InterMat Staff

FAIRFAX, VA -- In the 19th and 20th centuries duels were an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules. They were fought, not so much to kill the opponent as to gain satisfaction and restore one's honor. Secretary of State and Speaker of the House Henry Clay and Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke had a famous duel in 1826 in Virginia. On Saturday the Rider wrestling team gained much satisfaction in the arranged engagement of combat between conference teams, also in Virginia. The Broncs defeated host Mason and 21st ranked Binghamton for a pair of Colonial Athletic Association wins at the CAA Duals. "It was a good day," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. For Rider (7-5, 2-1 CAA) senior Zac Cibula (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg Casco), sophomore Vinny Fava (Elmwood Park, N.J./Elmwood Park), freshman Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel), junior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville) and junior James Brundage (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) all won twice on the day. Against Mason (2-9, 0-2 CAA) sophomore Jimmy Morris (Northport, NY/St. Anthony's) won a major decision to cut the GMU lead to 5-4. Brundage also had a major decision. Against Binghamton (4-9, 2-1 CAA) Cibula won by fall to tie the score at 9-9. "That was the key to the match," Taylor said. "We needed to get something big after the upset at 133. We needed to get that back." Wolfe won at 184 to give Rider a 19-9 lead, defeating the top ranked 184 in the CAA. "That was probably the best win of the day," Taylor said. "That kid is pretty good (National Qualifier last year). Ryan wrestled today the way we knew he was capable of." Wolfe is now 17-9 on the season, 2-1 in duals replacing the injured Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) in the line-up. "He performed well today against very good wrestlers." Brundage (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) had a major decision to give Rider a 16-9 lead. "James wrestled with more intensity today," Taylor said, "more purpose. He had a nice day as well." Freshman Curt Delia (Mullica Hill, NJ/Delsea) and sophomore Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) also picked up wins against GMU. Rider hosts Army in a dual meet Wednesday. "They have a good team," Taylor said of the Black Knights of West Point. "It will be nice to be home." It is always an advantage to have the home turf advantage in a duel, or a dual, especially against an entire army. Rider 29, Mason 8 125: Richard Lavorato-M tech fall Patrick Skinner-R 17-1 0-5 133: Jimmy Morris-R major dec. Zach Isenhour-M 11-2 4-5 141: Vinny Fava-R dec. Sahid Kargbo-M 5-0 7-5 149: Curt Delia-R dec. Greg Flournoy-M 7-4 10-5 157: Zac Cibula-R dec. Jaaziah Bethea-M 3-2 13-5 165: Ramon Santiago-R dec. Ty Knepp-M 3-1 16-5 174: James Brundage-R major dec. Seth Robertson-M 16-3 20-5 184: Ryan Wolfe-R wbf Ryan Hembury-M 4:03 26-5 197: Don McNeil-R dec. Matt Meadows-M 6-4 29-5 285: Jake Kettler-M dec. Greg Velasco -R 4-1 29-8 Rider 19, Binghamton 15 125: Mike Sardo-B dec. Patrick Skinner-R 13-7 0-3 133: Derek Steeley-B dec. Jimmy Morris-R 7-0 0-6 141: Vinny Fava-R dec. Dan Riggi-B 6-2 3-6 149: Donnie Vinson-B dec. Curt Delia-R 10-4 3-9 157: Zac Cibula-R wbf Jack McKeever-B 1:08 9-9 165: Ramon Santiago-R dec. Vincent Grella-B 5-2 12-9 174: James Brundage-R major dec. John Paris-B 12-3 16-9 184: Ryan Wolfe-R dec. Cody Reed-B 7-4 19-9 197: Nate Schiedel-B dec. Don McNeil-R 6-0 19-12 285: Tyler Deuel-B dec. Greg Velasco -R 7-1 19-15

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The No. 6 Big Red wrestling team picked up two Ivy victories on Saturday against Brown and Harvard. Cornell defeated Brown, 35-6, in the afternoon before picking up a 24-15 win over Harvard in the evening. Kyle Dake pinned both of his opponents on the day. Steve Bosak and Chris Villalonga also added falls. Before the dual against Brown began, senior Joe Stanzione picked up a 6-3 exhibition win over Zachary Tanenbaum at 141 pounds. After the national anthem and introductions, the dual began at 125 pounds. No. 6 ranked Garrett faced Billy Waterson. Garrett had a takedown right off the whistle and returned his opponent to the mat a few times when he would work his way to his feet. Garrett added three back points on a tilt to take a 5-0 lead into the second. Garrett immediately escaped from his opening down position in the second and added a double leg takedown. With three more back points, Garrett was up 11-0 going into the third. Garrett let Tanenbaum up from his opening down position in the third looking to score a tech fall. He added two more takedowns, but came up just one takedown short and settled for a 16-3 major decision. At 133 pounds, sophomore Bricker Dixon took on Beau Martino. Dixon held a 4-0 lead after the first with a takedown and two back points. Dixon escaped from his opening down position in the second and added a double leg takedown. The Big Red wrestler let his opponent up looking to score again, but time ran out in the period. In the third, Dixon let Martino up from his opening down position. Martino notched his first takedown of the match, but Dixon would escape to win an 8-4 decision. Brown's Cortlandt Choate got on the board first with a takedown at 141 pounds against No. 6 Mike Nevinger. Nevinger spun out for an escape to come within a point. Choate chose to start the second at neutral, and neither wrestler scored in the period. Nevinger chose top in the third and added a nearfall at the end of the period. With riding time, he won a 4-2 decision. At 149 pounds, No. 15 ranked Villalonga gave up the first takedown. The Big Red junior escaped and grabbed a takedown of his own and pinned his opponent in 2:57. Jesse Shanaman took the mat against Phil Marano. After a scoreless first period, Shanaman had a one point lead after the second with an opening escape. Shanaman rode Marano out in the third to win a 2-0 decision. No. 1 ranked Dake made quick work of Jack Roberts at 165 pounds. Dake quickly took down his opponent and added a three point nearfall before winning by fall in 1:26. At 174 pounds, Marshall Peppelman wrestled against Ricky McDonald. The two were scoreless after the first period. McDonald escaped from his choice in the second, but Peppelman took his down to hold a 2-1 advantage. Peppelman escaped to open the third to win a 3-1 decision. No. 4 ranked Bosak faced Ophir Bernstein at 184 pounds. Bosak grabbed a takedown off a single leg and racked up 2:32 in riding time in the first period. Bosak quickly escaped to open the second and added a takedown off a scramble to hold a 5-0. The Big Red senior tried to turn his opponent, but Bernstein kept level. Bernstein escaped, but the returning NCAA champion immediately took him down again. Bosak added a takedown in the third to win a 10-2 major decision. At 197 pounds, Jace Bennett and Sterling Hecox traded shots back and forth before the Brown wrestler came out on top for a takedown. Bennett quickly escaped, but Hecox caught him and pinned him in 1:35. At heavyweight, Stryker Lane faced DJ Ingham. Lane took down his opponent at the edge of the mat, but Ingham would escape after Lane accumulated 23 seconds of riding time. Ingham couldn't escape from his choice down position in the second, and Lane added to his riding time. Lane quickly escaped from his opening down position in the third and added a takedown midway through the period. With 3:37 in riding time, Lane won a 6-1 decision. Exhibition: 141: Joe Stanzione dec. Zachary Tanenbaum (Brown), 6-3 125: No. 8 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) maj. dec. Billy Watterson (Brown) , 16-3 (Cornell, 4-0) 133: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) dec. Beau Martino (Brown), 9-4 (Cornell, 7-0) 141: No. 6 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Cortlandt Choate (Brown), 4-2 (Cornell, 10-0) 149: No. 15 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) win by fall Grant Overcashier (Brown), 2:57 (Cornell, 16-0) 157: Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) dec. Phil Marano (Brown), 2-0 (Cornell, 19-0) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Jack Roberts (Brown) 1:26 (Cornell, 25-0) 174: Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) dec. Ricky McDonald (Brown), 3-1 (Cornell, 28-0) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) maj. dec. Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 10-2 (Cornell, 32-0) 197: Sterling Hecox (Brown) win by fall Jace Bennett, 1:35 (Cornell, 32-6) HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. DJ Ingham (Brown), 6-1 Harvard Match At 125 pounds, No. 8 Garrett had a high scoring first period against Jeff Ott. Garrett notched the first takedown 10 seconds into the period, but Ott reversed him. Garrett escaped, but Ott took him down again and added three back points. Garrett escaped and grabbed a takedown. Garrett chose an optional start at center, but he was unable to score again and trailed 8-6. Ott chose to start the second down and Garrett had three huge mat returns to stay on top. Garrett had a two-point nearfall to tie the score 8-8. Garrett chose to start the third down and quickly escaped. He grabbed a takedown, putting Ott right to his back for back points. With another takedown and riding time, Garrett won a 17-9 major decision. After a scoreless first period, Dixon escaped from his opening down position against Ryan Osleeb at 133 pounds. Osleeb escaped to open the third. He took down Dixon with 38 seconds left to take a 3-1 lead. Dixon escaped, but was unable to score and Osleeb won a 3-2 decision. At 141 pounds, Joe Stanzione took on No. 10 Steven Keith. Keith held an 8-0 lead with riding time going into the third period. Stanzione chose top for the third. Stanzione depleted riding time, added a point after Keith was hit with his second stall warning. Keith won by an 8-1 decision. No. 15 Villalonga took on Todd Preston at 149 pounds. Villalonga racked up an 11-0 lead after the first with a takedown and three, three-point nearfalls. Preston chose neutral to start the second. Villalonga grabbed a takedown and with two more back points won a 15-0 tech fall in 6:43. At 157 pounds, Shanaman faced No. 8 Walter Peppelman. After a scoreless first period, Peppelman escaped from his opening down position in the second. Shanaman chose neutral in the third and thought he had a takedown at the end of the bout, but the referee said time had run out. Peppelman won a 1-0 decision. At 165, Dake won by fall for the second time on the day. He pinned Devon Gobbo in 1:02. At 174 pounds, Cameron Croy took down Marshall Peppelman with 11 seconds left in the first. Croy chose neutral in the second, but neither wrestler scored. Peppelman escaped to open the third, but Croy took him down again to win a 4-3 decision. No. 4 Bosak had a 5-0 lead over Josh Popple at 184 pounds, before he won by fall in 2:25. At 197 pounds, James Fox won an 8-5 decision over Jace Bennett. After a scoreless first period, Lane reversed David Ng to start the second period. Ng chose neutral to start the third. Lane got hurt towards the end of the period, and Ng took advantage to score a controversial takedown. Despite the injury, Lane powered his way to a reversal and added two backpoints to win a 6-2 decision. Cornell will play host to Penn and Oregon State next weekend. Cornell 24, Harvard 15 125: No. 8 Nahshon Garrett maj. dec. Jeff Ott, 17-9 (Cornell, 4-0) 133: Ryan Osleeb dec. Dixon, 3-2 (Cornell, 4-3) 141: No. 10 Steven Keith dec. Joe Stanzione, 8-1. (Harvard, 6-4) 149: No. 15 Chris Villalonga tech fall Todd Preston 15-0 (6:43) (Cornell, 9-6) 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman dec. Shanaman, 2-1 (Tied, 9-9) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake win by fall Devon Gobbo, 1:02 (Cornell, 15-9) 174: Cameron Croy dec. Marshall Peppelman, 4-3 (Cornell, 15-12) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak win by fall Josh Popple (Harvard), 2:25 (Cornell, 21-12) 197: James Fox dec. Jace Bennett, 8-5 (Cornell, 21-15) Hwt: Stryker Lane dec. David Ng, 6-2 (Cornell, 24-15)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team won seven of the eight matches contested Saturday inside Carmichael Auditorium, downing the University of North Carolina 32-9. Things got off to a rough start for the Hokies as 13th-ranked Nathan Krausser pulled the upset for the Tar Heels at 125 pounds, beating fourth-ranked Jarrod Garnett 9-2. Kraisser, who Friday night upset Virginia’s sixth-ranked Matt Snyder, took down Garnett and turned him for three points in the first period and then got two more takedowns in the third period to ice the win. The loss was just the ninth dual meet defeat in 65 career matches for the senior from Newark, Del. At 133 pounds, Erik Spjut got a takedown with 17 seconds left to battle back from an early deficit and break a 4-4 tie to beat UNC’s Joey Ward 6-5 to tie the team score back up. The Hokies forfeited at 141 pounds to make it 9-3 in favor of the Tar Heels, but sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta dominated the action at 149 pounds, using three takedowns to beat Christian Barber, 8-2. Jesse Dong got a forfeit win at 157 pounds to give Tech a 12-9 at the halfway mark and then fifth-ranked Pete Yates used a takedown and two separate, three-point nearfall combinations in the second period to pitch a 10-0 shut out of John Staudenmayer at 165 pounds. The most exciting match of the bout came at 174 pounds with Tech’s Austin Gabel and UNC’s Tanner Eitel needing the tiebreaker to settle things. Tied at 1-1 after regulation and sudden victory, Gabel started the tiebreaker on the bottom and escaped late, but dove right back in on Eitel’s legs to get the takedown at the buzzer. Eitel was able to escape in his portion of the session, but Gabel held on for the big 4-2 win. After giving up a takedown early, Nick Vetterlein used four takedowns, including two big ones in the second period, to pull away from UNC’s Alex Utley and pick up a 10-6 win at 184 pounds. Derrick Borlie had his way with UNC’s Frank Abbondanza at 197 pounds, using five takedowns and a nearfall combination to roll to the 15-3 major decision. At heavyweight, David Marone made quick work of Cody Klempay, pinning him at the 1:30 mark in the first period. It was the first pin of the season for the sixth-year senior. “Overall, it was a decent team performance,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “A job well done by Spjut and Gabel winning in a couple of toss-up matches. We have some guys who are learning how to grind and we have some guys who still need to get a lot better at it.” With the win, the Hokies moved to 10-2 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. The Tar Heels dropped to 4-4, 0-2 in the league. Tech will be back in action Sunday, hosting NC State at 2 p.m. inside Cassell Coliseum. Admission is free. Results: 125: #13 Nathan Kraisser (NC) dec. #4 Jarrod Garnett, 9-2 133: Erik Spjut (VT) dec. #18 Joey Ward, 6-5 141: #8 Evan Henderson (NC) wins by forfeit 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Christian Barber, 8-2 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) wins by forfeit 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) maj. dec. John Staudenmayer, 10-0 174: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Tanner Eitel, 4-2 (TB-1) 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Alex Utley, 10-6 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) maj. dec. Frank Abbondanza, 15-3 285: David Marone (VT) fall Cody Klempay, 1:30

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Junior Paul Hancock posted a major decision at 165 pounds, and seven other Black Knights registered wins as the Army wrestling team overcame an early 6-0 deficit to defeat Bucknell, 28-9, in an EIWA dual match Saturday afternoon at historic Davis Gym. Bucknell (4-8, 1-1 EIWA) took a quick 6-0 advantage as Austin Miller pinned Army junior Nathan Santhanam in the 125-pound bout, but the Black Knights (4-4, 1-1 EIWA) responded by winning the next eight matches to assume a commanding 28-6 advantage. Army senior Jordan Thome began the Black Knights string of consecutive wins by posting a 8-5 victory opposite Paul Petrov in the 133-pound matchup. Junior Tyler Rauenzahn then edged Derrik Russell, 3-2, at 141 pounds to pull Army even with Bucknell at 6-6. Army junior John Belanger gave the Black Knights a 9-6 advantage after his 3-1 sudden victory decision opposite Adam Heatley in the 149-pound bout, and senior Patrick Marchetti followed with a 6-1 win versus Vincent Favia at 157 pounds. Hancock dominated Ray Schlitt in the 165-pound bout en route to a 10-2 major decision verdict. The bonus-point win increased the Black Knights' lead to 16-6. Sophomore Cole Gracey continued Army's momentum by securing a win via injury default at 174 pounds to make it 22-6. Freshman Travis Mallo clinched the match for Army in the 184-pound bout with his 6-5 decision opposite Robert Marchese that provided the Black Knights with an insurmountable 25-6 cushion. Fellow freshman Bryce Barnes followed with a 4-1 victory against Tyler Lyser at 197 pounds. Bucknell's Joe Stolfi closed the match with a 3-0 win versus Army sophomore Stephen Snyder in the heavyweight bout. Army returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 23, when the Black Knights travel to Lawrenceville, N.J., to face Rider. The non-league dual match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Match Notes: Army moves to 10-2 all-time versus Bucknell ... Paul Hancock improves to 8-0 in dual matches this season ... Hancock boasts a team-best 21 wins this year (21-7). Results: 125: Austin Miller (B) pinned Nathan Santhanam, 6:23 133: Jordan Thome (A) dec. Paul Petrov, 8-5 141: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) dec. Derrik Russell, 3-2 149: John Belanger (A) dec. Adam Heatley, 3-1 (sv1) 157: Patrick Marchetti (A) dec. Vincent Favia, 6-1 165: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Ray Schlitt, 10-2 174: Cole Gracey (A) injury def. Stephen McPeek, 2:49 184: Travis Mallo (A) dec. Robert Marchese, 6-5 197: Bryce Barnes (A) dec. Tyler Lyster, 4-1 285: Joe Stolfi (B) dec. Stephen Snyder, 3-0

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The 16th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team finished turned in its most impressive showing of the season while handing Lock Haven a 35-6 defeat in an Eastern Wrestling League match on Saturday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots improved to 7-3 overall and are now 2-0 in the EWL. Lock Haven saw its four-match winning streak snapped while falling to 5-3 and 1-1, respectively. The Fighting Scots won eight of ten matches, including five with bonus points. Warren Bosch, Ernest James and A.J. Schopp won by fall, with Patrick Jennings and Dave habat winning major decisions. The match got underway at 157 lbs., with Michael DePalma holding off Aaron Fry, 8-6. The redshirt freshman led 4-0 after one period thanks to a takedown and two near-fall points. He would ride out Fry in the second period, and owned 3 minutes 46 seconds in riding time. Fry would make things interesting in the third period with three takedowns. The last came with 16 seconds left to close tie it at 6-6, but DePalma would escape with ten seconds remaining and Fry could not come up with a tying takedown. DePalma improved to 19-9 with the decision. Johnny Greisheimer followed with a 6-2 decision at 165 lbs. over LHU's Aaron McKinney, who came in with 23 wins. The junior used a first period takedown and second period escape for a 3-0 lead after two periods. McKinney closed to 3-1 with an escape to start the third, but Greisheimer picked up an insurance takedown with 37 seconds left for a 5-1 lead. McKinney's escape and a riding time point closed out the scoring as Greisheimer improved to 14-8. Patrick Jennings put an end to a long losing streak at 174 lbs. The redshirt freshman prevailed by major decision, 10-1, over Travis Moyer to snap a ten-match losing skid and improve to 11-17. He recorded the lone points in the first period with a takedown, and followed with an escape and takedown in the second period for a 5-0 lead. He would add two more takedowns in the third and had 1:17 in riding time. Freshman Vince Pickett fell just shy of upsetting PSAC champion Fred Garcia (20-8) at 184 lbs., as the Bald Eagles got on the board with a 3-2 decision to make it 10-3. Following a scoreless first period, Garcia used an escape and takedown for a 3-0 lead, with Pickett escaping to make it 3-1 after two periods. The only scoring in the third period was a Pickett escape midway through the period. He had one last shot in the final seconds, but could not complete the takedown while falling to 17-11. Edinboro picked up pins in the next two matches, and three of the next four. Warren Bosch registered his sixth fall of the year when he won by fall at 4:03 over Joseph Rimel at 197 lbs. He had trailed 3-2 after one period, but he began the second period on top and was able to cradle Rimel in a scramble. The redshirt freshman is now 11-12 while snapping a four-match losing streak. Ernest James took a 5-4 lead in his all-time series with Harry Turner, ending the heavyweight match very quickly. His quick takedown quickly led to a cradle, and the match was over in just 24 seconds. James, ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News and 20th by InterMat, is now 18-7 while registering his sixth fall of the season and 28th of his career. Lock Haven would pick up its other win at 125 lbs., as Bobby Rehm pulled away for a 9-2 decision over Kory Mines. Mines opened the scoring with a takedown in the final minute of the first period, and led 2-1 after one period. Rehm, who improved to 19-7, took control in the second with an escape and takedown for a 4-2 lead. He started on top to start the third, and turned Mines twice for four total near-fall points. Mines is now 12-13. A.J. Schopp showed why he is ranked fourth in both polls. The sophomore improved to 22-2 with his 13th fall of the year and 32nd of his career, prevailing at 2:04 over Matt Bryer. He dominated the match with a takedown just four seconds into the match, extending the lead to 8-0 midway through the period with back points before finally working for the fall. Mitchell Port kept pace with Schopp as the fifth-ranked wrestler at 141 lbs. earned a hard-fought 4-0 decision against Dan Neff. The two had met in the PSAC finals, with Port winning 2-0. This time around the Boro sophomore used an escape and takedown in the second period for 3-0 lead. He would ride out Neff in the third period to end with 2:49 in riding time. Port is now 22-3. Dave Habat, ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, closed out the win with a 15-5 major decision over Mac Maldarelli (14-8) at 149 lbs. Habat gained control late in the second period. He would register a first period takedown, plus an escape in the second for a 3-0 lead. Maldarelli recorded a takedown at 1:05 of the second period to close it to 3-2, but Habat's takedown with ten seconds left and three near-fall points at the buzzer made it 8-0. He added three more takedowns in the third period to boost his record to 19-7. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, January 25, in a showdown for first place in the EWL at Bloomsburg. The next day the Fighting Scots host Cleveland State at 8 p.m. Results: 157 Michael DePalma (EU) dec. Aaron Fry (LHU), 8-6 3-0 165 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU), 6-2 6-0 174 Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Travis Moyer (LHU), 10-1 10-0 184 Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU), 3-2 10-3 197 Warren Bosch (EU) fall over Joseph Rimel (LHU), 4:03 16-3 HWT #20 Ernest James (EU) fall over Harry Turner (LHU), 0:24 22-3 125 Bobby Rehm (LHU) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 9-2 22-6 133 #4 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Matt Bryer (LHU), 2:04 28-6 141 #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Dan Neff (LHU), 4-0 31-6 149 #18 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Mac Maldarelli (LHU), 15-5 35-6

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion University wrestling team won all three of their matches at the Colonial Athletic Association Duals in Fairfax, Va. The Monarchs defeated Boston University (23-6), Drexel (27-9) and Hofstra (19-12). This was one more step in the right direction for head coach Steve Martin and his wrestling Monarchs as they have set a goal to win the CAA regular season, since they are ineligible to win the CAA Tournament Championship. Martin on his team’s performance, “We wrestled with a lot of fight and emotion today and it showed in our performance. We also stressed to our guys that this is the time of the year when we have to be very focused on initiating our attacks and putting points on the board. Since this is our last season in the CAA and we are ineligible to win the CAA Tournament Championship, we are focused on competing hard against the CAA teams during the regular season.” Four Monarchs went undefeated on the day for Old Dominion: Scott Festejo (3-0), No. 15 Chris Mecate (2-0), No. 30 Alexander Richardson (3-0) and Jacob Henderson (3-0). ODU also received key performances from: Rob Deutsch (2-1), Brett Miller (2-1), Marcus Johnson (2-1), Austin Coburn (2-1) and Matt Tourdot (2-1). Match #1: Old Dominion 23, Boston 6 Old Dominion’s heavyweight, Matt Tourdot defeated Boston’s Kevin Innis 4-1. Innis qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year. 125: Rob Deutsch (ODU) dec. Bubba McGinley (BU)(4-0)(0-3, ODU) 133: Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. B.J. Suitor (BU) (5-0)(0-6, ODU) 141: No. 15 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU)(4-0) (0-9, ODU) 149: No. 30 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Nick Tourville (BU) (8-3) (0-12, ODU) 157: No. 26 Nestor Taffur (BU) dec. No. 18 John Nicholson (ODU) (1-2)(3-11, ODU) 165: Brett Miller (ODU) dec. Mitchell Wrightman (BU)(3-1)(3-14, ODU) 174: Marcus Johnson (ODU) dec. Eric Des Lauries (BU) (6-2)(3-17, ODU) 184: Alex Najjar (BU) dec. Austin Coburn (ODU) (6-4)(6-17, ODU) 197: Jacob Henderson (ODU) dec. Hunter Meys (BU) (3-1) (6-20, ODU) Hwt- Matt Tourdot (ODU) dec. Kevin Innis (BU) (4-1) (6-23, ODU) *One Team point was deducted from ODU Match #2: Old Dominion 27, Drexel 9 Rob Deutsch and Scott Festejo picked up big pins for Old Dominion, as the Monarch never looked back after their 12-0 start. 125: Rob Deutsch (ODU) fall. Steven Winfield (DU) (5:58) (6-0, ODU) 133: Scott Festejo (ODU) fall. Jordan Hart (DU) (4:39) (12-0, ODU) 141: No. 19 Frank Cimato (DU) dec. Justin LaValle (ODU) (3-2) (12-3, ODU) 149: No. 30 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Shane Fenningham (DU) (6-0) (15-3, ODU) 157: Noel Blanco (DU) dec. Brennan Brumley (ODU) (6-2) (15-6, ODU) 165: Connor Moran (DU) dec. Brett Miller (ODU) (3-0) (15-9, ODU) 174: Marcus Johnson (ODU) dec. Kevin Matayas (DU) (1-3) (18-9, ODU) 184: Austin Coburn (ODU) dec. Bryan Sternlieb (DU) (5-6)(21-9, ODU) 197: Jacob Henderson (ODU) dec. Ethan Keiser (DU) (2-4) (24-9, ODU) Hwt- Matt Tourdot (ODU) dec. Jon Wright (DU) (0-1) (27-9, ODU) Match #3: Old Dominion 19, Hofstra 12 ODU beat Hofstra for the second time in school history. Old Dominion’s No. 15 Chris Mecate defeated Hofstra’s No. 15 Luke Vaith 8-2. Vaith was a CAA champ and NCAA qualifier last year. Matt Tourdot lost a close match to Hofstra’s No. 24 Paul Snyder. Snyder was the CAA champ and NCAA qualifier two years ago. 125: No. 19 Steve Bonnano (Hofstra) dec. Rob Deutsch (ODU) (3-1) (3-0, Hofstra) 133: Scott Festejo (ODU) maj. dec. Joey Goesinski (Hofstra) (15-4) (4-3, ODU) 141: No. 15 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. No. 15 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) (8-2) (7-3, ODU) 149: No. 30 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Cody Rug (Hofstra) (8-2) (10-3, ODU) 157: Tyler Banks (Hofstra) dec. Brennan Brumley (3-0) (10-6, ODU) 165: Brett Miller (ODU) dec. Nick Terdick (Hofstra) (7-1) (13-6, ODU) 174: No. 33 Jermaine John (Hofstra) dec. Marcus Johnson (7-3) (13-9, ODU) 184: Austin Coburn (ODU) dec. Victor Posiznyy (5-2) (16-9, ODU) 197: Jacob Henderson (ODU) dec. Tim Murphy (Hofstra) (1-4) (19-9, ODU) Hwt: No. 24 Paul Snyder (Hofstra) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) (6-3) (19-12, ODU) Old Dominion will be back in action on Jan. 25 when they will host Binghamton at 7:30 p.m. in Norfolk, Va.

DALTON, Ga. -- Lindenwood-St. Charles held off a strong rally by Liberty in the upperweights, then sealed the NCWA National Duals championship with a pin at heavyweight for a 30-19 win and its first NCWA title of any kind. The win avenged the Lions' 10-point loss to Liberty in last year's title match, and closed a dominating tournament run. Lindenwood gave up only 18 points through five matches going into the championship, and closed the two-day event losing only seven matches in all (plus one forfeit). The Lions and Liberty were the first two programs to appear in consecutive finals in the NCWA National Duals' five-year history. No team has repeated as champion. "This is the first time we've had our full lineup together this season," Lions coach Chad Smith said. "Everyone contributed. We took second last year, so I think we came in with something to prove. The guys bought in and believed in themselves." Lindenwood, seeded second, opened with a bang, hitting for two pins from Blayne Shockley and Michael Caldwell in the opening matches for a 12-0 lead. The Lions' fast start continued with decisions by Jacob Janes (3-1), Craig Chiles (6-4), Derrick Weller (3-1) and Luke Roth (4-2) to push the lead to 24-0. Liberty got its rally started in an unusual way, earning consecutive defensive falls from Keyshaun Ward at 174 and Royal Brettrager at 184 to cut the Lions' hard-earned lead in half at 24-12. Aaron Thompson, the defending NCWA champion at 197, won a 4-0 match over Padric Lynch to earn Liberty another three points. But the ability of Lynch, a freshman, to hold off additional points by the more experienced Thompson was a key to the match. "That was huge. To have a freshman come in and hold off their champion says a lot," Smith said. "Lynch had a great tourney for us." Andrew Wilson, the NCWA runner-up at heavyweight last year, got a 13-5 major decision at 235 to get Liberty within 24-19, setting up a possible clinching win for the Flames that seemed improbable only minutes earlier. But Lindenwood heavyweight Matthew Atley spent little time in scoring a pin in the first period to seal the match. "That was remarkable too," Smith said. "(Atley) had not wrestled since high school five years ago. He's been playing football for us, and came out to wrestle in his final semester. Then he comes up and wins a dual for us . . . wow." The fourth-seeded Lions knew they'd need a strong start after watching Liberty rally twice to win earlier matches with their strength in the upper weights buoyed by returning All-Americans Royal Brettrager, Aaron Thompson and Andrew Wilson. The contrast played out in the semifinals, where Lindenwood gave up the 125-pound match against Central Florida, but then won the next eight matches to take control in a 30-15 win. In Liberty's semifinal against top-seeded Maryland-Baltimore County, the Flames won six straight matches starting at 157 pounds and came from behind to take a 26-19 win. "We needed a good start down low, because we knew they were tough up top," said Smith, who said the title win is a big confidence boost for his team as it goes into a tough stretch on its schedule. The Lions face Central Missouri on Thursday, then take on Central Oklahoma on Friday. Central Florida won the final two matches, including a pin by heavyweight Shane Haller, to take third place with a 27-21 win over Md.-Baltimore County. Following UCF's Brian Radli's pin at the start, neither team led by more than five points going into the heavyweight match. Grand Valley State won the fifth place match, 35-16, over Marion Military Institute (Ala.), helped by two pins and two forfeits among the first five matches. Lindenwood-Belleville took seventh place, 35-21, over The Apprentice School. Seven of the top eight seeds advanced to the quarterfinals, and sets up the NCWA Championships in Allen, Texas, outside of Dallas from March 14-16. The high school division, in its second year, featured four teams from three different states. Auburn (Ala.) High School (Ala.) clinched the title with a 38-29 win over Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) in a round-robin format tournament. Auburn tied with Fort Campbell (Ky.) with a 2-1 record, but won the title based on its 37-36 win over Fort Campbell in the opening round. Wayne County of Monitcello, Ky., also competed. Listed below are the results from today's action. Complete results and boxscores can be found in the results section at www.ncwa.net. NCWA National Duals Results Championship – Lindenwood-St. Charles 30, Liberty 19 3rd place – Central Florida 27, Md.-Baltimore County 21 5th place – Grand Valley State 35, Marion Military Inst. 16 7th place – Lindenwood-Belleville 35, The Apprentice School 21 9th place – Mercer 48, Middle Tennessee 12 11th place – Mass. Inst. of Technology 34, East Tennessee State 18 13th place – Georgia 33, Georgia Southern 27 15th place – Auburn 39, Tennessee Temple 15 Championship Semifinals Liberty 26, Md.-Baltimore County 19 Lindenwood-St. Charles 30, Central Florida 15 Championship Quarterfinals (1) UMBC 26, (10) Marion Military 19 (4) Liberty 30, (5) Lindenwood-Belleville 15 (3) Central Florida 22, (6) Grand Valley State 20 (2) Lindenwood-St. Charles 49, (7) Apprentice 3 High School Division Auburn wins round-robin format with 3-0 record Auburn (Ala.) 37, Fort Campbell (Ky.) 36 Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) 36, Wayne County (Ky.) 31 Auburn 45, Wayne County 34 Fort Campbell 40, Pigeon Forge 25 Auburn 38, Pigeon Forge 29 Fort Campbell 40, Wayne County 36

STANFORD, Calif. -- Winning seven of 10 bouts, the Air Force wrestling team earned a 24-12 victory over host Stanford on Friday evening to improve to 6-1 on the season. The Cardinal captured a decision in the 125-pound match, but sophomore Dylan Hyder (Yelm, Wash.) put Air Force on the board with a 6-0 decision at 133 pounds. Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) followed with a 7-1 decision at 141 pounds, senior Logan Burch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned a 12-1 major decision in the 149-pound bout, and Josh Kreimier (Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.) added a 11-4 decision at 157 pounds to give the Falcons a 13-3 lead in the team scoring. While Stanford was able to get back on the scoreboard by winning a decision at 165 pounds, the Falcons earned three more victories, including back-to-back major decisions by Dan Barringer (Jr., Monument, Colo.) and Devin Hightower (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Senior Josh Mohr (Pewaukee, Wis.) gave Air Force its final individual win of the match with a decision at 197 pounds before a Cardinal fall in the heavyweight bout brought the team score to 24-12. Air Force also competed against Menlo College on Friday evening. Results from that dual are currently unavailable. Results: 125: Evan Silver (SU) dec. Mitch Brown, 6-3 133: Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Alex Manley, 6-0 141: Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Peter Russo, 7-1 149: Logan Burch (AF) maj. dec. Colton Dempsey, 12-1 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. Kyle Meyer, 11-4 165: Bret Baumbach (SU) dec. Jesse Stafford, 3-0 174: Dan Barringer (AF) maj. dec. Thomas Kimbrell, 10-2 184: Devin Hightower (AF) maj. dec. Alan Yen, 10-2 197: Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Michael Sojka, 10-4 285: Dan Scherer (SU) fall Bentley Alsup, 5:34

ANN ARBOR -- Just over a month ago at the Tim Horn Duals, Detroit Catholic Central pulled off a 33-31 upset victory over St. Johns, as the teams split matches and the Shamrocks won the bonus point battle. However, in the interim, the Redwings have shifted most of their middle-weights down a class, enabling defending state champion Brant Schafer to fit into the lineup. It also more than closed one of what were three relative holes in the lower weight portion of the lineup. It was that lineup shift, and the earlier than expected return of Ben Whitford from the injury that precluded him from last Saturday's DCC Super Duals, which enabled St. Johns to win the dual earlier this afternoon at Cliff Keen Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan. The following weight classes had differing outcomes in comparison to the dual meet last month: 125: Zac Hall (St. Johns) dropped down from his 130 win in last month's match to earn a pin against Evan Toth, while in the December dual meet, Evan Toth had a win by fall. NET: St. Johns +12 135: Instead of a forfeit, as Ken Bade (Detroit Catholic Central) was injured earlier in the day, the Shamrocks won by a decision this time around, Myles Amine over Mark Bozzo. NET: Detroit Catholic Central +9 140: Logan Massa only won by decision this time against Malik Amine, while last time it was a disqualification. NET: St. Johns -3 145: Josh Pennell (St. Johns) dropped down from the 152 match of last month to earn an 11-2 major decision victory over Chris Naubert. Last month, Naubert upended Bozzo 5-1. NET: St. Johns +7 189: Payne Hayden (St. Johns) won by decision this time, 11-5, while last time he beat Nick Giese 12-4. NET: ST. Johns -1 215 and 285: Detroit Catholic Central had falls from Jay Peterson and Robert Coe in December, while this time around they both were held to just decisions. NET: Detroit Catholic Central -6 103: Zach Prater (Detroit Catholic Central) won by fall in December, this time it was only a major decision. NET: Detroit Catholic Central -2 No. 8 St. Johns, Mich. 31 No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. 22 119: Trevor Zdebski (DCC) pin Derek Droste, third period 125: No. 5 Zac Hall (SJ) pin Evan Toth, third period 130: No. 6 Jacob Schmitt (SJ) decision No. 13 (at 126) Ken Bade, 11-5 135: Myles Amine (DCC) decision Mark Bozzo, 4-2 140: No. 7 Logan Massa (SJ) decision Malik Amine, 12-6 145: Josh Pennell (SJ) major decision Chris Naubert, 11-2 152: Brant Schafer (SJ) decision Mike Babicz, 4-0 160: No. 1 (at 145) Ben Whitford (SJ) decision Logan Marcicki, 12-6 171: No. 18 Andrew Garcia (DCC) decision Angus Arthur, 2-1 189: No. 11 Payne Hayden (SJ) decision Nick Giese, 11-5 215: Jay Peterson (DCC) decision Blake Cooper, 3-0 285: Robert Coe (DCC) decision Ben Proctor, 6-0 103: Ian Parker (SJ) pins Tommy Herrmann, second period 112: Zach Prater (DCC) major decision Dillon Cornell, 13-1

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team knocked off #13 Oklahoma 18-15 with some inspiration from the only Olympic champion in UNI's history. UNI remains undefeated at home for the season and against Oklahoma. The Sooners hadn't been to the West Gym since 1950. In 1988, the Panthers took its final win in the series from the Sooners, who won the next three matchups on the road. That streak ended with tonight's win. "We keep preaching to our guys about effort," said head coach Doug Schwab. "If you keep working hard and hustling, good things will happen. It was definitely a team effort tonight." For the second time in as many weeks, the dual's fate came down to the final match, and UNI prevailed when heavyweight Blayne Beale got a last-second takedown to beat the Sooners' Keldrick Hall and secure a team victory. After a scoreless first period, Hall led the match 1-0 heading into the second period. Beale got an escape early in the third period and finished it with a takedown with just two seconds left on the clock. The Panthers started the meet by dedicating the competition mat to Bill Smith, a former UNI wrestler. Smith is the United States' oldest Olympic wrestling gold medalist, capturing the gold medal in the 160.5-pound weight class at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. The Panthers got off to a slow start, but once David Bonin got a win at 157 pounds, the team was nearly unstoppable. Bonin took his match into double overtime to get the Panthers on the board, 3-12. "We got behind, and guys responded," said Schwab. Jarrett Jensen lost to #4 Patrick "Bubby" Graham by decision in the 165-pound weight class, but momentum quickly returned to UNI's favor. The Panthers refused to give up any bonus points and got a couple of its own in the 174-pound match. After earning stalling points, Cody Caldwell was awarded a medical forfeit over Matt Reed to pull the Panthers within six points of Oklahoma. "He kept making that guy work, and he got him to the point that he couldn't even return to the match," said Schwab. From there, UNI took every match away from Oklahoma. Ryan Loder, who has given up just nine points all season to opponents added another decision to career wins at 184 pounds. "I know he's not happy that he got any bonus points," said Schwab. "He sets out to get bonus points every time." Loder has now outscored his opponents 81-9. Blaize Cabell just entered the dual lineup for the Panthers last weekend and got his first win in that spot against Brad Johnson. Cabell was down heading into the third period but earned enough points to get the one-point decision over Johnson, who had accumulated riding time. "That was a huge comeback for him," said Schwab. "I haven't seen a match like that for him in the last two years. So that is a huge confidence booster." Oklahoma entered the dual with four guys ranked. Joey Lazor, ranked 15th, faced the top wrestler in the nation at 141 pounds. Kendric Maple was the eventual winner, but Lazor kept it close, only losing by three points. "It's hard to come back when you get down as far as he did," said Schwab. "But that should have built some confidence for Lazor that he is not that far from the top guy in the nation." At one point, Lazor was down four points. "I like how he competed. I don't think he conceded anything to that guy. I think he got stronger as the match went on, and he realized he could ride him," said Schwab. The win came in front of UNI's largest crowd this season. "The atmosphere was awesome. The crowd was incredible. It makes a difference for our guys," said Schwab. "You could see the other team was uncomfortable with the crowd on top of them." UNI hits the road to take on Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Northwestern Sunday at noon and 2 p.m. The Panthers will return home Jan. 27 to close out their home season. Results: 125: Kyle Garcia (OU) dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 3-2 133: #10 Cody Brewer (OU) dec. #12 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 13-9 141: #1 Kendric Maple (OU) dec. #15 Joey Lazor (UNI), 6-3 149: #10 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Bart Reiter (UNI), 6-0 157: David Bonin (UNI) dec. #14 Matt Lester, 5-3 SV2 165: #4 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 9-4 174: Cody Caldwell (UNI) Matt Reed (OU) MFF 184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. Nolan McBryde (OU), 9-2 197: Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 10-9 285: Blayne Beale (UNI) dec. (OU) Keldrick Hall (OU), 3-1

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State continued to roll through Mid-American Conference competition Friday night with a 26-11 victory over rival Ohio at the M.A.C. Center. A second period pin by fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore (Berea, Ohio) gave the Golden Flashes their first lead (9-3), which they kept throughout the dual. "I thought our guys wrestled hard and were the more aggressive team," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "Our young guys are learning to win and our older guys are doing what we expect them to do." Kilgore's win came on the heels of a 6-0 shutout by senior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio). Newburg used a third period takedown and tilt to secure his victory, while Kilgore (28-0) gradually wore down Ohio's Phil Wellington. Kilgore now has 12 pins on the year including one in each of his last six dual meets. He ran his winning streak to 47 and dual meet winning streak to 57. Senior Stevie Mitcheff (Lortain, Ohio) turned Tyler Heminger twice in each period, cruising to a 21-3 tech fall. Freshman Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.) appeared to be in control of his 133-pound bout, before giving up a four-point move in the third period. McGuire stayed aggressive late in the third and into overtime as he finished off a shot for a 9-7 victory. Two matches later, the Flashes found themselves in another nail-biter at 149. Redshirt freshman Nick Carr (South Fayette, Pa.) trailed 6-2 after the first period and 7-5 late in the third before a takedown with under 10 seconds to go also helped secure 1:06 of riding time and an 8-7 win. "I just had to focus on scoring points," Carr said. "I felt like I should have never been in that position, but I've got learn from my mistakes." Senior Tommy Sasfy (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) countered a Sparty Chino shot for a key takedown in the first period and hung on for a 5-2 victory. Sasfy had escapes in the second and third periods and 1:20 of riding time. "I thought Tommy was more physical and controlled his match the whole time," Andrassy said. "Overall he did a really good job tonight." Sophomore Caleb Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) closed the night out with a 2-1 victory over Harrison Hightower. Marsh, Mitcheff, Carr, Kilgore and Newburg all improved to 2-0 in MAC duals as did Kent State as team, winning its seventh straight conference dual. The Golden Flashes (5-3, 2-0 MAC) look to continue their home success Sunday, hosting Clarion at 2 p.m. Results: 125 Steve Mitcheff (KSU) won by tech fall over Tyler Heminger (Ohio) 6:43 21-3 133 Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) won in sudden victory 1 over Joseph Munos (Ohio) 9-7 141 Kagan Squire (Ohio) won by tech fall over Lukas Kern (KSU) 15-0 149 Nicholas Carr (KSU) won by decision over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) 8-7 157 Tommy Sasfy (KSU) won by decision over Spartak Chino (Ohio) 5-2 165 Caleb Marsh (KSU) won by decision over Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 2-1 174 Cody Walters (Ohio) won by decision over Sam Wheeler (KSU) 8-2 184 Casey Newburg (KSU) won by decision over Ryan Garringer (Ohio) 6-0 197 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) won by pin over Phillip Wellington (Ohio) 4:42 285 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) won by decision over Keith Witt (KSU) 2-0

STILLWATER -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team remains undefeated after putting up bonus points in five of the night’s bouts, beating West Virginia, 36-3. The team as a whole combined for over 15 minutes of riding time, which made the difference in a few key matches. "Overall, we gave a good effort," coach John Smith said. "We had riding time points in a lot of our matches, which we're trying to work on more. It's important." The Cowboys (9-0) picked up wins in nine of the ten matches, giving up a decision at 141. Eddie Klimara began the night at 125 pounds, recording his first dual win since mid-December. With the score tied at 2-2 to begin the third period, Klimara rode WVU’s Shane Young for the full period, earning a point for riding time to defeat Young, 3-2. "It was huge," Klimara said. "I really hadn't been winning, and that was a tough kid. It was good to go out there and get that win for us. It started us off and got everyone motivated." Tyler Dorrell started at 133 pounds for the Cowboys and picked up his first dual win of the season. In a close battle, Dorrell scored a takedown with one second left in the match to edge WVU’s Colin Johnston, 7-6, and put the Cowboys up 6-0. Jordan Oliver was only on the mat a short time as he pinned Tre Miller-Scott in 1:19, earning the first of many bonus points for the team. Redshirt freshman Alex Dieringer put up four points for OSU with his 11-2 major decision, which came with three takedowns, a nearfall, an escape and four minutes of riding time. Tyler Caldwell’s riding time (1:08) gave him the point needed to earn a 10-2 major decision over Ross Renzi at 165 pounds. Chris Perry, ranked No. 1 in the nation, collected three takedowns en route to an 8-2 decision, while 184-pounder Chris Chionuma racked up six takedowns to defeat Lance Bryson, 17-4. At 197 pounds, fifth-ranked Blake Rosholt had a solid performance as he added 1:55 riding time to his takedown and two escapes, defeating A.J. Vizcarrondo, 4-1. Heavyweight Alan Gelogaev earned the final six points for the Cowboys, pinning Phil Mandzik in just 55 seconds. The fall was Gelogaev’s third of the season. The Cowboys have a quick turnaround as they will take on No. 17 Pittsburgh on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Shane Young (WVU), 3-2 133: Tyler Dorrell (OSU) dec. Colin Johnston (WVU), 7-6 141: No. 14 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 6-0 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Tre Miller-Scott (WVU), 1:19 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD Jason Luster (WVU), 11-2 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Ross Renzi (WVU), 10-2 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 8-2 184: No. 10 Chris Chionuma (OSU) MD Lance Bryson (WVU), 17-4 197: No. 5 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 4-1 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall Phil Mandzik (WVU), 0:55

LINCOLN, Neb. -- All five of No. 14 Nebraska's nationally ranked wrestlers won their matches on Friday night to lead the Huskers to an 18-15 upset of No. 5 Illinois at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers improve to 9-3 on the season by earning their third consecutive victory over a ranked conference opponent. Nebraska also took down No. 11 Michigan and No. 18 Northwestern on the road last weekend. The Fighting Illini suffer their first loss of the season after opening with five straight wins. Junior Shawn Nagel (133) opened the dual with a back-and-forth battle against No. 11 Daryl Thomas of Illinois. Nagel, however, couldn't keep his momentum going from last weekend's success as he fell by a 10-8 decision. With the loss, he drops to 12-10 on the season and 6-6 in duals. The Huskers won the next three matches by decision to build an early 9-3 lead against the Illini. No. 19 Ridge Kiley (141) earned the first win by a 4-0 margin over Logan Arlis. The senior from Eagle Grove, Iowa moves to 12-6 on the season and 7-2 in dual competition. At 149 pounds, No. 12 Jake Sueflohn won an 8-1 decision over Illinois' Caleb Ervin. The victory marked the sophomore's 16th of the season as he goes to 7-2 in duals. Fellow sophomore James Green continued the NU momentum with his 9-4 decision over Matt Nora. Green, who is the No. 4 wrestler in the country at 157 pounds, improves to 8-0 in duals and 15-2 overall. He is 3-0 since returning from injury. Senior Tyler Koehn earned the start at 165 pounds for the second time this season in duals. He lost a 10-4 decision to No. 8 Conrad Polz to cut the NU lead to 9-6. Koehn falls to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in duals. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (174) and No. 8 Josh Ihnen (184) responded with wins in the next two weight classes to give the Huskers a 15-6 lead. Kokesh, a sophomore, won an 8-3 decision over No. 8 Jordan Blanton. The victory marks Kokesh's 20th straight of the season as he improves to 25-1 overall and 11-1 in duals. He also earned his sixth consecutive victory over a ranked opponent as he improves to 10-1 against ranked foes in 2012-13. Ihnen, a senior, battled in a back-and-forth match against No. 18 Tony Dallago. Ihnen trailed 4-3 in the third period before a technical violation by Dallago followed by an escape that secured a 5-4 win. Ihnen earned his 91st collegiate victory on Friday night as he improves to 18-2 and 10-2 in duals. At 197 pounds, the Illini bounced back as No. 11 Mario Gonzalez took down Nebraska's Caleb Kolb in a 4-3 decision. The match cut the Husker lead to 15-9 with two matches to go. Kolb trailed 3-0 in the first period, but a takedown in the second period and an escape in the third period kept him in the match before Gonzalez held on. Kolb drops to 9-13 on the season and 4-8 in duals. Sophomore Spencer Johnson made his third appearance of the season at heavyweight following a 1-1 weekend against the Wolverines and Wildcats. The crowd of 1,365 roared as Johnson defeated Illinois' Chris Lopez, 3-1, to give the Huskers an 18-9 advantage heading into the final match. At 125 pounds, freshman Eric Coufal was pinned by No. 5 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 6:55, but it wasn't enough as Nebraska held on for an 18-15 victory. The Huskers return to action on Sunday, Jan. 27 as they travel to University Park, Pa. to face No. 1 Penn State. The dual starts at 1 p.m. and will be available Big Ten Digital Network. The next home match for Nebraska is on Friday, Feb. 1 against Michigan State at the NU Coliseum. That match will also be on BTDN and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Results: 133: #11 Daryl Thomas (ILL) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 10-8 (ILL 3, NEB 0) 141: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Logan Arlis (ILL), 4-0 (ILL 3, NEB 3) 149: #12 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Caleb Ervin (ILL), 8-1 (NEB 6, ILL 3) 157: #4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Matt Nora (ILL), 9-4 (NEB 9, ILL 3) 165: #8 Conrad Polz (ILL) by dec. over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 10-4 (NEB 9, ILL 6) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #8 Jordan Blanton (ILL), 8-3 (NEB 12, ILL 6) 184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #18 Tony Dallago (ILL), 5-4 (NEB 15, ILL 6) 197: #11 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 4-3 (NEB 15, ILL 9) HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Chris Lopez (ILL), 3-1 (NEB 18, ILL 9) 125: #5 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:55 (NEB 18, ILL 15) Notes: -Nebraska earned its first win over a top five opponent since Jan. 20, 2008 when the Huskers took down No. 2 Oklahoma State, 22-13. -Nebraska tied the all-time series with Illinois, 3-3-0. The Huskers won the previous meeting between the two, 20-17, on Jan. 11, 2003. -Head Coach Mark Manning is four wins shy of the 200th of his career as he won his 196th on Friday night. Manning is 173-68-3 at Nebraska. -Sophomore Robert Kokesh picked up his 20th consecutive victory of the season and his 25th overall. His last loss came on Nov. 16 against No. 5 Logan Storley of Minnesota. -Senior Josh Ihnen earned the 91st victory of his Husker career on Friday night and his 18th of the season.

DALTON, Ga. -- The top seven seeds all advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCWA National Duals, setting up the most anticipated day of wrestling in the event’s five-year history. Nine of the NCWA’s top 10 teams in the latest coaches’ rankings are in attendance at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, with eight of them in Saturday’s quarterfinals. Top-seed Maryland-Baltimore County cruised through three matches against Cincinnati, Georgia and Auburn, never giving up more than two matches in any dual, and will face 10th-seeded Marion Military Institute (Ala.) in an 11 a.m. quarterfinal Saturday. MMI lost to The Apprentice School (Va.) in the opening round, but rebounded to beat seventh-seeded Mercer in round four to also reach the quarterfinals. The No. 2 seed, Lindenwood-St. Charles did not yield a match in a dominating run Friday topping South Florida, Auburn and Georgia. The Lions will face No. 7 seed Apprentice on Saturday. In a match between long-time NCWA programs, third-seeded Central Florida will take on No. 6 Grand Valley State. Central Florida is the only program to reach the National Duals finals twice in its four-year history, and Grand Valley State won the initial Duals in 2009. Liberty University, the defending Duals champion and competing in its second year in the NCWA, advanced through three matches as the fourth seed, and faces fifth-seed Lindenwood-Belleville in the quarterfinals. Lindenwood-Belleville survived a scare from Massachusetts Institute of Technology before clinching the match late in a 32-23 win in the third round. The tournament continues through the championship finals at 5 p.m. The NCWA is also hosting a high school division again, as Auburn (Ala.), Fort Campbell (Ky.), Wayne County (Monticello, Ky.) and Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) will wrestle a round-robin tournament alongside the colleges beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Here are the results from today’s action: Round 4 Results UMBC 52, Auburn 6 Marion Military 25, Mercer 18 Lindenwood-Belleville 47, Georgia Southern 9 Liberty 48, East Tennessee State 9 Central Florida 60, Tennessee Temple 6 Grand Valley State 41, MIT 7 Apprentice 23, Middle Tennessee 21 Lindenwood-St. Charles 54, Georgia 0. Round 3 Results UMBC 47, Georgia 9 (9) Mercer 32, (8) Middle Tennessee 8 (5) Lindenwood-Belleville 32, (12) Mass. Inst. of Technology 23 Liberty 58, Tennessee Temple 3 Central Florida 59, East Tennessee State 0 (6) Grand Valley State 45, (11) Georgia Southern 16 (7) Apprentice 24, (10) Marion Military Inst. 22 Lindenwood-St. Charles 64, Auburn 0 Round 2 Results (1) UMBC 45, Cincinnati 9 (4) Liberty 56, North Florida 0 (3) Central Florida 54, South Carolina 4 (2) Lindenwood-St. Charles 61, South Florida 0 Round 1 Results (16) Georgia 28, (17) Cincinnati 27 (20) Tennessee Temple 24, (13) North Florida 21 (14) East Tennessee State 42, (19) South Carolina 21 (15) Auburn 24, (18) South Florida 18 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Consolation Rounds at 9 a.m. Auburn vs. Mercer Georgia Southern vs. East Tennessee State Tennessee Temple vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middle Tennessee vs. Georgia Cincinnati vs. North Florida South Carolina vs. South Florida Championship Quarterfinals at 11 a.m. (1) UMBC vs. (10) Marion Military (4) Liberty vs. (5) Lindenwood-Belleville (3) Central Florida vs. (6) Grand Valley State (2) Lindenwood-St. Charles vs. (7) Apprentice Championship Final at 5 p.m., along with placing rounds

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- For the first time since 1950, the Rutgers wrestling team downed Lehigh in a thrilling 17-16 victory in the RAC on Friday night. Down 16-14 heading into the heavyweight bout, freshman Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) notched a crucial decision to give the Scarlet Knights the win over the Mountain Hawks, who were ranked No. 14 in the most recent InterMat rankings. The victory for was the first for Rutgers (11-2, 4-0 EIWA) over Lehigh since the squad picked up a 16-11 decision over the Mountain Hawks on Feb. 22, 1950 and the second win against Lehigh in the program’s history. Lehigh (5-5, 2-3 EIWA) had won the previous 38 matchups in the series. It also marked the first time sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale beat the Mountain Hawks in his career. Senior 125-pounder Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) and sophomore 165-pounder Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) each picked up bonus-point victories, while senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti (Edision, N.J.), ranked No. 13, tallied a decision over No. 12 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh. The match started at 125 pounds, and Langel put the Scarlet Knights up 4-0 with the 11-1 major decision over Alex Abreu. Rutgers would take a 7-0 lead after junior Vincent Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) earned a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Mountain Hawk Randy Cruz. After Lehigh took a 10-7 lead following No. 3 Joey Napoli picking up a major decision at 157-pounds, Visicaro brought the Scarlet Knights back with a 17-6 major decision over the Mountain Hawks’ Ben Haas. The highlight of the night came in a ranked-on-ranked bout between No. 16 Zannetti and No. 10 Brown at 174 pounds. The match went back-and-forth and was tied at 3-3 after Brown got called for stalling with 52 seconds remaining in the third period. With 11 seconds left on the clock. Zannetti picked up a vital takedown to earn the 5-3 decision, giving Rutgers a 14-10 lead. In the 184-pound bout, senior Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.), ranked No. 13, wrestled No. 3 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh to a tightly contested match, but fell by decision, 4-2. Following a loss for the Scarlet Knights by decision at 197, Rutgers was down 16-14 heading to the deciding heavyweight bout. Smith came out on a roll, earning a takedown in the first period to take a 2-0 lead over Mountain Hawk Jack Delia. In the second period, the freshman tallied three points with an escape and a takedown to go up 5-0 and wouldn’t look back. Smith held the third period scoreless and earned one point with a 2:08 riding time advantage to seal the victory for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers is back in action on the road, taking on Harvard on Sunday, Jan. 20 in Cambridge, Mass., at 1 p.m. before traveling to Providence, R.I., to face Brown at 6:30 p.m. on the same day. Both matches are EIWA contests. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 125: Joe Langel (RU) major dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh), 11-1 133: Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 3-2 141: Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Trevor Melde (RU), 5-3 149: Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ken Theobold (RU), 5-1 157: No. 4 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) major dec. No. 17 Scott Winston (RU), 9-1 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) major dec. Ben Haas (Lehigh), 17-6 174: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (RU) dec. No. 10 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh), 5-3 184: No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Dan Rinaldi (RU), 4-2 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 4-2 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh), 6-0

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team downed No. 18 Michigan, 33-10, tonight inside Cliff Keen Arena. The Hawkeyes won three of four matches against ranked individuals and owned a 33-2 takedown advantage against the Wolverines. The win improves Iowa's record to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. "I like bonus points," said head coach Tom Brands. "We need to keep it going in some places and create separation in others." Top-ranked Matt McDonough (125), No. 6 Mike Evans (174) and Nathan Burak (197) each scored wins over rated foes. McDonough scored a takedown in the opening period, rode out No. 19 Sean Boyle in the second frame and added two more takedowns in the final period to win 8-2 and extend his winning streak to 39 matches. Evans finished on the legs of No. 11 Dan Yates in the opening minute and piled up 2:38 of riding time after one period. He added another takedown in the second period and opened the third frame with a reversal to claim a 6-0 lead. He then allowed an escape before using a third takedown and one point for riding time to win 9-1. The major decision was his fifth of the season. Burak earned his second win of the season over a ranked opponent with a 5-2 win over No. 19 Max Huntley. The Hawkeye freshman used two second-period takedowns and opened the third with an escape to improve to 2-1 in conference duals. Top-ranked Derek St. John (157) and second-ranked Tony Ramos (133) scored bonus points for Iowa while improving on their perfect records. Ramos earned a first-period fall, his sixth of the season, while St. John used nine takedowns and a pair of nearfall points to earn a 22-7 technical fall. Both wrestlers are 14-0 this season. Mark Ballweg (141) had to erase a 5-0 deficit to improve to 13-1 and register his team-best eighth major decision. Ballweg surrendered an early takedown and got caught for three nearfall points before rallying with a reversal and adding a pair of back points to escape the first period trailing just 5-4. He grabbed his first lead of the match with an escape and a takedown in the second frame, and added five takedowns in the third period and one point for riding time to finish with an 18-10 win. Ethen Lofthouse (184) and Nick Moore (165) also earned wins for Iowa. Lofthouse used seven takedowns and two nearfall points to earn his first technical fall of the season, 20-5, and Moore scored a pair of first-period takedowns before settling for an 8-2 win. Michigan (6-4, 0-3) earned its lone head-to-head victory at 149 pounds, where No. 11 Eric Grajales scored a major decision over Brody Grothus. The Wolverines also earned six points toward the team score when Iowa forfeited the 285-pound bout. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Sunday at Michigan State. The Spartans hosts Iowa at Jenison Field House beginning at 1 p.m. (CT). The dual will be broadcast on AM 800 KXIC and streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. Notes: Attendance was 1,830... the Hawkeyes have won six straight against the Wolverines... St. John's technical fall was his team-best third of the season... McDonough is 6-0 this year against ranked opponents. Results: 125 -- #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #19 Sean Boyle (UM), 8-2; 3-0 133 -- #2 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Rossi Bruno (UM), 2:55; 9-0 141 -- #9 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Mike Hillock (UM), 18-10; 13-0 149 - #11 Eric Grajales (UM) major dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 12-3; 13-4 157 -- #1 Derek St. John (IA) tech. fall Collin Zeerip (UM), 22-7; 18-4 165 -- #19 Nick Moore (IA) dec. Connor Brancheau (UM), 8-2; 21-4 174 -- #6 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. #11 Dan Yates (UM), 9-1; 25-4 184 -- #11 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) tech. fall Jordan Thomas (UM), 20-5; 30-4 197 - Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #19 Max Huntley (UM), 5-2; 33-4 285 -- #19 Ben Apland (UM) win by forfeit; 33-10

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell 197-pounder Tyler Lyster scored a winning takedown with less than five seconds remaining in his bout and heavyweight Joe Stolfi pinned his opponent to turn a late one-point lead into a solid 24-14 victory over Columbia Friday evening at Davis Gym. The Bison, who host Army Saturday at 4 p.m., improved to 4-7 on the year and 1-0 against EIWA competition. Bucknell led 15-0 early in the match as Austin Miller, Paul Petrov, Derrik Russell and Adam Healey won the first four bouts. However, Columbia (3-4, 0-2 EIWA) answered with four consecutive wins to narrow the Bison advantage to 15-14 heading into the two heaviest matches. Bucknell was buoyed by bonus-point victories by Stolfi and Petrov, who earned a pin at 133 pounds. The Lions, who had a pair of ranked grapplers in their lineup, also had a pair of bonus-point wins, but they were only for major decisions. “The thing we talked all week about going into this match is how important bonus points are,” said Bucknell head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “They were especially important since on paper it looked like a 50-50 split. We came a point away from bonus points at 125 and then at 133 Petrov gets the pin. That was huge and got it rolling for us.” Lyster trailed Nicholas Mills 2-1 entering the third period of their match. Mills started the third period on top and delayed a Lyster escape until his riding time had slipped under one minute. The score remained 2-2 until the final seconds when Lyster took Mills down to the mat, clinching the victory. Lyster’s riding time also jumped up to the one-minute mark, giving him a 5-2 victory, his 15th of the year to rank second on the team. The match was still not decided when Stolfi took the mat in the final bout of the match, but he quickly left no doubt as he built a sturdy 10-0 advantage before pinning Chris Manna in 6:35. Stolfi nearly had a pin at the end of the first period, but time ran out before he could complete it. Miller led things off with a 9-2 decision over Penn Gottfried at 125 pounds, while Petrov followed with his first career pin in 4:08 vs. Andrew Grabfelder. Petrov, who is now 12-8 on the year, led 6-1 at the time of the pin. There was some controversy in Russell’s victory as Columbia coach Carl Fronhofer requested a review of the timing of an escape that occurred in the final minute of the bout. The escape was reviewed and the call stood with Russell’s riding time showing exactly one minute and the score tied 1-1. Russell melted away the final 16 seconds after the review and posted a 2-1 victory over Angelo Amenta to stake the Bison to a 12-0 advantage. Healey followed with a 6-1 decision over Ryan Ponte at 149 pounds to make it 15-0. One of the more exciting matches of the night came at 184 pounds where Marchese lost to Drew Rebling by a 7-6 decision with the crowd yelling in the background. Marchese benefitted from a second stall warning whistle on Rebling and led 6-4 entering the waning seconds. However, Rebling scored a reversal and earned the riding time point to post the one-point victory and draw Columbia within one point with two bouts remaining. Vincent Favia dropped a 10-2 major decision to No. 18 Jake O’Hara at 157 pounds, while Stephen McPeek lost by a tight 4-2 decision to No. 17 Stephen West at 174 in the only bouts of the night involving ranked wrestlers. Bucknell will continue its stretch of six home matches in 22 days when it hosts Army Saturday at 4 p.m. Fans can watch on Bison Vision. Admission is free. Results: 125: Austin Miller (BKN) dec. Penn Gottfried (COL), 9-2 133: Paul Petrov (BKN) pinned Andrew Grabfelder (COL), 4:08. 141: Derrik Russell (BKN) dec. Angelo Amenta (COL), 2-1. 149: Adam Healey (BKN) dec. Ryan Ponte (COL), 6-1. 157: No. 18 Jake O’Hara (COL) maj. dec. Vincent Favia (BKN), 10-2. 165: Josh Houldsworth (COL) maj. dec. Ray Schlitt (BKN), 9-0. 174: No. 17 Stephen West (COL) dec. Stephen McPeek, 4-2. 184: Drew Rebling (COL) dec. Robert Marchese (BKN), 7-6. 197: Tyler Lyster (BKN) dec. Nicholas Mills (COL), 5-2. 285: Joe Stolfi (BKN) pinned Chris Manna (COL), 6:35.

DeKALB, Ill. -- Central Michigan kept its Mid-American Conference record unblemished Friday with a 23-12 road victory over Northern Illinois. The No. 12 Chippewas' (9-3, 3-0) victory was the 17th in the last 18 meetings versus the Huskies (7-5, 0-3 MAC) and set up a battle of unbeatens with Kent State next Sunday, January 27 inside McGuirk Arena. The Huskies claimed three of the first five matches of the night to grab an early 9-7 lead before sophomore Mike Ottinger put the Chippewas in front with a key 13-5 major decision victory at 165 pounds. Ottinger used a pair of takedowns and a pair of escapes to grab a 6-2 lead through the first two periods before recording three more takedowns in the final period for the bonus-point win. Junior No. 20 Craig Kelliher followed it up with a 5-1 decision over Matt Mougin at 174 before senior Ben Bennett secured the dual with his third fall of the season. Bennett, ranked No. 2 in the country at 184 pounds, took down Bryan Loughlin with 50 seconds to go in the first period and scored a pair of three-point near falls to grab a 8-0 lead through one. After choosing bottom to start the second, Bennett escaped and took down Loughlin again before putting him to his back at the 3:42 mark. Junior Joe Roth opened the dual with a 10-1 major decision at 125 pounds and senior No. 6 Jarod Trice closed the night with a 4-0 decision at the heavyweight division. Senior Donnie Corby also claimed a 7-4 decision at 149 pounds. The Chippewas will be back in action Saturday when they take on No. 7 Missouri in Columbia. The Tigers are undefeated on the year with a 7-0-1 record. Results: 125: Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Derek Elmore, 10-1; CMU 4-0 133: Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Tyler Keselring, 5-3; CMU 4-3 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Scott Mattingly, 8-2; NIU 6-4 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Robert Jillard, 7-4; CMU 7-6 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Lucas Smith, 5-1; NIU 9-7 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) maj. dec. Dan Burk, 13-5; CMU 11-9 174: No. 20 Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Matt Mougin, 5-1; CMU 14-9 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Bryan Loughlin, 3:42; CMU 20-9 197: Parker Settecase (NIU) dec. Jackson Lewis, 2-1; CMU 20-12 Hwt: No. 6 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Jared Torrence, 4-0; CMU 23-12

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In yet another sold out Rec Hall, the top-ranked Penn State wrestling team crushed No. 24 Wisconsin 36-6 to stay unbeaten on the year. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) picked up a pin for win 100 and red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) notched the dual's signature victory to thrill the Lion faithful. With the match starting at heavyweight, No. 11 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin notched the first win for a Big Ten opponent against Penn State this year, posting a hard fought 6-3 victory over No. 16 Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.). All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) made short work of the Badger lead, however, posting a 22-7 four-point technical fall (no back points) to put Penn State on top 4-3. That set the stage for red-shirt freshman Conaway, who 6,515 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall. Conaway battled back from a 7-3 deficit in the third period to stun No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin 10-8 in sudden victory. Conaway posted two late takedowns, including one with less than :20 left, to tie the bout at 8-8 and sent it into extra time. After fighting off a Graff shot, Conaway brought the sell-out crowd to its feet with a takedown and a 10-8 win. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) kept the momentum going with a quick first period pin over Wisconsin's Tom Kelliher, getting the fall at 1:22. Wisconsin picked up a second win at 149 as senior Cole Schmitt downed Lion senior James English (York, Pa.) in a wild one, winning 8-4 in two tie-breakers. The Badger victory cut Penn State's lead to 13-6 heading into halftime. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the second half off to a good start, posting a strong 5-3 win over Wisconsin's Kalvin York at 157. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then rolled to a 25-7 technical fall at the 6:22 mark over Frank Cousins, putting Penn State up 21-6. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, kept the rout going with a 12-8 win over UW's Scott Liegel. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, won by forfeit at 184, setting up a keystone moment for a local product. Wright, a three-time All-American, National Champion in 2011 and ranked No. 3 at 197, picked up his 100th career win in sizzling fashion. The Nittany Lion turned a first period takedown of No. 20 Jackson Hein into a spladle and picked up the signature win by pin at the 1:24 mark. The victory made Wright the 27th member of Penn State's 100-win club and improved his career mark to 100-23. It also posted the final dual score, giving the Nittany Lions a lop-sided 36-6 win. Penn State won the takedown battle 28-8 and rolled to a 9-0 edge in bonus points thanks to two pins and two tech falls (one five-pointer and one four-pointer). The win moves Penn State to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in Big Ten action. Wisconsin falls to 6-3, 3-1 in conference action. Penn State treks to Purdue for its first conference road dual on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. The next home dual for head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions will be Sunday, Jan. 27, when No. 13 Nebraska invades Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. dual. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out but limited Standing Room Only tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 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: 285: #11 Connor Medbery UW dec. #16 Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-3 0-3 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall (4) Matt Cavallaris UW, 22-7 (TF4; 7:00) 4-3 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. (sv) #3 Tyler Graff UW, 10-8 (SV) 7-3 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Tom Kelliher UW, WBF (1:22) 13-3 149: Cole Schmitt UW dec. (tb2) James English PSU, 8-4 (TB2) 13-6 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. Kalvin York UW, 5-3 16-6 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Frank Cousins UW, 25-7 (TF; 6:22) 21-6 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. Scott Liegel UW, 12-8 24-6 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU win by forfeit 30-6 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned #20 Jackson Hein UW, WBF (1:24) 36-6 Attendance: 6,515 Records: Penn State 6-0, 3-0 Big Ten; Wisconsin 6-3, 3-1 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: at Purdue, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 285, took on No. 11 Connor Medbery in one of the dual's marquee match-ups as a Penn State dual started at a weight other than 125 for the first time this year. Medbery took the first shot at the 1:50 mark but Gingrich was able to step back and out of trouble to keep the match scoreless. The Nittany Lion sophomore fought off a second shot with 1:00 left and then got hit for his for his first stalling. Tied 0-0, Gingrich chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. Medbery continued to pressure the Lion and picked up the first takedown to take a 2-1 lead. Gingrich forced Medbery into a stall warning and then with just :01 left in the period, escaped to a 2-2 tie. Medbery, however had over 1:40 in riding time. Medbery chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead while holding 1:31 in riding time. Gingrich nearly scored on a takedown at the 1:00 mark, but Medbery was able to scramble around and counter for a 5-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. Gingrich notched a late escaped, but Medbery posted the hard fought 6-3 win. 125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) met Wisconsin's Matt Cavallaris. Megaludis, ranked No. 2 at 125, posted the first takedown early on to lead 2-1. The Lion freshman then picked up his second takedown at the 1:26 mark and this time put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 in riding time before cutting Cavallaris loose. Megaludis went on to lead 6-2 after one period with over a minute in riding time. Megaludis chose down to start the period and quickly escaped. He then began to tack on the takedowns. By the time the second period ended, the Lion All-American led 11-3 with nearly 3:00 riding time. Cavallaris chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 11-4 Lion lead. Megaludis forced Cavallaris into giving up a stall point and then put on a takedown show, tacking on three more in quick succession to lead 18-7 with 1:00 left in the bout. Megaludis picked up a final takedown and looked to pick up the tech fall, but Cavallaris was able to stay off his back and Megaludis rolled to a 22-7 four-point tech fall (no back points). The Lion had 4:00 in riding time. 133: Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) entered the dual against Wisconsin undefeated in dual meet action. The Lion sophomore took on No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin, who was 18-3 coming into the match-up. Graff picked up an early takedown but Conaway quickly escaped to trail 2-1 at the 2:00 mark. The Badger junior notched another takedown and led 4-2 midway through the bout. Graff scrambled for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead after a Conaway escape. Conaway fought off a late Graff shot and the Badger led 6-3 after one. Graff chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-3 lead. The duo traded shots for the next minute and the bout moved to the third with Graff up 7-3. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 deficit. Conaway was the aggressor for the last half of the match, forcing Graff to the edge of the mat and into a stall warning. The Lion sophomore then countered a Graff shot and forced a scramble that ran the clock down to :29 left. Conaway then took Graff down and led 8-6 after a quick cut. With just :20 left, the Lion freshman tied the bout with another takedown and the action moved to sudden victory tied 8-8. Graff and Conaway scrambled their way to a stalemate with :28 left and then Conaway sent over 6,300 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall with a bout winning takedown at the :22 mark. Conaway's 10-8 sudden victory win over the third-ranked Badger put Penn State up 7-3. 141: Nittany Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against UW senior Tom Kelliher in a key match-up at 141. Pearsall quickly took Kelliher down and turned the Badger over for three near fall points. After a brief adjustment, the Lion senior then finished off a cradle and got the first period pin at the 1:22 mark. 149: Senior James English (York, Pa.) battled veteran Badgers Cole Schmitt at 149. The duo battled evenly for over 2:00 with the official calling a double stall at that point. Pearsall took a slight shot at Schmitt's right leg but the Badger was able to step back out of trouble and the due moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Pearsall chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. More hand-fighting in the center circle worked the clock down to 1:00. English looked to force the tempo over the last minute but Schmitt's defense killed the clock and English led 1-0 after one. Schmitt chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escaped and a 1-1 tie at the 1:20 mark. The duo was hit for a double stall late in the third, making the score 2-2 but action moved into a first sudden victory period. Neither scored and action moved into a tie breaker. English chose down for the first period but nearly reversed Schmitt at the end of the :30 period. The move was reviewed and the ruling stood. Schmitt quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead and English began scrambling for a takedown. The action forced Schmitt into a stall with :05 left, tying the bout at 3-3 and sending it to a second sudden victory period. Neither wrestler scored again and a second round of tie breakers began. Schmitt reversed English to a 5-4 lead in his tie breaker and then turned English for three back points and an 8-4 win (tb2). 157: Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the call at 157 and met Wisconsin junior Kalvin York. Vollrath set the early pace, forcing York back to the outside of the mat throughout the first minute-plus. The Lion senior took an early lead, getting an escape after York called for an injury timeout and taking down. He quickly added a takedown after the escape and then rode York out to lead 3-0 with :43 in riding time after one. Vollrath chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. York blew through a solid low double to cut Vollrath's lead to 4-2 at the :40 mark, but Vollrath quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Trailing 5-2, York chose down to start the third period and worked his way to a 5-3 score. Vollrath and York then battled through an even period, with the Lion fighting off a couple late Badger shots to hold on to his lead. Vollrath's defense allowed the Nittany Lion to kill the clock and grab the hard-fought 5-3 win. 165: Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, wrestled UW's Frank Cousins. Taylor wasted no time taking Cousins down, rolling through a lot single leg to take a 2-1 edge after cutting Cousins loose. Taylor put on a takedown clinic, quickly rolling up four takedowns less the :90 into the bout. Leading 10-4, Taylor cut Cousins loose one more time and added a fifth takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 12-5 with 1:00 left in the opening period. He then turned Cousins for three near fall points and led 15-5 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Cousins chose neutral to start the second period to no avail. Taylor quickly took Cousins down to lead 17-5 and began working for a turning combination. Cousins escaped at the end of the period and Taylor led 17-6 after two. Taylor chose neutral to start the final period and quickly took the Badger down. He forced him into a stall point as well and led 20-6. A Cousins escape led to another Taylor takedown. The Lion All-American turned Cousins to his back one final time and walked away with a dominating 25-7 tech fall at the 6:22 mark. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Wisconsin's Scott Liegel. Brown came out of the gates aggressive as usual, forcing the pace and keeping his Badger foe on defense. He got his first takedown at the 1:51 mark and then controlled Liegel for nearly a minute before he escaped. The duo battled evenly with Liegel working the edge of the mat and Brown taking low singles. Brown led 2-1 after one period with :50 in riding time. Liegel chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Brown's ride. The Nittany Lion sophomore maintained control for nearly a minute before cutting Liegel loose, building up a 1:37 riding time edge. Liegel took a 4-2 lead with a solid single at the :45 mark, forcing Brown to play catch up. The Lion escaped quickly cutting the lead to 4-3, and then turned a low single into a takedown and a 5-4 lead with :18. Another Brown ride-out allowed the Lion to carry the 5-4 lead into the third period. Brown chose down to start the third and quickly escaped. He then countered a Liegel shot and moved out to an 8-5 lead with 1:10 on the clock after the Badger escaped. Brown picked up another takedown with :45 on the clock and clinched the riding time point. He cut Liegel to a 10-6 lead but Liegel was able to notch a takedown. A late Brown escape and a riding time point gave the Lion a 12-8 win. 184: Defending NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, received a forfeit at 184, improving his record to 17-0 and putting Penn State up 30-6. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, stepped onto the mat with 99 career wins. Wright looked make it 100 in his bout with No. 20 Jackson Heim of Wisconsin in one of two bouts pitting nationally ranked wrestlers against each other. Wright quickly took Heim down, picking up a takedown at the 2:02 mark. With the stage set for a benchmark win, Wright then worked his way into a spladle and got the pin at the 1:24 mark, sending the Rec Hall crowd to its feet once again and improving his career record to 100-23. The pin gave the Nittany Lions a 36-6 victory as well.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The 11th-ranked Virginia wrestling team won seven of 10 weight classes in a 24-9 triumph at North Carolina Friday evening at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Cavaliers (10-3, 1-1 ACC) earned bonus points from No. 16 Jedd Moore (R-Sr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) at 157 pounds and Zach Nye (R-Fr., Enola, Pa.) at 197 in claiming the win over UNC (4-3, 0-1). Virginia’s remaining wins came from No. 13 George DiCamillo (Fr., Highland Heights, Ohio) at 133, No. 20 Derek Valenti (R-Sr., Newton, N.J.) at 149, No. 7 Nick Sulzer (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) at 165, Stephen Doty (R-Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) at 184 and Derek Papagianopoulos (R-So., Burlington, Mass.) at heavyweight. UVa fell behind early after the 125-pound class when 13th-ranked Nathan Kraisser scored an 8-5 win over No. 7 Matt Snyder (R-Sr., Lewistown, Pa.). Snyder went down 5-0 quickly in the first period and never recovered. After giving up a takedown and three back points in the first minute, Snyder reversed Kraisser with 55 seconds remaining and maintained control the rest of the period. After riding Kraisser for the entire second period, Snyder was in on a shot early in third, but Kraisser scored off of it to push the lead to 7-2. Snyder later reversed him and built his riding time back over a minute but could not get anything more going offensively. DiCamillo scored a commanding 9-3 win over 18th-ranked Joey Ward at 133. He was taken down by Ward in the first 30 seconds, but escaped soon after and took down Ward before riding out the period. DiCamillo escaped quickly in the second and then took Kraisser down near the edge of the mat to push his lead to 6-2. He added a takedown and the riding time point in the third period for a 9-3 win. Seventh-ranked Evan Henderson of UNC dominated at 141 in a 6-1 win over UVa’s Jimmy Nehls (R-Fr., Downers Grove, Ill.) After Nehls shot in early in the first, Henderson was able to scramble and turn it into a takedown of his own. Nehls quickly escaped and was in on another shot but not quite gain the necessary control. Henderson broke loose and later took Nehls down again for a 4-1 edge after one. At 149 pounds, Valenti picked up a 6-2 decision over Nick Heilmann. After a scoreless opening stanza, Valenti rode Heilmann for the entire second period and then escaped 15 seconds into the third. He went in a high crotch to take down Heilmann midway through the third. After allowing Heilmann to escape, Valenti took Heilmann down off his own shot and then added the riding time point for the 6-2 victory. Moore dominated at 157 in a 15-3 major decision over Jake Crawford. Moore took a 6-2 lead to the third with a trio of takedowns, then gained a bonus point for UVa by wearing Crawford down in the third, highlighted by a takedown and two back points as he stretched his lead for the major. Sulzer held on for a 5-3 win over John Staudenmayer at 165. After Staudenmayer got in on a leg, Sulzer was able to fend him off and then score a takedown of his own. He built his riding time to 31 seconds before Staudenmayer escaped. Sulzer shot in again near the edge of the mat for a takedown and then rode Staudenmayer for the rest of the period. Both wrestlers scored escape points in the second and third, and Staudenmayer added a point late in the third when Sulzer was issued his second straight stall warning. The 174-pound bout was a wild one, with UNC’s Tanner Eitel rallying for a 12-10 decision over No. 14 Jon Fausey (R-Jr., Dalmatia, Pa.). Fausey held a 5-1 lead and was in control heading to the third, but after escaping quickly, Eitel took Fausey down, with Fausey promptly escaping. Eitel then took Fausey down with an arm bar, put him on his back and nearly pinned him before settling for three back points and a 9-6 lead. Fausey was able to reverse him to cut the UNC lead to 9-8, but Eitel escaped and then added a pair of points with a takedown off a wild scramble. With the riding time point already clinched in his favor, Fausey escaped but could not score the tying takedown in the waning seconds. Doty earned a 9-4 victory over Alex Utley at 184. Doty shot in for a takedown with just over a minute left in the first period, then rode Utley for the remainder of the period. Utley rolled out to escape to start the second period, and Doty took Utley down again with 53 seconds remaining. With control of the wrists near the edge of the mat, Doty dragged Utley back in before taking control for the takedown. He gave up an escape, then again took him down again following a restart. Wrestling up a weight class, Nye controlled throughout in a 15-0 technical fall over Frank Abbondanza at 197, needing just two periods to finish off the win. Nye dominated from the top in both periods. After taking Abbondanza down early in the first, he racked up five back points in both the first and second periods. In his first match in over a month, Papagianopoulos led from start to finish in a 5-2 win over Cody Klempay in the heavyweight bout. Papagianopoulos pounced quickly with a takedown in the first minute, with Klempay escaping 15 seconds later. Klempay escaped promptly to begin the second period, and Papagianopoulos scored a point off an escape to begin the third. Papagianopoulos then scored off a Klempay shot with 20 seconds left to seal the win. Virginia returns home Sunday to take on Duke in a noon dual. Admission is free for Virginia home wrestling matches at Memorial Gymnasium. Free parking is available in the Culbreth Road Garage. A Cavalier Team Shop table will be selling Virginia apparel throughout the match Sunday. Free wristbands will be given away, and a face painter will be on hand from noon-2 p.m. Results: 125: No. 13 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) dec. No. 7 Matt Snyder (UVa), 8-5; UNC 3-0 133: No. 13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. No. 18 Joey Ward (UNC), 9-3; tied 3-3 141: No. 7 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Jimmy Nehls (UVa), 6-1; UNC 6-3 149: No. 20 Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Nick Heilmann (UNC), 6-2; tied 6-6 157: No. 16 Jedd Moore (UVa) major dec. Jake Crawford (UNC), 15-3; UVa 10-6 165: No. 7 Nick Sulzer (UVa) dec. John Staudenmayer (UNC), 5-3; UVa 13-6 174: Tanner Eitel (UNC) dec. No. 14 Jon Fausey (UVa), 12-10; UVa 13-9 184: Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 9-4; UVa 16-9 197: Zach Nye (UVa) tech fall Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 15-0 (4:59); UVa 21-9 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (UVa) dec. Cody Klempay (UNC), 5-2; UVa 24-9

The American University wrestling team won six bouts, with consecutive falls from Phillip Barreiro and Keithen Cast, on its way to a 24-16 dual meet victory over North Carolina State on Friday night. Blake Herrin extended his dual meet record to 7-0, opening the match with a 10-3 decision over Mike Kosoy. David Terao put American up 6-0, earning a 10-3 decision over Joe DeAngelo. North Carolina State won the next two bouts before Kevin Tao gave the Eagles back the advantage with a 7-3 decision over the Wolfpack's Thomas Gantt. North Carolina State retook a slight lead after the next bout before Barreiro and Cast's back-to-back falls put American in the lead for good. Barreiro posted his second fall of the year, pinning Mardel Gabriel in 6:42, and Cast pinned Nijel Jones in 4:43 for his second fall of the season to put American up 21-13 heading into the final two matches. Thomas Barreiro ended up on the short end of a 18-13 decision to North Carolina State's Patrick Davis before Devon Bradley secured the win with a 7-5 decision over Bill Cook. American continues its road trip when it takes on Hofstra on Friday, January 25 at 7 p.m. before taking on Columbia on Saturday, January 26 at 3 p.m. Results: HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. Mike Kosoy (NC State), 10-3; American, 3-0 125: David Terao (American) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NC State), 3-1; American, 6-0 133: Sam Speno (NC State) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American), 8-6; American, 6-3 141: Tyler Hunt (NC State) major dec. John Boyle (American), 10-1; North Carolina State, 7-6 149: Kevin Tao (American) dec. Thomas Gantt (NC State), 7-3; American, 9-7 157: Matt Nereim (NC State) fall Mark Cirello (American), 3:11; North Carolina State, 13-9 165: Phillip Barreiro (American) fall Mardel Gabriel (NC State), 6:42; American, 15-13 174: Keithen Cast (American) fall Nijel Jones (NC State), 4:43; American, 21-13 184: Patrick Davis (NC State) dec. Thomas Barreiro (American), 18-13; American, 21-16 197: Devon Bradley (American) dec. Bill Cook (NC State), 7-5; American, 24-16

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind nine wins, the sixth ranked Ohio State wrestling team defeated Indiana, 36-3, in Bloomington, Ind., Friday night at University Gym. The Buckeyes improve to 8-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Indiana falls to 6-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference. The Scarlet and Gray will continue league action at 2 p.m. Sunday when they host No. 19 Wisconsin in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes jumped out to an 18-0 lead after winning their first four matches of the evening. Senior Nikko Triggas opened the match with a takedown vs. Joe Duca in the 125-pound bout and 40 seconds later pinned the Hoosier to lift Ohio State to a 6-0 advantage. Remaining in the starting lineup at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Kyle Visconti earned an 8-2 win vs. Alonzo Shepherd. Visconti maintained a slim lead throughout the match, including a 5-2 advantage at the end of the second period. A 3-point nearfall with 35 seconds left on the clock helped the Buckeye from North Reading, Mass., earn his second varsity win of the season and his career. With his win in the 141-pound match, sophomore Hunter Stieber improved to 22-0 on the season after notching his first technical fall of the 2012-13 campaign. A 16-1 winner over Joe Randazzo, Stieber has collected 11 bonus point victories this season, including a team-leading eight major decisions. Buckeye teammate Cam Tessari scored Ohio State's second consecutive bonus win and third of the first four bouts when he posted a 14-4 major decision over Preston Keiffer at 149 pounds. Boasting an 11-1 lead at the start of the third period, Tessari added a takedown and riding time for the victory. Indiana's 157-pounder and 12th-ranked Taylor Walsh earned a 4-2 win over Buckeye Josh Demas to give the Hoosiers their first points of the match. Following a 15 minute intermission, Ohio State freshman and 165-pounder Mark Martin returned the Scarlet and Gray to the win column after his 6-4 overtime win vs. Ryan Konz, who started in place of the injured Ryan LeBlanc. Martin was down 4-2 in the third period, but answered with a takedown with 23 seconds on the clock to send the match to overtime. Another takedown by Martin with nine seconds left in sudden victory secured his 15th win of the season. Ohio State moved into a 24-3 lead courtesy of redshirt junior Nick Heflin's 4-0 win vs. Cheney Dale at 174 pounds. A pair of scoreless periods in the first and third countered a second period in which Heflin recorded an escape and takedown and accrued riding time. Senior C.J. Magrum used a takedown with 25 seconds left in the match to beat Luke Sheridan, 6-4, in the 184-pound bout. Magrum and Sheridan were tied, 2-2, entering the third period and Sheridan quickly took a 3-2 lead on an escape five seconds into the period. However Magrum answered with a takedown at the 1:24 mark before Sheridan recorded his second escape of the period to even the score. It was then Magrum countered with a takedown to earn his sixth win of the season. After Indiana forfeited the 197-pound bout, heavyweights Peter Capone, ranked No. 12, and No. 13 Adam Chalfant concluded the evening with a close match. With both wrestlers scoreless at the beginning of the second period, Chalfant chose bottom to start. Capone was able to ride the Hoosier out for 1:18 seconds before Chalfant was able to escape. Owning the riding time advantage to start the third period, Capone was able to quickly escape and held on for the 2-1 win. Results: 125: No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) won by pin over Joseph Duca (Indiana) 1:34 133: Kyle Visconti (Ohio State) won by decision over Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana) 8-2 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Joe Randazzo (Indiana) 6:13 16-1 149: No. 14 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) won by major decision over Preston Keiffer (Indiana) 14-4 157: No. 12 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) won by decision over Josh Demas (Ohio State) 4-2 165: Mark Martin (Ohio State) won in sudden victory 1 over Ryan Konz (Indiana) 6-4ot 174: No. 7 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) won by decision over Cheney Dale (Indiana) 4-0 184: C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) won by decision over Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) 6-4 197: No. 14 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) won by forfeit HWT: No. 12 Peter Capone (Ohio State) won by decision over No. 13 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) 2-1

CLEVELAND -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team opened Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action with a 19-17 win over Cleveland State tonight, extending the Bald Eagles win streak to four matches. Lock Haven (5-2, 1-0 EWL) won five-of-10 bouts on the way to its sixth straight win over Cleveland State (2-4, 0-2 EWL). The Bald Eagles got bonus in three matches which proved to be a huge difference maker for LHU. The Haven trailed 17-15 going into the final bout of the night, but senior Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) sealed the victory with 10-1 major decision in the final bout of the night at 285. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), Mac Maldarelli (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.) and Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) joined Turner as winners for The Haven. Rehm opened the match with a major decision at 125 and Garcia picked up a huge tech fall at 184. The win extended Garcia’s win streak to eight matches. Lock Haven hits the mats again tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 19) at No. 16 Edinboro. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start. Results: 125- Bobby Rehm (LHU) major dec. Ben Willeford (CSU) 13-2. LHU leads 4-0 133- Michael Carlone (CSU) major dec. Matt Bryer (LHU) 10-0. Tied 4-4 141- Dan Neff (LHU) dec. Nick Flannery (CSU) 10-6. LHU leads 7-4 149- Mac Malderelli (LHU) dec. Mike Mencini (CSU) 5-1. LHU leads 10-4 157- Matt Donohoe (CSU) dec. Aaron Fry 5-0. LHU leads 10-7 165- Corey Carlo (CSU) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 5-0. Tied 10-10 174- Xavier Dye (CSU) major dec. Tyler Wood 19-6. CSU leads 14-10 184- Fred Garcia (LHU) tech fall Bobby Blankenship (CSU). LHU leads 15-14 197- Nick Anthony (CSU) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LHU) 6-4. CSU leads 17-15 285- Harry Turner (LHU) major dec. Amon Willis (CSU) 10.1 LHU wins 19-17

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Pins by Matt Burns (Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill.) and Jordan Richardson (Grandville HS, Wyoming, Ill.) helped spark 17th ranked Augustana to a 32-7 win over North Central on Thursday, January 17 in the Carver Center. The victory was the Vikings' first over the Cardinals since the 2004-05 season, snapping a seven-match losing streak in the series, which Augustana still leads by a huge 28-9 margin. The Vikings were ahead 17-3 heading into the 174 pound weight class when Burns pinned Vince Marrone just :53 into the action to move the lead to 23-3. That made Burns 27-3 on the year. Richardson followed his teammate with a fall at 184 in 1:56 over Adam Lehnus to push the margin to 29-3. Richardson's individual record went to 25-6. Augustana won the first three weight classes to jump out to a 12-0 lead. Junior Jacob Scholten (Rockford HS, Grandville, Mich.) beat Nick Santos 10-3 at 125 and freshman Jimmy Panozzo (Carl Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) followed with an 8-5 win over John Williamson at 133. Sophomore Hector Ruiz (East Aurora HS, Aurora, Ill.) picked up a forfeit at 141. After Augustana's Walter Piech (Lincoln-Way East HS, Mokena, Ill.) lost a tough 4-2 decision at 149 to Nathan Segal, the Vikings got back on track at 157 pounds. Sophomore Kevin Sundberg (Paw Paw HS, Paw Paw, Mich.) beat Blake Olson 8-6 to run his record to 25-10. Sophomore Connor Cummings (Downers Grove North HS, Woodridge, Ill.) beat Jason Bonham 8-4 at 165 to move to 7-11 individually and give Augustana a 17-3 lead in the team score. The pins by Burns and Richardson at 174 and 184 put the match on ice for head coach Eric Juergens' team. Sophomore Seth Whan (Sherrard HS, Viola, Ill.) lost 9-0 to the Cardinals Casey Greenberg at 197 but sophomore John Schraidt (Riverside-Brookfield HS, Riverside, Ill.) ended the match with an 8-3 win over Dylan Mahler at 285. Schraidt is now 22-6 on the season. Augustana will be in action again on January 25 with a double dual at home against Knox and Wheaton. Results: 125: Jacob Scholten (A) beat Nick Santos (NC) 10-3 133: Jimmy Panozzo (A) beat John Williamson (NC) 8-5 141: Hector Ruiz (A) won by forfeit 149: Nathan Segal (NC) beat Walter Piech (A) 4-2 157: Kevin Sundberg (A) beat Blake Olson (NC) 8-6 165: Connor Cummings (A) beat Jason Bonham (NC) 8-4 ***Cummings had one point deducted from team score 174: Matt Burns (A) pinned Vince Marrone (NC) @ :53 184: Jordan Richardson (A) pinned Adam Lehnus (NC) @ 1:56 197: Casey Greenberg (NC) beat Seth Whan (A) 9-0 285: John Schraidt (A) beat Dylan Mahler (NC) 8-3 Augustana, ranked 17th in NCAA Division III, is now 12-3 while North Central is 0-8. NOTE: This was Augustana's first win over North Central since 2004-05, snapping a seven match losing streak against the Cardinals.

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. Housekeeping note: Take a listen to this week's Back Points podcast with Troy Letters. He's a genuine and entertaining guy who talks about everything from hunting grouse to coaching at Penn State. We even wax poetically about our 2004 match at Grace Hall, which he won 5-4. -- The Manti Te'o fake girlfriend story is pure insanity. At worst the Te'o situation is a grotesque prank played out by a football player once exalted for his forthright character. At best, it's a complicated stew of partial lies that has raised serious ethical questions about the behavior of the leis-draped Te'o. Whether or not Te'o knew the truth about his girlfriend seems secondary to the online cackling about a sports media willing to forgo the basic tenants of journalism in helping to create a Notre Dame legend. The common refrain from around the Internet is where the New York Times and Wall Street Journal failed to search for the non-existent death certificate of this young girl, Deadspin.com and their cast of plucky reporters did the grunt work. That's only partially true. Deadspin is wonderful entertainment for the sports fan who love snark and photos of Brett Favre's member. What they've done with the Te'o story is impressive, but only doable because of their positioning in the marketplace. They inhabit a purgatory of journalism where some of their posts are taken seriously, and others are chalked up to being a blog. Without question their journalistic practices are miles south of the New York Times, but on occasion their reporters work leads and produce entertaining content. The New York Times relies on a double sourcing process that is unbendable; Deadspin uses editorial judgment sprinkled with potential publishing implication (Their Te'o story has received more than three million page views.) Fake Internet personalities and photos of private areas might seem important, but know that the staff at The Grey Lady is still undertaking the real reporting, whether it's Juliet Macur covering Lance Armstrong, or their exposure of the concussion crisis in football. What does the media's role in the Te'o debacle have to do with wrestling? In the outcry about the lack of suitable coverage, there is a lesson to be learned about our sport's media. Journalism isn't infallible, and the halfwits from smaller papers who had access to teammates, coaches and Te'o himself who didn't smell a rat -- or worse, did and failed to say anything -- are indictable for bad business practices and losing the rust of their readers. These reporters lived, worked, and survived in the bubble of Notre Dame athletics. Nobody wanted to tarnish the image of Knute Rockne's Notre Dame, so nobody piped up to an editor that maybe the Great Hawaiian Hope's story was as manufactured as SPAM. Deadspin did. The site has always maintained an adversarial relationship with the Golden Domers and when tipped off about the fake relationship was primed to report on the star player's fantastical hubris. But as well-written and shocking as it was, the piece was still takedown journalism -- the article carries a stench of indictment from anonymous sources who were "80 percent" sure that Te'o was in on the gaga, but provided no concrete evidence. Who says 80 percent? By compulsion the culture of wrestling is as self-promotional as Notre Dame athletics. We subsist on a diet of two-degree relationships, which means that for the most part we protect each other's failures from becoming public. I'm a journalist, but even I'd to keep it that way -- I think that loyalty is what makes our sport one the most enjoyable subcultures in the sporting world. But realistically, as we gain more national attention we'll have to deal with more negative news stories, some potentially harmful to programs and individuals. Of course, the Te'o mess is on another stratosphere from anything that goes on in wrestling. However, on the chance that something this major ever does occur in our modest and insulated media world, I hope we'll remember the controversy and understand that our journalists will need to report it (double-sourced) to preserve their job and your trust. We all want to enjoy a media supported by the bedrock tenants of journalism, but to do that we'll need to protect those willing to report the truth. On a related note, there will now be much more extensive background searches done about any secondary member of an athletics program who is discussed in the media by a player or coach. The SIDs at major colleges are locked in a room right this second updating their student-athlete handbooks to reflect what will become a lockdown on discussions of the athletes personal life without prior consent from the athletic department. OK, let's wrestle ... -- Q: Just saw the new USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll. It said Penn state received all ten first-place votes. So, who are the ten who vote? Ten seems a little low. -- Jason R. Foley: Amateur Wrestling News is in charge of the polling content and has chosen to keep quiet the names of the ten coaches with first-place votes. I've talked to Jason Bryant, the editor of AWN, and gave him my opinion that adding a few more votes could prevent tampering, or at least eliminate any doubts readers might have. They might be considering an expansion next season, but as JB mentioned before, and what I know from my work at ESPN, collecting polling data is a monumental pain in the rear. It's a tight ship and I'm sure they'll keep fine tuning the process. Though I prefer the tournament polling of InterMat, it's tough to argue with dual meet rankings when my Virginia Cavaliers creep their way up to a best-ever ranking of 11th ... Wahoowa! Q: It seems that the rivalry between UVa and VT on the wrestling mat is heating up largely in part to both programs marked improvement on the national level in the past few years. In general, it has not seemed that is a rivalry with "bad blood" but I have heard recurrent references at matches and in interviews from Coach Dresser about UVa intentionally wrestling "at the edge of the mat." Most recently he said this after the Virginia Dual final and referred to Virginia as "sneaky" and again accused them of intentionally wrestling at the edge. Is this just trying to stir up bad blood or do you think this really IS something the Cavaliers do intentionally for strategic purposes? -- Merris S. Foley: Dresser said that?! (Paints face, mounts steed, unsheathes sword) Dresser is a competitor, and as an Iowa-trained guy he doesn't have much patience for anything but straightforward wrestling. That style is working well for his team, who is once again in the top ten after winning last weekend's Virginia Duals. Just like his guys have a style that includes pushing forward, the Virginia guys have their own style which is funky, but certainly not retreating. When Dresser refers my Wahoos as "sneaky" I have to assume that he means they score back points in non-traditional positions and wrestle with a lot of funk at the center of their defense. As to playing the edge, there is no question that Va Tech was more offensive which in turn put Virginia on its heels at times. Even so, Garland is NOT teaching the Virginia guys to play at the edge of the mat. Like all coaches he wants them in the center scrapping, and if happened that they weren't able to do that against Va Tech this time, then it's only circumstantial. Q: I just watched the movie "Legendary." Do you know if the actor Devon Graye did his own wrestling or has been a wrestler? -- @gapyonks Foley: Oh, I added that to my Instant Queue on Netflix, but it's stuck behind the second season of Locked up Abroad. Here's a hint to anyone traveling to SE Asia or Peru: Don't try to smuggle any drugs or currency into or out of the country. You WILL end up on television with a British accent crying about how it felt when you failed to receive the Kings Pardon for the fourth straight year. Thailand will literally sentence you to death for possessing even a gram of heroin. I just googled that kid and he used to play the teenage version of Dexter on Showtime. Showtime>HBO ... Believe it! Based on Devon Graye's Wiki profile he spent four years attending high school in England, which eliminates any chance he wrestled since the country is almost completely absent of youth wrestling. That's a sad realization when you realize that our folkstyle is of direct lineage to the Cornish and collar-and-elbow style popular around the UK from the 16th century until the mid-20th. Q: Why was there no Division I National Duals? I'm sure I missed something. -- @The_Joe_Wood Foley: They're coming, brother! From what I gather Feb. 17 is the regional round with 16 teams competing in four regions, and the finals are being held on February 22-23 at the University of Minnesota. Q: Do you know what happened to Jeromy Davenport from Sallisaw, Oklahoma? He verbally committed to the OU Sooners in 2011. He was a four-time state champion. He is not on their roster. I have look on all Division I rosters and can't find him. I was just wondering if he is wrestling anywhere? -- Jim S. Foley: Davenport wrestles for Labette and is currently ranked second in NJCAA. Last year he placed fifth for Labette wrestling at 149 pounds. Q: Do you think Joe McFarland and his University of Michigan staff are disappointed in Eric Grajales and his four-year career so far? So far his body of work is weak. No Big Ten championships and no All-American honors. I thought being in Joe McFarland's program he would thrive. On TV, when I watch this kid, he wrestles "not to lose." He is a bore to watch. On Friday night, at home, during the Nebraska dual, it came down to Eric. Last match the team needed a major to win the meet, and he crapped the bed. I swear -- even the Big Ten Announcer mentioned, "He seems like he does not want to be here." I concur. I think he is disinterested in wrestling and is just hanging around getting a great education; I have no patience for this and would broom him. -- Paul L. Foley: I think that we'll need to see what happens with him at the NCAA tournament. College wrestling ain't easy, and though some guys make the jump with ease, others don't. I met him in 2006 when he was still a youngster in high school and remember him being very kind and with great manners. Tough to be hard on the kid, though I agree I'm sure he and his coach have wanted more production. I'm a betting man, so I won't tell you what I think will happen at NCAAs, but let's just say I'm pulling for him to finally make the podium. Did you know that Grajales was the No. 2 overall recruit coming out of high school (by InterMat), behind only David Taylor and ahead of Kyle Dake, Ed Ruth, and Chris Perry? That's pressure. Q: How do collegiate wrestlers interact with Clubs/ RTCs? Is Metcalf wrestling with St. John and Evans every day? Do they have to do it with no coaches present? Not during the season? -- Bryan R. Foley: Good question. The rules change every year, but last I checked Olympic-level athletes training at regional training centers were allowed to wrestle with the collegiate athletes anytime outside the arranged practice time. This translates to some members of the team getting their training in with the club guys on certain days, and their teammates others. Still, legal or not, it's common for club guys to be present at official practices. There are a plethora of positives in having access to these top-level athletes. Their presence enriches the program by increasing the available knowledge base and by allowing for practices to be held by coach-quality athletes before the official season even begins. Talking to Jake Herbert and other athletes at regional training centers I find it obvious that the RTC program is improving the U.S. National Team's performance in international tournaments. Some schools might have a competitive advantage, but they're mostly locked in the Big Ten Conference and forced to compete with each other. Yes, Metcalf is in the room and is wrestling with DSJ and Evans almost every day. The project continues ... Don't worry, it's Daniel Cormier's ...