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Seton Hill's head wrestling coach Brian Tucker has announced that two-time All-American Tyler Nauman is joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach. He has tons of experience from coaching at many different schools in addition to wrestling through out high school and college. Nauman will definitely bring new skills and competitiveness to Seton Hill. "When assistant coach Brett Smith accepted the Head Coaching position at Urbana University, Tyler immediately came to my mind to fill the position. His loyalty and passion to the sport is unmatched. He has proven he is a great coach and brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. His involvement in the WPIAL gives him knowledge of many of the wrestlers on our roster and I look forward to working with him. I expect him to immediately impact the growth of this program and help us toward becoming National Champions," stated Coach Tucker Nauman will be joining the Griffins' after spending last season at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh where he served as volunteer assistant coach and was Pittsburgh Wrestling Club head coach. During that time he coached five national qualifiers. Prior to his coaching stint at Pitt, Nauman began his coaching career at Drexel University where he coached two national qualifiers during the 2012-2013 season. After that he took the reigns as head coach at Belle Vernon High School from 2013-2014 and led the team to qualify three for the state tournament including a state place winner. His coaching career then took him to South Park High School as an assistant coach where he had four state champions, five state placers, and five state qualifiers during two seasons. In 2014, Middletown PA gained a new wrestling club. Nauman started his own wrestling club, Team Nauman. Team Nauman has gained national recognition since its inauguration placing as a team at prestigious events such as NHSCA Duals and Disney Duals as well as placing individuals and crowning champions at FloNationals and NHSCA Nationals. As a wrestler at Middletown Area high school Nauman placed at states all 4 years capped in his senior season with a state title and outstanding wrestler award winner. After winning states he was chosen to wrestle on the Dapper Dan PA team and was also awarded outstanding wrestler of the dual. His success on the mat continued at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a four-time Eastern Wrestling League Conference Champion, a two time All American (earning 5th place honors on both occasions), a member of three conference championship teams, and most importantly, a team captain. Nauman has etched his name in Pitt's record book after achieving the third-most wins of 41 wins and 39 falls in his career. Seton Hill is excited to have Tyler Nauman join the wrestling program and coaching staff.

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland -- U.S. Greco-Roman wrapped up day one of the U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Tuesday, unable to qualify a wrestler for the medal rounds. "It was a rough first day," U.S. Greco-Roman National Coach Matt Lindland said. "We've got a lot of young guys here that experienced their first World Championships today. Tomorrow we have a more experienced group wrestling." 2017 U.S. Open runner-up and 2016 UWW University Nationals champion Jesse Porter advanced to the repechage at 75 kg/165 lbs. Porter (Albany, N.Y./New York AC) battled with 2017 Senior World fifth-place finisher Fatih Cengiz of Turkey in his first match. In a bout full of passivity points, Porter was on the short end, suffering a 2-1 heartbreaker. Cengiz went on to the 75 kg finals, pulling Porter back into repechage. There, he took on 2016 Cadet World silver medalist and 2017 Junior World bronze medalist Nasir Hasanov of Azerbaijan. Hasanov came out swinging with a big four-point throw to open scoring. Shortly after, the Azeri wrapped up the match with a headlock for four points and an 8-0 win, bringing Porter's run to a medal to an end. Read complete story on TheMat.com ...

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College athletic program has named Antonio Guerra to lead the newly refounded Yellow Jacket wrestling program, which will begin competition in the 2018-19 school year. Antonio Guerra"We are excited for Tony to join our staff and be the face of our wrestling program," said interim athletic director Jodie Holava. "He has a very decorative background both as an assistant coach and as an athlete and feel he will be a great mentor for our student-athletes." Guerra comes to Defiance from Ashland University, where he has been the head assistant wrestling coach since September 2015. In his time with the Eagles, Guerra has organized fundraising activities, been the main contact for top recruits, and coordinated practice plans for the Division II institution. In the 2016-17 season, he helped Michael Labry to a national championship in the 133-pound weight class, Ashland's first National Champion since 1996. As a team, the Eagles finished sixth in the country in the final NCAA rankings that season. Prior to his time at Ashland, Guerra was the head coach at Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. During his tenure with the Irish, his teams placed in the top three in the state three times in his five seasons at the helm, including a state runner-up finish in 2015. Guerra led five individual state champion wrestlers, as well as 17 state placers, helping him earn two Three Rivers Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant at the University of Findlay, where he coached from 2008 through 2010. While there, Guerra aided in developing a practice structure and offered help in the recruiting process. He also provided assistance with event planning and chaperoned wrestlers to dual meets and tournaments. Guerra is a 2008 graduate of the University of Findlay, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in biology. While wrestling for the Oilers, he was a two-time NCAA Division II National Champion, a three-time National Finalist, and a four-time Division II All-American. Guerra was also named Academic All-American and two-time University of Findlay Male Athlete of the Year honoree. Guerra is also a member of the Waite High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a high school wrestler who was found shot to death at his job at a laundromat early Saturday morning. December HtooThe fundraising website has been established to help pay funeral expenses for December Htoo, a sophomore student-athlete at J.C. Harmon High School in Kansas City, Kan. A fellow employee found Htoo dead at the Maple Hill Laundromat where he worked part-time. Htoo was discovered at about 7 a.m. Saturday, the time he would normally be headed to wrestling practice. He had been shot four times inside the laundry. "Him not showing up was out of the ordinary," Zach Davies, head wrestling coach at J.C. Harmon, told the NBC affiliate in Kansas City. "To have this happen pretty much right before our eyes," said Davies. "I mean he was there one day and gone the next and it's hard to come to grips with that." "We were a family and all these kids they lost a brother and it's almost to the effect of we felt like we lost a son too," said Davies. "He truly is one of a kind, very unique, very funny, very outgoing loving kid. There is not a person on the team that hasn't been affected by him in a positive way. Even our new freshman this year." December Htoo loved wrestling and hoped to become a professional mixed martial arts fighter, according to his 14-year-old brother, Kyaw Wah. “All he wanted to do is follow his dream.” “My brother was a great person,” Kyaw said. “He's got no enemy. … He's got great friends. Everybody loved him.” And, apparently, a great wrestler in the making, according to his high school coach. Davies described Htoo as having a "daring wrestling style, “running to the beat of his own drum,” the coach told the Kansas City Star. As a freshman, he learned quickly and came with his own style. “He scored on phenomenal wrestlers, and he didn't know what he'd done,” he said. “He was so full of joy,” Davies said. “The maddest part of this is that he came here for a better life — for a safe place.”

Dick Francis (far right) On the same weekend the Fresno State wrestling program had its first home event in just over a decade, one of its most successful coaches of that earlier era passed away. Dick Francis, who ranks second in all-time victories for the newly revived program, died Sunday at his home in Philadelphia, according to former Fresno State mat coach Dennis DeLiddo. Dr. Francis was 85. From 1965 to 1981, Francis coached Fresno State wrestling to 108 wins. In his 16 seasons at the helm, Francis guided the Bulldog mat program into NCAA Division I competition and coached the program's first NCAA champion, Mike Gallego, whom he recruited into wrestling while at McLane High. In addition, Francis led the Bulldogs to two conference championships with 39 individual conference champions. Francis began his coaching career at Fresno High in 1956 before leading McLane from 1958-64. He took over the Bulldogs in their fourth season as an NCAA Division II program and posted four consecutive winning seasons prior to moving to Division I. Francis was inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002. DeLiddo, who wrestled for Francis at Fresno State in the late 1960s before taking over as coach in 1981, shared his memories of his coach with the Fresno Bee. "He was a real straight-arrowed guy, a real disciplinarian," said DeLiddo. "He knew a lot more about wrestling than most people back in those days." DeLiddo had kept in touch with Francis over the years, recently sending the former coach some Fresno State wrestling gear to commemorate the program's return after an eleven-year absence. "His wife sent me a card saying how happy that made him," DeLiddo said. "It meant a lot to him." Francis' passing came two days after Fresno State hosted its first wrestling event since the program had been eliminated in 2006.

Rob Hirsch has been promoted to interim head wrestling coach at Alfred State College in upstate New York. Hirsch, who has been an assistant coach for the past two seasons, replaces Paul Reid, who accepted the head coaching position at Ohio Wesleyan University in late October. Rob HirschDirector of Athletics Jason Doviak is eager to have Hirsch take over the Pioneer wrestling program for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. "His knowledge, experience, and passion for the sport of wrestling are exceptional," said Doviak. "Rob has had tremendous success in building programs in Western New York and his local ties will enhance our ability to recruit top caliber student-athletes. He has served as our top assistant coach over the last two seasons and has helped with the development of our program. The relationships he has formed along with his leadership ability will provide our student-athletes with the guidance necessary to compete at a high level." Hirsch has served as a wrestling coach since 2001. For over a decade, Hirsch was the varsity wrestling coach at Warsaw Central School where he managed the coaching staff, created practice plans, coordinated events, and coached athletes all levels from Modified to Varsity. He also served as an assistant football coach during his time there. Hirsch has also spent time serving as the coach and the coordinator for NYS Women's Wrestling. In 2014, he was named the USA Wrestling Coach of the Year by Asics. Alfred State, the State University of New York College of Technology, is located in Alfred, N.Y. Founded in 1908, the public college has an enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. The Pioneers compete in the NCWA (National Collegiate Wrestling Association).

STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State's wrestling team dominated sixth-ranked Minnesota on Saturday, 30-3, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. With the win, head coach John Smith tallied his 400th career victory, becoming one of only seven coaches to accomplish the feat at the Division I level. "I didn't even know it," Smith said. "It just means I'm old, I think. You look back on 400, and you know a lot of athletes participated in that. I've got a lot of pride in Oklahoma State wrestling. It's tough to put 400 victories up. You've got to give your student athletes a lot of respect because without them, you couldn't have done this." Two-time defending national champion Dean Heil started the Cowboys off at 141 pounds. Heil extended his win streak to 49 against Minnesota's Tommy Thorn. After a scoreless first period, Heil scored on an escape in the second and picked up a takedown with 15 seconds left in the match to lock up win No. 99 for the Cowboy. Geo Martinez picked up a 9-1 decision against Hunter Marko. The 149-pounder scored a takedown in the first and collected more than a minute of riding time in the process. Marko scored on an escape in the second, but it was Martinez's match from there, earning a four-point nearfall in the final seconds of the match. At 157 pounds, Jonce Blaylock picked up a 3-1 decision over No. 10 Jake Short in sudden victory. Blaylock scored a quick escape in the second and eventually allowed Short to score an escape of his own. The match went to sudden victory where Blaylock scored a takedown within 15 seconds for the win, which marked the third ranked victory of his career. Returning All-American Chandler Rogers outlasted No. 10 Nick Wanzek in a 3-2 decision. No. 6 Rogers scored an escape five seconds into the second and narrowly missed picking up back points toward the end of the period. Wanzek scored a quick escape in the third, but Rogers came back with a takedown. The Golden Gopher escaped again, but Rogers held on for the win. In his Gallagher-Iba debut, No. 12 Jacobe Smith took a 10-1 major decision against Chris Pfarr. The Cowboy came out hot in the first scoring a takedown and a two-point nearfall, before taking Pfarr to his back for two more, taking a six-point lead to the second. Smith scored on the escape quickly and picked up one more takedown with 20 seconds remaining. Keegan Moore collected his first win in GIA with a 7-5 decision over Owen Webster. In a back-and-forth contest, Moore scored a takedown with just under two minutes to go in the first and allowed an escape. Webster escaped again in the second to tie the match heading to the third period, but Moore wasn't finished; he scored an early reversal in the third before giving up an escape and a takedown. With less than a minute to go, Moore scored again on the reversal and collected riding time. "It was important for him," Smith said. "That's his first match suiting up and wrestling in Gallagher-Iba Arena. He's from Minnesota, and he chose to come to school here, so there was a little bit of emotion tied up in that match. I feel good about his last two weeks and what he's done." In commanding first period against Bobby Stevenson, Andrew Marsden scored a quick takedown to start. After allowing an escape, Marsden scored another takedown and picked up back points with a four-point nearfall to lead, 8-1 heading to the second frame. Following an escape in the second, Marsden entered the third where he scored another escape and finished with one more takedown in the final seconds for a 12-3 major decision. No. 11 Derek White took the heavyweight match in a 5-2 decision over Rylee Streifel. White scored a takedown within 10 seconds in the first period before scoring on an escape in the second, while holding his opponent scoreless. Streifel escaped in the third, but White would score another takedown with 12 seconds remaining to cap off the match. The Cowboys dropped their first match of the evening at 125 pounds. No. 3 Nick Piccininni came out firing with two takedowns, a four-point nearfall and more than a minute and a half of riding time in the first period. No. 5 Ethan Lizak came storming back in the second period with four and two-point nearfalls of his own, all but erasing Piccininni's riding time. The pair started from the neutral position in the third where Lizak scored a takedown and allowed an escape. Just over a minute of riding time gave Lizak the 10-9 decision. In the final bout of the evening, No. 4 Kaid Brock outlasted Mitch McKee in a 9-7 decision. Brock got off to a solid start with three first-period takedowns, while sixth-ranked McKee would score an escape on each of those. Brock scored an escape early in the second but went scoreless the remainder of the period and gave up a takedown. The 133-pounder notched one more takedown in the third to wrap up the dual. Oklahoma State returns to action against Big 12 foe North Dakota State on Nov. 26, in Fargo, N.D. Results: 141: #1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. #8 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) 3-1 149: #12 Geo Martinez (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Hunter Marko (Minnesota) 9-1 157: Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) dec. #10 Jake Short (Minnesota) 3-1 sv 165: #6 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) dec. #10 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 3-2 174: #12 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Chris Pfarr (Minnesota) 10-1 184: Keegan Moore (Oklahoma State) dec. Owen Webster (Minnesota) 7-5 197: Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) Hwt: #11 Derek White (Oklahoma State) dec. Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) 5-2 125: #5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. #3 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 10-9 133: #4 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. #6 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 9-7

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won its record-breaking sixth straight New York State Intercollegiate Championship and crowned six individual champions on Sunday afternoon at Barton Hall. The Big Red won titles at 133 (Chaz Tucker), 141 (Yianni Diakomihalis), 149 (Jonathan Furnas), 157 (Adam Santoro), 184 (Max Dean) and 197 (Ben Darmstadt) to record 183.5 team points, easily outdistancing United States Military Academy Prep School (121) and Ithaca College (119). Cornell had five of its starters in the lineup, with three freshmen, a sophomore who had never wrestled a dual meet for the Big Red prior to Friday night and a junior in his first full year in the lineup. The six champions tied a single tournament record for the Big Red set previously in 1991 and matched in 2001. It is also the 13th time Cornell has claimed the team title overall, matching Army West Point for the most in state history. In all, 17 Cornell wrestlers reached the podium, with a pair of Cornell vs. Cornell finals. Noah Baughman, the New York State champion at 125 a year ago, took second to Tucker at 133 by a narrow 5-3 decision. Big Red grapplers also wrestled off at 149, where Furnas topped Chris Schoenherr in the finals, 7-3. Cornell had three of the four semifinalists at 149. Other champions crowned were Jonathan Haas of Brockport State at 125, Troy Keller of Niagara Community College at 165, Andrew Berreyesa of Finglerlakes Wrestling Club at 174 and Ithaca College's Jake O'Brien at heavyweight. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Cornell (183.5) 2. United States Military Academy Preparatory School (121) 3. Ithaca (119) 4. Binghamton (110.5) 5. Finger Lakes Wrestling Club (108.5) 6. Buffalo (71) 7. Brockport State (68) 8. Oneonta State (58) 9. New York University (57.5) 10. RIT (51.5) 11. Columbia (46) 12. Niagara Community College (45) 13. Long Island University - Post (44) 14. SUNY Oswego (40) 15. Nassau Community College (24.5) 16. Merchant Marine (22) 17. Jamestown Community College (20.5) 18. SUNY Ulster (7.5) 19. Farmingdale State (5) 20. Hofstra (5) 21. SUNY Sullivan (2.5)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State (3-0, 0-0 B1G) closed out a busy road weekend by winning the Keystone Classic on Sunday. The Nittany Lions rolled to a perfect seven-for-seven in the finals at the one-day, team-scored event, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in the historic Palestra. Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) crossed the century mark in career wins with a title run at 149. A total of 18 Nittany Lion grapplers competed at the event for head coach Cael Sanderson, with the top point scorer at each weight earning points in the team title race. Penn State pushed seven through to the finals and won all seven. The Lions had a total of nine place winners at the event. Penn State won the team race with 190.5 points, far ahead of second place Northwestern, which had156.6 Junior Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.) rolled to a 4-0 record with two pins to claim the 141 pound title and remain perfect on the year. Cortez leaves Philadelphia with a 7-0 record. Retherford, ranked No. 1 at 149, entered the tournament with 98 career wins and rolled through the century mark. Retherford dominated the field, picking up his 100th career win in the second round. He ended the tournament by dismantling No. 9 Ryan Deakin of Northwestern in the finals with a 10-2 major and posted a 4-0 record with three pins and a major on the day. Retherford exits the weekend, including Friday's dual in Binghamton, with 102 career wins. He now has 41 career pins, fourth on Penn State's all-time list and is 19th all-time in dual meet victories with 48. Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, who entered the tournament with a 3-0 mark with three pins, continued his torrid start to the season. Nolf had a perfect ‘fall' day, going 4-0 with four pins, including pinning Penn's Joseph Vellequette in the finals. Nolf leaves Philadelphia with a 7-0 record, all pins. Nolf now has 36 career pins, 6th all-time at Penn State. Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, was equally impressive. Hall posted a 5-0 record with three pins and two tech falls to win the 174-pound title, including a sizzling fast fall over No. 20 Josef Johnson of Harvard at the 0:50 mark. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, rolled to the 184 pound title as well, going 4-0 with three pins and a tech fall. Nickal's three pins all came in under 1:00, including a fall over No. 16 Mitch Sliga of Northwestern at the 0:48 mark in the finals. Nickal now has 29 pins, 16th all-time at Penn State. An all Penn State semifinal at 197 pitted sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) against senior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 4 nationally. Cassar notched a late takedown to post a hard-fought 6-5 win over his teammate and moved to the finals where he dominated the third period on his way to a 7-4 win over No. 12 Frank Mattiace of Penn. Cassar won the 197-pound title with a 4-0 mark, including a major and two wins over top-12 ranked opponents. McCutcheon continued on in the consolation semifinals with a win before injury defaulting in the third place bout. McCutcheon went 4-2. Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 285, rolled to Penn State's seventh title as the Nittany Lions went seven for seven in the finals. Nevills downed No. 6 Jacob Kasper of Duke 3-1 in the finals, including a two-point turn in the third period. The Lion junior went 5-0 on the day, with a pin and a major. Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, went 2-0 with a pin at 133 before taking a medical forfeit (not a loss) in the semifinals. He placed sixth. Keener improves to 5-0 on the year. Redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) went 1-2 at 125 for the Nittany Lions, picking up his first collegiate win in the process, a 15-9 victory over Franklin & Marshall's Mike Simonetti. Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, was held out of action and did not compete. Three Nittany Lions picked up multiple wins at the event in addition to the Lion placers. Sophomore Dominic Giannangeli (Murrysville, Pa.) had a solid run at 133, going 2-2 on the day. Redshirt freshman Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) posted a 2-2 mark at 149 as well, picking up a pin along the way. Junior Devon Van Cura (Washington, N.C.) went 2-2 at 184 with a major victory as well. Junior George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) went 1-2 at 133 for Penn State, picking up a first round win. Sophomore Francisco Bisono (Hauppauge, N.Y.) notched a 1-2 record at 174, including a win by major decision in consolation action. Redshirt freshman Brian Friery (Lewisburg, Pa.) went 1-2 with a tie-breaker win in consolation action at 157 while redshirt freshman Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) went 0-2 at 149, losing two very close decisions (3-1 and 5-4). Redshirt freshman Alex Nicholas (Allentown, Pa.) went 0-1 at 285. Penn State posted a 46-19 overall record, including 18 pins, five technical falls and six majors. Nine of Penn State's 18 entrants, fully half, placed: seven champs, a fourth and a sixth. Penn State is now 3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Big Ten, having downed Binghamton 40-2 on Friday night on the first stop of its road weekend. The dual win on Friday was the team's 34th straight dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. The Nittany Lions will visit No. 7 Lehigh on Sunday, Dec. 3, in a 2 p.m. dual in Lancaster's PPL Center. Penn State's next home dual is its Big Ten opener against Indiana on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. With all home dual meets sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets are available to select Rec Hall duals based on availability. Call 1-800-NITTANY for information or to purchase tickets. The 2017-18 Penn State wrestling season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. 2017 Keystone Classic – Final Team Standings (top three): November 19, 2017 – The Palestra – Philadelphia, Pa. 1: PENN STATE – 190.5 2: Northwestern – 156.6 3: Rider – 138.0

BLACKSBURG -- An evenly matched dual on paper turned into a dominant performance for No. 9 Virginia Tech as the Hokies (3-0) defeated No. 17 Central Michigan (1-1), 26-6, on Carilion Court at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday night. Tech claimed eight of the 10 bouts and its two losses came by decision. No. 5 David McFadden and No. 2 Jared Haught both picked up bonus point victories at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively. Redshirt freshman Kyle Norstrem and redshirt senior Dennis Gustafson started the Hokies off with victories for the second consecutive match, putting Tech out in 6-0 early. The Chippewas got on the board with a decision at 141 pounds that cut their deficit to three, 6-3. A top 10 bout followed at 149 pounds where No. 5 Justin Oliver looked to avenge a loss to No. 7 Solomon Chishko suffered at last season's NCAA Championships. With the score tied at 1-1 in the waning seconds of the third period, Chishko grabbed a double leg with less than 10 seconds left and appeared to register a takedown. Virginia Tech challenged the no-call and the ruling was reversed, giving Chishko the 3-1 decision. It marked Chishko's first win over a common top 10 foe this season. Making his second consecutive start at 157 pounds, redshirt freshman B.C LaPrade pushed the pace and kept it close with No. 13 Collin Heffernan, a two-time NCAA qualifier, after two periods. LaPrade escaped early in the third that knotted up the score at 1-1 as the match went to sudden victory. LaPrade's second shot in the extra period was defended well by Heffernan but the New Kent, Virginia native ducked under and scored the takedown to put the Hokies ahead 12-3 in the match The next two matches went chalk before No. 7 Zack Zavatsky topped his second ranked opponent of the weekend after defeating No. 12 Jordan Ellingwood, 7-4, racking up 2:43 of riding time in the win. Redshirt freshman Andrew Dunn capped off the night with gritty 6-4 decision in sudden victory. The Hokies will now turn their attention to their dual with No. 5 Missouri at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. Tickets be purchased by clicking on the link at the top of the page. Results: 125 : Norstrem dec. Hildebrandt, 6-1 133: #18 Gustafson dec. Simon, 8-4 141: #20 Smith dec. Moore, 6-0 149: #7 Chishko dec. #5 Oliver, 3-1 157: LaPrade dec. #15 Heffernan, 3-1 (SV) 165 #5 McFadden MD Parks, 12-4 174: #14 Brucki dec. Bolen, 6-4 184: #7 Zavatsky dec. #12 Ellingwood, 7-4 197: #2 Haught MD Atienza, 13-2 285: Dunn dec. Stencel, 6-4 (SV) LEWIS WINS 165 POUND TITLE AT THE WOLFPACK OPEN Freshman Mekhi Lewis ripped through the 165-pound bracket at the Wolfpack Open on Sunday where he went 5-0 and took home his second individual title of the season. Lewis' day saw him register two pins and a major decision. Redshirt sophomore Cody Hughes took second in the 174 pound bracket wrestling attached for the Hokies. Tech also saw freshman CJ Manley place fifth at 133, Dom Latona place fourth at 133, John Borst place sixth at 197 and Ronny Ghaida place fourth at 157.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI wrestling's first Big 12 dual win came down to the final match against North Dakota State on the back of UNI's Josh Alber at 141 pounds. With No. 13 UNI trailing three points in the team score, Josh Alber secured a tech fall in 5 minutes, 9 seconds to give the Panthers a perfect start in their new conference, beating NDSU 21-19. No. 3 Max Thomsen got UNI the early lead and stayed perfect, now 6-0. He grabbed two takedowns and an escape to beat Kyle Gliva of North Dakota State and amassed 4 minutes, 9 seconds in riding time. North Dakota State took the lead with a major decision and a fall at 157 and 165 pounds. It was No. 8 Taylor Lujan who would regain the lead for the Panthers at 174 pounds. He grabbed eight takedowns overall before pinning Dylan Urbach in 5:59. No. 5 Drew Foster came out attacking grabbing a big early lead. He held on for an 11-6 decision over Tyler McNutt of NDSU to give UNI the 12-10 lead heading into intermission. Jay Schwarm earned more than six minutes of riding time to help secure a major decision and tie up the team score, 16-16. UNI improved to 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in the Big 12. NDSU is now 0-2 overall, 0-1 in the Big 12. UP NEXT UNI will compete in the Las Vegas Invite set for Dec. 1-2. The Panthers' next home event is the UNI Open in the UNI-Dome starting 9 a.m. Dec. 9. MEET AND GREET The Panthers will be at Peppers Grill and Sports Pub from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20. This event gives fans the opportunity to meet the team. BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS Tickets for the 2018 Big 12 Conference Wrestling Championship go on sale 10 a.m. CT Nov. 17. The all-session tickets include all four sessions of the championship set for March 3-4, 2018, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2017, the BOK Center set a Big 12 Conference attendance record when more than 15,000 people attended the two-day event. Last year, the Oklahoma State Cowboys won their fifth consecutive team title, and their 15th Big 12 title overall. Oklahoma State will be joined by Big 12 members Iowa State, Oklahoma, and West Virginia, along with affiliate members Air Force, Fresno State, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, UNI, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming. To order tickets, buy online www.bokcenter.com, visit Arby's Box Office at BOK Center, or call (866) 726-5287. Results: 149: #3 Max Thomsen (UNI) dec. Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 6-1 (4:09 RT) 157: Clay Ream (NDSU) maj. dec. Paden Moore (UNI), 15-7 165: #16 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) pins Isaiah Patton (UNI), 7:20 (SV1) 174: #8 Taylor Lujan (UNI) pins Dylan Urbach (NDSU), 5:59 184: #5 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 11-6 197: Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (UNI), 11-5 (1:38 RT) 285: Dan Stibral (NDSU) dec. #24 Carter Isley (UNI), 7-1 (3:22 RT) 125: #16 Jay Schwarm (UNI) maj. dec. Paul Bianchi (NDSU), 10-2 (6:07) 133: Jack Wagner (UNI) dec. McGwire Midkiff (NDSU), 11-6 (2:35 RT) 141: #12 Josh Alber (UNI) tech fall Sam Hampton (NDSU), 19-4 (5:09)

TEMPE, Ariz. -- In dominating fashion in one of Arizona's most iconic buildings, the No. 5 Arizona State wrestling team (1-2) opened the home slate, defeating the No. 22 Pitt Panthers 32-6 on Sunday afternoon in historic ASU Gammage. "The first thing I noticed was that I could hear everybody a lot better in here," said head coach Zeke Jones. "Normally when I'm coaching, I can't hear anybody. I heard all the hecklers and I loved it because they were on our side. More than anything when talking aboutASU Gammage and the history of the performers in here and you can say that you competed in such a historic venue, I think it shows the fact that Arizona State, the wrestling program and really the university, beyond athletics, really cares about our sport and our team." For the second week in a row, Ryan Millhof (125) pinned his opponent to give the Sun Devils the early advantage. The Sun Devils continued to roll in the 133-lb. match, as Ali Naser defeated Pitt's Jake Cherry by major decision, 12-4. Both No. 13 Josh Maruca (149) and No. 5 Josh Shields (157) had decision victories in their respective bouts before the Valencia brothers came in to keep the momentum rolling. After the break, No. 8 Anthony Valencia defeated Jake Wentzel, 15-3 on a major decision at 165 and the undefeated top-ranked Zahid Valencia pumped up the crowd with his pin at 1:58 of Pitt's Austin Bell. Both Kordell Norfleet (184) and No. 3 Tanner Hall (HWT) completed the victory for ASU, with decision victories over their respective opponents. Pitt picked up decision victories at 141 and 197 but it would not be enough to hurt the Sun Devil's dominating offense. Up next, ASU continues their home slate back in Wells Fargo Arena as they take on South Dakota State on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 12 p.m. MT. The match will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. Results: 125: No. 5 Ryan Millhof FALL Brendan Price (0:57) 133: Ali Naser MD Jake Cherry, 12-4 141: Nick Zanetta dec. Nikko Villarreal, 5-3 (SV-2) 149: No. 13 Josh Maruca dec. Robert Lee, 7-2 157: No. 5 Josh Shields dec. No. 15 Taleb Rahmani, 4-2 165: No. 8 Anthony Valencia MD Jake Wentzel, 15-3 174: No. 1 Zahid Valencia FALL Austin Bell (1:58) 184: Kordell Norfleet dec. Gregg Harvey, 6-3 197: Kellan Stout dec. Cade Belshay, 2-0 HWT: No. 3 Tanner Hall dec. Ryan Solomon, 2-0

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In one of its most impressive performances in recent memory, No. 10 Lehigh won eight of 10 bouts against fourth-ranked Michigan to claim a 27-8 win Sunday in a loud and rowdy Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The teams split the four bouts matching ranked wrestlers against one another, but Lehigh rode a fast start to an 18-0 lead at intermission and never looked back. With the victory Lehigh improves to 3-0 on the dual season as the Mountain Hawks complete the sweep of ranked foes in their home-opening weekend. "It's no question that there was a big advantage to wrestling here in Grace Hall," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "It was good to have the fans behind us and our guys really fed off of it." Lehigh welcomed back Darian Cruz in the opening bout at 125, and Cruz got the Mountain Hawks off to a fast start with a 7-0 decision over Wolverine true freshman Drew Mattin who was just pulled out of redshirt. Cruz scored the only takedown of the bout in the first period and later tilted Mattin for four points to lead 6-0 after one. An expected 2-vs.-3 matchup at 133 never materialized as Michigan's Stevan Micic did not compete but junior Scott Parker gave Lehigh some early breathing room with his second pin of the weekend, using a third period cradle to top Mike Volyanyuk in 5:33, giving Lehigh a 9-0 lead. Freshman Luke Karam followed with his biggest win to date, using a strong third period to defeat Sal Profaci 9-2 at 141. Profaci scored a late first period takedown to go up 2-0 after one but Karam was in control from there, reversing to open the second period and riding out before picking up the go-ahead takedown late in the third. Karam picked up a late four point near fall for good measure plus riding time advantage. Junior Cortlandt Schuyler made his first dual appearance of the season at 149 and extended Lehigh's lead to 15-0 with an 8-3 decision over Malik Amine. Schuyler scored two first period takedowns and added a second period reversal in the win. Lehigh's first of three wins over ranked wrestlers came at 157 as junior Ian Brown rode a first-period six-point move where he took eighth-ranked Alec Pantaleo to his back and went on to a 7-5 decision which gave the Mountain Hawks their 18-0 advantage at the break. Third-ranked Logan Massa picked up Michigan's first win of the dual with an 18-2 technical fall win over sophomore Cole Walter at 165, but Lehigh got back-to-back wins from sophomore Jordan Kutler and junior Ryan Preisch, with both matches won in the final period, to clinch the dual. Kutler battled back to 3-3 in the third after giving up an early takedown in the first period to Myles Amine at 174. He scored on a late low double on a re-shot to go up 5-3 and went on to win 5-4 to put Lehigh up 21-5. Preisch delivered the official clincher, using a third period takedown to defeat Domenic Abounader 3-1 at 184. "Our team is starting to buy in to the fact that they can win matches in the third period," Santoro said. "They're doing it. Saw it really start last year but we've been able to continue that." Freshman Jake Jakobsen delivered the final win for the Mountain Hawks, using a second period ride out and third period escape to defeat Jackson Striggow 2-0 at 197. Michigan claimed the final bout as second-ranked heavyweight Adam Coon defeated No. 13 freshman Jordan Wood 6-2. "Overall I was really pleased with how the guys wrestled," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. "Those were two good teams on the mat today. It was almost the opposite of what happened to us last year in their gym (No. 15 Michigan knocked off No. 10 Lehigh 24-13) but it was good to see our guys come out on top of those close matches." The Mountain Hawks will be off from competition next weekend and will return to action at EIWA rival Princeton on Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m. Two days later, Lehigh hosts two-time defending national champion Penn State at PPL Center in Allentown. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Drew Mattin (Michigan) 7-0 133 - Scott Parker (Lehigh) Fall Michael Volyanyuk (Michigan) 5:33 141 - Luke Karam (Lehigh) dec. Sal Profaci (Michigan) 9-2 149 - Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) dec. Malik Amine (Michigan) 8-3 157 - Ian Brown (Lehigh) dec. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) 7-5 165 - Logan Massa (Michigan) tech fall Cole Walter (Lehigh) 18-2, 4:56 174 - Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Myles Amine (Michigan) 5-4 184 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) dec. Domenic Abounader (Michigan) 3-1 197 - Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) dec. Jackson Striggow (Michigan) 2-0 285 - Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Jordan Wood (Lehigh) 6-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team won the 40th Annual Navy Classic on Saturday at Wesley Brown Field House behind a strong team effort which featured three individual champions. It is the first team championship in the Navy Classic for the Midshipmen since winning seven of eight titles from 2004 to 2011. “The team is the highlight of today's victory at the Navy Classic,” head coach Joel Sharratt said after the competition. “We competed hard at all 10 weight classes and when this team does that great things are going to happen.” The Midshipmen posted a team score of 112.5 to win the event. Purdue finished second with a combined tally of 100.5, just ahead of Old Dominion (98.5). Indiana (81.5) and Princeton (74.5) rounded out the top five of the field. Nicholas Gil (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Drew Daniels (Overland Park, Kan.) and Jadaen Bernstein (Glen Gardner, N.J.) all won their weight classes to pace the Midshipmen scoring. Gil competed in four matches in the 141-pound weight class on the day, recording a pair of major decisions. After starting the day with a bye, the junior posted an 8-0 major decision to advance. Gil notched a 2-0 decision against Jack Mutchnik from American to move to the semifinals. He advanced to the finals with an 8-3 decision over Indiana's Cole Weaver. In the championship, Gil defeated Old Dominion's Alex Madrigal with a major decision, 11-2. “Standout performance was Nick Gil who wrestled extremely strong all the way through today's event,” Sharratt said. “He was our most dominant wrestler in the finals and he still has more skill to develop.” Bernstein was the Mids' top performer at 174, going 5-0 on the day to win the individual championship. The senior opened the day with back-to-back major decision victories, beating Bucknell's Frank Guida (W, 14-4) and Brown's Andrew LaBrie (W, 13-5). Bernstein continued with a 7-3 decision over Dylan Barreiro of Kent State in the quarterfinals before notching a 5-1 decision over Seldon Wright of ODU in the semifinals. In the finals, Bernstein edged Indiana's Devin Skatzka, 5-3, to win the title. In the 165-pound weight class, Daniels posted five victories to win the championship. He opened the day with a 6-3 decision against Brendan May of George Mason, advancing to take on Ben Schram of ODU, who advanced via a bye. Against Schram, Daniels notched a 3-1 sudden victory to move ahead in the bracket to face Austin Reese of Ohio. The senior earned a one-point victory (4-3) to advance to the semifinals, where he defeated Campbell's Quentin Perez. In the finals, Daniels registered a sudden victory (3-1) over Indian's Bryce Martin to claim the weight class. “Bernstein and Daniel had great days. This was Bernstein's first event since our opening weekend and he started a little slow but his finals match was true Bernstein style that did not allow his opener to even get a handful of shots attempted. Daniels has to feel great about his day. He opened up and wrestled his matches today and brought home a hard for guy victory in the finals via OT.” Brant Leadbeter (Owings, Md.) was the top performer in the 125-weight class, advancing to the quarterfinals before moving to the consolation bracket. Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.) picked up four wins on the day out of the consolation bracket at 133, while Corey Wilding (Pittsburgh, Pa.) notched a win in the round of 32 of the 149-pound weight class and four victories in the consolation bracket. Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) was the top performer at 157, nothing a pair of Ws in the round of 32 and 16 before advancing through the consolation bracket to claim fifth place. Michael Coleman (Hudson, Ohio) came up just short in the 184 group, falling to Christian Lafragola of Brown, 8-6, in the championship. At 197, Joshua Roetman (Kotzebue, Alaska) posted a pair of wins on the day, while Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) picked up two wins at 285. “Great team work,” Sharratt added. “They have earned a nice Thanksgiving week of recovery in preparation for the Cliff Keen.” Navy will next be in action at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on the weekend of Dec. 1-2.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Wrestling in its first tournament as a team, No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (4-0, 0-0 MAC) dominated the competition at the Lindenwood Open Saturday in St. Charles, Mo., claiming 10 individual titles on the day. Mizzou claimed six first-place finishes in the gold (open) division, and four in the black (freshman/sophomore) division. NOTABLE TIGERS Redshirt senior 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) snagged the second Lindenwood Open title of his career after winning the same title in 2015. McGhee won five matches on the day, including a 3-2 win over Christian Moody (Oklahoma) in the finals. At 133 pounds, redshirt junior 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) took first following four wins, including three by fall. In the finals, Erneste needed just 45 seconds to pin Ian Parker (Iowa State) and claim first. Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) was dominant en route to his individual title, winning four of five matches with bonus points, recording two falls, a technical fall and a major decision on the day. Eierman defeated Mike Longo (Oklahoma) by way of a 20-4 technical fall in the championship bout. It was an all-Tiger final at 157 pounds, as redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) went up against redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Luke Fortuna (Glen Ellyn, Ill.). Lavallee outlasted Fortuna, 5-3, to earn the first-place finish. Lavallee recorded three wins by bonus points before the decision victory in the championship bout. At 174 pounds, redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) upended Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma), 6-0, in the championship bout to cap a 4-0 tournament. Prior to the win over Mejias, Lewis recorded three falls to advance to the finals. Redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.) upended Dane Pastano (Iowa State) to claim the title at 184 pounds. The win finished off a 4-0 day for Marriott, who won three matches by decision and one by major decision. In the black division designated for freshman and sophomore, four Tigers took first place. Freshman 125-pounder Dack Punke (Washington, Mo.), freshman 133-pounder Allan Hart (Uniontown, Ohio), freshman 149-pounder Lane Stigall (Aurora, Ore.) and freshman 184-pounder Jake Raschka (Pewaukee, Wis.) all claimed individual titles while wrestling unattached. UP NEXT Next, Mizzou will hit the road for the first time in dual competition this season, as the Tigers head to Virginia to face a pair of ACC foes. Mizzou and No. 9 Virginia Tech will wrestle on Saturday, Nov. 25, then Mizzou will face Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 26. The duals are scheduled to start at 5 p.m. (CT) and Noon (CT), respectively, with ACC Network Extra to provide live streams of both duals. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling).

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Maryland wrestling team (3-1, 0-1 B1G) captured its third consecutive victory on Saturday, knocking off Stanford, 18-15. The win surpasses Maryland's 2016-17 win total and is Maryland's second-longest winning streak since the Terps won four matches in-a-row in the 2014-15 season. "I'm very impressed with the way our team battled today," head coach Kerry McCoy said. "Brandon Cray set the tone early, and that momentum carried throughout the match. We were confident when things got tough, and we felt good about being able to turn to Youssif Hemida, knowing he'd give us a great chance to close it out. I'm proud of our team and I'm looking forward to the Road Runner Open on Sunday." Maryland's afternoon got started with Brandon Cray upsetting No. 9 Connor Schram. Cray's win was his third in a row, including a pin on Nov. 4 against Campbell. Stanford was able to take the lead after a major decision at 133, but No. 15 Ryan Diehl kept his undefeated season going with a 6-1 win at 141. Stanford won at 149, but Maryland was able to respond with consecutive wins from Kyle Cochran at 157 and Brendan Burnham at 165. Burnham's win came by way of sudden victory and it was his first of the season. No. 16 Keaton Subjeck defeated Maryland's Josh Ugalde at 174, but Spencer Woods then kept Maryland in front with a 6-2 win at 184. Niko Cappello fell by major decision at 197, which tied the match at 15 heading into a top-15 bout at heavyweight between Maryland's Youssif Hemida and Stanford's Nathan Butler. The two were scoreless after the first period, but Butler quickly took the lead with an escape early in the second period that Hemida matched to tie the score. Neither wrestler took the lead until the final seconds, which was when Hemida secured a takedown that gave Maryland the 18-15 win. Maryland will be back in action on Sunday when the Terps head to Bakersfield, California for the Road Runner Open. The event will be streamed live on flowrestling.com. Full results from Maryland's win over Stanford can be found below. Results: 125 Brandon Cray (MD) dec. #9 Connor Schram (STAN) 8-7 133 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) maj. dec. Jhared Simmons (MD) 17-5 141 #15 Ryan Diehl (MD) dec. Brandon Kier (STAN) 6-1 149 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) maj. dec. Adam Whitesell (MD) 15-2 157 Kyle Cochran (MD dec. Walker Dempsey (STAN) 11-4 165 Brendan Burnham (MD) dec. Brandon Dallavia (STAN) 10-4 (SV) 174 #16 Keaton Subjeck (STAN) dec. Josh Ugalde (MD) 9-5 184 Spencer Woods (MD) dec. Matt Mills (STAN) 6-2 197 Nathan Traxler (STAN) maj. dec. Niko Cappello (MD) 16-3 285 #15 Youssif Hemida (MD) dec. #12 Nathan Butler (STAN) 3-1

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Competing inside Reynolds Coliseum for the first time this season the No. 7 NC State wrestling team posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Wolfpack Duals, coasting to victories over UNC-Pembroke, Utah Valley and Reinhardt Saturday night. In total, the Pack won 28 of the 30 matches on the day. #7 NC State 48, UNC-Pembroke 0 125: Tommy Cox (NCSU) tech fall Nick Dagette; 15-0 - 5-0 133: Will Clark (NCSU) fall Ethan Hnasko; 5:39 - 11-0 141: Jamel Morris (NCSU) dec. Shawn Scribner; 22-20 - 14-0 149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) fall Luke McDonough; 4:47 - 20-0 157: #20 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall Eric Milks; 18-3 - 25-0 165: #19 Brian Hamann (NCSU) major dec. Blaine Shade; 17-7 - 29-0 174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) fall Joey DiMartino; 4:15 - 35-0 184: #3 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Faris Teia; 6-1 - 38-0 197: Tyler Johnson (NCSU) fall Bryce Walker; 0:17 - 44-0 285: Michael Boykin (NCSU) major dec. Andrew Colborn; 18-5 - 48-0 The Wolfpack got its night off to a perfect start as it defeated UNC-Pembroke 48-0. Tommy Cox set the tone early, scoring a tech fall over Nick Dagette at 125. From there, NC State earned four pinfall victories thanks to Will Clark at 133, Beau Donahue at 149, Daniel Bullard at 174 and Tyler Johnson at 197. Brian Harmann won via major decision at 165, as did Michael Boykin at 285. #7 NC State 34, Utah Valley 6 125: #18 Taylor LaMont (UV) dec. Tommy Cox; 8-3 - 0-3 133: Tariq Wilson (NCSU) tech fall Durbin Lloren; 19-1 - 5-3 141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Jarod Maynes; 20-5 - 10-3 149: Beau Donahue (NCSU) major dec. Matthew Ontiveros; 9-1 - 14-3 157: #20 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) tech fall Raider Lofthouse; 16-1 - 19-3 165: Demetrius Romero (UV) dec. #19 Brian Hamann; 6-4 (SV1) - 19-6 174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) fall Kieffer Taylor; 4:12 - 25-6 184: #3 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Gary Jantzer; 3-2 - 28-6 197: #9 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Tanner Orndorff; 7-3 - 31-6 285: Malik McDonald (NCSU) dec. #18 Dustin Dennison (UV); 3-1 (SV1) - 34-6 NC State followed up with another win, this time over Utah Valley as it prevailed 34-6. The Wolfpack earned wins via tech fall from Tariq Wilson, Kevin Jack, and Hayden Hidlay. Beau Donahue also picked up a major decision at 149. In the final bout, Malik McDonald scored a 3-1 extra time win over #18 Dustin Dennison. #7 NC State 54, Reinhardt 0 125: Tommy Cox (NCSU) tech fall Jordan Pitt; 20-5 - 5-0 133: Tariq Wilson (NCSU) tech fall Curtis Doctor; 19-4 - 10-0 141: #2 Kevin Jack (NCSU) inj. default Chase Zemenak; 0:23 - 16-0 149: Jake DeAngelo (NCSU) fall Kalvin Harris; 2:37 - 22-0 157: Sam Melikian (NCSU) fall Caleb Mariakis; 3:37 - 28-0 165: #19 Brian Hamann (NCSU) tech fall Garrett Klinger; 16-0 - 33-0 174: Daniel Bullard (NCSU) major dec. Michael Carew; 10-1 - 37-0 184: #3 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech fall Antonio Stewart; 17-2 - 42-0 197: Tyler Johnson (NCSU) fall Austin Brown; 1:54 - 48-0 285: Malik McDonald (NCSU) fall Hinton Bolinger; 2:07 - 54-0 NC State ended the night as it started, on a perfect note. Daniel Bullard won via major decision at 174 while Tommy Cox, Tariq Wilson, Brian Hamann earned tech fall wins. Jake DeAngelo, Sam Melikian and Tyler Johnson won via pinfall. Up Next: NC State has a short turnaround as it competes tomorrow inside Carmichael Gym at the Wolfpack Open in an all-day event.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Illinois redshirt senior wrestler Isaiah Martinez recorded his 100th career victory on Friday night in front of his hometown crowd at Fresno State, as the Illini routed the Bulldogs 33-10. A native of Lemoore, California, just 30 miles south of Fresno, Martinez used a 28-13 tech fall to become the 25th Illini to reach the century mark. The Illini won seven of the ten bouts, including three pins, to improve to 1-1 on the season, while Fresno State dropped to 1-2. "Isaiah was great as always, said head coach Jim Heffernan. "It was good to get him back home one last time. Fresno did a phenomenal job with the event and should be congratulated. I was also really impressed with the way David Riojas handled himself in his first time out. [He] kept his composure, competed hard and got it done." Martinez's 100th win proved to be quite similar to 40 of his previous victories, as the Illini 165-pounder dominated Isaiah Hokit for the tech fall (5:05), alternating between takedowns and cutting his opponent loose to get back to his offense throughout the match. Using 11 takedowns, paired with a reversal and a two-point near fall, Martinez powered his way to his second tech fall in as many matches this season. Friday night's dual also marked the first home dual for Fresno State since their program was reinstated beginning this season. The Bulldogs wrestling team was cut as a varsity sport following the 2005-06 season. Starting at 125 pounds, the Fighting Illini jumped out to an early 13-0 lead with wins in each of their first three matches, highlighted by a pin and the first Illini victories for redshirt freshmen Dylan Duncan and Mike Carr. Sophomore Travis Piotrowski opened the dual with a commanding pin just a into the 125-pound bout against Fresno State's Sean Williams. After a scramble on the outside of the mat, Piotrowski gained control for the takedown. Over the next 30 seconds, Piotrowski worked both of Williams' shoulders, eventually getting both on the mat 1:04 into the match. Adding four more points to the Illinois score at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Dylan Duncan picked up his first career win in an Illini singlet with a major decision over Trevor Williams. Leading wire-to-wire, Duncan earned a takedown in the first period, another takedown in the second, followed by three more in the final frame to win 12-4 with riding time. The third straight victory to open the dual came from another first-year starter for Coach Heffernan, as redshirt freshman Mike Carr won by decision, 13-7, against Chris De Loza at 141 pounds. After falling behind 2-0 early, Carr bounced back to tie the match, 3-3, at the end of the first. Over the remaining two periods Carr held De Loza without a takedown while notching four two-pointers of his own to pull away for his first win as an Illini. Fresno State picked up a pair of victories at 149 and 157 pounds to cut into the Illinois lead. Kristian Olivas defeated redshirt sophomore Eric Barone by a 10-2 major decision on the backs of a 8-0 run in the final frame. At 157 pounds, redshirt senior Langenderfer opened the scoring for the Illini, but a 7-0 run by Greg Gaxiola put the match out of reach as the Bulldog held on for a 9-5 decision. After Isaiah Martinez's tech fall put the Illini back in the win column following intermission, the Illini iced the victory with back-to-back falls at 174 pound and 184 pounds from true freshman David Riojas and redshirt junior Emery Parker. Making his collegiate debut, Riojas picked up the pin over Dominic Kincaid midway through the second period. Tied 3-3 entering the second frame, Kincaid got in on a leg of Riojas but was stymied by the first-time starter as he scramble out of danger. Riojas quickly got back to his offense, notching the go-ahead takedown, 5-3, and then worked Kincaid to his back for the fall with 38 seconds left (4:22) in the period. Parker made it back-to-back pins when he put Angel Solis on his back early in the third period. After a single takedown in the first period, Parker added three more in the second to take a 9-2 advantage into the final frame. Having worn down Solis in the previous period, Parker finished off the Bulldogs' 184-pounder 20 seconds into the third (5:20) with his first pin of the season. Illinois won their seventh and final match of the night at 197 pounds, as redshirt junior Andre Lee edged Richie Brandt by way of a 4-3 decision to push Illinois' lead to 33-7. After a takedown late in the first period, Brandt tied the match with a takedown of his own in the second period. An escape by the Illini 197-pounder in the final period proved to be the difference as Lee held staved off late shots by Brandt. Ending the match at heavyweight, Illini redshirt junior Duece Rachal dropped a back-and-forth battle against A.J. Nevills by a score of 7-5. Tied 5-5 entering the final period, Nevills countered a late shot by Rachal to get a takedown with 13 seconds remaining to seal the third win for Fresno State. Up next, the Orange and Blue will continue their trip in the Sunshine State with the Roadrunner Open on Sunday, November 19. Held in Bakersfield, the all-day tournament will begin at noon central time, 10 a.m. locally, and be broadcast via subscription on FloWrestling. Results: 125: #14 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) fall Sean Williams (Fresno), 1:04 | ILL 6, Fresno 0 133: #17 Dylan Duncan major dec. (ILL) Trevor Williams (Fresno), 12-4 | ILL 10, Fresno 0 141: Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Chris De Loza (Fresno), 13-7 | ILL 13, Fresno 0 149: Kristian Olivas (Fresno) major dec. #19 Eric Barone (ILL), 10-2 | ILL 13, Fresno 4 157: Greg Gaxiola (Fresno) dec. #16 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 9-5 | ILL 13, Fresno 7 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Isaiah Hokit (Fresno), 28-13 (5:05) | ILL 18, Fresno 7 174: David Riojas (ILL) fall Dominic Kincaid (Fresno), 4:22 | ILL 24, Fresno 7 184: #8 Emery Parker (ILL) Fall Angel Solis (Fresno), 5:20 | ILL 30, Fresno 7 197: Andre Lee (ILL) dec. Richie Brandt (Fresno), 4-3 | ILL 33, Fresno 7 HWT: AJ Nevills (Fresno) dec. Duece Rachal (ILL), 7-5 | ILL 33, Fresno 10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Bonus point victories early set the tone on Friday night as Virginia (1-2) defeated Gardner-Webb (0-4) by a score of 30-11 Aquatic & Fitness Center in the first home dual of the season for the Cavaliers. The dual was the first of two straight at home for the Cavaliers. Virginia will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 26, when the Cavaliers host No. 5 Missouri at 1 p.m. “Overall, we still have a lot of work to do, but I was really happy with the bonus-point wins tonight,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “Right off the bat, Louie (Hayes) and Jack (Mueller) got us rolling and that was key. We need that all year. We feel we have a great one-two punch with those guys at the start of our lineup. “Then Andrew (Atkinson) got a pin with was great for the team. Jay Aiello toughed out his win and Tyler (Love) finished things off. He looked fantastic tonight.” Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.), who is ranked No. 18 nationally at 125 pounds, and Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) both pinned their opponents as the Cavaliers got bonus-point victories in four of the first five weight classes of the night. Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas), who is ranked No. 8 at 133 pounds, picked up a tech fall, while Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) turned in a major decision at 149 pounds With the early wins, Virginia stormed out to a 15-8 lead on the Bulldogs at the midway point. The Cavaliers locked things up with three more wins down the stretch as No. 18 Will Schany (Blair, Neb.), Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) and Tyler Love (Clifton, Va.) all picked up decisions for the final 30-11 margin of victory. Schany won at 174 pounds, while Aiello won at 197 pounds and Love won at heavyweight. Results: 125: No. 18 Louie Hayes pinned Keegan Duncan, 2:48 – UVA 6, GWU 0 133: No. 8 Jack Mueller tech fall Philip Anderson (GWU), 18-1 (2:32) – UVA 11, GWU 0 149: Sam Krivus (UVA) major dec. Joby Armenta (GWU), 11-2 – UVA 15, GWU 3 157: Tyler Marinelli (GWU) tech fall Fred Green (UVA), 18-1 (5:00) – UVA 15, GWU 8 165: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) pinned Brett Stein (GWU), 1:43 – UVA 21, GWU 8 174: No. 18 Will Schany (UVA) dec. Christian Maroni (GWU), 9-7 – UVA 24, GWU 8 184: Cole Graves (GWU) dec. Jack Walsh (UVA), 5-2 – UVA 24, GWU 11 197: Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. Anthony Perrine (GWU), 6-0 – UVA 27, GWU 11 HWT: Tyler Love (UVA) dec. Lathan Bumgarner (GWU), 5-2 – UVA 30, GWU 11

In front of a nearly packed house in Frost Arena in Brookings, S.D., the No. 6 ranked University of Minnesota battled through every level of adversity to defeat South Dakota State University 20-12 on Friday night. "Our guys wrestled really well today, and I loved how they competed," head coach Brandon Eggum said after the dual. "This type of environment provided us a huge test and for these guys to respond in the ways they did was phenomenal." The difference in the dual ended up being junior Tommy Thorn's victory at 141-pounds. Thorn earned a major decision victory over Henry Pohlmeyer after missing the Air Force dual. Thorn dominated throughout the match and earned numerous takedowns to win 13-4 with the bonus point. "Thorn looked great tonight," Eggum added. "He has a great match coming on Sunday, so it was nice to see him come out tonight and perform at such a high level." The night began with a strong performance from Owen Webster at 184-pounds. The sophomore turned defense into offensive in the first period after sprawling; he spun around and scored the opening points of the dual. Webster's opponent was able to tie up his match at 2-2 after a headgear grab and escape, but Webster countered with an escape of his own and one final takedown before adding his second straight bonus point to give Minnesota the opening victory. After a close defeat at 197 in sudden victory time, Rylee Streifel put Minnesota back in front of the Jackrabbits. Streifel and his opponent, Alex Macki, remained scoreless after one period. Macki escaped to earn the first points of the match, but a takedown at the end of the second period gave the Prior Lake native his first lead of the match heading into the final period. The sophomore was able to defend his way to the 3-1 victory in the third period, his second straight win with that score. Lizak took the mat at 125, and struck early and never looked back. The junior scored at 1:30 in the first period, and then not only did Lizak not allow the escape, he put his opponent on his back for two separate near fall calls, giving him an 8-0 lead at the end of the first period. Then at the start of the second, instead of an escape, Lizak scored on a reversal, and make it 10-0 and added a bonus point to win 11-0 and put Minnesota up 10-3. "I think sometimes people forget how dangerous Ethan is when he gets to the legs because of his length. It was a good win for him, I thought he looked really sharp." After Thorn's victory, Hunter Marko continued his early season success at 149. After a scoreless first period, Marko escaped in the second, and then secured a takedown with just mere seconds left in the second, which was unsuccessfully challenged by SDSU. Marko used the 3-0 lead, and was able to grind his way to the Gophers fifth victory. The Maroon and Gold earned their sixth and final victory of the night when Nick Wanzek took the mat. The senior jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, and he never surrendered his lead for the remainder of the match. Minnesota will jump on a flight to Oklahoma for a big matchup with No. 3 Oklahoma State on Sunday. The Gophers will enter Gallagher-Iba Arena at 5:00 p.m. to possibly have four ranked matchups take place. As the non-conference continues, GopherSports.com is always the best place to find recent results and all Gopher Wrestling news. Be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so you do not miss any content this season. Results: 184: Owen Webster dec Martin Mueller, 6-2 | Minn 3 -- SDSU 0 197: Brady Ayers SV-1 Bobby Steveson, 8-6 | Minn 3 -- SDSU 3 HWT: Rylee Streifel dec Alex Macki, 4-1 | Minn 6 -- SDSU 3 125: No. 5 Ethan Lizak maj dec Connor Brown | Minn 10 -- SDSU 3 133: No. 1 Seth Gross dec No. 6 Mitch McKee, 9-4 | Minn 10 -- SDSU 6 141: No. 8 Tommy Thorn maj dec Henry Pohlmeyer, 13-4 | Minn 14 -- SDSU 6 149: Hunter Marko dec Colten Carlson, 3-2 | Minn 17 -- SDSU 6 157: No. 18 Luke Zilverberg dec No. 10 Jake Short, 5-2 | Minn 17 -- SDSU 9 165: No. 10 Nick Wanzek dec Zach Carlson, 8-5 | Minn 20 -- SDSU 9 174: No. 15 David Kocer dec Chris Pfarr, 6-2 | Minn 20 -- SDSU 12

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- On a night when Central Michigan officially dedicated its wrestling room to two of the iconic names in program history, the Chippewas put their dominance on display. CMU recorded two pins, a technical pin and two major decisions on Friday in rolling past Michigan State, 31-9, in its dual-meet opener at McGuirk Arena. The 15th-ranked Chippewas recorded 20 takedowns while allowing just nine, and they finished with 24 back points and blanked the Spartans in that category en route to winning seven of the 10 matches. "Any time you compete, you're happy with some things and then you see things that will really take some time to fix," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "That's pretty much how the night went. "In the matches that we scored bonus points in, we wrestled the way we've been practicing, we did what we've been practicing: we tried to keep scoring points, we went for a couple pins, which is important. Other matches, there's things we really need to work on." The wrestling room was officially dedicated in the name of Borrelli and former longtime coach Chick Sherwood. Also on hand for the dedication was Philip Kintzele, a CMU professor in the School of Accounting a longtime major benefactor of the program. "The nice thing is Phil Kintzele had a lot to do with us having the finances to do that," Borrelli said. "That's a nice thing to know that there are people working in the university that recognize the hard work that's gone into this program and what it's done for young people over the years. Phil's probably taught here maybe 40 years. To have someone like that step up, that's an important thing." Plenty of Chippewas stepped up on the mat on Friday, including senior Jordan Ellingwood (184 pounds) and redshirt freshman Matt Stencel (285), both of whom recorded pins. Stencel closed the meet with a pin in 1:10; Ellingwood's came at 3:24. CMU sophomore Mason Smith (141) recorded a 15-0 technical fall at 2:50, and Justin Oliver (149) and Colin Heffernan (157) both won on major decisions. CMU scored bonus points in five of the seven matches it won. "We have this saying, score 10 points every match you go out there," Ellingwood said. "We take stats on all of our matches and when we score 10 points, we're winning like 98 percent of the matches. It's one of our mottos: Score 10, score 10." The Chippewas also got an 8-3 win from Logan Parks (165) and a 2-0 victory from Jordan Atienza (197). It was CMU's fourth consecutive dual victory over the Spartans, and it marked the 15th time in the last 16 years that the Chippewas have beaten the Spartans. "When you're competing in Division I, nothing's easy," Borrelli said. "Everybody thinks Central Michigan's supposed to beat Michigan State pretty handily. It's never easy. We've beaten Michigan State a lot over the years and I don't think one of them has been easy." The Chippewas will travel to Virgina Tech on Sunday. The Hokies are ranked 11th in the Open Mat Top 25 poll. "I'm excited to see how good we are against a team like that," Borrelli said. "Sometimes it's harder to compete the way you want to compete when you're expected to win or expected to dominate someone. "Sometimes that's tougher than being the underdog and going into a place where they expect to slap you around. You're going to go in and fight a little bit. I want to see how our guys react to that." Results: 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) dec. Drew Hildebrandt, 9-6 133: Nathan Ellis (MSU) dec. Deven Perez, 3-1 141: Mason Smith (CMU) tech. fall Alex Hrisopoulos, 15-0, 2:50 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) major dec. Austin Thompson, 15-2 157: Colin Heffernan (CMU) major dec. Jake Tucker, 18-5 165: Logan Parks (CMU) dec. Logan Ritchie, 8-3 174: Austin Hiles (MSU) dec. CJ Brucki, 12-10 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) pinned Nick May, 3:24 197: Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. Shwan Shadaia, 2-0 285: Matt Stencel (CMU) pinned Chrstian Rebottaro, 1:10

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Two bonus point victories fro No. 9 Virginia Tech's lowerweights helped propel the Hokies to a convincing 28-7 road win over Chattanooga on Friday evening. The Hokies only dropped two matches in the dual and improve to 8-8 all-time vs. the Mocs. Tech set the tone right away with a major decision from redshirt freshman Kyle Norstrem at 125 pounds and a tech fall from redshirt senior Dennis Gustafson. Redshirt junior Zack Zavatsky, ranked seventh in the nation by Intermat at 184 pounds, topped No. 12 Bryce Carr in the lone ranked bout of the evening in sudden victory overtime, 3-1. Chattanooga's Alonzo Allen only trailed 10-6 in the third period of the 125-pound bout but Norstrem used an escape, a takedown and four near fall points to push the score into bonus point territory. Gustafson made quick work of Wade Cummings as he picked up the tech fall in 4:38 to give the Hokies a 9-0 lead in the dual. After a defeat at 141, No. 7 Solomon Chishko's decision at 149 set the stage for B.C. LaPrade's 17-4 major decision at 157 pounds, putting Tech in the driver's seat at 16-3. The win marked LaPrade's first dual meet victory of his career. The match of the night came at 184 where Zavatsky and Carr were knotted up at 1-1 at the end of regulation. Zavatsky, who was on the offensive from the start, fended off a shot from Carr and grabbed a single leg to convert a takedown and clinch the 3-1 victory. No. 2 Jared Haught grinded out a 10-8decision at 197 before a workman like 5-2 decision from Andrew Dunn closed out the match. The Hokies return to action on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Cassell Coliseum when they take on No. 17 Central Michigan at 3 p.m. A limited number of tickets remain for Tech's dual with No. 5 Missouri next weekend at the Moss Arts Center. Tickets can be bought by clicking on the ticket link at the top of the page. No. 9 Virginia Tech 28, Chattanooga 7 125 : Kyle Norstrem MD Alonzo Allen, 17-6 133: #18 Dennis Gustafson dec. TF Wade Cummings, 17-1 (4:38) 141: Michael Pongracz dec. Brent Moore, 10-2 149: #7 Solomon Chishko dec. Roman Boylen, 3-1 157: B.C. LaPrade MD Dylan Forzani, 17-4 165: #5 David McFadden dec. Chad Pyke, 9-4 174: Justin Lampe dec. Hunter Bolen, 6-4 184: #7 Zack Zavatsky dec. #12 Bryce Carr, 3-1 (SV) 197: #2 Jared Haught dec. Scottie Boykin, 10-8 285: Andrew Dunn dec. Connor Tolley, 5-2

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Wrestling without two of its top guns, No. 10 Lehigh posted bonus points in five of six victories Friday night to knock off No. 24 Edinboro 27-14 inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Junior Scott Parker continued to enjoy success in his recent run against ranked opposition while classmate Gordon Wolf posted another high-scoring, come-from-behind win, this one coming against a ranked foe. The win improves Lehigh's early-season record to 2-0, while Edinboro falls to 2-1. Three of the four freshmen wrestling their first official Lehigh bouts in Grace Hall picked up impressive victories, starting with Jordan Wood, who opened the dual with a 9-0 win over Jon Spaulding, who was subbing for Edinboro's ranked heavyweight Billy Miller. Wood scored a takedown in each period plus a second period escape and penalty point for stalling plus a 3:29 riding time advantage to stake Lehigh to a 4-0 lead. Freshman Aaron Burkett, subbing for senior Darian Cruz at 125, was upended by eighth-ranked Sean Russell, who claimed a 19-4 technical fall in 5:29 to give the Fighting Scots a 5-4 advantage. Parker, ranked third at 133, took on 11th ranked Korbin Meyers, who struck for an early takedown to go up 2-0. Parker battled back with a takedown at the first period buzzer to go up 3-2 and led 6-2 after two periods before pancaking Myers in the third and earning his first fall of the season at the 5:33 mark. "Scotty is going to keep wrestling the whole match," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "That's how he's won these last two matches. He just kept wrestling. He kept the heat on his opponent tonight and you saw him wear down in the third period. That was the difference." Freshman Luke Karam extended Lehigh's lead to 13-5 with a 6-1 decision over Nate Hagan at 141. Karam scored takedowns in the first and third periods, and rode out after that third period score to gain a 1:44 riding time advantage. A pair of close decision going into and coming out of intermission allowed Edinboro to creep within 13-11 with four bouts remaining. At 149, senior Jonathan Mele scored first, but Peter Pappas answered with three takedowns in the first period and held on at the end to win 11-10. Junior Ian Brown also scored first in his match with Andrew Shomers at 157 but two escapes plus a second period takedown and riding time gave Shomers a 13-11 lead. Wolf got Lehigh back on track with an impressive 16-8 major over ninth-ranked Austin Matthews at 165. Matthews scored the first takedown of the bout but after a penalty point for locked hands Wolf and he traded reversals. Wolf dominated on his feet and in scrambles from there, scoring a takedown of his own in the first and adding two more both the second and third periods plus over three minutes of riding time. "Gordon gets better as the match goes on," Santoro said. "Once he starts tightening up that first period, he can compete with anybody in the country. He's learning, he's getting better, and he's done a nice job." Sophomore Jordan Kutler followed with a major decision of his own, scoring three takedowns in the first and three more in the third, the last of which clinched the major in the final seconds 14-5 over Fritz Hoehn at 174. Edinboro picked up its final win at 184 as Dylan Reynolds defeated sophomore Andrew Price, who stepped in for junior Ryan Preisch, by a 5-2 score. Freshman Jake Jakobsen ended the dual on a high note for Lehigh, scoring an early takedown against Aaron Paddock and then locking up a cradle for the fall in just 52 seconds. "Our freshmen did great," Santoro said. "Luke Karam did a great job too. Three freshmen came out and did what we expected them to do. They wrestled really well but overall I do want to see more attacking (from everyone) and more offense. At times we were content to hang onto leads and that's something we'll have to fix as the season goes on. We're not going to win the big ones, in March, wrestling with inconsistent techniques." The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up their opening home weekend on Sunday when they welcome No. 4 Michigan to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall for a 1 p.m. match. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or at Grace Hall prior to Sunday's match. No. 10 Lehigh 27, No. 24 Edinboro 14 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) 9-0 125 – Sean Russell (Edinboro) tech fall Aaron Burkett (Lehigh) 19-4, 5:29 133 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) Fall Korbin Myers (Edinboro) 5:33 141 – Luke Karam (Lehigh) dec. Nate Hagan (Edinboro) 6-1 149 – Peter Pappas (Edinboro) dec. Jonathan Mele (Lehigh) 11-10 157 – Andrew Shomers (Edinboro) dec. Ian Brown (Lehigh) 5-3 165 – Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) major dec. Austin Matthews (Edinboro) 16-8 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) major dec. Fritz Hoehn (Edinboro) 14-5 184 – Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) dec. Andrew Price (Lehigh) 5-2 197 – Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) Fall Aaron Paddock (Edinboro) 0:52 Attendance – 1,181 Official – Jim Rivello

LINCOLN, Neb. -- In its first dual of the season, the No. 15 Nebraska wrestling team trounced the Wyoming Cowboys, 25-10, Friday night in front of 1,808 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers started strong, jumping to a 3-0 match lead after Kris Williams' 9-4 decision over Trent Olson at 125 pounds. Wyoming tied things up after Montorie Bridges defeated Brian Peska 11-5 at 133 pounds. The Cowboys took a 6-3 lead after No. 7 Chad Red Jr. fell to third-ranked Bryce Meredith, 11-5. Sixth-ranked Colton McCrystal notched a 7-3 decision over Sam Turner at 149 pounds to even things out between the two squads, 6-6. All-American and fourth-ranked Tyler Berger helped NU get back on top with a 5-4 decision over No. 17 Archie Colgan at 157 pounds, after holding over a minute of advantage in riding time at the end of the three periods. At 165 pounds, No. 16 Isaiah White clinched a 7-5 decision over No. 12 Branson Ashworth to put the Big Red up 12-6. Wyoming cut the lead to 12-10 after a 15-6 major decision at 174 pounds between Eric Engler and Kyle Pope. Taylor Venz's 18-2 technical fall over Chaz Polson at 184 pounds got things rolling for Nebraska. Venz's victory gave NU a 17-10 lead and Eric Schultz's 7-3 decision at 197 pounds put the Huskers up 20-10. David Jensen (HWT) finished the night with a 17-2 technical fall over Hunter Mullins. The Huskers hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers next Saturday at noon. Results: 125: Kris Williams (NEB) dec. Trent Olson (WYO), 9-4 (NEB 3, WYO 0) 133: Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. Brian Peska (NEB), 11-5 (NEB 3, WYO 3) 141: #3 Bryce Meredith (WYO) dec. #7 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 11-5 (WYO 6, NEB 3) 149: #6 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. Sam Turner (WYO), 7-3 (WYO 6, NEB 6) 157: #4 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. #17 Archie Colgan (WYO), 5-4 (NEB 9, WYO 6) 165: #16 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. #12 Branson Ashworth (WYO), 7-5 (NEB 12, WYO 6) 174: Kyle Pope (WYO) major dec. Eric Engler (NEB), 15-6 (NEB 12, WYO 10) 184: Taylor Venz (NEB) tech fall Chaz Polson (WYO), 18-2 (NEB 17, WYO 10) 197: Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Cody Vigoren (NEB), 7-3 (NEB 20, WYO 10) HWT: David Jensen (NEB) tech. fall Hunter Mullins (WYO), 17-2 (NEB 25, WYO 10)

VESTAL, N.Y. -- No. 1 Penn State (3-0, 0-0 B1G) took care of the home standing Binghamton Bearcats (0-1) in its first road dual of the year. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts to out-distance the Bearcats 40-2, picking up three pins in the process. Staying unbeaten on the year, Penn State picked up three pins and four majors in the dual meet victory, wrestled in front of over 3,000 fans in Binghamton. Penn State now has 10 pins in its 30 dual meet matches to start the year. The dual began at 125, where Penn State redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) dropped a hard-fought 7-4 match to Bearcat junior Joe Nelson. Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, rolled to a strong 10-4 win over BU's Jacob Nicholson to tie the dual at 3-3. Junior Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.) put Penn State up for good with a dominating 12-2 major decision over Joe Russ, giving the Nittany Lions a 7-3 lead. Penn State opened up its lead with two straight pins. Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, picked up a first period pin over BU's Frankie Garcia, getting the fall at the 2:37 mark. Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, followed that up with his third pin of the year, getting the fall over Tristan Rifanburg (4:23) to put Penn State up 19-3 at the midway point. Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, kept Penn State rolling with a strong 13-2 major over BU's Vincent DePrez. Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, picked up Penn State's third pin of the night, turning a second period reversal of Anthony Lombardo into a fall at the 3:14 mark. The win put Penn State up 33-2 after Binghamton was hit for an unsportsmanlike and lost a team point. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, dominated No. 14 Steven Schneider in the dual's marquee match-up, rolling up six takedowns and nearly 4:00 of riding time in a 15-6 major. Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) put Penn State up 36-2 with a 10-4 win over BU's Mark Tracy. Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 285, closed out the dual with yet another bonus point win, picking up a 12-3 major over Connor Calkins, giving Penn State the 40-2 victory. The Nittany Lions rolled to a 26-3 edge in takedowns and picked up 13 bonus points off three pins and four major decisions. Penn State is 26-4 in its first three duals of the year, including 10 pins. Penn State is now 3-0 overall, 0-0 in the Big Ten. The dual was Binghamton's first of the year and the Bearcats are now 0-1. Penn State continues a weekend road trip on Sunday at The Palestra. The Nittany Lions trek to Philadelphia for the Keystone Classic on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Penn. Penn State's next home dual is its Big Ten opener against Indiana on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. With all home dual meets sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only (SRO) tickets are available to select Rec Hall duals based on availability. Call 1-800-NITTANY for information or to purchase tickets. The 2017-18 Penn State wrestling season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: Joe Nelson BU dec. Devin Schnupp PSU, 7-4 / 0-3 133: #15 Corey Keener PSU dec. Jacob Nicholson BU, 10-4 / 3-3 141: Jered Cortez PSU maj. dec. Joe Russ BU, 12-2 / 7-3 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Frankie Garcia BU, WBF (2:37) / 13-3 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Tristan Rifanburg BU, WBF (4:23) / 19-3 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU maj. dec. Vincent DePrez BU, 13-2 / 23-3 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU pinned Anthony Lombardo BU, WBF (3:14) / 29-3 184: #1 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. #14 Steven Schneider BU, 15-6 / 33-2* 197: Anthony Cassar PSU dec. Mark Tracy BU, 10-4 / 36-2 285: #3 Nick Nevills PSU maj. dec. Connor Calkins BU, 12-3 / 40-2 * BU penalized one team point, unsportsmanlike conduct. Attendance: 3,019 Records: Penn State 3-0, Binghamton 0-1 Up Next for Penn State: at Keystone Classic, The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Redshirt freshman Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) took on Binghamton's Joe Nelson at 125. The duo battled evenly for a minute with neither man creating an advantage. Nelson used a low single to open up a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 1:46 mark. Schnupp escaped shortly after and action resumed in the center circle with Schnupp down 2-1. Schnupp blew through a high double to a single leg at the :50 mark and worked to pull Nelson back onto the mat but the junior fought his way out of bounds, picking up a first stall. Nelson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Schnupp connected on a high single but once again could not break through Nelson's defense and a reset was called at the 1:15 mark. Schnupp turned a quick scramble into a near takedown but Nelson countered for a stalemate at the :17 mark to hold his two point lead. Trailing 3-1, Schnupp chose down to start the third period. The Lion freshman steadily worked his way to his feet for an escaped, cutting the lead to 3-2 with 1:42 on the clock. Nelson finished off a fast single for a takedown and a 5-2 lead with 1:15 left. Schnupp reversed the Bearcat and cut him loose at the :20 mark and quickly turned in for a single leg. Nelson was able to hold off the flurry and, with 1:17 in riding time, post a hard-fought 7-4 win. 133: Senior Corey Keener (Schuylkill Haven, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, met Bearcat senior Jacob Nicholson. Keener and Nicholson traded slight shots early in the bout before Nicholson tripped the Lion senior to the mat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Keener escaped after :20 and action resumed in the center circle with 1:10 on the clock. Keener seemingly had a takedown with :25 on the clock but no takedown was given and Keener trailed 2-1 after one period. Keener chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 3-2 lead. The Lion senior then worked the action from the top position, building up :29 in riding time with the rideout. Nicholson chose down to start the second stanza and Keener broke the Bearcat down to maintain control on top. Keener's riding time moved over 1:00 with the Lion still looking to turn Nicholson for back points. Keener slipped after a reset and Nicholson took advantage for a reversal and a 4-3 lead. But the Lion senior countered with his own reversal and rolled the Bearcat over for two points plus four back points. The fast move, plus 1:27 in riding time, gave Keener a 10-4 win. 141: Junior Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.) tangled with junior Joe Russ at 141. Cortez scored quickly, turning a fast high single into a takedown and a 2-1 lead at the :30 mark. The Lion junior then blew through a high double leg and nearly picked up a two point near fall but Russ rolled through and escaped to a 4-2 Cortez lead with 1:45 on the clock. Cortez added a third takedown with :50 left to move out to a 6-2 lead. Cortez controlled the action from the top position, working the clock down to 0:00 with a rideout and led 6-2 after one. Cortez chose down to start the second period and deftly moved around the Bearcat for a reversal and an 8-2 lead. Russ was unable to break free of Cortez's strong ride and the Lion worked his time advantage up over 2:00. Cortez maintained control for the full two minutes and led 8-2 with 2:37 in time after two periods. Cortez chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 9-2 lead with 1:38 left to wrestle. With his riding time point clinched, Cortez added on a final takedown and rolled to a 12-2 major with 2:33 in riding time. 149: Senior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met sophomore Frankie Garcia. Retherford scored first, working Garcia's shoulders and moving behind the Bearcat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead with 2:05 on the clock. Garcia was able to scramble his way to a reversal and a 2-2 tie with 1:17 on the clock before Retherford escaped to a 3-2 lead. Retherford used a fast low ankle pick to up his lead to 5-2 with :40 left and then turned the Bearcat to his back for another first period pin, this one at the 2:37 mark. 157: Junior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, battled Binghamton's Tristan Rifanburg. Nolf worked the middle of the mat, stepping away from a couple Rifanburg shots while looking for a chance to score on his own. The Lion notched his first takedown at the :40 mark and, after a reset, locked up a cradle and tacked on four back points to lead 6-0 after one period. Garcia chose down to start the second period and Nolf cut the Bearcat loose to a 6-1 lead. Nolf turned a low Garcia shot into a scramble and a takedown of his own, upping his lead to 8-1. He then locked up another cradle and this time finished off the pin at the 4:23 mark. 165: Sophomore Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Bearcat junior Vincent DePrez. Joseph came out fast offensively, turning a low single into a takedown and an early 2-0 lead. He cut DePrez loose and began looking to score again. Joseph nearly broke through on a high double but DePrez was able to step back and keep the bout close with 1:25 on the clock. The Lion continued to force the action, keeping DePrez backing away while forcing him into a first stall warning. Leading 2-1, Joseph chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Joseph worked in on another high single and DePrez fought the move off once again, keeping the bout close with defense. Joseph's offensive pressure paid off, however, rolling around the Bearcat for a second takedown and a 5-1 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Joseph rode the Bearcat out and led 5-1 with 1:02 in time after two periods. DePrez chose down to start the third period and Joseph cut him loose. He then blew through a double leg for a third takedown and a 7-3 lead. The Lion sophomore then worked DePrez's shoulders to the mat and spent the last minute turning the Bearcat, picking up four near fall points. A 2:55 riding time edge gave the Lion a 13-2 major decision. 174: Sophomore Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, faced off against Anthony Lombardo. Hall worked his way through a high single and, after a short scramble, took a 2-0 lead with the takedown. Hall was able to turn Lombardo but could not nab the back points as the Bearcat scrambled through Hall's early efforts for back points. Hall maintained control for the remainder of the period and led 2-0 with 2:15 in riding time after the opening stanza. Hall chose down to start the second period and quickly worked himself into control, going chest-to-chest on the reversal and finishing off the reversal-to-pin in just :14. Hall's fall came at the 3:14 mark. 184: Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 184, tangled with No. 14 Steven Schneider of Binghamton in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Nickal scored first, working body control into a takedown at the 1:09 mark (nearly turning Schneider in the process). The Bearcat was able to fight off back points and action resumed in the center circle after a reset. Schneider escaped briefly but Nickal slid down with just :05 left for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead as the clock expired. Nickal chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed the ranked Bearcat to open up a 6-1 lead. Nickal worked the top position, looking for an opening to turn Schneider for a pin. Nickal dominated the action and finished on top to lead 6-1 with 2:46 in riding time after two periods. Schneider chose down to start the third period and Nickal cut him loose. Nickal then quickly added three more takedowns to up his lead to 12-4 with :44 on the clock and a clinched riding time point. Nickal picked up his fourth takedown of the third period to up his lead to 15-4 and finished on top with 3:43 in time to post the 15-6 major. Binghamton lost a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of the bout as well. 197: Sophomore Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.) battled Binghamton junior Mark Tracy. Cassar came out fast, nothing an early takedown to open up a quick lead and then tacking on a second less than a minute into the bout to lead 4-2 early. Cassar was the aggressor for the rest of the opening period but Tracy was able to keep the match close. Trailing 4-2, Tracy chose down to start the second period and Cassar controlled the action from the top position, working his riding time up over 1:00 and nearly picking up back points with a quick turn. Tracy rolled through the turn and the bout continued with Cassar leading by two points at the 1:00 mark. Tracy escaped but Cassar roared through a high double to lead 6-3 with 2:28 in riding time after two periods. Cassar used a hard low double to open up a 9-4 lead after cutting Tracy loose at the :38 mark. Cassar nearly finished off the final takedown but Tracy was able to kill the clock. Cassar posted 2:27 in riding time and rolled to a 10-4 win. 285: Junior Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 285, took on Binghamton junior Connor Calkins. Nevills scored quickly, notching a takedown in front of the Penn State bench at the 2:33 mark to lead 2-0 early. Nevills worked the top position for two back points with 1:20 on the clock and then cut Calkins loose to a 4-1 score. Trailing 4-1, Calkins chose down to start the second period and Nevills went to work on top, looking for a turning combination. The Lion junior worked for arm control but Calkins was able to belly out and avoid the turn for over a minute. Nevills ended the period on top and led 4-1 with 3:23 in riding time after two periods. The Lion junior chose down to start the third period. He steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 lead with riding time clinched. Nevills turned a low single into a takedown and cut with :28 left on the clock. The Lion added two late takedowns and, with 2:39 in time, posted the 12-3 major decision.