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PHILADELPHIA -- The book was closed on the 2012-13 regular season in emphatic fashion on Sunday as No. 23 Penn shutout its University City neighbor Drexel, 37-0. The Quakers won the first meeting between the two schools since 2007 on the strength of six bonus-point wins and securing decisions in the only two matches featuring two ranked wrestlers. The shutout is the first for Penn since a 35-0 blanking of Brown on Feb. 5, 2011 and the 37 points are the most scored by Penn in a dual meet since racking up 37 against Princeton on Feb. 6, 2011. Penn’s seniors capped a great weekend with three more wins, Mark Rappo, Micah Burak and Troy Hernandez each sweeping through their final weekend of wrestling at The Palestra. Rappo started the dual as he has done so many times during his career – with a win. Rappo was dominant for the opening two periods, building an 11-2 lead. In the third, Jacob Goodwin attempted to climb back into the match, catching Rappo with an inside trip and backpoints – a five-point move – to close the match to 11-7. Rappo was able to escape and add a takedown before his 3:33 of riding time secured the major decision. The win improved Rappo to 22-3 all-time in duals at The Palestra, and he ends his home wrestling career with 14 consecutive dual-meet wins. After a 10-2 major decision from Jeff Canfora – his second of the weekend – Penn won the first of two matches between ranked wrestlers via a 4-1 decision from No. 9 C.J. Cobb at 141. Cobb fought through six scrambles in his match with No. 19 Frank Cimato, defending through each time to avoid allowing a takedown. In the second period, Cobb was able to ride for over a minute and a half before Cimato could escape, building a bank of riding time for the third period. Cobb found his escape quickly in the third period, and connected on the match’s only takedown in the final seconds for the 4-1 win. Andrew Lenzi made it three major decisions in four matches for the Quakers with an 11-0 win over Joshua Yurasits at 149 pounds. Lenzi led, 7-0, after one period. He built the lead off one takedown, adding four backpoints when Yurasits needed injury time and then an escape. Lenzi tacked on a takedown in the third for the bonus points. Hernandez scored his second win of the weekend, fighting through a scramble in the final seconds for a 3-2 win over Austin Sommer. Hernandez scored the bout’s only takedown in the first period, and defended on the edge of the mat for the victory. Casey Kent was again dominant for his second tech fall of the weekend, defeating Connor Moran, 17-2. Kent led, 9-0, after one period via one takedown and three sets of backpoints. In the third, Kent again controlled from top, turning a takedown into three backpoints at the buzzer for the win. Ian Korb and Canaan Bethea continued the momentum with major decisions, Korb a 12-4 winner over Kevin Matyas and Bethea scoring an 11-2 win over Bryan Sternlieb. Korb scored his points from his feet with five takedowns, Bethea scoring three takedowns with three backpoints as well. Closing in on the shutout, Penn needed No. 8 Micah Burak to come up with another big win. He did so, knocking off No. 19 Brandon Palik, 6-1. After a scoreless first period, Burak rode Palik for the entire second period. Burak would escape quickly in the third, and then threw Palik to his back for four points to close out the win. Steven Graziano would clinch the clean sheet, defeating Jon Max Wright, 5-2. Penn is off for two weeks until the EIWA Championships at Rutgers University March 8-9. Notes: Rob Eiter reached the 10-win plateau for the fourth time in five seasons as head coach of the Quakers … Penn ended 2012-13 with a 6-1 record at home, the second-best under home record under Rob Eiter (8-1 in 2008-09) … Mark Rappo finished his career with a 22-3 record at home in duals and winner in 14 straight. His last loss in a dual at home came on Feb. 21, 2010 … Seven of Penn’s nine non-freshmen starters have set career highs in wins already, the only two not to do so were Burak and Rappo … 12 of Casey Kent’s 22 wins have come with bonus points … Mark Rappo went 12-1 in duals, outscoring opponents in team scoring, 42-3 … Micah Burak finished his career on home mats with a 25-4 record. Results: 125: #14 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Jacob Goodwin (DU), 15-7 Penn leads, 4-0 133: Jeff Canfora (Penn) def. Jordan Hart (DU), 10-2 Penn leads, 8-0 141: #9 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. #19 Frank Cimato (DU), 4-1 Penn leads, 11-0 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. Josh Yurasits (DU), 11-0 Penn leads, 15-0 157: Troy Hernandez (Penn) def. Austin Sommer (DU), 3-2 Penn leads, 18-0 165: Casey Kent (Penn) def. Connor Moran (DU), 17-2 (7:00) Penn leads, 23-0 174: Ian Korb (Penn) def. Kevin Matyas (DU), 12-4 Penn leads, 27-0 184: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. Brian Sternlieb (DU), 11-2 Penn leads, 31-0 197: #9 Micah Burak (Penn) def. #19 Brandon Palik (DU), 6-1 Penn leads, 34-0 285: Steven Graziano (Penn) def. Jon Max Wright (DU), 5-2 Penn leads, 37-0

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in InterMat's Tournament Power Index, capped of the 2012-13 dual meet season by shutting out Rutgers 34-0 in New Brunswick on Sunday. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.) capped off the victory with a last second tie-breaker win at heavyweight and head coach Cael Sanderson notched his 100th career dual meet win as a coach. Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, got Penn State off to a fast start with a dominating 8-2 win over Rutgers senior Joe Langel at 125. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 133, was equally impressive, rolling to a 6-1 lead with 1:51 in time over Rutgers' Vincent Dellafave. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) then pushed Penn State out to a 12-0 lead with a pin of RU senior Trevor Melde at the 2:40 mark. Pearsall gave up an early takedown but locked up the cradle from the bottom position. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, the posted a strong 11-7 win over RU's Ken Theobold. Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, closed out the first half with a dominant win over Rutgers' senior Scott Winston, posting the 10-3 decision to give the Lions an 18-0 lead at halftime. Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, opened up the second half with a strong 14-6 major over Nick Visicaro. In the first of two bouts featuring ranked foes, No. 7 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), downed No. 14 Greg Zannetti 6-2 at 174 to give Penn State a 25-0 lead. Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated with a dominating 11-4 win over No. 10 Dan Rinaldi. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, worked his way to a 7-4 win over Rutgers' junior Dan Seidenberg to remain undefeated as well. Sophomore heavyweight Lawson, ranked No. 12 at 285, then closed out the shutout with a thrilling 3-2 tie-breaker win Rutgers' Billy Smith. With just :06 left, Lawson worked his way to his feet in his tie-breaker period and rolled down to a reversal at Smith's ankles with just :02 left, pushing Penn State to the 34-0 shut-out win. The Nittany Lions rolled to a 28-3 edge in takedowns and picked up four bonus points off Pearsall's pin and Taylor's major. Ruth and Wright remain undefeated on the year, with the former sitting at 25-0 and the latter at 24-0. Taylor improved to 23-1 with his win. The victory was Sanderson's 100th as a collegiate head coach and his 57th at Penn State. The attendance of 3,557 was the largest of the year for Rutgers. Penn State closes out the dual meet season with a 13-1 record while Rutgers concludes an outstanding dual season with a 15-4 mark. Penn State will now prepare for the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill., hosted by the University of Illinois. The two-day event crowns the conference champion (and Penn State is the two-time defending champion) and serves as the national qualifier for the conference's 12 teams. Action begins on Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m. (Eastern) and concludes Sunday, March 10. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. Joe Langel RU, 8-2 3-0 133: #13 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Vincent Dellafave RU, 6-1 6-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Trevor Melde RU, WBF (2:40) 12-0 149: #12 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Ken Theobold RU, 11-7 15-0 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Scott Winston RU, 10-3 18-0 165: #2 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. Nick Visicaro RU, 14-6 22-0 174: #7 Matt Brown PSU dec. #14 Greg Zannetti RU, 6-2 25-0 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #10 Dan Rinaldi RU, 11-4 28-0 197: #2 Quentin Wright PSU dec. Dan Seidenberg RU, 7-4 31-0 285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. (TB) Billy Smith RU, 3-2 (tb) 34-0 Attendance: 3,557 Records: Penn State 13-1, 7-1 Big Ten; Rutgers 15-4 Up Next for Penn State: Big Ten Championships, March 9-10, Champaign, Ill. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on talented Scarlet Knight senior Joe Langel. Megaludis set the tempo early, working Langel's shoulders until finding an opening to get in on a low single. Langel was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless at the 1:58 mark. The Lion connected on a second single leg and this time turned it into a takedown and a 2-1 lead after a quick Langel escape. Langel fought off a third Megaludis single leg at the :35 mark and the Loin led 2-1 after the opening stanza. Langel chose down to start the second period but Megaludis was able to maintain control long enough to build up well over 1:00 in riding time. The Nittany Lion broke Langel down at the 1:00 mark and then continued his strong ride for the remainder of the period. The ride out gave Megaludis a 2-1 lead with 2:16 in time heading into the third. Megaludis chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Megaludis tacked on a second takedown at the 1:20 mark and upped his lead to 5-2 after cutting Langel loose. With a riding time point clinched, Megaludis tacked on another takedown and, with another ride-out, rolled to the 8-2 win with 2:45 in riding time. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 13 nationally at 133, took on RU junior Vincent Dellafave. Conaway, like Megaludis, set the early tempo, forcing the Rutgers junior backwards while looking to set up his shot. The Lion freshman's pressure paid off on the edge of the mat as Conaway started high on a shot and then finished low with a single leg to takedown at the :22 mark. Conaway then kept a scrambling Dellafave down for a ride out and a 2-0 lead. Dellafave chose down to start the second period but could not work his way free of a strong Conaway ride. The Nittany Lion maintained control long enough to build up a 1:25 time edge before the Knight escaped to a 2-1 score. Dellafave got in on a single leg with :10 left in the period but Conaway forced a scramble that killed the clock to lead 2-1 after two. Conaway chose down to start the third period and escaped at the 1:35 mark, maintaining a one-minute plus riding time edge. Conaway used a swift duck-under for a second takedown and upped his lead to 5-1 with :45 left to secure the match. Conaway broke Dellafave down at the end of the match and rolled to a 6-1 with 1:51 in riding time. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took on Rutgers senior Trevor Melde at 141 in his final dual meet as a Nittany Lion. Melde blew through a high double to start the match and took Pearsall to his back for two quick nearfall points. Down 4-0 with 2:25 on the clock, the Lion senior worked to break free of a strong Melde ride. Pearsall steadily found his base and then began working not for a reversal, but to lock up a cradle. The Nittany Lion senior completed the outstanding move from underneath, hitting the cradle and pinning Melde at the 2:40 mark to put Penn State up 12-0. 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, met Rutgers' Ken Theobold. Alton scored quickly, opening up a 2-1 lead less than :30 into the bout. Alton dominated the action early, picking up a second and third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:30 left in the opening period. Alton then controlled Theobold for the rest of the period and led 6-2 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second stanza and quickly reversed the Knight to lead 8-3 after a Theobold escape. Alton quickly notched his fourth takedown and built his time edge up to 2:45 before the Knight escaped. Theobold chose down to start the third period. Alton clinched the bonus point before Theobold escaped and then the Lion rolled through a low single, forcing a scramble that led to a stalemate with 1:20 left to wrestle. Theobold picked up his first takedown, cutting the lead to 10-7 with :38 left to wrestle. The offense was not enough for the Knight and Alton rolled to an 11-7 win including 2:23 in riding time. 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, met RU senior Scott Winston. The duo battled evenly for the first half of the period with no one finding an opening to score. Alton nearly took the lead with 1:30 left, using a single leg for a near takedown on the edge of the mat. But action moved out of bounds and the duo resumed with 1:05 in the middle of the mat. Alton nearly pinned Winston at the :15 mark, but action was stopped for potentially dangerous and the bout moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton began to string low singles together, working for a chance to get the bout's first takedown. With 1:04 on the clock, Alton used a low single to secure a takedown and up his lead to 3-0. The Lion sophomore then maintained control of the Knight senior for the rest of the period and carried that lead, with 1:01 in time, into the third period. Winston chose down to start the third period but Alton once again dominated action from the top. Winston escaped to a 3-1 score with 1:10 left. Alton then countered a slight Winston shot and led 5-2 with a clinched bonus point at the :40 mark. Looking for a major, Alton added on two more late takedowns and posted the dominating 10-3 decision with 2:08 in riding time. 165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, battled Scarlet Knight Nick Visicaro. Taylor fought off an early Visicaro shot and worked action out of bounds. The Nittany Lion junior then used a low single leg for his first takedown and a 2-0 lead. He then nearly turned the Knight for back points but Visicaro was able to roll out of trouble and keep the bout close with 1:00 left in the period. Taylor let Visicaro loose and then added a second takedown with :12 left to lead 4-1 after the opening period. Taylor chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. He then rolled through a Visicaro single, forced a scramble on the edge of the mat and finished off a takedown of his own to lead 7-1 with 1:29 on the clock. After a Visicaro escaped, Taylor notched another takedown and then spent the rest of the period looking for a turning combination. Taylor led 8-3 with 2:46 in time after two. Taylor went on to pick up two more takedowns and with, 3:43 in time, post the 14-6 major. 174: In one of two match-ups featuring ranked opponents, sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) faced off against RU senior Greg Zannetti. Brown was ranked No. 7 and Zannetti No. 14. The duo battled evenly for the better part of the opening period before Brown connected on a low single and turned it into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :31 on the clock. Leading by two, Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion sophomore then countered a Zannetti shot and worked his way around for a second takedown and a 5-1 lead after Zannetti escaped. Trailing 5-1, Zannetti chose down to start the final stanza. Brown maintained control long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time before Zannetti escaped to a 5-2 score. The duo then traded shots for the next minute plus with Brown going on to post a strong 6-2 decision with 1:14 in time. 184: In another marquee match-up, two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled No. 10 Dan Rinaldi of Rutgers. Ruth nearly scored on an early low single but Rinaldi was able to step back out of trouble and keep the bout scoreless early on. Ruth's offensive pressure paid off as the Lion connected on a solid high double to lead 2-0 with 1:05 in the opening stanza. The Nittany Lion waited for an opening to hit a cradle but Rinaldi was able to get out of the period without giving up any back points. Leading by two, Ruth chose down to start the second period. A quick escaped gave Ruth a 3-0 lead with 1:35 and the Nittany Lion continued to pressure the Knight back to the outside circle. Ruth used a solid high shot to up his lead to 5-0 at the 1:05 mark and once again went to work from the top position. Ruth cut Rinaldi loose at the :42 mark and then fought off a Rinaldi shot with :22 left. Rinaldi chose down to start the third period but quickly got hit with a stall warning from the bottom. Ruth continued to look for a cradle. After clinching the bonus point and picking up a stall point, Ruth upped his lead to 8-3 with a takedown and cut. Ruth added a late takedown and rolled to an 11-4 win with 2:32 in riding time. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, met RU's Dan Seidenberg in his final dual meet as a Nittany Lion. The duo traded early shots with neither man finding an opening. But Wright's steady offense led to a late takedown and a 2-0 lead with :21 on the clock. A short ride out gave Wright a 2-0 lead after one. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed the Scarlet Knight junior for a 4-0 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Wright then put together a dominating ride, working for a chance to turn Seidenberg. Seidenberg was able to escape only to get taken down by Wright again with :15 left in the period. Another ride out and Wright led 6-1 with 1:47 in time after two periods. Seidenberg chose down to start the second and Wright cut him loose to a 6-2 lead. Wright shot low on Seidenberg but the Knight was able to counter the move and get a takedown of his own, cutting the Lion's lead to 6-4 with :40 on the clock. A Rutgers ride out was not enough and, with 1:04 in riding time, Wright posted the 7-4 win. 285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, battled talented Rutgers freshman Billy Smith. The tandem of big men wrestled even up for over two minutes with neither man working an offensive combination to score. With time winding down in the period, Lawson fought off a Smith shot but was not able to complete the counter move and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Smith chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Like the first period, the duo wrestled evenly in the middle of the mat but no scoring opportunities arose. Lawson countered a Smith shot and nearly locked his shoulders up for a throw, but action moved out of bounds and the Knight led 1-0 heading into the final stanza. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Both men worked for shoulder control for the next minute-plus but no one found the scoring column. The bout moved to a sudden victory period tied 1-1. The first sixty seconds were scoreless and a first tie-breaker ensued. Smith escaped with :18 left in his tie breaker period to lead 2-1. Lawson then secured the shutout with a thrilling reversal in his tie breaker period. With just :06 on the clock, Lawson worked his way to his feet and with time running out, the Lion bulled his way around for control of Smith's ankles with just :02 on the clock. The swift move gave Lawson the 3-2 (TB) decision and secured the 34-0 shut-out.

Tyrell Fortune won the 285-class title and was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Year at the Super Region IV/RMAC Championships in Chadron, Neb., Saturday. Fortune and the Antelopes placed third in the region and second in the RMAC. He and four teammates also advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships in Birmingham, Ala., March 8-9. Fortune defeated Simon Fraser’s Sunny Dhinsa, who finished fifth in the World Championships last year, 7-1. Fortune will take a 33-1 mark into nationals. “He’s really wrestling well right now and is wrestling at another level,” said GCU coach R.C. LaHaye. Fortune will be going to nationals with four teammates. Kyle McCrite (125) and Lino Estrada (133) were both runner-up finishers in their class, while Bobby Ward (149) and Mike Hamel (141) were third and fourth, respectively. McCrite lost 3-2 to Gerald Huff of Adams State. It was the second straight year McCrite lost to Huff in the regional final. Last year, McCrite went on to win the 125-class NCAA Championship. “He’s in familiar territory,” said LaHaye. “It’s all about turning it on at the right time.” Estrada also lost 3-2. He dropped his championship round bout to Nebraska-Kearney’s Daniel DeShazer. It’ll be Estrada’s first trip to nationals; he was one win shy of getting their last season. Ward had the toughest battle of the tournament. Seeded second, the 2012 All-American who came in ranked No. 1 nationally in the Basford Poll, lost by injury default in Friday’s first round. He battled back to earn a third place finish. He won the region title last year and finished third in the NCAA Championships. He beat Colorado Mesa’s James Martinez by fall in 4:10 to win the consolation bracket. “Bobby overcame a lot of adversity and gutted it out to get third,” said LaHaye. Hamel, who transferred in at the semester from Division I University of Wyoming, won his consolation semifinal before dropping the third place match, by fall, to Nebraska-Kearney’s Brock Coutu. UNK won the regional with 147.5 points. Adams State had 95 and GCU scored 77.5. For the RMAC, Adams State had 102 points to GCU’s 82.5. “I’m really proud of our team effort,” added LaHaye. “To take second place and third in the region with five guys, it was a good effort overall. We’ve overcome some adversity and want to go to the national tournament and finish the year strong. “I feel we’ve got a good tournament team and confident in the five guys we’re taking (to Birmingham).”

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team clinched at least a tie for the Southern Conference Regular Season Championship with a pair of league wins in Maclellan Gym today. The Mocs won 18 of 20 matches to defeat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 40-3 and VMI 36-3. UTC improves to 10-6 overall and 6-0 in SoCon action with today's wins. Chattanooga will host Campbell (7-9, 5-1 SoCon) on Monday at 6:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Maclellan Gym with a chance to win its 27th SoCon Championship since joining the league in 1978. VMI and SIUE opened the tri-meet at 10:00 a.m. with the Keydets taking a 32-12 win. The Mocs then ran through the Cougars in the Noon match. Seniors Josh Condon (Powder Spring, Ga.) and Robert Prigmore (Southlake, Texas) both posted pins against the Cougars. Condon also scored a fall in the win over VMI in the final dual of the day. He has scored 36 points in six SoCon matches this season, recording five pins and a forfeit in league action. He improved to 8-4 overall with his two wins today. Senior Dean Pavlou (Cleveland, Tenn.) and juniors Alex Hudson (Marietta, Ga.) and Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) also scored bonus points in the SIUE match while sophomore Nick Soto (Spring Hill, Fla.) scored six points in a walkover. Brown also had a pin in the VMI match, upping his record 26-3 on the year. He came into the match ranked No. 18 in the nation at 197 and is still undefeated in duals at 14-0. Soto scored a tech fall against VMI and ups his overall mark to 24-6. He is currently ranked No. 17 in the country at 125. Freshman Alex Ward (Chattanooga, Tenn.) got in the lineup at 133 against SIUE. He scored a 5-3 decision over Patrick Myers in the win. Sophomore Trey Stavrum (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and freshman John Lampe (Fairdale, Ky.) also had a pair of wins today. Tickets are available now for Monday's match against the Camels at the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS or online at GoMocs.com. Links for live scoring and a MocsVision broadcast are available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Chattanooga 40 - Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 3 125: Nick Soto (UTC) - Forfeit (SIUE) - UTC 6-0 133: Alex Ward (UTC) - Dec. 5-3 - Patrick Myers (SIUE) - UTC 9-0 141: Dean Pavlou (UTC) - MD 18-4 - Dillon Pousson (SIUE) - UTC 13-0 149: Alex Hudson (UTC) - TF 16-0 (4:35) - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) - UTC 18-0 157: Trey Stavrum (UTC) - Dec. 6-3 - Kyle Lowman (SIUE) - UTC 21-0 165: Josh Condon (UTC) - Fall 3:45 - Adam Osmoe (SIUE) - UTC 27-0 174: John Lampe (UTC) - Dec. 3-1 - Jake Residori (SIUE) - UTC 30-0 184: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Fall 6:08 - Deshoun White (SIUE) - UTC 36-0 197: Niko Brown (UTC) - MD 14-6 - Josh Wood (SIUE) - UTC 40-0 285: David Devine (SIUE) - Dec. 5-4 - Kevin Malone (UTC) - UTC 40-3 Chattanooga 36 - VMI 3 125: Nick Soto (UTC) - TF 18-3 (5:33) - Armondo Herrera-Dos Reis (VMI) - UTC 5-0 133: Andriy Onufriyenko (VMI) - Dec. 9-8 - Marvin Lopez (UTC) - UTC 5-3 141: Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Dec 6-3 - Ryan Goodsell (VMI) - UTC 8-3 149: Alex Hudson (UTC) - MD 10-0 - Zeb Stewart (VMI) - UTC 12-3 157: Trey Stavrum (UTC) - Dec. 8-5 - Edward Gottwald (VMI) - UTC 15-3 165: Josh Condon (UTC) - Fall 5:43 - Mark Darr (VMI) - UTC 21-3 174: John Lampe (UTC) - Dec. 6-3 - John Dommert (VMI) - UTC 24-3 184: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Dec. 3-0 - Jonathan Jones (VMI) - UTC 27-3 197: Niko Brown (UTC) - Fall 4:41 - Urayoan Garcia (VMI) - UTC 33-6 285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Dec. 3-0 - Michael LaPrade (VMI) - UTC 36-3 VMI 32 - Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 12 125: Armondo Herrera-Dos Reis (VMI) Forfeit (SIUE) - VMI 6-0 133: Patrick Myers (SIUE) - Fall 1:28 - Andriy Onufriyenko (VMI) - VMI 6-6 141: Ryan Goodsell (VMI) - Dec. 10-8 (SV) - Dillon Pousson (SIUE) - VMI 9-6 149 Zeb Stewart (VMI) - Dec. 7-0 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) - VMI 12-6 157 Edward Gottwald (VMI) - Dec. 2-0 - Kyle Lowman (SIUE) - VMI 15-6 165 Mark Darr (VMI) - TF 5:46 (15-0) - Adam Osmoe (SIUE) - VMI 20-6 174 John Dommert (VMI) - Dec. 2-0 - Jake Residori (SIUE) - VMI 23-6 184 Conor Black (VMI) - Dec. 3-2 - Deshoun White (SIUE) - VMI 26-6 197 Urayoan Garcia (VMI) - Fall 6:23 - Josh Wood (SIUE) - VMI 32-6 285 David Devine (SIUE) - Fall 1:36 - Michael LaPrade (VMI) - VMI 32-12

Minnesota won its second straight NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals title (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- On Saturday night, in the finals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, Minnesota's Logan Storley delivered when his team needed it the most. Minnesota and Oklahoma State split the first six matches, and the Gophers held a 10-9 lead when the nation's top two 174-pound wrestlers, Storley and second-ranked Chris Perry stepped on the mat. Logan Storley earned a defensive fall against Chris Perry (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)After a scoreless first period, the two wrestlers traded escapes in the final two periods to send the match to overtime with the score tied 1-1. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Storley started the tiebreaker period in the down position and was able to capitalize on Perry's mistake and pick up a defensive fall. "I hipped over and grabbed his head and kept running over the top with it. All of a sudden I heard the crowd and Eggum was pointing, and they called the fall. I can't argue with it," said Storley, who improved to 22-1 and also avenged his only loss of the season, which came to Perry at the Southern Scuffle. Storley's pin not only widened Minnesota's lead to 16-9, but also ignited the Gophers. Minnesota won the next three matches to close out a convincing 28-9 victory over Oklahoma State. It marks the second straight NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals title for Minnesota. "We looked at it on our wall and we have won it in two-year increments," said Minnesota assistant head coach Brandon Eggum. "So we won it last year and we said it must be history repeating itself. We'll win it again tonight ... and we did." Oklahoma State coach John Smith didn't want to dwell on the negative following the finals loss. "It gives us a chance to evaluate and move forward," said Smith. The team gave a pretty good effort. We have wrestled a lot in the last seven days. We have traveled a lot. For the most part I really believe we can grow from this and get better." The Gophers started the dual meet strong by winning the first three matches. David Thorn and Chris Dardanes picked up decisions at 125 pounds and 133 pounds respectively, before Nick Dardanes earned a major decision victory at 141 pounds to open up a 10-0 lead. Top-ranked Jordan Oliver won 6-4 over Dylan Ness at 149 (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)The Cowboys climbed back in the dual meet with three straight wins of their own from 149 pounds through 165 pounds. Top-ranked Jordan Oliver won a hard-fought match, 6-4, over Dylan Ness at 149 pounds. Ninth-ranked Alex Dieringer won a low scoring battle, 3-1, over Danny Zilverberg at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, third-ranked Tyler Caldwell earned a 7-2 victory over Cody Yohn to cut the deficit to 10-9 with four matches remaining. After Storley's defensive fall over Perry at 174 pounds, Minnesota's Kevin Steinahaus, ranked fifth, came from behind to defeat No. 11 Chris Chionuma, 4-3, at 184 pounds. Steinhaus trailed 3-2 in the third period before picking up the go-ahead takedown with ten seconds on the clock. "It's tough to wrestle him," said Steinhaus. "He's really offensive, but at the same time he'll keep his distance so it's kind of hard to get my hands on him. They slow down a little bit throughout the match, so I would say that's why the scoring happens at the end. I just struggled a little more than normal tonight." Scott Schiller, ranked 11th, sealed the victory for Minnesota with a 6-2 victory over eighth-ranked Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds. The win put Minnesota in front 22-9 going into the final match of the dual meet. NCAA champion Tony Nelson pinned Alan Gelogaev (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)At heavyweight, Minnesota's Tony Nelson took the mat against Alan Gelogaev, who was coming off a victory over top-ranked Dom Bradley of Missouri. After a scoreless first period, Nelson started the second period in the top position and was able to turn Gelogaev and record a pin to close out the dual meet. "We already had the dual locked up," said Nelson, a returning NCAA champion. "I just wanted to go out there to gain the No. 1 spot. It will help me at the end of the year with seedings. He's a tough wrestler. I was able to wear him out on top and get the pin." Storley believes the Gophers are peaking at the right time. "After our Big Ten season, we had that loss to Iowa, we really kicked it into a new gear training-wise," said Storley. "The Dardanes are back wrestling better than ever. To have Thorn and all those guys back, our lighter weights at a hundred percent, it makes a big difference. Ness went up ten levels from the Southern Scuffle to now, giving Oliver one heck of a match. I think everyone is feeling good and we're all coming together as a team at the right time." Luke Becker and Brandon Eggum coaching in the finals (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Noticeably absent from the National Duals was top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA champion Penn State. The Gophers and Nittany Lions did not face each other during the dual meet season. "Obviously, with a great team like Penn State, you want to have them here," said Eggum. "That just kind of helps with the excitement. They have a great fan base. All those things. It makes it important. I know there is talk of them coming next year. I think that would be great." Minnesota will now prepare to compete at the Big Ten Championships, which take place March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. Oklahoma State will host the Big 12 Championships on March 9. Results: 125: No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 5-2 133: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State), 4-2 SV2 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State), 14-5 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 6-4 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 3-1 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 7-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) pinned No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State), 8:20 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State), 4-3 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 6-2 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) pinned No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State), 4:50 Missouri defeats Iowa to claim third place Missouri defeated Iowa 18-16 on the strength of upset victories from Alan Waters (125) and Kyle Bradley (157) to claim third place at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Waters earned a 4-0 shutout over two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough. The Missouri junior scored a takedown 30 seconds into the match, and added an escape in the second period and a riding time point to earn the victory. With the win, Waters improves to 26-0 this season. Bradley's upset victory came over top-ranked and previously unbeaten Derek St. John at 157 pounds. St. John held a 3-2 lead in the third period before Bradley scored a go-ahead takedown off a double leg with 27 seconds remaining in the match. He then rode out St. John for the victory. The Tigers trailed by seven points after 174 pounds, but swept the final three matches, getting wins from Mike Larson (184), Brent Haynes (197), and Dom Bradley (285) to take the dual meet. Bradley's victory came in sudden victory over Bobby Telford. Results: 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa), 4-0 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) won by forfeit 141: Josh Dziewa (Iowa) maj. dec. Nick Hucke (Missouri), 10-2 149: No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Brody Grothus (Iowa), 6-2 157: No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa), 4-3 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri), 3-1 SV 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri), 5-2 184: No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 3-2 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 1-0 285: No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa), 4-2 SV

Championship Minnesota 28, Oklahoma State 9 125: No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 5-2 133: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State), 4-2 SV2 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State), 14-5 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 6-4 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 3-1 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 7-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) pinned No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State), 8:20 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State), 4-3 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 6-2 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) pinned No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State), 4:50 Third Place Missouri 18, Iowa 16 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa), 4-0 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) won by forfeit 141: Josh Dziewa (Iowa) maj. dec. Nick Hucke (Missouri), 10-2 149: No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Brody Grothus (Iowa), 6-2 157: No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa), 4-3 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri), 3-1 SV 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri), 5-2 184: No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 3-2 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 1-0 285: No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa), 4-2 SV Semifinals Oklahoma State 22, Missouri 9 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 3-1 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 5-1 141: Nick Hucke (Missouri) dec. Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State), 4-1 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri), 15-5 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 6-2 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri), 4-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri), 3-2 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri), 6-4 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. Darnell Bortz (Oklahoma State), 10-4 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri), 4-3 Minnesota 22, Iowa 15 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 8-2 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 6:56 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 12-4 149: No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Mike Kelly (Iowa), 2:39 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 7-4 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 4-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa), 3-1 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 4-0 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 9-3 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa), 3-1 Quarterfinals Oklahoma State 33, Illinois 3: 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 4-3 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 10 Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 12-1 141: Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) dec. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 3-2 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) pinned Caleb Ervin (Illinois), 0:58 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Matt Nora (Illinois), 14-5 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois), 2-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 2-1 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 19 Tony Dallago (Illinois), 7-5 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 14 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 6-3 SV2 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Chris Lopez (Illinois), 17-5 Missouri 28, Ohio State 6 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) pinned No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 3:58 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 8-2 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. Nick Hucke (Missouri), 8-4 149: No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. No. 11 Cam Tessari (Ohio State), 4-2 157: No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 18 Josh Demas (Ohio State), 4-2 SV1 165: No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri) dec. Mark Martin (Ohio State), 1-0 174: No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State), 4-3 184: No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 20 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State), 5-0 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. No. 12 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State), 5-0 285: No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) maj. dec. Kosta Karageorge (Ohio State), 12-4 Iowa 21, Cornell 16 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 8-3 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned Bricker Dixon (Cornell), 6:11 141: No. 13 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 3-1 149: No. 14 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Mike Kelly (Iowa), 3-1 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) maj. dec. Jesse Shanaman (Cornell), 11-3 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa), 13-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) maj. dec. Duke Pickett (Cornell), 11-2 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 3-2 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 6-3 285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) maj. dec. Jacob Aiken Phillips (Cornell), 9-0 Minnesota 28, Virginia Tech 8 125: No. 5 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 10-7 133: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech), 14-4 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech), 9-2 149: No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech), 7-6 157: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech), 5-0 165: No. 4 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) tech. fall No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 18-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 8-2 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) pinned Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech), 4:33 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. Bobby LaVelle (Virginia Tech), 9-7 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. David Marone (Virginia Tech), 3-0

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Northwestern wrapped up the 2012-13 Big Ten dual schedule with a win Saturday afternoon, downing Indiana 32-6. NU captured eight of 10 bouts and Jason Welch (157), Pierce Harger (165) along with Mike McMullan (Hwt.) all picked up quality wins against ranked opponents. Saturday’s dual began at 125 and IU got on the board first with a close 6-4 overtime decision. That would be the only victory for Indiana until 184 as the Wildcats rattled off wins at the next six weight classes. True freshman Garrison White tied things up with the 6-0 shutout of Alonzo Shepherd and sophomore Pat Greco kept things rolling for Northwestern with a 6-3 decision over Alex Gregory at 141. NU then went up 12-3 after Indiana forfeited at 149 and then took a commanding 16-3 advantage following a major decision by Welch, who is ranked No. 2 in the country. The two-time All-American took on IU’s 12th-ranked Taylor Walsh and only gave up an escape in the 13-1 Wildcat victory. Welch jumped out to a 6-0 first-period lead with a takedown and four nearfall points, led 10-1 after two and finished the bout with two more back points and riding time. Welch caps his dual career at Northwestern with a 62-5 record, including 16-1 this season. He now has 108 career victories and brings a 26-1 record into the postseason. The second win over a ranked opponent came at 165 with No. 18 Pierce Harger edging No. 15 Ryan Leblanc, 4-2. After a scoreless first, Harger started the second period down and used a reversal to take the 2-1 lead into the third. Leblanc tied things up at 2-2 with an escape by Harger tallied the winning takedown with 17 seconds left to secure the victory and put NU ahead 19-3. Sophomore Lee Munster added more bonus points for the ’Cats with the 9-0 shutout of Ryan Konz. Ninth-ranked Munster had the 5-0 lead after the first and never looked back. Indiana won its final bout of the afternoon at 184 with the narrow 3-0 decision but gave away six more points with another forfeit at 197. With the dual victory secured, the final bout of the day at heavyweight was one of the more highly-anticipated matches featuring NU’s No. 8 Mike McMullan and IU’s 14th-ranked Adam Chalfant. These two met earlier in the season in the finals of the Keystone Classic with Chalfant taking the narrow win, but McMullan avenged his loss with Saturday’s 6-2 decision. McMullan had the 2-1 lead after the first but Chalfant tied things up at 2-2 with a second-period escape. McMullan started the third period down, escaped shortly after to go up 3-2, scored a takedown with six seconds left and added riding time to take the win and give NU the 32-6 victory. Northwestern now turns its attention to the postseason, beginning with the 2013 Big Ten Championships, which run March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. Results: 125: Joe Duca (IU) dec Dominick Malone (NU), 6-4 SV (3-0 IU) 133: Garrison White (NU) dec Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 6-0 (3-3) 141: Pat Greco (NU) dec Alex Gregory (IU), 6-3 (6-3 NU) 149: Dylan Marriott (NU) won by forfeit (12-3 NU) 157: #2 Jason Welch (NU) maj dec #12 Taylor Walsh (IU), 13-1 (16-3 NU) 165: #18 Pierce Harger (NU) dec #15 Ryan Leblanc (IU), 4-2 (19-3 NU) 174: #9 Lee Munster (NU) maj dec Ryan Konz (IU), 9-0 (23-3 NU) 184: Luke Sheridan (IU) dec Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 3-0 (23-6) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) won by forfeit (29-6, NU) Hwt: #8 Mike McMullan (NU) dec #14 Adam Chalfant (IU), 6-2 (32-6)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Columbia wrestling team concluded the regular season on a good note, winning seven of ten bouts to hand Brown a 25-12 loss Saturday afternoon in Providence, R.I. Brown got on the board first with a close 8-7 decision that favored William Watterson in the 125-pound bout. Columbia took over from there, winning the next six bouts. Matt Bystol evened the score for Columbia with a close 2-1 win over Anthony Finocchiaro in the 133-pound bout. The victory was Bystol's second of the weekend, improving to 7-9 on the year. First-year Alec Mooradian gave Columbia a 6-3 advantage, shutting out Cortlandt Choate in a 2-0 decision in the 141-pound bout. No. 5 Steve Santos notched win number 22 on the year in the 149-pound bout, knocking off Zachary Tanenbaum with a 4-1 decision. Jake O'Hara gave the Lions a double-digit lead, 13-3, scoring a major decision, 11-3, over Phillip Marano in the 157-pound bout. Josh Houldsworth broke open the match for the Lions in the 165-pound bout. Houlsdworth recorded his second fall and 18th overall win of the season, pinning Giuseppi Lanzi in 1:51. Stephen West continued Columbia's winning ways, downing Richard McDonald with a 7-2 victory. West, with a pair of wins this weekend, remains tied with Santos with a team-best 22 wins. Nick Mills capped the Lions' win with an 8-5 decision over Augustus Marker in the 197-pound bout. Columbia finishes the regular season 6-8 over all and 3-5 in EIWA duals. The Lions will now prepare themselves for the EIWA Championships set for March 8-9 in Piscataway, N.J. For information on the 2013 EIWA Championships, visit the tournament site HERE. Results: 125 - William Watterson (Brown) won by decision over Penn Gottfried (Columbia) 8-7 133 - Matt Bystol (Columbia) won by decision over Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown) 2-1 141 - Alec Mooradian (Columbia) won by decision over Cortlandt Choate (Brown) 2-0 149 - Steve Santos (Columbia) won by decision over Zachary Tanenbaum (Brown) 4-1 157 - Jake O'Hara (Columbia) won by major decision over Philip Marano (Brown) 11-3 165 - Josh Houldsworth (Columbia) won by pin over Giuseppi Lanzi (Brown) 1:51 174 - Stephen West (Columbia) won by decision over Richard McDonald (Brown) 7-2 184 - Ophir Bernstein (Brown) won by pin over Drew Rebling (Columbia) 4:09 197 - Nick Mills (Columbia) won by decision over Augustus Marker (Brown) 8-5 285 - Dillon Ingham (Brown) won by decision over Chris Manna (Columbia) 6-4

Championship: Oklahoma State vs. Minnesota 125: Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota) 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) 141: Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) vs. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) Third Place: Iowa vs. Missouri 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 141: No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) vs. Nick Hucke (Missouri) 149: Mike Kelly (Iowa) vs. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) vs. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) vs. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri) 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) vs. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri) 184: No. 13 Ethen Lofthouse/Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) 197: No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa) vs. No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) 285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Oklahoma State and Minnesota advanced to the finals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals for the second year in a row. Tonight's final round will take place at 7:30 p.m. CT. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage for fans to follow the action and interact. Below are summaries and results from the semifinals matches. Oklahoma State 22, Missouri 9 Oklahoma State fell behind early after losing two of the first three matches before reeling off five consecutive wins to take command of the dual meet. Chris Perry avenged his only regular season loss by defeating Todd Porter 3-2 at 174 pounds. At heavyweight, Alan Gelogaev knocked off top-ranked Dom Bradley 4-3, avenging a loss from the Southern Scuffle. Results: 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 3-1 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 5-1 141: Nick Hucke (Missouri) dec. Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State), 4-1 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri), 15-5 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 6-2 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri), 4-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri), 3-2 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri), 6-4 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. Darnell Bortz (Oklahoma State), 10-4 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri), 4-3 Minnesota 22, Iowa 15 Minnesota avenged its earlier season loss to Iowa with 22-15 victory on Saturday afternoon. At 141, ninth-ranked Nick Dardanes of Minnesota turned around a loss to Mark Ballweg and picked up a bonus point victory. Dylan Ness kept the momentum going for the Gophers by pinning Mike Kelly at 149 pounds. Iowa won picked up wins at 157 and 165 with Derek St. John and Nick Moore respectively to give the Hawkeyes a 15-10 lead. But the Gophers swept the final four matches take the dual meet. Results: 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 8-2 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 6:56 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 12-4 149: No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Mike Kelly (Iowa), 2:39 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 7-4 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 4-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa), 3-1 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 4-0 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 9-3 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa), 3-1

LANCASTER, Pa. -- The 14th-ranked Purdue wrestling team wrapped up its regular season on Saturday, winning a pair of duals at Franklin & Marshall to finish the year 17-6 in dual competition. The Boilermakers opened with a 31-10 victory over Buffalo and followed up with a 39-3 win over the host Diplomats, winning 16 of 20 individual matches and scoring bonus points in 12 of the victories. Purdue’s 17 dual victories are their most in a season under sixth-year head coach Scott Hinkel and their highest mark since an 18-win campaign in 2004. Sophomore Braden Atwood paced the team with his seventh and eighth falls of the season at 197 pounds, improving to 24-7 on the year, while junior Cashé Quiroga scored a pair of technical falls at 133 pounds, racking up a combined 43 points in two matches. Freshman Chad Welch and juniors Kyle Mosier and Alex White were also double-winners for the Boilermakers, as Welch posted a fall and a major decision, Mosier scored a fall and White had a major decision. The Boilermakers rolled through the Bulls in the opener, scoring bonus points in five of their seven wins, including falls from Atwood and fellow sophomore Brandon Nelsen. After freshman Dominique Price surrendered a 4-1 decision to Buffalo sophomore Max Soria to start the meet at 125, Quiroga and Nelsen got things going for the Old Gold and Black. Quiroga put on a takedown clinic in a 21-5 technical fall over Buffalo junior Sean Walton at 133 pounds, needing just over six minutes, while Nelsen took the match to the second period before sticking sophomore Erik Galloway for his seventh straight win and eighth fall of the year. Buffalo cut into the lead at 157 and 165 as Bulls sophomore Wally Maziarz edged out Purdue senior Tommy Churchard, 13-12, at 157 and 10th-ranked Buffalo senior Mark Lewandowski posted a 10-0 major decision over Boilermaker sophomore Pat Robinson. However, Welch pushed Purdue’s lead out to 18-10 at 174 pounds as he rolled out a series of takedowns and turns in an 11-0 major decision over Jarred Lux. Mosier and Atwood continued the run as Mosier notched a 5-3 decision over Tony Lock and Atwood needed 6:07 to earn the fall over Angelo Malvestudo. White closed out the match with his ninth win of the year, going to work on top in a 9-0 major decision. The Boilermakers were extremely dominant in their second dual of the day, taking nine of 10 matches in a rout of Franklin & Marshall. Welch, Mosier and Atwood posted consecutive falls at 174, 184 and 197, marking the second time this year the Boilermakers have achieved the feat at that weight, doing it the first time against Loras College at Northern Illinois in November. Junior Camden Eppert posted his team-best ninth major decision of the season at 125 pounds, toppling Diplomat freshman Aaron Moldoff, 18-5, while Quiroga needed just 4:07 in his 22-7 technical fall over sophomore Robert Ruiz. Churchard and Robinson bounced back from their losses to post major decisions at 157 and 165. The lone blemish for the Boilermakers was a 3-2 victory for 17th-ranked Franklin & Marshall sophomore Richard Durso at 141 pounds, handing Nelsen his first loss since Jan. 20 and ending a run of seven straight wins. The Boilermakers head into the postseason on March 9-10, traveling to the University of Illinois for the 2013 Big Ten Championships. NCAA Championship bid allocations should be announced late this week as the Big Ten Championships anticipate more than 70 automatic bids for nationals to be handed out in Champaign. #14 Purdue 31, Buffalo 10 125: Max Soria (UB) def. Dominique Price (PU), D 4-1 (PU 0 - UB 3) 133: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Sean Walton (UB), TF 21-5 (6:07) (PU 5 - UB 3) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PU) def. Erik Galloway (UB), Fall 3:57 (PU 11 - UB 3) 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Andrew Schutt (UB), D 4-0 (PU 14 - UB 3) 157: Wally Maziarz (UB) def. Tommy Churchard (PU), D 13-12 (PU 14 - UB 6) 165: Mark Lewandowski (UB) def. Pat Robinsin (PU), MD 10-0 (PU 14 - UB 10) 174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Jarred Lux (UB), MD 11-0 (PU 18 - UB 10) 184: Kyle Mosier (PU) def. Tony Lock (UB), D 5-3 (PU 21 - UB 10) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Angelo Malvestudo (UB), Fall 6:07 (PU 27 - UB 10) 285: Alex White (PU) def. Justin Heiserman (UB), MD 9-0 (PU 31 - UB 10) #14 Purdue 39 - Franklin & Marshall 3 125: Camden Eppert (PU) def. Aaron Moldoff (FM), MD 18-5 (PU 4 - FM 0) 133: Cashe Quiroga (PU) def. Robert Ruiz (FM), TF 22-7 (4:09) (PU 9 - FM 0) 141: Richard Durso (FM) def. Brandon Nelsen, D 3-2 (PU 9 - FM 3) 149: Nick Lawrence (PU) def. Andrew Murano (FM), D 4-2 (PU 12 - FM 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. Eric Norgard (FM), MD 11-0 (PU 16 - FM 3) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Rob King (FM), MD 14-1 (PU 20 - FM 3) 174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Colin Gironda (FM), Fall 1:44 (PU 26 - FM 3) 184: Kyle Mosier (PU) def. Paul Alessandrini (FM), Fall 5:29 (PU 32 - FM 3) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Isaiah Cromwell (FM), MD 15-1 (PU 36 - FM 3) 285: Alex White (PU) def. Alexander Henry (FM), D 4-0 (PU 39 - FM 3)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Top-ranked Blair Academy has taken a commanding lead in the team standings over No. 3 Wyoming Seminary. Blair has eight finalists and 261.5 points after the championship semifinals. Wyoming Seminary is second with five finalists and 185 points. Good Counsel (Md.) and No. 31 The McDonogh School (Md.) are in a tight battle for third place. Both squads have three finalists and Good Counsel has four in the consolation bracket, while The McDonogh School has three on the backside of the bracket. Finals are set for 12:30 p.m. ET. InterMat is providing a live blog for fans to follow the action and interact. Finals Matchups 106: No. 12 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian, Texas) vs. Ethan McCoy (The Kiski School, Pa.) 113: Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Ryan Friedman (St. Paul's School, Md.) 120: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) 126: No. 20 Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jack Mutchnik (St. Paul's School, Md.) 132: No. 6 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. 14 Andrew Atkinson (Liberty Christian Academy, Va.) 138: No. 5 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) vs. Walker Dempsey (Blair Academy, N.J.) 145: No. 14 Jack Clark (McDonogh School, Md.) vs. No. 6 (at 138) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 152: No. 5 Russell Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Zach Kelly (The Kiski School, Pa.) 160: No. 8 Myles Martin (The McDonogh School, Md.) vs. No. 10 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) 170: Troy Murtha (Georgetown Prep, Md.) vs. Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Tyler Patrick (The McDonogh School, Md.) 195: No. 3 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. No. 11 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 8 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Below is a look at the matchups for Saturday's semifinals, which take place at 1 p.m. CT. Oklahoma State vs. Missouri 125: Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) Previous: Waters dec. Klimara, 4-2 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) Previous: McCormick dec. Morrison, 4-3 141: Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) vs. Nick Hucke (Missouri) Previous: Hucke dec. Feikert, 5-4 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) Previous: Oliver dec. Houdashelt, 4-2 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) Previous: Dieringer dec. Toal, 5-3 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri) Previous: Caldwell dec. Toal, 3-1 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri) Previous: Porter maj. dec. Perry, 9-1 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) Previous: Chionuma dec. Larson, 5-4 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) Previous: Rosholt dec. Haynes, 4-3 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) Previous: Bradley dec. Gelogaev, 2-1 Iowa vs. Minnesota 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota) Previous: McDonough dec. Thorn, 6-3 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) Previous: Ramos dec. Dardanes, 8-2 141: No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) vs. No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) Previous: Ballweg dec. Dardanes, 3-1 149: Mike Kelly (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) Previous: Ness dec. Kelly, 9-2 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) vs. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) Previous: St. John dec. Zilverberg, 6-2 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) vs. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) Previous: Moore dec. Yohn, 8-2 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) Previous: Storley dec. Evans, 4-3 184: No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) Previous: Steinhaus dec. Lofthouse, 6-3 197: No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa) vs. No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) Previous: Schiller dec. Burak, 3-1 285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) Previous: Nelson dec. Telford, 2-1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Attempting to record its 33rd straight National Prep wrestling championship, No. 1 Blair Academy leads after Day 1 of the tournament. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary is in second place behind the prohibitive favorite Blair. Good Counsel, Md., which had an impressive day, is in third place and looks to fend off in-state powerhouse No. 31 The McDonogh School, Md., as the rest of the field is competing for third place. Blair Academy and Wyoming Seminary have key head-to-head matchups in the semifinals and have all but secured a 1-2 finish. Championship semifinal action will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET at Stabler Arena on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. Semifinal Matchups 106: No. 12 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian, Texas ) vs. TK Megonigal (The McDonogh School, Md.) Ethan McCoy (The Kiski School, Pa.) vs. Adam Whitesell (Good Counsel, Md.) 113: Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Will Verallis (Northfield Mount Hermon, Mass.) vs. Eric Friedman (St. Paul's School, Md.) 120: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Will Crisco (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Matt Lattanze (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) 126: No. 20 Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Tyshawn Williams (Archbishop Curley, Md.) Jhared Simmons (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Jack Mutchnik (St. Paul's School, Md.) 132: No. 6 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Scott Strappelli (John Carroll, Md.) Luke Brooman (Episcopal Academy, Pa.) vs. No. 14 Andrew Atkinson (Liberty Christian Academy, Va.) 138: No. 5 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) vs. Xavi Ramos (McDonogh School, Md.) Spencer Slishman (Northfield Mount Hermon, Mass.) vs. Walker Dempsey (Blair Academy, N.J.) 145: No. 14 Jack Clark (McDonogh School, Md.) vs. George Weber (John Carroll, Md.) Ty White (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 at 138 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 152: No. 5 Russell Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Toby Hague (The McDonogh School, Md.) Robert Janis (St. Christopher's, Va.) vs. Zach Kelly (The Kiski School, Pa.) 160: No. 8 Myles Martin (The McDonogh School, Md.) vs. Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Greg Bacci (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. No. 10 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) 170: Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Troy Murtha (Georgetown Prep, Md.) Hunter Ritter (John Carroll, Md.) vs. Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Isaiah Bellamy (Lawrence School, Mass.) Tyler Patrick (The McDonogh School, Md.) vs. Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) 195: No. 3 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Daniel Hawkins (Mount Saint Joseph, Md.) L.J. Barlow (The Haverford School, Pa.) vs. Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Shane Cockerille (The Gilman School, Md.) McZiggy Richards (St. Benedicts Prep, N.J.) vs. No. 11 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Henry Anderson (Northfield Mount Hermon, Mass.) Steven Dwight (Hyde-Bath, Maine) vs. No. 8 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard wrestling team capped off its dual-meet season in dramatic fashion with a come-from-behind victory over Columbia Friday night at the Malkin Athletic Center, 18-16. Harvard trailed 15-9 heading into the 197 lbs. bout between James Fox and Nicholas Mills. Fox controlled the tempo from the opening whistle, taking a 4-0 lead into the second period and improving his advantage to 7-0 midway through. Leading 7-1 to begin the third, Fox conceded an escape to Mills before tacking on two points for a takedown, one point for stalling and one point for riding-time advantage to earn an 11-2 major decision. Nicholas Gajdzik and Chris Manna went scoreless into the second period of their heavyweight matchup with the Crimson now trailing by two in the team scores, 15-13. Gajdzik was able to ride Manna for the entire second period to accumulate 2:00 of riding time, and then took a 1-0 lead in the third as Manna conceded the escape. Gajdzik was able to defend against Manna's attack throughout the final frame and picked up the win, 2-0, to secure the team victory. Harvard improved to 8-5 overall and 6-4 in the EIWA with the win, marking the first time since 2000-01 that the Crimson has finished with a winning record overall and in the conference. Harvard also closed the year out with five consecutive wins, the longest win streak for the team since the same year. The Crimson and Columbia (5-8, 2-5 EIWA) split the first four weight classes beginning with Jeffrey Ott's 14-8 decision over Penn Gottfried at 125 lbs. No. 10 Steven Keith won by a score of 7-0 against Alec Mooradian at 141 lbs., but he was bookended by close losses by Shay Warren and Todd Preston. Warren dropped a 3-2 decision to Matt Bystol at 133 lbs. and Preston was on the short end of a 1-0 decision against Steve Santos. No. 8 Walter Peppelman registered a 3-0 decision over Jake O'Hara at 157 lbs. to regain a lead in the team scores, but more importantly Columbia was deducted one team point for bench misconduct. That point deduction ended up being the difference in the meet. The Lions rattled off three straight wins at 165 lbs., 174 lbs. and 184 lbs. to open their 15-9 advantage. Fox and Gajdzik responded, however, stealing the victory away. Harvard will now turn its attention towards the 2013 EIWA Championships which will be held March 8-9 on the campus of Rutgers University. Results: 125: Jeffrey Ott (HU) dec. Penn Gottfried (CU), 14-8, 3-0 133: Matt Bystol (CU) dec. Shay Warren (HU), 3-2, 3-3 141: No. 10 Seven Keith (HU) dec. Alec Mooradian (CU), 7-0, 6-3 149: Steve Santos (CU) dec. Todd Preston (HU), 1-0, 6-6 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (HU) dec. Jake O'Hara (CU), 3-0, 9-5 * Columbia deducted 1 team point for bench misconduct 165: Josh Houldsworth (CU) maj. dec. Devon Gobbo (HU), 10-1, 9-9 174: Stephen West (CU) dec. Cameron Croy (HU), 4-3, 9-12 184: Drew Rebling (CU) dec. Michael Mocco (HU), 5-2, 9-15 197: James Fox (HU) maj. dec. Nicholas Mills (CU), 11-2, 13-15 HWT: Nicholas Gajdzik (HU) dec. Chris Manna (CU), 2-0, 16-15

MINNEAPOLIS -- Oklahoma State, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri advanced to the semifinals of the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals after quarterfinal victories on Friday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The semifinals will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. Oklahoma State will meet Missouri in the top half of the bracket. The Cowboys defeated the Tigers 21-13 on Feb. 1 in Columbia, Mo. The other semifinal will pit Big Ten powers Iowa and Minnesota against each other. The two teams met on Jan. 26 in Minneapolis, with Iowa winning 16-15 on criteria. InterMat is providing a live blog for fans to follow the action and interact. Below are summaries and results from the four quarterfinal matches on Friday night. Oklahoma State 33, Illinois 3 The dual meet played out true to form with no upsets. Third-ranked Jesse Delgado earned a 4-3 decision over Eddie Klimara in the opening match to give Illinois a 3-0 lead. But it was all Oklahoma State the rest of the way. The Cowboys swept the remaining nine matches to win 33-3. Jon Morrison (133), Jordan Oliver (149), Alex Dieringer (157), and Alan Gelogaev (285) picked up bonus points for the Cowboys. Results: 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State), 4-3 133: No. 7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 10 Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 12-1 141: Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) dec. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 3-2 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) pinned Caleb Ervin (Illinois), 0:58 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Matt Nora (Illinois), 14-5 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois), 2-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 2-1 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 19 Tony Dallago (Illinois), 7-5 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 14 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 6-3 SV2 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. Chris Lopez (Illinois), 17-5 Missouri 28, Ohio State 6 Fourth-ranked Alan Waters kick-started Missouri by pinning No. 12 Nikko Triggas in the opening match at 125 pounds to give the Tigers a 6-0 lead. The Stieber brothers, Logan (133) and Hunter (141), earned decisions for the Buckeyes to knot the dual meet at 6-6 after three matches. But the Tigers dominated the rest of the way, winning the remaining seven matches. Drake Houdashelt (149), Kyle Bradley (157), Todd Porter (174), and Brent Haynes (197) defeated higher ranked opponents. Results: 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) pinned No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 3:58 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 8-2 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. Nick Hucke (Missouri), 8-4 149: No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. No. 11 Cam Tessari (Ohio State), 4-2 157: No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 18 Josh Demas (Ohio State), 4-2 SV1 165: No. 16 Zach Toal (Missouri) dec. Mark Martin (Ohio State), 1-0 174: No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State), 4-3 184: No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 20 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State), 5-0 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) dec. No. 12 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State), 5-0 285: No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) maj. dec. Kosta Karageorge (Ohio State), 12-4 Iowa 21, Cornell 16 Iowa defeated Cornell 21-16 in a dual meet that came down to the final match. Iowa led 17-16 going into the final match before sixth-ranked Bobby Telford closed out the victory with a major decision victory at heavyweight. Tony Ramos (133), Derek St. John, Mike Evans (174), and Telford (285) earned bonus points for the Hawkeyes. Results: 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 8-3 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned Bricker Dixon (Cornell), 6:11 141: No. 13 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 3-1 149: No. 14 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Mike Kelly (Iowa), 3-1 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) maj. dec. Jesse Shanaman (Cornell), 11-3 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa), 13-4 174: No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) maj. dec. Duke Pickett (Cornell), 11-2 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 3-2 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) dec. No. 19 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 6-3 285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) maj. dec. Jacob Aiken Phillips (Cornell), 9-0 Minnesota 28, Virginia Tech 8 Defending National Duals champion Minnesota won eight of ten matches against Virginia Tech and rolled to a 28-8 victory in their home arena. The biggest upset of the dual meet came at 157 pounds, where Minnesota's Danny Zilverberg earned a 5-0 shutout victory over seventh-ranked Jesse Dong. Results: 125: No. 5 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 10-7 133: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech), 14-4 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech), 9-2 149: No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech), 7-6 157: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech), 5-0 165: No. 4 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) tech. fall No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 18-2 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 8-2 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) pinned Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech), 4:33 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. Bobby LaVelle (Virginia Tech), 9-7 285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. David Marone (Virginia Tech), 3-0

EAST LANSING -- The No. 11 Central Michigan wrestling program continued a pair of streaks in an impressive 27-10 victory over in-state foe Michigan State Friday night. The Chippewas (17-3) earned their 10th straight dual victory of the 2013 season and their 12th straight victory over the Spartans (4-14) by claiming seven of the 10 bouts on the night. Bonus points were earned in three matches as junior Craig Kelliher earned a 10-2 major decision, No. 2 senior Ben Bennett claimed victory by technical fall in his fifth straight match and No. 7 senior Scotti Sentes pinned his opponent in just 1:39. The match started at 141 pounds with junior Scott Mattingly earning a 4-0 decision over Nick Timble and senior Donnie Corby put the Chippewas in front 6-0 with a close 3-2 decision over Dan Osterman. Corby was down 2-1 entering the third period, but used a takedown to secure the victory. Sophomore Mike Ottinger won his 10th straight match with a 3-2 decision over Nick Proctor and No. 11 Christian Cullinan won 5-0 over Brenan Lyon to complete the CMU victories. The Chippewas now have a 16 day break until their next competition when they will head to the Mid-American Conference Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. CMU has won the last 11 MAC Championships crowns. Results: 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Nicholas Timble, 4-0; CMU 3-0 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Dan Osterman, 3-2; CMU 6-0 157: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Luke Smith, 7-3; CMU 6-3 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Nick Proctor, 3-2; CMU 9-3 174: Craig Kelliher (CMU) maj. dec. Jordan Wohlfert, 10-2; CMU 13-3 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Eric Ford, 6:25 15-0; CMU 18-3 197: Luke Jones (MSU) maj. dec. Jackson Lewis, 10-1; CMU 18-7 Hwt: No. 7 Michael McClure (MSU) dec. Jarod Trice, TB3 Riding Time 3-2; CMU 18-10 125: No. 11 Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Brenan Lyon, 5-0; CMU 21-10 133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) fall Brandon Fifield, 1:39; CMU 27-10

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The No. 17 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team won the final six matches of the night to erase an 18-0 deficit and defeat No. 15 Edinboro, 19-18, this evening at McComb Field House. "You talk about this team, there’s no quit in this team," said head coach Rande Stottlemyer. "This was a lot of fun. To do this here, in our last EWL match, was a great moment." After the Fighting Scots took the first four matches of the evening, Donnie Tasser got the Panthers on the board with a 10-2 major decision at 157 pounds over Casey Fuller. Tasser started the match aggressively scoring an early takedown on a high single near the center of the mat. The senior was able to push his lead to 5-0 after two, scoring a quick escape and then converting a low single on the ankle for the two points. In the third, Tasser kept up his aggressive approach and secured a pair of takedowns to extend his lead to 9-2. A bonus point for riding time secured the major decision for Tasser and put momentum in Pitt’s corner. Tyler Wilps took a 9-6 decision over Johnny Greisheimer to keep the momentum going. After trailing 6-5 going into the final period, Wilps started down and earned a quick escape to knot the match. A high single converted into a takedown near the edge of the mat put WIlps ahead for good and a bonus point for riding time gave Wilps the 9-6 decision and cutting further into the EU advantage. At 174 pounds, Nick Bonaccrosi took a 6-1 decision over Patrick Jennings. Bonaccorsi used a pair of first period takedowns, a second period escape and a bonus point for over three minutes riding time to earn the victory. Max Thomusseit gave up an early takedown to Vince Pickett at 184 but quickly responded with an escape and takedown of his own to take a 3-2 lead into the second. In the second, Thomusseit gained control of the match with an escape and takedown. Thomusseit was able to secure a 7-2 decision when he rode out Pickett in the third to cut the Edinboro team lead to a mere five points with two matches remaining. Wrestling without senior heavyweight Zac Thomusseit due to illness, the Panthers had to bump up P.J. Tasser from up from 174 pounds to 197 pounds. The junior responded by picking up a huge 9-2 decision over Warren Bosch. Giving up over 20 pounds to Bosch, Tasser was able to strike first when he planted Bosch off a scramble and turned him to his back for a pair of nearfall points to take a 4-0 lead after 1. Tasser pushed his advantage to 7-0 after the second when he earned an escape and yet another takedown, this time on a high single. Tasser was able to clinch the win in the third with an escape off a reversal and a point for riding time to set up a heavyweight showdown to decide the match. "P.J. is the consummate team guy," said Stottlemyer. "He stepped up for us again tonight and got us a big win to keep us in the match." Wrestling his first match of the season at heavyweight, Matt Wilps was giving up 60 pounds to 20th-ranked Ernest James. After the two combatants exchanged a scoreless first, Wilps started down in the second and quickly escaped. Following the Wilps escape, neither wrestler was able to score in the remainder of the frame and Wilps went to the third with a narrow 1-0 advantage. While on top in the third, Wilps was reversed but was able to escape sending the match to overtime. In sudden victory, Wilps got in on a single near the edge but time expired before he could finish on it and the match went on to ride outs. James chose down to start and Wilps was able to ride him out for the 30 seconds, punctuated by an authoritative slam with eight seconds remaining. When Wilps was down he was quickly able to find his base and earn the escape to secure the 3-2 victory and give Pitt the dramatic 19-18 victory. "This was a great team win for us," Stottlemyer said. "We kept fighting the whole match and were able to get the win. Give all the credit to our guys, they didn’t back down." The Panthers will return to the mats on Saturday, March 9, when they return to McComb Fieldhouse on the Edinboro campus for the EWL Championships. Results: 125: Kory Mines (E) pins Derrick Nelson (P), 1:32; EU leads, 6-0 133: No. 3 A.J. Schopp (E) dec. No. 17 Shelton Mack (P), 2-0; EU leads, 9-0 141: No. 4 Mitchell Port (E) pins Travis Shaffer (P), 5:54; EU leads, 15-0 149: No. 17 David Habat (E) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 8-6; EU leads, 18-0 157: Donnie Tasser (P) m. dec. Casey Fuller (E), 10-2; EU leads, 18-4 165: No. 12 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Johnny Greishemier (E), 9-6; EU leads, 18-7 174: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Patrick Jennings (E), 6-1; EU leads, 18-10 184: No. 14 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Vince Pickett (E), 7-2; EU leads, 18-13 197: P.J. Tasser (P) dec. Warren Bosch (E), 9-2; EU leads, 18-16 285: Matt Wilps (P) dec. No. 20 Ernest James (E), 3-2 (OT); Pitt wins 19-18

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Lehigh wrestling team closed out its dual meet season with an impressive 31-9 win over Bucknell Friday night at Davis Gym. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts including four wins by major decision to finish the dual season with a 10-7. Lehigh has now won at least 10 dual meets in 14 consecutive seasons. “It was a good finish,” explained Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “The dual season is over and now the real season begins. We need to tighten some things up over the next two weeks. This is tournament time coming up. This is the best time of year coming up. This is what we’ve been waiting for all year. The guys are excited about it and they’re getting healthy, but we have to be strong in two weeks.” The dual began with a forfeit to Lehigh senior Alex Abreu at 125 before the Mountain Hawks rolled off four consecutive wins to lead 21-0 at the halfway point. Both freshman Randy Cruz and sophomore Anthony Salupo used high-scoring first periods to work towards major decisions. Cruz scored an early takedown on Paul Petrov at 133, then slapped on a cradle for three near fall points, and added three more near fall points before the end of the period to lead 8-0 after one. Cruz added a second period takedown, a third period escape and riding time to win 12-1. Salupo also posted an eight point first period in his match with Derrik Russell. A takedown and three point near fall had Salupo up 5-0 before Russell scored a reversal. After an escape, Salupo added one more takedown to lead 8-2 after one. Salupo added an escape in the third period plus a takedown and riding to earn the 12-3 major. “They went out and wrestled hard and wrestled with a lot of effort,” Santoro said. “The effort has been a lot better the last couple of weeks. When we get to the postseason it’s all about effort. You have to be intense and sealing the deals when you get the opportunity.” Things were much lower scoring at 149, but senior Shane Welsh posted his 12th consecutive win, 4-1 over Adam Healey. Welsh scored a two point near fall in the third period plus earned riding time advantage for the three point margin of victory. Junior Joey Napoli followed with Lehigh’s third major decision as he racked up six takedowns in a 14-5 win over Vincent Favia at 157 to improve to 15-2 on the season. Bucknell posted its first win at 165 as 17th-ranked Corey Lear built a 9-0 lead before pinning freshman Ben Haas at the 6:22 mark. At 174, Lewisburg native Nathaniel Brown wrestled in front of family and friends and delighted his cheering section with an 11-4 decision over Robert Schlitt. Brown scored a takedown in each period and added two near fall points in the second. A locked hands call in the third cost Brown the major decision. Lehigh’s fourth major decision came from senior Robert Hamlin, who cruised to career win No. 101 with a 12-4 win over Robert Marchese at 184. Hamlin totaled five takedowns including two in the first period and two more in the third. Freshman John Bolich earned a 5-1 decision over Tyler Lyster at 197 for Lehigh’s eighth win of the night. Bolich scored a quick first period takedown and rode out the remaining 2:49. Lyster rode out the second period, but Bolich added a takedown in the third plus riding time advantage. Bucknell took the final bout of the night as Joe Stolfi edged freshman Max Wessell 7-6.The first two periods were full of back-and-forth action as Wessell scored the opening takedown. Stolfi then escaped and scored a takedown of his own. Wessell then scored a reversal and after a Stolfi escape the match was tied at 4-4 after one period. The wrestlers traded reversals to open the second period, with Stolfi going in front on an escape. Wessell chose neutral in the third and had several quality shots but could not finish as the Bison sophomore captured the final bout. The Mountain Hawks will return to action at the 109th EIWA Championships, hosted by Rutgers March 8-9 in Piscataway, N.J. Results: 125: Alex Abreu (Lehigh) won by forfeit 133: Randy Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Paul Petrov (Bucknell) 12-1 141: Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) major dec. Derrik Russell (Bucknell) 12-3 149: Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Adam Healey (Bucknell) 4-1 157: Joey Napoli (Lehigh) major dec. Vincent Favia (Bucknell) 14-5 165: Corey Lear (Bucknell) Fall Ben Haas (Lehigh) 6:22 174: Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Robert Schlitt (Bucknell) 11-4 184: Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) major dec. Robert Marchese (Bucknell) 12-4 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) 5-1 285: Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) dec. Max Wessell (Lehigh) 7-6

National Prep Championships

NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Finals

Below is a look at first-round matchups pitting ranked wrestlers against each other. Oklahoma State vs. Illinois (6 p.m.) 133: No. 5 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Daryl Thomas (Illinois) 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois) 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) 184: No. 11 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 19 Tony Dallago (Illinois) 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 14 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) Ohio State vs. Missouri (6 p.m.) 125: No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 149: No. 11 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) vs. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) 157: No. 18 Josh Demas (Ohio State) vs. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (Missouri) 174: No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) vs. No. 13 Todd Porter (Missouri) 184: No. 20 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) vs. No. 12 Mike Larson (Missouri) 197: No. 12 Andrew Campolattano/Kenny Courts (Ohio State) vs. No. 18 Brent Haynes (Missouri) 285: No. 13 Peter Capone (Ohio State) vs. No. 1 Dom Bradley (Missouri) Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech (8 p.m.) 125: No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota) vs. No. 5 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) 133: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 18 Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) 141: No. 9 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 12 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) 149: No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) 165: No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) vs. No. 4 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) Iowa vs. Cornell (8 p.m.) 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) 141: No. 7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) vs. No. 13 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) 165: No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 184: No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse/Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell)

Iowa's Tony Ramos is one of eight undefeated wrestlers competing (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Here is a look at four storylines to follow at this year's NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals finals, which take place Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis. Undefeated wrestlers The field includes eight wrestlers who are undefeated this season. Those wrestlers are Alan Waters of Missouri at 125 pounds, Logan Stieber of Ohio State at 133 pounds, Tony Ramos of Iowa at 133 pounds, Hunter Stieber of Ohio State at 141 pounds, Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State at 149 pounds, Derek St. John of Iowa at 157 pounds, Kyle Dake of Cornell at 165 pounds, and Dom Bradley of Missouri at 285 pounds. Will all eight leave Minneapolis with their perfect records still intact? Stay tuned. Intriguing first-round matches There are several intriguing first-round matches to keep an eye on. Here is a sampling ... Oklahoma State vs. Illinois (6 p.m.): Illinois associate head coach Mark Perry finds himself on the opposite side of his brother, Oklahoma State's Chris Perry, the nation's second-ranked 174-pounder, and his uncle John Smith, Oklahoma State's coach. Chris Perry will meet Jordan Blanton in a battle of returning All-Americans. Perry won all three of the meetings last season between the two wrestlers, including twice at the NCAAs. Ohio State vs. Missouri (6 p.m.): There will be a matchup between two top five wrestlers at 133 pounds, No. 1 Logan Stieber vs. No. 5 Nathan McCormick. The two met in the finals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December, with Stieber winning that meeting 12-1. Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech (8 p.m.): Two of the nation's top ten 149-pounders will square off, Dylan Ness vs. Nick Brascetta. Ness was an NCAA runner-up last season as a freshman. Brascetta claimed a Midlands title in late December. Iowa vs. Cornell (8 p.m.): Top-ranked Matt McDonough will meet sixth-ranked Nahshon Garrett at 125 pounds. McDonough, a two-time NCAA champion and three-time NCAA finalist, has kept his No. 1 ranking at 125 pounds despite a recent loss to Jesse Delgado of Illinois. Garrett, a freshman who started wrestling in ninth grade, has not dropped a match since the Southern Scuffle. Dan Gable disciples Legendary Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable's influence is still felt today in the college wrestling world. Of the eight head coaches with teams in the National Duals finals, four wrestled for Gable at Iowa and a fifth coached with him. Iowa coach Tom Brands was a four-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion wrestling for Gable. He finished with a career record of 158-7-2. Tom Ryan, Ohio State's head coach, was a two-time All-American (second in 1991, third in 1992) as a member of the Hawkeyes' 1991 and 1992 national and Big Ten championships teams. He was also a two-time Big Ten champion. Illinois coach Jim Heffernan was a four-time All-American wrestling for Gable at Iowa, finishing fourth, second, first, and second. He was named Iowa's Male Athlete of the Year in 1987 and was a four-time Big Ten champion. He led the Hawkeyes to three NCAA championships. Virginia Tech coach Kevin Dresser was a two-time All-American and NCAA champion in 1986 competing for Gable. He also coached under Gable several years after graduating from Iowa. Minnesota coach J Robinson was Dan Gable's assistant at Iowa from 1976 through 1984. Impact freshmen Several freshmen have been making an impact in Division I this season. Here is a look at five to watch during the finals of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Nahshon Garrett (Cornell, 125): The sixth-ranked Garrett has given Rob Koll's Big Red lineup a major boost this season. He finished runner-up at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and third at the Southern Scuffle. Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State, 157): Dieringer, currently ranked in the top ten at 157 pounds, looks to be a real threat to earn All-American honors as a freshman in Des Moines. He has a 23-2 record and has won his last seven matches in dual meets. Dieringer went 2-0 with two pins in the regional round. Kenny Courts (Ohio State, 184/197): Courts was one of the nation's top recruits coming out of high school in Pennsylvania. He has picked up some key wins for the Buckeyes this season wrestling at both 184 pounds and 197 pounds. Nathan Burak (Iowa, 197): Burak, who spent last year the Olympic Training Center, has shown steady improvement throughout his freshman season. His most notable win this season has come over Ohio State's Andrew Campolattano, a round of 12 finisher last season. Caleb Ervin (Illinois, 149): Ervin, a Kentucky native, caught the attention of the college wrestling world when he won my major decision over NCAA runner-up Dylan Ness of Minnesota on Jan. 21. He has a 21-8 record.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Like most of you, I've spent the week since the IOC's announcement cycling through the stages of grief. At times I'm so angry that crazy homicidal plots creep into my subconscious, but then at other times I'm hopelessly optimistic that the world will see the fallacy of the IOC's power and rebel en masse. But mostly I'm confused and saddened. Wrestling and the connection it has to the world and humanity is as much my beat as anything else, and to see the most privileged men in the world rip opportunity from the arms of the hard-working under-privileged makes me crazed. Fortunately I get to write about these frustrations. Last week's article was the most shared in the history of InterMat. As a writer it was humbling to read your emails, but as a fan of the sport it was also encouraging to see that article and the myriad videos and memes of the Internet get passed around to our family, friends and acquaintances. Getting the word out is the first step in improving our situation and as a community we've done well to announce our displeasure. Time is a great healer, but for us it's our greatest enemy. Please keep up the pressure. I'm narrowing in on a new story, but in the meantime give this Bloomberg article a once-over and try to share it across your social networks. On a lighter note you should read this incredible think piece on the Die Hard franchise. I especially think that we can see parallels in the author's final paragraph ... All those heroes who once stood for certainty, fearlessness and unwavering confidence have been swept away, their statues toppled -- and the one still standing is the one who represents fear, anxiety, frustration, uncertainty and, despite it all, irrational hope. This is a jittery world, and increasingly so, and complex beyond understanding, and at times it all seems stitched together by the barest of threads, and this feeling only gets worse as you get older. Expertise, it turns out, offers little solace. So it makes sense that the best, most enduring modern hero is not one who vows to wrap his muscular arms around the world and hold it all together. It's the one who promises that, when it all falls apart, you can still hope to hobble away from it, limping on your glass-shredded feet, bloodied but somehow still intact. To your questions ... Q: If the IOC decision to drop wrestling from the Olympics holds up, will this change the direction of current OTC residents who currently have college eligibility (i.e. Destin McCauley)? -- Paul B. Foley: It could certainly impact their decision to compete. Destin McCauley would likely see out this cycle, but whether a limited future prompts hard work, or for the young to find a new employ is a personal decision. The final verdict on the future of wrestling won't be known until September, so most of these life-altering decisions can be postponed. For now his focus should remain on the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. I think RTC's have been a great addition to collegiate wrestling. As a former coach, I think having a mature set of 24 to 34-year-old wrestlers training and competing alongside the college kids shows positive habits. It was certainly a positive influence for my team to have RTC guys training at Virginia. Q: How is it possible that Big Ten scholarship wrestlers are having problems wrestling a full match at this point in the season. I've seen a number of instances where a highly ranked wrestler (e.g. Andrew Alton) just "broke" due to being gassed out. I know that the Altons had a unique situation, but yet and still how is this even a discussion topic? Shouldn't I presume that any top quality D1 wrestler is able/ready to go flat out for 15 minutes if necessary? I know guys are cutting real weight and all but it just seems ridiculous to me that conditioning is even a discussion topic. Please weigh in and help clarify. -- Bryan R. Foley: Brother, wrestling is a tough sport, and though many of these horses can run, there are times when bad sleep, diet, or suspensions due to drinking can set the body off course. Chalk it up to circumstance and remember how sore you are after running three miles. They deserve to be held accountable, but save your righteous indignation for the conference tournament. Q: I think it's a shame that there is a huge shortage of tickets this year for the NCAAs due to it being held at a smaller venue in Des Moines. Who decides where the NCAA tournament is held each year and what criteria is used in their selection process? -- Randy B. Foley: I spoke to Jeff Jarnecke at the NCAA (great guy) and he filled me in on how they selected the cities and why there was such a decrease in the number of available seats. Basically we hadn't had a sellout before 2009, and because bids are set four years in advance the thinking became that Des Moines could be the first sellout. Well, we went ahead and sold out 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 even with substantial increases in price. Now we have fans who can't attend. Overall there are about 10k fewer seats this year, but on the positive side the committee will be taking bids on the next four-year cycle this year and should announcer a winner, or winners by the end of the 2013. There is a CHANCE that the committee could find a semi-permanent location, though the details behind such a decision are numerous and confusing. The NCAA would love to have a permanent location like baseball enjoys in Omaha, but it would take a significant investment by a major city to make that dream a possibility. (Just point me to the beer ...) Let's just be happy that our problem is not having enough seats, instead of not having enough fans. Q: I would like to see more coverage of junior college wrestling. The JUCO Nationals are Feb. 22-23 in Des Moines, Iowa. Will Intermat run a preview? Many great JUCO wrestlers have gone on to successful careers at D-1 and D-2 schools. -- Dennis R. S Foley: Your wish is our command. Johnnie Johnson is going to be providing JUCO coverage for InterMat, including photos. Q: As a fan of both wrestling and MMA, I have been impatiently waiting for fighters from the Caucasus region of Russia to get into American MMA. Well it has finally started to happen with recent events in both Bellator and the UFC. I am curious about the way that these guys are trained in order to have such superb/exciting technique and killer instinct. If I keep Googling Chechen fighters I may end up on a homeland security watch list (try it ... you'll understand) so I thought you might be able to help me out based on your travels. Additionally, do you know if the major U.S. MMA organizations have scouts out there in the mountains searching for future prospects? -- Dave Foley: I don't have any personal experience in the Caucuses, but the evidence of their toughness is in the number of vicious knockouts they've secured over the past two years. There are about a dozen fighters from Chechnya and Dagestan who are blowing through the UFC and Bellator. I've been doing some research for an upcoming story in FIGHT! and can tell you that after they win their fights that each of these fighters heads straight back to Russia. Guess it was my own naïveté but I would have thought they'd have stayed in the states, drank mai tais and flirted with our women. Guess they still love home, and that it's only the opportunity to fight in America they find ultra-compelling. HALFTIME The NCAA is the OG IOC. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows ... Q: As we all know A.C. Slater was a stud grappler, played by Mario Lopez. The upcoming film "Foxcatcher" has Channing Tatum playing Mark Schultz. With both Lopez and Tatum playing premier wrestlers (granted one is fictional) which actor would win in a wrestling match? -- Brian Foley: Channing Tatum is immensely more likable and is playing Mark Shultz. Magic Mike by 5. Q: Has the NCAA ever considered giving 1 point per minute of riding time? I think of Nick Moore's 3-plus minutes of riding time against Cody Yohn recently, and Kyle Dake's 6+ minutes against Frank Molinaro in the NCAA finals. Do you personally think it would be a good idea? -- Wes F. Foley: Fantastic idea for guys that are good on top, but I think you'd see the matches slow to a crawl as guys tried to hand on for that second minute instead of battling it out on their feet. By your rules Jesse Jantzen would've racked up an average of five extra points a match, and he was already good enough for OW in 2004. Q: Since we need more made-for-TV events, can you make this one happen -- at the end of the World Team Trials in June, a FOLKSTYLE exhibition between (likely four-time champ) Kyle Dake and Jordan Burroughs? I'm thinking Kid Dynamite rides Burroughs out, trades two escapes for one Burroughs takedown, and beats the Olympic champ 3-2. OK, maybe not. But wouldn't it be awesome? -- Ronald M. Foley: I floated this idea to a few friends and each became crazed, and Muir immediately started crafting a line. Super matches are a fun idea and with expert marketing and willing participants they could become media events. Why don't we let the IOC decision blow over and then we'll revisit in September. Who knows, these matches might be part of a new professional league that exists in a post-Olympic world. Cael Sanderson on Jay Mohr Sports fighting the loss of wrestling in the Olympics ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- Building a 15-0 lead after the first four bouts, the Augsburg College wrestling team finished its regular season with an 18-15 dual-meet victory at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Thursday evening at Berg Gym. Both teams won five bouts, but a technical-fall victory by 125-pounder Mike Fuenffinger (SO, Hibbing, Minn.) and a major-decision win by Tossaporn "Boyd" Suparat (SR, North Branch, Minn.) at 133 proved to be the difference in the triumph for Augsburg (6-6 overall). After Augsburg won the first four bouts, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (14-8 overall) won the next three in a row, but one of the key moments in the match came at 165 pounds, when Augsburg's Justin Bowland (JR, Foley, Minn.) claimed a 4-2 victory over the Pointers' Jordan Schulte, ranked No. 7 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III rankings. The Pointers won the final two bouts, but both were three-point decisions, giving the Auggies the 18-15 win. Augsburg entered Thursday's match ranked No. 20 in the most recent NWCA Division III national poll, while Wisconsin-Stevens Point was ranked No. 9. Fuenffinger improved to 22-5 on the year with a 15-0, technical-fall victory over Lance Fabry at 125 pounds. The win was his 11th bonus-point victory of the season and his fourth technical-fall win. Suparat improved to 25-11 on the season with a 9-1, major-decision win over Lucas McGann at 133. Matt Hechsel (SO, Apple Valley, Minn.) opened the match with an 8-6 win over Craig Brandvold at 197 pounds, improving to 28-9 on the season. Top-ranked heavyweight and defending national champion Chad Johnson (JR, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS) improved to 30-1 on the season with a 5-3 win over Jordan Koranda. Johnson is now 98-13 in his three seasons at Augsburg. Jordan Kust, ranked No. 6 nationally at 141 for the Pointers, scored a 4-2 win over Augsburg's Tom Kuehn (SO, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS), while the Pointers' Ben Strobel scored a 5-1 win over Rashad Kennedy (SO, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) at 149, and the Pointers' Jamey Simmons claimed a 7-3 win over Kurt Knutsen (SO, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) at 157. In the final two bouts of the night, Bill Langford scored a 9-7 win over Augsburg's Quinten Strand (FY, Viroqua, Wis./De Soto HS) at 174, and Andy Borchardt claimed a 5-2 win over Augsburg's Noel Sweeney (JR, Grand Rapids, Minn.) at 184. Augsburg will host the NCAA Division III West Regional on Saturday, March 2 at 9 a.m. at Si Melby Hall, attempting to qualify wrestlers to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Results: 197 -- Matt Hechsel (AUG, 28-9) dec. Craig Brandvold (UWSP, 3-10) 8-6 (Augsburg 3-0) HWT -- No. 1 Chad Johnson (AUG, 30-1) dec. Jordan Koranda (UWSP, 27-7) 5-3 (Augsburg 6-0) 125 -- Mike Fuenffinger (AUG, 22-5) tech. fall. Lance Fabry (UWSP, 22-13) 15-0 (Augsburg 11-0) 133 -- Tossaporn "Boyd" Suparat (AUG, 25-11) maj. dec. Lucas McGann (UWSP, 3-4) 9-1 (Augsburg 15-0) 141 -- No. 6 Jordan Kust (UWSP, 33-6) dec. Tom Kuehn (AUG, 21-15) 4-2 (Augsburg 15-3) 149 -- Ben Strobel (UWSP, 26-7) dec. Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 18-15) 5-1 (Augsburg 15-6) 157 -- Jamey Simmons (UWSP, 18-9) dec. Kurt Knutsen (AUG, 9-19) 7-3 (Augsburg 15-9) 165 -- Justin Bowland (AUG, 16-16) dec. No. 7 Jordan Schulte (UWSP, 21-8) 4-2 (Augsburg 18-9) 174 -- Bill Langford (UWSP, 12-5) dec. Quinten Strand (AUG, 9-15) 9-7 (Augsburg 18-12) 184 -- Andy Borchardt (UWSP, 16-14) dec. Noel Sweeney (AUG, 6-10) 5-2 (Augsburg 18-15)