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This weekend college wrestling fans can watch all eight Big Ten wrestling teams competing in the NWCA National Duals across eight Big Ten campuses via BTN and BTN Plus on BTN2Go. Top-ranked Penn State will face No. 5 Oklahoma State on Sunday on BTN TV. Fans with BTN2Go can also watch live via this link. The other seven matches hosted by Big Ten teams will be available live via BTN Plus, which includes non-televised games and events available on BTN2Go with a purchase of a BTN Plus subscription. A subscription to BTN Plus on BTN2Go does not require a Big Ten Network TV subscription with a TV provider. Get more information and subscribe to BTN Plus subscription packages here. Check out NWCAonline.com for more info, too. Here is the full schedule on BTN2Go.com: Friday: No. 14 Iowa State at No. 17 Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. ET on BTN Plus Saturday: No. 10 Lehigh at No. 13 Rutgers, 8 p.m. ET on BTN Plus Sunday: No. 25 Appalachian State at Indiana, 1 p.m. ET on BTN Plus No. 3 Virginia Tech at No. 7 Michigan, 2 p.m. ET on BTN Plus No. 6 Missouri at No. 9 Nebraska, 3 p.m. ET on BTN Plus No. 5 Oklahoma State at No. 1 Penn State, 5 p.m. ET on BTN & BTN2Go Monday: Edinboro at 8 Ohio State, 7 p.m. ET on BTN Plus 4 NC State at 2 Iowa, 8 p.m. ET on BTN Plus

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has released the updated standings for the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships. The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons. For falls and tech falls to be counted towards a student-athletes total they must come against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time. In the Division I Most Dominant Wrestler standings, Penn State freshman Jason Nolf leads with an average of 5.13 points per match at 157 pounds, which is .04 ahead of 149-pound teammate Zain Retherford. Heavyweight Joe Stolfi of Bucknell is also in the running for the award with an average of 5.06 points per match. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 184-pounder Travis McKillop leads Division II with an average of 5.33 points, which is well ahead of Romero Cotton of Nebraska-Kearney with 4.94 points. The 2014-15 NCAA Division III Most Dominant Wrestler is well on his way to earning the award for the second year in a row as Wabash 184-pounder Riley Lefever has an average of 5.74 points. Heavyweight Donald Longendyke is second with an average of 5.48 points for Augsburg. The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows and based on a minimum of 16 matches in the division. * Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss) * Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)> * Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss) * Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss) Navy 197-pounder Michael Woulfe leads Division I with 14 falls this season, while teammate Mathew Miller is second with 12 at 184 pounds. Ronald Wardleigh of Western State is the leader in Division II with 13 falls at 125 pounds, followed closely by McKillop with 12. Three wrestlers have compiled an impressive 18 falls in Division III this season. AJ Kowal of Stevens Institute of Technology holds the national lead by aggregate time (38:43) over Lefever (49:57) and Josh Thomson of Messiah (54:56) by more than 11 minutes. Isaiah Martinez of Illinois has surpassed his winning total from last season with 12 tech falls this season at 157 pounds to hold the Division I lead. Francis Mizia of Mercyhurst maintains his lead in Division II with eight tech falls at 165 pounds, while Maryville (Missouri) 197-pounder Ryan Beltz and Seton Hill 141-pounder Joseph Alessandro each have seven. Division III also has a three-way tie in the tech fall standings. Michael Fleck, a 125-pounder from Wilkes, holds the national lead by aggregate time (48:09) over Springfield 149-pounder Zach Joseph (58:02) and Messiah 125-pounder Lucas Malmberg (65:13), as each has earned 11 tech falls this season.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers wrestling announced Tuesday its 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 dual against Drexel at the College Ave. Gym has been canceled. The cancelation comes after the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced No. 13 Rutgers will host No. 7 Lehigh Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Rutgers Athletic Center as part of NWCA National Duals Championship Series. Due to the cancelation, Rutgers wrestling season ticket holders will have two options; fans can either credit those funds toward 2016-17 tickets, or allocate the ticket price as a donation to the Rutgers wrestling program. Season ticket holders should contact their ticket rep regarding which option they want to pursue. Season ticket holders are unable to exchange their Drexel tickets for Saturday's Lehigh match. The National Duals Championship Series is an event coordinated by the NWCA and consequently, all tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis. Tickets to the Rutgers vs. Lehigh match are now available for purchase through the Rutgers Ticket Office. The cost of admission follows the same pricing scale as RAC matches during the 2015-16 season. However, since the match is an NWCA event, student tickets are $1 each. To purchase tickets, fans can call 1-866-445-GORU or go online.

Joe Rau of the Minnesota Storm is an Olympic hopeful in Greco-Roman at 98 kilos. He was a U.S. World Team member in 2014 at 80 kilos, and this past December won title at the U.S. Nationals at 98 kilos. Rau, an Illinois native, competed collegiately at Elmhurst College and was a three-time All-American and NCAA Division III champion as a senior in 2013. InterMat caught up with Rau. You recently earned a silver medal at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open in Zagreb, Croatia. What did you take away from that event? Joe Rau gets his hands locked on his opponent at the U.S. World Team Trials (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Rau: It was a fun experience. I actually went to the tournament last year and won it at 80 kilos. So all of the Croatians sure thought it was funny that I was at 98 kilos this year. You know it is a smaller tournament, but a lot of tough competition still. Last year I wrestled some studs, wrestling the Belarusian who was silver medalist in the world in the finals. This year was kind of the same. I only had seven guys in my bracket, I believe, but it was some tough competition still. I started off with a comeback win against a pretty tough Hungarian. Then I had a rematch with a tough Polish guy and beat him at the last second again in the semis and then I lost to a big Czech Republic wrestler who is usually at 85 kilos in the finals. I lost 6-4. I blew a 4-0 lead which I was pretty upset about, but I got something out of it. From a technical standpoint I need to work more on clearing underhooks and repummeling. From a mental strategical standpoint, never stop working to score. It's something I already know, but tend to forget sometimes when I'm tired and in the lead. What does your competition schedule look like leading up to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April? Rau: After competing in the Hungarian Grand Prix I come home, take a week off the mats, and then head to pre-Pan Ams camp at the OTC in Colorado Springs. At the end of the camp I will go to Texas to wrestle in the Pan American Olympic qualifier at the start of March. I have to finish in the top two at that tournament to qualify the U.S. for the Olympics at my weight class. So that is the main focus right now. Trials won't really matter until we get all of our weight classes qualified. Being the No. 1 guy in the U.S. won't qualify you for the Olympics unless someone at your weight class took top five in the previous World Championships at your weight class or a top-two finish at the Pan American Olympic qualifier. 75 kilos and 130 kilos are the only U.S. Greco weight classes qualified so far. Joe Rau executed a throw on Caylor Williams at the U.S. Nationals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)You have notched two wins over returning World team member Caylor Williams since November. What has been the key to beating Williams? Rau: Well, I really think something that has been key has just been focusing on my own wrestling, not as much my weight or anyone else. Trying to get back to what makes me good. And trying to become technically better at Greco, which has definitely been a process. You grew up in Illinois and wrestled collegiately in your home state at Elmhurst. What brought you to Minnesota? Rau: Yeah and that was amazing. I had a great experience there at Elmhurst. And I cherish all my time in Illinois with my family and friends. What brought me to Minnesota was initially Jim Moulsoff, the head wrestling coach at Augsburg College. He approached me at the NCAA tournament my senior year knowing that I was looking to continue my wrestling career post-collegiately. He told me about the Minnesota Training Center and about what Coach Chandler, Brandon Paulson, and Jordan Holm had going on out there. One phone call and one visit to Minnesota later I was a part of the Minnesota Storm. It has been quite a ride since then. What's the better Greco-Roman wrestling state, Minnesota or Illinois? Rau: You are going to kill me for saying it, but when it comes to high school Greco, Illinois is better hands down. We have the recent Fargo and National Duals titles to prove that. Now college and senior level is a different story. Several Minnesota Storm Greco-Roman wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 in their respective weight classes. How would you describe the training environment for Greco-Roman wrestlers at the Minnesota Training Center? Rau: We are a pretty close group of teammates and we have a lot of fun, something rare, I think, at this level. Most of us have been around for the whole Olympic quad or at least most of it. The coaches are awesome. Brandon Paulson and Dan Chandler know their stuff. Coach Mike Houck has been coming in a lot lately as well, which has been great. Coach David Zuniga has jumped in the room and showed some stuff too, which has been a great addition. Minnesota has a lot of wrestling greats just in our backyard so I think we are powerful in our tradition and our numbers. Jake Clark returned to competition after a three-year layoff and won a national title in December at 85 kilos. He's back training with the Minnesota Storm. What's it like having Clark in Minnesota? Rau: Jake Clark is the man. Great dude and a great wrestler. It is really good to have him in the room. I think he has an unorthodox approach to wrestling and different stuff technically that he has mastered. It is not surprising to me that he won Senior Nationals, even with the three-year break. He has come in the room and wrestled with me ever since I joined the Storm whenever he was in town, and he's definitely still got it. He has never lost it. It's great having him back as a training partner. Joe Rau gets his hand raised after winning the U.S. Nationals title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)You have been a Fargo champion, NCAA Division III national champion, University Nationals champion, U.S. Open champion, World Team Trials champion, and won international events. When you reflect on your wrestling career, what wrestling achievement means the most to you? Rau: That is really hard to answer. They all mean so much to me, all having their own crazy sub-journeys accumulating to make up my whole journey. When I look back at it, the craziest accomplishment of them all has been winning Fargo. I don't think a lot of that other stuff would have happened without winning Fargo. It was my first big breakthrough as a wrestler, and I proved to myself that day that I can be something. Steve Marianetti is best known in the wrestling world for pulling one of the biggest upsets in NCAA wrestling history when he beat Lincoln McIlravy in the NCAA finals in 1995. What was it like wrestling for Marianetti? Rau: Coach Marianetti is a legend. Wrestling for him was pretty amazing. He has a very different wrestling mind. Very analytical, very knowledgeable, and very laid back … something I always needed. I never knew it until I had a coach like that, but I respond way better to a laid back, positive, technically-driven coach. I don't always respond well to the big screamers who tend to only criticize negatively. It's hard being a coach. I know that from coaching myself. I am blown away more and more by his poise and knowledge of the sport the more I try to coach. He was a lot of fun to wrestle for, and he gave me a lot of control of my own career, yet was always there when I needed it. It was an empowering experience as a wrestler and a person. What has Mike Powell meant to your wrestling career? Rau: Just like Marianetti, Coach Powell changed me as a wrestler and as a human being forever. I always wanted it really bad and was constantly searching for ways to be successful, but until I met those guys it was somewhat aimless. Coach Powell taught me Greco-Roman wrestling, the sport that has taken me around the world. I'm forever grateful for that. He also taught me how to be more positive and to believe in myself. I think I was crippled by self-degradation and negativity as an athlete for most of my career … something that's hard to shake off even nowadays. He took me in as an outsider and taught me Greco in high school and then he continued to teach me things and mentor me throughout college and even now in my senior level career. You've performed stand-up comedy. Is that something you still plan to continue with? Rau: It's kind of a pipe dream, but I guess so. I don't always feel funny, and I'm not one of those guys who can be funny on command all of the time, but when I'm on a roll I think I can make anyone laugh. It is really hard to balance comedy and wrestling because the lifestyles kind of conflict with each other. Sitting at a bar or a comedy club until midnight or later waiting to tell some jokes doesn't mix well with the wrestling lifestyle of training and taking care of your body. I am kind of putting the performances on halt this Olympic year, but I am always writing and always joking around. Do you ever work wrestling into your stand-up comedy? Rau: Not really, but on wrestling trips and in practice I, of course, will joke around about wrestling a lot. I think it is a hard thing for non-wrestlers to relate to, but if you could effectively it has the potential for some hilarious jokes. I know Greg Warren does some funny wrestling stuff. Do you get more nervous before doing a stand-up comedy performance or before wrestling a match? Rau: They are both nerve-racking for me, but I think stand-up comedy. Wrestling is my world and even though I love comedy and like doing it, I haven't made it my world yet. I get really nervous with wrestling sometimes, but after wrestling in every tournament possible for the last 19 years, I think I am used to the atmosphere. I know how to perform under the pressure of a big tournament because I have put myself there over and over again. Plus, comedy isn't just going up and talking publicly to a bunch of people you don't know. You have to make them laugh. If you don't get laughs, it can be humiliating and kind of crushing. If you get laughs, it is just as rewarding as getting your hand raised. I think after many years of exposing myself to that, it will be just like wrestling. You have competed in several different countries. Where is your favorite place to compete outside of the United States? Rau: The traveling for me has been a dream come true in itself. I love going to new places. So I guess my favorite place to compete at is somewhere new. I love Europe a lot. I'm in Hungary for a tournament right now and it is definitely one of my favorite places. This is my fourth time wrestling in Hungary. Joe Rau was an NCAA champion and multiple-time All-American at Elmhurst College in IllinoisAs a high school wrestler you failed to place in the Illinois state tournament. At that point did you still believe you could be a national champion in college? Rau: I always had a little flame inside of me that believed that I could be a national champ, even through the hard times. I really put some logs and gasoline on that flame after winning Fargo and it hasn't gone out yet. You made the U.S. World team at 80 kilos. Now you're competing at 98 kilos. What are some of the differences between the two weight classes? Rau: Yeah, crazy, isn't it? I think stylistically there are some differences, most of which come to my advantage. Not as many guys at 98 make as many attempts to score. There aren't as many level changes and throws. So I am trying to bring that lighter guy feel to the big dogs and take it to them. Physically, I guess guys are stronger, but that doesn't make much of a difference for me. My body doesn't really like being this heavy, but I think that's just some growing pains. What are your wrestling goals for 2016? Rau: My goals are to be Hungarian Grand Prix champion, Pan Am Olympic qualifier champion, Olympian, Olympic medalist and Olympic champion. This story also appears in the February 12 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

Former Ohio State wrestlers -- along with head wrestling coach Tom Ryan -- offered their remembrances of fellow all-time Buckeye mat great and mixed martial arts champ Kevin Randleman who died Thursday at age 44. Kevin RandlemanThe official Kevin Randleman website reported, "While traveling on business, Kevin became ill & unexpectedly passed due to complications from pneumonia. "Kevin leaves behind a wife and four extraordinary children to share his legacy with the world who mourns his passing." Funeral arrangements have not yet been made public. However, a GoFundMe page has been set up by a long-time friend to help provide for Randleman's family. Born in August 1971 in Sandusky, Ohio on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo, Kevin Christopher Randleman was a two-sport athlete at Sandusky High School. The 1989 Sandusky graduate started all four years on the Blue Streak football team, and went 122-11 as a wrestler for Sandusky, culminating in a Division I state championship in 1989, according to the Sandusky Register . Randleman then headed south to Ohio State, where he was a three-time Big Ten champ at 177 pounds and a three-time NCAA finalist, winning back-to-back titles in 1992 and 1993, becoming the first two-time national wrestling champ in the long history of Buckeye wrestling. Randleman was welcomed into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004. In a 2015 interview with the Sandusky Register, Randleman described how he ended up at Ohio State. "(Buckeye head wrestling coach) Russ Hellickson came to recruit me and said he wanted to build a championship team around me," Randleman said. "We didn't become one, but we were very close. Iowa at that time in particular was just so strong … it was just an honor. A black kid from Sandusky, Ohio, you just don't think you will get the opportunity to represent the school that in Ohio, is the only thing that walks." Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan knew Randleman as a Buckeye wrestler … because Ryan wrestled for Big Ten rival Iowa Hawkeyes in the same era. "I had a tremendous respect for him as a competitor," Ryan told the Sandusky Register. "Kevin was beating my teammates when I was at Iowa, and I was always very thankful that he wasn't in my weight and he was in theirs. He was a gentle soul and a tireless competitor." Later, Ryan got to know Randleman as a coach by speaking at camps put on for the non-profit Monster Wrestling Academy that Randleman was co-founder of in Las Vegas. "We were watching his old matches today, and so often after he would slam somebody, run them through the mat and pin them," Ryan said of Randleman. "But he always extended his hand and pulled the guy up. It was just the way he did things. He had a tremendous respect for the sport and the way he competed will always be revered. I got to see him every summer out in Vegas ... this is a very, very sad day." Others with connections to Ohio State wrestling shared their memories of Kevin Randleman on social media. Rex Holman, 1993 NCAA champ at 190 pounds, was Randleman's teammate while at Ohio State. "He was the perfect workout partner, perfect drill partner, perfect teammate to me," Holman wrote on Facebook. "I got two years with him. I am so thankful that he was there when I was disillusioned and disenchanted with college wrestling. Without him, I would not have won an NCAA title. For that I am forever thankful. "He was a leader. Charismatic. Electric. A great guy. His spirit was a cohesive blend of effort and purpose that was simply motivating to be around." J.D. Bergman, NCAA heavyweight finalist for Ohio State in 2011 and a native of Oak Harbor, Ohio not far from Randleman's hometown, posted this message on Facebook: "So sad to hear about the passing of Kevin Randleman yesterday!! He was an amazing person. One of the best athletes to ever wrestle. Hall of fame ‪#‎Buckeye‬‬ and ‪#‎UFC‬‬ fighter. Awesome with kids and a family man. He loved encouraging people and putting smiles on kids' faces. I've known him since I was in high school -- he was from Sandusky, OH. He will be missed for sure. Praying for his many friends and family." Tommy Rowlands, two-time NCAA heavyweight champ for the Buckeyes a decade ago, wrote, "Still can't believe Randleman is gone. I was a 10 year old central Ohio wrestler when he was the MAN. Put his jaw back in place himself!" -- referring to the time at the 1993 NCAAs when Randleman suffered a dislocated jaw that was not caused by a foul. Rather than forfeit and lose the opportunity to defend his title, Randleman put his jaw back in place, won the match and, eventually, his second national title. J Jaggers, like Randleman a two-time NCAA champ for Ohio State who is now an assistant coach at his college alma mater, shared this simple message on Twitter: "RIP Kevin Randleman....Buckeye legend and friend." Ohio State's Mike Pucillo, 184-pound champ at the 2008 NCAAs, shared this inspirational quote from the 1993 movie The Sandlot on Facebook: "'Remember kid, there's heroes, and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.' Kevin Randleman may be gone, but legends never die! Rest easy. ‪#‎UFCHallofFame‬‬" After leaving Ohio State his senior year for academic issues, Randleman embarked on the next chapter of his athletic career -- in MMA. He had his introduction to pro MMA at Universal Vale Tudo 4 in November 1996; in less than three years, Randleman was competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC 19, March 1999). Later that year, he won the vacant UFC heavyweight title at UFC 23 in November 1999. Randleman lost that title one year later to Randy Couture -- a former Oklahoma State wrestler -- at UFC 28. He retired from MMA in 2011 with an overall record of 17-16. For many college wrestling fans, Kevin Randleman will always be thought of as a physical specimen who was incredibly strong -- and fast -- who would have to rank as one of the all-time great wrestlers in the nearly 100-year history of Ohio State wrestling. The Buckeye Hall of Fame wrestler whose banner hangs from the rafters at St. John Arena -- and his trophies and photos adorn the 60-year-old arena's concourses -- where he was honored with a video tribute Friday night before the Ohio State-Wisconsin dual meet. Randleman had strong feelings for his college alma mater, as evidenced in his 2015 interview with the Sandusky Register. "When I think of Ohio State, I think of the greatest university in the world," Randleman told his hometown newspaper last year. "I met and am friends with some of the greatest people I've ever known while I was there. A black kid from Sandusky, Ohio, you just don't think you will get the opportunity to represent the school that in Ohio, is the only thing that walks." Want to know more about Kevin Randleman's incredible Ohio State mat career? Check out Dan Vest's detailed tribute to Randleman's time as a Buckeye wrestler at LandGrantHolyLand.com.

MANHEIM, Pa. -- No. 1 Penn State, which finished the dual meet season 15-0 and 9-0 in the Big Ten to share the conference title with No. 2 Iowa, will host the championship match in the 2016 NWCA Division I National Championship Duals Series presented by the United States Marine Corps and Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. The top-ranked Nittany Lions, with four wrestlers ranked No. 1 in the country, will host Big 12 champion and No. 3 Oklahoma State on Sunday, Feb. 21 to highlight eight bowl-style dual meets in a new national duals format that features eight Big Ten teams as the hosts for six conference winners plus two wild card teams. No. 2 Iowa will host ACC runner-up and No. 4 North Carolina State at 7 p.m. CST, on Monday, Feb 22. The bowl series format kicks off 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 when Minnesota hosts Iowa State at Williams Arena. It continues 8 p.m. Saturday with Rutgers hosting EIWA champion Lehigh at the RAC. No. 3 Oklahoma State visits No. 1 Penn State 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at Rec Hall in the championship match featuring the highest ranked Big Ten team against the highest ranked non-Big Ten team. Appalachian State, which picked up the Southern Conference's national championship bid from a three-way tie with Chattanooga and Gardner-Webb based on head-to-head results, visits Indiana 1 p.m. Sunday. Virginia Tech, the ACC champion, visits Michigan's Cliff Keen Arena 2 p.m. Sunday, and Missouri travels to Nebraska's Bob Devaney Sports Center at 2 p.m. CST Sunday to renew what had been a rivalry in the old Big 12. Edinboro, the EWL champion, heads to Ohio State for a 7 p.m. EST match at St. John Arena on Monday, Feb. 22, and No. 4 North Carolina State visits No. 1 Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena 7 p.m., CST the same evening. The NWCA's initial plan called for a one-day, eight dual format at the eight sites, but site availability and other factors forces the host teams to juggle the dates. The Pac-12 champion was originally slated to appear, but the conference tournament is a week earlier than other conference's tournaments. The timetable did not work, so the conference withdrew, opening the door for a second highly-ranked wild card team, which turned out to be Iowa State thanks to a win over Virginia Tech. The tournament committee also sought to avoid rematches while trying to incorporate regional opportunities for the fan bases of the participating teams. Friday - February 19 Iowa State at Minnesota - 7:30 p.m. Williams Arena Saturday - February 20 Lehigh at Rutgers - 8 p.m. EST - RAC Sunday - February 21 Oklahoma State at Penn State - 5 p.m. - Rec Hall Virginia Tech at Michigan - 2 p.m. - Cliff Keen Arena Appalachian State at Indiana - 1 p.m. EST - University Gym Missouri at Nebraska - 2 p.m. CST - Bob Devaney Sports Center Monday - February 22 Edinboro at Ohio State - 7 p.m. - St. John Arena North Carolina State at Iowa - 7 p.m. CST - Carver Hawkeye Arena THE HOSTS RUTGERS (15-5, 5-4) Head coach: Scott Goodale The much-improved Scarlet Knights finished the regular season on Sunday with a 24-15 win over No. 23 Purdue. Rutgers is led by No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (141), who finished eighth at the NCAA championships last season, and No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (165). "To finish 5-4 in the conference, it was important to us," Goodale said. "We went from 2-7 [in 2014-15] to 5-4 and I still think we let two slip away. It was a good conference run and we'll be ready for the Big Ten Tournament." Sunday, Feb. 21: No. 1 PENN STATE (15-0, 9-0) Head coach: Cael Sanderson The Nittany Lions finished the season as the top-ranked team in the country (15-0, 9-0 Big Ten) and shared the Big Ten title with the also unbeaten Iowa Hawkeyes (16-0, 9-0). Penn State's lineup features a powerhouse lineup that includes four No. 1 wrestlers: Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Bo Nickal (174) and Morgan McIntosh (197), along with No. 4 Nico Megaludis (125), No. 5 Jordan Conaway (133) and No. 6 Matt McCutcheon. INDIANA (6-6, 3-6) Head coach: Duane Goldman This marks the Hoosiers' first-ever selection into the National Duals. Indiana's lineup includes 11th-ranked Nate Jackson (174) and 19th-ranked Elijah Oliver (125). "It's nice that we got selected to take part in this series," Goldman said. "I hope that we can get out there and compete a littler harder, regardless of what happens, and get back to what got us here in the first place. For us, that was being feisty and competitive, and we just need to get back on track." MICHIGAN (13-2, 8-1) Head coach: Joe McFarland Michigan closed out the season on Feb. 12 with a big win over Purdue. The Wolverine lineup includes No. 2 Dominic Abounader (184), No. 4 Adam Coon (285), and a pair of sixth-ranked wrestlers in Alec Pantaleo (149) and Max Huntley (197). Michigan has won three straight, including victories over ranked opponents in Rutgers and Purdue, since a tough loss to Big Ten co-champion Penn State NEBRASKA (10-5, 5-4) Head coach: Mark Manning The Cornhuskers also boast a strong lineup with nine of their wrestlers ranked in the Top 20, led by No. 9 T.J. Dudley (184) and No. 10 Tim Lambert (125). Nebraska last four of its last six matches against killer competition. The Cornhuskers bounced back from losing three straight matches to powerhouses in Penn State, Ohio State and Iowa before putting up a win over No. 12 Illinois on Feb. 5. Following a loss to North Carolina State, Nebraska closed out the regular season with a 29-6 win over Northwestern. MONDAY, FEB. 22 No. 2 IOWA (16-0, 9-0) Head coach: Tom Brands The Hawkeyes, like Penn State, finished the regular season and the Big Ten undefeated, but under the new "bowl" type format of the national duals with the Big Ten acting as host schools, will not wrestle off against the Nittany Lions. Iowa is an opponent's nightmare with the team putting up 50 points four times this season. The Hawkeyes are led by a pair of No. 2s in Thomas Gilman (125) and Brandon Sorensen (149), a pair of No. 3s in Cory Clark (133) and Nathan Burak (197), and a pair of No. 7s in Sammy Brooks (184) and Sam Stoll (285). OHIO STATE (10-3, 7-2) Head coach: Tom Ryan The Buckeyes proved to be a solid Top 10 team this season. They are led by No. 2 Bo Jordan (165), who suffered his only loss of the season on Friday to his cousin, Isaac Jordan of Wisconsin. Ohio State also features No. 2 Kyle Snyder (285), No. 4 Micah Jordan (Bo's younger brother at 141), No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (133) and the always dangerous Hunter Stieber, a two-time All-American. MINNESOTA (9-8, 5-4) Head coach: J Robinson Minnesota finished a disappointing Big Ten season on Feb. 12 with a loss to Illinois, but still had one match remaining at Iowa State on Feb. 19 before hosting its national duals meet. The Golden Gophers top wrestlers include No. 3 Brett Pfarr (197), No. 6 Tommy Thorn (141) and No. 9 Michael Kroelis (285). THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: OKLAHOMA STATE (11-2, Big 12, 8-0) Head coach: John Smith The Cowboys' only losses came at the hands of No. 2 Iowa in the season opener, and No. 3 North Carolina State on Dec. 6. Oklahoma State is led by returning NCAA champion and No. 1 Alex Dieringer (165), as well as All-Americans in No. 1 Dean Heil (141), No. 5 Austin Marsden (285) and No. 6 Eddie Klimara (125). MISSOURI (13-2, 8-0 Mid American Conference) Head coach: Brian Smith Missouri chalked up a baker's dozen wins with the Tigers only losses coming at the hands of Oklahoma State and North Carolina State, with the latter rebounding from its first loss of the season on Feb 12 for a single-point win on Feb. 14. Missouri is 6-2 against the Top 25 this season and led by No. 2 J'den Cox (197), No. 3 Lavion Mayes (149), No. 4 Daniel Lewis (165), No. 5 Blaise Butler (174), and No. 6 Matt Manley (141). LEHIGH (13-2, 8-0 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association). Head coach: Pat Santoro The Mountain Hawks went undefeated in the EIWA, including a win over nine-time conference champion Cornell, to claim their spot in the national duals. The Mountain Hawks feature returning All-Americans in Darian Cruz (125), Mason Beckman (133), Mitch Minotti (157), and runner-up Nathaniel Brown (184). EDINORO (8-8, 6-0 Eastern Wrestling League) Head coach: Tim Flynn The Fighting Scots finished unbeaten in a competitive EWL. Edinboro is led by senior Vic Avery (2015 third NCAA at 184), senior Casey Fuller (165), sophomore Austin Matthews (157) and freshman Patricio Lugo (149). Edinboro ended the regular season going 3-3 in its last six matches, and 0-3 in the last three with losses to Virginia Tech, Central Michigan and Kent State. VIRGINIA TECH (15-2, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) Head coach: Kevin Dresser The Hokies captured the won the ACC with a stunning 19-14 win over North Carolina State in Raleigh on Feb. 12 that knocked the Wolfpack from the ranks of the unbeaten. Virginia Tech is led by No. 3 Joey Dance (125), No. 7 Solomon Chishko (141), No. 4 Nick Brascetta (157), No 11 David McFandden (165), No. 6 Zack Zavatsky, No. 7 Jared Haught (197) and No. 3 Ty Walz (285). APPALACHIAN STATE (11-4, 6-1 Southern Conference) Head Coach: JohnMark Bentley The Mountaineers clinched a share of the SoCon title with Chattanooga and Gardner-Webb but advanced to the national duals series by virtue of most votes in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. "Obviously, I am tickled to death that we won a Southern Conference Championship," Bentley said. "It's a big deal for our program and our school, so we are very proud of that. Hopefully, we can keep building and finish this year strong." The Mountaineers are led by No. 5 Denzel Dejournette (285), a 24-2 junior, junior Vito Pasone (125), sophomore Nick Kee (174) and sophomore Forrest Przybysz. WILD CARDS NORTH CAROLINA STATE (22-1, 4-1 ACC) Head coach: Pat Popolizio North Carolina State went 21-0 before losing its first match of the season on Feb. 12 in a 19-14 defeat at the hands of ACC foe Virginia Tech to finish second in the conference, but rallied on Feb. 14 for an 18-17 win over Missouri in the final bout of the match when two-time NCAA heavyweight champion Nick Gwiazdowski earned a technical fall over James Romero. The Wolfpack are led by by the unbeaten and top-ranked Gwiazdowski (285), along with No. 3 Kevin Jack (141), No. 4 Tommy Gantt (157), No. 6 Max Rohskopf (165), No. 17 Pete Renda (184) and No. 15 Mike Boykin. IOWA STATE (10-5, 2-2) Head coach: Kevin Jackson Iowa State ended the season with three straight dual meet wins to earn the second wild card berth in qualifying for the national duals series. The Cyclone lineup includes three ranked wrestlers in senior Earl Hall (133), senior Tanner Weatherman (165) and junior Lelund Weatherman at 174.

Corvallis, Ore. -- The Oregon State wrestling team improved to 5-1 in its last six duals and posted its first shutout since 2013 on Sunday with a 36-0 victory over Air Force at Gill Coliseum. Senior Seth Thomas (pictured, 165) won by pin, and Joey Palmer (133), Corey Griego (184) and Amarveer Dhesi (hwt.) each prevailed by major decision as the Beavers (10-6) earned six bonus points and concluded their nonconference schedule with an 8-4 record. OSU coach Jim Zalesky said the Beavers did a good job of fighting through any lethargy that understandably might follow their emotional 24-12 upset of No. 7 Oklahoma in their previous dual. “I told our guys, ‘Those guys are at the Academy for a reason, they are fighters. We have to be ready for a fight, or you'll find yourself in a fight.' “I think for the most part we did a pretty good job. There were a couple matches that went back and forth but we finished them off.” The shutout was OSU's first since a 50-0 victory over Cal Poly on Feb. 8, 2013, a span of 51 matches. Ronnie Bresser (125), Jack Hathaway (141), Joey Delgado (141), Abraham Rodriguez (157) and Tyler Chay (174) also won their matches and earned three team points. “We're wrestling well. I like our effort,” Zalesky said. “We have to sharpen up on some things, and nothing is easy from here on out. We will have to fight for everything. “Now we need some good training time. We've had so many meets we really haven't had good training time,” as OSU has wrestled seven duals in a span of 17 days after Sunday. “We have a good week to train” before next Sunday's regular-season finale with Boise State, “and then another week until Pac-12s.” OSU closes the regular season with the annual Border War against the Broncos, set for 11 a.m. Feb. 21 at Gill Coliseum. It will be televised by Pac-12 Networks. The Pac-12 Championships are Feb. 27, at Arizona State. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 197: Cody Crawford (OSU) dec. Parker Hines (AFA), 8-5 Hwt.: Amarveer Dhesi (OSU) maj. dec. Marcus Malecek (AFA), 18-6 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Isaac Jimenez (AFA), 4-1 133: Joey Palmer (OSU) maj. dec. John Twomey (AFA), 14-4 141: Jack Hathaway (OSU) dec. Dylan Hyder (AFA), 5-3 149: Joey Delgado (OSU) dec. Jerry McGinty (AFA), 6-1 157: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Zach Stepan (AFA, 12-10 165: Seth Thomas (OSU) pinned Michael Billingsley (AFA), 5:30 174: Tyler Chay (OSU) dec. Adam Jackson (AFA), 3-1 184: Corey Griego (OSU) maj. dec. Willie Baker (AFA), 10-2

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- The Drexel wrestling team earned a 26-9 victory over EIWA opponent Hofstra on the road on Sunday evening. The Dragons took seven matches on their way to securing their ninth dual win of the season. The dual started off at 197 as Joshua Murphy earned a 3-2 win over Hofstra's Omar Haddad. In the heavyweight match, Hofstra tied the team score up at 3-3 after Mike Hughes took a 7-3 decision from Joey Goodhart. However, Drexel would take the lead again as Zack Fuentes edged Bryan Damon, 2-1 at 125 and then David Pearce received a forfeit at 133 to extend the Dragons' advantage to 12-3. At 141, Kevin Devoy Jr. picked up a 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Jamel Hudson and then in the 149 match No. 12 Matthew Cimato earned a 5-1 win over Kyle Krasavage. While Mike Comunale lost a decision to Jahlani Callender at 157, Austin Rose came up next with a second period technical fall over Bobby Fehr to give Drexel a 23-6 lead. Hofstra was able to take the 174 match to cut Drexel's lead to 23-9, but a 7-3 win from Stephen Loiseau at 184 capped of the Dragons' night and solidified the victory. With the win Drexel improves to 9-7 overall and 5-3 in EIWA action, while Hofstra moves to 5-11, 1-5 EIWA. The Dragons return to action on Friday, Feb. 19 as they travel to face Rutgers at 6 p.m. Results: 197: Joshua Murphy (DU) DEC Omar Haddad, 3-2 285: Mike Hughes (HOF) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 7-3 125: Zack Fuentes (DU) DEC Bryan Damon (HOF), 2-1 133: David Pearce (DU) wins by forfeit 141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Jamel Hudson (HOF), 6-3 149: No. 12 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Kyle Krasavage (HOF), 5-1 157: Jahlani Callender (HOF) DEC Mike Comunale (DU), 7-0 165: Austin Rose (DU) TF Bobby Fehr (HOF), 15-0 @3:13 174: Frank Affronti (HOF) DEC Zachary Spira (DU), 6-0 184: Stephen Loiseau (DU) DEC Cory Damiana (HOF), 7-3

Finding ways to win has been a theme for No. 17 Kent State over the past two months and Sunday afternoon was no different as the Golden Flashes went 2-0 at the M.A.C. Center. The Flashes topped Central Michigan 18-17 and Edinboro 18-15, closing out their best regular season (15-3) since 2007. With Top 10 standouts Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.) and Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) both out of the lineup, the Flashes had an uphill battle ahead of themselves. "If you would have told me five hours ago that we'd go 2-0 with them out, I would have said it doesn't look good, but we'll give it our best effort," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "And I can't say enough about the effort of our guys today." Tyler Buckwalter (Mill Hall, Pa.) went 2-0 on his Senior Day with a pair of dramatic victories against ranked opponents. Buckwalter trailed CMU's Jordan Atienza 7-2 after the first period, but gradually worked his way back for an 11-9 win. Still trailing 9-8 with 30 seconds left, Buckwalter worked his scramble magic on an Atienza shot for his fourth takedown of the match. Kent State caught a break with a forfeit at 125, but still needed an upset along the way to get to five wins against the Chippewas. Redshirt freshman Casey Sparkman (Massillon, Ohio) took that challenge head on with a 4-2 victory over No.11 Luke Smith. Sparkman's double leg takedown in overtime brought the Kent State fans to life. A sudden victory period was also needed for the Flashes at heavyweight. Deadlocked at 1-1 after regulation, Devin Nye (Springfield, Ohio) took Newton Smerchek down to his back for a 7-1 decision. One match earlier, redshirt freshman Kyle Conel (Ashtabula, Ohio) beat the first and third period buzzers for takedowns to secure his 6-3 win over Jackson Lewis. Conel went 2-0 on the day with an 8-3 decision over Edinboro's Vince Pickett, extending his winning streak to 15 matches. Meanwhile, Kent State extended its season winning streak to nine as bonus points also made the difference against the Fighting Scots. Buckwalter once again found himself in a third period hole (4-3), this time against Casey Fuller. A Buckwalter shot was fought off hard by Fuller, before twisting and turning yielded two points in the final 10 seconds. Without the benefit of a forfeit against the Scots, the Flashes would need to find bonus points elsewhere if they were to split 5-5. Those bonus points came in the form of a first period pin by Stephen Suglio. With just over a minute left in the first period, Suglio lifted Billy Miller's leg high in the air. Miller attempted to roll out of it, but Suglio caught him on his back. Back-to-back Edinboro wins tied things up 15-15 heading into the final bout at 141, which like many matches came down to the final seconds. Anthony Tutolo (Concord, Ohio) fought off a late flurry of attacks by Tyler Vath to hang on for a 6-5 win. Senior Mike DePalma (Jeannette, Pa.) won his final match in the M.A.C. Center 5-1 over No. 17 Patricio Lugo. DePalma hustled around the corner for a takedown late in the second period to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Jairod James (Bedford, Ohio) went toe-to-toe with No. 9 Mike Ottinger (CMU), but lost 1-0. James got in deep on a shot late in the third, but could not finish it off in time. The Flashes' win against Central Michigan was just their third in the last 19 attempts. After finishing 7-1 in conference duals, Kent State will head to Eastern Michigan March 5-6 for the Mid-American Conference Championships with NCAA bids on the line. Kent State 18 Central Michigan 17 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) over Mike DePalma (KSU), dec. 7-4 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Luke Smith (CMU), dec. 4-2 (SV) 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) over Jordan Atienza (CMU), dec. 11-9 174: Mike Ottinger (CMU) over Jairod James (KSU), dec. 1-0 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) over Cole Baxter (KSU), dec. 5-0 197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Jackson Lewis (CMU), dec. 6-3 285: Devin Nye (KSU) over Newton Smerchek (CMU), 7-1 (SV) 125: Drew Dickson (KSU) won by forfeit 133: Corey Keener (CMU) Del Vinas (KSU), tech fall 17-2 141: Zach Horan (CMU) over Anthony Tutolo (KSU), dec. 8-2 Central Michigan 20 Edinboro 15 149: Colin Heffernan (CMU) over Patricio Lugo (EU), dec. 4-2 (SV) 157: Luke Smith (CMU) over Austin Matthews (EU), pin 3:32 165: Casey Fuller (EU) over Jordan Atienza (CMU), dec. 6-5 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) over Patrick Jennings (EU), dec. 8-3 184: Vic Avery (EU) over Jordan Ellingwood (CMU), dec. 3-2 197: Vince Pickett (EU) over Austin Severn (CMU), dec. 8-1 285: Billy Miller (EU) over Adam Robinson (CMU), pin 6:22 125: double forfeit 133: Corey Keener (CMU) Anthony Rivera (EU), maj. dec. 10-0 141: Zach Horan (CMU) over Tyler Vath (EU), maj. dec. 12-3 Kent State 18 Edinboro 15 149: Mike DePalma (KSU) over Patricio Lugo (EU), dec. 5-1 157: Austin Matthews (EU) over Casey Sparkman (KSU), 9-5 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) over Casey Fuller (EU), dec. 5-4 174: Patrick Jennings (EU) over Mike Vollant (KSU), dec. 4-2 (SV) 184: Vic Avery (EU) over Cole Baxter (KSU), dec. 7-2 197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Vince Pickett (EU), dec. 8-3 285: Stephen Suglio (KSU) over Billy Miller (EU), pin 2:08 125: Sean Russell over Del Vinas (KSU), dec. 7-4 133: Anthony Rivera (EU) Drew Dickson (KSU), dec. 5-2 141: Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Tyler Vath (EU), dec. 6-5

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Harvard wrestling team picked up two wins on Sunday, defeating Brown and Roger Williams in dual meets hosted at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Crimson handled the Bears, 25-10, and toppled the Hawks, 38-3. With the pair of victories, Harvard improves to 7-4 overall, 4-3 in the EIWA and 2-3 in the Ivy League. Brown slips to 4-10, 2-8 and 0-5, while Roger Williams moves to 22-3. Against the Bears, Nolan Hellickson held off Michael Russo at 125 lbs., as Hellickson emerged with a 2-1 decision to even the team score, 3-3. Following a forfeit by Brown at 133 lbs., Todd Preston, ranked No. 10 nationally at 141, took control early in his match against Charles Banaszak and earned a major decision, winning, 18-4, and giving the Crimson a 13-3 lead. After Brown got back within three points, 13-10, in the team score, 19th-ranked Devon Gobbo topped Jonathan Viruet, 7-2, in their match at 165 lbs., putting Harvard up six, 16-10. In the next match, Josef Johnson collected a sudden victory with a takedown in the first overtime, as he defeated Andrew LaBrie, 3-1, at 174. In the penultimate match, Michael Mocco picked up a 6-2 decision against Austin Pfarr at 184 lbs. to clinch the victory for Harvard, as the Crimson went up, 22-10. Harvard's Josh Popple earned another sudden victory for the Crimson at 197 lbs., as he took down Augustus Marker in the extra frame and added some bonus points, winning, 13-7. In the Roger Williams match, Hellickson took care of Matt Elias, winning, 7-2, to even the team score, 3-3. Jeffrey Ott followed with a 15-0 technical fall against Dan Roger at 133, as the Crimson went ahead, 8-3. Harvard increased its lead when Preston pinned Tom Sewell, making it 14-3, and then Patrick Hogan scored a major decision at 149, shutting out Carter Merecki, 9-0. The Crimson went up, 22-3, when Colby Knight also earned a major decision against Nick Vines at 157. Wrestling at 165, Devon Gobbo grabbed a technical fall vs. Simon Medina, 18-3, as Harvard continued to pull away, 27-3. Johnson followed with a 10-1 major decision at 174 against Dan Ressler, 31-3, and then Mocco edged David Welch, 7-1, at 184, upping the team score to 34-3. In the final match of the day, Popple downed Joseph Russo, 17-3, for a major decision. The Crimson will close out the regular season by hosting Hofstra in an EIWA match Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network and will serve as Senior Day for Joe Barbato, Adam Bicak, Devon Gobbo, Patrick Hogan, Michael Mocco, Josh Popple, Todd Preston and Nicholas Stager. Harvard 25, Brown 10 285: Joshua Durso-Finley (B) dec. Angus Cowell (H), TB-2, 2-1, 0-3 125: Nolan Hellickson (H) dec. Michael Russo (B), 2-1, 3-3 133: Jeffrey Ott (H) win by forfeit, 9-3 141: No. 10 Todd Preston (H) major dec. Charles Banaszak (B), 18-4, 13-3 149: Steven Galiardo (B) dec. Patrick Hogan (H), 11-4, 13-6 157: No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (B) major dec. Tyler Tarsi (H), 8-0, 13-10 165: No. 19 Devon Gobbo (H) dec. Jonathan Viruet (B), 7-2, 16-10 174: Josef Johnson (H) dec. Andrew Labrie (B), SV-1, 3-1, 19-10 184: Michael Mocco (H) dec. Austin Pfarr (B), 6-2, 22-10 197: Josh Popple (H) dec. Augustus Marker (B), SV-1, 13-7, 25-10 Harvard 38, Roger Williams 3 285: Adam Patsun (RW) dec. Angus Cowell (H), 2-1, 0-3 125: Nolan Hellickson (H) dec. Matt Elias (RW), 7-2, 3-3 133: Jeffrey Ott (H) tech. fall Dan Roger (RW), 15-0, 8-3 141: No. 10 Todd Preston (H) pinned Tom Sewell (RW), 1:49, 14-3 149: Patrick Hogan (H) major dec. Carter Merecki (RW), 9-0, 18-3 157: Colby Knight (H) major dec. Nick Vines (RW), 12-2, 22-3 165: No. 19 Devon Gobbo (H) tech. fall Simon Medina (RW), 18-3, 27-3 174: Josef Johnson (H) major dec. Dan Ressler (RW), 10-1, 31-3 184: Michael Mocco (H) dec. David Welch (RW), 7-1, 34-3 197: Josh Popple (H) major dec. Joseph Russo (RW), 17-3, 38-3

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Arizona State wrestling team (12-7, 3-2 Pac-12) came back from an 18-8 deficit to upset No. 25 CSU Bakersfield (11-4, 4-1 Pac-12), 21-18, on Sunday at the Icardo Center. After giving up a pin at 125, ASU won the final four bouts, starting with junior Dalton Brady's 15-7 major decision over Carlos Herrera at 133 pounds. Sophomore Robbie Mathers followed, coming back to win, 7-5, over Ian Nickell at 141, and senior Matt Kraus tied up the dual at 18-18 with a 3-1 decision over Coleman Hammond. Redshirt sophomore Oliver Pierce then took down Andrew Fierro at 157, 5-2, to clinch the 21-18 victory for the Sun Devils. ASU also took wins at 184 pounds, redshirt senior Blake Stauffer posting the 14th tech fall of his career, 16-0, over Jesus Ambriz, while freshman Tanner Hall earned a 5-0 shutout over Matt Williams at heavyweight. Other Sun Devil dual upsets this season include Iowa State (23-18), Old Dominion (25-11), and Oregon State (24-13). Up next, ASU hosts the 2016 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 27, at Wells Fargo Arena. Results: 165: Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Jacen Petersen (ASU): Dec 5-2 (ASU 0, CSUB 3) 174: Bryce Hammond (CSUB) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Tech 17-0 (ASU 0, CSUB 8) 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Jesus Ambriz (CSUB): Tech 16-0 (ASU 5, CSUB 8) 197: Ruben Franklin (CSUB) def. Josh DaSilveira (ASU): Maj 12-3 (ASU 5, CSUB 12) HWT: Tanner Hall (ASU) def. Matt Williams (CSUB): Dec 5-0 (ASU 8, CSUB 12) 125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Fall 2:25 (ASU 8, CSUB 18) 133: Dalton Brady (ASU) def. Carlos Herrera (CSUB): Maj 15-7 (ASU 12, CSUB 18) 141: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Ian Nickell (CSUB): Dec 7-5 (ASU 15, CSUB 18) 149: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Coleman Hammond (CSUB): Dec 3-1 (ASU 18, CSUB 18) 157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Andrew Fierro (CSUB): Dec 5-2 (ASU 21, CSUB 18)

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A pin by Colton Schilling and a technical fall by Mitch Woods sparked the Cal Poly wrestling team to s 23-15 victory over Boise State in a Pac-12 Conference dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon outdoors in the University Union plaza. Schilling earned his 10th win of the year and sixth by fall, pinning Jake Velarde in 1 minute, 43 seconds, in the 141-pound bout to clinch the dual meet for Cal Poly, 3-9 overall and 1-4 in Pac-12 matches. Woods helped Cal Poly overcome an early 6-0 deficit, earning the second of four consecutive wins by the Mustangs with a 16-1 technical fall over Zach Coffman at 184 pounds. Woods scored three takedowns and 10 near-fall points for the win in 4 minutes, 11 seconds. Boise State, which lost to Stanford and CSU Bakersfield earlier in the week, went 0-3 on its California trip and fell to 3-8 and 1-3. Down 6-0, Cal Poly began its four-bout win streak with a 5-4 decision by 174-pounder Travis Berridge over Austin Dewey, scoring an escape in the third period to snap a 4-4 tie. Berridge has won all four of his dual meet matches this season and is 8-4 on the year. After Woods' technical fall, his 10th win of the year as well, J.T. Goodwin earned an 8-3 decision over Kadyn Del Toro at 197 pounds, lifting his mark to 17-9. Goodwin scored a takedown in the first period, an escape in the second period and a pair of takedowns plus riding time in the final period. Spencer Empey (7-10) capped the four-match run with a 7-0 decision over Gabriel Gonzalez at 285 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Empey tallied a takedown in the second period and a two-point near fall, two penalty points and riding time in the last period. Jason DelaCruz built a 4-0 lead with takedowns in each of the first two periods en route to a 4-2 victory over Carson Kuhn at 133 pounds, setting the stage for Schilling's dual meet-clinching fall at 141. First three bouts of the day were 5-4 decisions. Mustang 157-pounder Colt Shorts led 4-3 after two periods, but Chris Castillo earned an escape in the third period to force overtime and was awarded a penalty point when Shorts was ruled to have backed off the mat with five seconds left in the sudden victory period. Cal Poly 165-pounder Blake Kastl let a 4-1 second-period lead slip away as Taylor West tallied two escapes and a late takedown. Boise State 149-pounder Geordan Martinez, ranked 15th in the nation, improved his record to 25-5 with a first-period fall in the final bout of the dual meet. Cal Poly will compete in the 2016 Pac-12 Championship on Feb. 27 at Arizona State. Results: 157: Chris Castillo (BSU) dec. Colt Shorts (CP) 5-4 165: Taylor West (BSU) dec. Blake Kastl (CP) 5-4 174: Travis Berridge (CP) dec. Austin Dewey (BSU) 5-4 184: Mitch Woods (CP) by tech. fall over Zach Coffman (BSU) 16-1, 4:11 197: J.T. Goodwin (CP) dec. Kadyn Del Toro (BSU) 8-3 285: Spencer Empey (CP) dec. Gabriel Gonzalez (BSU) 7-0 125: Rami Haddadin (BSU) dec. David Gonzalez (CP) 6-0 133: Jason DelaCruz (CP) dec. Carson Kuhn (BSU) 4-2 141: Colton Schilling (CP) pinned Jake Velarde (BSU) 1:43 149: Geordan Martinez (BSU) pinned Jacob Leon (CP) 1:38

STILLWATER -- Dean Heil remains the No. 1 wrestler in the nation at 141 pounds after defeating No. 2 Joey McKenna, helping the No. 4 Cowboys to their second shutout of the season with a 41-0 win over Stanford on Sunday afternoon. In a dual that saw three overtime matches and five bonus point victories, the Cowboys had the dual win sealed after only six matches, improving to 12-2 on the season. "The score didn't indicate some of the tougher matches we had." Coach John Smith said. "They were able to slow us down a few times and test our defense. You don't like to see those matches, but it's good to test our abilities." Earning his 100th career victory, sixth-ranked Eddie Klimara got the crowd hyped in his overtime win over No. 15 Connor Schram to start the dual. The two were deadlocked at 1-1 after regulation, forcing the match to sudden victory. A beautiful inside trip from Klimara resulted in a takedown for the Cowboy senior and the win, 3-1. "It was exciting to get 100 wins at Oklahoma State with this successful wrestling program," Klimara said. "Honestly, it wasn't on my mind. I just went out there and wrestled these last two duals and now I've got one more left in Gallagher-Iba and then it's over, so I'm just going out there having fun and wrestling." At 133 pounds, Gary Wayne Harding took on Mason Pengilly. The Cowboy scored his first takedown on the edge of the mat for the only points in the first period. An escape and two more takedowns for Harding gave him a 7-2 victory and his 11th win of the season. The featured bout of the day put No. 1 Heil against No. 2 McKenna. Similar to the match at 125 pounds, escapes from each wrestler tied the match at 1-1 and put the match into overtime. In sudden victory, McKenna was in on a shot that appeared would end the match; however, Heil wiggled his way into a scramble and came out on top with a takedown and a 3-1 win. "I have a lot of faith in my defense," Heil said. "I work on it a lot, and lately I haven't been as offensive as I need to be, so I've worked on my defense in the room. If a guy gets on my leg I can defend it pretty well and in that match it showed. That's the biggest thing I can take from the match. Instead of winning on a stall call, I won on a takedown. I wish it was more offensive, but a takedown is a takedown." At 149 pounds, Anthony Collica notched his third-consecutive pin in just 2:20. He controlled the match with two quick takedowns to lead to the fall. The junior improves to 21-6 on the season. "I was out for a while so I didn't get to practice much and now I'm starting to get my groove back and it's coming back together nicely," Collica said. "We're getting better for March and we'll be ready." Hestin Lamons made his debut for the Cowboys, stepping into the lineup at 157 pounds. The redshirt freshman took on Nainoa Calvo in a match that lasted only 1:37 as the Cowboy pinned the Cardinal in his first varsity match. Alex Dieringer improved to 23-0 on the year and notched his 20th bonus-point win on Sunday, defeating No. 18 Jim Wilson with a 13-5 major decision. The Cowboy standout earned four takedowns in the match to separate the score and take the win. Chandler Rogers made his second-straight start at 174 pounds. The Cowboy piled on the points against Dylan Morris, scoring six takedowns in the match along with two escapes and a set of back points. Nolan Boyd extends his win streak to nine after taking out Garet Krohn in a 4-1 match. The Cardinal wrestler gave up two penalty points for stalling in the first period to give Boyd a 2-0 going into the second period. Boyd escaped to start the second and earned riding time in the third for the win. At 197 pounds, Andrew Marsden got the nod and faced Zach Nevills. It didn't take long for Marsden to get in a rhythm as he led 8-0 after the first period. He kept the momentum going, scoring a reversal in the second and a takedown and nearfall in the third to end the match in 6:17 with a 17-0 technical fall. Austin Marsden, ranked No. 5 in the nation, is now 6-1 against ranked opponents as he edged No. 20 Nathan Butler in the final overtime match of the day, 3-1. The Cowboy has now won 15 matches in a row, closing out the duals for the Pokes. Oklahoma State wrestling returns to action on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. going head-to-head with North Carolina. Results: 125: No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. No. 15 Connor Schram (STAN), 3-1 SV1 133: Gary Wayne Harding (OSU) dec. Mason Pengilly (STAN), 7-2 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Joey McKenna (STAN), 3-1 SV1 149: No. 13 Anthony Collica (OSU) fall Tommy Pawelski (STAN), 2:20 157: Hestin Lamons (OSU) fall Nainoa Calvo (STAN), 1:37 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 18 Jim Wilson (STAN), 13-5 174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) TF Dylan Morris (STAN), 18-3; 6:46 184: No. 14 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Garet Krohn (STAN), 4-1 197: Andrew Marsden (OSU) TF Zach Nevills (STAN), 17-0; 6:17 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 20 Nathan Butler (STAN), 3-1 SV1

KENT, Ohio -- Corey Keener won by technical fall and major decision Sunday as the Central Michigan wrestling team split a pair of dual meets with Kent State and Edinboro. Kent State nipped the Chippewas, 18-17, in a Mid-American Conference battle, dropping CMU, with its 5-2 mark in league duals, into third place. The Golden Flashes, who are ranked 17th, finished 7-1 in the MAC, and the win gave them second place behind unbeaten and fifth-ranked Missouri. CMU, which is ranked 20th, bounced back to defeat Edinboro, 20-15. The Chippewas are 9-5 in duals and entertain Wisconsin in a non-leaguer at McGuirk Arena on Thursday, then wrestle a MAC dual at Old Dominion on Sunday. The MAC Championships are scheduled for March 5-6 at Eastern Michigan. Keener, wrestling at 133 pounds, scored a 17-2 technical fall over Kent State's Del Vinas and posted a 10-0 major victory over Edinboro's Anthony Rivera. "He had a good day," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said of Keener, a junior. "When you're wrestling college opponents it's pretty impressive when you get a techincal fall. He wrestled really good in both of his matches." The Chippewas' meet with Kent State was tight all the way. It started at 149 pounds, where CMU's Justin Oliver notched his 11th consecutive win on a 7-4 decision. CMU got victories from Mike Ottinger (174) and Jordan Ellingwood (184) to seize a 9-6 lead. Kent State won at 197, heavyweight and 125, where the Chippewas forfeited because of an injury to starter Brent Fleetwood. That gave the Golden Flashes an 18-9 lead. Keener's technical fall drew CMU to 18-14, and the Chippewas' Zach Horan delivered an 8-2 win at 141. Had Horan been able to win by pin or technical fall, the Chippewas would have won the meet. They could have tied it had Horan won by major decision, and the dual meet would have been decided on tie-breaker criteria. "He wasn't himself in that match," Borrelli said of Horan. "He was trying to score big points and he was really chasing the kid. Our guys got a little too wrapped up in trying to win the dual meet. You have to be yourself. You can't put pressure on yourself and try to force things. I think he got caught up in that a little bit." Horan posted a 12-3 major decision and Luke Smith (157) pinned his opponent early in the second period to highlight the Chippewas' efforts against Edinboro (8-8). It was Smith's first pin since the Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle. The Chippewas again forfeited at 125 and Edinboro coach Tim Flynn elected to forfeit as well, which Borrelli said was a "really classy move." With the double forfeit, neither team was awarded any points, essentially making it a nine-match dual. "Our guys competed really hard today," Borrelli said. "We lost a few matches that would have made the difference against Kent State. Any time your forfeit a weight class it's really hard to win a dual against a quality team. "We came back and wrestled hard against Edinboro. I think we're getting better. Our guys are in a pretty good frame of mind." Kent State 18 Central Michigan 17 125: Drew Dickson (KSU) won by forfeit 133: Corey Keener (CMU) Del Vinas (KSU), tech fall 17-2 141: Zach Horan (CMU) over Anthony Tutolo (KSU), dec. 8-2 149: Justin Oliver (CMU) over Mike DePalma (KSU), dec. 7-4 157: Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Luke Smith (CMU), dec. 4-2 (SV) 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) over Jordan Atienza (CMU), dec. 11-9 174: Mike Ottinger (CMU) over Jairod James (KSU), dec. 1-0 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) over Cole Baxter (KSU), dec. 5-0 197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Jackson Lewis (CMU), dec. 6-3 285: Devin Nye (KSU) over Newton Smerchek (CMU), 7-1 Central Michigan 20 Edinboro 15 125: double forfeit 133: Corey Keener (CMU) Anthony Rivera (EU), maj. dec. 10-0 141: Zach Horan (CMU) over Tyler Vath (EU), maj. dec. 12-3 149: Colin Heffernan (CMU) over Patricio Lugo (EU), dec. 4-2 (SV) 157: Luke Smith (CMU) over Austin Matthews (EU), pin 3:32 165: Casey Fuller (EU) over Jordan Atienza (CMU), dec. 6-5 174: CJ Brucki (CMU) over Patrick Jennings (EU), dec. 8-3 184: Vic Avery (EU) over Jordan Ellingwood (CMU), dec. 3-2 197: Vince Pickett (EU) over Austin Severn (CMU), dec. 8-1 285: Billy Miller (EU) over Adam Robinson (CMU), pin 6:22

NORMAN -- Six Sooners registered wins en route to the No. 7 Oklahoma wrestling team's 19-13 win over No. 24 South Dakota State on Sunday afternoon inside McCasland Field House. With the victory, OU finished its regular season with a 10-5 overall record and a 5-2 mark in conference play. Ryan Millhof started the Sooners off at 125 pounds with a 10-3 decision over Ben Gillette. The sophomore started off quick, tallying a takedown and a 4-point nearfall for a 6-1 advantage after the opening frame. With the riding-time point secured, Millhof held a 9-2 lead nearing the end of the third before Gillette escaped to keep the match out of bonus points. In the 133-pound bout, Cody Brewer recorded his 13th bonus-point win of the year in a 16-5 major decision over Brance Simms. Brewer jumped to a 4-1 lead after the first period and went to work in the second, registering three takedowns, to extend his advantage to 11-3. The redshirt senior tacked on two more takedowns and the riding-time point in the final period to secure the major decision and put the Sooners up 7-0 after the first two matches. At 165 pounds, Clark Glass scored the next OU points with a 6-1 decision over Luke Zilverberg. The redshirt junior grabbed a takedown in each of the match's first two periods and held a 5-1 lead entering the final frame. Glass secured the riding-time point in the last period to set the final score at 6-1. Redshirt junior Matt Reed put the Sooners back on top, 13-10, in the team score, recording a 9-4 decision over David Kocer. Reed tallied two takedowns in the opening frame to jump out to a 4-2 lead. After tacking on a takedown in the second period, Reed tallied another takedown and secured the riding-time point in the third for the win. In an exciting 184-pound match, sophomore Andrew Dixon registered a 4-3 decision over Brady Ayers. The bout was knotted at 2-2 after the first two periods, but Dixon started the third on top and secured a 2-point nearfall to decide the bout. "We were excited that Andrew (Dixon) was able to pull it off," Cody explained. "I think he even surprised himself. He's very capable, he's a really good kid and he's got a great background. He just hasn't wrestled to his potential, but today he went out and showed some heart, and we're excited about the fact that he came out and pulled that dual off for us." Ross Larson finished the contest off at heavyweight with a 4-0 decision over Alex Macki. The redshirt junior registered a first-period takedown and escaped from choosing down after an SDSU injury time for a 2-0 lead entering the second period. Larson escaped to begin the third frame for the bouts final points. "This is the time of year to wrestle aggressively because we're coming in to the conference championship, and what we've been talking to them about is just staying the course and to keep working on what we're working on," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "One thing that we're working on is staying aggressive. Every time we have fallen short, I think it's because we haven't been aggressive, and that's kind of the way this sport works like any other sport. Sometimes, especially in a big dual like this, they'll get away from their focus. To focus on what they do best and staying the course is helping us stay aggressive this time of year." SDSU's Seth Gross downed Trae Blackwell in an 8-2 decision at 141 pounds and Davion Jeffries dropped the 149-pound match, 9-5, to Alex Kocer. At 157 pounds, No. 6 Cody Pack defeated Shayne Tucker in a 15-1 major decision. No. 12 Nate Rotert topped Brad Johnson, 6-2, in the 197-pound contest. The contest marked OU's final regular-season competition. The Sooners take a few weeks off before beginning their postseason on March 5-6 in Kansas City, Mo., for the Big 12 Championship. Results: 125 No. 8 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) dec. Ben Gillette, 10-3 133 No. 4 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Brance Simms, 16-5 141 Seth Gross (SDSU) dec. Trae Blackwell, 8-2 149 Alex Kocer (SDSU) dec. Davion Jeffries, 9-5 157 No. 6 Cody Pack (SDSU) maj. dec. Shayne Tucker, 15-1 165 No. 13 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) dec. Luke Zilverberg, 6-1 174 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) dec. David Kocer, 9-4 184 Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) dec. Brady Ayers, 4-3 197 No. 12 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. Brad Johnson, 6-2 HWT No. 15 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) dec. Alex Macki, 4-0

AMES, Iowa -- No. 16 Iowa State (10-5, 2-2 Big 12) won seven matches in a 28-11 dual victory over West Virginia (6-9, 0-3 Big 12) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State's two seniors Earl Hall (133 pounds) and Tanner Weatherman (165 pounds) were victorious in their final matches in Hilton Coliseum. It was a special day for Iowa State wrestling. The Iowa State Athletics department honored the 1965 NCAA Championship team and the 1976 runner-up NCAA Champion squad. Also in attendance were numerous national champions and All-Americans in celebration of 100 years of Cyclone wrestling. Iowa State vs. West Virginia Quean Smith got the Cyclones on board first at 285 pounds with a 3-1 decision in sudden-victory over A.J. Vizcarrondo. Smith wasted little time in the sudden victory period by scoring a single-leg takedown at :53 seconds. Kyle Larson made it 9-0 Iowa State with an injury default victory over Zeke Moisey at 125 pounds. Larson took down Moisey and immediately put the Mountaineer on his back for a two-point near-fall with :37 seconds left in the first period. Moisey was injured on the move and was forced to default the match. Two more victories at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, increased the Cyclone lead to 15-0. Hall registered four takedowns in his 10-5 decision over Cory Stainbrook at 133 pounds. Nathan Boston then scored a key 4-3 win over Tony DeAngelo at 141 pounds. A second-period reversal by Boston was the difference in the match. After falling at 149 and 157 pounds, Iowa State bounced back at 165 pounds with a pin by Weatherman to increase the Cyclone lead to 21-8. Weatherman suffered an early takedown from Connor Flynn before registering the fall at 2:43, his sixth pin of the season. Weatherman improved his season record to 25-7. Lelund Weatherspoon picked up a major decision (11-3) in a victory over Ross Renzi at 174 pounds and Patrick Downey (184 pounds) won his Hilton Coliseum debut in a 5-4 decision over Bubba Schefflel. Up Next…
 Iowa State travels to Minnesota to face the Gophers on Feb. 19. First bout is set for 7:30 p.m. Results: 285: Quean Smith (ISU dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 3-1 (SV-1); 3-0 ISU 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) inj. def. Zeke Moisey (WVU), 2:28; 9-0 ISU 133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 10-5: 12-0 ISU 141: Nathan Boston (ISU) dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 4-3; 15-0 ISU 149: Zachary Moore (WVU) dec. Blayne Briceno (ISU), 13-11; 15-3 ISU 157: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) tech. fall Logan Breitbach (ISU), 15-0 (5:27); 15-8 ISU 165: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) wbf Connor Flynn (WVU), 2:43; 21-8 ISU 174: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) maj. dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 11-3; 25-8 ISU 184: Patrick Downey (ISU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 5-4; 28-8 ISU 197: Jacob Smith (WVU) dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU), 9-2; 28-11 ISU

PHILADELPHIA -- In a match that featured five lead changes, the Columbia wrestling team came out on top, 19-16, today at Penn. With the win, the Lions are now 9-6 in duals on the season. The Quakers got the first team points in the dual, when Jeremy Schwartz topped Britain Carter in a tight, 4-3 match. The lead would not last long, as Angelo Amenta earned his second bonus points win of the weekend during a first period fall over Caleb Richardson. The back-and-forth nature would continue, as Marc Mastropietro gave Penn bonus points of their own with a major decision at 141, before Dan Reed avenged a loss from the day before in a 6-3 win at 149. Markus Scheidel and Tyrel White gave the Lions a boost at 157 and 165, with two close wins. Columbia jumped ahead 12-7 when Scheidel topped May Bethea, 4-3, before White handed Brooks Martino a 9-5 loss, boosting the team lead to 15-7. Not to be outdone, the Quakers would tally three wins in a row, taking a 16-15 lead after the 197-pound bout. For the fourth time this season, the pressure was on Garrett Ryan, who would deliver. Just as he did in Columbia wins over Buffalo, Binghamton and Brown, a win in the heavyweight match helped the Lions take home a 19-16 win, after the sophomre gave Patrik Garren a 9-1 major decision. The victory gave Ryan his 20th win on the season, as he joins teammates Scheidel, White, Amenta and Zack Hernandez, giving Columbia five wrestlers who have hit the mark. The dual season will come to a close next Saturday, as Bucknell visits the Blue Gym in a 1 pm dual on the Ivy League Digital Network. Results: 125 – Jeremy Schwartz dec. over Britain Carter, 4-3 (3-0, Penn) 133 – Angleo Amenta Fall over Caleb Richardson, 2:33 (6-3, Columbia) 141 – Marc Mastropietro MD over Joe Moita, 12-4 (7-6, Penn) 149 – Dan Reed dec. over Eric Friedman, 6-3 (9-7, Columbia) 157 – Markus Scheidel dec. over May Bethea, 4-3 (12-7, Columbia) 165 – Tyrel White dec. over Brooks Martino, 9-5 (15-7, Columbia) 174 – Casey Kent dec. over Zack Hernandez, 7-3 (15-10, Columbia) 184 – Lorenzo Thomas dec. over Mike Fetchet, 8-1 (15-13, Columbia) 197 – Frank Mattiace dec. over Troy Hembury, 5-1 (16-15, Penn) HWT – Garrett Ryan MD over Patrik Garren, 9-1 (19-16, Columbia)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team won its second straight dual by defeating Northern Illinois, 20-16, in Mid-American Conference action on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Arena. It was the Bulls 10th win of the season, their most in a year since the 2003-04 campaign. Beginning at 197 lbs., James Benjamin set the tone for the afternoon when he stunned Shawn Scott - pinning the nation's 16th-ranked wrestler at the 2:12 mark. It was Benjamin's fourth pin of the season and 14th win of the year. Jake Gunning won a dominant 8-1 decision over Arthur Bruce at 285 to extend the UB lead to 9-0. Gunning improved to 15-9 on the season with the win. The most excited match of the day was at 125 lbs., when Kyle Akins came from behind to defeat Alijah Jeffrey. Akins trailed by two in the waining seconds before earning a two-point take down moments before the buzzer to tie the match and send it to overtime. Akins earned a two-point takedown early in overtime for the sudden victory. Bryan Lantry earned a win by forfeit after Northern Illinois' wrestler failed to make weight. The win gave the Bulls an 18-0 overall lead. However, Northern Illinois (6-9, 1-6 MAC) won the next four matches, two by major decision, to cut the UB lead to 17-16, with one match remaining. UB's hopes rode on Joe Ariola at 184 lbs. The redshirt-sophomore, and Illinois native, responded by earning a 6-1 decision over Quinton Rosser in the final match of the day – giving the victory to the Bulls. "This win was huge for our program," head coach John Stutzman said. "Our guys have really bought into the system. They haven't waivered, even though it's been tough at times. It's a huge testament to these kids and it goes to show that our program isn't dead. We're starting to thrive and it's getting fun." The Bulls improved to 10-8 on the season, ensuring their first winning season since 2011. UB is 2-5 in conference action, the first time it has won multiple MAC matches in five years. The Bulls will close out the regular season on Friday night when they host Northern Iowa at Alumni Arena. Results: 197: James Benjamin (UB) won by fall over #16 Shawn Scott (NIU), 2:12 285: Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Connor Calkins (BU), 5-3 125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by sudden victory over Alijah Jeffery (NIU), 8-6 133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by forfeit, 6-0 141: #15 Steve Bleise (NIU) won by decision over Brandon Lapi (UB), 10-7 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) won by major decision over Alex Smythe (UB), 9-0 165: Shaun-Qau McMurtry (NIU) won decision over Rrok Ndokaj (UB), 7-4 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) won by major decision over Tyler Rill (UB), 12-4 184: Joe Ariola (UB) won by decision over Quinton Rosser (NIU), 6-1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- On a day in which the Lehigh wrestling program recognized its nine-member senior class, the Mountain Hawks delivered their most dominant dual performance in school history. Powered by five falls, the sixth-ranked Mountain Hawks won all nine contested bouts and earned bonus points in every match in a 54-0 demolition of Bloomsburg Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Four Lehigh seniors won on senior day, with Mason Beckman winning by major decision at 133 and the trio of Nathaniel Brown, John Bolich and Max Wessell capping the win with back-to-back-to-back pins at the final three weights. The 54 team points scored set a new school record for a dual meet, surpassing Lehigh's 51-0 win over Cornell on February 21, 1986. The shutout was the first for the Mountain Hawks (13-2) since a 45-0 blanking of Drexel on November 5, 2010. "I thought we wrestled hard on Friday night, we just ran into a buzz saw team," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "They didn't look past Bloomsburg at all. They came in excited to wrestle and that's all I can ask of them. It was great to see the seniors go out on this note." In addition to the five falls, the Mountain Hawks posted two technical falls and two major decisions. The Huskies also forfeited to sophomore Darian Cruz, giving Lehigh a 6-0 lead right off the bat. Beckman led just 2-0 over Andy Schutz at 133 but continued piling on the points with two takedowns in the second period and three more in the third. With 2:14 of riding, Beckman picked up career win No. 97 with a 14-4 major decision. At 141, junior Randy Cruz extended Lehigh's lead to 15-0 with an 18-3 technical fall over Sam Holandez. Cruz scored four takedowns and a four point near fall to lead 12-3 after one. He then rode out the second, scoring a two point near fall and then a four point near fall in the final seconds to end the match at the five minute mark. Freshman Cortlandt Schuyler followed with the first of Lehigh's five falls. Subbing for junior Laike Gardner, Schuyler led Ryan Snow 11-3 after two periods and picked up an early third period takedown before nabbing his seventh fall of the season in 5:47. After a near-miss against 17th-ranked Shakur Rasheed of Penn State at 165 on Friday night, sophomore Drew Longo was back down at 157 on Sunday and gave the Mountain Hawks a 26-0 lead at intermission with a 25-10 technical fall over Ryan Dougherty in 6:13. Longo conceded one of just two Bloomsburg takedowns on the afternoon in the first period but controlled the final two periods with four second period takedowns plus a reversal and big four point near fall in the third. Junior Matthew Bonshak make his second career dual appearance at 165, taking on Mathew Carr. Bonshak gave up the first takedown of the bout but bounced back with one of his own to lead 3-2 after one period. In the second, Bonshak used a strong ride before turning Carr for a fall in 4:07, which gave Lehigh a commanding 32-0 lead with four bouts remaining. "He has been putting so much hard work in the last two years," Santoro said of Bonshak. "It was great for him to get another opportunity. Last time, I think the nerves got him but I thought today he was very relaxed. He got taken down but that didn't bother him. He got out, got his takedown and just worked for the fall and got it." Freshman Gordon Wolf continued the run with a 13-4 major decision over Casey Glunt at 174. Wolf scored four points in each period behind two first period takedowns, a takedown and two point near fall in the second and a reversal and takedown in the third, while amassing 3:15 of advantage time. The dual was capped with the three consecutive falls from Lehigh seniors. Brown delivered the fastest of Lehigh's five falls on the day, building an early 4-0 lead before pinning Kyle Wojtaszek in 1:39. Bolich then followed with his first fall of the season. He led 11-2 after one and 13-3 after two before pinning Dominic Carfagno at 5:32. Wessell also put 13 points on the board before getting his fourth fall of the season with the pin of Saul Wilkins in 4:36. "It was really nice to see all the bonus points put up by our seniors," Santoro said. "It was a great way for them to leave Grace Hall. We're going to miss them. It has been a great run, but we have a busy weekend next weekend and then EIWAs and NCAAs." In addition to the four senior starters, the Mountain Hawks recognized seniors Cody Kievman, Dave Quackenbos, Mike Stepien and Will Sullivan along with former wrestler Eric Hess who has served the program in a variety of administrative roles after his wrestling career came to an end. The Mountain Hawks will close out the dual season next weekend when they compete against a Big Ten opponent still to be determined in the NWCA National Championship Dual Meet Series. Lehigh will represent the EIWA based on its 7-0 record in conference duals. Matchups and match times should be announced by the NWCA early this week. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by forfeit 133 - Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Andy Schutz (BU) 14-4 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) tech fall Sam Holandez (BU) 18-3, 5:00 149 - Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) Fall Ryan Snow (BU) 5:47 157 - Drew Longo (Lehigh) tech fall Ryan Dougherty (BU) 25-10, 6:13 165 - Matt Bonshak (Lehigh) fall Mathew Carr (BU) 4:07 174 - Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) major dec. Casey Glunt (BU) 13-4 184 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) Fall Kyle Wojtaszek (BU) 1:39 197 - John Bolich (Lehigh) Fall Dominic Carfagno (BU) 5:32 285 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) Fall Saul Wilkins (BU) 4:36

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team wrapped up its 2015-16 dual schedule with a thrilling 19-12 win over Old Dominion University Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14 in Mid-American Conference action. The Eagles (8-7, 3-5 MAC) broke a five bout-losing streak with the victory. The dual win wrapped up the 16th winning season in program history, and second in the last three years for Eastern. EMU took six matchups on the day, while Old Dominion (5-11, 0-6 MAC) won four bouts. Only one dual resulted in bonus points, when redshirt senior No. 21 Anthony Abro (Canton, Mich. - Canton) won a major decision at 197 lbs. in his final dual action of his career. Highlighting the day was redshirt sophomore Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption) when he upset former All-American No. 12 Chris Mecate at 141 lbs. by an 11-4 decision. It was Springer's second win over a ranked opponent this season, and was a revenge match for him after falling to Mecate by 4-2 decision at The Midlands. The dual started at 184 lbs. with redshirt freshman Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven-Brownstown) having the tough task of facing No. 14 Jack Dechow of Old Dominion. Despite only trailing 3-2 after one period, Hillman was shutout the rest of the way, falling by a 5-2 decision. Eastern quickly took the lead back at 197 lbs. when Abro overmatched his opponent for an 11-3 major decision win. It moved Abro's record to 18-6 on the season, and was his fourth major decision victory. It was also his tenth dual win this year. After two, EMU led 4-3. The lead extended at the heavyweight bout when redshirt sophomore No. 28 Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) faced a tough test against Old Dominion's Austin Coburn who wrestled up a class. Trailing 2-1 after one, Hutchison tied it on an escape in the second. With about 15 seconds left in the third, Hutchison notched the takedown to secure a 4-2 decision. It was also his 10th dual win and 18th overall win of the season. Going back to the top, redshirt freshman Armando Torres (Lorain, Ohio-Elyria) rematched with No. 32 Brandon Jeske, after the two faced off at The Midlands. Torres started off strong, leading 3-2 after one. In the second, the tide turned in favor of Jeske as he notched a reversal and a near-fall to go ahead 8-3. Torres began to slowly come back in the third, but ultimately fell short, losing 10-6. EMU rebounded at 133 lbs. when junior Shayne Wireman (Lansing, Mich.-Lansing) picked up his third dual win of the season with a 7-2 decision win over Josh Markham, who had an 8-1 record coming into the dual. Wireman used a 5-0 first period to coast to victory. Midway through the dual, EMU held a 10-6 lead. Then came time for the big matchup for Springer at 141 lbs. Facing a ranked opponent for the seventh time this season, Springer picked up his second win over such opponents with the 11-4 decision, narrowly missing the major decision. For Springer, it was his 17th win of the season, and broke a four-bout losing skid. In the only matchup of ranked opponents on the day, redshirt junior No. 24 Nicholas Barber (Cleveland, Ohio- St. Edward) went up against reigning All-American and No.8 ranked Alex Richardson at 149 lbs. Despite a hard-fought battle from Barber, he was ultimately felled by 9-3 decision. After seven, EMU maintained the lead 13-9 A fresh face graced the lineup for EMU at 157 lbs. when redshirt senior Michael Shaw (Allegan, Mich.-Allegan) made just his second start at that class this season, wrestling up from his normal 141 lbs. spot. The veteran was up to the challenge though, taking a thrilling 2-1 decision. It was a stalemate almost the whole way until Shaw found himself down 1-0 into the third. Late in the final period, Shaw notched the reversal to take the 2-1 win. It was Shaw's tenth win of the season and second dual win. With two matchups to go and holding a 16-9 lead, EMU needed just one more win to secure the victory. The win wouldn't come at 165 lbs. when redshirt freshman Dakota Juarez (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven) dropped an overtime match by 6-4 decision to make it 16-12 going into the final bout. At 174 lbs., redshirt junior No. 32 Jacob Davis (North Ridgeville, Mich.-St. Edward) secured the dual win for the Eagles when he controlled the bout from start to finish, completing an 8-3 decision. For Davis, it was his tenth dual win of the year as well as his 60th career EMU win. With the dual schedule complete, the Eagles now turn their sights towards the MAC Championships. The two-day tournament will take place Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6. The tournament will be hosted by EMU at the Convocation Center for the first time since 2009. Results: 125: No. 32 Brandon Jeske (ODU) over Armando Torres (EMU) (Dec 10-6) 133: Shayne Wireman (EMU) over Josh Markham (ODU) (Dec 7-2) 141: Kyle Springer (EMU) over No. 12 Chris Mecate (ODU) (Dec 11-4) 149: No. 8 Alexander Richardson (ODU) over No. 24 Nicholas Barber (EMU) (Dec 9-3) 157: Michael Shaw (EMU) over Devin Geoghegan (ODU) (Dec 2-1) 165: Seldon Wright (ODU) over Dakota Juarez (EMU) (SV 6-4) 174: No. 32 Jacob Davis (EMU) over Terrell Forbes (ODU) (Dec 8-3) 184: No. 14 Jack Dechow (ODU) over Derek Hillman (EMU) (Dec 5-2) 197: No. 21 Anthony Abro (EMU) over Kaleab Fetahi (ODU) (MD 11-3) 285: No. 28 Gage Hutchison (EMU) over Austin Coburn (ODU) (Dec 4-2)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a huge comeback win at No. 19 Virginia this afternoon. The Mocs were down 18-7 before winning the last three matches, including a pin at heavyweight, to cap a furious charge in Charlottesville, Va. Action was only tied once and the Mocs did not lead until the final whistle, but UTC still managed to improve to 12-4 overall. The Cavaliers fell to 6-6 with the loss. "These are the days you train for," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "There are highs and lows throughout the year, and then something like this happens. Our backs were against the wall and most everyone had counted us out, but once again the guys found a way to get it done." This one felt a lot like last year's win over Oklahoma, with the Mocs needing three wins late to secure the victory. UVA went up 18-7 after Tyler Askey beat junior Sean Mappes 7-3 at 174. UTC knew it would need a bit of a miracle in the last three matches to make a comeback, and senior John Lampe got them started. He posted a 5-2 decision over Will Schanya to cut the team deficit to 18-10. "Lampe just went out and does what he does," added Eslinger. "He wrestles hard and good things happen to him because of that." That set up a tough 197 match between junior Scottie Boykin and No. 11 Zachary Nye. These two had met once before, with Nye posting a 7-1 win in the 2014 Virginia Duals. Boykin is no stranger to taking down tough talent, so that did not factor in his approach today. He already had four wins in his career over ranked opponents, and looked to add another to keep the team alive. After a scoreless first period, Nye chose down and escaped in the second for a 1-0 lead. That set up a furious third frame that started with Boykin tying it up with an escape. He then went on the attack, posting three takedowns in the final 90 seconds for the 7-3 decision. "Not only was it a big win for Scottie today, but it was a big weekend for him," said Eslinger. "He knocked off two guys who had beaten him before. "I kept saying that Scottie hasn't gotten hot this year and we need him to be hot at the right time. Hopefully, this is the right time." The two wins by the Mocs were strong, but since both were without bonus points, the team score still stood 18-13 in favor of the Cavs. Junior Jared Johnson needed at least a tech fall to tie the match. He got that, plus one more, with his second period pin over Patrick Gillen. Following a scoreless first, Gillen chose down. Johnson turned him once for four points before pinning him at the 4:38 mark. "Jared has weapons and his weapons are on top," explained Eslinger. "They chose down and capitalized on the opportunity. "Jared just keeps being Jared. Just like last year against Oklahoma, he put the team on his back and carried us to the win." Although the excitement was definitely at the end of the meet, there was a lot of drama early on. Chattanooga got in a hole, dropping a major decision at 125 and losing at 133. Freshman Alonzo Allen was down just 4-3 at the end of the second at 125 before losing in the third. Junior Michael Pongracz struck back with a 10-0 shutout at 141. That drew UTC to within 7-4 in the team score. Sophomore Chase Zemenak tied it with an 8-5 win at 149. "Those were huge wins for those guys and they were not easy wins," said Eslinger. "Each one had to work for them, but it did breathe some life back into us and put us back into a spot where we had some hope." UVA followed with a three-match run, beginning with a tech fall at 157. Andrew Webb was in the lineup for starter Kamaal Shakur, who was out with an injury from Friday's match. Freshman Dominic Lampe dropped a high-scoring 19-13 affair with Garrett Peppelman at 165. "The thing I am proud of most is that we did not hang our heads after we lost to Appalachian State," said Eslinger. "We got back in the room and worked hard. We are just very consistent and that paid off today." The Mocs already had a win over Arizona State at the Virginia Duals, making it three years in a row with a victory against a team from a Power 5 conference. It is also the second time in three years UTC has knocked off two teams from a Power 5 Conference in one season. Chattanooga now waits to hear if it makes the 16-team field for the NWCA National Duals next weekend. If not, the next action is the Southern Conference Tournament on Saturday, March 5, in Asheville, N.C. Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for complete details. Results: 125: Nick Herrmann (UVA) – MD 11-3 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) – UVA 4-0 133: Joseph Martinez (UVA) – Dec. 7-0 - Cody Hill (UTC) – UVA 7-0 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – MD 10-0 - Emilio Martinez (UVA) – UVA 7-4 149: Chase Zemenak (UTC) – Dec. 8-5 - Christopher Yankowich (UVA) – Tied 7-7 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) – TF 18-2 (4:32) - Andrew Webb (UTC) – UVA 12-7 165: Garrett Peppelman (UVA) – Dec. 19-13 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) – UVA 15-7 174: Tyler Askey (UVA) – Dec. 7-3 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – UVA 18-7 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 5-2 - Will Schany (UVA) – UVA 18-10 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 7-3 – No. 11 Zachary Nye (UVA) – UVA 18-13 285: No. 11 Jared Johnson (UTC) – Fall 4:38) - Patrick Gillen (UVA) – UTC 19-18

RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Senior Day NC State's two seniors made the most of their final home dual, and helped the No. 3 Wolfpack pull off a come-from-behind 18-17 win over No. 5 Missouri Sunday afternoon. Tommy Gantt (157 pounds) recorded his fourth straight win over a ranked foe, and classmate Nick Gwiazdowski (285) went into his last home match needed a tech fall or a pin for a Wolfpack team win, and the two-time defending NCAA Champions ended the dual in the first period with a dominating 17-1 performance. The Pack's senior duo improves to a combined 47-0 this season. After the first seven matches, Missouri held a 14-9 lead over the Wolfpack (22-1). NC State's Pete Renda started the comeback with an 11-0 major decision at 184 pounds to pull NC State within 14-13. At 197, former NCAA Champion and two-time All-American J'den Cox was only able to score a 5-1 decision for the Tigers (13-2), which pushed the team score to 17-13 heading into the final bout and left the door open for the Wolfpack comeback. Gwiazdowski left little doubt about the outcome, attacking in the first few seconds and ending his final home dual securing the Wolfpack win. The dual started with a Missouri win at 125 pounds. The Pack's first victory came at 133 pounds, when Jamal Morris upset No. 13 Zach Synon 3-0. Morris scored a takedown as time expired in the first period. Starting the second on top, Morris rode Synon the entire period, and chose to start on top in the third and rode Synon the entire period again to finish with 4:00 of ride time for the extra point. Morris' victory was the first of his career over a ranked foe, and he has won eight of his 12 duals overall since January. No. 3 Kevin Jack made it back-to-back wins for the Pack, as he downed No. 7 Matt Manley 4-2. After a scoreless first, Jack started the second on bottom and scored the lone point of the period with an escape. Manley got a reversal to start the third, but Jack quickly answered with a reversal of his own, and rode out Manley the rest of the period and tacked on another point for ride time. With the win, Jack has now won 14 straight - with four of his last five wins all versus opponents ranked 17th or better. Missouri scored the duals' first bonus points at 149 with a major decision. In his last home dual, No. 5 Tommy Gantt remained perfect on the season with a 5-2 win over Le'Roy Barnes at 157 pounds. After a scoreless first, Gantt scored an escape, then a takedown, and then two near fall points to open the scoring in the second. Gantt improves to a perfect 21-0 on the season, including 8-0 versus ranked foes and each of his last four wins have come all against ranked opponents. At the intermission, the Pack led 9-7. The Tigers came out after the break and put together back-to-back wins with a decision at 165 pounds followed by a major decision at 174 to make the score 14-9. No. 18 Pete Renda scored the upset at 184 pounds in defeating No. 10 Willie Miklus for a major decision of 11-0. Renda scored a takedown in the first, and then picked up six near-fall points by putting Miklus on his back twice and after the first it was 8-0. Renda then rode him the entire second and periods, picking up a pair of stall points, and his 5:36 of ride time made the final 11-0. Renda's win was his fifth of the season over a ranked foe, his highest of the year, and pulled the Pack within 14-13 with two bouts remaining. Missouri increased its lead to 17-13 going into the final bout, but No. 2 J'den Cox was only able to pick up a 5-1 decision over the Pack's Malik McDonald -- meaning NC State could win the dual with a technical fall or a pin from Nick Gwiazdowski in the final bout. No. 1 Gwiazdowski did not disappoint the home crowd in his final home match, as he dominated James Romero from the opening whistle and picked up a 17-1 first-period technical fall, and in the process scored five points for the Pack for the comeback win. Gwiazdowski improves to 26-0 on the season, and sits at 53-0 all-time in duals at NC State. Results: 125: No. 9 Barlow McGhee (Mizz) dec. Sean Fausz; 5-2 - 0-3 133: Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. No. 13 Zach Synon; 3-0 - 3-3 141: No. 3 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. No. 7 Matt Manley; 4-2 - 6-3 149: No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Mizz) major dec. Beau Donahue; 14-4 - 6-7 157: No. 5 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. Le'Roy Barnes; 5-2 - 9-7 165: No. 5 Daniel Lewis (Mizz) dec. No. 4 Max Rohskopf; 6-1 - 9-10 174: No. 8 Blaise Butler (Mizz) major dec. Nicky Hall; 12-4 - 9-14 184: No. 18 Pete Renda (NCSU) major dec. No. 10 Willie Miklus; 11-0 - 13-14 197: No. 2 J'den Cox (Mizz) dec. Malik McDonald; 5-1 - 13-17 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) technical fall James Romero; 17-1 - 18-17 Up Next: The Pack will await to hear if they will be selected for the National Duals, which would see NC State travel to a Big Ten school next weekend. The announcement will be made tonight or tomorrow.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 14 Rutgers wrestling surged from the start at No. 23 Purdue on its way to a 24-15 dual win Sunday afternoon in Holloway Gymnasium on Big Ten Network. The win gives Rutgers (15-5, 5-4) an above .500 mark in Big Ten Conference matches and sets the Scarlet Knights up for a strong dual finish next weekend at home. “It's a good win. It's another Big Ten win and it was a good weekend,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “You come out here, get on the road and get away from home and it's good to get a win. I thought we wrestled really, really well. Our hammers had some really good guys today, some ranked guys, and our hammers won.” Rutgers will learn its National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Dual Championship Series opponent Sunday evening. RU will host the event next Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Rutgers Athletic Center at 8 p.m. “To finish 5-4 in the conference, it was important to us,” Goodale said. “We went from 2-7 to 5-4 and I still think we let two slip away. It was a good conference run and we'll be ready for the Big Ten Tournament.” The match started with a marathon at 133 pounds, as No. 19 Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.) and Luke Welch took their bout to tiebreakers. The match was tied, 1-1, entering the tiebreaker period, but Welch held Giraldo down then reversed for the 3-1 win. No. 8 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) shut out Danny Sabatello, 8-0, for his second major of the year against the Boilermaker. The bonus-point win was Ashnault's (23-2) 13th this season. At 149 pounds, Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) held nothing back in his first period tech fall of Jeremy Golding. Dippery (15-10) shot off the whistle for a takedown and racked up 14 near fall points, tying for the team lead with his third dual tech of the year. No. 12 157-pounder Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) iced his match with a third-period takedown and the riding time point in a 4-2 win – his 21st of the season – bringing the dual score to 12-3. In the 165-pound match, No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) reversed No. 7 Chad Welch into an arm bar in the first period and got to a fall in 1:35 to make it 18-3 at intermission. Perrotti (19-3) is now 5-2 against top-20 opponents. “This trip was about that match,” Goodale said. “Two nationally ranked guys, that's one you want to get. And the way he did it, putting an exclamation point on it with a fall, pinning people. When he puts you on your back he can stick you and that's what we want him to do. Great job out of him.” The Scarlet Knights scored a win at 174 pounds from Phillip Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.), who made it a 7-1 final with riding time. Bakuckas spiked the dual score to 21-3 and improved to 14-11 overall. Purdue (8-7, 3-9) ended the match strong with three wins in the last four bouts. The Boilermakers defeated RU at 184, 197 and 125 pounds, but there was no coming back against the Scarlet Knights' early lead. No. 13 Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) secured a 13-8 decision against Jacob Aven for the 96th win over his career. He is 22-6 on the season. The Boilermaker wins to end the dual began with Tanner Lynde, who came back for a 5-4 decision at 184 pounds against Anthony Pafumi (Westfield, N.J.). Drake Stein scored a fall at 197 pounds against Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.), and Luke Schroeder won, 4-1, at 125 pounds versus Sean McCabe (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.). Rutgers hosts Drexel at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19, followed by its NWCA National Duals opponent at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the RAC. Both matches will stream live on BTN Plus. Results: 133: Luke Welch (PUR) dec. over No. 19/18/NR Anthony Giraldo (RU), 3-1 (TB-1); Purdue leads, 3-0 141: No. 5/4/5 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Danny Sabatello (PUR), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 4-3 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Jeremy Golding (PUR), 16-0 (2:19); Rutgers leads, 9-3 157: No. 12/10/9 Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over No. NR/19/NR Doug Welch (PUR), 4-2; Rutgers leads, 12-3 165: No. 8/5/4 Anthony Perrotti (RU) wins by fall over No. 7/7/11 Chad Welch (PUR), 1:35; Rutgers leads, 18-3 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Peter Andreotti (PUR), 7-1; Rutgers leads, 21-3 184: Tanner Lynde (PUR) dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RU), 5-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6 197: Drake Stein (PUR) wins by fall over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 0:27; Rutgers leads, 21-12 285: No. 13/14/12 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Jacob Aven (PUR), 13-8; Rutgers leads, 24-12 125: Luke Schroeder (PUR) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 4-1; Rutgers wins, 24-15 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team rebounded from Friday's 34-16 loss to No. 10 Ohio State with a dominant win of its own on Sunday, as the Badgers pounded Maryland, 25-12, at the XFINITY Center. Seven of 10 Wisconsin wrestlers scored first in their match, as each picked up wins. Andrew Crone set the tone for the rest of the dual with his fifth-consecutive victory -- a 5-3 result over Wade Hodges in the 149-pound match. At 157 pounds, Louis Mascola knotted the dual at three points apiece by fending off TJ Ruschell's third-period comeback to win 10-7, but Isaac Jordan regained the lead for UW in the 165-pound grapple. The third-ranked wrestler got out to a 5-0 lead in the second period over Tyler Manion before recording his fourth pin of the year at the 3:36 mark. With the result, Jordan is now a perfect 20-0 in 2015-16 and owns a winning streak of 21-straight matches which dates back to last season. In the 174-pound matchup, Ricky Robertson met Derrick Evanovich. Only one period featured scoring, as Robertson picked up an escape and a takedown in the second to shutout his opponent, 3-0. The 184-pound battle was another low-scoring affair with Ryan Christensen beating Jaron Smith, 5-2. Christensen went for a takedown in the first period, followed by a reversal in the second and topped it off with a riding time point following the match's completion to earn his 14th win. Eric Peissig snapped a six-match losing streak with a victory over Garrett Wesneski in the 197-pound bout. The Badgers competitor did all of his scoring in the second period, registering two escapes and a takedown compared to Wesneski's penalty point and reversal. Despite surrendering an escape in the third which knotted the score at four apiece, Peissig amassed enough time on top throughout the match to earn a riding time point and seal a 5-4 triumph. Brock Horwath shut out his opponent, Youssif Hemida, in the heavyweight match, scoring an escape, a four-point near fall, two takedowns and a riding time point. The 10-0 result marked Horwath's second major decision win of the season. Johnny Jimenez snagged his 13th victory, defeating Michael Beck, 7-2. Wisconsin's 125-pounder entered the third period with a 3-0 lead. Beck notched a takedown to narrow Jimenez's lead to just one point but the St. Charles, Illinois, native responded with an escape, a takedown and a riding time point to seal the deal. In the only matchup featuring two ranked opponents, No. 7 Ryan Taylor was barely beat by No. 16 Geoffrey Alexander at 133 pounds. Alexander got out to a 7-1 lead through two periods but Taylor fought back. He went for two takedowns and an escape in the third compared to his foe's escape but the comeback was not enough, as Alexander won, 8-6. All four of Taylor's losses this season have come at the hands of a ranked opponent. The dual was capped with Billy Rappo pinning Luke Rowh at the 6:05 mark of the 141-pound match. Next up, Wisconsin will compete in its third-straight dual away from Madison on February 18 at Central Michigan. The event is set to begin at 6 p.m. Results: 149: Andrew Crone (WISC) decision over Wade Hodges (MD), 5-3 (0-3) 157: Lou Mascola (MD) decision over TJ Ruschell (WISC), 10-7 (3-3) 165: No. 3 Issac Jordan (WISC) fall over Tyler Manion (MD), 3:37 (3-9) 174: Ricky Robertson (WISC) decision over Derrick Evanovich (MD), 3-0 (3-12) 184: Ryan Christensen (WISC) decision over Jaron Smith (MD), 5-2 (3-15) 197: Eric Peissig (WISC) decision over Garrett Wesneski (MD), 5-4 (3-18) 285: Brock Horwath (WISC) major decision over Youssif Hemdia (MD), 10-0 (3-22) 125: Johnny Jimenez (WISC) decision over Michael Beck (MD), 7-2 (3-25) 133: No. 16 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) decision over No. 7 Ryan Taylor (WISC), 8-6 (6-25) 141: Billy Rappo (MD) fall over Luke Rowh (WISC), 6:05 (12-25)