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Jordan Oliver with his coaches Eric Guerrero and Zeke Jones (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USADA announced today that Jordan Oliver, of Tempe, Ariz., an athlete in the sport of wrestling, has accepted a one-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation. Oliver, 27, tested positive for amphetamine as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided at the U.S. Open on April 29, 2017. Amphetamine is a Non-Specified substance in the class of Stimulants and is prohibited in-competition under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, and the United World Wrestling Anti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List. Following notification of his positive test, Oliver informed USADA that he used a medication at least five days prior to the competition to treat a medical condition. After reviewing the specific medication and the concentration of amphetamine detected in Oliver's sample, USADA determined the low amphetamine concentration was consistent with medication use five or more days before the competition. Oliver has since applied for a TUE to authorize his continued use of the stimulant medication. Athletes are advised that the use of a substance or medication out-of-competition, that is prohibited only in-competition, may result in an anti-doping rule violation if the prohibited substance is still present in their body when tested at a competition. If an athlete needs to use a medication prohibited in-competition, and they are nearing a competition, they are strongly encouraged to contact USADA to learn if they need a TUE. Oliver's one-year period of ineligibility began on April 29, 2017, the date his positive sample was collected. In addition, Oliver has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to April 29, 2017, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. In an effort to aid athletes, as well as all support team members such as parents and coaches, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive instruction on its website on the testing process and prohibited substances, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. In addition, USADA manages a drug reference hotline, Global Drug Reference Online (www.GlobalDRO.com), conducts educational sessions with National Governing Bodies and their athletes, and proactively distributes a multitude of educational materials, such as the Prohibited List, easy-reference wallet cards, periodic newsletters, and protocol and policy reference documentation. Along with education and testing, robust anti-doping programs enable investigations stemming from tips and whistleblowers. USADA makes available a number of ways to report the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in sport in an effort to protect clean athletes and promote clean competition. Any tip can be reported using the USADA Play Clean Tip Center, by email at playclean@usada.org, by phone at 1-877-Play Clean (1-877-752-9253). USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and is equally dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.

Sally Roberts Sally Roberts, founder and executive director of the organization Wrestle Like A Girl which advocates for women's wrestling, will be a guest on the "Megyn Kelly TODAY" show on Friday, Jan. 12. Here's how Roberts' organization describes itself on its official website: "Wrestle Like A Girl ("WLAG") was founded by Sally Roberts, a two-time world bronze medalist in women's wrestling on the premise that girls and women across the United States should be afforded opportunities to participate in wrestling. The WLAG organization works to promote female wrestling and cultivate the whole athlete in developmental process." Over the weekend, Roberts had posted this message on Facebook: "Wrestle Like A Girl's Executive Director Sally Roberts will be on the Megyn Kelly's TODAY show January 12th, 2018. Tune in as Sally shares all things wrestling including: NCAA Emerging Sport Status, High School Sanctioning and empowering girls and women for leadership positions!" When asked how Roberts came to be invited as a guest for "Megyn Kelly TODAY", she told InterMat, "They called me. Megyn Kelly has a series on 'Grit' that focuses on different ways girls and women are being afforded the opportunity to develop this." "I was told when they did a google search for potential topics, and WLAG came up." After an initial phone interview, Roberts said the producers asked to come to WLAG's Colorado Springs headquarters and videotape a wrestling camp, then bring the clinicians and some of the camp participants to the "Megyn Kelly TODAY" studio in New York City for the live broadcast Friday. "Megyn Kelly TODAY" is the third hour of the long-running NBC TODAY morning news show, broadcast on most NBC affiliates at 9 a.m. Eastern. According to the show's official website, "Megyn Kelly TODAY brings more to your mornings with insightful stories, exclusive interviews and inspirational news."

Tom Brands and the Iowa coaching staff during a dual meet against Michigan State (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Tom Brands, head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa, and Hudson Taylor, three-time NCAA All-American for University of Maryland and founder of Athlete Ally, are the featured guests for this week's edition of "On the Mat" Wednesday, Jan. 10. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Topping its third ranked opponent of the season, the West Virginia University wrestling team took down No. 25 North Dakota State (5-6, 0-4 Big 12) in a 19-12 contest for its second straight Big 12 victory inside the WVU Coliseum on Sunday evening. The Mountaineers (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) never trailed in the match, winning seven of 10 bouts once again to capture their third conference win in program history. West Virginia has now doubled its Big 12 win total from last season, as the Mountaineers claimed the program's first-ever victory in league play over Iowa State on Feb. 12, 2017. Of note, West Virginia topped its second ranked opponent of the week, as the team defeated No. 18 Oklahoma in a 24-12 contest on Thursday evening. It also was the Mountaineers third straight victory at home over a ranked opponent. "This was a great win for our program," said fourth-year coach Sammie Henson. "It was great to see our guys push through some tough matches tonight. North Dakota State is a tough team, and I'm glad we were able to come out on top and beat our second ranked opponent in just three days." Redshirt junior Zeke Moisey won his fourth straight dual match of the year, picking up an 11-2 major decision at 125 pounds over Paul Bianchi. No. 19 Moisey notched four takedowns in seven minutes, as he continues to lead the team with 16 takedowns in dual-match play this season. At 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt claimed a thrilling 3-1 decision in sudden victory over Cam Sykora. Following a scoreless first period, Schmitt started in the defensive position and earned the escape for the 1-0 lead. Sykora eventually notched an escape of his own in the third frame, tying the match at one apiece heading into sudden victory. Schmitt did not falter, though, as he collected an early takedown to give the Mountaineers a 7-0 advantage in team scoring. Of note, Schmitt is now 3-0 in Big 12 dual matches on the year. Junior Christian Monserrat pushed the Mountaineers lead to 12-0 with a 13-3 major decision over McGwire Midkiff at 141 pounds. Monserrat claimed an early 4-0 advantage, collecting a takedown and two neafall points in the first period. He then used a pair of reversals and four more nearfall points in the second for a 12-3 lead. The two wrestlers remained scoreless in the third, as Monserrat collected the riding point for the 13-3 victory over Midkiff. Of note, Monserrat is now 2-0 in Big 12 dual matches this season. The Mountaineers then dropped back-to-back-to-back decisions at 149, 157 and 165 pounds, respectively, as the Bison added nine points to the scoreboard to cut their deficit to three at 12-9. WVU continued to put up a fight, though, as the squad won three straight matches for the 19-9 lead entering the final bout of the evening. Redshirt senior Parker VonEgidy (174) and freshman Brenden McRill (184) each won by decision in their respective bouts. VonEgidy picked up a 5-4 decision over Charley Popp at 174 pounds, while McRill captured a 14-8 decision over Nick Knutson at 184 pounds. McRill used a pair of takedowns to take a 4-2 lead over Knutson at the end of the first period. He was awarded another takedown in the second, but it was the final period that made Mountaineer Nation stand on their feet. McRill and Knutson started in the neutral position, as McRill collected an escape and a trio of takedowns for the 14-8 victory. At 197 pounds, redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith captured his second Big 12 dual-match win of the season, taking down Cordell Eaton in a hard-fought 6-5 decision. Smith held a 5-0 lead into the final period, but it was Eaton who racked up four penalty points and an escape to tie the match at 5-5 with 10 seconds remaining. However, the riding time was in favor of Smith, as he walked away with the 6-5 victory over Eaton. Following Smith's match, the Mountaineers were deducted a team point when Smith was called for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the bout. Sophomore Brandon Ngati capped the night for the Mountaineers, as he dropped a hard-fought 4-2 decision in sudden victory to Daniel Stibral. Of note, West Virginia and North Dakota State went head-to-head for the first time in program history, as the Mountaineers now hold a 1-0 lead in the all-time series. Looking ahead, the Mountaineers will take a week off from competition before embarking on their first Big 12 road trip of the season. West Virginia will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a match against No. 3 Oklahoma State on Friday, Jan. 19, followed by another Big 12 dual at Iowa State on Sunday, Jan. 21. For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Results: 125: No. 20/19/- Zeke Moisey (WVU) major dec. Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 11-2 133: Matthew Schmitt (WVU) dec. Cam Sykora (NDSU), 3-1 [SV-1] 141: Christian Monserrat (WVU) major dec. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 13-3 149: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec. Kyler Rea (WVU), 6-1 157: No. 13/14/11 Clayton Ream (NDSU) dec. Zachary Moore (WVU), 7-4 165: No. 19/18/18 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec. Nick Kiussis (WVU), 10-6 174: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Charley Popp (NDSU), 5-4 184: Brenden McRill (WVU) dec. Nick Knutson (NDSU), 14-8 197: No. 5/5/10 Jake Smith (WVU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-5 285: Daniel Stibral (NDSU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-2 [SV-1]

STANFORD, Calif. -- Falls from Keaton Subjeck and Gabriel Townsell propelled Stanford to a 21-20 win over Penn, Sunday, at Burnham Pavilion. Stanford (3-2) and Penn (3-3) each won five bouts, but Townsell's fall with one bout left gave the Cardinal the edge. The Quakers had a chance to tie the dual at 133 pounds, but Gianna Ghione's 21-5 technical fall over Stanford true freshman Anthony Le wasn't enough. Redshirt junior Isaiah Locsin got the Cardinal on the board first with a 3-0 decision over Penn's Jake Lizak at 141 pounds. Locsin scored a first period takedown and finished with 3:57 of riding time to secure his first dual win of the season. He is now 11-7 overall. After redshirt freshman Jake Barry dropped a 6-1 decision to Penn's Joe Oliva at 149 pounds, redshirt junior Paul Fox put the Cardinal back on top with a 5-3 decision against Joe Velliquette at 157 pounds. Velliquette took an early 2-0 lead in the opening period and racked up 1:30 of riding time. Fox tied it with a reversal to start the second and led 4-3 after two. Velliquette chose down to start the third, but Fox rode him out to tack on the riding time point. He moves to 13-4 on the season and 2-0 in duals. Penn again squared up the dual score as May Bethea registered a 15-8 decision over Stanford redshirt freshman Jared Hill at 165 pounds. Subjeck took the lead back for the Cardinal with a fall in 4:22 over Khamari Whimper at 174 pounds. Subjeck, who is ranked 12th nationally, improves to 18-5 on the season and 5-0 in duals. The win was also the 80th of his career. The Quakers won the next two bouts to take a 15-12 lead in the dual. No. 19 Joey Heyob posted an 8-1 decision over Austin Flores at 184 pounds. No. 13 Frank Mattiace then earned a fall over No. 16 Nathan Traxler at 197 pounds. Stanford heavyweight Nathan Butler, who is 11th nationally, evened the team score at 15 all with an 8-2 decision against Patrik Garren to set up Townsell for the win. Butler is now 17-5 overall and 3-1 in duals. Stanford hits the road next week, traveling to the East coast to take on Brown (10 a.m. PT) and Harvard (3 p.m. PT) on Saturday. Stanford 21, Penn 20 Weight Matchup Result 141 Isaiah Locsin (STAN) dec. Jake Lizak (PENN) 3-0 149 Joe Oliva (PENN) dec. Jake Barry (STAN) 6-1 157 Paul Fox (STAN) dec. Joe Velliquette (PENN) 5-3 165 May Bethea (PENN) dec. Jared Hill (STAN) 15-8 174 #12 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) fall Khamari Whimper (PENN) F4:22 184 #19 Joe Heyob (PENN) dec. Austin Flores (STAN) 8-1 197 #13 Frank Mattiace (PENN) fall Nathan Traxler (STAN) Fall 285 #11 Nathan Butler (STAN) dec. Patrik Garren (PENN) 8-2 125 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) fall Daniel Planta (PENN) Fall 133 Gianna Ghione (PENN) tech. fall Anthony Le (STAN) 21-5

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. -- Junior Vinny Vespa recorded a win by fall and a major decision on the mat and sophomores Jacob Martin and Sage Heller and senior Michael Hughes each had two wins on the mat to lead the Hofstra Pride to three victories in the LIU Post Duals at the Pratt Recreation Center Sunday. Hofstra defeated Clarion, 25-18, Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association-foe Columbia, 24-12 and short-handed American International, 56-0 to improve to 6-4 overall on the season and 2-1 in the EIWA. The Pride has now won four consecutive dual matches. In the Pride's first match of the day against the Golden Eagles of Clarion, Hofstra jumped out to a 10-0 lead when sophomore Jacob Martin won by injury default at 125 and junior Vinny Vespa posted a major decision win over Kyle Greenwald at 133. But the Golden Eagles posted major decisions at 141 and 149 to close to 10-8. Hofstra red-shirt freshman Ricky Stamm edged Avery Shay at 157, 4-3 and sophomore Sage Heller recorded his fourth fall of the year to boost the Pride lead to 19-8. Clarion closed to 19-18 with wins by decision at 174 and 197 and a major decision win at 184. But Hofstra senior Michael Hughes, ranked seventh in the nation, closed out the match with his 10th win by fall of the year, pinning Brylee Shumaker at the 2:18 mark of the 285-pound match for the 25-18 victory. In Hofstra's second match of the duals-an EIWA contest against local rival Columbia-Martin and Vespa gave the Pride a comfortable 10-0 lead with a major decision by Martin at 125 and Vespa's first pin of the year at the 2:49 mark over Alec Kelly at 133. Pride red-shirt freshman Charlie Kane boosted the lead to 13-0 with a 503 sudden victory win over J.P. Ascolese at 141. Columbia recorded four straight wins by decision at 149, 157, 165 and 174 to close to 13-12. But the Pride answered with Cory Damiana's first tech fall win of the year over Columbia's Anthony Piscopo, 17-0 at 184, a 7-1 decision by Nezar Haddad over Michael Bulkin at 197 and a 2-0 win by Hughes over Garrett Ryan, who is ranked 16th in the nation for the final 24-12 score. The finale for Hofstra in the LIU Post Duals was a mismatch from the start against an injury-depleted American International College squad that had four healthy wrestlers. The Yellow Jackets forfeited six matches-at 125, 141, 149, 157, 184 and 197-and the Pride won the other four on the mat including pins by Vespa at 133 and Heller at 165, a tech fall by Bobby Fehr at 174, and a sudden victory win by Michael Oxley at 285 to cruise to the 56-0 victory. Notes - The AIC victory equaled the biggest margin of victory for the Pride since a 56-0 victory at Wagner on November 14, 2006. - The 56-point margin of victory, which has been achieved three times, is the second biggest margin of victory in school history. Hofstra defeated Wagner on Staten Island, 57-0 on January 30, 1999 in the Wagner Duals. Hofstra 25, Clarion 18 125 Jacob Martin (HU) inj. def. Jake Cromacki (CU) 133 Vinny Vespa (HU) maj. dec. Kyle Greenwald (CU), 12-1 141 Brock Zacherl (CU) maj. dec. Garrett Lambert (HU), 17-4 149 Taylor Ortz (CU) maj. dec.. Connor Burkert (HU), 13-3 157 Ricky Stamm (HU) dec. Avery Shay (CU), 4-3 165 Sage Heller (HU) WBF Jimmy Miller (CU), 174 Dominic Rigous (CU) dec. Bobby Fehr (HU), 3-0 184 Greg Bulsak (CU) maj. dec. Mike Oxley (HU), 8-0 197 Dustin Conti (CU) dec. Nezar Haddad (HU), 3-2 285 Mike Hughes (Hofstra) WBF Brylee Shumaker (CU), 2:18 Hofstra 24, Columbia 12 125 Jacob Martin (HU) maj. dec. Spencer Good (CU), 11-2 133 Vinny Vespa (HU) WBF Alec Kelly (CU), 2:43 141 Charlie Kane (HU) dec. J.P. Ascolese (CU), 5-3 sv 149 Jacob Macalolooy (CU) dec. Ryan Burkert (HU), 9-2 157 Markus Scheidel (CU) dec. Ricky Stamm (HU), 5-3 165 Laurence Kosoy (CU) dec. Sage Heller (HU), 7-6 174 Tyrel White (CU) dec. Anthony Olivieri (HU), 8-2 184 Cory Damiana (HU) tech fall Anthony Piscopo (CU), 17-0 197 Nezar Haddad (HU) dec. Michael Bulkin (CU), 7-1 285 Mike Hughes (Hofstra) dec. Garrett Ryan (CU), 2-0 Hofstra 56, American International 0 125 Jacob Martin (HU) forfeit 133 Garrett Lambert (HU) WBF Jordan Brock (AIC), 0:49 141 Charlie Kane (HU) forfeit 149 Ryan Burkert (HU) forfeit 157 Ricky Stamm (HU) forfeit 165 Sage Heller (HU) WBF Randy Jenkins (AIC), 5:56 174 Bobby Fehr (HU) tech fall Isaiah Collins (AIC), 16-0 184 Cory Damiana (HU) forfeit 197 Nezar Haddad (HU) forfeit 285 Michael Oxley (Hofstra) dec. Jenard Rosemond (AIC), 5-3 sv

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team returned to the win column Sunday afternoon thanks to a pin in the final bout by redshirt senior Ryan Solomon. The pin lifted the Panthers over No. 18 Oklahoma, 19-18, in the Fitzgerald Field House. With the win, Pitt moves to 2-5 on the year while the Sooners move to 3-3 overall. Individually, five Panthers recorded wins on the day en route to the team victory. Oklahoma started the dual with a 6-0 advantage, as Pitt had to forfeit at 125 pounds, but senior Dom Forys got the Panthers on the board in the following bout at 133 pounds after picking up a 12-3 major decision over Jake Rubio. With the win, the Pittsburgh native brought the team score to 6-4, still in favor of the Sooners. At 141 pounds, redshirt senior Nick Zanetta gave Pitt its first lead in the dual after a come-from-behind win in a 10-8 decision over Mike Longo. Zanetta trailed the majority of the match as he entering the third period trailing 6-3 on bottom. The Pittsburgh native gave a final burst to get a takedown and added a four-point nearfall to take a 10-4 lead. Longo added a late reversal, but it wouldn't be enough. The Sooners regained the lead, 9-7, after Pitt's Robert Lee dropped a 4-0 decision to OU's Davion Jeffries. However, redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani squeaked out a 1-0 decision to give the Panthers a 10-9 lead in the team race. Rahmani used a second-period escape to record the win. Oklahoma then collected wins at 165 and 174 pounds, both by decision, taking a 15-10 advantage in the dual. Redshirt freshman Gregg Harvey put Pitt within two after a 6-3 decision over Hayden Hansen at 184 pounds. Harvey built up a 4-2 lead at the conclusion of the second period and tacked on two more points after Hansen was hit with stalling and added one more with riding time. The Sooners extended their team lead to 18-13 after redshirt sophomore Kellan Stout dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Andrew Dixon. Needing a pin to win, Solomon did just that. The redshirt senior led 3-0 entering the second period and didn't need much more time as he pinned Conor Webb in 3:51 to seal the deal for the Panthers, 19-18. Pitt resumes action Sunday, Jan. 21 to open ACC competition when the Virginia Tech Hokies make the trip to Pittsburgh. Conference action is set to get underway at 2 p.m. in the Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: #17 Christian Moody (OU) wins by forfeit – Oklahoma leads 6-0 133: #11 Dom Forys (UP) maj. dec. Jake Rubio (OU), 12-3 – Oklahoma leads 6-4 141: #17 Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Mike Longo (OU), 10-8 – Pitt leads 7-6 149: Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Robert Lee (UP), 4-0 – Oklahoma leads 9-7 157: #18 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. Justin Thomas (OU), 1-0 – Pitt leads 10-9 165: DaWaylon Barnes (OU) dec. Jake Wentzel (UP), 4-0 – Oklahoma leads 12-10 174: #13 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. Austin Bell (UP), 9-4 – Oklahoma leads 15-10 184: Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Hayden Hansen (OU), 6-3 – Oklahoma leads 15-13 197: Andrew Dixon (OU) dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 4-3 – Oklahoma leads 18-13 285: #15 Ryan Solomon (UP) pins Conor Webb (OU), 3:51 – Pitt wins 19-18

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Meeting in dual action for the first time since 2009, the Navy wrestling team dealt Bucknell (1-5, 0-2 EIWA) a 26-10 loss after the Mids won seven matches, including two bonus point bouts, Sunday afternoon at Wesley A. Brown Field House in Annapolis. The Midshipmen, who own a 21-1 all-time record against the Bison, are now 4-0 overall and 2-0 in EIWA matches. “This was a short week and I am very happy with the way these guys responded to the adversity this can cause,” said fourth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt, whose Mids wrestled at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga on Monday and Tuesday. “When you get forced out of your comfort zone and still respond with a positive performance, that's a sign of strength.” The Mids never trailed in the match as a pair of freshmen gave them a 6-0 lead to open the dual. Aslan Kilic (Marietta, Ga.) built a 3-1 advantage after two periods before sealing his 6-3 victory over fellow rookie Geo Barzona at 125 pounds with 1:16 in riding time. Meanwhile, 133-pound Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.) recorded a pair of takedowns in the opening period en route to a 6-2 victory over Bison frosh David Campbell. “It's a great way to start a dual meet winning the first two bouts,” added Sharratt. “Kilic and Trybus wrestled hard and gave us a nice lead going into the most contentious match of the day.” The headline match of the day featured 13th-ranked 141-pound Tyler Smith against Navy's Nicholas Gil (Jr / Crystal Lake, Ill.) who was seeking his 20th win of the season. Smith was awarded a takedown two minutes into the match and while Gil was able to trim the deficit to one by the end of the first period, he could get no closer as Smith scored a 4-1 victory. “Gil has so many tools and once he lets himself open up, he will close the gap on guys like Smith and other at this weight.” Navy held a 6-3 advantage when team captain Corey Wilding (Sr / Pittsburgh, Pa.) took the mat. The veteran 149-pounder schooled Bucknell sophomore Seth Hogue in a game of cat and mouse. Wilding held a 2-1 lead after the first period and pushed it to 6-2 after two. The third period featured three takedowns and a four-point nearfall by Wilding, who allowed Hogue the escape so he could quickly score the takedown. Wilding was awarded a reversal at the final buzzer and paired with his near-two minutes of riding time he captured a 21-6 tech fall and brought the fans to their feet. “Wilding was very impressive earning the final two points for the tech fall right at whistle,” said Sharratt. “He has a motor and his consistent effort makes him such a Hammer in competition.” Less than a minute into the 157-pound match, Navy senior Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) had a 2-0 lead and before the first period expired he would record his 93rd career victory. Davis posted the win by fall over Bucknell junior Christian Bassolino at the 2:31 mark to take sole possession of 17th on the Mids' all-time wins list. The fall also provided Navy with a 17-3 advantage in the match. “Davis retains the Hammer of Thor for his dominance in today's bout,” said Sharratt. “He tied as the team's pin leader as a freshman and he is one of our top guys who can add big bonus points in dual meet competition.” Navy senior 165-pound Drew Daniels (Overland Park, Kan.) gave up only a second period escape en route to a 4-1 victory over junior D.J. Hollingshead, while second-year 174-pound AJ Alford (Beech Island, S.C.) picked up a 3-1 win against Bucknell's Nick Stephani thanks to a late escape in the final period. The win by Alford, meanwhile, put the match out of reach for the Bison as the Mids led 23-3 with three remaining matches. “Next man up could certainly be the mantra for today's dual,” Sharratt pointed out. “We lost a couple guys to injuries and there were guys ready for the opportunity and stepped in and took it. AJ Alford is a very talented wrestler who stepped in the line up today and found a way to win.” Navy had three starters sit out Sunday's dual, including 184-pound Michael Coleman (Sr / Hudson, Ohio) and 197-pound Steban Cervantes (Sr / Poway, Calif.) (174-pound Jadaen Bernstein {Sr. / Glen Gardner, N.J.} also sat out). Bucknell sophomore Drew Phipps defeated Connor Doyle (Jr / Melissa, Texas), who wrestled in place of Coleman, by major decision (14-2), while Garrett Hoffman scored a 3-0 win over Navy's Joshua Roetman (So / Kotzebue, Alaska) at 197 pounds. The Mids closed out the match with an exciting third period between senior heayvweight Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) and Bucknell sophomore Brandon Stokes. The two wrestlers combined for nine points over the final 37 seconds as Faunce beat the buzzer with an escape to pull out a 6-5 win. Navy returns to action on Friday when it plays host to Maryland at Alumni Hall (7:00 pm) before traveling to Bethlehem, Pa. to battle nationally-ranked Lehigh on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Results: 125 | Aslan Kilic (NAVY) dec over Geo Barzona, 6-3 133 | Cody Trybus (NAVY) dec over David Campbell, 6-2 141 | #13 Tyler Smith dec over Nicholas Gil (NAVY), 4-1 149 | Corey Wilding (NAVY) tech fall over Seth Hogue, 21-6 157 | Zack Davis (NAVY) fall over Christian Bassolino, 2:31 165 | Drew Daniels (NAVY) dec over D.J. Hollingshead, 4-1 174 | AJ Alford (NAVY) dec over Nick Stephani, 3-1 184 | Drew Phipps major dec over Connor Doyle (NAVY), 14-2 197 | Garrett Hoffman dec over Joshua Roetman (NAVY), 3-0 285 | Austin Faunce (NAVY) dec over Brandon Stokes, 6-5

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team earned its first victory of the season against Oregon State, defeating the Beavers 24-16. In the dual, ISU won six of the 10 bouts. Iowa State overcame three straight losses, including one by forfeit, to begin the dual. The Cyclones won six of the final seven match ups, and Kevin Dresser collected his first victory as Iowa State's head coach. How It Happened Redshirt sophomore Markus Simmons and and redshirt freshman Kanen Storr kicked off the Cyclones' comeback effort. The 133-pounder and 141-pounder cut the OSU lead to 13-7 prior to intermission. Simmons was a hammer on top, racking up 4:28 of riding time in a 5-0 victory over Devan Turner. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native also notched a takedown and was rewarded for his action on top with Turner being knocked for stalling twice. A late takedown in the first period was the catalyst to Storr's 9-1 major decision victory over Jack Hathaway. Storr earned a second period near fall to take a 4-0 lead and then blew the match open in the third. In the final stanza, he scored on a takedown and another two-point near fall. He also garnered 2:50 of riding time in the match. Redshirt freshman Jarrett Degen rolled through OSU's Josh Reyes with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:34. Degen scored two takedowns, a reversal and used his length on top to pick up three, two-point near falls. It took sudden victory to find a winner at 157 pounds, but in the end it was Chase Straw over Hunter Willits. Straw and Willits were tied 3-3 after seven minutes. Straw connected on a shot early in the overtime period to win the match, 5-3. In his second dual outing as a Cyclone, Danny Bush came up huge for the Cardinal and Gold. He pinned the Beavers' Myles Terry in 5:17, which put the Cyclones up 21-16 with one bout remaining. Redshirt senior Dane Pestano iced the Cyclones' victory with a come-from-behind win against Seth McLeod. Entering the third period, Pestano trailed 3-1. The Waimanalo, Hi., native scored on an escape to begin the third and then struck with 35 seconds remaining in the match, taking down McLeod to secure a 4-3 decision and an Iowa State win. Next Up Iowa State is off to the Virginia Duals next weekend. The Cyclones are set to take on the field at the annual dual-style tournament in Hampton, Va, Jan 12-13. The last time the Cyclones competed at the Virginia Duals, ISU won the team title and Tanner Weatherman was name outstanding wrestler. Results: 197: Corey Griego (OSU) dec. Sam Colbray (ISU), 7-1. 285: Amar Dhesi (OSU) maj. dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU), 13-4. 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) win by forfeit. 133: Markus Simmons (ISU) dec. Devan Truner (OSU), 5-0 (4:28 RT) 141: Kanen Storr (ISU) maj dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 9-1 (2:50 RT) 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) tech fall Josh Reyes (OSU), 5:34. 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Hunter Willits (OSU), 5-3 (SV-1). 165: Billy Bigelow (OSU) dec. Skyler St. John (ISU), 3-2. 174: Danny Bush (ISU) fall Myles Terry (OSU), 5:17. 184: Dane Pestano (ISU) dec. Seth McLeod (OSU), 4-3.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Central Michigan wrestling team scored bonus points in three of its eight victories on Sunday in downing Ohio, 29-9, in a Mid-American Conference dual at McGuirk Arena. It was the fourth consecutive dual victory for the 21st-ranked Chippewas, who improved to 5-3 overall, 2-0 MAC. Ohio, which defeated Eastern Michigan in a dual on Friday, is 1-5, 1-3. It was the Chippewas' first competition of the new year, and it came eight days after they turned in an outstanding performance in placing third in the Midlands Championships, annually one of the top tournaments in the nation. "I knew our guys would probably be a little flat because they wrestled real hard last weekend at the Midlands and that's a big tournament," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "I'm glad we were at home this weekend and train the way we needed to train. I thought we'd be a little flat today and in some places we were." They likely won't be - and certainly can't afford to be - the next time they take the mat when they entertain fourth-ranked and unbeaten Missouri on Jan. 19. The Tigers (12-0) have won all five MAC Championships since they joined the league for the 2011-12 season. "I'm definitely excited for that dual meet, our team's going to be excited to wrestle Missouri," said CMU junior Justin Oliver, won his match on a first-period pin on Sunday. "Obviously they're the team to beat in the MAC right now. Everybody has a tough (match), in college wrestling every match is tough. I think as a team we're excited to have the opportunity to compete against them in front of our home crowd. Hopefully everybody comes wrestling on their A game." The Chippewas also got major-decision victories from Drew Hildebrandt (125) and from Jordan Ellingwood (184) on Sunday. CMU's Mason Smith (141), Blake Montrie (157), Logan Parks (165), CJ Brucki (174) and Jordan Atienza (197) each won by decision. Hildebrandt set the tone with a 15-2 major over Trevor Giallombardo in the first match of the dual. "Momentum's huge in this sport," Borrelli said. "It's more important in dual meets than it is in tournaments. In tournaments you're kind of wrestling for yourself and scoring points for the team. But in dual meets momentum's really big. If your 125-pounder goes out and gets you off to a good start you're gaining confidence and the other team's going in the opposite direction." The Chippewas dropped matches at 133 and at 285. At 133, Drew Hildebrandt was pinned by 16th-ranked Cameron Kelly. Stencel dropped a 10-4 decision to Zack Parker. "I'm happy with the win, I'm happy that our guys, for the most part, came through the meet unscathed," Borrelli said. "Dresden's probably real disappointed I'm sure, Matt's real disappointed. Hopefully they'll have a good attitude about things and use it the right way." Oliver, who is ranked third nationally, was takent down by Ohio's Kade Kowalski seconds into the match. He recovered to record an escape, and then took down Kowalski and recorded the pin at 1:20. It was a bounce-back win for Oliver, who dropped a 4-2 decision to second-ranked Brandon Sorensen of Iowa in the 149-pound championship match at the Midlands. It was just the second loss of the season for Oliver, who is now 22-2. Oliver lost in overtime to Sorensen, 7-1, in the final at the Midlands last year. "The thing I hate most is complacency and after losing to (Sorensen) in a similar fashion last year it's kind of driving me a little bit more now," Oliver said. "I know that I still have a lot of room to build. I gained some knowledge into what I need to work on to get my offensive opened up and to get him moving and reacting to me. "Moving forward I'm going to have to try to open up and make him wrestle my match. Everything that happened in that match was tailor made for what he wanted to happen and my fault for kind of falling into it. ... I'd rather have that loss happen now than at nationals. Now I have a couple months to keep building, keep getting better on my feet, keep getting better on the mat." Results: 125: Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) major dec. Trevor Giallombardo, 15-2 133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) pinned Dresden Simon, 2:53 141: Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Mario Guillen, 7-1 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) pinned Kade Kowalski, 1:20 157: Blake Montrie (CMU) dec. Nick Vestal, 5-3 165: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. Joe Terry, 5-4 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. Arsen Ashughyan, 10-6 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) major dec. Hunter Yeargan, 14-2 197: Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. Aaron Naples, 7-4 285: Zack Parker (Ohio) dec. Matt Stencel, 10-4

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team closed out its weekend road trip with a pair of dual wins, defeating No. 23 Purdue, 25-14, and Princeton, 28-10, on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 7) at the Boilermakers' Holloway Gymnasium. Junior/sophomore Stevan Micic, fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader and graduate student Adam Coon all posted two bonus wins on the day as the Wolverines pushed their dual win streak to four and opened the Big Ten Conference season with back-to-back victories. Michigan claimed six bouts against the Boilermakers, earning bonus wins in each of the last three matches after Purdue took a four-point lead late. Abounader, ranked fifth in the latest InterMat poll, put U-M ahead for good with an 18-0 technical fall -- his first of two on the day -- over Max Lyon. Abounader scored 16 total back points on a leg turk, a pair of halves and a bow and arrow and ended the bout at the 3:27 mark. Graduate student Kevin Beazley earned his third straight first-period pin against John Morales in the 197-pound match. Beazley, ranked 10th nationally, scored on a pair of quick takedowns before cradling Morales up for the pin at the 1:23 mark. He owns six pins this season. Second-ranked Coon scored three takedowns -- one in each period -- and earned a pair of stall points and 2:33 in riding-time advantage to beat No. 14 Shawn Strenck, 11-0. Micic, ranked seventh at 133 pounds, cruised to a 14-4 major decision over Ben Thornton for the Wolverines' lone win in the first three bouts. Micic finished on six takedowns, including three in the third period, and rode for 2:50. Senior/juniors Malik Amine and Alec Pantaleo earned back-to-back decisions to give Michigan the lead at the halftime intermission. Amine scored on a low single in the first period, reversal in the second and rode for 1:14 to beat Austin Nash at 149 pounds. Pantaleo, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, earned a 5-2 win against Griffin Parriott behind takedowns in the first and third periods. The Wolverines also claimed seven bouts against Princeton, including each of the first three to build an early lead that they would not relinquish. Freshman Drew Mattin, ranked ninth at 125 pounds, opened the dual with an 8-1 decision against Matteo DeVincenzo, scoring three takedowns -- one in each period -- and riding for 3:54 riding-time advantage. Micic cruised to a 16-0 technical fall against Mark Schleifer behind a takedown, a reversal and 12 back points. His second-period tilt -- his third of the match -- ended it early at the 3:40 mark. Junior/sophomore Sal Profaci followed with a 5-3 decision against Pat D'Arcy at 141 pounds. Profaci rallied from an initial deficit, taking his first lead with a takedown in the waning seconds of the first period before riding for nearly all of the third to accumulate 1:53 in time advantage and ice the match. Pantaleo earned his second decision win of the day at 157 pounds, making a first-period takedown hold up in a 4-3 win against Mike D'Angelo. Pantaleo added a reversal in the third period and just missed on several other attacks. Junior/sophomore Myles Amine, ranked sixth at 174 pounds, rallied to earn an 11-4 decision against Matthew Gancayco, scoring on reversals in the first and second periods before breaking it open with two takedowns and a two-point near fall in the third. Abounader and Coon added two more bonus wins at the upperweights to close out the dual meet. Abounader rolled to a 16-1 technical fall -- outscoring his opposition, 34-1, on the day -- against Kevin Parker, scoring two takedowns, a reversal and 10 back points to end the match at the 5:00 mark. Coon used a hip toss to pin Michael Markulec at 1:00. He improved to 15-0 on the season with seven pins. The Wolverines (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) will return home Friday (Jan. 12), hosting defending NCAA champion Penn State at 9 p.m. at the Crisler Center. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office. The dual will also be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. No. 8 Michigan 25, No. 23 Purdue 14 125 -- No. 18 Luke Welch (PU) dec. No. 10 Drew Mattin, 11-7 [PU, 3-0] 133 -- No. 7 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Ben Thornton, 14-4 [U-M, 4-3] 141 -- Nate Limmex (PU) dec. Sal Profaci, 4-3 [PU, 6-4] 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) dec. Austin Nash, 5-0 [U-M, 7-6] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Griffin Parriott, 5-2 [U-M, 10-6] 165 -- Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) tech. fall Reece Hughes, 18-2 [PU, 11-10] 174 -- No. 15 Dylan Lydy (PU) dec. No. 6 Myles Amine, 6-4 [PU, 14-10] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Max Lyon, 18-0 (3:27) [U-M, 15-14] 197 -- No. 13 Kevin Beazley (U-M) pinned Jon Morales, 1:23 [U-M, 21-14] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. No. 14 Shawn Streck, 11-0 (6:59) [U-M, 25-14] No. 8 Michigan 28, Princeton 10 125 -- No. 10 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. Matteo DeVincenzo, 8-1 [U-M, 3-0] 133 -- No. 7 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Mark Schleifer, 16-0 (3:40) [U-M, 8-0] 141 -- Sal Profaci (U-M) dec. Pat D'Arcy, 5-3 [U-M, 11-0] 149 -- No. 7 Matthew Kolodzik (PU) dec. Malik Amine, 8-3 [U-M, 11-3] 157 -- No. 5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Mike D'Angelo, 4-3 [U-M, 14-3] 165 -- Jonathan Schleifer (PU) major dec. Reece Hughes, 15-7 [U-M, 14-7] 174 -- No. 6 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Matthew Gancayo, 11-4 [U-M, 17-7] 184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Kevin Parker, 16-1 (5:00) [U-M, 22-7] 197 -- No. 19 Patrick Brucki (PU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 8-6 [U-M, 22-10] Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Michael Markulec, 1:00 [U-M, 28-10]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois heavyweight Deuce Rachal's throw of No. 19 Conan Jennings with 37 seconds left in the third period gave the redshirt junior a 3-2 victory, and the Illini an 18-17 come-from-behind win against Northwestern. The win improves Illinois to 3-2 on the season, 2-1 in the Big Ten, and extends their home winning streak to nine matches dating back to a 25-24 win over Northwestern on February 7, 2015. "Deuce is good. He's got a little different background, and we're still trying to teach him wrestling, but he's an unbelievable athlete. He doesn't like the fact that we're trying to make him wrestle more under control, but he's listening. The other night he was mad at us because we told him not to try to throw the guy. Situationally, he's very good. He's starting to understand wrestling better and that's awesome. As a team, we gave the match away at 133 [pounds] and we gave one away at 197 [pounds]. But, we had a great effort from Deuce and he saved the day for us." Trailing 17-15 entering the final match of the duel, Coach Heffernan and the Illini looked to Rachal to pull the upset over Coann Jennings at heavyweight. After the two heavyweights traded escapes in the second and third period, Rachal and Jennings were in neutral with under a minute remaining. 20 seconds later, Rachal threw the Wildcat and wrapped him up for the go-ahead takedown. Despite an escape by Jennings with 27 seconds to go, Rachal fended off his 19th ranked opponent to seal the win. The win for Rachal (8-8) is the first for the redshirt junior over a ranked opponent. "Throughout the second period I felt like I could hit that throw, but I was too nervous about it because in past experiences I've fallen straight to my back," explained Rachal. "During the time switch [after the second period,] I talked to Coach Heffernan and [assistant coach] Jeremy [Hunter] and they just said, 'go for it and feel it,' so I just had to make sure I felt it. And then when I felt it, I just went for it." Trailing its in-state rival three different times during the match, the Illini fought back from a deficit that was as big as seven points after the fourth bout of the day. Northwestern took three of the first four matches from the Orange and Blue with decisions by No. 12 Sebastian Rivera (125) and Colin Valdiviez (133), and a major decision by No. 9 Ryan Deakin (149). Illinois' lone victory came at 141 pounds with a 3-2 decision by redshirt freshman Mike Carr over Alec McKenna. Down by seven, 10-3, redshirt seniors No. 13 Kyle Langenderfer (157 pounds) and No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (165 pounds) guided the Illini back into the lead with nine points between the two middle weights. Langenderfer led off with a pair of first-period takedowns against Northwestern's Shayne Oster to lead 4-2. After Oster cut the lead to 4-3 in the second period with an escape, the Northwestern grappler rode Langenderfer for the first 1:11 of the third period, canceling out the riding time point Langenderfer had built in the first two periods. Needing an escape to avoid Oster tying the match, the Illini veteran coaxed an athletic reversal of Oster with 51 seconds remaining, and held on for a 6-4 victory. With eight of the ten bouts being decided without bonus points, Isaiah Martinez's first period pin proved vital in the one-point victory. After a scoreless first minute, Martinez exploded for three takedowns in a span of 51 seconds, gaining a 6-3 advantage over Michael Sepkle (Northwestern). With just over 30 seconds left in the opening period, Martinez took Sepkle to the mat for a fourth time, this time getting the Northwestern 165-pounder on his back for his first pin of the season, and giving the Illini their first lead of the afternoon, 12-10. In the final four bouts of the dual, the Illini and Wildcats would exchange the lead after each bout. At 174 pounds, Johnny Sebastian gave Northwestern the lead for the second time with a 16-8 major decision against David Riojas. 12th-ranked Emery Parker (13-1) returned the lead to the Illinois bench with his eighth consecutive victory, an 8-3 decision against Mitch Sliga, only to have the lead taken back by Northwestern at 197 pounds when Regis Durbin scored a takedown with 21 seconds to overcome Andre Lee's go-ahead takedown earlier in the period. However, Deuce Rachal's heroics at heavyweight won the day for the Orange and Blue, as the Illini heavyweight defeated 19th-ranked Conan Jennings. Now riding a two-match winning streak in conference, the Illini will continue to test the rigors of the Big Ten next Sunday, January 14, as they go on the road to battle No. 14 Minnesota. The dual is scheduled for 1 p.m. and can be streamed via subscription to BTN Plus or FloWrestling. Illini Notes: Illinois has won nine straight home victories dating back to a 25-24 victory on Feb. 7, 2015 victory against Northwestern The win over the Wildcats increases Illinois' win streak against its in-state rival to seven straight dating back to 2012. Deuce Rachal picked up his first win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 19 Conan Jennings, 3-2 Emery Parker's 8-3 victory over Mitch Sliga marked his eighth straight win of the season and his team-leading 13th of the season Isaiah Martinez picked up his first pin of the season, the 18th of his career. All five of his matches have been won by either tech fall or pin. Martinez has now scored 26 dual team points in five matches Martinez's 18 career pins is just two behind Illinois' top-10 list. Troy Tirapelle ranks 10th with 20 career falls. Results: 125: #12 Sebastian Rivera (NU) dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 9-3 ILL 0, NU 3 133: Colin Valdiviez (NU) dec. #20 Dylan Duncan (ILL), 12-6 ILL 0, NU 6 141: Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 3-2 ILL 3, NU 6 149: #9 Ryan Deakin (NU) major dec. Eric Barone (ILL), 12-0 ILL 3, NU 10 157: #13 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 6-4 ILL 6, NU 10 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) fall Michael Sepke (NU), 2:33 ILL 12, NU 10 174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) dec. David Riojas (ILL), 16-8 ILL 12, NU 14 184: #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 8-3 ILL 15, NU 14 197: Regis Durbin (NU) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 4-3 ILL 15, NU 17 HWT: Deuce Rachal (ILL) dec. #19 Conan Jennings (NU), 3-2 ILL 18, NU 17 For complete coverage of Fighting Illini wrestling, go to FIGHTINILLINI.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter and Instagram.

The University of Minnesota opened up the Big Ten wrestling season with a dominant performance against Michigan State, winning 29-3 despite having four regular starters out of the lineup. Minnesota had to wrestle without No. 5 Ethan Lizak, No. 8 Mitch McKee, Owen Webster and Hunter Marko who have all made at least six starts this season in dual competition. Steve Polakowski, Skyler Petry, Ben Brancale and Dylan Anderson all stepped up and obtained victories for the Gophers who were wearing alternate anthracite singlets in the dual. “It was an exciting day,” head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. “We knew it wasn't going to be easy today, but when you want to do great things, you have to have guys who step up to the challenge and make it happen. We talked about each one of those guys having to be a leader and set an example and get to their spots, and I think they did exactly that.” The dual started at 141 with No. 10 Tommy Thorn taking on No. 18 Javier Gasca III. Thorn capitalized on a Gasca takedown attempt, spinning and scoring two of his own in the first. Thorn was able to earn an escape, and then a two-point near fall in the third after beginning the period on top and riding out Gasca for the victory over his ranked opponent. At 149, Ben Brancale made his home dual debut and made the best of it. His aggressiveness was obvious, but the score was even in the third period. Brancale stepped up, and scored the match's first takedown with just under a minute to go, and came away with a 3-2 decision over Austin Eicher. After Jake Short was upended at 157 in a close 7-6 decision, fellow senior Nick Wanzek was there to get things rolling again for the Gophers. The ninth-ranked wrestler was once again scoring in bunches. He scored two takedowns, and on the second Wanzek had a tight grip on Austin Hiles arm, but time ran out before he could secure the pin. Wanzek went on to taking the match by major decision, 15-7. The major decision is his fifth in six matches, and it also gave the Gophers a 10-3 lead after four matches. The final match before the halftime break was Chris Pfarr at 174 taking on Logan Ritchie. Pfarr and Ritchie both fought off takedowns, and headed into sudden victory time tied at one. Pfarr made quick of Ritchie with a takedown in sudden victory, earning him his sixth straight victory, marking the longest winning streak of his collegiate career. Minnesota would head to the locker room up 13-3 on the Michigan State Spartans. After the 10-minute break, Anderson followed in Pfarr's footsteps with a win in sudden victory. Anderson trailed for most of the match, and was down 5-4 with under a minute to go against Shwan Shadaia. Anderson, looking exhausted, came up with a huge score with just two seconds left in the third period to force overtime. Shadaia shot first in overtime, but Anderson sprawled and spun around Shadaia and earned his first home dual victory. “Dylan's match was just exciting,” Eggum said. “He made some mistakes, but he kept wrestling and fighting and as the match went on he continued to force his positions. Eventually his conditioning took over and he was able to put it into the overtime and win the match there. I know he felt good, he was excited, and we are glad he was able to step up today.” With the Gophers running away with the dual, up 16-3, Bobby Steveson stepped onto the mat and continued where he left off on the second day of the South Beach Duals. Steveson wasted no time in his match, earning three takedowns in the first period alone, leading 6-2. He would double that number before the end of the match, giving him a 14-8 decision victory over Nick May. At heavyweight, Rylee Streifel was relentless in his victory over Matt Lloyd. An early takedown seemingly broke Lloyd, and Streifel rode out May for 1:43 in the first period. In the second, Streifel escaped, and then scored once again to go up 5-0. Stalling was called before Streifel obtained the riding time point, giving him a 7-0 decision and his second shutout of the season. Streifel's victory at heavyweight was enough to clinch the dual victory for the Gophers, putting the score at 22-3. Coming back to the top of the lineup, Polakowski stepped into the starting 125 role for Lizak. Polakowski, who wrestled at 125 at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships last week, was able to take an early lead against Rayvon Foley, who came in with an 18-3 record this season. Polakowski scored two takedowns in the first two periods, but a late takedown from Foley made it 4-4 heading into the final period. In a mad sequence, Polakowski and Foley both him the mat chest to chest, but Polakowski fought and earned two, giving him a 6-5 decision when the horn rang out at Maturi Pavilion. With McKee out, the Gophers were put into a situation where Skyler Petry moved up to 133-pounds to take on Matt Santos. The match was Petry's first match at 133-pounds, and it would have been hard to notice after Petry's 14-6 major decision. Petry trailed for two periods in the match, but earned a takedown to cut the score to just 4-3 heading into the final period. Petry fired forward in the final period, eventually flipping Santos to his back and close to a pin. Petry wasn't awarded the pin, but he settled for a four-point near fall and then the major decision. “The most important thing is we just keep going out and do what we know we can do, and that is to fight hard,” Eggum said. “Not focusing on winning losing, but competing and representing the University of Minnesota in the best way possible.” The Gophers will now shift their focus to Ohio State, who they will wrestle in Columbus, Ohio on Friday Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. That match will be able to be seen BTN Plus and FloWrestling. Results: 141: No. 10 Tommy Thorn dec No. 18 Javier Gasca, 6-0 | Minn 3 - MSU 0 149: Ben Brancale dec Austin Eicher, 3-2 | Minn 6 - MSU 0 157: Jake Tucker dec No. 13 Jake Short, 7-6 | Minn 6 - MSU 3 165: No. 9 Nick Wanzek maj dec Austin Hiles, 15-7 | Minn 10 - MSU 3 174: Chris Pfarr dec (SV-1) Logan Ritchie, 3-1 | Minn 13 - MSU 3 184: Dylan Anderson dec (SV-1) Shwan Shadaia, 8-6 | Minn 16 - MSU 3 197: Bobby Steveson dec Nick May, 14-8 | Minn 19 - MSU 3 HWT: Rylee Streifel dec Matt Lloyd, 7-0 | Minn 22 - MSU 3 125: Steve Polakowski dec Rayvon Foley, 6-5 | Minn 25 - MSU 3 133: Skyler Petry maj dec Matt Santos, 14-6 | Minn 29 - MSU 3

Lincoln -- Fueled by pins at 165, 133, 141 and 149 pounds, Nebraska was dominant in a bounce-back 48-3 win over Maryland on Sunday afternoon at the Devaney Center. Nebraska also received a technical fall at 184 pounds and a major decision at 197, as well as forfeits at 157 and 174 as NU was victorious in nine of the 10 bouts on Sunday. The Huskers, who entered the dual on a three-match losing streak, improve to 3-3 and 1-1 in Big Ten action, while the Terrapins drop to 3-6 and 0-6 in Big Ten competition. The Huskers entered Sunday with just one pin in a dual through NU's first five duals this season, but quickly matched that mark in the second bout of the afternoon. After No. 9 Tyler Berger won a forfeit at 157 pounds, 10th-ranked Isaiah White flipped Brennan Burnham on his back and scored a pin just 1:21 into the first period and make the dual score 12-0. White improves to 14-2 on the season and 5-0 in duals. Beau Breske gained another six points for Nebraska as he won a forfeit at 174 pounds, before No. 6 Taylor Venz earned back points four separate occasions at 184 pounds on the way to a second-period technical fall over Niko Cappello, 18-0. The victory marked Venz's third technical fall of the season and second in dual competition. The redshirt freshman from Farmington, Minn., improves to 14-3 on the season with 11 bonus-point wins. Eric Schultz continued the bonus-point wave, as he scored five takedowns in a 16-3 major decision over Mansur Abdul-Malik at 197 pounds. Senior 125-pounder Mitchell Maginnis earned his first-career dual victory, as he defeated Brandon Cray with a dominant third period, 9-4. Freshman Jason Renteria also won his first-career dual match in his first appearance in a Husker singlet, as the 133-pounder pinned Danny Bertoni in 1:48. A pair of eighth-ranked wrestlers made it back-to-back-to-back pins to close out the dual, as Chad Red Jr. (141) and Colton McCrystal (149) both earned their fourth falls of the season. Red pinned Ryan Diehl in 3:22, while McCrystal notched a pin in 3:17 over Alfred Bannister. Nebraska's 48 dual points were its most since defeating Augustana by a score of 50-0 on Nov. 28, 2008. Maryland's only win of the afternoon came in the heavyweight bout, where No. 10 Youssif Hemida defeated David Jensen by a 7-4 decision. Nebraska will host No. 24 Purdue next Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Devaney Center. Tickets are available at Huskers.com/Tickets or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticketing & Engagement Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED. A live stream will be available on BTN Plus and FloWrestling (subscription required). Prior to Nebraska's dual, two high school duals will take place on two mats at the Devaney Center beginning at 5 p.m. The duals will be contested between Kearney and Omaha Skutt Catholic and Bennington and David City. Results: 157: #9 Tyler Berger (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 6, MD 0) 165: #10 Isaiah White (NEB) pin Brendan Burnham (MD), 1:21 (NEB 12, MD 0) 174: Beau Breske (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 18, MD 0) 184: #6 Taylor Venz (NEB) tech. fall Niko Cappello (MD), 18-0 (NEB 23, MD 0) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Mansur Abdul-Malik (MD), 16-3 (NEB 27, MD 0) HWT: #10 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. David Jensen (NEB), 7-4 (NEB 27, MD 3) 125: Mitchell Maginnis (NEB) dec. Brandon Cray (MD), 9-4 (NEB 30, MD 3) 133: Jason Renteria (NEB) pin Danny Bertoni (MD), 1:48 (NEB 36, MD 3) 141: #8 Chad Red Jr. (NEB) pin Ryan Diehl (MD), 3:22 (NEB 42, MD 3) 149: #8 Colton McCrystal (NEB) pin Alfred Bannister (MD), 3:17 (NEB 48, MD 3)

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion (3-3, 2-1 MAC) wrestling team won their second MAC dual of the season with a 19-18 win over Eastern Michigan (4-5, 0-2 MAC) on Sunday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center. This is the Monarchs first win over Eastern Michigan since Feb. 13, 2015. “Bottom line, it came down to bonus points,” said head coach Steve Martin. The Monarchs and Eagles split the dual, winning five bouts a piece. Although splitting the dual, the Monarchs secured bonus points in four of their five matches, ultimately leading them to their victory over Eastern Michigan. “They (McGee, Early, Wright, and Agee) scored bonus points and that was good to see, that is what we preach. They got a lot of takedowns, back points, and wrestled very well so this match just ultimately came down to who had the most bonus points.” Highlighting the match was true freshman Michael McGee who notched a technical fall over Tomas Gutierrez in the first bout of the MAC dual. Following McGee, Caleb Richardson fell to Noah Gonser by decision at 133. After having been injured since ODU's match against No. 4 Missouri on Dec. 2, Alex Madrigal returned to the mat and earned a 9-6 win over Sa'Derian Perry. “I thought Madrigal competed hard. These MAC teams will wrestle for seven minutes and all of them are tough kids. He did what he had to do and he showed a lot of guts securing the takedown. Having been out for five weeks, I think he will build each match coming back.” At 149, Kenan Carter rallied back to tie the match after three periods, ultimately falling to Kyle Springer in sudden victory by takedown. Larry Early defeated J.J. Wolfe by major decision to extend the Monarchs lead to 11-6 going into intermission. The Eagles earned bonus points in the 165-pound bout when Zac Carson pinned Luke Drugac, giving Eastern Michigan their only lead of the dual. At 174, Seldon Wright answered with a major decision victory over Jared Leidich. Antonio Agee earned a major decision over Andrew McNally at 184 to give the Monarchs two victories in a row. The Agee bonus-point victory extended the Monarch lead heading into the final two bouts. At 197, Kayne MacCallum defeated Noah Bushman by decision to make the match 19-15 going into the final bout. In the final bout, Ali Wahab fell to No. 17 Gage Hutchison by decision. Results: 125: Michael McGee (ODU) TF over Tomas Gutierrez (EMU), 17-2 (5:02) 133: Noah Gonser (EMU) dec. over Caleb Richardson (ODU), 5-0 141: No. 12 Alex Madrigal (ODU) dec. over Sa'Derian Perry (EMU), 9-6 149: Kyle Springer (EMU) dec. over Kenan Carter (ODU), SV-1 14-12 157: No. 15 Larry Early (ODU) MD over J.J. Wolfe (EMU), 14-4 165: Zac Carson (EMU) pin Luke Drugac (ODU), (3:26) 174: Seldon Wright (ODU) MD over Jared Leidich (EMU), 14-5 184: Antonio Agee (ODU) MD over Andrew McNally (EMU), 15-5 197: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) dec. over Noah Bushman (ODU), 6-1 285: No. 17 Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. over Ali Wahab (ODU), 2-0 Up Next The Monarchs travel to the Hampton Coliseum on Jan. 12 and 13 to compete at the Virginia Duals. Several top-10 teams will be in attendance. Voucher Books The ODU Monarchs wrestling team wants you at their home matches this season! With the $25 2017-2018 Wrestling Voucher book, fans can use any of the 10 ticket vouchers included, for admission to any of the matches at the Jim Jarrett Athletic Building and the Ted Constant Center.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Seven Buckeyes were bout winners Sunday (Jan. 7) at No. 17 Rutgers, leading to a 29-11 team victory for the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State improves to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten tussles. The Buckeyes have outscored their dual competition by a combined score of 283-50 in eight duals, an average ledger of 35.3-6.3. An OSU quintet stretched their undefeated individual season records one match further: Myles Martin (18-0), Luke Pletcher (18-0), Kollin Moore (14-0), Joey McKenna (6-0) and Kyle Snyder (4-0). Martin, McKenna, Moore and Snyder were each responsible for tacking on bonus points. Martin and Snyder registered first-period falls while McKenna and Moore earned major decisions. The match started at 174 pounds when Ohio State's Bo Jordan grinded out a 7-3 decision. He took down Joe Grello three times and improved his season mark to 15-2. Martin lit up the scoreboard for six points in the subsequent bout, catching Jordan Pagano in a front-side cradle and that was all she wrote. Martin needed just 37 ticks of the clock to secure his fourth pin of the year and 16th bonus-point-bearing effort. He is garnering bonus tallies at a nearly a 70-percent clip for his career by racking up 23 tech falls, 20 major decisions and 15 pins during his 83 collegiate wins to date. Moore accumulated a half dozen points in all three periods, building an 18-7 major decision by the final whistle. Next up was the much anticipated return of Olympic gold medalist, Kyle Snyder. The Buckeye heavyweight did not disappoint the packed house of 5,000-plus, burying Razohnn Gross in just under two minutes. It marks Snyder's fourth fall in as many collegiate bouts this season. Rutgers got on the board at 125 pounds by virtue of a 24-9 tech fall from the second-ranked 125-pounder in the country, Nick Suriano. Pletcher and McKenna put the Buckeye train back on track with consecutive wins at 133 and 141 lbs., respectively. Pletcher picked an ankle to grab a takedown and break up a 1-1 tie with 70 seconds remaining. He added on a riding time point and topped No. 14 Scott DelVecchio, 4-2. McKenna was methodical in his outing, posting a handful of takedowns en route to a 13-3 major. Following a scoreless first period at 149 pounds, Ke-Shawn Hayes was able to turn Eleazar DeLuca right before the second stanza buzzer for four near-fall points. DeLuca, slotted 14th nationally, flipped the script in the third though. He tossed No. 5 Hayes twice for a pair of six-point throws. His 12-6 decision moved the team score to 26-8. The final two matches of the afternoon were split with 157 pounds going in favor of Ohio State and Micah Jordan and Rutgers' Richie Lewis concluding as a 5-2 winner. Results: 174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. Joe Grello (RU) | D, 7-3; Team Score: 3-0 184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Jordan Pagano (RU) | PIN, 0:37; TS: 9-0 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Anthony Messner (RU) | MD, 18-7; TS: 13-0 285 lbs | No. 1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) def. Razohnn Gross (RU) | PIN, 1:59; TS: 19-0 125 lbs | No. 2 Nick Suriano (RU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | TF, 24-9; TS: 19-5 133 lbs | No. 3 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. No. 14 Scott DelVecchio (RU) | D, 4-2; TS: 22-5 141 lbs | No. 6 Joey McKenna (OSU) def. Michael Van Brill (RU) | MD, 13-3; TS: 26-5 149 lbs | No. 14 Eleazar DeLuca (RU) def. No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) | D, 12-6; TS: 26-8 157 lbs | No. 6 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. John Van Brill (RU) | D, 11-5; TS: 29-8 165 lbs | No. 15 Richie Lewis (RU) def. No. 11 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU) | D, 5-2; TS: 29-11 Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center plays host to No. 8 Minnesota next Friday (Jan. 12) at 7 p.m.

Gunnison, Colo. -- Air Force swept the Borah Duals for the sixth-straight time, recording 11 bonus point victories in 27 matches, Saturday morning in Mountaineer Fieldhouse. The Falcons posted a 28-11 victory over host school, Western State. In the following duals, Air Force defeated New Mexico Highlands and Colorado Mesa, 32-18 and 27-14, respectively. Freshman 125-pounder Tony DeCesare recorded two bonus point wins in as many tries with a major decision (12-3) over Trenton Piatt (WSU) and a fall (1:03) over Channing Lewis (CMU). The Air Force 141-pounders displayed their dominance claiming victories in each dual led by John Twomey's fall (4:24) against Timothy Edmonson (WSU). Alec Opsal pinned Darian Manzanares (CMU) in 1:53. Freshman Lenny Petersen completed the trifecta with a 7-0 shutout decision over Kyle Kintz (CMU). Senior 149-pounder Dane Robbins represented the Falcons in all three duals, recording a 3-0 record on the day. Robbins posted a major decision against Western State (9-0), a technical fall over New Mexico Highlands (19-1) and a decision victory (10-4) in his final bout against Colorado Mesa. Freshman 157-pounder Parker Simington took all the action for Air Force in the 157 class, recording an 11-9 decision against Shawn Beiriger (WSU), and a major decision (17-7) against Kellen Pelzel (NMHU). A forfeit from Colorado Mesa's 157 yielded Simington a perfect day of action. Sophomore Tyler Wiederholt took the reins for Air Force in the 165 class, recording a 3-0 record on the day by way of two decision wins and a technical fall (17-1) against New Mexico Highlands. Freshman Jimmy Weaver and team captain Zen Ikehara recorded a decision win apiece in the 184 class. Freshman Casey Jumps recorded an 11-1 major decision over New Mexico Highlands while fellow 197-pounder Anthony McLaughlin recorded a 10-3 decision win over Colorado Mesa. McLaughlin is 9-0 in dual meet action dating back to the beginning of last season. Sophomore Matt Wagner imposed his will on the heavyweight division going 3-0 on the day with two technical falls and one decision victory. Wagner led the Falcons with 13 match points on the day. The Falcons continue dual action on the road as the squad travels to Long Island, N.Y., to take on Long Island-Post and Hofstra on Jan. 12. MATCH RESULTS AIR FORCE at WESTERN STATE, Jan. 6 125: Tony DeCesare (AF) MD Trenton Piatt (WSU) –12-3 | AF 4, WSU 0 133: Colby Duncan (WSU) Dec. Justin Becci (AF) –8-2 | AF 4, WSU 3 141: John Twomey (AF) Fall Timothy Edmonson (WSU) – (4:24) | AF 10, WSU 3 149: Dane Robbins (AF) MD Diego Calderon (WSU) –9-0 | AF 14, WSU 3 157: Parker Simington (AF) Dec. Shawn Beiriger (WSU) –11-9 | AF 17, WSU 3 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) Dec. Michael Thelen (WSU) –8-5 | AF 20, WSU 3 174: Brandon Supernaw (WSU) Dec. Noah Irons (AF) –10-5 | AF 20, WSU 6 184: Zen Ikehara (AF) Dec. Ladd Bunker (WSU) –6-2 | AF 23, WSU 6 197: Konnor Schmidt (WSU) TF Casey Jumps (AF) –18-3 | AF 23, WSU 11 285: Matt Wagner (AF) TF Samuel DeSeriere (WSU) –17-2 | AF 28, WSU 11 FINAL: AIR FORCE 28, WESTERN STATE 11 AIR FORCE vs. NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS, Jan. 6 125: Dominic Rivera (NMHU) FF Unknown (AF) | NMHU 6, AF 0 133: Adrian George (NMHU) FF Unknown (AF) | NMHU 12, AF 0 141: Alec Opsal (AF) Fall Darian Manzanares (NMHU) – (1:53) | NMHU 12, AF 6 149: Dane Robbins (AF) TF Christian Lechuga (NMHU) –19-1 | NMHU 12, AF 11 157: Parker Simington (AF) MD Kellen Pelzel (NMHU) –17-7 | AF 16, NMHU 12 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) TF Alex George (NMHU) –17-1 | AF 21, NMHU 12 174: Kenneth Yara (NMHU) Fall Brock Jennings (AF) – (4:08) | AF 21, NMHU 18 184: Jimmy Weaver (AF) Dec. Jonathan Bechtloff (NMHU) –5-2 | AF 24, NMHU 18 197: Casey Jumps (AF) MD Denzell Morrow (NMHU) –11-1 | AF 28, NMHU 18 285: Matt Wagner (AF) TF Gabriel Escobedo (NMHU) –16-0 | AF 32, NMHU 18 FINAL: AIR FORCE 32, NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS 18 AIR FORCE vs. COLORADO MESA, Jan. 6 125: Tony DeCesare (AF) Fall Channing Lewis (CMU) – (1:03) | AF 6, CMU 0 133: Dylan Keeney (CMU) Fall Justin Becci (AF) – (6:11) | AF 6, CMU 6 141: Lenny Petersen (AF) Dec. Kyle Kintz (CMU) –7-0 | AF 9, CMU 6 149: Dane Robbins (AF) Dec. John Daniel (CMU) –10-4 | AF 12, CMU 6 157: Parker Simington (AF) FF Unknown (CMU) | AF 18, CMU 6 165: Tyler Wiederholt (AF) Dec. Trenton Armontrout (CMU) –5-4 | AF 21, CMU 6 174: Bruno Nicoletti (CMU) TF John Hagey (AF) –18-2 | AF 21, CMU 11 184: Adam Visconti (CMU) Dec. Jimmy Weaver (AF) –6-1 | AF 21, CMU 14 197: Anthony McLaughlin (AF) Dec. Aaron Dick (CMU) –10-3 | AF 24, CMU 14 285: Matt Wagner (AF) Dec. Clayton Voytilla (CMU) –10-4 | AF 27, CMU 14 FINAL: AIR FORCE 27, COLORADO MESA 14

No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.) made what has now come its annual early January trip to Oklahoma for the Geary Invitational, which in its 74th year is the nation's oldest regular season individual bracket wrestling event. This year the Buccaneers placed all fourteen wrestlers on the podium, led by nine weight class champions. Earning gold medals were No. 11 Ryan Miller (106), No. 2 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (113), No. 1 Michael Colaiocco (120), Chris Cannon (126), No. 17 (at 126) Travis Mastrogiovanni (132), Willy Kaiser (152), No. 3 Julian Ramirez (170), No. 8 Leo Tarantino (182), and No. 14 Owen Trephan (220). Three of those champions beat a nationally ranked wrestler during the course of the tournament. Miller beat No. 15 Carter Young (Sand Springs, Okla.) 4-2 in overtime in the championship match, Colaiocco beat No. 8 Rhett Golowenski (Tuttle, Okla.) by 21-6 technical fall in the semifinal, and Ramirez beat No. 11 (at 160) Jaryn Curry (Choctaw, Okla.) 13-6 in the semfinal. Both runners-up for Blair Academy were nationally ranked, and lost matches to opponents from Tuttle (Okla.). No. 16 Malcolm Robinson was knocked off 6-2 by Luke Surber in the 138 pound final, while No. 2 Andrew Merola lost 3-2 to No. 12 Dustin Plott in the 160 final. Those wrestlers were the weight class champions for No. 12 Tuttle, which put nine wrestlers on the podium in amassing 132.5 points, but lost by over 100 points to Blair. It should be noted that team scoring at this tournament is not in line with that of other events during the season due to the blind draw and not awarding advancement points (only placement and bonus are scored). Losing in championship matches for Tuttle were Carson Berryhill (170) and Kavan Guffey (182). Oklahoma big-school rivals No. 38 Broken Arrow and No. 17 Choctaw each placed seven wrestlers in finishing third and fourth. It came after the two teams met Thursday night in a dual meet won 34-30 by Broken Arrow; Choctaw was without two-time state runner-up Easton Rendleman (182/195) on that occasion. Broken Arrow scored 97.5 points, and were led by weight class champion Gavin Potter (195). Winning consolation finals were Reece Witcraft (132), Caleb Wise (160), and Zach Marchiselli (220). Choctaw scored 93 points, while missing No. 13 Zane Coleman (170) and Rendleman from the lineup; they were led by weight class champion Caulin Poole, who scored an upset pin over No. 10 Montana Phillips (Lawton Macarthur, Okla.) in the 285 pound final. The previously mentioned Curry won his conslation finals match at 170, while Colt Newton (126) and Connor Holman (132) fell short in championship finals bouts. Rounding out the weight class champions was Jake Beeson (Arkansas City, Kansas) at 145 pounds.

As always the Doc Buchanan Invitational, which many view as the best tournament in the Western United States, came through with a high level of wrestling in all the rounds -- and especially during the championship round. Over the two day event, No. 4 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) made a statement that they should possibly be ranked even higher. The Crusaders put ten starters on the podium, including three champions and six finalists, on the way to a 253.5-point finish. Winning titles for Bergen Catholic were No. 6 Robert Howard (120), Gerard Angelo (152), and No. 3 Shane Griffith (160); Howard beat No. 4 Nico Aguilar (Gilroy, Calif.) 7-6 in the championship match. Finishing as runners-up were No. 8 Nick Kayal (106), Carmen Ferrante (132), and No. 16 Jacob Cardenas (182). No. 5 Chris Foca finished third at 170, as did reserve 152 pound wrestler Tony Astarian. Tournament runners-up were No. 2 Buchanan (Calif.) with 199.5 points on the strength of eight placers despite the absence of state medalist and Junior freestyle All-American Tyler Deen at 132 pounds. The Bears had a pair of champions in No. 11 Anthony Montalvo (182) and Trevor Ervin (220), who each beat nationally ranked opposition in their championship bout; Montalvo 7-3 over Cardenas, while Ervin knocked off No. 15 Joey Daniel (Santa Ana, Calif.) 3-1 in his final. Finishing as runner-up was No. 13 Ethan Leake (126). Three other Buchanan wrestlers placed top four - Max Renteria (113) and No. 18 Matthew Olguin (138) placed third, while No. 15 Joel Romero (160) placed fourth. Third place in the team standings was No. 24 Selma (Calif.), who also put eight wrestlers on the podium in finishing with 148 points. Four Bears made the finals, including weight class champion No. 4 Richard Figueroa (106), who beat No. 5 Joey Prata (Downey, Calif.) 5-2 in the semifinal and then Kayal 5-0 in the final. Runner-up finishers were Tristan Lujan (113), Tony Mendoza (145), and Christian Rodriguez (170). No. 13 Gilroy (Calif.) and No. 26 Clovis (Calif.) rounded out the top five. Gilroy scored 132.5 points with five placers, led by No. 4 Nico Aguilar, runner-up at 120 pounds; while Clovis scored 113 points with four placers, led by weight class champion Giano Petrucelli at 113 pounds. From the individual perspective, the main event came at 285 pounds, where No. 3 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) upended No. 2 Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) 3-2 in the championship match. Each wrestler had accrued four first period pins from four bouts prior to their finals bout. Schultz is a Cadet World champion and the nation's top overall junior, while Nevills is a three-time state champion headed for Penn State. The other two nationally ranked teams finished tied for ninth with 80.5 points. No. 19 Oakdale (Calif.) had four placers and were led by No. 7 Colbey Harlan, champion at 195 pounds with a 3-1 finals victory over No. 16 Ryan Reyes (Clovis West); however, they were without a state qualifier and a state placer this weekend. No. 44 Pomona (Colo.) only brought their five best wrestlers to the tournament, and were led by weight class champion No. 9 Theorius Robison at 132 pounds. Rounding out the weight class champions were Cleveland Belton (St. John Bosco, Calif.) at 126 pounds, No. 3 Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) at 138, No. 5 (at 138) Andrew Alirez (Greeley Central, Colo.) at 145, and Cole Moody (Bingham, Utah) at 170. Belton pinned No. 13 Leake in his championship match, Abas beat No. 4 Alex Felix (Gilroy, Calif.) 5-2 in the semifinal, while Moody upset No. 5 Foca 7-5 in the semifinal.

NEW YORK, NY -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team traveled downstate and defeated Columbia, 25-13, at University Gymnasium on Saturday Night. The Bulls had four major decisions and a pin to win their fourth dual of the season. Nick Palumbo, a true freshman wrestling in his first career dual, upset Jacob Macalooly in the first match to set the tone. Not only did Palumbo win, but he was dominant, earning the 11-3 major decision. Columbia won the next three matches to take a 9-4 lead. Brett Perry got the Bulls back on track with an 8-4 decision over Anthony Piscopo and 184. Joe Ariola followed with a 10-2 major decision over Andrew Psomas to put the Bulls ahead, 11-9. Ian James, wrestling in place of an injured Jake Gunning, dropped his match, 11-3, to give the lead back to Columbia, 13-11. However, it was all Bulls after that. Kyle Akins gave Buffalo the lead for good with a first-period pin of Hunter Dusold. Bryan Lantry followed with a 16-6 major decision over Alec Kelly and Jason Estevez, wrestling at 141 for the first time this season, majored JP Ascolese, 13-3. "What a great team win," head coach John Stutzman said. "Nick Palumbo beat a Top 25 guy to lead things off and that sparked us." Buffalo improved to 4-4 in duals on the year. They will next wrestle at Missouri on Thursday night. Results: 149 – Nick Palumbo MD Jacob Macalolooy, 11-3 (Buffalo, 4-0) 157 – Markus Scheidel Dec. Kobe Garrehy, 8-3 (Buffalo, 4-3) 165 – Laurence Kosoy Dec. Noah Grover, 3-2 (Columbia, 6-4) 174 – Tyrel White Dec. Ryan Kromer, 2-0 (Columbia, 9-4) 184 – Brett Perry Dec. Anthony Piscopo, 8-4 (Columbia, 9-7) 197 – Joe Ariola MD Andrew Psomas, 10-2 (Buffalo, 11-9) HWT – Garrett Ryan MD Ian James, 11-3 (Columbia, 13-11) 125 – Kyle Akins Fall Hunter Dusold (2:28) (Buffalo, 17-13) 133 – Bryan Lantry MD Alec Kelly, 16-6 (Buffalo, 21-13) 141 – Jason Estevez MD JP Ascolese, 13-3 (Buffalo, 25-13)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up their 24th straight EWL victory with a 35-3 win over Bloomsburg inside McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots improve to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the EWL. Bloomsburg is now 2-5 and 1-2, respectively. Edinboro has now won 12 of the last 13 meetings with the Huskies, and leads the all-time series 24-6. On Saturday, the Fighting Scots picked up bonus points in six of the ten weight classes, along with Sean Russell getting the forfeit win at 125 lbs. Russell is now 18-4 on the season and 83-21 for his career. Five Fighting Scots won by major decision – Nate Hagan at 141 lbs. with a 15-2 win; Peter Pappas with a 12-2 win at 149 lbs.; Andrew Shomers at 157 lbs. with a 8-0 win; Fritz Hoehn earned the 10-1 win at 165 lbs.; Ty Schoffstall picked up the 14-4 win at 174 lbs. The match marked the return of Schoffstall to the lineup, who had been sidelined since the Fighting Scot Duals. Korbin Myers (133 lbs.), Aaron Paddock (197 lbs.) and Billy Miller (285 lbs.) all picked up decision wins over the Huskies in their respective weight classes. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, January 19, 2018 when they host tenth-ranked Virginia Tech. The head coach of the Hokies is former Edinboro All-American Tony Robie. The match is slated to start at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125 lbs. - #7 Sean Russell (EU) won by forfeit 133 lbs. - #13 Korbin Myers (EU) won by decision over Andy Schutz (BU), 4-1 141 lbs. - Nate Hagan (EU) won by major decision over Shawn Orem (BU), 15-2 149 lbs. - Peter Pappas (EU) won by major decision over Evan Campbell (BU), 12-2 157 lbs. - Andrew Shomers (EU) won by major decision over Kevin Laubach (BU), 8-0 165 lbs. - Fritz Hoehn (EU) won by major decision over Nate Newberry (BU), 10-1 174 lbs. - Ty Schoffstall (EU) won by major decision over Kyle Murphy (BU), 14-4 184 lbs. - Trevor Allard (BU) won by decision over Zach Ancewicz (EU), 3-2 197 lbs. - Aaron Paddock (EU) won by decision over Logan Womelsdorf (BU), 7-6 285 lbs. - #9 Billy Miller (EU) won by decision over Bruce Graeber (BU), 5-1 RECORDS: Edinboro 3-1, 1-0 EWL; Bloomsburg 2-5, 1-2 EWL

Seven champions, thirteen total placers in the top six of their weight class. A nationally prominent tournament with seven Fab50 teams among the 32-school field. That was the weekend for No. 6 Montini Catholic (Ill.) just outside of Green Bay. Winning titles for the Broncos on late Saturday afternoon were No. 6 Dylan Ragusin (113), No. 2 Joey Melendez (120), No. 3 Real Woods (132), Fidel Mayora (138), No. 14 Jake Stiles (145), No. 5 Will Lewan (152), and Peter Christensen (195). Three of those champions beat fellow nationally raked opponents in the final: Ragusin upended No. 4 Noah Surtin (Edwardsville, Ill.) 3-1, Melendez beat No. 16 Sam Latona (Thompson, Ala.) 5-0, while Stiles beat No. 8 Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) 3-1. Matt Ortiz (160) added a runner-up finish for Montini, who scored 806 points for the tournament. They also had a single wrestler take third and sixth, while three others finished fourth. Runners-up in the tournament were No. 30 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) with 481 points. They were anchored by the weight class title earned by No. 10 Jake Rundell at 106 pounds, as he beat No. 3 Cullan Schriever (Mason City, Iowa) by a 2-1 decision in the final. Seven other wrestlers placed top eight for the Huskies, while two others placed ninth, which was the champion position in the second flight bracket. Third place in the standings went to No. 25 Apple Valley (Minn.) with 440 points. The Eagles only had eleven starting wrestlers, as among their absences was a returning state medalist. No. 1 Gable Steveson (285) barraged his way to the title with four first period pins and a medical forfeit victory before an 18-6 major decision over No. 17 Keaton Kluever (Kaukauna, Wis.) in the championship match. Finishing as runner-up were Brady Gross (138), Nate Larson (152), and Tony Watts (170) with three others finishing in the top six (single wrestlers in fourth, fifth, and sixth). Five Southeast Polk (Iowa) wrestlers finished between second and fifth for No. 29 team in the country on the way to 436 points and a fourth place finish. The Rams added one ninth place finish, and were led by the runner-up finish of Gabe Christenson (195). Ten top eight finishes for No. 40 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) were second most of any team in the tournament. However, none of those Komet wrestlers finished higher than sixth; it was four in sixth and eighth, with two seventh. Absent from the lineup was Super 32 Challenge champion Patrick Kennedy (170). They finished fifth in the standings with 421 points. Sixth place in the standings went to No. 37 Simley (Minn.) with 378.5 points. The Spartans had five finishers in the top seven with two others placing ninth. No. 2 Daniel Kerkvliet (220) led the way with six first period pins from six matches. Finishing as runner-up was Jake Gliva (126), while those finishes were augmented by a pair placing sixth and one placing seventh. The host school, Kaukauna (Wis.) placed event with 361 points despite placing just four wrestlers in the top eight. However, three of those wrestlers for the Ghosts were in the finals, Zach Lee (170) was champion while Bryce Alsteen (182) and No. 17 Keaton Kluever (285) finished second. Eighth in the standings was No. 48 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) with 347 points, as the Caravan had six wrestlers place in the top seven, single wrestlers each taking second through seventh. The runner-up finish was earned by No. 8 Kendall Coleman (145). Rounding out the weight class champions were Luke Odom (Edwardsville, Ill.) at 126 pounds, No. 8 Tyler Dow (Stoughton, Wis.) at 160, and No. 7Jared Krattiger (Waterford, Wis.) at 182.

One week after winning Ohio's best individual bracket tournament outside of the Walsh Ironman, No. 9 Detroit Catholic Central hosted the best regular season individual bracket tournament in the state of Michigan on Saturday. The Shamrocks emerged victorious with 13 placers from their starting lineup plus four additional placers from their second varsity squad. The one weight class in which a first-team starter did not place will receive a boost from the availability of a returning state medalist by mid-month. Four Detroit Catholic Central wrestlers won weight class titles as part of their 207.5 point effort. Those being No. 9 Ben Kamali (119), Derek Gilcher (135), No. 6 (at 145) Kevon Davenport (140), and Easton Turner (215). Finishing as a runner-up was No. 19 Cameron Amine (152). An additional pair of Shamrocks earned bronze, while three each placed fourth and sixth. Davenport and Amine were involved in the tournament's best championship bouts when they faced opposition from No. 27 Brownsburg, Ind. At 140 pounds, Davenport upended state runner-up Blake Mulkey 3-1 in overtime; while at 152 pounds, it was No. 3 Brayton Lee knocking off Amine by a 3-2 decision. The runner-up Bulldogs amassed three other finalists on the way to 187.5 team points. Winning weight class titles were Nathan Walton (189) and Reilly Peterson (285), while Ty Mills (125) finished as runner-up. Two additional Brownsburg wrestlers earned bronze, while one took fourth, and three others earned fifth. However, the team with the most weight class champions was Dakota with four. Winning titles for the Cougars were Brock Prater (103), Nick Alayan (112), Dustin Solomon (160), and No. 17 Layne Malczewski (171). Single individuals each placed third, fifth, and sixth on the way to third place in the team standings with 156 points. Still absent from their lineup is 2016 state runner-up Tyler Sanders. Fourth place in the standings at this loaded tournament was No. 43 Davison despite missing No. 20 Andrew Chambal (103) and two-time state champion A.J. Facundo (130/135). No. 7 Alex Facundo (145) was their lone champion, while four Cardinal wrestlers finished second: Steven Garty (112), Marc Shaeffer (135), Cal Stefanko (171), and Aaron Gilmore (285). Single wrestlers also placed third, fourth, and sixth. Rounding out the weight class champions were Mike Mars (Westland John Glenn) at 125 pounds and Jordan Hamdan (Hudson) at 130.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 9 Arizona State wrestling won seven of 10 matches in a 27-9 victory at No. 19 North Carolina (6-7) to improve to 5-0-1 all-time vs. the Tar Heels. ASU got the scoring started early, jumping out to a 9-0 lead on three straight decisions by Josh Kramer, Ali Naser, and Nikko Villarreal. It was the first dual victory of the season for Villarreal as well as Kramer, who made his dual debut for the season in the match while Naser earned his first win over a ranked opponent in a dual this season. After the Tar Heels got on the board with a decision at 149, Josh Shields put Arizona State up 12-3 at the halftime break. Anthony (165) and Zahid Valencia (174) won on back-to-back bonus point victories, the former pinning his opponent in 4:47 while the latter won on a tech fall in 5:38. Despite UNC winning two straight decisions at 184 and 197, it would be their final points of the match and not enough to overcome their deficit as Tanner Hall defeated Cory Daniel, Sun Devil Brady Daniel's brother, by major decision at heavyweight. The Tar Heels have several connections to the Sun Devils as ASU head coach Zeke Jones coached UNC head coach Coleman Scott to a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics while Scott and assistant coach Chris Pendleton both wrestled at Oklahoma State where they each won NCAA titles. Arizona State (3-2) returns east for the Virginia Duals next weekend (Jan. 12-13) before coming home for MMA Night vs. Stanford (Jan. 19) and the 1988 National Championship reunion vs. Oregon State (Jan. 20), both matches on the Pac-12 Network. Results: 125: Josh Kramer (ASU) DEC James Szymanski (UNC), 6-1 (ASU 3, UNC 0) 133: Ali Naser (ASU) DEC #19 Zach Sherman (UNC), 9-5 (ASU 6, UNC 0) 141: Nikko Villarreal (ASU) DEC Nicolas Lirette (UNC), 11-7 (ASU 9, UNC 0) 149: #4 Troy Heilmann (UNC) DEC #11 Josh Maruca (ASU), 9-8 (ASU 9, UNC 3) 157: #7 Josh Shields (ASU) DEC Kennedy Monday (UNC), 8-2 (ASU 12, UNC 3) 165: #13 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Clay Lautt (UNC), 4:47 (ASU 18, UNC 3) 174: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) TF Adis Radoncic (UNC), 17-1 (5:38) (ASU 23, UNC 3) 184: #20 Chip Ness (UNC) DEC Kordell Norfleet (ASU), 11-7 (ASU 23, UNC 6) 197: Danny Chaid (UNC) DEC Cade Belshay (ASU), 4-2 (ASU 23, UNC 9) 285: #4 Tanner Hall (ASU) MD Cory Daniel (UNC), 10-2 (ASU 27, UNC 9)

A public memorial service will be held for Dave Buck, long-time wrestling coach for Elmira, N.Y. schools, who passed away Jan. 2 at his home. He was 58. The memorial service will take place Sunday, Jan. 7 from 1-3 p.m. at the Pine City Fire Department in Pine City, N.Y. David Alan Buck was born in Danville, Pa. on July 29, 1959 to Joann Alta (Showers) and Jay Rorick Buck Sr. Dave Buck wrestled at Milton (Pa.) High School, where he graduated in 1977. Buck earned his bachelor's degree at Lock Haven University and received his masters from Mansfield University. Buck was an educator for the Elmira City School District for 30 years, teaching physical education. He coached many sports during his time, including volleyball, softball, and most notably, wrestling, including as head coach at Elmira Southside High School (now Elmira High) from 1986-1996. Among the individuals he coached while at Elmira who achieved greatness on the mat was Jeff Reese, a New York State mat champ who went on to wrestle at the University of Michigan before he tragically died in 1997 while trying to lose weight for a match. More recently, Buck served as an assistant wrestling coach at Elmira High School from 2009-2015 for head coach Dave Guyette, who had wrestled for Buck at Elmira Southside in the 1990s. For all his contributions to sports, Buck was welcomed into the Southside Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Steve Krouse, who wrestled as an elementary student for coach Dave Buck at the Mat Town Kids squad in Lock Haven, Pa., while Buck was a student at LHU, wrote on Facebook, "We lost a super hero this week. I have had so many incredible people influence me through my wrestling career. I have been so lucky. Without disrespecting any of them, Dave Buck ("Bucky" as we knew him) was super, super special." "I remember many techniques and lessons ... His pop up stand-up. His explanations of hard work equaling success. His motivational speeches," Krouse continued. "We were really good, but we believed we were the best elementary wrestling squad in the world and I think Bucky believed it too." "I wish I would have known he was fighting Mesothelioma," according to Krouse's Facebook post, referring to a form of lung cancer -- often associated with exposure to asbestos -- that also killed 1960 Olympic gold medalist wrestler Terry McCann more than a decade ago. "I would have most certainly have gone to see him. His daughter said in her post on here, that they gave him 6 months and he hung tough for 2.5 years. Doesn't surprise me...." In a separate interview with InterMat, Krouse said, "He was a very gifted coach, even while he was still in college. I think about my teammates on that Mat Town Kids team. At least four of them went on to win state championships, two earned (NCAA) All-American honors, and two became Navy SEALS." One of Buck's former wrestlers who went on to serve his country is Stephen Toboz, who lost his leg in Afghanistan. Responding to Steve Krouse's message on Facebook, Toboz wrote, "I don't feel right with him gone. He meant the world to me too brother! I wouldn't have made it off that mountain if it was for Bucky's leadership back in elementary school wrestling with Mat Town Kids." Buck leaves behind three brothers, Jay, Gary and Scott; his former wife, Amy (Henderson) Buck, of Montoursville with whom he had three daughters (Elizabeth, Erica and Emily) and his widow, Valerie Bieber, of Milton. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, friends are encouraged to send donations in David Buck's memory to University of Pittsburgh Family House Administrative Office, 5001 Baum Blvd., Suite 545, Pittsburgh PA 15213, or to the Elmira Wrestling Program.