InterMat Staff

Every year the best in college wrestling seem to get younger, and in 2014-2015 that trend is once again on the rise. The NCAA postseason is filled with diaper dandies showing off the skills they've learned in the first year on the mat, but with this group, what they've achieved in the course of their first seasons is already impressive. From a pair of undefeated middleweights to a handful of little guys looking to make their first podium, here are InterMat's top 10 freshmen heading into the postseason. 1. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois, 157) The top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 157 pounds, the hype on Martinez is starting to sound a lot more like Cael Sanderson and Logan Stieber than many would have expected in November. Ranked No. 1 in the nation and undefeated, Martinez is a wrestler that many believe could be on par scoring-wise with Ben Askren and David Taylor. He has an attack-first style that means he often puts up a lot of points and wins matches by football scores. 2. Bo Jordan (Ohio State, 165) Also undefeated, Ohio State's Bo Jordan is getting the attention many believe he deserves. Ranked No. 5 in the country, Jordan has two wins over Michigan's Taylor Massa and put a beating on Iowa's Nick Moore 9-2. Though he hasn't faced any of the other top four there is no reason to believe that his foot will come off the pedal or that he couldn't handle Alex Dieringer, Michael Moreno or Nick Sulzer with his composure and talent. 3. Kyle Snyder (Ohio State, 197) Everyone's favorite freshman phenom heading into the season Snyder, almost surprisingly, took some losses this season. Ranked No. 3 in the nation, Snyder owns wins over returning All-Americans Morgan McIntosh of Penn State and Scott Schiller of Minnesota. For Snyder to meet his goal of winning a national title he'll need to find a way past Missouri's J'den Cox, a wrestler who beat him during his high school days and a wrestler as capable of stymying attacks as he is launching them. 4. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa, 149) Though he suffered a recent loss to Drake Houdashelt of Missouri, the season of Brandon Sorensen has been one of the most surprising storylines of the season. Ranked No. 5 in this week's InterMat rankings, Sorensen started the season as the expected backup to Grothus. Now the young grappler has a win over returning NCAA champion Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern and has only taken losses to No. 1 Dave Habat of Edinboro and teammate Grothus. 5. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State, 125) At the center of any team championship run is a wrestler who can and will outperform expectations. While Ohio State has leaned on the mature styling of Kyle Snyder all season, their team title hopes may rest on Tomasello who at 24-4 has shown every inclination to beat some of the best wrestlers in the nation. Ranked No. 7 in the nation, Tomasello's only losses have come to the top guys, but with a motor that doesn't quit and an aggressive style he could very well work his way to a high position on the podium and help the Buckeyes make a run at the team title. 6. Willie Miklus (Missouri, 184) The No. 16 wrestler in the nation, Miklus is coming off a big win against high school teammate and training partner Alex Meyer of Iowa. That win helped propel Missouri to the National Duals title and improve the young Tiger's outlook for postseason hardware. Miklus is 26-6 and placed sixth at the Southern Scuffle. Though not rotten with notable victories, he has a nice notch in his belt with a victory over ODU's returning All-American Jack Dechow. 7. Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech, 174) Tough as a tank, Epperly has started his career for the Hokies by rattling off a 17-4 record with his only losses coming to Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), Logan Storley (Minnesota) and Blaise Butler (Virginia). Ranked No. 7 in the nation Epperly crossed into big boy territory a few weeks ago when he upset Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh) a wrestler he's sure to see again at the ACC tournament. 8. Geordan Martinez (Boise State, 141) Save an early season upset at the hands of Michael Ruiz (Great Falls (Mont.), Martinez is having a banner year in a stacked 141-pound weight class. Currently Ranked No. 6 in the nation, Martinez wasn't as publicized coming into college as many of the other wrestlers on the list. However, in his first season on the mats he has an impressive 25-4 record and every opportunity to find the podium in 2015. 9. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers, 141) The pride of new Jersey's prep wrestling scene, the ascension of Anthony Ashnault to a position of acclaim in NCAA wrestling has been quick. Currently ranked No. 9 in the nation, the tough young wrestler has a win over Martinez and Iowa's Josh Dziewa. However tough he is on the mats Ashnault has still dropped close matches, losing to Steven Rodrigues of Illinois, 2-0. 10. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State, 125) Repping an incredible 29 wins against only five losses, Bresser is having a statistically impressive year. Ranked No. 13 due to head-scratching losses, the young Oregon State wrestler will need a strong performance at the Pac-12 tournament to prove to himself and others that he can put together an impressive performance at the largest stage.

Related: Team Rankings | Individual Rankings KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the 22nd-straight edition, Grand View (Iowa) holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Vikings, who have 12 individual wrestlers ranked in the poll, accrued 172 total points. Grand View's ranked grapplers are highlighted by Ryak Finch (125), Brandon Wright (141) and Dallas Houchins (157). Finch and Wright have been listed atop their class in all five polls this season. The Vikings enter the national championships coming off their fifth-straight Central Qualifier team title, as all 12 wrestlers automatically qualified with top-four finishes. Jumping two places to No. 2 is Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) with 108.5 points. The East Qualifier champion Blue Raiders boast nine ranked individuals. Freshman Michael Pixley leads the charge, ranking atop the 184-pound weight class for a second-consecutive week. The Blue Springs, Mo., native is 18-0 on the year. Rounding out the top five are No. 3 Great Falls (Mont.) (105.5 points), No. 4 Southern Oregon (99.5 points) and No. 5 Montana State-Northern (99.5 points). Great Falls and Southern Oregon each boast one top-ranked individual – Michael Ruiz (133) for the Argonauts and Brock Gutches (174) for the Raiders. Montana State-Northern is led by Ethan Hinebauch (165) and Toby Cheff (285). Hinebauch has listed atop the 165-pound weight class in seven of the last eight polls, while Cheff is No. 1 at 285 for a second-straight week. Both won titles at the West Qualifier. No. 9 Missouri Valley’s Jake Ekster is the only new No. 1 this week. The Houston, Texas, native pinned previously top-ranked Gustavo Martinez of Grand View (Iowa) in 6:52 in the 149-pound title match at the Central Qualifier. Ekster was last ranked No. 1 on Dec. 10. No. 20 Simpson (Calif.) is the only newcomer in this installment. The 2015 NAIA Wrestling National Championships, presented by Blue Chip Wrestling, will take place March 6 – 7 at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. Stretch Internet, the NAIA’s official video stream provider, will broadcast the championship bouts (session IV) Saturday night on www.NAIANetwork.com. Action for that session is scheduled to begin at approximately 7 p.m. CST. The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the four Qualifying Groups. For the complete look at the 2014-15 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll calendar, click here. The postseason poll will be announced Feb. 12. Notes (all information dates back to 2000-01 season): Grand View’s (Iowa) No. 1 ranking is its 27th all-time, which ranks second of all programs since 2000-01 … The Vikings have held the top spot in 22-straight polls … Former member Lindenwood (Mo.) boasts the most all-time No. 1 rankings with 39, while Notre Dame (Ohio) is third with 14 … Nine programs have appeared in the Top 20 for at least 20-consecutive polls, led by No. 7 Campbellsville’s (Ky.) and No. 3 Great Falls’ (Mont.) current run of 77-straight polls, dating back to 2005-06 … No. 5 Montana State-Northern is the only other school with at least 60-straight appearances (68) … Grand View (2013-14), Notre Dame (2010-11) and Lindenwood (2006-07) are the only programs to spend an entire season ranked No. 1.

Postseason activity, whether it is in the dual meet or individual format, has concluded in some parts of the country and continues in other parts. The following is the schedule of competition for Fab 50 teams during the upcoming week. No. 1 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- competed in a Class 3A state dual meet play-in match vs. Evanston Township yesterday (2/24) at Niles West; with a win would advance to the state dual final eight at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday No. 2 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- compete in Division II sectional tournament at Tippecanoe on Friday and Saturday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- compete in National Prep Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lehigh University No. 4 Blair Academy, N.J. -- compete in National Prep Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lehigh University No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- compete in the Yosemite Divisional Valley Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lemoore No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- compete in the Yosemite Divisional Valley Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lemoore No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- compete in the Class 3A WPIAL championships (i.e. Southwest Regional) tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday at Penn Hills No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- compete in the Class 3A Northeast Regional on Friday and Saturday at Bethlehem Liberty No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- compete in Region 2 tournament at Bergen Community College tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 12 Poway, Calif. -- compete in San Diego Section masters tournament on Friday and Saturday at El Centro No. 13 Stillwater, Okla. -- compete in Class 6A state tournament at State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- compete in Class 6A state tournament at State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City on Friday and Saturday No. 15 St. Edward, Ohio -- compete in Division I sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Westlake No. 16 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- competed in a Class 2A state dual meet play-in match vs. Chicago St. Patrick yesterday (2/24) at Lake Villa; with a win would advance to the state dual final eight at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn. -- compete in Class AAA state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/26) and individual tournament on Friday and Saturday at X-Cel Energy Center in St. Paul No. 19 Carl Sandburg, Ill. -- competed in a Class 3A state dual meet play-in match vs. Mt. Carmel yesterday (2/24) at Shepard; with a win would advance to the state dual meet final eight at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday No. 21 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- host Division I sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 22 Glenbard Noth, Ill. -- competed in a Class 3A state dual meet play-in match vs. Conant yesterday (2/24) at Niles West; with a win would advance to the state dual meet final eight at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- compete in Class AAA state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/26) and individual tournament on Friday and Saturday at X-Cel Energy Center in St. Paul No. 24 Tuttle, Okla. -- compete in Class 4A state tournament at State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City on Friday and Saturday No. 25 Lowell, Mich. -- compete in team regional tournament tonight (2/18) at Thornapple-Kellogg, and the individual regional on Saturday at Byron Center No. 26 Brecksville, Ohio -- compete in SWC Tournament on Saturday at Amherst, Ohio No. 27 Crook County, Ore. -- compete in Class 4A state tournament at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland on Friday and Saturday No. 28 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. -- compete in Region 2 tournament at Bergen Community College tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 29 Delta, Ohio -- compete in Division III sectional tournament at Archbold on Friday and Saturday No. 31 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- compete in South Central Regional (aka District 3) tournament on Friday and Saturday at HersheyPark Arena No. 32 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- competed in a Class 3A state dual meet play-in match vs. Lyons Township yesterday (2/24) at Shepard; with a win would advance to the state dual meet final eight at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday No. 33 South Dade, Fla. -- compete in Class 3A district tournament at Miami Sunset tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday No. 34 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- compete in the Class 3A WPIAL championships (i.e. Southwest Regional) tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday at Penn Hills No. 35 DePaul Catholic, N.J. -- compete in Region 1 tournament at Walkill Valley tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 36 Dayton Christian, Ohio -- compete in Division III sectional tournament at Milton Union on Friday and Saturday No. 37 St. Peter’s Prep, N.J. -- compete in Region 4 tournament tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 38 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- compete in the Class 3A WPIAL championships (i.e. Southwest Regional) tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday at Penn Hills No. 39 Phillipsburg, N.J. -- compete in Region 1 tournament at Walkill Valley tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 40 Monroe Woodbury, N.Y. -- compete in state tournament at the Times-Union Center in Albany on Friday and Saturday No. 41 Bound Brook, N.J. -- compete in Region 5 tournament at Hunterdon Central tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 42 Elyria, Ohio -- compete in Division I sectional tournament at Westlake on Friday and Saturday No. 43 Kaukauna, Wis. -- compete in Division 1 state tournament tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison No. 44 Minisink Valey, N.Y. -- compete in state tournament at the Times-Union Center in Albany on Friday and Saturday No. 45 Brighton, Mich. -- compete in Division 1 dual meet state tournament on Friday and Saturday in Grand Rapids No. 47 Delbarton, N.J. -- compete in Region 3 tournament tonight (2/25) as well as on Friday and Saturday No. 50 Brandon, Fla. -- compete in Class 2A district tournament at Lake Gibson tomorrow (2/26) through Saturday Season completed: No. 8 Southeast Polk (Iowa), No. 9 Archer (Ga.), No. 18 Neosho (Mo.), No. 20 Bettendorf (Iowa), No. 31 Mesa Mountain View (Ga.), No. 46 Penn (Ind.), No. 48 Colonial Forge (Va.), and No. 49 Evansville Mater Dei (Ind.)

The last weekend of February is upon us. A big chunk of state tournaments have come to their conclusion, while a couple of states commence their state tournament series this weekend. Let's take a look at some of the highlights for the week that was, and the week that will be. What championships are being held this week? Individual bracket: West Virginia, Wisconsin (2/26-2/28): Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, National Preps, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming (2/27 & 2/28) Dual meet: Delaware (2/24), Minnesota (2/26); Michigan (2/27 & 2/28): Illinois, Nebraska (2/28) Which states have already concluded their championships? Individual bracket: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington Dual meet: Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee Four things to look forward to this week 1. Can Apple Valley hold off St. Michael-Albertville for the state (dual) title in Class AAA Apple Valley, this year ranked No. 18 nationally, has won (or shared) the state dual meet title for nine straight years, and 15 of the last 16 going back to 1999. This year, it is No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville nipping right on the Eagles' heels. Two years ago, the teams were declared co-champions after their state dual meet finals match ended in a 28-28 tie. Last year, St. Michael-Albertville finished third after losing 37-21 to Prior Lake in the dual meet semifinal. The Knights have won seven (dual meet) state titles over the years, including that joint title in 2013, with most coming while they competed in Class AA. St. Michael-Albertville, ranked second in Class AAA by The Guillotine, draws 12th-ranked Moorhead in the opening round; a likely semifinal against 3rd-ranked Willmar would follow. In the other half-bracket, Apple Valley opens with White Bear Lake, before a semifinal against either 5th-ranked Farmington or 6th-ranked Prior Lake. Based on rankings produced by The Guillotine, the following weight classes are likely to place matchups with ranked wrestlers competing against one another: 106: No. 5 Nate Larson (Apple Valley) vs. No. 8 Patrick McKee (STMA) 160: No. 9 Andrew Walock vs. No. 10 Mitchell Zachman 170: No. 1 Mark Hall (No. 1 national) vs. No. 3 Evan Ronsen 195: No. 1 Bobby Steveson (No. 2 national) vs. No. 5 Evan Foster 220: No. 1 Gable Steveson (No. 17 national) vs. No. 4 Jake Briggs The other nine weight classes have three Apple Valley ranked wrestlers and six STMA ranked wrestlers. This includes the three wrestlers for STMA who are ranked first in the state -- No. 6 Mitchell McKee (126), Jake Allar (138), and No. 18 Jordan Joseph (182). Based on the rankings produced by The Guillotine, Apple Valley is favored in eight weight classes; upsets, swing matchups, and lineup flexibility will play a role in the ultimate dual meet outcome. 2. Broken Arrow vs. Stillwater, chapter four Clearly the two best teams in Class 6A, as well as overall in the Sooner State, No. 13 Stillwater and No. 14 Broken Arrow look to be locked up in a tooth-and-nail battle for the state individual title. Two weekends ago, it took a 5-3 decision from Cyntrell Carden in the dual meet's last match to yield victory for Stillwater. On the strength of that mild upset at 285, the Pioneers won their eighth weight class of the dual meet and a 29-27 final score. Eighteen days before that one, it was a similarly close match, also won by Stillwater. The Pioneers scored a 27-26 victory as the teams split weight classes at seven apiece. However, it was not without controversy. In the evening's third to last bout, there was a mis-application of penalty points, which would have given Broken Arrow a major decision at 195; then based on how the last two matches went, there would have been a 27-27 tie, one in which the Tigers had criteria based on the match's lone pin. In their lone individual bracket event of the season, at the Geary Invitational -- which was 2-1/2 weeks before the dual meet -- Broken Arrow out-pointed Stillwater by a decent amount for second place. No. 4 Blair Academy took first in the standings. It should be noted that the team scoring at Geary is not commensurate to the scoring used at the state individual tournament. Headed into the festivities this Friday and Saturday at the State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City, Broken Arrow has qualified ten wrestlers, while Stillwater will be working with ten. Also, with a high number of qualifiers in Class 6A is Sand Springs with 11. The eleven qualifiers for Broken Arrow and Sand Springs are joint most for any team across the four classifications, as No. 24 Tuttle also qualified 11 in Class 4A. 3. Rivalries throughout WPIAL Class 3A meet an undercard for Hershey No matter the pleading and begging of certain people, the individual power in Pennsylvania wrestling (Class 3A in specific) has shifted towards the west and middle parts of the state. It was no clearer than in last year's state tournament when 12 of 28 finalists -- including eight of 14 champions -- came from the WPIAL (i.e. southwest regional); five of the remaining six champions came from district 3 (i.e. south central regional). Next weekend at the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pa. is the state tournament, and this weekend is the WPIAL tournament in Class 3A. The event, to be held at Penn Hills starting tomorrow and going through Saturday, features three nationally ranked teams as well as 13 nationally ranked individuals. Among those individuals are four ranked first in the country, and another pair holding down the No. 2 position. Eight wrestlers from this tournament hold the highest ranking position in the Pennsylvania big-school division. Franklin Regional is the very strong favorite to repeat at the state tournament next week, and the Panthers already repeated as dual meet state champions. They qualified ten wrestlers to this tournament. The other two ranked teams have more qualifiers, and could plausibly out-point Franklin Regional this week but have no chance to do so next week. No. 34 Belle Vernon brings 12 to the WPIAL Class 3A meet, while No. 38 Greater Latrobe qualified 13. The top four finishers from each weight class here advance to the 20-man state tournament brackets. Nationally ranked individuals are the following: 113: No. 6 Devin Brown (Franklin Regional) 120: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) 126: No. 12 Gus Solomon (Franklin Regional) 132: No. 1 Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe), No. 6 A.C. Headlee (Waynesburg) 138: No. 1 Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area), No. 5 Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford) 145: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional), No. 11 Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon) 152: No. 2 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic), No. 7 Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional) 160: No. 2 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional) 182: No. 13 Kellan Stout (Mt. Lebanon) 4. Best state tournament weight of the weekend? New York, Division 1, 106 pounds Four nationally ranked wrestlers anchor the 106 pound weight class in New York, and all are in Division 1, which means the competition will be an excellent one. Furthering that spirit of competition is the fact each anchors one of the four quarter brackets. The upper half semifinal would be No. 7 Jacori Teemer (Long Beach) vs. No. 20 Tommy Cox (Deer Park), while the lower half bracket would place No. 19 Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge) vs. No. 12 Kellan McKenna (New Hartford). The freshman Teemer won state last year in eighth grade down at 99 pounds, while the junior Cox went 1-2 in the same state tournament weight class; Teemer beat Cox 12-10 in the quarterfinal, with Cox losing his next match as well. The junior McKenna finished third at 99 pounds last year, while the freshman Silverstein is in his state tournament debut this year. On the season, Teemer has not lost a match in which he has competed. He was champion at the Eastern States Classic, with 1-0 wins over Silverstein and McKenna during the semifinal and final rounds; Teemer did not wrestle would be semifinal opponent Cox this year. McKenna and Silverstein have also not wrestled one another this season (McKenna was runner-up at Eastern States to Silverstein's third). Cox and Silverstein have the most robust history here, as they have split four matches during the season, including the Section XI final two weekends ago that Silverstein won by 3-1 decision. Four thoughts from last week's state championship competitions 1. No. 1 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. performed well, but it was far from perfect As the nation's top-ranked teams, expectations are always high for Oak Park River Forest. That is even the case when they are absent a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers -- Anthony Madrigal (106) and Kamal Bey (170) -- along with another wrestler who would have been projected to place at state in Adam Lemke-Bell (285). Five wrestlers entered the state tournament ranked first in the state per Illinois Matmen, and all advanced to the state final. However, those wrestlers went a combined 2-3 in their championship matches. No. 1 Isaiah White (152) and No. 20 Matthew Rundell (160) won state titles, while Jason Renteria (113), Alex Madrigal (120), and Larry Early (145) all finished second. Renteria lost to Austin Gomez (Glenbard North) 4-3 on a Gomez takedown very late in the match, the wrestlers flip the No. 3 and No. 4 positions in the rankings; Madrigal lost 3-1 in overtime to the previously un-ranked Michael Cullen (Cary-Grove), Cullen is now No. 15 nationally while Madrigal drops four positions to No. 13; Early lost 3-2 to the previously un-ranked Eric Barone (Crystal Lake South), Barone is now No. 15 nationally while Early dropped three positons to No. 7 in the country. The other two Huskies placers were right on slot per their in-state ranking; Gabe Townsell (126) finished third, while Jamie Hernandez (132) finished in fourth. The other wrestler projected to place was Allen Stallings (220); however, he sustained an injury during the quarterfinal match and had to default out of the tournament. 2. Penn Kingsmen exorcise major demons in the Hoosier State As one of the biggest enrollment schools in the state of Indiana, and one with success throughout its sports program, the relative lack of success in wrestling has been baffling. Headed into the weekend, Penn had zero wrestlers win a state title since 1971, with just seven wrestlers even making the state championship match. In addition, the Kingsmen have never won state as a team, regardless of format (scored at the individual tournament or in a dual meet tournament). On the individual side, Penn had two wrestlers finish as runners-up last year, including Chase Osborn. They also had a runner-up in the 2013 state tournament, which was their first finalist in fourteen seasons. This Saturday night, the Kingsmen advanced three individuals to the state final. Drew Hildebrandt finished as runner-up at 113, before Osborn (182) and Kobe Woods (220) won their matches to end the long hiatus. In addition, two other wrestlers placed fifth for Penn -- Joey Mammolenti (170) and Cory Christman (285). That was enough to score 79 team points, which yielded a team championship trophy for the Kingsmen. As a result, they moved into the Fab50 this week at No. 46 overall. 3. Southeast Polk sweeps state titles in Iowa big-school for second time in three years This year's chapter of the Southeast Polk vs. Bettendorf rivalry in Iowa big-school wrestling was won by the No. 8 ranked Rams on all accounts. In Wednesday evening's state dual meet final, Southeast Polk won eight weight classes to defeat No. 20 Bettendorf 34-28. After five matches, the Rams faced a 19-3 deficit before winning six consecutive matches. The run started with a 5-4 decision victory by Mason Kerr at 170 pounds, then continued with a decision from Kameron Padavich (182) and a major decision from Deion Mikesell (195), before successive pins from No. 9 Ethan Andersen (220), No. 3 Jake Marnin (285), and Gauge Perrien (106) gave turned that deficit into a 31-19 advantange. Bettendorf would respond with a 6-4 decision by No. 16 Jack Wagner (113) before a pin by Jacob Schwarm (120) created a potential winner take all match. However, a 7-1 decision by No. 20 Nolan Hellickson over Jackson Gallagher at 126 pounds gave Southeast Polk the win. The individual tournament was a clear statement from Southeast Polk, as the Rams scored 193 points, which was the second most by any team in the history over the Iowa state tournament (Waverly-Shell Rock in 2007 has the record). Working with 13 state qualifiers, each individual won at least one match, with eleven earning a podium finish. The Rams were led by six state finalists, including the trio of titles won by No. 20 Hellickson (126), No. 9 Andersen (220), and No. 3 Marnin (285); finishing second were Aaron Meyer (145), Briar Dittmer (152), and Mikesell (195). Other placers were Nathan Lendt (113) in third, Keegan Shaw (138) in fourth, Gauge Perrien (106) in sixth, Brady Buchheit (160) in seventh, and Adam Brown (120) in eight. Bettendorf was an impressive runner-up, placing seven of their eleven state qualifiers, including five state finalists. Winning titles were No. 16 Wagner (113), Schwarm (120), and No. 2 Fredy Stroker (145); while runner-up finishes came from Paul Glynn (132) and No. 6 Dayton Racer (160). Additional placers were Jackson Gallagher (126) and Jacob Woodard (152) finishing fourth. The Bulldogs scored 154 points of their own to distance themselves from third place Fort Dodge by 49, the same amount of their deficit to first place Southeast Polk. 4. Lousy weather adversely impacted some state tournaments last weekend Unlike the post office, the lousy winter weather in certain parts of the country caused disruption to state tournament wrestling; whether it be snowstorm or just downright frigid conditions. The state tournament that was slated to be held in Kentucky this past weekend has been pushed back 2-1/2 weeks to March 10 and 11 (Tuesday and Wednesday). The event will still be held at Alltech Arena in Lexington. On the other hand, the Virginia High School League made a more unpopular decision to address the weather that was headed towards the Commonwealth this past weekend. The state tournaments were scheduled to be held on Friday and Saturday (Class 6A & 5A at Robinson H.S., with Class 4A down through 1A at the Salem Civic Center). However, in response to the weather they shrunk each tournament down to just Friday. Each weight class was an eight-man bracket; to accommodate the drop to one day, all quarterfinal losers were eliminated from the tournament, with semifinalists guaranteed a top four medal.

Related: Team Rankings | Individual Rankings EDMOND, Okla. -- St. Cloud State (Minn.) maintained its perch atop the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings by the slimmest of margins Wednesday, according to the poll released by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. The Huskies received four first-place votes and finished with 152 points to trim Maryville (Mo.) by one point, with Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) just another point back in third place in balloting of head coaches from around the country. The Saints had the remaining four first-place votes in finishing with 151 points and the Tigers had 150 in moving up one spot to third. Defending national champion Notre Dame (Ohio) fell to fourth with 136 points and McKendree (Ill.) moved up three positions to No. 5. Rounding out the top 10 is Mercyhurst (Pa.), Nebraska-Kearney, Western State (Colo.), North Carolina-Pembroke and Colorado Mesa. Regional qualifying tournaments will be held at four sites this weekend, with West Liberty hosting the East Super Regional, UNC-Pembroke the Midwest Super Regional, MSU-Mankato the Central Super Regional and Colorado State-Pueblo the West Super Regional. The top four placers at each weight in all four regional tournaments advance to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, which is set for March 13-14 in St. Louis, Mo.

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Seven of the eight members of the 2014 U.S. Freestyle World Team have confirmed their participation in the 2015 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup, set for the Forum, presented by Chase, in Inglewood, Calif., April 11-12. USA Wrestling has named one athlete in each weight class for its team, and will add another athlete in each weight class to the roster in the upcoming days. This initial group of eight athletes has won a combined three Olympic medals, six World medals and 13 NCAA titles during their career. All are currently top-ranked in their weight class in the USA. "It is an important event for us. We have to get back into the top echelon of world wrestling. We have the top teams in the world here on our soil. This is an opportunity for us to perform better than we did at the World Championships. We have the best guys in our country from last year's World Team Trials on this team, and we will see how much we have improved since September 2014," said National Freestyle Coach Bruce Burnett. The U.S. team will feature 2012 Olympic champions Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Jake Varner (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 97 kg/213 lbs. Also on the team is 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott (Chapel Hill, N.C./Titan Mercury WC) at 61 kg/134 lbs. Burroughs also boasts three World medals, including gold medals in 2011 and 2013, and a World bronze medal in 2014. Varner was a 2011 World bronze medalist. Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC), who competes at 125 kg/275 lbs. is a two-time World bronze medalist, reaching the podium in 2009 and 2015. Burroughs, Varner, Scott and Dlagnev were all members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team in London, England. Three-time World Team member Brent Metcalf (Iowa City, Iowa/New York AC/Hawkeye WC), who competed at the 2010, 2013 and 2014 Worlds, will wrestle at 65 kg/143 lbs. Metcalf and Burroughs were unbeaten in their matches at the 2014 Freestyle World Cup. Other members of the 2014 U.S. World Team on the roster include Tony Ramos (Iowa City, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and Ed Ruth (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 86 kg/189 lbs. The NCAA titles from this group include three from Ruth at Penn State, two from Metcalf at Iowa, two from Burroughs at Nebraska, two from Varner at Iowa State, two from Dlagnev at Nebraska-Kearney, and one each from Ramos at Iowa and Scott at Oklahoma State. Scott was second at the 2014 Phase II World Team Trials at 61 kg/134 lbs. behind World Team member Jimmy Kennedy, who has moved up to 65 kg/143 lbs. this year. Scott is the highest ranked wrestler in the nation who is competing at this weight class this season. The other seven U.S. athletes were No. 1 in their weight classes in the USA last season. The World Cup is the international dual meet championships, one of the most important events of the year. The top eight teams in the world will compete in dual meets. This year's field includes Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Mongolia, Russia, Turkey and the United States. The U.S. placed third at the 2014 Freestyle World Cup, also held in Los Angeles, with Iran winning the team title and Russia placing second. All-Session tickets are available, as well as Single-Day tickets. Fans can purchase All-Session tickets for $60 for General Admission and $85 for Preferred Seating. Single-Day tickets, on either Saturday or Sunday, are $35 for General Admission and $55 for Preferred Seating. Fees apply for tickets purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com A group discount offer for clubs is also available. There is a 20% discount for all USA Wrestling members. Both offers can also be found at www.wrestlingworldcup.com The final U.S. World Cup lineup, which will feature two athletes in each weight class, plus additional coaches and staff, will be announced in the upcoming weeks. FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD CUP At Los Angeles, Calif., April 11-12 Tentative U.S. men's freestyle team 57 kg/125.5 lbs. -- Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) 61 kg/134 lbs. -- Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC) 65 kg/143 lbs. -- Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC/Hawkeye WC) 70 kg/154 lbs. -- Nick Marable, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC) 74 kg/163 lbs. -- Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska WTC) 86 kg/189 lbs. -- Ed Ruth, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) 97 kg/213 lbs. -- Jake Varner, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC) 125 kg/275 lbs. -- Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC) Freestyle Team Leader -- Andy Barth, San Marino, Calif. National Freestyle Coach Bruce Burnett, Colorado Springs, Colo. Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick, Colorado Springs, Colo. Assistant National Freestyle Coach Brandon Slay, Colorado Springs, Colo. Note: USA Wrestling will add one additional athlete to each weight class for the Freestyle World Cup, which will be announced shortly. Colleges represented: Iowa (Ramos, Metcalf), Oklahoma State (Scott), Missouri (Marable), Nebraska (Burroughs), Penn State (Ruth), Iowa State (Varner), Nebraska-Kearney (Dlagnev) High School states represented: Pennsylvania (Scott, Ruth), Illinois (Ramos), Michigan (Metcalf), Tennessee (Marable), New Jersey (Burroughs), California (Varner), Texas (Dlagnev) FREESTYLE WRESTLING WORLD CUP SCHEDULE (all times Pacific Time) Saturday, April 11 3:00 p.m. -- Session I -- Pool Competition 6:15 p.m. -- Session II -- Opening Ceremonies and Pool Competition Sunday, April 12 11:00 a.m. -- Session III -- Pool Competition, Fifth and Seventh Place Dual Meets 4:15 p.m. -- Session IV -- First and Third Place Dual Meets

PITTSBURGH (February 22, 2015) – A pin by Jake A. Smith led the way for the West Virginia University wrestling team, who earned a 24-14 comeback win over rival No. 18 Pitt at Fitzgerald Field House on Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season. It marks the first time since 2007 the Mountaineers (9-9, 0-3) have topped the Panthers in the Backyard Brawl. The victory was also WVU’s second this season over a top-25 team, as they previously defeated No. 25 Bucknell on January 9 at the Virginia Duals. “I’m so proud of our family,” said first-year head coach Sammie Henson. “We out-battled a tough Pitt team today. It was a long time coming for this program – eight years in the making. We look to continue to grow as a team. It was nice to send out seniors out with a win over a rival they have never beaten.” Smith’s pin of Nick Bonaccorsi at 197 pounds was a turning point the match, as it pushed WVU in front 12-11 with four bouts remaining. Bonaccorsi got the initial takedown, but Smith escaped and got a takedown of his own before turning him for the pin at 1:45. West Virginia started the match down 7-0 after dropping a major decision at 149 and a tiebreaker decision at 157. Ross Renzi put the Mountaineers on the board in the third bout with a 5-2 decision over Cody Wiercioch at 165 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Renzi started on bottom in the second and registered an escape for a 1-0 lead. He sent Wiercioch to the mat for two soon after, but Wiercioch escaped. Renzi added another takedown to close out the second with a 5-1 lead. Wiercioch started the third period on the bottom and escaped to add another point to his tally. Neither Wiercioch nor Renzi scored again, giving Renzi the win as West Virginia trailed 11-3. The Panthers took a major decision at 174 before the Mountaineers were able to add three more to their team score as Bubba Scheffel recorded a 9-2 decision over Troy Reaghard at 184 pounds. Scheffel claimed a pair of first-period takedowns for a 4-1 after three minutes. Starting in the defensive position, he escaped to make it a 5-1 advantage before adding another takedown to pad his lead at 7-1. Reaghard escaped to start the third, but was called for stalling to give Scheffel a point and the 8-1 lead. He would add another for riding time in taking the 9-2 decision and cutting the WVU deficit to five, down 11-6. With Smith’s pin at 197 giving WVU a 12-11 lead, A.J. Vizcarrondo kept the momentum going by edging out Ryan Solomon with a 2-1 decision at heavyweight. The two battled through a scoreless first before Solomon chose to the start the second on bottom. He escaped, but not before Vizcarrondo accrued some riding time. With choice in the third, Vizcarrondo started on bottom but escaped quickly to keep the riding time point, which gave him the decision and stretched WVU’s lead to 15-11. Zeke Moisey claimed his seventh major decision of the season with a 14-5 win over Dom Forys at 125. Moisey used three first-period takedowns to take a 6-2 lead before adding three more points in the second on an escape and a takedown. Forys started on the bottom in the third and escaped, only to be taken down twice more. Moisey added the point for riding time to put the Mountaineers in front 19-11 with the major. The Panthers made up some ground with a decision at 133 to cut WVU’s lead to five at 19-14. However, No. 13/16 Michael Morales battled from the start, winning a 22-5 tech. fall against Ben Ross at 141 pounds. Morales came close to pinning Ross in the first period, but settled for a 7-2 lead on a takedown, a trio of nearfall points and a reversal. Starting on bottom in the second, Morales registered a reversal and two more back points to stretch the lead to 11-2. He nearly pinned Ross again in the third, but instead used three takedowns and four total nearfall points before adding another for riding time to take the tech. fall at the end of the third and secure the victory for the Mountaineers. West Virginia will travel to Ames, Iowa, on March 7 for the Big 12 Championships at Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State. Results: 149 No. 20 Mike Racciato major dec. Roman Perryman, 13-4 0 4 157 Ronnie Garbinsky dec. Brutus Scheffel, 4-3 TB-2 0 7 165 Ross Renzi dec. Cody Wiercioch, 5-2 3 7 174 No. 8 Tyler Wilps major dec. Parker VonEgidy, 14-5 3 11 184 Bubba Scheffel dec. Troy Reaghard, 9-2 6 11 197 Jake A. Smith pinned Nick Bonaccorsi, 1:45 12 11 HWT A.J. Vizcarrondo dec. Ryan Solomon, 2-1 15 11 125 Zeke Moisey major dec. Dom Forys, 14-5 19 11 133 Nick Zanetta dec. Cory Stainbrook, 3-1 19 14 141 No. 13/16 Michael Morales tech. fall Ben Ross, 22-4 (7:00) 24 14

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- North Dakota State University won three of the final four matches to defeat host South Dakota State University 19-13 and claim its second Western Wrestling Conference regular season championship over the past three years on Sunday, Feb. 22, before 956 spectators at Frost Arena. NDSU finishes the regular season with a 9-4 overall dual record including an unblemished 5-0 mark in the WWC. The Bison are back in action Saturday, March 7, when North Dakota State hosts the NCAA West Regional in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. "For us to be on the road, our guys came out and were up for the challenge," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. "I'm really proud of our guys, how they performed and competed. At the end of the day, it's just a stepping stone on what we want to do in the long run and prepare for the conference tournament." South Dakota State (11-8, 3-2 WWC) had taken a 10-9 lead after winning back-to-back matches. Colin Holler posted a 16-7 major decision over NDSU redshirt freshman Mitchell Friedman at 157 pounds, while SDSU's No. 7-ranked Cody Pack struggled past Bison redshirt sophomore Steven Keogh by the score of 8-5 at 165. The Jackrabbits moved Pack up a weight class on Sunday. North Dakota State found itself in a simliar situation in mid-December and again 174-pound senior Kurtis Julson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) steadied the ship. Julson was tied with David Kocer 1-1, but landed a takedown with 1:35 left in the thrd period and used 1-minute, 22-seconds of riding time for a 4-1 decision to put the Bison on top for good at 12-10. Julson is 16-9 overall and ended 8-5 in duals. Then NDSU's 9th-ranked 184 Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn.) came out and registered five takedowns to race out to a 10-4 first period lead. Zillmer kept the pressure on, building the advantage to 15-5 after two periods and posted a 21-7 major decision. Zillmer improved to 29-4 overall and finished the 13-0 in duals. While 197 redshirt freshman Tommy Petersen fell 8-2 to Nate Rotert, NDSU's other senior, 285-pound Evan Knutson (Wausau, Wis.) closed the door with a convincing 5-0 win over J.J. Everard. He broke a 0-0 early in the second with an escape and posted a takedown with 22-seconds left in that period to build a 3-0 lead. Stalling and riding time added to the lead. Knutson is now 23-7, finishing 11-2 in duals. North Dakota State won three of the dual's first four matches. No. 16-ranked Josh Rodriguez (Guadalupe, Calif.) posted a 7-2 decision at 125-pounds, while redshirt freshmen, 141 Mitch Bengtson (St. Cloud, Minn.) and 149 Clay Ream (Wentzville, Mo.) grinded out two-point decisions in their respective weight classes. Results: 125: #16 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) over Isaac Andrade (SDSU), Dec 7-2 / NDSU 3-0 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Kyle Gliva (NDSU), Dec 7-4 / Tied 3-3 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) over Lucas Zilverberg (SDSU), Dec 5-3 / NDSU 6-3 149: Clay Ream (NDSU) over Alex Kocer (SDSU), Dec 7-5 / NDSU 9-3 157: Colin Holler (SDSU) over Mitchell Friedman (NDSU), MD 16-7 / NDSU 9-7 165: #7 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Steven Keogh (NDSU), Dec 8-5 / SDSU 10-9 174: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) over David Kocer (SDSU), Dec 4-1 / NDSU 12-10 184: #9 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over Brady Ayers (SDSU), MD 21-7 / NDSU 16-10 197: Nathan Rotert (SDS) over Tommy Petersen (NDSU), Dec 8-2 / NDSU 16-13 285: #12 Evan Knutson (NDSU) over J.J. Everard (SDSU), Dec 5-0 / NDSU 19-13

University Park, Pa. -- Nittany Lions Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.), Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) and Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.) each claimed victory in their final home appearances in Penn State's 30-3 win over Rider in Rec Hall. Penn State thrilled over 6,500 fans, its 26th straight home sell out, by winning nine of ten bouts over the visiting Broncs on Senior Day in this season dual finale for the Nittany Lions. Frey, Brown and Lawson had to wait in the wings for their Rec Hall finales as the dual meet began at 125. Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 9, opened up the dual with a solid 8-4 win over Rider's J.R. Wert. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, then put Penn State up 6-0 with a strong 4-1 win over Rider junior Robert Deutsch. Rider senior Chuck Zeisloft posted a 3-2 win over Lion red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) at 141 to cut Penn State's lead to 6-3. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 149, overcame a slow start with a four-point move in the last five seconds to grab a 6-3 win over Rider's B.J. Clagon. Frey, a junior in terms of eligibility but graduating this May, made his final Happy Valley appearance at 157. The Montoursville native rolled to a 10-4 win over Rider's Chad Walsh to give Penn State a 12-3 lead at intermission. Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 165, turned a tight tie-breaker match with Conor Brennan into a 13-4 major with a final furious flurry. The dual's first bonus point win put Penn State up 16-3. With just one bout left in his Rec Hall career, two-time All-American Brown, ranked No. 2 at 174, put on a takedown exhibition, rolling to a 14-3 major over Rider's Ryan Wolfe (including 3:36 in riding time). Brown's win was the 111th of his career, putting him alone in 17th place on Penn State's all-time wins list. The victory put Penn State up 20-3 as well. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 19 at 184, notched a hard-fought 6-4 win over Rider senior Clint Morrison and junior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, posted a 12-5 win over Bronc senior Donald McNeil. The victories put the Nittany Lions up 26-3. With one bout remaining in his Rec Hall career, seventh-ranked Lawson closed out the dual meet season with a dominating 12-4 major over Rider's Greg Velasco, giving Penn State the 30-3 win. Penn State won the takedown ware 23-8 and picked up three majors in the win. The crowd of 6,509 was the 26th straight home sell-out for Penn State, including two sold out duals in the near 16K capacity Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State concludes its dual meet season with an 11-4 mark while Rider sits at 13-8. Penn State now readies itself for the 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 7-8. Head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions will be riding a string of four straight Big Ten Championships into the two day event in Columbus, Ohio. Fans can call the Penn State ticket office at 1-800-NITTANY to purchase should they still be available. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2014-15 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #9 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. J.R. Wert RID, 8-4 / 3-0 133: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Robert Deutsch RID, 4-1 / 6-0 141: Chuck Zeisloft RID dec. Kade Moss PSU, 3-2 / 6-3 149: #14 Zack Beitz PSU dec. B.J. Clagon RID, 6-3 / 9-3 157: Luke Frey PSU dec. Chad Walsh RID, 10-4 / 12-3 165: #18 Garett Hammond PSU maj. dec. (TB1) Conor Brennan RID, 13-4 / 16-3 174: #2 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Ryan Wolfe RID, 14-3 / 20-3 184: #19 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Clint Morrison RID, 6-4 / 23-3 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Donald McNeil RID, 12-5 / 26-3 285: #7 Jimmy Lawson PSU maj. dec. Greg Velasco RID, 12-4 / 30-3 Attendance: 6,509 (26th straight home sell-out) Records: Penn State 11-4; Rider 13-8 Up Next for Penn State: at 2015 Big Ten Championships, March 7-8, Columbus, Ohio BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 125, took on Rider's J.R. Wert. Wert and Conaway each shot at the same time at the 1:15 mark and Wert converted the bout's first takedown to lead 2-1. Conway used an underhook to work his way to a 3-2 lead off a takedown with :20 left and then rode Wert out to take that lead into the second period. Wert chose down to start the second stanza and Conaway quickly turned him for two back points and a 5-2 lead. Conaway continued to dominate Wert from the top position, building up 2:00 in riding time while working for another turning combination. Wert able to stay parallel but Conaway's full ride out gave the Lion a 5-2 lead with 2:17 in riding time after two periods. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. Wert added one final takedown but Conaway rolled to an 8-4 win with 2:05 in riding time. 133: Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked no. 5 at 133, met Bronc junior Robert Deutsch. The duo battled evenly for the opening two minutes until Deutsch took a low single that Gulibon countered into a scoring opportunity. The Lion sophomore worked to force Deutsch's shoulders to the mat but Deutsch was able to get to his feet and force a reset with :15 left in the opening period. Gulibon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. He then turned a high single into a scramble in the middle of the mat and worked for a takedown for :30. But Deutsch was able to force a stalemate and action resumed in the middle of the mat with both wrestlers on their feet. Trailing by one, Deutsch chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Gulibon once again shot low on Deutsch's right leg and this time the Lion sophomore converted the move for a takedown and a 3-1 lead. Gulibon then controlled the Bronc for the remainder of the period and, with 1:30 in riding time after the ride out, posted the 4-1 victory. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah), took on Rider senior Chuck Zeisloft at 141. Zeisloft came out quick, looking to score on a low single off the whistle. But Moss pushed himself out of trouble and kept the bout scoreless after the early shot. Moss began working for control of Zeisloft's shoulders but the Bronc was able to work his way in on a single leg and force a scramble on the edge of the mat. Moss fought off the move for nearly a minute and forced a stalemate with :57 left in the period and the bout still scoreless. Moss chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. But Zeisloft continued to shoot low, working himself into a takedown and a 2-1 lead at the 1:15 mark. Moss quickly escaped to tie the bout at 2-2 and the clock moved below 1:00. Tied 2-2, Zeisloft chose down to start the third period. The Bronc escaped to a 3-2 lead with 1:48 left and action resumed in on the Nittany Lion logo. Moss worked for an opening but Zeisloft was able to counter each move and work the clock down below :40. Moss nearly turned the Bronc's shoulders to the mat with :12 left but Zeisloft was able to fight the move off. Zeisloft was able to escape with a 3-2 win. 149: Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 149, met B.J. Clagon. Clagon scored quickly, turning an early shot into a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Beitz escaped right away and immediately turned into Clagon, looking for a go-ahead takedown. Beitz took multiple shots, forcing Clagon back off the mat, forcing the Bronc into a first stall warning at the :20 mark. Beitz chose down and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. He then turned in and connected on a single leg but a quick stalemate sent the wrestlers back to the center of the mat for a reset. Beitz continued to try and connect on low singles with Clagon's defense was equal to the task. Tied 2-2, Clagon chose down to start the third period. Beitz was able to break the Bronc down flat to the mat, working riding time up. Clagon managed an escape with :45 left and Beitz with just :55 in riding time, taking a 3-2 lead. With just :08 left, Beitz turned a low single into a takedown and added two near fall points to take a 6-3 lead as time expired. Rider challenged the call but the call was upheld and Beitz posted the 6-3 win. 157: Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.), a junior in terms of eligibility but graduating in May and wrestling in his final home event, met Rider's Chad Walsh at 157. Frey turned a scrambling shot at the 2:20 mark into a chance to score. He finished off the takedown at the 1:50 mark and then began trying to turn Walsh for back points in the middle of the mat. He turned Walsh on the Lion logo for three back points, and finished off the period on top. The quick flurry gave Frey a 5-0 lead with 1:55 in riding time after one period. Frey chose down to start the second period and steadily turned his way into the Bronc, gaining control of his feet and reversing him for a 7-0 lead. Frey quickly added two near fall points before Walsh escaped to lead 9-1. Walsh added a late takedown in the period and Frey led 9-3 with 1:13 in time after two. Walsh chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 9-4 score with 1:30 on the clock. Frey worked to connect on a single leg but Walsh was able to counter the move and nearly took the Lion down. But Frey fought off the effort and forced a reset with :41 on the clock. Frey, with 1:41 in riding time, rolled to the 10-4 win. 165: Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 165, met Rider junior Conor Brennan. The duo battled evenly for the first minute with Hammond forcing the Bronc back with low singles and Brennan backing away. After a third time backing away, Hammond was called for pushing out of bounds as Brennan backed off and the penalty point gave Brennan a 1-0 lead with :20 left. Leading 1-0, Brennan chose down to start the second period. Hammond was able to keep control of the Bronc for :30 before Brennan escaped to a 2-0 lead. Hammond worked his way into a low single and finished off the takedown to tie the score at 2-2 with 1:00 left in the period. A short ride out sent the bout into the third period tied 2-2. Hammond chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. Brennan was able to work his way to a reversal on the edge of the mat to take a 4-3 lead with 1:18 on the clock. Hammond quickly escaped off a reset and the bout was tied 4-4 as the clock hit 1:00. Hammond countered a Brennan shot and tried to work his way around for a winning takedown at the buzzer but action moved out of bounds and into a sudden victory period. Brennan nearly grabbed the win with a solid single leg but Hammond fought off the effort. Each man nearly scored in the last five seconds but time ran out and action moved into a tiebreaker. Hammond chose down for his tie-breaker, quickly escaped and then took Brennan down. He added three back points and carried a 10-4 lead into the next tie-breaker session. Brennan took injury time so Hammond got the choice again and took down to lead 11-4. He added one more takedown and turned a tie-breaker match into a 13-4 major. 174: Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 2 at 174, battled Rider's Ryan Wolfe in his Rec Hall swan song. Brown was relentless out of the gates, forcing Wolfe backwards for over 2:00 and taking a 1-0 lead off two stall calls. Brown then blew through a low double to take a 3-0 lead with a takedown at the :59 mark. Brown then rode Wolfe out to carry that lead into the second period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. He then continued to dominate the action, taking Wolfe down for a 6-1 lead after cutting the Bronc loose at the :40 mark. Brown tacked on another quick takedown and cut him loose with :18 left and then blew through a high double with :10 on the clock to lead 10-2 with 1:50 in riding time after two periods. Wolfe chose down to start the third period and Brown's ride forced him into another stall, giving the Nittany Lion an 11-2 lead. Wolfe escaped only to have Brown take him down once again. Leading 13-3 with a clinched riding time point, Brown spent the final :30 in control and rode Wolfe out to a 14-3 major with 3:36 in riding time. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 19 at 184, met Rider senior Clint Morrison. McCutcheon used a fast high double and two quick back points to take a 4-0 lead midway through the opening period. The Lion freshman dominated the action from the top position, building up over 1:00 in riding time while trying to turn Morrison for back points. Morrison was able to escape off a reset and cut McCutcheon's lead to 4-1. Leading 4-1 with 1:06 in riding time, McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. McCutcheon began pressing the Rider senior but could not work his way for a takedown and led by four after two periods. Morrison escaped to a 5-2 score with McCutcheon owning just :58 in riding time. Morrison cut the lead to 5-4 with a takedown in front of the scorer's table with 1:21 to wrestle. McCutcheon escaped to a 6-4 lead and Morrison began to pick up the pace. But McCutcheon worked his way into a high single, looking for another takedown as time ran out. Morrison was able to fight the move off but McCutcheon's efforts allowed him to hold on for the 6-4 win. 197: Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, battled veteran Bronc Donald McNeil. McIntosh bolted out to an early 2-0 lead with a high double to takedown. He then controlled McNeil for 1:17 before the Bronc escaped to a 2-1 score. McIntosh continued to press McNeil and notched his second takedown as the clock wound down in the period. McNeil was also hit for a late stall as McIntosh rode him out to lead 4-1 with 1:27 in riding time after one period. McNeil chose down to start the third period but McIntosh was too strong for the Bronc to work his way free. The Nittany Lion junior spent over a minute in control before cutting McNeil loose to a 4-2 score with :33 on the clock. McIntosh quickly blew through another him double to up his lead to 6-3. McIntosh added another takedown and picked a point on stalling to lead 9-3 after two. McIntosh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 10-3 lead. McNeil posted his first takedown and took McIntosh to his back for just a second at the 1:00 mark but McIntosh rolled through the move to hold a 10-5 lead. McNeil was hit for stalling a third time and McIntosh, with 2:07 in riding time, posted the 12-5 win. 285: Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No .7 at 285, wrestled Rider's Greg Velasco in his final action in Rec Hall. Lawson scored quickly, taking Velasco down to a 2-1 lead in the opening :30. The Lion senior then locked Velasco's shoulders up and forced the Bronc to the mat for a quick 4-2 lead with 1:47 on the clock. Lawson used a quick trip for a takedown and a 6-2 lead as the period ended. Trailing by four, Velasco chose down to start the second stanza. Lawson broke Velasco down, building up a sizeable riding time edge while trying to turn the Bronc to his back. Velasco was able to stay parallel but Lawson's strong ride gave the Lion senior a 6-2 lead with 2:57 in riding time after two periods. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. He added another takedown and led 9-2 with 1:30 on the clock. Lawson cut Velasco loose with 1:00 on the clock with a clinched riding time point. He bulled his way through another takedown, cut him loose to an 11-4 score and, with 3:44 in riding time, posted the 12-4 major decision.

AMES, Iowa -- On the strength of a season-high four pins, No. 8 Iowa State (11-2, 2-1 Big 12) defeated No. 14 Wisconsin (9-4, 7-2 Big Ten), 30-16 Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. ISU senior All-Americans Michael Moreno (165) and Kyven Gadson (197) closed out their final dual matches with a pair of pins on Senior Day. Tanner Weatherman (174) and Dante Rodriguez (141) also recorded pins to give the Cyclones their 14th-straight victory over Wisconsin. Gabe Moreno recorded the first Cyclone points with a 6-0 victory over Rylan Lubeck at 149 pounds. Moreno used takedowns in the first and third periods en route to his 25th win of the season. One of the marquee matchups was at 165 pounds, as ISU’s third-ranked Moreno took on UW’s No. 2 Isaac Jordan. Jordan picked up the first-period takedown and began the second period with a 2-1 lead after a Moreno escape. Jordan chose down to open the period and it appeared Moreno was going to ride him out for the two minutes. However, after a stalemate and restart, Moreno turned Jordan and got him on his back where he kept him there to pick up the fall at 4:26. It was great way for the senior to end his dual career as a Cyclone. Weatherman made it back-to-back pins for the Cyclones by registering the fall at the 4:05 mark in the 174-pound bout. Weatherman gave up an early takedown to Frank Cousins, but then took a 4-2 lead early in the second period with a takedown and a pair of escapes. Weatherman then put Cousins on his back with a double-leg takedown late in the second period to notch the pin. ISU’s Lelund Weatherspoon narrowly lost to Ricky Robertson at 184 pounds, 5-4. Weatherspoon tied the match at 4-4 in the third period with a reversal, but couldn’t tack on a final-minute takedown to get the victory. No. 2 Gadson (197 pounds) went out on top in his final dual match as a Cyclone. Holding a 7-3 lead in the third period, Gadson threw Timmy McCall with a double underhook and registered the fall at the 6:12 mark. It was Gadson’s 43rd-straight dual victory and his 10th pin of the season. Kyle Larson tallied a 5-2 victory at 125 pounds over Johnny Jimenez. Larson went ahead 5-2 with a takedown with 0:33 seconds left in the second period. He then rode Jimenez out the final two minutes to notch the win. The other match featuring highly-ranked opponents was at 133 pounds with No. 3 Earl Hall (ISU) vs. No. 7 Ryan Taylor (UW). After a scoreless first period, Hall recorded the reversal after choosing down to open the second period. An escape by Taylor tied the match at 2-2 and then Taylor got the only takedown with 1:05 left in the match to grab the 4-3 victory over Hall. Dante Rodriguez secured ISU’s fourth pin of the afternoon by sticking Jesse Thielke at 2:11. Thielke took an early lead, but Rodriguez threw Thielke and kept him there to notch the fall. Iowa State will play host to the 2015 Big 12 Wrestling Championship, March 7 in Hilton Coliseum. Results: 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Rylan Lubeck (UW), 6-0: ISU 3, UW 0 157: T.J. Ruschell (UW) maj. dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 14-6: ISU 3, UW 4 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) wbf Isaac Jordan (UW), 4:26: ISU 9, UW 4 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) wbf Frank Cousins (UW), 4:05: ISU 15, UW 4 184: Ricky Robertson (UW) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 5-4: ISU 15, UW 7 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) wbf Timmy McCall (UW), 6:12: ISU 21, UW 7 HWT: Connor Medbery (UW) wbf Joe Scanlan (ISU), 2:42: ISU 21, UW 13 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) dec. Johnny Jimenez (UW), 5-2: ISU 24, UW 13 133: Ryan Taylor (UW) dec. Earl Hall (ISU), 4-3: ISU 24, UW 16 141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) wbf Jesse Thielke (UW), 2:11: ISU 30-16

NORFOLK, Va. -- No. 16 Old Dominion closed out the regular season with a 27-6 victory over Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs conclude the season 13-5 and 6-2 in the Mid-American Conference, while the Huskies end 10-12 and 2-6 in the conference. “We are proud of the way our guys have responded to being on the road eight of the last 11 days,” noted Head Coach Steve Martin. “This was our second road trip and it was an experience! The different environments, officiating and hostile crowds all toughened our team up. We wrestled very well today and continue to make strides for the MAC and NCAA tournaments.” TC Warner beat a returning NCAA qualifier in Morse and Michael Hayes wrestled very well against Northrup,” added Martin. “Brandon Jeske wrestled very well against his opponent and continues to get ready for March. Chris Mecate and Tristan Warner were solid today and initiated their styles against their opponents. Matt Tourdot looked great at heavyweight, while Kevin Beazley and Jack Dechow put a lot of points on the board which was great to see. Kevin Johnson and Austin Coburn both had opportunities to win their matches and wrestled hard.” “We finished our dual meet season strong and we look forward to the MAC tournament. Our goal is to qualify all 10 guys for the NCAA championships. We are excited to have fun at the end of the year and chase down our dreams in March!” The Monarchs began the afternoon on the right note, winning the first two matches to take an early 6-0 lead over the Huskies. Michael Hayes began the run with a 7-5 decision over Jordan Northrup, earning three team points for ODU. No. 9 Chris Mecate followed suit, posting a 7-0 decision over Tyler Argue. NIU answered by winning the 149-pound bout when Austin Culton won an overtime match (3-1) over Kevin Johnson. The Warner brothers got ODU back on track (12-3) after they both won their respective matches. TC took a 3-0 decision over NCAA qualifier Andrew Morse, while No. 13 Tristan notched his 17th-consectuive dual with a 7-5 decision over Shaun’Qae McMurtry. Warner finished the regular season 17-0 in dual action and 8-0 in the MAC. The Huskies tallied their only other win of the afternoon (12-6) in the 174-pound match after Trace Engelkes defeated Austin Coburn by a 4-3 decision. ODU closed out the day winning the last four bouts. No. 2 Jack Dechow sparked the Monarchs with a 20-8 major decision over Quinton Rosser at 184 pounds, while No. 23 Kevin Beazley recorded a 17-1 tech fall over Alec Brown at 197. With the Monarchs leading 21-6, Matt Tourdot and No. 25 Brandon Jeske finished the match for ODU. Tourdot defeated Arthur Bunce by a 12-7 decision and Jeske took down Derek Elmore by a 4-1 decision to reach the final 27-6 margin. The Wrestling Monarchs will be back in action next weekend for the Mid-American Conference tournament hosted by the University of Missouri. More information regarding the tournament will be posted at a later date. For an in depth look to everything Monarchs Wrestling, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@ODUWrestling) and YouTube and on ODUsports.com. Fans can join in on the conversation by using the hashtag #ODUWREST. Results: 133 - Michael Hayes (ODU) over Jordan Northrup (NIU) (Dec 7-5) 141 - Chris Mecate (ODU) over Tyler Argue (NIU) (Dec 7-0) 149 - Austin Culton (NIU) over Kevin Johnson (ODU) (SV-1 3-1) 157 - TC Warner (ODU) over Andrew Morse (NIU) (Dec 3-0) 165 - Tristan Warner (ODU) over Shaun`Qae McMurtry (NIU) (Dec 7-5) 174 - Trace Engelkes (NIU) over Austin Coburn (ODU) (Dec 4-3) 184 - Jack Dechow (ODU) over Quinton Rosser (NIU) (MD 20-8) 197 - Kevin Beazley (ODU) over Alec Brown (NIU) (TF 17-1 6:39) 285 - Matt Tourdot (ODU) over Arthur Bunce (NIU) (Dec 12-7) 125 - Brandon Jeske (ODU) over Derek Elmore (NIU) (Dec 4-1)

In a fitting finale to the regular season, the last two unbeaten teams in the country would square off for a national dual meet championship. Missouri won its first National Duals title (Photo/Sara Levin)In the end, the University of Missouri would stand alone as the 24-0 Tigers topped previously undefeated and top-ranked Iowa 18-12 at the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday. The championship is the first in the school's history and the Tigers become just the seventh program to claim a National Duals title, joining Oklahoma State, Minnesota, Iowa, Penn State, Cornell and Iowa State as event winners. "That was fun," said Missouri head coach Brian Smith. "I told the kids before the match it was going to be a battle and the atmosphere and all that, but enjoy it and embrace it. They showed up and wrestled." For Smith, he can finally check off the National Duals as a tournament his program was looking to finally win. It was also a long journey to get to this point when he took over a Missouri program that was regularly finishing in the bottom of the Big 12 at the time. "One of my first calls was with a kid who signed with the previous coaching staff and the mother was asking are we Division I? I was like, wow, we have a ways to go here. It's been a long journey, it's been a fun journey. Missouri has been unbelievable to me and my family. I can't say enough about how much they really believe in our program. I looked at my phone and the first one was a huge letter from my AD about how pumped up he was." Missouri's Alan Waters topped Thomas Gilman 5-4 in a wild 125-pound opening match between two of the nation's top wrestlers at the weight. The two wrestled even through regulation and headed into overtime tied at one. After no scoring in sudden victory, Waters started on bottom and earned a penalty point for locked hands. He immediately reversed Gilman for a 4-1 lead heading into the second half of the tiebreaker period. Gilman and Waters then got into a bit of a tussle, with penalty points exchanged on both sides. Gilman reversed Waters to his back at the buzzer, but didn't have enough time to score nearfall points. Iowa tied the dual up as Cory Clark defeated Missouri's Zach Synon 7-2 at 133 pounds. Synon scored first to take an early 2-0 lead, but Clark tied the score with two escapes and then went ahead for good with a takedown 29 seconds into the second period. Clark went to work on top, drawing two stall points and earning a riding time point. Fifth-ranked Lavion Mayes scored six takedowns en route to a 13-6 decision over sixth-ranked Josh Dziewa at 141 pounds. Mayes hit three double legs in the first period and picked up over two minutes of riding time, controlling the bout from start to finish. Mayes was nearing a major decision late, but a Dziewa escape with 12 seconds to go saved the team point for Iowa. Fifth-ranked Drake Houdashelt upended second-ranked Brandon Sorensen 2-1 at 149 pounds. Houdashelt earned an escape point in the third but accumulated over a minute and a half of riding time for an additional point. Sorensen's lone point was a stall point in the final minute of the bout. Missouri picked up a huge swing match victory at 157 pounds as ninth-ranked Joey LaVallee beat 13th-ranked Mike Kelly 6-1. Kelly took a 1-0 lead in the second period with an escape, but LaVallee took the lead for good with a takedown with 35 seconds left in the second. LaVallee went up 3-1 after an escape and iced the match with a takedown with five seconds remaining. "We won four of the first five in battles," said Smith. "They didn't let anything faze. We stuck with game plans. It was like the seventh or eighth match and I looked over to my assistant and said, 'Gosh, everything I'm yelling out to the kids, they're trying and doing'. Even the matches we lost, battling our butts off. I just couldn't be more proud of the team." Iowa got one back at 165 pounds as Nick Moore used a second-period takedown to defeat Iowa native Mikey England of Missouri 3-2. Third-ranked Mike Evans of Iowa converted a single leg takedown with 35 seconds to go to break a 1-1 tie and earn a 4-1 win over sixth-ranked Johnny Eblen. Evans tacked on the fourth point with riding time. The win would draw the Hawkeyes within 12-9 going into 184. At 184 pounds, it was an intriguing matchup between two former high school teammates as Missouri's Willie Miklus and Iowa's Alex Meyer took to the mat. Meyer, filling in for Sam Brooks, who didn't weigh in, is a 174-pounder who bumped up for the match. Both wrestled for Southeast Polk High School in Pleasant Hill, just outside of Des Moines. Miklus went up 3-0 with a second-period escape and then a takedown, but Meyer picked up a point for locking hands and an escape to bring it to 3-2. Meyer went up 4-3 with a takedown as time expired in the second period. Meyer, starting on bottom, got out to extend his lead to 5-3 before Miklus scored a takedown with 47 seconds left to the the score. Miklus rode out Meyer to get the riding time point and an exciting 6-5 win. "I had a pretty good idea that I was wrestling Alex," said Miklus. "We've wrestled hundreds of times. He was my drill partner my senior year every day pretty much. We've gone countless hours, countless gos. We still stay in touch, we're still buddies. We know each other in and out and through and through." Defending NCAA champion J'Den Cox sealed the championship for Missouri with a 4-3 win over returning All-American Nathan Burak. Cox fell behind in the third period after he was hit for his second stalling call, but moments later, he'd score the decisive takedown and add a riding time point to end it. With the dual decided, two-time All-American Bobby Telford of Iowa was steady in a 6-3 win over Devon Mellon. "They rode tough on top and the control-tied us to death. They weren't rides where they got tricks, they were hard, driving forward type of rides. They came in to beat us and they did at six weights," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. Fifth-ranked Cornell defeated EIWA rival Lehigh 22-15 for third place.

Championship Missouri 18, Iowa 12 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 5-4 TB1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 7-2 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa), 13-6 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa), 2-1 157: No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 6-1 165: No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Mike England (Missouri), 3-2 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri), 4-1 184: No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri) dec. Alex Meyer (Iowa), 6-5 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 4-3 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri), 6-3 Third Place Cornell 22, Lehigh 15 125: No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) wins by forfeit 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), 8-6 149: No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 11-2 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh), 5-3 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-4 174: Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 2-1 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 3 Nathan iel Brown (Lehigh), 7-2 197: No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-1 285: Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) wins by forfeit Semifinals Iowa 24, Cornell 8 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 3-1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), 5-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 4-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 10-7 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 6-2 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-2 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) wins by forfeit Missouri 23, Lehigh 9 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 6-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-4 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 10-2 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 2-0 165: Mike England (Missouri) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-1 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-0 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh), 5-3 Quarterfinals Iowa 44, Chattanooga 3 125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (Chattanooga) dec. No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 3-1 SV 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) pinned No. 13 Nick Soto (Chattanooga), 4:16 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga), 4-2 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) tech. fall Jacob Murphy (Chattanooga), 20-4 157: No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa) pinned Austin Sams (Chattanooga), 4:32 165: No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Justin Lampe (Chattanooga), 11-6 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) pinned Sean Mappes (Chattanooga), 4:44 184: No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned McCoy Newberg (Chattanooga), 1:53 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), 7-4 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) pinned Jared Johnson (Chattanooga), 2:50 Cornell 19, Minnesota 17 125: No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 18-2 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 7-4 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. David Logan (Cornell), 19-10 149: No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 2-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 9-3 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) tech. fall No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 18-2 174: No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 7-5 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 10-4 197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 7-1 285: No. 14 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 10-1 Lehigh 21, Ohio State 18 125: No. 7 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 10-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 1-0 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 4:52 149: Drew Longo (Lehigh) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 2-1 TB 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 11 Josh Demas (Ohio State), 3-1 165: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) tech. fall Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 22-6 174: Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Mark Martin (Ohio State), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) pinned No. 12 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 3:30 197: No. 3 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 9-1 285: Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. No. 9 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 4-2 SV Missouri 23, Illinois 13 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 6-2 133: No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-2 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 12 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois), 6-3 157: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) maj. dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 17-6 165: No. 8 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. Mike England (Missouri), 4-3 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) pinned No. 10 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 0:50 184: Nikko Reyes (Illinois) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 3-1 SV 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) maj. dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 15-3 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Brooks Black (Illinois), 5-1 TB

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Freshman Jordan Ellingwood recorded his second consecutive pin as the Central Michigan wrestling team defeated Michigan State, 21-12, Saturday at the Spartans' Jenison Fieldhouse. The win came 24 hours after CMU defeated Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti to finish 6-2 in Mid-American Conference duals. The Chippewas are 9-6 overall in duals after a 1-4 start. Saturday's victory was CMU's first this season over a Big Ten opponent. The Chippewas fell in early season duals to No. 17 Michigan and to No. 25 Northwestern. The meet began at the 174-pound weight class where Ellingwood pinned Nick Proctor just 36 seconds into the first period. Ellingwood, who is 15-10 on the season, recorded his first pin in Friday's victory at Eastern Michigan. "He is just starting to be more aggressive," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said of Ellingwood. "I have seen a change in him, wanting to go out and take it to the guy instead of waiting around for something to happen." CMU also received wins from Zach Horan (141), Colin Heffernan (149), Cody LeCount (157), Jordan Wohlfert (165) and Austin Severn (184). Severn defeated MSU senior John Rizqallah in sudden victory, 4-2. Rizqallah is a two-time NCAA qualifier and was 16-7 on the season. "I'm happy that we got the win," Borrelli said. "Michigan State really wrestled us hard tonight. I think we looked a little tired tonight and a little bit flat in some of our matches." The Chippewas will have an off week before the MAC Championships on March 7-8 in Columbia, Mo. "We are going to have a real good week of training next week," Borrelli said. "We will probably take some time off on Monday and then really get after it Tuesday through Friday." Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Brent Fleetwood (CMU), 3-1 133: Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. Carter Ballinger (CMU), 10-3 141: Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Hermilo Esquivel (MSU), 3-1 149: Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 1-0 157: Cody LeCount (CMU) dec. Travis Curley (MSU), 5-1 165: Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) dec. Matt Pasqualini (MSU), 7-2 174: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) fall Nick Proctor (MSU), 36 seconds 184: Austin Severn (CMU) dec. John Rizqallah (MSU), SV 4-2 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), SV 3-2 HWT: Chris Nash (MSU) dec. Newton Smerchek (CMU), 3-2

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan team closed out the dual-meet season with a dominant 33-7 decision over Duke on Saturday evening (Feb. 21) in front of 1,008 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed eight individual matches in the dual, claiming bonus points in six. The Wolverines jumped out a sizable early lead with bonus wins at the opening two weights. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll, rolled to a 19-4 technical fall against Thayer Atkins at 125, scoring seven takedowns, a three-point near fall and 3:07 riding-time advantage. He finished on a variety of shots, cradling up a single late in the first to add his three back points. With bonus in mind late in the third, Youtsey cut Atkins loose and spun around a sloppy shot to secure his tech-fall margin. It was his first collegiate technical fall. Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth nationally, wrapped up his perfect weekend with a 10-2 major decision against Mitch Finesilver at 133 pounds. Bruno scored on four takedowns, including a pair in the third period, and rode for 2:33 time advantage time. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher used a big first period, finishing on three early single-leg attacks, to secure a 6-5 decision over Evan Botwin at 141 pounds. He established riding-time advantage in the second period but lost it when Botwin rode him out in the third. After the Blue Devils got on the board with a major decision at 149 pounds, Michigan responded in kind in the next bout, where sophomore Brian Murphy cruised to a 12-2 win over Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 pounds. After fighting off two Duke single legs up in the air in the first, Murphy, ranked eighth nationally, blew the match open in the second, finish on a single leg and scrambling to put Kerr-Brown on his back in a navy ride for three back points. Murphy scrambled for a reversal quickly in the third and again put Kerr-Brown on his back, using a leg turk for another three-point near fall. He accumulated 2:35 in riding-time advantage. A day after claiming his first varsity win, freshman Garrett Sutton added another, cruising to a 10-3 decision over Brian Dorsey at 165 pounds. Sutton finished on four leg attacks, including an ankle pick and blast double in the third period, and rode for 3:26 time advantage. Duke added another decision win on a last-second takedown at 174 pounds, but the Wolverines slammed the door with three straight bonus wins to close the dual. Sophomore Domenic Abounader and fifth-year senior Max Huntley earned back-to-back technical falls at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Abounader led Jacob Kasper by three after two periods but broke open his bout in the third, finishing on a counter-shot single before turking the Blue Devils three times for nine points in the final minute. It was his team-best fourth technical fall of the season. Huntley piled on points early en route to a 17-2 victory against Spencer neff, converting on a quick single-leg takedown and twice tilted the Blue Devils for six points. He added three more single legs in the second, cradling up Neff for three back points off the first, to end the bout at the 6:18 mark. It was his second tech fall this season. Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon capped the dual with a 17-6 major decision against Brendan Walsh in the final match, scoring on seven takedowns -- just missing on a pair of throw attempts -- and riding for 1:42. Coon concluded the dual season with a team-leading 12-1 mark. Michigan will take two weeks to prepare for the 2015 Big Ten Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by Ohio State, the first session is slated for 10 a.m. on Saturday morning at the St. John Arena. Results: 125 -- #20 Conor Youtsey (U-M) tech. fall Thayer Atkins, 19-4 (7:00) U-M, 5-0 133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) major dec. Mitch Finesilver, 10-2 U-M, 9-0 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Evan Botwin, 6-5 U-M, 12-0 149 -- Marcus Cain (Duke) major dec. Angelo Latora, 11-3 U-M, 12-4 157 -- #8 Brian Murphy (U-M) major dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 12-2 U-M, 16-4 165 -- Garrett Sutton (U-M) dec. Brian Dorsey, 10-3 U-M, 19-4 174 -- Trey Adamson (Duke) dec. Jake Salazar, 4-3 U-M, 19-7 184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Jacob Kasper, 15-0 (7:00) U-M, 24-7 197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Spencer Neff, 17-2 (4:18) U-M, 29-7 Hwt -- #6 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. Brendan Walsh, 17-6 U-M, 33-7

Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning became the winningest coach in school history as the 10th-ranked Huskers (14-1, 8-1 Big Ten) finished their dual season with dominating wins over Drexel and Princeton on Saturday. Manning’s 200th victory at Nebraska came in the Huskers’ 41-3 triumph over the Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He passed Tim Neumann, who won 199 duals at Nebraska from 1985 to 2000, for first on the school’s all-time list. No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) opened with a technical fall before Eric Montoya notched a 3-1 decision over 15th-ranked Kevin Devoy at 133 pounds. The win marked Montoya’s third against a ranked opponent since Jan. 25. Eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin added bonus points with his pin against Andrew Mauriello in 2:20. Following Justin Arthur’s narrow loss at 149 pounds, Nebraska dominated the rest of the way against Drexel. Third-ranked James Green (157) earned a technical fall before Austin Wilson (165) and No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174) each pinned their respective opponents. Ranked Huskers TJ Dudley (15th at 184), Aaron Studebaker (13th at 197) and Collin Jensen (17th at heavyweight) closed out the dual with wins. NU finished the day and its dual season with a 38-6 win over the Tigers at Dillon Gymnasium in Princeton, N.J. With the victory, the 2014-15 Huskers tied the school record for fewest dual losses in a season (10-match minimum) with one. The 1952-53 team went 9-1 under Head Coach Al Partin. Lambert opened the dual with his second technical fall of the day before the next four Huskers also tacked on bonus points. Montoya (133) won by fall and Abidin (141) notched a 10-0 major decision over Jordan Laster. With his win, Abidin earned his 14th consecutive victory and finished the dual season with a perfect 15-0 record. He holds a perfect 20-0 dual record for his career at Nebraska. Arthur pinned Chris Perez before Green won a major decision over Rich Eva. Green’s win marked his fourth consecutive by bonus points and eighth straight overall. Kokesh won by technical fall to improve to 30-0 on the season. He finishes the dual season with a perfect 14-0 record and has won 30 consecutive dual matches overall dating back to the 2012-13 season. Dudley picked up his 10th consecutive win since the Southern Scuffle with a 9-5 decision over Brett Harner. Jensen finished the dual with a 15-0 technical fall over Ray O’Donnell. Both of Nebraska’s losses against Princeton came by decision against ranked opponents as Wilson fell to No. 20 Jonathan Schleifer, 8-2, and Studebaker lost to 12th-ranked Abram Ayala, 3-2. The Huskers return to action March 7-8 at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The entire first day of the tournament as well as Session III will be streamed on BTN Plus. The final session will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network. No. 10 Nebraska 41, Drexel 3 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Tanner Shoap (DREX), 16-1 (NEB 5, DREX 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over #15 Kevin Devoy (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 8, DREX 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by pin over Andrew Mauriello (DREX), 2:20 (NEB 14, DREX 0) 149: Matthew Cimato (DREX) by dec. over #20 Justin Arthur (NEB), 6-4 (NEB 14, DREX 3) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan O’Connor (DREX), 19-2 (NEB 19, DREX 3) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Nicholas Elmer (DREX), 1:36 (NEB 25, DREX 3) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Stephen Loiseau (DREX), 4:09 (NEB 31, DREX 3) 184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Alexander DeCiantis (DREX), 4-2 (NEB 34, DREX 3) 197: #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over Brandon Litten (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 37, DREX 3) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Joseph Goodhart (DREX), 10-2 (NEB 41, DREX 3) No. 10 Nebraska 38, Princeton 6 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan Cash (PRIN), 18-1 (NEB 5, PRIN 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by pin over Trey Aslanian (PRIN), 2:39 (NEB 11, PRIN 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by major dec. over Jordan Laster (PRIN), 10-0 (NEB 15, PRIN 0) 149: #20 Justin Arthur (NEB) by pin over Chris Perez (PRIN), 6:15 (NEB 21, PRIN 0) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Rich Eva (PRIN), 17-6 (NEB 25, PRIN 0) 165: #20 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 25, PRIN 3) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Judd Ziegler (PRIN), 20-5 (NEB 30, PRIN 3) 184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Brett Harner (PRIN), 9-5 (NEB 33, PRIN 3) 197: #12 Abram Ayala (PRIN) by dec. over #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 33, PRIN 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by tech. fall over Ray O’Donnell (PRIN), 15-0 (NEB 38, PRIN 6)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Northwestern ended the 2014-15 dual season with a pair of convincing wins over non-conference foes Saturday. The Wildcats romped George Mason 31-12 in the afternoon before handling American 28-20 in the nightcap. The 'Cats (12-8, 2-7) head into the Big Ten Championships on a three meet winning streak. Northwestern won 14 of 16 contested matches on Saturday. Six wrestlers won both of their bouts, including heavyweight Mike McMullan who pinned both of his opponents in the first period. McMullan beat George Mason’s Andrew Thomas with a fall in just 55 seconds before getting another quick pin over American’s Chris McDermand in 2:27. Alex Polizzi scored 11 points for the Wildcats at 197 lbs. over the course of both duals with a 17-0 tech fall of Derek Dwyer (George Mason) and a seond-period fall of Brett Dempsey (American). The Northwestern senior accumulated three takedowns and four near-falls on the way to both of his victories. Polizzi continues to climb the ranks among all Division I wrestlers in wins by fall. He picked up his 10th such win of the year on Saturday, placing him in a tie for sixth. Polizzi is second in the Big Ten behind only Indiana’s Taylor Walsh (15). Dominick Malone (133), Jameson Oster (141), Jason Tsirtsis (149) and Pierce Harger (165) also added a pair of wins to their season totals. The Wildcats got off to a great start against George Mason when Garrison White (125) scored a pair of takedowns and three near-fall points en route to a 14-0 major decision over Ibrahim Banduka. Malone followed that with a 6-3 decision over Vince Rodriguez to put NU up 7-0. Oster used two takedowns, a three-point near fall and a reversal to earn a 10-2 major decision over Sahid Kargbo, and the defending NCAA champion Tsirtsis followed with a 9-2 decision over Blake Roulo to give the ‘Cats a commanding 14-0 advantage. Sandwiched between forfeits at 157 and 174, Harger rode out his opponent for the entire third period to take a 4-0 decision. Mitch Sliga (184) followed with an 8-2 win over Daniel Mika thanks to a pair of third-period takedowns. The tech fall by Polizzi and fall by McMullan put the finishing touches on Northwestern’s 31-12 win over the Patriots. Northwestern won three straight matches after American opened up to an early 5-0 lead. Malone jumped out to an early lead on Josh Terao and held on for a 5-2 decision. Oster followed with a thrilling match against Michael Sprague. The bout was tied at one with the clock winding down when Oster scored a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to secure the 3-1 win. Tsirtsis picked up his 30th win of the season with a 19-4 tech fall of Tom Page. The red-shirt sophomore scored six takedowns and two near-falls in the match to give Northwestern an 11-5 lead. Harger again helped negate two forfeits by beating Brad Mutchnik by tech fall. The senior won 21-5 with six takedowns, a reversal and two near-falls to win his sixth consecutive match. American grabbed a 20-16 lead with two matches remaining, but Polizzi and McMullan pinned both of their respective opponents to give the Wildcats the 28-20 victory. Northwestern will be back in action on March 7 and 8 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio for the 2015 Big Ten Championships. The NCAA Championships will be held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis from March 19-21. Northwestern 31, George Mason 12 125: Garrison White maj. dec. Ibrahim Banduka, 14-0 133: #20 Dominick Malone dec. Vince Rodriguez, 6-3 141: Jameson Oster maj. dec. Sahid Kargbo, 10-2 149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis dec. Blake Roulo, 9-2 157: Gregory Flouner Win by Forfeit 165: #7 Pierce Harger dec. Patrick Davis, 4-0 174: Ryan Forrest Win by Forfeit 184: Mitch Sliga dec. Daniel Mika, 8-2 197: #18 Alex Polizzi tech fall Derek Dwyer, 17-0 285: #3 Mike McMullan fall Andrew Thomas, 0:55 Northwestern 28, American 20 125: #16 David Terao tech fall Garrison White, 20-5 133: #20 Dominick Malone dec. Josh Terao, 5-2 141: Jameson Oster dec. Michael Sprague, 3-1 149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis tech fall Tom Page, 19-4 157: John Boyle Win by Forfeit 165: #7 Pierce Harger tech fall Brad Mutchnik, 21-5 174: Jason Grimes Win by Forfeit 184: Jeric Kasunic dec. Mitch Sliga, 5-2 197: #18 Alex Polizzi fall Brett Dempsey, 4:00 285: #3 Mike McMullan fall Chris McDermand, 2:27

Sunday marks the final day of dual meet competition of the Division I wrestling season. After thousands of dual meets, there are only two unbeaten teams left in Division I wrestling -- Missouri and Iowa. The top-ranked Hawkeyes (17-0) and second-ranked Tigers (23-0) will face off in Sunday morning's championship final at the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa trounced Chattanooga 44-3 in the quarterfinals before moving past No. 5 Cornell 24-8 in the semifinals. Missouri defeated No. 12 Illinois 23-13 in the quarterfinals before getting past upstart Lehigh 23-9. The finals will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Central on Sunday. Cornell and Lehigh will meet for third place. Iowa opened up with a win at 125 pounds by fourth-ranked Thomas Gilman over second-ranked Nahshon Garrett. Gilman, who was upset in the previous round by Chattanooga's Sean Boyle, scored a takedown in the final 15 seconds to go ahead 3-1. Garrett nearly reversed Gilman in the closing seconds, but Gilman maintained control and gave the Hawkeyes a 3-0 lead. "I think Nahshon Garrett is very explosive and he will get underneath you in a hurry and you have to wrestle him patiently. We did a good job of staying heavy on him when there was action. It wasn't like we were walking into things. That's where (Garrett's) dangerous," said Iowa coach Tom Brands. All-American Cory Clark earned a 6-2 victory at 133 pounds over Cornell's Mark Grey. Clark fell behind early in the second period after Grey notched his only takedown of the match. Clark escaped to tie the bout at two, but Clark went ahead with a takedown of his own with 32 seconds left in the second. He'd tack on a point for stalling and a riding time point. Josh Dziewa made it three in a row for Iowa after he dispatched with scrappy Cornell reserve Dylan Realbuto 5-3. In a battle of wrestlers ranked in the top six, second-ranked Brandon Sorensen of Iowa scored a second-period takedown and tacked on an escape and a stall point to defeat sixth-ranked Chris Villalonga 4-1. In one of the longest bouts of the day due to injury timeouts and blood time, All-American Brian Realbuto defeated Iowa's Mike Kelly 10-7 at 157 pounds. Realbuto picked up 3:36 and scored four nice takedowns en route to the win. Cornell's Dylan Palacio scored a pair of takedowns to top Nick Moore 5-4 at 165 pounds. The dual then got a little festive at 174 pounds where Iowa's Mike Evans topped Cornell's Duke Pickett 3-0. A questionable shove and no-call led to some spirited discussion between the two opposing coaching staffs. Cornell was eventually docked a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct later in the match. All-American and top-ranked Gabe Dean of Cornell won a big 184-pound match over Iowa's Sam Brooks 6-2. Nathan Burak's win at 197 pounds iced the dual for the Hawkeyes. The Colorado native topped Cornell's Jace Bennett 3-2 to give Iowa an 18-8 lead with only one weight to go. In the other semifinal, Missouri won four of the first five matches to set the pace and cruised to a 23-9 victory over over Lehigh. Alan Waters stayed unbeaten on the year at 125 pounds after opening up the dual with a 6-3 win over Lehigh's Scotty Parker. Mason Beckman tied the dual for Lehigh after a 9-4 decision at 133 pounds over Zach Synon. Back-to-back major decisions from Lavion Mayes and Drake Houdashelt extended the Tigers' lead to 11-3 before Lehigh's Mitch Minotti would score a 2-0 win over Joey LaVallee at 157 pounds. Missouri would close with four of the last five victories, but the biggest individual match in the upper-weights was Nathaniel Brown's 7-3 victory over Missouri's Willie Miklus. Sunday's final will see all 20 projected starters ranked in the Top 33 of the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel Rankings. "I think it's awesome. I think the sport needs this," said Smith after the Tigers' win over Lehigh. "We had to do our part in it to get here, and I know we did and Iowa did their part and they had some battles too. With it being on the Big Ten Network, it's going to be out there, people are going to watch this dual. It's going to be one of the highest-rated dual meets in a long time just because of the build up. There's probably about close to 40 dual meet wins between the two teams, so it's pretty exciting." Iowa 24, Cornell 8 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 3-1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. David Logan (Cornell), 5-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 4-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 10-7 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 6-2 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-2 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) wins by forfeit Missouri 23, Lehigh 9 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 6-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-4 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 10-2 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 2-0 165: Mike England (Missouri) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-1 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-0 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh), 5-3

Iowa 24, Cornell 8 125: No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 3-1 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 6-2 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Dylan Realbuto (Cornell), 5-3 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 4-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa), 10-7 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 6-2 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 3-2 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) wins by forfeit Missouri 23, Lehigh 9 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 6-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-4 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) maj. dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 10-2 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 2-0 165: Mike England (Missouri) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 6-1 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-0 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh), 5-3

Iowa 44, Chattanooga 3 125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (Chattanooga) dec. No. 5 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 3-1 SV 133: No. 6 Cory Clark (Iowa) pinned No. 13 Nick Soto (Chattanooga), 4:16 141: No. 6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga), 4-2 149: No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) tech. fall Jacob Murphy (Chattanooga), 20-4 157: No. 15 Mike Kelly (Iowa) pinned Austin Sams (Chattanooga), 4:32 165: No. 9 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Justin Lampe (Chattanooga), 11-6 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) pinned Sean Mappes (Chattanooga), 4:44 184: No. 8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned McCoy Newberg (Chattanooga), 1:53 197: No. 6 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), 7-4 285: No. 4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) pinned Jared Johnson (Chattanooga), 2:50 Cornell 19, Minnesota 17 125: No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 18-2 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Mark Grey (Cornell), 7-4 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. David Logan (Cornell), 19-10 149: No. 5 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 2-1 157: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 9-3 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) tech. fall No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 18-2 174: No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 7-5 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 10-4 197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 7-1 285: No. 14 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 10-1 Lehigh 21, Ohio State 18 125: No. 7 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh), 10-3 133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 1-0 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned No. 20 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 4:52 149: Drew Longo (Lehigh) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 2-1 TB 157: No. 17 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. No. 11 Josh Demas (Ohio State), 3-1 165: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) tech. fall Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh), 22-6 174: Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Mark Martin (Ohio State), 4-2 184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) pinned No. 12 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 3:30 197: No. 3 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 10 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 9-1 285: Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. No. 9 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 4-2 SV Missouri 23, Illinois 13 125: No. 2 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 6-2 133: No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Zach Synon (Missouri), 9-2 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 12 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 11-3 149: No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois), 6-3 157: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) maj. dec. No. 12 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 17-6 165: No. 8 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. Mike England (Missouri), 4-3 174: No. 5 John Eblen (Missouri) pinned No. 10 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 0:50 184: Nikko Reyes (Illinois) dec. No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 3-1 SV 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) maj. dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 15-3 285: No. 16 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Brooks Black (Illinois), 5-1 TB

MORGANTOWN, WV -- Edinboro wrapped up the regular season in style on Friday night with a 25-9 win over West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum. The 14th-ranked Fighting Scots end the dual meet campaign at 14-5 as head coach Tim Flynn won his 198th career match. The Mountaineers fell to 8-9. This marked the second meeting of the season between the two EWL rivals, with Edinboro earlier prevailing 21-16 at the Virginia Duals. This time the match wasn't as close, due in part to the return of two-time All-American A.J. Schopp to the lineup. Schopp won a decision at 133 lbs. as the Fighting Scots ran off wins in the first four matches to bolt to a 16-0 lead. Kory Mines opened up the night with a come-from-behind win over Zeke Moisey, who is ranked 20th by Flowrestling. Mines, ranked 18th by InterMat, trailed 4-2 entering the third period. The redshirt senior registered an escape, then in the final twenty seconds took the lead with a takedown and three back points for an 8-4 decision. Mines improved to 28-7 while Moisey fell to 26-12. Schopp took the mat for the first time since the end of December after suffering a knee injury. Still ranked second at 133 lbs., he won a 6-0 decision over Cory Stainbrook (14-16). Following a scoreless first period, Schopp picked up three points for the near fall at the buzzer for a 3-0 lead after two periods. He would add a takedown in the final seconds and a point for riding time to boost his season record to 16-1 and career record to 123-15. Mitchell Port followed with his second pin of the season over 16th-ranked Mike Morales. Ranked second at 141 lbs., Port grabbed a 2-1 lead after one period. He added two more takedowns in the second period, and on the second he threw Morales to his back, with the end coming at 4:32. Port improved to 30-1 and 126-16 for his career with his 13th fall of the season. Morales fell to 27-10. Top-ranked Dave Habat was up next at 149 lbs. and won a 10-2 major decision over Roman Perryman (4-10) to give Edinboro a 16-0 lead. Habat had a pair of takedowns in the first period for a 4-1 lead, bumped it to 7-1 with an escape and takedown in the second, and closed the win out with a takedown and a point for riding time. He is now 30-1 on the season and 128-25 for his career, tying Josh Koscheck for eighth place in career victories. Port is tied for tenth and Schopp is 13th. West Virginia would pick up wins in the next two matches to close to 16-6. Brutus Scheffel (7-12) rallied late thanks to a takedown in the final 30 seconds for a 6-5 decision over Chase Delande (12-11) at 157 lbs. Ross Renzi (11-12) followed with a 5-2 decision over Casey Fuller (14-16) at 165 lbs., clinching the match with a takedown in the final ten seconds. Edinboro would close out the match thanks to decisions by Patrick Jennings and Vic Avery at 174 and 184 lbs., respectively. Jennings, ranked 19th, needed sudden victory to win a 3-1 decision over Parker VonEgidy (5-11). He nearly won with a takedown at the end of regulation after the two traded escapes. His takedown midway through the overtime period helped him prove to 27-9. Avery turned in an impressive showing against Bubba Scheffel at 184 lbs., save for a few anxious moments at the end. While winning an 8-6 decision he picked up his 75th career victory. Avery led 2-1 after one period and rode out Scheffel in the second. He added an escape and two takedowns in the third for a 7-2 lead. A penalty point and an escape closed the match to 7-3, and Scheffel (18-14) would add a takedown with three seconds left. Avery is now26-6 on the season following his seventh straight victory, and is 75-28 for his career. The two teams would split the final two matches. John A. Smith (23-8) won an 8-1 decision over Vince Pickett (14-16) at 197 lbs., pulling away with a pair of takedowns in the third period. Warren Bosch and A.J. Vizcarrondo had a brawl at heavyweight, with Bosch prevailing 5-3 in sudden victory. Bosch opened the scoring with a takedown, but a pair of escapes for Vizcarrondo, plus a penalty point, gave the Mountaineer a 3-2 lead after two periods. Neither wrestler scored in the third period, but Bosch owned riding time to send the match into overtime. The redshirt junior improved to 14-18 with his takedown in the final thirty seconds. Vizcarrondo fell to 13-15. Edinboro will now prepare to defend its Eastern Wrestling League title when the Fighting Scots compete in the EWL Championships on Saturday, March 7 at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. Results: 125 lbs. – #18 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Zeke Moisey (WVU) 8-4 133 lbs. – #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU) 6-0 141 lbs. -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over #16 Mike Morales (WVU) 4:32 149 lbs. -- #1 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Roman Perryman (WVU) 10-2 157 lbs. – Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Chase Delande (EU) 6-5 165 lbs. – Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 5-2 174 lbs. – #19 Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU) 3-1 sv 184 lbs. – #10 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU) 8-6 197 lbs. – Jake A. Smith (WVU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 8-1 Hwt. – Warren Bosch (EU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) 5-3 sv

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. --- Four Purdue seniors had their hands raised in their final appearance in Holloway Gymnasium while leading the 25th-ranked Boilermakers to a dominating 30-9 victory over in-state rival Indiana (4-10, 0-9 B1G) Friday. The Old Gold & Black took eight weights, including three with bonus points and two in sudden victory, to close out the dual season at 10-8, 3-6 B1G. "There was great energy from most of the guys closing out the season tonight," head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. "We put a lot of points on the board; we separated ourselves from the other team. We can end on a very high note and one that we can definitely build on going into the B1G Tournament. We are always moving forward and up. I think that you see that we are peaking at the right time. I saw some of our best wrestling tonight at a lot of weights. We are in a good spot." Seniors Patrick Kissel and Braden Atwood registered back-to-back decisions after Chad Welch set the tone in the opening bout at 174 pounds. A takedown 34 seconds into sudden victory lifted the redshirt junior past No. 15 Nate Jackson, 6-4, for his fifth upset of the season. C. Welch moved to 19-13 with the win. "I was ready to go out, get the team going, and get the excitement going in here," C. Welch said. "I felt that I needed higher energy to do that. I needed to go out there and attack and wrestle my match. It has been a while since I came out first, it is more exciting. I loved going first against a ranked guy. I was ready to go. Even in overtime, I knew I was going to win. This is huge, a huge confidence builder heading into Big Tens." Following at 184, Kissel took Matt Irick down three times, escaped twice and rode the Hoosier for 3:26 en route to a 9-7 decision. The Sheboygan, Wis., native, notched his 15th win of the season while wrestling in his 95th-career match. Atwood eliminated a 3-1 deficit with only seconds remaining in regulation and rallied to a 6-4 sudden victory decision over Luke Sheridan. The 15th-ranked 197-pounder earned the winning takedown in dramatic fashion as just six seconds were on the clock in the 60-second winner-take-all session. His final dual victory was the 50th of his career while moving to 12-6 on the season. "I did not wrestle my style in the first period, but I knew I could score, I knew I could come back," Atwood said. "I was willing to put it all out there; I was willing to risk everything. I had the crowd behind me. I couldn't lose." Out of the break, No. 11 Danny Sabatello put on a clinic in a 19-4 technical fall of Alonzo Shepherd in 6:25. Sabatello tallied six takedowns and six back points for the second technical fall of his redshirt junior campaign. He pushed his season mark to 24-5 at 133 pounds and wrapped up the B1G slate with a 7-2 record. Seniors Nick Lawrence and Brandon Nelsen then took to the mat for a final time at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Lawrence controlled Indiana's Sean Brown in a 16-5 major decision. Hailing from Westlake, Ohio, Lawrence had a trio of takedowns in each of the first two periods, escaped in the third, received two stalling penalty points and added 2:02 riding time. The fifth major decision of his senior season lifted him to 19-13. "It is definitely good to go out in a dominant win like that," Lawrence said. "It is what I wanted to do my last time wrestling here [in Holloway]. I did not care about winning or losing, I just wanted to wrestle hard. I was focusing on the process and wrestling hard; I knew that the results would come." Nelsen disposed of Trevor Moody using a 7-3 decision that saw him score three takedowns and clock 1:04 of riding time. For the third time in his career, Nelsen (20-10) has racked up 20-or more wins in a season. Purdue's Luke Welch received a forfeit at 125 pounds and No. 9 Doug Welch (25-8) provided a 6-3 decision at 157. It was the fourth sweep for the brothers in nine duals together this season. The postseason awaits the Boilermakers. It will be two weeks before the B1G Championships open on March 7. The two-day event will be hosted by Ohio State at St. John Arena. Results: 174 // Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. No. 15 Nate Jackson (Indiana), 6-4 (SV1) 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) dec. Matt Irick (Indiana), 9-7 197 // No. 15 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Luke Sheridan (Indiana), 6-4 (SV1) 285 // Garrett Goldman (Indiana) dec. Gelen Robinson (Purdue), 4-3 (TB2) 125 // Luke Welch (Purdue) won by forfeit 133 // No. 11 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) tech. fall Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana), 19-4 (6:25) 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) maj. dec. Sean Brown (Indiana), 16-5 149 // Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. Trevor Moody (Indiana), 7-3 157 // No. 9 Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Luke Blanton (Indiana), 6-3 165 // No. 6 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) pinned Pat Robinson (Purdue), 2:16

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team opened its final homestand of the season Friday with a resounding 26-10 victory over Buffalo. The Huskies (10-11, 2-5 MAC) won seven of the 10 bouts on the night against the Bulls (5-14, 0-8 MAC), including a pin from senior Derek Elmore (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) and major decisions by Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) and Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell). "It was great," said NIU Head Coach Ryan Ludwig. "It was great for the team. It was great for the guys, especially the seniors. Tyler Argue learned a few lessons he needs to know before going into (the MAC Championships). Derek Elmore, to come out against an opponent that has beaten him before, to perform like that was awesome." Northrup got the Huskies off to a fast start against Sean Peacock at 133. Courtesy of two three-point nearfalls, the redshirt freshman raced out to an 11-1 lead midway through the second period. Though Peacock got a few points back in the third, Northrup still emerged with a 13-5 major decision. UB rallied in the next two bouts for a 6-4 lead. Senior Tyler Argue (Matteson, Ill./Mt. Carmel) dropped a 9-4 decision to Colt Cotton at 141, while Austin Culton (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) suffered a 8-3 loss against Jason Estevez. However, the Huskies rallied to reclaim the lead before the intermission. Morse dominated Ryan Kromer at 157 en route to a 13-0 major decision. At 165, Shaun'Qae McMurtry (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Twp.) built up a quick 5-0 lead thanks to a takedown and three nearfall points, but fought off Rrok Ndokaj's comeback to score an 8-7 win. Trace Engelkes (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) kept the NIU momentum going at 174 with a 6-2 win over Wally Maziarz. Tied 2-2 with less than 30 seconds left in regulation, Engelkes nailed a takedown and added two nearfall points for insurance. Yet, UB got back on the board with Quinton Rosser's (Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller) 13-5 major decision loss to Joe Ariola. Holding a slim 14-10 lead, the Huskies denied the Bulls' comeback hopes. Shawn Scott (Holly, Mich./Holly) scored a 9-5 decision over James Benjamin at 197, while Arthur Bunce (Munith, Mich./Dansville) rode out Mike Silvis at heavyweight for a 2-0 win to clinch the dual. Though the meet was already in hand, Elmore ended the night with a bang at 125. Facing off against UB's own senior and 20-win 125-pounder in Max Soria, the NIU senior turned the tables quickly on Soria with a takedown that put the Bull on his back. With Soria in a predicament, Elmore finished the task and stuck his opponent to put an exclamation point on the win. "That was extremely impressive and something huge for him to hang his hat on," Ludwig said. "In terms of looking back on memories at NIU, that's going to be a great, great memory for him going down the line. Very proud of his effort and very proud of him going out and attacking, not waiting around for the other guy, but going out on his attack." Results: 133: Jordan Northrup (NIU) maj. dec. Sean Peacock (UB), 13-5 141: Colt Cotton (UB) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU), 9-4 149: Jason Estevez (UB) dec. Austin Culton (NIU), 8-3 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Ryan Kromer (UB), 13-0 165: Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU) dec. Rrok Ndokaj (UB), 8-7 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 6-2 184: Joe Ariola (UB) maj. dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 13-5 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. James Benjamin (UB), 9-5 285: Arthur Bunce (NIU) dec. Mike Silvis (UB), 2-0 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Max Soria (UB), 1:58 The Huskies wrap up the regular season Sunday, Feb. 22, when they host #21 Old Dominion at 2 p.m. in Victor E. Court.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Binghamton wrestling team came back to knock off #22 Bucknell, 18-16, Friday night. Tyler Deuel pulled out a 9-8 win in the heavyweight bout, lifting the Bearcats to a dramatic Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) victory. With his team trailing, 16-15, Deuel stepped into the circle needing a win over Joe Stolfi, the top-ranked heavyweight in the EIWA. According to the NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, Stolfi is No. 16 and Deuel is No. 22 in the 285-pound division. Deuel grabbed a quick 4-0 lead in the first period. Stolfi responded in the second frame, scoring all six points to go ahead, 6-4. Deuel tied the match in the third period, setting up a frantic finish. In the final seconds, Deuel earned two back points to take the lead, but Stolfi answered with a pair of points to even the bout again. Time expired and Deuel had accumulated enough riding time to earn a point, giving he and the Bearcats the win. The loss is Bucknell's first in the EIWA this season. The Bison took each of the first four matches, but Binghamton responded midway through the dual. Vincent DePrez won via injury default, picking up six points for the Bearcats. Zack Zupan followed with a win in his 165-pound contest with Robert Schlitt. Zupan grabbed an early lead and came away with a 4-2 victory. In the 174-pound match, Steve Schneider recorded a 4-2 decision over Joey Krulock. Schneider went ahead, 2-0, after two periods and eventually took the decision to pull BU within a point on the night. Wallace edged Binghamton closer in the 197-pound bout. The senior engaged in another low-scoring contest, as he and Tyler Lyster were scoreless after the first period. Wallace eventually took control and won a 3-0 decision to pull BU within a point. The Bearcats improved to 8-10 overall and 5-4 in the EIWA. They compete at Bloomsburg tomorrow to wrap up the regular season. The non-conference match is set for a 7 p.m. start. Results: 125: No. 18 Paul Petrov (Buck) dec. David White (Bing) 5-3 (Bucknell 3-0) 133: Grim Gonzalez (Buck) dec. Joe Nelson (Bing) 10-6 (Bucknell 6-0) 141: No. 31 Tyler Smith (Buck) dec. Dylan Caruana (Bing) 6-0 (Bucknell 9-0) 149: Victor Lopez (Buck) dec. Nick Tighe (Bing) 12-4 (Bucknell 12-0) 157: Vincent DePrez (Bing) inj. def. Rustin Barrick (Buck) (Bucknell 13-6) 165: Zack Zupan (Bing) dec. Robert Schlitt (Buck) 4-2 (Bucknell 13-9) 174: Steve Schneider (Bing) dec. Joey Krulock (Buck) 4-2 (Bucknell 13-12) 184: Tom Sleigh (Buck) dec. No. 33 Jack McKeever (Bing) 3-0 (Bucknell 16-12) 197: Caleb Wallace (Bing) dec. Tyler Lyster (Buck) 3-0 (Bucknell 16-15) 285: No. 22 Tyler Deuel (Bing) dec. No. 16 Joe Stolfi (Buck) 9-8 (Binghamton 18-16)