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BUFFALO, NY -- A.J. Schopp and Warren Bosch posted falls and Michael DePalma came up with a big third period rally to lead 17th-ranked Edinboro to a 28-9 win over Buffalo in a dual match at Alumni Arena. The Fighting Scots have now won four straight duals to improve to 4-1. The Bulls are now 0-4, with three of the losses to nationally-ranked opponents. After UB’s Max Soria handed Kory Mines (11-9) an 8-4 loss at 125 lbs. to start the match, Schopp gave Edinboro a lead it would never relinquish with a fall at 2:57 over Justin Farmer. Ranked fourth at 133 lbs., the sophomore found himself in a rare position when Farmer opened the match with a takedown. Schopp would quickly escape, then had a takedown and five points in near falls to go up 8-2 before finishing with his tenth fall of the season. Schopp not only improved to 17-2, but he now has 29 career pins, seventh all-time at Edinboro. Schopp’s win would start a string of four straight victories as Edinboro pulled ahead, 15-3. Mitchell Port, ranked sixth at 141 lbs., won a 7-2 decision over Andrew Schutt. The sophomore would record a first period takedown, then go up 6-2 after two periods with a reversal and two near fall points. He is now 17-3. The third of Edinboro’s talented sophomores, Dave Habat, followed with a 5-2 decision over Blake Ruolo. Habat, now 16-5, held a slim 2-1 lead after two periods, After Ruolo tied the march with an escape, Habat quickly followed the winning takedown and earned a point for riding time. DePalma, still getting acclimated to 157 lbs., found himself trailing 4-0 after two periods to UB’s Wally Maziarz. He started the third with a quick takedown, cut Maziarz loose immediately, then took him down and cut him loose again. He recorded a third takedown, then followed with three near fall points plus a point for riding time to cap a huge third period. The redshirt freshman improved to 17-6. Buffalo would win the next two matches behind a pair of 17th-ranked wrestlers to pull to within 15-9. Mark Lewandowski won an 8-5 decision against Casey Fuller, who was filling in at 165 lbs. for injured starter Johnny Greisheimer. Fuller, who normally competes at 157 lbs. and was wrestling his first match at 165 lbs., trailed just 4-3 heading into the final period, but could not pull off the upset while falling to 6-9. UB’s John-Martin Cannon followed with an 11-5 decision over redshirt freshman Patrick Jennings (10-13), after Jennings trailed just 8-5 after two periods. Edinboro would squash any comeback hopes the Bulls had with wins in the final three bouts. Freshman Vince Pickett improved to 15-8 with a 12-4 major decision over Jeff Palmeri. He put the match away with six points in the third period. Bosch clinched the victory with his fifth fall of the season at 197 lbs. The redshirt freshman led Jarred Lux, 2-1, after one period. He took control in the second period and ended turned Lux for the fall at 4:54. Bosch is now 10-8. Ernest James opened his heavyweight match against Justin Heiderman with a quick takedown and rode him most of the period before a late escape. Heiserman would tie the bout in the second with an escape, but James had a quick escape to start the third and preserved riding time for a 4-2 decision. James is now 14-6. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12, facing a tough field in the Virginia Duals. Results: 125 Max Soria (UB) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 8-4 0-3 133 #4 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Justin Farmer (UB), 2:57 6-3 141 ##6 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 7-2 9-3 149 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 5-2 12-3 157 Michael DePalma (EU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 10-6 15-3 165 #17 Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. Casey Fuller (EU), 8-5 15-6 174 #17 John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 11-5 15-9 184 Vince Pickett (EU) maj. dec. Jeff Palmeri (UB), 12-4 19-9 197 Warren Bosch (EU) fall over Jarred Lux (UB), 4:54 25-9 HWT Ernest James (EU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 4-2 28-9

BLACKSBURG -- The 11th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team rolled to a 41-0 shutout victory over Duke Sunday afternoon inside Cassell Coliseum to improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. Things kicked off at 125 pounds with fourth-ranked Jarrod Garnett pinning Peter Terrezza early in the third period. In the third stanza, Garnett countered a Terrezza shot and took him down right to his back, picking up the pin at the 5:48 mark. At 133 pounds, Duke’s Brandon Gambucci got a takedown six seconds in, but in the second period Tech's Erik Spjut locked in a cradle for three points in the second stanza and held on for the 5-3 win. Moving to 141 pounds, 13th-ranked Zach Neibert got a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second period, but had to hold off two takedowns from Tanner Hough to hold on for a tight 6-5 win. At 149 pounds, sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta won by forfeit before sixth-ranked Jesse Dong turned Immanuel Kerr-Brown at will en route to a 15-0 technical fall at 157 pounds. With the win Sunday, Dong moved within one victory of tying the school record for career dual meet wins. He sports a 57-6 all-time mark in dual meets while the record of 58 is held by both Sean Gray and Chris Martin. Dong is also now 96-20 for his career and sits just four wins away from becoming the eighth all-time member of the school’s 100-win club. He would join teammates Garnett (sixth at 108 wins) and Yates (tied fourth at 113 wins) in the club. At 165 pounds, fifth-ranked Pete Yates got taken down by Randy Roden in the first 10 seconds, but Yates quickly righted the ship, taking Roden down and turning him for the pin just 1:20 in to make it 29-0. Austin Gabel then used a takedown in the second period and riding time to beat Trey Adamson 4-1 at 174 pounds. Nick Vetterlein picked up a pair of takedowns in the second period and then iced an 8-6 win over former ACC champ Diego Bencomo with a takedown late in the match at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, Derrick Borlie picked up a takedown at the end of the second period as the horn went off to propel him to a 6-1 victory over Conner Hartmann, who placed at last week’s Southern Scuffle. The final bout saw Tech heavyweight David Marone use two takedowns in the second period and one more in the third for an 8-1 win over Brendan Walsh to complete the shutout. It’s the second shut out of the season for the Hokies, but the first over a Division I opponent since blanking NC State 40-0 at home in 2011. Tech has now won 21 of its last 22 ACC dual matches dating back to 2008 and has now won its last eight against the Blue Devils. The Hokies lead the all-time series with Duke, which began in 1926, 23-12-1. Tech will return to the mats next weekend in the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. The draw for all the teams will be released early in the week, but action begins Friday morning regardless. Results: 125: #4 Jarrod Garnett (VT) fall Peter Terrezza, 5:48 133: Erik Spjut (VT) dec. Brandon Gambucci, 5-3 141: #13 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Tanner Hough, 6-5 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) wins by forfeit 157: #6 Jesse Dong (VT) tech fall Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 15-0 (5:11) 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) fall Randy Roden, 1:20 174: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Trey Adamson, 4-1 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Diego Bencomo, 8-6 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) dec. Conner Hartmann, 6-1 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Brendan Walsh, 8-1

Related Content: Results KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- Despite having only one champion in No. 20 Nolan Hellickson at 106 pounds, No. 24 Southeast Polk, Iowa emerged as champions of the 15th Cheesehead Invitational based on their balance and superior depth. The Rams had four finalists among their nine top seven place finishers, plus three others that finished in tenth place, in scoring 593-1/2 points. Runner-up finishes for Southeast Polk came from Tim Miklus (160), Dylan Blackford (170), and Bryce Fisher (285); No. 13 Jake Scanlan (285) finished in third place; Dylan Buchheit (138) and Luke Sargent (152) took fifth; Ethan Anderson (195) placed sixth; while Briar Dittmer was seventh. A relatively close second place finish was secured by No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill., who had 575 points on the strength of a trio of champions. Tommy Pawleski won at 113 pounds with a 3-0 finals victory over Zach Smith (Port Washington, Wis.); Chris Garcia, runner-up last year at 132, won at 138 this year with a 4-3 victory over Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa); while Edgar Ruano beat the previously undefeated Bryce Fisher 7-3 in the 220-pound final. The runner-up finish from Jake Turk at 182 pounds was one of seven others inside the top seven for the Broncos, who also had wrestlers place 9th and 12th, but were without wrestlers at two weight classes -- including state placer Mike Maduko at 170 pounds. Other top seven placers for Montini Catholic were Jordan Laster (126) and Xavier Montalvo (160) taking third, Vince Turk (120) in fourth, Michael Sepke (145) and Anthony Ferraro (195) in fifth, and Jimmy Pawleski (106) taking seventh. Jake Short (Photo/The Guillotine)The main story of the tournament though came out of the 152-pound weight class, where No. 1 (at 145) Jake Short (Simley, Minn.) earned Outstanding Wrestler with his repeat championship. Short won his first four matches by fall before knocking off freshman sensation Beau Breske (Hartford, Wis.) 8-3 in the semifinal round; Breske had not lost a high school match before then. Then, in the other semifinal, No. 3 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill.) beat No. 1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), riding him out in the ultimate tiebreaker to earn a 3-2 victory. The championship match was then between the Minnesota-bound Short and the Michigan-bound Murphy. The two elite seniors wrestled a match reflecting that status, as they traded escapes in regulation. There was then no scoring in sudden victory, and the wrestlers rode each other out in the tiebreaker. In the ultimate tiebreaker, Short started in the referee’s position, and secured a reversal to win 3-1. Joining Short as a champion from Simley was No. 4 Nick Wanzek at 170 pounds, who won his championship match by 15-0 technical fall over Blackford. In six tournament matches, Wanzek had two technical falls, two major decisions, and two pins. The other school with a pair of champions was No. 25 Marmion Academy, Ill, who finished third in the tournament with 490 points. Winning titles for the Cadets were No. 8 Johnny Jimenez (120) and No. 14 George Fisher (132). Jimenez dominated through the tournament with three pins, a 7-2 victory over No. 19 Jens Lantz (Ellsworth, Wis.) in the quarterfinal, 8-1 over two-time Cadet Greco All-American Jon Marmolejo (Glenbard North, Ill.) in the semifinal, before a 10-2 major decision against two-time state champion Jordan Shearer (West Fargo, N.D.) in the final. Fisher won the tournament’s deepest weight class, needing to beat state runner-up Kyle Springer (Davenport Assumption, Iowa) and two-time state placer Johnny Gosinski (Glenbard North, Ill.) in the preliminary pool. His toughest match was a 4-2 quarterfinal victory over two-time state champion Kyle Gliva (Simley, Minn.), and then it was a 6-2 championship match victory over 2011 state champion Andrew Crone (Arrowhead, Wis.). Nationally ranked wrestlers seemed to rule the day at the Cheesehead. Other such champions were No. 2 Jered Cortez (Glenbard North, Ill.) at 126 pounds, No. 2 Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel) at 145, No. 20 Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 160, No. 6 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo, N.D.) at 182, and No. 8 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) at 195. Cortez beat No. 16 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa) 5-2 in a battle of undefeated wrestlers for the 126-pound title. Prior to the final for Cortez it had been a pin, three technical falls, and an 11-1 major decision victory. Brill similarly beat a Bettendorf opponent in Alex Hernandez to culminate his tournament run in the 145-pound weight class. His championship match pin was his third of the weekend, with the other trio of victories coming via technical fall. But for one match, a 7-5 overtime victory in the semifinal against Montalvo, Woiwor cut through the 160-pound class. The championship match was a 12-4 major decision over Miklus, but it was three technical falls and one pin preceding the semifinal and final. Lehman capped off a six victory run in the 182-pound weight class, which included three pins, with a 7-0 victory over Jake Turk of Montini Catholic in the final. In one of three finals matches to include a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 8 Ellingwood defeated No. 14 Blake Blair (Edwardsville, Ill.) 6-3 to replicate his victory from the Dvorak final two weekends ago. Rounding out the weight class champions was Jessie Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) at 285 pounds, as the returning state third placer had a break-through weekend in upsetting a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers by identical 5-2 scores on the way to his title. Before that pair of matches, Nelson had not seen the second period as he had four first period falls. In the semifinal, it was a victory over Junior National freestyle All-American Jake Scanlan, who is ranked No. 13 nationally; while the final saw him beat No. 6 Newton Smerchek (Luxemburg-Casco, Wis.), a defending state champion and two-time state finalist. Team Standings: 1. No. 24 Southeast Polk, Iowa 593.5 2. No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill. 575 3. No. 25 Marmion Academy, Ill. 490 4. No. 47 Bettendorf, Iowa 432 5. No. 14 Apple Valley, Minn. 419.5 6. No. 48 Glenbard North, Ill. 402 7. No. 37 Simley, Minn. 365 8. Edwardsville, Ill. 359 9. Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 356 10. West Fargo, N.D. 349.5 Finals Results: 106: No. 20 Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk, Iowa) dec. Patrick Augustyn (Glenbard North, Ill.), 8-4 113: Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Zach Smith (Port Washington, Wis.), 3-0 120: No. 8 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) maj. dec. Jordan Shearer (West Fargo, N.D.), 10-2 126: No. 2 Jered Cortez (Glenbard North, Ill.) dec. No. 16 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa), 5-2 132: No. 14 George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Andrew Crone (Arrowhead, Wis.), 6-2 138: Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa), 4-3 145: No. 2 Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) pinned Alex Hernandez (Bettendorf, Iowa), 3:12 152: No. 1 (at 145) Jake Short (Simley, Minn.) dec. No. 3 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill.), 3-1 UTB 160: No. 20 Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, Minn.) maj. dec. Tim Miklus (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 12-4 170: No. 4 Nick Wanzek (Simley, Minn.) tech. fall Dylan Blackford (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 15-0 182: No. 6 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo, N.D.) dec. Jake Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 7-0 195: No. 8 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) dec. No. 14 Blake Blair (Edwardsville, Ill.), 6-3 220: Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Bryce Fisher (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 7-3 285: Jessie Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) dec. No. 6 Newton Smerchek (Luxemburg-Casco, Wis.), 5-2

Related Content: Results | Photos (Tech-Fall.com) Clovis outpointed Wyoming Seminary to win the Doc Buchanan title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) CLOVIS, Calif. -- Host Clovis, ranked No. 15 nationally, won the team title at the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Saturday night with extreme depth and volume. The Cougars were led by weight class champions in Adrian Salas (182) and No. 3 Nick Nevills (285) in their effort to outpoint No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., 180 to 178. Nick Nevills (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The team battle came down to the evenings second-to-last match, where it was Nevills beating No. 9 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 4-0. Nevills scored two points in each the second and third period to flip a two point team race deficit into a two point advantage. However, the real key was the injury default win for Salas at 182, as No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) was unable to compete due to injury sustained in an earlier match. Six additional wrestlers placed for Clovis, to make it a total of eight. Three wrestlers placed third -- Jonas Gayton at 126 pounds, Jason Ladd at 145, and Matt Weiss at 195; another pair -- Julian Gayton at 113 and Khristian Olivas at 120 -- placed sixth; while Brody Brand at 160 finished seventh. The Blue Knights fell short despite having four finalists, in part because No. 18 Judson Preskitt, at 126 pounds, was their lone champion; he won his match 6-4 against Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier). As already mentioned, Morris had to injury default at 182 and Johnson lost 4-0 to Nevills from Clovis; while No. 15 Garrett Ryan also lost 4-0 to No. 4 Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.) at 220 pounds. In addition, four wrestlers came through consolation to earn medals for Wyoming Seminary: Chris Weiler finished third at 160 pounds, while Tyrel White (152), Nick Hall (170), and Matt Doggett (195) all finished seventh. Despite no champions, Poway used a balanced approach -- as they always seem to do -- to finish third in the tournament with 130.5 points from seven scoring placers. Leading the way were runner-up finishes from Sergio Enloe (138) and Victor Lopez (145), Ralphy Tovar (132) finished fourth, No. 17 Steve Cervantes (170) and Tim Chassen (220) finished fifth, No. 18 Tirso Lara (106) finished sixth as he injury defaulted both consolation matches after his semifinal loss, and Kimo Dial (120) was eighth. The Titans also had a non-scoring wrestler, Gabe Faller, place sixth at 132 pounds. Fourth in the team standings, and with the individual stars of the tournament, was St. John Bosco. They had three weight class champions in No. 1 Zahid Valencia (113), No. 1 Aaron Pico (132), and No. 14 Anthony Valencia (138). Zahid upended No. 14 Israel Saavedra (Modeto) 9-2 in the final; Pico earned a 10-4 victory over No. 11 Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.), after pinning three of four previous opponents, only the semifinal against Tovar went the distance in a 23-11 major decision; while Anthony had an 18-5 major decision victory over Enloe in the final after four pins prior to that. Three other championship matches featured a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, and in all three matches the lower ranked wrestler happened to win. At 120 pounds, No. 13 Mason Pengilly (Porterville) defeated defending state champion No. 10 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak) 5-3 in overtime. In the 152-pound weight class, No. 20 Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) avenged a 3-2 loss from the Reno Tournament of Champions to defeat No. 9 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista) 5-3 in overtime. At 170 pounds, No. 13 Corey Griego (Sultana) avenged a loss from the third place match of the Walsh Ironman to upend No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont) 1-0. Doc B Champs (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Additional weight class champions were Matt Gamble (Monache) at 106 pounds, who beat No. 18 Lara 9-7 in the semifinal before defeating returning state placer Adrian Campasano (Central) 19-12 in the final; state champion Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy) at 145, who beat a pair of state placers in Ladd and Lopez on the way to the title; No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) at 160, who had four pins and a 16-1 technical fall in the final against Nick Fiegener (Folsom) in his championship run; and Mason Kumashiro (Los Alamitos), who beat Nicolas Johnson (Murieta Valley) 6-5 in the final. Team Standings: 1. No. 15 Clovis, Calif. 180 2. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 178 3. No. 19 Poway, Calif. 130.5 4. St. John Bosco, Calif. 111 5. Gilroy, Calif. 89 6. No. 45 Buchanan, Calif. 71.5 7. Bakersfield 66.5 8. Wasco, Calif. 63 Finals Results (all California unless noted): 106: Matt Gamble (Monache) dec. Adrian Campasano (Central), 19-13 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco) dec. No. 14 Israel Saavedra (Modesto), 9-3 120: No. 13 Mason Pengilly (Porterville) dec. No. 10 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak), 5-3 SV 126: No. 18 Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier), 6-4 132: No. 1 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco) dec. No. 11 Javier Gasca (Kingsburg), 10-4 138: No. 14 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco) major dec. Sergio Enloe (Poway), 18-5 145: Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy) dec. Victor Lopez (Poway), 5-3 152: No. 20 Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) dec. No. 9 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista), 5-3 SV 160: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) tech. fall Nick Fiegener (Folsom), 16-1 170: No. 13 Corey Griego (Sultana) dec. No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont), 1-0 182: Adrian Salas (Clovis) won by injury default over No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 195: Mason Kumashiro (Los Alamitos) dec. Nicolas Johnson (Murieta Valley), 8-5 220: No. 4 Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.) dec. No. 15 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 4-0 285: No. 3 Nick Nevills (Clovis) dec. No. 9 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 4-0

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Boise State wrestling team upset No. 10 Oregon State in the Border War by a score of 19-15, winning five matches with one pin and one major decision. No. 3 Jason Chamberlain avenged his only loss of the season with a 3-1 sudden-victory win against No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi at 149 pounds. After a 0-0 finish to the first period, Chamberlain and Sakaguchi each picked up one-point escapes in the second and third periods, respectively. Chamberlain survived some scary positioning at the end of the third period and would get a takedown halfway through the sudden-victory overtime to get the win. Freshman Rami Haddadin started things off with a pin against Joey Palmer. Haddadin gave up more than two minutes of riding time in the first period but would get it all back, owning the next two periods and getting a fall with under a minute remaining in the bout, the first of his career. Brian Owen extended the lead to 9-0 with a 4-1 decision against Drew Van Anrooy at 133 pounds notch an 8-4 record this season. Travis Himmelman followed at 141 but dropped his bout against No. 8 Mike Mangrum, 5-2. After Chamberlain earned three points, the Broncos would be held at 12 points for the next two bouts. No. 19 George Ivanov (157) fell against his rival No. 10 RJ Pena by a 6-0 decision and Chris Castillo lost a 9-6 decision in his dual debut. Ivanov and Pena have now met eight times during the past two seasons resulting in and even 4-4 record. Scott Bacon turned the tide with a major decision against Austin Morehead at 174 pounds. Bacon used a three-point near fall in the third period to widen the gap and tacked on a riding time point to finish with an 11-3 advantage. Bacon has been hot as of late, winning seven of his past nine bouts. Jake Swartz would put on the finishing touches by stringing together his sixth-consecutive win. The redshirt junior put together a 6-2 decision against Brian Engdahl. They were be Boise State's final points of the match but were enough to put the Broncos far enough ahead as Cody Dixon (197) and J.T. Felix only gave up decisions against their ranked opponents. Boise State will next compete at the Virginia Duals, Friday, Jan. 11. Results: 125: Rami Haddadin fall Joey Palmer, 6:24 133: Brian Owen dec. Drew Van Anrooy, 4-1 141: No. 5 Mike Mangrum dec. Travis Himmelman, 5-2 149: No. 3 Jason Chamberlain dec. No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi 3-1 (SV) 157: No. 10 RJ Pena dec. No. 19 George Ivanov, 6-0 165: Alex Elder dec. Chris Castillo, 9-6 174: Scott Bacon major dec. Austin Morehead, 11-3 184: No. 11 Jake Swartz dec. Brian Engdahl, 6-2 197: No. 10 Taylor Meeks dec. Cody Dixon, 7-2 285: No. 6 Chad Hanke dec. No. 10 J.T. Felix, 11-6

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestlers recorded seven pins en route to a dominating victory over Iowa Western Community College. The Panthers beat the Reivers 56-0, improving the team's dual record to 2-1. "We want to put guys away," said head coach Doug Schwab. "We do preach bonus points. It's going to help in those tight matches." UNI just returned from getting 13th at the Midlands Championships after being on a short break for the holidays. "It's been a good break. We had a great training phase," said Schwab. "I thought we competed well at Midlands. Our guys came back well. I think our guys are encouraged after being at such a high-level competition." Senior Ryan Jauch got a technical fall in his first dual meet for UNI at 125 pounds. Iowa Western forfeited at 133 pounds. David Bonin, ranked 18th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News, won by decision in the 157-pound weight class. Three Panther wrestlers got first-period pins: Joey Lazor at 141 pounds Jarrett Jensen at 165 pounds Cody Caldwell at 174 pounds Ryan Loder, ranked sixth in the nation by Intermat in the 184-pound weight class, continues his winning streak. He currently has the fifth-highest winning percentage among all UNI Panthers who have had at least 50 wins and competed at least two seasons in Division I. His career record improves to 82-20. "I liked how he wrestled," said Schwab. "He just has to get better each time out." The Panthers are on the road next week, wrestling at Northern Colorado Jan. 11 and at Air Force Jan. 13. UNI returns home Jan. 18 to host Oklahoma. Results: 125 - Ryan Jauch (UNI) wins by tech fall Adrian Lozano (IWCC), 18-1 (5:00) 133 - Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) wins by forfeit 141 - Joey Lazor (UNI) pins Seth Stender (IWCC), 2:25 149 - Bart Reiter (UNI) pins Kasey Einerson (IWCC), 4:23 157 - David Bonin (UNI) dec. Zak Benitz (IWCC), 9-2 165 - Jarrett Jensen (UNI) pins Chase Dunlap (IWCC), 1:39 174 - Cody Caldwell (UNI) pins Austin Borne (IWCC), 1:02 184 - Ryan Loder (UNI) pins Devin Peterson (IWCC), 5:44 197 - A.J. McBroom (UNI) pins Josh Kloppel (IWCC), 3:59 285 - Blayne Beale (UNI) pins Kayne Daudt (IWCC) 3:47

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 10 University of Oklahoma wrestling team fought down to the wire on Saturday night with a 19-15 win against Big 12 foe Iowa State at McCasland Field House. Despite taking an early 13-0 lead the Cyclones battled within one of the Sooners twice throughout the duration of the match leaving fans on the edge of their seats with just a few minutes left to spare. “I think it was a good night. After the Midlands Championships we took off three days, and worked out once before this dual,” explained Oklahoma head coach Mark Cody. “That makes things kind of tough, because with those three days off they have to keep their weight under control and keep their legs underneath them come match time.” With the win, Oklahoma improves to 5-3 on the year in dual competition, and earns its first Conference victory of the season with a 1-1 Big 12 record. Iowa State falls to 1-3 in dual competition and loses its first Big 12 dual of 2012-13. The match victory was left in the hands of No. 10 redshirt sophomore Cody Brewer, as he took to the mat against John Meeks in the final bout of the night. “Cody was able to see what it was like to be a heavyweight tonight, because matches like that usually come down to the heavier guys,” remarked Cody. “For it all to come down to the last minute, that puts a lot of pressure on him,” he continued. “He was able to pull through and get the win for both himself and the team.” Iowa State had inched within one point following the 125-pound matchup, but Brewer would fight through and secure the team’s win with a 6-2 decision over John Meeks. “I knew the scoring would be close in the final few bouts, but I tried to block it out,” explained Brewer. “I tried to block out what was happening with the team and just focus on winning my matchup, but it was hard. “As long as I won, and I did, that was the key.” Despite the nail-biting finish, the Sooners began the meet rather smoothly with four-straight victories. Kendric Maple, the nation’s top-ranked 141-pounder started OU’s dual against Iowa State with a clean sweep over his opponent, No. 15 Luke Goettl courtesy of a 12-0 major decision. With the victory, Maple continues his redshirt junior campaign with an unbeaten 17-0 overall and 7-0 record in dual competition. The victory marked Maple’s second victory over Goettl this season as both wrestlers met just a week earlier at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., where Maple took home an 11-5 decision over Goettl en route to the 141-pound title at the event. Both Lester brothers followed suit as Nick picked up a thrilling 6-4 decision over ISU’s Max Mayfield in the final seconds after he totaled one last takedown to break the tie and claim the win. Matt took to the mat immediately after with another 6-4 decision over Logan Molina, and improved Oklahoma to 10-0 against Iowa State in the opening bouts. Patrick Graham, ranked fourth nationally out of all 165-pounders continued a four-match win streak for Oklahoma after he dished No. 20 Michael Moreno a 6-4 decision. Both wrestlers entered the third and final period of regulation tied, 4-4, but Graham used one escape and 1:15 of riding time to his advantage to take home the victory. In the middle of the dual the Cyclones seemed to set their pace as three Sooner freshmen dropped consecutive bouts. It all began when Matt Reed took a 20-5 tech fall to Tanner Weatherman in the 174-pound bout, continued when Greg Wilson fell to Mikey England with a 10-5 decision and ended when Brad Johnson totaled two points to No. 16 Kyven Gadson’s 10 to drop a major decision. The three losses brought the Cyclones within one point of the Sooners, 13-12, before heavyweight veteran Keldrick Hall took to the mat. The slow start to the heavyweight bout was no indication of how it would end. Neither Hall nor ISU’s Cole Shafer totaled a point in the first period, but it was Oklahoma who was on the board first with a Hall escape. Shafer wouldn’t strike until the final period when he escaped and then totaled a quick takedown to go up 3-1 over Hall. OU’s veteran answered back with an escape, and with one second left on the board took down Shafer to claim the 4-3 decision and swing the momentum back in OU’s favor with a 16-12 team score. The Sooners will head to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 18 to faceoff against Northern Iowa, before returning home for their final home match of the season on Jan. 20 against new Big 12 member West Virginia. Results: 125: No. 19 Finch (ISU) dec. Garcia (OU), 2-0 ISU, 16-15 133: No. 10 Brewer (OU) dec. Meeks (ISU), 6-2 OU, 19-15 141: No. 1 Maple (OU) major dec. No. 15 Luke Goettl (ISU), 12-0 OU, 4-0 149: No. 11 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 6-4 OU, 7-0 157: No. 14 Lester (OU) dec. Molina (ISU), 6-4 OU, 10-0 165: No. 6 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Michael Moreno (ISU), 6-4 OU, 13-0 174: Weatherman (ISU) tech fall Reed (OU), 20-5 ISU, 13-5 184: England (ISU) dec. Wilson (OU), 10-5 ISU, 13-8 197: No. 11 Gadson (ISU) major dec. Johnson (OU), 10-2 ISU, 13-12 285: Hall (OU) dec. Shafer (ISU), 4-3 OU, 16-12

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team scored wins in 6 of 10 matches and posted a 22-15 win over 20th-ranked University of Maryland at the Nelson Field House on Saturday. The Huskies started the night with a big win by Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) at 174 pounds, who scored a 17-0 win by technical fall. The Terrapins came back with wins in the next two bouts, including an upset of Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), to go on top 9-5. At heavyweight the Huskies Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) scored a 2-1 win, but following the end of the match Maryland's Dallas Brown was called for unsportsmanlike conduct with the Terps getting penalized one team point. At 125, Bloomsburg's Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) posted 4-1 win (tie-breaker) to put the Huskies on top 11-8. At 133, the Huskies Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) turned in a great effort and scored a 6-3 win over 12th-ranked Geoffrey Alexander. Wilcox sealed the win with a takedown in the final seconds. Maryland scored wins in the next two bouts, including a win by major decision at 149, to put the visitors on top 15-14. But the Huskies finished the match with wins from two of its ranked wrestlers, Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) and Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), to pull out the win 22-15. “That was a good team win for us,” said Huskies head coach John Stutzman. “Anytime you beat a top-20 team it's a good win. The wrestler of the day for us had to be Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central), who beat a top-12 guy (Alexander). That was a huge win for us.” “Overall I am very pleased with our effort up and down the lineup,” Stutzman added. “We have some things to work on, but we are going in the right direction.” The Huskies, 8-2, will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Pitt Duals. Maryland falls to 6-3 on the season. Match-by-Match: 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) vs. Aaron Norris (MD) -- Smith gets the first points with a takedown followed by three near fall points. Smith quickly gets three more near fall points to go up 8-0. Smith with 1:58 of riding time in first period. Neutral to start second period…Smith with a takedown 45 seconds into second period…Smith turns Norris and getting three more back points…Smith leads 13-0…Smith gets three more back points to win by tech fall 17-0 at 4:54. 184: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) vs. Jimmy Sheptock (MD) -- Sheptock gets the first points with a takedown. Petroski quickly works out for an escape…Shpetock leads 2-1 after one period…Petroski down to start the period…Sheptock with a caution…Petroski escpaes 22 seconds into the period to tie the score at 2-2….Sheptock with a takedown with under a minute left in the period on the edge of the mat…Petroski with an escape with 34 seconds left in period. Sheptock leads 4-3…Period end with no further scoring…Petroski penalized for unnecessary roughness. Sheptock awarded one point…Sheptock escapes after starting down to go up 6-3….Sheptock goes for the leg and gets a takedown to go up 8-3…match e ends with Sheptock winning 8-3. 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) vs. Christian Boley (MD) -- Both wrestlers working the head as they are locked up high, but no scoring in the opening 1:30 of the match…Boley and Perry in a wild scramble with each wrestler nearly getting a takedown, but no scoring as the period ends 0-0…Perry down to start the period…Perry escapes in the first two seconds to lead 1-0…. After a long period of working the head, Perry nearly gets the takedown, but Boley scrambles out at the edge of the mat...Still 1-0 in favor of Perry at the end of two periods…Boley down to start third…Boley escapes seven seconds into the period…Score tied 1-1…Perry grabs a leg, but Boley again scrambles free with a minute to go…riding time not a factor…Boley with a late leg grab and takedown followed by a quick pin with 12 seconds to go in the match. 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) vs. Dallas Brown (MD) -- Neither wrestler scores after spending the period working near the head…Second period…Grant starts down and escapes to lead 1-0…Stalling warning on Brown of Maryland with 55 seconds left in the period…. No further scoring in the period…Third period starts with Brown on bottom…Perry wins 2-0. (unsportsmanlike conduct…one point Brown. Final score is 2-1) Maryland penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct on Brown. 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) vs. Paul O'Neill (MD) -- There was no score in the first period…Boylan down to start the second period…Boylan with an escape 11 seconds into the second period and now leads 1-0…Boylan with a near takedown, but he was ruled out of bounds…Maryland's O'Neill takes bottom to start third period…Score now tied at 1-1…Stalling warning on Boylan…under a minute to go...Going overtime tied at 1-1…A wild scramble for both wrestlers, but no scoring in the first OT…O'Neill takes down to start the period, but does not escape…Boylan down to start his 30 second session and gets a late escape and takedown to win 4-1. 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) vs. Geoffrey Alexander (MD) -- Alexander opens the match with a takedown 55 seconds into the action…Wilcox working to get up, but Alexander puts him back on the mat…Wilcox escapes but Alexander with 57 seconds riding time…both wrestlers locked up on the mat…stalemate called with two seconds left in period. Alexander leads 2-1…Wilcox down to start the second period…Wilcox works an escape, but Alexander with 2:03 riding time. Score tied at 2-2…Wilcox with a takedown to lead 4-2…Stalling warning on Wilcox…Third period starts with wrestlers neutral…Wilcox with a near takedown, but is ruled out of bounds…Wilcox still leads 4-2…30 seconds left in match…both wrestlers locked up on edge of mat. Stalemate called. Alexander shoots but Wilcox gets the takedown at the buzzer and wins 6-3. 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) vs. Frank Goodwin (MD) -- Goodwin with the early takedown to lead 2-0…Rappo working to escape, but Goodwin trips him up and keeps him down. Period ends with Goodwin leads 2-0…Goodwin starts down to begin second period…Goodwin escapes halfway through period and leads 3-0…Goodwin shoots for the leg and gets a takedown to lead 5-0 at the end of two periods…Neutral to start third…Takedown for Goodwin to make it 7-0…Goodwin with riding time….Stalling warning on Rappo…Final score is 8-0, Goodwin. 149: Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU) vs. Shane Arechiga (MD) -- There was no scoring in the first period…Kitzis starts down in second and escapes out for first scoring…Kitzis with a caution….Third period starts with Arechiga down..Arechiga escapes and ties the score at 1-1….Caution on Kitzis and one point awarded to Arechiga…A wild scramble by Kitzis at the end, but he does not get the takedown. Arechiga wins 2-1. 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) vs. Danny Orem (MD) -- Hickman with a near takedown, but it gets waived off as both wrestlers are on the edge of the mat…Hickman gets the takedown to lead 2-0…Orem escapes to make it 2-1…Orem grabs a leg and gets the takedown to lead 3-2…Hickman escapes and quickly comes back getting both legs and scoring the takedown…Period ends with Hickman leading 5-3…Hickman down to start the second period…Hickman with a reversal to lead 7-3…Hickman lets Orem up….Orem with a caution….Orem called for unsportsmanlike move…Hickman awarded one point…Hickman with takedown to lead 10-4…Orem let up…Hickman with takedown at edge of mat as buzzer sounds. Hickman leads 12-5 at end of two…Orem on bottom to start…Orem let by Hickman…Orem gets a leg, but doesn't score…Hickman keeps a leg in and scores a takedown…Hickman up 14-6…Caution on Hickman…Hickman wins 15-6 with 1:21 of riding time. 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) vs. Josh Snook (MD) -- Veltre opens the scoring with a takedown with 1:45 left in the period…Snook escapes with 1:01 left in period….Veltre leads 2-1 at the end of one…Veltre down to start period…Veltre with a reversal to go up 4-1…Snook escapes…Veltre takedown to lead 6-2 at the end of two periods…Snook on bottom to start…Snook let up to start…Veltre gets a takedown followed by an escape from Snook…Veltre leads 8-4…Veltre with takedown with Snook escape…Veltre takedown and with riding time Veltre wins 13-5. Results: 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) dec. Paul O'Neill (MD), 4-1, TB1 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) dec. #12 Geoffrey Alexander (MD), 6-2 141: Frank Goodwin (MD) maj dec. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU), 8-0 149: Shane Arechiga (MD) dec. Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU), 2-1 157: #11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) maj dec. Danny Orem (MD), 15-6 165: #16 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) maj. dec. Josh Snook, 13-5 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) WTF Aaron Norris (MD), 17-0, 4:54 184: #7 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU), 8-3 197: Christian Boley (MD) WBF #18 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), 6:48 285: #18 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) dec. Dallas Brown (MD), 2-1 (Maryland penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Heavyweight David Ng and 125-pounder Jeffrey Ott earned two key victories late in the dual to help the Harvard wrestling team to a come-from-behind 24-17 win over Rider Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard, competing in its first dual meet of the year, improved to 1-0 with the win while Rider fell to 3-2. This marks the second straight year that Harvard has topped Rider in the squad's dual-meet opener. The meet began at 149 lbs. where Curt Delia put the Broncs on top with a 20-4 technical fall over Alexis Wagener. Harvard responded quickly at 157 lbs. as two-time All-American Walter Peppelman, currently ranked ninth in the country, pinned Patrick Sabatini just 10 seconds into their bout to put the Crimson in front 6-5. Rider's Ramon Santiago picked up a 7-4 decision over Devon Gobbo at 165 lbs. to regain the lead for the Broncs before Cameron Croy gave the advantage right back to the Crimson, 9-8, with a 6-3 decision over James Brundage at 174 lbs. Harvard's lead was short lived, however, as Clint Morrison and Donald McNeil turned in back-to-back decisions at 184 lbs. and 197 lbs., respectively, for a 14-9 Rider margin. The momentum swung back in Harvard's favor after Ng registered 2-1 victory over Greg Velasco. The two wrestled to a 1-1 tie after regulation and an escape by Ng in the first set of tiebreakers proved to be the difference. Ott then put the Crimson out in front by an 18-14 margin with a fall over Patrick Skinner at the 1:02 mark. Jimmy Morris recorded a 5-4 decision over Ryan Osleeb at 133 lbs. but a forfeit at 141 lbs. gave the meet to the Crimson, 24-17. Harvard hits the road next weekend for three duals in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Crimson will first battle American Friday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in Washington, D.C., before heading to College Park, Md., to take on No. 20 Maryland and Stanford Saturday, Jan. 12. Results: 149 – Curt Delia (RU) tech-fall Alexis Wagener (Harv), 20-4 (6:10), 0-5 157 – No. 9 Walter Peppelman (Harv) fall Patrick Sabatini (RU), 0:10, 6-5 165 – Ramon Santiago (RU) dec. Devon Gobbo (Harv), 7-4, 6-8 174 – Cameron Croy (Harv) dec. James Brundage (RU), 6-3, 9-8 184 – Clint Morrison (RU) dec. Josh Popple (Harv), 9-2, 9-11 197 – Donald McNeil (RU) dec. No. 20 James Fox (Harv), 8-2, 9-14 HWT – David Ng (Harv) dec. Greg Velasco (RU), 2-1 TB1, 12-14 125 – Jeffrey Ott (Harv) fall Patrick Skinner (RU), 1:02, 18-14 133 – Jimmy Morris (RU) dec. Ryan Osleeb (Harv), 5-4, 18-17 141 – No. 10 Steven Keith (Harv) win by forfeit, 24-17

Top-ranked Blair Academy defeated No. 9 St. Paris Graham 37-25 on Saturday in Blairstown, N.J. Corey Haddad blogged from the dual. Read the blog replay. St. Paris Graham at Blair Academy

UW-Whitewater, ranked eleventh in the D3wrestle.com poll, upped its dual meet record to 5-0 and its win streak to seventeen with a 37-6 win in the Kolf Fieldhouse at UW-Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin Friday. UW-W received a quick, and easy, six points in the opening match of the night with Joe Meylor receiving a forfeit at 125 pounds, giving Meylor his first win of the season. Grant Sutter, ranked ninth by D3wrestle.com, upped Whitewater's lead to 12-0 with a pin of David Rosenau in 2:40. Sutter, 12-1, led 9-1 at the time of the pin. Jake Fredrickson made it three in a row for Whitewater with an 18-4 win over Justin Schieneback in the 141 pound match. All of Schieneback's points came on escapes at Fredrickson traded for higher points. Fredrickson, 19-4 and ranked seventh by D3wrestle.com, had two near falls in the match as UW-W's lead increased to 16-0. Elroy Perkin ran the string to four in a row, and a 19-0 Whitewater lead, with a 5-1 win over Mason McMullen at 149. Perkin led 2-1 after period one, and 4-1 after two. Now 20-7, Perkins is in the "contender" list at D3wrestle.com. Kegan Arthur continued Whitewater's string with a 5-1 win at 157. Arthur and Oshkosh's Thomas Dahlke fought a scoreless first period, but Arthur got the first point on a penalty on Dahlke for stalling in period two. Arthur added a reversal and two more penalty points in period three before Dahlke came back with an escape with time running out. UW-W's margin increased to 22-0 as Arthur improved to 18-6 on the year. Defending NCAA III champion, and currently ranked number two by D3wrestle.com, Nazr Kulchytskyy got Oshkosh on the board at 165 with a pin in 1:10 of Willie Anaya. Kulchytskyy is 11-1 with seven victories by fall, and his pin made the score 22-6. The Titans' Dan Schiferel, ranked tenth by D3wrestle.com, got all he could handle from Whitewater’s Ryan Aprahamian. Schiferel led 4-2 after one and 5-4 after two. Aprahamian took a 6-5 lead in the third, but Schiferel tied the score at 6-6 with a penalty point with 0:59 left. Aprahamian recorded the upset with a takedown in overtime for an 8-6 victory. Aprahamian, 11-6, upped the Whitewater lead to 25-6. At 184 pounds the Warhawks' Andrew Pettit and Titans' Jay Howarth needed extra time to reach a decision. After a scoreless first, the match was 2-2 after two periods. Both recorded a pair of reversals in the third to end regulation in a 5-5 tie. Pettit earned a takedown sixteen seconds into the extra period for an 8-6 win. Pettit improved to 16-7, and Whitewater's lead increased to 28-6. Warhawk Shane Siefert was matched up with Tyler Wetenkamp, in the honorable mention category by D3wrestle.com, at 197 pounds. Seifert, 15-4, made a case for mention in the next poll with a 4-0 win. He led 3-0 after one on a takedown and escape, and added an escape in the second to add three more team points to a 31-6 Whitewater lead. Whitewater's Anthony Edgren, the sixth Warhawk mentioned in the D3wrestle.com rankings, closed the meet with a pin at 285. Edgren led 8-0, with two three point nearfalls, in period one. He added six more points, to two for Oshkosh's Brandon Clapper, for an 14-2 lead after two periods, and then pinned Clapper at 4:57. Edgren, 14-1, closed out Whitewater's 37-6 win. Results: 125 Joe Meylor, WW, won by forfeit 133 Grant Sutter, WW, pinned David Rosenau, OSH, 2:40 141 Jake Fredrickson, WW, defeated Justin Schienebeck, OSH, 18-4 149 Elroy Perkin, WW, defeated Mason McMullen, OSH, 5-1 157 Kegan Arthur, WW, defeated Thomas Dahlke, OSH, 5-1 165 Nazr Kulchytskyy, OSH, pinned Willie Anaya, WW, 1:10 174 Ryan Aprahamian, WW, defeated Dan Schiferel, OSH, 8-6 in OT 184 Andrew Pettit, WW, defeated Jay Howarth, OSH, 8-6 in OT 197 Shane Siefert, WW, defeated Tyler Wetenkamp, OSH, 4-0 285 Anthony Edgren, WW, pinned Brandon Clapper, OSH, 4:57 UW-W will compete in the National Duals in Springfield, Illinois January 12-13. The Warhawks will host UW-Eau Claire Friday, January 25 at 7:00 in Williams Center.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- In a close and exciting dual, the George Mason wrestling team defeated Northern Colorado 18-17 in non-conference competition on Friday. The match was held in the RAC and due to random draw began at the 197 weight class. With the win the Patriots advanced to 2-6 on the season and 2-1 when competing at home. Northern Colorado took an early 6-0 lead with decision wins in the 197 and heavyweight weight classes. After three periods of regulation the 125 weight class match between Rich Lavorato and Jese Meis stood at 1-1 calling for an extra minute of grappling. Thirty-two seconds into overtime, Lavorato won the sudden victory match 3-1 to cut the Bear's lead in half. In another close match at 133, Zach Isenhour tied the dual up at 6-6 with his 6-5 decision win over Sam Bauer. The Patriots took the lead in the dual for the first time with Sahid Kargbo's 11-7 decision win over Nick Adams and with Northern Colorado's forfeit in the 149 match the Patriots led the dual 15-6 going into the seventh match of the dual. The 157 weight class match also went into sudden victory overtime. This time the match would go in favor of the Bear's with Mitchell Polkowske defeating Jaaziah Bethea 6-4. The Patriots still held a 15-9 advantage in the dual. The Bear's brought the score within one with Charlie McMartin's technical fall victory in the 165 weight class. The dual now stood at 15-14. Seth Robertson added three points for the Patriots with a 3-1 decision win at 174. The Bear's would win the 184 win by decision but Mason was able to hold on to an 18-17 lead for the win. The Patriots return to the mat Friday, January 11th when they host Brown University and Cleveland State University for the Patriot Classic at the RAC. Results: 125 - Rich Lavorato (GMU) SV. Jesse Meis (UNCO) (3-1) (6-3, Northern Colorado) 133 - Zach Isenhour (GMU) dec. Sam Bauer (UNCO) (6-5) (6-6, Tied) 141 - Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec. Nick Adams (UNCO) (11-7) (9-6, George Mason) 149 - Greg Flournoy (GMU) win by forfeit (15-6, George Mason) 157 - Mitchell Polkowske (UNCO) SV. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) (6-4) (15-9, George Mason) 165 - Charlie McMartin (UNCO) tech. fall Kenton Perez (GMU) (19-2) (15-14, Northern Colorado) 174 - Seth Robertson (GMU) dec. Dylan Rutledge (UNCO) (3-1) (18-14, George Mason) 184 - Cory McAnnich (UNCO) dec. Corey Smith (GMU) (11-5) (18-17, George Mason) 197 - Patrick Gomez (UNCO) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU) (4-1) (3-0, Northern Colorado) HWT - Henry Chirino (UNCO) dec. Jake Kettler (GMU) (3-2) (6-0, Northern Colorado)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won seven of 10 matches to defeat No. 4 Ohio State (6-1, 0-1) tonight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Sophomore Mike Evans (174) and freshman Nathan Burak (197) upset a pair of Buckeyes to help Iowa improve to 11-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. "We did some good things," said UI head coach Tom Brands, "but I need to see more toughness. We're waiting to get good and waiting will not get it done. We had some efforts that I can live with, but we are not wrestling to our ability. We can be better." Top-ranked Matt McDonough (125) opened the dual with a 10-5 win over No. 12 Nikko Triggas. McDonough scored two first period takedowns, opened the second frame with an escape and used a reversal and two nearfall points to earn his 37th consecutive win. Tony Ramos used 14 takedowns to cruise to a 30-14 win over Kyle Visconti, who was filling in for top-ranked Logan Stieber at 133 pounds. Ramos, rated No. 2 at 133, and Stieber were expected to meet for the first time since last year's NCAA semifinals, but Stieber did not weigh in and Ramos rolled to an easy win to give Iowa a 7-0 advantage in the team score. The Buckeyes trimmed Iowa's lead to 7-6 when No. 2 Hunter Stieber and No. 14 Cam Tessari wrestled to decisions over No. 8 Mark Ballweg and No. 19 Michael Kelly at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Top-ranked Derek St. John then recorded the first of five consecutive Hawkeye wins with a 4-2 at 157 pounds. No. 19 Nick Moore (165) followed with a 4-2 decision to increase Iowa's lead to 13-6, and Mike Evans took the last breath from Ohio State when he topped No. 2 Nick Heflin in sudden victory at 174 pounds. Evans didn't score an offensive point in the first three periods, but he used three escapes and one point for stalling to force overtime, 4-4. When he got to the sudden victory period he wrapped Heflin in his arms and slammed him to the mat for a five-point move that increased Iowa's team lead to 16-6 and helped Evans run his career record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena to 12-0. "I knew I had to be careful in that position," Evans said of his bearhug on the edge of the mat, "but I thought I had the momentum. I thought he was tired and when we locked up I knew I had to finish. It was big. I think it got us going." Ethen Lofthouse (184) and Nathan Burak (197) followed Evans with consecutive wins over ranked opponents. No. 9 Lofthouse rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to top No. 16 Kenny Courts, 5-3, and Burak won his Big Ten debut with a 3-2 win over No. 9 Andrew Campolattano. Burak's win was Iowa's fifth in a row and gave the Hawkeyes a 22-6 lead. Ohio State made the final score 22-9 in the 285-pound match, where No. 4 Bobby Telford lost for the first time this season, 3-2, to No. 13 Peter Capone. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Sunday when they host No. 21 Purdue at 5:05 p.m. on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The match will be televised live on Mediacom. Notes: Attendance was 8,687 ... the teams split six matches pitting ranked opponents... Ramos (20-0), St. John (19-0) and Evans (12-0) won to remain undefeated at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Matt McDonough improved to 5-0 this year against ranked opponents... Tom Brands is 7-0 all-time in Big Ten openers. Results: 125 - #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #12 Nikko Triggas (OSU), 10-5; 3-0 133 - #2 Tony Ramos (IA) tech. fall Kyle Visconti (OSU), 30-14; 7-0 141 - #2 Hunter Stieber (OSU) dec. #8 Mark Ballweg (IA), 6-4; 7-3 149 -#14 Cam Tessari (OSU) dec. #19 Michael Kelly (IA), 8-7; 7-6 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Josh Demas (OSU), 4-2; 10-6 165 - #19 Nick Moore (IA) dec. Mark Martin (OSU), 4-2; 13-6 174 - #7 Mike Evans (IA) dec. #2 Nick Heflin (OSU), 9-4 (SV1); 16-6 184 - #9 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. #16 Kenny Courts (OSU), 5-3; 19-6 197 - Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #9 Andrew Campolattano (OSU), 3-2; 22-6 285 - #13 Peter Capone (OSU) dec. #4 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-2 (TB1); 22-9

OREM, Utah -- The new calendar year began on a high note for the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Cowboys used six match victories Friday to defeat conference foe Utah Valley on the road, 20-12. Wyoming (3-2 overall) opened Western Wrestling Conference action 1-0 for the fifth-straight season, and the Cowboys improved to 8-1 all-time against the Wolverines in series history. UW head coach Mark Branch won his 23rd conference dual in five seasons. “It was a good win – conference wins are always good,” Branch said. “We’ve been off the mat for two weeks (in competition), and I don’t think we looked as good as we could have. Being on the road, we knew this dual would be competitive. There’s nothing that’s a given and I was proud of the guys who stepped up and wrestled well tonight.” Sophomore Brandon Richardson gave the Cowboys a spark in the first match of the evening. After the 149-pounder gave up a takedown in the first 15 seconds, he went into the second period down 2-0. Utah Valley’s Josh Wilson racked up nearly two minutes of riding time, but an early escape in the second from Richardson made it 2-1 Wilson. Richardson then worked for a takedown with less than 30 seconds to go, and Wilson’s riding-time point tied things up at 3-all. Richardson then worked for the winning takedown half a minute into overtime to win, 5-3. That gave Wyoming a 3-0 lead. “Brandon’s win was huge. That showed a lot of heart,” Branch said. Sophomore Andy McCulley took an early lead on Ethan Smith of Utah Valley at 157 pounds, thanks to a takedown, an escape and one-plus minute of riding time. Smith earned an escape, but McCulley got the 4-1 victory, his 19th of the season. After that, sophomore Dakota Friesth tied things up at 3-3 with just 29 seconds to go at 165 pounds, but Utah Valley’s Curtis Cook used a Friesth takedown attempt against him and added a takedown and back points of his own to win 8-3. That cut the UW margin to 6-3. Senior L.J. Helbig avenged a loss earlier in the season to UVU’s Monte Schmalhaus at 174 pounds. After being down 2-0 to start the match, Helbig used a reversal and an illegal-hold point to take a 3-2 lead. He would add five more points for the 8-3 decision win, which gave Wyoming a 9-3 lead after four matches. Sophomore Shane Woods used two escapes to overcome an early 2-0 deficit, and scored a takedown with less than 40 seconds remaining to beat Derek Thomas of Utah Valley, 4-3, in the 184-pound bout. Shortly after, fourth-ranked senior Alfonso Hernandez built a 3-0 lead after just 3 minutes, and kept pouring it on, beating UVU’s David Prieto at 197 pounds, 13-5. His win gave the Pokes a 16-3 lead. Sophomore Leland Pfeifer saw his first action of the season, taking on Utah Valley’s Adam Fager at heavyweight. Pfeifer, coming off a knee injury, battled but couldn’t overcome Fager, losing a 9-4 decision. Utah Valley took the momentum back when Wolverine Jade Rauser took an early 2-0 lead on sophomore Tyler Cox at 125 pounds. Cox added a reversal, but Rauser got a takedown, an escape and a riding-time point for the final 6-3 margin. The Wolverines clawed to within five, 16-9, with two matches to go. But sophomore Zach Zehner slammed the door on any comeback attempt by UVU when made his first appearance of the season for the Pokes, stepping in at 133 pounds. He looked sharp early, taking a 4-1 lead in the first period over Chasen Tolbert. He poured it on over the next four minutes, winning a 14-3 major decision to seal the dual win for UW. Sophomore Kyle Komata capped off the evening for UW, losing a 6-2 decision to Avery Garner. On Sunday, the Cowboys will battle San Francisco State, CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly in the Mustang Duals in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Action begins at 12:30 p.m. MT. “Our duals against (the California schools) will be competitive,” Branch said. “We’re on their turf and we have got to be focused and wrestle well.” Results: 149: Brandon Richardson (UW) dec. Josh Wilson (UVU), 5-3 SV1 / Wyoming 3, Utah Valley 0 157: Andy McCulley (UW) dec. Ethan Smith (UVU), 4-1 / Wyoming 6, Utah Valley 0 165: Curtis Cook (UVU) dec. Dakota Friesth (UW), 8-3 / Wyoming 6, Utah Valley 3 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) dec. Monte Schmalhaus (UVU), 8-3 / Wyoming 9, Utah Valley 3 184: Shane Woods (UW) dec. Derek Thomas (UVU), 4-3 / Wyoming 12, Utah Valley 3 197: Alfonso Hernandez (UW) maj. dec. David Prieto (UVU), 13-5 / Wyoming 16, Utah Valley 3 285: Adam Fager (UVU) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 9-4 / Wyoming 16, Utah Valley 6 125: Jade Rauser (UVU) dec. Tyler Cox (UW), 6-3 / Wyoming 16, Utah Valley 9 133: Zach Zehner (UW) maj. dec. Chasen Tolbert (UVU), 14-3 / Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 9 141: Avery Garner (UVU) dec. Kyle Komata (UW), 6-2 / Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 12

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The 21st ranked Purdue wrestling team opened Big Ten Duals in solid fashion on Friday night, upending conference host Michigan State University, 26-10, at Jenison Field House. The Boilermakers improve to 10-2 overall and open conference duals with a victory for the second straight season as they captured seven of the 10 bouts, including three with bonus points. Freshman 174-pounder Chad Welch got things rolling early for the Boilermakers, building a 5-0 lead on Michigan State freshman Jordan Wohlfert before using a slick roll-through from a front headlock for the takedown and fall, and giving the Purdue a 6-0 lead. “Chad gave us the spark we needed early,” said Boilermaker head coach Scott Hinkel. “We knew we would have to bring the fight to them and he set the tempo for the rest of the squad.” The Boilermakers and Spartans split the next two matches to give Purdue a 12-7 lead at the intermission. The Spartans got an 11-1 major decision from sophomore John Rizqallah at 184 pounds and an 8-1 decision from eighth-ranked junior heavyweight Mike McClure, but the Boilermakers countered with a 2-0 decision from 12th-ranked junior Braden Atwood at 197 pounds over sophomore Luke Jones and a 6-2 decision for junior Camden Eppert over junior Brenan Lyon at 125 pounds. Purdue went to work after the break, posting three straight victories, including a pair of major decisions, to seal up the team victory. Seventeenth-ranked junior Cashé Quiroga opened up the run, using an 11-point final period to score a 17-7 major decision over sophomore Brandon Fifield at 133 pounds. Sophomore Brandon Nelsen followed with a dominant 8-1 decision at 141 pounds over freshman Nicholas Trimble, and 11th-ranked senior Ivan Lopouchanski put the victory to bed with a 9-1 major decision over Spartan senior Dan Osterman. Lopouchanski set off fireworks early, hitting an inside trip and taking Osterman straight to his back for a five-point move. Osterman put forth an incredible gutsy effort, fighting off his back for almost the full three minutes of the frame. After a few minutes of blood time for Osterman, the match restarted and Lopouchanski held on to control, scoring takedowns in the second and third periods to pick up the bonus point and remain undefeated at 15-0 on the year. With the team result decided, the two squads split the final bouts as Michigan State senior David Cheza remained undefeated with a 10-4 decision over Purdue senior Tommy Churchard, while Boilermaker sophomore Pat Robinson fought back from an early deficit to earn a 7-5 decision over Spartan sophomore Nick Proctor. The Boilermakers stay on the road in Big Ten action on Sunday, heading to Iowa City, Iowa to face the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes. The match will begin at 5 p.m. (CT) and is scheduled to air on the Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Jordan Wohlfert (MSU), Fall 3:37 (PU 6 – MSU 0) 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) def. Andy Wiseman (PU), MD 11-1 (PU 6 – MSU 4) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Luke Jones (MSU), D 2-0 (PU 9 – MSU 4) 285: Mike McClure (MSU) def. Alex White (PU), D 8-1 (PU 9 – MSU 7) 125: Camden Eppert (PU) def. Brenan Lyon (MSU), D 6-2 (PU 12 – MSU 7) 133: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Brandon Fifield (MSU), MD 17-7 (PU 16 – MSU 7) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PU) def. Nicholas Trimble (MSU), D 8-1 (PU 19 – MSU 7) 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Dan Osterman (MSU), MD 9-1 (PU 23 – MSU 7) 157: David Cheza (MSU) def. Tommy Churchard (PU), D 10-4 (PU 23 – MSU 10) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Nick Proctor (MSU), D 7-5 (PU 26 – MSU 10)

Right now is the best moment in the history of college wrestling. The sport is featured on ESPN and the Big Ten Network. We have articles in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. Our wrestlers and their fans are crazy for Twitter and Facebook. We have productive debates, accessible superstars, podcasts and streaming video. The wrestling community, after years battering ourselves for not doing enough and wallowing in the recesses of the sports kingdom, has matured into a sport worthy of mainstream media and events complete with the high pageantry normally reserved for revenue sports. Kyle Dake earned a 3-2 decision over David Taylor in the finals of the Southern Scuffle (Photo/Bob Mayeri)There are myriad influences that have helped grow college wrestling over the past few years, but nothing in the sport has helped drive interest and create income more than the hotly contested rivalry between Cornell's Kyle Dake and Penn State's David Taylor. We shouldn't heap all the praise on these two men, but we should be thankful. What they are giving us this season is without comparison. Each hi-crotch, funky scramble and controversial reversal brings us one step closer to becoming a self-sustainable and mainstream sport. Thanks to Dake and Taylor for their courage on the mat, and for giving fans the best product we've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. Dake vs. Taylor III: Keys to victory Kyle Dake 1. Maintain offensive posture in neutral That opening double leg was a bold pre-match decision. According to Kid Dynamite his nearly off-the-whistle double was a reaction to several fans' critique of the first match. More action is what the fans wanted and that's exactly what Dake gave them. Dake was able to get in so deep because he kept his head up when wrestling from his knees against the lankier Taylor. To win in March Dake will have to keep his knees bent and his butt down to prevent Taylor's front head attacks including his Cael-inspired ankle picks. Dake could also force Taylor into a Russian, and if Taylor's hips float out of position it should create an opportunity for the Cornell wrestler to score from his feet. It'll be important for Dake to keep his butt to the center. As he noted after the match, one step out of bounds and fans will be calling for a stall warning, a call that could hurt later in the match. To read the rest of this story, plus get access to all InterMat Platinum content, subscribe today. Already an InterMat Platinum subscriber? Read complete story.

Right now is the best moment in the history of college wrestling. The sport is featured on ESPN and the Big Ten Network. We have articles in Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. Our wrestlers and their fans are crazy for Twitter and Facebook. We have productive debates, accessible superstars, podcasts and streaming video. The wrestling community, after years battering ourselves for not doing enough and wallowing in the recesses of the sports kingdom, has matured into a sport worthy of mainstream media and events complete with the high pageantry normally reserved for revenue sports. Kyle Dake earned a 3-2 decision over David Taylor in the finals of the Southern Scuffle (Photo/Bob Mayeri)There are myriad influences that have helped grow college wrestling over the past few years, but nothing in the sport has helped drive interest and create income more than the hotly contested rivalry between Cornell's Kyle Dake and Penn State's David Taylor. We shouldn't heap all the praise on these two men, but we should be thankful. What they are giving us this season is without comparison. Each hi-crotch, funky scramble and controversial reversal brings us one step closer to becoming a self-sustainable and mainstream sport. Thanks to Dake and Taylor for their courage on the mat, and for giving fans the best product we've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. Dake vs. Taylor III: Keys to victory Kyle Dake 1. Maintain offensive posture in neutral That opening double leg was a bold pre-match decision. According to Kid Dynamite his nearly off-the-whistle double was a reaction to several fans' critique of the first match. More action is what the fans wanted and that's exactly what Dake gave them. Dake was able to get in so deep because he kept his head up when wrestling from his knees against the lankier Taylor. To win in March Dake will have to keep his knees bent and his butt down to prevent Taylor's front head attacks including his Cael-inspired ankle picks. Dake could also force Taylor into a Russian, and if Taylor's hips float out of position it should create an opportunity for the Cornell wrestler to score from his feet. It'll be important for Dake to keep his butt to the center. As he noted after the match, one step out of bounds and fans will be calling for a stall warning, a call that could hurt later in the match. 2. Improve conditioning Kyle Dake is wrestling in his fourth weight class in four seasons (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The Kid has a gas tank four times larger than most other wrestlers, but in this week's finals against Taylor he looked more winded than normal. Exhaustion didn't cost him the match, but he did seem distracted by the burn in his legs, arms and lungs. Halfway through the third period Dake developed headgear issues that not only seemed unimportant, but possibly self-prescribed. The issue going forward isn't whether or not the headgear was broken, it was that Dake seemed to break concentration and chased that brief distraction as a reprieve from the action and an opportunity to catch his breath. (Dake also looked slightly winded in his quarterfinal match against North Carolina State's Nigel Jones, who was testing him with a series of cowcatchers and other throws before getting stuck in the second period.) Cornell head wrestling coach Rob Koll conditions his athletes better than most, so it's entirely possible that Dake is just not getting tested in the room as much as a normal wrestler. Think about the conditioning of every star wrestler you've ever known. Now think about that second-string 141 who fought off his back for four years in college. The most effective conditioning comes from experiencing frustration, when a wrestler is struggling to compete and win. When you win by unique ability and on-the-mat intelligence it can be difficult to mimic in the room the type of stress the body feels in a match with Taylor. (It's easier for Taylor who is surrounded by Ed Ruth, Matt Brown, Quentin Wright, Altons, Cael and Casey Cunningham.) 3. Keep Taylor from riding legs Allowing Taylor's arachnid legs in during his baby standup didn't work. Though he was able to earn a reversal, he had given up more than 90 seconds of ride time and were the controversial reversal NOT called, it might have been game over for Dake. Taylor has now seen how Dake will respond to a leg ride on the right side and will work with Casey Cunningham (a leg wizard) to find says to flatten Dake. If Taylor can grind out a full period on top he'll gain a two-point advantage in their finals match. It's an edge that seems difficult to overcome. Taylor's length makes it difficult for opponents to explode to their feet without being gripped and sucked back down, but if one athlete can find a way to his feet in a hiccup, it's Dake. Should he get to his feet he is free to open up more of the scrambles he's found to be successful against Taylor when stuck on bottom. From an explosive standup, or looking for reversal on the mat, to win in March Dake will need to keep improving from bottom. David Taylor 1. Create more offense, score in the middle of the mat Taylor can be a slow starter. Against tougher opponents it's only after Taylor notches his first takedown that he's able to find his ankle picks and extend a lead. Against Dake he only attempted three ankle picks, none of which came within a galaxy of being finished. Dake's low positioning has made it difficult to find opportunities, but to win Taylor needs to have a go-to shot late in the match, and better head control to set up those attempts. When Taylor has shot against Dake it's tended to be near the edge of the mat, and never with success. Dake has used the edge of the mat to run the energy out of Taylor's shots. To correct this distance disadvantage, Taylor needs to launch his shots no more than a foot outside the ten-foot circle. Dake isn't falling to his hips after a single shot, and Taylor will be forced to take two or three shots to finish which will require much more Resilite. Opening up with his own back to the closest edge would allow Taylor to work with more mat space and finish his offensive attacks. 2. Own the mat Taylor is one of the best scramblers in college wrestling, but much of the advantage is eliminated when he faces Dake. Taylor needs to make the mat his home and find a position from which he can score back points on Dake, even if it's in transition. David Taylor nearly secured a riding time point against Kyle Dake at the Southern Scuffle (Photo/Bob Mayeri)Riding Dake is like trying to stay on top of a twirling, shedding Falkor, but doing it for one full period would almost translate into a two-point advantage for Taylor. It's likely that neither will ever score a takedown, but take away giving up the escape in the second and the reversal in third and Taylor wins by three points. It'll take a combination of techniques and drills, but Cunningham and Cael should be able to ready Taylor enough in his mat game to give him a large advantage. However, Dake has now seen the best of Taylor's game, meaning the Penn State maestro will need to revamp his attacks and add in new control positions. 3. Wrestle with a clear head After Taylor gave up the reversal at the end of their last match the Penn State junior looked to coach Cody Sanderson with a face of befuddlement -- partially wondering if the right call was made, but part signaling frustration from bottom. (Dake was riding loose making it difficult to earn a final escape.) Taylor's look was desperation and stress mixing together at the right time, but without the right outcome. Taylor wrestles best when he's relaxed, engaging with fans and wrestling in the moment. He wrestles his worst when he's thinking about legacy, personal grudges, or gets frustrated by the referee. The most important pre-NCAAs exercise for Taylor will be clearing his head of distractions and feeling comfortable in playing the part of the spoiler to Dake's dreams of becoming a four-time NCAA champion. Dake is the one with a legacy to preserve, while Taylor is still building his heading into his final season. By removing the drama and focusing on his goals, Taylor should be able to relax and find the form he used to dominate the 2012 NCAA tournament. How to do that in a wrestling world obsessed with your every action on and off the mat? I haven't the slightest ...

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. The holidays are over, and all we have are a series of hangover from consuming too much turkey, buying too many presents, drinking too much booze, and watching too much wrestling. What a problem to enjoy. The 2012 Midlands and 2013 Southern Scuffle were both homerun events. The Evanston-based Midlands was probably stronger top to bottom, with some excellent matches all way down to seventh and eighth place. Of course the tournament didn't have Kyle Dake and David Taylor, but did feature several exciting post-graduate entries and a 197-pound finals featuring No. 1 vs. No 2. Fans were able to watch the finals live and for free on the Big Ten Network. Meanwhile the Scuffle continued to grow under a combination of good marketing and excellent leadership. The tournament included five of the nation's top seven teams and featured finals at 165, 184, and heavyweight that featured five NCAA champions and competitors who were all No.1 and. No 2 at their respective weights. Fans were able to watch much of the Southern Scuffle online when signing up for $20 per month/$150 per year subscription. We're lucky to have these options and should never forget that wrestling, while far from the best it can be, is certainly in its Golden Age. To your questions ... Q: When will they actually decide where the 2015 NCAAs will be held? I would think it would be soon right? -- Frank C. Foley: I reached out to the NCAA today and was forwarded to a few different offices. The likely answer is after this season when the Championship and Wrestling committees have the time to meet. Once they have their options and can review the proposals it should be just a few votes in Indianapolis, after which point we can critique! -- Updated 11AM -- I spoke with some members of the NCAA and this is what they responded: "The next bid cycle timeline has not been finalized, but we anticipate we will put out Request For Proposals (RFPs) in early spring (late April/Early May) and announce the 2015 site late summer (Late August/Early September). Please note that this is tentative and could be changed." Q: I was looking through the rankings the other night and was wondering when we've had this many potential all-time greats in the college ranks. This is obviously best case scenario (for them not their opponents) and people will be gunning for everyone on this list, but the potential here is pretty amazing: 125: McDonough -- four-time finalist, three-time champ 133: L. Steiber -- four-time champ 149: Oliver -- three-time finalist, two-time champ 157: DSJ -- three-time finalist, two-time champ 165: Dake and Taylor 184: Ruth – three-time champ 197: Wright – three-time finalist, two-time champ 285: Nelson – three-time champ This doesn't even include guys like Megaludis, Ness, Caldwell, and Howe who still have the chance to be multiple time finalists/champs. When all their careers are finished, how do you think this will compare to other eras? -- Billy M. Foley: We might have had similarly strong years, but never with this much publicity. The Internet has allowed wrestling fans to come together as a community to discuss and promote the day's best storylines. Also, as you noted, there is still plenty that needs to go right for much of that potential greatness to be realized. Maybe it'll all come crashing down? Until that happens I'll choose to believe my own optimism. Right now, at this very moment, American folkstyle wrestling is the most-watched, most-profitable and most-followed traditional style in the history of the world. Much of this is due to technology. We can watch our stars compete at almost any time and usually for very little money. But we also have an audience will to read about the sport, which means that writers can write and tweeters can tweet. Traditional styles have always faced the problem of popularity, but in figuring out that calculus we've not only been able to enjoy the sport now, but preserve it for future generations. Q: After defeating Caldwell once and Taylor twice already this year, can anyone stop Dake from winning his fourth NCAA title -- Gregg Y. Foley: Your question seems so absolute when I think it's pretty clear after Wednesday that David Taylor has every chance to stop Kyle Dake! Taylor has the skill set, coaching, and game plan to beat Dake and win a second NCAA tournament. Don't get me wrong, Kid Dynamite is a freak and he's the heavy favorite to make NCAA history in March, but it's far from certain. What's more interesting to me is how you phrased the question, as though this second win was the nail in the coffin. It got me thinking about storylines in epic novels and how those are sometimes portrayed on the big screen. We're about to take a sharp turn, so please keep your hands and feet inside the margins. I like movie trailers. Apple Trailers, IMDB or Flixster, no matter where I am I'm searching for new movie trailers. If you watch as many trailers as I do you understand that companies often release three or four movie trailers in the lead up to a movie. Most of them are just retreads of scenes used in the first trailer set to new music. Other times it's the same music and a new scene or two added for effect. But every once in a great while you'll see two trailers lined up on the bottom and they will completely contradict each another. For example, the movie "Promised Land" was first promoted with a very serious trailer about the consequences of gas fracking in Pennsylvania and the ulcer-inducing tension between capitalist oil salesman Matt Damon and environmentalist/fun-killer John Krasinski. The music played in the trailer was somber and ran behind scenes of gray Pennsylvania skies, images of crying babies and rolling footage of picturesque land turned brown, and specked with dead livestock. I love Matt Damon, you could put him in an infomercial selling the Perfect Pancake and I'd pay just to keep the guy on screen. Simply put, I'm the first person in line for each and every Damon flick, but even I was missing this one in favor of taking a shower with broken glass, or re-reading Les Miserables. I apparently wasn't alone in my Damon-induced depression because a few weeks later a NEW and much CHEERIER trailer came out with Jason Bourne and Jim from the Office (though this time ONLY on television -- keep an eye out). In the new one-minute trailer the duo was busy giving each other a ribbing over beers, and featured Damon hitching rides with locals at dusk in the back of beat up blue pickup truck -- locks blowing in the wind, beauty entreating visitors to part with their $12.50. (It worked, I tweeted evites to local members of the Matt Damon Fan Club to set up a movie night.) The Dake vs. Taylor trailers going on in many people's heads are similarly as disparate. The facts remain the same, but the outlook and what they're trying to sell are very different. For Taylor fans the junior has become a figurehead for the program. He's popular, but he's also symbolic of Penn States turnaround on the mat. Their finals match will be his final chance at redemption, and their validation as the new dynasty in college athletics -- their fiefdom's Gladiator defeating the greatest Gladiator in the kingdom. For Dake fans the imagery is more triumphant, a conquering boy-king ascending to the throne, a throne being resigned by Taylor's own coach. The scene reads and looks like something from great literature, and the trailer would be adequately epic. Dake-Taylor exemplifies the centuries-old attraction of humans to wrestling, a sport so defined by effort and humbled in its conceit of man's wish to discover self through struggle that it allows for those accessible, realistic and marketable storylines of rivalry, courage and unconquerable greatness. The story of Dake and Taylor is the story that we'll tell our sons and daughters and that they'll tell their grandchildren. No matter the outcome or perspective, this is the story that will survive the generations and help preserve the sport that many of us love so dearly.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling squad used a strong start to down CSU Bakersfield, 29-9, in Bakersfield, Calif., Thursday night. The Scarlet Knights picked up victories in their first five bouts to jump out to a 17-0 lead and wouldn’t look back. Rutgers won eight of 10 bouts against the Roadrunners, including wins for bonus points by seniors Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) and Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.), as well as junior Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.). Under the guidance of sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale, senior Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) notched a win over a ranked opponent. The Scarlet Knights improved to 8-1 on the season, including a 2-0 mark in the EIWA. The Roadrunners dropped to 4-2, still holding a conference mark of 0-1 in the PAC 12. The match started at the 174-pound mark, with senior Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J) picking up a 7-1 decision over CSU Bakersfield’s Andrew Balch. Rutgers then rattled off two bonus points wins as Rinaldi defeated Reuben Franklin, 12-2, at 184 and Seidenberg earned the 8-0 major over Frankie Hurtado at 197. Senior Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) picked up a hard-fought overtime decision over Tyler Iwamura at 125 pounds. After CSU Bakersfield picked up its first victory of the contest at 133, 141-pounder Melde notched a big decision, 15-8, over No. 20 Timmy Box of Bakersfield to improve to 11-4 on the season. Two bouts later, 157-pounder Winston improved to 16-4 this season as he tallied his third fall of the campaign, pinning Runner Adam Fierro at the 1:35 mark of the opening period. His last came over James Vollrath of Penn State at the Nittany Lion Open. Rutgers continues its West Coast trek, taking part in the Stanford Duals on Sunday, Jan. 6, beginning at 5 p.m. ET. The Scarlet Knights are slated to face Arizona State and Stanford inside Burnham Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif. 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) dec. Tyler Iwamura (CSUB), 4-2 (OT) 133: Ian Nickell (CSUB) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 8-3 141: Trevor Melde (RU) dec. Timmy Box (CSUB), 15-8 149: Mario Mason (RU) dec. Dalton Kelley (CSUB), 6-3 157: Scott Winston (RU) pinned Adam Fierro (CSUB), 1:35 165: David Meza (CSUB) pinned Anthony Volpe (RU), 7:56 (OT) 174: No. 10 Greg Zannetti (RU) dec. Andrew Balch (CSUB), 7-1 184: No. 13 Dan Rinaldi (RU) major dec. Reuben Franklin (CSUB), 12-2 197: Dan Seidenberg (RU) major dec. Frankie Hurtado (CSUB), 8-0 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Sammy Cervantes (CSUB), 5-0

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Eric Morris is ranked No. 1 at 182 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Over the next two days (Friday and Saturday), virtually all of the best wrestlers from California will assemble at Clovis High School for the Doc Buchanan Invitational. When combined with elite out of state teams such as Roseburg, Ore. and No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., you get a field arguably tougher than the single-class California state tournament. The traveling Blue Knights from Pennsylvania are obviously the favorites to take home the title, but another trio of nationally ranked teams is in the field: No. 15 Clovis, Calif., No. 19 Poway, Calif., and No. 45 Bakersfield, Calif. Anchoring the tournament from an individual perspective are all nine returning California state finalists, including the five returning state champions, as well as 25 wrestlers that are nationally ranked. Arguably the featured weight of the Doc Buchanan Invitational is at 170 pounds, where four wrestlers are nationally ranked and six have appeared on the podium at their state tournament. Those include state placers in No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.), No. 13 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.), No. 17 Steve Cervantes (Poway, Calif.), and Ray Lomas (Central Catholic, Calif.) along with two-time state placers in No. 15 Keaton Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) and Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Santos was a FloNationals placer last spring and Subjeck placed at the Super 32 Challenge in October. In major competitions during this regular season, Santos, Griego, Subjeck, and Hall were placers at the Ironman while Cervantes finished second at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Another trio of weight classes features three nationally ranked wrestlers: 132, 152, and 220. Leading the way at 132 pounds is freshman sensation Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.), who is ranked first in the nation at the weight class and already a two-time Cadet National double champion. Joining him as ranked wrestlers in this weight class are No. 8 Ali Naser (El Camino Real, Calif.), a 2011 state placer, and No. 11 Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.), who was third at state last year and a FloNationals runner-up. Also present in this weight is returning state placer Victor Trujillo (Bella Vista, Calif.). The 152-pound weight class is led by two-time state placer Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista, Calif.), who finished third at this year's Ironman and won the Reno Tournament of Champions. Tucker is ranked No. 9 nationally and also is a two-time Super 32 Challenge placer. Joining him here are No. 15 (at 160) Kyle Perreault (Clovis East, Calif.) and No. 20 Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.). Perreault placed seventh at state last year and was a NHSCA Junior national champion, while Van Anrooy is a three-time state champion, winning his first state title last year. Others to watch include two-time state champion Alex Aniciete (Las Vegas, Nev.), state eighth place finishers Luke Wilson (Righetti, Calif.) and Blayne Briceno (Crespi, Calif.), as well as National Prep placer Tyrel White (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Two-time Reno TOC champion Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.), also a two-time state champion, is ranked No. 4 at 220 pounds. State placer Sean medley (Wasco, Calif.) - who also placed at the FloNationals -- is ranked No. 11 nationally, while Junior National double All-American Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) is No. 15 in the country at 220 pounds. Four other weight classes feature a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers: 113, 120, 126, and 285. The 113-pound weight class is led by No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), who has yet to lose a high school match. The sophomore is also the top ranked wrestler in his grade regardless of weight class. Joining Valencia as a nationally ranked wrestler here is freshman Israel Saavedra (Modesto, Calif.), who is ranked No. 14 and has already placed at the FloNationals and Super 32 Challenge. Others to watch here are state placers Isaiah Hokit (Wasco, Calif.) and Julian Gayton (Clovis, Calif.), National Prep runner-up Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), as well as Walsh Ironman placer Sean Williams (Lemoore, Calif.). Defending state champion Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak, Calif.) is a two-time state finalist and ranked No. 10 nationally at 120 pounds. He is joined in the rankings by two-time state placer Mason Pengilly (Porterville, Calif.), who is ranked No. 13 nationally and in the last off-season was a FloNationals runner-up and Junior National freestyle All-American. Others in this weight class include two-time state placer Arulfo Olea (Exeter, Calif.) and 2011 Super 32 placer Jeremy Schwartz (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Two-time state placer, and two-time FloNationals placer, Emilio Saavedra (Modesto, Calif.) is the highest ranked wrestler in the 126-pound weight class at No. 10 in the country. Joining him as a ranked wrestler is No. 18 Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), the Ironman runner-up who has placed twice at National Preps. Others to watch include two-time state placer Jonas Gayton (Clovis, Calif.), a state runner-up last year, 2010 state placer Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier), and Reno TOC champion Michael Knoblauch (Clovis West, Calif.). At 285 pounds, it is a showdown between two of the nation's four best underclass wrestlers in the weight classification with No. 3 Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) and No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) present. Nevills won state as a freshman before finishing third last year, while Johnson was a runner-up at National Preps during his freshman campaign last year. The 160 and 182-pound weight classes are anchored by a nationally elite wrestler. At 160 pounds, it is a shallow weight class led by No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.). Martinez is a two-time state champion and three-time state placer, as well winning titles at the FloNationals, Junior National Freestyle Championships, and the Super 32 Challenge during the past off-season. Others to note in this weight are Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Nick Fiegner (Folsom, Calif.) and freshmen sensation Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), already a Cadet double All-American and Walsh Ironman placer. No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) leads the way at 182 pounds, where three other state placers are also present. Kyle Pope (Bakersfield, Calif.) was a state runner-up last year, Adrian Salas (Clovis, Calif.) finished fourth this past season and is a two-time state placer, while Trevor Smith (Ripon, Calif.) placed sixth at state. Other nationally ranked wrestlers in the tournament are No. 18 Tirso Lara (Poway, Calif.) at 106 pounds, No. 14 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) at 138. Lara, champion at the Reno TOC, leads a weight class that also features returning state placer Adrian Camposano (Central, Calif.) as well as three Fargo All-Americans in Juan Jimenez (Porterville, Calif.), Sean Nickell (Bakersfield, Calif.), and Perez Perez (Windsor, Calif.). Defending state champion Anthony Valencia, also a FloNationals and Cadet freestyle champion, is in a weight class with three other notable wrestlers: two-time state placer and returning finalist Paul Fox (Gilroy, Calif.), state placer Chris Garcia (Clovis West, Calif.), and state champion Kyle Leet (Palo Verde, Nev.). Only two weights are without a nationally ranked wrestler, 195 and 145. The 195 weight class is led by Junior Greco-Roman All-American Mason Kumashiro (Los Alamitos, Calif.) and National Prep placer Matt Doggett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Even though the 145 weight does not feature a nationally ranked wrestler, there is quality depth present, led by state champion Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.) and two-time state placers in Coleman Hammond (Bakersfield, Calif.) and Victor Lopez (Poway, Calif.). Additional wrestlers meriting attention are state placer Jason Ladd (Clovis, Calif.) and New England regional placer Jake Savoca (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.).

ON THE MAT The fifth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team hosts No. 4 Ohio State on Friday at 7:04 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes (10-0) and Buckeyes (6-0) will meet on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the Big Ten opener for both schools. The Hawkeyes have nine wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in at least one national poll. The Buckeyes have nine wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in at least one national poll. Tickets to the dual are $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for kids five-years old and younger. TELEVISION COVERAGE Iowa's dual vs. Ohio State will be televised live on BTN. Tim Johnson and Jim Gibbons will have the call. Shane Sparks will report matside. AUDIO COVERAGE This weekend's competition will be broadcast on AM-800 KXIC and streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will have the call live from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. SOCIAL MEDIA Live Hawkeye wrestling updates are available @IowaWRLive; @Hawks_Wrestling; facebook.com/iowahawkeyewrestling. LIVE RESULTS Live results will be available on the wrestling schedule page at hawkeyesports.com. BACK POINTS • Tonight's dual features 18 wrestlers ranked in at least one of three national polls. Iowa and Ohio State each have nine wrestlers ranked among the top 20 in at least one national poll. • Four Hawkeyes in the probable lineup have unblemished records at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tony Ramos (19-0), Derek St. John (18-0), Brody Grothus (1-0) and Mike Evans (11-0) are a combined 49-0 on their home mat. • Matt McDonough (125) has won 36 consecutive matches, a career-best. He is 32-1 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. • The Hawkeyes are 23-1 in Big Ten home duals since 2006-07, Tom Brands first season as head coach. • The Hawkeyes own the series lead against Ohio State, 36-3. THE SERIES -- OHIO STATE The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series 36-3. Ohio State won the most recent meeting, 21-9, on Jan. 20, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. Iowa is 14-1 all-time at home against the Buckeyes. Ohio State's lone win in Iowa City was in the series' first meeting, a 17-13 win in 1929. IOWA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS The Hawkeyes are 2-0 this season in duals against ranked opponents. Iowa defeated No. 17 Virginia 26-12 on Nov. 16, and No. 23 Lehigh 26-9 on Dec. 6. Including No. 4 Ohio State, nine of Iowa's remaining 10 opponents are ranked in the latest NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. Individually, the Hawkeyes own a 12-4 mark against ranked opponents. Matt McDonough (125) leads all Hawkeyes with victories over four rated foes (4-0). Mark Ballweg (141) is 3-0 against ranked competition, and Michael Kelly (149), Derek St. John (157) and Bobby Telford (285) are all 1-0 against ranked opponents. Other records against rated foes include Brody Grothus (0-1), Nick Moore (1-1), Ethen Lofthouse (1-1) and Nathan Burak (0-1). BRANDS IN THE BIG TEN Head Coach Tom Brands owns a 43-5 Big Ten record in six seasons, including 6-0 in conference openers. He is 23-1 all-time at home in Big Ten duals. MCDONOUGH STREAK HITS 36 Senior Matt McDonough extended his win streak to a career-best 36 matches when he scored a major decision against No. 18 Steve Bonanno of Hofstra at the Grapple at the Garden on Dec. 16. McDonough finished last season with an NCAA title and a 28-match winning streak. He is a perfect 8-0 this season. McDonough's last loss was an 11-7 overtime decision to Illinois' Jesse Delgado (Dec. 2, 2011). He has since defeated Delgado twice -- first at the National Duals tournament (6-3) and most recently in the semifinals at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament (4-3). 3 ON THE BOARD IS JUST NOT ENOUGH Junior Tony Ramos has scored bonus points in all 10 matches this season, including five pins and five major decisions. He leads the team with 50 dual points. His five pins tie for the team lead and his five major decisions rank second to Mark Ballweg (7). Ramos has won 39 of 40 career duals and owns a perfect 19-0 record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. HAVING A BALL-WEG @ 141 Senior Mark Ballweg has won his last 24 bouts and owns a career record of 35-3 competing at 141 pounds. He is 10-0 with a team-high seven major decisions this season. He has scored bonus points in eight of 10 matches and is 3-0 against ranked opponents. 6-FOR-6 IN 2012-13 Sophomore Michael Kelly is one of eight Hawkeyes with a perfect dual record this season. Kelly is 6-0 in dual competition, doubling his dual win total from a year ago when he was 3-9 at 149 pounds. Kelly's 10-2 overall record includes two pins, five major decisions and one technical fall. MOUNT ST. JOHN Junior Derek St. John, rated No. 1 at 157, is 10-0 this season with two pins, four major decisions, and a team-best two technical falls. St. John is undefeated in 18 career matches inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. He owns a career dual record of 34-3 and an overall career record of 55-9. 165 WANTS MOORE Sophomore Nick Moore is 6-2 this season and has scored 26 dual points, more than two and one-half times his total from a year ago (10). Moore has scored bonus points in five bouts, including three falls and one major decision. Moore was 3-1 competing at 165 pounds last season. Including his 11-2 mark wrestling unattached in 2010-11, Moore is 20-5 all-time while competing at 165. EVANS HAS FOUND A BIGGER HOME Sophomore Mike Evans has started five of Iowa's last six duals at 174 pounds after opening the season at 165. Evans owned a 2-0 record at 165, and since moving up a weight class he has gone 5-0 with one pin, one technical fall and three major decisions to raise his season record to 7-0. Including his redshirt freshman season in 2011-12, Evans is 24-2 with 16 bonus point victories at 174 pounds. LOFTHOUSE MAKING WAVES AT 184 Junior Ethen Lofthouse owns a 9-1 record in his first season competing at 184 pounds. Lofthouse has scored bonus points in seven of his nine wins, including three pins and four major decisions. His only loss of the season was a 9-4 decision to No. 2 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh. Lofthouse owned a 28-9 record and placed seventh at the NCAA Championships last season while competing at 174 pounds. BURAK ON THE BRINK Freshman Nathan Burak is 9-5 this year with five bonus point victories. Among Burak's five losses, four have been decided by one point. His dual record sits at 2-4, but he's coming off his most impressive dual win of the season, a 12-4 major decision against Angelo Malvestuto at Buffalo. Burak opened the season with a third place finish at the Lindenwood Open before being inserted into the varsity lineup Nov. 24. TELFORD WITH A SOPHOMORE SURGE Sophomore Bobby Telford owns a 10-0 dual record with 47 dual points scored this season, a mark that ranks second on the team behind Tony Ramos (50). Entering conference action, Telford has already surpassed his dual win total and his dual points scored from last season. Telford owned a 9-5 dual mark and netted 36 dual points during his 2011-12 All-American campaign. THREE WITH AN EYE ON FOUR Senior Matt McDonough is a three-time NCAA finalist. He won NCAA titles in 2010 and 2012, and finished runner-up in 2011. With a top eight finish at the 2013 NCAA tournament, McDonough would become the 18th four-time All-American in school history. With a trip to the NCAA finals he would join Ed Banach, Duane Goldman and Lincoln McIlravy as the school's only four-time NCAA finalists. A third national title would make McDonough the seventh wrestler in school history to earn three NCAA Championships (Ed Banach, Tom Brands, Barry Davis, Lincoln McIlravy, Joe Williams, Jim Zalesky). MCDONOUGH CHASES HISTORY Senior Matt McDonough has four pins this season and a career total of 39. He scored nine falls as a freshman, 14 as a sophomore and 12 as a junior. He is five falls from matching Chuck Yagla (44) for 10th on the all-time career falls list. Ed Banach owns the school record with 73. Terry Brands sits No. 6 with 48 and Tom Brands ranks No. 8 with 46. MCDONOUGH AMONG THE BEST Senior Matt McDonough owns a career record of 108-4. His .964 winning percentage ranks fourth in program history among wrestlers with a minimum 95 decisions. Iowa's top wrestlers in program history based on winning percentage include: 1. T.J. Williams (98-1-0) .990 2. Brent Metcalf (108-3-0) .973 3. Lincoln McIlravy (96-3-0) .970 4. Matt McDonough (108-4) .964 5. Tom Brands (158-7-2) .952 6. Terry Brands (137-7) .951 39 YEARS OF DOMINANCE Since 1974, only seven schools have captured the NCAA Championship. During that 38-year span, the Hawkeyes have won 23 team titles, including nine straight from 1978-86. The other schools include Oklahoma State (7), Minnesota (3), Iowa State (2), Penn State (2), Arizona State (1) and Oklahoma (1). ATTENDANCE LEADERS AT IT AGAIN The Hawkeye drew 9,623 fans to its season opening dual against Iowa State. That number topped the average attendance from last year's national record of 9,014. Last year Iowa's 9,014 average marked the fourth straight year the Hawkeyes averaged over 8,000 fans per dual and the sixth straight season Iowa led the nation in attendance. THE LAST MEETING- No. 2 Iowa dropped a 21-9 decision to No. 7 Ohio State on Jan. 20, 2012 inside St. John Arena. Ohio State won seven of 10 matches to end a 34-dual losing streak to the Hawkeyes. The loss was Iowa's first in 50 road duals and the first against a Big Ten opponent in 39 duals #2 IOWA 9, #7 Ohio State 21 -- Jan. 20, 2012 125 - #2 Matt McDonough (I) dec. #15 Johnni Dijulius (O), 5-2 133 - #4 Logan Stieber (O) dec. #2 Tony Ramos (I), 7-0 141 - #7 Hunter Stieber (O) dec. #3 Montell Marion (I), 4-2 149 - #16 Cam Tessari (O) dec. Mike Kelly (I), 9-4 157 - Josh Demas (O) dec. #2 Derek St. John (I), 7-3 165 - Derek Garcia (O) dec. #6 Mike Evans (I), 6-5 174 - #9 Ethen Lofthouse (I) dec. Joe Grandominico (O), 7-1 184 - #8 Nick Heflin (O) dec. Vinnie Wagner (I), 7-4 197 - Andrew Campolattano (O) dec. Grant Gambrall (I), 8-6 285 - Blake Rasing (I) dec. #15 Peter Capone (O), 6-2 HAWKEYE WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa's overall dual meet record is 916-219-31 (.799) in 102 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 23 national titles and 34 Big Ten titles. Iowa's 51 NCAA Champions have won a total of 79 NCAA individual titles, crowning six three-time and 16 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes' 105 Big Ten champions have won a total of 190 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 three-time and 28 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa's 147 All-Americans have earned All-America status 297 times, including 17 four-time, 31 three-time and 37 two-time honorees. TICKET INFORMATION Single-meet tickets are available for purchase on hawkeyesports.com. Tickets for Purdue (1/6), Nebraska (2/10) and Edinboro (2/16) are $12 for adults, $8 for youth, and free for kids five-years old and younger. Single-meet tickets to the Penn State (2/1) dual are $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for kids five-years old and younger.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Highlighted by an individual championship at 157 pounds from Jedd Moore (R-Sr., Mount Vernon, Ohio), the No. 20 Virginia wrestling team took sixth place at the Southern Scuffle, held at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Cavaliers finished with 109.5 points; top-ranked Penn State finished atop the 24-team field with 178.5 points, followed by No. 2 Oklahoma State (158), No. 6 Missouri (147.5), No. 3 Minnesota (139.5) and No. 8 Cornell (136). Ranked No. 16 nationally at 157 pounds, Moore is the second Cavalier to win a Southern Scuffle individual title in the event’s 10-year history. Scott Moore captured the 141-pound championship in 2003 in the tournament’s inaugural season. Jedd Moore went 5-0 as he reached the top of the podium. Six Virginia wrestlers placed in the two-day tournament. Eighth-ranked Matt Snyder (R-Sr., Lewistown, Pa.) was the runner-up at 125 pounds and earned the tournament’s Gregorian Award after recording the most falls in the least amount of time (three falls in 6:25). No. 16 Jon Fausey (R-Jr., Dalmatia, Pa.) and No. 7 Nick Sulzer (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) took fourth place at 174 and 165 pounds, respectively, while No. 15 George DiCamillo (Fr., Highland Heights, Ohio) and Zach Watson (Fr., Chattanooga, Tenn.) placed fifth and sixth, respectively at 133. Moore (21-4) won a pair of tight matches Wednesday to claim the 157 championship. In the semifinals he topped Missouri’s Kyle Bradley, 2-0. After falling behind 1-0 in the second period of the championship match to Penn State’s James Vollrath, Moore earned an escape point in the third period before forcing a sudden-victory period, where he scored a takedown near the edge of the mat with 41 seconds remaining to clinch the title and a 3-1 win. Snyder (8-3) fell 8-4 to second-ranked Nico Megaludis of Penn State in the 125 championship. He advanced to the finals after pinning Air Force’s Josh Martinez in just 1:40 in the semifinals; it was Snyder’s third straight pin in the tournament. He now has 30 career falls – third most in program history. Fausey (20-4) reached the consolation finals before dropping a 10-3 decision to No. 3 Matt Brown of Penn State in the third-place bout. He went 3-1 Wednesday and 6-2 in the tournament; he opened the day Wednesday by downing The Citadel’s Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, 5-3, in the third tiebreaker period. He then racked up a pair of wins over ranked foes, beating No. 18 Cody Walters of Ohio, 4-1, and winning by medical forfeit over No. 14 Blake Stauffer of Arizona State. Sulzer (13-5) wrestled three nationally ranked opponents Wednesday. He was pinned in the semifinals by three-time national champion Kyle Dake, the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds this week. Sulzer bounced back to top No. 12 Zach Toal, 6-2, before succumbing to No. 3 Tyler Caldwell of Oklahoma State, 5-2, in the third-place match. A pair of Cavalier freshmen, DiCamillo (19-5) and Watson (16-5), capped off strong tournaments by finishing fifth and sixth, respectively at 133 pounds. DiCamillo earned fifth after winning by forfeit in the fifth-place bout. He took fifth-ranked Chris Dardanes to sudden-victory time before falling, 3-1, in the semifinals, then was knocked to the fifth-place match with a 13-5 loss to Penn State’s James Gulibon. After a third-round loss Tuesday, Watson battled back through the consolation bracket, winning a pair of matches Tuesday and again Wednesday before losing an 8-2 decision to No. 7 Nathan McCormick of Missouri. Competing unattached, Watson finished 6-2 in the tournament as he returned to his hometown. Three Cavaliers finished competition Wednesday but did not place. Stephen Doty (R-Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) and Zach Nye (R-Fr., Enola, Pa.) each were eliminated Wednesday after dropping their first bouts of the day in the 184-pound wrestlebacks. Joseph Martinez (So., Platteville, Colo.) was knocked out in his first match at 133 pounds Wednesday against Army’s Jordan Thome. Virginia returns to action Jan. 11-12 when it competes in the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. Brackets for the dual tournament will be announced early next week.

Wrapping up the final day at the 2012 Southern Scuffle, the No. 3 Golden Gopher wrestling team finished in fourth place with 139.5 total team points. For the second year in a row, Penn State captured the Scuffle title in Chattanooga, Tenn., gathering 178.5 points on the day. The next closest team was Oklahoma State who tallied 158.0 points. Missouri finished just head of the Gophers with 147.5 points. Despite failing to crown a single champion at the event, Minnesota was able to pull out other top finishes. Three grapplers placed second, while others finished third in their respective brackets. Tony Nelson, Logan Storley, and Chris Dardanes each finished runner-up. Nelson fell to Missouri’s Dom Bradley by a 2-1 decision in a tiebreaker round. The loss snaps Nelson’s 40-match win streak that dates back to last season. Storley got a shot at Oklahoma State’s No. 1 Chris Perry and narrowly missed the championship title with a 7-6 decision loss. Dardanes also came up short of the crown, losing 3-2 to Jon Morrison, also of Oklahoma State. Kevin Steinhaus and Nick Dardanes each took home third place. Steinhaus won over Missouri’s Mike Larson by a 7-3 decision, while Dardanes won by decision (10-4) over Chris Mecate (Old Dominion). The Maroon and Gold returns to dual competition on Jan. 11 when the team travels to Columbus, Ohio for a Big Ten meet against the Buckeyes.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The second-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling squad finished the Southern Scuffle in second place with 158 points, 20.5 points behind Penn State. The day was highlighted by Jon Morrison, Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry bringing home individual titles at 133, 149 and 174, respectively. "We had a pretty good day," coach John Smith said. "I liked that we won all the finals and how we won them. It wasn't perfect, but we grinded out some wins with Jon Morrison and Chris Perry. I'm glad Oliver won Outstanding Wrestler for his performance this weekend. He was very dominant. I think the guys in the consolation brackets did a good job of fighting back. It was good to see. Finishing second as a team was not ideal, but it's where we're at. We're going to continue to improve." To earn a spot in the finals, seventh-ranked Morrison upset No. 6 Nathan McCormick of Missouri, 3-1. He then topped No. 5 Chris Dardanes, 3-2, for the 133 title, avenging an early season loss. Jordan Oliver earned his 100th career win and the Most Outstanding Wrestler award after overpowering No. 5 Cole VonOhlen to win the 149-pound bracket, 21-8. En route to the championship match, No. 2 Oliver defeated Chris Villalonga for the second time this season with an 18-3 tech fall. The Easton, Pa., native remains undefeated on the season with a 17-0 mark. "It was definitely a great honor to be a part of OSU's rich tradition and making 100-Win Club," Oliver said. "Coming here knowing there was good competition and a great tournament made it a lot of fun. I was excited for it, and it gave me a great opportunity to have fun, wrestle for the fans and become a part of OSU history." Top-ranked Chris Perry earned the third Scuffle title for the Cowboys with his riding time advantage to win, 7-6, over third-ranked Logan Storley for the 174 pound crown. Perry also has an unblemished 17-0 record. Alex Dieringer and Tyler Caldwell earned third place finishes at 157 and 165 pounds. Eighth-ranked Dieringer outwrestled Missouri's Kyle Bradley for a 3-2 decision in the third-place match. Caldwell went head-to-head with No. 7 Nick Sulzer of Virginia, and came out on top, defeating him, 5-2. Alan Gelogaev forfeited his third place match and earned a fourth-place finish in the tournament. Julian Feikert and Chris Chionuma both produced fifth-place finishes in their respective weight classes. Feikert defeated Conner Hanafee, 7-4, at 141 pounds, and Chionuma surpassed Arizona State's Kevin Radford, 9-3. The Cowboys will return to dual action on Jan. 13 when they wrestle the Iowa Hawkeyes inside Gallagher-Iba Arena at 2 p.m. Team Standings 1. Penn State - 178.5 2. Oklahoma State - 158.0 3. Missouri - 147.5 4. Minnesota 139.5 5. Cornell - 136