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Wabash traveled to Decatur, Illinois Thursday evening, for a dual wrestling meet against Millikin University. The Little Giants scored six wins to take a 25-15 victory. Sunny Nier opened the night with a 7-4 decision at 125 pounds to provide a 3-0 lead for Wabash. Owen Doster followed with an 18-1 technical fall in the 133-pound bout for an 8-0 advantage in favor of of the Little Giants. Brice Everson added four more points to Wabash's team total with a 16-2 major decision at 141 pounds. Kyle Hatch entered the evening ranked among the top ten among Division III wrestlers in falls entering the night with 11. He added another to his season total by pinning Blake Tisza in 1:31 of their 157-pound bout. Jared Timberman picked up a 12-3 major decision versus Jake Tisza at 165 pounds. Darden Schurg scored the final victory for Wabash with a major decision (17-4) at 174 pounds. The two teams will participate in the Max Servies Duals at Wabash on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Knowling Fieldhouse. Wabash will open against Thomas More College in the opening round of the duals before facing the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 10:30 a.m. The Little Giants will close out the day against Cornell College beginning at noon. Results: 125 Sunny Nier (Wabash) over Brandon Muselman (Millikin University) (Dec 7-4) 0 3 133 Owen Doster (Wabash) over Angel Rios Jr (Millikin University) (TF 18-1 7:00) 0 5 141 Brice Everson (Wabash) over Nick Sablan (Millikin University) (MD 16-2) 0 4 149 Bradan Birt (Millikin University) over Austin Bethel (Wabash) (Dec 13-10) 3 0 157 Kyle Hatch (Wabash) over Blake Tisza (Millikin University) (Fall 1:31) 0 6 165 Jared Timberman (Wabash) over Jake Tisza (Millikin University) (MD 12-3) 0 4 174 Darden Schurg (Wabash) over Austin Hedrick (Millikin University) (MD 17-4) 0 4 184 Griffin Meeker (Millikin University) over Hunter Bates (Wabash) (Dec 5-3) 3 0 197 Isaiah Herrera (Millikin University) over Grant Gough (Wabash) (Dec 6-3) 3 0 285 Myron Hamilton (Millikin University) over Unknown (For.) 6 0

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Winning eight of 10 bouts, including seven by bonus-point margins, the top-ranked Augsburg University wrestling team scored a 36-6 victory over host Concordia College-Moorhead in a dual meet on Thursday evening. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 36, Concordia-Moorhead 6 LOCATION: Memorial Auditorium, Moorhead, Minn. RECORD: Augsburg 10-1 overall, Concordia 3-9 overall HOW IT HAPPENED • Augsburg, the top-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, won the first five bouts to take a 24-0 lead. Concordia won the next two bouts, but Augsburg took the final three, all by major decision, to clinch the win. Augsburg had four major decisions, a pin, technical fall and a win by forfeit among its eight victories. • Ryan Epps (SO, Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS), the No. 4-ranked 157-pounder nationally, improved to 22-1 on the season with the lone pin of the evening, a 47-second match-ender of Keaton Long. The pin, Epps' fifth of the season, was his first in under 60 seconds. • Victor Gliva (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS), ranked No. 10 at 125, scored a 15-0 technical fall over Jake Nohre. Gliva used two takedowns, a reversal, a four-point near-fall, two 2-point near-falls and a riding-time point to score the 15-0 triumph. Gliva is now 19-3 on the season, including 12 bonus-point wins (six pins, one technical fall, five major decisions), and has won 16 of his last 17 matches. • No. 5-ranked 149-pounder Alex Wilson (JR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) claimed an 8-0, major-decision win over Ty Jonson. Wilson is now 19-3 on the season, with 15 bonus-point wins (six pins, five technical falls, four major decisions). • Sebastian Larson (SR, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS), ranked No. 10 at 184, improved to 18-5 on the year with a 10-2 major decision over Nick Gravdahl, using two takedowns and a four-point near-fall to score the convincing win. Larson is 7-2 since moving down a weight class to 184 at the midway point of the campaign. • Jonny Zarnke (SO, Chaska, Minn./Chaska HS) scored the first 10 points of his bout with Kody Van Den Eykel at 197 and nearly claimed a technical fall, but settled for a 17-3 major decision win. He had two four-point near-falls, two takedowns and a reversal in the victory. • Heavyweight Ethan Hofacker (SO, Spring Valley, Wis./Spring Valley HS) scored his second major decision win of the year, a 9-0 triumph over Bryce Kallenbach. He scored a takedown and four-point near-fall in the first period to build a convincing advantage. • No. 5-ranked 133-pounder Sam Bennyhoff (JR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) improved to 22-2 on the season with a 9-3 win over Aaron Dick, using three takedowns, two escapes and a riding-time point to earn the victory. BEYOND THE BOXSCORE • Augsburg has now won four dual meets in a row over Concordia-Moorhead. • Against fellow Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools, Augsburg is now 208-7 since the 1975-76 season. • Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 324-50-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 46 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season • Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is now 314-49-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 239-39-1 against Division III opponents. FOR THE FOES • Joseph Heinz scored Concordia's first victory of the evening, a 10-7 decision over Augsburg's Brady McFarland (JR, Windlake, Wis.) at 165 pounds. • Jake Johnson claimed a 9-6 upset win over Augsburg's Tanner Vassar (SO, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS), the No. 6-ranked 174-pounder nationally. UP NEXT • Augsburg hosts Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a dual meet on Sunday (1/21) at 3 p.m. at Si Melby Hall. The Auggies will be hosting a "Reunion of 8s," welcoming back Auggie teams that won MIAC titles in 1968, 1978, 1988, 1993 and 1998. The 1993 and 1998 Auggies also won two of the program's 12 NCAA Division III national championship titles. Results: 125 -- No. 10 Victor Gliva (AUG, 19-3) tech. fall Jake Nohre (CC) 15-0 at 7:00 (Augsburg 5-0). 133 -- No. 5 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 22-2) dec. Aaron Dick (CC) 9-3 (Augsburg 8-0). 141 -- No. 7 David Flynn (AUG, 10-3) wins by forfeit (Augsburg 14-0). 149 -- No. 5 Alex Wilson (AUG, 19-3) maj. dec. Ty Jonson (CC) 8-0 (Augsburg 18-0). 157 -- No. 4 Ryan Epps (AUG, 22-1) pinned Keaton Long (CC) 0:47 (Augsburg 24-0). 165 -- Joseph Heinz (CC) dec. Brady McFarland (AUG, 20-8) 10-7 (Augsburg 24-3). 174 -- Jake Johnson (CC) dec. No. 6 Tanner Vassar (AUG, 22-5) 9-6 (Augsburg 24-6). 184 -- No. 10 Sebastian Larson (AUG, 18-5) maj. dec. Nick Gravdahl (CC) 10-2 (Augsburg 28-6). 197 -- Jonny Zarnke (AUG, 11-15) maj. dec. Kody Van Den Eykel (CC) 17-3 (Augsburg 32-6) HWT -- Ethan Hofacker (AUG, 6-15) maj. dec. Bryce Kallenbach (CC) 9-0 (Augsburg 36-6).

The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team claimed six of the 10 individual bouts Thursday night to earn a 19-15 triumph over 12th-ranked UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual at Kachel Gymnasium. The Warhawks (9-5 overall, 4-0 WIAC) picked up their fourth win of the season over a nationally ranked opponent and their second this season against the Eagles (8-4, 2-1). Sophomore Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel), ranked ninth by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and eighth by D3wrestle.com, improved to 18-2 on the year with an impressive 8-0 major decision over No. 7/6 Zach Villarreal, who entered the bout undefeated. Sophomore Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) moved to 14-4 on the season at 133 with a 4-0 decision over Sawyer Sarbacker. Rice, ranked No. 7 by the NWCA and No. 8 by D3wrestle.com, scored all four points in the third period thanks to an escape, a takedown and the riding time point. Senior Austin Quartullo (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) scored five points in the second period and hung on for a 5-3 decision at 149 over Spencer Nevills. Quartullo improved to 14-7 with the win. At 157, Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) registered a takedown with under 10 seconds to go in the third period to edge Grant Zamin by decision, 4-3. Vela moved above the .500 mark to 8-7 with the victory. In another thrilling bout, junior Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) spun Sawyer Massie for a reversal with fewer than 10 seconds to go in the third period to pick up a critical 6-5 triumph and push the UW-Whitewater lead to 16-8. Bonomo is now 11-8. Senior Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy), the consensus top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 197, survived a four-point nearfall in the second period of his match against Wesley Schultz en route to a 7-4 win by decision. He is now 13-1 for the year. The Warhawks host the Willie Myers Open this Saturday at the Williams Center. Competition begins at 9 a.m. Results: 125: Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel) d. Zach Villarreal (UW-La Crosse) by major decision, 8-0 133: Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg) d. Sawyer Sarbacker (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-0 141: Hayden Schlough (UW-La Crosse) d. Jaime Valdez (Addison, Ill./Addison Trail) by technical fall, 21-2 (6:46) 149: Austin Quartullo (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) d. Spencer Nevills (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 5-3 157: Isaiah Vela (West Chicago, Ill./St. Charles East) d. Grant Zamin (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 4-3 165: Mitch Hertel (UW-La Crosse) d. Ryder Sigler (Fredonia, Wis./Cedarburg) by decision, 7-3 174: Nicholas Bonomo (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) d. Sawyer Massie (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 6-5 184: Sean O'Neil (UW-La Crosse) d. Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay) by decision, 4-1 197: Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) d. Wesley Schultz (UW-La Crosse) by decision, 7-4 285: Konrad Ernst (UW-La Crosse) d. Nick Graziano (Midlothian, Ill./Oak Forest) by major decision, 14-1

Morningside jumped in front 27-0 after the first six weight divisions and coasted to a 30-11 GPAC wrestling victory against Doane on Thursday in Crete, Neb. The Mustangs, ranked 18th nationally in the latest NAIA poll, leveled their dual record at 3-3 and climbed to 3-0 in the GPAC to move into a first place tie in the league standings with Northwestern. All three of the Mustangs' losses this season are against NCAA Division II opponents. Devin Phaly got the Mustangs rolling with a 3-2 decision against George Shadbolt in the opening 125 lb. bout and the Mustangs never looked back. Nick Madsen was a pin winner for the Mustangs by disposing of John Mark Reddick in 2:25 in the 165 lb. match. Steven Garcia, this week's GPAC Wrestler of the Week, won by technical fall in a 20-5 romp over Austin Miller at 149 lbs. to extend his winning streak to nine straight triumphs to improve his record to 16-3. Kyle Fowler won by a 9-0 major decision at 157 lbs., Alex Schmitz won by a 12-5 decision at 141 lbs. and Phil Rasmussen won a 4-1 decision in the heavyweight finale. The Mustangs also received a victory from Dusten Reed, who won by forfeit at 133 lbs. Morningside will compete in the Minnesota West Community College Worthington Open on Saturday. Results: 125- Devin Phaly (M) def. George Shadbolt, 3-2. 133- Dusten Reed (M) won by forfeit. 141- Alex Schmitz (M) def. Seth Hood, 12-5. 149- Steven Garcia (M) def. Austin Miller by technical fall, 20-5. 157- Kyle Fowler (M) def. Gage Herron, 9-0. 165- Nick Madsen (M) pinned John Mark Reddick, 2:25. 174- Dustin Carstens (D) def. Jacob Willey, 10-8. 184- Zach Linton (D) def. Elijah Dirkx by technical fall, 16-1. 197- Chandler Knight (D) def. Caleb Deemer, 8-6. Hwt- Phil Rasmussen (M) def. Jake Smith, 4-1.

South Dakota State erased a slow start with a dominant showing in the upper weights to defeat Wyoming, 20-18, in a college wrestling battle between ranked opponents from the Big 12 Conference Thursday night before a crowd of 2,236 at Frost Arena. The 15th-ranked Jackrabbits won their eighth dual in a row to improve to 8-2 overall and 3-0 in conference matchups. Wyoming dropped 7-3 overall and 1-2 against league foes. Wyoming built a 10-0 lead through the first three matches on the strength of victories from a trio of ranked wrestlers. With the dual starting at 149 pounds, 19th-ranked Sam Turner opened with a 3-0 decision over Colten Carlson. Next, 12th-ranked Archie Colgan scored a 5-3 decision over SDSU's 10th-ranked Luke Zilverberg in the 157-pound bout. The Cowboys' 14th-ranked Branson Ashworth made it 10-0 in favor of Wyoming with an 11-3 decision over Jackrabbit 165-pounder Zach Carlson. SDSU countered with five wins in a row to take control of the dual. Ninth-ranked David Kocer got the Jackrabbits started in the right direction with a 9-1 major decision over Kyle Pope -- a match in which Kocer racked up more than five minutes of riding time against his 174-pound opponent. The momentum swung firmly in the Jackrabbits' favor in the 184-pound matchup, where Martin Mueller notched a pin late in the first period against Chaz Polson, tying the match at 10. Nate Rotert, ranked 11th at 197 pounds, gave SDSU the lead with its third bonus-point win a row. Rotert nearly pinned Cody Vigoren midway through the third period before settiling for a 13-2 major decision. The Jackrabbit winning streak hit five with decisions by Alex Macki (3-1) and Connor Brown (8-6). Macki recorded a late takedown against Sam Eagan in the heavyweight match, while Brown scored on a pair of reversals in the third period of his 125-pound bout against Drake Foster. Wyoming drew within 20-15 with one match to go on a 22-7 technical fall victory by fifth-ranked Montorie Bridges over SDSU's backup 133-pounder Tyler Pieper. That set the stage for one of the marquee matchups in college wrestling so far this season as SDSU's top-ranked 133-pounder Seth Gross moved up a weight class to take on top-ranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith of Wyoming. After a scoreless first period, Gross cracked the scoring column first with an escape 30 seconds into the second period. Meredith countered with an escape seconds into the third period and posted the only takedown of the match moments later for a 3-1 lead. Gross managed another escape late in the final period, but Meredith tacked on the final point via a riding-time advantage of 1:11 to pull out the 4-2 decision. Gross' first loss of the season ended a 28-match winning streak in duals for the Jackrabbit junior, whose last dual loss before Thursday also came at the hands of Meredith on Jan. 29, 2016, in a 6-4 decision. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits close out their two-match homestand by hosting 11th-ranked Northern Iowa Sunday afternoon. Start time is 2 p.m. at Frost Arena NOTES • Wyoming leads the all-time series, 15-4, although SDSU has won three meetings in a row and four of the last five • The Jackrabbits improved to 17-3 in duals against Big 12 foes since joining the league at the start of the 2015-16 season • David Kocer moved into sole possession of 14th place in career victories at SDSU with 97, breaking a tie with his older brother, Alex (96-44 record from 2014-17) and Tyler Bryant (96-32 record from 2000-03) • Rotert remained undefeated in duals this season at 9-0 and also moved into a tie for 19th place on the SDSU career victories chart with 88 wins against 35 losses, equaling Jeff Hohertz (88-23-1 record from 1977-81) and current teammate Luke Zilverberg (88-43 record) • SDSU improved to 2-2 in duals against ranked opponents this season Results: 149: #19 Sam Turner (WYO) dec. Colten Carlson (SDSU), 3-0 157: #12 Archie Colgan (WYO) dec. #10 Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 5-3 165: #14 Branson Ashworth (WYO) major dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 11-3 174: #9 David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Kyle Pope (WYO), 9-1 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) def. Chaz Polson (WYO), by fall 2:49 197: #11 Nate Rotert (SDSU) major dec. Cody Vigoren (WYO), 13-2 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Sam Eagan (WYO), 3-1 125: Connor Brown (SDSU) dec. Drake Foster (WYO), 8-6 133: #5 Montorie Bridges (WYO) tech. fall Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 22-7 [6:11] 141: #1 Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. Seth Gross (SDSU), 4-2

Ohio State's Bo Jordan is ranked No. 3 at 174 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Following No. 4 Iowa's win over No. 5 Oklahoma State, coach Tom Brands said that his team was "trying to get to the next category, and that means Penn State and Ohio State." The Hawkeye's will get that chance against No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The dual could feature up to 17 ranked wrestlers. The following is a weight-by-weight preview of the dual meet. The lineups are a prediction of each team's best squad. 125: No. 6 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) Last weekend against Oklahoma State, Lee picked up his biggest win of the season. He got out to an early lead against No. 7 Nick Piccininni with a first-period takedown and tilt. Lee then held on for a decision victory. So far this season, Lee has also picked up victories over No. 19 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) and No. 11 Sean Russell (Edinboro). Tomasello spent the first semester on the shelf after suffering an injury in the finals of the U23 World Team Trials. Since coming back, he has picked up a pair of technical falls. In his first match back, he defeated Brandon Cray (Maryland). Tomasello then dominated returning NCAA finalist No. 4 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) last weekend. Even though Lee got his hand raised against Piccininni, he appeared to fade severely down the stretch. Tomasello always wrestles with a high pace. He showed in his last match that he can go for the finish when he senses his opponent is gassing. If Lee's issues were due to a weight cutting issue, he has the talent to pull off the upset. However, the smart money remains on the Buckeye. Prediction: Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Lee (Iowa) 133: Paul Glynn (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) Iowa sent out Phil Laux against No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State). His goal was to keep it close, but he ended up giving up the same takedown on multiple occasions and lost via major decision. Laux is not even listed as a possible starter in the Iowa match notes. Glynn should get the nod since he is coming off a fall over Matt Santos (Michigan State). Pletcher is undefeated this season, and he has passed every test placed in front of him including No. 13 Ali Naser (Arizona State), No. 10 Josh Terao (American), No. 9 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) and No. 5 Stevan Micic (Michigan). The only knock against him has been his lack of bonus. In his 19 victories so far this season, he has only picked up bonus points twice. This will likely be a close yet one-sided match. Pletcher might not be able to run up the points, but he will do enough to win and keep momentum for Ohio State. Prediction: Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. Glynn (Iowa) 141: Carter Happel/Vince Turk (Iowa) vs. No. 11 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) Iowa went back to Vince Turk against Oklahoma State. He kept it close against No. 5 Dean Heil but ultimately dropped the decision. Neither wrestler has grabbed hold of the starting spot with both losing seemingly winnable matches when given the opportunity. Last weekend, McKenna lost for the first time this season. He gave up two four-point turns against No. 10 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) and lost 13-3. Prior to that loss McKenna had won all six of his matches with his best result being a technical fall overly former ranked Ryan Diehl (Maryland). McKenna has always been a conservative offensive wrestler. Against guys who can put up points this can get him into trouble. However, Happel and Turk have not shown that ability so far this season. Iowa is probably hoping that their guy can keep this to a decision, and he might be able to do just that. Prediction: McKenna (Ohio State) dec. Happel (Iowa) 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) Sorensen came out of his shell last weekend and gave his team five points with a technical fall over No. 15 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State). It was his third tech this season, which matches his season total from last year. Sorensen holds an undefeated record and has defeated No. 13 Eleazar Deluca (Rutgers), No. 8 Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) and No. 3 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan). Hayes has looked solid this season after missing most of last year with an injury. Two weekends ago, he dropped his second match of the season against Rutgers. Hayes had a lead against Deluca, but he allowed multiple throws, which let the Scarlet Knight wrestler comeback to win the match 12-6. Hayes bounced back last weekend with a major decision over Ben Brancale (Minnesota). He has also defeated No. 20 Michael Sprague (American), No. 10 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), No. 9 Matt Kolodzik (Princeton) and No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa). Sorensen should be a favorite over anyone outside of No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) this season. If he continues to show the motor he did against Oklahoma State, he might put up bonus in this bout. It is more likely that he regresses to the mean and take this one via one-sided decision. Prediction: Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Hayes (Ohio State) 157: No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) Kemerer seems to have grown into the 157-pound weight class. At times last season, he appeared to be undersized, and he still ended up finishing third at the NCAA tournament. This season, Kemerer has gone 15-0 with an 80 percent finish rate. He holds victories over No. 7 Josh Shields (Arizona State), No. 16 BJ Clagon (Rider) and No. 9 Clayton Ream (North Dakota State). Jordan moved up in weight for his third straight season. So far this season, he has gone 17-2. His two losses came against Shields, which he later avenged, and No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan). Jordan has defeated No. 19 Jake Short (Minnesota) and No. 20 Mike D'Angelo (Princeton).Kemerer has established himself as a clear No. 2 at this weight class. He has opened up his scoring from the top position, and it has helped increase his bonus rate. Jordan is a solid fundamental wrestler, but he will struggle to keep pace with Kemerer. Prediction: Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Jordan (Ohio State) 165: No. 8 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell (Ohio State) Against Oklahoma State, Marinelli picked up the biggest win of his budding college career. He took home a 5-2 decision over No. 9 Chandler Rogers. The win improved his season record to 8-0. He has also twice defeated No. 12 Richie Lewis (Rutgers). Campbell has dropped back-to-back matches against Lewis and No. 10 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota). He has gone 13-4 this season with ranked wins coming over No. 17 Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State), No. 15 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) and No. 11 Isaiah White (Nebraska). 165 in the Big Ten is an extremely deep weight class. Marinelli has passed every test so far, but the schedule only gets tougher from here. Campbell has the ability to score from distance. Marinelli will need to close the distance and tie up. If he can do that, he should be able to control the pace and take a decision. Prediction: Marinelli (Iowa) dec. Campbell (Ohio State) 174: Joey Gunther (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) Gunther has gone 11-3 since surprisingly locking up the 174-pound starting job in preseason. Despite the record, he is still looking for a signature win. His last match was his first against a ranked opponent this season and he dropped a 3-1 decision against No. 14 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State). Outside of a pair of losses against No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), Jordan has been undefeated on the season. Since falling against Valencia in the finals of the Cliff Keen Invitational, the Ohio State wrestler has won four straight matches including two major decisions and a fall. Jordan should be a clear favorite in this match. He should be able to get to his attacks and score consistently on the feet against Gunther. It will be interesting to see if the Iowa wrestler can keep it close and avoid bonus points. Prediction: Jordan (Ohio State) maj. dec. Gunther (Iowa) 184: No. 20 Mitch Bowman/Patrick Downey (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) With the start of the graduate school semester, it seems as if the former Iowa State All-American is ready to finally join the Iowa lineup. However, nothing has been confirmed at this point, and Downey is not listed in the Iowa match notes. Against Oklahoma State, Bowman picked up his biggest win of the season when he knocked off Keegan Moore. With the win, Bowman finds himself in the InterMat rankings for the first time. Martin has gotten off to a very strong start in his junior season. He has won all 19 of his matches and picked up bonus points in 89 percent of those wins. Martin has already defeated No. 15 Bryce Carr (Chattanooga), No. 7 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) and No. 5 Domenic Abounader (Michigan). Bowman has been competitive this season, but Martin is on another level. If Iowa sends him out, he might struggle to not give up bonus. Downey would be another story. He clearly has the talent, plus his skill set is is heavily focused on upper body throws. That would give him an advantage against Martin who also likes to throw. Prediction: Martin (Ohio State) maj. dec. Bowman (Iowa) 197: No. 5 Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) Wilcke has transformed himself from a fringe NCAA qualifier to someone who has a legitimate shot to become an All-American this year. He is coming off his first loss of the season against No. 3 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State). Prior to that loss, Wilcke had won 13-straight matches including wins over No. 18 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) and No. 8 Frank Mattiace (Penn). Last season, Moore was clearly the third best wrestler at 197 behind Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) and J'den Cox (Missouri). This year, they are both gone, and Moore has been dominant. He has gone undefeated through 15 matches and picked up bonus in 60 percent of those matches. Moore holds victories over No. 15 Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), No. 2 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) and Brucki. These two wrestled twice last season and Moore won both meetings. However, Wilcke did close the gap a bit. Moore won via 19-7 major decision in the dual meet match, but he only won 10-5 at the Big Ten Championships. With that being said, Moore should be the favorite to win this one. Prediction: Moore (Ohio State) dec. Wilcke (Iowa) 285: No. 3 Sam Stoll (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) After Stoll's last two seasons ended with injuries, Iowa fans were cautiously optimistic about the junior's chances this year. So far things are looking good. He has won all 13 of his matches and defeated the likes of No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) and No. 10 Derek White (Oklahoma State). The world and Olympic champion is back for his final season of college wrestling. As expected, Snyder has won all four of his matches so far this season. In those matches, he has picked up three falls and a technical fall. Snyder will be the favorite in every match he wrestles this season. He will likely be able to land multiple takedowns against Stoll. The only real question is if he will be able to land enough to run the score up to a technical fall. Prediction: Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. Stoll (Iowa) Dual Meet Prediction: Ohio State 24, Iowa 9

BOONE, N.C. -- The Southern Conference announced Thursday that Appalachian State has been named the host site for the SoCon Wrestling Championships in 2019 and 2020. A vote of the league's wrestling members determined that the Holmes Convocation Center will hold the championships on March Sundays in 2019 (March 10) and 2020 (March 8) App State will be joined by Campbell, Gardner-Webb, Davidson, Chattanooga, The Citadel and VMI next year, as SIU-Edwardsville is leaving the Southern Conference after this season. The league will again have eight teams in 2020 with the addition of Presbyterian. The SoCon Wrestling Championships have been in Boone seven previous times, and next year will be the first time since 2011. Built in 2000, the Holmes Center was also home to the 2003 championships. Appalachian State has won the last two Southern Conference regular-season wrestling championships, and the Mountaineers are 2-0 this season against SoCon competition heading into their dual meet with SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday in Boone. That matchup will be in Varsity Gym, App State's traditional home facility. This year's SoCon Championships will be held in Charleston, S.C., on March 3.

The Final X Series, which will feature events in three cities in June and determine the 2018 U.S. Senior World Team in men's and women's freestyle wrestling, will provide an additional major benefit to the wrestling community beyond an exciting new way to promote the top wrestling stars in the nation. This partnership between USA Wrestling and FloWrestling will provide as much as $114,000 in additional direct prize money payments to the athletes, which will include wrestlers in all three Olympic disciplines, Greco-Roman, men's freestyle and women's freestyle. This new prize money is in addition to previously budgeted funding to athletes including National Team stipends, competition bonuses and Living the Dream Medal Fund bonuses. This increase in athlete funding is possible due to FloWrestling's extensive investment in the Final X Series program, as well as revenue generated through the events. The 2018 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team will be decided through a different process, which will conclude at the Greco-Roman World Team Trials in Tulsa, Okla., June 21-22. This format provides an opportunity for more athletes to compete at the Final Trials event and allow athletes who also compete in freestyle to try out for the Greco-Roman Team. Although Greco-Roman is not featured in the three Final X Series events, the finalists in all 10 Greco-Roman weight classes at the World Team Trials in Tulsa will receive the same prize money structure available to the other styles. The additional direct prize money payments to athletes will be broken down in the following way: $7,500 to 2017 World Champions who make the 2018 U.S. World Team $4,000 to 2017 World silver or bronze medalists who make the 2018 World Team $2,500 to 2018 World Team members who did not medal at the 2017 World Championships $500 to each runner-up in the Final X Series or the Greco-Roman World Team Trials All three Final X Series events will be broadcast by FloWrestling, as well as the Greco-Roman World Team Trials. The dates of the Final X Series events are June 9, June 16 and June 23, in three different cities to be announced. In addition, FloWrestling will broadcast the other major events of the U.S. domestic wrestling season, including the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-28 and the Freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Rochester, Minn., May 18-20. "We are excited to announce that our top two athletes in each of the respective styles will be receiving an additional bonus this year. This is new money that will go directly to the athletes and is a direct result of our partnership with FloWrestling as it pertains to Final X. We feel we've created a structure that will continue to reward athletes that are finding success on the highest stage. We're anxious to see how the new World Team Trials format is received by our fans, athletes and coaches. Having the ability to promote the top two athletes for weeks leading up to their final two-of-three series for the World Team spot is exciting. We expect that our World Team Trials process in all styles will put the athletes in the best possible position to find success in at the Worlds in Budapest, Hungary in October," said Cody Bickley, USA Wrestling's National Teams High Performance Manager.

Rock Jordan of St. Paris Graham gets his hand raised after winning the Walsh Ironman (Photo/Sam Janicki) Ohio's two best teams for a generation will collide in their annual dual meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. when No. 5 St. Paris Graham travels to Lakewood to take on No. 8 St. Edward. The traveling Falcons seek to avenge last year's 30-26 defeated, which ended their four-year dual meet win streak over St. Edward; both teams were short-handed in last year's dual meet, so hopefully each squad has their most representative team on the mat come Saturday night. St. Paris Graham finished runners-up at last month's Walsh Jesuit Ironman. Though winning their last three events, the Falcons have done so while not at full strength. Though returning state champion and 126-pound Ironman runner-up Jordan Crace is no longer on the roster, all indications are the remaining best available lineup is set to take the mat. Graham has won the last seventeen individual state titles in Division II, and is prohibitively favored to do so again, while they have swept the five dual team state tournaments so far contested. St. Edward placed sixth in the Walsh Ironman with four medalists in that tournament, but another six wrestlers that missed placement by a single match. The previous week the Eagles swept a pair of nationally ranked teams in dual meets, and subsequently have competed in eight dual meets against nationally ranked opponents, winning seven of them (the lone loss coming via a blowout against Montini Catholic (Ill.) in the championship match at The Clash XVI). This program has 31 individual state tournament titles in Division I, including 19 of the last 21, and are favored to add to that collection this season; while on dual team side, the Eagles have back-to-back titles and three of the five. Upping the ante this season is that the match on Saturday night may be a prelude to the state dual team tournament final in three weeks, as St. Paris Graham has opted to compete up in the Division I dual team tournament. Below are the projected lineups for the match on Saturday night. 106: Trace Braun (G) vs. Richard Delsanter (SE) In a dual meet projected to be extraordinarily close, every match carries a heightened importance, even this one between a pair of relatively unheralded freshmen. While each is viewed as a projected state qualifier, it is the Eagle freshmen Delsanter viewed as the favorite in this match; he went 2-2 at the Walsh Ironman, while Braun went two-and-out. Should Delsanter somehow get to bonus points in this bout, that would be a hidden bonus for St. Edward 113: No. 20 Tanner Jordan (G) vs. Scott Richter/Hudson Poole (SE) The Jordan who is not related to the Jeff and Jim whose sons are Ben, Isaac, Bo, Micah, and Rocky is a good wrestler in his own right. Tanner placed third at the state tournament last year as a freshman, and had a most excellent Ironman placing fourth in this weight class. Fellow sophomore Richter has made it to the second day of the Ironman each of the last two seasons, finishing one match short of placement last month. However, he has been in and out of the lineup since then, with fellow sophomore Poole available in reserve. 120: Alek Martin (G) vs. Angelo Rini (SE) Martin entered high school already well known as a junior high state champion, and further emerged with his eighth-place finish at the Ironman. Rini placed fifth last year as a sophomore at 106 pounds one year after being closed out of the lineup by a state chamion; this season he missed placement at the Ironman by one match. Both Martin and Rini lost their last Ironman match to the same opponent (Matt Lackman), Martin by a 1-0 decision and Rini 6-4 in overtime. 126: Nick Moore (G) vs. Bryce Hepner (SE) The freshman Moore also entered high school a junior high state champion, and also known commodity based partly on older brothers Brent (a starter at Virginia Tech as a redshirt freshman) and Mitch (a senior on this Graham team). He did not compete at the Ironman, but since has jumped into this spot with Crace no longer in the picture. Hepner was kind of an unexpected state runner-up last season as a freshman. After not doing so well in Cadet freestyle this summer, he bounced back at the start of this season, placing eighth at the Ironman with wins over Illinois and California state champions; subsequent performances have been a mixed bag. 132: Isaiah Stickley (G) vs. No. 16 Matt Kazimir (SE) Outside of the 285-pound match, this is the best opportunity for the Eagles to find bonus points, which could play a valuable role in this dual meet. Two-time state medalist Kazimir missed out on placement by a match at the Ironman this year, though he placed at the Ironman last year as a sophomore. The sophomore Stickley went two-and-out at the Ironman. 138: No. 4 J.D. Stickley (G) vs. Bryce Andonian (SE) Returning state champion J.D. Stickley came out of nowhere last year at the Ironman to appear on the podium after two years as a backup. After a second day appearance at the Super 32 Challenge, but not placing, the Ironman served as another major leap for Stickley last month when he emerged as champion. Andonian won state two years ago as a freshman at 106 pounds, but had a disappointing state tournament last year placing fifth at 120. He was one match from placing at the Ironman, but is coming off an extremely big win, 10-8 in overtime over No. 10 Kevon Davenport last week. 145: No. 7 Mitch Moore (G) vs. No. 15 Sam Dover (SE) The second of four tossups in this dual meet, with 120 being the first, and the next bout also being a tossup. The Virginia Tech bound Moore is extremely talented, as evidenced by placing four times at the Ironman, four times at the Super 32 Challenge, and being in the hunt for his fourth state title. However, size has been somewhat of an obstacle in this weight class. He placed eighth at the Ironman suffering three narrow losses to nationally ranked (at least at some point of the season) opponents. The junior Dover is a two-time state placer, also finishing fifth at last month's Ironman. Moore and Dover had two common opponents in that tournament: both lost narrowly to Quincy Monday in consolation, while Moore lost to Bele in the quarters with Dover beating him for fifth. 152: Joey Sanchez (G) vs. Padraic Gallagher (SE) This match was as close as close can get at the Walsh Ironman last month. Wisconsin signee Sanchez, a two-time state placer, beat the freshman Gallagher via rideout in the ultimate tiebreaker after a 4-4 bout up to that point. Gallagher is one of the nation's top freshmen, having earned All-American honors at the UWW Cadet Nationals and Cadet Nationals in freestyle this past summer. 160: No. 4 Ryan Thomas (G) vs. Hudson Hightower (SE) Returning state champion Thomas has been superlative this fall and early winter, winning titles at the Grappler Fall Classic and Super 32 Challenge in the pre-season and the Walsh Ironman to start the season. Hightower is among the top 25 freshmen overall nationally, but failed to place in Cadet freestyle this past summer and missed placement at the Walsh Ironman by one match in this weight class. 170: No. 3 Rocky Jordan (G) vs. Matthew Garcar (SE) This is the biggest mismatch of the dual meet from a Graham standpoint, and might be their only realistic option to score bonus points, which could play a crucial role in this dual meet. Rocky is a three-time state finalist, two-time state champion, and the youngest of head coach Jeff Jordan's three children. All will end up wrestling for the Buckeyes, and Rocky also was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Walsh Ironman last month. Garcar is a game but undersized sophomore, who finished eighth at the NHSCA Freshman Nationals last spring in the 138-pound weight class. 182: Andrew Shaffer (G) vs. Jiryes Zakaib (SE) Next to 285 pounds, this is the least heralded matchup of the dual meet. However, as is many times the case in dual meets, it looms as a very important one. This is the fourth of the projected toss up bouts in the dual meet. Both wrestlers in this match have split time between the 170 and 182-pound weight classes. Shaffer went 1-2 at the Ironman in this weight class before placing fourth at 170 in the GMVWA at the end of December; while Zakaib went two-and-out competing at 170 in the Ironman before competing in this weight class at both the Clash XVI and the Detroit Catholic Central Super Duals. 195: Gage Braun (G) vs. No. 7 Cody Howard (SE) While the previous weight is two unheralded wrestlers facing one another, this weight class features two rather talented wrestlers facing off. Both wrestlers finished as state runners-up last season, while Howard was a Junior National freestyle All-American in Fargo and Braun had placed fifth at state as a sophomore the year before. The two wrestlers met in the consolation final at the Ironman last month with Howard winning a 12-7 decision. 220: Johnny Shafer (G) vs. Seamus O'Malley (SE) These two wrestlers met in the consolation quarterfinal at the Walsh Ironman, with Shafer winning by fall in twenty-eight seconds over fellow junior O'Malley. Shafer went on to place sixth with O'Malley finishing seventh. Shafer is already a two-time state placer, while O'Malley is a first-year varsity starter after backing up Howard and Jared Campbell (now at Missouri) the last two years. 285: Khrizdon Van Hoose (G) vs. Brian Kilbane (SE) Though these are two unheralded wrestlers, there is a clear favorite in the dual meet, and that would be the sophomore Kilbane. In any upper-weight match, the opportunity for a pin is there, and that is something the Eagles hope Kilbane can seize. At the Ironman, Van Hoose went two-and-out losing both bouts by fall, while Kilbane went 1-2.

As January passes the halfway pole, some states are hitting their last weekend of the regular season, while for others the postseason is a month away. Below is the schedule of competitions for teams ranked in this week's Fab 50 national team rankings through Tuesday (1/23). No. 1 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- hosts DePaul Catholic (N.J.) in dual meet tonight, hosts Paramus (N.J.) in dual meet on Monday 1/22. No. 2 Blair Academy, N.J. -- hosts No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) in dual meet on Friday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- travels to No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) for dual meet on Friday, hosts No. 12 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.) in dual meet on Saturday No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- hosts St. Rita (Ill.) and Waukegon (Ill.) in tri-meet tonight, competes in Chicago Catholic League Championships at Mt. Carmel (Ill.) on Friday and Saturday No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- travels to No. 8 St. Edward (Ohio) for dual meet on Saturday No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- hosts Clovis West (Calif.) in dual meet tonight, competes in CIT at Morro Bay (Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Lake Highland Prep, Fla. -- competes in the FHSAA state dual meet tournament at Osceola (Fla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 8 St. Edward, Ohio -- hosts No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) in dual meet on Saturday No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. -- hosts No. 44 Davison (Mich.) in dual meet on Friday, travels to Central Michigan for dual meet against Warren Woods Tower (Mich.) on Sunday No. 10 Poway, Calif. -- travels to Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) for dual meet tonight, hosts Mt. Carmel (Calif.) in dual meet tomorrow No. 11 Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio -- hosts tri-meet tomorrow, opponent information not available No. 12 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travels to Whitehall (Pa.) for dual meet tonight, travels to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) for dual meet on Saturday No. 13 Tuttle, Okla. -- hosts district dual meet tournament quad tomorrow, travels to Deer Creek (Okla.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 14 Selma, Calif. -- hosts Dinuba (Calif.) in dual meet tonight No. 15 Delbarton, N.J. -- travels to Morristown (N.J.) for dual meet tonight, competes in the Jack Welch Duals at Moorestown (N.J.) on Friday and Saturday, travels to Mendham (N.J.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 16 Malvern Prep, Pa. -- split squad between the Canal Classic at Middletown (Del.) on Friday and Saturday, as well as hosting Chestnut Hill Academy (Pa.) in a dual meet on Friday and competing in the Exeter (Pa.) Duals on Saturday No. 17 Allen, Texas -- competes in the Jay Hancock Invitational at Yukon (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 18 Gilroy, Calif. -- hosts Christopher (Calif.) in dual meet tomorrow, then a split squad between the Huskie Invitational at Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) and the Overfelt (Calif.) Tournament on Saturday No. 19 Choctaw, Okla. -- compete in the Jay Hancock Invitational at Yukon (Okla.) on Friday and Saturday, hosts Comanche (Okla.) in dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 20 Wadsworth, Ohio -- travels to No. 23 Brecksville (Oho) for dual meet tomorrow, hosts the Grizzly Invitational Tournament on Saturday No. 21 Oakdale, Calif. -- travels to Modesto (Calif.) Central Catholic for dual meet tonight, competes in the Hatler Memorial Tournament at Sonora (Calif.) on Saturday No. 22 Park Hill, Mo. -- compete in the Winnetonka (Mo.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday, hosts Lee's Summit West (Mo.) in dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 23 Brecksville, Ohio -- hosts No. 20 Wadsworth (Ohio) in dual meet tomorrow No. 24 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- hosts Hindsale Central (Ill.) in dual meet tomorrow, hosts the Huskie Invitational on Saturday No. 25 Apple Valley, Minn. -- travels to Farmington (Minn.) for dual meet tomorrow, travels to Eastview (Minn.) for dual meet on Friday No. 26 Parkersburg South, W.Va. -- competes in the OVAC Tournament at Wheeling (W.Va.) tomorrow through Saturday No. 27 Brownsburg, Ind. -- travels to Columbus East (Ind.) for dual meet on Friday No. 28 Fort Dodge, Iowa -- hosts Mason City (Iowa) in dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) Tournament on Saturday No. 29 Christian Brothers College, Mo. -- travels for dual meets at Vianney (Mo.) and Chaminade (Mo.) tonight, competes in the Huskie Invitational at Oak Park Rive Forest (Ill.) on Saturday No. 30 Anoka, Minn. -- travels to Andover (Minn.) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Chisago Lakes (Minn.) Tournament on Friday No. 31 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- hosts Ponca City (Okla.) in dual meet tomorrow No. 32 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- hosts Massillon Jackson (Ohio) in dual meet tomorrow No. 33 Clovis, Calif. -- hosts Central (Calif.) in dual meet tonight No. 34 Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. -- travels to Cannon Falls (Minn.) for dual meet tomorrow, travels to Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Minn.) for dual meet on Friday, hosts Stewartville (Minn.) for dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 36 Indianapolis Cathedral, Ind. -- travels to Yorktown (Ind.) for dual meet tonight, competes in the James V. Horning Memorial at Mason (Ohio) on Saturday No. 37 Portage, Ind. -- travels to Lake Central (Ind.) for dual meet tonight, competes in the Hobart (Ind.) Invitational on Saturday No. 38 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- hosts Ames (Iowa) in dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 39 Simley, Minn. -- hosts North St. Paul (Minn.) and Mahtomendi (Minn.) in tri-meet tomorrow; hosts Ellsworth (Wis.), Albert Lea (Minn.), and Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Minn.) in quad meet on Saturday No. 40 Lowell, Mich. -- travels to Northview (Mich.) for double dual against Forest Hills Northern (Mich.) and Forest Hills Central (Mich.) on Friday, hosts the Gary Rivers Memorial on Saturday No. 41 Howell, N.J. -- hosts Neptune (N.J.) in dual meet tonight, hosts South Plainfield (N.J.) in dual meet tomorrow, hosts Jackson Memorial (N.J.) in dual meet on Friday, hosts Passaic Valley (N.J.) and Piscataway (N.J.) in tri-meet on Saturday, hosts Christian Brothers Academy (N.J.) in dual meet on Monday 1/22 No. 42 Lincoln East, Neb. -- travels to Lincoln Northeast (Neb.) for tri-meet tonight along with Lincoln High (Neb.), competes in the Heelan Duals at Sioux City West (Iowa) on Saturday No. 43 Kearney, Neb. -- hosts Columbus (Neb.) in dual meet tomorrow No. 44 Davison, Mich. -- travels to Lapeer (Mich.) for double dual with the hosts and Flint Powers (Mich.) tonight, travels to No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) for dual meet on Friday, competes in the Gary Rivers Memorial at Lowell (Mich.) on Saturday No. 45 St. John Bosco, Calif. -- hosts Santa Margarita (Calif.) in dual meet tomorrow, hosts Mater Dei (Calif.) in dual meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 46 Erie Cathedral Prep, Pa. -- travels to General McLane (Pa.) for dual meet tonight No. 47 Mount St. Joseph's, Md. -- travels to Boys Latin (Md.) for tri-meet tonight along with St. Paul's (Md.), hosts Archbishop Curley (Md.) and The Gilman School (Md.) in tri-meet on Tuesday 1/23 No. 48 Goddard, Kansas -- travels to Andover (Kansas) for dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Owosso (Okla.) Duals on Friday and Saturday No. 49 Waukee, Iowa -- hosts West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) in dual meet tomorrow, competes in the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale (Iowa) on Saturday No. 50 Pope John XXIII, N.J. -- hosts Mount Olive (N.J.) in dual meet tonight; hosts Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), Delaware Valley (N.J.), and St. John Vianney (N.J.) in quad meet on Saturday Off this week: No. 35 Perry Meridian, Ind.

ERIE, Pa. -- The Penn State Behrend men's wrestling team won their second dual-meet­ match of the season with a 30-19 decision over Alfred State on Wednesday night in Erie Hall. The Lions trailed early in the match but went on to win six out of the 10 bouts to defeat the Pioneers and get the second win of the season. Jacob Fankhouser (Warren, PA/Warren) tallied the first victory by forfeit at the 133 weight class to make it 6-all in the match after a forfeit win by Alfred State at 125. Dan Bishel (Port Allegany, PA/Port Allegany), competing at 141, won by forfeit for a 12-6 lead. The Pioneers captured the 149 class with a fall to even the score at 12-all and then took the lead with a decision at 157 for a 15-12 advantage. Behrend won the next two bouts to take the lead for good. At 165, Sam Svetz (North East, PA/North East) posted a major decision over Anthony Miraglia, 22-7 for a 17-15 lead. Zachary Ishman (Youngsville, PA/Youngsville) pinned Jacob Cino in just 1:36 to make it 23-15. George Van Valen remained undefeated at 184 for a 17-0 record with a 14-2 major decision. Jake Paulson (Erie, PA/McDowell) and Jake Lenhardt (McKean, PA/General McLane) won the final two bouts for an 11-point win. Paulson posted a 14-3 major decision over Joshua O'Neil at 197, while Lenhardt had a 2-0 victory over Kyle Fitzgerald for the final margin. Behrend returns to action on Saturday at Kent State.

The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on Wednesday evening to pick up a 24-19 win over Adrian College at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland, Ohio. The win was the third of the season for the Spartans, who improved to 3-2 overall for the 2017-18 campaign. Adrian fell to 2-6 with the loss. The Spartans took the lead early in the team score, after freshman Anand Shah won by forfeit at 125 pounds. CWRU picked up two more wins as sophomore Alec Hoover earned a 14-2 major decision victory at 133 pounds, and the sophomore Andrew Hoover claimed a technical fall victory over James Renaud (17-2, 5:55), bringing the score to 15-0. After losses in the 149-pound, 157-pound and 165-pound matches, the Spartans lead was cut to 15-10. However, CWRU surged back with two-straight victories to push the lead to 24-10. Senior Nick Tommas claimed a 9-7 decision in overtime at 174 pounds and then senior Nate Tommas continued the momentum with a dominating pin in 54 seconds over Ethan Garcia at 184 pounds. The Spartans dropped the final two matches, but their lead was large enough to hold on for the 24-19 victory. CWRU will be back in action this weekend, when the team travels to Urichsville, Ohio for a quad-meet hosted by Kent State University at Tuscawaras on Saturday, January 20th. The Spartans will face Waynesburg University at 12:00 p.m., PSU-Behrend at 1:30 p.m. and then conclude the day against Kent State at 3:00 p.m.Reserve University wrestling team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on Wednesday evening to pick up a 24-19 win over Adrian College at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland, Ohio. The win was the third of the season for the Spartans, who improved to 3-2 overall for the 2017-18 campaign. Adrian fell to 2-6 with the loss. The Spartans took the lead early in the team score, after freshman Anand Shah won by forfeit at 125 pounds. CWRU picked up two more wins as sophomore Alec Hoover earned a 14-2 major decision victory at 133 pounds, and the sophomore Andrew Hoover claimed a technical fall victory over James Renaud (17-2, 5:55), bringing the score to 15-0. After losses in the 149-pound, 157-pound and 165-pound matches, the Spartans lead was cut to 15-10. However, CWRU surged back with two-straight victories to push the lead to 24-10. Senior Nick Tommas claimed a 9-7 decision in overtime at 174 pounds and then senior Nate Tommas continued the momentum with a dominating pin in 54 seconds over Ethan Garcia at 184 pounds. The Spartans dropped the final two matches, but their lead was large enough to hold on for the 24-19 victory. CWRU will be back in action this weekend, when the team travels to Urichsville, Ohio for a quad-meet hosted by Kent State University at Tuscawaras on Saturday, January 20th. The Spartans will face Waynesburg University at 12:00 p.m., PSU-Behrend at 1:30 p.m. and then conclude the day against Kent State at 3:00 p.m.

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Coast Guard topped Rhode Island College 49-0 Wednesday night in the Bears lone home meet of the season. With the win the Bears, ranked 20th by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, improve to 5-3 while the Anchormen fall to 5-7. Freshman Parker Brunkala started out with a major decision for Coast Guard topping freshman Brandon Nunez 15-5 for an early 4-0 lead. Sophomore Owen McClave continued to add up points for the Bears scoring a technical fall over Francisco Roman in the second round for the 10 point advantage. Freshman Matt McGowan secured his 17th win of the season against junior Daniel Murray scoring the Bears second major decision of the night pushing the score to 13-0. Freshman Patrick Moynihan earned his fourth pin of the season and the teams first of the night, taking down freshman David Sheldon III in 2:01 at 149 moving Coast Guard's lead to 19. Senior Chris Sullivan, ranked fifth in the country, continued to add up the points for the Bears at 157, scoring a technical fall over freshman James 16-0, making the score 24-0. Junior Nick Remke, ranked seventh in the country at 165, jumped out to a 4-1 lead over freshman Nick Gould in the first round on his way to a 22-7 major decision. This pushed the Bears lead to 28 and gave Remke his 18th win of the season. At 174, sophomore Nick Moreno earned his second victory of the season, scoring a technical fall shutout 17-0 giving Coast Guard the 33 point advantage. In the closest match of the night, sophomore Jeremy Berson came from behind at 184 to earn a 13-4 major decision over freshman Nicholas Coppola, pushing the Bears lead to 37-0. After a forfeit at 197, senior Cory Tomasetti completed the shutout at 285 for Coast Guard pinning Jordan Zanni in 4:41 finishing off the Bears 49-0 victory. Coast Guard is back in action on Sunday, January 21st, when they travel to Providence, Rhode Island for the New England Duals. Matches start at 10:00 am. 125: Fr. Parker Brunkala (CGA) def. Fr. Brandon Nunez (RIC) 15-5 MD CGA 4 RIC 0 133: So. Owen McClave (CGA) def. So. Fracisco Roman (RIC) 18-3 TF CGA 9 RIC 0 141: Fr. Matt McGowan (CGA) def. Jr. Daniel Murray (RIC) 17-5 MD CGA 13 RIC 0 149: Fr. Patrick Moynihan (CGA) def. Fr. David Sheldon III (RIC) 2:01 F CGA 19 RIC 0 157: Sr. Chris Sullivan (CGA) def. Fr. James Smith (RIC) 16-0 TF CGA 24 RIC 0 165: Jr. Nick Remke (CGA) def. Fr. Nick Gould (RIC) 22-7 MD CGA 28 RIC 0 174: So. Nick Moreno (CGA) def. Jr. Tim Caplan (RIC) 17-0 TF CGA 33 RIC 0 184: So. Jeremy Berson (CGA def. Fr. Nicholas Coppola (RIC) 13-4 MD CGA 37 RIC 0 197: Fr. Jonathan Wagner (CGA) def. (RIC) FOR. CGA 43 RIC 0 285: Sr. Cory Tomasetti (CGA) def. Sr. Jordan Zanni (RIC) 4:34 F CGA 49 RIC 0

GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Thiel College wrestling team hosted its first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match against Washington & Jefferson College on Wednesday night at Beeghly Gymnasium. The Tomcats prevailed victorious 34-19 over the Presidents. The match started at 141 pounds as Michael Heinl collected a major decision over Vincent Mion (Mount Oliver, Pa./Carrick) to give the Presidents a 4-0 lead. Thiel answered at 149 pounds as Jason Miller (Clarksville, Pa./Jefferson Morgan) pinned Michael Nagy at 2:27 to give the Tomcats their first lead of the night, 6-4. At 157 pounds, W&J's Lawrence Schrott pinned Angelo Nunnari (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) at 2:44 to regain the lead, 10-6. The Presidents went on to extend their lead as Sam Florentino earned a major decision at 165 over Cam Cianci (Hermitage, Pa./Reynolds). After four matches, W&J led Thiel 14-6. The Presidents would add one more match victory at 174 pounds as Jared Walker collected a tech. fall over John Sims (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory). W&J had their largest lead of the night up 19-6 but it proved to not be enough to hold the lead as the Tomcats roared back to win the next five matches. At 184 pounds, Caleb Garvey (Johnsonburg, Pa./Johnsonburg) pinned William Oberschelp at 3:55 to pull Thiel within seven with two matches remaining. Tyler Brooks (Venango, Pa./Saegertown) continued to close the gap as he earned a major decision (10-2) over Martin Shulik to make it 19-16 in favor of W&J. With the match in the balance, Gage Gladysz (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) made quick work of Derek Allen at 285 pounds as he scored a pin at 1:10. Thiel led 22-19. Two forfeit victories for the Tomcats solidified the victory for Thiel as Cory Bable (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) at 125 pounds and Justin Walter (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) at 133 pounds each earned forfeit wins. With the win, the Tomcats improve to 4-2 on the year and will be back in action this Saturday at Beeghly Gymnasium for the 11th Annual Mel Berry Duals. The first match begins at 1:00 p.m. as the Tomcats will face Mercyhurst Northeast before facing Lourdes University and Muskingum University. The complete schedule for 2018 Mel Berry Duals is available here, with live stats and live video from both mats. Results: 141 – Heinl (WJC) maj. dec. (11-0) over Mion [WJC 4-0] 149 – Miller (TC) pinned Nagy, 2:27 [TC 6-4] 157 – Schrott (WJC) pinned Nunnari, 2:44 [WJC 10-6] 165 – Florentino (WJC) maj. dec. (13-3) over Cianci, [WJC 14-6] 174 – Walker (WJC) tech. fall (21-5) over Sims, [WJC 19-6] 184 – Garvey (TC) pinned Oberschelp, 3:55 [WJC 19-12] 197 – Brooks (TC) maj. dec. (10-2) over Shulik, [WJC 19-16] 285 – Gladysz (TC) pinned Allen, 1:10 [TC 22-19] 125 – Bable (TC) won by forfeit. [TC 28-19] 133 – Walter (TC) won by forfeit [TC 34-19]

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Baptist men's wrestling moved to 6-3 in duals after a 34-12 victory over Central Baptist College on Wednesday night. The Spartans fell behind early after CBC won the first two matches of the night by fall. After Bryce Bachowski won by open forfeit at 141, Steven Weathers tied things up with fall victory at 157. Weathers' victory was the first of six straight for MBU as they cruised to a 25-point team win. Caleb Covert picked up four points via a major decision at 165. Jake Mattson (174) and Andrew Mahone (197) each won by fall while Dustin Jones (184) contributed three points by way of a 10-4 decision. Cory Flemming (285) closed it out with a tiebreak victory in the final bout of the night. The Spartans are now 6-3 overall and 4-2 in AMC competition. They'll participate in the Missouri Valley Invitational in Marshall, Mo. this coming weekend. Results: 125: Double Forfeit 133: Michael Cunningham (Central Baptist (Ark.)) over Parker Neptune (Missouri Baptist University) (Fall 2:34) 141: William Freeman (Central Baptist (Ark.)) over Rhiley Smith (Missouri Baptist University) (Fall 1:39) 149: Bryce Bachowski (Missouri Baptist University) over Unknown (For.) 157: steven weathers (Missouri Baptist University) over Kristopher Grile (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (Fall 3:00) 165: Caleb Covert (Missouri Baptist University) over Tyree Avery (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (MD 10-2) 174: Jake Mattson (Missouri Baptist University) over Saleem McNair (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (Fall 0:00) 184: Dustin Jones (Missouri Baptist University) over Darius Nathan (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (Dec 10-4) 197: Andrew Mahone (Missouri Baptist University) over Zachary Kearney (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (Fall 2:11) 285: Cory Flemming (Missouri Baptist University) over Francisco Joseph (Central Baptist (Ark.)) (TB-1 3-1)

Northfield, Vt. -- The Springfield College wrestling team earned seven bonus-point victories en route to a 36-12 win over regional-rival Norwich University on Wednesday night. After winning by forfeit at 125 to take a 6-0 lead over the Cadets, sophomore Ian Tolotti (Dumont, N.J.) delivered a first-period pin at 133, providing Springfield College with a 12-0 cushion after two bouts. Patrick Ferzoco (Stoughton, Mass.) pushed the Pride's lead to 16 following an 11-2 major decision at 141, before Michael Vietri (Dumont, N.J.) won a 13-5 major decision at 149 to make it 20-0 in Springfield's favor. The Pride conceded 157 to give the Cadets six points, while at 165, Nicholas Almonte (Cranston, R.I.) produced a 7-1 win to make it 23-6 Springfield College heading to 174, where Ryan Harty (Plymouth, Mass.) earned a 13-3 major-decision victory. Next, at 184, Ryan Gray (Milford, Mass.) won 11-2 to make it 31-6, but Norwich would get another six points with a pin at 197 to make it 31-12 in the Pride's favor. With the match well in hand, Joseph Fusco (Billerica, Mass.) finished off the night with a 19-3 technical fall win at 285. Next, Springfield College will head to Providence, R.I. on Sunday, January 21, where the Pride will compete in the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Duals.

OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The No. 11 ranked College at Brockport wrestling team moved to 4-0 on the season Wednesday evening, defeating Oswego State by a final score of 27-17. The Golden Eagles won six of ten possible bouts in the dual. No. 1 ranked Jonathan Haas started things out with a 14-4 major decision win at 125, earning four points right off the bat. Dillon Stowell followed him up in a big way at 133, using just 0:50 seconds to pin Oswego's Anthony Ianno to put the Golden Eagles up 10-0. After Zack Barker lost a tough 6-3 decision at the 141-lb weight class, Sean Peacock got Brockport back on track with a dominant 20-3 technical fall victory. The 157-lb weight class bout was the tightest of the day, but Corey Farrell came up with an important 4-3 win to widen the gap for the Golden Eagles. Oswego was able to win the next three bouts after that, including two by pin, which brought them to within one point going into the final two weight classes of the day. With the momentum in favor of the Lakers, No. 9 ranked Triston Engle rose to the challenge, pinning his opponent in 1:44 in the 197-lb weight class to guarantee the win for the Golden Eagles. Defending Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) Rookie of the Week Austin Dean put the icing on the cake in the heavyweight bout, defeating Kade Andrews 5-1 to give the Golden Eagles their 27-17 win. Wednesday's win guarantees another winning season for Brockport wrestling, marking the 48th straight year that head coach Don Murray has led the Golden Eagles to a winning campaign. They'll look to continue their winning ways this Saturday when they travel to Cortland for the ECWC Championships. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Golden Eagle scores and awards by following @BportAthletics on Twitter and by liking the "Brockport Golden Eagles" Facebook page.

St. Louis -- Fueled by two falls and two forfeits, the No. 19 Maryville wrestling team rolled to a 38-9 victory over Central Missouri Wednesday night in Moloney Arena. The Saints won the first five matches before the Mules got on the board and also notched two major decisions on the night. The Saints took a 12-0 lead before the first match was contested as UCM had two open weight classes. At 141, Kade Smith pinned his foe at the 3:54 mark to hand Maryville an 18-0 lead. James Krischke kept the line moving as he recorded a fall in just 70 seconds to take his match at 149. Matt Pratt used an early takedown and picked up two more points to grind out a 4-2 decision at 157. The Mules finally picked up their first points with a decision at 165. Bailey Kelly notched a 13-0 major at 184, and Dustin Politte did the same at 197 by a 16-4 count. UCM took the heavyweight bout via fall to close out the night. The Saints are next in action this weekend with a small squad heading to the Missouri Valley College Invite, and the rest of the team heads to Springfield, Mo., for duals against host Drury and Truman State Saturday, Jan. 20. Results: 125 –Kolby Smith (MU) wins via forfeit 0 6 133 – Michael Cook (MU) wins via forfeit 0 12 141 – Kade Smith (MU) defeats Dakota Thevel (UCM) Fall 3:54 0 18 149 – James Krischke (MU) defeats Kaleb Warner (UCM) Fall 1:10 0 24 157 – Matt Pratt (MU) defeats Shea Conley (UCM) Decision 4-2 0 27 165 – Jesse Reser (UCM) defeats Nick McGhee (MU) Decision 7-0 3 27 174 – Tyler Harrington (MU) defeats Tyler Selemaea (UCM) Decision 4-0 3 30 184 – Bailey Kelly (MU) defeats Zach Benner (UCM) MD 13-0 3 34 197 – Dustin Politte (MU) defeats Dominique Hampton (UCM) MD 16-4 3 38 285 –Ryan Morris (UCM) defeats Ethan Sherertz (MU) Fall 4:11 9 38

PUEBLO, Colo. -- The No. 7 Colorado State University-Pueblo wrestling team totaled three pin falls in a 22-21 dual victory against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foe Adams State University Wednesday at Massari Arena. The ThunderWolves (4-5, 1-0 RMAC) recorded three pins and a major decision to gather 22 points, which was good enough to defeat the Grizzlies (0-7, 0-1 RMAC). Trailing 6-0, senior Clay Archer (Broken Arrow, Okla.) posted an early third period pin at 5:33 to knot the dual at 6-6. He was leading 15-3 before closing out the bout with his opponent on his back. Next was senior Jared Mestas (Pueblo, Colo.) at 149, as he scored a pin at 6:03. A takedown as time expired in the second period knotted the contest at 4-4 and turned the momentum to Mestas. He started the third period on the bottom and after an escape to take the lead, he scored two points for a takedown before earning the pin to hand the home team a 12-6 lead. Ranked No. 9 nationally, senior Kyle Fantin (Cave Creek, Ariz.) helped the ThunderWolves own a 16-6 advantage at the intermission with an 11-2 major decision. He led just 2-0 after the first period, but scored four points in each of the next two periods to move the score to 10-2. He clocked more than four minutes of ride time to finish the bout with the 11-2 victory, which was his fourth straight win. Sophomore Gavin Melendez (Los Banos, Calif.) wrestled up two weight classes at 165 and lost just 1-0, as ASU closed the gap to 16-9. At 174, junior Preston Lauterbach (Bellevue, Neb.) had a wild match that finished with him recording a pin at 6:50, just 10 seconds shy of the end of the third period. He trailed 2-1 after the first and 5-2 after the second period. Down three points he chose bottom to start the third period and quickly earned an escape. The junior then produced the takedown he needed to tie the bout, but then got a little more when we turned his Grizzly opponent on his back and recorded the last-second pin. The extra points proved valuable, as the ThunderWolves suffered a tech fall loss at 184 and a major decision loss at 197 to lead 22-18 heading to the final bout. ASU was able to win at heavyweight, but only by decision, as the Pack escaped with the one point dual victory. Next up CSU-Pueblo travels to Colorado Mesa University Jan. 19 for a 7 p.m. showdown with the Mavericks. The ThunderWolves return home Jan. 24 for a RMAC dual with Western State Colorado University. The match begins at 7 p.m. and serves as Youth Night and Senior Night. All area youth 18 and under are FREE to the dual. Results: 125: Darek Huff (ADST) over Josiah Seaton (CSUP) (Dec 9-2) 133: Luis Gurule (ADST) over Paul Garcia (CSUP) (Dec 5-4) 141: Clay Archer (CSUP) over Marquel Parks (ADST) (Fall 5:33) 149: Jared Mestas (CSUP) over Natrelle Demison (ADST) (Fall 6:03) 157: Kyle Fantin (CSUP) over Joshua Salas (ADST) (MD 11-2) 165: Koery Windham (ADST) over Gavin Melendez (CSUP) (Dec 1-0) 174: Preston Lauterbach (CSUP) over Isaac Lopez (ADST) (Fall 6:50) 184: Richard Bencomo (ADST) over Aaron Benton (CSUP) (TF 16-1 3:26) 197: Joe Bencomo (ADST) over Donavon Rincon (CSUP) (MD 14-5) 285: Tuli Laulu (ADST) over Cody Johnson (CSUP) (Dec 5-3)

INDIANAPOLIS -- The No. 9 UIndy wrestling team took a decisive 30-11 win over visiting No. 16 Findlay Wednesday night in the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. The Greyhounds (4-6) earned points at seven of the 10 weight classes in the dual. Redshirt junior D.J. Smith (12-11) opened the match with a 6-2 win over Zach Collins at 125, and after a Roughneck win at 133 No. 2 Nick Crume (12-1) took a major decision 14-0 over Ryan Skonieczny. After Findlay took an overtime win at 149, No. 7 Heath Lange (9-5) pinned No. 11 James Wimer in 1:32 to push the Greyhounds ahead 13-7. The Roughnecks forfeited to J.D. Waters (9-13) at 165, and then Luke Kriech (11-9) punctuated the UIndy win with a tech fall, 19-3 in 4:41 over No. 10 Nate Vandermeer. Findlay put up four more points in the 184 match, but the Greyhounds took wins at both 197 and 285 to close out the win. Brian Wagner (13-4) bested Armani Robinson 6-1, and then No. 4 Dylan Faulkenberg (19-1) won 9-7 on a takedown with 15 seconds left in the first overtime over No. 9 Mimmo Lytle. The Greyhounds head back to Kenosha, Wisc., Saturday to begin the Great Lakes Valley Conference season against No. 2 Wisconsin-Parkside and Bellarmine. Results: 125: D.J. Smith (Indianapolis) over Zachary Collins (Findlay) (Dec 6-2) 133: Mike Stewart (Findlay) over Dillon Hurst (Indianapolis) (MD 10-1) 141: Nick Crume (Indianapolis) over Ryan Skonieczny (Findlay) (MD 14-0) 149: Josh Wimer (Findlay) over Angelo Robles (Indianapolis) (SV-1 5-3) 157: Heath Lange (Indianapolis) over James Wimer (Findlay) (Fall 1:32) 165: J.D. Waters (Indianapolis) over Unknown (For.) 174: Luke Kriech (Indianapolis) over Natean Vandermeer (Findlay) (TF 19-3 4:41) 184: Bradley Metz (Findlay) over Brody Conner (Indianapolis) (MD 8-0) 197: Brian Wagner (Indianapolis) over Armani Robinson (Findlay) (Dec 6-1) 285: Dylan Faulkenberg (Indianapolis) over Mimmo Lytle (Findlay) (SV-1 9-7)

No. 3-ranked Ashland University wrestling traveled to Sylvania, Ohio, on Wednesday (Jan. 17) night and earned a 35-15 victory over Lourdes, a competitor in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Eagles are now 4-4 in duals this season, two wins shy of the total they amassed in 10 duals in 2016-17. Ashland beat the Gray Wolves, 53-0, last season. On Wednesday, sophomore Jerry Fenner III (11-8) picked up AU's first win of the night at 133 pounds by way of an 8-3 decision, tying the match at 3. Ashland's 141-pound senior Bob Mason (9-3), ranked No. 9, pinned his opponent in 4:09, giving the Eagles a 9-3 lead that they'd never relinquish. J.J. Diven (12-5), an Eagles junior at 149 pounds, won his match 16-0 via technical fall in 3:17. Cameron Jenkins (3-4) and Chance Esmont (6-7), a pair of AU freshmen, were the next two victorious Eagles. Jenkins won, 16-5, by major decision at 165 pounds, and Esmont won by 17-2 technical fall in 4:45. No. 4-ranked 184-pound Ashland senior Jordan Murphy improved his perfect record to 10-0 this season, winning by fall in 1:33. Eagles redshirt freshman Tristen Weirich finished the match with a pin of his own in 2:12. Before finishing the season with tournaments, AU will compete in four individual duals and at the Region II Duals in Belmont, N.C. Its next competition is against No. 15 Lake Erie at Kates Gymnasium on Saturday (Jan. 20) at 7 p.m.

EDMOND -- The University of Central Oklahoma wrestling team dominated conference foe Newman 33-6 Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House in a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association dual. The Bronchos improved to 11-2 on the season with the win and a perfect 3-0 in league matches. “That was a good win for us,” UCO head coach Todd Steidley said. “I don't know if we wrestled our best, but we dug in and got some wins and I think that will help us moving forward. Newman was tough, we had some really good matches tonightand I'm happy with the way it turned out.” Central improved to 13-0 all-time against Newman with the win and extended its home-dual winning streak to 13 dating back to the 2015-16 season. Eli Hale continued his dominance on the mat at 125 pounds to get the match started for the Bronchos. The Miami, Okla. native cruised to a 24-7 technical fall over Tyler Lawly to give UCO a 5-0 win. Hale's ninth-straight win was also his fifth-straight bonus-point win. Blake Dauphin edged out a tough 1-0 decision at 133 pounds to make it 8-0. And after Rio Zamora did the same at 141 pounds, Will Steltzlen kept it going with another decision at 149 pounds and UCO was quickly up 14-0. Newman earned three of its points with a 4-3 decision at 157 pounds. Bryan Dutton was as close to scoring a takedown as you can get without grabbing the two points with the match tied 3-3 in the third period. Newman's Tyler Mies soon escaped though and took the 4-3 win and three dual points. Mason Thompson didn't waste much time putting UCO back on track. The Broncho senior tallied his team-high 14th fall of the season at 165 pounds to extend the Central lead to 20-3. Miguel Barreras then won his ninth-straight match with a 15-4 major decision at 174 pounds over Newman's Nate Papagakis. Barreras has seven bonus-point wins during his streak. He cruised to a win Wednesday with four takedowns and two nearfalls. Newman took its final three points with another close call at 184 pounds. Noel Torres, ranked eighth in the country at 184, edged Joel Dixon 6-5 to make it 24-6. Colton Looper then pinned Sage Eckman in 2:13. And sixth-ranked Caleb Cotter finished off the win with a 4-1 (TB1) decision over eighth-ranked Dalton Weidl at heavyweight. Cotter's win put the senior at 19-1 on the season. The Sapulpa, Okla. native has won 10 consecutive matches. UCO is back in action Sunday. The Bronchos host another MIAA foe, Lindenwood, at 2 p.m. in Hamilton Field House. Results: 125: Eli Hale, UCO, tech. fall Tyler Lawley, 24-7 133: Blake Dauphin, UCO, dec. Vincent Eremita, 1-0 141: Rio Zamora, UCO, dec. Brandon Conrad, 4-2 149: Will Steltzlen, UCO, dec. Mario Rodriguez, 11-8 157: Tyler Mies, NU, dec. Bryan Dutton, 4-3 165: Mason Thompson, UCO, pinned Forlanda Parker, 4:18 174: Miguel Barreras, UCO, major dec. Nate Papagakis, 15-4 184: Noel Torres, NU, dec. Joel Dixon, 6-5 197: Colton Looper, UCO, pinned Sage Eckman, 2:13 Hvy: Caleb Cotter, UCO, dec. Dalton Weidl, 4-1 (TB1)

Wadsworth heavyweight Jordan Earnest reached the semifinals of the Walsh Ironman (Photo/Sam Janicki) Two of Greater Cleveland's superior wrestling programs in the present and recent past will compete in dual meet action on Thursday night when No. 20 Wadsworth travels to No. 23 Brecksville with the match slated to start at 7 p.m ET. With respect to state tournament success, Wadsworth resided in the top ten of the standings at the individual state tournament for 21 of the last 24 years, including each of the last three (2015-5th, 2016-7th, 2017-4th); eleven of those years have yielded a fifth place or better standing. After going five consecutive years without a state qualifier, then finishing tied for 20th in the 2006 state tournament, Brecksville has now been top ten at the state tournament in ten of the last eleven years, including top five for five straight years running (2013-3rd, 2014-5th, 2015-4th, 2016-4th, 2017-5th). On the line will be an undefeated record in Suburban League dual meets, and at minimum securing a share of the league title, with both dual meet a conference tournament standing considered as part of the conference crown. In varying iterations, Wadsworth has been the dominant presence in this league for over a generation. The Grizzlies have won or shared the last 25 titles in the conference, and are currently on an 82-match dual meet win streak in the league going back to December 2006 (31-24 loss to Medina Highland). However, the entrance of Brecksville into the league starting with the 2015-16 season was thought to possibly end those streaks, as this perennial power had a 10-plus year streak of not losing a match in their previous conference(s). The Bees entered the Suburban League having won the last ten titles in the Southwestern Conference. However, it was not to be the case. Wadsworth has won the dual meet between the squads in each of the last two seasons, despite Brecksville entering the match as the higher ranked team on both occasions. Two years ago as part of a double dual at Cuyahoga Falls, it was the Grizzlies who won eight bouts in a 28-22 victory; while last year the teams split the bouts seven apiece, but Wadsworth got a pin from Clay McComas and a decision from Jordan Earnest in the last two bouts to set off a frenzy in its home gym as they won the dual meet 31-29. As was the case the previous two years, both teams will enter this dual meet undefeated and totally untested by their conference opposition. On the tournament side of things this season, with both teams missing key wrestlers, Wadsworth out-placed Brecksville at the Ironman. While at mostly full strength, Wadsworth would win titles at North Canton and Medina; Brecksville at closer to full strength was fifth at the Beast of the East and third at its own holiday tournament. Below are the projected lineups with matchup analysis for this dual meet. 106: Michael Lewarchik (W) vs. Jack Stanley (B) This represents one of four potential swing bouts within the dual meet. Each wrestler has placed in two tournaments this season after going two-and-out at the Ironman; Stanley was sixth at the Beast and seventh at Brecksville, while Lewarchik was fourth at North Canton and seventh at Medina 113: Hunter Griffin (W) vs. Andrew Perelka (B) This match is one of a couple obvious bonus point opportunities for the Bees in this dual meet. After missing the Ironman, the senior Perelka was one match away from placing at the Beast (third time in a row for that) and finished third at Brecksville. Last season, Perelka was disappointed in being a state alternate up at 120, while the sophomore Griffin went 0-2 in district competition at 106. 120: Landon Hacker (W) vs. No. 6 Julian Tagg (B) The freshman Hacker placed at Medina and missed a top-six finish at North Canton by one match after going two-and-out at the Ironman, while Tagg was a Cadet World Championships participant in freestyle this past summer after winning state as a freshman last season. During the current season, Tagg was fourth at the Ironman, runner-up at the Beast, and almost majored a top ten wrestler in the finals at Brecksville. 126: Quentin Griffin (W) vs. Jimmy Carmany (B) This continues the lower-weight stretch of the lineup where Brecksville is going to need to make significant noise to compensate for the back-end strength of Wadsworth. Last year a state qualifier at Wadsworth as a freshman in the 113-pound weight class, Carmany now competes for Brecksville; on the season he went 5-4 between the Ironman and the Beast before placing seventh at Brecksville. The senior Griffin is in his first year as a varsity starter with his most success this season coming at North Canton where he missed a top six finish by one match. 132: Logan Messer (W) vs. Gabe Tagg (B) The freshman Messer has bounced back from going two-and-out at the Ironman with a runner-up finish at North Canton and a third-place finish at Medina. Two of the four losses in those three major tournaments are to opposition that two-time state medalist Tagg has beaten during this season. Tagg placed seventh at Ironman, fourth at the Beast, and second at Brecksville; for his career he has gone eight-for-eight in placing at those competitions when attending. 138: No. 18 Luke Baughman (W) vs. Marco Regalbuto (B) This match and the next match are the two "good versus good" matches among the four swing bouts in the dual meet. If one looked at how these two matched up last season, you would wonder why this is identified as a swing bout; Regalbuto was the decisive victor in the dual meet, at the league tournament, and in the district semifinal. Both wrestlers lost to the same two opponents at the state tournament, Baughman finishing fourth and Regalbuto fifth. However, this season has been a different story as Baughman has been locked in ever since beating 2016 state champion Bryce Andonian 4-3 in the opening weekend. He followed that up with a fourth-place finish at the Ironman that included two wins over ranked opposition and a third over an opponent that has been ranked at times this season, augmenting that with tournament titles at North Canton and Medina. Regalbuto missed both the Ironman and Brecksville due to injury, while missing placement at the Beast by one match. 145: No. 16 Michael North (W) vs. No. 17 Victor Voinovich (B) This is the lone match of the dual meet where both wrestlers are nationally ranked. They have met already this season, with returning state medalist North beating the freshman Voinovich 2-0 in the consolation match to place at the Ironman. North went on to place fourth at the Ironman before winning titles at North Canton and Medina. Voinovich entered high school as a Flo Nationals placer and Cadet freestyle All-American. After the Ironman, Voinovich finished as runner-up at the Beast and champion at Brecksville. Both wrestlers have beaten nationally ranked opposition this season (North over Stiles at the Ironman, Voinovich over McIntosh and Boone at Brecksville); while each also has lost to Sam Dover of St. Edward (North 7-4 in the dual meet, Voinovich 3-1 in overtime at the Ironman). It should be noted that North came through with a crucial 5-2 win over Regalbuto in the 2016 edition of this dual meet. 152: Cameron Riggenbach (W) vs. Isaac Sell (B) The beauty of dual meets lies in the fact that all fourteen wrestlers in the lineup can play a determinative role in the outcome. This is the lone match in the dual meet where neither wrestler would be viewed by most as even an on-the-bubble candidate for state qualification. However, it does not mean the match could be one that helps decide the fate of the dual meet. Though both wrestlers went two-and-out at the Ironman, it is the senior Riggenbach who has bounced back with stronger performances, placing third at North Canton and going 2-2 at Medina; the junior Sell has subsequently went 1-2 at the Beast and 0-2 at Brecksville. 160: Dominic Loparo (W) vs. Ben Vanadia (B) The sophomore Loparo did not participate in any of the three December tournaments for the Grizzlies, but has four wins the last two weeks in Suburban League tri-matches. The freshman Vanadia finished runner-up in last year's junior high state tournament at 164 pounds. On the season he went two-and-out at the Ironman, 2-2 at the Beast, and was a match from placing at Brecksville 170: Hunter Blaz (W) vs. Ethan Hatcher (B) The senior Blaz went 1-2 at the Ironman, 3-2 at North Canton, and was one match from a placement finish at Medina. Hatcher qualified for state last year at 152 as a freshman, but this season missed both the Ironman and the Beast due to injury before missing out on placement at Brecksville by a match. This represents the last weight class (assuming a 106 start) where Brecksville can realistically expect to win a bout. 182: No. 14 Joey Baughman (W) vs. Nick Franks (B) The back-end of this Wadsworth team is its backbone, and that starts with the team's heartbeat. The three-time state placer, twice a runner-up, won Ohio's Mr. Football award this fall and earlier this week committed to play quarterback at FCS school Elon University. Baughman missed out on the Ironman, but came back firing to win titles at North Canton and Medina. In each tournament, he registered three pins and a technical fall among the five matches; that could be vital on this occasion. His opponent, also a senior, went 1-2 at last year's district tournament; Franks went two-and-out at the Ironman and 3-2 at the Beast before missing out on Brecksville due to injury, but will be back for this match. 195: Chris Suarez (W) vs. Max Carroll (B) This battle of seniors, though neither is overly accomplished does represent a clear mismatch in favor of the Grizzlies; bonus points will be expected, and as many as possible. Suarez was slow to come back from a football playoff run, competing in some second varsity competitions in December before returning for both weeks of Suburban League dual meets in January; he went 1-2 in this weight at last year's district tournament. Carroll went 1-2 at the Beast and two-and-out at Brecksville. 220: Clay McComas (W) vs. Zach D'Anna (B) Another matchup of seniors in the upper-weights. Last year, 2016 state qualifier McComas scored the turning point of the dual meet when he earned a late second period pin at this weight class, which enabled Wadsworth to need merely a decision to win the dual at 285. In that last match of the dual meet, D'Anna was the Brecksville wrestler, and he lost 5-1; however, D'Anna would end up making the state tournament and placing eighth. After missing the Ironman, McComas finished runner-up at North Canton and third at Medina; while D'Anna has sputtered a bit in his transition down a weight class going 0-2 at the Ironman, before 1-2 marks at both the Beast and Brecksville. 285: Jordan Earnest (W) vs. Ryan Stadler (B) The Ohio University-bound Earnest, a returning state medalist, has been something of a "winner take all" fiend these last two years. It was his 5-1 win over D'Anna that sealed last year's edition of this dual meet. In addition, his consolation final victory over a previous state medalist at the 2016 Medina tournament gave the Grizzlies the points necessary to win that title (otherwise it would have been a three-way tie with Massillon Perry and Detroit Catholic Central); while a 2-0 decision over Louden Haga sealed a 37-33 dual meet victory over Parkersburg South the first weekend of this season. Earnest was third at Ironman this year before winning titles at North Canton and Medina. The senior Stadler went two-and-out at the Ironman before a 1-2 mark at both the Beast and Brecksville.

Hofstra's Mike Hughes sits atop the fall standings in Division I (Photo/Hofstra Sports Information) INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. Hofstra heavyweight Mike Hughes and Penn State teammates Jason Nolf and Zain Retherford each have 12 falls in Division I, but Hughes holds the tiebreaker for the top position with an aggregate time of 18:39, 14 minutes faster than Nolf in second. In Division II, Central Oklahoma 165-pounder Mason Thompson is off to a fast start with 10 falls. Trenton Piatt of Western State and Jarrod Hinrichs of Nebraska-Kearney have each compiled nine. Wheaton (Illinois) 184-pounder Isaac Odell leads all three divisions with 15 falls, three more than Isaiah Bellamy of Wesleyan (Connecticut) and Dante Ginnetti of Baldwin Wallace. North Dakota State's Cam Sykora has taken sole possession of the Division I lead for tech falls with eight at 133 pounds, while four wrestlers are still in good position with seven. It's a family affair atop the standings in Division II where brothers Nick and Nate Vandermeer lead the way. Nick Vandermeer is in first with six tech falls at 165 pounds for Lake Erie, while younger brother Nate has five at 174 pounds for Findlay. Loras 149-pounder Jimmy Davis leads Division III with 10 tech falls in an aggregate time of 40:19 to rank ahead of Cross Cannone (Wartburg) and Kyle Koser (Messiah), who each also have 10 tech falls in a longer amount of time. The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season to allow wrestlers to achieve the minimum amount of matches that is required to be eligible for the standings. Awards Standings

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson wrestling head coach Corey Ruff announced the addition of TJ Ruschell to the program's staff on Tuesday. "TJ brings a plethora of wisdom, energy, and passion to our program," Ruff said. "He comes from an amazing wrestling family that shares the same values we covet at Lindsey Wilson." Ruschell comes to the Blue Raiders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he competed for four years as a student-athlete on the mat for the Badgers. He compiled a 54-52 overall record competing at the 149 and 157-pound weight classes, earning an at-large bid to the NCAA National Championships his senior season. Ruschell was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-American in 2017. "My two brothers and father are all coaches at the college, high school and middle school level, so I knew coaching was always an avenue I wanted to pursue and this is a great opportunity to do so," Ruschell said. "I really enjoyed my time as a student-athlete and spending time with my teammates and becoming part of a family," Ruschell said. "I'm excited to get on the mat with the guys and develop those special bonds while at the same time help them to accomplish their goals." Ruschell has also served as a wrestling camp clinician since 2012 and participated in multiple community service and volunteer projects through the Wisconsin Athletic Department during his time as a student-athlete. A native of Crittenden, Kentucky, Ruschell attended Ryle High School where he compiled a 209-21 career record and was a four-time state placer and four-time regional champion, winning a state championship his junior season. "Obviously he has had some outstanding mentors along his journey, and we are ecstatic to give him a platform to establish his own identity in the coaching ranks," Ruff said. "He's an absolute perfect fit for our program and members of our team are lucky to have him in their corner." Ruschell graduated from Wisconsin with a bachelor of science in economics in 2016 and is currently pursuing his master's in educational leadership and policy analysis.