InterMat Staff

What a Super weekend it was on the mats. Particularly in the top ten. Friday provided us with a Big Ten doubleheader that featured a pair of top-ten matchups, including the always-fun Penn State/Iowa dual. Though the top ten had plenty of good duals, all of its teams held serve against lower-ranked competition. Even so, there was plenty to talk about and take away from the results of each individual dual. Please pause for a personal agenda. It’s a shame we don’t have some sort of a national dual tournament. Penn State proved that the ultimate winner of such a venture may not be in doubt; however, there’s lots of fun that could have been had along the way. There is such little separation between team’s two-through-ten on this list, that any of them clash could lead to unexpected results. Or down-to-the-wire excitement. Heck, expanding past the top ten, you have teams like Minnesota, South Dakota State, and Virginia Tech, that could give these teams a run for their money. Ok, enough of that. Let's get to the week in the top ten. 1. Penn State In the most anticipated dual of the college season, Penn State split the first four individual matches with Iowa, then proceeded to win the final six in a 29-6 win over #3 Iowa. In a #1 vs. #2 showdown at 141, Beau Bartlett kept his perfect record intact by downing 2023 NCAA finalist, Real Woods, 7-2. With the clock burning and nursing a one-point lead, Bartlett stayed on the offensive and grabbed a lake takedown to get some breathing room. Levi Haines had his most impressive performance of the year majoring #5 Jared Franek, 12-0. Mitchell Mesenbrink continued to pass every test presented to him and nearly majored #6 Michael Caliendo before surrendering a late score. Carter Starocci, Aaron Brooks, and Greg Kerkvliet all remained undefeated. Starocci and Kerkvliet were able to tally major decisions. The only Penn State wrestlers to lose on Friday night were both of their true freshmen starters. Next: Penn State will actually be on the mat tonight against #14 Rutgers. The matchup is the Nittany Lions yearly bout in the Bryce Jordan Center. Next Sunday, they’ll close their Big Ten dual season with a meeting against #4 Nebraska. That dual will have intriguing bouts up and down the docket. 2. Oklahoma State The Cowboys stayed perfect with a dominant performance over a dangerous 12th-ranked South Dakota State team on Saturday. Oklahoma State jumped out to a commanding 25-0 lead by taking the first six matches from the Jackrabbits. The stretch included a pair of pins from Jordan Williams (149) and Izzak Olejnik (165). Williams also picked up a win last week against Missouri, which bodes well for him securing the starting role in his battle with Sammy Alvarez. Other highlights from that streak from the Cowboys include Tagen Jameson’s 8-5 sudden victory decision over two-time All-American Clay Carlson at 141 lbs. Later in the dual, second-ranked Dustin Plott was pushed to sudden victory by SDSU’s impressive freshman Bennett Berge; however, he managed to prevail 9-6. Next: Sunday marks OSU’s final Big 12 dual as they play host to Oklahoma in the second Bedlam dual of the season. Back in early December, the Cowboys posted a 28-9 win over their in-state rivals, on the road. 3. Iowa For the second consecutive Friday, took a loss to a conference opponent. Last week it was at Michigan, this time it was in Carver-Hawkeye Arena against the top-ranked Nittany Lions of Penn State. #7 Drake Ayala started the dual in style with a 4-2 victory over previously unbeaten, Braeden Davis. An early takedown from the Hawkeye held up as the deciding factor. At 149 lbs, Caleb Rathjen came out on top in a back-and-forth, exciting win over #10 Tyler Kasak. Rathjen was the most aggressive and Iowa wrestler all night and it paid off in an 11-8 triumph in sudden victory. Though he took a loss at 197 lbs (his first official one of the season), Zach Glazier acquitted himself well and became the first opponent to hold three-time national champion Aaron Brooks, to a regular decision. A match later, at heavyweight, true freshman two-sport star Ben Kueter, had his first significant collegiate test with #1 Kerkvliet. Though he fell via major decision, Kueter showed promise for the future. Next: Sunday marks Iowa’s final Big Ten dual of the year as they travel to #23 Wisconsin. Tough tests loom for the Hawkeyes, especially at 125, 165, and 174 lbs. 4. Nebraska The precursor to Iowa/Penn State on the Big Ten Network was a top-ten clash between #4 Nebraska and #9 Michigan. On paper, this looked like a toss-up of a dual with plenty of intriguing individual matchups. The latter proved to be true; however, the former was not as Nebraska grabbed wins in the first six matches. Since they were all regular decisions, the Wolverines were mathematically “in” the dual, but with some mismatches in Nebraska’s favor at 184/197, a comeback seemed very unlikely. Nebraska logged upsets at 125 (Caleb Smith), 133 (Jacob Van Dee), and 165 (Antrell Taylor). The wins at 125 and 133 came over top-six ranked opponents, while Taylor’s came at the expense of three-time All-American Cam Amine. Van Dee was able to outlast #4 Dylan Ragusin and hand him his first loss of the season. This dual also featured a run between 141 and 157 that boasted three consecutive top-ten matchups. The Cornhuskers came out on top in all three. Brock Hardy held off impressive freshman Sergio Lemley in the evening’s most exciting match at 141. In the most anticipated bout of the dual, top-ranked Ridge Lovett imposed his will early and often over the dangerous Austin Gomez. Two years ago, Gomez won both matches between the pair. Finally, at 157 lbs, Peyton Robb emerged victorious in a tussle with defensive stalwart, Will Lewan. Next: Nebraska’s final Big Ten contest will see them travel to Penn State on Sunday. That dual will feature plenty of great matchups. One to watch is at 141 lbs with Hardy and top-ranked Beau Bartlett. Last season, Hardy defeated Bartlett 7-3 in the Big Ten semifinals; however, Bartlett went on to outplace him at nationals. 5. Iowa State Iowa State played host to in-state rival Northern Iowa on Super Sunday and broke out the hair dye beforehand. Whether it was a great look is another story, but as these things are normally intended to do, it was a sign of the team’s togetherness and unity. In a match that carried relevance for national rankings and in the dual itself, #9 Anthony Echemendia got back #6 Cael Happel in a very entertaining affair at 141 lbs. Happel got the best of Echemendia in Vegas; however, the Cyclone evened the score in a 9-6 victory. Echemendia was the only ISU wrestler to be held to a regular decision. His five teammates that got their hands raised, all did so while earning bonus points. Evan Frost (133), Casey Swiderski (149), David Carr (165), and Yonger Bastida (285) all rolled to tech falls. Redshirt freshman MJ Gaitan (174) had a major decision over #30 Jared Simma. Those all added up to a football-like 27-14 victory for Kevin Dresser’s team. Next: All that’s left for Iowa State is a dual with Missouri two Sundays from yesterday. Of course, one of the most anticipated individual matches of the year looms at 165 lbs with Carr and top-ranked Keegan O’Toole. Carr won last season and in the Big 12 finals, but fell in the NCAA finals. This dual is also likely to feature a clash between undefeated big men in Bastida and #5 Zach Elam. 6. Ohio State Despite dealing with a boatload of injuries this season, Ohio State continued to roll and brought their season mark up to 14-2 with a dominating 32-6 victory over Indiana on Sunday. The Buckeyes took eight of ten matchs from the Hoosier and six of those came via bonus points. Five of the six OSU wrestlers who accumulated bonus points are only freshmen. One of the two that didn’t include bonus points, saw Dylan D’Emilio edge one of IU’s top grapplers in #14 Graham Rooks. That win snapped a three-match losing streak for the Buckeye All-American. Next: Ohio State’s final regular season match will take place on Friday night as they travel to Michigan State. 7. NC State NC State continued to run roughshod over its ACC schedule in a 38-3 thumping of Virginia on Friday night at Reynolds Coliseum. In three conference duals, the Wolfpack have crushed the opposition to the tune of 102-15, combined. NC State’s only loss of the night came at 174 lbs as Alex Faison battled valiantly, but fell to returning ACC champion, Justin McCoy, 3-0. At 125 lbs, Jakob Camacho stepped back into the lineup and notched a 21-6 tech fall over Kyle Montaperto. That win could go a long way into solidifying his place as a starter at the weight. One match later, All-American Kai Orine cooled off a red-hot Marlon Yarbrough with a second-period fall. Altogether, six of nine NC State winners managed to push into bonus point territory. Next: NC State takes a quick break from ACC competition to host #8 Cornell on Friday night. That dual is jam-packed with interesting matchups, particularly at 133 lbs, 157, 165, 184, and 197. Two days later, the Wolfpack will make the short trip to Durham for a Duke team that seeking its first ACC win of the year. 8. Cornell Cornell finished off the Ivy League portion of their schedule over the weekend and remained perfect against those foes. After wins over Penn and Princeton, Mike Grey’s team locked up the 43rd Ivy League title and their 20th in the last 21 seasons. In their two duals over the weekend, Cornell won 17 of 20 matches, downing Princeton 35-3, and Penn 26-8. The Penn dual featured a matchup between the last two EIWA champions at the 133 lb weight class and Vito Arujau posted an 11-4 decision over Michael Colaiocco. One of Cornell’s unheralded starters, Ethan Fernandez, continued his recent run of strong results. After beating a ranked Eligh Rivera from Princeton (11-7), he outlasted a solid Jude Swisher (7-6), to win his sixth and seventh consecutive matches, respectively. Next: As mentioned above, Cornell will head south next weekend for a road trip that includes a pair of teams that won conference titles in 2023. NC State on Friday and Appalachian State on Sunday. 9. Michigan Last Friday, it was Michigan who stunned then-second ranked Iowa by taking the first five matches of the evening in a 24-11 rout of the Hawkeyes. This Friday, the tables were turned and Michigan was on the opposite side of an incredible start. Nebraska took the first six bouts against the Wolverines and Sean Bormet’s team wasn’t able to recover. Shane Griffith (174) and Lucas Davison (285) were the only Wolverines to notch wins on the night. Griffith a slim 1-0 win over Bubba Wilson and Davison handled Nebraska gridiron star Nash Hutmacher to the tune of 8-0. While the scoreboard made things look lopsided in favor of the Cornhuskers, it didn’t tell the full story. Five of the six losses were very tight bouts that could have gone either way. It’s not far-fetched to say Michigan could reverse all six of the results should they meet Nebraska sometime in the postseason. Even in a loss, true freshman Sergio Lemley was impressive against 2023 Big Ten finalist Brock Hardy. He continues to prove he will be an All-American threat in March. Next: Friday marks the end of the Big Ten dual season for Michigan as they travel to take on #26 Indiana. At 149 lbs, Austin Gomez will have an opportunity to avenge 2023 Big Ten loss to Graham Rooks. 10. Missouri Missouri had the week off. Next: The Tigers will be on the road next weekend as they head north to take on the Dakota schools. Friday at North Dakota State and Sunday at South Dakota State. The SDSU dual could feature a Big 12 finals and NCAA semifinals rematch between Rocky Elam and Tanner Sloan. Elam took the Big 12 bout, while Sloan struck in the NCAA semis. There’s also history at 174 lbs. Fourth-ranked CKLV champion Cade DeVos was eliminated in the 2023 NCAA bloodround by Mizzou’s Peyton Mocco. All-in-all, SDSU is very balanced and should have plenty of good matchups for the Tigers.

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Saturday’s Dual Results Edinboro 31 Bloomsburg 7 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) maj Caleb Edwards (Edinboro) 10-1 133 - Eamonn Jimenez (Edinboro) dec Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 7-3 141 - Jacob Brennaman (Edinboro) FFT 149 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) dec Colin Roberts (Edinboro) 15-12 157 - Gannon Jaquay (Edinboro) dec Nik Antonelli (Bloomsburg) 8-5 165 - Max Kirby (Edinboro) dec Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) 7-6 174 - Joey Arnold (Edinboro) tech Nolan Zeigler (Bloomsburg) 17-1 184 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) maj Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 11-3 197 - Jack Kilner (Edinboro) maj David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 14-3 285 - Aden Roe (Edinboro) dec Harrison Levans (Bloomsburg) 5-0 Binghamton 26 Princeton 12 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Drew Heethuis (Princeton) 8-1 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) InjDef Sean Pierson (Princeton) 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Christopher Martino (Princeton) 7-3 149 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) fall Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 4:35 157 - Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 6-3SV 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Blaine Bergey (Princeton) 4-3TB 174 - Dimitri Gamkelridze (Binghamton) dec Luca Pontone (Princeton) 11-8 184 - Nate Dugan (Princeton) dec Will Ebert (Binghamton) 9-4 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) maj Luke Stout (Princeton) 12-2 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) maj Matthew Cover (Princeton) 11-2 Virginia Tech 42 George Mason 5 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) maj JB Dragovich (George Mason) 14-3 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) maj Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason) 11-3 141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) tech Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) 15-0 149 - Mac Church (Virginia Tech) tech Michael Rapuano (George Mason) 20-4 157 - Clayton Urley (Virginia Tech) tech Lorenzo Rajaonnarivelo (George Mason) 19-4 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) tech Kylan Montgomery (Virginia Tech) 18-1 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) tech Paul Pierce (George Mason) 21-4 184 - TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) dec Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 12-6 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) fall Nick Foster (George Mason) 1:04 285 - Jim Mullen (Virginia Tech) tech Colin Pederson (George Mason) 21-5 Drexel 19 Brown 15 125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Michael Joyce (Brown) 8-5SV 133 - Hunter Adrian (Brown) dec John Hildebrandt (Drexel) 1-0 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) 5-1 149 - Dom Findora (Drexel) dec Sam McMonagle (Brown) 4-1SV 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) fall Tyler Williams (Drexel) 3:20 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Keegan Rothrock (Brown) 4-0 174 - Jonathan Conrad (Brown) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 4-1 184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) maj Nick Oliveri (Brown) 14-3 197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) dec Lear Quinton (Brown) 2-0 285 - Alex Semenenko (Brown) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 4-1SV Oklahoma State 31 South Dakota State 6 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 7-3 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 15-4 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) dec Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 8-5SV 149 - Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) fall Alek Martin (South Dakota State) 4:46 157 - Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 4-1SV 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) fall Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 2:55 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) 9-3 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) 9-6SV 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 3-0 285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 9-7 Cornell 26 Penn 8 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec Max Gallagher (Penn) 4-2 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) dec Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 11-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) tech Mark Botello (Cornell) 15-0 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Jude Swisher (Penn) 8-7 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec Lucas Revano (Penn) 6-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Kaya Sement (Penn) 4-1 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Benny Baker (Cornell) 9-2 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Max Hale (Penn) 3-0 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 7-0 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) tech John Stout (Penn) 15-0 Northern Colorado 22 Utah Valley 15 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) fall Yusief Lillie (Utah Valley) 1:50 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) maj Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) 15-4 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Rudy Lopez (Northern Colorado) 5-2 149 - Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) dec Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) 8-6 157 - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) fall Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) 3:19 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) dec Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) 5-2 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 4-2 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) dec Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) 4-1 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 3-2 285 - Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) dec Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) 11-8SV Oregon State 34 Wyoming 6 125 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) fall Dylan Catlin (Wyoming) 1:38 133 - Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) dec Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) 12-9 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) dec Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 9-4 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 6-1 157 - Ayden Garver (Oregon State) dec Sloan Swan (Wyoming) 13-9 165 - Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) dec Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 4-1 174 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) dec Quayin Short (Wyoming) 7-3 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) 20-1 197 - Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) tech Tyce Raddon (Wyoming) 20-4 285 - Boone McDermott (Oregon State) fall Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) 5:56 Sunday’s Duals Minnesota 36 Purdue 6 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 4-1 133 - Jake Gliva (Minnesota) maj Dustin Norris (Purdue) 15-3 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) tech Christian White (Purdue) 17-2 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) tech Jaden Reynolds (Purdue) 19-4 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) dec Joey Blaze (Purdue) 6-3 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 10-9 174 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) maj Brody Baumann (Purdue) 10-1 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech James Rowley (Purdue) 15-0 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 18-3 285 - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) tech Mitch Hutmacher (Purdue) 19-2 SIU Edwardsville 31 CSU Bakersfield 9 125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) dec Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 11-8 133 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 6-5 141 - Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville) maj Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 11-3 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 9-1 157 - Caine Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) fall Jacob Peralta (CSU Bakersfield) 2:47 165 - Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) dec Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) 4-3 174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) tech Ryder Dearborn (CSU Bakersfield) 18-2 184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Braden Smelser (CSU Bakersfield) 4-3 197 - Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) fall Khristian Dove (CSU Bakersfield) 1:36 285 - Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) dec Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) 7-2 Little Rock 37 CSU Bakersfield 6 125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 7-5 133 - Josh Sarpy (Little Rock) dec Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 4-1 141 - Cael Keck (Little Rock) FFT 149 - Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) dec Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 8-5 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) tech Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield) 18-1 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) maj Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) 14-3 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) Ryder Dearborn (CSU Bakersfield) :48 184 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) tech Braden Smelser (CSU Bakersfield) 17-1 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) tech Ryan Arrington (CSU Bakersfield) 17-1 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) dec Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) 4-2 Little Rock 33 SIU Edwardsville 6 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) fall Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 2:52 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 10-5 141 - Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Cael Keck (Little Rock) 7-3 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) dec Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 6-1 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Caine Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 6-1 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) maj Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) 13-1 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) fall Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 6:12 184 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) dec Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) 4-2 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) tech Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) 21-5 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) dec Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) 9-4 Maryland 28 Michigan State 15 125 - Tommy Capul (Maryland) FFT 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) tech Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) 16-0 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) dec Kal Miller (Maryland) 6-1 149 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) tech Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 17-0 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) dec Michael North (Maryland) 13-10SV 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) maj AJ Rodriguez (Maryland) 14-0 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State) 4-1SV 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) tech Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 15-0 197 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) tech Kael Wisler (Michigan State) 18-2 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) tech Josh Terrill (Michigan State) 12-0 Ohio State 32 Indiana 6 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) maj Blaine Frazier (Indiana) 14-4 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Isaac Thornton (Indiana) 4:04 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) maj Danny Fongaro (Indiana) 19-6 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) dec Graham Rooks (Indiana) 4-2 157 - Brayton Lee (Indiana) dec Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) 4-2 165 - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) maj Robert Major (Indiana) 14-6 174 - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) maj Nicholas South (Indiana) 14-5 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) dec Gaven Bell (Ohio State) 18-11SV 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) dec Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 9-6 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) maj Nick Willham (Indiana) 12-3 Wisconsin 20 Illinois 18 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) maj Justin Cardani (Illinois) 8-0 133 - Tony Madrigal (Illinois) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 11-5 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) tech Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 23-7 149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) maj Jake Harrier (Illinois) 19-6 157 - Joe Roberts (Illinois) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 4-1SV 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) fall Chris Moore (Illinois) 2:48 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Max Maylor (Wisconsin) 8-5 184 - Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) dec Dylan Connell (Illinois) 2-0 197 - Isaiah Pettigrew (Illinois) maj Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 12-3 285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) dec Peter Marinopoulos (Illinois) 12-6 Gardner-Webb 54 Presbyterian 0 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) FFT 133 - Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) tech Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 16-0 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) FFT 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) FFT 157 - Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) maj Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 14-4 165 - Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) fall Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 1:49 174 - Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) tech Brandon Jacoby (Presbyterian) 20-3 184 - Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) tech Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 19-4 197 - Josh McCutheon (Gardner-Webb) tech George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 15-0 285 - Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) fall Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) :52 Campbell 36 Bellarmine 7 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) fall Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) 4:44 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) tech Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) 24-8 141 - Wynton Denkins (Campbell) dec AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) 12-6 149 - Justin Rivera (Campbell) dec Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) 4-2 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) dec Gray Ortis (Bellarmine) 4-0 165 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) maj Brant Cracraft (Campbell) 14-2 174 - Cole Nance (Bellarmine) dec Riley Augustine (Campbell) 7-5 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) fall Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 6:45 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) tech Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) 18-22 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) tech Will Muckler (Bellarmine) 24-8 The Citadel 36 Davidson 7 125 - Malik Hardy (The Citadel) FFT 133 - George Rosas (The Citadel) tech Devon Diaco (Davidson) 17-1 141 - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) fall Josh Viarengo (Davidson) 4:37 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec Tyler McKnight (Davidson) 4-1SV 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) dec Hayden Watson (The Citadel) 9-4 165 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) dec Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 11-5 174 - Brodie Porter (The Citadel) dec Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 2-0 184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) maj Adam Ortega (The Citadel) 12-2 197 - Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) maj Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) 15-6 285 - Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) fall Jake Fernicola (Davidson) 2:58 Appalachian State 28 Chattanooga 13 125 - Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) maj Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) 10-0 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) fall Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) 4:37 141 - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) maj Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 9-1 149 - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) maj Matthew Williams (Chattanooga) 12-2 157 - Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec Austin Paradice (Chattanooga) 6-3 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State) maj Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) 12-4 174 - Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) dec Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 6-5 184 - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) tech Ryan Stein (Chattanooga) 15-0 197 - Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) maj Landon Lewis (Chattanooga) 12-3 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) maj Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) 8-0 Stanford 30 Cal Poly 9 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) 8-2 133 - Dom Lajoie (Stanford) dec Ty Chandler (Cal Poly) 9-4 141 - Jason Miranda (Stanford) maj Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 10-0 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Chase Lamer (Cal Poly) 4-3 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) maj Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 11-2 165 - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) maj Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 17-3 174 - Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) FFT 184 - Jack Darrah (Stanford) fall Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) 4:19 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) dec Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) 8-1 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) dec Peter Ming (Stanford) 11-8SV Iowa State 27 Northern Iowa 14 125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 8-5TB 133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) tech Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 19-4 141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 9-6 149 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) tech Cael Rahnvardi (Northern Iowa) 19-4 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Cody Chittum (Iowa State) 12-9 165 - David Carr (Iowa State) tech Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 20-3 174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) maj Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 11-3 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) tech Tate Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) 21-6 197 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec Julien Broderson (Iowa State) 4-2 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Adam Ahrendson (Northern Iowa) 25-6 Air Force 33 American 11 125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) FFT 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) tech Brenden Barnes (Air Force) 25-9 141 - Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) tech Max Leete (American) 21-4 149 - Joe Fernau (Air Force) dec Ethan Szerencsits (American) 9-2 157 - Gage Owen (American) dec Brooks Gable (Air Force) 6-2 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) tech Breon Phifer (American) 19-2 174 - Noah Blake (Air Force) maj Lucas White (American) 11-2 184 - Josh Cordio (Air Force) maj Caleb Beaty (American) 14-4 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) dec Calvin Sund (Air Force) 12-11 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Will Jarrell (American) 2:58 Central Michigan 28 Buffalo 5 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) maj Max Elton (Buffalo) 14-3 133 - Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) dec Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 9-3 141 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 7-3 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 5-4 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) 6-0 165 - Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) maj Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 14-4 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 3-2TB 184 - Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) 4-1 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 5-2 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) tech Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) 16-1 Morgan State 36 Queens 3 Full results to come Sacred Heart 29 Morgan State 13 125 - Jake Ice (Sacred Heart) maj Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 15-5 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 21-5 141 - Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) tech Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 17-1 149 - Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) dec Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 6-2 157 - Josh Greenwood (Morgan State) dec Connor MacDonald (Sacred Heart) 10-3 165 - Jake Marsh (Morgan State) fall Calum Price (Sacred Heart) Fall 1:35 174 - Cort Vann (Morgan State) maj Nicki Eboli (Sacred Heart) 10-1 184 - Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) dec Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 8-7 197 - Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) dec Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 6-5 285 - Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) fall Tyler Stewart (Morgan State) 4:16

Friday’s Dual Results Binghamton 31 Hofstra 6 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 8-2 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) 4-1 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Alex Turley (Hofstra) 5-2 149 - Noah Tapia (Hofstra) dec Michael Zarif (Binghamton) 11-6 157 - Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 4-1 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) tech Joe McGinty (Hofstra) 15-0 174 - Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) dec Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 7-3 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) tech Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) 15-0 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) tech Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra) 19-2 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) maj Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) 9-0 Chattanooga 47 Presbyterian 4 125 - Chaz McDonald (Chattanooga) FFT 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) fall Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 1:36 141 - Isaiah Power (Chattanooga) FFT 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) FFT 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) tech Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 18-0 165 - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) maj Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 13-3 174 - Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) tech Joshua Roe (Presbyterian) 16-1 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) maj Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 19-6 197 - Ryan Stein (Chattanooga) tech George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 17-0 285 - Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga) maj Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 11-3 Campbell 35 The Citadel 6 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) fall Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 2:54 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) tech George Rosas (The Citadel) 19-4 141 - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) dec Wynton Denkins (Campbell) 8-7 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) dec Justin Rivera (Campbell) 2-1 157 - Chris Earnest (Campbell) dec Hayden Watson (The Citadel) 10-8 165 - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 8-5 174 - Austin Murphy (Campbell) maj Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 17-4 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) fall Adam Ortega (The Citadel) 2:36 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) 9-4 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) tech Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 17-2 VMI 25 Bellarmine 11 125 - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) dec Tony Burke( VMI) 3-2 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) 10-3 141 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) dec AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) 11-8SV 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) 7-6 157 - Josh Yost (VMI) dec Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) 14-7 165 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) maj Luke Hart (VMI) 12-3 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 9-3 184 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) maj Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 11-2 197 - Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 8-0 285 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) fall William Muckler (Bellarmine) 4:25 Long Island 28 Bellarmine 12 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) 5-2 133 - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 8-4 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) dec Chase Hall (Bellarmine) 9-4 149 - Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) fall Drew Witham (Long Island) 6:45 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) maj Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) 8-0 165 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) dec James Johnston (Long Island) 9-5 174 - Donavan Smith (Long Island) maj Cole Nance (Bellarmine) 12-4 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) tech Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 22-7 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) maj Justin Hoffer (Bellarmine) 14-5 285 - Aeden Begue (Long Island) tech William Muckler (Bellarmine) 19-4 VMI 19 Bellarmine 18 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) dec Tony Burke (VMI) 5-1 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 8-3 141 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 10-8 149 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 5-3 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) maj Josh Yost (VMI) 15-7 165 - James Johnston (Long Island) dec Luke Hart (VMI) 9-3 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) maj Donavan Smith (Long Island) 11-2 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) maj Toby Schoffstall (VMI) 18-8 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 11-3 285 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) fall Aeden Begue (Long Island) 2:34 Cleveland State 38 Edinboro 6 125 - Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) maj Caleb Edwards (Edinboro) 14-4 133 - Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) fall Eamonn Jimenez (Edinboro) 3:33 141 - Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) fall Jacob Brennaman (Edinboro) 2:22 149 - Colin Roberts (Edinboro) dec Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) 3-1 157 - Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) tech Logan Jaquay (Edinboro) 21-5 165 - Daniel Patten (Cleveland State) fall Max Kirby (Edinboro) 2:26 174 - DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) maj Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 11-1 184 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) dec Joey Lyons (Cleveland State) 4-2 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) dec Jack Kilner (Edinboro) 4-1 285 - Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) maj Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 13-0 Gardner-Webb 25 Davidson 18 125 - Drew West (Gardner-Webb) FFT 133 - Brady Joling (Davidson) dec Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) 11-6 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) tech Josh Viarengo (Davidson) 15-0 149 - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) dec Tyler McKnight (Davidson) 3-2TB 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) dec Dominic DiTullo (Gardner-Webb) 8-2 165 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) fall Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 3:20 174 - Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) maj Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 8-0 184 - Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) 16-3 197 - Josh McCutheon (Gardner-Webb) dec Dylan Smith (Davidson) 8-1 285 - Jake Fernicola (Davidson) fall Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) 5:30 Ohio 34 Kent State 15 125 - Adan Benavidez (Kent State) maj Bryce Skinner (Ohio) 16-4 133 - Pablo Castro (Kent State) fall Malachi O’Leary (Ohio) 2:26 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) tech Aidan Waszak (Ohio) 21-2 149 - Derek Raike (Ohio) dec Matt Ryan (Kent State) 12-9 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) tech Keegan Knapp (Kent State) 18-2 165 - Garrett Thompsno (Ohio) dec Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) 10-7 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) fall AJ Burkhart (Kent State) 4:36 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) tech Mitchell Broskie (Kent State) 16-0 197 - Austin Starr (Ohio) fall Blake Schaffer (Kent State) 4:09 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) fall Josh Boggan (Kent State) 2:47 Northern Illinois 22 Lock Haven 15 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec Logan Sallot (Lock Haven) 9-5 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois) 5-4 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois) 22-6 149 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) fall Nick Stonechek (Lock Haven) 2:22 157 - Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) maj DaShawn Farber (Lock Haven) 9-1 165 - Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) maj Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 12-1 174 - Tyler Stotlzfus (Lock Haven) dec Ricardo Salin (Northern Illinois) 11-4 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 10-3 197 - Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois) dec Cael Black (Lock Haven) 7-1SV 285 - Jacob Christiansen (Northern Illinois) dec Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 4-1 Air Force 23 Utah Valley 18 125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) dec Yusief Lillie (Utah Valley) 9-2 133 - Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) tech Robert Wright (Air Force) 19-1 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Garrett Kuchan (Air Force) 7-1 149 - Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) dec Joe Fernau (Air Force) 13-8 157 - Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) dec Brooks Gable (Air Force) 3-0 165 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) tech Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley) 20-4 174 - Noah Blake (Air Force) fall Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 2:09 184 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) 9-5 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) maj Calvin Sund (Air Force) 11-1 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) 1:26 Northern Iowa 39 California Baptist 9 125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) fall Eli Griffin (California Baptist) 6:15 133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Hunter Leake (California Baptist) 8-6 141 - Darren Green (California Baptist) dec Connor Thorpe (Northern Iowa) 4-1SV 149 - Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 2-0 157 - Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) fall Kaleb Olejniczak (Northern Iowa) 6:04 165 - RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) maj Mateo De La Pena (California Baptist) 11-1 174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) tech Peter Acciardi (California Baptist) 17-2 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj Nathan Haas (California Baptist) 17-5 197 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) tech Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 15-0 285 - Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) fall Chris Island (California Baptist) 1:26 Purdue 29 Northwestern 11 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) 11-4 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) maj Patrick Adams (Northwestern) 9-1 141 - Christian White (Purdue) maj Kolby McClain (Northwestern) 12-4 149 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) tech Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 15-0 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 4-1SV 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) FFT 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) fall David Ferrante (Northwestern) 1:30 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 3-1 197 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) dec Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 11-4 285 - Jack Jessen (Northwestern) dec Tristian Ruhlman (Purdue) 7-2 Arizona State 34 Cal Poly 4 125 - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) 8-2 133 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) tech Koda Hoelman (Cal Poly) 18-2 141 - Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) tech Abraham Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 20-4 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) 4-3 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 10-7 165 - Chance McLane (Arizona State) maj Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 11-2 174 - Cael Valencia (Arizona State) maj Daniel Vizcarra (Cal Poly) 21-8 184 - Tony Negron (Arizona State) dec Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) 6-3 197 - Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) maj Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) 11-3 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj Cole Jackson (Cal Poly) 16-2 Cornell 35 Princeton 3 125 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) maj Drew Heethuis (Princeton) 11-2 133 - Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech Sean Pierson (Princeton) 19-4 141 - Mark Botello (Cornell) dec Christopher Martino (Princeton) 5-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 11-7 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) 21-5 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) maj Blaine Bergey (Princeton) 15-3 174 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) dec Evan Canoyer (Cornell) 5-1 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Nate Dugan (Princeton) 17-4 197 - Jacob Cardneas (Cornell) dec Luke Stout (Princeton) 4-2 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) maj Matthew Cover (Princeton) 8-0 North Carolina 22 Pittsburgh 12 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 1-0 133 - Derek Guanajuato (North Carolina) dec Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 4-1 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 6-2 149 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 3-2 157 - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 11-4 165 - Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) fall Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 1:47 174 - Tyler Eischens (North Carolina) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 3-1 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Sabino Portella (North Carolina) 5-2 197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 5-4 285 - Cade Lautt (North Carolina) maj Geoff Magain (Pittsburgh) 15-6 Minnesota 28 Illinois 12 125 - Justin Cardani (Illinois) dec Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) 7-6TB 133 - Tony Madrigal (Illinois) dec Tyler Wells (Minnesota) 4-0 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) 8-5 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) maj Jake Harrier (Illinois) 15-3 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) fall Joe Roberts (Illinois) 2:28 165 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) dec Chris Moore (Illinois) 8-2 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 7-1 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Dylan Connell (Illinois) 6-0 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) fall Isaiah Pettigrew (Illinois) 2:25 285 - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) fall Peter Marinopoulos (Illinois) 2:35 South Dakota State 20 Oklahoma 13 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) 4-0 133 - Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma) dec Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 1-0 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) tech Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma) 15-0 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Alek Martin (South Dakota State) 4-1 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 4-1SV 165 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma) dec Connor Gaynor (South Dakota State) 6-4 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 8-5 184 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) dec Giuseppe Hoose (Oklahoma) 7-2 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) 4-1 285 - Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) maj Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 14-6 Lehigh 31 Bucknell 11 125 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) tech Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) 18-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 1-0 141 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) tech Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 21-6 149 - Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) dec Riley Bower (Bucknell) 3-1 157 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech Aiden Davis (Bucknell) 20-5 165 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 9-8 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) tech Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 18-3 184 - Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) dec Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 7-1 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 21-6 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 17-2 Virginia Tech 45 Duke 0 125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) maj Logan Agin (Duke) 16-4 133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) tech Raymond Adams (Duke) 18-3 141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) tech Christian Colman (Duke) 16-1 149 - Luke Robie (Virginia Tech) dec Jarred Papscy (Duke) 5-1 157 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) tech Logan Ferraro (Duke) 19-4 165 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) dec Gaetano Console (Duke) 8-2 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) tech David Hussey (Duke) 17-2 184 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) tech Conor Becker (Duke) 18-2 197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 19-4 285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) tech Connor Barket (Duke) 17-2 NC State 38 Virginia 3 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) tech Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) 21-6 133 - Kai Orine (NC State) fall Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) 3:48 141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) maj Jack Gioffre (Virginia) 13-2 149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) tech Kyren Butler (Virginia) 15-0 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) maj Nick Sanko (Virginia) 9-1 165 - Derek Fields (NC State) dec Nick Hamilton (Virginia) 11-7 174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Alex Faison (NC State) 3-0 184 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) dec Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) 5-1 197 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) maj Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) 18-4 285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) maj Ryan Catka (Virginia) 12-4 Nebraska 25 Michigan 7 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) 8-5 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 3-2 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 13-9 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Austin Gomez (Michigan) 11-4 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Will Lewan (Michigan) 2-1 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Cam Amine (Michigan) 3-2TB 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 1-0 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 10-4 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) maj Bobby Striggow (Michigan) 14-2 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) maj Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) 8-0 Penn State 29 Iowa 6 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Braeden Davis (Penn State) 4-2 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) maj Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 11-0 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Real Woods (Iowa) 7-2 149 - Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) dec Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 11-8SV 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) maj Jared Franek (Iowa) 12-0 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Michael Caliendo (Iowa) 12-6 174 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 13-5 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) maj Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 8-0 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) dec Zach Glazier (Iowa) 5-1 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) maj Ben Kueter (Iowa) 9-1

#1 Penn State travels to #3 Iowa Friday night to take part in the most anticipated dual meet of the 2023-24 season. While this has been a Big Ten dual since the Nittany Lions joined the conference in 1990, the rivalry has exploded since Cael Sanderson moved to State College prior to the 2009-10 season. Sanderson’s Penn State teams and Tom Brands’ Hawkeyes have been responsible for winning 15 of the last 16 NCAA titles. With such highly ranked teams involved, there are also plenty of great individuals involved in this dual, as well. This year is no exception as 19 of the 20 wrestlers expected to compete tonight are currently ranked by InterMat. In addition, there are two returning (three-time) NCAA champions involved. 10 have already earned NCAA All-American honors at least once in their careers. Since this rivalry has taken off after Cael Sanderson’s arrival, we have looked at some key numbers in the rivalry, particularly in duals, since the 2009-10 season. (1) The number of times these teams have met in a “non-conference” dual. During the 2013-14 season, the schedule generated by the Big Ten Conference did not feature an Iowa/Penn State match. The coaches agreed that the dual needed to happen so it was called a non-conference match. That dual took place in December of 2013, which was the second time in that calendar year the squads clashed. (1) The number of times these teams have produced a dual meet with no bonus-point wins. That was the 2015 dual won by Iowa 18-12. 2015 is the only year during this span where a national title was won by a team other than these two schools. (1) The number of times that the final dual score was within five points. This was in 2020 when Iowa won 19-17. Despite having plenty of highly-competitive individual matches, only six of the duals have been within a ten-point margin of victory for either team. (2) The number of times in this series that these teams were ranked #1 and #2 entering the match. Last season was the most recent, 2020’s dual is the other time; Iowa was #1. (2) The number of times that the losing team in this dual meet has gone on to win a national championship in that same season. Penn State achieved the feat in 2011 and 2013. (3) The number of times that the lower-ranked team has emerged victorious; however, this hasn’t happened since February 2013, when #3 Iowa knocked off #1 Penn State 22-16. (3) The number of seasons where these two teams did not meet in dual competition of any sort. That was the case in 2016 and 2019, by luck of the draw, with Big Ten scheduling. The 2021 dual was canceled after Covid-related concerns. (4) The number of dual wins for Aaron Brooks in this series. He’ll have the opportunity to compete in it for a fifth time and become the first wrestler to earn five dual wins in this series. (5) The number of times that the road team has won in this series. (6) The number of times wrestlers from these two teams have gone on to meet in the NCAA finals. Penn State has been superior in this area. The only Iowa wrestler to defeat a Nittany Lion in the national finals in this time period was Matt McDonough over Nico Megaludis in 2012. (7) The number of individual bouts in this series that have featured a #1 vs #2 matchup. The 2022 dual is the only one with two of them. #1 Nick Lee/#2 Jaydin Eierman and #1 Carter Starocci/#2 Michael Kemerer. Every dual since 2017 has had at least one. The 2023 dual did not have one - this year should have one at 141 lbs. (7) The number of Hodge Trophy’s won by wrestlers from these teams during the time observed. This includes 3 of the two-time winners (Spencer Lee, Zain Retherford, and David Taylor). Brent Metcalf would make the number eight, but his Hodge was won in 2008. (7) The number of transfers expected to compete tonight. Four for Penn State (Nagao, Mesenbrink, Truax, Kerkvliet). Three for Iowa (Woods, Franek, Caliendo). Brody Teske also could start for Iowa at 133 lbs. (7) The number of age-group world medals for wrestlers in the 2024 projected starting lineups. Six for Penn State (Bartlett, Kasak, Mesenbrink, Starocci, Brooks, Kerkvliet). One for Iowa (Kueter). The 2023 dual had nine. Subtract, Kasak, Mesenbrink, and Kueter. Add Spencer Lee, Roman Bravo-Young, Alex Facundo, Jacob Warner, and Tony Cassioppi. (8) The number of times when both teams were ranked in the top five at the time of the dual. Every dual since 2012 has featured both teams in the top-five. (9) The number of “new” matches we’re expected to see at this dual in 2024. The only prior rematch comes at 141 lbs with #1 Beau Bartlett and #2 Real Woods. Woods was victorious in last year's dual, 4-1. (10) The number of pins during these duals. Each team has five and Tony Ramos was responsible for three of those himself. (11) The number of matches in this series that have gone to sudden victory or tiebreakers. The 2012, 2017, 2020, and 2022 duals all had two matches needing extra time. (12) The number of top-five-ranked wrestlers who have been upset by a lower-ranked wrestler in this series. The 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2020 duals each had two of these types of upsets. 8 of these upsets came from Iowa wrestlers. (12) The number of team titles won by these two teams during this span. Ten for Penn State and two for Iowa. The Hawkeyes were also favorites to win before the 2020 tournament was canceled. (14) The number of eventual All-Americans in the 2023 dual. Eight for Penn State; Six for Iowa. (26) The number of wrestlers who carried a #1 ranking into this dual. 20 have been Nittany Lions. (29) The highest point total amassed by either team during this series. This was Iowa’s total in 2010, during Cael’s first year at Penn State. The 29-6 win for the Hawkeyes also marks the highest margin of victory (23) in this series. (44) The number of national titles that have been won by wrestlers involved with this dual since 2009-10. 17 Penn State wrestlers have combined to win 34; while seven Hawkeyes have combined to win 10. Nick Suriano’s two did not count for this figure. (220) The number of total team points scored by both teams at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Dual Wins Per Weight Class 125: Iowa (9), Penn State (2) 133: Iowa (6), Penn State (5) 141: Penn State (6), Iowa (5) 149: Penn State (6), Iowa (5) 157: Iowa (7), Penn State (4) 165: Penn State (6), Iowa (5) 174: Penn State (7), Iowa (4) 184: Penn State (9), Iowa (2) 197: Penn State (8), Iowa (3) 285: Iowa (6), Penn State (5)

Every week during the 2023-24 season, the InterMat staff will submit their picks for some of the most high-profile or competitive dual meets. As the season progresses, we'll keep track of records for bragging rights or as ammunition for when we mock each other. No, we'd never do that, it's all in good fun (right?). Records heading into this weekend: 42-19: Nick 41-20: Richard, Bob D. 40-21: Willie 39-22: Tony 37-24: Earl, Morgan, Kevin 36-25: Austin, Dysen, Robbie, Jagger 34-27: James, Ryan 33-28: Rachel Below are the picks for week 13:

Michigan is coming off one of the biggest wins of the season and will look to continue that momentum into Lincoln, NE on Friday night when they face the Cornhuskers. For Nebraska, it will be Senior Night and it’s no secret they’d like to send Peyton Robb, Brandyn Van Tassell, and Nash Hutmacher off with a win. But it won’t be easy as the Wolverines have a loaded lineup that just won seven of the 10 bouts against the Hawkeyes last week. Let’s not forget, the Huskers, who are currently on a five-dual winning streak, outplaced Michigan earlier this year at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite where they came in third as a team while the Wolverines finished eighth. However, that was a very different Michigan team back then. They didn’t have Dylan Ragusin or Austin Gomez in the lineup at 133 and 149, respectively, and Shane Griffith was still having some growing pains as he was getting things started in his new weight class of 174. These three will certainly be huge difference-makers this time around, especially Gomez. Also, for the sake of creating a co-main and main event style card, I hope the dual starts at 157. But for this preview, I will run through it straight up. 125 – No. 13 Caleb Smith (16-5) or Alan Koehler (7-1) vs No. 6 Michael DeAugustino (9-2) I’m predicting that Caleb Smith takes the mat here to face Michael DeAugustino. The matchup between the two was supposed to happen at CKLV, however, DeAugustino medically forfeited in the consolation semifinals to Smith keeping it from going down. Smith was having an incredible tournament that day and has shown that he can go with some of the best. DeAugustino just had a huge win over Drake Ayala where he literally clung on to victory in the final seconds. The advantage is certainly on DeAugustino’s side, but if Smith brings the same explosiveness and movement we’ve seen from him so far this season, I can see him taking it. DeAugustino dec. Smith (Michigan, 3-0) 133 – No. 19 Jacob Van Dee (15-6) or Kyle Burwick (7-3) vs No. 4 Dylan Ragusin (20-0) I’d imagine it would be Jacob Van Dee facing Dylan Ragusin here. Van Dee will be looking to bounce back from an unexpected loss to Tony Madrigal, but he’s going to have a tough hill to climb to make that happen. No matter what, I think Ragusin gets bonus. He’s been on another level this year which is apparent from the 20-0 record. Ragusin md Van Dee (Michigan, 7-0) 141 – No. 7 Brock Hardy (13-5) vs No. 10 Sergio Lemley (13-4) After last week, this is now an extremely close second for the matchup of the night. Sergio Lemley really put the weight class on notice with his dominant win over Real Woods. And now he’s up against another tough opponent in Brock Hardy. Hardy has been a tough task for just about everyone as the returning Big Ten runner-up looks to get back on the NCAA podium again this year. He comes into the match holding the No. 7 ranking and has collected wins in the last two duals after taking a little break from the lineup a few weeks ago. I think Hardy cools off the red-hot true freshman with a very close decision. Hardy dec. Lemley (Michigan, 7-3) 149 – No. 1 Ridge Lovett (19-0) vs No. 6 Austin Gomez (5-0) This is the premier bout of the night. So far this season Lovett has been the top dog and proved as much as he’s gone unbeaten. On the other hand, there have been some people who think Gomez is the best in the weight class. He will have the opportunity to prove those people right. I think this will be a fireball of a match. Both these guys are going to let it fly and I expect at least one shot at a throw. So far this year, we’ve seen top-ranked guys at the first three weights go down and it’s very possible this could be the fourth. Gomez dec. Lovett (Michigan, 10-3) 157 – No. 7 Peyton Robb (15-4) or Ethan Stiles (15-2) vs No. 10 Will Lewan (8-4) Will Lewan is one of the stingiest wrestlers. And he couples that with an extremely low attack rate. He put both of those into action to get a win over Jared Franek a week ago. Across the mat is Peyton Robb who will be getting his Senior Day honors to start the night. Robb just returned to the lineup last week after a three-match losing streak. He got back to his winning ways with a 10-1 major decision against Illinois. He’s going to need to bring his best offense to get through that stingy defense from Lewan. If it goes to overtime I won’t be surprised, but I expect it to be a low-scoring bout. Robb dec. Lewan (Michigan, 10-6) 165 – No. 16 Antrell Taylor (15-4) vs No. 10 Cameron Amine (8-4) The last few weeks it’s been Beau Manatanona in the lineup instead of Cam Amine, but Amine will probably be making his return this week to take on Antrell Taylor. Amine’s last showing was an OT win in the Rutgers dual a few weeks ago. That came off the heels of a rough outing against Penn State. So look for Amine to get back in the mix this weekend. Taylor has great attacks and can get to just about anyone’s legs. This should be a good matchup. Amine dec. Taylor (Michigan, 13-6) 174 – No. 33 Bubba Wilson (11-8) or Christopher Minto (16-4) vs No. 3 Shane Griffith (11-2) Shane Griffith looked to be hitting his stride last week with his win over Patrick Kennedy. He had some early season struggles but has come out of it and looked his best a week ago. Bubba Wilson has moved into the spot at 174 after the Huskers had some questions about who will step up here. Wilson started the season as a potential 165 but made the move after Taylor proved to be the guy there. So, while Wilson has become the best option here, it’s still a tough spot to fill. Griffith md Wilson (Michigan, 17-6) 184 – No. 3 Lenny Pinto (16-3) vs No. 18 Jaden Bullock (13-7) If there is any chance for Nebraska to get the win, Pinto is going to need to get bonus here. For Michigan, we’ve seen Bullock here as well as Joseph Walker, who took the mat against Iowa. No matter who is out there for the Wolverines, I think Pinto can come out with the needed bonus points here. Pinto md Bullock (Michigan, 17-10) 197 – No. 13 Silas Allred (18-4) vs Bobby Striggow (5-7) or Rylan Rogers (4-4) Michigan has struggled to get a guy here that truly holds down the weight class. Unfortunately for UM, Nebraska has the returning Big Ten champ here. I think that Allred comes out of this with bonus as well. Allred fall Striggow (Michigan, 17-16) HWT – Harley Andrews (10-9) or Nash Hutmacher (4-1) vs No. 6 Lucas Davison (11-3) And now we are down to heavyweight. There’s no guarantee that we see Hutmacher against Davision. It would be Davision’s athleticism against the brute strength and size of the defensive lineman. It’s Davison's world here. He comes through to get the win and give Michigan the dual. Davision dec. Hutmacher (Michigan wins 20-16)

It’s almost here! Tomorrow night, perhaps the most anticipated dual meet of the season takes place as top-ranked Penn State travels to heated rival #3 Iowa for a mega-dual in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. These two teams have accounted for every NCAA team title since 2016 and are both led by legendary coaches and wrestlers. Cael Sanderson for Penn State and Tom Brands for Iowa. Both are Olympic gold medalists. Most assumed that this dual would be a #1 vs #2 affair; however, Iowa lost to Michigan last Friday, 24-11. Does this dampen some of the enthusiasm surrounding the dual? I say no, it might make it more intriguing. How does Iowa respond to the setback to Michigan? They are obviously better than a team that didn’t get a takedown until 165 lbs. They lost a pair of matches (125/157) where they had high-quality wrestlers who lost 2-1 in tiebreakers without a takedown being scored. Is it too far-fetched to think those results could be easily flipped? The same goes for the shocking upset at 141 lbs. Another interesting aspect from an Iowa fan's perspective is the options available to Brands in the back half of the dual. Do Gabe Arnold and Ben Kueter wrestle? If Arnold goes - where does he wrestle? 174 or 184? We’ll also get a glimpse of what the coaching staff thinks about 133 and 149 lbs. With a dual against Penn State, you’d think the best wrestlers are sent out, barring injuries. From Penn State’s standpoint, they now have half of their starters ranked number one in the nation! Another ranked second. All ten of their starters are now ranked in the top ten nationally. Could they threaten the NCAA Team Scoring record (170 points - Iowa/1997)? What about Minnesota’s feat of putting all ten starters on the podium (2001)? Penn State’s place in history is a conversation for another day, though. Let’s get down to discussing a star-studded dual that could include five matches between top-ten opponents and plenty of action. 125 lbs - #2 Braeden Davis (Penn State) vs. #7 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Duals at Iowa typically start at 125 lbs, so we’ll be treated to one of the toss-up matches of the night, right away. An unpredictable weight class has left Braeden Davis as the only wrestler at this weight that is currently undefeated, as of this weekend. Much has been made about Penn State’s difficulty in finding a long-term answer at this weight; however, it appears as if the true freshman from Michigan represents that type of solution. Davis has a pair of wins over past All-Americans in Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) and Michael DeAugustino (Michigan). Those two wrestlers are also responsible for two of the three losses on Drake Ayala’s resume this season. Davis was last seen as the recipient of a questionable (at best) takedown call during last Friday’s dual with Ohio State’s Vinny Kilkeary. After back-to-back wins over Caleb Smith (Nebraska) and Patrick McKee (Minnesota), Ayala ascended to the top spot at 125 lbs. He was knocked off by returning runner-up Matt Ramos (Purdue) in the next dual that followed. Despite that loss, Ayala has established himself as one of the more consistent wrestlers in this crazy 125 lb bracket. His win over McKee was the second of the season - his first came during a title-winning effort at the Soldier Salute, a tournament that also saw him defeat #10 Jore Volk (Wyoming). I have a feeling the crowd will play a huge role in this contest. It will be Davis’ first bout in this type of hostile atmosphere. Without a close second, Carver-Hawkeye remains the most difficult arena to conquer in college wrestling. With this dual starting at 125 lbs, the crowd should have plenty of energy, as opposed to starting with a run of matches where PSU is the heavy favorite. Pick: Drake Ayala by decision (3-0 Iowa) 133 lbs - #6 Aaron Nagao (Penn State) vs. #20 Cullan Schriever (Iowa) One of the two Penn State wrestlers who fell to Ohio State and is seeking to return to his winning ways is Aaron Nagao. Nagao’s loss to freshman Nic Bouzakis was his second in three matches and his third of the season. That shouldn’t necessarily be surprising as Nagao had an uncharacteristic loss or two at the beginning of last season, but put it all together for a run to the Big Ten finals and a fifth-place finish at nationals. Surprisingly, a win over Cullan Schriever could represent the most significant victory of the year for Nagao, thus far. Iowa has gone back-and-forth between Brody Teske and Cullan Schriever at this weight class and even true freshman Kale Peterson has seen some action. Schriever has gotten the call for Brands’ team in each of the last four duals and won the first three, each with bonus points, before getting stopped by Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) in his last outing. If the Iowa staff isn’t impressed with Schriever after the Ragusin loss or thinks they have a better matchup, Teske is available. Teske sports a 10-2 record and won a Soldier Salute weight class that included Schriever. Pick: Aaron Nagao by decision (3-3 Tie) 141 lbs - #1 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs. #2 Real Woods (Iowa) Earlier this week, Beau Bartlett was elevated to a number-one ranking for the first time in his collegiate career. This is fresh off a two-week span where he posted wins over freshman star Sergio Lemley (Michigan) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion #3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State). Bartlett is now amidst a 16-match winning streak that dates back to the consolation matches in the 2023 NCAA Championships. Bartlett fell to the eventual champion, Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado), then wrestled back to third place after starting as the sixth seed. Bartlett has long had a reputation for wrestling close matches, but now he’s been consistently on the right side of them. With the way the results have unfolded, it appeared as if this would be a #1 vs. #2 match for some time now; however, most would have assumed that the number one in this contest would be returning NCAA runner-up, Real Woods. That changed after Woods was upset (and majored) by Lemley last Friday. It was the first regular season loss for Woods since February 2022 and the first in a Hawkeye singlet. Last year, these two met in this dual meet and Woods prevailed, 4-1. Though Bartlett was third in the Big Ten and sixth in the nation, the two did not cross paths in the postseason. This match could ultimately be decided in the opening period. Woods has a habit of scoring early, blitzing the opposition, and racking up points in the first period, but isn’t able to continue adding to the lead. If Bartlett can get an early advantage himself, or even wrestle the first period scoreless, the match could tilt in his favor. Pick: Real Woods by decision (6-3 Iowa) 149 lbs - #10 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. #12 Caleb Rathjen/Victor Voinovich (Iowa) The second true freshman in the Penn State lineup is 149 lber Tyler Kasak. There were some lingering questions as to whether or not Tyler Kasak would remain in redshirt, but those were dispelled after a 7-1 win over returning All-American Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) the last time Kasak took the mat for the Nittany Lions. His win elevated him to number ten in the rankings and now Penn State has their entire starting lineup ranked in the top ten. There was some uncertainty as to how Penn State would proceed after losing All-American Shayne Van Ness to a season-ending injury; however, Kasak has taken the baton and ran. Kasak’s only loss of the year came to teammate, Beau Bartlett, down at 141 lbs. Like 133 lbs, 149 doesn’t appear to be totally sorted out for Iowa. Oklahoma State transfer Victor Voinovich got the bulk of the action earlier in the season, then Caleb Rathjen got a shot, and now the pendulum may have swung back in Voinovich’s favor. He got the start against Michigan and kept it close with the dangerous Austin Gomez. In head-to-head competition, Rathjen defeated Voinovich at the Soldier Salute. Rathjen got the call in both duals the previous weekend and fell in overtime to Kannon Webster and pinned Aiden Vandenbush (Northwestern). Pick: Tyler Kasak by decision (6-6 Tie) 157 lbs - #1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. #5 Jared Franek (Iowa) It appeared that 157 lbs would be another #1 vs. #2 matchup in this dual, that was until Jared Franek dropped his second match of the season on Friday. The most recent was to Michigan’s Will Lewan in tiebreakers. A 2023 All-American and North Dakota State transfer, Franek won his first 15 bouts wrestling for Iowa. Like Bartlett, Franek tends to wrestle close matches and that tendency got the best of him twice this year, against Lewan and Michael Blockhus (Minnesota). Almost any scenario that has Iowa winning or keeping it close, would have Franek getting the win here. Levi Haines was a Big Ten champion and NCAA finalist as a true freshman in 2023. In last year’s edition of this dual, Haines’ redshirt was officially shredded during his 3-2 win over Cody Siebrecht. Despite both Franek and Haines placing in the top four at the same weight class, they did not meet last season. Haines started the year ranked number one in this weight class and hasn’t had a slip-up, though he has had a few close calls. One came against Lewan, by a single point, and another came in tiebreakers over Chase Saldate (Michigan State). Even so, Haines has had his share of dominant performances. He’s earned bonus points in more than 63% of his matches thus far. Pick: Levi Haines by decision (9-6 Penn State) 165 lbs - #7 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. #6 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) This is one that Penn State fans have been looking forward to for a few weeks now. Many have not liked how Mitchell Mesenbrink has held his position in the rankings despite an undefeated record. Now’s his opportunity to move up with one-loss All-American Michael Caliendo on the other side of the mat. The U20 world champion, Mesenbrink is not only undefeated, but he’s also crushed some incredible competitors. About two weeks ago, the stakes were raised after Penn State’s road trip through Michigan. Friday of that weekend saw him hand three-time All-American Cam Amine (Michigan) the first loss via bonus points during his illustrious career. Two days later, Mesenbrink majored Round of 12 finisher Caleb Fish (Michigan State). Caliendo, like his predecessor Franek, came over from North Dakota State after earning All-American honors in 2023. Caliendo jumped into a tough spot in the Iowa lineup as Patrick Kennedy was looking to move down to 165 lbs. He held off Kennedy with a win at the Soldier Salute finals. Caliendo has won 15 of 16 matches wrestling for Iowa and is a key contender for a Big Ten championship. Though the conference isn’t as deep at 165 lbs as other weights, Caliendo is unbeaten with a pair of tech falls during his first six Big Ten duals. I’m excited to see this match, one as a barometer for Mesenbrink, but also to watch who can impose their will on the other. Both are noted for keeping a high pace. Pick: Mitchell Mesenbrink by decision (12-6 Penn State) 174 lbs - #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #7 Patrick Kennedy/Gabe Arnold (Iowa) A win over Ohio State’s Rocco Welsh last Friday pushed Carter Starocci’s NCAA DI-leading winning streak up to 60 matches. That streak includes three national titles and two Big Ten championships. That win over Welsh was his only via regular decision for the season. Last year, he tallied bonus points in two-thirds of their bouts. Starocci’s most impressive performance of the season came at the All-Star Classic when he racked up a tech fall on 2019 national champion Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), an opponent that pushed him into tiebreakers in the 2022 national finals. While he doesn’t have the high match count and a high number of impressive statistics like other top-caliber wrestlers do, Starocci is likely the top active pound-for-pound collegiate wrestler. There was plenty of social media chatter that ensued after the 2023 dual matchup between Starocci and Nelson Brands. In the aftermath of that, then-high schooler Gabe Arnold exchanged messages with Starocci. There’s a possibility that Iowa sends out the undefeated Arnold for this bout. Arnold is still expected to redshirt but has another competition date available. In 11 matches this season, Arnold has two wins over past All-Americans, one at 184 lbs. Iowa could also send out their usual starter Kennedy. Kennedy won his first five Big Ten duals this year, including one over Edmond Ruth (Illinois), who was ranked third in the nation, at the time. Last season, Kennedy was in his first year as a full-time starter and made the Big Ten finals at 165 lbs and claimed a pair of wins at the national tournament before his elimination. Pick: Carter Starocci by decision (15-6 Penn State) 184 lbs - #6 Bernie Truax (Penn State) vs. Aiden Riggins (Iowa) We mentioned Arnold as an option at 174 lbs for Iowa, and truthfully, it could make more sense for him to wrestle 184 lbs. Bernie Truax is probably more likely to get bonus points on Aiden Riggins, compared to Arnold. Truax is looking to get back on the winning track after losing via fall to Ohio State freshman Ryder Rogotzke. He was up before getting pinned. He’s another All-American who joined Penn State in the offseason. Truax finished in fourth place during each of the last three years for Cal Poly. During his final collegiate campaign, Truax has three wins, to date, over ranked wrestlers. He was selected to compete in the 2023 All-Star Classic and led top-ranked Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) before a late comeback. Riggins is a redshirt freshman who competed as low as 157 lbs during the 2022-23 campaign. He even competed at 174 lbs during the first two events of this season. Riggins lost his first four Big Ten duals this year, but comes in after winning his last two. His best win of the season came two weeks ago when he edged Northwestern’s Troy Fisher, a two-time NCAA qualifier. Pick: Bernie Truax by major decision (19-6 Penn State) 197 lbs - #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. #11 Zach Glazier (Iowa) Who would have guessed that the 197 lb bout could be the only bout in this dual between undefeated wrestlers? Aaron Brooks was not the surprising part of that equation. He’s had no learning curve during his first year at 197 lbs. Brooks’ 13-4 major decision over fifth-ranked Jaxon Smith (Maryland) remains his only non-tech or fall of the season. In addition, he had a dominating major decision over the returning NCAA runner-up, Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), at the All-Star Classic. Like his teammate, Starocci, Brooks is on track to win his fourth NCAA title. Iowa veteran Zach Glazier stepped in for graduate NCAA finalist Jacob Warner and has run with the opportunity. In his first Big Ten dual this year, Glazier was able to post a major decision win over the returning Big Ten champion Silas Allred (Nebraska). Three days later, Glazier notched another ranked win over NCAA qualifier Garrett Joles (Minnesota). Since that point, Glazier has recorded victories via tech fall over three of his most recent four opponents. Obviously, he’ll face his toughest test of the season with the undefeated, top-ranked Brooks. Pick: Aaron Brooks by major decision (23-6 Penn State) 285 lbs - #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #29 Bradley Hill/Ben Kueter (Iowa) The anchor of this incredible Penn State lineup is top-ranked, undefeated heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet. In his last outing, Kerkvliet majored red-hot freshman Nick Feldman of Ohio State. It was his fifth win of the year over opponents currently ranked in the top 15. That’s a rather impressive figure for only nine matches. In last year’s dual, Kerkvliet’s 4-1 victory over Tony Cassioppi, clinched the win for the Nittany Lions. That was after losing the previous three meetings against Cassioppi. Should Iowa pull a couple of upsets, having Kerkvliet as an ace-in-the-hole is a great feeling for the Penn State coaching staff. For the most part, Iowa’s starter has been Bradley Hill, a solid redshirt freshman who has amassed a 15-5 record. Hill won his first three Big Ten duals, the first of which came against Nebraska football star Nash Hutmacher. Speaking of football, Iowa’s other option is U20 world champion and football player Ben Kueter. Kueter joined the wrestling team late in the season after the Hawkeyes football team finished up and has been brought along slowly on the mat. He’s won his only two duals thus far, one of which was 5-3 over #30 Bennett Tabor (Minnesota). In his most recent start, Kueter pinned Northwestern’s Jack Jessen in :45 seconds. For prediction purposes, we’ll assume that Kueter gets the start. Pick: Kerkvliet by decision (26-6 Penn State)

We enter the final competition of the “regular season” before your league’s placement tourneys. In some instances, this may be considered your play-in game/prelim/pigtail dual. Whatever you want to call it, hopefully you have been following along and don't have to concern yourself with that mess. Week 14 in the Fantasy College Wrestling Standings had a few surprises and a shakeup towards the top of the field. Technically speaking, 141 Wyatt Henson (LHU) was the first wrestler this season to hit the 100Fpts mark with a win by Major on February 1st. However, a day later Henson would be pinned by Joshua Koderhand which moved him back a couple places with 95 Fpts (3rd in the standings). The other wrestler in the running to hit the century mark was 285 Taye Ghadiali (CAMP) who, with two pins over the past weekend, takes a sizable lead upfront at first in the standings with 109 Fpts. Another wrestler accumulating 12 Fpts this past weekend, 165 Dean Hamiti (WISC) moved up from 6th place to second, though 13 Fpts behind Ghadiali. Mainstays in this season's standings in 149 Caleb Henson (VT) and 197 Trent Hidlay (NCST) both added wins during the ACC Friday Night Duals, but Hidlay’s tech inched him closer and within striking distance of overtaking Henson for fourth. To see the Week 14 Fantasy Wrestler Standings and the 2024 Season FCW Overall Standings, check out #FCW24. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”: 125: Anthony Molton (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+9] Drew West (GWU)- Vs Davidson , @ Presbyterian [+8] Jeremiah Reno (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+8] Cooper Flynn (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+8] Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs Appalachian State [+7] Joseph Fischer (CLAR)- @ Buffalo [+4] Tristan Lujan (MSU) @ Maryland [+4] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- Vs Utah Valley [+4] Eric Barnett (WISC)- Vs Illinois [+4] Anthony Noto (LHU)- @ Northern Illinois [+3] Jarrett Trombley (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+3] Brendan McCrone (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+3] Nico Provo (STAN)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] 133: Sam Latona (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+10] Nasir Bailey (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+9] Domenic Zaccone (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+7] Vito Arujau (COR)- @ Princeton, @ Penn [+7] Tyler Wells (MINN)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Gable Strickland (LHU)- @ Northern Illinois [+4] Braxton Brown (MARY)- Vs Michigan State [+4] Dominick Serrano (UNCO)- Vs Utah Valley [+4] Nic Bouzakis (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+4] Daton Fix (OKST)- Vs South Dakota State [+4] Max Leete (AMER)- @ Air Force [+3] Ryan Crookham (LEH)- Vs Bucknell [+3] Dylan Ragusin (MICH)- @ Nebraska [+3] Kai Orine (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+3] Vince Santaniello (PITT)- @ North Carolina [+3] 141: Isaiah Powe (CHAT)- Vs Presbyterian, Vs Appalachian State [+7] Tom Crook (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+7] Todd Carter (GWU)- Vs Davidson , @ Presbyterian [+6] Vance Vombaur (MINN)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Haiden Drury (UVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+6] Wyatt Henson (LHU)- @ Northern Illinois [+5] Dylan Layton (CSU)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Ryan Jack (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+3] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+3] 149: Caleb Henson (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+9] Zach Price (GWU)- Vs Davidson , @ Presbyterian [+7] Drew Roberts (MINN)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+7] Casey Swiderski (ISU)- Vs UNI [+4] Ethen Miller (MARY)- Vs Michigan State [+4] Jackson Arrington (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+4] Dominic Findora (DREX)- @ Brown [+3] Noah Tapia (HOF)- Vs Binghamton [+3] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+3] Jude Swisher (PENN)- VS Cornell [+3] Finn Solomon (PITT)- @ North Carolina [+3] Joseph Zargo (WISC)- Vs Illinois [+4] 157: Meyer Shapiro (COR)- @ Princeton, @ Penn [+7] Tanner Peake (DAV)- @ Gardner-Webb, @ The Citadel [+6] Tommy Askey (APP)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Ed Scott (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+4] Vince Zerban (UNCO)- Vs Utah Valley [+4] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- @ Kent State [+4] Jacori Teemer (ASU)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Sonny Santiago (UNC)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Daniel Cardenas (STAN)- Vs Cal Poly [+3] 165: Giano Petrucelli (AF)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs American [+7] Brevin Cassella (BING)- @ Hofstra, @ Princeton [+7] Dominic Baker (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+6] Julian Ramirez (COR)- @ Princeton, @ Penn [+6] Connor Brady (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+6] Dean Hamiti (WISC)- Vs Illinois [+5] Will Miller (APP)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Cody Walsh (DREX)- @ Brown [+4] David Carr (ISU)- Vs UNI [+4] Caleb Fish (MSU) @ Maryland [+4] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- @ Kent State [+4] Holden Heller (PITT)- @ North Carolina [+4] Hunter Garvin (STAN)- Vs Cal Poly [+4] Chance McLane (ASU)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- @ Lehigh [+3] Derek Fields (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+3] Bryce Hepner (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+3] Izzak Olejnik (OKST)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] 174: Tyler Brennan (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+9] Mekhi Lewis (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+8] Austin Murphy (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+7] Edmond Ruth (ILL)- Vs Minnesota, @ Wisconsin [+6] Lucas Uliano (APP)- @ Chattanooga [+4] Matthew Olguin (ORST)- @ Wyoming [+4] Carter Starocci (PSU)- @ Iowa [+4] Nick Incontrera (Vs Cornell [+4] Travis Mastrogiovanni (UNCO)- Vs Utah Valley [+3] Justin McCoy (UVA)- @ NC State [+3] 184: Caleb Hopkins (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+8] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)-@ California Baptist , @ Iowa State [+8] Triston Wills (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+8] Chris Foca (COR)- @ Princeton, @ Penn [+7] Sam Wolf (AF)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs American [+6] Jha’Quan Anderson (GWU)- Vs Davidson , @ Presbyterian [+6] Isaiah Salazar (MINN)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Dylan Fishback (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+5] Michael Beard (LEH)- Vs Bucknell [+4] Layne Malczewski (MSU) @ Maryland [+4] Trey Munoz (ORST)- @ Wyoming [+4] Cameron Pine (CLAR)- @ Buffalo [+3] Lenny Pinto (NEB)- Vs Michigan [+3] Zayne Lehman (OHIO)- @ Kent State [+3] Dustin Plott (OKST)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] 197: Stephen Little (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+10] Levi Hopkins (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+9] Andy Smith (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+9] Wyatt Voelker (UNI)-@ California Baptist , @ Iowa State [+7] Evan Bockman (UVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+7] Joshua McCutcheon (GWU)- Vs Davidson , @ Presbyterian [+6] Garrett Joles (MINN)- @ Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Trent Hidlay (NCST)- Vs Virginia [+5] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- @ Iowa [+4] Nick Stemmet (STAN)- Vs Cal Poly [+4] Sam Mitchell (BUFF)- Vs Clarion [+3] Ben Smith (CSU)- Vs Edinboro [+3] Jaxon Smith (MARY)- Vs Michigan State [+3] Silas Allred (NEB)- Vs Michigan [+3] Mac Stout (PITT)- @ North Carolina [+3] Joey Novak (WYO)- Vs Oregon State [+3] 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- Vs Utah Valley, Vs American [+11] Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- Vs The Citadel, @ Bellarmine [+8] Lewis Fernandes (COR)- @ Princeton, @ Penn [+7] Josiah Hill (LR)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+7] Hunter Catka (VT)- Vs Duke, Vs George Mason [+7] Cohlton Schultz (ASU)- @ Cal Poly [+4] Younger Bastida (ISU)- Vs UNI [+4] Nathan Taylor (LEH)- Vs Bucknell [+4] Nick Feldman (OHST)- Vs Indiana [+4] Boone McDermott (ORST)- @ Wyoming [+4] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- @ Iowa [+4] Lucas Davison (MICH)- @ Nebraska [+3] Cade Lautt (UNC)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Josh Heindselman (OU)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] Konnor Doucet (OKST)- Vs South Dakota State [+3]

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We're coming down the home stretch of the collegiate wrestling season and have a full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 49 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times listed are Eastern. Thursday, February 8: Clarion at Buffalo 7:00 PM ESPN+ Friday, February 9: LIU at VMI 1:00 PM LIU vs. Bellarmine at VMI 3:00 PM Bellarmine at VMI 5:00 PM Binghamton at Hofstra 6:00 PM Hofstra Pride YouTube The Citadel at Campbell 7:00 PM Presbyterian at Chattanooga 7:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at Cleveland State 7:00 PM FloWrestling Davidson at Gardner-Webb 7:00 PM ESPN+ Ohio at Kent State 7:00 PM Bucknell at Lehigh 7:00 PM FloWrestling Virginia at NC State 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Michigan at Nebraska 7:00 PM Big Ten Network Pittsburgh at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Duke at Virginia Tech 7:00 PM ACC Network Cornell at Princeton 7:30 PM ESPN+ Minnesota at Illinois 8:00 PM B1G+ Lock Haven at Northern Illinois 8:00 PM NIU All-Access Purdue at Northwestern 8:00 PM B1G+ South Dakota State at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ESPN+ Utah Valley at Air Force 9:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Iowa at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling Penn State at Iowa 9:00 PM Big Ten Network Arizona State at Cal Poly 10:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, February 10: Franklin & Marshall at Messiah Open 9:00 AM Bloomsburg at Edinboro 1:00 PM FloWrestling Binghamton at Princeton 1:00 PM ESPN+ George Mason at Virginia Tech 3:00 PM ESPN+ Drexel at Brown 7:00 PM ESPN+ South Dakota State at Oklahoma State 7:00 PM ESPN+ Cornell at Penn 7:00 PM ESPN+ Utah Valley at Northern Colorado 8:00 PM FloWrestling Oregon State at Wyoming 6:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, February 11 CSU Bakersfield vs. SIU Edwardsville at Little Rock 11:30 AM Little Rock Sports Network Indiana at Ohio State 12:00 PM B1G+ Minnesota at Purdue 12:00 PM B1G+ Campbell at Bellarmine 1:00 PM ESPN+ CSU Bakersfield at Little Rock 1:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Michigan State at Maryland 1:00 PM B1G+ Illinois at Wisconsin 1:00 PM B1G+ Buffalo at Central Michigan 2:00 PM ESPN+ Appalachian State at Chattanooga 2:00 PM ESPN+ Queens at Morgan State 2:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian 2:00 PM ESPN+ Cal Poly at Stanford 2:00 PM Pac-12 Live Davidson at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ SIU Edwardsville at Little Rock 2:30 PM Little Rock Sports Network American at Air Force 3:00 PM FloWrestling Northern Iowa at Iowa State 3:00 PM ESPN+ Sacred Heart at Morgan State 4:00 PM Morgan State All-Access

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Last Friday night, we saw one of the most shocking upsets of the 2023-24 campaign as Michigan’s true freshman, Sergio Lemley, majored top-ranked, returning NCAA finalist Real Woods of Iowa. Lemley came into the match ranked 19th in the nation, was highly regarded coming out of high school (#11 in the Class of 2023) and had some solid wins; however, defeating a wrestler of Woods’ caliber seemed to be a tough ask from the young Wolverine. Whenever the wrestling community is in an uproar about an accomplishment, I like to try to provide some perspective and look at the win through a historical lens. Has something like this ever happened before? If so, how frequently? In reference to Lemley downing Woods, obviously, freshmen have been number one ranked wrestlers before, but how often have they done so is what I was wondering. After some crowd-sourcing through the InterMat staff and some trusted confidants, I did some digging and found that while that accomplishment doesn’t happen every day, but also isn’t totally rare. In fact, we already had it happen once this season. Below are freshmen who have beaten number one ranked wrestlers since 2013-14. As you can see, this is almost a “who’s who” list of college wrestling (and international) for the last decade. There aren’t any flukes on this list or one-hit wonders. That bodes well for Lemley, along with Ryan Crookham, who also achieved this feat in week two of the 2023-24 season. Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) over Vito Arujau (Cornell): 2023 Journeymen Collegiate Classic Fresh off a dominating run at the 2023 NCAA Tournament and a Senior world title at 61 kg, most assumed that Vito Arujau’s only competition this season would come from three-time national runner-up Daton Fix (Oklahoma State). No one told that to Ryan Crookham. From the time Crookham stepped on a high school mat, he was regarded as one of the top wrestlers in the Class of 2022. Injuries prevented him from competing as frequently and his recruiting ranking slipped a bit (#20). Last year, while redshirting, Crookham went 8-1, but didn’t necessarily do anything to hint at being able to threaten Arujau. Levi Haines (Penn State) over Peyton Robb (Nebraska): 2023 Big Ten Finals Early in the 2022-23 campaign, returning All-American Peyton Robb established himself as the guy to beat at 157 lbs after winning the Navy Classic and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Levi Haines was a true freshman who was held in redshirt until late in January. A sudden victory win over Will Lewan (Michigan) proved Haines may be ready to win immediately. Haines navigated through the B1G schedule without a loss and made it to the conference final against the unbeaten Robb. After seven minutes of 1-1 action, the two engaged in a flurry that resulted in Haines lifting Robb high off the mat and finishing the winning takedown. The two would meet again in the NCAA semi’s and Haines prevailed, 5-3. Carter Starocci (Penn State) over Michael Kemerer (Iowa): 2021 NCAA Finals The 2021 season was the shortened campaign after COVID wiped out the 2020 national tournament and delayed the start of the following season. The Big Ten only wrestled against conference teams during their abridged regular season. That led to a loss in Carter Starocci’s official Penn State debut to DJ Washington (Indiana). Starocci wouldn’t lose again until he was soundly defeated by Michael Kemerer in the Big Ten finals. Two weeks later, Starocci flipped the script and kept Kemerer at bay during regulation, then struck with the winning takedown in sudden victory. The loss to Kemerer in the Big Ten finals remains Starocci’s most recent loss. Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) over Pat Lugo (Iowa): 2019-20 Dual Meet With seniors occupying three of the top-four spots on the 2019 NCAA podium at 149 lbs, the wait class appeared wide open as the 2019-20 season began. That allowed a wrestler like Pat Lugo, who was eighth in the nation in 2019, to ascend to the top spot in the country after winning the Midlands. Sasso was able to outlast Lugo 2-1 in tiebreakers in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as a redshirt freshman. Lugo would get revenge in the Big Ten finals which provided him with the top seed at nationals; however, that tournament never was held. Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State): 2017-18 Dual Meet Nathan Tomasello was an NCAA champion in 2015 as a redshirt freshman and remained a top contender for his entire career. The senior, Tomasello, held the top spot in the rankings during this matchup with Iowa’s much-ballyhooed true freshman Spencer Lee. Lee showed glimpses of his prowess from the top position as he rode Tomasello for the entire second period. In the third, Tomasello gave Lee a point and started on their feet. He got a takedown and a quick escape by Lee made it 2-2 on the scoreboard; however, the young Hawkeye had riding time locked up. Tomasello stayed on the offensive and appeared on the verge of converting another takedown, but was thwarted by Lee in the waning seconds. Tomasello got revenge in the Big Ten finals, but Lee won the war with a pin in the rubber match - the NCAA semifinals. Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) over Bryce Meredith (Wyoming): 2018 NCAA Finals We knew true freshman Yianni Diakomihalis was special as he only lost once before the 2018 NCAA Tournament. His lore would grow after comeback wins over two-time champion Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) in the quarterfinals and Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) in the semis. Eierman was responsible for his only loss during the 2017-18 season. Later we’d find out Diakomihalis tore his ACL in the Heil win. Once again, in the finals, Diakomihalis had to pull out some late-match magic. Meredith led by a point with just over :30 remaining and got in on Diakomihalis’ legs on a reshot. Yianni sat the corner and locked up a cradle turning Meredith for a takedown and two back points. It was the first of four national titles for the Cornell star. Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) over Isaiah Martinez (Illinois): 2017 NCAA Finals If you remember correctly, back in 2017, Vincenzo Joseph wasn’t even the highest-seeded freshman at the NCAA Tournament. Joseph was seeded third while Michigan’s Logan Massa was second. The two hadn’t clashed during the regular season or at the Big Ten Championships. They did meet in the NCAA semis and Joseph pulled out some late-match heroics, giving us a hint of how he would thrive on the biggest stages. Martinez came into this match on a 44-match winning streak and was 31-0 in 2016-17, including a pair of wins at Joseph’s expense. Late in the opening stanza, Joseph survived an attempt from Martinez to muscle him with an underhook and grabbed a takedown. The bout would be tied at three heading into the second period. Early in the second, a throw-by from Joseph put him in the lead and got the crowd buzzing with the possibility of an upset. In the final period, Joseph held a one-point lead and Martinez was trying to push into him, while Joseph had a now-famous overhook. That proved to be deadly as Joseph tripped Martinez straight to his back, with a fall to come shortly thereafter. It was truly one of the more shocking matches of its time. Mark Hall (Penn State) over Zahid Valencia (Arizona State): 2017 NCAA Semi (both freshmen) Mark Hall was one the most sought-after recruits of the last two decades and Zahid Valencia was a year older and very highly regarded himself. The two would go on to have a great collegiate rivalry, one that started in the 2017 NCAA semifinals. The fifth-seeded Hall won 4-3; however, a key point in this contest was a penalty point given to Hall for a headgear pull on Valencia. Hall would go on to beat Bo Jordan for an NCAA title. The pair would meet three more times during their collegiate careers. Hall was victorious in a dual setting, though both of Valencia’s wins came in the next two NCAA finals. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) over Brian Realbuto (Cornell): 2016 CKLV Finals Zahid Valencia was in line to receive the number one seed at the 2017 NCAA Championships, partly because of his win over Brian Realbuto in the CKLV finals. We’ll talk about Realbuto later. For the most part, this match wasn’t very eventual and didn’t have many action-packed sequences. It was 1-1 late in the third period and Valencia wasn’t content with the bout heading to overtime. He took a half shot, finished high to a body lock and tossed Realbuto for the winning score, 3-1. Valencia started his redshirt freshman year with 33 straight wins, this one included. To Watch Match: Click Here Jason Nolf (Penn State) over Isaiah Martinez (Illinois): 2015-16 Dual Meet Isaiah Martinez took the wrestling world by storm when he became the first freshman since Cael Sanderson to finish the year as an undefeated national champion. That might have led some to question whether Martinez could challenge Cael’s legendary 159-0 streak. One of Sanderson’s pupils, Jason Nolf, harshly halted Martinez’s streak at 52 matches after a second-period fall. Nolf got in on a crisp leg attack and Martinez attempted to scramble out of it. Nolf was able to catch Martinez on his back and never let up him. Nolf wasn’t able to replicate this performance later in the season, as Martinez prevailed in the Big Ten and NCAA finals. Myles Martin (Ohio State) over Bo Nickal (Penn State): 2016 NCAA Finals (both freshmen) Myles Martin and Bo Nickal became a long-standing collegiate rivalry and this was one of the first episodes. Nickal actually beat Martin three times earlier in the season (Nittany Lion Open, Dual, Big Ten). Those previous meetings likely helped the 11th-seeded Martin formulate a game plan for the dangerous Nickal. Less than :15 seconds into their NCAA final, Martin held off a Nickal trip attempt for a takedown of his own. That became a recurring theme as Martin countered another Nickal throw attempt to his back for five points. Martin would end up winning 11-9. The two would meet six more times throughout their college careers. Martin was responsible for Nickal’s final collegiate loss, but Nickal pinned Martin in the 2018 national finals to give Penn State the team title over Ohio State. Bo Nickal (Penn State) over Brian Realbuto (Cornell): 2016 Southern Scuffle Semis The 2015 174 lb podium featured seniors at the top five slots on the podium and at six of the eight All-American places. Without a clear-cut favorite, Brian Realbuto worked his way into a number-one ranking after jumping up two weights in the offseason. Nickal showed his balance and hips right off the bat, stopping a Realbuto takedown attempt. The Nittany Lion freshman was able to notch three takedowns, along with some back points in an impressive 14-7 victory. To Watch Match: Click Here Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) over Alan Waters (Missouri): 2015 NCAA Semis Ohio State’s 2015 NCAA title was largely dependent on a talented freshman class. Despite having a pair of number overall recruits (Bo Jordan and Kyle Snyder), it was Nathan Tomasello who ended the year as a freshman national champion. The key sequences in the bout came in the third period with Alan Waters holding a 1-0 lead. Tomasello finished a single leg to take a 2-1 lead and a tying escape followed. With around :15 seconds remaining, Tomasello got in on a leg and finished a takedown at the edge of the mat in the closing seconds. To Watch Match: Click Here Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) over J’Den Cox (Missouri): 2015 NCAA Semis Kyle Snyder and J’Den Cox met a handful of times in Fargo and had quite the rivalry brewing before they entered their respective colleges. Cox was a national champion as a true freshman and held the number-one ranking for the entire 2014-15 season. Snyder took the advantage early in this meeting with a takedown from a low single. That move proved to be the difference-maker as Cox escaped and the two traded escapes during the final two periods. Many expected this rivalry to continue in college; however, Snyder moved up the heavyweight for his final three years. Zain Retherford (Penn State) over Logan Stieber (Ohio State): 2013-14 Dual Meet If we were to rank the upsets in this article from most to least surprising, Zain Retherford over Logan Stieber might take the cake for being the most surprising. Stieber was fresh off of his second of four NCAA titles and had been undefeated for more than a year. Retherford was a blue-chip true freshman who had won his first ten collegiate bouts; however, none were remotely close to the caliber of Stieber. As expected, Stieber got an early takedown but was not able to add to his with his vaunted mat wrestling. In the second period, we got a taste of just how good Retherford was on the mat, as he rode the two-time champion for the entire two minutes. There were no points scored in the final period so the two when into sudden victory after Retherford’s riding time point was added. After stuffing a Stieber attempt, Retherford has a counterattack of his own. He methodically worked up until securing the takedown and the win. The pair would meet later in the year and Stieber was victorious in both the Big Ten finals and NCAA semifinals, by identical 7-3 scores. J’Den Cox (Missouri) over Nick Heflin (Ohio State): 2014 NCAA Finals True freshman J’Den Cox jumped in and immediately was a factor at 197 lbs. He lost twice before January 3rd, then didn’t lose again for the rest of his freshman campaign. Nick Heflin was a two-time All-American at 174 lbs before jumping up to 197 for his final go ‘round. Both wrestlers exchanged escape points, but it was a stalling point against Heflin that made the difference. He attempted and almost converted a throw during the final seconds of the bout for Hail Mary, however, it was too late and Cox was the victor, 2-1. Cox’s win made him the first Mizzou freshman to ever win a title. Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) over Drake Houdashelt (Missouri): 2014 NCAA Semis Freshman Jason Tsirtsis’ run to the 2014 NCAA title was truly a remarkable and usual feat. His 4-1 first-round win over Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg) represented his widest margin of victory for the entire tournament. In the Round of 16, Tsirtsis defeated Penn State’s James English by a single point, then put together three straight wins in extra time. The second of those three overtime matches was over Missouri’s Drake Houdashelt, the top seed at 149 lbs. Houdashelt suffered a loss in early-December and had won 25 straight matches heading into Oklahoma State. The following year, Houdashelt captured an NCAA title and Tsirtsis was third - though they didn’t meet. Gabe Dean (Cornell) over Ed Ruth (Penn State): 2014 Southern Scuffle Another one of the stunning upsets of this time period was Gabe Dean over Ed Ruth at the 2014 Southern Scuffle. Many of the wrestlers on this list were blue-chip, can’t miss-type recruits. Dean, while still in the top-100, wasn’t viewed as a “sure-thing” like others in this article. Ruth, on the other hand, was a senior and already a two-time NCAA champion during the first wave of dominance for Cael Sanderson at Penn State. Ruth was riding an 84-match winning streak that dated back to his freshman NCAA Tournament. From the opening whistle, Dean showed he wasn’t intimidated by Ruth and nearly picked up a takedown within the first 30 seconds. He would get one in the first period off a counterattack. The duo was knotted up at three points apiece after the first period, leading Dean to start down in the second. He’d add two points from an escape and stalling on Ruth. In the third, Ruth gained an escape with just under :30 remaining to trail, by a single point. After a restart, Ruth shot off the whistle, which Dean sidestepped and earned the takedown himself, which put the final touches on his victory. He’d ride Ruth for the final :20 seconds to win, 7-4. Because Maryland’s Jimmy Sheptock was undefeated, he earned the top seed at the 2014 NCAA Championships, putting Ruth and Dean on the same side of the bracket. This time, Ruth prevailed and he later claimed his third national title. Dean would come back to wrestle in the next three NCAA finals, winning his sophomore and junior seasons. Editor's Note: AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) over Myles Amine (Michigan) in 2021 NCAA Semifinals and Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) in the 2019 NCAA Quarterfinals should be mentioned as well. The following are notable matches that come to mind when thinking of freshmen pulling huge upsets. While they were incredible in their own right, the losing wrestler wasn’t necessarily seeded or ranked #1 in the country. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) over Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State): Joseph seeded #2 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) over Cody Brewer (Oklahoma): Brewer ranked #2; Nahshon Garrett #1 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) over Thomas Gilman (Iowa): Gilman seeded #3

This Week in Women’s Wrestling (January 30 - February 5) Key Takeaways from the week As teams begin winding down their duals before regionals begin, there are some exciting matchups and a good look at how starters will look against top-rated opponents at Nationals. 1. The University of the Cumberlands keeps it close with Life In one of the more exciting ranked dual matchups left this season, the University of the Cumberlands walked away with a few match wins, but couldn’t keep up with the Running Eagles. The Patriots started with a big win from #5 Elizabeth Dosado getting the pin over #10 Devyn Gomez. Life’s #4 Diana Gonzalez took care of business at 109 lbs, after giving up the first pushout point to #11 Gracie Elliot, she turned up the offense and got the 10-3 decision. Next, in one of the closest ranked matchups of the night, the points were flying between #6 Presley Anderson for Cumberlands against #9 Ariana Martinez. Anderson scored an early four-point takedown, followed by two unanswered takedowns to go up 8-0 in the first. In the second, Martinez gets a similar set of moves herself to tie things up. With little time remaining, Anderson finds her move and secures the 10-8 win. Life takes the next two weights with big pins from #6 Anna Krejsa and #10 Riley Dalrymple. At 136 lbs, we saw #19 Angie Prado take on an unranked opponent and get the pin for the Running Eagles. The McBryde sisters then competed in their usual order, but all up a weight class for this dual. While #5 Zaynah McBryde was wrestling tough against #6 Micah Fisher and went up by eight points early, Fisher got a takedown of her own to make it 8-2 going into the second. Fisher then hit a big move that landed McBryde on her back as she worked for the pin to bring the team score for the Patriots just two points shy of the Running Eagles. However, as we have seen consistently this season, the latter half of the Life lineup is a tough matchup for even the most talented teams. #5 Jamilah McBryde got a pin against her opponent, #2 Latifah followed it up with a tech and #7 Madeline Welch closed out the dual with a 6-3 upset win over #6 MaQuoia Bernabe. Life has had dominant dual results this season, but a few upsets with certain team members at tournaments. However, I think that is a reflection of their rigorous schedule that often has them competing against schools in other divisions and therefore continually wrestling top-ranked opponents. As they begin regional and then national competition, I think fans will see how Coach Flavin’s approach to finding her team competitive matches throughout the season, will have them well prepared for similar matches they’ll see now at the end of the season. 2. Grand View Open hosts exciting ranked matchups The Grand View Open saw champs from a wide range of schools and RTCs. While not many schools brought their full lineup of ranked competitors, there were still some great matchups. One of the most impressive showings in my opinion was at 101 lbs where #8 (NAIA) Kayla McKinley-Johnson of Menlo took a first-place finish over several ranked opponents. She defeated #12 (NAIA) ranked Jalen Bets of Grand View with a 10-0 tech fall. McKinley-Johnson then had a semifinal matchup against #3 (NAIA) Esther Walker of Midland. McKinley-Johnson was already up 11-2 at the end of the first period. She punched her ticket to the finals with a big four-point takedown to get the 14-2 upset tech. Her finals matchup was no break from tough competition as she faced #4 (NAIA) Alyssa Quezaire of a highly competitive Missouri Baptist team. The match was close throughout the first as the pair exchanged strong moves back and forth, however, McKinley-Johnson really put a definitive stamp on her performance with a second-period pin to claim the top spot. Menlo had a great overall performance on the day, but McKinley-Johnson certainly outwrestled her rank in a dominant fashion, and should be looking to keep up that pace at regionals. Another Menlo performance to mention was from unranked Alexandra Lopez who wrestled back after a first-round loss and went on to beat four ranked wrestlers (#4, #11, #8, and #6) on the consolation side to come back all the way to third place. That is surely the type of performance the Oaks are looking to see out of their team come tournament season. That grittiness on the back side of brackets is what builds up the team points necessary to get a team trophy. From Baker University, #7 (NAIA) Katherine Heath's third-place finish, had an impressive third-place finish, especially considering Baker’s limited participation in open tournaments. Heath won four of her five matches at 116 lbs with two upsets against #6 Presley Anderson of the University of the Cumberlands and #4 Alejandra Corral of Menlo. In fact, her only loss on the day was against #3 (at 123 lbs; NCAA) Felicity Taylor. It is also interesting to note Taylor’s change of weight here. Taylor won her four championship titles at 116 lbs for McKendree, and competes at 53kg which is closer to 116 lbs than 123 lbs when she is doing any international competition. This could be a temporary change for this tournament just to get a feel for it, but I will be curious to see if it sticks headed into end-of-season tournaments. 3. Pan Am Qualifier Results Over the weekend, wrestlers competed for three spots to compete at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier at the end of February. College wrestling fans had eyes on the competition at 68kg where two-time World champion Amit Elor was set to compete against 2023 World Team member Emma Bruntil. Bruntil battled injuries during her highly successful college career and had announced late last year that she’d be returning in the new year to finish out her college eligibility at McKendree. However, after weighing in to compete, Bruntil medically defaulted out of the tournament before competing. Elor went on to win the weight over World bronze medalist Mallory Velte and will compete at the Pan Am Qualifier. This does leave a question as to whether Bruntil will be able to return to college wrestling, as she had previously planned, and compete in the remaining season. Dom Parrish won the spot to the Qualifier at 53 kg and Kayla Miracle will compete for the U.S. at 62 kg. Pan Ams allows countries to send wrestlers to weights where they have not already qualified a wrestler for the Olympics. The semifinal winners from the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier in each weight class qualify their nation to compete at the Olympic Games at that weight class. Each wrestler the U.S. qualified here has a good chance to dominate Pan Am competition and get one step closer to competing for the U.S. in the Olympic Games in Paris. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions January 31: #1 (NCAA) Iowa (39) vs University of Sioux Falls (7) January 31: #20 (NAIA) Central Methodist (33) vs William Woods (4) February 1: #4 (NCAA) McKendree (38) vs #10 (NAIA) Missouri Baptist (9) February 2: #3 (NAIA) Grand View (38) over Avila (9) February 3: Grand View Open VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events: February 6: #1 (NCAA) North Central vs #7 (NCAA) Aurora February 7: #12 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands vs #7 (NAIA) Campbellsville February 9: #5 (NAIA) Southern Oregon vs #4 (NAIA) University of Providence February 10: Life Duals February 10: #12 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands vs Montreat College February 10: #6 (NAIA) Texas Wesleyan vs Texas Woman's University

Last week was the most action-packed slate of duals we’ve had so far this season. A top-ranked wrestler fell hard and it wasn’t at 125-pounds, Penn State flexed on Ohio State, but the dual left us wondering “what the hell is a takedown?” and the Wolverines pounced on the visiting Hawkeyes. Ladies and Gentlemen...Sergio Lemley What else can be said right now that hasn’t already been said about this youngster. Lemley, who is rightfully the Big Ten wrestler of the week, was absolutely dominant in his 14-2 win over former No. 1 ranked Real Woods. He didn’t just dominate the returning NCAA finalist, he nearly pinned him. The win didn’t just spark a massive response in the wrestling world, it launched Lemley into the No. 10 spot in the rankings. At least one person saw what Lemley was capable of and that was our very own Kevin Claunch who has been very vocal on behalf of the true freshman. Check out this week’s Conference Crossover Conversation where we discuss the Lemley upset, Michigan’s win over Iowa and what we hope to see coming this weekend. Wild Weekend at 184 On Friday night we saw unranked true freshman Ryder Rogotzke hush the Penn State crowd when he flipped fifth ranked Bernie Truax to his back and to get the fall. The dual may have been completely out of reach for Ohio State at that point, but it still got some sparks flying from the Buckeyes’ bench. Then, just two days later, it was Rogotzke checking out the lights of Jersey Mike’s Arena. In a wild sequence of moves, No. 19 Brian Soldano put him on his back to get the fall over Rogotzke. MSU vs Indiana Down to the Wire Sunday afternoon as I did some preventative maintenance cleaning of my home, I was gifted with what was a super fun dual between the Spartans of Michigan State and the Hoosiers of Indiana. This dual took place in Bloomington, Indiana so when they got punched in the face immediately, it was a little surprising. MSU won the first four matches, including a pin at 157 and a forfeit at 165 which was followed by an upset win at 174-pounds where the battle of the DJs took place. There were less turntables and microphones in this battle than you’d think, but there was definitely a lot of mixin’. DJ Shannon upset then No. 15 ranked DJ Washington with a takedown on the edge. Indiana woke up around 197 with a win from Nate Sollars, followed by a tiebreaking win at heavyweight from Nick Willham. They even needed a last second takedown from Dan Fongaro before heading into the final match at 149, where Graham Rooks pinned Clayton Jones for the walkoff W, improving their record to 6-2 overall, and 5-0 at home. Indiana travels next to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes. Wolverines Win on Senior Night Against Hawkeyes Now I already know what some of you are saying, “sEnIoR nIgHt, ThOsE gUyS jUsT gOt ThErE!” While that may be true, it’s disingenuous to think that the top programs in the country aren’t trying to maximize their chances to strengthen their teams through the transfer portal when the opportunity is there. Iowa themselves had three standouts in their lineup that came from other schools with Real Woods (Stanford), Jared Franek and Michael Caliendo (both from NDSU). Penn State and Oklahoma State as well have bolstered their already strong rosters with talent from other programs, so let’s not pretend that this is where wrestling is going, like it or not. Regardless, Michigan started strong, and kept that momentum through the second half. Sergio Lemley was the most talked about performance, and when a true freshman beats the top guy in the country, it should be talked about a lot. Additionally, Shane Griffith showed some late offense in breaking open his match with Patrick Kennedy at 174. It was an encouraging win and now some people are saying that Michigan should wear the blue camouflage singlets all of the time, and I can’t disagree with those people. Let’s see if/when these are redeployed as the season enters the home stretch. Purdue vs Wisconsin Featured #1 v #2 Matchup For the second time in 16 days, Matt Ramos competed in a battle of the top two wrestlers at 125, and for the second time, he won this match. This time it was with Eric Barnett, who has been as consistent as anyone at the weight this season, but couldn’t get over the hump on the road against the Boilermaker. Despite losing this first match, the Badgers took the dual on the road. Their top point scorers came through for them in West Lafayette, IN with wins at 133, 149, 157, 174, and 184, before rounding things out with a win at heavyweight. Another intriguing matchup was at 184 where Shane Liegel got the win over James Rowley, who just transferred to Purdue from Wisconsin this past summer. Speaking of transfers, Max Maylor, who has been having a strong season since transferring to Wisconsin from Michigan, continues his strong year with an OT win against Brody Baumann at 174. It’s a nice road win for Wisconsin and it should lead to a strong finish. The Badgers wrestle at home against Illinois this Sunday.