. It was his second fall of the season and was the eighth victory in his last 10 bouts. "We were very happy with the total team effort tonight," said AU head coach Teague Moore. "We got dominant performances from Kasunic, Dempsey, Josh Terao, Clarke and Eric Hong. We also had great wins by Anthony Wokasch, Michael Eckhart, Conner Allshouse and Gage Curry. Even Elijah Murphy, in his second start, gave a great fight. "We will enjoy the win tonight but must refocus tomorrow for a tough Ohio dual at home on Saturday. We need to take our seniors out with a great victory." Thursday's dual started at 165 pounds, with redshirt freshman Wokasch taking a 4-2 win over Garrett Griffith. Wokasch earned his second dual-match victory by taking a 3-2 lead into the third period, earning an escape and holding on for the win. Eckhart held 2-1 and 4-2 leads after the first two periods at 174, scoring an escape and riding-time point to take a 6-2 win over Levko Higgins. Redshirt freshman Allshouse also got his second dual-match win of the season at 184, scoring all three of his points in the final period to take a 3-2 victory. Curry earned a 5-2 lead over Ibrahim Bundika and held on for a 6-4 win at 125 pounds before Terao, ranked 9th, scored 16 points in the opening period at 133 on his way to an 18-2 (3:09) tech fall over Talha Farooq. The Patriots' lone victory came at 149 pounds, with Justin Yorkdale winning 6-0 over Murphy, a redshirt freshman who was wrestling only the second dual of his collegiate career. Hong finished the night with an 11-2 major decision at 157, extending a 5-1 lead with a six-point third period. American has its final dual match of the season at home on Saturday night when it hosts Ohio University at 7 p.m. The Eagles will honor Kasunic, Dempsey and Eckhart in Senior Night festivities before the match. Tickets for all AU wrestling home duals can be purchased online by clicking here. Results: 165 - Anthony Wokasch (AMER) over Garrett Griffith (GEMA) (Dec 4-2) 174 - Michael Eckhart (AMER) over Levko Higgins (GEMA) (Dec 6-2) 184 - Connor Allshouse (AMER) over Austin Harrison (GEMA) (Dec 3-2) 197 - Jeric Kasunic (AMER) over Eli Spencer (GEMA) (Fall 2:23) 285 - Brett Dempsey (AMER) over Devin Rolon (GEMA) (Fall 2:20) 125 - Gage Curry (AMER) over Ibrahim Bunduka (GEMA) (Dec 6-4) 133 - Josh Terao (AMER) over Talha Farooq (GEMA) (TF 18-2 3:09) 141 - Kizhan Clarke (AMER) over Trevor Mello (GEMA) (Fall 3:38) 149 - Justin Yorkdale (GEMA) over Elijah Murphy (AMER) (Dec 6-0) 157 - Eric Hong (AMER) over Ryan Yorkdale (GEMA) (MD 11-2)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team honored eight seniors prior to this evening's match with West Virginia at McComb Fieldhouse, then went out and handed the Mountaineers a 21-15 defeat. With the win Edinboro improved to 7-5, while West Virginia, now members of the Big 12, fell to 5-7. The Fighting Scots have won five of the last six meetings with the Mountaineers. The Fighting Scots wrap up the regular season on Saturday, February 17, wrestling at Cleveland State. Edinboro looks for a share of the EWL regular season crown with a win over the Vikings. Edinboro is 4-1 in EWL action while Rider finished at 5-1. Sean Russell won a 6-4 decision in sudden victory at 125 lbs., career win number 90. Eight seniors were honored prior to the match: Terrence Cheeks, Jensen Lorea, Austin Matthews, Tony Recco, Ty Schoffstall, Gordon Truesdale, Zaal Zafari, and Sam Ziff. The first match of the evening pitted a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers at 125 lbs., as tenth-ranked Sean Russell squared off with Zeke Moisey, ranked 14th. A spirited first period saw the two exchange takedowns and escapes for a 3-3 tie. The lone scoring in the second period was a Moisey escape. Russell would knot the match at 4-4 with an escape, and the two headed into sudden victory tied at 4-4. Russell would claim the 6-4 decision with a takedown with 27 seconds remaining. He improved to 25-5 and now has 90 career wins, while Moisey fell to 19-8. Korbin Myers followed with a 6-0 decision at 133 lbs. over Matthew Schmitt. Ranked 17th, Myers entered the third period with a 1-0 lead thanks to a second-period escape. The redshirt sophomore added four near-fall points early in the third period and would ride Schmitt the entire period. Myers is now 23-9 while Schmitt dropped to 17-10. West Virginia would knot the match at 6-6 with wins at 141 and 149 lbs. Nate Hagan (10-17) battled Christian Monserrat (16-13) at 141 lbs., ultimately losing 2-1 thanks to riding time. WVU's Tyler Rea (13-11) followed with a 4-1 decision over Jensen Lorea, one of the eight seniors honored before the match. Lorea is now 4-11. Senior Ty Schoffstall celebrated Senior Night with a 12-4 major decision. Edinboro ran off wins in the next three bouts to take a seemingly safe 18-6 lead. Andrew Shomers got things going with a dominating performance at 157 lbs. After an early takedown, he turned Hunter Jones (10-13) three times, each for four points, for a 14-0 lead after one period. He finished the technical fall with a takedown 26 seconds into the second period for the 16-0 technical fall. Ranked 20th by FloWrestling, Shomers improved to 26-5. Fritz Hoehn boosted his season ledger to 13-12 with a 6-4 decision over Nick Kiussis at 165 lbs. Hoehn used takedowns in each of the first two periods for a 4-2 advantage. An escape to start the third made it 5-2, but Kiussis closed to 5-4 with a takedown with 40 seconds remaining. A Hoehan escape provided the final margin. Redshirt senior Ty Schoffstall thrilled the senior night crowd with a 12-4 decision at 174 lbs. over WVU's Parker VonEgidy. He led 5-1 after two periods thanks to a pair of takedowns, then registered three more in the final period. He is 18-2 on the year, while VonEgidy dropped to 13-11. The match would get interesting as West Virginia picked up wins at 184 and 197 lbs. In an all freshmen matchup, Brenden McRill (9-13) handed Zach Ancewicz (10-13) a 5-0 defeat at 184 lbs. Jacob A. Smith was awarded a forfeit win at 197 lbs., and suddenly Edinboro's lead was just 18-15. It was Miller time for the Fighting Scots! Billy Miller claimed career win number 75 with a 4-0 decision over Brandon Ngati (3-18) at heavyweight. Ranked 14th, Miller got off to a sluggish start with a scoreless first period. An escape and takedown with eight seconds left in the period gave the redshirt junior a 3-0 advantage, and he added a point for riding time as he rode Ngati the entire third period. Miller improved to 14-4 with the victory. Results: 125 - #10 Sean Russell (EU) dec. #14 Zeke Moisey (WVU), 6-4 sv 133 - #17 Korbin Myers (EU) dec. Matthew Schmitt (WVU), 6-0 141 - Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU), 2-1 149 - Kyler Rea (WVU) dec. Jensen Lorea (EU), 4-1 157 - Andrew Shomers (EU) tech. fall Hunter Jones (WVU), 16-0 (3:26) 165 - Fritz Hoehn (EU) dec. Nick Kiussis (WVU), 6-4 174 - Ty Schoffstall (EU) maj. dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 12-4 184 - Brenden McRill (WVU) dec. Zach Ancewicz (EU), 5-0 197 - Jacob A. Smith (WVU) won by forfeit Hwt - # 14 Billy Miller (EU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-0

DANVILLE, Va. -- The Averett University wrestling team defeated Washington and Lee University on Thursday night, 27-19. Averett (2-7) jumped out to an early 18-0 lead in the dual, receiving three forfeits at 125, 133 and 141 pounds. Washington and Lee (9-6) would get on the board in the next bout as freshman William Merritt dropped his bout at 149 pounds, 11-4, to bring the team score line to 18-3. Freshman Caleb Harmon won his match at 157 pounds over William Medick, 6-4. Medick scored an early takedown in the first period to grab the lead, but Harmon was able to get a reversal before the end of the period to tie the bout at two. Another reversal in the second period and a takedown in the third proved to be enough as the Chatham, Virginia native held on for the 6-4 decision. Washington and Lee went on to win the next four bouts, collecting two decisions, a major decision and a fall to cut Averett's team score advantage to 21-19. A forfeit at 285 pounds propelled the Cougars to 27 team points where the dual would end with Averett ahead, 27-19. Averett is back in action on Friday, Feb. 23, as the Cougars head to Ferrum, Virginia to compete for their spots in the national tournament at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Results: 125 – Samuel Braswell (AU) won by forfeit [6-0] 133 – Brandon Woody (AU) won by forfeit [12-0] 141 – Joshua Linkous (AU) won by forfeit [18-0] 149 – Michael Dik (W&L) d. William Merritt (AU); 11-4 [18-3] 157 – Caleb Harmon (AU) d. William Medick (W&L); 6-4 [21-3] 165 – Andrew Taylor (W&L) d. Jake Phelps (AU); 9-0 [21-7] 174 – Patrick Hofstedt (W&L) d. Corbin Ryder (AU); 5-4 [21-10] 184 – Colby Boudreau (W&L) d. Triston Kechter (AU); Fall 6:42 [21-16] 197 – William Kuenne (W&L) d. Seth Wilson (AU); 10-3 [21-19] 285 – Dia Gray (AU) won by forfeit [27-19]

Luther wrapped up its dual meet schedule with a 50-4 victory over St. Olaf College tonight in the Regents Center. The win gives Luther a dual meet record of 10-7. The Oles were open at 125, 141, 165 and 285. Gilbert Valadez (149), Izzac Suarez (157) and Austin Hansen (184) all won by fall. Kyle Clough (133) posted a tech fall (17-1, 5:17) and Hunter Weaver (197) won by decision (11-6). Luther returns to action on Feb. 24-25 when it will travel to Dubuque, Iowa for the NCAA III Lower Midwest Regional. The two-day tournament will be held at the Five Flags Center. Results: 125 Connor Murphy (LC) (WB Forfeit) 6 - 133 Kyle Clough (LC) over Luke Wallace (SO) (TF 17-1, 5:17) 5 - 141 Tyler Menegay (LC) (WB Forfeit) 6 - 149 Gilbert Valadez (LC) over Charles Gieser (SO) (Fall 4:36) 6 - 157 Izzac Suarez (LC) over William Collins (SO) (Fall 5:36) 6 - 165 Billy Poray (LC) (WB Forfeit) 6 - 174 Frankie Lee (SO) over Chris Barrett (LC) (MD 12-4) - 4 184 Austin Hansen (LC) over Benjamin Keillor (SO) (Fall 1:35) 6 - 197 Hunter Weaver (LC) over Sebastian Hyta (SO) (Dec. 11-6) 3 - 285 Keenan Feldpausch (LC) (WB Forfeit) 6 -

LANCASTER, Pa. -- With convincing wins in the final two bouts, Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team retained the Rupp Cup for the eighth consecutive season with a strong 24-15 win over Millersville on Thursday evening in the Mayser Center gym. The Diplomats improved to 3-11 with their second straight dual win while the Marauders evened their season record at 7-7. A flurry of action at 125 opened with match with F&M's Edgar Garcia and Millersville's Connor Sheehan trading takedowns and reversals through the first two periods. Tied at 9-9 late in the third, Garcia earned an escape with just 19 seconds remaining and held off the Marauder grappler to deliver three points to the Diplomats. After Millersville responded with an 8-4 decision at 133 pounds, Brett Kulp made short work of his opponent at 141 pounds with a takedown, followed by the ensuing pin in the opening minute of the first frame to put F&M in front at 9-3. The Marauders' Eric Fuentes secured a second-period pin in the 149-pound match to once again tie the team score at 9-9. At 157, Emmett LiCastri scored a takedown and four nearfall points in the waning seconds of the second period to take a commanding 9-4 lead into the final frame. LiCastri kept up the pressure in the third period with an early takedown and rolled to the 11-4 decision. A strong second period kept Jacob Conners neck-to-neck with Division II's No. 9 ranked 165-pounder Shane Ruhnke. However, Ruhnke held on for the 12-7 decision win to pull Millersville within one. During the 165-pound match, a penalty point was docked from Millersville's team total due to controlling the mat, making the team score 12-11 in favor of the Diplomats. Josh Young rolled at 174 pounds, capping off a 22-7 tech. fall victory in the final seconds of the third. The senior notched a total of seven takedowns in his dominant performance. Millersville kept the contest close with a 17-5 major decision at 184, pulling the overall score within two at 17-15. However, it was all F&M in the final two matchups as Philip Robilotto (197 pounds) and No. 31 ranked Antonio Pelusi (285 pounds) cruised to commanding wins. Robilotto went ahead 8-0 after the first and totaled three takedowns and six nearfall points for the 15-4 major. Pelusi did his part in the night's final match, registering three first-period takedowns en route to a 7-4 decision. The Diplomats return to the mat on Saturday for the final dual of the regular season when F&M hosts Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. Before the match, the Diplomats will honor their four-member senior class of Sam Butler, Edgar Garcia, Danny Martoccio, and Josh Young. Results: 125: Edgar Garcia (F&M) over Conner Sheehan (MILL) (Dec 10-9) 133: Alex Baider (MILL) over Dan Martoccio (F&M) (Dec 8-4) 141: Brett Kulp (F&M) over Kevin Constantine (MILL) (Fall 0:59) 149: Eric Fuentes (MILL) over Sam Butler (F&M) (Fall 4:52) 157: Emmett LiCastri (F&M) over Seth Decker (MILL) (Dec 11-4) 165: Shane Ruhnke (MILL) over Jacob Conners (F&M) (Dec 12-7) Note: (MILL docked -1.00 for Controlling the mat) 174: Joshua Young (F&M) over Kyle Narber (MILL) (TF 22-7 6:48) 184: Evan Morrill (MILL) over Steven Mercadante (F&M) (MD 17-5) 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) over Jared Fetterman (MILL) (MD 15-4) 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) over Zachary Yackenchick (MILL) (Dec 7-4)

A Dayton area high school wrestler was killed in a head-on crash in southwest Ohio while on his way to school Tuesday. Tommy Williamitis, 16, a sophomore at Dayton Christian Academy in Miamisburg, was killed when he went left of center on Ohio 48 and struck two other vehicles. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A driver of one of the other vehicles was seriously injured and flown by helicopter to a Dayton area hospital. Lt. Chuck O'Bryon of the Ohio Highway Patrol said an investigation into the crash continues, but told the Dayton Daily News that Williamitis reportedly told his parents he wasn't feeling well that morning but wanted to go to school. Williamitis was a member of Dayton Christian's wrestling team and played in the school band. He was also active in Scouting, and had earned Eagle Scout honors. "We informed our students and faculty of the tragic accident and have grief counselors on site to help them process the news," according to a statement issued by Dayton Christian Academy. "We know by the reaction of our students that Tommy was well loved by our student body." Dr. John Gredy, head of the Dayton Christian Academy, described Williamitis as the kind of student who helped others, including his classmates in industrial arts. "He kind of came to their rescue… He was well loved," according to Gredy. "He put his heart into what he did," said Father John Trough of St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church in nearby Lebanon, Ohio where Williamitis served as an altar boy. "He'll be sorely missed." A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with funeral expenses. On that fundraising page, here's how Robby Williamitis described his younger brother Tommy: "He was extremely funny and everyone he met loved him. He was never shy and always was willing to help. He worked hard and put others before himself. I know we're all going to miss him dearly, but we are thankful for the time that we had with him."

Gene Bowman, one of the founding fathers of the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, wrestling coach and mat champion, died at Canonsburg General Hospital on Tuesday. He was 88. Gene BowmanFor a quarter-century, Bowman led the Dapper Dan, an annual event in Pittsburgh featuring the best Pennsylvania high school wrestlers to face national prep all-stars. Bowman turned over management of the Dapper Dan to Frank Vulcano, Canon-McMillan High School's athletic director and head of the WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) Wrestling Steering Committee. "Gene and Manny Pihakis and all those guys out there were Canonsburg wrestling," Vulcano told the Observer-Reporter newspaper. "Gene meant a lot to the sport. He directed the Wrestling Classic for 25 years and it is the Rose Bowl of wrestling." In addition to his involvement with the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic, Gene Bowman was a wrestler and coach in southwest Pennsylvania. Before graduating from Canonsburg High School in 1947, Bowman made a name for himself on the wrestling mat. He was a three-time WPIAL champion, and a Pennsylvania state tournament runner-up in 1947, losing in the finals by referee's decision to Don Maurey of Clearfield at 120 pounds. Bowman then shared his knowledge and love of the sport as a coach, serving an assistant coach at Waynesburg University, as well as an assistant at Canon-McMillan High and as head coach at Chartiers-Houston. Chris Mary, head coach at Canon-McMillan when the Big Macs won five state team titles in three seasons, said he remembers Bowman sitting in the stands for those matches, wearing his trademark cowboy hat. "Me, my brother Phil, Sam Romano, we looked up to these guys," said Mary. "There will never be another Gene Bowman. Gene was so liked by everybody." "Our wrestling family is so tight," Mary said, "and Gene was the father." Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

The President's Day holiday weekend marks the traditional kickoff of the more powerful state tournaments. Across the state tournaments being held this weekend, there are eight weight classes in which multiple nationally ranked wrestlers will be present. Below is a listing of those weight classes, along with an overview of the draw dynamics. Illinois 3A 113 pounds: No. 4 Noah Surtin (Edwardsville) and No. 8 Dylan Ragusin (Montini Catholic) Due to the Illinois state tournament relatively making sense in terms of bracketing and separating their sectional champions based on merit, Surtin and Ragusin are in opposite half brackets as the only returning state medalists among the sectional champions. Yes, I know there isn't full double elimination, but small victories my friends. However, Ragusin likely draws a very tough quarterfinal match with Matt Ramos (Lockport), who lost in the tiebreaker to Surtin in last week's sectional semifinal. The second quarter bracket is an absolute bear as sectional champion Josh Ogunsanya (Oak Park River Forest) is paired with returning state medalist Nathan Cummings (Downers Grove North) in the opening round, while returning state qualifier Enzo Silva (Plainfield North) awaits in the quarterfinal. Sectional champion Sam Spencer (Huntley) got a rather unpleasant opening round match with Nick Minnito (Plainfield Central), who knocked off returning state champion Jacob Lindsey (Providence Catholic) on the front side at sectional last weekend; Lindsey lost to Ramos in the go-to-bout. The winner of that is looking at a date with freshman Noah Mis (Mt. Carmel), who has multiple wins over returning state placers this season. Down in the bottom quarter, Surtin has the most manageable path with just returning state qualifier Michael Jaffe (Marmion Academy) as his quarterfinal opponent. Illinois 3A 120 pounds: No. 3 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic) and No. 6 Travis Ford-Melton (Marian Catholic) Yet again these best two wrestlers are in separate half brackets. Last year at the state tournament, Melendez won a champ/champ showdown in the quarterfinal with Ford-Melton 4-3 after losing by a totally aberrant pin in the previous week's semifinal. Both Melendez and Ford-Melton knocked off formidable opposition in last week's sectional final: Melendez won a rematch of last year's state final, 4-3 over Domenic Zaccone (Stagg), while Ford-Melton majored returning state placer Anthony Molton (Lockport) 16-5 Melendez is looking at facing one of two returning state qualifiers in the quarterfinal, Anthony Zamora (Plainfield East) or Nico Bolivar (Oak Park River Forest). The other quarter of the top half is likely to feature a second round match between Molton and freshman phenom Joel Vandervere (Warren Township), a sectional champion; Molton does have to face returning state qualifier Alex Giuliano (Conant) in the opening round. Returning state runner-up Zaccone is in the third quarter of the draw, with returning state qualifier Ben Anderson (St. Charles East) as the sectional champion. Ford-Melton is in the bottom quarter with a potential second round match against Reihan Uribe (Mt. Carmel), who does have one win over Ford-Melton already this season though it has been avenged; Uribe does have returning state qualifier Jake Harrier (Jacobs) in the opening round. Missouri Class 4 126 pounds: No. 4 Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers College) and No. 19 Cameron Fusco (Seckman) These two wrestlers met in the district final last weekend, a match that Johnson won 9-4. A third excellent wrestler features in this weight class in two-time state placer Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill), who also was a 2016 Super 32 Challenge placer; DiBlasi has already lost to Fusco earlier in the season. The draw has placed Johnson by himself, while a Fusco vs. DiBlasi semifinal is looming. Iowa Class 3A 132 pounds: No. 14 Drew Bennett (Fort Dodge) and No. 16 Zach Price (Johnston) Both wrestlers in question have placed third at state twice in their careers; Bennett doing so the last two years at 106 and 113 pounds, while Price was third as a freshman at 106 and last year at 126 (a fourth place at 120 is sandwiched in there). The wrestlers also split their meetings this season, Bennett winning in a mid-December dual meet and Price in late January at the CIML meet. While it is not good that Bennett and Price aren't in opposite halves, it could be worse with Iowa "8x2" state tournament format; mercifully this is not a quarterfinal. Bennett has drawn the eventual champ outside of the final in each of the prior two seasons, losing to Kyle Biscoglia in the quarterfinal as a sophomore and the semifinal as a junior. Two-time state placer Will Foreman (Cedar Rapids Washington) is the likely quarterfinal opponent for Bennett, while Price's path to the Friday night showdown with Bennett is less of a challenge. The likely upper half bracket finalist would come from the winner of a quarterfinal involving a pair of returning fourth place finishers in Eli Loyd (Pleasant Valley) and two-time medalist Matthew Jordan (Des Moines East). Illinois Class 3A 145 pounds: No. 7 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel) and No. 8 Jake Stiles (Montini Catholic) These two wrestlers have already met four times on the season, the junior Stiles winning in a dual meet during the first week of December and then in the Cheesehead final during early January; two-time state placer Coleman (returning runner-up) countered with wins in the semifinal at the Chicago Catholic League two weeks later and last weekend's sectional tournament. Coleman has an extremely manageable half bracket to say the least. Out of the seven other qualifiers, only Alex Rosenbloom (Highland Park) offers any prior state tournament experience. Stiles sits in the bottom quarter of the draw, where returning state qualifier Gannon Hughes (Oswego) likely waits in the second round. The likely semifinal opponent for Stiles would be undefeated Patrick Ryan (New Trier), who is in his third state tournament appearance Illinois Class 3A 152 pounds: No. 5 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic) and No. 8 Markus Hartman (Barrington) These two wrestlers met in last year's 145-pound state final, a match that Lewan won 3-1. Since both won their sectional, they are in opposite half brackets as the highest returning state placers. The lone returning state qualifier in Lewan's top half-bracket is Jack Tangen (New Trier), who lost 8-1 to Hartman in the sectional final last week. The sectional champion in the quarter opposite of Hartman is returning state qualifier Zach Reese (Lockport), and he draws another returning state qualifier in Kenny Kerstein (Deerfield) as a first-round opponent; while Hartman does not have a state experienced participant with him in the bottom most quarter bracket. Iowa Class 3A 152 pounds: No. 19 Grant Stotts (West Des Moines Valley) and No. 20 Cayd Lara (Fort Dodge) Both wrestlers were state runners-up last year, Stotts at 145 to Zach Barnes and Lara at this weight to Nelson Brands; each is also a three-time state placer, Stotts going 2-1-2 while Lara has gone 7-8-2. Stotts has beaten Lara in their two meetings this season, in the ultimate tiebreaker at the CIML final in late January and then in the tiebreaker during the dual meet that following week; Lara's third loss came the second week of December, by fall to Nate Larson (Apple Valley, Minn.) There is a third major factor in this weight class, and that is fellow three-time state placer Harlan Steffensmeier (Fort Madison). He has placements of 7th, 5th, and 3rd in his career, and gave Stotts his lone loss of the season via 5-4 decision at the Ed Winger Invitational in mid-January. Steffensmeier has two losses on the season, one a total baffler to Noah Fye (New Hampton) the opening weekend of the season that was avenged later in the tournament, and then 6-3 to Lara in mid-January during the J-Hawk Invitational final. This draws out with Steffensmeier likely facing Stotts in a top-half quarterfinal, with the other quarter bracket of the upper half featuring four wrestlers all 14-plus losses. Lara is also looking at a heavy-hitting quarterfinal with two-time state placer Lance Runyon (Southeast Polk), third at 132 pounds last year and a Cadet freestyler All-American this past summer; Runyon and Lara have not met this season, while Runyon is 0-3 against Stotts, his only in-state losses. The Runyon/Lara winner is likely looking at returning state qualifier Lanny Herzog (Council Bluffs Lincoln) in the semifinal. Missouri Class 4 182 pounds: No. 10 Emille Shannon (Christian Brothers College) and No. 19 Devin Winston (Park Hill) This is also a battle of returning state champions, with Shannon a two-time state champion. Thankfully the bracketers had enough wisdom to make sure this would be a state final, assuming no upsets. It is also a match that could play a key dynamic in a potential state team title race. On the season, Winston had no losses, while Shannon has not lost a match outside of the three at the Walsh Ironman. While Shannon's past to the final is almost a free ride, five of the other seven in his half have double digit losses and the other pair have eight and nine respectively, it is anything but for Winston. There looms a possible quarterfinal with returning state placer Chase Stegall (Northwest Cedar Hill), and then a semifinal match against a third returning state champion in this weight class, Kyle Dickhaus (Eureka).

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Three Tigers scored bonus points as No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling (18-0, 7-0 MAC) defeated SIU Edwardsville (6-13, 4-3 SoCon) on Wednesday night at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center. Mizzou overcame a 9-0 deficit for the second time in three matches to seal the victory, winning eight consecutive bouts to close the dual. With the win, Mizzou improves to 18-0 on the season, only the second time in program history Mizzou has started a season with 18 consecutive victories, matching the 2014-15 Tigers who finished the season 24-0. DUAL RECAP Mizzou dropped the first two matches of the dual, losing a decision match at 125 pounds and a forfeit loss at 133 pounds. The Tigers responded, however, winning eight straight bouts to win the dual, 30-9. Mizzou first took the lead after a 20-5 technical fall in the first period from redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.). The win gave the Tigers an 11-9 lead, and was the first of three Tiger technical falls in the dual, as redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) joined Lavallee with five-point victories. NOTABLE TIGERS Lavallee came out firing in the first period, and never let up, as the Tiger senior scored five takedowns and two four-point near-falls in the first period to record a 20-5 technical fall (2:52) over Karsten Van Velsor. The win was the 10th career technical for Lavallee, and his 107th career victory overall. He now ranks tied-for-seventh all-time in program history in career technical falls, and 16th overall in career victories. Lewis moved into the program top-10 list with his ninth career technical fall, as the Tiger junior continued his perfect season with a 16-0 technical fall (5:49) over Bryce Shewan. The two-time All-American is now 25-0 on the season, and 17-0 in duals, with 22 of his wins coming by bonus points. His nine career technical falls rank tied-for-tenth all-time in program history. Marriott recorded his fourth technical fall of the season with an 18-3 win (6:26) over Jacob Godinez. The Tiger freshman improves to 22-4 on the season, and 14-3 in duals with the victory. QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith On the positive takeaways from the match… "The positive I will take away from this match is how well Canten Marriott wrestled. He had lot of offense tonight, and he's been struggling to score takedowns lately. He got a bunch of takedowns, and some back points, I was pleased with that. At 141, Jaydin Eierman had to find a way to win. He made some mistakes, put himself on his back. He found himself down in a crazy match, but found a way to win it. Same with Willie, who scores a takedown with seconds left to win it. Same thing with heavyweight, Wyatt Koelling. He gets a takedown at the end of the match to find a way to win. It may not have been the prettiest day, but we found ways to win, which was good." UP NEXT Next, Mizzou closes the regular season with a road dual at old-MAC foe No. 12 Northern Iowa on Saturday. The dual is slated to start at 2 p.m. (CT) for West Gymnasium, with a broadcast available through FloWrestling. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Zac Gentzler (SIUE) dec. Aaron Assad (MIZ) | MIZ 0, SIUE 3 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) wins by forfeit | MIZ 0, SIUE 9 141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE): 17-15 | MIZ 3, SIUE 9 149: Alex Butler (MIZ) dec. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE): 3-2 | MIZ 6, SIUE 9 157: No. 4 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) tech. fall Karsten Van Velsor: 20-5 (2:52) | MIZ 11, SIUE 9 165: No. 20 Connor Flynn (MIZ) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE): 13-6 | MIZ 14, SIUE 9 174: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) tech. fall Bryce Shewan (SIUE): 16-0 (5:49) | MIZ 19, SIUE 9 184: No. 14 Canten Marriott (MIZ) tech. fall Jacob Godinez (SIUE): 18-3 (6:26) | MIZ 24, SIUE 9 197: No. 4 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. Christian Dulaney (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 27, SIUE 9 HWT: Wyatt Koelling (MIZ) dec. Tommy Helton (SIUE): 4-3 | MIZ 30, SIUE 9

CHAPEL HILL -- Pins by No. 8 Troy Heilmann and No. 17 Chip Ness keyed No. 24 North Carolina in a 28-14 win over Duke on Senior Night Wednesday at Memorial Hall. Heilmann, No. 16 Ethan Ramos and No. 15 Danny Chaid all won in their final home dual as the Tar Heels improved to 9-10 and 3-2 in the ACC, securing head coach Coleman Scott's first winning league season at UNC in the second Brawl At The Hall. In addition to Chaid, Heilmann and Ramos, seniors Ben Cournoyer, Anderson Pope, Thomas Singley and Mitchel Thomas were honored prior to the dual. After a forfeit at 125 pounds gave Duke the early lead, freshman Zach Sherman got Carolina on the board with a workmanlike 10-4 win over Josh Finesilver at 133. No. 19 A.C. Headlee then gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the night, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Jeremiah Reitz. Heilmann didn't waste anytime in his final home match, putting Brandon Leynaud on his back at 2:24 of the first period to push the UNC lead to 13-6. After No. 10 Mitch Finesilver won a 4-0 decision at 157, Josh McClure picked up his first career ACC win with a 5-3 decision over Zach Finesilver at 165. The match of the night came at 174, where Ramos and Matt Finesilver did battle in a top-20 showdown. Both men led in the third period, with Finesilver briefly holding a 5-4 advantage before Ramos scored a reversal to restore his lead. The Hawthorne, New Jersey, senior then iced the dual with a late two and the riding time point made it a 9-6 win. Ness ended any drama in the team competition, pinning Kaden Russell at 4:24 to give Carolina an insurmountable lead. Chaid made it seven wins for UNC with his 7-4 decision over Alec Schenk at 197. Duke's Jacob Kasper, the nation's No. 3 heavyweight, closed out the night with a tech fall. Carolina will close out dual competition for the year Friday when the Tar Heels visit No. 11 Cornell at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Thayer Atkins (DU) wins by forfeit - DU leads 6-0 133: Zach Sherman (UNC) dec. Josh Finesiliver (DU), 10-4 - DU leads 6-3 141: #19 A.C. Headlee (UNC) maj. dec. Jeremiah Reitz (DU), 10-2 - UNC leads 7-6 149: #8 Troy Heilmann (UNC) pinned Brandon Leynaud (DU), 2:24 - UNC leads 13-6 157: #10 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. #15 Kennedy Monday (UNC), 4-0 - UNC leads 13-9 165: Josh McClure (UNC) dec. Zach Finesilver (DU), 5-3 - UNC leads 16-9 174: #16 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #18 Matt Finesilver (DU), 9-6 - UNC leads 19-9 184: #17 Chip Ness (UNC) pinned Kaden Russell (DU), 4:24 - UNC leads 25-9 197: #15 Danny Chaid (UNC) dec. Alec Schenk (DU), 7-4 - UNC leads 28-9 285: #3 Jacob Kasper (DU) tech fall Andrew Gunning (UNC), 16-1 (5:28) - UNC wins 28-14

WESTMINSTER, Md. --No. 15 Messiah wrestling won eight of 10 matches and ran away from McDaniel on Wednesday night, 35-9. The win moved Messiah to 16-5 on the season, it also gave head coach Bryan Brunk his 200th career victory. Big Numbers Messiah's strength was on display throughout, and five of their wins were by either major, tech fall, or pin. All five of those instances came in a row, too, starting with Stephen Maloney at 149. His tech fall over Scott Miser came in just 2:38, and both Matt Pangle and Jeff Hojnacki followed with pins. The win for Pangle moved him to 12-8 on the season, and it was also his eighth fall on the year. The fall was the 12th of the season for Hojnacki. Ben Swarr (174) continued his rebound from his two-match losing streak with his third win in a row -- fall, decision, and now tech fall. Derek Beitz followed with a 16-2 major. At 197, Kyler Koser, the team's leader in wins with 38, had the night off and Victor DeFrance took advantage by bumping up a weight to win 8-7 over Jake Pooton. Milestone Two days before former Messiah wrestling coach Neil Turner is to be inducted into the Falcons' Hall of Honor, his successor, Bryan Brunk, continued to push his program-record win total to new heights. His overall record is now 200-110 across 14-plus seasons, good for a win percentage of .645 that is second only to Turner (131-70; .652). Across his time with Messiah, Brunk has led the team to 12 different seasons of double-digit wins. This marked his sixth season with at least 16 wins. Results: 125: Sean Redington (Messiah) dec. Jake Reid 11-4 133: Nick Malinowski (McDaniel) won by forfeit 141: Nick Nunez (Messiah) dec. Jahmally Willie 4-2 149: Stephen Maloney (Messiah) tech. fell Scott Miser 16-1 (2:38) 157: Matt Pangle (Messiah) pinned Cole Nagle 1:52 165: Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) pinned Wade Bishop 6:21 174: Ben Swarr (Messiah) tech. fell Ronald Mattox 18-2 (3:30) 184: Derek Beitz (Messiah) maj. dec. Ronnie Wuest 16-2 197: Victor DeFrance (Messiah) dec. Jake Pooton 8-7 HWT: Brendan Woody (McDaniel) dec. Jared Schell 3-2

VIENNA, W.Va. -- The No. 16-ranked West Liberty University wrestling team wrapped up its dual meet schedule in impressive fashion Wednesday night, breezing to a 35-10 victory at Ohio Valley University. Coach Mitch Smith's nationally-ranked Hilltoppers wrapped things up early as Corey Secrist opened the proceedings with a 13-7 decision at 125 pounds and the short-handed Fighting Scots yielded forfeits at 133, 141 and 149. That put the visitors on top, 21-0, heading into the 157-pound bout, where West Liberty's Josh Cornell pushed the margin to 25-0 with an 11-3 major decision against Maverick Meeks. Ohio Valley tried to get back into the match with a fall at 165 and a major decision at 174 but WLU's Chris Cook outgunned Ali Capobianco, 14-8, in their 184-pound bout to stop the bleeding. Logan Kemp followed with a 5-1 decision against Tyler Koreski at 197 and 285-pounder Ronnie D'Amico added another win to the Hilltopper side of the board with an 11-3 major decision against Ben Willard in the final match of the night. The Hilltoppers will be idle over the weekend as they begin preparations for next week's Super Region One championships. Results: 125: Corey Secrist (WLU) d. Anthony Tripke, 13-7 133: Steven Slack (WLU) won by forfeit 141: Josh Ridgeway (WLU) won by forfeit 149: Tanner Sutton (WLU) won by forfeit 157: Josh Cornell (WLU) md. Maverick Meeks, 11-3 165: T.J. Lambiotte (OVU) p. Miles Mazik, 1:52 174: Dalton George (OVU) md. Chance Morgan, 16-6 184: Chris Cook (WLU) d. Ali Capobianco, 14-8 197: Logan Kemp (WLU) d. Tyler Koreski, 5-1 285: Ronnie D'Amico (WLU) md. Ben Willard, 11-3

BELMONT, N.C. -- Four Belmont Abbey seniors swept their matches for a total of 16 points, leading the Crusaders to a 3-18 wrestling victory over Greensboro Wednesday night at the Wheeler Center. The action marked the ended of the 2017-18 regular season. Senior Michael Bedard got the Crusaders off to a good start, winning his match at 125 by a 7-6 score. He earned the deciding point on an escape with just three seconds left in the match. Greensboro evened the match with a win at 133, but were then deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct in the 141 match, putting the Crusaders back in the lead, 3-2. The Pride took a 5-3 lead in the match by winning at 141 when the riding time point broke a 4-4 tie, increased the margin to 8-3 with an overtime victory at 149. Belmont Abbey's Jonathan Charpenter pulled the Crusaders to within 8-6 with an 8-6 overtime decision at 157, before Greg Hilliard pinned his 165-pound opponent in 1:18, to make the score 12-8. Senior Jake Glunt earned a major decision of 12-4 at 174, then senior John Wilson won by forfeit at 184, pushing The Abbey's lead to 22-8. Brian Girard earned a pin at 4:01 in his match at 197 before Chaas Delgado captured a 3-2 decision on riding time at the 285-pound weight class. In addition the four senior who wrestled Wednesday, senior Brando Dills was also honored in a pre-match ceremony. Belmont Abbey heads to the NCAA Super Regional 2 later this month in Findlay, Ohio. Results: 125 Michael Bedard (BAC) def. Gabriel Wilson (Greensboro), 7-6 3-0 133 Christopher Haskins (Greensboro) def. Nathan Oakley (BAC), 5-1 3-3 141 Zachary Raines (Greensboro) def. Troy Gregor (BAC), 5-4 6-3* 149 Ryan Dominique (Greensboro) def. Grant Finkbeiner (BAC), 10-8 (ot) 8-3 157 John Charpenter (BAC) def. Zachary Wilson (Greensboro), 8-6 (ot) 8-6 165 Greg Hilliard (BAC) def. Quaevon Cannon (Greensboro), fall at 1:18 8-12 174 Jake Glunt (BAC) def. Tyron Dudley (Greensboro), 12-4 major decision 8-16 184 John Wilson (BAC) wins by forfeit. 8-22 197 Brian Girard (BAC) def. Carlos Ortega (Greensboro), fall at 4:01. 8-28 285 Chaas Delgado (BAC) def. Mykel Williams (Greensboro), 3-2. 8-31

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Stringing together 14 points over the final three matches, the Limestone College wrestling team earned the comeback victory over the Lions of Emmanuel College in their final home match of the season, 22-21. MATCH INFORMATION Score: Limestone 22, Emmanuel 21 Records: Limestone (11-7, 4-2 ECAC), Emmanuel (2-7, 0-5 ECAC) Location: Timken Center, Limestone College, Gaffney, S.C. ON THE MAT 125: Junior James Sass (Summerville, S.C.) started the day off on the right foot for the Blue and Gold as he was able to string together an absolute barrage of takedowns in the second and third periods of his match to earn the 25-10 tech fall victory. After holding a slight 4-1 lead after the first three minutes, Sass was able to able to put together a 10-5 second period before wrapping up the match with a 11-4 third period. 141: Freshman Devin DiCarlo (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) notched a 9-4 decision against his opponent, Michael John Harris. DiCarlo gained his major advantage in the opening period as he was able to outscore Harris by a 7-2 margin. The two traded a scoreless second period before tying with two points apiece in the final two minutes. 184: After falling behind by 13 points as a team, the Saints needed a spark and they got just that from junior Clif Decius (Miami, Fla.). Stringing together an impressive six takedowns over the length of the match, Decius was able to secure a 14-4 major decision over Emmanuel's Melvin Nimely. 197: Continuing that momentum for the Blue and Gold was Vincent Mainiero (Nutley, N.J.). He was able to bring the Saints to within four points of a match victory with his pin and six team points. Mainiero was able to combo a two-point reversal into what would have been a four-point near fall, but he was able to gain full control and earn the fall just 4:30 into his bout. 285: Needing a major decision to secure a definite victory for the Saints, sophomore Daniel Bland did just that as he took home the 15-1 major decision over Emmanuel's Bradley Chrestensen. Bland took control of the match early and commanded the bout from start to finish. His six late points and riding time in the final two minutes swung him over the necessary margin for a major and secured the Saints victory at home. NOTABLES The Limestone wrestling team protected their home mat throughout the year as they posted a perfect 4-0 record in Gaffney. UP NEXT The Saints will now head into their championship segment as they prepare for the Super Region II tournament on February 23-24. The two-day event will be the deciding factor on which wrestlers will head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the NCAA Championships in March. Results: 125: James Sass (LIME) over Alberto Perez (EMAN) (TF 25-10 6:15) 133: Emery Cline (EMAN) over Majid Corbit (LIME) (Dec 12-10) 141: Devin Dicarlo (LIME) over Michael John Harris (EMAN) (Dec 9-4) 149: Jay Sheppard (EMAN) over Phil Ruiz (LIME) (Dec 9-4) 157: Chandler Saine (EMAN) over Bobby Samuels (LIME) (TF 18-1 3:36) 165: J.A. Jones (EMAN) over Parker Grizzle (LIME) (MD 14-5) 174: Calvin Nimely (EMAN) over Daniell Kimbrell (LIME) (Fall 3:21) 184: Clif-Steven Decius (LIME) over Melvin Nimely (EMAN) (MD 14-4) 197: Vincent Mainiero (LIME) over Kyle Graham (EMAN) (Fall 4:30) 285: Daniel Bland (LIME) over Bradley Chrestensen (EMAN) (MD 15-1)

The number of states which will have girls wrestling championships just grew by two. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA), which oversees high school sports in Georgia, has added an official Girls State Wrestling Championships ... while the Executive Board of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has voted unanimously to create a separate state wrestling championship division for girls. Both Georgia and Oregon will have their first girls' mat championships starting in the 2018-19 school year. These two states join Alaska, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas and Washington which already have a girls-only competition in their state tournaments. Georgia, which has 250 females wrestling in high school, will have a separate championship event next spring, while Oregon, which claims approximately 400 high school girls in wrestling, will have something of a hybrid in 2019 which will allow girls to compete against each other in a separate championship event, or continue to wrestle boys in the traditional state tournament. In another wrinkle, Oregon, unlike other states which sanctions girls wrestling as a separate championship, girls will have their own division for state championship under the wrestling banner, much like how Class 6A is its own division for wrestling, according to the Oregon Statesman-Review. Nationwide, approximately 14,600 girls participated in wrestling in high school during the 2016-17 school year, up from 804 in 1994. Approximately 245,000 boys wrestle in high school nationwide. At the high school level, total participation in the sport last year -- male and female -- was just shy of 270,000 student-athletes.

State championship season on the individual side begins in earnest this weekend with the first of the state tournaments for the more powerful states across the country. Below is a summary of competitions involving Fab 50 teams this week. Illinois state tournament -- No. 4 Montini Catholic and No. 23 Oak Park River Forest are in Class 3A, the event is at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois starting tomorrow and going through Saturday; both teams also compete on Tuesday 2/20 in a dual team preliminary match Iowa state tournament -- No. 24 Fort Dodge, No. 39 Southeast Polk, and No. 49 Waukee are in Class 3A, the event is at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines; the dual team event is today, while the individual event starts tomorrow and goes through Saturday Indiana state tournament -- No. 25 Brownsburg, No. 34 Indianapolis Cathedral, No. 35 Portage, and No. 37 Perry Meridian all participate in the single class event; competition will be held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday Missouri state tournament -- No. 27 Park Hill and No. 29 Christian Brothers College are in Class 4, the event is at Mizzou Arena in Columbia starting tomorrow and going through Saturday Nebraska state tournament -- No. 42 Lincoln East and No. 46 Kearney are in Class A, the event is at the Century Link Center in Omaha starting tomorrow and going through Saturday No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) -- competes in the New York/New Jersey qualifier for the National Prep Championships at Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran on Saturday No. 2 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 16 Malvern Prep (Pa.) -- compete in Pennsylvania qualifier for the National Prep Championships hosted by Malvern Prep on Friday and Saturday No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) -- competes in the Central Buckeye Conference (CBC) Tournament at Springfield Shawnee on Saturday No. 6 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 32 Clovis (Calif.) -- compete in the Yosemite Valley divisional tournament, second layer of state series, at Lemoore on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight at Dearborn Fordson, then at individual regional on Saturday at Saline; both are state qualification events No. 10 Poway (Calif.) -- hosts CIF tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 12 Cincinnati LaSalle (Ohio) -- hosts the GCL South double dual on Saturday; LaSalle vs. St. Xavier, Elder vs. Moeller first round No. 13 Tuttle (Calif.) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, at Cache on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Selma (Calif.) -- competes in the Division II Valley tournament, second layer of state series at Sierra Pacific on Friday and Saturday No. 15 Delbarton (N.J.) -- competes in district tournament, first layer of state series, at Nutley on Saturday No. 18 Choctaw (Okla.) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, at Southmoore on Friday and Saturday No. 19 Allen (Texas) -- hosts regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday No. 21 Wadsworth (Ohio) -- hosts Ashland (Ohio) for dual meet tomorrow No. 22 Oakdale (Calif.) -- competes in San Joaquin Section divisional tournament, second layer of state series, at River Valley on Friday and Saturday No. 26 Apple Valley (Minn.) -- competes in the dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Lakeville North No. 30 Anoka (Minn.) -- competes in the dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Cambridge-Isanti No. 31 Broken Arrow (Okla.) -- hosts regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday No. 33 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) and No. 40 Simley (Minn.) -- compete in the same dual team sectional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester No. 41 Howell (N.J.) -- hosts district tournament on Saturday, first layer of state series No. 43 Dundee (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight, then at individual regional on Saturday at Williamston; both are state qualification events No. 44 St. John Bosco (Calif.) -- competes in CIF southern section league tournament, second layer of state series, on Friday and Saturday at Oak Hills No. 45 Lowell (Mich.) -- competes in dual team regional tonight, then at individual regional on Saturday at Byron Center; both are state qualification events No. 47 Mount St. Joseph's (Md.) -- competes in Maryland area qualifier for the National Prep Championships on Friday and Saturday at Hartford Community College in Bel Air No. 48 Goddard (Kansas) -- competes in regional tournament, a state qualification event, on Friday and Saturday at Valley Center The following teams are off this week: No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), No. 17 Gilroy (Calif.), No. 20 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 28 Parkersburg South (W.Va.), No. 36 Erie Cathedral Prep (Pa.), No. 38 Massillon Perry (Ohio), No. 50 Kiski Area (Pa.)

NDSU's Cam Sykora leads Division I in technical falls (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. This week's Most Dominant Wrestler award standings requires a 16-match minimum in the division to qualify. Last year's winner, Zain Retherford of Penn State, has put himself in a strong position to repeat by scoring an average of 5.55 team points per match, which leads all divisions. Penn State is in good position to bring home the trophy, regardless, as Retherford leads four Nittany Lions in the top five. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 157-pounder Cody Law leads Division II with 4.65 team points per match, while his 141-pound teammate Chris Eddins is third (4.22), bracketing Nebraska-Kearney heavyweight Jarrod Hinrichs with 4.43 points. Ithaca 184-pounder Jake Ashcraft has moved into the lead in Division III with 5.20 points, ahead of Mike Ross of Wartburg with 5.13 points. The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows. Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss) Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss) Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss) Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss) Hofstra heavyweight Mike Hughes has ascended to the Division I lead with 15 falls, holding the aggregate time tiebreaker by 12 minutes over Jason Nolf of Penn State and 17 minutes over Retherford. In Division II, Central Oklahoma 165-pounder Mason Thompson increased his hold on the lead with his 14 falls, which is three more than Tiffin 184-pounder Hayden Bronne and Hinrichs. Wesleyan (Connecticut) teammates Devon Carrillo and Isaiah Bellamy are tied with 18 falls in Division III. Carrillo, at 197 pounds, holds the aggregate time tiebreaker by more than seven minutes over his heavyweight teammate. Cam Sykora of North Dakota State and Kyle Shoop of Lock Haven lead Division I with 10 tech falls as aggregate time breaks the tie again by 1:19 (42:19 - 43:38), while Jamel Morris of NC State and Myles Martin of Ohio State each have nine. Nick Vandermeer of Lake Erie has reclaimed sole possession of the tech fall lead in Division II with eight. Messiah 197-pounder Kyle Koser has 15 tech falls in 62:21 to lead Johnson & Wales (Rhode Island) 133-pounder Jay Albis with 15 tech falls in 68:35. No other wrestler in Division III has more than 12 tech falls. Awards Standings

MINOT, N.D. -- Minot State senior Mitchell Eull moved into first place on the Beavers career win list in dominating fashion as he recorded a first-period fall to lead MSU to a 27-13 victory over Northern State in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual on Tuesday in the Minot State Dome. Eull wasted little time in dispatching Justice Horn in the heavyweight match. He recorded a takedown and then pinned Horn at the 57 second mark of the first period to notch the victory. With the win, Eull recorded his 86th career victory which moved him past Steve Lipp into first place on the Beavers all-time win list. Led by Eull, the Beavers also recorded their first NSIC victory of the season. Minot State improved to 3-15 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC, while Northern State dropped to 2-13 overall and 0-7 in conference. Minot State also received wins from Dean Arevalo (125), Marco Antonio Ramirezlazos (133), Jered Sublet (141), Tanner Crissler (149) and Keegan Berry (184). Minot State built a big early lead and then Eull capped the evening with his pin. Arevalo got the Beavers off to a fast start as he defeated Cortez Castellanos by technical fall 20-3 to give Minot State a 5-0 lead. Ramirezlazos pushed the Beavers lead to 11-0 when he recorded a fall victory over Jens Knutson in 26 seconds of the first period. Sublet rallied to defeat Josh Moore 4-1 at 141 pounds. He trailed 1-0 entering the final period, but used an escape, a two-point takedown and riding time to defeat Moore. Tanner Crissler made it four straight wins for the Beavers with a dominant 12-0 major decision victory over Billy Holtan at 149 pounds, which upped the Minot State lead to 18-0. The Wolves got back in the match with three straight victories, but Keegan Berry ended the run with a 6-0 decision victory over Riley Lura at 184 pounds. Tuesday's match was also Senior Day for the Beavers as Eull, Carlos Toledano, Briley Crissler, Dimitri Grivas, Frank Straka and Bryce Broome were honored before the dual. Minot State will return to action on Thursday (Feb. 15) when it visits Minnesota State Moorhead in its final regular season dual of the year beginning at 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Dean Arevalo (MINOT) def. Cortez Castellanos (NSU), TF 20-3, Minot State leads 5-0 133 – Marco Antonio Ramirezlazos (MINOT) def. Jens Knutson (NSU), Fall :26, Minot State leads 11-0 141 – Jered Sublet (MINOT) def. Josh Moore (NSU), D 4-1, Minot State leads 14-0 149 – Tanner Crissler (MINOT) def. Billy Holtan (NSU), MD 12-0, Minot State leads 18-0 157 – Tanner Olson (NSU) def. Zach Berry (MINOT), D 2-0, Minot State leads 18-3 165 – Blake Perryman (NSU) def. Carlos Toledano (MINOT), MD 15-7, Minot State leads 18-7 174 – Kaden Campbell (NSU) def. Parker Osterman (MINOT), D 5-3, Minot State leads 18-10 184 – Keegan Berry (MINOT) def. Riley Lura (NSU), D 6-0, Minot State leads 21-10 197 – Diego Gallegos (NSU) def. Briley Crissler (MINOT) 3-2, Minot State leads 21-13 285 – Mitchell Eull (MINOT) def. Justice Horn (NSU), Fall :57, Minot State leads 27-13

WHEELING, W.Va. -- For one final time in front of the McDonough Center crowd, the Cardinal seniors were celebrated. Two-time All-American Dustin Warner capped the success Wheeling Jesuit evening on the mat with a fall in 35 seconds to punctuate a 34-12 dual victory over Lake Erie College. Warner was joined by teammate Justice Avery (174) of the Cardinals, who registered a fall during the match, while senior Kollin Clark started the night with a pin of his own in an exhibition bout. Connor Craig posted a tech fall, Daniel Romero and Terrance Fanning logged major decisions as the other bonus-point WJU wins and Tyler Warner shutout his 141-pound opponent, 3-0. "It was a good way to finish the season and it was awesome to celebrate this group of men tonight. They are a pretty special group, who were part of building this program from the ground up," explained WJU head coach Danny Irwin. "I am especially happy for Kollin Clark. From day one, he came with a smile to every practice and worked hard." Irwin continued, "Definitely, a good way for us to bounce back after last week (the loss at Seton Hil). Where we did not execute there, we executed to pull back our opponents to the center and it was good to see the results of it." Starting off the night, Clark took a 6-0 first-period lead and turned it into a second-frame fall over the Storm's Quam Jackson. Clark, then turned around and joined his fellow group of 15 WJU seniors to be honored before the regular slate of bouts began. "It was a great night and great to see all the parents here. It was good to go out with a bang," told Clark with a smile. Joining Warner and Clark, WJU honored Romero, Logan Bowman, Brad Kakos, Nate Starkey, Kale Rayner, Skylar, Terrell, Kyle Harris, Tyler Knul, Peyton Geary, TJ Smith, Jaylen Hill, Reyse Wallbrown and Sawyer Leppla as seniors and the group's contributions to the fifth-year Cardinal wrestling program. WJU now has a week off before it heads to NCAA Division II Super Region I Tournament held at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. "Tonight will give us confidence heading to the biggest weekend of the year at the regional," added Irwin. Match Commentary: 141 - Starting here so his brother could have the final match of the night, Tyler Warner waited until 28 seconds left in the first period to spin around Sean O'Hearon into a takedown. Tyler added an immediate second-period escape and held his LEC foe scoreless for the 3-0 decision - WJU 3-0 149 - Once he starting going he did not stop, Romero turned a potential giving up of two points into his own takedown at 2:07 in the first period. The senior registered his second and a four-point nearfall with 26 seconds left for an 8-1 lead. In the second, Romero added two more takedowns and went on for the solid 17-6 major decision over Andrew Lieb. - WJU 7-0 157 - For the 11th time this season, Connor Craig posted a tech fall victory. The Cincinnati freshman rushed Malachi Strickland three seconds into the bout for a take down and continued his usual pressure to the tune of a 12-0 margin after a period. Craig had another takedown 19 seconds into the second and continued with his final one at 1:09 in the frame for the 19-1 final in 4:51 - WJU 12-0 165 - Subbing into the lineup and taking part in his first dual action, WJU's Tristan Brady did not disappoint. Against the nationally-ranked Nick Vandermeer, Brady fell behind 8-0 in the first period. The first-year Cardinal, though, used his prowess on top and turned it into not one, but two four-point near fall series to tie the match, 8-8. Vandermeer scored a reversal in the final second-period moments and took away the 11-8 decision. - WJU 12-3 174 - Justice Avery swept the shorter Josh Pappas' leg for a takedown only 22 seconds into his match. The Cardinal sophomore never trailed from there. Avery turned his second takedown into a fall in 2:16 for the night's first pin. - WJU 18-3. 184 - WJU's Aiden Pasiuk received a forfeit - WJU 24-3 197 - Chase Logan started strong for WJU with a takedown 17 seconds into his match with Lake Erie's Chris Droege. After a four-point near fall for Logan, Droege reversed him and tied the match, 6-6, on his own near fall. Logan reversed back to the advantage with 24 seconds left in the first period to take an 8-6 lead. Droege put the second frame's only points on a takedown in the opening second to tie the bout, 8-8, and reversed Logan at 1:38 left in the third for what would be an 11-8 final after riding time. - WJU 24-6 285 - Terrance Fanning controlled the heavyweight match the entire time against the Storm's Brandon Houle. Fanning turned a 6-0 first-period lead into a wider second-period margin by escaping at the start and then pulling Houle back from the edge into the center to take him down. The Cardinal 285-pounder finished with a 13-2 major decision. - WJU 28-6 125 - Lake Erie's Jason Brewster received a forfeit - WJU 28-12 133 - The biggest match of the night was the finale for two-time All-American Dustin Warner. The most decorated Cardinal wrestler to date did not disappoint as he took down Forrest Glogouski 27 seconds into the match and turned it into a fall in 35 seconds. - WJU 34-12 Results: 141 Tyler Warner (WJU) dec. Sean O'Hearon (LEC), 3-0 WJU 3-0 149 Daniel Romero (WJU) major dec. Andrew Lieb (LEC), 17-6 WJU 7-0 157 Connor Craig (WJU) tech fall Malachi Strickland (LEC), 19-1 4:51 WJU 12-0 165 Nick Vandermeer (LEC) dec. Tristan Brady (WJU), 11-8 WJU 12-3 174 Justice Avery (WJU) fall Josh Pappas (LEC), 2:16 WJU 18-3 184 Aiden Pasiuk (WJU) by forfeit WJU 24-3 197 Chris Droege (LEC) dec. Chase Logan (WJU), 11-3 WJU 24-6 285 Terrance Fanning (WJU) major dec. Brandon Houle (LEC), 13-2 WJU 28-6 125 Jason Brewster (LEC) by forfeit WJU 28-12 133 Dustin Warner (WJU) fall Forrest Glogouski (LEC), 0:35 WJU 34-12

KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- The Kutztown University wrestling team won 7-of-10 matches Tuesday night to send its seniors off its style with a 29-9 victory over Shippensburg University at Keystone Arena, capping KU's regular season with a seven-match winning streak. The Golden Bears (8-6, 4-3 PSAC) posted a 7-1 record at home this season, as well as a 4-3 record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) for a fourth-place finish in the league. KU now looks ahead to its biggest weekend of the year, the NCAA Super Region I Championships on Feb. 23-24 from Johnstown, Pa. Tuesday was also Senior Night for the Golden Bears, as the careers of Cameron Scalio (Orrtanna, Pa./Fairfield Area), Austin Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) and Ryan Appleby (Belvidere, N.J./Belvidere) were celebrated. Appleby was the lone senior to wrestle Tuesday night. KU's nationally-ranked heavyweight won his final match at Keystone Arena by a 6-2 decision to enter regionals on a five-match winning streak. Anthony Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa./Upper Darby (Ursinus)) wasted no time scoring his first pin of the season. Wrestling at 141, he worked Shippensburg's Cole Rush to the edge of the mat and turned him in 1:43 for the pinfall victory, his sixth straight win. Mikey O'Brien (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) put on a show at 157. He scored an eye-opening 17 points in just 1:58 in his 17-0 tech. fall victory over Brady Mentzer. It was his team-leading seventh-straight win. Austin Scrivani (Layton, N.J./Kittatinny Regional) won an 8-6 decision at 149 and Chad Haegele (Warrington, Pa./Archbishop Wood) won 6-2 at 174 at the middle weights. At 184, Jeff Reimel (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) controlled his opponent for nearly the entirety of the match, moving on to regionals with a 6-1 decision and a six-match winning streak. Christopher Crane (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) also won his match at 133, winning by injury default late in the first period – his sixth-straight win. Kutztown takes nine days off before competing in Johnstown for regionals. Results: 125 David Reagan (SHIP) over D. Brown (KU) (Dec 12-8) 0.0 3.0 133 C. Crane (KU) over Dante Steffenino (SHIP) (Inj. 2:50) 6.0 0.0 141 A. Petril (KU) over Cole Rush (SHIP) (Fall 1:43) 6.0 0.0 149 A. Scrivani (KU) over Cody Blankenship (SHIP) (Dec 8-6) 3.0 0.0 157 M. O'Brien (KU) over Brady Mentzer (SHIP) (TF 17-0 1:58) 5.0 0.0 165 Abner Thompson (SHIP) over C. Rogovitch (KU) (Dec 11-7) 0.0 3.0 174 C. Haegele (KU) over Ryan Narber (SHIP) (Dec 6-2) 3.0 0.0 184 J. Reimel (KU) over Alexi Castro (SHIP) (Dec 6-1) 3.0 0.0 197 #3 Evan Ramos (SHIP) over D. Mainiero (KU) (Dec 8-1) 0.0 3.0 285 #5 R. Appleby (KU) over Derek Berberick (SHIP) (Dec 6-2) 3.0 0.0 Score 29.0 9.0