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MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team opened Big Ten competition with a decisive 35-3 win over No. 20 Purdue on Friday evening in front of a home crowd. The team claimed five major decisions and a pin while only falling in one bout on the evening to walk away with the victory. Redshirt freshman Samuel Brancale fell in a 5-2 decision by Purdue's Camden Eppert before the Golden Gophers claimed ten in a row. After falling behind 4-0 in the first period at 157, No. 3 Dylan Ness was able to come back and pin Purdue's Doug Welch at 6:01. The Golden Gophers were able to rally around the sudden victory and continue their quest to start dual season off with a win. David Thorn, Danny Zilverberg, Logan Storley and Scott Schiller won by major decision showing their dominance on the mat. Thorn, Storley, Schiller and No. 1 HWT Tony Nelsoncame away with the win to continue their unbeaten 2013-14 season. The Gophers victory puts them at 1-0 on the season as well as 1-0 in Big Ten competition. “With our first dual meet I think we did all right,” said head coach J Robinson. “I think that our intensity is okay. But from where we want to be this season, we’ve got a ways to go. The coaches talked to them a little afterwards about this being a baseline and when we come out on Sunday against Wyoming we want to see more intensity and more effort from our guys.” The Maroon and Gold will welcome Wyoming to the Sports Pavilion on Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 p.m. dual. Live streaming will be available through the Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 5-2 133: No. 8 David Thorn (Minnesota) maj. dec. Kyle Ayersman (Purdue), 15-5 141: No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 2-1 149: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Alex Griffin (Purdue), 7-4 157: No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pin Doug Welch (Purdue), 6:01 165: No. 16 Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) maj. dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 10-2 174: No. 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota) maj. dec. Andy Hoselton (Purdue), 18-4 184: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) maj. dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 12-2 197: No. 2 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 15-7 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 4-0

CLARION, Pa. -- The Rutgers wrestling team dropped Clarion, 30-12, Friday night at Tippin Gym, where the Scarlet Knights took eight of 10 bouts to record its highest point total this season. With the win, RU is 3-0 for the third time in four years heading into a pair dual matchups next Friday at the 2013 Asics/ Journeymen Northeast Duals. The Scarlet Knights began the match with three-straight victories, jumping out to an early 11-0 lead. The bout began at 125 pounds, where freshman Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.) kicked the action off with the first dual victory of his career. DelVecchio earned a 15-6 major decision before redshirt senior Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) improved to 2-0 this season with a 15-6 major decision of his own against No. 18/NR/NR (AWN/InterMat/W.I.N.) Sam Sherlock Freshman Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) earned a 7-3 decision in his first dual start at 141 pounds, but Clarion (2-3) came storming back, earning back-to-back pins at 149 and 157 pounds to take a 12-11 lead. From there, RU never looked back, winning the final five bouts to secure a 30-12 win. Redshirt junior Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) picked up his first dual win by an 8-2 margin over CU’s Mike Pavasko, while redshirt freshman Phil Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.), redshirt sophomore Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.), sophomore Hayden Hrymack (Lincroft, N.J.) and redshirt senior Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) all improved to 3-0 in duals this season. The Scarlet Knights are back in action next Friday, Nov. 29 at the 2013 Asics/ Journeymen Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. RU will take on No. 15 Virginia and Michigan State. Results: 125- Scott Delvecchio (RU) maj. dec. Jonathan Mele (CL) 15-6 133- Vinne Dellafave (RU) maj. dec. No. 18/NR/NR Sam Sherlock (CL) 15-6 141- Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 7-3 149- No. 17/18/NR Justin Arthur (CL) wbf Ken Thoebold (RU) 2:26 157- Austin Matthews (CL) wbf Anthony PErrotti (RU) 6:45 165- Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Mike Pavasko (CL) 8-2 174- Phil Bakuckas (RU) maj. dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 11-2 184- Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. Dustin Conti (CL) 3-1 197- Hayden Hrymack (RU) wbf Daniel Sutherland (CL) 5:56 285- No. 16/17/17 Billy Smith (RU) dec. Evan Daley (CL) 9-4

Council Bluffs natives had reason to celebrate on Friday night as two Lewis Central High School alums came away with victories at the first Victory Wrestling Challenge at Ralston Arena in Omaha, Neb. Trent Paulson and George Ivanov both won their bouts in their co-main events to send the 1,200 fans home with something to smile about. Paulson beat Missouri alum Nick Marable, while Ivanov, who also wrestled locally at tNebraska-Omaha for two years, beat Gennady Kolesnikov. Initially slated for 12 bouts, injuries kept Paulson's twin brother Travis from competing, but eight bouts were held in an MMA-style freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling event. "It was a great event. The fans, the music, the raised platform. It's just an exciting environment to wrestle in," said Trent Paulson following his victory. "They had lights, fog, it was one of the coolest wrestling environments I've ever wrestled in and it's not even for a world title or for a World Team. It was done right." The Victory Wrestling Challenge used two U.S.-based modification to the international wrestling rules. The first was unlimited overtime in case of a tie score after regulation. The second was using a 10-point technical superiority in both Greco-Roman and freestyle instead of the seven-point differential used internationally. Fans didn't have to wait long to see it in action as Nebraska alum Josh Ihnen scored two points on a counter exposure 90 seconds into overtime to beat Evan Brown 3-1 at 96kg/211 pounds. Both wrestlers had sound credentials coming in as Ihnen was an All-American at the University of Nebraska, while Brown was a Division III national champion at the University Dubuque. Brown took an early 1-0 lead in the first period on a passivity point, while Ihnen tied it in the second period in the same manner. Brown tried to use a front headlock to roll Ihnen through, but Ihnen caught Brown on his back for the winning points. "It's awesome leading this off and just being here." said Ihnen "I work full time and this is a great opportunity." Deron Winn followed up with a win also at 96kg when he earned an 11-0 technical superiority victory over Ty Copsey. Winn, training with the Cyclone Wrestling Club based at Iowa Stae University, started strong with a trademark blast double and built a 6-0 lead heading into the second period. Another big double on the edge earned Winn three points for a 9-0 lead. Winn finished things off with a takedown on the edge at 4:58. Another Nebraska alum picked up a victory in the night's third bout as Ridge Kiley defeated Omaha native Eli Dominguez 7-5 at 74kg/163 pounds. Kiley opened up a 7-2 lead before Dominguez, a Division II All-American at Nebraska-Omaha, came back with a pushout and a takedown. Montell Marion returned to the Midwest and picked up a 5-2 victory over Raufeon Stots at 66kg/145.5 pounds. Marion, a three-time All-American at Iowa and two-time NCAA Division I finalist, traveled to Omaha from College Park, Md., where he trains with the Terrapin Wrestling Club at the University of Maryland. Stots, a two-time Division II champion at Nebraska-Kearney, took an early 1-0 lead with a pushout, but Marion tied it up with a pushout of his own late in the first period. In the second, Marion scored his first takedown countering a deep shot by Stots to gain control. Stots closed the gap to 3-2 after a passivity point. Marion finished the bout with a go-behind takedown with 20 seconds to go for the final count. In the night's lone Greco-Roman bout, Justin "Harry" Lester of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program earned a dominating 10-0 technical superiority win over Omaha's Esai Dominguez at 74kg/163 pounds. Lester, who started his career at Iowa State University in Ames before shifting full-time to Greco-Roman at Northern Michigan University, hit a big three-point throw and then followed it up immediately with a two-point gutwrench. Lester built a 7-0 lead after another takedown and then scored the final three points on a high dive bodylock where he lifted Dominguez and put him to the mat for three points. "This is a great atmosphere," said Lester. "I loved wrestling in front of (the fans in Omaha) and thank you for supporting Victory Wrestling." Joe Elllenberger is no stranger to Ralston Arena. The Division II All-American from Nebraska-Kearney has fought in eight MMA Victory Fighting Championship events and made his return to the wrestling mat on Friday night. The return wouldn't be a victorious one as Nebraska alum Rob Sanders picked up the win 11-4. Ellenberger took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown, but Sanders built a 7-4 lead before tacking on a late takedown and an exposure to end the bout. George Ivanov made a successful return to the Omaha area with a 9-2 win over Gennady Kolesnikov at 84kg/185 pounds. Ivanov wrestled at nearby Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa and was a two-time Division II champion at Nebraska-Omaha. He transferred to Boise State after UNO cut its wrestling program. Ivanov was never in trouble. He's currently with his college coach helping out his first college coach, Mike Denney, at Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo. "I felt like it was Rocky IV wrestling against the Russian," Ivanov, a native Bulgarian, joked. "I'm hoping you guys enjoyed this, I had a blast," said Ivanov. Kolesnikov recently came to the U.S. from Moscow, Russia and he trains at the Cyclone Wrestling Club at Iowa State University. Trent Paulson ended the night with a 4-2 win over Nick Marable in the event's co-main event. Paulson, who like Ivanov wrestled at Lewis Central, fell behind 2-0 after a Marable double leg takedown but came back to take the lead on a three-point throw. He tacked on a final point with a second-period pushout. "I'd say if you have an opportunity (to participate in Victory Wrestling Challenge), take advantage of it. It pays well, they take care of the athletes. They put us up in the hotel and it's just an elite level event," said Paulson. Results: 96kg/211 pounds - Josh Ihnen dec. Evan Brown 3-1, OT. 96kg/211 pounds - Deron Winn tech fall Ty Copsey 11-0, 4:58. 74kg/163 pounds - Ridge Kiley dec. Eli Dominguez 7-5. 66kg/145.5 pounds - Montell Marion dec. Raufeon Stots 5-2 Greco 74kg/163 pounds - Justin "Harry" Lester tech fall Esai Dominguez 10-0, 2:37 74kg/163 pounds - Rob Sanders dec. Joe Ellenberger 11-4 84kg/185 pounds - George Ivanov dec. Gennady Kolesnikov 9-2 74kg/163 pounds - Trent Paulson dec. Nick Marable 4-2

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Fifty years ago today several shots changed the course of human events. Friday night sophomore Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) took several shots that changed the course of the match. Brennan upset 11-match winner Adam Mackie with a major decision at 174 to give #22 Rider a 16-9 lead. It was one of six Bronc victories to defeat Lock Haven in Rider’s first ever Eastern Wrestling League dual meet. “It’s nice to get the first one,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor, who now has 394 career wins. “I’ve wrestled with the lighter weights my whole life,” said Brennan, who was listed as a 157 pounder before the season started but due to injuries on the Rider squad has been wrestling, and winning, at 174. “Being a ’57 pounder I’m used to taking a lot of shots. The bigger guys I’m wrestling now aren’t really about that. I usually take more shots. All week I’ve been working on finishing those shots.” “Conor wrestled at 157 last year and he is certified there but he’s more than likely a 165 who has built himself into a 174 pounder,” Taylor said. Brennan is now 3-2 at his heavier weight class. “He’s beaten some very good 174 pounders. Conor is a quality wrestler at that weight class now.” “I feel like it is a huge advantage because my opponents are cutting weight and I’m not,” Brennan said. “I’m not hungry before the weigh-in. They are bigger but I get through it.” For Rider (4-1, 1-0 EWL) sophomore Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional), ranked 10th in the nation, won by pin to improve to 4-1 and to give Rider a 6-0 lead. “Rob got us started real nice,” Taylor said. “He’s a real tough kid who is capable of catching you, and tonight he went for it and got it.” “The first period the plan was just to attack, attack,” Deutsch said, “and get as many points as I could get on the board. He took a bad shot and I took advantage of it and finished it.” Senior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville), ranked 13th in the nation, won to break a 9-9 tie. Junior Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) won at 197 to seal the team victory. “Don did a good job of being patient,” Taylor said. “When you are in the role to seal the match you have to wrestle smart and he did that.” Junior Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, N.J./Gateway) won at 133 for the second time this year for a 9-0 Rider lead. Sophomore Greg Velasco (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport) won the final bout by a major decision for the final score. “I thought Greg wrestled a great match,” Taylor said. “He showed a lot of heart getting that takedown at the very end.” Junior Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) lost a close, 9-8 battle to the 14th ranked wrestler who was a national qualifier last year. “That was a tough match,” Taylor said. “Clint wrestled really well. He’s having a good start to the year. The two matches he’s lost were both winnable and they were to very good wrestlers.” For Lock Haven (2-2, 0-1 EWL), 14th ranked Fred Garcia won 9-8 to cut the Rider lead to 16-12. Mac Maldarelli won at 149 and Billy Randt won at 157 to tie the score at 9-9. National qualifier Dan Neff, ranked 17th by InterMat, got the Bald Eagles on the board, cutting the Rider lead to 9-3 with a win at 141. “You had two good teams tonight who were going at it very hard,” Taylor said. “The fans got a chance to see a lot of good battles.” Rider won 19-14 at Lock Haven last year, the first meeting between these two teams since 2009, and Rider has won the last four meetings. Lock Haven leads the all-time series 16-6. “I have a lot of respect for Lock Haven,” Taylor said. “They have a great program and their kids wrestled tough.” Rider takes part in the 19th annual Keystone Classic, hosted by the U of Pennsylvania, Sunday at the Palestra. “Very, very tough tournament,” Taylor said. “It is always tough. That’s going to be a real battle. There are some great teams coming in.” “There is a wrestler ranked in the top 10 in my weight class,” Deutsch said, “so I’m looking forward to that Sunday.” Expect Rider to be taking plenty of shots. Results: 125 Robert Deutsch-R wbf Kaleb LeMaire-LH 4:10 6-0 133 Chuck Zeisloft-R dec. Cody Wheeler-LH 8-6 9-0 141 Dan Neff-LH dec. Paul Kirchner-R 11-8 9-3 149 Mac Maldarelli-LH dec. Curt Delia-R 9-3 9-6 157 Billy Randt-LH dec. Wayne Stinson-R 9-4 9-9 165 Ramon Santiago-R dec. Jake Kemerer-LH 10-7 12-9 174 Conor Brennan-R major dec. Adam Mackie-LH 13-5 16-9 184 Fred Garcia-LH dec. Clint Morrison-R 9-8 16-12 197 Donald McNeil-R dec. Phil Sprenkle-LH 8-2 19-12 285 Greg Velasco-R major dec. Brad Emerick-LH 8-0 23-12

BLOOMSBURG -- The 21st-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team opened its 2013-14 home season with an 18-15 win over Arizona State on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. The win was the first for the Huskies new head coach Jason Mester. The match was tight throughout with both winning five bouts each with the difference coming in three major decision wins for Bloomsburg from Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown). The Huskies also picked up two sudden victory wins from Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) and Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex). The turning point in the match came at 165 pounds when Veltre, ranked ranked eighth by Amateur Wrestling News, scored a 14-3 win to put the Huskies up 11-9. Dessino then followed with a 6-4 sudden victory over 17th-ranked Kevin Radford to make it a 14-9 lead for Bloomsburg. After the Sun Devils won at 184 pounds, Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 11th, won by major decision making it a six-point Huskies lead. At 285 pounds though, ASU could only pull out a win by decision giving Bloomsburg the win. The Huskies, 1-1, travel to Philadelphia on Sunday for the Keystone Classic starting at 9 a.m. NOTES: Busler and Veltre both remain unbeaten on the year at 6-0...Perry is now 4-1 on the season...A year ago the Huskies beat Arizona State 18-16...Bloomsburg is now 4-3 all-time against the Sun Devils. Results: 125 Ares Carpio (Arizona State) won by decision over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloomsburg) 3-1. 133 #12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over Coltin Fought (Arizona State) 8-6. 141 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) won by decision over Matt Rappo (Bloomsburg) 10-6. 149 #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) 12-3. 157 Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by decision over Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (Bloomsburg) 7-5. 165 #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over James Brundage (Arizona State) 14-3. 174 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over #17 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) 6-4. 184 Wesley Moore (Arizona State) won by decision over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloomsburg) 5-2. 197 #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Joshua Dasilveira (Arizona State) 15-7. 285 Kyle Colling (Arizona State) won by decision over Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (Bloomsburg) 3-0. PLAY BY PLAY SUMMARY 125- Ares Carpio vs. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) Both wrestlers locked at the shoulders…Opening period a slow one…No score after 1…Carpio takes bottom to start the second…Draws an early escape for a 1-0 lead…Both wrestlers reset…Both men testing their patience waiting for a shot…Tied up at the shoulders…Through 2 Cooper of ASU leads 1-0…Boylan starts the third on the bottom…Boylan trying for an escape…Cooper takes him out of bounds…Wrestlers reset again…Boylan with the escape with :50 left in the third…Tied at 1…Cooper scores a takedown late…Holds on for the 3-1 win. 133- Coltin Fought vs. # 12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) Both men trying for an open shot early…Wilcox starts on bottom after a whistle…Fought has the edge…Scores a takedown midway through the second…Leads 2-0…Out of bounds after Wilcox rolled through an attempt…Both wrestlers reset…After back points and a Wilcox escape Fought took a 5-1 lead into the second…Wilcox starts the second on top…No scoring through most of the period…Wilcox trying to turn him…Wilcox starts the third on bottom…Scores an early escape…Wilcox with a late takedown to make it 5-4…Followed by a Fought escape, 6-4…Wilcox turns him for late takedown to tie it at …Headed to overtime…Wilcox scores a takedown 20 seconds in to pick up an 8-6 win. 141- Matt Kraus vs. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) Kraus turns Rappo to his back early for a quick takedown…Takes the early 2-0 lead…Back points make it 5-0…Rappo makes it 5-2 with a double leg takedown…Wrestlers reset with Rappo on top…Kraus escapes standing up making it 6-3…Both men locked at the shoulders late in the first…Kraus leads 6-3 after 1…Rappo starts the second on top…No scoring through the first half of the period…After a whistle they reset…Rappo gains body control on Kraus…No scoring in the period…Rappo starts the third on bottom…Kraus gains position and gets 3 back points…Rappo trying to turn him for a late surge…Late escape gives Kraus the 10-5 win. 149- Nathan Hoffner vs. #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) Both wrestlers deking shots early…Busler attempts the first shot to no avail…Attempted takedown for Hoffner…Busler not giving an inch…Busler gains control for two quick takedowns and a 4-0 lead…Busler leads 4-0 after 1…Starts the second on bottom…Pads his lead with a quick escape…Both wrestlers reset…From neutral position Busler scores a takedown at the shoulders…Hoffner escape gets him on the board…Wrestlers reset…Busler leads 7-1 after 2…Starts the third on top…Busler maintains control early in the period…After a whistle they reset to neutral position…Busler spins Hoffner for another takedown…Sequence of moves gives Hoffner an escape and Busler regains control yet again with a takedown…Busler wins 12-3. 157- Joel Smith vs. Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) Both men locked at the shoulders early…Spinning trying for control…Harnett scores a single leg takedown for a 2-0 lead…They reset…Quick escape for Smith makes it 2-1…Dancing around the mat now they engage…Tied up at the center of the mat…A whistle resets them at neutral…Harnett gains control with a takedown in the dying seconds of the first…Hartnett starts the second on top…Quick escape from Smith…They reset after a whistle…Circling around showing patience now they engage…Smith trying for body position forces them out of bounds…They reset…Smith scores a takedown in the late seconds to tie it up…Harnett starts the third on bottom…Match tied at 4…A whistle resets them…Hartnett escapes and stays aggressive…Smith counters with a takedown…Smith trying to maintain position and control…Smith holds on for the 7-5 decision. 165- James Brundage vs. #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) Both men fighting for control early…Tied up at the shoulders…Circling around the mat testing their patience…Once again they tie up…Forced out of bounds…They reset…Veltre jumps quick and scores two for an early lead…Brundage fighting to get to his feet…Veltre maintains control…Brundage fights off the hand control and gets away for an escape…Veltre ends the period on a scoring run…Starts the second on bottom up 8-1…Veltre frees himself…They reset…Wrestlers tied up at the shoulders…Spinning trying for control…Forced out of bounds…They reset…End the second locked up high…Veltre starts the third on top with a 9-1 lead…Veltre maintains control early…Brundage scores an escape and Veltre counters with a takedown near the edge…Another escape for Brundage…Veltre staying conservative…Both men tied up high…Veltre scores a spinning takedown in the waning seconds…Holds on for 14-3 major decision. 174- #17 Kevin Radford vs. #20 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) They go down to the mat tied up…Testing patience waiting for an opportunity…They lock up at their hands…Radford makes aggressive move to no avail…Forced out of bounds…Whistle and they reset…Radford gets a leg and a takedown for the first points…Dessino scores a late escape via video review…Radford takes a 2-1 lead to the second…Dessino starts the second on top…Dessino clings to a leg but Radford escapes…They tie up down on the mat…A whistle forces them to reset…Both men showing patience late in the second…Out of bounds once again…Dessino dives in for a late period takedown…No points awarded…Dessino starts the third on bottom…He stands up and breaks the hand control for an early escape…Radford leads 3-2 halfway through the period…1:10 left a whistle forces them to reset…Dessino trying to push Radford to his back…Dessino scores a late takedown for a 4-3 lead…Dessino maintains position…Radford escapes in the dying seconds…Overtime tied at 4…Dessino takes a shot to no avail…They stand up and bear hug…Dessino gets the trip and the points with 36 seconds left in the overtime for a 6-4 win. 184- Wesley Moore vs. Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) Moore trying for arm position early on the mat…They get tangled up high…Sequence of shot attempts forces them out of bounds…They reset…Tied up at the shoulders for most of the first…No scoring in the period…Shirey starts on bottom in the second…Frees himself and wraps up for a reversal…Followed by a quick escape from Moore…Shirey gets control of one leg…No points…A whistle resets them…A sequence of spins sends them to the edge…Wrestlers still looking for an edge…After 2 Shirey leads 2-1…He will start the third on top…They stand up and Moore ties the match with an escape…Moore overpowers Shirley for a takedown near the edge…Inside 1 minute Moore leads 4-2…Whistle with 35 seconds forces them to reset…Shirey on bottom…Moore maintains control and position…Moore holds on for the 5-2 win. 197- Josh DaSilveira vs. #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) The men fight up high at the shoulders early…Perry scores a takedown near the edge 31 seconds in to the match followed by a DaSilveira escape…Perry quickly regains control for a 4-1 lead…Forced out of bounds they reset…DaSilveira escape makes it 4-2 with 1 minute left in the period…Both men showing patience…Tied up at the shoulders…Perry with a spinning takedown…Perry leads 6-2 after 1…Perry starts the second on top…Perry controls as they stand…DaSilveira escapes and they lock up high…DaSilveira scores a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset at center…Perry leads 6-5 with 1 minute left in the second…Perry scores an escape off the reset…Spinning and fighting for control near the edge…Out of bounds again they reset…They head to the third with Perry up 7-5…He starts on bottom…Perry pads his lead with an escape and a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset…Perry leads 10-5…Middle of the mat DaSilveira escapes only to be taken down again…He escapes once more… Perry scores yet another takedown…Perry holds on to win 15-7. 285- Kyle Colling vs. Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) The wrestlers lock hands early…Forced out of bounds they reset…Sequence of shots and they will reset once again…Locked up fighting for control…No scoring in the first period…Grant starts the second on bottom…Colling maintains control…Gets Grant to his back for a takedown no further scoring…Out of bounds they reset…Colling maintains position and control…Grant warned for stalling but nothing further…Grant starts the third on top…Grant staying conservative as they lock up high…Late in the match they remain locked…Colling holds on for the 3-0 win.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team opened its dual season with three wins Friday at the Iowa City Duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes combined for a 29-1 individual record and totaled 24 falls en route to wins over Baker University (59-0), Iowa Central (55-0) and Cornell College 50-3). The wins marked the first time in program history Iowa scored 50-plus points in three consecutive duals. "I think the energy was good and I think the pace was good," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "When those two things are good it leads to a lot of bonus points and a lot of situations where you're going to get falls." Iowa built 18-0 leads in all three duals with help from Cory Clark (125), Tony Ramos (133) and Josh Dziewa (141). Only once did the trio take a match beyond the first period. Clark was making his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut. Ramos was extending his unbeaten home record to 27-0. "It starts with Clark and Ramos and goes through the rest of the lineup," said Brands. "It's not slow, where every point you have to just earn it. It's every point, but there are easy points because of explosion, pop, energy and gusto. Those are the things that make holds look easy and that's important when you're trying to put a competitive team on the mat." Dziewa was making his first appearance inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2011, when he filled in at 149 against Northern Iowa. He earned a major decision then, and he added three falls today as Iowa's 141-pounder. "I felt good out there today," said Dziewa. "I want to put on a show for the fans. That's what it's all about. What our fans like is domination, going out there and wrestling hard for seven minutes, giving everything you've got. That's what they want and that's our goal." Derek St. John (157) and Ethen Lofthouse (184) also earned three pins apiece. St. John used three falls to improve to 26-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and Lofthouse's three pins increased his season total to five, one more than he had all of last season. Nick Moore (165) also made his season debut today, pinning both opponents in the opening period. "I think we feel good about it," said Moore, "but it's something that we expected so you take it for what it's worth. Any time you can get bonus points it helps you win. That's always the focus." Michael Kelly (149), Mike Evans (174) and Terrance Jean-Jacques (285) were all perfect in three matches. Kelly had two pins and one major decision, Evans had one pin and a pair of technical falls, and Terrance Jean-Jacques earned two decisions and one fall in his Hawkeye debut. Walt Gillmor (165), Jeremy Fahler (197) and Kris Klapprodt (197) added to Iowa's pin total with one pin each. "One thing I liked about today was there wasn't a lot of slow wrestling," said Brands. "I can think of a couple areas where guys were not where they were supposed to be, but for the most part it was fast wrestling. "Now we have to get ready now. We're in the week where we have to get ready." Iowa returns to the mat Dec. 1 at Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The dual begins at 2 p.m. (CT) inside Hilton Coliseum. Iowa has won the last nine meeting in the series. NOTES: Attendance was 5,713... Iowa is 19-0 all-time in the Iowa City Duals... Four Hawkeyes made their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut today (Clark, Gillmor, Klapprodt, Jean-Jacques)... Iowa's 59-0 win over Baker was the largest margin of victory since defeating Simpson 60-0 in 1986... Iowa scored 50 points in three consecutive duals for the first time in program history. #4 IOWA 59, Baker 0 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Alan Callahan (Baker), 1:42; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Bryce Shoemaker (Baker), 1:48; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Nathan Garcia (Baker), 1:57; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) pinned Dylan Coppenharger (Baker), 4:11; 24-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Aaron Seybold (Baker), 4:05; 30-0 165 - #7 Nick Moore (IA) pinned Jacob Price (Baker), 2:55; 36-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Bryant Guillen (Baker), 18-3; 41-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse pinned John Hambleton (Baker), 2:48; 47-0 197 - Kris Klapprodt (IA) pinned Robert Shadrach (Baker), 2:48; 53-0 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) pinned Beau Bennett (Baker), 1:21; 59-0 #4 IOWA 55, Iowa Central 0 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Nate Smith (ICCC), 2:59; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Nate Lentsch (ICCC), 0:55; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Ryan Ellenberg (ICCC), 1:32; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Teddy Harvey (ICCC), 14-4; 22-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Ryan Niven (ICCC), 0:53; 28-0 165 - #7 Nick Moore (IA) pinned Corbin Farrell (ICCC), 1:44; 34-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) pinned Jacob Meehan (ICCC), 2:48; 40-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Chance Copper (ICCC), 1:24; 46-0 197 - Jeremy Fahler (IA) pinned Bryce Fisher (ICCC), 5:35; 52-0 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) dec. Malcolm Allen (ICCC), 4-2; 55-0 #4 IOWA 50, Cornell College 3 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Ben Rosen (Cornell), 1:09; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Phillip Opelt (Cornell), 6:15; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Samuel Chalkley (Cornell), 2:34; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) pinned Trevor Engle (Cornell), 4:50; 24-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Daniel Klema (Cornell), 1:44; 30-0 165 - Walt Gillmor (IA) pinned Brian Cristion (Cornell), 1:40; 36-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Brent Hamm (Cornell), 16-1; 41-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Aburough Abegesah (Cornell), 3:49; 47-0 197 - Alex Coolidge (Cornell) dec. Kris Klapprodt (IA), 3-2; 47-3 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) dec. Carl Gaul (Cornell), 9-3; 50-3

Bethlehem, Pa. -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (2-0) won its last four matches en route to a 16-15 comeback win against Lehigh (1-3) this evening at Grace Hall. With his team trailing in the final bout of the evening, senior heavyweight P.J. Tasser was able to score off a scramble in the second sudden victory period to secure a 4-2 decision and give the Panthers a 16-15 victory. Tasser was put in a position to clinch the match thanks to some heroics in the prior match at 197 pounds as Nick Bonaccorsi was able to earn a takedown off a step over 22 seconds into the first overtime period to take a 3-1 win and cut into the Mountain Hawk advantage at 15-13. What proved to be the deciding point in the match was scored by Max Thomusseit who earned a major at 184 pounds, the only bonus points on the evening. Thomussiet jumped on Zach Diekel early and led 7-1 after the first and cruised from there to the 13-1 major. Prior to the Thomusseit win, Tyler Wilps picked up a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Elliott Riddick at 174 pounds to break a Lehigh five bout winning streak. Pitt got its first points of the night when Anthony Zanetta defeated Darian Cruz, 7-6, at 125 pounds. The Panthers will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 24, when they compete in the Keystone Classic at The Palestra in Philadelphia. Results: 125: No. 8 Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Darian Cruz (L), 7-6; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: No. 6 Mason Beckman (L) dec. No. 17 Shelton Mack (P), 5-3; match tied, 3-3 141: No. 19 Laike Gardner (L) dec. Edgar Bright (P), 13-11; Lehigh leads, 6-3 149: Mitch Minotti (L) dec. Mikey Racciato (P), 8-2; Lehigh leads, 9-3 157: No. 9 Joey Napoli (L) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 5-2; Lehigh leads, 12-3 165: Brian Brill (L) dec. Geno Morelli (P), 3-2; Lehigh leads, 15-3 174: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Elliot Riddick (L), 4-2; Lehigh leads, 15-6 184: No. 5 Max Thomusseit (P) m. dec. Zach Diekel (L), 13-1; Lehigh leads, 15-10 197: No. 17 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. John Bolich (L), 3-1 (SV); Lehigh leads, 15-13 285: P.J. Tasser (P) dec. Doug Vollaro (L), 4-2 (SV2); Pitt wins, 16-15

COLLEGE PARK -- Frank Mattiace kicked off his collegiate wrestling career in fine fashion, defeating No. 8 Christian Boley of Maryland, 12-4, to clinch a win for the Quakers in their season-opening dual at the Comcast Center. Mattiace was dominant in the match, with three takedowns and a set of backpoints in the opening period of the match. His first takedown came 0:18 into the match, surprising the returning NCAA qualifier for the Terps. Midway through the period, Mattaice would win a scramble on the edge of the mat, powering through for his third takedown. Off that score, he would flip Boley over and search for the fall, gaining three backpoints but unable to get the slap of the mat from the official. Mattaice would go on to add escapes in the next two periods and riding time for a big win to begin his collegiate dual career. Overall, Penn won six matches in the dual, overtaking Maryland with four wins in the middle weights after the Terps had built a 7-3 lead. Andrew Lenzi, Ray Bethea, Casey Kent and Brad Wukie each picked up decisions to give the Red and Blue a lead they would not relinquish. Maryland entered the dual with three wrestlers ranked in the Top-10 to anchor its lineup, and each had trouble with a Penn wrestler. Mattiace was the only Penn grappler to pick up a win, but No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas and Steven Graziano put scared into higher ranked opponents before suffering losses. Steven Graziano scored a takedown at the buzzer to send his bout with 2011 All-American No. 7 Spencer Myers into overtime, and initiated the scoring sequence which ended the match – unfortunately for Penn in Myers’ favor. A Graziano shot was countered on a pass-by from Myers, and Graziano fell, 6-4. Matched up with No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock at 184 pounds, No. 18 Lorenzo Thomas battled through a first period which saw a called takedown for Sheptock and then reversal from Thomas get called back after video review. Thomas would score first with an escape in the second, but Sheptock scored at the 4:36 mark to take a 2-1 lead after two periods. In the third, Thomas rode tough to open the period, but got too high on a half nelson and Sheptock was able to toss him over into a reversal and backpoints for a 7-1 win. Caleb Richardson picked up his first collegiate win with a 10-5 decision over Billy Rappo to start the dual. Richardson had the match’s only four takedowns, opening the scoring 1:05 in. Leading 5-2 after two periods, Richardson opened up in the third with two takedowns to pull away and secure the win. Ken Bade was unable to get anything going in his match at 133, conceding a takedown early and not finding a way to his escape Tyler Goodwin’s legwork on the mat. Goodwin would add a takedown in the second period and a reversal in the third to go with a pair of points via stalling en route to a 9-0 win. At 141 pounds, Shyeim Brown broke a scoreless tie with Jeff Canfora with a reversal in the second period. That was the only offensive scoring of the match, Brown going on to win, 3-1. Andrew Lenzi rallied the Quakers with an 8-5 win at 149 pounds over Frank Goodwin. Lenzi scored 0:37 into the match, and worked three backpoints off the sequence to lead, 5-1, after the first period. Lenzi would tack on a second takedown in the second period, but Goodwin would climb in the match with and escape and takedown before the end of the second frame. Lenzi defended nicely in the third period from neutral, holding on and adding riding time for the win. In his first dual meet for the Red and Blue, Ray Bethea came out firing and scored on a blast double early in the first period against Ben Dorsay. That was all the scoring he would need, adding and escape in the third period for a 3-1 win. Casey Kent had two takedowns and 2:31 of riding time in the first match out of intermission to score a 6-0 win over Danny Orem at 165 pounds. Brad Wukie was very workmanlike in a 6-3 win over Tony Gardner, taking a 4-0 lead after one period and hanging on for the victory. Results: 125: Caleb Richardson (Penn) def. Billy Rappo (Maryland), 10-5 Penn leads, 3-0 133: Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) def. Ken Bade (Penn), 9-0 Maryland leads, 4-3 141: Shyeim Brown (Maryland) def. Jeff Canfora (Penn), 3-1 Maryland leads, 7-3 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. Frank Goodwin (Maryland), 8-5 Maryland leads, 7-6 157: Ray Bethea (Penn) def. Ben Dorsay (Maryland), 3-1 Penn leads, 9-7 165: Casey Kent (Penn) def. Danny Orem (Maryland), 6-0 Penn leads, 12-7 174: Brad Wukie (Penn) def. Tony Gardner (Maryland), 6-3 Penn leads, 15-7 184: No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) def. No. 18 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn), 7-1 Penn leads, 15-10 197: Frank Mattiace (Penn) def. No. 8 Christian Boley (Penn), 12-4 Penn leads, 19-10 285: No. 7 Spencer Myers (Maryland) def. Steven Graziano (Penn), 6-4 (SV), Penn leads, 19-13 Penn will host the 19th annual Keystone Classic on Sunday starting at 10 a.m. in The Palestra.

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Last week, the NCAA.com site released a massive, multimedia feature story on the deaths of three collegiate wrestlers during the 1997-1998 collegiate wrestling season. The story is detailed and powerful, and expectantly sad, but what stands out most is how little we've actually changed the sport for younger generations. Wrestlers weigh in at the World University Championships Wrestling is not about weight cutting, weight management or weight control. Wrestling should be about strength and courage, not starvation and deprivation. If you're eating well, learning the sport and training to your body's optimal potential then the need to cut weight is eliminated. Need more reason? How many in-shape former wrestlers do you see walking the mats after college? What number of them become binge eaters and drinkers? The post-collegiate wrestler is a consumer of any and all crap calories, often launching himself into a gorge-first diet in rebellion of the nights when he was deprived sustenance. That alone -- the bulging midsections of our former competitors (save Lee Kemp) -- should be indication enough that the same imbalanced system that exists within the developmental years has an outsized, waist-bursting effect as adults. As if the physical side effects aren't prominent enough in our cauliflower-eared alumnus, ask them about their relationship with food. Look no further than Dan Gable, American wrestling's most-revered retiree, to see the soul-crushing effect a life spent battering yourself over calories can do to the mind. From Wright Thompson's ESPN piece, "The Losses of Dan Gable" ...His time in the wrestling room, and his quest to make sure the sport survived, helped control the storms he felt inside. Gable's life is governed by justification and guilt, as if he's forever paying off some unseen debt. He doesn't like to eat, for instance, without working out, constantly balancing a ledger in his mind. One day in March, he stared at a bowl of pasta, hungry and stubbornly trying not to eat. He'd skipped the gym and now looked longingly at the noodles. "I don't deserve it," he said quietly.The unforeseen debt doesn't exist -- that's incorrect. Gable doesn't think he deserves it because he broke his mind's relationships with food when he was sweating out the weight of a third-grader every week for a decade. Cutting weight isn't a marketable skill, or masculine ideal. It's a method to gaining an edge over an opponent that isn't directly wrestling-based. It's lazy. Why drill more or lift more, eat better and train better, when you can just sit in a sauna? That's not to say cutting weight is easy. It certainly tests a wrestler's mental toughness. I was as an emaciated stick figure in college and though I never missed weight I still have nightmares about a nondescript scale bounding past .0, on its way to .6 then .4. I'm 32 years old -- ten years past my competition days -- and my wrestling career not only visits my dreaming subconscious, but has me avoiding scales like I would a popsicle salesman in Siberia. How absolutely insane is it that as a grown man I look in the mirror and have serious, Dove-commercial body image problems? How many other wrestlers do you think feel the same way? How many look into the mirror and call themselves a fat slob even if they are one of the few keeping their weight in check? I'm willing to wager a year-supply of s'more-flavored Pop-Tarts that there are thousands of former wrestlers who cover their stomach with a pillow or blanket after a large meal. For athletes who are supposed to be the best-trained in the world, that should be an embarrassment anecdote on the health and nutrition habits we teach our athletes. All hope isn't lost. Wrestling could become a nutrition leader within the world of youth sports. We could become the athletes known not for our ability to spit in a cup at the last minute, but for our year-round, lifelong commitment to the absolute best nutrition possible. The problem is that the NCAA, the NWCA, and any other body can't regulate the process. It needs to come from the community itself. We need to police our kids, and stop elevating weight cutting as an exemplar of toughness, and instead equate it to laziness. Make it negative, make it uncool and the kids will stop doing it. I know there are some collegiate programs that are on the way to improving the diets of their athletes, but it's not enough and the mindset at the youth level isn't changing fast enough. The message is simple and clear: Don't cut weight. Don't binge diet. Don't use the sauna. Do condition. Do eat healthy foods. Do drill technique. Wrestling is the purest social sport known to man. It's basic, commonly practiced and when taught in the correct fashion, fun. Wrestling is the first and most-effective sport at creating a meaningful social bond, and it's also the basis for lifelong self-defense and confidence building. For many, wrestling is a lifestyle. Cutting weight has nothing to do with the core values of our sport, and should be eliminated as part of that lifestyle. Let's not sully the positive vision of our beloved sport with the obnoxious imagery of gaunt-faced high school kids wrapped in trash bags running around darkened gymnasiums. Wrestling should be stronger than to promote unhealthy living to achieve false gains and long-term losses. To your questions ... Q: I am probably late to the party on this, but I remember reading on Twitter a few weeks ago what appeared to be a spat between Ben Askren and Kyle Dake. Was this a legitimate beef with each other? What was it all based off? Is it still going? Do these guys legitimately not like each other? -- Big Bob B. Foley: The "spat" you mentioned was started after Ben Askren beat Quentin Wright at Agon I. To pump up future events and promote the brand, Askren chose to call out Dake. The four-time NCAA champion's defense was pretty stunning, saying in essence that he'd like to focus on his international career, and actually win, unlike Askren. Fun little Twitter tete-a-tete though I doubt there is any real animosity. In terms of what it means for Agon, that is also unknown, though if they looked to gain some free publicity from the back-and-forth then it worked as planned. Q: How closely do InterMat, Flowrestling, etc. work together to come out with the college and high school team and individual rankings? Are they usually in synch? Or do they differ? -- Gregg Y. Foley: Oh! Not at all, brother. At InterMat there is a collection of wrestling heads and a very advanced formula to help sort through the top wrestlers and teams. For Flo, I don't have the slightest. Rankings vary widely and are often tough to nail down early in the season, but I think if you compare InterMat's rankings to its competitors you'll find a lot of consistency in logic and rankings that come closest to mirroring final results. Just guessing, but I have an obvious and unapologetic bias. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME From the Whitewater Warhawks ... Heavy metal and spandex! (Good job) Mike McMullan's Move of the Week David Pearce's Move of the Week Shameless plug: Steve Garland's Podcast Traditional Costume Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia! Q: How long until the NCAA sees an interview like the one GSP gave Saturday night? -- Terry H. Foley: When you see a wrestler come out of a match looking like this. The NCAA's nightmare almost came true in 2012 when Ryan Flores of American faced Zack Rey of Lehigh in the NCAA semifinals and the former came away a stumbling mess, ostensibly from a concussion. The Flores saga became backroom fodder for those who were concerned that the concussion crisis was going to seep into wrestling. The larger media powers ignored the event and wrestling avoided a PR nightmare, but if the situation repeats itself and a knowingly concussed wrestler takes the mat, what will be the cost to the sport of wrestling. Like MMA, wrestling is a combat sport which lends mothers to already assume a base level of violence and injury risk. If wrestling is subject to an inquiry on par to that of football, it simply won't survive. Wrestling, like football, iwould die a quick death at the hands of worrisome mothers. (The reason football made it this long was the padding, which provided mothers an added layer of security that Tommy was going to be OK. We now know that the opposite is true.) Wrestling needs to implement steadfast concussion rules and penalize coaches caught on film breaking those rules. Doctors should make the call as to whether or not the athlete can continue, not the coaches. If you've wrestled, you've likely had a mild concussion. That doesn't mean you'll end up with blurred vision like GSP -- who was using his frontal lobe as a front line of defense against the lead-fisted strikes of Johny Hendricks -- but it does mean you should have sympathy and awareness of when it's happening an how to treat it. Wrestling is a fun sport that if managed well can be perfectly healthy for participants. There is no reason to think our biggest stars will become mumbling ghosts of their former selves -- especially if they're being monitored closely by coaches and doctors. Q: What do you think of the 2016 Olympic pictogram for wrestling? Do you see what I see? If they had fight shorts on, would it have helped? -- Tony R. Foley: I see what you're doing here. You want me to make reference to the leg, which if taken out of context could look phallic. I won't do that, but in responding, I think you've now made your point, and I agree. The singlet is DEAD. InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. Questions can be sent to Foley's email account or Twitter. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives.

The Northern State wrestling team opened its 2013-14 dual season with a 26-18 victory over Dakota Wesleyan Thursday night inside of Wachs Arena. The dual began at 125 pounds where Anthony Bruno opened things up in style for the Wolves (1-0) as he pinned DWU's Will Seydel at 5:26 in the match to stake Northern to an early 6-0 lead. After a Cody Voegeli loss at 133, 5-3, Northern picked up a pair of forfeit wins at 133 and 141 to take an 18-3 advantage. The Tigers closed the gap on NSU as Ryan Roach defeated Sean Havlovic 7-3 at 157 and Trever Devestern pinned Gavin Larsen at 165 to narrow the Wolves' lead to 18-12. Blake Lundgren and Anthony Navarro gave Northern back-to-back huge matches as Lundgren got a 9-1 major decision at 174 pounds and Navarro followed that up with a 13-5 major decision of his own to push the Northern lead back to 26-12 and clinch the team win. DWU closed the match with a pair of hard-fought decisions over the Wolves. Joe Gomez lost 3-2 at 197, while Anthony Reurink was defeated 6-2 at heavyweight. The Wolves are off for the rest of November and will return to action December 7 as NSU travels to its final tournament of the season, the MSU Moorhead Open. Results: 125 Anthony Bruno (Northern State) won by pin over Will Seydel (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) 5:26. 0 6.00 133 Richard Rios (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Cody Voegeli (Northern State) 5-3. 3.00 0 141 Ian Muirhead (Northern State) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 149 Beau Voegeli (Northern State) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 157 Ryan Roach (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Sean Havlovic (Northern State) 7-3. 3.00 0 165 Trever Devestern (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by pin over Gavin Larsen (Northern State) 1:17. 6.00 0 174 Blake Lundgren (Northern State) won by major decision over Jacob Devine (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) 9-1. 0 4.00 184 Anthony Navarro (Northern State) won by major decision over Trevor Peter (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) 13-5. 0 4.00 197 Tyler Sarringar (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Joe Gomez (Northern State) 3-2. 3.00 0 285 Jade Hoisington (Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)) won by decision over Anthony Reurink (Northern State) 6-2.

LAMONI, Iowa -- The Truman Wrestling team put a damper on host Graceland (Iowa) University's first home wrestling dual in over 30 years with a 40-3 victory over the Yellowjackets. The Bulldogs improve to 2-0 on the season and will host Benedictine (Kan.) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday night in Pershing Arena. Graceland restarted their wrestling program this season after being idle since 1982. Jabez Zinabu started things for Truman with a 9-3 win at 125 and was followed with a forfeit win by Rafael Lopez at 133. Andrew Still won 13-9 at 141 over Dakota Hill. Ryan Maus and Colton Schmitz each remained perfect on the young season with Maus winning by fall at the 1:26 mark and Schmitz gaining a 10-1 major decision at 157. The only Truman loss on the night came at 165 when Dakota Britt edged on Will Evans 3-1 in overtime. Chase Wrisinger and Ryan Ward each won by decision and Helmut Rentschler picked up a quick pin in the last contested match of the night. Ben Dudley won by forfeit in the 285 match. Results: 125 lbs. Jabez Zinabu (Truman) def. Garrett Owens (GU) by decision (9-3) 133 lbs. Rafael Lopex (Truman) def. OPEN by Forfeit (6-0) 141 lbs. Andrew Still (Truman) def. Dakota Hill (GU) by decision (13-9) 149 lbs. Ryan Maus (Truman) def. Isaac Smith (GU) by pin (1:26) 157 lbs. Colton Schmitz (Truman) def. Rikki Ramirez (GU) by major decision (10-1) 165 lbs. Dakota Britt (GU) def. Will Evans (Truman) by decision (3-1) 174 lbs. Chase Wrisinger (Truman) def. Meredith Meador (GU) by decision (9-7) 185 lbs. Ryan Ward (Truman) def. Bryson Kinyon (GU) by decision (7-5) 197 lbs. Helmut Rentschler (Truman) def. Zack Faircloth (GU) by pin (1:09) 285 lbs. Ben Dudley (Truman) def. OPEN by Forfeit (6-0)

REDDING, Calif. -- The SF State Gators started off their 2013-14 dual season the right way with a 33-12 road win over Simpson University, who is currently seventh in the nation in NAIA, this evening at the Heritage Life Student Center on the campus of Simpson. Senior Conrad Snell recorded his sixth win by fall this season by defeating the Red Hawks' Marco Fratatoni to start the dual off on the right foot for the visitors. Snell defeated Fratatoni in the 26 second of his match at 149 to improve to 8-3 on the season. The Gators won the next two matches at 157 and 165 to take a 14-0 lead. Tavis Indo improved to 9-7 by defeating Richard Ortiz by a 4-3 decision at 157. Junior Vicente Aboytes recorded his second win by technical fall this year by defeating Chan Chao by a 17-2 decision to improve to 6-4. Simpson cut its deficit to 14-6 as Brady Beamon, who is currently ranked, 7th in the nation in NAIA, won by fall (1:34) over the Gators' Calvin Nicholls (4-5). SF State came right back to take a 22-6 as the Gators won the next two matches at 184 and 197. Zach Jimenez won by a slim 6-5 decision over the Red Hawks' Marcuz Zackary to improve to 8-4. Then at 197, Andrew Reggi (who finished second at the Roadrunner Open last week) improved to 8-3 with a 17-2 technical fall decision over Simpson's Christian White. This was Reggi's third win this season by technical fall. Simpson's other win came in the dual's next match at 285 with Austin Lobsinger, who is currently second in the nation at NAIA, with a win by fall at 6:34 over the Gators' Hidelv Manzur (6-7) to cut the Gator lead to 22-12. The Gators won the final three matches of the dual to take it 33-12. SF State won at 125 and 133 both by 4-2 decisions. Jordan Gurrola improved to 10-5 at 125 and Isaiah Hurtado improved to 10-3 at 133. Gurrola defeated Mason Sauseda and Hurtado won his match over A.J. Valles, who is currently second in the nation in NAIA. Then in the final match of the evening, Dylan Phillipy (6-3) own by a decisive 19-1 technical fall decision over the Red Hawks' Hector Lopez. SF State will return to the mat this Sunday, November 24 at 1pm, when the Gators host the Cal Poly Mustangs at The Swamp. The Mustangs are 1-0 after they defeated Cal State Bakersfield 25-6 earlier this month in Bakersfield. Cal Poly had eight placers en route to its fourth place finish at the Roadrunner Open while the Gators had two placers which led them to an eighth place finish this past Sunday in Fresno, Calif. Results: 149 Conrad Snell (SF State) won by fall (0:26 ) over Marco Fratatoni (SU) 6 0 157 Tavis Ino (SF State) won by 4-3 decision over Richard Ortiz (SU) 9 0 165 Vicente Aboytes (SF State) won by 17-2 TF over Chan Chao (SU) 14 0 174 Brady Beamon (SU) won by (1:34) fall over Calvin Nicholls (SF State) 14 6 184 Zach Jimenez (SF State) won by 6-5 decision over Marcuz Zackary (SU) 17 6 197 Andrew Reggi (SF State) won by 17-2 TF over Christian White (SU) 22 6 285 Austin Lobsinger (SU) won by (6:34) fall over Hidelv Manzur (SF State) 22 12 125 Jordan Gurrola (SF State) won by 4-2 decision over Mason Sauseda (SU) 25 12 133 Isaiah Hurtado (SF State) won by 4-2 decision over Anthony Vega (SU) 28 12 141 Dylan Phillipy (SF State) won by 19-1 TF over Hector Lopez (SU) 33 12

WHITEWATER, Wis. -- The Warhawk wrestling team recorded three pins, a technical fall and two major decisions in a 43-3 win over UW-Platteville to open the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Season. Starting at 125 pounds, Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) put UW-W on the board after grinding out a close 6-5 win over Platteville's Cole Ferguson. Denny led 4-2 after the first period, and then added a point from an escape in the second to head into the final period with a 5-2 lead. Ferguson countered in the third with an escape and then tied the match 5-5 with a takedown with one minute remaining. Denny immediately recorded the escape and held on for the win. Whitewater extended the lead to 9-0 with a win by forfeit at 133 pounds. The Pioneers got on the board at 141 pounds with Chase Wiggins' 8-6 win over Maxx Hubbard (Sterling/Newman Central Catholic) but it was all Whitewater from that point on. Cam Loomis (River Falls/River Falls) posted a 10-5 decision over Jose Collado at 149. The next six bouts ended in extra points for the Warhawks. Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) put things in motion with a pin over Platteville's Aaron Knudtson in just 38 seconds. Jordan Newman (Blaine, MN/St. John's Military Academy) followed with a major decision, 11-2, over Mike Uliana at 165. TJ Decker (Pewaukee/Pewaukee) recorded Whitewater's second pin of the evening stopping the clock at 2:39. Another major decision came at 184 pounds with Ryan Aprahamian (Mukwonago/Mukwonago) recording a 11-0 win over Nathan Schmitz. Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) registered the technical fall at exactly 5:00 defeating Bryant Etherton 17-1. Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) put the final touch on the night with a pin over Kyle Andreae at 2:25 for the final tally of 43-3. The Warhawks will split their squad this weekend to compete in the Olivet Comet Duals and Concordia (WI) Open. The Duals are hosted by Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan. UW-W opens the duals with a 10:00 match up with Alma followed by Heidelberg at 12:00, Olivet at 2:00 and Ohio Northern at 4:00. The Concordia Open is a regular tournament scheduled for continuous competition throughout the day. Results: 125 Zac Denny (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by decision over Cole Ferguson (Wisconsin-Platteville) 6-5. 3.00 0 133 Trevor Pruett (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 141 Chase Wiggins (Wisconsin-Platteville) won by decision over Maxx Hubbard (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 8-6. 0 3.00 149 Cam Loomis (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by decision over Jose Collado (Wisconsin-Platteville) 10-5. 3.00 0 157 Tom Gerszewski (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by pin over Aaron Knudtson (Wisconsin-Platteville) 0:38. 6.00 0 165 Jordan Newman (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by major decision over Mike Uliana (Wisconsin-Platteville) 11-2. 4.00 0 174 Thomas Decker (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by pin over Randy Wade (Wisconsin-Platteville) 2:39. 6.00 0 184 Ryan Aprahamian (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by major decision over Nathan Schmitz (Wisconsin-Platteville) 11-0. 4.00 0 197 Shane Siefert (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by tech fall over Bryant Etherton (Wisconsin-Platteville) 5:00 17-1. 5.00 0 285 Anthony Edgren (Wisconsin-Whitewater) won by pin over Kyle Andreae (Wisconsin-Platteville) 2:25. 6.00 0 Dual Meet Score 43.0 3.0

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Coe College wrestling team won seven of the ten weight classes en route to a 33-10 victory over Central on Thursday evening. The dual was the Iowa Conference opener for both squads. The Dutch took an early 4-0 lead in the team score thanks to fifth-ranked Daniel Page's 14-1 major decision victory over freshman Jan Rosenberg (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) at 125 pounds. Third-ranked senior Jimmy Gotto (Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque) cut Central's lead to 4-3 with an 8-6 victory over Aaron Anderson at 133 pounds. Gotto scored a takedown in the first period of the match and never relinquished the lead. The Kohawks took their first lead in the team race after senior Beau Westpfahl (Jesup, Iowa/Jesup) won by technical fall over Bryan Connolly at 141 pounds. In the first period, Westpfahl recorded an early takedown and four two-point nearfalls to take a 10-0 lead into the second period. In the second Westpfahl recorded two more two-point nearfalls and to increase his lead to 14-0. Connolly escaped the grasp of Westpfahl but was quickly taken down again, ending the match at 16-1. The Kohawks took an 8-4 lead in the team scoring and never looked back. In the 149 pound match, sophomore Josh Donkle (Greeley Colo./Windsor) fell to Central's Tyler Peretti 9-7. Trailing 8-4 heading into the third period, Donkle recorded an escape and a takedown to cut the lead to one but his last-ditch effort at a takedown came up short. At 157 pounds, fifth-ranked senior Dimitri Boyer (Eddyville, Iowa/Eddyville-Blakesburg) cruised to a 14-4 major decision win over Ryan Vandall. After only leading 4-1 heading into the final period, Boyer recorded an early escape and four takedowns en route to outscoring Vandall 9-3 in the period. Boyer also earned a point for riding time. The Kohawks recorded another technical fall at 165 pounds, this one from sophomore Farai Sewera (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park). Sewera held a 7-2 lead after recording two takedowns and a three-point nearfall in the first period. Two more takedowns and two additional three-point nearfalls gave Sewera a 17-4 lead at the end of the second period. After being taken down early in the third, Sewera recorded an escape and another takedown before the period was over. After being awarded a point for riding time, Sewera defeated Dillon Anderson 21-6. At 174, eighth-ranked senior Ethan Ball (Aledo, Ill./Mercer County) made quick work of Central's Sam Apland, winning by fall in 2:54. Junior Ryan Sheldon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) followed suit at 184 pounds, pinning Benny Melisi in 2:43. After the back-to-back pins, the Kohawks held a 29-7 lead in the team race. Junior Donnie Horner (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) and Tyler Lowy partook in a marathon match at 197 pounds. After Horner earned an escape in the second period, Lowy was able to escape Horner's grasp in the third, leading to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation. After a scoreless first minute of extra time, Lowy was able to earn escape to take a 2-1 lead. Horner then chose to start on the bottom and successfully escaped Lowy's hold to tie the match at two. The next session of extra time produced no change in the score and Horner was set to start the next portion of extra time on bottom. Horner was unable to escape Lowy's grasp in the allotted thirty seconds. Lowy then chose to start on the bottom and he successfully escaped from Horner to earn a 3-2 win. Senior Cory Becker (Waterloo, Iowa/Don-Bosco) closed out the dual for the Kohawks with a 10-1 major decision victory over Jaime Miranda. After taking a 2-1 lead in the first period, Becker recorded a pair of two-point nearfalls in the second period to grab a 6-1 lead. In the final period, Becker earned an escape and a takedown before the period was over. He was then awarded a point from riding time, leading to the 10-1 win. As a team, Coe recorded 22 takedowns to Central's eight. The Kohawks also had 11 nearfalls to two for the Dutch. With the win, the eighth-ranked Kohawks improve to 2-0 overall in duals and 1-0 against Iowa Conference opponents. Coe will be back in action on Saturday, November 23 when they host the Coe Invitational. Action is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. in Eby Fieldhouse. Results: 125 Daniel Page, CEIA, maj. dec. Jan Rosenburg, COE, 14-1 133 Jimmy Gotto, COE, dec. Aaron Anderson, CEIA, 8-6 141 Beau Westpfahl, COE, tech. fall Bryan Connolly, CEIA, 4:35 16-1 149 Tyler Peretti, CEIA, dec. Josh Donkle, COE, 9-7 157 Dimitri Boyer, COE, maj. dec. Ryan Vandall, CEIA, 14-4 165 Farai Sewera, COE, tech. fall Dillon Anderson, CEIA, 7:00 21-6 174 Ethan Ball, COE, pinned Sam Apland, CEIA, 2:54 184 Ryan Sheldon, COE, pinned Benjamin Melisi, CEIA, 2:43 197 Tyler Lowy (CEIA) tb-2 Donnie Horner (COE) 3-2 285 Cory Becker, COE, maj. dec. Jaime Miranda, CEIA, 10-1

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- The Coker wrestling team took down the Limestone Saints, 21-19 in its first dual match of the season. Limestone jumped out to an early 6-0 lead with wins at the 125-pound and 133-pound divisions. The Cobras quickly turned the tables on the Saints with back-to-back pins by Rashad Cunningham and Kevin Thompson at the 141-pound and 149-pound divisions, taking a 12-6 lead. The Saints closed the gap to 12-9 with a win at the 157-pound division. Ellison Sanders gave Coker some breathing room with an 11-6 decision at the 165-pound division, giving the Cobras a 15-9 advantage. Limestone took a 19-15 lead after three victories at the 174-pound, 184-pound and 197-pound divisions. The match came down to the heavyweight division, and with a pin 3:36 seconds into the match Austin Akins picked up six points to give the Cobras the 21-19 victory. The Cobras will be back on the mat on Monday (Nov. 25) for their first home match season against St. Andrews University. The dual match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Coker's Timberlake-Lawton Gymnasium. The first 100 fans in attendance will receive Coker wrestling foam fingers. Results: 125: Alex Battaglia (LC) dec. Gavin Perkins (CC), 8-6. 133: Colby Yates (LC) dec. Charlie Huff (CC), 3-2. 141: Rashad Cunningham (CC) pinned Taylor Wickett (LC), 3:58. 149: Kevin Thompson (CC) pinned Nick Leitten (LC), 4:59. 157: Richie Mann ing (LC) dec. JD Dykes (CC), 5-4. 165: Ellison Sanders (CC) dec. Matt Farmer (LC), 11-6. 174: Tanner Saraceno (LC) major dec. Zach Dicus (CC), 11-3. 184: David Kieta (LC) dec. Jacob Ralph (CC), 6-3. 197: Justin Tribble (LC) dec. Robert Parland (CC), 3-1. HWT: Austin Atkins (CC) pinned Jeremiah Parker (LC), 3:36.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team continued its strong start to the season Thursday night in the nation's capital by winning all but one match against American University. The Badgers had to forfeit at 197 lbs., but were perfect otherwise and came away with a 31-6 win. No. 2 Tyler Graff (133 lbs.), No. 6 Isaac Jordan (157 lbs.) and No. 6 Connor Medbery (Hwt.) all improved to 8-0 on the year after recording victories in a dual that included only three matches that ended in something other than a decision. Graff and No. 18 Jesse Thielke provided the Badgers with a strong start by each recording technical falls. Graff defeated Esteban Gomez-Rivera 22-7 (7:00) while Thielke beat Matt Crocket 16-0 (1:45) at 141 lbs., to improve to 5-3. Wisconsin would then win five straight matches by decision to go up 25-0 before having to forfeit at 197 lbs., giving America its only victory of the night to No. 12 Daniel Mitchell. Medbery then recorded his victory over No. 14 Blake Herrin by a score of 5-1 and redshirt freshman Ryan Taylor closed things out with a 15-8 win over David Terao at 125 lbs. Senior Scott Liegel also continued his perfect season by improving to 3-0. He won by decision over Keithen Cast at 174 lbs., by a score of 12-7. Fellow senior Jackson Hein also continued a strong start to the season by securing his fifth victory. The No. 11-ranked wrestler at 184 lbs., won by decision over Jason Grimes by a score of 11-5 and still has just one loss on the season. The Badgers will remain on the East Coast this weekend and will compete in the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md., all day Saturday. The Badgers will compete against 12 other teams and the first matches are set to begin at 9 a.m. (CT). Results: 133 #2 Graff (UW) tech. fall Gomez-Rivera (AU), 22-7 (7:00) 5 0 141 #18 Thielke (UW) tech. fall Crockett (AU), 16-0 (1:45) 10 0 149 Ruschell (UW) dec. Moseley (AU), 9-2 13 0 157 #6 Jordan (UW) dec. Boyle (AU), 7-4 16 0 165 Cox (UW) dec. Peralta (AU), 5-3 19 0 174 Liegel (UW) dec. Cast (AU), 12-7 22 0 184 #11 Hein (UW) dec. Grimes (AU), 11-5 25 0 197 #12 Mitchell (AU) forfeit Wisconsin 25 6 HWT #6 Medbery (UW) dec. #14 Herrin (AU), 5-1 28 6 125 Taylor (UW) dec. Terao (AU), 15-8 31 6

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State wrestling team defeated Eastern Michigan, 24-9, Thursday night at Jenison Field House in the home opener for the Spartans. The Spartans improved to 4-1 on the season and handed the Eagles their first loss of the season (4-1). After Eastern Michigan took a quick 3-0 lead with a win in the 149-pound weight class, Michigan State bounced back with six straight victories to take control of the dual. No. 20 Ryan Watts (157), Bobby Nash (165), Kevin Nash (174), John Rizqallah (184), Nick McDiarmid (197) and No. 12 Mike McClure (heavyweight) all recorded wins for MSU as the Spartans built an 18-3 lead. McDiarmid upset 15th-ranked Nick Whitenburg at 197 pounds, 6-2. Brian Gibbs closed the dual with a pin over Nicholas Barber in 6:05 at 141 pounds. The Spartans won seven of the 10 matches in the dual. Michigan State returns to action for the Northeast Duals on Saturday, Nov. 30 in Troy, N.Y. Results: 149: Matthew VanCuren (EMU) dec. Joe Johnson (MSU), 6-3. EMU leads, 3-0 157: No. 20 Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Brandon Zeerip (EMU), 3-2. Tied, 3-3 165: Bobby Nash (MSU) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 4-3 (TB1). MSU leads, 6-3 174: Kevin Nash (MSU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 3-1 (SV). MSU leads, 9-3 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 6-2. MSU leads, 12-3 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. No. 15 Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 6-2. MSU leads, 15-3 HWT: No. 12 Mike McClure (MSU) dec. Khoder Hoballah (EMU), 2-0. MSU leads, 18-3 125: Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Hermilo Esquivel (MSU), 13-7. MSU leads, 18-6 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Garth Yenter (MSU), 7-4. MSU leads, 18-9 141: Brian Gibbs (MSU) pinned Nicholas Barber (EMU), 6:05. MSU wins, 24-9.

Mention the name Cliff Keen and large numbers of wrestlers and fans will immediately think of the company that sells wrestling gear. However, the man Cliff Keen is much more than an entrepreneur who launched that business. Keen was head coach of the University of Michigan wrestling program for 45 years, the longest tenure of any head coach at the Ann Arbor school ... and an assistant football coach for the Wolverines for 33 years, the longest-serving football coach at Michigan. There's so much more to the Cliff Keen story, as told in the new book "Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen" by Dave Taylor. Meet Cliff Keen Clifford Patrick Keen was born in 1901 in what would become the state of Oklahoma, the third son and seventh child of James and Adelaide Keen. In the early 1920s, Cliff Keen attended what was then called Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) where he played football, and wrestled for legendary wrestling coach Ed Gallagher, compiling a 31-1 record. After a brief time as a high school coach, Keen was named head wrestling coach at the University of Michigan in October 1925. Cliff KeenThe story of Cliff Keen at Michigan is one of impressive accomplishments. Among the high points of his Wolverine coaching career: Keen is the only head coach in Michigan history to win a Big Ten championship in two different sports: football (twice, as coach of the 150-pound football team), and wrestling (thirteen times). He was the first Wolverine head coach to serve as an Olympic coach, for the 1948 London Games. As a member of the Michigan football coaching staff from 1926-1958, Keen coached 27 All-Americans. As head coach of the Wolverine wrestling program from 1926-1970, Keen claimed 19 national champs and 69 NCAA All-Americans. In wrestling, Keen was a man of innovation. Among the new ideas he made reality: individual bout scoring, team scoring for the Big Ten and the NCAA championships, the circular wrestling mat, and mandatory headgear. Meet author Dave Taylor Dave Taylor and his wifeDave Taylor, author of "Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen," grew up in Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan campus ... but, was never a Wolverine. "I was an above-average high school wrestler," Taylor told InterMat. "I went out for wrestling at Eastern Michigan (University) but my weight class had too much talent, so, after one year, I transferred to Michigan State, where I was an intramural wrestling champ." After college, Taylor became an insurance salesman ... but then earned three graduate degrees, and launched a second, long-term career as a high school teacher and guidance counselor. From 1989 to 2003, Taylor served as a high school and college referee, officiating at major events such as the Midlands post-Christmas classic at Northwestern University. In 2010, Taylor retired from education. "For one year, I did nothing," according to Taylor. "Then I decided to write. From my graduate work, I discovered that I enjoy research and writing." "Originally, I projected the book would be about 300 pages," Taylor said with a laugh. "It ended up at more than 600 pages." About the book On sheer size alone, "Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen" is a hefty book, weighing in at four pounds, ten ounces, and coming in at 628 pages. So, how can a book about one man -- even one whose career was as enduring and full of accomplishments as Cliff Keen's -- be so sizeable? "I knew I couldn't market a book that was simply about a guy who died more than 20 years ago," said Taylor. "I decided that the book would provide a history of 91 seasons of wrestling at Michigan. I also chose to incorporate 43 features to bring the book into contemporary focus." (Feature topics include a tribute to Ed Gallagher written by coach Keen, separate articles on Michigan recruiting pipelines from Cresco, Iowa and Ann Arbor, Keen's experience as Olympic coach, and amusing stories about Keen driving his team to away events.) For each season, Taylor provides a recap of both the Michigan football and wrestling season, including how individual mat stars performed at the Big Ten and NCAA championships, along with won-loss records for each wrestler that season. In addition, Taylor saw an opportunity to go beyond writing about Cliff Keen and the University of Michigan, to also incorporate other elements of wrestling within the state of Michigan, including an analysis of Michigan State wrestling (and the Wolverine-Spartan rivalry, especially in the 1960s), as well as high school wrestling within the state. "We in Michigan have such a great legacy to share," said Taylor. "Not that many wrestling writers write about history," Taylor continued. "We need more folks recording the past and sharing it with the community." According to Taylor, there are less than two-dozen books devoted to some historical aspect of college wrestling ... with a good number of those focused on programs or individuals within Oklahoma or Iowa. More insights into Keen Over the course of 20 months of research and writing -- and spending countless hours pouring through newspapers, Cliff Keen's scrapbooks and other archived materials, along with interviews with wrestlers and others who knew the man -- Dave Taylor has come to have an even greater appreciation of the subject of his epic new book. Cliff Keen"He was truly the father of wrestling in Michigan," Taylor told InterMat. "He was a special man. Not the kind of coach who criticized or got down on his athletes. His wrestlers loved him." "On the sidelines during matches, he wasn't a yeller or a screamer," Taylor continued. "He was so composed. Did a lot of body English matside, though. Once fell out of his seat." "So much of the sport is about relationships -- learning from others, building solid relationships." "Keen was a person of character, who expected his wrestlers to be of similar character." Cliff Keen conducted his program with the highest level of integrity ... at something of a disadvantage to the other major college wrestling programs during his tenure at Michigan. "Everyone who wrestled for Keen up into the 50s didn't get scholarships," Taylor explained. "He helped them get jobs to help pay for school, and into fraternities for a place to stay and for meals." (This is pretty much how things were at Oklahoma State in the 1920s, when Cliff Keen wrestled for coach Ed Gallagher.) "In the late 1950s, athletic scholarships came into being. Keen had only four scholarships to give, from the late 50s to 1970 (when he retired)," continued Taylor. "The top three programs at the time -- Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State -- each had 20-30 scholarships. This put Keen at a competitive disadvantage. For Keen to have so much success was truly amazing." Cliff Keen"Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen" is an amazing portrait of one of the all-time great collegiate wrestling coaches ... and not just by sheer size alone. The book provides a rather clear, complete picture of wrestling not just at the University of Michigan, but within the state of Michigan ... offering a historical perspective that had yet to be told. The book is more than a biography of Clifford Patrick Keen, his life and career, and his place in history as the father of wrestling within the Wolverine state. It is a treasure trove of information, including stats, rosters and spreadsheets -- not to mention hundreds of photos -- that will make "Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen" a go-to resource for wrestling fans who want to know more about Cliff Keen, the Michigan mat program, and wrestling in general. No serious fan of the sport should be without this book. To order "Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen" online, visit CliffKeen.com and type the word "book" into the search box. If you're in Michigan, you can purchase the book at any one of seven M-Den stores, or visit MDen.com.

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Laurinburg, N.C. -- Sophomore Denzel Leggett's third period pin helped rally the St. Andrews University wrestling team to a come-from-behind victory over Anderson University 31-19 Wednesday evening. After 165 lb. freshman Jemson Villard's major decison victory cut AU's lead to 19-7 with 4 bouts to go, 174 lb. Leggett stepped up and ralleid for his win by fall wtih 23 seconds to go in the third period to cut the Trojans lead to 19-13. He was trailing 8-4 before he took down his opponent and stuck him in a cradle for the dramatic victory that sent the St. Andrews crowd into a frenzy. Anderson (0-8) then did not have enough wrestlers to finish the match and forfeited the next three weights to senior Steffan Baker, freshman Carlos Martinez, and junior Denzel Vaughan giving the Knights the 31-19 win. Freshman Tyran Taylor also won 5-4 at 133 lbs. for his first career win. St. Andrews (2-1) is next in action on Monday evening when they travel to nearby Coker College in Hartsville, SC for a 7 pm dual. Results: 125 Cory Monteforte (Anderson University) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 133 Tyran Taylor (St. Andrews University) won by decision over Keenan Simmons (Anderson University) 5-4. 3.00 0 141 zachary hale (Anderson University) won by major decision over Dashon Eure (St. Andrews University) 15-1. 0 4.00 149 Sean Turner (Anderson University) won by tech fall over Kody Getkin (St. Andrews University) 5:13 25-9. 0 5.00 157 Zane Newton (Anderson University) won by major decision over Alex Knight (St. Andrews University) 17-9. 0 4.00 165 Jemson Villard (St. Andrews University) won by major decision over Ian Harper (Anderson University) 14-5. 4.00 0 174 Denzel Leggett (St. Andrews University) won by pin over Stephen Wylie (Anderson University) 6:37. 6.00 0 184 Steffan Baker (St. Andrews University) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 197 Carlos Martinez (St. Andrews University) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 285 Denzel Vaughan (St. Andrews University) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 Dual Meet Score 31.0 19.0

Freshman Roy Daniels (Spencerport, NY/Olentangy (OH)) pinned his opponent in the third period leading The College at Brockport Wrestling team to a convincing 29-6 dual victory over Lycoming College Wednesday at Lycoming in the first dual of the season for the Golden Eagles. Brockport (1-0) took an early lead in the match as junior Matt Ellis (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) scored a major decision with a 17-8 victory at 125 pounds for the early 4-0 lead. Sophomores Andrew Lyman (Selkirk, NY/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) and Sam Emburgia (Jamesburg, NJ/Monroe Twp.) followed with consecutive decisions by close scores to give Brockport a 10-0 lead in the match. Lyman scored a 9-8 decision while Emburgia was a winner at 13-11 for the Golden Eagles. Sophomore Jordan Dyer (Chenango Forks, NY/Chenengo Forks) fell in a sudden victory overtime decision by a 7-5 score as Lycoming (1-1) trimmed the lead to 10-3. Brockport rebounded with three straight victories starting with an 8-2 decision at 157 pounds as Lewis Cucchiara (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) won followed by freshman Joshua Powell (Churchville, NY/Churchville-Chili) who won a major decision by 15-4 score at 165 pounds and Daniels with his pin at 174 pounds for Brockport as the Golden Eagles took a commanding 23-3 lead. Pete Hailer (East Milton, MA/East Milton) fell by a 3-1 score wrestling up a weight class at 184 pounds before Brockport finished the match with a pair of decision as Paul Glover (Rochester, NY/Spencerport) won 6-2 at 197 pounds and Cole Tristram (Newton Falls, NY/Clifton-Fine) stopped his opponent with a 6-3 win in the heavyweight division. Results: 125 Matthias Ellis II, BRST, maj. dec. Cody Barbiche, LYCO, 17-8 133 Andy Lyman, BRST, dec. Andrew Gipe, LYCO, 9-8 141 Sam Emburgia, BRST, dec. Caleb Willey, LYCO, 13-11 149 Seth Lansberry (LYCO) sv-1 Jordan Dyer (BRST) 7-5 157 Lewis Cucchiara, BRST, dec. Brian Watkins, LYCO, 8-2 165 Joshua Powell, BRST, maj. dec. Tyler Evans, LYCO, 15-4 174 Roy Daniels, BRST, pinned Johnathan Secor, LYCO, 6:29 184 Greg Wetzel, LYCO, dec. Peter Hailer, BRST, 3-1 197 Paul Glover, BRST, dec. Nikolas Christine, LYCO, 6-2 285 Cole Tristram, BRST, dec. Samuel Batchelor, LYCO, 6-3 Exhibition Matches: 125 - Dylan Stowell (CB) dec. Jake Witmer, 6-3 133 - Pete Ottaviano (CB) maj. dec. Zach Finn, 17-3 141 - Daniel Palmerino (CB) fall Zach Britton, 3:50

PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- The Norwich University wrestling team defeated the Plymouth State Panthers 44-6, winning nine of the 10 matches on Wednesday night. Junior Alex Stewart (Ellicott City, Md.) won by pin over Joe Thibault 3:15 into their match at 133 pounds. Freshman AJ Bongiovanni (Hopatcong, N.J.) picked up a victory over Alexander Cronin by a 3-0 decision in the 149-pound weight class, while senior Evan Poole (West Milford, N.J.) won by a 6-5 decision in the 157-pound class. Junior William Burns (Mascoutah, Ill.) won by techfall 6:14 into his 165-pound match, beating James Zupko 18-3. Junior Cody Gladstone (Merrimack, N.H.) pinned Justin Demers 2:57 into their 174-pound bout to snag another Norwich win. Senior Michael Babbin (Plymouth, Mass.) picked up a pinfall victory just 1:30 into his 197-pound match with Jefferey Reynolds. Senior Anthony Joyce (Lincoln, R.I.) nabbed an 8-3 decision over Tyler Snyder at 285 pounds. Freshman Daniel Lupacchino (Meriden, Conn.) (125 pounds) and senior Robby Zyko (Staten Island, N.Y.) (141 pounds) both earned forfeit victories as well. The Cadets are next in action on November 23rd when they face both Southern Maine and WPI in a tri-match. The start time is set for 10 a.m. in Worcester, Mass. Results: 125 - Daniel Lupacchino (Norwich) win by forfeit - Norwich 6-0 133 - Alex Stewart (Norwich) win by pinfall [3:15] over Joe Thibault (Plymouth State) - Norwich 12-0 141 - Robby Zyko (Norwich) win by forfeit - Norwich 18-0 149 - AJ Bongiovanni (Norwich) won by decision over Alexander Cronin (Plymouth State) 3-0 - Norwich 21-0 157 - Evan Poole (Norwich) won by decision over Hunter Fogarty (Plymouth State) 6-5 - Norwich 24-0 165 - William Burns (Norwich) won by tech. fall (6:14/18-3) over James Zupko (Plymouth State) - Norwich 29-0 174 - Cody Gladstone (Norwich) won by pin fall (2:57) over Justin Demers (Plymouth State) - 35-0 184 - Christopher Perreault (Plymouth State won by pin fall (4:06) over Nick Smith (Norwich) 35-6. 197 - Michael Babbin (Norwich) won by pin fall (1:30) over Jeffrey Reynolds (Plymouth State) - 41-6 285 - Anthony Joyce (Norwich) won by decision (8-3) over Travis Snyder (Plymouth State) - Norwich 44-6.