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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Pins from Brandon Nelsen, Patrick Kissel and Braden Atwood, and a come-from-behind win by Tyler Kral to clinch the shutout, highlighted a 39-0 win over SIU Edwardsville (2-6, 0-0 SoCon) for Purdue wrestling Saturday in Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilermakers notched their third home dual victory of the season while improving to 5-2, 0-0 B1G. Purdue outscored the Cougars 64-27 while holding an 18-3 takedown advantage as the Old Gold & Black put 30-plus points on the board for a third time this season. The Boilermakers have taken the last eight duals in the all-time series against SIU Edwardsville and have now shut the Cougars out three times. "Being dominant, that is the thing in our mind," Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Erslandsaid. "Dominance is what we are after when we are talking about being in tight matches and building our lead. The pin is the ultimate form of dominance in our sport. We love to see guys getting falls for us, it helps the team out. Being dominant like that goes a long way with your mentality." The Boilermakers received decisions from Aaron Assad (125), Danny Sabatello (133) and No. 20 Nick Lawrence (141) to start the dual. Sabatello, the reigning B1G Wrestler of the Week, pushed his winning streak to 12 straight while winning his ninth consecutive dual match dating back to Feb. 7, 2014, with a 10-3 decision of Patrick Myers. The now 13-1 redshirt junior took Myers down once in each period and added a two-point nearfall in the third period. Nelsen recorded his third first-period fall of the season by sticking Karsten Van Velsor in 2:22. The 149-pounder was on the attack from the first whistle, putting on an offensive clinic with four takedowns and received a five count before getting Van Velsor's shoulders on the mat. The pin is Nelsen's sixth of his redshirt senior campaign as he moved into a tie for fifth on Purdue's career falls list with 29. Nelsen, who hails from Indianapolis, Ind., moved to 11-2 and is 2-0 in duals for the Old Gold & Black. Decisions followed from Doug Welch (157), Pat Robinson (165) and Chad Welch (174) to build Purdue's lead to 24-0 before registering back-to-back pins at 184 and 197 pounds. A wild series in the first period saw SIU Edwardsville's Derek Nagel take Kissel down, only to be reversed, and then Kissel was reversed as the first three minutes ended. With choice, Kissel took bottom in the second and reversed Nagel again. The Cougar took an 8-7 lead with an escape to start the third. Kissel struck with a takedown and locked in with a cradle for the fall at 5:26. Kissel, a redshirt senior from Sheboygan, Wis., moved to 12-5 while getting his fourth pin of the season. It was also his second pin in as many home matches this year and the 12th of his career. Nineteen seconds into the 197-pound match, eighth-ranked Atwood (9-1) took Matthew McClimens down and went to work looking for the fall. A two-point nearfall was awarded and Atwood nearly had McClimens stuck. The Cougar avoided it, but it wasn't long before Atwood was back at and got the fourth fall of his redshirt senior season. He has pinned 28 opponents during his career and is right on the heels of Nelsen at No. 7 on the career falls list. Kral secured the shutout for Purdue with a 4-3 decision over Chris Johnson in the final bout at 285 pounds. Kral had choice after a scoreless first period, to which he got on the board with an escape. Johnson evened it at 1-1 with an escape of his own after starting the third period from bottom. The Cougar took a 3-1 lead on a takedown as the two went out of bounds with 32 seconds remaining. Kral made it 3-2 with an escape and got the takedown he needed as the horn sounded. The win is the seventh of the season for the redshirt sophomore. "The way that Tyler did it, being down and having to get out and go right back in and attack, and secure the win, that was big for the team," Ersland said. "It gets everyone excited and pumped up. Definitely a momentum builder as we move forward." Up next for the Boilermaker grapplers is a trip to Chattanooga, Tenn., to face the 19th-ranked Mocs on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. ET. The following night they will be in action at Kell High School in Marietta, Ga., with a 7 p.m. ET dual against North Carolina. Live results from both duals will be available via TrackWrestling and @PurdueWrestling. Results: 125 // Aaron Assad (Purdue) dec. Cameron Kelly (SIUE), 8-7 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Patrick Myers (SIUE), 10-3 141 // No. 20 Nick Lawrence (Purdue) dec. Angelo Silvestro (SIUE), 3-2 149 // Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) pinned Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 2:22 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Erik Travers (SIUE), 5-1 165 // Pat Robinson (Purdue) dec. Connor McMahon (SIUE), 8-2 174 // Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-1 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) pinned Derek Nagel (SIUE), 5:26 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) pinned Matthew McClimens (SIUE), 2:33 285 // Tyler Kral (Purdue) dec. Chris Johnson (SIUE), 4-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 10 Lehigh won the first six bouts, scoring bonus points in four as the Mountain Hawks returned to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall with a 31-6 win over Penn Saturday afternoon. Junior Nathaniel Brown started things off with a win by fall and freshman Scott Parker added a technical fall as Lehigh won eight of ten bouts to improve to 6-1 on the dual season and 3-0 against EIWA foes. "We did a nice job in picking up where we left off last week," said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. "We have to continue to be aggressive. That's one thing we've talked about all year long. If we aren't aggressive, we won't have good results." An injury to Penn's Lorenzo Thomas negated what would have been the feature bout of the dual. Instead, Brown faced backup 174 pounder Dan McDevitt in the opening bout of the dual at 184. Brown took an early shot and was awarded a takedown a minute later. Later in the opening period Brown used a half nelson to put McDevitt on his back and recorded the fall in 2:32 to give Lehigh an early 6-0 lead. Sophomore Elliot Riddick extended Lehigh's lead to 10-0 with a 14-4 major decision over Carson Stack at 197. Riddick built a 6-1 lead after one period thanks to two takedowns and a two point near fall and finished the bout with an impressive 3:29 riding time advantage. The Mountain Hawks' lead grew to 13-0 as sophomore heavyweight Doug Vollaro won an 8-1 decision over Patrik Garren and Parker followed with an impressive 19-4 technical fall over Jeremy Schwartz at 125. Parker led 7-1 after two periods and was successful piling on the third period points to get to the 15-point cushion. The freshman had a three point near fall, two takedowns and two penalty points in the final stanza, securing a late takedown and adding riding time advantage to secure the tech. "He was great," Santoro said of Parker. "He reminds me a bit of Robert Hamlin where the first period can be close but in the second and third period he can open things up and that's what he did to get that tech fall." In the only bout of the dual matching ranked wrestlers, Lehigh's sixth-ranked junior Mason Beckman led off No. 20 Caleb Richardson 3-2 at 133. Beckman broke a 1-1 tie with a third period takedown and fought off a shot at the end to give the Mountain Hawks a 21-0 lead at intermission. In the first bout after the break, sophomore Randy Cruz continued his recent strong run with an 8-0 major decision over Jeff Canfora at 141. Leading 3-0 early in the third period, Cruz worked his way into a cradle that produced a takedown and two point near fall and added a 1:58 riding time advantage to earn the bonus point. Penn (1-2, 0-1 EIWA) picked up its first win at 149 as tenth-ranked C.J. Cobb held off freshman Drew Longo 8-5. Cobb scored a takedown in each period, but three cautions and a penalty point from an illegal hold helped Longo stay in the match. Sophomore Will Switzer got Lehigh back on track, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods to defeat May Bethea 5-2 at 157. "Will was outstanding," Santoro said. "He came out and was really aggressive and kept the pressure on the whole time. Will's a really good wrestler. He did a nice job even though he was giving up all that weight because he wrestled hard. He did a great job." At 165, senior Santiago Martinez scored a takedown in each period to defeat Quinton Hiles 8-3. Penn captured the final bout at 174 as Joe Heyob used a second period three point near fall and a third period reversal to hold off Marshall Peppelman 7-4 The Mountain Hawks return to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday to face No. 22 Rider at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by visiting the Grace Hall ticket office prior to the match. "This is one of the best teams they've had," Santoro said of Rider. "I know they're excited to come in and compete tomorrow. They're going to come hard and we're going to have to be ready for them." Results: 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) Fall Dan McDevitt (Penn) 2:32 197 – Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) major dec. Carson Stack (Penn) 14-4 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Patrik Garren (Penn) 8-1 125 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) tech fall Jeremy Schwartz (Penn) 19-4, 7:00 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Caleb Richardson (Penn) 3-2 141 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Jeff Canfora (Penn) 8-0 149 – C.J. Cobb (Penn) dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh) 8-5 157 – Will Switzer (Lehigh) dec. May Bethea (Penn) 5-2 165 – Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. Quinton Hiles (Penn) 8-3 174 – Joe Heyob (Penn) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh0 7-4 Attendance – 1,283 Referee – Leonard Gino

125: 1st: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 6-4 3rd: No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 11-4 5th: No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) by medical forfeit over No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) 7th: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) dec. No. 20 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia), 12-6 133: 1st: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 8-3 3rd: No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State), 9-0 5th: Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) pinned No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 3:00 7th: No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) dec. Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 7-5 SV 141: 1st: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech), 12-3 3rd: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 6-3 5th: Geo Martinez (Air Force) dec. Mike Morales (West Virginia), 8-4 7th: No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia) dec. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State), 5-2 149: 1st: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 4-0 3rd: Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Justin Arthur (Nebraska), 6-1 5th: No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) pinned Matt Frisch (The Citadel), 0:43 7th: Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon State) dec. No. 9 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 8-3 157: 1st: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 2 James Green (Nebraska), 4-3 3rd: No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) dec. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 3-1 5th: Russell Parsons (Army) by medical forfeit over Steven Hernandez (Boise State) 7th: Joel Smith (Arizona State) maj. dec. Alex Elder (Oregon State) 165: 1st: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana), 4-2 3rd: No. 3 Mike Moreno (Iowa State) pinned No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 2:46 5th: Peyton Walsh (Navy) dec. Adam Fierro (CSU Bakersfield), 10-5 7th: Max Rohskopf (North Carolina State) dec. No. 16 Jesse Stafford (Air Force), 4-2 174: 1st: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia), 6-2 3rd: No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) by medical forfeit over No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) 5th: No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan) 7th: No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State) pinned No. 17 Pete Renda (North Carolina State), 6:40 184: 1st: No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 5-2 3rd: No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 8-3 5th: No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 8-3 7th: No. 17 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) pinned Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 4:41 197: 1st: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota), 5-3 3rd: No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 14-5 5th: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado), 7-5 7th: Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) pinned Jake Smith (West Virginia), 1:06 285: 1st: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) dec. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-3 3rd: No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 3-2 5th: No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) pinned Joe Stofli (Bucknell), 0:43 7th: No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State) dec. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa), 4-1

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) 174: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) 184: No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force), 20-4 No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) pinned No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa), 3:19 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 5-4 No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) dec. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney), 2-1 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 9-1 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 12-7 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 9-3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 8-7 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Russell Parsons (Army), 4:25 No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) dec. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers), 11-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 13-6 No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) pinned No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State), 1:22 174: No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 9-7 SV No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 7-2 184: No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 4-3 No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State), 4-2 UTB 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) pinned No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 4:15 No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State), 3-2 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) maj. dec. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell), 11-1 No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan), 5-3

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Clackamas Community College wrestling team won both conference match ups on Friday night in dominant fashion against West Region foes Highline College and Southwestern Oregon Community College. The Cougars posted 30 points in each dual with seven wrestlers picking up victories against Highline and six wrestlers picking up victories against Southwestern Oregon. Fans got to see a few new Cougars in action who performed well in front of a good Randall Hall crowd. "Our guys competed very hard tonight and we were happy to see some new faces get mat time in both duals tonight. We will get a bit of rest this weekend and finish up finals next week before a couple of very big duals in Idaho against tough North Idaho and Northwest Wyoming squads," said Coach Josh Rhoden. "We have some gains to continue to make and a few adjustments to get where we want to be," he added. Both teams in next week’s contest are ranked in the top 10 in the NJCAA Coaches Association poll and will be very good tests for the Cougars. The meet starts at noon next Saturday December 13 on the campus of North Idaho College with the 2nd contest beginning at 2pm. COUGARS 30, THUNDERBIRDS 12 125: Austin Wallace-Lister (CCC) over brian alonzo (HCC) (MD 12-3) 133: Lawrence Otero (CCC) over braddrick reddaway (HCC) (TF 17-2) 141: Robert Rizzolino (CCC) over erick garcia (HCC) (Dec 8-2) 149: Christopher Garcia (CCC) over (HCC) (For.) 157: Brandon Davidson (CCC) over justin weiding (HCC) (Dec 6-0) 165: Kyle Bateman (CCC) over tyler noon (HCC) (Dec 12-9) 174: antonio melendez (HCC) over Garret Short (CCC) (Dec 8-1) 184: connor rosane (HCC) over Kenneth Walther (CCC) (Fall) 197: Ihoghama Odighizuwa (CCC) over sean mcalhaney (HCC) (Fall) 285: Ben Tynan (HCC) over John Morin (CCC) (Dec 6-2) COUGARS 30, LAKERS 16 125: Matthew Nguyen (SOCC) over Austin Wallace-Lister (CCC) (Fall 1:38) 133: Lawrence Otero (CCC) over thaddeus nelson (SOCC) (Fall 2:28) 141: Robert Rizzolino (CCC) over alejandro quintana (SOCC) (TF 20-3) 149: Christopher Garcia (CCC) over trever olson (SOCC) (MD 12-3) 157: adrian lyons-lopez (SOCC) over Brandon Davidson (CCC) (Dec 7-6) 165: Kyle Bateman (CCC) over Payton Moore (SOCC) (Dec 3-2) 174: ismael rubio (SOCC) over Garret Short (CCC) (MD 14-6) 184: Andrew Orr (SOCC) over Kenneth Walther (CCC) (Dec 5-2) 197: Ihoghama Odighizuwa (CCC) over Hunter Pasternack (SOCC) (Inj. 1:02) 285: John Morin (CCC) over Daniel Chatmon JR (SOCC) (Fall 5:03)

BOONE, N.C. - The Ohio wrestling team (3-1) picked up their fourth duel victory against Appalachian State on Friday evening in the Varsity Gym. Notable Matchups Ohio claimed the first three bouts of the evening. Redshirt junior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) claimed the first bout with a 14-0 major decision over Forrest Przbysz at the 174-class. This marks Walters seventh consecutive win, improving his season record to 13-1. Redshirt junior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) followed suit, picking up his first victory at the 184-class, 5-4, on riding time over Marcus Johnson. Redshirt junior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) earned his fifth consecutive win with a 9-3 decision over Tyler Radford. The Mountaineers responded with back-to-back falls at the heavyweight and 125 classes, giving Appalachian State the lead over the Bobcats, 12-11. Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) retrieved the Ohio lead once more, with a 9-7 decision win at the 133-class. The Bobcats continued to claim the next five classes, solidifying the 26-15 Ohio win. Tywan Claxton (South Euclid, Ohio) extended his undefeated season by pinning Javon Johnson in 5:20. This marks the redshirt junior's first fall of the season. Up Next for the Bobcats The Bobcats will return to the Convocation Center for their first home bout on Dec. 13 as they take on No. 5 Missouri beginning at 7 p.m. Results: 174: Cody Walters (Ohio) major dec. over Forrest Przbysz (App. State), 14-0 (Ohio 4, App. State 0) 184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) dec. over Marcus Johnson (App. State), 5-4 (Ohio 7, App. State 3) 197: Phil Wellington (Ohio) dec. over Tyler Radford (App. State), 9-3 (Ohio 10, App. State 0) HWT: Denzel Dejournette (App. State) fall over Zachery Parker (Ohio), 2:33 (Ohio 11, App. State 6) 125: Denzel Dejournette (App. State) fall over KeVon Powell (Ohio), 1:28 (App. State 12, Ohio 11) 133: Kagan Squire (Ohio) dec. over Vito Pasone (App. State), 9-7 (Ohio 14, App. State 12) 141: Noah Forrider (Ohio) dec. over Mike Longo (App. State), 12-8 (Ohio 17, App. State 12) 149: Tywan Claxton (Ohio) fall over Javon Johnson (App. State), 5:20 (Ohio 23. App. State 12) 157: Spartak Chino (Ohio) SV-1 over Zachary Strickland (App. State), 3-1 (Ohio 26, App. State 12) 165: Nick Kee (App. State) dec. over Harrison Hightower (Ohio), 5-3 (Ohio 26, App. State 15)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Michigan State wrestling team cruised to a 27-6 victory over Northern Illinois Friday night at Chick Evans Field House. The Spartans (3-3) snapped NIU's six-match winning streak by claiming eight of the 10 matches in the dual, including three major decisions. Mitch Rogaliner got things started for the Spartans with a 5-3 victory against Derek Elmore at 125 pounds, followed by Hermilo Esquivel's first career dual win with a 12-4 major decision over Danny Carlson at 133 pounds. In the 141-pound match, Tyler Argue put Northern Illinois (7-6) on the board by defeating Garth Yenter, 8-3, but the Spartans won the next six matches to take a commanding 23-3 lead. Nick Trimble topped Gabe Morse at 149 pounds, 6-2, then Roger Wildmo (157) and Ryan Watts (165) recorded a pair of one-point decisions. In his first dual of the season, Kevin Nash notched a 9-1 major decision over Bryce Gorman at 174 pounds. At 184, John Rizqallah continued MSU's run with a 7-0 shutout over Quinton Rosser. NIU picked up its second win of the dual at 197 pounds as Shawn Scott beat Nick McDiarmid, 6-3, but Luke Jones ended the night with a Spartan victory with a 10-2 major decision over Arthur Bunce at heavyweight. Michigan State returns to action Saturday at 8 p.m. ET to face top-ranked Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Derek Elmore (NIU), 5-3. MSU leads, 3-0 133: Hermilo Esquivel (MSU) major dec. Danny Carlson (NIU), 12-4. MSU leads, 7-0 141: Tyler Argue (NIU) dec. Garth Yenter (MSU), 8-3. MSU leads, 7-3 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU), 6-2. MSU leads, 10-3 157: Roger Wildmo (MSU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 3-2. MSU leads, 13-3 165: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Shaun`Qae McMurtry (NIU), 5-4. MSU leads, 16-3 174: Kevin Nash (MSU) major dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU), 9-1. MSU leads, 20-3 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 7-0. MSU leads, 23-3 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 6-3. MSU leads, 23-6 HWT: Luke Jones (MSU) major dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU), 10-2. MSU wins, 27-6

PITTSBURGH - Returning to action after nearly two weeks off, the No. 11 Pitt wrestling team won the final five matches, which included a pair of bonus point victories, to defeat Maryland, 26-9, on Friday, Dec. 5 at Fitzgerald Field House. Trailing 9-7 halfway through the match, Pitt (4-2) turned the tables, winning the next five bouts and getting 16 points in the process to blow open a close match and take a 20-9 advantage in the head-to-head competition with the Terrapins (4-4). Redshirt senior, second-ranked Max Thomusseit stayed unbeaten on the season at 184 pounds, moving to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in dual matches by recording a fall on Tony Gardner in 3:45, Thomusseit's fastest fall of the season. Thomusseit leads the Panthers with six bonus point victories this year and 25 dual points. The Panthers also picked up bonus point wins from redshirt freshman Dom Forys at 125 pounds and redshirt freshman Cody Wiercioch at 165 pounds. Forys has won five straight bouts and Wiercioch remained a perfect 5-0 in dual matches. Returning to the winning column were sophomores Mikey Racciato and John Rizzo and redshirt junior Troy Reaghard, while redshirt junior Nick Bonaccorsi went to 8-2 this season. Forys opened the night by nearly ending his bout a period early after closing out the final seconds of the middle frame with a takedown and three near fall points. He would have to settle for a 17-4 major decision, setting the tone for the Panthers in the match. In the next two bouts, redshirt freshman Nick Zanetta and redshirt junior Travis Shaffer each put up a valiant effort against Maryland's top two, nationally ranked wrestlers. However, both Pitt wrestlers came up short in the end. Facing his fourth top-10 opponent in just six duals on the young season, Zanetta went up against eighth-ranked Geoffrey Alexander at 133 pounds. Through two periods, Zanetta had the only point following an escape to begin the second, but Alexander returned the favor to start the third and closed out the scoring with a takedown with under a minute to go to claim the narrow 3-1 decision. After being taken down in the middle of the first, Shaffer battled back against No. 13 Shyheim Brown at 141 pounds with two escapes to even the score going into the third. Beginning on top, Brown scored a takedown and received the ride time advantage for a 5-2 decision. In a neck-and-neck bout between sophomore Mikey Racciato and Ben Dorsay at 149 pounds, Racciato took a 5-2 lead into the third period, but an escape and takedown by Dorsey tied the score at 5-5 midway through the stanza. Racciato responded with an escape and two takedowns the rest of the way, and outscored Dorsay 6-1 down the stretch for an 11-6 decision. Maryland took back the lead at 9-7 following the match at 157 pounds between redshirt junior Ronnie Garbinsky and Lou Mascola, but wouldn't get another win the rest of the night. Garbinsky, who suffered a 5-2 decision at the hands of Mascola, endured just his second loss in his last six bouts. Pitt received a huge boost following the intermission from redshirt freshman Cody Wiercioch in the 165 pound matchup, which led to the Panthers winning out. Wiercioch tallied two takedowns in the final 15 seconds to give him a 13-5 major decision and put the Panthers on top for good. Redshirt senior Troy Reaghard rode the momentum from the previous bout and got a boost of energy from the fans as he was able to steal a win from Josh Snook at 174 pounds. Trailing 2-1 following the first period, Reaghard contained Snook the entire second period and got an escape in the third to send the bout into a sudden victory. After containing Snook once again in the first tiebreaker, Reaghard countered with a reversal and held on for a 4-2 decision, extending Pitt's lead to 14-9. With the match potentially on the line following Thomusseit's fall, Bonaccorsi finished off Rob Fitzgerald in a 12-5 decision to clinch the match for the Panthers. Rizzo came next and held on for a 6-5 decision against Sean Twigg thanks in part to the ride time advantage. Pitt has now won three straight against the Terrapins since the schools renewed their rivalry during the 2012-13 season. Overall, the Panthers are 20-5 all-time against Maryland. The Panthers are off until the Southern Scuffle, which takes place in Chattanooga, Tenn. from Jan. 1-2. Results: 125: Dom Forys (P) m. dec. Josh Polacek (M), 17-4; Pitt leads 4-0 133: No. 8 Geoffrey Alexander (M) dec. Nick Zanetta (P), 3-1; Pitt leads 4-3 141: #13 Shyheim Brown (M) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 5-2; Maryland leads 6-4 149: #19 Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Ben Dorsay (M), 11-6; Pitt leads 7-6 157: Lou Mascola (M) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 5-2; Maryland leads 9-7 165: Cody Wiercioch (P) m. dec. Tyler Manion (M), 13-5; Pitt leads 11-9 174: Troy Reaghard (P) dec. Josh Snook (M), 4-2 (TB1); Pitt leads 14-9 184: No. 2 Max Thomusseit (P) fall Tony Gardner, 3:45; Pitt leads 20-9 197: No. 13 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Rob Fitzgerald, 12-5; Pitt leads 23-9 285: John Rizzo (P) dec. Sean Twigg, 6-5; Pitt wins 26-9

LAS VEGAS -- The Iowa State wrestling team is currently second place in the team race, qualifying four wrestlers to the semifinal rounds of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Session One Eight Cyclone wrestlers won their opening-round matches, including bonus-point victories from Dante Rodriguez (major decision), Gabe Moreno (maj. dec.), Lelund Weatherspoon (maj. dec.), Kyven Gadson (fall) and Quean Smith (fall). Five advanced to the quarterfinal rounds, as Gadson added a 19-6 major decision to add to the team-point tally. Earl Hall, Gabe Moreno, Michael Moreno, Tanner Weatherman and Kyven Gadson each won their first two matches, advancing to the tournament's quarterfinal round. Hall used a big five-point move coming out of a scramble to defeat CSU-Bakersfield's Ian Nickell, 11-9. Gabe Moreno dominated his opener, majoring Western Wyoming's Ezekiel Mamalis, 14-0, on 5 minutes, 12 seconds of riding time. ISU Quarterfinalists WT Earl Hall 133 Gabe Moreno 149 Michael Moreno 165 Tanner Weatherman 174 Kyven Gadson 197 Freshman Dante Rodriguez picked up a huge victory on the back side of the 141-pound bracket, defeating Cornell’s No. 11-ranked Mark Grey. Rodriguez trailed 5-1 before going on a 9-1 scoring run and closing the match with a takedown and a three-point near-fall to secure the win in the final minute of the match. Smith’s pin in his opener took just 11 seconds, as the Detroit, Michigan, native scored a quick takedown and put California Baptist’s David Dill on his back to secure the fall. The pin is tied for the third-fastest pin in program history and is the second-fastest of his career (:07, 2013 Harold Nichols). The Cyclones stood third in the team standings, tallying 36 points in the opening session of competition. Session Two After a slow start that saw Hall and Rodriguez lose to begin the night session, G. Moreno won a thriller over Rutgers’ Ken Theobold. Moreno trailed late in the match, and he scored a reversal as time expired to send the match into overtime. In the OT period, Moreno wasted no time, scoring a quick takedown and tacking on a three-point near-fall to defeat Theobold by a score of 13-8 and advance to the 149-pound semis. Older brother Michael Moreno followed suit at 165, picking up a 14-6 major decision over Navy’s Peyton Walsh. The No. 3-ranked Urbandale, Iowa, native scored four takedowns and a reversal in the semifinal-clinching effort. ISU Semifinalists WT Gabe Moreno 149 Michael Moreno 165 Tanner Weatherman 174 Kyven Gadson 197 In a tight match at 174, Tanner Weatherman defeated sixth-seeded Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) by a score of 3-2 to advance to the semis. At 197, Kyven Gadson was pitted against sixth-seeded Jared Haught of Virginia Tech. Gadson scored an early takedown and used a late five-point move to take the match, 8-3. Gadson was Iowa State’s fourth and final semifinal qualifier. Earl Hall dropped his quarterfinal bout but is still alive on the back side of the bracket. Competition is set to resume tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT, with a consolation round that will be followed by the semifinal bouts. Cyclone #CKLV Notebook *The Cyclones are currently in xth-place overall in team competition. *Eight Cyclones won their opening-round matches, with five advancing to the quarterfinals. *Quean Smith pinned his first-round opponent in 11 seconds, tying the third-fastest pin in ISU history. *Gabe Moreno, Michael Moreno, Tanner Weatherman and Kyven Gadson are each into the semifinal round of their respective weight classes. *Smith’s 11-second pin is the second-fastest of his ISU career, also pinning an opponent in 7 seconds at last year’s Harold Nichols Open. *Kyven Gadson’s round-one pin is his sixth of the season. The Waterloo, Iowa, native tacked on a major decision in round two *141-pounder Dante Rodriguez picked up a big come-from-behind victory over No. 11 Mark Grey (Cornell), winning 10-6.

LAS VEGAS -- A pair of Buckeye wrestlers -- redshirt senior Logan Stieber and true freshman Kyle Snyder -- went unbeaten to advance to the semifinals on the opening day of the CKLV Wrestling Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Stieber, a three-time defending champion at the CKLV Invitational and seeded first at 141 pounds, was dominant on Friday, picking up a pin and two tech fall on the way to the semifinals. He pinned Devin Reynolds of Oregon State in the opening round in just 1:18 and then followed that up with a 16-0 tech fall over Iowa State’s Dante Rodriguez and 17-1 rout of eighth-seeded Todd Preston. With the wins, Stieber is 8-0 on the season and 98-3 in his career. Snyder, seeded third at 197 pounds, earned a 13-7 decision over Joe Popple of Bucknell in the opening round and then had little trouble advancing in the second round and quarterfinals, earning a pair of 14-4 major decisions. Snyder, from Woodbine, Md., is 11-0 on the season with five major decisions. Other Buckeyes that advanced to the quarterfinal round of action included sixth-seeded Nathan Tomasello, who got a pin in just 52 seconds in the opening round over Kevin Hunt of Grand Canyon. Tomasello eventually fell to third-seeded Dylan Peters of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals. Defending 133-pound champion Johnni DiJulius went 2-1 on the day with a tech fall in the opening round (19-4) and major decision in the second round (18-5). He lost a heartbreaking quarterfinal match to 10th-seeded Daniel DeShazer of Nebraska-Kearney, 3-1. At 174 pounds, Mark Martin had a 14-4 major decision in the opening round and 5-2 decision in the second round before dropping his quarterfinal match to Nebraska’s Robert Kokesh, 7-2. Nick Tavanello also represented the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals, winning his first two matches by decision and fall, respectively. Action continues tomorrow at the CKLV Wrestling Invitational with the fourth round of consolations at noon, followed by the semifinals and consolation round five at 1 p.m. The finals will commence at 6 p.m. EST.

LAS VEGAS -- No. 1 Minnesota finished the first of two days at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas leading the team competition and advancing five wrestlers to tomorrow's semifinals. As might be expected, the quintet that helped Minnesota rack up 85.5 points, which is 20 ahead of second-place Iowa State, is comprised of the team's five senior All-Americans, all of whom put on strong performances during the tournament's opening day. All five scored bonus points in at least one of their three matches on the day. Three - No. 2 Chris Dardanes (133), No. 1 Dylan Ness (157) and No. 1 Scott Schiller (197) - scored bonus point in each of their three matches. Dardanes strung together a technical fall, a fall and a major decision; Ness began with two pins and then a major decision; and Schiller won three consecutive major decisions. No. 1 Logan Storley (174) opened with a pin and a major decision before outlasting No. 14 Davonte Mahones of Michigan for a 3-1 quarterfinal win in sudden victory overtime. For No. 4 Nick Dardanes (141), a major decision in his second match was sandwiched between a pair of victories by decision. All 10 Gopher wrestlers won their opening round match, and seven of those won their second match to advance to the quarterfinals. Both Gophers who fell in the quarterfinals fought admirably against higher-seeded opponents. While No. 15 Nick Wanzek (165) fell to No. 7 Lucas Walsh of Indiana, 7-2, in a match without any controversy, the same can't be said for No. 15 Brett Pfarr and his match with No. 1 Gabe Dean of Cornell. Tied 1-1, the match went to sudden victory overtime. In a scamble during the period's final seconds, Dean was awarded a takedown but, after stepping aside and discussing what they had seen, the officials overturned that call, advancing the match to tiebreakers. Dean escaped Pfarr during the first tiebreaker, while Pfarr was unable to do the same in the second, dropping the match 2-1. Along with Wanzek and Pfarr, Michael Kroells (285) will wrestle tomorrow on the backside of the bracket with a chance to place in the competition. The Gophers will return to action tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT for the final day of the tournament. Fans can follow along by watching the live stream offered by Flowrestling.com (stream requires a FloPRO subscription) or by following Gopher Wrestling on Twitter for updates through the day.

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) vs. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) vs. Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. Russell Parsons (Army) No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) pinned No. 16 Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 6:48 No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) dec. Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley), 8-4 No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) pinned No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State), 4:36 No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 12 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State), 4-2 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech), 13-5 No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State), 9-2 No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) dec. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State), 5-2 Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 3-1 TB 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 12 Todd Preston (Harvard), 5:31 No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia), 9-7 No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State), 8-7 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 18 Sam Speno (North Carolina State), 14-5 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) maj. dec. Preston McCalmon (Arizona State), 10-2 Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) dec. No. 18 Ken Theobold (Rutgers), 13-8 SV No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. Matt Frisch (The Citadel), 6-5 Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 6-2 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) maj. dec. Joel Smith (Arizona State), 14-2 Russell Parsons (Army) dec. No. 11 Brian Murphy (Michigan), 4-3 No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) maj. dec. Alex Elder (Oregon State), 13-5 No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 15-5 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 17 Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 14-3 No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) by default over No. 11 Taylor Massa (Michigan) No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) dec. No. 15 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 7-2 No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) maj. dec. Peyton Walsh (Navy), 14-6 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan), 3-1 SV No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. Jadaen Bernstein (Brown), 8-5 No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) dec. No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 3-2 No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State), 6-2 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 2-1 TB2 No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. No. 11 Dominic Abounader (Michigan), 4-3 SV No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 11-7 No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) dec. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 6-1 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado), 10-1 No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) maj. dec. Tommy Peterson (North Dakota State), 8-0 No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. Lucas Sheridan (Indiana), 14-4 No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 8-3 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) dec. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa), 4-1 Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) dec. No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3-1 No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State), 3-2 No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) pinned No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska), 1:56

LAS VEGAS -- Friday night's quarterfinal matchups are set at the 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 16 Paul Petrov (Bucknell) No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) vs. Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley) No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 12 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) vs. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) vs. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State) No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) vs. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 12 Todd Preston (Harvard) No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia) vs. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 18 Sam Speno (North Carolina State) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Preston McCalmon (Arizona State) No. 18 Ken Theobold (Rutgers) vs. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) vs. Matt Frisch (The Citadel) Victor Lopez (Bucknell) vs. Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. Joel Smith (Arizona State) No. 11 Brian Murphy (Michigan) vs. Russell Parson (Army) No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) vs. Alex Elder (Oregon State) No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 17 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) No. 11 Taylor Massa (Michigan) vs. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) vs. No. 15 Nick Wanzek (Minneosta) No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. Peyton Walsh (Navy) 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) vs. No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan) No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) vs. Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) vs. No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. No. 11 Dominic Abounader (Michigan) No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) vs. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado) No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) vs. Tommy Peterson (North Dakota State) No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) vs. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State) No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska)

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has selected its honorees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on June 5-6, 2015, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Distinguished Members selected for the Class of 2015 include Frank Bettucci, Joe Gonzales, Sammie Henson, and Greg Johnson. The other recipients are Outstanding American Mike Golic, Order of Merit recipient Dr. David “Doc” Bennett, Medal of Courage recipient Mike Powell, and Lifetime Achievement for an Official Kenny Ritchie. “This class of inductees for 2015 is an exceptional group of individuals who have left their mark on all levels of wrestling in this country,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We are excited to honor them because of how they have enriched the sport of wrestling’s heritage and how their legacies will continue to awaken, nurture, and empower lives of excellence, service and leadership for generations to come.” A Distinguished Member can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition, a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and has compiled an outstanding record, a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport, or a combination of the above qualifications. Bettucci was a three-time EIWA champion and the 1953 NCAA Champion for Cornell University. He also saw success in freestyle as a two-time AAU National Champion, member of the 1956 Olympic team, and alternate to the 1960 Olympic team. Following his freestyle career, Bettucci served as an assistant coach at Cornell. He is a member of the New York State Wrestling Hall of Fame, Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame and Eastern Intercollegiate Hall of Fame. Gonzales competed for East Los Angeles College, Oklahoma University, and Cal State-Bakersfield, earning a California Junior College state title, NCAA DII title and NCAA DI title. He has set and currently holds the single season NCAA record of 528 takedowns. He is a five-time U.S. World Team member, five-time U.S. Open Freestyle champion, three-time World Cup champion, a 1982 World Games bronze medalist and 1982 Tbilisi champion. Henson competed for both Clemson University and the University of Missouri and was a two-time NCAA champion. Internationally, he was a Junior World Greco-Roman champion, Senior World Freestyle champion, Senior World Freestyle bronze medalist and Olympic Freestyle silver medalist. He also won three USA Senior Freestyle titles and one in Greco-Roman. As a coach, Henson has assisted numerous top college programs. He was hired as the head coach at West Virginia University in 2014. Johnson amassed a record of 58-3-2 and was a three-time Big Ten Champion for Michigan State University. He was the first wrestler to win three NCAA titles in Big Ten Conference history. His coaching career included positions at Clarion State, University of Utah, University of Illinois and Alfred State Junior College. At the University of Illinois he coached Kevin Puebla to All America honors in 1979. He was a charter member of the Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1978 and a member of the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014. The Hall of Outstanding Americans recognizes those who have used the disciplines of the sport to launch notable careers in other walks of life, such as science and technology, business and industry, government and the military, and the arts and humanities. Mike Golic is the co-host of ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike show. He is a former NFL defensive lineman and television football commentator. Golic wrestled and played football for Notre Dame. He has been a strong advocate for the sport of wrestling, using his ESPN platform to show his support for wrestling when it was threatened to be removed from the Olympic program. The Order of Merit is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of wrestling, other than success as an athlete or coach. For the past 45 years, Doc Bennett has been contributing to the advancement of wrestling through work in coaches education, videography, and coaching. He balanced his career as an optometrist with coaching, creating instructional videos, and producing television shows. Bennett served as the National Developmental Freestyle Coach from 2000-2009 and received the United States Olympic Committee Coach of the Year award in 2008. He continues to volunteer his services to USA Wrestling, United World Wrestling, and the NWHOF as either a coach or with digital media productions. The Medal of Courage is presented annually to a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appear to be insurmountable challenges, which may be physical, mental or other disabilities that make their achievements all the more uplifting. Powell served as the head coach at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois for a decade. During that time, he led the team to two dual team state championships, one dual team second place finish, a total of six appearances in the dual team state finals tournament, and top team scores at the individual state wrestling tournament four times. He coached 10 individual state champions and 31 all-state wrestlers. A 1994 Illinois state wrestling champion and All-American at Indiana University, Powell was diagnosed with polymyositis in 2009. This chronic inflammation of the muscles is a progressive autoimmune disease that has affected the physical aspects of his coaching duties. Although he has recently stepped down as the head coach in order to rest his body, he plans to remain involved as an assistant. The Lifetime Achievement for Officials award recognizes outstanding service as a wrestling or pairing official, judge or referee. Ritchie has officiated high school and collegiate wrestling for the past 33 years. He has officiated 27 High School State Wrestling Tournaments in Oklahoma while receiving Oklahoma HS Official of Year awards nine times. As a collegiate official, Ritchie has officiated 12 NCAA DI National Championships, eight NCAA DII National Championships, eight NCAA/NWCA National Dual Tournaments, 17 BIG 12/Big 8 Tournaments, and six Virginia Dual Tournaments. He has served as Chairman of the NWOA Technique and Technology Committee since 2010. More information on Honors Weekend and the Hall of Fame inductions is available by telephoning 405-377-5243 or visiting the National Wrestling Hall of Fame website at www.nwhof.org.

This week came news that Ohio State wrestler and football player Kosta Karageorge died of an apparent suicide. Much of the discussion surrounding his early passing focused on head trauma and his recent messages to family members describing his suffering. With any life, there is much more to the story than an easy headline, or investigative report. The wrestling community is well-knit -- not only are we uncommonly bonded through our experiences on the mat, but when we communicate in times of loss we often share our own powerful experiences and opinions. Those experiences were shared on Facebook and other forms of social media and painted the portrait of a well-liked, dynamic young man. I've always thought our little subculture was among the best at comforting each other in these times and this week we showed special care in looking out for our friends at Ohio State and Oklahoma. As a wrestling fan, I was proud of my community. There will be more made of Karageorge's passing in the coming weeks, and with the arguments about the dangers of football swirling, much will focus on what his death means to that sport. There is an important discussion to be had, but it's equally important that we stay aware that while costs are real, we shouldn't remember anyone as a series of analytical feature stories. And for what it's worth, remember that if you know someone in trouble that it's always worth your time to reach out. Showing someone that you care can for some expend a lot of courage, but in the end it's always the right idea to let someone know that you are there to provide them unconditional love and support. To your questions ... Q: Why do Iowa wrestlers seem so miserable after winning? They can major a kid and you'd swear someone ran over their dog. -- Tim J. Foley: My friend Peter Maguire recently published a brilliant book called "Thai Stick" about drug smuggling in which a band of surfers traffic the titular form of marijuana from southeast Asia to Hawaii in the 1960s. Maguire is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Rixson Gracie and a well-respected authority on criminality in wartime. Early in his book Maguire describes the protagonist's failed spiritual journey to India, and his eventual (and fateful) audible to tour Thailand. Maguire notes that unlike many western cultures, which believe life is to be endured with a grunt, the people of Thailand (and much of SE Asia) believe life is to be enjoyed with a smile. For a pot-smoking surfer protagonist this culture shock was the spiritual awakening that helped set him on a decades-long ride of surf trips to exotic locations and making millions in the marijuana trade. I see institutional approaches to the sport of wrestling in much the same way as the book's protagonist saw SE Asia versus much of the Western world. Wrestling is a difficult physical sport that requires struggle. Often that struggle is easiest to motivate through the lens of a larger tension, maybe one with those in the society around us, or maybe with other programs, values or ideas. Iowa's Nick Moore gets his hand raised after defeating Minnesota's Danny Zilvberberg, 3-2, in a dual meet in Iowa City last season (Photo/David Peterson)For Iowa, winning and losing is life and death. From the head coach to the backup, the idea is to accomplish the goal of winning by enduring the suffering necessary to achieve it, while other programs like Penn State, Cornell and UTC seem to take enjoyment from the same journey to the podium. Maybe it's my perception, but the outlook of these programs is more positive, and with fewer dogs being run over by farm equipment. The enjoy vs. endure comparison is admittedly broad, but for me it puts into focus how and why we lose wrestlers, and the viewing audience. If wrestling is more about the Iowa way than the SE Asia way, then aren't we teaching our wrestlers and fans that wrestling is not fun, that it, like life, must be endured before ultimately being lost to time? Should wrestling hold on tight to the Puritanical spiritual hand-me-down of suffering for a cause, or should we final incinerate that notion with the heat of passion and enjoyment of pursuit? I prefer the latter and see a lot of progress towards that being the new style of American wrestling. I'm hopeful that the success of programs like Penn State, new youth programs like Jake Herbert's and the growing number of wrestling fans dedicated to growing the sport will help us make this important cultural change. I think that change will reap results and encourage even more enjoyment of sport, and maybe even life. Multimedia Halftime Terminator Genysis -- Go ahead and geek out Drop. The. Beat. Post by ?Wrestling for Iranian Women-????? ???? ???? ?????? ???????. I love this. Enjoy and endure. Q: I think 2014 was certainly a year when MMA took to combating PEDs seriously. Will 2015 be the year the sport will focus on dangers of weight cutting??? -- Chester Z. Arther Foley: The popularity of the sport produced better journalism, which in turn did pump out enough pressure to make the UFC a touch more strict regarding PEDs. Weight cutting won't live the same life because it's often seen as a decision to gain the natural edge, and given that 95 percent of fighters engage in massive weight drops there aren't guys in the UFC calling for a restriction. There are few examples of guys missing weight and going to the hospital. While weight cutting is unpleasant and unhealthy, a one-time drop three times a year is significantly less dangerous than five months of holding a lower weight and yo-yoing to weight in college wrestling. I'd like to see those rules amended well before anything that happens in the cage. However, that said, I do think the UFC will start to send out notes to their fighters about image posting their weight drop. The UFC is image conscience and they would rather not have fans seeing their fighters lying on the ground wrapped in towels with only gaunt faces exposed to the air ... and Instagram. Q: What percentage of this week's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champs were made when no one was watching? -- @Rob_SwagginU? Foley: Assuming that you have a standard margin of error of +/- 4.5% in polling, and accounting for the Polar Vortex, Ebola and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, but also noting that international ballots have yet to be counted, the current percentage of champions coming from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational whose championships were won when nobody was watching is 70 percent. This was a very scientific study. The number could have been much higher, but it seems that a large portion of the Cornell wrestling team are videotaped for promotional videos using 24-hour body camera technology, a la "The Circle." The future is now.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The 13th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team opened Eastern Wrestling League action in impressive fashion on Thursday night, handing Cleveland State a 41-3 defeat at McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro has now won straight duals after a season-opening loss to Pittsburgh, improving to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in EWL action. Cleveland State falls to 1-1 and 0-1, respectively. Edinboro has now won the last ten dual matches against the Vikings. The Fighting Scots won the first nine bouts of the evening before 20th-ranked Riley Shaw was able to avoid the upset with a 12-10 decision over Warren Bosch. While building the 41-0 lead Edinboro won a pair of matches by fall and four more by technical fall. The marquee matchup of the evening opened up the action, with Kory Mines squaring off against CSU's Ben Willeford at 125 lbs. The Viking had won three of the previous four meetings, including a win in the 2013 EWL championship match. Mines used a big third period for a 5-3 decision. The redshirt senior trailed 1-0 heading into the final period. He evened the match with a quick escape, then registered a pair of takedowns in the final minute. He boosted his season record to 9-2 while Willeford fell to 13-4. Top-ranked A.J. Schopp took the mat next at 133 lbs. against Alfredo Gray, looking for the career record in falls. He recorded a takedown less than 30 seconds into the match, would tilt Gray twice for an 8-0 lead before flattening him at the 2:46 mark. The fall was the 54th of his career, breaking the record he shared with Deonte Penn. The redshirt senior is now 5-0 overall and 112-14 for his career. The next three matches ended in technical falls. Second-ranked Mitchell Port remained undefeated with a 21-4 technical fall over Mike Carlone at 141 lbs., the end coming at 5:39. He would record five takedowns in the match along with a reversal. He also tilted Carlone three times for seven points. Port is now 10-0 on the season and 116-15 for his career. Dave Habat followed with a 17-1 technical fall at 3:28 over Nick Montgomery at 149 lbs. Ranked fourth by InterMat, the redshirt senior jumped out to a 14-1 advantage after one period. He started the match with a pair of takedowns, then tilted Montgomery four times for ten points. Less than thirty seconds into the second period he ended the match with a takedown. Habat is now 9-0 overall and 107-24 for his career. Kasey Burnett-Davis filled in for injured Austin Matthews at 157 lbs., and the Fighting Scots hardly missed the seventh-ranked 157-pounder. Burnett-Davis improved to 6-4 with another 17-1 technical fall over Chas Busz, this one ending at 4:47. KBD grabbed a 10-0 lead after one period with a takedown less than a minute into the match and a total of eight near fall points as he tilted Busz four times. A takedown and two back points were followed by a Busz escape in the second. The match ended with Burnett-Davis' third takedown. Casey Fuller won an 8-2 decision over Matt Donahoe (15-7) at 165 lbs. to improve to 7-4. Following a scoreless first period, the redshirt junior took a 3-2 lead after two periods. Donohoe's reversal gave him a 2-0 lead, but Fuller followed with an escape and a takedown. He boosted the lead to 5-2 with a reversal at the 1:20 mark of the third, and with just over thirty seconds remaining sealed the match with two near fall points. Zach Towers rejoined the lineup at 174 lbs. after missing a month due to an injury. The redshirt sophomore was impressive in his return, recording a 21-4 technical fall at 6:42. He had a five takedowns in the match along with four near fall moves and a reversal. Towers improved to 4-1. Vic Avery provided Edinboro with its second fall of the night, pinning Xavier Dye at 4:43. Ranked 13th at 184 lbs., the redshirt junior held a 7-2 lead after one period and was up 11-4 when the end came quickly on a takedown near the edge of the mat. He is now 8-1. Vince Pickett boosted Edinboro's lead to 41-0 with a 6-2 decision over Kanez Omar at 197 lbs. for his 50th career win. The junior led 2-0 after one period and 3-0 after two. Omar tightened the match to 3-2 with Cleveland State's first takedown of the night with 1:10 left in the period. Pickett responded with a quick escape, received a penalty point and had riding time for the final points. He is now 7-4. The match ended with possibly the most entertaining bout of the night as Bosch (2-5), still making his way up from 197 lbs., nearly upset Shaw, a two-time national qualifier. He caught Shaw by surprise and grabbed an 8-3 lead after one period with a pair of takedowns ansd three back points. Shaw closed the match to 10-7 with two second-period takedowns. A tiring Bosch was unable to hold off Shaw in the third period, as the Viking junior improved to 14-2, clinching the match with a takedown in the closing seconds, finally prevailing 12-10. Edinboro has little time to celebrate tonight's victory, as the Fighting Scots will now look to defend their PSAC title on Saturday, December 6. Edinboro is seeking to win its fourth straight PSAC Championship, with Bloomsburg hosting the tournament. Results: 125 – Kory Mines (EU) dec. Ben Willeford (CSU) 3-0 133 – #1 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Alfredo Gray (CSU) 2:46 141 -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) tech. fall Mike Carlone (CSU) 21-4 (5:39) 149 – #4 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Nick Montgomery (CSU) 17-1 (3:28) 157 -- Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) tech. fall Chas Busz (CSU) 17-1 (4:47) 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU) 8-2 174 – Zach Towers (EU) tech. fall Gabe Stark (CSU) 21-4 (6:42) 184 -- #13 Vic Avery (EU) fall over Xavier Dye (CSU) 4:43 197 – Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Kanez Omar (CSU) 6-2 Hwt. – #20 Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 12-10

The seeds have been released for the 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The event takes place Friday and Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. InterMat is providing a live blog throughout the two-day event for fans to follow the action and interact. The InterMat ranking is listed in parenthesis. 125: 1. Nahshon Garrett, Cornell (No. 2) 2. Joey Dance, Virginia Tech (No. 5) 3. Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa (No. 6) 4. Josh Martinez, Air Force (No. 7) 5. David Terao, American (No. 8) 6. Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State (No. 9) 7. Josh Rodriguez, North Dakota State (No. 12) 8. Tim Lambert, Nebraska (No. 13) 9. Paul Petrov, Bucknell (No. 16) 10. Sam Brancale, Minnesota (No. 19) 11. Zeke Moisey, West Virginia (No. 20) 12. Chasen Tolbert, Utah Valley 133: 1. Chris Dardanes, Minnesota (No. 2) 2. Johnni DiJulius, Ohio State (No. 8) 3. Rossi Bruno, Michigan (No. 9) 4. George DiCamillo, Virginia (No. 10) 5. Earl Hall, Iowa State (No. 13) 6. Josh Terao, American (No. 17) 7. Scott DelVecchio, Rutgers 8. Kevin Norstrem, Virginia Tech (No. 18) 9. Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa 10. Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney 11. Jade Rauser, Utah Valley 12. Ian Nickell, California State Bakersfield 141: 1. Logan Stieber, Ohio State (No. 1) 2. Devin Carter, Virginia Tech (No. 3) 3. Nick Dardanes, Minnesota (No. 4) 4. Joe Spisak, Virginia (No. 9) 5. Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers (No. 16) 6. Mark Grey, Cornell (No. 11) 7. Anthony Abidin, Nebraska (No. 15) 8. Todd Preston, Harvard (No. 12) 9. Jamel Hudson, Hofstra (No. 17) 10. Sam Speno, North Carolina State (No. 18) 11. Mitch Bengtson, North Dakota State 149: 1. Chris Villalonga, Cornell (No. 6) 2. Sal Mastriani, Virginia Tech (No. 9) 3. Cody Ruggirello, Hofstra (No. 15) 4. Ken Theobold, Rutgers (No. 18) 5. Gabe Moreno, Iowa State 6. Matthew Frisch, Citadel 7. Victor Lopez, Bucknell 8. Preston McCalmon, Arizona State 9. Jake Short, Minnesota 10. Randall Languis, Ohio State 11. Connor Sutton, Columbia 157: 1. Dylan Ness, Minnesota (No. 1) 2. James Green, Nebraska (No. 2) 3. Anthony Perrotti, Rutgers (No. 8) 4. Brian Murphy, Michigan (No. 11) 5. Russell Parsons, Army 6. Markus Schieidel, Columbia (No. 15) 7. Justin Staudenmayer, Brown (No. 20) 8. Joel Smith, Arizona State 9. Aaron Walker, Citadel 10. John Boyle, American 165: 1. Nick Sulzer, Virginia (No. 2) 2. Michael Moreno, Iowa State (No. 3) 3. Taylor Walsh, Indiana (No. 7) 4. Taylor Massa, Michigan (No. 11) 5. Copper Moore, Northern Iowa (No. 12) 6. Nick Wanzek, Minnesota (No. 15) 7. Jesse Stafford, Air Force (No. 16) 8. Austin Wilson, Nebraska (No. 17) 9. Chandler Smith, Army 10. Peyton Walsh, Navy 174: 1. Logan Storley, Minnesota (No. 1) 2. Robert Kokesh, Nebraska (No. 2) 3. Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State (No. 6) 4. Bryce Hammond, CSU Bakersfield (No. 8) 5. Blaise Butler, Virginia (No. 9) 6. Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech (No. 10) 7. Mark Martin, Ohio State (No. 12) 8. Davanote Mahomes, Michigan (No. 14) 9. Duke Pickett, Cornell (No. 15) 10. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State (No. 16) 11. Pete Renda, North Carolina State (No. 17) 12. Nate Jackson, Indiana (No. 19) 13. Ray Waters, Arizona State (No. 20) 14. Brian Harvey, Army 184: 1. Gabe Dean, Cornell (No. 1) 2. Kenny Courts, Ohio State (No. 6) 3. Blake Stauffer, Arizona State (No. 7) 4. Taylor Meeks, Oregon State (No. 8) 5. Dominic Abounader, Michigan (No. 11) 6. Ophir Bertnstein, Brown (No. 12) 7. Hayden Zillmer, North Dakota State (No. 14) 8. Brent Pfarr, Minnesota (No. 15) 9. T.J. Dudley, Nebraska (No. 17) 10. Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State (No. 18) 11. Austin Gable, Virginia Tech 12. Zach Hernandez, Columbia 197: 1. Scott Schiller, Minnesota (No. 1) 2. Kyven Gadson, Iowa State (No. 3) 3. Kyle Snyder, Ohio State (No. 7) 4. Max Huntley, Michigan (No. 12) 5. Jace Bennett, Cornell (No. 18) 6. Luke Sheridan, Indiana 7. James Fox, Harvard 8. Jared Haught, Virginia Tech 9. Derek Thomas, Utah Valley 10. Marshall Haas, Citadel 285: 1. Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina State (No. 1) 2. Adam Coon, Michigan (No. 4) 3. Ty Walz, Virginia Tech (No. 9) 4. Nick Tavanello, Ohio State (No. 11) 5. Joe Stolfi, Bucknell 6. Evan Knutson, North Dakota State (No. 10) 7. Collin Jensen, Nebraska (No. 14) 8. Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa (No. 15) 9. Michael Kroells, Minnesota 10. Michael Hughes, Hofstra 11. Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Cornell 12. Garrett Ryan, Columbia

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Live Blog Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Roll the dice, put your savings on black, or hit on soft 17. Do whatever you like, but don't miss out on what is shaping up to be the best Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in recent memory. The tournament, which starts Friday at the Convention Center in Las Vegas, will welcome 11 of the InterMat top 25 teams in the country, including four in the top ten. The tournament field is led by No. 1 Minnesota, but for the Gophers to keep that ranking they'll need to see their way past No. 3 Ohio State and a very scary No. 4 Cornell. Here's a look at four things to watch at this year's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The ascendancy of Nahshon Garrett With the tough-but-lovable Jesse Delgado currently out of the Illinois lineup, the new top contender come March seems to be Cornell's Nahshon Garrett. The weight of his opponent is only a small factor in predicting his triumphant postseason. Cornell matures their talent better than almost any program in the country and Garrett -- who went to the wire with Delgado in the 2014 NCAA finals -- is sharper this season because of that growth. Also, add in new stalling rules and Garrett is the favorite for large hardware. To prove those words Garrett will need a dominant tournament performance in Vegas. He'll likely face Josh Martinez (Air Force) or David Terao (American) in the semifinals, and either Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) or Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) in the finals. What will it mean if Garrett rolls through the tournament easily? Not much in terms of rankings, but it should display to fans that he has indeed sharpened his game and can compete on weight in December. A dominant performance puts him in contention for No. 1 heading into the holiday break, and likely, the NCAA tournament. Devin Carter returns to 141 pounds Most wrestling fans in their twenties and thirties know that the inglorious activity of cutting weight is about as fun as a pep rally in a Moscow funeral home. For those who've reached nostalgia, let Devin Carter's sunken cheek bones be your reminder that there is nothing honorable (or healthy) about death cuts. Carter will be making his reappearance at 141 pounds for what seems like a trio of reasons. First is that he lost to teammate Sal Mastriani at a tournament, which probably certified to the coaching staff that the youngster could be an All-American and help the team achieve another ACC title and top ten performance at NCAAs (odd since he must do it in the room too). Second, that Carter might be undersized at 149 pounds. Third, that Logan Stieber -- who ostensibly wasn't healthy after his first cut to 141 -- will be more vulnerable in 2015 allowing Carter a chance for his first NCAA title and a Larry Owings moment. Maybe that was part of the decision-making process, maybe not, but the Vegas tournament will show fans if Carter is healthy at 141, if he was just wrestling poorly during his loss to Mastriari, or if he had real trouble competing at 149. I'm soft on Carter's performance at Vegas. He's a tough human, but after a loss and move down, it'll be interesting to see how he performs in the first few matches. I tend to think he'll start slow and then face a familiar result in the finals against Stieber. Dylan Ness-James Green rematch Dylan Ness cost me money at the NCAA tournament, and for that I can never forgive his acrobatics in pinning James Green in the quarterfinals. Despite my financial loss I see their likely rematch in the finals as the most anticipated bout of the tournament. Dylan Ness pinned James Green in the NCAA quarterfinals last season (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)The rematch should help answer if Ness is able to dig up his NCAA magic against a competitor who will be trained to defend at least some of Ness' trickier attacks and counters. Green should be the favorite, as he can score more points with less risk and knows, really knows, that to beat Ness requires not panicking and keeping his hips low to the mat. Still, there is something about Ness that remains unpredictable, a quality that you can't train to beat, but only cope with once you're in the match. If Green can answer the riddle of Ness in Vegas then it's likely he will do so again at the NCAA tournament. Also, this is the first big coaching challenge for Jordan Burroughs. It will be interesting to see Green's growth and the Cornhusker staff's game plan. The Battle for the Mount Rushmore State: Storley-Kokesh Close friends Robert Kokesh and Logan Storley embrace after a match at NCAAs (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Close friends and South Dakota natives Logan Storley and Bob Kokesh are preparing once again to do battle in Vegas. The 174-pound weight class has been one of the most loaded, and shifting in the NCAA over the past four years and it often it feels like anyone can step onto the mat and find an upset. In Las Vegas that is almost certain to happen, as an incredible 13 of the top 20 174-pound wrestlers in the country will be grappling. Atop the rankings are two stalwarts of the weight, Storley (Minnesota) and Kokesh (Nebraska). The two have shed plenty of blood on the mats together, with Storley owning a 3-1 match advantage, but with a new year comes offseason growth and for fans that means a recalibration of who has the upper hand to start the long season. I like Kokesh, but his lack of consistency against the top four is worrisome. Still, like with Green, there is the addition of Burroughs to consider along with enough familiarity that good game planning could account for a few points. Storley will be looking to establish his dominance of the weight. Should he get past Kokesh it could be the start of an undefeated season for the Gopher -- a guy able to extend a tactical lead on the pack that's been crowding the top of the rankings for the past couple of years. If Storley loses to Kokesh, or is upset in an earlier round, it will only confirm that the weight class is once again in flux and that any answers provided by Vegas are only good until the Southern Scuffle and Midlands.

Related: NCAA Division II Individual Rankings | NCAA Division II Team Rankings EDMOND, Okla. -- Maryville (Mo.) maintained the No. 1 ranking in the first regular season NCAA Division II wrestling poll, according to the rankings released Wednesday by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. The Saints, who will serve as host institution for the 2015 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in St. Louis next March, received seven first-place votes and finished with 157 points in balloting of head coaches from around the country to keep the top spot from the pre-season ranking. Nebraska-Kearney earned the remaining first-place vote and had 147 points to edge Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) by four points for second as those two teams switched places in the poll. Mercyhurst (Pa.) earned 130 points in moving from seventh to fourth, while St. Cloud State (Minn.) stayed fifth with 125 points. Defending national champion Notre Dame (Ohio) fell from fourth to sixth while Lake Erie (Ohio), McKendree (Ill.), Central Oklahoma and Newberry (S.C.) rounded out the top 10. Lake Erie and Newberry made the biggest jumps, with the Storm moving from 14th to seventh and the Wolves going from 19th to 10th. UNK remained the only team with more than one top-ranked individual as133-pounder Daniel DeShazer and 197-pounder Romero Cotton topped their respective weights.

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- The second-ranked Ouachita Tigers wrestling team recorded its first win over the ninth-ranked University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos in program history on Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated the Bronchos by an overall score of 26-9. The Tigers dominated throughout the dual, winning eight out of the 10 individual matches. Garrett Evans, a three-time NCAA Division II All-American, gave the Tigers the first lead of the dual, after he won a 4-2 decision of Zac D'Amico. Evans recorded two takedowns in the three-period match. With the win, Evans moves to 4-3 on the season. Nate Rodriguez put the Tigers ahead 6-0 after his 5-2 decision over Dustin Reed. The 2014 All-American fell behind 1-0 early but recorded four consecutive points to take a commanding lead. Rodriguez's season record moves to 5-4 on the year. In the 141-pound weight class, Josh Myers got a 13-1 major decision over UCO's Austin Quinton. Myers, who was the 2014 National Runner-Up, recorded three takedowns and two near falls on his way to an undefeated 4-0 start to the season. The Bronchos brought the overall score to 10-3 after the 149-pound match, when UCO's Spencer Rutherford won a narrow 7-5 decision of Tanner Bailey. Bailey, a freshman from Tulsa, Okla., was handed only his second loss as he moves to 8-2 on the year. Ouachita's Dakota Head, a freshman from Tuttle, Okla., got the Tigers back on track with a 5-4 decision over Jeromy Davenport in the 157-pound match. Down 4-2 in the third and final period of the individual match, Head recorded two consecutive points to send the match to a sudden-death overtime. In overtime, Head quickly earned a one-point escape to steal the win. With the win, Head's record improves to 10-3. Central Oklahoma's Chris Watson defeated Ouachita's Jacob Andrews in the 165-pound match, bringing the overall score to 13-9. Watson pinned Andrews in the first period, and Andrews falls to 12-5 on the season. Payne Hatter, the 2014 Junior College National Champion, brought the momentum right back to Ouachita with an 8-6 decision over Colton Gallo in the 174-pound match. Hatter posted to reversals and one near fall in the match. Dallas Smith followed Hatter with a 10-1 major decision to give the Tigers a 20-9 lead with two matches remaining. Smith, a three-time All-American and 2013 National Finalist, moves to 1-0 on the year with the win in the 184-pound match. Ouachita's O'Dell Lee continued the winning streak for the Tigers with a 5-4 decision over John Finn. Lee earned an escape in the second period that brought the individual-match score to 3-4, then he later took a 5-4 lead on a takedown late in the third period. Lee recorded his second win of the year and has a record of 2-3. In the final match of the evening, Blake Andrews won a 7-6 decision over Kyle Factor in the 285-pound match. Andrews, who now has a 13-0 record, posted two takedowns and a reversal to get the win. The Tigers will travel to Wichita, Kan. on Dec. 14, for the Jet Newman Invite. The next home dual for Ouachita will be on Jan. 23, 2015, when the Tigers take on Wayland Baptist. Results: 125 - Garrett Evans, OBU, dec. Zac D'Amico, 4-2. 133 - Nate Rodriguez, OBU, dec. Dustin Reed, 5-2. 141 - Josh Myers, OBU, major dec. Austin Quinton, 3-1. 149 - Spencer Rutherford, UCO, dec. Tanner Bailey, 7-5. 157 - Dakota Head, OBU, dec. Jeromy Davenport, 5-4 (TB). 165 - Chris Watson, UCO, pinned Jacob Andrews, 1:36, 174 - Payne Hatter, OBU, dec. Colton Gallo, 8-6. 184 - Dallas Smith, OBU, major dec. Dylan Harmon, 10-1. 197 - O'Dell Lee, OBU, dec. John Finn, 5-4. 285 - Blake Andrews, OBU, dec. Kyle Factor, 7-6.

Finally, and I mean finally, most states will have started their scholastic regular seasons by the time this weekend is complete. Among those that started this past weekend was Minnesota, where Prior Lake (the preseason No. 3 in Class AAA according to the The Guillotine, ahead of nationally ranked Shakopee) suffered two setbacks against lower rated teams at the Hastings Duals: 35-27 against Coon Rapids, No. 8 in Class AAA; and 31-25 against Albert Lea, No. 4 in Class AA. Though it should be duly noted that Prior Lake was without defending state champion Alex Hart, who is ranked No. 18 nationally at 285 pounds, due to transition from football postseason; Prior Lake losing that weight class in both dual meet defeats. On that note, there may be some luster lost on the pair of dual meets that Prior Lake wrestles this week against nationally ranked teams in the Gopher State. Thursday night at 7 p.m. Central Time, the Lakers host No. 7 Apple Valley; while they travel to No. 48 Shakopee Friday night at 7 p.m. in what will preview a section tournament final come February. The following wrestlers for each team are preseason ranked by The Guillotine (in order of ranking): 106: Samuel Webster (Shakopee), Curtis LeMair (Prior Lake), Nate Larson (Apple Valley) 113: Kyle Rathman (Apple Valley), Alex Crowe (Shakopee), Zach Smith (Prior Lake) 120: Brent Jones (Shakopee), Noah Buck (Apple Valley) 126: Alex Lloyd (Shakopee) 138: Malou Woiwor (Apple Valley), Tyson Leon (Shakopee), Dylan Sogge (Prior Lake) 145: Brock Morgan (Apple Valley), Alex Coleman (Shakopee), Kenny O'Neil (Prior Lake) 152: Zach Chytka (Apple Valley) 160: No. 20 Owen Webster (Shakopee) 170: No. 1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley) 182: Alex King (Shakopee) 195: No. 1 Bobby Steveson (Apple Valley) 220: Gable Steveson (Apple Valley), Rylee Streifel (Prior Lake) 285: No. 18 Alex Hart (Prior Lake) Gardner-Edgerton High School Invitational While the national-level tournament schedule is very light this week, this event in Kansas does have a pair of nationally ranked teams from out of state: No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa and No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. The sixteen-team field features schools from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Notable in addition to the nationally ranked teams are state champions Skutt Catholic (Neb.) and St. James Academy (Kan.), as well as top five at state last year teams in Olathe North (Kan.) and Platte County (Mo.) Notable wrestlers in the field by weight class: 106: Nathan Lendt (Southeast Polk) 113: Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall, Okla.), Korbin Meink (Skutt Catholic), Adam Brown (Southeast Polk) 120: No. 16 Matt Schmitt (Platte County), Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West, Iowa), Jeff Heinz (Skutt Catholic) 126: No. 9 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow), Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk), Clay Weil (Dodge City, Kan.) 138: No. 5 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow), No. 20 Ethan Karsten (Platte County), Keegan Shaw (Southeast Polk), Zak Hensley (St. James Academy), Blake Stovall (Olathe North, Kan.), Billy Higgins (Skutt Catholic) 145: Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk), Bailey Vanderpool (Skutt Catholic) 152: Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk), Johnny Blankenship (Platte County) 160: No. 19 Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow) 170: No. 18 Isaac Dulgarian (Olathe North, Kan.), Matt Pratt (St. James Academy), John Milani (Iowa City West, Iowa) 195: Steven Page (Broken Arrow), Emilio Fowler (Gardner Edgerton, Kan.), Deion Mikesell (Southeast Polk), Donovan Doyle (Iowa City West, Iowa) 220: No. 10 Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk), Seth Pesek (Gardner Edgerton, Kan.) 285: No. 4 Jacob Marnin (Southeast Polk), Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow) No. 28 Marist hosts No. 17 Marmion Academy on Saturday morning In an Illinois showdown of Fab 50 teams, No. 28 Marist will host No. 17 Marmion Academy as part of a triangular meet that also includes Chicago St. Rita starting at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Here is a breakdown of the ranked (or honorable mention) wrestlers in Class AAA per Illinois Matmen for all three teams in attendance on Saturday. 120: Nick Lukanich (Marist), Jake Sizer (St. Rita) 126: Andy O'Brien (Marist), Tino Ortiz (St. Rita) 132: No. 14 at 126 Austin O'Connor (St. Rita), A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy) 138: Anthony Cheloni (Marmion Academy) 145: Nick Gasbarro (Marist), Michael Callahan (Marmion Academy), Jack Threloff (St. Rita) 152: David Kasper (Marist), Matt Ferraro (Marmion Academy) 160: Trace Carello (Marmion Academy) 170: Riley DeMoss (Marmion Academy) 182: No. 10 Alex Benoit (Marist), No. 12 Nathan Traxler (Marmion Academy) 220: No. 19 Lucas Warren (Marmion Academy) 285: Jake Ford (Marist), Tom Schofield (St. Rita) No. 45 Washington, Ill. hosts multiple fellow Fab 50 opponents on Saturday After falling short by a 30-28 score against Carl Sandburg, Ill. on this past Saturday's travels to Lincoln-Way West, No. 45 Washington returns to the mats this coming Saturday against more tough competition. The Panthers welcome No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. and No. 30 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. among other squads. The 30-28 loss against Carl Sandburg featured the squads splitting the fourteen matches at seven apiece. With three matches to go, the Panthers held a 28-18 lead. However, the rival Eagles responded with a pin from Patrick Brucki wrestling up a weight at 182 pounds before getting 7-3 and 5-4 decisions in the last two matches in the dual meet. A potential feature match between No. 9 Elijah Oliver (Washington) and Rudy Yates at 120 pounds did not happen, with Yates wrestling up at 126 pounds; Oliver earned a 17-5 major decision against his Carl Sandburg opponent, while Yates earned a 9-5 decision against returning state runner-up Ethan Reel. Here are the notable wrestlers for each of the three Fab 50 teams assembling in Washington, Ill. this coming Saturday: 106: No. 12 Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest), Trey Keeley (Washington) 113: No. 4 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest), Dack Punke (Washington), Kyle Luigs (Evansville Mater Dei) 120: No. 9 Elijah Oliver (Washington), Alex Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest), Will Egli (Evansville Mater Dei) 126: No. 17 Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest), Alex Johnson (Evansville Mater Dei), Ethan Reel (Washington) 132: Joe Lee (Evansville Mater Dei), Jamie Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest), Blaize Punke (Washington) 138: No. 6 Nick Lee (Evansville Mater Dei), Ryder Punke (Washington), Savonne Bennette (Oak Park River Forest) 145: No. 4 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest), Blake Jourdan (Evansville Mater Dei) 152: No. 2 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest) 160: No. 14 Matthew Rundell (Oak Park River Forest), Randy Meneweather (Washington), Ashton Forzley (Evansville Mater Dei) 170: No. 5 Kamal Bey (Oak Park Rive Forest), Jacob Warner (Washington) 182: Sam Bassmeier (Evansville Mater Dei) 195: Seth Orth (Evansville Mater Dei) 220: Allen Stallings (Oak Park River Forest), Jacob Godinez (Washington) 285: Adam Lemke-Bell (Oak Park River Forest) No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. travels west to take on perennial power No. 31 St. Edward, Ohio Unless there is some sort of structural change due to the St. Edward football team making it to the state final, which will be played on Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern in Ohio Stadium, the No. 31 Eagles wrestling squad will host a super dual starting at 10 a.m. which features No. 10 Franklin Regional along with three other teams. The visiting Panthers are the defending Pennsylvania big-school state champions in both the dual meet and individual tournaments, with five nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 2 Devin Brown (113), No. 1 Spencer Lee (120), No. 3 Michael Kemerer (145), No. 3 Josh Maruca (152), and No. 4 Josh Shields (160). With five wrestlers so strong, it's going to be a tough ask for a team to knock them off in dual meet competition. Pretty much, the opponent is going to have to go at least 7-2 in the other nine matches, more likely 8-1 given the mass of bonus points coming from the "fab five" for Franklin Regional. They have two other pretty formidable wrestlers in Gus Solomon (120/126) and Dom Giannangelli (132/138), who would be state tournament caliber kids in a different state qualification setting. The host Eagles have a very balanced lineup, one that has virtually no holes. However, they also have no clear high end wrestlers in a national context. The projected lineup is as follows, though upper-weights may be slightly impacted by football: 106: Matt Kazimir, freshman, Preseason Nationals (grades 9-10) runner-up 113: Allan Hart, sophomore, state placer 120: L.J. Bentley, senior, state placer/NHSCA Juniors runner-up 126: Mason Daugherty, junior 132: Nick Santillo, sophomore 138: Isaac Collier, junior, state alternate 145: Hunter Ladnier, junior, state qualifier 152: Jack Conway, junior 160: D.J. Williamson, senior, state alternate 170: Michael Carpenter/Jared Leidich, sophomore/junior 182: Adam Wukie, senior 195: Jared Campbell, sophomore, state alternate 220: Parker Knapp, senior, state placer/2013 Junior National freestyle All-American 285: Kevin Ward, junior Other teams competing at St. Edward on Saturday are Padua (Ohio), Huntington (W. Va.), and McCallie (Tenn). Huntington is led by returning state champions Logan Grass (113) and Jordan Allen (126); McCallie is led by state champions James Westbrooks (132) and Trel Phillips (195/220). Padua features four state-ranked wrestlers in state runner-up Tony Decesare (113), state placer Paul Petras (126), two-time state placer Kyle Kaminski (152), and Eric Fasnacht (160). The rest of the Fab 50: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- travel to the Caruso Invitational hosted by St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) on Saturday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- host the Friends of Sem Wrestling Duals on Saturday No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- travel to the Lakeside Invitational on Saturday No. 6 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- host Johnston in Thursday night dual meet No. 7 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet at Lakeville North (Minn.) on Friday, travel to Independence (Iowa) Invitational on Saturday No. 8 Archer, Ga. -- travel to Southern Slam at Eastside (S.C.) No. 9 Stillwater, Okla. -- host Shawnee in Thursday dual meet, travel to Sapulpa for dual meet next Tuesday No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- host dual meets on Thursday and Friday, travel to Bowen for quad on Saturday that includes Mt. Carmel No. 12 Buchanan, Calif. -- travel to the Ponderosa Duals on Saturday No. 14 Bettendorf, Iowa -- travel to the Keith Young Invitational hosted by Cedar Falls (Iowa) on Saturday No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- dual meet at Hononegah on Wednesday evening No. 19 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- host CV Kickoff Classic No. 20 Poway, Calif. -- travel to Sidney (Mont.) Eagle Invitational Tournament No. 22 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- dual meet at Muskogee on Thursday No. 25 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- dual meet at Monticello on Friday, host STMA Invite on Saturday No. 26 Tuttle, Okla. -- host Western Heights in dual meet next Tuesday No. 27 Bakersfield, Calif. -- host Driller Invitational on Saturday No. 28 Marist, Ill. -- dual meet at home against Cary Grove on Friday No. 29 Delta, Ohio -- travel to Perrysburg for dual meets against Mason and Hopewell-Loudon on Saturday No. 32 Neosho, Mo. -- host tournament on Saturday No. 33 West Fargo, N.D. -- travel to Dan Unruh Invitational at Wahpeton (N.D.) No. 34 Kaukauna, Wis. -- host the Kaukauna Duals on Saturday No. 36 Brandon, Fla. -- travel to the Chamberlain Duals No. 37 Crook County, Ore. -- compete in Central Oregon Wrestling Officials Tournament No. 38 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- travel to Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament No. 39 McDonogh, Md. -- host Ray Oliver Invitational No. 40 Brecksville, Ohio -- dual meet at Claymont (Ohio) on Saturday No. 42 Pleasant Grove, Utah -- dual meet on Thurday, Millard Duals and Salem Hills Tournament this weekend No. 43 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- host dual meet against Mesa on Thursday No. 46 Mediapolis, Iowa -- dual meet at Davenport Assumption (Iowa) on Thursday, travel to Burlington Tournament on Saturday No. 47 Colonial Forge, Va. -- home dual meet vs. Battlefield on Wednesday, travel to Skyline Elite Opener on Saturday No. 48 Shakopee, Minn. -- host Shakopee Invitational on Saturday No. 49 Penn, Ind. -- travel to Bloomington Invitational on Saturday