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EDINBORO, PA -- The undefeated CSU Bakersfield wrestling team stayed on the east coast after a 22-14 victory over Buffalo for a tri-meet against Bucknell and nationally ranked Edinboro, who hosted the meet. First, the `Runners took on Bucknell and this was the Bisons season opening match. Redshirt Freshman Sergio Mendez opened up the meet for the `Runners and he got CSUB going early. Mendez, wrestling in the 125 weight class, took a 4-1 lead after the first period. Mendez would go on to defeat Jake Campbell 17-7 in a major decision and earn four points for the `Runners. CSUB Junior Sean Nickell, wrestling at 133, added to the `Runners victory total with a 10-2 major decision win over David Campbell of the Bisons. Russell Rohlfing of the `Runners would look to add to CSUB's 8-0 lead in the 141 weight class, but Bucknell's Tyler Smith would win the match 11-2 by major decision and the Bisons cut the `Runners lead in half to 8-4. `Runners Kalani Tonge, wrestling at 149, lost a hard fought 8-6 decision to Seth Hogue and CSUB's lead was cut to one, 8-7. Senior `Runners Coleman Hammond, wrestling at 157, would get CSUB back on the winning track with a 17-2 technical fall and the `Runners extended their lead to 13-7. Redshirt Sophomore Lorenzo De La Riva, wrestling at 165, would help the `Runners add to their lead with a 12-1 major decision and CSUB now led 17-7. Bryan Battisto, wrestling at 174 for the `Runners, fell 10-8 by decision to Nick Stephani and the Bisons cut CSUB's lead to 17-10. Wrestling at 184, CSUB's Dom Ducharme would extend the `Runners lead to 20-10 with a 10-4 victory by decision. `Runners Matt Williams, wrestling at 197, wins the match in the last 15 seconds, 6-5 and CSUB led 23-10. But that is not the whole story. Williams defeated Bucknell Senior Tom Sleigh. Sleigh has qualified for the NCAA Championships in each of his first three years for the Bisons. Sophomore Jarrod Snyder, wrestling at 285 for the `Runners, wrapped up the match for CSUB, with a 6-2 win by decision. The `Runners defeated Bucknell 26-10 and won seven of the 10 matches and improved to 2-0 on the season. CSUB's Mendez would open up at 125 against Sean Russell of Edinboro to kick off the second match of the day for the Runners. Russell would get the technical fall in the third period to give Edinboro 5-0 lead. The Bisons would extend their lead to 8-0 with a Korbin Myers victory in the 133 weight class. CSUB's Nickell's fell to Myers 8-2. `Runners Rohlfing would wrestle Nate Hagan at 141 and would win by decision 4-0 and cut Edinboro's lead to 8-3. Tonge, wrestling at 149 for the `Runners, would lose to Peter Pappas 16-4 by major decision and Edinboro extended their lead to 12-3. CSUB's Hammond lost a tough 2-0 decision to Andrew Shomers at the 157 weight class and Edinboro led 15-3. 'Runners De La Riva wrestled Fritz Hoehn at 165 and Hoehn would earn the pin for Edinboro and they extended their lead to 21-3. Battisto would look to get the `Runners going at 174 when he faced off with Ty Schoffstall. Schoffstall would get the 15-4 major decision victory and Edinboro would take a 25-3 lead. The `Runners Ducharme, wrestling at 184, was tied at three heading into the third with Edinboro's Dylan Reynolds. Reynolds would escape early in the third and hold on for the 4-3 victory. Matt Williams, wrestling at 197 and coming off a huge victory in the morning match over Bucknell's Sleigh, wrestled Aaron Paddock of Edinboro. Williams took a 4-3 lead after the first period, led 6-3 after two and eventually pinned Paddock in the third to wrap up a great day for the `Runners Senior. The meet would wrap up with a 285 weight class battle between the `Runners Snyder and Edinboro's William Miller. Miller would defeat Snyder via pin and Edinboro would win the meet 34-9. CSUB would go out east and come back with a 2-1 record and also get some valuable experience against a national powerhouse. Manny Rivera, CSUB's wrestling Head Coach said, "We didn't wrestle our best today. It really showed against Edinboro. Matt Williams had a good weekend picking up three wins over some tough opponents." The `Runners will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Stanford.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell picked up an opening day split Sunday inside Carter Gym. CU downed Eastern Michigan 24-10 to start the day, falling to American 22-10 in its second bout of the day. After EMU opened the match with Derek Hillman's major decision win at 197, Campbell reeled off six-straight victories, led by Jere Heino's 12-9 decision over Wyatt Harden at heavyweight. Korbin Meink (125) and Nathan Boston (19-7) followed with major decision wins in their Campbell debuts. Austin Kraisser capped the 21-0 run for Campbell with a 9-1 major decision win at 157. Jonathan Ryan (141), Benjamin Barton (149) and Andrew Morgan (174) also notched victories for the Camels over EMU, helping CU take the 24-10 victory. Kraisser and Morgan both went 2-0 on the day for the Camels. American topped Campbell 22-10 in the nightcap. The Eagles claimed the first six matches to jump out to a 19-0 lead before Kraisser's 5-2 decision over Anthony Wokasch at 157 pounds. Quentin Perez followed with a 13-2 major decision over Colin Shannon at 165, bringing CU within 19-7 with two matches to go. At 174, Morgan also registered his second victory of the day, taking down Connor Allshouse just before the final whistle for an 11-10 win. Campbell heads to Maryland next week, November 12. The Camels will return to Buies Creek on January 18, hosting SoCon rival Appalachian State. Campbell 24, Eastern Michigan 10 197: Derek Hillman (Eastern Michigan) over Anthony Brownridge (Campbell) MD 12-4, 0-4 285: Jere Heino (Campbell) over Wyatt Harden (Eastern Michigan) Dec 12-9, 3-4 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) over Tomas Gutierrez (Eastern Michigan) MD 11-3, 7-4 133: Nathan Boston (Campbell) over Armando Torres (Eastern Michigan) MD 19-7, 11-4 141: Jonathan Ryan (Campbell) over Sa`Derian Perry (Eastern Michigan) Dec 9-4, 14-4 149: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) over Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) Dec 11-7, 17-4 157: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over James Wolfe (Eastern Michigan) MD 9-1, 21-4 165: Zachary Carson (Eastern Michigan) over Quentin Perez (Campbell) Dec 7-5, 21-7 174: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Andrew McNally (Eastern Michigan) Dec 9-8, 24-7 184: Kayne MacCallum (Eastern Michigan) over Luke Funck (Campbell) Dec 5-2, 24-10 American 22, Campbell 10 197: Jeric Kasunic (American) over Austin McNeil (Campbell) MD 10-2, 4-0 285: Brett Dempsey (American) over Jere Heino (Campbell) Dec 6-5, 7-0 125: Gage Curry (American) over Korbin Meink (Campbell) Dec 3-2, 10-0 133: Josh Terao (American) over Nathan Boston (Campbell) Dec 4-3, 13-0 141: Kizhan Clarke (American) over Jonathan Ryan (Campbell) Dec 12-5, 16-0 149: Michael Sprague (American) over Benjamin Barton (Campbell) Dec 5-2, 19-0 157: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Anthony Wokasch (American) Dec 5-2, 19-3 165: Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Colin Shannon (American) MD 13-2, 19-7 174: Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over Connor Allshouse (American) Dec 11-10, 19-10 184: Prince Hyeamang (American) over Luke Funck (Campbell) SV-1 12-10, 22-10

Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni defeated NCAA champ Darian Cruz of Lehigh (Photo/Juan Garcia) PRINCETON, N.J. -- Results from the 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic at Princeton University's Jadwin Gym in Princeton, New Jersey. The All-Star Classic is hosted by the Wrestlers in Business Network. Notables Returning NCAA champions Darian Cruz (Lehigh) and Mark Hall (Penn State) both lost in the event. Cruz fell to returning All-American Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State while Hall fell to All-American Zahid Valencia in a rematch of a 2017 NCAA Division I semifinal at 174 pounds. NC State had all three of its wrestlers win on Sunday. Rider, Campbellsville and Simon Fraser wrestlers each went 2-0. U23 U.S. World Team members Dom Parrish (Simon Fraser), Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville) and Megan Black (McKendree) were all victorious on the women's side. Men 125: No. 5 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 2 Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 8-5 133: No. 1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) dec. No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan), 7-1 141: No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 3 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 8-7 149: No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), 4-3 157: No. 7 B.J. Clagon (Rider) dec. No. 6 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 10-4 165: No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. No. 18 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 4-3 174: No. 2 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State), 3-2 184: No. 3 Pete Renda (NC State) dec. No. 4 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), 5-2 197: No. 10 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) dec. No. 13 Frank Mattiace (Penn), 3-2 285: No. 4 Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 2-0 Showcase Bouts 165: Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) maj. dec. May Bethea (Penn), 17-8 285: Youssif Hemida (Maryland) dec. Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 3-2 Women 101: Marina Doi (King) pinned Hiba Salem (Menlo), 1:51 109: Charlotte Fowler (Campbellsville) tech. fall Maria Vidales (Emmanuel), 14-3 116: Victoria Gutierrez (Emmanuel) tech. fall Makayla Bourbon (U. of the Cumberlands), 12-0 123: Dom Parrish (Simon Fraser) tech. fall Amber Pair (Eastern Oregon), 10-0 130: Megan Black (McKendree) dec. Shelby Hall (Campbellsville), 6-0 136: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville) tech. fall Solin Piearcy (Menlo), 10-0 143: Mallory Velte (Simon Fraser) tech. fall Desiree Zavala (Grays Harbor), 10-0 155: Niauni Hill (Lindenwood-Belleville) dec. Kiera Gabaldon (Warner Pacific), 7-0 170: Brandy Lowe (McKendree) dec. Kacie Moorehouse (Grays Harbor), 7-0 191: Paige Baynes (Grays Harbor) tech. fall Alyssa Cantu (Missouri Valley), 10-0

Daniel Kerkvliet (Photo/Mary Christen, The Guillotine) Just over one year ago, No. 5 overall junior Daniel Kerkvliet (Simley, Minn.) verbally committed to the University of Minnesota after placing fourth in the Super 32 Challenge at 195 pounds before the start of his sophomore season. Since then, Kerkvliet added a second state title in the winter - that one coming at 195 - and won a Cadet World freestyle title at 100 kilos this summer. However, as a projected 285-pound wrestler in college, Kerkvliet has now switched his verbal commit to Oklahoma State. The Class of 2019 wrestler is likely to start the season at No. 2 in the country at 220 pounds when the individual weight class rankings for 2017-18 are released on Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling opened its 2017-18 campaign Saturday by upending No. 12 Illinois, 20-17, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. The dual was Mizzou's first ever outside dual, as 1,810 fans packed the stadium to cheer on the Black & Gold. Mizzou claimed victories in six of 10 bouts in the match, and received bonus point victories from redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.). TURNING POINT With Illinois still in striking distance with the score at 7-3 in the dual's fourth bout, redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) upset No. 17-ranked Eric Barone, 6-2, to extend Mizzou's lead to 10-3. The win was the third of four straight wins for Mizzou, who had a 13-3 win heading into the halftime intermission. In his third year in the program, Leeth made his long-awaited Mizzou debut in the match. The Tiger junior missed all of the last two seasons due to injuries, but made the most of his first chance on the mat. NOTABLE TIGERS Eierman was one of two Tigers to score bonus point victories, as he beat Mike Carr by way of a major decision, 20-11. The Tiger sophomore thought he had fall recorded in the third period, but a video review reversed the original call and the two wrestlers returned to action. Carr then scored an escape, takedown and two-point near fall to pull the score close at 16-11, but Eierman responded with an escape and a takedown to clinch the major decision. Riding time made the score, 20-11, in favor of Eierman. Lewis was tough once against No. 20-ranked Xavier Montalvo, recording a 14-2 major decision. The only points the two-time NCAA All-American gave up was a takedown in the third period when the score was already out-of-reach, as Lewis amassed 3:12 of riding time in his season-opening victory. In 58 career wins, Lewis has now recorded bonus point wins in 67.2% of his matches (39-of-58). QUOTABLES Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith "I loved the atmosphere today. It was really cool and I really enjoyed it. The dual was like I thought it was going to be, a really close dual. Our kids competed at a good level, but not the level we want. I could go through every match and what we need to improve on, but we have to remember it is still November." On Grant Leeth "He's been through a lot. Going to Duke and getting injured, then we told him to come home and then he hurts himself again. It's just been a long process. He's been wrestling since he was five years old and has been successful at every level, then he can't do it for two years. To get back in there, and get a good win against a ranked wrestler, I'm really happy for him." UP NEXT Mizzou will next wrestle three duals in one day on Nov. 12, as the Tigers will host Central Missouri, Truman State and Missouri Valley at the Hearnes Center. The quad-dual will begin at Noon (CT), and will be broadcast on Mizzou Network. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 15 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. No. 19 Barlow McGhee (MIZ): 3-1 | MIZ 0, ILL 3 133: No. 9 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. No. 15 Dylan Duncan (ILL): 5-4 | MIZ 3, ILL 3 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) maj. dec. Mike Carr (ILL): 20-11 | MIZ 7, ILL 3 149: Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. No. 17 Eric Barone (ILL): 6-2 | MIZ 10, ILL 3 157: No. 2 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) dec. No. 16 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL): 9-3 | MIZ 13, ILL 3 165: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech. fall Connor Flynn (MIZ): 24-8 | MIZ 13, ILL 8 174: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) maj. dec. No. 20 Xavier Montalvo (ILL): 14-2 | MIZ 17, ILL 8 184: No. 6 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Canten Marriott (MIZ): 6-2 | MIZ 17, ILL 11 197: No. 3 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. Andre Lee (ILL): 3-1 | MIZ 20, ILL 11 HWT: Decue Rachal (ILL) fall No. 22 Austin Myers (MIZ): 2:13 | MIZ 20, ILL 17

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team kicked off the 2017-18 season on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Hall where it captured a pair of victories over Delaware Valley, as well as back-to-back wins in an exhibition against Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the third-annual Blue-Gold Duals. The Mids capped off the day with their annual Blue-Gold Challenge Matches where the Gold squad dealt the Blue team a 22-15 loss. The Mids split into two squads with dual matches against their foes taking place simultaneously on a pair of mats. The Navy Blue and Navy Gold combined to win 37 of the 39 individual matches on the day. Delaware Valley lost to Navy Gold, 49-0, and Navy Blue, 46-3. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology was unable to field a full team and dropped matches to Navy Gold, 49-0, and Navy Blue, 52-3. The Navy Blue and Gold teams combined to earn bonus points in 17 of the 19 matches won against Delaware Valley and 17 of the 19 matches against Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. "Today was a great start for the 2018 Navy wrestling team and for those who followed us via social media or live in person," said fourth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "The team did not disappoint as it came out with strong performances against our two guests Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and Delaware Valley. Both the visiting team are to be commended for stepping up to the challenge this event offers their teams and I want to thank the coaches and their athletes for bringing the competitive fire to Alumni Hall today." The annual Blue-Gold Challenge Matches concluded the day's competition with the Gold squad coming out on top. The first two matches of the night gave Navy fans a glimpse of what the future holds, as all four wrestlers were out of the rookie class. Aslan Kilic (Marietta, Ga.) scored the match-winning escape in the third period to give Navy Gold an early lead behind his 3-0 victory over Logan Treaster (Newton, Kan.) at 125 pounds. Navy Gold increased its lead to 6-0 after Cody Trybus (Elkton, Md.) picked up a 5-2 win over Jonathan Gabriel (Bedford, Pa.) at 133 pounds. Cody Trybus' twin brother, Kyle, made his debut at 141 pounds against 2016 NCAA qualifier Nicholas Gil (Jr. / Crystal Lake, Ill.). Gil recorded seven takedowns en route to capturing a 16-5 win and extended Navy Gold's lead to 10. Team captain Corey Wilding (Sr. / Pittsburgh, Pa.) finally got the Navy Blue on the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over 149-pound Connor Prince (Fr. / Safety Harbor, Fla.), who suffered a season-ending injury at this event a year ago. Senior Zack Davis (Granger, Ind.) blanked freshman Quentin Hovis (Poway, Calif.), 5-0, at 157 pounds to push the Navy Gold lead to 13-3. Hovis has a bright future ahead of him after winning four state titles as a prep (3 in Arizona, 1 in California). In the first upset of the evening, junior Jonathan Carrera (Milton, Mass.) pinned returning starter Drew Daniels (Sr. / Overland Park, Kan.) at 165 pounds. Daniels led from the opening whistle, but found himself on his back as Carrera got him to the mat en route to the eventual win by fall with just 50 seconds remaining in the match. Three-time NCAA qualifier Jadaen Bernstein (Sr. / Glen Gardner, N.J.) matched up against second-year standout A.J. Alford (Beech Island, S.C.) at 174 pounds. Bernstein led 3-1 going into the final period and Alford was able to trim it to one with 1:41 left in the bout. But it would be Alford who would go on to get the upset after a fast and furious final 10 seconds that saw Alford not only get Bernstein to the mat, but gain a pair of back points to upset the nation's eighth-ranked wrestler, 6-3. Returning NCAA qualifier Michael Coleman (Sr. / Hudson, Ohio), ranked 15th nationally, barely broke a sweat on Saturday, first pinning Del Val's David Furmato in 1:07 before pinning teammate Alex Benoit (So. / Chicago, Ill.) in 39 seconds in the Blue-Gold Challenge Matches. That victory helped the Navy Blue team get within seven points (19-12) with two remaining matches. Sophomore Joshua Roetman (Kotzebue, Alaska) gave 15th-ranked and returning NCAA qualifier Steban Cervantes (Sr. / Poway, Calif.) all he wanted at 197 pounds. Cervantes needed a takedown with 30 seconds left in the match to earn the 4-3 win and put the match out of reach for Navy Blue. Senior Austin Faunce (Lake Oswego, Ore.) capped off the night with a 4-3 victory in the second tie-breaker over Thomas Ott (Jr. / Lewes, Del.). The match was 1-1 after regulation and 2-2 following the first tie-breaker. A second sudden victory period failed to settle the match, sending it into a second set of 30-second matches. Ott went up 3-2 in the first 30-second bout, but Faunce came right back fighting to get his escape. Faunce received a penalty point after Ott failed to release Faunce's leg in the proper time limit which evened the match at 3-3. The two reset in the middle of the circle and Faunce was able to break free for the match-winning point. "This team will have to be resilient, it has to have the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties," added Sharratt. "This is why we are here and are embraced as a critical contributor to our Midshipmen's Officer Development pathway! "We have an amazing opportunity ahead of us over the next four months and this team is going to make the Naval Academy proud by wrestling the Navy way - Line to Line, Whistle to Whistle. Mentally strong, physically tough, morally excellent!..... #navytough" The Midshipmen will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. to compete in the Eastern Michigan Open. Navy Gold 49, Delaware Valley 0 125 - Aslan Kilic (N) won by forfeit --- 133 - Cody Trybus (N) major Brenden Velez 15-3 141 - Nicholas Gil (N) major Tim Ambacher 14-4 149 - Connor Prince (N) dec Rob Duxbury 7-2 157 - Zack Davis (N) tech fall Shawn Phillips 18-4 165 - Jonathan Carrera fall Chris Richardson 1:16 174 - Jadaen Bernstein (N) tech fall Brandon Rudy 25-8 184 - Alex Benoit (N) fall David Furmato 4:36 197 - Steban Cervantes (N) fall Xavier Ferrizzi 5:59 285 - Thomas Ott (N) major Oscar Daniels 14-5 Navy Blue 46, Delaware Valley 3 125 - Logan Treaster (N) won forfeit --- 133 - Jonathan Gabriel (N) fall Kordell Rush 5:39 141 - Tim Ambacher dec Kyle Trybus (N) 7-4 149 - Corey Wilding (N) major Rob Duxbury 20-7 157 - Casey Cowan (N) tech fall Chris Richardson 17-1 165 - Drew Daniels (N) dec Anthony Snyder 7-2 174 - AJ Alford (N) tech fall Eliias Vega 18-2 184 - Michael Coleman (N) fall David Furmato 1:07 197 - Joshua Roetman (N) tech fall Kyle Thorpe 17-0 285 - Austin Faunce (N) fall Oscar Daniels 1:53 Exhibitions Navy Gold 49, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 0 125 - Aslan Kilic (N) tech fall Earl Stephen Caple 21-6 133 - Cody Trybus (N) forfeit --- 141 - Nicholas Gil (N) fall Brad Snider 1:09 149 - Connor Prince (N) fall Kyle Glomb 0:28 157 - Scout Skidgel (N) tech fall Noah Tarr 16-0 165 - Jonathan Carrera (N) forfeit --- 174 - Spencer Carey (N) fall Thomas Goas :35 184 - Alex Benoit (N) dec Thomas Shutt 6-3 197 - Steban Cervantes (N) forfeit --- 285 - No match --- Navy Blue 52, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 3 125 - Logan Treaster (N) tech fall Earl Stephen Caple 1:45 133 - Jonathan Gabriel (N) forfeit --- 141 - Kyle Trybus (N) fall Brad Snider 2:54 149 - Corey Wilding (N) fall Kyle Glomb 2:47 157 - Jack Stanton-Taddeo (N) tech fall Noah Tarr 16-6 165 - Drew Daniels (N) forfeit --- 174 - AJ Alford (N) fall Thomas Goas :08 184 - Thomas Shutt (TSCT) dec Andrew Buckley 7-5 SV 197 - Robert Mannier (N) forfeit --- 285 - Austin Faunce (N) forfeit --- Blue-Gold Challenge Matches Navy Gold 22, Navy Blue 15 125 - Aslan Kilic (NG) dec Logan Treaster (NB) 3-2 133 - Cody Trybus (NG) dec Jonathan Gabriel (NG) 5-2 141 - Nicholas Gil (NG) major Kyle Trybus (NB) 16-5 149 - Corey Wilding (NB) dec Connor Prince (NG) 6-3 157 - Zack Davis (NG) dec Quentin Hovis (NB) 5-0 165 - Jonathan Carrera (NG) fall Drew Daniels (NB) 6:10 174 - AJ Alford (NB) dec Jadaen Bernstein (NG) 6-3 184 - Michael Coleman (NB) fall Alex Benoit (NG) 0:39 197 - Steban Cervantes (NG) dec Joshua Roetman (NB) 4-3 285 - Austin Faunce (NB) dec Thomas Ott (NG) 4-3 TB2

BLACKSBURG -- Three bonus point victories helped lift the No. 9 Virginia Tech wrestling team to a 22-12 victory over No. 21 Stanford in front of 1,218 on Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The win marked Tech's 15th consecutive dual meet victory dating back to last season and the first for head coach Tony Robie. Following a valiant effort from redshirt freshman Kyle Norstrem at 125 pounds to start the dual, redshirt senior Dennis Gustafson got the Hokies on the board with a 12-1 major decision. Redshirt freshman Brent Moore racked up 1:53 of riding time, using multiple throws and mat returns, to take a 6-1 decision and putting the Hokies ahead 7-3 in the match. The Cardinal trimmed the Hokies' lead to four, 10-6, heading into the 165-pound bout where redshirt sophomore David McFadden responded with a convincing 15-4 major decision with 4:58 of riding time. True freshman Hunter Bolen kept things close vs. No. 17 Keaton Subjeck but dropped a 4-1 decision in his first collegiate match. Redshirt junior Zack Zavatsky responded with a tech fall at 184 in 4:52 that put the Hokies ahead, 19-9. A 12-5 decision from No. 2 Jared Haught clinched the match. The Hokies will wrestle tomorrow at the Berglund Center in Roanoke for the Hokie Open. Tech returns to dual meet action next Sunday, Nov. 12, at New England Round Robin in Albany, New York. Results: 125: #10 Connor Schram dec. Kyle Norstrem, 3-1 133: Dennis Gustafson MD Gabriel Townsell, 12-1 141: Brent Moore dec. Isaiah Locsin, 6-1 149: #4 Solomon Chishko dec. Requir van der Merwe, 5-3 (SV) 157: #9 Paul Fox dec. Ryan Blees, 7-4 165: #9 David McFadden MD Brandon Dallavia, 15-4 174: #17 Keaton Subjeck dec. Hunter Bolen, 4-1 184: #6 Zack Zavatsky TF Austin Flores, 19-2 (4:52) 197: #2 Jared Haught dec. Nathan Traxler, 12-5 285: #12 Nathan Butler dec. Andrew Dunn, 4-0

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team opened the 2017-18 season with a 37-7 Southern Conference win at VMI today. The Mocs won eight of 10 matches in the dual in Lexington, Va. Junior Connor Tolley scored a fall in the third period at heavyweight to cap an exciting opening match. He is replacing three-year starter Jared Johnson at 285. No. 12 Bryce Carr also had a pin at 184 in the win. The senior NCAA qualifier put Gage Levine on his back just 39 seconds into the match. Junior Alonzo Allen opened with a major decision at 125. Freshman Jake Adcock (149), senior Justin Lampe (174) and senior Scottie Boykin (197) also had major decision. Senior Michael Pongracz put six points on the board with a forfeit at 141, while senior Chad Pyke scored a decision in his UTC debut. "It is always good to start the season with a win," stated UTC head coach Heath Eslinger. "It is even better when it is a conference win. I thought our effort as a team was good. There are some spots where we have to make some adjustments and get better, but I thought overall the effort of the team was great from warmups to match-time performance." The Mocs move down the road to Roanoke, Va., for the Hokie Open tomorrow. Action begins at 10:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) and a link for live scoring is on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. "Tomorrow will be a better indication of where we are," added Eslinger. "We will face some tough competition from all over the country and we look forward to it." Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (CHAT) over Clifton Conway (VMI) (MD 20-8) 4-0 133: Hunter Starner (VMI) over Wade Cummings (CHAT) (MD 14-5) 4-4 141: Mike Pongracz (CHAT) over _________ (VMI) (For.) 10-4 149: Jake Adcock (CHAT) over Dolan Walsh (VMI) (MD 13-4) 14-4 157: Robert DuPont (VMI) over Chase Stephens (CHAT) (Dec 10-8) 14-7 165: Chad Pyke (CHAT) over Blake Hohman (VMI) (Dec 8-2) 17-7 174: Justin Lampe (CHAT) over Cade Kiely (VMI) (MD 16-5) 21-7 184: Bryce Carr (CHAT) over Gage Levine (VMI) (Fall 0:39) 27-7 197: Scottie Boykin (CHAT) over Taylor Thomas (VMI) (MD 17-6) 31-7 285: Connor Tolley (CHAT) over Jake Koch (VMI) (Fall 6:29) 37-7

Ed Ruth (Photo/Bellator) It was a great night for former college wrestlers at Bellator 186, a major mixed martial arts event held on the campus of the defending NCAA Division I wrestling team champions. Bellator 186, held at Bryce Jordan Arena on the Penn State campus in University Park, Pa. Friday night, saw former Nittany Lion mat champs Phil Davis and Ed Ruth come out as winners, as well as Bellator light-heavyweight champ Ryan Bader, and up-and-comers Logan Storley and Tywan Claxton. Davis pleased the hometown crowd with a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Leonardo Leite in their light-heavyweight bout ... while Ruth scored a second-round knockout of Chris Dempsey. University of Minnesota mat alum Storley earned a unanimous decision over Matt Secor ... while Tywan Claxton, who wrestled at Ohio University, made headlines -- and highlight reels -- with a devastating first-round knockout of former Hofstra titlewinner Jonny Bonilla-Bowman at 145 pounds. And, in the top-of-the-card event, Arizona State mat alum Bader held onto his Bellator crown with a knockout of his own vs. Linton Vassell. Ruth wows 'em with a big KO Ed Ruth -- the only athlete to win back-to-back-to-back titles in more than a century of Penn State wrestling -- brought the Nittany Lions fans to their feet with yet another knockout in his young MMA career. "It began as a wrestling match, and Ruth -- a three-time college champ -- controlled from the top position for most of the first round," reported the Centre Daily Times. "(Chris) Dempsey was eventually able to get back to his feet, but he wasn't prepared for the second round. "That took just 27 seconds to complete. Ruth threw a right hook that connected to the side of Dempsey's head -- and the crowd stood up when Ruth's opponent hit the mat. It was lights out, and the 'Ruuuuuth' chants quickly spread across the lower bowl of the BJC (Bryce Jordan Center)." After the win, Ruth said, "It just feels great. This is the first time I actually relied solely on my striking. It just makes me feel more confident in my hands and my feet. Before, I wanted to rely more on my wrestling." With the win, Ruth is now 4-0 overall (4-0 in Bellator) since launching his MMA career just one year ago, while Dempsey falls to 11-6 overall (0-1 in Bellator), suffering his fourth consecutive loss. Davis doesn't disappoint Phil Davis, 2008 NCAA champ for Penn State, entered the cage after fellow mat alum Ed Ruth and kept the crowd cheering with a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Leonardo Leite in a three-round feature at 205 pounds. All three judges scored it the same: 30-27 for Davis. "Leite was outmatched in all phases. Davis picked apart the two-time Olympic judoka with a stinging jab, sneaky overhand lefts and kicks to the legs, body and head," according to MMA website Sherdog.com. 'Mr. Wonderful' also handled Leite in the grappling exchanges and worked over the 39-year-old in the clinch, as he pinned him to the cage and assaulted him with knees to the body." "I knew after Ed's fight that I had to go out there and show the fans that 'I am still Penn State,'" Davis said. "I really felt the crowd rallying around me as soon as my music hit and I made my walk down the ramp. Hopefully, the next time I compete at the Bryce Jordan Center, I have Bellator championship gold around my waist." Davis was respectful of his veteran opponent Leite. "When you have a guy that is undefeated, it is hard to get him in a position to where I can take him out," Davis said. "He still has that unbeaten confidence. He was pushing forward a lot. In some situations, I had to dig down and let my hands go a lot more." Davis improves his overall record to 18-4 (5-1 in Bellator competition); Leite is now 10-1 in his career, suffering his first-ever loss in his Bellator premiere. Storley remains perfect in MMA Logan Storley, a four-time NCAA All-American for Minnesota, continued his flawless MMA career with a unanimous decision over Matt Secor in a three-round bout at 170 pounds. Cageside judges scored it 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 for the former Golden Gopher. Storley -- who hails from Webster, S.D., the same hometown as Brock Lesnar -- managed to score numerous takedowns on Secor throughout the fight. The situation for the upstate New York native didn't look good in the middle of the first round, as Storley "split Secor open with an elbow and some heavy right hands. The blood is painting the canvas" (to quote CagesidePress.com). "Thank you to everyone for the continued support," Storley wrote on his Facebook page Saturday. "Got to show some new skills last night. Learning every time I step in there. Thank you Robbie Lawler, Henri Hooft, Kami Barzini and Greg Jones. Also a big thanks to Dave Martin for everything he's done for my career. We are just getting started." With the win, Storey is now 7-0 overall, and 2-0 since signing with Bellator, while Secor drops to 9-5 in his MMA career. Claxton's knockout debut Tywan Claxton made a splash in his first-ever professional MMA fight. Here's how MMAjunkie.com described Claxton's brief but electrifying debut: "Just short of 90 seconds into his Bellator 186 fight with Jonathan Bonilla-Bowman, "Speedy" rushed in, leaped in the air, reached for Bonilla-Bowman's head for a Thai plum, and threw a massive flying left knee -- all at the same time." "Bonilla-Bowman was out cold on the canvas," MMAjunkie.com continued. "It took him nearly 2 minutes to get to his stool, and he needed help getting out of the cage." Claxton -- a former Ohio Bobcat and King University wrestler -- spent just 1:29 in the cage with the one-time Hofstra/Virginia Tech matman before landing that flying knee in their 145-pound match originally slated for three rounds. Claxton is now 1-0 as an MMA pro, while Bonilla-Bowman is 1-1. Bader holds onto light-heavyweight title "Linton Vassell was no match for Ryan Bader." That was the opening line of Sherdog.com's coverage of Bellator 168's main event, which saw Bader -- a conference champ for the Arizona State Sun Devils -- score a knockout of Vassell at 3:58 of the second round of their light-heavyweight title bout. "The systematic champion could not have been more dominant," Sherdog.com continued. "Bader managed to stomach a handful of leg kicks, executed a beautiful lateral drop and scored with another takedown in the first round, consolidating his efforts with positional control and ground-and-pound. Perhaps sensing the growing frustration in a wilting Vassell, he delivered two more takedowns in Round 2, where he climbed to an advantageous position, clamped down on the challenger's wrist and pummeled him with unabated left hands until referee Keith Peterson had seen enough." Bader not only holds onto the Bellator light-heavyweight belt, but also improves his record to 24-5 overall, and 2-0 in Bellator, while Vassell drops to 18-6, 7-3 Bellator.

Nick Suriano picked up a technical fall in his Rutgers debut (Photo/Juan Garcia) PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 12 Rutgers wrestling produced a statement victory to start the 2017-18 season, as it defeated Maryland, 27-9, in Big Ten Conference action at High Point Solutions Stadium. The Scarlet Knights secured seven individual victories in the match win, including two major decisions from redshirt senior 157-pounder Richie Lewis and redshirt freshman 197-pounder Kevin Mulligan and tech falls from redshirt junior 165-pounder John Van Brill and sophomore 125-pounder Nick Suriano. It marked the second consecutive season the Scarlet Knights registered a dual win at HPSS, as RU defeated Princeton last season, 19-16, in front of the second largest crowd in NCAA history. "Obviously, I felt we wrestled really well in some spots and struggled in others, but it's early and we have time to get there," said head coach Scott Goodale. "It's a good win and a good start to the Big Ten season. We just need to keep getting better moving forward and that's what we're going to do." No. 3 Suriano shined in his Scarlet Knight debut, as the Paramus, New Jersey native registered eight takedowns, with his final one midway through the final period securing a 24-7 tech fall over Maryland's Brandon Cray. It marked Suriano's first win at Rutgers, as the highly touted sophomore competed for the first time since he transferred from Penn State in September. "It felt really good," Suriano said. "I'm happy and lucky I'm here. I'm just happy I'm here standing in New Jersey performing the way I do." From there, Rutgers captured two of its next three bouts, with redshirt senior No. 12 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio and redshirt senior 149-pounder Eleazar DeLuca posting decisions in their respective duals. DelVecchio defeated Michael Doetsch, 11-5, while Deluca bested Adam Whitesell, 10-4. In his first collegiate action since he faced Princeton at High Point Solutions Stadium, No. 8 Lewis earned a major decision over Kyle Cochran, 13-4, thanks to six takedowns. Van Brill cruised to a 15-0 tech fall over Brendan Burnham in the following match, with his near fall at the 1:03 mark in the third period sealing the win. From there, No. 10 redshirt senior Nicholas Gravina stole the show thanks to his display of toughness and determination. Gravina's shoulder popped after a takedown from opponent Jaron Smith, putting Gravina down 2-0 in the opening period. With the help of athletic trainer John Taggart, Gravina popped the shoulder back in and proceeded to outscore Smith, 10-2, in the next two periods for the win. "The initial reaction is to try and get this thing back in," Gravina said. "The next thought was to relax, get back in this match and give it all we got." Maryland's Josh Ugalde earned an upset win over No. 16 redshirt junior 174-pounder Jordan Pagano, 8-3, but Mulligan responded in the following match. In his dual debut, Mulligan made a statement with his 11-2 major decision over Nick Cappello. Mulligan had five takedowns in his Scarlet Knight dual debut to put Rutgers up, 27-6, with one match to wrestle. Rutgers returns to action next Saturday, Nov. 11, when the Scarlet Knights compete in the Journymen Duals in Clifton Park, New York, against No. 19 Oklahoma and Virginia. Results: 125: No. 3/3/4 Nick Suriano (RU) tech fall over Brandon Cray (UMD), 24-7; Rutgers leads, 5-0 133: No. 12/11/11 Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. over Michael Doetsch (UMD), 11-5; Rutgers leads, 8-0 141: No. 14/10/14 Ryan Diehl (UMD) dec. over Michael Van Brill (RU), 10-9; Rutgers leads, 8-3 149: Eleazar DeLuca (RU) dec. over Adam Whitesell (UMD), 10-4: Rutgers leads, 11-3 157: No. 8/7/14/ Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Kyle Cochran (UMD), 13-4; Rutgers leads, 15-3 165: John Van Brill (RU) tech fall over Brendan Burnham (UMD), 15-0; Rutgers leads, 20-3 174: Josh Ugalde (UMD) dec. over No. 16/16/17 Jordan Pagano (RU), 8-3: Rutgers leads, 20-6 184: No. 10/10/7 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Jaron Smith (UMD), 10-4; Rutgers leads, 23-6 197: Kevin Mulligan (RU) major dec. over Nick Capello (UMD), 11-2; Rutgers leads, 27-6 HWT: No. 13/17/11Yousiff Hemida (UMD) dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 7-1; Rutgers wins the dual, 27-9 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The George Mason wrestling team began the season with a 24-13 road victory against The Citadel on Friday at McAlister Field House in Charleston, S.C. The Patriots (1-0) won the first three bouts of the night to take a 12-0 match score lead. Mason head coach Frank Beasley earned his first head coaching victory in his Patriots debut. "It was certainly a lot of fun," Beasley said of the milestone win. "It's a credit to the 10 guys who were wrestling and the 23 guys on the team. I definitely felt more pressure than I did as an assistant. It's awesome that we won, but what I was really looking for was the way that we competed and the development that they're showing. It was exciting and I can't wait for the next one." Mason senior Ibrahim Bunduka (1-0) began the season with a victory at 125 pounds. He led 3-2 after the first period and stretched the advantage to 6-2 going into the third period. Bunduka scored eight points in the third for a convincing 14-6 major decision over Bulldogs junior Patrick Kearney as Mason jumped in front 4-0. "He got better as the match went on and really hustled to score team points for us," Beasley said of the quick start. "After he had the major locked up, he was still trying to score more team points. He did a great job as a senior leader showing the guys the kind of intensity and fight that we want." In his first collegiate match, freshman Jose Tapia (1-0) led 4-0 after two periods at 133 pounds. He increased the advantage to 7-0 against The Citadel's senior Andrew Szalwinski on the way to a 13-7 decision. Tapia earned a victory in his NCAA debut to give the Patriots a 7-0 match score advantage. "I'm very proud of the way he competed and the effort he gave," said Beasley. "To start his career with a win is great." At 141 pounds, Mason junior Tejon Anthony (1-0) turned in a dominant performance against Bulldogs freshman Ethan Phillips. Anthony notched a near fall and earned the victory by technical fall, 16-1, as the Patriots increased the match score lead to 12-0. "It was very important to set the tone for the coming weeks and the rest of the season," Beasley said. "Two things I was most proud of was the way the guys came together as a team on the bench and fought for each other and the way they competed." The Bulldogs won their first match of the night with a 5-2 decision at 149 pounds. Mason freshman Creed Lumpp (1-0) made his debut at 157 pounds and wasted little time denting the scoreboard with a reversal in the first period against Bulldogs sophomore Douglas Gudenburr for a 2-0 lead. Lumpp registered the only point in the second period and went on to earn a 6-0 decision in the match. The Citadel won the next two bouts, earning a 15-6 major decision at 165 pounds and a 12-7 decision at 174 pounds to trim the Patriots match score lead to 15-10. Junior Austin Harrison (1-0) turned the momentum back in Mason's favor at 184 pounds. He scored a pair of takedowns for a 4-1 first period lead against Bulldogs senior Chandler Sambets. Harrison notched the Patriots first pin of the season with 31 seconds remaining in the second period to give Mason a commanding 21-10 lead in the match. The Citadel then claimed an 11-6 decision at 197 pounds. In the final bout of the night, Mason junior Matthew Voss led 3-1 after two periods and hung on for a 4-2 decision over Bulldogs sophomore Michael McAleavey at 285 pounds. The Patriots are back in action on Sunday, Nov. 12 against Maryland a the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Results: 125 | Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) major decision over Patrick Kearney (The Citadel), 14-6 | 4-0 Mason 133 | Jose Tapia (Mason) decision over Andrew Szalwinski (The Citadel), 13-7 | 7-0 Mason 141 | Tejon Anthony (Mason) technical fall over Ethan Phillips (The Citadel), 16-1 (3:00) | 12-0 Mason 149 | Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) decision over Matthew Raines (Mason), 5-2 | 12-3 Mason 157 | Creed Lumpp (Mason) decision over Douglas Gudenburr (The Citadel), 6-0 | 15-3 Mason 165 | Rian Burris (The Citadel) major decision over Brendan May (Mason), 15-6 | 15-7 Mason 174 | Matthew McGillick (The Citadel) decision over Levko Higgins (Mason), 12-7 | 15-10 Mason 184 | Austin Harrison (Mason) fall over Chandler Sambets (The Citadel) , 4:05 | 21-10 Mason 197 | Sawyer Root (The Citadel) decision over Eli Spencer (Mason), 11-6 | 21-13 Mason HWT | Matthew Voss (Mason) decision over Michael McAleavey, 4-2 | 24-13

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team started the 2017-18 season with a commanding 22-11 dual victory over Gardner-Webb University Friday evening, Nov. 3. The Eagles (1-0) won seven of ten bouts to cruise to a decisive win. The dual initially began outside at John Henry Moss Stadium, home of Gardner-Webb's baseball program. However, due to slick conditions on the mat, the bout was moved indoors after five weight classes. Of the seven wins, only one came via bonus points for EMU, a major decision from redshirt senior Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) at 149 lbs. GW notched a technical themselves to reach the 11 point threshold. Stating at the top, redshirt freshman Tomas Gutierrez (Arvada, Colo.-Pomona) made his dual debut, and got it started with a solid 3-1 decision win. The first ended scoreless, but he escaped to start the second and then got a take down to lead 3-0 into the third. In the third, the Bulldog wrestler escaped, but Gutierrez held on to make it a 3-0 team score early on. Making his 133 lbs. dual debut, redshirt sophomore Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc), started out with a bang, getting a takedown, and locking in a cradle to get back points. Following a reversal, it sat 6-2 after one. In the second and third, both wrestlers vied for points, but none were had, and Gonser sealed the 6-2 win to make it 6-0 early on. Continuing at 141 lbs., redshirt sophomore Sa'Derian Perry (Lakeland, Fla.-Lake Gibson)gained the lead to start with a takedown, but GW escaped to make it 2-1 after one. Perry rode the entire second to control riding time into the third. Perry finished off the bout with two more takedowns, and with riding time intact, won the bout 8-2 extending the lead to 9-0. Another veteran made a weight class debut with Springer at 149 lbs. The senior did not lose a step, as he notched four takedowns in the first to gain an early 8-4 lead. With one more in the second and two in the third, Springer cruised to a 15-7 major decision to put EMU in control, 13-0. Gardner-Webb got on the board at 157 lbs. with a technical fall win to close the gap to 13-5 midway through the match. Unfortunately due to moisture on the mat, the dual had to be moved inside at the midway point. The 165 lbs. match was a thrilling one, as it was deadlocked 7-7 after three, but GW notched a takedown in the overtime period to take another bout, and make it 13-8. They made it three in a row at 174 lbs., putting the team score at 13-11 with three matches remaining. EMU broke the streak at 184 lbs. as redshirt junior Kayne MacCallum (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville) dominated his match. After a scoreless first, he gained takedowns in round two and three, without giving up one of his own, to win it 6-0 and put the team score at 16-11. At 197 lbs., redshirt junior Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven) got his bout started with a quick takedown, but the first period ended all square, 3-3. To start the second, he rode tough, and got a quick turn for back points to get the lead back, 5-3 into the third. An escape and riding time in the third sealed the match for Hillman, 7-3, as well as the dual, 19-11, going into heavyweight. No. 20 ranked senior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) took care of business to cap the dual. After a scoreless first, he notched an escape and penalty point to lead by two into the third. In the third, Hutchison pulled away with four more points to take it 6-2, and finish the dual, 22-11 in favor of the Eagles. Eastern remains in the Tar Heel State this weekend for a tri-dual at Campbell University. Action against the host Fighting Camels and American University will begin at 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 5. Results: 125: Tomas Gutierrez (EMU) over Keegan Duncan (GW) (Dec 3-1) 133: Noah Gonser (EMU) over Philip Anderson (GW) (Dec 6-2) 141: Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) over Denton Spencer (GW) (Dec 8-2) 149: Kyle Springer (EMU) over Joby Armenta (GW) (MD 15-7) 157: Tyler Marinelli (GW) over J.J. Wolfe (EMU) (TF 18-3 3:41) 165: Brett Stein (GW) over Zac Carson (EMU) (SV-1 9-7) 174: Christian Maroni (GW) over Andrew McNally (EMU) (Dec 7-6) 184: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) over Cole Graves (GW) (Dec 6-0) 197: Derek Hillman (EMU) over Anthony Perrine (GW) (Dec 7-3) HWT: No. 20 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Lathan Bumgarner (GW) (Dec 6-2)

Kent State was nothing short of dominant in its first two duals of the season Friday afternoon at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes opened their unconventional day with a 38-3 victory over Lake Erie followed by a 52-0 blanking Mercyhurst North East. Before heading to Clarion for a night dual with Utah Valley, the Flashes won 19 of 20 matches, including five pins and seven tech falls. "We were constantly looking to score today," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said of the Flashes' afternoon duals. "Several guys looked better in their second match and hopefully we just keep getting better and more consistent. We'll find out more about our team tonight." Senior 125-pounder Will Bardezbain joined a pair of redshirt freshmen, Nick Monico (149) and Dylan Barreiro (174) in going 2-0 in their first two duals in a Kent State singlet. Five other Flashes went 2-0 on the afternoon: Anthony Tutolo (133), Casey Sparkman (157), Isaac Bast (165), Stephen Suglio (197) and Devin Nye (285). Suglio worked his tilt on the way to 19-3 and 18-2 tech falls. Tutolo and Sparkman also had a pair of tech falls on the day. Tutolo allowed just two points over two matches, while Sparkman totaled nin takedowns on the day. Sophomore Tim Rooney (141), senior Chance Driscoll (141) and Shane Mast (184) also earned victories in front of their home crowd. Kent State 23 Utah Valley 12 125: Taylor Lamont (UV) over Will Bardezbain (KSU) maj. dec. 13-4 133: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Durbin Lloren (UV) dec. 4-3 141: Tim Rooney (KSU) over Jarod Maynes (UV) dec. 7-5 OT 149: Nick Monico (KSU) over Grant Lamont (UV) dec. 5-3 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Raider Lofthouse (UV) tech fall 22-7 165: Demetrius Romero (UV) over Isaac Bast (KSU) dec. 8-5 174: Dylan Barreiro (KSU) over Kieffer Taylor (UV) dec. 3-2 184: Gary Jantzer (UV) over Shane Mast (KSU) dec. 6-3 197: Stephen Suglio (KSU) over Tanner Orndorff (UV) pin 2:25 285: Dustin Dennison (UV) over Devin Nye (KSU) dec. 6-2 Kent State 38 Lake Erie 3 125: Will Bardezbain (KSU) over Blake Glogouski (LE) dec. 14-9 133: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Zane Johnson (LE) tech fall 16-0 141: Tim Rooney (KSU) over Sean O'Hearon (LE) tech fall 22-4 149: Nick Monico (KSU) John Siemasz (LE) dec. 7-3 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Quam Jackson (LE) tech fall 19-4 165: Isaac Bast (KSU) over Nick Vandemeer (LE) dec. 23-8 174: Dylan Barreiro (KSU) over Sonny Lucas (LE) maj. dec. 14-5 184: Tyler Hughes (LE) over Shane Mast (KSU) over dec. 9-3 197: Stephen Suglio (KSU) James Benjamin (LE) over tech fall 19-3 285: Devin Nye (KSU) over Brandon Houle (LE) dec. 6-4 Kent State 52 Mercyhurst North East 0 125: Will Bardezbain (KSU) over Derrick Burrage (LE) pin 1:28 133: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Kendrick Beyer (LE) tech fall 17-2 141: Chance Driscoll (KSU) over Eli Yoho (LE) dec. 7-4 149: Nick Monico (KSU) over Monteze Thomas (LE) pin 0:22 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Zachary Cassidy (LE) tech fall 19-4 165: Isaac Bast (KSU) over Derek Ridgeway (LE) pin 2:16 174: Dylan Barreiro (KSU) over Kennard Hairston (LE) pin 3:48 184: Shane Mast (KSU) over Jerrell Martin (LE) maj. dec. 14-1 197: Stephen Suglio (KSU) over Hunter Harnish (LE) tech fall 18-2 285: Devin Nye (KSU) over Austin Slocum (LE) pin 0:49

Michael Macchiavello (Photo/NC State Sports Information) MANHEIM, Pa. -- Penn's Frank Mattiace and NC State's Michael Macchiavello have been selected to compete at 197 pounds and two showcase bouts have been announced for the 52nd annual NWCA All-Star Classic set for Princeton University's Jadwin Gym on Sunday, November 5. The NWCA All-Star Classic is hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network and sponsored by Princeton Brain and Spine and Northwestern Mutual Life. The Mattiace-Macchiavello bout will replace the originally scheduled bout between Ohio State's Kollin Moore and Virginia Tech's Jared Haught. Mattiace, a New Jersey native and graduate of Blair Academy in Blairstown, was the 2017 EIWA Champion at 197 pounds and entered the 2017 NCAA Division I Championships as the No. 12 seed. Ranked in the top 10 by most major rankings services, Mattiace led the Quakers with 30 wins last season. Macchiavello was one of the most improved wrestlers on the Wolfpack last season. At 26-8, he was second in the ACC Championships and qualified for the NCAA tournament. A North Carolina native, Macchiavello will join teammates Kevin Jack (141) and Pete Renda (184) in the event. Throughout the history of the All-Star Classic, showcase matches have been held prior to the main card, often highlighting local and regional talent. The two showcase matches this year are no exception as Penn's May Bethea and Lehigh's Gordon Wolf have ties to the Princeton Wrestling Club -- both started wrestling with the club when they were kids. According to Wrestlers in Business Network Princeton Chapter President Dr. Mark McLaughlin, a longtime coach with the club, "They've been wrestling each other since they were little. They started in the basement five floors down, now they're in Jadwin on the first floor." Bethea was a match away from placing at the 2017 NCAA Division I championships a year ago at 157 pounds. He was second on the team in wins behind Mattiace with 26 last season. Bethea has qualified for the NCAA championships the past two seasons and hails from nearby Trenton. Wolf has seen modest success at the college level, with his most notable win coming at the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships knocking off Iowa's Alex Meyer in the first round at 174 pounds. He split time at 165 last year for the Mountain Hawks and will be expected to contribute at a higher level this season. Wolf hails from Lawrenceville, N.J., just 10 minutes down the street from Princeton. Another matchup comes at heavyweight with two dynamic big men. Columbia's Garrett Ryan will face Lock Haven's Thomas Haines in the other showcase bout. Ryan is an Arizona native who moved east to finish his high school career at prep powerhouse Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. A three-time NCAA qualifier at Columbia, Ryan went 27-9 last season and 1-2 at the NCAA Division I Championships. Haines, an NCAA qualifier last season at Lock Haven, started his college career at Ohio State before transferring closer to home. Haines was one of the nation's top big men coming out of Solanco High School in Quarryville, Pa. Haines was 33-7 a year ago and was the runner-up at the EWL championships. He entered the NCAA Division I Championships as the No. 14 seed. On the women's side, Emmanuel's Victoria Gutierrez has been tabbed to replace teammate Fayth Woodward. Gutierrez will face Makayla Bourbon of the University of the Cumberlands at 116 pounds. WHAT: 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network WHEN: Sunday, November 5, 3 p.m. WHERE: Jadwin Gym, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. TICKETS: $20 (group discounts available) SOCIAL MEDIA: #ComeBackToJadwin #allstarclassic2017 #wrestleback WATCH: www.trackwrestling.com INFO: www.goallstarclassic.com ANNOUNCED MATCHUPS Men 125: Darian Cruz, Sr. (Lehigh) vs. Nick Piccininni, So. (Oklahoma State) 133: Seth Gross, Jr. (South Dakota State) vs. Stevan Micic, So. (Michigan) 141: Kevin Jack, Sr. (NC State) vs. Bryce Meredith, Sr. (Wyoming) 149: Max Thomsen, So. (Northern Iowa) vs. Matthew Kolodzik, So. (Princeton) 157: Alec Pantaleo, Jr. (Michigan) vs. B.J. Clagon, Sr. (Rider) 165: Chad Walsh, Sr. (Rider) vs. Jonathan Schleifer, Sr. (Princeton) 174: Mark Hall, So. (Penn State) vs. Zahid Valencia, So. (Arizona State) 184: Pete Renda, Sr. (NC State) vs. Drew Foster, Jr. (Northern Iowa) 197: Frank Mattiace, Sr. (Penn) vs. Michael Macchiavello, Sr. (NC State) 285: Tanner Hall, Jr. (Arizona State) vs. Nick Nevills, Jr. (Penn State) Matchups 165: May Bethea, Sr. (Penn) vs. Gordon Wolf, Sr. (Lehigh) 285: Garrett Ryan, Sr. (Columbia) vs. Thomas Haines, Jr. (Lock Haven) Women 101: Marina Doi, Sr. (King) vs. Hiba Salem, Jr. (Menlo) 109: Maria Vidales, So. (Emmanuel) vs. Charlotte Fowler, So. (Campbellsville) 116: Victoria Gutierrez, So. (Emmanuel) vs. Makayla Bourbon, Sr. (U. of the Cumberlands) 123: Dom Parrish, Jr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Amber Pair, So. (Eastern Oregon) 130: Megan Black, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Shelby Hall, Sr. (Campbellsville) 136: Kayla Miracle, Sr. (Campbellsville) vs. Solin Piearcy, So. (Menlo) 143: Mallory Velte, Sr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Desiree Zavala, So. (Grays Harbor) 155: Niauni Hill, Sr. (Lindenwood-Belleville) vs. Kiera Gabaldon, Jr. (Warner Pacific) 170: Brandy Lowe, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Kacie Moorehouse, So. (Grays Harbor) 191: Paige Baynes, Jr. (Grays Harbor) vs. Alyssa Cantu, Sr. (Missouri Valley) Note: Women's college wrestling competes under international freestyle rules.

Lance Palmer (Photo/Richard Mann) Washington, D.C. is known for political battles, but a different kind of fighting came to the nation's capital Thursday night. Lance Palmer, four-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Ohio State, scored a unanimous victory over UFC vet Steven Siler in the co-main event at the Professional Fighters League Fight Night -- a "Fight for Children" charitable event -- at the Washington Hilton. Two of the judges scored the featherweight (145-pound) fight 30-27 while a third tallied it to be 30-26 for the former Buckeye mat star (and former volunteer assistant coach at Virginia Tech). It was a positive reversal of fortune for the 29-year-old Palmer, who lost his World Series of Fighting featherweight title in a unanimous decision to Andre Harrison at WSOF 35 back in March. Here's how MMAnews.com summed up the Palmer-Siler set-to: "Lance Palmer's wrestling was too much for Steven Siler." From that opening statement, the website went on to report that Palmer had scored at least four takedowns in three rounds. Lance Palmer (Photo/Richard Mann) "Lance Palmer was in prime form in this evening's co-main event," wrote Sherdog.com. "Palmer grounded Siler repeatedly over the course of the bout's 15 minutes. Siler did his best to remain active from guard and threatened with submissions, but he was unable to put Palmer in serious peril. Perhaps Palmer's best moment occurred in the opening stanza, when he floored Siler with a left hand standing and unloaded with purposeful ground-and-pound ..." "There were a lot of things I think I could have done better out there but Steven Siler is a tough guy," Palmer said after the fight. "He is really long to it was hard to pass but I was really happy I landed a big shot that knocked him down. I've been working on my hands and it was nice to see it pay off. In the end, I made it through the fight without getting my face messed up too bad before my wedding next week." With the win, the soon-to-be-wed Palmer is now 12-3 in a professional mixed martial arts career going back to May 2011 ... while Siler, 30, whose time in MMA goes back a dozen years, is now 29-11. Lance Palmer first made a name for himself in wrestling as a four-time Ohio high school state champ for the storied Lakewood St. Edward mat program, and as the featured subject of a documentary film, Pinned. After high school, Palmer headed south to Columbus, where he was a four-time NCAA All-American -- and 2010 Big Ten conference champ -- at Ohio State.

The 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic is on Sunday at Princeton and features one of the best NCAA lineups in recent memory with two NCAA champions and several All-Americans on the night's lineup. In addition to the men, there will be a women's dual meet taking place simultaneously on an adjacent mat featuring former junior world team members Marina Doi, Kayla Miracle and Mallory Velte. For many wrestling fans, the All-Star Classic marks the opening of the collegiate wrestling season. Like the Daytona 500, it's an annual event that draws out some of the top talent in a focused, one-night event and gives fans an initial place to start their discussion about the top rivalries and teams for the 2017-18 season. The recent announcement by the Blue Ribbon Task Force that the wrestling season should be contained within one semester aligns with the idea of having a kickoff event. The wrestling season now drags into March both for the athletes and the fans. A well-defined singular semester -- with the NWCA Kickoff event -- would provide fans of all passion levels with a clear season that is easy to follow. Wrestling needs dependable calendar events like the NWCA All-Star Classic. We need to know that every year at such-and-such a date we can look forward to a certain type of event, in the case of the All-Star Classic, a dual meet of the top wrestlers in college. But there should be more. Wrestling can use the shift in the calendar year to create new events, marketed with the fan and the single-semester season in mind. That growth, along with a continued increase in coverage, should equate to bigger returns for college programs and conferences of all sizes. To your questions … Q: What are your predictions for the NWCA All-Star Classic? -- Fred M. Foley: To be honest, I don't know how the new rules will end up affecting the scoring. I'm being conservative and thinking that the "danger" call won't be utilized too often, which should keep scores somewhat consistent with last year. However, if we still get a lot of funk rolls and leg passes then these scores could get much bigger. 125: Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 4-1 133: Seth Gross (South Dakota State) maj. dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 10-2 141: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 7-6 149: Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Matt Kolodzik (Princeton), 5-3 157: Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) maj. dec. B.J. Clagon (Rider), 11-1 165: Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 6-2 174: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Mark Hall (Penn State), 4-3 184: Pete Renda (NC State) dec. Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), 9-4 197: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Frank Mattiace (Penn), 9-3 285: Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 2-1 Gable Steveson (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: I saw Gable Steveson is competing at the Daktronics Open against college competition on Sunday. It looks like Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota State and others are bringing wrestlers. Any prediction on how he will do? -- Mike C. Foley: Gable Steveson has proven to be a growing talent. His international successes in freestyle and domination at home in folkstyle make it difficult to conceive of a less-than-stellar performance at any tournament at any level. I don't know what he's weighing in at this week, but assuming that he's headed to compete at heavyweight the biggest obstacle Steveson faces is the extra tonnage of his collegiate opponents, and lack of wrestling from the bottom position. The latter may end up being the deciding factor. In freestyle it's moot and in folkstyle there is almost nobody at the high school level talented enough to hold Steveson down. At the NCAA level there is much more talent and experience on the mat. Ultimately, Steveson should be able to compete with little issue, but one area he could face difficulty would be taking bottom against a much larger, stronger and experienced opponent. Q: I watched some of the Beat the Streets women's event in LA online. What were your takeaways from that event. -- Mike C. Foley: I was there! The media team from United World Wrestling came out and was a sponsor of the event. We put on the livestream as a way to help them promote to more wrestling fans who otherwise might have missed the action, and even placed it live on Facebook. There was really solid viewership, too. Overall, the event was a massive success. Unlike BTS-NY who has put on this type of annual event for several years, this was the first go-round for executive director Yero Washington and president Andy Barth. And it didn't disappoint. Having a women's-only event was really special. The growth of the sport has been remarkable, and these women are becoming massive stars in and out of the sport. BTS-LA held the event in Little Tokyo and held all the galas and associated events nearby, which meant lots of interactions between the fans and the wrestlers. BTS-LA was perfect and I hope to see them keep a similar format for years to come. Honestly, it was one of the most convenient and convivial matches I've ever attended. Loved it. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME The Gilman debacle (1:28 mark) Q: Is the new media arrangement between the BTN and FloSports (including Flowrestling) a good deal for wrestling fans? A quick look at videocast schedules for BTN2Go and Flowrestling shows that meets covered by one media outlet are not covered by another. Is the wrestling fan getting worked over here by needing to buy separate subscriptions to see Big Ten wrestling events? BTN and FloSports are presenting this new deal as a positive, but I'm not so sure that's true for Big Ten wrestling fans. It seems like there are fewer scheduled wrestling events in BTN2Go this upcoming season. -- Terry O. Foley: I can see that you might think there is less service, but I think that wrestling fans will see a much larger ROI when buying subscriptions. In addition to the live coverage they will certainly provide a more robust look at the conference and support systems that might make it easier to follow some of the action. Look, I get it that paying for wrestling media is sometimes a bother, but whether Trackwrestling, InterMat or Flowrestling I think that if the wrestling is among your top five watched sports, you are getting great value for the money. Q: Any prediction on Michael Bisping vs. GSP this Saturday? Mike C. Foley: GSP by cuddle. Thomas Gilman (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Q: I'm a lifelong Hawkeye fan, but Thomas Gilman was over the top at the annual Iowa wrestling coaches "Fight Night" on Wednesday. He is making a mockery of wrestling and it gives all of our great state a bad name. I'm not sure why Tom Brands sent him there to represent him. I think Iowa could be the third best team in the state in a couple years. I just want the rivalry to be a classy one. If they add Patrick Downey in January who knows what's next. Your thoughts? -- Michael S. Foley: I don't know Thomas Gilman's values, but I did hear his words. For the second time since June he's shown himself to be a hateful and immature representative of Iowa and USA Wrestling. His chest-thumping, profanity-laced rant against Doug Schwab, Kevin Dresser, and his own fans was disrespectful to those he attacked and those in attendance. For a member of the national team to act in this way is disgraceful. But Gilman got it from somewhere. What's important to recognize is that we, as a nation, are seeing an increase in the validity of hateful rhetoric like Gilman's -- the rejection of "others" as anything other than a mortal enemy. He is surrounded by a culture that increasingly seeks to normalize these voices of rage-filled anxiety. A fear of "otherness" is growing. And yet responsibility for Gilman's actions are his own to bear. He seems to suffer from a tribe-centric type of personality disorder, emboldening him to not see the hatefulness in calling a Japanese opponent by a racial slur. It's the same mentality witnessed on Wednesday night in which he flailed and stammered his way through a demeaning assault on honorable men based solely on the fact they to no longer wear the colors of his community. The loyalty to the black and gold being greater than his respect for fellow combatants. Gilman won't move past this most recent public disgrace, because he's displayed no signs of humbleness, or a path to growth. He'll wear this behavior around his neck for as long as he's a member of the community; another tragic tale of self-obsession and immaturity. The boy who won some medals, but a man who lost all respect. Thought of the Week By Chris G. Can we have a philosophical discussion about why the NCAA awards team trophies at the individual tournament at the end of the year? Under the current format, a team with 3-4 bonus-point scoring studs could contend for a trophy when the other 6-7 members of their team fail to qualify or make noise at the big dance. The 2014-15 Edinboro team comes to mind, as they had some absolute hammers, but a spotty lineup that yielded some questionable dual meet losses. In my opinion, a "good" team that is balanced is mutually exclusive from a "good" team with lopsided talent, but the current individual tournament struggles to differentiate the two. Why can't the individual tournament focus solely on the athletes? I wrestled in New Jersey, and the high school state tournament had (and still does) no team scoring, but still made for some amazing storylines. I bring this up because I support the dual meet tournament idea Blue Ribbon has put forward. The best "team" should include the efforts of the starting 10, not only the efforts of the studs. This format seems to better determine which team is the best. I'm curious about your thoughts and the thoughts of others.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Roadrunner wrestling team opened the 2017-18 season on the East Coast with a Thursday evening dual against Buffalo. An early upset over a ranked wrestler helped CSU Bakersfield get off to a quick start and the 'Runners held on for a 22-14. "I thought our guys wrestled with great effort," said Manny Rivera, Head Coach of the `Runners. "We can still be better, but this is definitely a good start. We beat a good team tonight on a long road trip, so, we will take that." Starting from the top at 125, Sergio Mendez found himself down to No. 14 Kyle Akins early, but a takedown late in the first period gave him a 3-2 lead. CSUB's redshirt senior then took a 7-2 lead into the final period. The native of Arleta, Calif. nearly put up a major decision on his No. 14-ranked opponent, but Mendez settled for an 11-4 victory to put the `Runners ahead 3-0 with the upset. No. 5 Bryan Lantry got four points late to defeat Sean Nickell 8-4 in the 133-match, tying the dual up at 3-3. No. 19 Russell Rohlfing dominated the entire match against Ryan Peters (141). An escape by Peters with 13 seconds to go made the score 10-4 in Rohlfing's favor, but the redshirt sophomore got a last-second takedown to ensure a major decision The 13-4 victory but the `Runners ahead of Buffalo, 7-3. Kalani Tonge (141) and Jason Estevez went back and forth with an active first two periods and were tied 6-6 heading into the final two minutes. An early escape in the third gave Estevez a one-point lead and the senior held off Tonge for a 7-6 win. At 157, Colemand Hammond took a 2-1 advantage over Danny Boychuck into the third period. An escape and a takedown gave Bakersfield's redshirt senior a 5-1 lead and riding time gave Hammond a 6-1 victory and CSUB a 10-6 advantage. Two first-period takedowns gave Lorenzo De La Riva a 4-1 advantage over Derek Holcomb (165). The redshirt sophomore continued to dominate, getting two four-point nearfalls and wound up winning via tech fall, 17-2. The `Runners gained a 15-6 lead with just four matches remaining. At 174, Bryan Battisto gained a 5-2 lead on Austin Weigel heading into the final period. Two more takedowns in the third put Battisto ahead 9-2 and 1:01 of riding time gave the redshirt junior a major decision, 10-2. Dominic Ducharme found himself in a big hole and fought back, but Brett Perry took a major decision in the 184-pound match, 16-5. Buffalo pulled within nine points at 19-10. Matt Williams, ranked No. 11 at 197 to start the season, was tied 1-1 after regulation with UB's Joe Ariola. Williams surged in overtime and wound up with a 7-1 victory to clinch the match for the `Runners. In the heavyweight bout, Buffalo's Jake Gunning started fast and rode a big victory to a major decision, 18-7, over Jarrod Snyder. Despite the loss, the `Runners took a 22-14 win on the road to start the season. The 'Runners (1-0) continue their East Coast swing with a tri-dual in Edinboro, Pa. on Sunday. CSUB will wrestle against Bucknell at 10:30 a.m. (ET) before taking on No. 18/22 Edinboro at 12 p.m. (ET). Results: 125: Sergio Mendez def. No. 14 Kyle Akins, 11-4 133: No. 5 Bryan Lantry def. Sean Nickell, 8-4 141: No. 19 Russell Rohlfing def. Ryan Peters, 13-4 (MD) 149: Jason Estevez def. Kalani Tonge, 7-6 157: Coleman Hammond def. Danny Boychuck, 6-1 165: Lorenzo De La Riva def. Derek Holcomb, 17-2 (TF) 174: Bryan Battisto def. Austin Weigel, 10-2 (MD) 184: Brett Perry def. Dominic Ducharme, 16-5 (MD) 197: No. 11 Matt Williams def. Joe Ariola 7-1 (OT) 285: Jake Gunning def. Jarrod Snyder, 18-7 (MD)

Perry (Okla.) High School wrestling team The legendary Perry High School wrestling program has a new member on its team. The wrestling program at the Oklahoma school -- alma mater to Olympic medal-winning wrestlers Dan Hodge and Jack VanBebber, along with dozens of other state champions and NCAA All-Americans -- have received new ASICS shoes for every wrestler on the team, as well as the entire coaching staff, just in time for the 2017-18 season. The new shoes are part of a major sponsorship agreement between wrestling shoe maker ASICS and the documentary film "The Price of Legacy: Wrestling with a Dynasty" about the Perry High School Maroons wrestling program and the town they call home, now in production. "Today is a very special day," said Chance Leonard, the documentary's creator and executive producer. "My team and I are extremely excited to partner with such a prestigious organization. ASICS wrestling shoes are synonymous with the sport of wrestling and are worn by some of the best wrestlers ever. We would like to thank Mr. Brady Bersano, Mr. Nick Gallo and all of ASICS for their passion for wrestling and believing in our film project." On a personal note, Leonard -- himself an Oklahoma high school state champ for Perry -- weighed in on the significance of ASICS' gift of shoes for the Perry mat program, and the shoe maker's support of the documentary about one of the nation's top amateur wrestling hotbeds. "It's a bit surreal! I wrestled my entire career wearing ASICS wrestling shoes and have never worn anything else," said Leonard. "Being able to present this gift to Coach (Ronnie) Delk and the team is a blessing and privilege." "Adding ASICS to our already talented team brings additional credibility and fuels our momentum," Leonard added. "ASICS is proud to support Perry, Oklahoma's historic, record-breaking high school wrestling program. It is incredible to think that such a small town could foster a culture that has consistently produced champions for decades. Impressive is an understatement." "Wrestlers are some of the hardest-working individuals out there, and they do not get enough recognition for what they go through while training to be the best. We appreciate the team behind 'The Price of Legacy" for shining a light on these hardworking individuals." Perry -- a community located in northern Oklahoma, between Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kan. -- has deep roots in wrestling… and has displayed them in a number of ways on and off the mat. Perry High School can claim one of the most accomplished prep wrestling programs in the entire country. Although the town of Perry, Okla. has only about 5,000 residents, its wrestling program has produced greatness in its more than 90-year history. Among the achievements of the mat Maroons: Two Olympic medalists -- Jack VanBebber, gold medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, and Dan Hodge, who won silver at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne -- 162 individual state champs, sixteen dual state titles, and eighteen individuals who have earned a total of 28 All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. If that weren't enough, Perry can claim a total of 41 Oklahoma high school team titles -- a national record. In fact, the program has won a state team title at least once in every two years since 1961. The town of Perry is also home to the Perry Wrestling Monument Park, a unique tribute to the great wrestlers who called Perry home. Located in downtown Perry on Courthouse Square, the park features statues of the two Perry Olympic medalists -- VanBebber and Hodge -- along with granite columns which have the names of Perry mat legends carved into them. In addition, the community -- and Perry High School -- are the subject of a new documentary, "The Price of Legacy: Wrestling with a Dynasty" now in production. The anticipated release date for the film is the second quarter of 2018. To learn more, visit the film's official website.

Frank Mattiace (Photo/Penn Sports Information) PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania will be represented by a pair of senior wrestlers at the 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic at Princeton's Jadwin Gymnasium on Sunday as May Bethea and Frank Mattiace have been selected to compete. Mattiace will wrestle Virginia Tech's Jared Haught in the main card at 197 pounds while Bethea will compete in a showcase match at 165 pounds against Lehigh's Gordon Wolf. "This is a tremendous honor for our program, and for Frank and May," said head coach Roger Reina. "They are outstanding representatives of the proud tradition and legacy of Penn Wrestling and are deserving of their place on the national stage. I am excited that they will help kick off the collegiate wrestling season and set the tone for our journey as a team this year." Mattiace enters 2017-18 ranked No. 14 at 197 pounds. The 2017 EIWA champion at 197 pounds, Mattiace went 2-2 at his first NCAA Championships. His opponent, Jared Haught, is a two-time NCAA All-American who finished fourth at 197 pounds in 2017 after claiming the 2017 ACC championship. This will be the first-ever meeting between Mattiace and Haught. Bethea is wrestling up at 165 this weekend after three previous years at 157 pounds -- including a pair of NCAA Championships qualifying seasons. Last year, Bethea advanced to the round of 12 at NCAAs for his highest finish at the national tournament. Bethea is ranked No. 20 at 157 pounds entering the season, while Wolf is unranked at 165. A NCAA qualifier at 157 pounds in 2016, Wolf competed at 165 last year for the Mountain Hawks. Bethea and Wolf have not met previously as collegiate wrestlers. Mattiace and Bethea are the first Quakers to compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic since Lorenzo Thomas and C.J. Cobb in 2014 when the marquee event was held in The Palestra.

Nathan Tomasello gets in on a double leg against Daton Fix at the U23 World Team Trials (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Ohio State begins the 2017-18 season with high expectations. The Buckeyes, though, were expected to be without at least one of their All-Americans during the first semester. Top-ranked Nathan Tomasello, a three-time All-American and 2015 NCAA champion, suffered a knee injury at the U23 World Team Trials on Oct. 8 in Rochester, Minn. Ohio State coach Tom Ryan initially expected Tomasello to return in January, but now it appears it could be sooner. "We had some tests done on it and we thought it was going to be longer than it is," Ryan said Wednesday on a podcast called On the Mat. "We got some really good news recently that Nate will probably be back before we thought he would at full strength." Ryan didn't target a specific return date for Tomasello. He wants to make sure he's at full strength. "Obviously, we will not rush this," said Ryan. "The good news is that there was a point in time when you didn't know if he was going to come back at full strength in January … but we're in a position now where he'll be at full strength likely in December." Joey McKenna wrestling Minnesota's Tommy Thorn at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Another All-American on Ohio State's roster, transfer Joey McKenna, also suffered an injury recently. McKenna, who won the U23 World Team Trials, was injured during the second match of a best-of-three wrestle-off against teammate Ke-Shawn Hayes. According to Ryan, McKenna is healthy and back on the mat. "He's still wrestling at the U23s and he's actually on the mat and progressing as though the injury didn't happen," said Ryan. "It was a sprained ankle and he's back and doing great." Ryan also noted that McKenna will compete at 141 pounds for the Buckeyes, while Hayes will wrestle at 149 pounds.

Junior National freestyle champion Atilano Escobar (Liberty, Ariz.) verbally committed to the Naval Academy. The No. 99 overall wrestler in the Class of 2018 is a three-time state placer, winning a state title in 2016. He also earned three All-American honors at the Cadet level in Fargo during 2015 and 2016, including a 2016 runner-up finish in Greco-Roman. Further, Escobar is a two-time UWW Cadet All-American, fifth in freestyle at 58 kilos this spring and eighth in Greco-Roman in 2016. He projects as a 141 pound wrestler in college.

YORK -- York College has announced that it is expanding the wrestling program to include collegiate competition for women, starting with the fall 2018 season. York College men's wrestling has developed a national reputation as a strong NAIA team with numerous student-athletes finishing as All-Americans and a team that has had a presence in the top 25 of the NAIA. The new program will build on York College's reputation for excellence in wrestling, while expanding offerings for female representation in the sport. Women's wrestling has experienced notable growth nationally and within the Midwest at the high school level, but colleges and universities have been slow to respond to the demand for next-level women's wrestling opportunities. The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is an NAIA leader in the sport. Currently the conference has two member schools who compete, and with associate members, host a conference championship. The statistics for the amount of participants on the high school level, especially when compared to the scarcity of collegiate programs, indicates an opportunity for York College to differentiate its offerings and provide a home for many new female athletes. Jeff Albers, who currently serves as an assistant in the men's wrestling program at YC, will take the lead as head coach of the women's side. "Coach Albers has established himself as a person of character that we can trust to build this side of our wrestling program," said Jared Stark, vice president for enrollment and athletics at YC. "Jeff is faithful to Jesus and an incredibly hard-working person. Furthermore he has the right level of motivation to make an impact on this level of collegiate wrestling. He is extremely knowledgeable in the sport of wrestling, communicates well with college students, and has a recruiting network that will generate interest at York College." Jeff AlbersRecruiting and planning for women's wrestling will begin immediately and Coach Albers is excited about the role. Albers said, "I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to be the first women's wrestling coach at York College. I look forward to helping these young women be the best they can be on and off the mat." Stark said, "In the end, what we want to do is to expand the atmosphere of York College to as many people as possible. We believe that York College transforms lives, and positively impacting student-athletes is an enormous part of what we do. By expanding the wrestling program to include collegiate competition for women, we will open the the door for additional students to experience YC in a profound way." Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, was very excited to hear the news, "On behalf of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to the York College (Nebraska) administration for their extraordinary leadership and vision in establishing an intercollegiate women's wrestling program. This will be our 39th varsity women's program that has been added and it provides even more incentive for other colleges to follow." About Coach Albers Jeff Albers is in his first year as assistant coach for the men's wrestling team. Coach Albers was a high school state champion from Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was also a two-time freestyle state champion in Oklahoma and part of the 1998 and 1999 national freestyle championship team. He was a two year starter at Labette Community College in Parsons, Kansas, in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, Coach Albers was a graduate assistant coach at Labette Community College. Coach Albers was also an assistant coach at Shawnee Heights High School in Tecumseh, Kansas, for eight years (2007-2015), where he coached several state champions and a state runner-up team. Coach Albers had the privilege of coaching several women while at Shawnee Heights; one of them went on to win a state and national title after Albers had left to come to York College. Coach Albers returned to competition in 2015 to finish his wrestling career at York College at the age of 35. He was a two year starter for York College and graduated from York College in May 2017. About York College York College is a private, religious-affiliated four-year college located in York, Nebraska, about 50 miles west of the state capital, Lincoln. Founded in 1890, York College has an enrollment of approximately 450 students.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- Three individual NCAA champions, a freestyle World team member, and a legendary high school wrestling coach will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, the Glen Brand Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honor those individuals who have made an impact on the sport on a national level, or who have done extraordinary work in the State of Iowa. The hall recognizes native-born Iowans, and those who achieved their fame while wrestling or coaching for an Iowa school. The Class of 2018 is John Bowlsby, Kevin Dresser, Chris Bono, Tony Davis, and Bob Roethler. Brad Smith will be presented with the Bob Siddens Iowa High School Coaching Excellence Award, Keith Massey and Charlotte Bailey will receive the Russ Smith Community Impact Award, and the Banachs will receive the Family Legacy Award. A banquet honoring all inductees and award winners will be held at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo on Saturday, June 9. For more information contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or dgmstaff@nwhof.org. John Bowlsby was a three-time All-American and a two-time Big Ten champion at heavyweight for the University of Iowa. He placed third at the NCAA championships in 1975 and fifth in 1977 and 1978. Bowlsby was a member of the U.S. freestyle World championship team in 1974 at 220 pounds after his senior year of high school and made a second World team in 1977 at heavyweight. He was also a U.S. Greco-Roman national champion in 1978 and a state wrestling champion for Waterloo West High School in 1973 and 1974. Kevin Dresser was an NCAA champion, two-time All-American, and two-time Big Ten champion for the University of Iowa with a career college record of 89-16-1. He placed fourth at the NCAA championships as a junior in 1985 before winning the 142-pound title in 1986. During his high school career at Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Iowa, Dresser posted a 112-11-1 career record and was a two-time state champion (1980 and 1981). He currently serves as the head wrestling coach at Iowa State after an 11-season stint with Virginia Tech where he led the team to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA tournament in 2016, which is the highest in program history. Chris Bono coaching South Dakota State at the NCAAs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Chris Bono was an NCAA champion, three-time All-American, and a two-time Big 12 champion for Iowa State with a career college record of 128-34. He placed fifth at the NCAA championships as a sophomore in 1995 before winning the 150-pound crown in 1996 and placing second in 1997. Bono was a member of U.S. freestyle World championships teams in 2001, 2002 and 2005 and was a four-time freestyle national champion. He was a three-time state wrestling champion for Bolles High School in Jacksonville, Florida, from 1990-92, and is currently the head wrestling coach at South Dakota State. Tony Davis was an NCAA champion and a two-time finalist for Northern Iowa, and a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association national champion for Iowa Central. Davis placed second as a junior at the 1999 NCAA championships at 149 pounds before winning the title as a senior to become the first Division I national champion at Northern Iowa since 1963. Davis finished his college career with a record of 111-10. Bob Roethler, who died in 2015, led Emmetsburg High School in Emmetsburg, Iowa, to four traditional state team wrestling championships during nine seasons as head coach from 1972-80. Emmetsburg won four consecutive state team titles from 1976-79 and had a streak of 63 consecutive dual meet victories from 1974-78. Roethler coached 35 individual state place winners with 10 state champions, including four-time winner Jeff Kerber. Roethler wrestled for Central High School in Elkader, Iowa, and for Loras College. The Banach family is the fourth recipient of the Family Legacy Award. Fraternal twins Ed and Lou, and older brother Steve, all wrestled for the University of Iowa while Ed's son, Riley, wrestled for the University of Northern Iowa. Ed and Lou combined for five individual NCAA championships and each won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics while Steve was a United States Army Ranger who served multiple combat tours. Brad Smith will receive the Bob Siddens High School Coaching Excellence Award. Smith began his career at Lisbon High School in Lisbon, Iowa, in 1978 and led his teams to seven traditional state championships (1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1990) in 13 seasons. He became head coach at City High School in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1991 and led his teams to three traditional state championships (1992, 1999 and 2002) in 21 seasons. Smith returned to Lisbon in 2012 and is in his 39th season as a coach. In 2017, he won his 11th state team title, tying the Iowa record for most traditional state team wrestling championships held by Siddens. He has coached four four-time state wrestling champions, which is more than any other coach in Iowa history. Charlotte Bailey and Keith Massey will receive the Russ Smith Community Impact Award, which is presented to individuals who demonstrate exceptional local impact on wrestling in Iowa. For the past 10 years, Bailey has advanced female wresting in Iowa after previously coaching youth wrestling and gymnastics. She founded Female Elite Wrestling in 2012 and began organized practices and tournaments in 2015. FEW is Iowa's only USA Wrestling chartered club dedicated to female wrestlers, and it has produced national individual champions and dual team championships. Bailey also serves as the women's director for Iowa USA Wrestling while continuing to work toward sanctioned high school wrestling for females in Iowa. Massey is the impetus that turned western Iowa into a wrestling powerhouse. Through his youth wrestling club and as head coach of Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he has coached numerous state wrestling champions and college All-Americans. He led Lewis Central to traditional and dual state team titles in 2000 and 2001, and his 2001 team had an Iowa record six individual state champions. Two of his athletes, Trent and Travis Paulson, were state champions, All-Americans at Iowa State, members of U.S. freestyle World teams and inductees of the Glen Brand Hall of Fame in 2017. He started his career with the C.B. Panther Wrestling Club in 1989 and helped merge the club with High Voltage Wrestling Club to form Powerhouse Wrestling Club in 2015. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum is a non-profit organization based out of Waterloo, Iowa. The mission of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is to preserve history, recognize excellence, and inspire future generations.

The Super 32 Challenge serves as the in earnest kickoff to each high school wrestling season. With the event happening this past weekend, and the initial rankings of the 2017-18 slated for one week from today, now is the time to reflect upon what happened at the tournament. With only three top 15 seniors in the field, none ranked higher than No. 9 Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), and just two others within the top 25 -- there was clear opportunity for some of the younger talents across the country to shine. Shine is what they did, with seven of the 14 weight classes being won by non-seniors; while eight other underclassmen finished as runners-up. That is compared to the approximately nine weight class titles won by seniors during each of the previous three editions of the tournament. History was made when Ryan Crookham (Pennsylvania) won the 113-pound weight class, as he became the first wrestler still in Junior High to win a high school division Super 32 title. In the recent past, Spencer Lee was runner-up at 106 pounds as an eighth grader in 2012, while Luke Pletcher was a semifinalist as an eighth grader at 106 the previous year. After winning the middle school division the previous three years, Crookham beat five very accomplished opponents on the way to his championship. It started with a 1-0 decision over UWW Cadet freestyle runner-up Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) in the round of 32; in the round of 16 it was a 5-1 win over Junior National double All-American Cody Phippen (Platte County, Mo.); his first match Sunday morning was a 5-2 quarterfinal victory over NHSCA Junior Nationals champion Dylan Ryder (Half Hollow Hills West, N.Y.); the semifinal match was a 1-0 victory over returning Super 32 runner-up Greg Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.); while it was a 2-0 victory over Eric Barnett (Hortonville, Wis.) in the final. The last four of those opponents were state champions in high school last season. Another three-time middle school division champion made history in the high school division, as Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.) won his third title in the high school division, this one coming at 120 pounds. Busiello is now 34-0 across six years of competing at the Super 32. Should he emerge as champion again next year, Busiello would be the first wrestler to win four high school division Super 32 titles; nine wrestlers have now won three championships, most notable among them is two-time Cadet World champion Yianni Diakomihalis. Patrick Kennedy (Photo/Mary Christen, The Guillotine) The underclass champion to boost his "stock" the most was Patrick Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.). Though he is already ranked No. 5 overall in the sophomore class, he had the best Sunday of any wrestler in the field to win the 170-pound weight class. The quarterfinal match was an 8-5 victory over No. 61 senior Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio), then it was a 3-1 tiebreaker decision over No. 25 senior Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County, Pa.), before a 10-6 finals victory over No. 19 junior Chris Foca (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). It was a performance that earned him co-Outstanding Wrestler honors with Joey Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), who joined Busiello in winning a third Super 32 high school division title. Sophomores shined this past weekend, with Cullan Schriever (Mason City, Iowa) and Braxton Amos (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) joining Kennedy in winning weight class titles; while Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Jesse Vasquez (Santiago Corona, Calif.), and Dustin Plott (Tuttle, Okla.) finished as runners-up. Out of those performances the run to the championship match by No. 6 overall sophomore Vasquez was most impressive. Up three weights from a state championship in the past high school season, he advanced to the quarterfinals with two pins (including one over a state champion) and then a 10-0 major decision and 6-3 decision, each over Pennsylvania big-school state qualifiers. His quarterfinal victory came over No. 4 junior Julian Chlebove (Northampton, Pa.) by 5-1 decision, while the semifinal was a 3-1 overtime decision over No. 7 sophomore Josh Saunders (Christian Brothers College, Mo.). The finals defeat was 3-2 against Silva, though Vasquez was in deep on a leg attack right as the match ended. No. 4 overall sophomore Bartlett beat three eventual tournament placers on the way to the championship bout at 126 pounds. In the round of 16 it was an 8-3 victory over 2016 state champion Asa Garcia (Avon, Ind.), the quarterfinal bout was a 7-4 win over Junior freestyle All-American Aaron Schulist (Mukwanago, Wis.), while the semifinal was a 4-1 defeat of No. 8 sophomore Sam Hillegas (North Hills, Pa.). No. 18 overall sophomore Plott had three notable wins of his own on the way to the 160-pound final. In the round of 16, it was 9-2 victory over state champion Kenny O'Neil (Prior Lake, Minn.); the quarterfinal was an 8-4 win over No. 33 sophomore Mason Reiniche (Baylor School, Tenn.); while it was a 12-8 semifinal defeat of state champion Danny Braunagel (Althoff Catholic, Ill.). The championship match was against No. 63 senior Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), one in which Plott led 4-2 after a period scoring two takedowns, but he then lost 7-7 in a tiebreaker rideout. Joining Busiello as juniors to win titles were Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) and Brevin Balmeceda (South Dade, Fla.). Other underclass runners-up were freshman Richard Figueroa (Selma, Calif.), along with juniors Eric Barnett (Hortonville, Wis.), Travis Ford-Melton (Marian Catholic, Ill.), Jaden Abas (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.), and Chris Foca (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). The other narrative in the lede was one of unheralded seniors having the chance to emerge given the nature of this field, which though loaded was missing the extreme high end of seniors. From outside the top 100 of the Class of 2018, Mason Phillips (Stanwood, Wash.) won the 145-pound weight class; while Quincy Monday (Carrboro, N.C.), Peter Acciardi (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), and Max Darrah (Whitfield, Mo.) finished as runners-up. Out of that group, the run of Flo Nationals placer and three-time state champion Monday impressed most. He beat a pair of state fourth place finishers by a 5-2 score to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday morning, Sam Webster (Shakopee, Minn.) in the round of 32 and Lawrence Saenz (Vacaville, Calif.) in the round of 16. Then to reach the finals on Sunday, Monday beat a pair of top 100 seniors, 5-3 over No. 51 Brock Mauller (Father Tolton Catholic, Mo.) in the quarterfinal and then 2-1 over No. 69 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.) in the semifinal. One last observation about the tournament is the nature of the field's depth. Just to merely place in this tournament is a true accomplishment. This is just a flavor for some of the notable matches that occurred in the consolation bracket prior to placement being confirmed. 113: battle of top 40 overall sophomores, Anthony Clark (Delbarton, N.J.) vs. Dylan Cedeno (Fair Lawn, N.J.); NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion Sam Latona (Thompson, Ala.) vs. NHSCA Junior Nationals champion Dylan Ryder (Half Hollow Hills West, N.Y.); Latona vs. UWW Cadet freestyle runner-up Isaac Salas (St. John Bosco, Calif.); Cedeno vs. National Prep champion Drew Munch (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); Latona vs. No. 12 overall freshman Vincent Zerban (Christian Brothers College, Mo.); Salas vs. Sammy Alvarez (St. Joseph Montvale, N.J.). 126: Cadet double All-American (Greco champ) Phillip Moomey (Kearney, Neb.) vs. Junior freestyle All-American Aaron Schulist (Mukwanago, Wis.). 132: Flo Nationals placer Jackson Henson (Penn Foster, W.Va.) vs. No. 3 overall sophomore Nick Raimo (Hanover Park, N.J.); Raimo vs. three-time state champion Sam Stuhl (Ellsworth, Wis.)/ 138: Jeremy Schoenherr (Stratford, Wis.) vs. Michael Blockhus (New Hampton, Iowa), rematch of a semifinal from the Junior National freestyle tournament this summer. 152: Battle of top 50 overall seniors, both were returning Super 32 placers, Josiah Rider (Grand Junction, Colo.) vs. Justin Ruffin (Union Grove, Ga.). 160: No. 33 overall junior Mason Reiniche (Baylor School, Tenn.) vs. No. 77 overall senior Erich Byelick (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.); No. 49 overall junior Robert Kanniard (Wall Township, N.J.) vs. No. 39 overall senior Phil Conigliaro (Belmont Hill, Mass.).

It's an annual event that's been on the college wrestling calendar since the era of miniskirts and Mustangs, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes, and the Summer of Love. Since it first made the scene in 1967, the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic has been one of the major events in college wrestling, featuring the top athletes in the sport in head-to-head competition. (Among the participants at that first All-Stars: Rick Sanders, Mike Caruso, and Curley Culp.) The All-Star Classic once was the capstone event of the season, held in late March or early April, after the NCAA championships ... however, for more than a decade, the All-Star Classic has served as the kickoff event for the college wrestling season. This year is no exception. The 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic takes place Sunday, Nov. 5 at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. The venue is Jadwin Gymnasium, a historic facility that has hosted EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) and NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, as well as the New Jersey high school state wrestling championships. A couple firsts The 2017 All-Star Classic can claim to be the "first" in two significant ways. One, it's the first time the All-Star Classic has been held in the state of New Jersey -- arguably one of the top amateur wrestling hotbeds in the nation -- in the event's 52-year history. And, it will be the first All-Stars to feature the best men and women college wrestlers in equal numbers. "We came up with the idea of a gender-equal event," Mark McLaughlin, M.D., F.A.C.S., event chairman, as well as founder and president of the Princeton chapter of the Wrestlers in Business Network which is sponsoring the event -- told InterMat. "We'll be using a two wrestling mats, set side-by-side -- one for women, one for men - with action occurring side-by-side, simultaneously. Ten matches for men, ten matches for women." As in the past, the 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic will feature match-ups with the top wrestlers in each weight class. Here are the announced match-ups for this year's All-Star Classic: Men 125: No. 2 Darian Cruz, Sr. (Lehigh) vs. No. 5 Nick Piccininni, So. (Oklahoma State) 133: No. 1 Seth Gross, Jr. (South Dakota State) vs. No. 2 Stevan Micic, So. (Michigan) 141: No. 2 Kevin Jack, Sr. (NC State) vs. No. 3 Bryce Meredith, Sr. (Wyoming) 149: No. 3 Max Thomsen, So. (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik, So. (Princeton) 157: No. 6 Alec Pantaleo, Jr. (Michigan) vs. No. 7 B.J. Clagon, Sr. (Rider) 165: No. 5 Chad Walsh, Sr. (Rider) vs. No. 18 Jonathan Schleifer, Sr. (Princeton) 174: No. 1 Mark Hall, So. (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Zahid Valencia, So. (Arizona State) 184: No. 3 Pete Renda, Sr. (NC State) vs. No. 4 Drew Foster, Jr. (Northern Iowa) 197: No. 1 Kollin Moore, So. (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Jared Haught, Sr. (Virginia Tech) 285: No. 3 Tanner Hall, Jr. (Arizona State) vs. No. 4 Nick Nevills, Jr. (Penn State) Women 101: Marina Doi, Sr. (King) vs. Hiba Salem, Jr. (Menlo) 109: Maria Vidales, So. (Emmanuel) vs. Charlotte Fowler, So. (Campbellsville) 116: Fayth Woodward, Jr. (Emmanuel) vs. Makayla Bourbon, Sr. (U. of the Cumberlands) 123: Dom Parrish, Jr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Amber Pair, So. (Eastern Oregon) 130: Megan Black, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Shelby Hall, Sr. (Campbellsville) 136: Kayla Miracle, Sr. (Campbellsville) vs. Solin Piearcy, So. (Menlo) 143: Mallory Velte, Sr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Desiree Zavala, So. (Grays Harbor) 155: Niauni Hill, Sr. (Lindenwood-Belleville) vs. Kiera Gabaldon, Jr. (Warner Pacific) 170: Brandy Lowe, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Kacie Moorehouse, So. (Grays Harbor) 191: Paige Baynes, Jr. (Grays Harbor) vs. Alyssa Cantu, Sr. (Missouri Valley) Note: Women's college wrestling competes under international freestyle rules. This groundbreaking event is called "One Sport: HiStory and HerStory." And the timing couldn't be better, according to Mike Moyer, president of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). "With the push from groups like Wrestle Like A Girl, the NWCA, USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame to get the application process started to get women's wrestling listed as an NCAA emerging sport, we're going to capitalize on that effort and show everyone the value of what wrestling means for everyone, not just our boys and young men," said Moyer. It all starts with an all-star wrestling clinic ... and more The 2017 All-Star Classic is an historic showcase event of twenty matches, featuring the nation's top male and female collegiate mat stars, in a history-making format ... and so much more. The day starts with a wrestling clinic at 11 a.m., featuring four clinicians with powerful mat credentials. Three are Olympic gold medalists: Ohio State heavyweight champ and 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder ... Helen Maroulis, first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic gold medal (in Rio, 2016) ... and Brandon Slay, USA Wrestling coach who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Games. New Jersey native Joe Dubuque, NCAA champ for Indiana University who's now an assistant coach at Princeton, rounds out the all-star cast of clinicians. The clinic is open to wrestlers from third grade through high school. It's an unbeatable opportunity to learn from top wrestlers ... and gain inspiration, too. Cost to participate is $40 (which includes an admission ticket to the All-Star Classic wrestling event). At 1 p.m. there's a pre-event social hour. Attendees will be able to meet dozens of wrestling celebrities in a relaxed setting, just before the All-Star Classic. Meet Mark McLaughlin: neurosurgeon with mat background Mark McLaughlinThe chairman for the 2017 All-Star Classic, Mark McLaughlin, has a background well-suited to head up a major wrestling event such as the All-Star Classic, as a former wrestler and current youth coach. In fact, he described himself as being "a wrestling coach trapped inside a neurosurgeon's body." Yes, McLaughlin is a respected neurosurgeon at Princeton Brain & Spine, located in Princeton, N.J., specializing in cranial conditions and specific spine disorders. McLaughlin is an international speaker, author and frequent medical media expert for brain and spinal cord injuries. One of his most recent achievements includes being recently selected "Top Doc" in the New York Metro area. And, yes, McLaughlin has deep roots in wrestling, as athlete, coach and supporter of the sport. He wrestled at the College of William & Mary, graduating from the Virginia-based school in 1988. For the past 15 years, McLaughlin has coached the Princeton youth wrestling program, as well as coach of the youth program at Trenton, N.J. If that weren't enough, McLaughlin is the founder and president of the Princeton chapter of Wrestlers in Business Network, which is committed to linking wrestlers to wrestlers, especially in their careers, as well as supporting efforts to grow the sport of wrestling, such as funding the youth wrestling program in the inner city of Trenton. Mark McLaughlin (right of plaque) at College of William & MaryFor his contributions to the sport, McLaughlin was welcomed into the New Jersey chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. "Wrestling is intense and grueling, just like neurosurgery," said McLaughlin. "Wrestling gave me the tools to succeed in neurosurgery." In fact, McLaughlin is currently working on a book "Wrestling and Neurosurgery" which he expects to be published next fall. Get in on this history-making wrestling event Wrestlers, coaches and wrestling fans won't want to miss a minute of the 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Princeton University's Jadwin Gym. The day starts with the wrestling clinic at 11 a.m. ET ... followed at 1 p.m. by the pre-event social hour. The actual wrestling competition at the 2017 All-Star Classic begins at 3 p.m. "What's unique about the All-Star Classic is where else, in one single dual, can you find upwards of 15-16 college All-Americans annually? You can't," said Moyer. "We have NCAA finals previews, but what we're most excited about is doing something else that's never been done before," referring to the "One Sport: HiStory and HerStory" aspect of the event, featuring side-by-side men's and women's competition of the nation's brightest collegiate mat stars. For tickets and more information, visit the official event website, www.goallstarclassic.com.