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Blair Academy ran away with the team title at the Walsh Ironman in December (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) The MyHOUSE Melee held this past Friday and Saturday at Wyoming Seminary's Upper School in Kingston (Pa.) left many more questions unanswered than it did in terms of answering questions. Over the course of the two days, the nation's top four teams all competed, as did No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio). Just to remind everyone of how the rankings were heading into this past weekend: No. 1 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.) In Friday night competition, No. 2 Blair Academy beat No. 8 St. Edward 33-20 In the 10 a.m. round on Saturday, No. 1 Bergen Catholic beat No. 8 St. Edward, while No. 3 Wyoming Seminary beat No. 4 Montini Catholic. So far order is maintained. The noon round on Saturday saw No. 3 Wyoming Seminary beat No. 8 St. Edward, and the wrench gets thrown in big time with No. 4 Montini Catholic -- who had lost the round before to No. 3, who had lost the previous week to No. 2, who had lost the week before that to No. 1 -- beating said No. 1 Bergen Catholic. Then finally the 2 p.m. round on Saturday saw No. 1 Bergen Catholic - who had just lost to No. 4, after they had lost the round before to No. 3 -- knocking off said No. 3 Wyoming Seminary So you see how this is clear as mud, and that doesn't even touch upon the teams' dual meets against additional relevant teams during the course of the season, and major individual bracket competitions during the course of the season (some of which were also in actuality common events). Keep in mind that the InterMat Fab 50 national high school team rankings are supposed to be a mixture of all of this: tournament strength and dual meet strength, along with a peripheral third factor called "roster talent". Establishing a baseline To start the 2017-18 season, Blair Academy (N.J.) was ranked as the preseason No. 1 based on the projected lineups from each of the top high school wrestling teams in the country. Their breadth of talent across the fourteen weight classes was both well-balanced and at the high end in many weight classes. This judgement was proven -- at the time -- to be correct based on the Buccaneers' performances at the tournaments considered to be the best (Walsh Ironman) and second best (Beast of the East) in the country during early-to-mid December. The Walsh Ironman featured ten of the teams presently ranked within the top 16, including Wyoming Seminary and Montini Catholic, while the Beast of the East featured six of those teams, including Bergen Catholic. Blair Academy won the Walsh Ironman scoring 249.5 points on the strength of ten placers, while Wyoming Seminary (158.5) and Montini Catholic (158) finished third and fourth respectively on the strength of seven placers. Each team was relatively at full strength (though Blair's current 126/132 combo is a slight upgrade to what competed in this event). Second in the standings was St. Paris Graham (Ohio) with 196.5 points on the strength of ten placers, though one of their placers -- 126-pound tournament runner-up Jordan Crace -- is no longer on the roster. The next week Blair Academy won the Beast of the East, scoring 288 points on the strength of 11 placers. Finishing second was Bergen Catholic with 237 points and nine placers. Blair Academy had a clear reserve at 145 for the Beast, while the present combination at 126/132 is a slight upgrade to what competed at the Beast); Bergen Catholic was absent a key contributor in 2016 state placer Josh McKenzie, wrestled a clear reserve at 138, and the Crusaders have slightly upgraded the 152-pound weight class since the Beast. In all this, the key is McKenzie, who beat Peyton Craft in the Blair Academy dual meet at 195; a reasonable projection for him at this tournament would be that he places third, a result that gives Bergen Catholic a 10th medalist and most likely shrinks that 51-point gap by close to half. With that as a baseline, I kind of view the top four of the rankings as a two-tier argument: (1) Who is No. 1? Bergen Catholic or Blair Academy (2) Who is No. 3? Montini Catholic or Wyoming Seminary? The debate for No. 1: Bergen Catholic vs. Blair Academy The first step of this argument has already been set with an overview of how the teams performed in their common tournament. Blair Academy has the edge in that category. Given that Blair Academy has the edge in the common tournament, where does Bergen Catholic have their biggest edge? That would be in the head-to-head dual meet. The Crusaders beat at the time No. 1 Blair Academy 33-19 -- nine matches to five. Clearly the result is the result, and should obviously be accounted for and respected as such. However, in assessing the "why" of the dual meet, one can directly point to two Bergen Catholic pins that provided 12 points of that margin, along with one of the wins. The first pin came in the opening match of the dual meet at 126 pounds where freshman Dylan Weaver decked nationally ranked Chris Cannon in 1:32; both the pin and the win were unexpected and are highly unsustainable. The other came at 170 pound with Chris Foca winning by fall over Julian Ramirez at the 5:35 mark of an otherwise tight match; both wrestlers are nationally ranked, and the bout could have gone either way, but a pin in either direction would register as unforeseen. Veering away from direct competition against one another, let's look at common opposition. During the course of the season, both Blair Academy and Bergen Catholic have wrestled four common opponents within the top eight of the country in dual meets: Wyoming Seminary, No. 6 Buchanan (Calif.), No. 7 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), and No. 8 St. Edward. Over those four dual meets, Blair Academy won 38 of the 56 bouts, while Bergen Catholic won 37 of 56. The average margin of victory for the Buccaneers was 24.5 points, while for the Crusaders it was 17; the comparison is below: Wyoming Seminary: Blair 37-24 (9-5), Bergen Catholic 40-15 (11-3) Buchanan: Blair 49-9 (11-3), Bergen Catholic 34-24 (8-6) Lake Highland Prep: Blair 45-13 (10-4), Bergen Catholic 41-22 (9-5) St. Edward: Blair 33-20 (8-6), Bergen Catholic 38-24 (9-5) In peripheral dual meet action, Bergen Catholic sustained a 32-30 loss to Montini Catholic, as the Broncos took home victories in eight of 14 weight classes. Blair Academy has a 49-7 victory over nationally ranked Delbarton on the resume, where they won 12 bouts; while Bergen Catholic is likely to see the Green Wave during their state dual meet series next week. When it comes to peripheral individual bracket tournament activity, as previously noted Blair Academy won the nation's best in-season tournament, Walsh Ironman. The Buccaneers also have a title at the Geary Invitational to their credit, an event that featured three other members of the Fab 50; while Bergen Catholic counters with a title at the Doc Buchanan Invitational, a prominent tournament that would be ranked among the top five to ten nationally. Having said all that, it is my conclusion that Blair Academy deserves to be the No. 1 team in the country at this time. While Bergen Catholic's head-to-head dual meet victory probably outweighs the Buccaneers' superior tournament finish at the Beast of the East, the fact that Bergen Catholic has a dual meet loss, along with Blair Academy's superior resume in terms of performance at additional individual bracket events gives the Buccaneers an overall edge. So who's No. 3? Wyoming Seminary or Montini Catholic? In the establishing a baseline exercise, we saw that the teams basically had identical performances at the Walsh Ironman. Each squad had seven place-winners, and they finished a half point apart in the standings (158.5 for Wyoming Seminary to 158 for Montini Catholic). One would think that the 30-23 dual meet victory for Wyoming Seminary over Montini Catholic in which the Blue Knights won eight of the 14 bouts would make the deliberation of the third position in the rankings one that isn't really much of a deliberation. However, the most recent event causing a dissertation to have to be written about the No. 1 position in the rankings is the catalyst for having to look deeper in at the No. 3 position. It was Montini Catholic that beat former No. 1 Bergen Catholic 32-30, earning victories in eight weight classes; while in the subsequent round Wyoming Seminary was blown out by the Crusaders 40-15, only being able to win three bouts in the dual meet. Montini Catholic's case is further bolstered when looking at their match with common opponent St. Edward, the Broncos won 12 weight classes in a 47-9 victory, while the Blue Knights won ten in a 45-16 victory. A somewhat balanced category for the two teams is matches against other teams in the Fab 50. Montini Catholic has a 3-0 mark, which is expected given those matches were against lower ranked opposition in Apple Valley (Minn.), Park Hill (Mo.), and Simley (Minn.); while Wyoming Seminary split matches on back-to-back nights against nationally ranked teams, losing to now No. 1 Blair Academy 37-24 (9-5 matches) before beating now No. 11 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) 56-0. It should be noted the Blue Knights are scheduled to face Delbarton this week. On the tournament side of things, each has participated in one major event in addition to the Ironman. Wyoming Seminary was the dominant champion of the Powerade, an event viewed anywhere from third to fiftbh overall among tournaments nationally; the Blue Knights placed wrestlers in 12 weight classes to beat No. 7 Lake Highland Prep by 70 points (and also 12-8 in terms of placers). Montini Catholic achieved a record level of dominance at the Cheesehead Invitaitonal, a top ten overall tournament in the country, winning half of the weight class titles (seven). In terms of the national rankings, Wyoming Seminary has six wrestlers ranked to the five for Montini Catholic; a seventh wrestler for Wyoming Seminary is on the outside looking in, while a sixth and seventh for Montini Catholic would also be in that classification as well. After considering the above, it is my conclusion that Wyoming Seminary deserves the No. 3 spot in the national rankings at this time. In this scenario the head-to-head dual meet outcome carries the day over the common opponent outcomes (Bergen Catholic, and to a lesser extent St. Edward), with there being some degree of balance in terms of peripheral key dual meets and clear equality in terms of individual bracket tournament performance.

Pat Downey placed fifth at the U.S. Open at 86 kilograms (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Pat Downey's dream of wrestling for the Iowa Hawkeyes has been denied. Downey, who is enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Iowa, had planned to take to the mat for the Hawkeyes this season… but the 184-pounder told the Des Moines Register Monday evening that won't be happening. When asked for a reason why he won't be wearing a black-and-gold singlet this season, Downey told the Register via direct message on Twitter, "No luck on my NCAA waiver." He added, "... The word 'bummed' doesn't do what I'm feeling any justice." That online conversation last night provided an answer to a cryptic tweet Downey posted on Saturday that read, "the child is grown the dream is gone -- PDIIIHAWK" Downey said he learned of the NCAA's decision on Friday. Downey was a two-time Maryland high school state champion who had earned a silver medal at the 2012 Junior Worlds… but his collegiate wrestling career has been, in a word, nomadic. He started at University of Nebraska then transferred to Iowa Central Community College, where he won the 197-pound title at the 2015 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) wrestling championships. The following year, after enrolling at Iowa State, Downey earned All-American honors by placing fifth at 197 pounds at the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. For the 2016-17 season, Downey dropped down to 184 pounds, but suffered a rib injury which limited his time in the wrestling room and in competition. Downey was booted from the Iowa State Cyclones in February 2017 by then-head coach Kevin Jackson for breaking team rules. A few weeks ago he announced he had enrolled in graduate studies at Iowa.

Don't wait. Investigate early and thoroughly. And most of all, put your athletes ahead of your organization. Those are the lessons USA Wrestling needs to take away from the sexual assault scandal involving athletes for USA Gymnastics and its former team doctor, Larry Nassar. The world watched seven days of gut-wrenching testimony from more than 150 accusers of Nassar. A judge in Michigan sentenced Nassar, last week to between 40 and 175 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls for decades. He has yet to be sentenced in a separate molestation case. Nassar was also sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for having child pornography on his computers and he faces more than 150 civil lawsuits filed by his accusers. Make no mistake Nassar is the biggest villain in this tragedy, but there are others. USA Gymnastics is also named in some of the civil suits. Now two senators, one a republican and one a democrat, are calling for answers from USAG and two survivors of Nassar's abuse say USAG, along with Michigan State University where Nassar was also the team doctor, are institutions that are "diseased" and "rotting from the inside out." Among the allegations against the organizations; that they ignored red flags and allowed a serial predator access to his victims for years. Institutional complicity is nothing new. Think Penn State and Jerry Sandusky. And unfortunately wrestling is no stranger to sexual predators. Think Dennis Hastert. The former Speaker of the House was convicted of paying hush money to a victim of sexual assault while Hastert was a high school coach and the victim was one of his underage wrestlers. He has admitted he sexually abused other wrestlers he coached as well. This is of course nothing on the scale of the Nassar allegations and it did not involve USA Wrestling. But that is not to say USA Wrestling should be the ostrich with its head buried in the sand. The fallout is just beginning for USA Gymnastics. The former CEO was forced out last year and now all of its board members have resigned. Also, the scandal is taking a financial toll. The group could lose millions of dollars from sponsors. For USA Wrestling the blueprint going forward, if and when an allegation is made, should be clear. When someone comes forward is not a time to protect reputations and not a time to hide allegations. It's a time to take action, investigate vigorously and take immediate steps to prohibit any recurrence or additional victimization. Most of all it's a time to send a message loud and clear that USA Wrestling maintains a culture and atmosphere of zero tolerance for this type of immoral and criminal behavior.

Kanen Storr wrestling at the UWW Junior World Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Kanen Storr's seemingly sudden request for a transfer out of Iowa State last week has taken on potentially greater implications, thanks to two new developments over the weekend. On Saturday, first-year Cyclones head coach Kevin Dresser alleged on Takedown Radio that Storr "was being tampered with ... by some former coaches." Then, on Sunday, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported that Storr's request to leave Iowa State involved "alleged illegal contact from Virginia." Ben Visser of the Gazette wrote, "According to a source close to the Iowa State athletics program, last week, Iowa State compliance requested the phone records of a University of Virginia assistant coach in regard to possible illegal contact with Storr, who was then a member of the Iowa State wrestling team. The source said Virginia ran the phone records the same day Iowa State reported the violation and the phone log showed substantial text messages and calls over an extended period." The article goes on to state that UVa has two assistant wrestling coaches listed on the Cavaliers' official website, Travis and Trent Paulson. Both served as assistant coaches at Iowa State last season and worked with Storr. Any possible contact would be problematic for those at the school initiating contact. Tony Hager, one of the hosts of Takedown Radio, asked Dresser if coaches from one school are allowed to contact wrestlers from another school. The Iowa State head coach replied, "Nope, it is against NCAA rules so that's another issue that I will stay away from but there will be ramifications from this, I'll put it that way. Not on Storr but there will be ramifications." NCAA rules state, "If a student athlete is enrolled full time in a four-year school, athletics staff members from another NCAA school cannot contact that student athlete or their parents unless the school first has a letter from the current school's athletics director. If the current school does not grant the student athlete written permission to contact, the other school cannot encourage the athlete to transfer and cannot give them an athletics scholarship until they have attended the new school for one academic year." Last Tuesday, Iowa State announced that Storr had requested a transfer. The ISU statement read, "'Kanen (Storr) requested permission to transfer to another institution,' Iowa State Head Coach Kevin Dresser said. 'I am going to honor that request and allow him the one-time transfer exception. We wish him the best.'" "It's unfortunate for Kanen because he's a good kid," Dresser said on Takedown Radio. "He was being tampered with since the day he left by some former coaches. I don't think he ever really got a chance to give my staff a chance." A native of Leslie, Michigan, Storr had compiled a 15-7 record this season for the Cyclones, and was 25-5 last season as a redshirt. InterMat had ranked him No. 18 at 141 pounds. Prior to coming to Ames, Storr was a three-time Michigan high school state champion at Leslie High School, compiling a 227-3 record. He was a runner-up at the InterMat Classic in 2015.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State wrestling came out swinging on Sunday afternoon inside Gill Coliseum. The Beavers (3-5) trounced the Bears of Northern Colorado (2-6) in a nonconference dual, 34-10. No. 12-ranked Ronnie Bresser started the afternoon off with a bang collecting his 11th bonus point victory of the season. Bresser set the tone for the match off the first whistle with a throw that turned into a quick 2-0 lead. The Klamath Falls native won by technical fall, 20-1. The bout of the day happed at 133 pounds. Redshirt freshman Devan Turner upset 18th-ranked Rico Montoya. Turner started fast grabbing two takedowns in the first period on the way to a 12-4 major decision, snapping his seven-match loss streak. Redshirt senior 141-pounder Jack Hathaway continued his climb up the Oregon State record books. Hathaway grabbed his seventh fall of the season, and his 31st of his career. Hathaway currently sits 15th all-time in OSU history for career pins. The Beavers won the first four bouts with bonus points. At 149 pounds, making just his second dual start of his Oregon State career, Josh Reyes picked up a 12-4 major decision over Jimmy Fate. The Beavers led 19-0 with one bout before the midway break. Freshman Hunter Willits won a hard fought match against upperclassman Tyler Kinn of Northern Colorado. Willits' first period takedown proved to be the critical moment of the match winning by decision 3-2. Oregon State suffered its first loss of the day at 165 pounds. Redshirt junior Rodney Williams fell by technical fall, 15-0. 174-pounder Myles Terry had a critical second period when he turned a bottom start into a reversal plus a four-point near fall. The St. Helens native would go on to win by major decision 15-7. Making his dual meet debut, Bob Coleman dropped a 17-1 technical fall to No. 16-ranked Dylan Gabel. Just as the meet started, the final two bouts ended with Oregon State bonus point wins. No. 15-ranked Corey Griego blanked Northern Colorado's Tanner Davis at 197 pounds. Griego, who's now on a four-match win streak, won by major decision 12-0. The final match of the evening went the distance, but saw redshirt senior heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi walk away with a 21-9 major decision. Dhesi remains unbeaten in dual competition, 5-0. Up Next Oregon State is back in Gill Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 3 to battle Cal Poly in a Pac-12 matchup. Start time is set for 7:30 p.m. This year's Pac-12 Championships are hosted by the Beavers on Feb. 25 in Gill Coliseum. The NCAA Championships are March 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio. Follow Us on Social For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverWrestling, on Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverWrestling, or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverWrestling. Oregon State Athletics' Everyday Champions Culture Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution. Results: 125: #12 Ronnie Bresser tech. fall Michael Johnson (UNC), 20-1 4:51 133: Devan Turner major dec. #18 Rico Montoya (UNC), 12-4 141: Jack Hathaway pinned Ben Polkowske (UNC), 2:21 149: Josh Reyes major dec. Jimmy Fate (UNC), 12-4 157: Hunter Willits de. Tyler Kinn (UNC), 3-2 165: #19 Keilan Torres (UNC) tech. fall Rodney Williams, 15-0 4:29 174: Myles Terry major dec. Seth Bogulski (UNC), 15-7 184: #16 Dylan Gabel (UNC) tech. fall Bob Coleman, 17-1, 3:37 197: #15 Corey Griego major de. Tanner Davis (UNC), 12-0 285: #8 Amar Dhesi major dec. Robert Winters (UNC), 21-9

STILLWATER -- The fifth-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team snagged its fifth Big 12 win of the season Sunday afternoon, routing Iowa State, 31-3, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Coming off a tough loss to No. 3 Missouri on Saturday night, the Cowboys (9-2, 5-0 Big 12) led from wire to wire in the dual, which was highlighted by bonus point wins from Nick Piccininni and Chandler Rogers. Nick Piccininni opened the day for the Cowboys with bonus points at 125, shutting out Sinjin Briggs, 15-0, just 45 seconds into the second period. Piccininni started off with a takedown and a trio of nearfalls in the first period before finishing off the match in the following frame with an escape and quick takedown for his sixth tech fall of the season. "Nick had someone he felt he could dominate and did what was expected of him," head coach John Smith said. "He picked up a couple four-point near falls in the first period. That four-point near fall has really changed the game a lot. It probably has helped us in a lot of ways, but it has also hurt us. I think it has been good that it changed to four points. It creates a lot more action. I think people get just a little bit more of a sense of urgency, if they do get turned, to get back in the match." Kaid Brock added a decision for the Cowboys at 133 pounds, defeating Iowa State's Markus Simmons, 6-2. Brock scored a pair of takedowns in the first period to jump out to a 4-1 lead, but struggled to score on a defensive Simmons to stretch the score past a decision. Dean Heil suffered a 3-1 loss at the hands of Ian Parker at 141 pounds for the Cowboys' only defeat of the day. Trailing by one with over a minute of riding time in his favor heading to the final period, Heil was able to get out and tie the match just a few seconds into the frame. Parker initiated a scramble with just over a minute to go, and was able to convert on what would be the decisive takedown with under 45 seconds on the clock. "He's just focusing on the outcome of the matches right now and not really looking at his performance and until that changes, we might get a lot of the same," Smith said. "That kid has wrestled pretty tough. He's beaten a couple of good kids and wrestled well as of late. It's tough. Doesn't always roll your way. He has won a lot of tight matches. Just got to get back to that and focus on his performance rather than the outcome and I think he will find himself back where he wants to be. And if he doesn't do that then that's not going to happen." At 149 pounds, Boo Lewallen came away with an 11-9 sudden victory win over No. 18 Jarrett Degen. Lewallen started hot, having little trouble picking up a pair of takedowns in the first period. Degen struck back in the second, giving up an escape to Lewallen to start, but coming back with a takedown and two-point nearfall to take a 6-5 lead into the third. Lewallen tallied a couple more takedowns in the final period to take a 9-8 lead late; however, whistled for his second stall call with under 15 seconds to go, Lewallen was forced to ride out the period to force sudden victory, where he would score the final takedown for the win. Jonce Blaylock scored a decision for the Cowboys as well at 157 pounds, dispatching of Iowa State's Chase Straw, 5-3. Blaylock was able to score takedowns in the opening two periods, while keeping Straw from scoring any offensive points to give the Cowboys a 13-3 lead at the halfway point, despite a team point deduction for a bench warning midway through the bout. Chandler Rogers added his second fall of the weekend at 165 over Brady Jennings, scoring a quick takedown to open the match and quickly turning Jennings for the pin in 1:07. The fall was his eighth of the season. "Yeah, I'm just trying to have fun and get back to the way things were," Rogers said. "I kind of got in a funk for a while so I'm just trying to go out and be aggressive." Hestin Lamons picked up a win in his first dual start of the season for the Cowboys, notching a 4-2 decision over Iowa State's Hank Swalla. Lamons struck first with a takedown in the first to take an early lead that he would not concede. With the win, Lamons moves to 2-1 in dual starts for his career. Getting the start at 184, Andrew Marsden outscored Dane Pestano for an 11-8 decision. Marsden racked up three takedowns and a nearfall to Pestano's two takedowns on the way to his third dual win of the season, and first since moving down to 184. "Scoring points, 11 points," Smith said. "Yeah, I like it. I thought that he gave up his legs pretty easy in about two or three shots and the guy got to his legs and took him down, but I like the other side of it of scoring 11 points. You score 11 points at 184 you're going to win a lot of matches, so that was positive for him." Preston Weigel put together a 4-1 decision over Sam Colbray at 197 pounds. Heading to the second period scoreless, Colbray chose down to start and was turned by Weigel for a two-point nearfall before the Cowboy rode out the remainder of the period. Weigel escaped to open the final period and was dinged for a couple of stall warnings, but ultimately came out with his seventh win of the season. Derek White wrapped up the match with a 4-0 shutout of Marcus Harrington in the heavyweight bout. White followed a scoreless first period with an escape and takedown in the second to lead, 3-0, after two. Starting the third on top, White nearly turned Harrington for a nearfall, but no points were awarded and White rode out the remainder of the match to put the wraps on the Cowboys' victory. The Cowboys will be back at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Saturday at 3 p.m. when they host No. 12 Northern Iowa. The dual will be televised live on ESPNU. Results: 125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Sinjin Briggs (ISU) 15-0, 3:45 133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Markus Simmons (ISU) 6-2 141: Ian Parker (ISU) dec. No. 5 Dean Heil (OSU) 3-1 149: No. 15 Boo Lewallen (OSU) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen (ISU) 11-9, SV1 157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. Chase Straw (ISU) 5-3 165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Brady Jennings (ISU) 1:07 174: Hestin Lamons (OSU) dec. Danny Bush (ISU) 4-2 184: Andrew Marsden (OSU) dec. Dane Pestano (ISU) 11-8 197: No. 3 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Sam Colbray (ISU) 4-1 HWT: No. 10 Derek White (OSU) dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU) 4-0 *Oklahoma State docked a team point for a bench warning during the 157 pound match

NORMAN, Okla. -- Twelfth-ranked South Dakota State won the final three matches to extend its wrestling dual winning streak to 10 with a 22-13 victory over Oklahoma Sunday afternoon at McCasland Field House. The Jackrabbits improved to 10-2 overall and 5-0 against Big 12 opponents this season. Oklahoma, which was receiving votes in the latest USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association poll, dropped to 7-7 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12. Trailing 13-12 entering the 184-pound matchup, the Jackrabbits' Martin Mueller gave SDSU the lead for good with a 14-1 major decision over Matt Waddell. The win upped Mueller's season record to 17-4 overall and 8-2 in duals. Nate Rotert, ranked 11th at 197 pounds, followed with a 3-1 victory over Andrew Dixon to remain undefeated in duals this season at 11-0. Rotert's first two points of the match came on stalling calls against Dixon, then escaped early in the third period for his 19th win of the season. Needing only to avoid a pin to secure the dual win, Jackrabbit heavyweight Alex Macki put together a big third period that included an escape and pair of takedowns for a 5-3 decision over the Sooners' Connor Webb. Oklahoma grabbed its momentary 13-12 lead on the strength of winning both matchups featuring ranked wrestlers from both squads. In the opening bout of the dual, OU's 17th-ranked Christian Moody scored a 5-3 decision over 20th-ranked Connor Brown. Later, the Sooners' 14th-ranked Yoanse Mejias took an early 6-0 lead over the Jackrabbits' ninth-ranked David Kocer before holding on for a 7-5 decision. Top-ranked Seth Gross of SDSU put the Jackrabbits on the board with a first-period pin over Jacob Rubio. Gross remained unbeaten at 133 pounds this season (17-0) with his 10th win by fall. Henry Pohlmeyer and 16th-ranked Luke Zilverberg were winners by decision for the Jackrabbits. Pohlmeyer scored a 7-0 shutout of Mike Longo at 141 pounds, while Zilverberg won 5-4 in an overtime tiebreaker in the 157-pound match against Justin Thomas. Thomas forced overtime with an escape and takedown in the final 30 seconds of regulation. Zilverberg controlled the tiebreaker by recording an escape in the first portion, then managed to successfully ride Thomas over the final 30 seconds. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits return home to face Iowa State next Sunday (Feb. 4). Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Frost Arena. Results: 125: #17 Christian Moody (OU) dec. #20 Connor Brown (SDSU), 5-3 133: #1 Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jacob Rubio (OU), by fall 1:40 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) dec. Mike Longo (OU), 7-0 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) major dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 9-1 157: #16 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Justin Thomas (OU), 5-4 [TB-1] 165: Dawaylon Barnes (OU) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU), 9-2 174: #14 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. #9 David Kocer (SDSU), 7-5 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Matt Waddell (OU), 14-1 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Connor Webb (OU), 5-3 NOTES * The all-time series between SDSU and Oklahoma is tied at two wins apiece * The Jackrabbits have won the last two matchups * SDSU head coach Chris Bono recorded his 99th career dual victory (39-17 in three seasons at Chattanooga (2007-09), 60-41 in six seasons at SDSU) * The Jackrabbits improved to 19-3 in duals against Big 12 Conference opponents since joining the league as an affiliate member at the start of the 2015-16 season * Rotert and Zilverberg each tallied their 90th career win

DEKALB, Ill. -- North Dakota State University snapped a three-dual losing streak by taking down Northern Illinois University 34-3 in a non-conference dual Sunday, Jan. 28, in Chick Evans Field House. The Bison won the first seven bouts and nine overall including a fall, tech fall and a pair of major decisions. NDSU (6-8, 0-5 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host Iowa State (6-7, 1-4 #Big12WR) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and Air Force (6-2, 1-1 #Big12WR) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, in a pair of Big 12 Conference duals at Scheels Center. Iowa State lost 31-3 at Oklahoma State on Sunday. North Dakota State won the first seven bouts to open a commanding 27-0 lead. Redshirt freshman 125 Paul Bianchi (Two Rivers, Wis.) came up with a takedown with 46-seconds left in the third period for a 4-3 decision over No. 25-ranked Brock Hudkins. Bianchi became the second Bison to reach 20 wins, and stands at 20-10 overall and 8-6 in duals. Cam Sykora, a 133-pound redshirt sophomore from Wheaton, Minn., snapped a four-match losing streak with an 18-3 tech fall at 5:26 over Alijah Jeffery. Sykora is now 16-7 overall and 7-4 in duals. He notched his NCAA leading ninth tech fall of the season. A pair of lopsided wins followed. Redshirt sophomore Nico Colunga (9-7) claimed his first dual win in four tries this season with a 6-0 decision over Anthony Rubino at 141 pounds, while journeyman 149-pounder Kyle Gliva worked his way to a 16-3 major decision over Nolan Baker to run his record to 19-9 overall and 9-4 in duals. NDSU No.9-ranked 157-pounder Clay Ream (18-3, 12-1) had his hands full with Caden McWhirter, but grinded for a 6-4 decision. Meanwhile, No. 17-ranked 165 Andrew Fogarty (25-8, 9-5), recorded his sixth pin of the season at 3:59 over Andrew Scott. Ream and Gliva both won two matches this weekend. Dylan Urbach kept the train moving as the Lisbon, North Dakota native collected a 9-3 decision over Quinton Rosser at 174 pounds. Urbach (2-5, 1-3) completed his first live action since the Cliff Keen Invitational on Dec. 1-2. Northern Illinois (2-7, 0-4 MAC) broke the run when 184-pounder Bryce Gorman won 8-4 over Cole Witzig. North Dakota State closed strong with 197 Cordell Eaton (15-10, 7-7) earning a 10-2 major decision over Max Ihry and heavyweight Dan Stibral (16-11, 6-8) posting a 10-4 decision over Caleb Gossett. Results: 125 - Paul Bianchi (NDSU) dec #25 Brock Hudkins (NIU), 4-3 133 - Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Alijah Jeffery (NIU), TF 18-3 5:26 141 - Nico Colunga (NDSU) dec Anthony Rubino (NIU), 6-0 149 - Kyle Gliva (NDSU) major dec Nolan Baker (NIU), MD 16-3 157 - #9 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Caden McWhirter (NIU), 6-4 165 - #17 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Andrew Scott (NIU), 3:59 174 - Dylan Urbach (NDSU) dec Quinton Rosser (NIU), 9-3 184 - Bryce Gorman (NIU) dec Cole Witzig (NDSU), 8-4 197 - Cordell Eaton (NDSU) major dec Max Ihry (NIU), MD 10-2 285 - Dan Stibral (NDSU) Caleb Gossett (NIU), 10-4

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (11-0, 7-0 B1G) took care of home standing Rutgers (5-5, 1-4 B1G) today for a Big Ten road. The Nittany Lions came back from an early deficit and a tough injury default loss to post a 25-15 win, winning seven of ten bouts. The dual was wrestled in front of a RAC sellout crowd of 8,321 at Rutgers and was Penn State's final road dual of the year. The dual began at 125 where red-shirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) was pinned by Rutgers' Nick Suriano. Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) battled No. 19 Scott Delvecchio tough but dropped a 6-2 decision after giving up a late counter takedown on a last-second effort to tie the bout. Rutgers led 9-0 after two hard-fought opening bouts. True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, got things started by handling Michael Van Brill in a 5-2 decision. Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, dominated No. 13 Eleazor DeLuca 14-2, picking up the major as DeLuca got hit for multiple unsportsmanlike penalties in the bout. Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, was beating No. 17 John Van Brill early in the second period when the Lion was injured after a stalemate/potentially dangerous call and unable to continue, giving Rutgers a lead at intermission. Nolf had won 46 straight before the injury default. Penn State lost a team point due to a bench unsportsmanlike after the Lion coaches reacted to the call's timing. Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, took care of No. 11 Richie Lewis, nothing the only takedowns in a 5-4 win to cut Rutgers' lead to 15-9. Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) continued Penn State's comeback with a dominant 24-9 technical fall over Rutgers' Joe Grello, including ten takedowns. Hall's win cut the Rutgers lead to 15-14. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, gave Penn State its first lead with a hard-fought 6-5 win over No. 12 Nicholas Gravina. Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), wrestling at 197 for Penn State in his home state, rolled over Anthony Messner in a 16-5 major decision to extend Penn State's lead to 21-15. Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 6 at 285, finished off the Penn State comeback victory with a dominant 21-7 major over Ralph Normandia. Penn State remained unbeaten on the year with the 25-15 win. Penn State posted a lopsided 38-13 takedown advantage in the victory. The win moves Penn State's dual meet win streak to 42 straight, dating back to the 2014-15 season. Retherford stays at 15 pins on the year and 51 for his career, just two shy of tying Penn State's all-time record of 53. Retherford now has 115 career wins, 17th all-time at Penn State. Penn State is now 11-0, 7-0 in the Big Ten. Rutgers falls to 5-5, 1-4 B1G. Penn State will battle the Ohio State Buckeyes in Rec Hall in yet another BTN national telecast. The dual will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. The Ohio State dual next week and the Iowa dual in the BJC on Feb. 10 are sold out but a limited number of Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets may be available for the Buffalo dual on Feb. 18. Call 1-800-NITTANY for information or to purchase tickets. The 2017-18 Penn State wrestling season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #1 Nick Suriano RU pinned Devin Schnupp PSU, WBF (6:41) / 0-6 133: #19 Scott Delvecchio RU dec. Corey Keener PSU, 6-2 / 0-9 141: #7 Nick Lee PSU dec. Michael Van Brill RU, 5-2 / 3-9 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU maj. dec. #13 Eleazor DeLuca RU, 14-2 / 7-9 157: #17 John Van Brill RU inj. def. #1 Jason Nolf PSU, inj. def. (3:33) / *6-15 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. #11 Richie Lewis PSU, 5-4 / 9-15 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU tech fall Joe Grello RU, 24-9 (TF; 7:00) / 14-15 184: #1 Bo Nickal PSU dec. #12 Nicholas Gravina RU, 6-5 / 17-15 197: Anthony Cassar PSU maj. dec. Anthony Messner RU, 16-5 / 21-15 285: #6 Nick Nevills PSU maj. dec. Ralph Normandia RU, 21-7 / 25-15 * Penn State loses team point for unsportsmanlike conduct Attendance: 8,319 Records: Penn State 11-0, 7-0 B1G; Rutgers 5-5, 1-4 B1G Up Next for Penn State: home vs. Ohio State, Saturday, Feb. 3 in Rec Hall, 8 p.m. (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat at 125 to face top ranked Nick Suriano. The Scarlet Knight scored quickly, taking Schnupp down to lead 2-1 at the 2:30 mark. The Lion freshman was taken down a second time with 1:50 on the clock to trail 4-1. He escaped at the 1:00 mark but was taken down again and trailed 6-2 after one period. Suriano chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-2 lead. Schnupp worked the middle of the mat, fighting off a shot but getting taken down on a quick reshot to trail 9-2 at the 1:20 mark. Schnupp escaped but was taken down again and trailed 11-4 with :40 left on the clock. Trailing 13-4, Schnupp chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 13-5 deficit. Schnupp was taken down two more times and then pinned at the 6:41 mark. 133: Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.) faced off against No. 19 Scott Delvecchio at 133. The duo battled evenly for over a minute with neither wrestler breaking through on offense. Delvecchio connected on a single leg and finished off the takedown at the 1:03 mark to lead 2-0. Keener fought for an escape for the next minute but could not break free and trailed by two after the opening period. Delvecchio chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion senior blew through a high double, lifting Delvecchio up and setting him down for a takedown and a cut the lead to 4-2 after a Knight escape. Keener chose neutral to start the third period, looking for a chance to tie the bout with a takedown. Keener could not break through Delvecchio's defense and the ranked Knight was able to hold on for a 6-2 win after a last second counter takedown. 141: True freshman Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, took on Michael Van Brill. Lee set the pace early, shooting multiple times as he tried to break through Van Brill's defense. He forced Van Brill into a first stall and then used a solid single leg to take a 2-0 lead with a takedown at 1:36 mark. Van Brill escaped and Lee continued to move in on offense. Lee muscled through a second high single and took a 4-1 lead with just :25 left in the period. Trailing 4-1, Van Brill chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score but Lee had 1:03 in riding time. Lee continued to shoot and force Van Brill backwards but the Knight was able to play defense without giving up a second stall. Leading by two, Lee chose down to start the third period but Van Brill was able to control the action for the first minute before Lee escaped to a 5-2 lead. Lee worked in on a high single but Van Brill was able to fight off the shot to keep the score close. Lee settled for a 5-2 decision. 149: Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, faced off against No. 13 Eleazar DeLuca. Retherford set the pace early, shooting numerous times while DeLuca swiped at the Lions' head. The Lion senior broke through for a takedown at the 1:00 mark, cut the Knight loose and then quickly took him down a second time to lead 4-1 at the :40 mark. Retherford then worked for a turn but DeLuca fought the move off and Retherford led 4-1 after one. Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. DeLuca gave up a penalty point for yet another unsportsmanlike and Retherford led 6-1. Retherford then blew through a fast double to up his lead to 8-1 with :45 on the clock. Retherford cut DeLuca loose after a reset at the :35 mark and then DeLuca got hit for a second and third unsportsmanlike to give Retherford an 11-2 lead after one period. DeLuca chose neutral to start the third period and Retherford blew through a strong shot at the :35 mark to up his lead to 13-2. A 1:41 riding time edge gave the Lion a 14-2 major decision. 157: Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, tangled with No. 17 John Van Brill. Nolf fought off an early Van Brill low single as the Knight battled for a takedown for over a minute before getting the nod for a 2-0 lead. Nolf worked his way to an escape and a 2-1 deficit at the 1:20 mark and quickly got in on a low single. He forced a scramble and picked up the takedown at the :50 mark, cut Van Brill loose and then used a low shot for another takedown with :25 on the clock. A rideout gave the Lion a 5-3 lead after the opening period. Van Brill chose down to start the second period and Nolf cut him to a 5-4 score. Nolf quickly shot low and forced a scramble that ended with Nolf taking injury timeout after a late stalemate call with 1:27 on the clock. Nolf was unable to continue and dropped the injury default, his first loss of the year. 165: Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on No. 11 Richie Lewis. Joseph quickly took Lewis down for an early 2-0 lead and the controlled the action for :30 before Lewis escaped to a 2-1 score. Joseph continued to press on offense but Lewis was able to play defense for the rest of the period and Joseph led 2-1 after one. Joseph chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Joseph continued to press on offense but the Rutgers wrestler was able to play defense for the entire period and Joseph led 3-1 after two. Lewis chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 3-2 Joseph lead. The Lion sophomore rolled through a strong takedown at the 1:00 mark to take a 5-3 lead after a quick Lewis escape. Joseph was called for pulling the head gear at the :19 mark, cutting the lead to 5-4 but the Penn State bench called for a review. The call stands and Joseph led by one. The Lion sophomore held on for the 5-4 victory. 174: Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met freshman Joe Grello. Hall dominated the opening part of the bout, notching two takedowns in the first :90 to open up a 4-1 lead. The Lion sophomore built up over 1:00 in time before he cut Grello loose and then picked up a quick third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:8 in riding time after one period. Hall chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way through a Grello turn for a reversal to lead 8-2 with 1:26 on the clock. Rutgers challenged the call, asking for near fall points on the turn. The call stood and Hall led 8-2. The Lion cut Grello loose with 1:10 on the clock and then fought off a solid Grello shot to get the counter takedown and lead 10-3 at the :31 mark. He cut Grello loose again and added another late takedown to lead 12-4 with 1:58 in riding time after two periods. Grello chose down to start the third and Hall cut him loose to a 12-5 score. He blazed through three more quick takedowns and lead 18-7. With 1:00 left, Hall cut Grello loose again and then added two more takedowns and a stall point. He picked up the tech fall off 2:27 in riding time thanks to a final late takedown and posted the 24-9 tech at the 7:00 mark. 184: Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled No. 12 Nicholas Gravina. Nickal looked to finish off an early throw in the opening minute but settled for a takedown and a 2-1 lead. Nickal spent the next two minutes working to break through Gravina's defense but the Scarlet Knight was able to hold firm until Nickal bulled his way through a second takedown as the period ended. Leading 4-1, Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Nickal shot low, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat but Gravina countered for a takedown to cut Nickal's lead to 5-3. Nickal rolled his way to an escape and led 6-3 after two periods. Gravina chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 6-4 score at the 1:30 mark. The Lion gained control of Gravina's ankle but could not finish off the takedown with a stalemate called at the 1:00 mark. Nickal fought off a late Gravina attempt to score and, while giving up a stall point, was able to post the 6-5 win. 197: Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) got the nod at 197 and took on Anthony Messner. Cassar wasted no time taking the lead, using a fast low double to open up a 2-1 advantage in the opening :40. Cassar used a strong high double to up his lead to 4-1 with 1:00 on the clock and then he went to work on top, building up 1:28 in time with a rideout. Messner chose down to start the second period and Cassar cut him loose over :30 into the period. He slid behind the Knight for another takedown and cut and led 6-3. The Lion sophomore picked up a fourth takedown with :50 on the clock and then rode Messner out to lead 8-3 after two. Cassar chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 9-3 lead. He picked up another quick takedown to up his lead to 11-3 with 1:20 on the clock, clinching the riding time point in the process. Cassar added one more takedown with :50 on the clock and then a final one with :04 left to post a 16-5 major with 3:16 in riding time. 285: Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 6 at 285, faced Scarlet Knight Ralph Normandia. Nevills took Normandia down early, getting a takedown at the 2:05 mark. He then went to work on top, looking for a turning combination. Normandia got hit for a first stall at the :55 mark and then Nevills cut him loose with :40 on the clock. Nevills turned a low single into a takedown and two near fall points to up his lead to 6-1 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Normandia chose down to start the second period and Nevills controlled the action. Normandia escaped to a 6-2 score with 1:10 on the clock but Nevills quickly took him down again to up his lead to 8-3. Nevills added two more takedowns and a rideout to lead 12-4 with over 3:00 in time after two periods. Nevills chose neutral to start the third period and continued to dominate the action. He picked up four more takedowns and, with 4:02 in riding time, rolled to a 21-7 major decision.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- The nationally-ranked No. 19 Rider University wrestling team staked claim to at least a share of its first EWL Regular Season Championship since joining the league in 2013-14 with a 36-6 win over Bloomsburg Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs moved to 11-2 (5-0 EWL) with only a Feb. 2 match at Clarion remaining on the league docket. Meanwhile, every other team in the league has at least one loss in conference, with three of the remaining four one-loss teams having fallen to the Broncs. Bloomsburg slips to 4-7 (1-3 EWL) with the loss. After Bloomsburg forfeited at 125, Rider won six-straight matches to build an unsurmountable 30-0 lead. Included in the wins were a tech fall from Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin [Rutgers]), a major decision from B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) and Chad Walsh's (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) eighth pin of the season. Bloomsburg's lone points came on a forfeit at 184, after which Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) and Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) wrapped up the win with decisions at 197 and 285, respectively. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) and Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) also picked up victories at 133 and 149, respectively. Quotes and Notes "Coming after that match last night, we had to turn around real quick. So they're mentally ready. They know what the drill is and they get a day off tomorrow for their reward." "We've got a good team. Our kids have a lot of experience and the culture's right right now. It's those guys coming together. It's those guys pushing each other. It's those guys doing their job when it matters. We still have one more to finish it out. And it's been a goal of ours and I think it's been a goal of Chad's, too, personally, because we've never done that since he's been here. And he's done a lot of wonderful things for our program. And the kids around him have done the same thing. It's good for the younger guys like Gino to partake in that so that they understand what's expected moving forward. But it's nice to hopefully start a new tradition that way." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey "To get my loss out of the way now feels good. To be able to work harder because of it and keep grinding and keep trusting the process feels good." "It's good to have a guy who's pushing me in the conference and have someone to train for and be working hard for before Nationals even starts. So that'll be a goal to set and keep going from there. I learned a lot from last night's match and I'm just going to keep trying to lead this team and keep getting ready for newer and bigger challenges." – Redshirt senior Chad Walsh "It felt good. I haven't wrestled in a while, but I'm training every day in the room with guys like Chad. Our room is really competitive so I was ready to go. I was a little overweight going in, but we train hard and it felt good to be on the mat for the first time at Rider." – Junior Gino Fluri - Rider is now 5-0 in EWL matches this season with one left to wrestle (Feb. 2 at Clarion). - Every other team in the EWL has at least one loss, including one-loss teams Edinboro and Lock Haven's only losses coming to the Broncs. Clarion also has one loss in conference (to Edinboro). - The Broncs improved to 12-6 all-time against Bloomsburg, including wins in each of the last five duals dating back to the Broncs' inaugural season in EWL (2013-14). - With the pin, Walsh extended his program record to 37 wins by fall. - Dippery, Sherry and Laird are all an undefeated 5-0 in EWL matches. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (Rider) wins by forfeit; Rider leads, 6-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) dec. Andy Schutz (Bloomsburg), 3-2; Rider leads, 9-0 141: Tyson Dippery (Rider) tech Shawn Orem (Bloomsburg), 17-0 1:19; Rider leads, 14-0 149: Gino Fluri (Rider) dec. Evan Campbell (Bloomsburg), 10-3; Rider leads, 17-0 157: B.J. Clagon (Rider) maj. dec. Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg), 15-5; Rider leads, 21-0 165: Chad Walsh (Rider) WBF Nate Newberry (Bloomsburg), 6:12; Rider leads, 27-0 174: Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg), 9-5; Rider leads, 30-0 184: Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) wins by forfeit; Rider leads, 30-6 197: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Logan Womelsdorf (Bloomsburg), 10-4; Rider leads, 33-6 285: Ryan Cloud (Rider) dec. Bruce Graeber (Bloomsburg), 2-1; Rider wins, 36-6

MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 5 Ryan Deakin (149) needed some bonus points to help his Wildcats beat No. 14 Minnesota on Sunday afternoon on the road at Maturi Pavilion. He got a pin. For No. 20 Northwestern (8-2, 3-2 Big Ten), it was their first second win over a ranked squad in this upstart campaign. It was also NU's first victory over the Golden Gophers since January 20, 1996. Deakin improved to 24-3 in his rookie campaign with his team-high sixth pin of the season, coming in only 2:45 against Benjamin Brancale. Deakin also is a perfect 10-0 in dual competition. The Wildcats got back-to-back wins from No. 18 Johnny Sebastian (174) and Mitch Sliga (184) to start the dual, both via decisions. NU trailed by only two team points after Sliga's 7-2 win over the Golden Gophers' Dylan Anderson. After intermission, Conan Jennings (285) came back with a vengeance to lead the Wildcats' surge. He shut out Minnesota's Rylee Streifel, 11-0, to earn the major decision and four team points. Wrestling against Steven Polakowski, No. 10 Sebastian Rivera (125) continued NU's momentum. He dominated the Golden Gopher grappler from start-to-finish, earning another Wildcat major decision -- this one an 11-3 final. That gave Northwestern a 14-11 lead and improved Rivera's season mark to a sterling 20-1. Deakin's final-bout pin of Brancale lifted NU to their 20-18 win over Minnesota. This win was Northwestern's highest ranked victory since topping No. 14 Stanford, 27-8, on November 5, 2011. Chicago's Big Ten Team improved to 3-2 in Big Ten competition with the victory. Northwestern's only two setbacks have come via a one-point loss to No. 14 Illinois and a tiebreaking criteria decision to No. 18 Nebraska. NU is back at home next Friday, February 2, against No. 18 Rutgers in the home finale at historic Patten Gymnasium. Tickets are available at (888) GO-PURPLE or on NUsports.com. Results: 157: #18 Jake Short (MINN) maj. dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 18-6 | MINN 4, NU 0 165: #7 Nick Wanzek (MINN) maj. dec. Michael Sepke (NU), 14-3 | MINN 8, NU 0 174: #18 Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. Christopher Pfarr (MINN), 3-1 | MINN 8, NU 3 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Dylan Anderson (MINN), 7-2 | MINN 8, NU 6 197: Brandon Krone (MINN) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 8-4 | MINN 11, NU 6 285: Conan Jennings (NU) maj. dec. Rylee Streifel (MINN), 11-0 | MINN 11, NU 10 125: #10 Sebastian Rivera (NU) maj. dec. Steven Polakowski (MINN), 11-3 | NU 14, MINN 11 133: #12 Mitchell McKee (MINN) dec. #20 Colin Valdiviez (NU), 10-7 | NU 14, MINN 14 141: #10 Tommy Thorn (MINN) maj. dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 13-3 | MINN 18, NU 14 149: #5 Ryan Deakin (NU) Fall Benjamin Brancale (MINN), 2:45 | NU 20, MINN 18

ST. PARIS, Ohio -- The No. 2 Ohio State University wrestling team (12-0, 7-0 Big Ten) concluded the 'home' portion of its regular season by hosting No. 24 Purdue (6-6, 0-5) at Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio. The Buckeyes seized eight of 10 bouts and brought a 35-7 victory back with them to Columbus. Ohio State's dual dominance continued, outscoring its competition by a combined tally of 406-89 in 12 duals. That's good for an averaged ledger of 33.8 to 7.4. Grappling began in the traditional fashion of starting at 125 pounds when fourth-ranked Nathan Tomasello took the mat pitted against No. 13 Luke Welch. Tomasello disposed of a slow start and turned it on in the middle period, ultimately coming out on top with an 18-5 major decision in hand. Purdue's Ben Thornton immediately returned the favor at 133 pounds, earning a major decision of his own to even the team tally at 4-all. Then, the Buckeyes captured the next seven bouts to extinguish any chance of a Boilermaker team win. Joey McKenna started the triumphant streak by controlling Nate Limmex in a 6-0 decision at 141 pounds. Ke-Shawn Hayes and Micah Jordan kept it going with back-to-back dominating performances in the subsequent matches. Hayes garnered four takedowns in the opening period alone and seven in total. He added two escapes and two 4-point nearfalls to end the contest early with a 24-6 tech fall. Jordan, competing in front of his hometown crowd as a Graham High School graduate, did not disappoint. He racked up eight points in the first period just like Hayes before taking down Cole Wysocki an additional six times before the final whistle. Tack on the riding time bonus, and he walked off the mat to a standing ovation with his 21-9 major decision. Cody Burcher followed, electrifying the sold-out crowd by sticking Jacob Morrissey in just 34 seconds and unleashing the Pin Chain. The 165-pound Buckeye improves to 6-0 on the year, including wins in both of his Big Ten dual starts. Graham's second legend of the day, Bo Jordan, had his hands full in a meeting vs. No. 12 Dylan Lydy. Jordan, ranked third nationally at 174 pounds, kept the pressure on his Boiler opposition and eventually emerged as a 9-4 victor. He tallied a takedown in all three periods. Myles Martin and Kollin Moore came next, both getting off the mat in less than five minutes. Martin punished Jonathan Morales in a 20-4 tech fall while Moore did much the same in an 18-3 tech fall of Christian Brunner. Results: 125 lbs | No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) def. No. 13 Luke Welch (PU) | MD, 18-5; Team Score: 4-0 133 lbs | Ben Thornton (PU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | MD, 10-2; TS: 4-4 141 lbs | No. 11 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Nate Limmex (PU) | D, 7-0; TS: 7-4 149 lbs | No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. Austin Nash (PU) | TF, 24-6; TS: 12-4 157 lbs | No. 5 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Cole Wysocki (PU) | MD, 21-9; TS: 16-4 165 lbs | Cody Burcher (OSU) def. Jacob Morrissey (PU) | PIN, 0:34; TS: 22-4 174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. No. 12 Dylan Lydy (PU) | D, 9-4; TS: 25-4 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Jonathan Morales (PU) | TF, 20-4; TS: 30-4 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Christian Brunner (PU) | TF, 18-3; TS: 35-4 285 lbs | No. 15 Shawn Streck (PU) def. Kevin Snyder (OSU) | D, 5-2; TS: 35-7 In what some wrestling pundits have dubbed "the dual of the millennium," Ohio State now turns its attention to Penn State. The conference clash is set for Saturday (Feb. 3) at 8 p.m. ET inside Rec Hall. A sold-out crowd in attendance and national Big Ten Network audience will be tuned in to witness the B1G battle.

CLARION, Pa. -- The Clarion wrestling team earned a split on the weekend with an inspired effort on Sunday afternoon, with the Golden Eagles defeating Cleveland State 20-12 at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium. Clarion (7-4, 2-1 EWL) will be back in action on Friday when they welcome Rider to Clarion for a 7 p.m. tilt. The bout between the Golden Eagles and the Vikings was expected to be a close one and the two teams did not disappoint, with Clarion holding a 6-4 edge in wins. The team match was not officially decided until the heavyweight bout at the end, with Toby Cahill's valiant major decision effort against Collin Kelly sealing the deal. Roshaun Cooley also contributed bonus points on Sunday, creating a one-point hole from which the Vikings never totally climbed out. Cahill made a big move to start the second period of the 285-pound bout, turning what was nearly an escape for Kelly into a two-point near fall. Kelly rose to his feet at the whistle but Cahill drove him backwards to the mat for two back points. Cahill countered a Kelly shot with 25 seconds left in the second period for a double-leg takedown to make it 4-1 after two periods, and he piled on in the third period to ultimately take the 11-3 major decision. At 133 pounds, Cooley worked a single leg takedown on Andrew Coghill and immediately cradled him for a four-point near-fall and a 6-0 lead. After Coghill rode Cooley for the majority of the second period, Cooley finally escaped the grasp to take a 7-1 lead entering the third period. Starting in the top position to start the third period, Cooley got a two-point near fall of Martin to take a 9-1 advantage. He rode Martin until clinching the riding time advantage, recording the major decision by a 10-2 score. That extra point loomed large throughout the team match, as Cleveland State would at times even the ledger in terms of total wins but never went over the top. Clarion took a four-point advantage into Cahill's heavyweight bout thanks to a gutsy effort from Dustin Conti at 197. Conti worked a counter on John Kelbly midway through the first period, turning what looked like a possible two-point takedown for Kelbly into a takedown of his own to go up 2-0. Conti rode Kelbly out through the end of the second period to establish a firm riding time advantage, and ultimately clinched the point when he escaped Kelbly early in the third period in going up 3-1. He brought Kelbly down for a 5-1 advantage that clinched the bout, ultimately winning 6-2 with the riding time advantage. Gavin Park started Clarion's day with a win at 125 pounds, winning a high-scoring match against John Martin. Martin notched the first takedown of the bout and looked to have Gavin Park in a dangerous spot, but Park was able to work his way out and back to his feet. Park followed that up with a late takedown to go up 3-2 and deftly rode Martin for the remainder of the first period. He caught Martin with a single leg takedown late in the second period to build up a 6-2 advantage and again rode him out to wrap the period. Park countered a good shot from Martin 40 seconds into the third period, spinning him around for a takedown, and survived a late flurry to post a 10-6 decision with riding time. The Golden Eagles kept the pressure on the Vikings throughout the day with a couple of close decisions in the middle of the lineup. There was no scoring through two periods of the 157-pound bout, but Avery Shay still authored a significant accomplishment in riding John Vaughn out for the entire two-minute duration of the second period. Vaughn countered by riding Shay for more than a minute to start the third, but Shay escaped to take a 1-0 advantage. Shay managed to stay on his feet for the final 48 seconds of action, keeping Vaughn at arm's length to escape with the 1-0 decision. In the 174-pound bout, Rigous took a shot at Gabe Stark late in the first period, earning a two-point takedown with under 20 seconds to go to take a 2-0 advantage after three minutes. Stark did the same to Rigous near the end of the second period, taking him down with eight seconds remaining to go up 3-2. Rigous tied the bout with an escape to start the third period and then caught Stark in a bad spot late to pick up a two-point takedown and a subsequent two-point near fall. He held on the rest of the way, riding Stark out for a 7-3 decision. Results: 125: Gavin Park (Clarion) def. John Martin (Cleveland State) Dec. 10-6 133: Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) def. Andrew Coghill (Cleveland State) MD 10-2 141: Evan Cheek (Cleveland State) def. Evan Myers (Clarion) Dec 8-3 149: Ryan Ford (Cleveland State) def. Taylor Ortz (Clarion) Dec 5-2 157: Avery Shay (Clarion) def. John Vaughn (Cleveland State) Dec 1-0 165: Georgio Poullas (Cleveland State) def. Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) Dec 8-3 174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) def. Gabe Stark (Cleveland State) Dec 7-3 184: Nick Corba (Cleveland State) def Greg Bulsak (Clarion) Dec 1-0 197: Dustin Conti (Clarion) def. John Kelbly (Cleveland State) Dec 6-2 285: Toby Cahill (Clarion) def. Collin Kelly (Cleveland State) MD 11-3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team scored bonus points in all six of their victories, including a fall from redshirt senior Kyle Langenderfer at 157 pounds, to lead the Illini to a 25-18 victory over Maryland. The win extends the team's home winning streak to 10 straight, one shy of tying the program record. With the win, the Illini improve to 5-3 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten, while the Terrapins drop to 5-9, 0-8 in conference. Using eight sets of back points on the afternoon, 30 points in total, the six victorious Illini won their individual matches in dominating fashion. Redshirt freshman Dylan Duncan led the team in back points on the afternoon with 12 points, while sophomore Travis Piotrowski, redshirt senior Isaiah Martinez and redshirt junior Emery Parker also added at least one each. The three tech falls by the Orange and Blue are the most in a single dual this season. The Orange and Blue started off back-to-back shutouts at 125- and 133 pounds from Piotrowski and Duncan. Piotrowski used a takedown and four-point near fall combo in both first and third periods, along with a point for ride time, to defeat Brandon Cray, 14-0. Duncan continued the early shutout of Terrapin grapplers with a second-period tech fall. The first tech fall for Duncan this season, the Illini 133-pounder tallied three sets of four-point tilts to finish off Jhared Simmons in four minutes, 16 seconds. Maryland responded to the 9-0 Illini run to start the match with nine team points of their own from 141 and 149 pounds. Ryan Diehl pinned Illinois' Dylan Thurston, while Alfred Bannister earned a sudden victory takedown to beat Eric Barone, 5-3. Tied 9-9 after four matches, Illinois redshirt seniors Kyle Langenderfer and Isaiah Martinez cruised to 11 straight team points to put the Terrapins on their back. After a scoreless first period at 157 pounds, Langenderfer began the second period on top of Kyle Cochran. The Mokena, Illinois native quickly got Cochran on to his back, needing just 15 seconds to stick Coachran. Martinez picked up where Langenderfer left off, dominating Brendan Burnham to the tune of nine takedowns and a second-period tilt that netted four back points. In what ended as a 22-7 final score, Martinez picked up his sixth tech fall this season, making it seven of his eight matches this season that have ended before going the full seven minutes. The 106th win of Martinez's career, the Illini redshirt senior moves into a tie with Jackson Morse (2010-15) and Jon Llewellyn (1988-91). After Maryland gained three points back at 174 pounds with a 9-6 decision by Josh Ugalde over Illinois' David Riojas, redshirt junior Emery Parker added Illinois' final five points of the day with the team's third tech fall of the afternoon. After Maryland's Niko Cappello surprised Parker for an early takedown, Parker reversed Cappello to the match. From there, Parker added seven takedowns and six back points over the course of the next five minutes to finish off Cappello with 53 seconds left in the final period. With a 13-point lead through eight matches sealing the Illinois win, Maryland earned decision victories at both 197 pounds and heavyweight to conclude the match. David Brian-Whisler's takedown in the overtime beat Andre Lee, 3-1, while No. 7 Yousif Hemida took Rachal down twice in the final match of the day, winning 5-2. Wrestling separate from the team on Sunday, redshirt freshman Mike Carr won all four of his matches at the Greyhound Open to take the 141-pound title in Indianapolis, Indiana. With the wins, Carr improves to 11-4 on the season. Up next, the Illini conclude the road slate of their Big Ten dual schedule next Friday, February 2, against Indiana at 6 p.m. central time. The Orange and Blue return home two days later to host No. 18 Rutgers on Sunday, February 4, at 1 p.m. central time. Both matches will be streamed on BTN Plus and FloWrestling. For complete coverage of Fighting Illini wrestling, go to FIGHTINILLINI.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter and Instagram. Illini Notes: With the 25-18 victory, the Illini extend their home winning streak to 10 duals dating back to February 7, 2016. The 10 straight wins at home is one shy of the program's all-time mark of 11 set twice between 1999 and 2006 Illinois also remains perfect against Maryland, improving to 6-0 against the Terrapins. The three tech falls by the Illini on Sunday is the most in a single match for Illinois this season Emery Parker extended his individual winning streak to 11 wins with a 23-8 tech fall over Niko Cappello Isaiah Martinez's 22-7 win against Brendan Burnham gives him 106 for his career, tying him for 18th on Illinois' all-time list with Jackson Morse (2010-15) and Jon Llewellyn (1988-91) The Martinez tech fall is his sixth in eight matches this season, giving him seven tech falls or pins in his eight wins Martinez is outscoring his opponents 147-32 this season Martinez and Parker extended their perfect dual record to 8-0 Dylan Thurston made his first start of his Illini career on Sunday, doing so at 141 pounds Results: ILL MD 125: #18 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) major dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 14-0 4 0 133: Dylan Duncan (ILL) tech fall Jhared Simmons (MD), 16-0 9 0 141: Ryan Diehl (MD) fall Dylan Thurston (ILL), 9 6 149: Alfred Bannister (MD) dec. Eric Barone (ILL), 5-3 (SV-1) 9 9 157: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) fall Kyle Cochran (MD) 16 9 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Brendan Burnham (MD), 22-7 20 9 174: Josh Ugalde (MD) dec. David Riojas (ILL), 9-6 20 12 184: #6 Emery Parker (ILL) tech fall Niko Cappello (MD), 23-8 25 12 197: David Brian-Whisler (MD) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 3-1 (SV-1) 25 15 HWT: #7 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. Deuce Rachal (ILL), 5-2 25 18

Lincoln -- Led by pins at 157 and 165 pounds and major decisions at 149 and 184, 16th-ranked Nebraska won its fifth match in a row with a 23-18 victory over Indiana on Senior Day on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Cornhuskers improve to 7-3 on the dual season and 5-1 in Big Ten action, while Indiana drops to 6-7 on the year and 0-6 in conference. Senior Colton McCrystal earned a victory in his last dual match at the Devaney Center as the 11th-ranked 149 pounder won a 15-3 major decision over Alejandro Raya. The Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, native scored three takedowns and a pair of nearfalls, as he improves to 14-3 on the year and 7-2 in duals. Indiana won the first three matches of the dual and took an early 12-0 lead, the third dual in a row Nebraska has trailed by at least nine points after three matches. McCrystal stopped the Hoosier momentum with his major decision, before back-to-back first-period pins put Nebraska in control. First up was eighth-ranked Tyler Berger at 157 pounds, who pinned Austin Holmes in 2:16 for his first fall of the season to cut the IU lead to 12-10. Berger is now 16-4 on the year and 7-2 in duals. 12th-ranked Isaiah White posted Nebraska's fastest fall in a dual this season in the next bout, as he pinned Dillon Hoey in 40 seconds to give Nebraska a 16-12 lead. White improves to 17-3 on the season and 8-1 in duals. No. 7 Taylor Venz (184) completed Nebraska's run of bonus-point wins, as he scored a 12-2 major decision over Norman Conley to run his record to 17-4 on the year. Eric Shultz followed with a 6-4 decision over Jake Kleimola at 197 pounds to clinch the dual for Nebraska at 23-15. Ranked Hoosiers Cole Weaver and Devin Skatzka posted victories for the visitors, as the 20th-ranked Weaver outlasted No. 12 Chad Red Jr. at 141 pounds in a 6-5 decision in the first tiebreaker period and No. 19 Devin Skatzka won an 8-3 decision over Beau Breske at 174 pounds. Two-time NCAA qualifier Elijah Oliver put Indiana on the board first, as he won a 3-1 sudden victory over NU senior Mitchell Maginnis. Garrett Pepple pinned Brian Peska in 1:56 at 133 pounds, while Fletcher Miller won a 5-2 decision over Patrick Grayson at heavyweight. Nebraska will return to action with a pair of road duals next weekend, as the Huskers will travel to Michigan to take on the seventh-ranked Wolverines on Friday night at 6 p.m. (CT), before heading to Michigan State for a noon (CT) dual on Sunday. Both matches will be streamed live on BTN Plus and FloWrestling (subscription required). Results: 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) sv-1 Mitchell Maginnis (NEB), 3-1 (IU 3, NEB 0) 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) pin Brian Peska (NEB), 1:56 (IU 9, NEB 0) 141: #20 Cole Weaver (IU) tb-1 #12 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 6-5 (IU 12, NEB 0) 149: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Alejandro Raya (IU), 15-3 (IU 12, NEB 4) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) pin Austin Holmes (IU), 2:16 (IU 12, NEB 10) 165: #12 Isaiah White (NEB) pin Dillon Hoey (IU), 0:40 (NEB 16, IU 12) 174: #19 Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Beau Breske (NEB), 8-3 (NEB 16, IU 15) 184: #7 Taylor Venz (NEB) major dec. Norman Conley (IU), 12-2 (NEB 20, IU 15) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU), 6-4 (NEB 23, IU 15) HWT: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Patrick Grayson (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 23, IU 18)

NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia (4-7) wrestling team closed out the non-conference portion of its dual schedule on Sunday, picking up a road victory over Old Dominion (7-6) by a score of 25-10 at the Ted Constant Center. The Cavaliers won 7-of-10 weight classes, including four bonus-point victories on the afternoon in the win over the Monarchs. Virginia has three dual matches remaining, all against ACC foes. The next dual match will be at Duke on Saturday (Feb. 3) at 2 p.m. "I'm really proud of the guys and felt like we fought hard from start to finish," said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. "Starting from the very first bout, we looked like a completely different team from the other night. I'm happy, not just with the win, but with the way we competed. That was some of the best wrestling we've seen all year. I'm extremely happy with the way they competed and stuck together after a tough loss on Friday night. We showed today what we're capable of and I'm looking forward to next weekend." Wrestling began at 157 pounds with Fred Green (Orting, Wash) in a tight battle with Old Dominion's Larry Early. A late takedown proved the difference as Early took the decision to start the scoring for the home team. Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) and Will Schany (Blair, Neb.) posted back-to-back victories as Virginia took the lead and never trailed again in the dual. Atkinson posted a 10-0 major decision over Luke Drugac at 165 pounds to give the Cavaliers the lead, while Schany's 7-6 decision over Seldon Wright at 174 pounds extended that lead. Old Dominion responded with a victory by decision at 184 pounds to cut the lead to one point in the overall score, but Virginia rattled off four consecutive victories to clinch the match. The run of wins started with Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) with a 14-4 major decision over Noah Bushman at 197 pounds. Tyler Love (Ashburn, Va.) then added a 5-3 decision over Ali Wahab at heavyweight to extend the lead. Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.), the No. 15 wrestler in the nation at 125 pounds put together a rally in the final period to take a 9-6 decision over Michael McGee. The Cavaliers then iced the match at 133 pounds as No. 6 Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) posted an 11-1 major decision over Caleb Richardson to lock in the win with two weight classes remaining. The two teams split those remaining bouts. Old Dominion's Alex Madrigal, the No. 15 wrestler nationally at 141 pounds, took a 10-1 major decision over Sam Martino (Colonial Heights, Va.) before Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) answered with a 12-1 major decision over Kenan Carter to give the Cavaliers the final 15-point margin of victory overall. Results: 157: Larry Early (ODU) dec. Fred Green, 8-7 - ODU 3, UVA 0 165: Andrew Atkinson major dec. Luke Drugac (ODU), 10-0 - UVA 4, ODU 3 174: Will Schany dec. Seldon Wright (ODU), 7-6 - UVA 7, ODU 3 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. Drew Peck, 6-0 - UVA 7, ODU 6 197: Jay Aiello major dec. Noah Bushman (ODU), 14-4 - UVA 11, ODU 6 HWT: Tyler Love dec. Ali Wahab (ODU), 5-3 - UVA 14, ODU 6 125: No. 15 Louie Hayes dec. Michael McGee (ODU), 9-6 - UVA 17, ODU 6 133: No. 6 Jack Mueller major dec. Caleb Richardson (ODU), 11-1 - UVA 21, ODU 6 141: No. 15 Alex Madrigal (ODU) major dec. Sam Martino, 10-1 - UVA 21, ODU 10 149: Sam Krivus major dec. Kenan Carter (ODU), 12-1 - UVA 25, ODU 10 *Rankings by InterMat

NEW YORK --The No. 23 Lock Haven University wrestling team rallied for four wins in the final five bouts to dig itself out of a 15-5 hole midway through the dual, and the Bald Eagles held on for a 21-19 win today (Sunday, Jan. 28) at Columbia (3-9). Four of Lock Haven's five wins today came by way of bonus points as the Bald Eagles bounced back from the tough Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) loss at No. 19 Rider last night. With today's win, LHU moved to 10-2 on the season. Today's meet started at 165 pounds and No. 8 Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale) quickly went to work. He put the Bald Eagles up 5-0 after earning a 20-4 tech fall over Max Elling. The win pushed Marsteller to 32-1 on the season and followed last night's huge upset-win over No. 4 and previously unbeaten Chad Walsh of Rider. After Marsteller's win at 165 in the opening bout of the dual, Columbia rolled to four straight wins and led 15-5 after the heavyweight tilt. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), No. 24 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and No. 16 Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) went to work and rallied the Bald Eagles to the comeback-win. Werner (125) and Fehlman (133) both won by major decision and Shoop put the Bald Eagles in the lead for good after a tech fall at 141. Shoop's dominating win put Lock Haven up 18-15 in the dual and Perry's hard-fought decision at 149 extended the LHU lead to 21-15. Despite Columbia's win at 157, Lock Haven hung on for the 21-19 win. It marked the Bald Eagles 10th dual-meet win of the season. Bout-by-Bout Results: Results: 165: #8 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) tech fall Max Elling (Columbia) 20-4 | Lock Haven, 5-0 174: #33 Tyrell White (Columbia) dec. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven) 7-6 (SV-2) | Lock Haven, 5-3 184: Andrew Psomas (Columbia) dec. #31 Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) 6-5 (SV-1) | Columbia, 6-5 197: Michael Bulkin (Columbia) dec. Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven) 4-3 | Columbia, 9-5 285: #14 Garret Ryan (Columbia) pinned Derek Dragon (Lock Haven) 3:50 | Columbia 15-5 125: Luke Werner (Lock Haven) major dec. Spencer Good (Columbia) 19-11 | Columbia, 15-9 133: DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) major dec. Alec Kelly (Columbia) 18-6 | Columbia, 15-13. 141: #24 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) tech fall Val Miele (Columbia) 17-0 | Lock Haven, 18-15. 149: #16 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven) dec. Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) 6-3 |Lock Haven, 21-15. 157: #15 Markus Scheidal (Columbia) major dec. Alex Klucker (Lock Haven) 14-4 | Lock Haven 21-19 FINAL *Individual rankings = NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings (Jan. 18) UP NEXT: Lock Haven will open a three-match homestand with EWL rival Edinboro on Thursday (Feb. 1) at 7 p.m. It's the first of three home duals this week, as the Bald Eagles will host Cleveland State on Saturday (Feb. 3) at 2 p.m. in EWL action, before a Sunday (Feb. 4) home dual vs. No. 11 Cornell at 1 p.m. on Senior Day. SPECIAL MATCH PROMOTIONS & UPDATES: Make sure to check www.GoLHU.com early and often in the coming days as a number of special promotions and updates will be released regarding the upcoming home matches.

Rande Stottlemyer PITTSBURGH -- Rande Stottlemyer, whose name is synonymous with the rich history of wrestling at the University of Pittsburgh, passed away today, his family announced. Stottlemyer was 62. Stottlemyer's association with Pitt wrestling spanned nearly four decades. He was a three-time All-American for the Panthers from 1974-78. Following his 1978 graduation from the university, Stottlemyer served Pitt as an assistant coach for one year before taking over as head coach in 1979. He led the Panthers for 34 seasons and retired in 2013 as the winningest coach in program history with a 304-231-12 record. Stottlemyer produced 56 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) individual champions, 33 All-Americans and three national champions. He also was selected the EWL Coach of the Year five times. Stottlemyer truly retired at the top of his game. His final four years as Pitt's head coach ranked among the program's finest. During that span, the Panthers won three EWL regular-season championships (2010, 2011, 2012) and three EWL Tournament titles (2011, 2012, 2013). Pitt placed 15th in the nation in each of his final two seasons as head coach. First-year Pitt head wrestling coach Keith Gavin competed under Stottlemyer from 2004-08. Gavin crowned his collegiate career with a perfect 33-0 record as a senior when he claimed the 174-pound NCAA championship. "Coach Stottlemyer gave me an opportunity of a lifetime by bringing me to Pitt," Gavin said. "He never gave up on me when a lot of other coaches probably would have and for that I am forever grateful. His impact goes beyond teaching wrestling. I find myself still using his sayings not only with our student-athletes but with my own kids as well. He was known for his integrity and how he treated people. He was truly one of the best people I ever knew." A native of nearby Hermitage, Pa., Stottlemyer was a star wrestler at Hickory High School, where he was a PIAA state runner-up and two-time Junior National Freestyle wrestling champion. Enrolling at Pitt in 1974, Stottlemyer compiled a career record of 68-16-2 and would ascend to team captain for the Panthers. He earned three All-America citations and won the 1976 EWL 134-pound title. Stottlemyer's many Hall of Fame recognitions include selection to the EWL Hall of Fame and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. Visitation will be this Thursday and Friday, from 2 to 8 p.m., at Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon, Pa. There will be an additional visitation on Saturday, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. Celebration of Life Service, at The Bible Chapel, 300 Gallery Drive, in McMurray, Pa.

Call it clash of the champions, as the two UFC titleholders in the top two weight classes will face each other in the Octagon ... and as opposing coaches on the popular TV series The Ultimate Fighter. UFC light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, who wrestled for Oklahoma State in the late 1990s, will move up a weight class to take on UFC heavyweight titleholder Stipe Miocic, a Cleveland State mat veteran, in the main event at UFC 226 on July 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC announced Friday. This superfight will come at the conclusion of the 27th season of The Ultimate Fighter which will see the two opposing teams coached by Cormier and Stipe. The latest series of TUF debuts Wednesday, April 18 on FS1. Both Cormier and Miocic successfully defended their respective titles one week ago in co-main event bouts at UFC 220 in Boston. Cormier won via a second-round TKO against Volkan Oesdemir, while Miocic defeated Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision in the other top-of-the-card fight. With those wins, Cormier is now 20-1, while Miocic is 18-2. Cormier is no stranger to the heavyweight division. The former NCAA All-American wrestler for the Cowboys went 13-0 in that weight class before dropping down to the light heavyweight division. Cormier has announced that he intends to retire by his 40th birthday, which is March 20, 2019.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia -- It was a great day for Team USA as the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix wrapped up on Sunday, as two Americans captured gold medals in what is considered the toughest open tournament in the world. 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) became the first U.S. man to win a two Yarygin gold medals with a victory at 97 kg/213 lbs. David Taylor (State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) became only the 12th U.S. men's freestyle wrestler to win a Yarygin title when he captured his gold medal at 86 kg/189 lbs. in stunning fashion. Read complete story on TheMat.com …

STILLWATER, Okla. -- No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling (12-0, 3-0 MAC) overcame a 9-0 deficit after two bouts to comeback and defeat No. 5 Oklahoma State (8-2, 4-0 Big 12), 21-19, Saturday night at Gallagher Iba Arena. The win was the first win for the Tigers over the Cowboys since 2015, and the first on the road since 2009 when Mizzou upended the Pokes, 28-6. Mizzou improves to 16-0 on the season, only the second time in program history Mizzou has started a season with 16 consecutive victories, matching the 2014-15 Tigers who finished the season 24-0. DUAL RECAP Following an injury default loss at 125 pounds and a decision defeat at 133 pounds, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) provided the first momentum swing of the dual for the Tigers, defeating defending two-time national champion Dean Heil with a pin in the second period. The win was the first of three for the Tigers, who took a 12-9 lead after a 9-5 win from redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) over Jonce Blaylock. The Tigers found themselves down once again, 15-12, after a Cowboy pin at 165 pounds, but Mizzou responded with three decision wins from redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) and redshirt senior 197-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) and to take the lead for good. NOTABLE TIGERS Eierman improved to 22-1 and 13-0 in duals with his pin over Heil at 4:49 in the second period. Eierman has now defeated five ranked opponents this season, and two ranked in the top-five as Heil entered the dual ranked No. 5. The Tiger sophomore has now won 17 matches by bonus points this season, 11 by fall, four by major decision and two by technical fall. Miklus helped seal Mizzou's win in the second-to-last bout of the dual, as the two time All-American defeated No. 3-ranked Preston Weigel, 10-4, to give Mizzou a 21-15 lead with one match remaining. Miklus improves to 15-3 on the season with the win, and 11-2 in duals. At 149 pounds, Redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) avenged one his two losses this season with an 8-4 win over No. 15-ranked Boo Lewellan. The win was Leeth's 12th consecutive win, who last lost twice on Nov. 18 at the Lindenwood Open. With the win, Leeth improves to 17-2 on the season and 14-0 in duals. QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith On the adversity the team faced in the dual… "Time and time again, this team has found ways to win, which is fun. I'm coaching a fun group of kids. We had this at Virginia Tech, where Willie was dead-in-the-water and found a way to win. All the way through, our guys fought hard. It's always a battle to come in here (Gallagher Iba Arena). We have had two battles in a row with Oklahoma State the last two years, and I was glad when we got that sixth win. It was a really good night, a special night for the program" On any individual performances that stuck out… "Everybody. Everybody fought hard. It took a team to win tonight, because things did not go our way. But we found a way to get through it." Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman On the excitement of the moment… "It was unreal, but I knew what I was capable of. We've worked all season, all summer, working at everything. I just feel like I've put everything together this year and I didn't doubt it, but I didn't think it would happen like that." UP NEXT Mizzou will next wrestle Northern Illinois on Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. (CT). The dual will be the final MAC dual of the season for Mizzou, who has already clinched the MAC Dual Title. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 7 Nick Piccininni (OSU) inj. default No. 17 Barlow McGhee (MIZ) | MIZ 0, OSU 6 133: No. 3 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. No. 7 John Erneste (MIZ): 8-7 | MIZ 0, OSU 9 141: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall No. 5 Dean Heil (OSU): 4:49 | MIZ 6, OSU 9 149: No. 3 Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. No. 15 Boo Lewallen (OSU): 8-4 | MIZ 9, OSU 9 157: No. 3 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) dec. Jonce Blaylock (OSU): 9-5 | MIZ 12, OSU 9 165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall No. 23 Connor Flynn (MIZ): 3:17 | MIZ 12, OSU 15 174: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) dec. No. 14 Jacobe Smith (OSU): 7-3 | MIZ 15, OSU 15 184: No. 14 Canten Marriott (MIZ) dec. Keegan Moore (OSU): 2-1 | MIZ 18, OSU 15 197: No. 7 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. No. 3 Preston Weigel (OSU): 10-4 | MIZ 21, OSU 15 HWT: No. 10 Derek White (OSU) major dec. Wyatt Koelling (MIZ): 17-4 | MIZ 21, OSU 19

Gregor Gillespie, 2007 NCAA wrestling champ for Edinboro University, continued his perfect record as a professional mixed martial arts fighter, scoring a first-round TKO at the UFC on Fox 27 event at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Saturday night. Gregor GillespieDepending on which MMA website account of the lightweight (155-pound) bout you read, the former Fighting Scot "pounded out" (MMAJunkie.com), "rolled over" (MMAFighting.com) or "dominates" (BloodyElbow.com) hometown hero Jordan Rinaldi with the TKO with just 14 seconds left in the opening round. "Gillespie was relentless in his search for the takedown, getting it about a minute in," according to BloodyElbow.com. "Rinaldi was able to avoid the submission, so Gillespie began pounding him out. Rinaldi could only take so much before the referee intervened." MMAJunke.com reported, "With 75 seconds left, Rinaldi tried to get back to his feet, but Gillespie kept him pressured on the fence draped over his back," according to MMAJunkie.com. "Gillespie started pounding, then flattened Rinaldi out. But Rinaldi had no real defense. Gillespie pounded away while Rinaldi covered up, and got the stoppage before the horn." Gillespie, who was a two-time New York state wrestling champ and four-time NCAA All-American at Pennsylvania's Edinboro (winning the 149-pound crown at the 2007 NCAA championships), improves to 11-0 in his pro MMA career which he launched four years ago this month, and 4-0 in UFC competition, while Rinaldi drops to 13-6 overall, and 1-2 in UFC.

For a second straight year, national power Tuttle (Okla.) made the trek to Gilroy for the Mid-Cals Classic. For a second straight year, Poway (Calif.) used a "death by thousand cuts" approach to finish ahead of the No. 13 ranked Tigers. This year it was a rather dominant first place for the No. 10 ranked Titans, who placed 14 wrestlers in 13 of the 14 weight classes to amass 360.5 points. Leading the way were five finalists, including four champions: Jason Miranda (113), No. 12 Chase Zollmann (132), Joshua Tolentino (145), and Domonic Mata (152); Jacob Allen (120) finished as runner-up. The highlight of those finals was Zollman upending No. 16 (at 138) Alex Felix (Gilroy, Calif.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker. The aforementioned Tuttle had four finalists, led by three champions in No. 9 Dustin Plott (160), Carson Berryhill (170), and Trey Mason (285); finishing second was Garrett Steidley (113). They amassed 272 points in placing ten wrestlers at nine weight classes Notable to the not so good for Tuttle was No. 18 Rhett Golowenski falling short of the podium at 120, as he lost 3-1 to freshman Henry Porter (Oakdale, Calif.) in the quarterfinal before losing 3-2 to Dakota Unpingco (Freedom, Calif.) in the subsequent consolation round. Close behind in third were the hosts, No. 18 Gilroy (Calif.) with 263.5 points as they also placed ten wrestlers in nine weight classes. They also had a tournament high six finalists, but just a pair of champions in No. 10 Nico Aguilar (120) and No. 13 Tony Andrade (195), who beat No. 11 Ryan Reyes (Clovis West, Calif.) 2-1 in the tiebreaker during his championship match. Runner-up finishes came from Chase Sealdate (126), No. 16 (at 138) Alex Felix (132), John Fox (152), and Nicholas Villarreal (220). The other two nationally ranked teams, No. 22 Oakdale (Calif.) and No. 14 Selma (Calif.), each placed five wrestlers to finish eighth and ninth in the standings with 128.5 and 125 points respectively. However, each team did not enter three of their top wrestlers into this tournament, all of whom are projected state medalists (if not even higher than that). Rounding out the weight class champions were Blake Fredrickson (Windsor, Calif.) at 106 pounds, Angelo Martinoni (Folsom, Calif.) at 126, No. 15 (at 132) Dawson Sihavong (Bullard, Calif.) at 138, Matthew Martinez (Everett Alvarez, Calif.) at 182, and No. 14 Victor Jacquez (Bellarmine Prep, Calif.) at 220.

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Binghamton wrestling team is heading back to Binghamton on a high, adding wins over EIWA opponents UPenn (19-18) and Drexel (21-12) to pad themselves to an 8-4 overall record and 5-0 in the EIWA. Redshirt junior Anthony Lombardo highlighted the Drexel match with a 6-1 win over No. 30 Austin Rose; the victory marking the first time in Lombardo's career that he has beaten a nationally ranked opponent. "Before each match I'm always telling myself to stay cool, calm and collected," Lombardo said. "I kept that same mindset going into this match. Right off the bat I knew he didn't have anything against my hand-fighting and wrist control, so I knew I just needed to stay in my stance and get on top and I could win." Making the Quakers Quake Kicking off the first dual of the day against UPenn, Lombardo took the mat against Quinton Hiles, in which he answered a 3-0 Quakers team lead with a 14-2 major decision. Schneider followed suit, taking a 3-1 decision over No. 21 Joe Heyob, pushing the Bearcats to a 7-3 lead. Taking back the upperhand, UPenn notched wins at 197, 285 and 133 to lead 15-13. At 141, Joe Russ combined for two takedowns, three reversals and ride time to take an 11-7 decision over Jake Lizak, and a 16-15 team lead. UPenn answered, grabbing a win at 149 to go up 18-16. Closing out the match, Tristan Rifanburg took the mat against Joe Velliquette, accumulating four back points and a takedown with five seconds left in the third period to win 8-4 and secure a 19-18 win over the Quakers. The win marks the first time in program history that Binghamton has beat UPenn in a dual match. "I think that makes quite a statement about this program," acting head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We continue to climb up through the conference and we continue to get better every time we wrestle. The scary thing about that win is that we left a lot of points out on the board and we still came away with a win, and I think that shows that the guys wrestled hard and fought for that victory." Destroying the Dragon's Lair The Bearcats took the mat against Drexel for their second match of the day, winning four out of six matches against nationally ranked opponents in a 21-12 team victory. At 133, Jake Nicholson put Binghamton on the board with a 4-2 decision over Chandler Olson to tie the score at 3. Russ, taking the mat against Julian Flores, turned a Flores takedown into a reversal late in the third combined with ride time to take a 6-3 decision and a 6-3 Bearcat lead. Frankie Garcia kept the momentum going, taking on No. 28 Trevor Elfvin at 149. Trailing 2-1 through the first period, Garcia earned a takedown late in the second to take a 3-2 lead into the third. The redshirt sophomore added another takedown with ride time to earn a 7-3 victory over Elfvin, and a 9-3 Binghamton lead. After falling at 157, the Bearcats then saw three consecutive wins over ranked opponents, starting with No. 29 Vincent DePrez's 7-5 decision over No. 33 Ebed Jarrell. At 174, Lombardo left no room for doubt securing his 6-1 victory over No. 30 Rose with four back points in the third, bumping Binghamton to a 15-7 lead. No. 9 Schneider then extended his win streak to seven dual matches, with a 4-0 decision over No. 28 Alex DeCiantis. The win marks Schneider's 97th career win. Drexel scored their final team points of the match at 197, right before Sean Dee put the nail in the coffin with a 5-4 tiebreaker win over Vincenzo Pelusi. The final match, which extended through two overtimes into the second tiebreaker round, gave Binghamton the 21-12 win over the Dragons. "I think the whole match against Drexel is a highlight," Borshoff said. "They had six guys ranked in the top-30 that we wrestled tonight, and we won seven out of 10 bouts overall. It was a great match, the guys were really fired up, they're getting better everyday and they're excited to compete and it's showing every time we step out onto that mat." Binghamton returns home next weekend for their home opener in the West Gym Friday night, February 2, against American at 7 p.m before hosting Sacred Heart on Saturday, February 3 at 2 p.m.

A South Carolina soldier and former high school wrestler who died earlier this month in Iraq was laid to rest with full military honors on Friday, one week shy of his 25th birthday. Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan of Fort Mill, S.C. was killed Jan. 8 in a non-combat-related accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The incident is still under investigation, according to the military publication Stars and Stripes. Sullivan's life was celebrated at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Spartanburg, S.C. The Rev. Benjamin Snoddy, a close family friend, officiated. Sullivan's former wrestling coach from Fort Mill High School, Chris Brock, was among those who spoke during the service. Brock said he met Sullivan when he was a senior at Fort Mill and encouraged him to try out for the wrestling team. "I was impressed with his confidence," Brock told the Spartanburg Herald Journal. "He was a friend to me and all of us and an outstanding soldier." Brock said he believed Sullivan enjoyed taking on new challenges and considered him to be a leader in life. During the service, members of the Patriot Guard Riders stood watch outside the church, holding American flags to show their respect. The service concluded with a release of doves at the gravesite at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Greer, S.C. Sullivan leaves behind his wife Raven; three-year-old daughter Mahogany; his parents Wellis and Cynthia Sullivan; sister Kristen and brother Antoine; grandparents and other relatives. Sullivan was assigned to the 16th Signal Company, 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade in Fort Hood, Texas. He joined the U.S. Army in November 2015 at age 22, and he worked as a cable systems installer. According to Stars and Stripes, Sullivan was the first U.S. servicemember to die while supporting the anti-ISIS campaign in 2018, and the 22nd since Operation Inherent Resolve began in the fall of 2014.