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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jake Ryan's technical fall at 157 pounds, the final match of the night, proved to the difference as Ohio State outlasted Cleveland State, 26-18, on Tuesday evening at Woodling Gymnasium. With the win, the third-ranked Buckeyes are now 3-0 on the season. Ryan, who rose four spots this week in the InterMat rankings from No. 20 to No. 16, scored early and often in the first period with the dual meet result hanging in the balance. His quick takedown in the first period made it 2-0, and then a four-point near-fall and another take down gave him an 8-1 edge. He led 10-2 at the end of the opening three minutes and never looked back, racking up over a minute of riding time to gain the extra point for a tech fall. Ryan is now 9-0 on the season, with four of those wins coming via bonus points. The match started at 165 pounds with Solon native Justin Kresevic picking up 10-3 decision over Nathan Wynkoop, thanks in large part to a four-point third period near fall. The win was Kresevic's fifth of the year. After a scoreless first period, Kresevic got a quick escape in the second and a takedown for a 3-0 lead before taking full control in the final two minutes. Bo Jordan, ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds, showed why in the next match, as he needed just 28 seconds to pin Gabe Stark. It was Jordan's second pin in just five matches this year. Jack Rozema continued the early-dual momentum with a 12-4 major decision over Jacob Worthington at 184 pounds. It was Rozema's first dual match win of the season and he gained it by breaking open the match in the second period thanks to a scape and two takedowns. He also racked up well over a minute of riding time to get Ohio State a bonus point for the major decision. After Ohio State forfeited at 197 lbs., the only match of the night that featured two ranked wrestlers went to Cleveland State, as 285-pounder Riley Shaw, ranked No. 8, edged No. 18 Nick Tavanello, 6-4, on the strength of two late escapes. Tavanello had tied the match at 4-4 with a takedown towards the end of the second period, but Shaw escaped twice before the final buzzer sounded in his decision. It was Tavanello's first loss of the season (7-1). Nathan Tomasello, wrestling near his hometown of Parma, Ohio, showed by he continues to maintain a stranglehold on the top spot at 125 pounds with a 23-7 tech fall over Evan Cheek. Cheek came strong out of the gates, getting the matches initial takedown, but from there Tomasello wore down Creek with an onslaught of offense that included 22 of the 27 points, including a four-point near-fall. Johnni DiJulius, also from the Cleveland area (Aurora, Ohio), was tied with CSU's Alfredo Gray at 3-3 before he scored a one-point escape with 25 seconds left that proved to be the difference. DiJulius led 3-1 into the third period on a first-period takedown and second-period escape. Cleveland State won the next two matches, at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Mike Carlone's reversal at the end of the third period gave him a 4-3 win over Mike Hozan while Cody Burcher was pinned by Nick Montgomery 5:34 into the match. The Buckeyes, which rose two spots in this week's USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll from No. 5 to No. 3 and also picked up a first place vote, are off until Dec. 4-5 when they travel to Las Vegas, Nev. for the CKLV Invitational. Results: 165: Justin Kresevic (OSU) decision over Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) 10-3 | OSU 3, CSU 0 174: #1 Bo Jordan (OSU) won by fall over Gabe Stark (CSU) :28 | OSU 9, CSU 0 184: Jack Rozema (OSU) major decision over Jacob Worthington (CSU) 12-4 | OSU 13, CSU 0 197: Sam Wheeler (CSU) won by forfeit | OSU 13, CSU 6 285: #8 Riley Shaw (CSU) decision over #18 Nick Tavanello (OSU) 6-4 | OSU 13, CSU 9 125: #1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) tech fall over Evan Cheek (CSU) 23-7 | OSU 18, CSU 9 133: #5 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) decision over Alfredo Gray (CSU) 4-3 | OSU 21, CSU 9 141: Mike Carlone (CSU) decision over Mike Hozan (OSU) 4-3 | OSU 21, CSU 12 149: Nick Montgomery (CSU) won by fall over Cody Burcher (OSU) 5:34 | OSU 21, CSU 18 157: #16 Jake Ryan (OSU) won by tech fall over John Vaughn (CSU) 21-6 | OSU 26, CSU 18

This week's edition of "On the Mat" is Wednesday, Nov. 24 with 1987 NCAA wrestling champion (Iowa State) Stewart Carter and Upper Iowa head wrestling coach Heath Grimm. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

George Munnich, long associated with wrestling on Long Island -- as a wrestler at the storied Mepham High School program in the early 1950s, then at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and later as a wrestling coach on the middle and high school level -- passed away last week after suffering a stroke on November 3. He was 78. George MunnichBorn April 17, 1937 in Bellmore, N.Y., Munnich wrestled at Mepham High for legendary coach Frank "Sprig" Gardner from 1950 to 1954, winning the 106-pound SSAL title in 1953. He continued his mat career at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, where he was a three-time Metropolitan Conference and AAU champion, and runner-up at the NCAA championships as a senior. He was also a US-Canadian Champion and served as an alternate for the Pan-Am Games. As a senior, Munnich captained the undefeated USMMA team during the 1957-58 season. In addition, Munnich was awarded the Admiral Stedman Trophy, given to the top graduating cadet athlete. He was subsequently named to the Academy's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, and welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008. After serving in the Merchant Marine and the United States Navy during the Viet Nam War, Munnich shared his wrestling experience with other generations as a coach. "(Munnich) came back home and coached at Grand Avenue Middle School for over 30 years, introducing the sport to numerous future All-County and All-State wrestlers," according to a post at the Mepham Wrestling Facebook page . "He no doubt touched the lives of countless Mepham wrestlers through the years, and was a major contributor to the Pirates' amazing legacy. Everyone who ever had the pleasure to learn from Coach Munnich knows how truly wonderful he was as a teacher, a coach, and a friend." Later, Munnich was an assistant coach at Bellmore JFK High School, right up until his death. "He was the type of coach any parent would want their kid to have," Bellmore JFK wrestling coach Brian DeGaetano told Newsday . "As accomplished a wrestler and coach as he was, he paid more attention to the kid who didn't really know how to wrestle. He was always focused on the JV kid, the guy who, maybe one day, could be good … He was the only guy I've ever known that nobody had a bad word to say about." In addition to his lifelong involvement in wrestling, Munnich was also a life guard at Jones Beach and on Fire Island, and was a member of the Baldwin Bay Colony Rowers, a lifeboat racing team. In addition to his wife, Lilly Ann, Munnich is survived by his son, Mark, daughters Jennifer of Massapequa Park, and Erika of Cocoa Beach, Florida, and grandchildren Lilly and Sam. Services were held Monday. Those who wish to honor George Munnich may do so with a donation to the "George's Surf Boat" page on the GoFundMe.com website . On the page the family wrote, "The boat will be donated to the JBLC for current and future lifeguards. 'George's Boat' will leave his legacy of competition, strength, seamanship and love of the ocean and of course a 'Monkey's Fist' on the bow."

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- The Millersville wrestling team picked up a convincing 30-6 dual victory over visiting West Liberty Monday evening in Pucillo Gymnasium. The Marauders scored three major decisions and a fall from Christian Almony en route to their second win of the season. Thaddeus Stevens also squared off against West Liberty and Millersville Monday evening. Millersville won all 10 bouts and while the 58 points accumulated do not count as a team win, each of the Marauders added an individual win to their record. Monday's meeting was just the second all-time between Millersville and West Liberty and the Marauders more than avenged last season's 21-15 defeat at the hands of the Hilltoppers. Junior Austin Camacci got the momentum rolling at 125. He trailed 3-2 early but escaped once in the second and the third and held off Zach Brown for a narrow win. Sophomore Alex Baider continued his early season tear, improving to 7-1 on the season with a 9-3 win over Jonathan Spence. The two were locked up a 2-2 with 40 seconds left in the second period when Baider hit a takedown. Spence escaped 18 seconds later to cut the lead back to one. But Baider added some needed insurance in the third with a takedown, two nearfall points and a bonus point for more than two minutes of riding time. Senior Thomas Nulty cruised at 141 pounds, picking up an 18-4 major decision, allowing points only on escapes. Against Thaddeus Stevens, Nulty scored a pin in 45 seconds--the fastest of his career. Nick Haegele also picked up a pair of wins at 149 pounds. Against West Liberty's Cole Nace, Haegele led 7-4 late but Nace came within one on a reversal with 10 seconds to go. Nace, however, was penalized for an illegal move and Haegele's riding time got him a 9-6 win. His 16-0 tech fall against Thaddeus Stevens' Shay Mattern was his first of the season. D.J Mele (157) started his night with a 10-2 major decision over Anthony Craig and finished it with a fall in 4:08. Seth Decker (165) picked up a 17-1 tech fall in his second match of the evening. Freshman Christian Almony impressed with a pair of first period pins. Almony rolled up West Liberty's in just 14 seconds--the fastest pin by a Marauder this season, and then pinned Thaddeus Stevens' Ryan Miggins in 1:29. Almony now has four first period falls this season. At 184 pounds, Kyle Narber controlled his match with West Liberty's Daniel Carpenter from the start and picked up his third major decision of the season by a 13-3 score. He then dispatched Martin Grasley of Thaddeus Stevens with a pin in 2:42. Freshman Colton Dull made his collegiate debut and quickly went to 2-0. He earned a 4-1 decision against the Hilltoppers and needed just 25 seconds in his second match to score his first career fall. The Marauders travel to the PSAC Championships on Dec. 5 and do not return home until Jan. 8 against Gannon. Millersville 30, West Liberty 6 125: Austin Camacci (MILL) over Zach Brown (WLU) (Dec 4-3) 133: Alex Baider (MILL) over Johnathan Spence (WLU) (Dec 9-3) 141: Thomas Nulty (MILL) over Josh Cornell (WLU) (MD 18-4) 149: Nick Haegele (MILL) over Cole Nace (WLU) (Dec 4-3) 157: D.J. Mele (MILL) over Anthony Craig (WLU) (MD 10-2) 165: David Schlieper (WLU) over Seth Decker (MILL) (Dec 8-4) 174: Christian Almony (MILL) over Eric VandenBossche (WLU) (Fall 0:14) 184: Kyle Narber (MILL) over Daniel Carpenter (WLU) (MD 13-3) 197: Colton Dull (MILL) over Nathan Dawson (WLU) (Dec 4-1) 285: Tyler Dodd (WLU) over David Wuestner (MILL) (Dec 10-3) Millersville 58, Thaddeus Stevens 0 125: Austin Camacci (MILL) over (TSCO) (For.) 133: Alex Baider (MILL) over (TSCO) (For.) 141: Thomas Nulty (MILL) over Jeremy Bohan (TSCO) (Fall 0:45) 149: Nick Haegele (MILL) over Shay Mattern (TSCO) (TF 16-0 5:37) 157: D.J. Mele (MILL) over Anthony Votano (TSCO) (Fall 4:08) 165: Seth Decker (MILL) over Tommy Bragg (TSCO) (TF 17-1 0:00) 174: Christian Almony (MILL) over Ryan Miggins (TSCO) (Fall 1:29) 184: Kyle Narber (MILL) over Martin Grasley (TSCO) (Fall 2:42) 197: Colton Dull (MILL) over Dimitrius Dennison (TSCO) (Fall 0:25) 285: David Wuestner (MILL) over (TSCO) (For.)

Bethlehem, PA -- The Hall of Fame Committee of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), college wrestling's oldest conference, is proud to announce that four new members have been elected for membership into the EIWA Hall of Fame. Members selected for the Class of 2016 include Howard Johnston of Penn State University, Bill Hyman of Temple University, Troy Letters from Lehigh University and Troy Nickerson of Cornell University. The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Princeton University's Jadwin Gymnasium, immediately preceding the finals of the annual EIWA tournament. Committee Chairman Jamie Moffatt commented: "The Committee is proud to announce the election of four outstanding wrestlers and individuals into the EIWA conference Hall of Fame: Howard Johnston, Bill Hyman, Troy Letters and Troy Nickerson. Each one of them distinguished himself on the wrestling mats as a multi-time EIWA champion and as a NCAA champion. In addition, all have made a significant contribution to the sport after their graduation from college. We welcome them into our Hall of Fame." Dr. Howard K. Johnston, Penn State, Class of 1935 He was the first Penn State wrestler to win an NCAA wrestling championship. Howard was born in 1913 in Newville, PA and graduated from State College High School in 1931. He wrestled for Penn State during the 1933, 1934 and 1935 seasons compiling a record of 29-5. Howard won the EIWA championships at 165 pounds in both 1934 and 1935. In the 1935 NCAAs held at Lehigh University, he advanced to the finals where he defeated the University of Oklahoma's Port Robertson by Time Advantage to win the 165 pound championship. His victory enabled Penn State to finish 5th in the team race. After college, Howard initiated the wrestling program at State College High School. He was one of four referees who worked the first PIAA state tournament at Rec Hall in 1938. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1984. Howard was vice president of the Penn State class of 1935 when he received his BS degree in dairy husbandry. He continued on to earn a Master of Science and his Ph.D. in dairy science from Penn State. He worked in various technical and management positions in the field while living in North Carolina, South Dakota and then back in Pennsylvania from 1944 until he died. Howard retired in 1973. Howard passed away in State College in 1990. He is survived by two daughters, Robin and Linda. Bill Hyman, Temple University, Class of 1985 Wrestling for Saddle Brook High School in 1981, Bill won the New Jersey high school state championship. He went on to become, arguably, the most outstanding wrestler in the history of Temple University, twice winning the EIWA league championship and then winning the NCAA heavyweight championship as a senior in 1985. In the EIWA tournaments, Bill finished fourth at heavyweight as a sophomore and won the tournament his junior and senior seasons, each time edging Syracuse's Andy Schwab by one point in the finals. Temple placed fourth out of sixteen teams each year. Bill received the prestigious Fletcher Award his senior year. At the NCAA tournament Bill, while seeded 11th, placed 4th as a junior. The following year Bill was seeded 2nd, but ripped through all his opponents, including a 12-2 victory in the finals over Michigan's Kirk Trost, to win the heavyweight title. He became Temple's first two-time All-American. Bill continued to wrestle for clubs for several years, including the Foxcatcher team that competed against an All-Star team from Bulgaria in 1986. He was a member of the USA wrestling team that competed in the 1985 Maccabean Games in Israel, earning a gold medal. After college, Bill was a trader on Wall Street and later changed careers, going into the medical industry as a sales rep. For eight years he coached recreation wrestling in Ramsey, NJ; he now lives with his son and daughter in Upper Saddle River. Troy Letters, Lehigh University, Class of 2006 Troy Letters is a 2001 graduate of Shaler High School, where he twice won the Pennsylvania high school wrestling championship. As a senior, he was ranked number one nationally at 160 pounds and was a first team High School All-American Troy went on to study and wrestle at Lehigh University where he became a three-time EIWA champion, as well as a three-time All-American for the Mountain Hawks. He was the NCAA runner-up at 165 pounds in 2003 as a freshman. In 2004, Troy won the NCAA title at 165 by defeating the only wrestler to beat him during the regular season, Oklahoma State's Tyrone Lewis, 5-2, in the finals. Troy placed third at the 2005 NCAAs. He was named Lehigh's best overall athlete in 2005. As a senior in 2006, Troy was slowed by a serious injury that kept him from gaining his fourth EIWA crown and All-America honors. During his college career, Troy built a 115-9 overall record including an outstanding 65-2 dual meet record. Prior to his injury-hampered senior year, he amassed a 97-4 win-loss record. Upon graduation from Lehigh, Troy worked as an assistant coach at Princeton University and later at Penn State. From there he moved on to Clarion University where he was an assistant for the 2012 season and head coach during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. In 2011 Troy was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Troy currently works in private industry in logistics and operations. He resides in Clarion with his wife and two daughters. Troy Nickerson, Cornell University, Class of 2010 A product of Chenango Forks, NY, Troy Nickerson was one of the most highly regarded prep wrestlers in the country coming out of high school. He won five New York high school state championships and six national high school championships. At Cornell from 2006-10, Troy compiled a remarkable collegiate career. He won the EIWA tournament three times, along with one runner-up finish. At the NCAA tournament, Troy finished first, second, third and fourth, winning the crown at 125 pounds his junior year defeating former champion Paul Donahoe in the finals. A chronic shoulder injury forced Troy to sit out the next season but he came back in 2010 to place 4th in the country. Troy's career record at Cornell was 97-8 with 38 falls. That is the highest modern day pinning percentage in Cornell wrestling history. Troy was the first male athlete in the history of the Ivy League, in any sport, to claim the Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. He was the first Cornell or Ivy League wrestler to reach the NCAA finals as a freshman. He was named the Cornell Senior Athlete of the Year in 2010. Troy graduated from Cornell with a bachelor's degree in biology & science and a minor in nutritional science. He currently is the head wrestling coach at Northern Colorado University and resides in Greeley, CO with his wife, Allie.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- With falls from Taylor West and Austin Dewey at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively, the Boise State wrestling team was able to win its opening Pac-12 dual of the season, knocking off Arizona State 22-21 at Wells Fargo Arena on tie-breaking criteria, Sunday. The Broncos and Sun Devils concluded the evening tied at 21 apiece, and with each squad registering five victories, the tie was broken via rule 3.15.2 – most six-point victories (falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications). Boise State (2-1, 1-0 Pac-12) registered a pair of falls, compared to just one for Arizona State (4-4, 0-1 Pac-12), thus earning the additional team point and the victory over the Sun Devils. The Broncos jumped out to a 15-0 lead, kicking off the evening with a 3-2 decision from Chris Castillo at 157 pounds. West (2:57) and Dewey (1:58) followed with their pins, each of which coming in the first round. Though the Sun Devils were able to close the gap, the Broncos never relinquished the lead. Arizona State won the next three bouts, registering bonus points at 184 (technical fall) and 197 (fall), and a decision at 285. Arizona State cut its deficit to 16-14, but a pair of decisions from Rami Haddadin (125) and Josh Newberg (133) extended the Broncos' advantage to 22-14. The final two matches went to the Sun Devils, including a major decision at 141. The nightcap featured 17th-ranked Matt Kraus and 15th-ranked Geordan Martinez in a rematch of the 2015 Pac-12 championship at 141 pounds. Though Kraus avenged his loss in last year's finals, the overtime decision still netted Boise State the dual win. The road victory was the Broncos' first since knocking off Northern Colorado (32-15), Jan. 9, 2015, and the first over a conference opponent since defeating Cal Poly (35-6), Jan. 12, 2014. Results: 157: Chris Castillo (BSU) dec. Oliver Pierce (ASU), 3-2 165: Taylor West (BSU) fall Jacen Petersen (ASU), 2:57 174: Austin Dewey (BSU) fall Zachary Smith (ASU), 1:58 184: No. 3 Blake Stauffer (ASU) tech. fall Keavon Buckley (BSU), 15-0 197: Josh DaDilveira (ASU) fall Chili Sabin (BSU), 6:43 285: Tanner Hall (ASU) dec. Gaylen Edmo (BSU), 2-1 125: Rami Haddadin (BSU) dec. Ares Carpio, 11-6 133: Josh Newberg (BSU) dec. Cord Coronado (ASU), 5-3 141: Robbie Mathers (ASU) major dec. Jake Velarde (BSU), 13-5 149: No. 17 Matt Kraus (ASU) dec. No. 15 Geordan Martinez (BSU), 3-2 (TB-2)

PHILADELPHIA -- The Pitt wrestling team finished first with 132.0 points at the Keystone Classic Sunday night at The Palestra. Sophomore Dom Forys claimed his second individual weight class title, while junior Mikey Racciato won the 141 class and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. "I'm proud of the way the guys pulled together as a team after a tough loss Friday night," head coach Jason Peters said. "It was a long weekend and I feel we got better. We have a long way to go and a lot of improvements to make, but we are eager to get back work. I'm looking forward to our home opener with Edinboro and Wisconsin." Pitt produced quality results throughout the day in a tournament that lasted approximately 13 hours. The Panthers showed strength and endurance as they led the pack of 12 teams the majority of the day and had nine wrestlers finish in the top five of their respective weight classes. Forys collected his second Keystone Classic title, this time at 133 pounds. He captured his first title a year ago at 125 pounds as a freshman. Racciato finished soon after, giving Pitt its second champion. Top Five Finishes: 1st: Dom Forys (133) 1st: Mikey Racciato (141) 2nd: Jake Gromacki (125) 2nd: Ryan Solomon (285) 3rd: Ronnie Garbinsky (157) 3rd: Cody Wiercioch (165) 3rd: Nick Bonaccorsi (197) 5th: LJ Bentley (125) 5th: TeShan Campbell (174) Forys battled his way through five different opponents starting with Dom Gallo of VMI. Forys dominated in his first match as he won by tech. fall, 23-8. He followed that performance with a 12-3 major decision over Timothy Johnson of Sacred Heart and a 10-3 decision over Jeffrey Ott of Harvard, securing his spot in the semifinals. The returning NCAA qualifier carried his momentum from the previous matches to defeat Robert Deutsch of Rider, 11-6. In his final match of the night, Forys faced David Pearce of Drexel and came out with a 9-6 decision. The following weight class at 141, Racciato had a bye the first round and defeated Jimmy Morris of Rider 20-5, securing his spot in the quarterfinals. He then took on AJ Vindici of Penn and won in a 15-5 major decision, advancing him to the semifinals. Racciato made his way to the final round after a 7-5 decision over Rick Durso of F & M. In his closest match of the day, Racciato came out victorious in a 3-2 decision over Todd Preston of Harvard. The Panthers will take a two and a half week break from dual meet competition before the home opener with Edinboro on Dec. 12.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State wrestling team three won weight classes at the annual Wolfpack Open on Sunday afternoon. Sophomores Nicky Hall (174) and Michael Boykin (197) both earned medalist honors along with redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski (285). Hall claimed the Pack's first title of the day, going 5-0 at 174 pounds. After a 9-0 win and then a first-period pin, Hall scored a 12-1 major decision in the quarterfinals. Hall's semifinal was a close 2-1 win, which led to a 7-3 win in the title bout. Boykin cruised into the quarterfinals with a 17-1 tech fall and then a 16-2 major decision to start his day. After a 9-2 win in the quarters, Boykin upset 18th-ranked Scottie Boykin of Chattanooga 9-4 to advance to the finals. In the finals, Boykins' riding time proved to be the difference in the 2-1 win. The defending two-time NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski also finished the day 5-0. He scored four pins leading up to the championship bout, including two in the first period, and won in the finals over 18th-ranked Jared Johnson of Chattanooga by major decision, 15-2. Gwiazdowski now has an NCAA-best 63 match winning streak. In all, NC State placed six wrestlers into the quarterfinals. Other top Wolfpack finishers: Sean Fausz (125), Brian Hamann (157), Michael Maachiavello (184) and Malik McDonald (197) all placed fifth - while Will Clark (141) and Mike Kosoy (285) were sixth. Up Next: NC State will have next weekend off. The Pack returns to action on Friday, December 4 with a trip to Appalachian State. Following that dual, the Pack will travel to No. 7 Nebraska for a dual on Sunday, December 6.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell pinned its way to a fourth consecutive New York State Wrestling title, easily securing the title by winning five individual titles and cruising past second place Army 202-171 on Sunday at Barton Hall. Binghamton (133.5), Buffalo (136) and Columbia (123.5) rounded out the top five teams. Nahshon Garrett (133), Dylan Realbuto (141), Duke Pickett (165), Brian Realbuto (174) and Gabe Dean (184) all won titles, two more Big Red wrestlers reached the finals (Dalton Macri medically forfeited to second at 125; Will Koll lost to teammate Dylan Realbuto in a one-point decision in the finals) and the other three reached the semifinals, with Jeramy Sweany medically forfeiting out the rest of the tournament after winning his first two matches at heavyweight by fall. Winning by fall became a theme on the day, as the Big Red won 15 matches by pin in the championship bracket, where its 10 scoring wrestlers posted a cumulative 35-4 record with 26 bonus point victories. After claiming three titles a season ago and holding off Hofstra by 0.5 points for the three-peat, the Big Red had a much more comfortable, though not easy, road. Nahshon Garrett won all four of his bouts by bonus point scores, including a third period fall over Binghamton's Jake Nicholson in the finals. Defending national champion Gabe Dean had a similar trek at 184, winning his first two matches by fall in the first perioud before dominating Army's Samson Imonode 26-10 for the tech fall. Brian Realbuto also earned a pair of first period falls to start the tournament, then majored Ivy foe Zack Hernandez of Columba before a solid 8-3 win over Army's Brian Harvey. The two remaining champions both were able to squeak out one-point wins, with the battle at 141 coming between a pair of Cornell wrestlers. Dylan Realbuto, who won one high school title in New York state, outlasted three-time high school state champion Will Koll for the title in an exciting match, 7-6. Pickett's 3-2 win at 165 came in familiar Pickett style, using a takedown and an escape to knock off Columbia's Tyrel White in the final. Freshman Dillon Artigliere won the 165 Open Division title with first period falls in the semifinals and the finals. Andrew Garcia won the open title at 174, ending the tournament with a tech fall and two major decisions.Jacob Anderson rounded out the field of Open champions, earning a third period fall in the finals to take the crown. Cornell returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 29 when the Big Red visits New York City for the Grapple at the Garden. The Big Red will face a pair of top 20 teams, squaring off with No. 7 Nebraska at 9:45 a.m., then hitting the mats again at 11:45 a.m. to meet No. 15 Rutgers. It will be Cornell's fourth appearance in the Grapple at the Garden, with the Big Red posting a 4-2 record in duals at MSG in the previous three trips to New York City, home of the 2016 NCAA Championships.

FARGO, N.D. -- The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad won their first road dual meet of 2015, topping South Dakota State 20-16. Junior Joey Dance opened the day with his fourth-consecutive dual meet victory in 2015. After ending the first period in a 0-0 stalemate, Dance picked up an early escape in the second and closed with a quick takedown-near fall combination to go ahead 7-0. NDSU would score on an escape with two seconds left in the final period but couldn't top Dance, who picked up a 7-1 victory and three team points. Hokies went ahead 6-0 when Kevin Norstrem picked up his first dual victory of the year, a 13-7 decision. Norstrem took an early lead behind two first period takedowns, adding a reversal in the second period. Norstrem put his opponent away in the final period, surging ahead behind three takedowns. Solomon Chishko picked up three more team points for the Hokies at 141 pounds, downing his opponent for his fourth dual meet victory of his redshirt year. After striking first with a takedown, his opponent racked up two escapes in the first period to head into the second at a 2-2 stalemate. After some back-and-forth, Chishko closed out the second period with a takedown and started the third with an escape to go up 5-2. Chishko added one more takedown to finish with an 8-3 victory after riding time and the Tech lead expended to 9-0. North Dakota State won a major decision at 149 pounds and picked up a fall at 157 to take a 10-9 lead at the halfway point. Twentieth-ranked David McFadden's undefeated streak continued on Sunday when he picked up a 12-2 major decision at 165 pounds. Behind three takedowns and a near fall, McFadden earned four team points to give the lead back to the Hokies at 13-10. Cody Hughes struck first at 174 pounds, picking up a quick takedown and adding another at the first period came to an end to lead 4-3. Heading into the final period with the score knotted up at 6-6, Huges picked up a takedown, reversal and an escape in a barn burner for an 11-9 victory, pushing the Tech lead to 16-10. After dropping a closely contested battle at 184 pounds, Jared Haught went up 4-1 in the first period at 197 pounds. Haught collected six takedowns en route to a 13-4 major decision, adding four team points & moving the score to 20-13 in favor of the Hokies. Second-ranked Ty Walz was strong out the gate at 285 pounds, riding two takedowns and two two-point near falls to jump out to an 8-2 lead at the end of the first. Tacking on two more takedowns and two escapes, Walz picked up his fourth dual meet victory at 14-7, with the Hokies moving to 3-1 with a 23-13 victory over the Bisons. Results: 125: Joey Dance (VT) over Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) (Dec 8-1) 133: Kevin Norstrem (VT) over Nicholas O`Brien (NDSU) (Dec 13-7) 141: Solomon Chishko (VT) over Mitchell Friedman (NDSU) (Dec 8-3) 149: Clayton Ream (NDSU) over Chad Saunders (VT) (MD 9-1) 157: Grant Nehring (NDSU) over Jameson Spengler (VT) (Fall 3:47) 165: David McFadden (VT) over Tyler McNutt (NDSU) (MD 12-2) 174: Cody Hughes (VT) over Charley Popp (NDSU) (Dec 11-9) 184: Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over Zachary Zavatsky (VT) (Dec 7-5) 197: Jared Haught (VT) over Logan Paxton (NDSU) (MD 12-3) 285: Ty Walz (VT) over Benjamin Tyanan (NDSU) (Dec 14-7)

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- No. 1 Penn State (4-0, 0-0 B1G) dominated No. 18 Stanford (2-1) in the second California dual of the weekend for the Nittany Lion wrestlers, rolling to a 31-12 victory in Stanford's Maples Pavilion. Over 2,500 fans watched as head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won seven of the nine contested bouts. The dual began at 165, where red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) took on No. 6 Jim Wilson to start the dual. Wilson fought off a last second Rasheed comeback to post a hard-fought 6-3 win and give Stanford a short-lived 3-0 lead. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, dominated Keaton Subjeck on his way to a 12-4 major with 3:22 riding time to put Penn State up 4-3. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, then took care of Garet Krohn, 6-3. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, thrilled many friends and family with a pin of Stanford's Boomer Fleming. The California native got the fall at the 4:11 mark of the second period. Stanford's Josh Marchak received a forfeit victory at 285 and the Nittany Lions led 13-9 heading to intermission. Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, dominated No. 18 Connor Schram, posting a 7-1 win with 2:04 in riding time while forcing Schram into four stall warnings. Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, took care of Mason Pengilly with a 10-4 decision to put Penn State up 19-9 with three bouts left. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, dropped a tough 7-3 decision to No. 4 Joey McKenna for Stanford's last win of the dual. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, pinned Paul Fox from the neutral position at 6:35 to clinch the dual and put Penn State up 25-12. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, closed out the dual with a takedown clinic (11 takedowns in just over two periods) before pinning Ryerson Dempsey at the 5:24 mark. The final fall gave Penn State the 31-12 victory. Penn State moves to 4-0 on the year while Stanford now sits at 2-1. Penn State dominated the match from start to finish, winning seven of the nine contested bouts and rolling to a 30-5 takedown edge. Penn State picked up 10 bonus points off three pins (McIntosh, Retherford, Nolf) and a major (Nickal). Penn State will take part in the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Rec Hall. With season tickets once again sold out in advance of the campaign beginning, Penn State is giving fans more opportunities than ever to see the Nittany Lions compete, including Penn State's next home dual meet on Dec. 13 vs. Wisconsin. Fans may purchase singles to Penn State's two BJC Duals (Wisconsin on 12/13 and Ohio State on 2/5) online at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. BJC Dual public tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth (12-and-under). Group tickets for the BJC Duals are now available as well, allowing fans to purchase 20 or more tickets at only $8 per ticket. Group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. With the five Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those five duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 165: #6 Jim Wilson STAN dec. Shakur Rasheed PSU, 6-3 / 0-3 174: #8 Bo Nickal PSU maj. dec. Keaton Subjeck STAN, 12-4 / 4-3 184: #14 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Garet Krohn STAN, 6-3 / 7-3 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Boomer Fleming STAN, WBF (4:11) / 13-3 285: Josh Marchak STAN win by forfeit / 13-9 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #18 Connor Schram STAN, 7-1 / 16-9 133: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Mason Pengilly STAN, 10-4 / 19-9 141: #4 Joey McKenna STAN dec. #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 7-3 / 19-12 149: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Paul Fox STAN, WBF (6:35) / 25-12 157: #4 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Ryerson Dempsey STAN, WBF (5:24) / 31-12 Attendance: 2,500 (appx.) Records: Penn State 4-0, 0-0 B1G; Stanford 2-1 Up Next for Penn State: Nittany Lion Open, Sunday, Dec. 6, Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) met No. 6 Jim Wilson at 165, a returning All-American. Rasheed shot first, nearly taking Wilson down, but the Cardinal countered the move for a takedown of his own and an early 2-0 lead. Wilson then controlled the action for over a minute, building up a riding time edge and working the clock down to under minute in the opening period. Rasheed rolled to an escape and a 2-1 deficit with :43 on the clock, Wilson owning a 1:41 riding time edge. Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Rasheed worked for a shot in the center of the mat but Wilson was able to fight off the Lion freshman's attempts and keep the bout tied at 2-2. Rasheed nearly scored as the second period ended, but Wilson picked up a stall warning and killed the clock. Wilson chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escape and a 3-2 lead with 1:30 on the clock, holding a 1:24 time edge as well. Rasheed tied the bout as he forced Wilson into another stall and then shot low as the bout ended. Wilson was able to counter the scrambling Rasheed for a final takedown and a hard-fought 6-3 win. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, took to the mat against sophomore Keaton Subjeck. Nickal scored quickly, using a low single to open up an early 2-1 lead. The Lion freshman countered a high Subjeck shot for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead midway through the opening period. Nickal continued his offensive press after a second Subjeck escape but the Cardinal was able to defend his way through the rest of the period. Trailing 4-2, Subjeck chose down to start the second period but Nickal controlled the action for :40 before the Cardinal escaped. Nickal owned 1:43 in riding time. Leading 4-3 with 1:43 riding time, Nickal chose down to start the third period. A quick escape was followed by a furious takedown and a 7-3 lead for the Lion freshman. With riding time well in his favor, Nickal added two near fall points to up his lead to 9-3. Nickal cut Subjeck loose at the :50 mark, looking for another takedown and a major. The Lion freshman quickly used a low double to up his lead to 11-4 and then broke Subjeck down to ride him out and post the 12-4 major with 3:22 in riding time. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, wrestled junior Garet Krohn. McCutcheon scored quickly, taking Krohn down for a 2-0 lead. Krohn nearly countered for a reversal before working his way to an escape and McCutcheon led 2-1 midway through the opening period. McCutcheon, leading by one, chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. He then worked his way to a takedown and a 5-1 lead before Krohn was able to escape to a 5-2 deficit. McCutcheon led 5-2 with :40 in riding time after two periods and Krohn chose down to start the third. McCutcheon controlled the action long enough to build up over 1:00 riding time before Krohn escaped to a 5-3 McCutcheon lead. McCutcheon shot low again and Krohn once again tried to counter for a takedown of his own. The action ended in a stalemate and action resumed on the Cardinal S in the center of the mat. McCutcheon would wind out the clock and post the 6-3 win with 1:09 in riding time. 197: Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, faced off against Cardinal Boomer Fleming. McIntosh quickly threw Fleming down for an opening takedown and a 2-1 lead after cutting Fleming loose. McIntosh added another takedown and cut to lead 4-2 midway through the opening period. McIntosh worked his way into control of Fleming's left ankle and added a third takedown to up his lead to 6-2 as the opening period wound down. Leading 6-2 with 1:26 in riding time, McIntosh chose neutral to start the second period and quickly took Fleming down for an 8-2 lead. McIntosh then worked Fleming over at the shoulders an picked up the pin at the 4:11 mark. 285: Stanford's Josh Marchak received a forfeit victory at 285. 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, met No. 18 Connor Schram in a key bout to start the dual meet. Megaludis and Schram traded early shots with the action ending in a stalemate at the :30 mark. Neither wrestler broke through on offense and action moved to the middle period scoreless. Schram chose down to start the second stanza but Megaludis was able to break the Cardinal grappler down to build up some riding time. The Lion senior controlled the action from the top position for a minute before action moved out of bounds. Megaludis then continued to dominate from the top, forcing two stall warnings to lead 1-0 as the clock wound down. The strong ride-out and Schram's inactivity gave Megaludis a 1-0 lead with 2:00 in riding time after two. Megaludis chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-0 lead and a 1:57 riding time edge. Megaludis turned a low single into a scramble and a takedown to lead 4-1 after cutting Schram loose at the :55 mark. Schram continued to stall, giving Megaludis a 5-1 lead with :42 on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Megaludis forced Schram into another stall and the Lion posted the 7-1 win with 2:04 in riding time. 133: Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, tangled with sophomore Mason Pengilly. The duo battled evenly for the opening two-minutes plus until Conaway blew through a head outside single for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Conaway then controlled the action for the rest of the period, working the Cardinal on the mat and taking a 2-0 lead with :52 riding time into the second period. Conaway chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then used another high shot to notch his second takedown and up his lead to 5-0. Pengilly escaped to a 5-1 score, but Conaway had 1:32 in riding time. The Nittany Lion senior led 5-1 after two periods and Pengilly chose down to start the third. Pengilly escaped to a 5-2 Conaway lead and the Lion senior immediately worked behind a Cardinal shot for another takedown and a 7-3 lead with a clinched riding time point. Conaway added another takedown and a riding time point (2:18) to poste the 10-4 victory. 141: Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, battled No. 4 Joey McKenna in the dual meet's marquee match-up. McKenna wasted no time with his offense, bulling through Gulibon's waist for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. McKenna then controlled the action from the top position, building up big riding time edge with the strong ride. Gulibon got hit with a first stall warning at the :21 mark and action moved out of bounds. The Lion junior could not escape off the reset and McKenna led 2-0 with 2:53 in riding time after one period. McKenna chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Gulibon began to pick up the pace as the second period wound down but McKenna was able to keep the Lion junior at arm's length, but he did give up one stall warning. Trailing 3-0, Gulibon chose neutral to start the third period and quickly worked his way into a low single and a takedown at the 1:40 mark. He cut McKenna loose and action resumed with the Cardinal up 4-2 with a clinched riding time point. Gulibon nearly tied the bout with another takedown at the 1:00 mark, with McKenna on the defensive. McKenna countered a low Gulibon shot for a clinching takedown at the :45 mark and led 6-2. Gulibon escaped as the bout ended but McKenna would post the 7-3 win with 3:13 in riding time. 149: Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, took on Paul Fox. Fox opened up the bout with a quick shot, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat as Retherford fought off the takedown attempt for nearly a minute before a stalemate was called at the 2:00 mark. Retherford fought off a second Fox shot and then began forcing the Cardinal back towards the outside circle before connecting on a double leg for a 2-0 lead with :34 on the clock. Retherford controlled the action for the rest of the period and carried that lead into the second stanza. Leading 2-0, Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Retherford worked his way behind Fox for a second takedown and a 5-0 lead at the 1:25 mark. Retherford then controlled the action from the top position until Fox escaped at the :50 mark. Retherford was relentless however, picking up a third takedown to lead 7-1. Retherford then rode Fox out to carry the 7-1 lead with 1:37 in riding time into the third period. Fox chose neutral to start the third period but Retherford continued to press his offense. The duo scrambled and Fox fought off the Retherford shot and a reset was called at the 1:07 mark. Retherford worked Fox's shoulders to the mat with his leg and picked up the neutral position fall at the 6:35 mark. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, battled Ryerson Dempsey. Nolf attacked from the start of the match, forcing Dempsey back towards the outside circle. Dempsey slipped behind Nolf on a loose shot and led 2-1 after a quick Nolf escape with 1:50 on the clock. Nolf quickly tied the bout at 3-3 with a takedown. Energized by giving up the opening takedown, Nolf went on to stack up six more takedowns as the period ended and led 13-7 after three minutes. Dempsey chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 13-8 score. Nolf continued his takedown clinic, adding a flurry of takedowns and picking up multiple stall points to lead 23-12 after two periods with 1:06 in riding time. Nolf chose neutral to start the third, turned a low single into a cradle and a pin at the 5:24 mark.

The No. 14 University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated No. 3 Michigan 23-12 Sunday afternoon inside Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the win, the Sooners move to 5-0 on the season. OU picked up six wins in the dual, including a technical fall victory at 133 pounds when No. 1 Cody Brewer collected two 4-point nearfalls en route to defeating No. 6 Rossi Bruno, 18-2 (6:54). Ryan Millhof started off the match for the Sooners at 125 pounds with a 3-2 decision upset over No. 6 Conor Youtsey. Millhof recorded an escape and a takedown in the second period for the win. Redshirt freshman Noah Teaney dropped a hard-fought 7-5 decision over Michigan's George Fisher at 141, but freshman Davion Jeffries, ranked No. 20 in the nation, continued his undefeated streak, downing No. 11 Alex Pantaleo with a 4-3 decision after tallying a late takedown in the 149-pound bout. Redshirt sophomore Shayne Tucker collected six points for the Sooners after his opponent, No. 3 Brian Murphy, defaulted because of injury at 157 pounds. No. 8 Clark Glass kept it going for the Sooners, defeating No. 17 Garrett Sutton in a 3-2 decision, and No. 14 Matt Reed registered a 14-7 decision over No. 19 Davonte Mahomes. OU redshirt freshman Joel Dixon dropped his 184-pound match, 8-1, to No. 13 Domenic Abounader, and Michigan's No. 5 Max Huntley downed Brad Johnson by 8-6 decision in an exciting 197-pound bout. No. 8 Ross Larson was defeated by No. 3 Adam Coon at 285 pounds, 4-1. All six of the Sooners wins in the dual were to ranked opponents, including three that were against higher-ranked foes. The Sooners return to the mat on Dec. 4 in Las Vegas, Nev., for the Cliff Keen Invitational. OU comes home on Dec. 13 for a Bedlam matchup in McCasland Field House, slated for 2 p.m CT. Results: 125: Ryan Millhof (OU) dec. No. 6 Conor Youtsey (U-M), 3-2 OU, 3-0 133: No. 1 Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall No. 6 Rossi Bruno (U-M), 18-2 (6:54) OU, 8-0 141: George Fisher (U-M) dec. Noah Teaney (OU), 7-5 OU, 8-3 149: No. 20 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. No. 11 Alec Pantaleo (U-M), 4-3 OU, 11-3 157: Shayne Tucker (OU) injury default No. 3 Brian Murphy (U-M) OU, 17-3 165: No. 8 Clark Glass (OU) dec. No. 17 Garrett Sutton (U-M), 3-2 OU, 20-3 174: No. 14 Matt Reed (OU) dec. No. 19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M), 14-7 OU, 23-3 184: No. 13 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Joel Dixon (OU), 8-1 OU, 23-6 197: No. 5 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 8-6 OU, 23-9 285: No. 3 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. No. 8 Ross Larson (OU), 4-1 OU, 23-12

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 10 Lehigh completed a weekend sweep of its first home action of the season with a convincing 36-6 win over Edinboro Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in five of the eight, including a trio of pins from juniors Randy Cruz and Mitch Minotti and senior Max Wessell to improve to 4-1 on the season. "Edinboro is always going to come after you and wrestle hard," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "They're going to be a lot better come March when they get some guys back in the lineup. They're going to be a different team, but our guys wrestled hard. We moved forward and took a lot of shots. Hopefully we start getting rewarded for that." The only bout of the dual that matched ranked wrestlers was the first one as 14th-ranked sophomore edged No. 20 Sean Russell 3-1 in sudden victory at 125. The match was 1-1 through regulation, when Cruz scored off a low double leg shot from behind Russell for the winning points. Lehigh then turned to its third 133-pounder of the season, as sophomore Dean Somers stepped in for classmate Jonathan Mele and posted a 12-0 major decision over Tony Recco. Somers came out of an early scramble with a takedown and four point near fall to lead 6-0 after one and added a takedown in each of the final two periods to win his first career dual match. "He kept wrestling," Santoro said of Somers. "He didn't try to sit on a lead. He kept wrestling and ended up getting the major for us and winning pretty big. It was a nice win for him." Randy Cruz then made it three straight Mountain Hawk wins with the first of three falls on the day. Up 2-0 in the first period, Cruz used a half nelson-arm bar combination to deck Nate Hagan in 2:05. Edinboro's first win came at 149 as Patricio Lugo improved to 10-0 after holding off a late charge from junior Laike Gardner to win 6-4. Lugo led 4-1 after one period behind two takedowns. A third period score got Gardner back within two but he couldn't convert a tying takedown in the final period. Minotti led 3-0 in the second period at 157 when he used a cement mixer to pin Spencer Nagy at 3:29 to give the Mountain Hawks a 19-3 lead at intermission. The Fighting Scots (3-2) posted their only other win at 165 as Casey Fuller edged freshman Ryan Preisch 3-2, with the only takedown coming from Fuller in the first period off a Preisch shot. Fuller joined Lugo at moving to 10-0 on the season. "I'll take a few losses early for being overly aggressive," Santoro said. "We'll start finishing those and next time we'll be better." Lehigh went on to capture the final four bouts, starting with a 10-4 win from junior Elliot Riddick over Patrick Jennings at 174. Riddick scored a takedown in each period and added a two point near fall in the second plus a pair of escapes. Senior Nathaniel Brown posted his third technical fall win in five bouts, defeating Chris Laird 16-0 in 2:13 at 184. After an early takedown, Brown scored three four point near falls off tilts and then ended the match with a two point near fall. At 197 senior John Bolich won an 8-3 decision over Vince Pickett. Bolich built a 7-1 lead in the third period and was looking for a major when he was taken down late. The final bout of the dual went to senior Max Wessell who handed Billy Miller his first loss of the season. Tied at 1-1 in the third period, Wessell countered a Miller shot by throwing him to his back for the fall in 5:35. The Mountain Hawks will be off from competition next weekend and will return to action with two duals in New Jersey on Saturday, December 5. Lehigh will visit Rider at 11 a.m. and then will make the trek to Princeton to visit the Tigers at 2 p.m. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Sean Russell (Edinboro) 3-1, sv 133 - Dean Somers (Lehigh) major dec. Tony Recco (Edinboro) 12-0 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) Fall Nate Hagan (Edinboro) 2:05 149 - Patricio Lugo (Edinboro) dec. Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 6-4 157 - Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) Fall Spencer Nagy (Edinboro) 3:29 165 - Casey Fuller (Edinboro) dec. Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) 3-2 174 - Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) dec. Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) 10-4 184 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech fall Chris Laird (Edinboro) 16-0, 2:13 197 - John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Vince Pickett (Edinboro) 8-3 285 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) Fall Billy Miller (Edinboro) 5:35

SAINT CHARLES, Mo. -- Oklahoma State wrestlers Joe Smith and Chandler Rogers remain undefeated on the season after claiming titles at the Joe Parisi Open at 157 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Smith won his title at 157 pounds, taking out two top-20 opponents in the process. The true freshman put on a dominating show, tacking on bonus points to three of his five wins. In his first two matches, Smith scored a total of 47 points with a 24-10 major decision over Logan McQuillan of Iowa and a 23-8 technical fall over Ty Ethridge of Lindenwood, respectively. In the quarterfinals, he picked up a first-period fall, sticking Kevin Cooper of McKendree in 2:48. Waiting for him in the semifinals was No. 11 Joey LaVallee of Mizzou, who Smith defeated, in his closest bout of the day, 5-3. In the finals, Smith met up with No. 17 Dylan Cottrell. The Cowboy continued his winning ways and improved to 13-0 on the season with an 8-2 win over the Mountaineer. Competing at 174 pounds, Rogers earned the second title for the Cowboys. Rogers proved to be dominant as well as he open his tournament with three-consecutive wins by fall. Between the three matches, Rogers spent less than 12 minutes on the mat with each fall coming in the second period. In the semifinals, the Cowboy faced Jacobe Smith of Northeastern Oklahoma. Rogers came out on top with a 12-6 win and secured his spot in the finals, where he would meet up with Zeb Wahle of Maryville. The two took the match into overtime, but it was Rogers who walked away with a 9-7 win and the title at 174 pounds. Seven other Cowboys earned top-five finishes. At 149 pounds, Jonce Blaylock produced a third-place finish, taking out Neal Malloy of Indianapolis, 8-4. Earlier in the day, the Cowboy advanced to semifinals after taking out Derek Miller of Grand View with a 6-0 decision and Mech Spraggins of McKendree with a 12-3 major decision. In the semis, he faced John Fahy of SIUE. Fahy got the win, 8-5, sending Blaylock to the back half of the bracket. There, Blaylock picked up two more wins to finish third. Ryan Blees also finished third at the tournament. At 157 pounds, Blees started strong with a 10-0 major decision in his first bout and a first-period fall in his second bout. In the semifinals, Blees faced LaVallee in a high-scoring match, but it was LaVallee who took the 18-15 win. In the consolation bracket, Blees came back, winning four matches, including an 8-4 win over Logan Thomsen of Iowa to finish third. Nick Piccininni competed for the Pokes at 125 pounds, where he finished fourth. The freshman picked up two solid wins in the championship round, including a fall over senior Tristan Bundy of Grand View, before falling to eventual champion Barlow McGhee of Missouri in a 3-1 bout. Piccininni battled back to earn his spot in the third-place match but fell just short to Aaron Assad of Missouri, 8-6. Dusty Hone followed suit at 141 pounds, collecting his own fourth-place finish. Similar to Piccininni, Hone picked up two wins, including a 15-0 technical fall before getting knocked to the consolation bracket by Missouri's LeRoy Barnes with 6-4 match. Fighting his way back, Hone won three matches to advance to the third-place bout but was outlasted by Mizzou's Matt Manley, 3-2. Junior Austin Schafer also earned a fourth-place finish. At 197 pounds, Schafer picked up a 12-3 major decision to start the tournament but was defeated by 2014 NCAA champion and No. 2 J'Den Cox of Mizzou in the quarterfinals. In the consos, Schafer won two-consecutive matches by technical fall before defeating teammate Andrew Marsden to earn a spot in the third-place bout. There he was pinned by Ryan Beltz of Maryville to finish fourth. At 141 pounds, Tristan Moran finished fifth, defeating Will Roark of Mizzou in his final match of the day, 5-1. Moran earned five wins on the day. Also earning a fifth-place finish was Andrew Marsden at 197 pounds. The true freshman stuck Benedictine's Stephen Loosbrock in just 30 seconds to finish fifth. Marsden snatched two 30-second falls on the day. Also competing for the Pokes in the Gold Division was Eli Hale (125), Lincoln Olson (133), Dalton Moran (157), Preston Weigel (197) and Tanner Allen (285). Garrett Beier (285) competed in the Black Division. The Cowboys are back in action next weekend as they travel to Brookings, South Dakota, to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Nov. 27, before heading back to Stillwater to take on Minnesota in the home opener on Nov. 29 at 2 p.m..

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- At the Joe Parisi Open on Saturday, 38 teams had wrestlers compete in more than 1,500 matches on 13 mats, but no team came away more victorious than Mizzou Wrestling. In all, #TigerStyle walked away from the Open, hosted on Lindenwood's campus, with five championships, including four in the elite division. The highlight moment of the night came from redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), who upset the No. 2-ranked Zeke Moisey from West Virginia by way of major decision, 14-4, to capture the 125 pound championship. Immediately following the win, teammates junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) (who both won championships of their own), embraced McGhee on a group bear-hug, showing their excitement for the great win. The victory over Moisey capped an impressive day for McGhee, who won five matches on the day. McGhee recorded two technical falls and two major decisions in the five wins. The 133-pound championship featured two Tigers, as freshman Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and redshirt junior Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) squared off against one another. The two, who have to be familiar with one another from practicing against each other every day, batted to a 5-3 decision, won by the young Tiger Eierman. Eierman won four matches on the day, two by major decision and one by fall. Mayes brought home the next title for #TigerStyle when he defeated John Fahy from SIU Edwardsville for the second straight night. Mayes, who beat Fahy 11-6 on Friday night, one-upped his performance by handing Fahy a 15-3 major decision defeat in the championship match. The major decision was Mayes' second on the night. He also recorded a fall in his quarterfinals match against Isaac Reinemann of Illinois. Cox, who won a Joe Parisi Championship as a freshman, outlasted Jacob Smith of West Virginia, 2-0, in the 197-pound Championship match. Smith was ranked as high as No. 8 in national rankings coming into the tournament. Cox ran through the competition in route to his title, posted three technical falls and a first period fall on the day. Three #Tigerstyle grapplers, redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Aaron Asaad (Brecksville, Ohio), redshirt freshman 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.), and redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.), also placed third in the elite division on the day. In the freshman/sophomore division, freshman 157-pounder Luke Fortuna (Lombard, Ill.) took home the 157-pound title, beating teammate freshman 157-pounder Keegan McCormick by way of decision, 3-2. Freshman Alex Butler (Rockford, Ill.) placed second in the 149 pound weight class, falling to Michael Kememer of Iowa by fall in the championship match. #TigerStyle will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa next Saturday (Nov. 28) to face the No. 15-ranked Northern Iowa Panthers. The dual is slated to begin at 7 P.M. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling).

Two individual victories over Top-10 foes, four individual titles overall and a team victory in the 2015 Navy Classic, which included two Top-25 teams in the field -- it would be tough for the Princeton Wrestling team to have a much better night, especially this early in such a promising season. Princeton, which had placed third in 2013 and second in 2014, won the 2015 Navy Classic with 139 team points, while Kent State took second with 130 points. Wisconsin, ranked 12th in the latest InterMat tournament rankings, finished third (101.5), while Ohio University, ranked 21st by InterMat, finished sixth (79.5). While the team victory was sweet, some of the individual wins that led the way there were even sweeter. Jordan Laster (141), Jonathan Schleifer (174), Abram Ayala (184), and Brett Harner (197) each won their individual championships, and both Schleifer and Harner went through some major obstacles to get there. Schleifer defeated Ohio's Cody Walters, the nation's fourth-ranked wrestler, 4-3 to win the 174-pound title. That is the highest-ranked victory for any wrestler during head coach Chris Ayres' near decade as head coach. Only minutes later, Harner, ranked 18th nationally, defeated Ohio's Phil Wennington, ranked seventh, 3-2 to win the 197-pound title. The first title of the night went to Laster, who was pushed hard by Navy's Nicholas Gil, but he rallied for a 6-5 victory at 141 pounds. It was Laster's first tournament of his Princeton career, though he did reach the EIWA final last season. Saturday also marked the season debut for senior Abram Ayala, who looked dominant in his debut at 184. While his three champion teammates pulled out one-point wins in the final, Ayala took his title by a 12-6 score, and that was his closest match of the day. "Great effort by those guys in winning titles, and by the whole team today," head coach Chris Ayres said. "They're putting in the work and getting results, which should motivate them even more. I was really pleased with the effort up and down the roster, and we need to keep building on nights like this." Ten Tigers placed overall, including four who placed in the top four at their weight classes. Junior Ray O'Donnell, who reached the semifinal at heavyweight, took third, while Pat D'Arcy (125), Chris Perez (149), and Ian Baker (197) each took fourth. Francesco Fabozzi (157) and Judd Ziegler (165) added sixth-place finishes, respectively. Through two weekends of competition, including the Binghamton Open two weeks ago, the quartet of Laster, Schleifer, Ayala and Harner have combined to lose two individual matches; one was by Laster to Lehigh's Randy Cruz, the reigning EIWA champion, and the other was by Schleifer to Cornell's Brian Realbuto, the reigning NCAA runner-up. Harner won both tournaments, while Ayala made his debut at Navy.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Four bonus-point victories propelled No. 7 Nebraska (4-0) to a 35-4 win over Wyoming at the Devaney Center on Saturday night. No. 4 Austin Wilson (165) and No. 7 TJ Dudley (184) each earned first-period falls in NU's rout of the Cowboys. Wilson's pin against Chaz Polson came in 0:48. Dudley, a 2015 All-American, pinned Jace Jensen in 1:20. No. 20 Micah Barnes (174) and 13th-ranked Collin Jensen (HWT) knocked off Wyoming's two ranked grapplers. Barnes used three takedowns and added a riding time point to down 11th-ranked Ben Stroh, 9-7. Jensen earned two takedowns in the final bout of the night, as he defeated No. 20 Tanner Harms, 7-3. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (149) and Colton McCrystal (133) each managed major decisions to help NU jump out to an 11-4 lead after four matches. Sueflohn, making his first appearance at home since last year's injury, recorded five takedowns and 3:56 of riding time in a 14-3 major decision over Jake Elliott. McCrystal tallied six takedowns and 3:15 of riding time to notch a 16-4 victory. No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) won by sudden victory-1 over Drew Templeman in the first match of the night. No. 12 Tyler Berger (157) and 14th-ranked Aaron Studebaker (197) each recorded decisions. The lone Husker loss was at 141 pounds, as No. 9 Anthony Abidin fell to Bryce Meredith, 13-4. Next weekend, the Huskers travel to New York, N.Y. for the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday, Nov. 29. NU faces Cornell at 9 a.m. (CT) before battling Princeton at 11 a.m. at Madison Square Garden. Results: 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) sudden victory-1 Drew Templeman (WYO), 7-5 (NEB 3, WYO 0) 133: Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Gunnar Woodburn (WYO), 16-4 (NEB 7, WYO 0) 141: Bryce Meredith (WYO) major dec. #9 Anthony Abidin (NEB), 13-4 (NEB 7, WYO 4) 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Jake Elliott (WYO), 14-3 (NEB 11, WYO 4) 157: #12 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO), 8-1 (NEB 14, WYO 4) 165: #4 Austin Wilson (NEB) pin Chaz Polson (WYO), 0:48 (NEB 20, WYO 4) 174: #20 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. #11 Ben Stroh (WYO), 9-7 (NEB 23, WYO 4) 184: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) pin Jace Jensen (WYO), 1:20 (NEB 29, WYO 4) 197: #14 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Brandon Tribble (WYO), 10-3 (NEB 32, WYO 4) HWT: #13 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #20 Tanner Harms (WYO), 7-3 (NEB 35, WYO 4)

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad won their first road dual meet of 2015, topping South Dakota State 20-16. Junior Joey Dance moved to 3-0 on the season in dual meets, picking up a 17-2 tech fall in 4:39, to put the Hokies up 5-0 early. With the Jacks picking up three points at 133, tenth-ranked redshirt freshman Solomon Chishko continued his winning ways with a 10-5 decision at 141 pounds. Chishko used early takedowns to build a lead he never surrendered to widen Tech's lead to 8-3. South Dakota State won a tech fall at 149 and picked up a major decision at 157 pounds to take their first lead of the afternoon at 12-8. Twentieth-ranked David McFadden's first and third period takedowns propelled him to his third dual meet victory of the season, notching a 6-4 win at 165 pounds. McFadden's decision put the Hokies within one, trailing 12-11 through six weight classes. Zack Zavatsky picked up his second win of the season, a 7-4 decision. After being tied 3-3 heading into the third period, Zavatsky quickly added an escape and a takedown, eventually winning by a margin of three. After Zavatsky's victory, the Hokies were within two, trailing 16-14. No. 19 Jared Haught picked up the upset of the day, taking down 12th-ranked Nate Rotert in a closely matched 3-2 battle. After scoring an early escape in the first period, the score remained 1-0 in favor of Haught until Rotert evened the score with an escape of his own in the third. Haught took the lead for good with a takedown with under 30 second remaining to put the Hokies ahead 17-16 with just the heavyweight match left on the docket. Second-ranked Ty Walz rode two takedowns to a 4-3 victory, improving his record to a perfect 3-0, and sealing the 20-16 victory for Virginia Tech. "Obviously we wrestled pretty much all first and second year athletes tonight, so it wasn't pretty at times, but we did learn how to compete a little when the chips are down," said head coach Kevin Dresser. "I wanted to put them in a tough environment and watch. I watched some fail and I saw a few guys grow up. It's a short turnaround with North Dakota State in less than 24 hours." With those three bouts accounting for nine of Tech's 15 final points, Walz picked up a forfeit in the heavyweight matchup for the final six team points. Tech (2-1) will be back in action on Sunday, when the team heads north to take on the Bison of North Dakota State at 4 p.m. Live stats and a video stream for the meet can be found at GoBison.com Results: 125: #3 Joey Dance (VT) over Anthony Cefolo (SDSU) - Tech Fall, 17-2, 4:39 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over #18 Kevin Norstrem (VT) - Dec., 6-4 141: #10 Solomon Chishko (VT) over Seth Gross (SDSU) - Dec., 10-5 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Chad Saunders (VT) - Tech Fall, 16-1, 5:58 157: #8 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Jake Spengler (VT) - Maj., 13-1 165: #20 David McFadden (VT) over Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) - Dec., 6-4 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Cody Hughes (VT) - Maj. 9-1 184: Zachary Zavatsky (VT) over Brady Ayers (SDSU) - Dec. 7-4 197: #19 Jared Haught (VT) over #12 Nate Rotert (SDSU) - Dec. 3-2 285: #2 Ty Wlaz (VT) over Alex Macki (SDSU) - Dec. 5-3

Returning to the Sports Pavilion for the first time this season, the Gophers took six matches and scored key victories at 157, 184 and 197 pounds to ground the Air Force Falcons, 22-12, on Saturday night. The victory pushed the Gophers record back above .500 (4-3) and improved on a perfect home ledger so far this season (4-0). "We made a little bit of progress over last week and that's what we're trying to do," said Head Coach J Robinson. "The season's pretty young. We're only in our third week but we made a little bit of progress. It'll be interesting because next week we're going to have Oklahoma State. ... It'll give us a good indication of where we really are." Brandon Kingsley's first-period fall at 157, scored just 48 seconds into his match with Zach Stepan, broke open a dual that had been tightly contested to that point. The teams were tied at six when Kingsley took the mat and attacked Stepan aggressively from the match's opening whistle. Within seconds of scoring the bout's first takedown, Kingsley locked in a cradle on Stepan and held tightly as he maneuvered him to his back for the pin. The fall vaulted the Gophers ahead by six points, 12-6, as the teams headed to the locker room for the halftime intermission. "I knew his basic strategy was going to be to go for that low shot. I felt like when he knew that I countered that shot right away, he kind of felt off and I was able to get to my offense incredibly fast," said Kingsley. "It was an opposite side shot, which I'm normally used to, but I still was able to get him down and start working my top position where I'm most comfortable." A pair of losses at 165 and 174 erased the Gopher lead and left the dual tied at 12 with three matches remaining. At 184, Chris Pfarr and Anthony McLaughlin were even after seven minutes of regulation and headed to sudden victory overtime. With the two trading escapes in tiebreakers after a scoreless overtime, they headed to a second sudden victory period and, eventually, a second set of tiebreakers. After four minutes of overtime and tiebreakers, at the start of which riding time is reset, Pfarr had a 0.4 second riding time advantage, which is the deciding factor in NCAA matches tied after 11 minutes of wrestling. That narrow advantage gave Pfarr an 8-7 win, a crucial victory to give the Gophers the lead and the momentum with two matches remaining. "I knew I had to grind it out. I feel like my conditioning is better than most people's, so as the match goes on, it is to my advantage," said Pfarr. "That's what our coaches preach. The longer it goes in the match, it's better for us because we train for those positions and that time. I wasn't too nervous. I was just ready to go." Following his brother's marathon match, No. 6 Brett Pfarr stretched his career-long varsity winning streak to 10 matches and remained undefeated on the season with a 12-4 major decision over Parker Hines. The bonus point scored in that major decision put the Gophers ahead by seven, sealing the dual prior to the night's final match. In that contest, No. 9 Michael Kroells defeated Marcus Malecek, 9-3, the exact same score as their match when these same two teams met in Colorado Springs last November. The dual began with the Gophers trading victories with the Falcons for the first four matches. Skyler Petry put Minnesota in front with a 9-7 decision at 125. Josh Martinez evened the dual with an 8-5 decision over Sam Brancale at 133 in a tight match that was ultimately decided on a third-period takedown. At 141, No. 12 Tommy Thorn fought off a late charge from David Walker to take a 12-7 decision. Air Force again fired back at 149, leveling the dual at six with an 8-3 decision from Jerry McGinty, which set the stage for Kingsley's pin going into the break. The Gophers' grueling November presses forward after tonight's victory. Minnesota will visit Stillwater next Sunday to take on No. 3 Oklahoma State, the most wrestled non-conference rivalry of the J Robinson era. That match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central. Fans who want to stay up-to-date on the latest news around the program should not only regularly check back here on GopherSports.com, but also follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Results: 125: Skyler Petry (Minn) dec Drew Romero (AFA), 9-7 / Minnesota 3 - Air Force 0 133: No. 13 Josh Martinez (AFA) dec Sam Brancale (Minn), 8-5 / Minnesota 3 - Air Force 3 141: No. 12 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec David Walker (AFA), 12-7 / Minnesota 6 - Air Force 3 149: Jerry McGinty (AFA) dec Miles Patton (Minn), 8-3 / Minnesota 6 - Air Force 6 157: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) fall (0:48) Zach Stepan (AFA) / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 6 165: Alex Lopouchanski (AFA) dec Dylan Urbach (Minn), 3-1 / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 9 174: Adam Jackson (AFA) dec Jordon Rothers (Minn), 5-1 / Minnesota 12 - Air Force 12 184: Chris Pfarr (Minn) dec (TB-2) Anthony McLaughlin (AFA), 8-7 / Minnesota 15 - Air Force 12 197: Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj dec Parker Hines (AFA), 12-4 / Minnesota 19 - Air Force 12 HWT: Michael Kroells (Minn) dec Marcus Maleck (AFA), 9-3 / Minnesota 22 - Air Force 12

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Another ranked opponent stood in the way of No. 15 Rutgers wrestling Saturday at Gill Coliseum, and another fell to the Scarlet Knights. RU dominated No. 18 Oregon State, 24-12, for its third consecutive victory against a top-25 team, closing the day with a 30-9 showing against Utah Valley. Redshirt sophomore and No. 3-ranked Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) and junior Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J.) each upped their records to 7-0 on the season, with Lewis registering a pair of major decisions. “It was a great challenge,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We were excited to come out west and face a nationally ranked program that's been good for a really long time. These guys are wrestling really, really well right now. It was a business trip, that's the way we treated it. We're exited to be heading back home with two big wins.” Joining Ashnault and Lewis with two wins was No. 9 Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.). The redshirt senior rolled over No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State), 10-3, and scored a tech fall in his second match to improve to 6-1. With two ranked wins this season, he is tied with Ashnault for the team lead. “We always talk about feeding off each other and now no one wants to be that guy to lose,” Goodale said of Ashnault, Lewis, and Perrotti. “There's a good healthy competition between them going on right now. It's exciting to watch.” Redshirt sophomore Nicholas Gravina (Allendale, N.J.) went 2-0 and is now 6-1 this season at 184 pounds. Redshirt senior Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) earned a quality victory against the Beavers, winning 5-2, against No. 15 Cody Brewer. The victory was Hrymack's (5-3) first over a ranked opponent this season. The full results from the day of competition are below. Rutgers returns to the mat on Sunday, Nov. 29 in the fourth annual “Grapple at the Garden.” The Scarlet Knights will wrestle No. 8 Cornell (10 a.m.) and George Mason (Noon) at Madison Square Garden. No. 15 Rutgers 24, No. 18 Oregon State 12 125: No. 10/9/6 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon St.) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Oregon St. leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) major dec. over Joey Palmer (Oregon St.), 12-2; Rutgers leads, 4-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Jack Hathaway (Oregon St.), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 7-3 149: Joey Delgado (Oregon St.) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 7-6 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon St.), 11-2; Rutgers leads, 11-6 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 12/NR/16 Seth Thomas (Oregon St.), 10-3; Rutgers leads, 14-6 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) major dec. over Tyler Chay (Oregon St.), 11-2. Rutgers leads, 18-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Corey Griego (Oregon St.), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over No. 15/12/16 Cody Crawford (Oregon St.), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 24-12 285: No. 5/5/5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon St.) wins by disqualification over No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU); Rutgers wins, 24-12 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat No. 15 Rutgers 30, Utah Valley 9 125: No. 12/12/12 Chase Tolbert (UVU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Utah Valley leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU wins by forfeit; Rutgers leads, 6-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Jarod Maynes (UVU), 20-7; Rutgers leads, 10-3 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) major dec. over Brayden Humphreys (UVU), 10-0; Rutgers leads, 14-3 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 18-3 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) tech fall over Kieffer Taylor (UVU), 16-0; Rutgers leads, 23-3 174: Ross Taylor (UVU) major dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RU), 3-2. Rutgers leads, 23-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Will Sumner (UVU), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 26-6 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 5-1; Rutgers leads, 26-9 285: No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Dustin Dennison (UVU), 10-1; Rutgers wins, 30-9 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- A trio of Purdue redshirt freshmen made an impact in their first career dual starts by registering two major decisions and a technical fall, highlighting a 34-4 win over NCAA Division II Shippensburg (1-2) on Saturday in Thomas Fieldhouse. The Boilermakers then won seven straight bouts on their way to beating Lock Haven (1-4) 31-9. With the two dual victories, Purdue pushed its record to 5-1. "It's always exciting when the guys that had to wait a year to compete because of reshirting, for them to win is a special thing," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "I remember my first win out of redshirt and I am sure they will remember it too. "They scored points, like we talk about as a team," Ersland said. "Not only did they win, but they scored points, as we always emphasize." Peter Andreotti made the most of his first dual start at 165 pounds, scoring a 17-2 technical fall in 7:00 on Shippensburg's Mark Lentz. The redshirt freshman used a first-period takedown to tilt Lentz for a pair of two-point nearfalls, building a 6-0 lead. From bottom in the second, he earned more back points, a two- and a four-point nearfall to push his lead to 12-2. A second takedown was scored in the third after an escape thanks to Lentz choosing to start on top. His final point came thanks to 1:02 riding time as he moved to 6-4 on the season. In the ensuing match at 174, Blake Reid took Hunter Fenk down six times, reversed him and got a two-count in the second and capped it off with 2:02 on his way to a 17-7 major decision. All seven of the Raiders' points came via escape. The win was the third of Reid's rookie campaign. Jacob Aven closed out the dual with a 9-1 major decision vs. Derek Earnst. The redshirt freshman 285-pounder tallied a takedown in each period and earned a pair of penalty points thanks to Earnst's three stalling calls. The win lifted Aven's record to 5-3. Purdue's double winners on the day included Ben Thornton (125), Luke Welch (133), Danny Sabatello (141), Alex Griffin (149) and Doug Welch (157), who posted a pair of bonus point wins. "Consistency is what we're looking for," Ersland said of his lower weights. "We had more consistency today and we hope to build on that." At 157 pounds, 14th-ranked D. Welch provided a major decision and a fall. He scored a 9-0 major decision of Shippensburg's Adam Martz. It was a 1-0 match for D. Welch heading into the third period where he escaped and put a six-point move on the Raider. He added another point by riding Martz for 2:54 for the eighth major decision of his career. He then built an 11-0 lead on Aaron McKinney of Lock Haven before pinning him in 6:16, also the eighth of his career. The two wins lifted his season mark to 5-1. Against Lock Haven, Griffin captured his eighth major decision with a 10-1 showing against Cody Wheeler at 149. After a scoreless first, the redshirt junior earned a four-count and scored five points in the third period to remain undefeated at 4-0. In the only matchup between ranked wrestlers, 20th-ranked Sabatello prevailed in the second sudden victory with No. 17 Dan Neff of Lock Haven 12-10. The redshirt senior scored the winning takedown 19 seconds into the second 60-second winner-take-all session, lifting his record to 8-3. "Danny rose to the occasion and won a hard fought match against Neff," Ersland said. "He had to fright really hard, but he closed it out and got the win." At 174, Jacob Morrissey won his second match in as many days by fall, needing just 2:12 seconds to stick Lock Haven's Tyler Wood. The pin is the third of his redshirt sophomore season and the eighth of his career. The Boilermakers will be off from competition the week of Thanksgiving, returning to the mat at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The two-day tournament runs from Dec. 4 to 5. #BoilerNotes • Purdue's combined dual score Saturday was 65-13 … the Boilermakers went 17-3 with seven different wrestlers turning in wins with bonus points (3 MD, 1 TF, 2 F, 1 forfeit) … No. 14 Doug Welch was credited with two bonus point wins (1 MD, 1 F). • The Boilermakers have put 30-or more points on the board in five of their first six duals this season … the 2006-07 season saw Purdue score 30+ in five duals during the season … the season with the most duals where the Boilermakers scored 30+ was in 2002-03 with 10. • Redshirt freshmen Peter Andreotti (165), Blake Reid (174) and Jacob Aven (285) all won with bonus points in their dual debuts … the Boilermakers have now used four different lineups in six duals wrestled. • Eight was the magic number for four Purdue wrestlers … D. Welch had his eighth career major decision and eighth career fall … Alex Griffin had his eighth career major decision … Jacob Morrissey had his eighth career fall. • It was the first-ever meeting with NCAA Division II Shippensburg … the Raiders are the 148th all-time opponent in program history. • Purdue won in Lock Haven for the third time in the series' history … the last win in Lock Haven came in 1958. • Tony Ersland is now 15-9 as the head coach of the Boilermakers. Purdue 34, Shippensburg 4 125 / Ben Thornton (Purdue) dec. Dustin Steffenino (Shippensburg) 9-4 133 / Luke Welch (Purdue) dec. Dante Steffenino (Shippensburg) 7-5 141 / No. 20 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Karl Lightner (Shippensburg) 13-7 149 / Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Colin Ochs (Shippensburg) 6-0 157 / No. 14 Doug Welch (Purdue) maj. dec. Adam Martz (Shippensburg) 9-0 165 / Peter Andreotti (Purdue) tech. fall Mark Lentz (Shippensburg) 17-2 (7:00) 174 / Blake Reid (Purdue) maj. dec. Hunter Fenk (Shippensburg) 17-7 184 / Tanner Lynde (Purdue) won by forfeit 197 / Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) maj. dec. Drake Stein (Purdue) 15-7 285 / Jacob Aven maj. dec. Derek Earnest (Shippensburg) 9-1 Purdue 31, Lock Haven 9 125 / Ben Thornton (Purdue) dec. Jake Field (Lock Haven) 7-4 133 / Luke Welch (Purdue) dec. Bobby Rehim (Lock Haven) 11-7 141 / No. 20 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. No. 17 Dan Neff (Lock Haven) 12-10 (SV2) 149 / Alex Griffin (Purdue) maj. dec. Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven) 10-1 157 / No. 14 Doug Welch (Purdue) pinned Aaron McKinney (Lock Haven) 6:16 165 / Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Cody Cordes (Lock Haven) 6-2 174 / Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) pinned Tyler Wood (Lock Haven) 2:12 184 / Tristan Sponseller (Lock Haven) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue) 8-6 197 / Phil Sprenkle (Lock Haven) pinned Drake Stein (Purdue) 3:13 285 / Tyler Kral (Purdue) dec. Brad Emerick (Lock Haven) 6-0

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won nine matches, including five with bonus points to cruise past Drexel 37-3 on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 1-0 on the season, while Drexel slipped to 2-3. Cornell's four returning mainstays, Nahshon Garrett, Duke Pickett, Brian Realbuto and Gabe Dean, each had strong wins, with three earning bonus point victories. Garrett posted a tech fall at 133, while Pickett won a strong 9-3 decision after dropping a weight class from a year ago. Realbuto turned Nick Elmre for a second period fall and Dean scored at will in his 16-8 major decision victory at 184. Cornell's four freshmen made their debut with three coming away with a win and the fourth dropping a decision to a nationally ranked foe. Dalton Macri'stakedown, the only one of the match, was enough for a 3-2 decision over Zack Fuentes at 125, while Will Koll dominated from the whistle at 141 en route to a tech fall over Anthony Canfora. In what might have been the most exciting match of the night, Jeramy Sweany earned a late takedown and rodeout Joey Goodhard for a 4-3 victory at heavyweight. While Realbuto earned a fall in the dual victory, Chris Dowdy plowed through Mike Communale at 157, bringing his shoulders to the mat just 1:26 into the match to ignite the crowd and extend the team lead to 19-3, taking back the momentum after No. 16 Matt Cimato earned a 6-0 decision over Joe Galasso at 149. The Big Red won its 45th straight dual against EIWA opponents and its 63rd consecutive against an unranked team in the process. Cornell's wrestlers will be back in action beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 when the Big Red hosts the New York State Championship at Barton Hall. Results: 125: #17 Dalton Macri (C) won by decision over Zack Fuentes (D), 3-2 133: #4 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by technical fall over Franco Ferraina (D), 17-2 141: Will Koll (C) won by technical fall over Anthony Canfora (D), 18-3 149: #16 Matt Cimato (D) won by decision over Joe Galasso (C), 6-0 157: Chris Dowdy (C) won by fall over Mike Comunale (D), 1:26 165: #10 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Austin Rose (D), 9-3 174: #2 Brian Realbuto (C) won by fall over Nick Elmer (D), 4:09 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by major decision over Stephen Loiseau (D), 16-8 197: Jake Taylor (C) won by decision over Nezar Haddad (D), 8-2 285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over Joey Goodhart (D), 4-3

Bubba Jenkins, 2011 NCAA champ at 157 pounds for Arizona State, gained a split decision over Jordan Parsons in a 145-pound match at Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef mixed martial arts event at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., on Friday night. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 and 30-27 for the former Sun Devils mat champ, while the third judge awarded the bout to Parsons, 28-29. "This was a fun fight that saw a mix of striking and grappling. Jenkins won the fight by split decision after controlling two of the three rounds," MMAnewssource.com reported. "Jenkins delivered the signature blow of the 15-minute bout when he slammed home a head kick in the second round," according to Sherdog.com . "Parsons collapsed in serious trouble but survived the follow-up volley and managed to recover. Jenkins executed takedowns in rounds one and three, and while he did not consolidate them with damage, they allowed him to bottle up the former Championship Fighting Alliance titleholder for long stretches." Bubba Jenkins (Photo/Bellator)Jenkins is now 10-2 overall in his MMA career and 7-2 in Bellator, having won the last five of six of his bouts, while Parsons drops to 11-2 overall. In his profile of Bubba Jenkins a day before Bellator 146, MMAFighting.com's Chuck Mindenhall noted that the two-time NCAA All-American is coming up on the fourth anniversary of his first professional MMA fight in December 2011. "When Bubba Jenkins got rolling in MMA after a decorated collegiate wrestling career, it came with a buzz," Mindenhall wrote. "With his base, people were wondering not only how far he could go, but how fast he could get there. It was a lot to live up to out of the gate." In that article, Jenkins disclosed, "I should probably be a little bit more ahead than where I am. I didn't take the first year-and-a-half to two years I'd say too seriously. Coming off of college wrestling I jumped right into MMA, and I probably should have took a break. I probably should have relaxed a minute. Because I've been competing all my life. Soon as I stopped wrestling season in high school, I'd go into football season, then wrestling again. Then I went straight to college." Jenkins, who announced his MMA career plans at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, split his career at two major college wrestling programs. For the first three years, the Virginia Beach, Va. native wrestled at Penn State, making it to the 149-pound finals at the 2008 NCAAs, where he lost to Iowa's Brent Metcalf. Then Jenkins had a falling-out with Nittany Lion head coach Cael Sanderson, and was dismissed from the program. He landed at Arizona State for his senior year, where completed his collegiate career by pinning former Penn State teammate David Taylor in the 157-pound finals at the 2011 NCAAs.

Just over 70 years ago, a wrestler was presented with the medal shown here. One side shows two wrestlers, with the words "M Club" on the lower edge; on the reverse, the words "Champion", the year 1942, and "Heavy Wt." are engraved. Who originally received this medal? Where did he wrestle? 1942 M Club wrestling medalThe medal is currently up for auction on eBay. The seller contacted me this past week, asking if it might have been originally presented to Leonard "Butch" Levy, the University of Minnesota's first NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ. There's a strong possibility the seller's hunch is right about the identity of the recipient of the medal, and his school. Levy, a native of Minneapolis, was a multi-sport athlete for the Golden Gophers. He played football and baseball, and was on the wrestling team. At the 1941 NCAA wrestling championships, Levy won the heavyweight title (then called "unlimited" because, unlike today, there was no top weight limit) ... opening the door to subsequent Minnesota heavyweight champions Verne Gagne (1949), Brock Lesnar (2000), Cole Konrad (2006, 2007) and Tony Nelson (2012, 2013). (In fact, Minnesota can claim more NCAA heavyweight titles than any other program, other than Oklahoma State.) I can hear you saying, "Wait, the medal says '1942'!" That was the year that Levy graduated from Minnesota with a degree in economics. Sadly, he broke his foot in his senior season, and was unable to wrestle, or compete in any sports during that school year. Injury aside, Levy still caught the attention of NFL teams ... and the 6' tall, 260-pounder guard was the No. 1 draft pick of the Cleveland Rams that year. However, Levy deferred his pro football career to serve in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II. After three seasons on the gridiron, Levy became a professional wrestler, often working as a tag-team partner with fellow Gopher wrestling/football alums Verne Gagne and Leo Nomellini. Once he left the ring, Levy built successful careers in insurance and as a stockbroker. He passed away in 1999 (just shy of his 78th birthday), and is buried in Temple Israel Memorial Park in Minneapolis. Levy was welcomed into the University of Minnesota's "M" Club Hall of Fame in 1994. If the medal was indeed Levy's, it did some traveling over the decades. The seller found it in what she described as a "grab-bag vintage jewelry jar" at a St. Vincent de Paul store in the Pacific Northwest. If you can confirm that this medal was indeed originally presented to Leonard Bernard "Butch" Levy as a University of Minnesota wrestler and M Club member -- or if you can make a case it would have belonged to someone else -- please contact this writer at mark@intermatwrestle.com.