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#15 Illini Finish NWCA National Duals With 2-2 Record

Illinois defeats Kent State, falls to Oregon State on day two




COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Fighting Illini wrestling team went 1-1 on day two of the NWCA National Duals on Monday. The Illini defeated Kent State 24-13, but were defeated by Oregon State 18-17 in the consolation semifinals. #3 Jesse Delgado (125), #10 Jackson Morse (165), Nikko Reyes (184) and Christopher Lopez each recorded two victories on the day, while Zane Richards (133) and John Fahy (149) each notched one.




The Illini started day two with a dual against Kent State in the second consolation round. #3 Jesse Delgado gave the Orange and Blue an early 6-0 lead after pinning Edilberto Vinas, while #11 Zane Richards earned a 7-5 decision over #19 Mack McGuire to increase the lead to 9-0. Illinois dropped the 141-pound bout as #11 Tyler Small defeated #12 Steven Rodrigues, but bounced back at 149 as John Fahy upset #19 Michael DePalma in a 9-0 major decision. Kent State took two of the next three bouts, as #15 Zac Brunson lost a major decision to #11 Ian Miller at 157 and Tony Dallago lost a decision to Caleb Marsh at 174, but Jackson Morse got the major decision victory at 165 to add four points for the Illini. At 184 pounds, Nikko Reyes earned a 9-0 major decision victory over Corey Campbell to give the Orange and Blue a 21-10 lead. Kent State won the 197-bout, as Cole Baxter edged out Jeff Koepke in a 5-4 decision, but heavyweight Chirstopher Lopez won a 3-2 decision in overtime to make the final score 24-13 in favor of the Illini.




Illinois then advanced to the consolation semifinals to take on Oregon State. #3 Jesse Delgado notched his second pin of the day in a win over Pat Rollins to put the Illini up 6-0, but Oregon State took the next four matches to go ahead 6-12. At 149, John Fahy nearly got his second upset of the day, but #9 Scott Sakaguchi managed to come away with the 2-1 victory. #10 Jackson Morse got the next win for the Illini, defeating Toney Chey in a 10-2 major decision, but Oregon State took the 174-pound bout as #20 Joe Latham defeated Tony Dallago 10-3 to put the Beavers ahead 15-10. At 184, Nikko Reyes pulled the Orange and Blue within one point after earning a major decision victory over Austin Morehead, but Oregon State added three more points to its score after #9 Taylor Meeks defeated Jeff Koepke at 197. Heavyweight Christopher Lopez scored his biggest victory of the season, upsetting #15 Amarveer Dhesi in a 7-1 decision, but it wasn't enough as Oregon State claimed the 18-17 victory.




The Illini have the next three weeks off before traveling to Madison, Wis. for the Big Ten Championships on March 8-9.




#15 Illinois 24, Kent State 13

125: #3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) pinned Edilberto Vinas (KSU), 6:22 (6-0)

133: #11 Zane Richards (ILL) dec. #19 Mack McGuire (KSU), 7-5 (9-0)

141: #11 Tyler Small (KSU) dec. #12 Steven Rodrigues (ILL), 7-2 (9-3)

149: John Fahy (ILL) maj. dec. #19 Michael DePalma (KSU), 9-0 )13-3)

157: #11 Ian Miller (KSU) maj. dec. #15 Zac Brunson (ILL), 15-5 (13-7)

165: #10 Jackson Morse (ILL) maj. dec. Thaddeus Keklak (KSU), 15-2 (17-7)

174: Caleb Marsh (KSU) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 9-6 (17-10)

184: Nikko Reyes (ILL) maj. dec. Cory Campbell (KSU), 9-0 (21-10)

197: Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Jeff Koepke (ILL), 5-4 (21-13)

HWT: Christopher Lopez (ILL) dec. Mimmo Lytle (KSU), 3-2 TB1 (24-13)




#15 Illinois 17, Oregon State 18

125: #3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) pinned Pat Rollins (OSU), 3:00 (6-0)

133: Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. #11 Zane Richards (ILL), 10-4 (6-3)

141: Joey Delgado (OSU) dec. Steven Rodrigues (ILL), 4-1 (6-6)

149: #9 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. John Fahy (ILL), 2-1 (6-9)

157: #10 Roger Pena (OSU) dec. #15 Zac Brunson (ILL), 6-1 (6-12)

165: #10 Jackson Morse (ILL) maj. dec. Toney Chay (OSU), 10-2 (10-12)

174: #20 Joe Latham (OSU) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 10-3 (10-15)

184: Nikko Reyes (ILL) maj. dec. Austin Morehead (OSU), 9-1 (14-15)

197: #9 Taylor Meeks (OSU) dec. Jeff Koepke (ILL), 5-2 (14-18)

HWT: Christopher Lopez (ILL) dec. #15 Amarveer Dhesi (OSU), 7-1 (17-18)
 
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No. 13 Ohio State Finishes Third at NWCA National Duals

Falling to No. 1 Minnesota, 25-10, in semifinals, Buckeyes rebound with 23-16 victory vs. No. 11 Oklahoma in third-place bout





COLUMBUS, Ohio ? After dropping its semifinal match to No. 1 Minnesota, 25-10, the 13th-ranked Ohio State wrestling team answered with a 23-16 victory vs. No. 11 Oklahoma to finish third in the NWCA National Duals at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Monday. The Buckeyes improve to 12-5 overall (4-4 Big Ten).



Up next, Ohio State will host No. 16 Virginia Tech at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. John Arena. Prior to the match, seniors Alex Gordon, Joe Grandominico, Nick Heflin, Ian Paddock, Josh Whitt, Colton Bowers (manager) and Cassandra Prezzia (manager) will be recognized in the Buckeyes' final home match of the 2013-14 season.



In the third-place bout vs. the Sooners Monday, the Scarlet and Gray reeled off six wins en route to its Top 3 finish in front of their home crowd in Columbus. Ohio State quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead thanks to a 4:17 pin by redshirt-freshman Nick Roberts over Sean Williams in the 125-pound match up. Not long after, redshirt-sophomore and ninth-ranked Johnni DiJulius increased Ohio State's lead to 9-0 following his 6-3 decision over No. 7 Cody Brewer in the 133-pound bout. In the Top 10 match-up, DiJulius bettered his 2-1 lead entering the third period by scoring a reversal and taking advantage of a third-called caution on Brewer. With a riding time advantage of 2:21 and limiting Brewer to just an escape and reversal, DiJulius secured the 6-3 win.



Up next at 149 pounds, redshirt-junior and No. 3 Logan Stieber recorded his 21st bonus-point victory of the season after posting an 18-3 technical fall over Nick Lester. With the Buckeyes up 14-0, the Sooners earned their first win of the match when No. 2 Kendric Maple beat No. 20 and senior Ian Paddock, 13-3, at 149 pounds.



The rest of the way, Ohio State and Oklahoma traded victories, including a 6-1 win by redshirt-junior Randy Languis over Dryden Dennis. Restricting Dennis to just an escape, Languis opened the bout with a takedown in the first period and followed with a final takedown, escape and riding time of 1:59.



No. 13 and sophomore Mark Martin used a takedown and a 1:23 of riding time to beat Derek Geiges, 3-0, in the 174-pound match-up, while senior 197-pounder and No. 8 Nick Heflin won a 6-3 decision vs. No. 5 Travis Rutt. With the match tied at 3-3, Heflin's escape and takedown in the third period was enough for him to hold on to the win.



In other matches, Buckeye senior Joe Grandominico lost a 6-1 decision to Clark Glass. Moving up a weight class to 184 pounds, No. 1 (174 pounds) Andrew Howe handed redshirt-freshman Josh Fox a 22-8 loss. In the final match of the evening for Ohio State, Buckeye heavyweight Kosta Karageorge lost, 15-0, to Zach Merrill.



Against the Gophers earlier in the day, the Buckeyes jumped out to a 3-0 lead after redshirt-freshman Nick Roberts defeated Samuel Brancale, 9-7, in the 125-pound bout. Two matches later at 141 pounds, a Top 5 match-up ensued between Logan Stieber, who is No. 3, and No. 5 Chris Dardanes. Stieber, a redshirt-junior, recorded an 11-0 major decision over Dardanes to lift the Scarlet and Gray to a 6-3 lead. Stieber quickly secured himself five points on a takedown and 3-point nearfall in the first period vs. Dardanes. The Monroeville, Ohio, native then opened the second period with an escape and takedown for an 8-0 lead. A final takedown and riding time of 2:19 in the third period gave the Buckeye an 11-0 win.



Previously, redshirt-sophomore and eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 8 David Thorn. Trailing, 4-3, at the end of the first period, DiJulius gave up a reversal and was called for his second stall of the match before scoring an escape to make the score 7-4 in Thorn's favor. In the third period, DiJulius was only able to score an escape before dropping the match.



Ohio State would go on to drop six of the next seven matches, including a trio of decisions at 149, 157 and 165 pounds. In the 149-pound match up, senior and No. 20 Ian Paddock dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 3 Nick Dardanes. Paddock only trailed 4-2 at the end of the second period, but an escape by Dardanes and riding time of 1:03 secured the Gopher's victory.



At 157 pounds, redshirt-junior Randy Languis suffered an 8-4 setback to No. 5 Dylan Ness. Languis trailed Ness by one (5-4) at the end of the first period, but Ness was able to score an escape and takedown in the remaining periods for the win.



Senior Joe Grandominico could not overcome a 5-0 deficit at the end of the second period and dropped an 8-2 decision to Daniel Zilverberg.



Senior and eighth-ranked Nick Heflin scored the Buckeyes' final team points of the match with his 8-4 decision over Scott Schiller. Heflin took a 5-3 lead into the second period and increased his advantage to 8-3 on an escape and takedown in the middle stanza. The Buckeye from Massillon, Ohio, limited Schiller to just an escape in the third period for the victory.



In other Buckeye action, freshman and 174-pounder Jacob Bresciani lost to No. 6 Logan Storley, 15-0, while redshirt-freshman Josh Fox (184 pounds) dropped a 12-3 major decision to No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus. Redshirt-freshman and heavyweight Nick Tavanello fell, 13-3, to Michael Kroellis.



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Perry Named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week[/B]



STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State wrestling senior Chris Perry has been named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for competition from Feb. 10-16. Perry is the only student-athlete to win it twice this season. It's also the second of his career.



Perry went 2-0 on the weekend with the Cowboys traveling to Clarion and No. 2 Penn State. At Clarion, Perry took on Ryan Darch. The senior controlled the match heading into the second period where he pinned Darch in 4:05. His pin was one of three on the day. The Cowboys went on to defeat the Eagles, 45-0.



On Sunday, the Cowboys headed to State College, Pa., where they faced second-ranked and defending national champion Penn State. Perry's bout was one of two top-five matchups of the day. He took on No. 5 and 2013 NCAA finalist Matt Brown. The bout was tied, 2-2, at the end of regulation. The 174 pounders went into two sudden victory periods and two tiebreakers. Perry rode out Brown in the second tiebreaker, not giving up the escape. In the next part of the tiebreaker, Perry grabbed a quick escape and the win, giving him a 3-0 lead in the series against Brown.



Perry is now 22-1 on the season with 13 bonus-point wins.



2013-14 BIG 12 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK/MONTH[/B]

November Travis Rutt, Oklahoma, RS-Sr., 197
Dec. 9 Andrew Howe, Oklahoma, RS-Sr., 174
Dec. 16 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State, Sr., 174
Jan. 6 Jon Morrison, Oklahoma State, Sr., 133
Jan. 13 Justin DeAngelis, Oklahoma, RS-Jr., 157
Jan. 20 Colin Johnston, West Virginia, Sr., 141
Jan. 27 Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State, So., 157
Feb. 2 Mike Morales, West Virginia, Jr., 149
Feb. 10 A.J. Vizcarrondo, West Virginia, So., HWT
Feb. 17 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State, Sr., 174
 
OREM, Utah -- For the second time this season, 157-pound Cody Pack has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week. Pack's weekend was highlighted by a pin over nationally-ranked Mitchell Polkowske of Northern Colorado.




Pack, who now sits at 25-6 on the year, began the weekend with a 7-2 over Northern Illinois' Andrew Morse in SDSU's home finale, which the Jacks won, 27-6.




The Jacks had a quick turnaround as they traveled to Greeley, Colo., to take on Northern Colorado in a WWC showdown. Pack led No. 25 Polkowske 15-2 before turning him for a final time and recording the fall at the 5:51 mark.




With the wins, the Quincy, Calif., native now owns a 12-1 dual mark and is 4-0 in the WWC.




SDSU is set to take on North Dakota State Sunday afternoon with the WWC dual championship on the line. Wrestling is slated for 2 p.m.
 
Road Test Wraps Up Regular Season For Cowboy Wrestling



UW faces conference leader North Dakota State



LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 19, 2014) The regular-season finale features a tough matchup for the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Cowboys hit the road to face conference leader North Dakota State on Friday in Fargo, N.D.



The details

Action begins from the Bison Sports Center at 6 p.m. MT Friday. The Cowboys will clash with No. 19 NDSU for the 14th time in program history. The Bison are the seventh team to appear in the national polls that Wyoming has faced this year. Live results will be provided on TrackWrestling.com and live video will be available on GoBison.com/allaccess, a subscription-based service.



A look at the Cowboys

Winners of four-straight duals, the Cowboys (5-6 overall, 3-1 Western Wrestling Conference) look primed for the postseason already. But they won't look too far ahead, as they have their sights set on the regular-season dual title in the WWC. They'll need a win in the final outing to have a shot at that.



Five Pokes are in the national polls this week, including a group of four juniors: Tyler Cox (eighth at 125 pounds), Andy McCulley (24th at 157), Dakota Friesth (18th at 165) and Shane Woods, who is 24th at 197. Redshirt freshman Benjamin Stroh is 15th at 184.



A look at the Bison

NDSU is 10-6 overall, but leads the WWC with a 3-0 mark. Notable wins this year included upsets of Boise State and Oregon State, and victories over league foes Northern Colorado, Utah Valley and Air Force.



Senior Steven Monk leads the charge for the Bison, ranked third in the nation at 165. Sophomore Hayden Zillmer is 12th at 174 and junior Kurtis Julson is 18th at 184.



Last time/series history

In the last meeting between the squads, the Bison upset the Pokes on Jan. 27, 2013, in Laramie with a 22-15 win. UW has wrestled NDSU 13 times in history with a mark of 8-5. The series began in 1990 when the Bison were an NCAA Division II squad.



The matchups

125 pounds: #8/9/10 Tyler Cox vs. Hunter Weber (NDSU)

133: Gunnar Woodburn vs. Justin LaValle (NDSU)

141: Cole Mendenhall vs. Clay Cathey (NDSU)

149: Brandon Richardson vs. Tyler Diamond (NDSU)

157: #NR/NR/24 Andy McCulley vs. Nick Olejnik (NDSU)

165: #NR/NR/18 Dakota Friesth vs. #3/3/4 Steven Monk (NDSU)

174: Brent Havlik vs. #12/14/13 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU)

184: #18/15/17 Benjamin Stroh vs. #20/18/20 Kurtis Julson (NDSU)

197: #NR/NR/24 Shane Woods vs. Tyler Lehmann (NDSU)

285: Tanner Harms OR Leland Pfeifer vs. Evan Knutson (NDSU)

Rankings based on most recent InterMat/TOM/D1CollegeWrestling.net polls.
 
Sun Devil Wrestling To Round Out Dual Season At Oklahoma State




TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State wrestling team (9-7, 4-1 Pac-12 duals) will round out the regular season on the road this week, traveling to Stillwater, Okla., to take on No. 6 Oklahoma State on Friday at 6 p.m. MT.



Audio for the match will be available via okstate.tv, while live stats will be on trackwrestling.com.



THINGS TO KNOW

Following that dual at Oklahoma State is the 2014 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Sunday, March 2 in Palo Alto, Calif. All the action will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.



SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE

The Cowboys (9-5 duals) took a split on the road last week, shutting out Clarion, 45-0, before falling to Penn State, 23-12.



Against Clarion, Oklahoma State recorded bonus points in seven of 10 weight classes, including three pins and two tech falls.



In the loss to Penn State, the Cowboys picked up three-point wins at 133, 149, 157, and 174, but gave up a late fall at 184 to the No. 2 team in the nation, followed by a pair of major decision losses at 197 and heavyweight.



Probable Lineup

125: Eddie Klimara (15-7)

133: Jon Morrison (21-1)

141: Anthony Collica (24-7)

149: Josh Kindig (17-7)

157: Alex Dieringer (24-1)

165: Tyler Caldwell (20-3)

174: Chris Perry (22-1)

184: Nolan Boyd (27-10) OR Kyle Crutchmer (20-6) OR Jordan Rogers (18-10)

197: Darnell Bortz (14-10)

285: Austin Marsden (17-6) OR Ethan Driver (11-7)



LOOKING BACK

Sun Devil wrestling rounded out the Pac-12 schedule with a pair of wins over Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield last week, finishing the league dual schedule with a 4-1 record.



Against the Mustangs, ASU used major decisions from Joel Smith, Nick Rex, and Blake Stauffer, and a pin from Matt Kraus, his first of the year, to overcome an early, 12-6 Cal Poly advantage.



At CSUB, ASU used a major decision from Smith, a tech fall from Stauffer, and decision wins from Rex and Wes Moore to come back from a 12-7 Bronco advantage.


Joel Smith (157), Nick Rex (165), Blake Stauffer (184), and Chace Eskam (HWT) went undefeated on the weekend for ASU.



HEATING UP THE POLLS

With his major decision and tech fall wins from the weekend at Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield, Blake Stauffer is now ranked at No. 17 at 184 by Amateur Wrestling News, and has returned to the D1CW rankings at No. 19.



MORE ON STAUFFER

Stauffer is currently riding a nine-match win streak, six of which come with bonus points as four wins were major decisions and two were tech falls. On the season, Stauffer is 3-0 in major decisions, 4-0 in tech falls, and 1-0 in pins. In his career, Stauffer is 9-0 in major decisions, 6-0 in tech falls, and 4-0 in pins.



JOEL SMITH AND THE SPEEDY PINS

Joel Smith currently owns three of the fastest pin times so far this season, starting with his 18-second victory at the Cowboy Open on Nov. 2. Smith's pins at the Virginia Duals, 0:37 over Nebraska-Kearney's Colton Johnson and 1:30 over Old Dominion's Tristan Warner, are the second and third quickest pins in 2013-14, respectively.



Smith also recorded a pin in 4:03, and is second on the team with four, followed Ray Waters (165/174) who has six.



MORE ON PINS

Ray Waters' (165) pin of SIUE's Logun Taylor at 1:59 on Nov. 16 marks the fifth-quickest pin so far this season. Waters has recorded five more falls, which leads the team. His 2:31 takedown of Josh VanTine in ASU's dual with Northern Colorado marks the sixth-fastest time, and his 3:20 pin over Boise State's Cole Rice places him in eighth. Waters also recorded a pin at 3:49 over Harvard's Colton Peppleman is at No. 10 on the list.



ASU PICKS UP UPSET OVER OLD DOMINION

The Sun Devils competed in their lone head-to-head team competition last week, the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va. ASU finished seventh overall, marking the sixth time finishing in the Top 8 and second at seventh (last, 1987).



After an opening-round loss to No. 8 seed Chattanooga (35-7), ASU rebounded with a win over then-No. 25 Old Dominion (21-15). ASU fell to Rider, 25-11, before topping Nebraska-Kearney, 32-6, in the seventh-place match.



Against Old Dominion, each team won five matches, but ASU was boosted by a pair of pins, the first as Ares Carpio won in 4:54 at 125, and the second from Joel Smith at 157 in 1:30.



Smith was the lone Sun Devil to go undefeated on the day, picking up two pins and a decision. In ASU's victory over Nebraska-Kearney, they picked up four bonus-point decisions: one pin from Smith, two major decisions from Kalin Goodsite (133) and Matt Kraus (141), and one victory via forfeit from Luke Bean at 197.



PODIUM NOTES

So far this season, six Sun Devils have recorded high final placements in tournament action. Kyle Colling is the first ASU wrestler to pick up a tournament title in the 2013-14 season, winning the heavyweight bracket at the Keystone Classic with four wins, including a 3-1 tiebreaker decision in the championship match.



Kevin Radford has a pair of third-place finishes under his belt, the first at the Cowboy Open (Nov. 2), where he went 5-1 in the 184 weight class before finishing third at 174 at the Keystone Classic on Nov. 24. Radford also finished eighth overall at the Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 7.



Chace Eskam finished third at the Cowboy Open at 197, going 2-1 overall and picking up a sudden-victory win in the opening round before he came out on top with a 3-2 decision to seal his finish.



Blake Stauffer went 5-1 at the Keystone Classic to finish third at 184, with three winning decisions and one tech fall victory.



Ray Waters finished fourth overall at the Keystone Classic at 165, with a pair of pins and a 12-4 major decision win over Appalachian State's Zac Strickland.



The final Sun Devil to place so far this season is Matt Kraus, who finished in fifth at the Keystone Classic at 141. Kraus picked up at 10-1 major decision win over Trevor Moody of Indiana en route to his finish.



As a team, ASU finished seventh in its lone head-to-head team tournament, the Virginia Duals. The Sun Devils picked up wins over then No. 25 Old Dominion and Nebraska-Kearney.



Breakdown:

First Place: Colling (Nov. 24)

Third Place: Radford (Nov. 2, Nov. 24), Eskam (Nov. 2), Stauffer (Nov. 24)

Fourth Place: Waters (Nov. 24)

Fifth Place: Kraus (Nov. 24)

Eighth Place: Radford (Dec. 7)



SUN DEVILS DUEL IN INTERSQUAD

Prior to its season opener, the Arizona State wrestling team competed in its yearly Maroon and Yellow Intersquad match. In the 125 weight class, Ares Carpio picked up from where he left off last season, dominating Tyree Owens, 20-5.



At 133, Tyler Liberatore took an early lead over Cord Coronado with three takedowns before Carpio came back and held off the major decision with a final score of 9-4.



Freshman Jesus Calderon stepped in at 141, but was unable to overcome Paul Looper's collegiate experience as Looper came out with the 9-2 victory.


The marquee match of the night came at 149, with Preston McCalmon taking on NCAA qualifier Nathan Hoffer. The pair fought to a tie score at the end of regulation before Hoffer came out to win the match.



At 157, Joel Smith picked up three takedowns in his defeat of Codey Combs, while Ray Waters pinned James Brundage in 37 seconds in the 165 weight class.



Josh DaSilvera defeated Chase Eskam in overtime, 3-2 in the 197, while the battle of the heavyweights came down to Kyle Colling picking up the advantage of Daniel Gusev.



In exhibition, Luke Bean wrestled Wesley Moore at the 197, with Moore picking up the win, 8-4.



THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Each of the Sun Devils' five home matches this season are scheduled back-to-back from Jan. 18 through Feb. 9. ASU will open the home slate with a tri-meet against Northern Colorado and Utah Valley on Jan. 18 before facing its first Pac-12 foe of the year, Boise State, on Jan. 24.



The Sun Devils will then take on Iowa State on Feb. 1 before taking on Pac-12 foe Stanford on Feb. 3, which will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks. ASU closes out the home schedule against Oregon State on Feb. 9, in another match that will be broadcast by the Pac-12 Networks.



DEVILS ON TV

Four of Arizona State's meets are set to be aired by the Pac-12 Networks in 2014, starting with the conference opener against Boise State. ASU will then have back-to-back televised duals against Stanford and Oregon State.



The 2014 Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Stanford on March 2 will also be aired on the Pac-12 Networks.



ADDING MATURITY TO THE ROSTER

This season, the Sun Devil roster features a pair of graduate transfers, James Brundage and Nick Rex. Brundage, who hails from Ossining, N.Y., received a BA in sociology at Rider University, and is now completing his masters in management at ASU. Rex joins the Sun Devils from Campbell University, where he earned a degree in communications, and was team captain during the 2011-13 seasons.



YOUNG GUNS

Some of the most experienced returning Sun Devils come in the form of Kevin Radford and Blake Stauffer. The redshirt junior and true sophomore combined for 43 wins last season, including 25 during the Pac-12 Conference slate.



NEW FACES

Similar to last season's squad, the Maroon and Gold features a passel of young newcomers this year, with five true freshman additions, and a trio of sophomores. Joining the Sun Devils this season are freshmen Kaleb Baker (Memphis, Tenn.), Jesse Calderon (Indio, Calif.), Seth Monty (Mesa, Ariz.), and Mech Spraggins (Belleville, Ill.). New to the sophomore class this season are Wesley Moore (Queen Creek, Ariz.), Pablo Moreno (Yuma, Ariz.), and Kaylon Sencio (Houston, Texas).



COACHING ADDITIONS

The 2013-14 season will see a new addition to the Sun Devil squad, as Tyrel Todd was named as an assistant coach in the Summer of 2013. Todd spent the last two seasons training with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, where he recently competed at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He was fourth at the 2008 Olympic trials at 84 kilograms, just missing a bid to the Beijing Olympics in the process. Following a standout career at Michigan, where Todd was a three-time All-American and 2009 Big Ten Conference Champion at 197 points, Todd served his alma mater as an assistant for the 2010 season before spending one year on the staff as an assistant at Cal Poly.
 
Wrestling Celebrates "Senior Night" at RAC in Final EIWA Match

RU welcomes Drexel; former UFC Champ Frankie Edgar to hold autograph session



PISCATAWAY, N.J. ? (Feb. 19, 2014) ? The Rutgers wrestling team will close the 2014 season on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., when the Scarlet Knights welcome EIWA opponent Drexel to the RAC. RU will wrestle in its final dual as a member of the EIWA, as the squad moves to the Big Ten next season. The RAC match is the first since facing No. 1 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2013.



The program will say goodbye to its two seniors, 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) and 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.), in a pre-match ceremony Friday. Both grapplers began their careers in Scarlet in 2009 and together have combined for nearly 100 wins.



Former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar will be on hand to sign autographs from 6-6:45 p.m. on the concourse prior to the match. The RAC doors will open at 6 p.m. and fans are encouraged to arrive early if interested in the autograph signing.



The Scarlet Knights reached double-digit dual victories for the eighth consecutive year their last time out and look to finish the 2014 campaign with their fifth straight win over Drexel dating back to 2010. RU topped Lock Haven, 18-15, on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the College Ave. Gym, using a decision in the final bout from redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) to seal the win.



The Scarlet Knights enter the dual with one ranked grappler in No. 14/14/17 (AWN/InterMat/W.I.N.) redshirt sophomore heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.). Smith enters the weekend on a nine-match winning streak and is ranked higher than at any other point this season.



Despite having just one ranked grappler, RU had six wrestlers ranked in the second NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel, released on Feb. 13. Redshirt senior 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) ranked No. 31 at 133 pounds, freshman Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) ranked No. 22 among 141 pounders, Sophomore Ken Theobold (Toms River, N.J.) was ranked No. 32 at 149 pounds, Perrotti was ranked No. 29 at 157 pounds and redshirt freshman Phil Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.) was ranked No. 31 at 174 pounds. Smith pulled in the highest ranking at No. 11 among heavyweights.



Scouting the Dragons

Drexel enters Friday's match at 7-13 overall, 1-4 in the EIWA and as winners of its last three duals, all coming at the friendly confines of the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The Dragons defeated Duke, 24-14 (Feb. 1), Rider, 20-19 (Feb. 7) and Franklin & Marshall, 25-11 (Feb. 8).



In the win over Rider, Drexel held a 20-16 lead entering the final bout of the night, as Joseph Giorgio held off Rider from taking a major decision to seal the 20-19 win.



Drexel enters the dual with one ranked grappler in No. 17/14/20 197-pounder Brandon Palik. Palik was also the only Dragon to be ranked in the second NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel, earning the No. 16 spot among 197-pounders.



Palik, the only ranked Dragon entering the matchup, has won two straight matches entering the Friday dual.



Drexel Projected Starters

Wt. Yr. Name Hometown/Previous School Overall Record (Dual)

125 Fr. Tanner Shoap Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Area 8-8 (7-8)

133 R-Fr. Kevin Devoy Jr. Burlington, N.J./ Burlington Township 15-6 (14-6)

141 R-Fr. David Pearce Moro, Ill./ Civic Memorial 8-9 (8-9)

149 R-Jr. Noel Blanco El Monte, Calif./ Arroyo 10-7 (8-7)

-OR- R-Fr. Matt Cimato Yardley, Pa./ La Salle College High 7-9 (7-9)

157 Sr. Austin Sommer Northampton, Pa./ Northampton 10-11 (9-11)

165 R-Fr.. Jason Fugiel Crystal Lake, Ill./ Crystal Lake 4-15 (4-15)

174 R-Sr. Kevin Matyas Johnson City, N.Y./ Johnson City 6-15 (6-15)

184 Fr. Alex DeCiantis Mars, Pa./ North Allegheny 3-11 (3-11)

-OR- R-Jr. Bryan Sternlieb Toms River, N.J./ Toms River East 4-10 (4-10)

197 R-Sr. Brandon Palik Bethlehem, Pa./ Saucon Valley 15-4 (12-4)

285 R-Fr. Joe Giorgio Reading, Pa./ Exeter 0-13 (0-13)



Rutgers Projected Starters



125 Sean McCabe R-Fr. Connetquot, N.Y./ Connetquot HS 19-10 (5-5)

133 Vinnie Dellefave R-Sr. Toms River, N.J./ Toms River East HS 9-8 (7-6)

141 Tyson Dippery Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./ Central Dauphin HS 20-11 (8-5)

149 Ken Theobold So. Toms River, N.J./ Toms River HS South 17-11 (8-6)

157 Anthony Perrotti R-Fr. Roseland, N.J./ West Essex HS 13-10 (7-6)

165 Nick Visicaro R-Jr. Long Branch, N.J./ Long Branch HS 12-14 (6-9)

174 Phillip Bakuckas R-Fr. Hammonton, N.J./ Hammonton HS 14-9 (10-5)

184 Dan Seidenberg R-Sr. Red Bank, N.J./ Raritan HS 10-11 (6-7)

197 Hayden Hrymack So. Lincroft, N.J./ Christian Brothers Academy 13-13 (4-10)

HWT Billy Smith R-So. Wantage, N.J./ High Point 21-5 (12-2)



Last Meeting

The Scarlet Knights last wrestled Drexel on Feb. 15, 2013, defeating the Dragons, 26-10, in Philadelphia, Pa.



RU Possible Starters vs. Current Dragons (Rutgers leads, 5-2)

? Redshirt freshman Sean McCabe (0-1): Lost to Zachary Fuentes by a 5-4 tiebreaker decision at the Wilkes University Open on Dec. 28, 2013.

? Redshirt senior Vinnie Dellefave (1-0): Defeated Clayton Lutzow by a 12-4 major decision on Feb. 15, 2013.

? Sophomore Anthony Perrotti (1-0): Defeated Austin Sommer by an 8-6 decision on Feb. 16, 2012.

? Redshirt junior Nick Visicaro (2-0): Defeated Jason Fugiel by a 16-8 major decision at the Wilkes University Open on Dec. 28, 2013. Defeated William long by a 12-5 decision on Feb. 15, 2013.

? Redshirt senior Dan Seidenberg (0-1): Lost, 4-0, to Brandon Palik on Feb. 15, 2013.

? Redshirt sophomore Billy Smith (1-0): Defeated Mauro Correnti by fall (2:18) at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open on Nov. 17, 2013.
 
NCAA Wrestling: Campbell 20, SIUE 18








Jorge, Palma shine on Senior Night, CU downs SIUE 20-18





BUIES CREEK, N.C. ? Redshirt senior Eloheim Palma secured the Fighting Camel win Wednesday night, using an 8-6 decision in the heavyweight bout to give Campbell the 20-18 win over SIUE, its fifth Southern Conference win of the year. Palma and classmate Brent Jorge each notched crucial wins to lead CU to victory in their final regular season home match as Camels.

The Walker twins put Campbell in front 9-0 to begin the match against the Cougars. At 125, Tyler remained perfect in the SoCon at 5-0, taking the 11-5 decision over Dakota leach before Patrick Myers had to medically forfeit at 133 pounds, giving Drew a six-point win.

John Petrov notched the first Cougar win of the night, earning a 3-1 decision over Michael Dahlstrom at 141 points.

Jorge came away with his third technical fall of the season, handing Karsten Van Velsor an 18-3 loss at 149 pounds, moving CU ahead 14-3.

Grant Blumenthal followed with a slim 5-4 decision over Logun Taylor at 157 pounds, giving the Camels their largest lead of the night, 17-3.

SIUE stormed back to win four bouts in a row, including two sudden victory wins, a decision and a pin, to take the 18-17 lead going into the final match.

Palma used an 8-6 decision at the heavyweight spot to take the Camels' final three team points and clinching the 20-18 victory.

The Camels will round out the regular season Saturday in Chapel Hill. CU will take on Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. in Carmichael Arena before meeting The Citadel at 3:30 p.m., making up Thursday's canceled match.









Campbell 20, SIUE 18

125: T. Walker dec. Leach 11-5

133: D. Walker med. for. Meyers

141: Petrov dec. Dahlstrom 3-1

149: Jorge tech fall Van Velsor 18-3, 2:50

157: Blumenthal dec. Taylor 5-4

165: Lester SV-2 Duggan 4-3

174: Residori dec. Ryba 6-0

184: White SV-1 Heino 5-3

197: Wood pin Matthews 2:43

285: Palma dec. Devine 8-6
 
NDSU Wrestling Wraps Up Regular Season against Wyoming, South Dakota State



Live Video
Live Scoring vs. Wyoming
Live Scoring vs. South Dakota State



The 19th-ranked North Dakota State University wrestling team will host a pair of Western Wrestling Conference duals at the Bison Sports Arena this weekend. The Bison take on Wyoming on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m., and conclude the 2013-14 regular season schedule with a dual against South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m.



The Bison are ranked at an all-time high of No. 19 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll and came in at No. 18 in the Intermat dual team rankings. NDSU comes into this weekend's set of duals with a perfect 3-0 conference record and will attempt to win its second straight Western Wrestling Conference regular season title. NDSU's only six dual losses this season are all to teams currently ranked in the top 18 in the nation.



Senior 165-pounder Steven Monk (27-1) continues to lead NDSU in the individual rankings, coming in at No. 3 in both major polls. Monk has won 20 consecutive matches, with his last loss occurring on Nov. 16, 2013, to Cooper Moore of Northern Iowa at the Finn Grinaker Copper Open.



Sophomore 174-pounder Hayden Zillmer is ranked 12th by Intermat and 11th in the latest NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings. Junior 184-pounder Kurtis Julson is ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News.



Up Next



The NCAA West Regional will be held on Saturday, March 8, in Orem, Utah.



Probable Matchups vs. Wyoming

125: No. 8 Tyler Cox (25-5) vs. Hunter Weber (12-10)

133: Gunnar Woodburn (9-11) vs. Justin LaValle (12-10)

141: Cole Mendenhall (19-9) vs. Clay Cathey (16-16)

149: Brandon Richardson (16-12) vs. Tyler Diamond (12-13)

157: No. 32 Andy McCulley (18-9) vs. Nick Olejnik (7-16)

165: No. 26 Dakota Friesth (27-6) vs. No. 3 Steven Monk (27-1)

174: Brent Havlik (16-11) vs. No. 11 Hayden Zillmer (22-6)

184: No. 15 Benjamin Stroh (24-6) vs. No. 18 Kurtis Julson (19-8)

197: No. 24 Shane Woods (19-7) vs. No. 27 Tyler Lehmann (12-4)

285: Tanner Harms (10-3) or Leland Pfiefer (10-12) vs. No. 26 Evan Knutson (13-10) or John Gusewelle (9-11)



About Wyoming



Wyoming enters this weekend with a 5-6 overall dual record, including a four-match winning streak. The Cowboys own wins over Boise State, Cal Poly, Northern Colorado, Air Force and Utah Valley. Wyoming's 125-pounder Tyler Cox is ranked eighth in the nation and 184-pounder Ben Stroh is ranked 18th in the nation by Intermat.



Wyoming Series



Wyoming leads the all-time series against the Bison 8-5 and won the previous four meetings prior to the 2012-13 season.



Last Year



The Bison won six of the 10 weight classes to upset the No.14-ranked and reigning conference champion Cowboys 22-15 in Laramie, Wyo.



North Dakota State 22, No. 14 Wyoming 15

125 - Tyler Cox (Wyo) dec. No. 6 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 7-2 ... Wyoming leads, 3-0

133 - Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Kasey Garnhart (Wyo), 7-4 ... Tied, 3-3

141 - Mark Erickson (NDSU) maj. dec. Zach Zehner (Wyo), 15-5 ... NDSU leads, 7-3

149 - Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Brandon Richardson (Wyo), 6-5 ... NDSU leads, 10-3

157 - No. 13 Andy McCulley (Wyo) pinned Tanner Carlisle (NDSU), 3:34 ... NDSU leads, 10-9

165 - No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) pinned Dakota Friesth (Wyo), 1:46 ... NDSU leads, 16-9

174 - L.J. Helbig (Wyo) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 3-2 ... NDSU leads, 16-12

184 - Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Shane Woods (Wyo), 4-1 ... NDSU leads, 19-12

197 - No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyo) dec. Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU), 7-4 ... NDSU leads, 19-15

285 - Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Leland Pfeifer (Wyo), 11-4 ... NDSU wins, 22-15



Probable Matchups vs. South Dakota State

125: Ben Gillette (6-20) vs. Hunter Weber (12-10)

133: Brance Simms (13-13) or Issac Andrade (11-14) vs. Justin LaValle (12-10)

141: Eric Orozco (14-15) vs. Clay Cathey (16-16)

149: No. 33 Alex Kocer (27-10) vs. Tyler Diamond (12-13)

157: No. 16 Cody Pack (25-6) vs. Nick Olejnik (7-16)

165: No. 33 Joe Brewster (21-11) vs. No. 3 Steven Monk (27-1)

174: John Nething II (20-10) vs. No. 11 Hayden Zillmer (22-6)

184: Ben Schwery (16-16) or Brady Ayers (19-14) vs. No. 18 Kurtis Julson (19-8)

197: Trey Hable (10-17) vs. No. 27 Tyler Lehmann (12-4)

285: J.J. Everard (18-16) vs. No. 26 Evan Knutson (13-10) or John Gusewelle (9-11)



About South Dakota State



South Dakota State enters the week with a 6-7 overall record, with Division I wins over Wyoming, Air Force, Cal Poly, Northern Illinois and Northern Colorado. SDSU 157-pounder Cody Pack is currently ranked No. 16 in the nation.



South Dakota State Series



NDSU holds a 39-17-1 lead in the all-time series after defeating SDSU 30-13 on Nov. 30, 2014 in the inaugural Battle for the Border Bell. The Bison have won the last four meetings and 15 of the last 17 with the Jackrabbits



Last Matchup



The North Dakota State wrestling team won seven out of 10 matches and registered three pins to post a 30-13 dual victory at South Dakota State on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2014, in the inaugural Battle for the Border Bell in Brookings, S.D. The dual did not count towards the Western Wrestling Conference standings.



North Dakota State 30, South Dakota State 13



125: Hunter Weber (NDSU) wins by fall over Isaac Andrade (SDSU) 2:12 (0-6)

133: Justin LaValle (NDSU) wins by fall over Brance Simms (SDSU) 3:25 (0-12)

141: Clay Cathey (NDSU) wins by decision over Eric Orozco (SDSU) 2-1 (0-15)

149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) wins by decision over Tyler Diamond (NDSU) 6-5 (3-15)

157: Cody Pack (SDSU) wins by major decision over Matt Gray (NDSU) 13-4 (7-15)

165: No. 5 Steven Monk (NDSU) wins by decision over Joe Brewster (SDSU) 7-1 (7-18)

174: No. 19 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) wins by decision over Brady Ayers (SDSU) 8-4 (7-21)

184: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) wins by decision over Shea Nolan (SDSU) 9-4 (7-24)

197: Trey Hable (SDSU) wins by fall over Colt Castlebury (NDSU) 0:42 (13-24)

285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) wins by fall over J.J. Everard (SDSU) 5:26 (13-30)
 
A fitting end to a grueling 2013-14 schedule has Kent State taking on a pair of Top 15 teams Friday night at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes (11-11, 4-3 MAC) open with new conference foe Missouri at 6:30, immediately followed by a dual with Edinboro.

Live Audio & Video

Live streaming video of both duals can be seen with a subscription on Flowrestling. Live audio can be heard free on Golden Flashes Radio on iHeartRadio.



The Competition

All 10 wrestlers in Missouri's projected lineup are ranked in WrestlingReport's Top 30, including junior Drake Houdashelt, who is No. 1 at 149 pounds. The Tigers (9-2, 6-1) are No. 9 in this week's coaches poll, coming off a 21-9 victory over Old Dominion and career victory number 200 for Head Coach Brian Smith. Since Smith's fourth season, the Tigers have gone 176-57-2 in duals. Missouri's only losses have come against No. 5 Northern Iowa and No. 6 Oklahoma State.



The Fighting Scots (9-3) are No. 13 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll and No. 8 according to InterMat. Seven Edinboro starters are ranked in the Top 20, including junior Mitchell Port, who is No. 1 at 141 pounds. The Scots earned a 17-16 road win at No. 10 Pitt this past Friday. Edinboro also has notable victories over No. 16 Virginia Tech and Bloomsburg. The Scots also had an impressive second place finish at this year's Midlands Championships.



Peaking at the Right Time

Junior 174-pounder Caleb Marsh was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week Wednesday after going 3-0 at the NWCA National Duals. In the Golden Flashes' 19-16 upset of No. 17 Iowa State, Marsh defeated No. 8 Tanner Weatherman 8-7. Marsh earned a 12-1 major decision over Ohio State's Jacob Bresciani and defeated No. 25 Tony Dallago (Illinois) 9-6.



Ian Miller's Return

After sitting out the previous three duals with an elbow injury, sophomore Ian Miller returned to action at the National Duals, going 2-0. Miller claimed a comfortable 10-4 victory over Iowa State's John Nicholson and a 15-5 major decision over Illinois' Zac Brunson.



Last Chance to Make an Impression

With only Friday's duals remaining prior to the 2014 MAC Championships, the Golden Flashes have one last shot to up their status among the NCAA's best. Several Kent State wrestlers are on the border line of bringing an NCAA automatic qualifying spot to the conference tournament.

Dual Success & MAC Duals
Since Head Coach Jim Andrassy's third season (2005-06), the Golden Flashes have gone 120-48-1 in dual meets. Kent State has also been impressive in conference action since the 05-06 season, going 37-10-1 in MAC duals.

The Tigers are the third of three new opponents on Kent State's 2013-14 conference schedule. The Flashes defeated Old Dominion 25-7 in December and dropped a 19-18 tiebreaker against No. 5 Northern Iowa on Feb. 9.

History vs. Opponents
Edinboro leads the all-time series with Kent State 5-4. Last season, the Fighting Scots won a pair of overtime matches in a 20-19 win at Edinboro's McComb Fieldhouse. Each team won five matches. The last time the teams met in Kent, the Golden Flashes earned a 22-15 victory during the 2011-12 season.

Missouri leads the all-time series with Kent State 5-1, but the Golden Flashes won the most recent meeting at the 2012 Virginia Duals. In the championship round, Kent State took six matches on the way to an 18-14 victory, despite losing to the Tigers earlier in the season (34-12). Tyler Small and Ian Miller each claimed victories in the win.

In The Rankings

This week, Kent State is No. 19 in the Media Dual Impact Index, No. 22 according to WrestlingReport.com, and No. 38 in W.I.N.'s Tournament Power Index. The Flashes are one of four teams in the in the "receiving votes" category of the NWCA (Top 25) Coaches' Poll. Four Golden Flashes are ranked in this week's Top 20 according to WrestlingReport and six are in the Top 30. Six Flashes were in the Top 4 spots of the latest MAC rankings, putting Kent State in a tie for fourth in the MAC team rankings.



Sophomore Ian Miller is No. 4 in multiple polls, while sophomore Sam Wheeler is No. 9 according to Flowrestling. Tyler Small is No. 11 according to W.I.N.





Quick Shots

Sophomore transfer Mike DePalma will be facing his former teammates for the first time after spending two seasons at Edinboro. Assistant Coach Matt Hill won 105 career matches, while competing at Edinboro. Tyler Small earned his 96th career victory against Illinois Monday T.J. Keklak is the lone senior on Kent State's roster The Golden Flashes have finished in one of the top two spots in the MAC regular season standings in each of the previous eight seasons. Ian Miller is tied for fourth place among Kent State's career pin leaders with 29. Six of Kent State's dual wins are by 15 points or more. Seven of the Flashes' losses have come against teams ranked in the Top 16 of the latest coaches poll. Two of those losses have come on tiebreakers.
On the Horizon- The Golden Flashes will take two weeks off from competition, before hosting the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championships March 8-9 at the M.A.C. Center. A record number of automatic NCAA qualifying spots are expected to be on the line in the two-day, nine-team tournament. The number of automatic qualifying spots and seedings in each weight class are expected to be known by March 5.



Projected Lineup vs. Missouri
125 ? No. 30 Barlow McGhee (19-8) vs. Del Vinas (17-14) or Alfredo Gray (11-20)
133 ? No. 29 Matt Manley (21-10) vs. No. 20 Mack McGuire (23-11, 14-8 duals)
141 ? No. 21 Lavion Mayes (24-10) vs. No. 23 Tyler Small (21-13, 13-9 duals)
149 ? No.1 Drake Houdashelt (30-1) vs. No. 30 Mike DePalma (21-15, 11-10 duals)
157 ? No. 19 Joey Lavallee (24-7) vs. No. 5 Ian Miller (22-4, 13-3 duals) or T.J. Keklak (9-16)
165 ? No. 6 Zach Toal (21-4) vs. Clay Wenger (4-10)
174 ? No. 25 Mikey England (16-11) vs. No. 20 Caleb Marsh (15-8, 14-6 duals)
184 ? No. 15 Johnny Eblen (19-7) vs. Mike Vollant () or Cory Campbell (9-8)
197 ? No.1 J'den Cox (29-2) vs. Cole Baxter (21-14, 14-8 duals)
285 ? No. 26 Devin Mellon (21-9) vs. Mimmo Lytle (14-20, 7-15 duals) or Jordan Marrero (11-12)
Rankings from WrestlingReport.com





Projected Lineup vs. Edinboro
125 ? No. 17 Kory Mines (19-7) or Bijan Banks (1-7) vs. Del Vinas (17-14) or Alfredo Gray (11-20)
133 ? No. 2 A.J. Schopp (26-1) vs. No. 20 Mack McGuire (23-11, 14-8 duals)
141 ? No. 1 Mitchell Port (22-0) vs. No. 23 Tyler Small (21-13, 13-9 duals)
149 ? No.16 David Habat (22-4) vs. No. 30 Mike DePalma (21-15, 11-10 duals)
157 ? No. 14 Johnny Greisheimer (21-7) vs. No. 5 Ian Miller (22-4, 13-3 duals) or T.J. Keklak (9-16)
165 ? Kasey Burnette-Davis (15-9) vs. Clay Wenger (4-10)
174 ? Patrick Jennings (9-10) or Andrew Church (4-4) vs. No. 20 Caleb Marsh (15-8, 14-6 duals) or Mike Vollant (10-12)
184 ? No. 17 Vic Avery (18-4) vs. Mike Vollant (10-12)o r Cory Campbell (9-8)
197 ? No. 28 Vince Pickett (17-10) vs. Cole Baxter (21-14, 14-8 duals)
285 ? No. 14 Ernest James (21-9) vs. Mimmo Lytle (14-20, 7-15 duals) or Jordan Marrero (11-12)
Rankings from WrestlingReport.com

 
No. 6 Oklahoma State Wrestling Hosts Arizona State




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The Basics
Sixth-ranked Oklahoma State will face Arizona State in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. The Pokes lead the series with the Sun Devils, 39-4. OSU is also looking for its 20th-straight home win over ASU.


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Live Stats And Play-by-Play
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Watch The Dual Live
The dual will be streamed live online at okstate.tv. To access the dual, simply select the dual from the list of live events directly under the video player. Okstate.tv is a subscription-based service. To subscribe, click on the "Subscribe" link on the top right-hand portion of the main okstate.tv screen.


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Listen to the Dual Live
The dual will be aired live on 93.7 KSPI FM radio in Stillwater with Rex Holt and Roger Moore on the call. The audio stream can also be heard live on okstate.tv, but a subscription is required to listen online.


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In the Polls
Oklahoma State enters the dual against Arizona State ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN/Division 1 Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the Intermat tournament rankings. Arizona State does not carry a team ranking.



Ten of OSU's potential starters are ranked among the top 20 in the nation at their respective weight classes in at least one poll, including a No. 2 ranking by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat and W.I.N Magazine for 174-pound defending national champion Chris Perry. Tyler Caldwell earned a No. 2 ranking from W.I.N. Magazine at 165 pounds, and Alex Dieringer is ranked No. 2 at 157 pounds by AWN and W.I.N Magazine. OSU's 133-pounder, Jon Morrison, is No. 4 in each poll.



Blake Stauffer is the only ranked wrestler for the Arizona State Sun Devils, sitting at No. 17 at 184 pounds.


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Last Meeting vs. Arizona State
No. 2 Oklahoma State 44, Arizona State 6
Jan. 27, 2013 :: 2 p.m. CT:: Well Fargo Arena (Tempe, Ariz.) :: Attendance: 848



125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Dalton Miller (ASU); 13-5
133: Tyler Dorrell (OSU) MD Ares Carpio (ASU); 12-3
141: Matt Kraus (ASU) win by forfeit
149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Preston McCalmon (ASU); 4:58
157: No. 10 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Joel Smith (ASU); 4-1
165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) fall Rush Hall (ASU); 2:44
174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Ray Waters (ASU); 0:48
184: No. 12 Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. Kevin Radford (ASU); 6-3
197: No. 16 Blake Rosholt (OSU) won by forfeit
285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall No. 18 Levi Cooper (ASU); 1:26


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OSU Statistical Leaders
Wins: 27, Nolan Boyd
Bonus Point Wins: 14, Boyd, Dieringer and Rogers
Wins by Fall: 11, Jordan Rogers
Wins by Technical Fall: 4, Dieringer and Perry
Wins by Major Decision: 6, Klimara and Morrison
Dual Takedowns: 37, Jon Morrison
Dual Nearfalls: 11, Dieringer, Klimara and Perry


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Know The Foe
Arizona State is 9-7 on the season with a 4-1 mark in PAC-12 competition. The Sun Devils have faced off against five top-25 teams, dropping four of those duals while upsetting No. 22 Oregon State, 17-16, in ASU's last home dual of the year. The Sun Devils and the Cowboys have had several opponents in common such as Northern Colorado, Iowa State and CSU Bakersfield. The two teams also competed at the Southern Scuffle in January.


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Bonus Point Machines
Five of the Cowboys' starters have earned bonus points in at least half of their wins. Of sophomore Eddie Klimara's wins at 125 pounds, 80 percent have resulted in bonus points, including five falls, six major decisions and one technical fall. The team's most prolific pinners, Alex Dieringer (157) and Jordan Rogers (184/197), have each tallied 14 bonus point wins, including nine pins for Dieringer and 11 pins for Rogers. Chris Perry (174) has earned 13 bonus-point wins out of his 21 wins and Nolan Boyd (184/197) has collected 14 out of his 27 wins.


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Catching Fire
After an uncharacteristically poor start, the Cowboys have won five of their last six duals entering the dual vs. Arizona State. The Pokes started their run, downing No. 18 Iowa State, 29-3. Just a week later, they went on to handily defeat No. 10 Mizzou, 28-6. At the beginning of February, the Cowboys ran over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 37-6, before taking care of in-state rival and No. 10 Oklahoma, 29-9. The Pokes most recently shutout Clarion, 45-0, in their last road trip of the year. In each of their last five wins, the Cowboys have won at least seven of their 10 bouts.


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What's Going on in the Conference
The Cowboys finished the Big 12 dual competition with a perfect 3-0 record, handily defeating each of their opponents. Earlier this season, the Pokes suffered a 19-18 loss to Oklahoma in Norman in a non-conference dual, thus not affecting the conference record. The Pokes will face their Big 12 foes again on March 8 in the Big 12 Championships in Norman, Okla.


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Caldwell Gets 100
Tyler Caldwell earned his 100th career win with his 19-1 technical fall over Curt Maas of Northern Iowa in his first match of the Joe Parisi Open on Nov. 23. He placed first at the tourney and now boasts a career total of 118-28.

He put together a 63-20 record while at OU and finished a 35-5 campaign as a Cowboy during the 2012-13 season.


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Welcome to the 100 Club, Mr. Perry
Stillwater, Okla., native Chris Perry was welcomed into the Oklahoma State wrestling 100-win club after he defeated Wyoming's Brent Havlik with an 11-3 major decision to earn his 100th career win on Dec. 14. He now totes a 114-11 career record and is the 36th Cowboy wrestler to join the 100-Win Club. Perry is also the fifth member of his family to earn the honor.


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Loaded Lineup
The Cowboys return five All-Americans for the 2013-14 season in Jon Morrison, Alex Dieringer, Tyler Caldwell, Blake Rosholt and 2013 national champion Chris Perry. Of the other five Cowboys in the lineup, four are NCAA qualifiers.



In total, the Oklahoma State lineup combines for one national champion, seven Big 12 champions and eight All-Americans.


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Cowboy Comebacks
Josh Kindig and Austin Marsden return to the Cowboy lineup after taking redshirts during the 2012-13 season. Kindig spent two years in the lineup as a true freshman and a sophomore before taking a year off. As a starter, Kindig produced a third-place and runner-up finish at Big 12s and was a two-time NCAA qualifier.



Marsden was taken from his redshirt late in the 2011-12 season after starting heavyweight Alan Gelogaev suffered a season-ending injury. Marsden went on to finish second at the Big 12 Championships and qualify for NCAAs as a true freshman.


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Last Time Out
No. 7 Oklahoma State 45, Clarion 0
Feb. 15, 2014 :: 12 p.m. CT :: Tippin Gymnasuim (Clarion, Pa.)



125: No. 19 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Hunter Jones (CU), 13-5
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) TF5 Sam Sherlock (CU), 18-3
141: No. 19 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 12-10
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) MD Justin Arthur (CU), 14-5
157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Austin Matthews (CU), 11-4
165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) fall Michael Pavasko (CU), 4:34
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Ryan Darch (CU), 4:05
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) TF5 Dustin Conti (CU), 17-2
197: Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) fall Daniel Sutherland (CU), 1:33
285: Ethan Driver (OSU) dec. Evan Daley (CU), 5-3

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No. 2 Penn State 23, No. 7 Oklahoma State 12
Feb. 16, 2014 :: Rec Hall (State College, Pa.) :: Attendance ? 6,571

125: No. 2 Nico Megaludis (PSU) dec. No. 19 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 11-7
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 17 James Gulibon (PSU), 2-0
141: No. 2 Zain Retherford (PSU) dec. No. 19 Anthony Collica (OSU), 2-0
149: No. 11 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 19 Zack Beitz (PSU), 5-3
157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 11 Dylan Alton (PSU), 6-4
165: No. 1 David Taylor (PSU) dec. No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU), 5-2
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 5 Matt Brown (PSU), 3-2 TB2
184: No. 1 Ed Ruth (PSU) fall Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5:41
197: No. 4 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) MD Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 16-2
285: No. 12 Jon Gingrich (PSU) MD Ethan Driver (OSU), 14-5


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All-Time Dual Wins Leaders
As of Feb. 18, 2014

1. Oklahoma State 1,051-120-23
2. Iowa State 1,036-295-20
3. Oregon State 993-325-28
4. Iowa 940-225-31
5. Minnesota 920-428-24


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Signing Day Recap
In mid-November, John Smith announced the signing of six wrestlers during the 2013 early signing period.

Headlining the class is No. 1 overall recruit Chance Marsteller of Fawn Grove, Pa. The senior carries a perfect 125-0 record into his senior season. Joining him is three-time Washington state champion and No. 9 overall recruit Chandler Rogers, who moved to Stillwater, Okla., for his senior season.

The Cowboys scored other nationally ranked recruits in No. 21 Ryan Blees from North Dakota, No. 49 Gary Wayne Harding, an Oklahoma native, and No. 62 Mike Magaldo of New Jersey.

The final signee for the Pokes was Cedar City, Utah, native Dusty Hone.


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ASICS All-Americans Live Here
There are three different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State roster who were ASICS first-team All-Americans during their prep days:

Chris Perry 2009
Josh Kindig 2010
Jordan Rogers 2012


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Fargo Champs, Too
There are five different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State wrestling roster who won titles at the ASICS Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, N.D., during their prep days:

Jon Morrison 2007
Chris Perry 2008
Alex Dieringer 2011
Jordan Rogers 2011
Anthony Collica 2012 and 2013


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Coached by the Best
Members of the Oklahoma State wrestling staff combine for six world championships, two Olympic gold medals and an Olympic bronze.

They also combine for seven NCAA championships and 14 All-America honors. The breakdown:


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Olympic Medalists
John Smith 1988 and 1992 Gold
Coleman Scott 2012 Bronze


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Senior World Championships Medalists
John Smith 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Gold


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NCAA Individual Championships
John Smith 1987, 1988
Eric Guerrero 1997, 1998, 1999
Zack Esposito 2005
Coleman Scott 2008
 
Wrestling Shifts Gears To Regular-Season Finale At Navy

The 58th Installment of Army-Navy Wrestling Set For Friday



WEST POINT, N.Y. ? The Army wrestling team will wrap up its regular season at Navy, where the Black Knights will battle their service academy rivals in the annual "Star" Match. The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Navy's Alumni Hall.



The Patriot League Network will offer a free live video stream of the match, with a link available on Army's website (www.goARMYsports.com).



Army (8-3, 7-3 EIWA) extended its winning streak to five matches after besting conference foe Bucknell, 24-11, on Feb. 9. Seniors Tyler Rauenzahn (141 pounds) and Ryan Tompkins (184) and sophomore Brian Harvey (174) all record major decisions versus the Bison, while senior Paul Hancock (157), junior Chandler Smith (165), sophomore Bryce Barnes (197) and freshman Logan Everett (133) also came away with wins.



The Black Knights have received at least 20 victories from five different wrestlers this year, including Smith (30-10), Harvey (25-8), Hancock (23-10), junior 165 pounder Cole Gracey (21-12) and Tompkins (20-8). Harvey enters the week with a perfect 7-0 record in dual matches, while Hancock leads Army with nine dual-match victories (9-2).



Navy (4-1, 1-1) is led by Peyton Walsh (165) and Colton Rasche (133), who come in with records of 24-10 and 21-9, respectively. At 174 pounds, the Midshipmen boast the nation's 11th ranked wrestler in Matthew Miller, who stands 16-12 on the season. Navy is coming off a 34-8 win at American on Feb. 8, during which it was victorious in eight of the 10 bouts, including five bonus-point wins.



Navy holds a 47-5-5 all-time advantage against Army, and have won each of the last 13 meetings. Navy has gone 15-0-1 since Army's last series win in 1997.



After Friday's dual match, the Black Knights will take a week off before making the trip to Philadelphia, Pa., to compete at the 110th EIWA Championships on March 8-9.
 
Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra Pride Wrestling Team will wrap up the dual meet part of their schedule this Saturday, February 22 when they travel to Ithaca, New York to face the fourth-ranked Big Red of Cornell at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Match time is 3 p.m.


Hofstra, 6-9 on the season in dual matches and 4-2 in the EIWA, is coming off losses to two top 20 opponents at the NWCA National Duals in Columbus, Ohio last Sunday. The Pride fell to 13th-ranked Ohio State, 29-10 in the opening match before losing to 17th-ranked Iowa State, 36-9 in the consolation round. Red-shirt freshman Jahlani Callender was the only Pride grappler to win both of his contests at the National Duals.

Senior Luke Vaith posted a 1-1 mark in Columbus. His 5-1 victory over Iowa State's Gabe Moreno was his 100th career win at Hofstra.

Hofstra continues to have five wrestlers ranked in the five weekly polls. Heading the group is Vaith, who improved to 24-5 on the season with the victory over Iowa State. Vaith is ranked fifth by FLO Wrestling, sixth by the Open Mat,10th by InterMat and WIN Magazine and 14th by the Wrestling Report.

Graduate-student Joe Booth, who has 98 career victories including a 27-7 on the year, is ranked 15th by FLO and InterMat, 16th by the Open Mat and the Wrestling Report, and 17th by WIN Magazine. Senior Jamie Franco, who is 19-9 on the season at 125, is ranked 20th by TWR. Junior Cody Ruggirello, who is also having the best season of his career with a 21-8 mark, is ranked 22nd at 149 pounds by the Wrestling Report. Red-shirt freshman Jamel Hudson, who is not expected to wrestle at Cornell this week, is 16-4 at 133 pounds this year. He is ranked 18th by InterMat and FLO and 23rd by the Wrestling Report.

The fourth-ranked Big Red of Cornell is 12-1 on the season including an 8-0 mark in the EIWA. Cornell is coming off a second-place finish at the NWCA National Duals. The Big Red defeated #16 Virginia Tech (34-0) and #11 Oklahoma (23-20) before losing to #1 Minnesota (24-15) in the finals.

Cornell also has wins over Binghamton (33-6), Maryland (31-9), Illinois (18-15), Lehigh (33-7), Harvard (33-6), Brown (38-0), Rutgers (29-9), Penn (31-0), Princeton (36-7) and Columbia (22-15) this season.

The Big Red have seven nationally-ranked wrestlers led by top-ranked sophomore Nashon Garrett, who is 26-1 at 125 pounds. Senior Chris Villalonga is 27-3 and ranked third at 149 pounds while freshman Gabe Dean is 30-2 and ranked third at 184 pounds. Freshman Brian Realbuto is 29-5 and ranked 10th at 157 pounds.

Following the Cornell match, the Pride will prepare for the EIWA Championships at the Palestra in Philadelphia on March 8-9.
 
[/URL][/URL]FAIRFAX, Va. ? No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock picked up a pin in his final dual as a Terrapin as the Maryland wrestling team throttled George Mason, 35-3, Thursday night.

Ty Snook also picked up a fall for the Terps (9-8, 3-3 ACC), who finish the season on a four-meet win streak. Maryland wrestlers picked up bonus points in four matches.

"It was a great way to finish our season," head coach Kerry McCoy said. "I'm really proud of our guys and look forward to the next few weeks. We are going to fine tune some things and be ready to perform at ACC's."

The match began at 125 pounds with Paul O'Neill starting his second straight dual. The sophomore rebounded from his loss against American, defeating William Prochniewski by a 16-6 major decision. Tyler Goodwin followed with a 9-2 victory over Rich Carroll-Lavorato.

At 141 pounds, Shyheim Brown continued his strong run of form, getting past Sahid Kargbo, 1-0. Frank Goodwin then had no trouble at 149 pounds, nabbing a major decision victory over Donald Takagi.

George Mason picked up its only win of the night at 157 pounds through Greg Flournoy. The Patriot wrestler finished strong in a 10-5 victory over Danny Orem. Tyler Manion got the Terps back on track at 165, squeaking by Ryan Forrest in the first sudden victory period.

Snook followed with a dominant performance, pinning Zachary Martinez after just 50 seconds. At 184 pounds, Sheptock punctuated his undefeated dual career in style with a fall victory over Ryan Hembury.

Maryland's other nationally ranked competitors finished the dual with victories. No. 9 Christian Boley overcame a slow start to defeat Matt Meadows, 5-3, before No. 7 Spencer Myers defeated Jacob Kettler, 4-0.

The win puts the Terps over .500 at 9-8 for the season. Maryland has never been under .500 at the end of a season in McCoy's six years as head coach.

The Terps return to action at the 2014 ACC Championships. Virginia Tech will host the competition on March 8 at Cassell Coliseum. Maryland has two reigning ACC champs in Sheptock and Boley.
 
NIU Ends Regular Season at Buffalo[/B]

Huskies and Bulls face off in final MAC dual of the year[/I]



Live Results[/B][/B]



DeKALB, Ill. ? [/B]The Northern Illinois University wrestling team caps off their regular season Sunday afternoon when they head east to battle the Buffalo Bulls.



The contest between NIU and UB starts at noon CT inside Alumni Arena.



"Buffalo is a well-coached squad and they will compete hard," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We will look to wrestle with grit, as that is what MAC duals demand for success. Buffalo is the next challenge ahead and our focus lies solely upon this upcoming match."



The Huskies hold a 6-11 record and a 1-6 mark in the Mid-American Conference coming into Sunday. Last weekend, NIU dropped a 27-6 loss at South Dakota State despite wins from Jared Torrence and Nick Harrison.



Meanwhile, Buffalo is 3-16 overall and 0-7 in conference play. After losing three of their four NCAA qualifiers from a year ago to graduation, the Bulls have struggled in the new-look MAC, as they have not won more than three matches in any of their seven conference duals this year.



Live results will be available on TrackWrestling.com.



Projected NIU Lineup
[/URL][/URL][/URL]125[/B]: Nick Harrison[/URL]

133: [/B]Nick Smith

141: [/B]Tyler Argue OR Kevin Fanta

149: [/B]Rob Jillard

157: [/B]Andrew Morse

165: [/B]Shaun'Qae McMurtry

174: [/B]Billy Chancey

184: [/B]Caleb Busson

197: [/B]Shawn Scott

285:[/B] Jared Torrence



Projected Buffalo Lineup
125[/B]: Max Soria

133: [/B]Justin Farmer

141: [/B]Nick Flannery

149: [/B]Ryan Todora

157: [/B]Wally Maziarz

165: [/B]Jake Campana

174: [/B]Rrok Ndokaj

184: [/B]Tony Lock

197: [/B]Angelo Malvestuto

285:[/B] James Benjamin



Scouting Buffalo[/B]

Buffalo comes into Sunday afternoon with a 3-16 overall record and an 0-7 mark in the Mid-American Conference. Last weekend, the Bulls suffered a 22-18 loss at home to in-state rival Binghamton before losing a 34-6 contest at Eastern Michigan. UB's three victories this season have come against Sacred Heart, SIU Edwardsville and Division II member Seton Hill. The Bulls are led on the mats by 2013 NCAA Championships qualifier Max Soria, who maintains a 12-10 record on the year. NIU leads the all-time series with the Bulls, 9-5, after claiming an exciting 20-18 victory last year.



National Love for Torrence[/B]

Redshirt senior Jared Torrence has posted a career-high 16 wins so far this season. As a result, the Huskie heavyweight is ranked 30th in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings at 285 pounds. In addition to his double-digit victories, Torrence's resume boasts wins over fellow NCAA-ranked heavyweights Blaize Cabell (ranked 26th in RPI) of Northern Iowa and Riley Shaw (31st) of Cleveland State. Among MAC rivals, the Huskie is fourth, trailing Ohio's Jeremy Johnson (eighth), Missouri's Devin Mellon (19th) and Cabell.



Dubuque Open Recap[/B]

On Saturday, four Huskies - Jordan Northrup, Sal Annoreno, Trace Engelkes and Jake Cochrane - competed unattached at the University of Dubuque Open. Of that group, Northrup and Engelkes each won their weight class. Northrup went 3-0 with a pin and a major decision en route to taking the 133-pound bracket, while Engelkes was 2-0 on the day, including a technical fall and a pin, to take top honors at 165 pounds. Meanwhile, Annoreno and Cochrance advanced to the semifinals of 141 and 285, respectively before bowing out.



Here We Go Again[/B]

During the past few years, ending the regular season against Buffalo has become a sort of Huskie wrestling tradition. Since the 2008-09 campaign, NIU has ended their conference schedule against the Bulls each of those years, with the Huskies-Bulls dual being the regular season finale in five of those. Among the six duals, Sunday marks the fourth meeting between the schools in New York.



Up Next...[/B]

The Huskies open postseason competition March 8-9, as they head to Kent, Ohio, for the 2014 Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships.
 
Brown Wrestling Downed at Columbia, 33-9



NEW YORK, N.Y. ? The Lions scored 33 team points for the second straight meet as the Brown wrestling team fell at Columbia University 33-9 in EIWA dual meet action at University Gym on Sunday. The Bears are now 3-11 overall while Columbia moves to 8-6 on the season.

Freshman Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.) edged out a 3-2 decision at 149 to counter Matt Bystol's meet-opening pin at 141 that gave the Lions a rapid 6-0 lead. The hosts quickly took the next three bouts by major decision, however, and tripled their lead to 18-3 heading into the 184-pound weight class.

Junior captain Ophir Bernstein (Allen, Texas) reliably worked to a 6-3 win at 184 to improve his team-best record to 28-7 on the season following six consecutive victories. An injury default awarded Columbia the points at 197, but freshman Ryder Cavey (Eldersburg, Md.) came back to shut out Wyatt Baker in the heavyweight bout, 5-0.

Leading 24-9, the Lions put away the final two matches with Penn Gottfried winning 10-3 at 125 and Angelo Amenta securing the fall at 133.

With dual meet season in the books, the Bears will travel to the NCAA-qualifying EIWA Championships at Penn University in two weeks. The first day of action is scheduled for Saturday, March 8.

Results

Columbia 33, Brown 9

141: Matt Bystol (Columbia) fall Zachary Tanenbaum (Brown), 4:58
149: Steven Galiardo (Brown) dec. Ryan Ponte (Columbia), 3-2
157: Markus Scheidel (Columbia) major dec. Richard Muniz (Brown), 15-7
165: Josh Houldsworth (Columbia) major dec. Philip Marano (Brown), 10-2
174: Shane Hughes (Columbia) major dec. Ricky McDonald (Brown), 10-2
184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) dec. Zack Hernandez (Columbia), 6-3
197: Matt Idelson (Columbia) won by injury default Sebastien Levin (Brown), 2:19
285: Ryder Cavey (Brown) dec. Wyatt Baker (Columbia), 5-0
125: Penn Gottfried (Columbia) dec. Vincent Moita (Brown), 10-3
133: Angelo Amenta (Columbia) fall Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 3:31
 
Cowboy Wrestlers Claim WWC Dual Title



UW wins Western Wrestling Conference's regular-season crown



LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 23, 2014) For the fourth time in six seasons, the University of Wyoming wrestling team has won the regular-season dual title in the Western Wrestling Conference.



Wyoming (6-6 overall) finished with a 4-1 mark in the league, along with North Dakota State, but owns a head-to-head win over the Bison. The Cowboys toppled No. 19 NDSU by a 17-16 margin on Friday. UW also won the league dual title in 2009, 2010 and 2012. North Dakota State defeated South Dakota State on Sunday to ensure UW's place atop the conference.



"I am extremely proud of these guys. We set a goal to turn this thing around after losing our first conference dual and that is exactly what they did," UW head coach Mark Branch said. "We do things for a reason and I demanded a lot out of a young squad at the beginning of the year, but those demands and challenges are paying off and it's nice to see us accomplish one of our goals.



"Our next goal is to win the conference championship and we are going to fine tune things over the next two weeks so that we can perform at our best. After going on the road and beating a top-20 team to win the regular-season title, we have a great amount of momentum to lead us to our next goal. These guys have continued to mature throughout a season filled with adversity but I feel very good about the next step."



UW has won at least four conference duals in each of Branch's six seasons and he has compiled a league mark of 30-3. His Cowboy squads have won the regular-season title, the conference tournament championship or both in each of his seasons.



The Pokes, who finished the season on a five-dual win streak, will hit the mats for the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships on March 8 in Orem, Utah. Wyoming is seeking its fifth-straight conference tournament title.



At U.S. Western National Open

Six Cowboys finished fifth or higher in the U.S. Western National Open tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sunday. Two Pokes - freshmen Archie Colgan and Zach Beard ? won their weight class. Colgan was 3-0 en route to the 157-pound title with two technical falls and a major decision, while Beard had a pin and a major decision to win at 165.



Freshman Chaz Polson was second at 165 pounds with one major decision. Freshman Luke Paine was third at 174 pounds, while redshirt freshman Brandon Tribble (197) was fourth and freshman Morgan Rieder was fifth at 197.
 
Falcons Defeat Northern Colorado, 26-16



GREELEY, Colo. ? In its final dual of the season, the Air Force wrestling team picked up a 26-16 victory over Western Wrestling Conference foe Northern Colorado Sunday afternoon at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The Falcons won six of 10 bouts against the Bears to finish the regular season with an 11-6 overall dual mark and 2-3 ledger in the WWC.



The dual started at 141 pounds, where freshman David Walker (St. Marys, Iowa) secured a 3-2 decision to put the Falcons on the scoreboard. Classmate Natrelle Demison (Bakersfield, Calif.) followed up with a big win at 149 pounds, pinning his opponent in a time of 5:12.



Northern Colorado scored the next two wins, earning a major decision at 157 pounds and a decision at 165 pounds to cut the margin to 9-7 in the team scoring. However, sophomore Konner Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio) extended the Falcons' lead with a first-period fall at 174 pounds, registering his team-leading 11th pin of the season.



Seniors Devin Hightower (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Greg Isley (Toledo, Ohio) both came up with decisions at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, to give Air Force a 21-7 lead. However, the Bears battled back with wins in the next two bouts, scoring a decision in the heavyweight match and a fall at 125 pounds to get within five points.



The match closed at 133 pounds, where senior Greg Rinker (Northampton, Pa.) secured Air Force's victory with a 20-4 technical fall over Sonny Espinoza.



The Falcons return to action on Saturday, March 8, as they head to Orem, Utah, for the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships, hosted this year by Utah Valley.





Air Force 26, Northern Colorado 16

141: David Walker (AF) dec. Nick Adams, 3-2

149: Natrelle Demison (AF) fall Beau Roberts, 5:12

157: Mitchell Polkowske (UNC) maj. dec. Daniel Baucke, 14-4

165: Charlie McMartin (UNC) dec. Connor Hedash, 4-2

174: Konner Witt (AF) fall Josh Van Tine, 1:26

184: Devin Hightower (AF) dec. Nick Bayer, 11-4

197: Greg Isley (AF) dec. Cole Briegel, 6-2

285: Henry Chirino (UNC) dec. Marcus Malecek, 7-4

125: Trey Andrews (UNC) fall Kyle Morse, 0:32

133: Greg Rinker (AF) tech fall Sonny Espinoza, 20-4
 
UW's Shane Woods Earns League's Final Weekly Honor



Junior helped Wyoming knock-off No. 19 North Dakota State last Friday to win the WWC



OREM, Utah (Feb. 25, 2014) University of Wyoming 197-pound junior Shane Woods (Tuttle, Okla./Tuttle HS) was named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday after he helped the Cowboys to their fourth league dual title in the past six seasons. It was the final weekly WWC award of the 2013-14 season.



Woods earned one of his best victories of the season last Friday versus No. 19 North Dakota State on the road. In the 197-pound bout contest, Woods faced off against NDSU's Tyler Lehmann, rated 27th in the latest NCAA Coaches Panel Rankings.



Woods struck early and often with several takedowns and nearfall points and went on to beat Lehmann in a 14-5 major decision. It was Woods' 20th win of the season and third major decision, and he remained unbeaten in conference action at 6-0 for the year. He finished the season on a six-match win streak. The bonus-point win for Woods gave the Pokes the boast they needed in a close 17-16 upset of the ranked Bison, which sealed the regular-season dual title for UW. Prior to the loss, Lehmann was unbeaten in WWC action with three pins and had won eight dual bouts.



The conference honor is Woods' second of the season and second of his career. Along with Woods, redshirt freshman Benjamin Stroh (184 pounds) also received the award twice.



The Cowboys and Bison finished the WWC season with identical 4-1 records but Wyoming held the tiebreaker thanks to Friday's victory.



The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its eighth year of competition, is comprised of six schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. The 2014 WWC Championships/NCAA West Regional will take place March 8 at Utah Valley's UCCU Center in Orem, Utah.



2013-14 WWC Wrestlers of the Week

Nov. 5 - Benjamin Stroh (Wyoming)

Nov. 12 - Steven Monk (North Dakota State)

Nov. 19 - Mitchell Polkowske (Northern Colorado)

Nov. 26 - Matt Gray (North Dakota State)

Dec. 3 - Adam Fager (Utah Valley)

Dec. 10 - Josh Martinez (Air Force)

Dec. 17 - Shane Woods (Wyoming)

Dec. 23 - Benjamin Stroh (Wyoming)

Dec. 31 - Steven Monk (North Dakota State)

Jan. 7 - Josh Martinez (Air Force)

Jan. 14 - Jesse Stafford (Air Force)

Jan. 21 - Steven Monk (North Dakota State)

Jan. 28 - Cody Pack (South Dakota State)

Feb. 4 - Avery Garner (Utah Valley)

Feb. 11 - Tyler Lehmann (North Dakota State)

Feb. 18 - Cody Pack (South Dakota State)

Feb. 25 - Shane Woods (Wyoming)



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Sun Devils Set For Pac-12 Wrestling Championships



TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State wrestling team (9-8, 4-1 Pac-12 duals) will make the trip to Stanford, Calif. for the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships on Sunday at Maples Pavilion. The championship finals will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks beginning at 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT.



Individual session tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for groups of 10 or more, and $8 for youths and seniors, while all session tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for groups of 10 or more, and $12 for youths and seniors. Go to GoStanford.com/tickets or call 800-STANFORD to purchase. Parking is free in the Maples Pavilion Lot, immediately south of Maples Pavilion.



COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Session 1: 10:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. MT

Session 2: 3:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. MT

Championship Finals: 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT

Team Awards: 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT



THINGS TO KNOW

The Sun Devils last won the Pac-12 Championship in 2006 (also at Stanford), and have won the event 16 times in program history, which totals 35 contests since ASU joined the league during the 1978-79 season. ASU is the only team with a seven-year span of championships, from 1985-1991. A season ago, ASU hosted the event and took third with 110.5 points, behind champion Oregon State's 158.0 points and runner-up Boise State's 136.5.



ASU's most-recent conference individual champion was Anthony Robles, who won at 125 in 2009, 2010, and 2011.



Throughout program history, the Sun Devils have picked up more than 100 individual conference titles, 16 Coach of the Year honors, 16 Wrestler of the Year honors, and one newcomer of the year award.



LOOKING BACK

Sun Devil wrestling dropped its regular-season finale last week, falling to No. 6 Oklahoma State, 29-10.



ASU's three wins on the night came first at 174, when Ray Waters picked up a 4-2, sudden victory decision over Quinten Patterson, breaking Oklahoma State's shutout.



Blake Stauffer followed with an 11-2 major decision over Jordan Rogers at 184-pounds. Stauffer has won his last 10 duals, and the major decision is his fifth in that span. On his career, Stauffer is 10-0 in major decisions.



The final ASU win of the night came at 197 as Wesley Moore picked up an 8-4 decision over Darnell Bortz.



HEATING UP THE POLLS

With his major decision last week at Oklahoma State, Blake Stauffer is now ranked at No. 17 at 184 by Amateur Wrestling News, and remains in the D1CW rankings at No. 19.



MORE ON STAUFFER

Stauffer is currently riding a 10-match win streak, seven of which come with bonus points as five wins were major decisions and two were tech falls. On the season, Stauffer is 4-0 in major decisions, 4-0 in tech falls, and 1-0 in pins. In his career, Stauffer is 10-0 in major decisions, 6-0 in tech falls, and 4-0 in pins.



JOEL SMITH AND THE SPEEDY PINS

Joel Smith currently owns three of the fastest pin times so far this season, starting with his 18-second victory at the Cowboy Open on Nov. 2. Smith's pins at the Virginia Duals, 0:37 over Nebraska-Kearney's Colton Johnson and 1:30 over Old Dominion's Tristan Warner, are the second and third quickest pins in 2013-14, respectively.



Smith also recorded a pin in 4:03, and is second on the team with four, followed Ray Waters (165/174) who has six.



MORE ON PINS

Ray Waters' (165) pin of SIUE's Logun Taylor at 1:59 on Nov. 16 marks the fifth-quickest pin so far this season. Waters has recorded five more falls, which leads the team. His 2:31 takedown of Josh VanTine in ASU's dual with Northern Colorado marks the sixth-fastest time, and his 3:20 pin over Boise State's Cole Rice places him in eighth. Waters also recorded a pin at 3:49 over Harvard's Colton Peppleman is at No. 10 on the list.



ASU PICKS UP UPSET OVER OLD DOMINION

The Sun Devils competed in their lone head-to-head team competition last week, the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va. ASU finished seventh overall, marking the sixth time finishing in the Top 8 and second at seventh (last, 1987).



After an opening-round loss to No. 8 seed Chattanooga (35-7), ASU rebounded with a win over then-No. 25 Old Dominion (21-15). ASU fell to Rider, 25-11, before topping Nebraska-Kearney, 32-6, in the seventh-place match.



Against Old Dominion, each team won five matches, but ASU was boosted by a pair of pins, the first as Ares Carpio won in 4:54 at 125, and the second from Joel Smith at 157 in 1:30.



Smith was the lone Sun Devil to go undefeated on the day, picking up two pins and a decision. In ASU's victory over Nebraska-Kearney, they picked up four bonus-point decisions: one pin from Smith, two major decisions from Kalin Goodsite (133) and Matt Kraus (141), and one victory via forfeit from Luke Bean at 197.



PODIUM NOTES

So far this season, six Sun Devils have recorded high final placements in tournament action. Kyle Colling is the first ASU wrestler to pick up a tournament title in the 2013-14 season, winning the heavyweight bracket at the Keystone Classic with four wins, including a 3-1 tiebreaker decision in the championship match.



Kevin Radford has a pair of third-place finishes under his belt, the first at the Cowboy Open (Nov. 2), where he went 5-1 in the 184 weight class before finishing third at 174 at the Keystone Classic on Nov. 24. Radford also finished eighth overall at the Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 7.



Chace Eskam finished third at the Cowboy Open at 197, going 2-1 overall and picking up a sudden-victory win in the opening round before he came out on top with a 3-2 decision to seal his finish.



Blake Stauffer went 5-1 at the Keystone Classic to finish third at 184, with three winning decisions and one tech fall victory.



Ray Waters finished fourth overall at the Keystone Classic at 165, with a pair of pins and a 12-4 major decision win over Appalachian State's Zac Strickland.



The final Sun Devil to place so far this season is Matt Kraus, who finished in fifth at the Keystone Classic at 141. Kraus picked up at 10-1 major decision win over Trevor Moody of Indiana en route to his finish.



As a team, ASU finished seventh in its lone head-to-head team tournament, the Virginia Duals. The Sun Devils picked up wins over then No. 25 Old Dominion and Nebraska-Kearney.



Breakdown:

First Place: Colling (Nov. 24)

Third Place: Radford (Nov. 2, Nov. 24), Eskam (Nov. 2), Stauffer (Nov. 24)

Fourth Place: Waters (Nov. 24)

Fifth Place: Kraus (Nov. 24)

Eighth Place: Radford (Dec. 7)



SUN DEVILS DUEL IN INTERSQUAD

Prior to its season opener, the Arizona State wrestling team competed in its yearly Maroon and Yellow Intersquad match. In the 125 weight class, Ares Carpio picked up from where he left off last season, dominating Tyree Owens, 20-5.



At 133, Tyler Liberatore took an early lead over Cord Coronado with three takedowns before Carpio came back and held off the major decision with a final score of 9-4.



Freshman Jesus Calderon stepped in at 141, but was unable to overcome Paul Looper's collegiate experience as Looper came out with the 9-2 victory.


The marquee match of the night came at 149, with Preston McCalmon taking on NCAA qualifier Nathan Hoffer. The pair fought to a tie score at the end of regulation before Hoffer came out to win the match.



At 157, Joel Smith picked up three takedowns in his defeat of Codey Combs, while Ray Waters pinned James Brundage in 37 seconds in the 165 weight class.



Josh DaSilvera defeated Chase Eskam in overtime, 3-2 in the 197, while the battle of the heavyweights came down to Kyle Colling picking up the advantage of Daniel Gusev.



In exhibition, Luke Bean wrestled Wesley Moore at the 197, with Moore picking up the win, 8-4.



THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Each of the Sun Devils' five home matches this season are scheduled back-to-back from Jan. 18 through Feb. 9. ASU will open the home slate with a tri-meet against Northern Colorado and Utah Valley on Jan. 18 before facing its first Pac-12 foe of the year, Boise State, on Jan. 24.



The Sun Devils will then take on Iowa State on Feb. 1 before taking on Pac-12 foe Stanford on Feb. 3, which will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks. ASU closes out the home schedule against Oregon State on Feb. 9, in another match that will be broadcast by the Pac-12 Networks.



DEVILS ON TV

Four of Arizona State's meets are set to be aired by the Pac-12 Networks in 2014, starting with the conference opener against Boise State. ASU will then have back-to-back televised duals against Stanford and Oregon State.



The 2014 Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Stanford on March 2 will also be aired on the Pac-12 Networks.



ADDING MATURITY TO THE ROSTER

This season, the Sun Devil roster features a pair of graduate transfers, James Brundage and Nick Rex. Brundage, who hails from Ossining, N.Y., received a BA in sociology at Rider University, and is now completing his masters in management at ASU. Rex joins the Sun Devils from Campbell University, where he earned a degree in communications, and was team captain during the 2011-13 seasons.



YOUNG GUNS

Some of the most experienced returning Sun Devils come in the form of Kevin Radford and Blake Stauffer. The redshirt junior and true sophomore combined for 43 wins last season, including 25 during the Pac-12 Conference slate.



NEW FACES

Similar to last season's squad, the Maroon and Gold features a passel of young newcomers this year, with five true freshman additions, and a trio of sophomores. Joining the Sun Devils this season are freshmen Kaleb Baker (Memphis, Tenn.), Jesse Calderon (Indio, Calif.), Seth Monty (Mesa, Ariz.), and Mech Spraggins (Belleville, Ill.). New to the sophomore class this season are Wesley Moore (Queen Creek, Ariz.), Pablo Moreno (Yuma, Ariz.), and Kaylon Sencio (Houston, Texas).



COACHING ADDITIONS

The 2013-14 season will see a new addition to the Sun Devil squad, as Tyrel Todd was named as an assistant coach in the Summer of 2013. Todd spent the last two seasons training with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, where he recently competed at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. He was fourth at the 2008 Olympic trials at 84 kilograms, just missing a bid to the Beijing Olympics in the process. Following a standout career at Michigan, where Todd was a three-time All-American and 2009 Big Ten Conference Champion at 197 points, Todd served his alma mater as an assistant for the 2010 season before spending one year on the staff as an assistant at Cal Poly.
 
Miller Earns Second MAC Wrestler of the Week Nod






CLEVELAND ? Kent State sophomore Ian Miller(Oak Harbor, Ohio) was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week Wednesday after a pair of dual meet victories over Top 20 opponents Feb. 21 at the M.A.C. Center.



Miller scored four takedowns in a 10-4 victory over Edinboro's Johnny Greisheimer, who is No. 15 in this week's InterMat poll. Miller also topped No. 18 Joey Lavallee of Missouri, 3-2.



After missing three dual meets with an injury, Miller has won four straight, improving to 24-4 on the season. He also leads the team with nine pins and 16 bonus-point victories. Miller is tied for fourth place among Kent State's career pin leaders with 29.





Along with teammateCaleb Marsh, Miller is one of just three conference grapplers to earn MAC Wrestler of the Week twice this season. Miller is ranked No. 5 in multiple national polls this week.




Kent State's M.A.C. Center will play host to the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championships March 8-9.
 
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The Basics
Sixth-ranked Oklahoma State looks for its 11th win as it closes out the 2013-14 dual season facing American University for the third time in school history. OSU will also honor its senior class, comprised of seven seniors, in a special halftime.


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Live Stats And Play-by-Play
Fans can follow the action online through live results and play-by-play on www.trackwrestling.com. Simply go to the site and the link to live results and play-by-play will be prominently displayed.


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Watch The Dual Live
The dual will be streamed live online at okstate.tv. To access the dual, simply select the dual from the list of live events directly under the video player. Okstate.tv is a subscription-based service. To subscribe, click on the "Subscribe" link on the top right-hand portion of the main okstate.tv screen.


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Listen to the Dual Live
The dual will be aired live on 93.7 KSPI FM radio in Stillwater with Roger Moore on the call. The audio stream can also be heard live on okstate.tv, but a subscription is required to listen online.


In the Polls
Oklahoma State enters the dual against American ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN/Division 1 Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the Intermat tournament rankings. American University does not carry a team ranking.

Ten of OSU's potential starters are ranked among the top 20 in the nation at their respective weight classes in at least one poll, including a No. 1 ranking by Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat and W.I.N Magazine for 157 pounder



Alex Dieringer and a unanimous No. 2 ranking for 174-pound defending national champion Chris Perry. Tyler Caldwell earned a No. 2 ranking from W.I.N. Magazine at 165 pounds, and OSU's 133-pounder, Jon Morrison, is No. 4 in each poll.



David Terao is the only ranked wrestler for the American Eagles, sitting at No. 8 at 125 pounds.


Last Meeting vs. American
No. 7 Oklahoma State 34, American 9
Nov. 29, 2008 :: Hudson County Community College (Troy, N.Y.) :: Northeast Duals




125: No. 6 Obenson Blanc (OSU) dec. Thomas Williams (AU); 8-3
133: Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Jasen Borshoff (AU); 5-2
141: Jamal Parks (OSU) maj. dec. Matt Mariacher (AU); 9-1
149: Kyle Borshoff (AU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 3-1
157: Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Patrick Graham (AU); 7-2
165: No. 10 Brandon Mason (OSU) win by forfeit
174: No. 6 Mike Cannon (AU) fall Kevin Wainscott (OSU); 2:13
184: Jared Shelton (OSU) fall Andy Semple (AU); 3:14
197: No. 18 Clayton Foster (OSU) maj. dec. Andy Silber; 13-4
285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) tech fall Quinton Pruett (AU); 22-7; 7:00

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OSU Statistical Leaders
Wins: 27, Nolan Boyd
Bonus Point Wins: 15, Alex Dieringer
Wins by Fall: 11, Jordan Rogers
Wins by Technical Fall: 4, Dieringer and Perry
Wins by Major Decision: 7, Eddie Klimara
Dual Takedowns: 43, Jon Morrison
Dual Nearfalls: 15, Alex Dieringer


Know The Foe
American University is 6-9 on the season with a 1-4 mark in EIWA competition. The most recent win for the Eagles came on Jan. 25, when they downed Binghamton, 21-19, to pick up their first conference win. Earlier in the season, AU went undefeated at the Patriot Duals, defeating Harvard, Boston U and Brown in the same day. The Cowboys and the Eagles both competed at the Southern Scuffle, where AU produced a 28th-place finish.


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Sending Off Seven Seniors
Prior to Sunday's dual the coaches will recognize the outstanding effort of seven seniors. Over the past four years, this group has compiled a 62-9-1 dual record. During their time at OSU, the seniors saw three individual national titles, 12 individual conference champions and two Big 12 team titles.

To be honored is 2013 NCAA champion Chris Perry, NCAA finalist Tyler Cadwell, All-Americans Jon Morrison and Blake Rosholt, letterwinners Darnell Bortz and Tyler Dorrell, and Tommy Diaz.

Connections
American University wrestling coach Teague Moore has strong connections to the Oklahoma State wrestling program as he was a three-time All-American for the Pokes and a individual NCAA champion in 1998. Among his teammates was current associate head coach for the Cowboys, Eric Guerrero. During 2003-04, Moore served as the director of film and facilities at OSU before accepting a position as an assistant coach at Harvard in 2005.


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Bonus Point Machines
Six of the Cowboys' starters have earned bonus points in at least half of their wins. Of sophomore Eddie Klimara's wins at 125 pounds, 81 percent have resulted in bonus points, including five falls, seven major decisions and one technical fall. The team's most prolific pinners, Alex Dieringer (157) and Jordan Rogers (184/197), have each run up their bonus-point win totals, sticking several of their opponents with Dieringer bringing in 10 pins and Rogers collecting 11. Chris Perry (174) has earned 13 bonus-point wins out of his 21 wins and Nolan Boyd (184/197) has collected 14 out of his 27 wins. Most recently joining this group is Jon Morrison (133) who has 11 wins with bonus points attached.


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Catching Fire
After an uncharacteristically poor start, the Cowboys have won six of their last seven duals entering the dual vs. American. The Pokes started their run, downing No. 18 Iowa State, 29-3. Just a week later, they went on to handily defeat No. 10 Mizzou, 28-6. At the beginning of February, the Cowboys ran over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 37-6, before taking care of in-state rival and No. 10 Oklahoma, 29-9. The Pokes recently shutout Clarion, 45-0, in their last road trip of the year. Last week the Cowboys sent the ASU Sun Devils back to Arizona with a 29-10 loss. In each of their last six wins, the Cowboys have won at least seven of their 10 bouts.



What's Going on in the Conference
The Cowboys finished the Big 12 dual competition with a perfect 3-0 record, handily defeating each of their opponents. Earlier this season, the Pokes suffered a 19-18 loss to Oklahoma in Norman in a non-conference dual, thus not affecting the conference record. The Pokes will face their Big 12 foes again on March 8 in the Big 12 Championships in Norman, Okla.

Caldwell Gets 100
Tyler Caldwell earned his 100th career win with his 19-1 technical fall over Curt Maas of Northern Iowa in his first match of the Joe Parisi Open on Nov. 23. He placed first at the tourney and now boasts a career total of 119-28.

He put together a 63-20 record while at OU and finished a 35-5 campaign as a Cowboy during the 2012-13 season.


Welcome to the 100 Club, Mr. Perry
Stillwater, Okla., native Chris Perry was welcomed into the Oklahoma State wrestling 100-win club after he defeated Wyoming's Brent Havlik with an 11-3 major decision to earn his 100th career win on Dec. 14. He now totes a 114-11 career record and is the 36th Cowboy wrestler to join the 100-Win Club. Perry is also the fifth member of his family to earn the honor.


Loaded Lineup
The Cowboys return five All-Americans for the 2013-14 season in Jon Morrison, Alex Dieringer, Tyler Caldwell, Blake Rosholt and 2013 national champion Chris Perry. Of the other five Cowboys in the lineup, four are NCAA qualifiers.



In total, the Oklahoma State lineup combines for one national champion, seven Big 12 champions and eight All-Americans.


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Cowboy Comebacks
Josh Kindig and Austin Marsden return to the Cowboy lineup after taking redshirts during the 2012-13 season. Kindig spent two years in the lineup as a true freshman and a sophomore before taking a year off. As a starter, Kindig produced a third-place and runner-up finish at Big 12s and was a two-time NCAA qualifier.

Marsden was taken from his redshirt late in the 2011-12 season after starting heavyweight Alan Gelogaev suffered a season-ending injury. Marsden went on to finish second at the Big 12 Championships and qualify for NCAAs as a true freshman.


Last Time Out
No. 6 Oklahoma State 29, Arizona State 10
Feb. 21, 2014 :: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.) :: Attendance ? 2,171

125: No. 19 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Ares Carpio (ASU), 19-5
133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) TF5 Cordero Coronado (ASU), 22-4; 5:53
141: No. 20 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Matt Kraus (ASU), 4-2
149: No. 10 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Preston McCalmon (ASU), 6-3
157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Joel Smith (ASU), 4:11
165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) TF5 Nick Rex (ASU), 25-10; 6:35
174: Ray Waters (ASU) dec. Quinten Patterson (OSU), 4-2 SV1
184: No. 17 Blake Stauffer (ASU) MD Jordan Rogers (OSU), 11-2
197: Wes Moore (ASU) dec. Darnell Bortz (OSU), 8-4
285: Ethan Driver (OSU) dec. Chace Eskam (ASU), 3-1 SV1


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All-Time Dual Wins Leaders
As of Feb. 24, 2014
1. Oklahoma State 1,052-120-23
2. Iowa State 1,036-296-20
3. Oregon State 993-325-28
4. Iowa 941-225-31
5. Minnesota 921-428-24


Signing Day Recap
In mid-November, John Smith announced the signing of six wrestlers during the 2013 early signing period.
Headlining the class is No. 1 overall recruit Chance Marsteller of Fawn Grove, Pa. The senior carries a perfect 125-0 record into his senior season. Joining him is three-time Washington state champion and No. 9 overall recruit Chandler Rogers, who moved to Stillwater, Okla., for his senior season.
The Cowboys scored other nationally ranked recruits in No. 21 Ryan Blees from North Dakota, No. 49 Gary Wayne Harding, an Oklahoma native, and No. 62 Mike Magaldo of New Jersey.
The final signee for the Pokes was Cedar City, Utah, native Dusty Hone.

ASICS All-Americans Live Here
There are three different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State roster who were ASICS first-team All-Americans during their prep days:

Chris Perry 2009
Josh Kindig 2010
Jordan Rogers 2012

Fargo Champs, Too
There are five different wrestlers on this year's Oklahoma State wrestling roster who won titles at the ASICS Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, N.D., during their prep days:

Jon Morrison 2007
Chris Perry 2008
Alex Dieringer 2011
Jordan Rogers 2011
Anthony Collica 2012 and 2013


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Coached by the Best
Members of the Oklahoma State wrestling staff combine for six world championships, two Olympic gold medals and an Olympic bronze.

They also combine for seven NCAA championships and 14 All-America honors. The breakdown:


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Olympic Medalists
John Smith 1988 and 1992 Gold
Coleman Scott 2012 Bronze


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Senior World Championships Medalists
John Smith 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Gold


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NCAA Individual Championships
John Smith 1987, 1988
Eric Guerrero 1997, 1998, 1999
Zack Esposito 2005
Coleman Scott 2008
 
NC STATE WRESTLING: ACC Receives 34 NCAA Wrestling Championship Qualifier Allocations
NC State has five wrestlers ranked in both the final NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and final RPI


RALEIGH, N.C. - The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, with the Atlantic Coast Conference receiving a league-record 34 automatic spots, including multiple qualifiers in all 10 weight classes.


The ACC received five qualifiers in the 141- and the 197-pound weight class, and four qualifiers in the 149-, 184- and 285-pound pound weight classes. Three spots were awarded to the conference at 125 and 174. The 133-, 157- and 165-pound weight classes each received two slots.


The 2014 ACC Wrestling Championship will be held March 8 in Blacksburg, Va. All seven ACC schools are able to send one participant per weight class.


Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; rating percentage index (RPI); and coaches ranking.

For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.


After all of the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 40 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; qualifying event placement; quality wins; results against common opponents; winning percentage; RPI; coaches ranking and the number of matches contested at that weight class.


The 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships return to Oklahoma City March 20-22 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.


NC State also had five wrestlers ranked in both the final NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings and final RPI released by the NCAA.


141: Sophomore Sam Speno (22-11) is ranked 28th in the Coaches' Panel Rankings and 20th in the RPI.


149: Freshman Brian Hamann (19-10) is ranked 30th in both the Coaches' Panel Rankings in the RPI.


157: Junior Tommy Gantt (30-7) is ranked 18th in the Coaches' Panel Rankings and 16th in the RPI.


174: Freshman Pete Renda (24-8) is ranked 19th in the Coaches' Panel Rankings and 25th in the RPI.


285: Redshirt-sophomore Nick Gwiazdowski (35-2) is ranked second in the Coaches' Panel Rankings and third in the RPI.

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Three Wrestlers Ranked in Final NCAA Division I Coaches' Panel

Dellefave, Dippery and Smith represent RU in panel, 157-pounder Perroti holds No. 32 RPI



PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Feb. 28, 2014) ? The NCAA released the third and final installment of its coaches' panel rankings for the 2013-14 season Thursday, as three Scarlet Knights earned national recognition.



Redshirt senior 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.), freshman 141-pounder Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) and redshirt sophomore heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) were ranked by the final panel after receiving recognition in the previous two. The panels serve as one of the tools used in the selection process in order to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, to be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., from March 20-22.



The NCAA also released its second individual RPI of the season, revealing Dellefave at No. 24, Dippery at No. 25, Smith at No. 10 and redshirt sophomore 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) at No. 32. Perrotti wrapped up 2013-14 season at 13-11, having wrestled four ranked foes.



FULL RANKINGS



Smith picked up the No. 16 spot in the panel ? the highest ranking of any heavyweight in the EIWA. He currently stands as the lone RU wrestler in the national rankings, earning the No. 16/13/17 (The Open Mat/InterMat/W.I.N.) ranking among heavyweights. Smith wrapped up the regular season at 22-5 and 13-2 in dual action, as four of his five losses have come against ranked opponents. All four of those losses came by three points or less, with his match against then-No. 6/11/17 Spencer Myers of Maryland ending in the second round of tiebreakers at the second annual "Grapple at the Garden" (Dec. 1).



Smith owns a 10-bout winning streak heading into the 2014 EIWA Championships, set for March 8-9 in Philadelphia, Pa.



Dippery, who finished his rookie campaign with a 21-11, earned the No. 29 ranking in the panel at 141 pounds. Five EIWA grapplers sit ahead of Dippery after the final panel. He won his final bout of the season, 3-1, over Drexel's David Pearce, while defeating Columbia's then-No. 13 (AWN) Matt Bystol in the process, 3-0, on Jan. 3.



Dellefave came in at No. 32 at 133 pounds. He finished his final season "On the Banks" 10-6 after qualifying for the NCAA Championships last season as a junior. He also placed third in last season's EIWA Tournament.





About the NCAA Division I Coaches Panel



Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots in their qualifying tournaments for the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each qualifying tournament.



For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. In order to be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days.
 
Hempstead, NY - As the Hofstra Wrestling team prepares for the 2014 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships on Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9 in the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania, the NCAA has announced its final Coaches Panel rankings, the Division I Rating Percentage Index (RPI) and the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Qualifier Allocations.

Each of the nine qualifying tournaments were awarded spots per weight class based on current year data (see chart below). Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage; rating percentage index (RPI); and coaches ranking.

Five Hofstra wrestlers are ranked in the top 33 in both the Coaches' Panel rankings and the RPI. Heading the list is 141-pound senior Luke Vaith (25-5), who is ranked seventh in the coaches rankings and 11th in the RPI. Graduate-student Joe Booth (28-7) is ranked 14th in the RPI and 15th in the coaches panel at 165 pounds. Senior Jamie Franco (19-10) is ranked 16th in the RPI and 22nd in the coaches ranking at 125 pounds. Red-shirt freshman Jamel Hudson (16-4) is ranked 19th in the RPI and 20th by the coaches at 133. Junior Cody Ruggirello (22-8) is ranked 22nd by the coaches and 25th in the RPI at 149 pounds.


For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament-for Hofstra it's the EIWA Championship-was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish.



Twenty-nine of the 33 spots in each of the 10 weight classes have been allocated to the qualifying tournaments with the EIWA Championships receiving 47 spots. The Big Ten Conference received 74 spots, followed by the EIWA with 47, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) with 41, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with 34, the Big 12 with 24, the Eastern Wrestling League with 22, the Pacific-12 Conference with 17, the Southern Conference with 16, and the West Regional with 15.



The EIWA received seven spots at 197 pounds, six at 125 pounds, five each at 141, 157, and 165 pounds, four spots each at 133, 149, 184 and 285 pounds, and three at 174 pounds.



After all of the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 40 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; qualifying event placement; quality wins; results against common opponents; winning percentage; RPI; coaches ranking and the number of matches contested at that weight class.



Hofstra is in its first season in the EIWA after a 12-year tenure in the Colonial Athletic Association where they captured 11 titles.
 
Wrestling Seniors Put on a Show in 43-6 Victory Over American[/B]



STILLWATER, Okla. ? Oklahoma State wrestling closed out its dual season with a 43-6 win over American. The dual was highlighted by wins from the four starting Cowboy seniors, three of which were falls.



Altogether, the Cowboys earned five bonus-point victories with four falls and a major decision.



"It's what you like to see at the end of the year," coach John Smith said. "Those are always big bonus points for us during tournaments, and it's the postseason for us now. Falls, tech-falls and major decisions are what it's all about from here on out."



Taking to the mat for the final time in Gallagher-Iba Arena was Jon Morrison (133), Tyler Caldwell (165), Chris Perry (174) and Blake Rosholt (197).



The Cowboys secured the first six points of the day when the Eagles forfeited the bout at 125 pounds.



Fourth-ranked Morrison finished his time in Gallagher-Iba with a 9-3 decision over Esteban Gomez-Rivera of American. The Cowboy finishes the regular season 23-1.



"I couldn't have picked a better school to come wrestle for, and I feel so lucky that I got to wrestle in front of such great fans and all my friends that I've made here over the past five years," Morrison said. "So many great wrestlers came before me here and there will be a lot of great wrestlers after me here, so it's an honor to be part of that Cowboy tradition."



At 141 pounds, true freshman and No. 20 Anthony Collica finished his first dual season as a Cowboy with an 8-3 win over AU's Spencer Slishman.



Josh Kindig, ranked 10th at 149 pounds, earned the first fall of the day, sticking Cole Moseley in 3:25.



The lone loss for the Pokes came at 157 pounds, where Colton Thomas stepped into the lineup for the Pokes and faced John Boyle.



Caldwell had the fastest fall of the day, pinning Cristian Mayasa in 1:54. The Sooner-turned-Cowboy finished the 2013-14 regular season, 22-3, with three falls.



"It's been a good experience, but I still have two big tournaments left. To me, it wasn't really about finishing up my career," Caldwell said. "It has been a great two years here. The fans have been great, and we're looking to finish it off right in the next three weeks."



Stillwater, Okla., native Chris Perry earned his final win of the regular season in the form of a 4:36 fall over Keithen Cast. The defending 174-pound national champion went 34-1 inside the walls of GIA during his time at OSU.



"It's always good to get a pin at this time of the year. I feel like this is my time of the year," Perry said. "I woke up knowing it was March yesterday, and if you're a wrestler, that's an exciting time. This is the time that I would get excited about since I was little kid. Something I've always wanted to do was finish my career out the right way; only losing once ever in Gallagher is nice for me. The fans are great here, and I've loved every minute of it and I wouldn't trade it for the world."



Redshirt freshman Nolan Boyd added four points to the team score with his 10-1 major decision over Jason Grimes. The win was Boyd's 28th of the year and his sixth major decision.



At 197 pounds, Blake Rosholt made his final appearance in Gallagher-Iba after sitting out much of the season due to injury. Rosholt finished out his dual season with a bang, defeating Brett Dempsey by fall in 2:48.



"It's awesome to go out like that," Rosholt said. "It's awesome to just think that I've been here with some of my best friends like Chris and Tyler the last couple of years, and Jon and all these guys in my class. To come out and put on a good show for the last dual of our career in Gallagher-Iba, it was great."



The dual was finished out with a 4-3 decision from Austin Marsden over Blake Herrin to secure the 11th dual victory for the Pokes this season.



The Cowboys begin postseason action on March 8 in Norman, Okla., as they look for their 46th conference championship title.



"We are now solely focused on postseason play now," Smith said. "I think it's about individual performances and the team will take care of itself if the individual performances take care of themselves."


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No. 6 Oklahoma State 43, American 6
March 2, 2014 :: Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Okla.) :: Attendance ? 1,805



125: No. 17 Eddie Klimara (OSU) wins by forfeit

133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU)[/B] dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU), 9-3
141: No. 20 Anthony Collica (OSU)[/B] dec. Spencer Slishman (AU), 8-3
149: No. 10 Josh Kindig (OSU)[/B] fall Cole Moseley (AU), 3:25
157: John Boyle (AU) fall Colton Thomas (OSU)[/B], 3:13
165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU)[/B] fall Cristian Mayasa (AU), 1:54
174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU)[/B] fall Keithen Cast (AU), 4:36
184: Nolan Boyd (OSU)[/B] MD Jason Grimes (AU), 10-1
197: Blake Rosholt (OSU)[/B] fall Brett Dempsey (AU), 2:48
285: No. 17 Austin Marsden (OSU)[/B] dec. Blake Herrin (AU), 4-3
 
FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING




Eight Illini Earn Pre-Seeds for Big Ten Championships

Defending conference champion Delgado earns highest seed at No. 2




CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ? Eight members of the Fighting Illini wrestling team have earned pre-seeds for the 2014 Big Ten Championships as voted by the conference coaches, the Big Ten office announced Monday. Defending Big Ten champion Jesse Delgado (125) leads the Illini with a No. 2 seed, while Zane Richards (133), Jackson Morse (165) and Tony Dallago (174) notched the No. 5 seed. Steven Rodrigues (141) and 2012 Big Ten champion Mario Gonzalez (197) earned the No. 6 seed, Zac Brunson (157) came in at No. 7 and Christopher Lopez (HWT) grabbed the No. 12 spot.




Jesse Delgado recorded a 7-1 conference record this season, with his only loss coming from top-seeded Nico Megaludis of Penn State in a controversial 5-4 decision. The junior has posted wins over No. 4 seeded Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin), No. 5 Conor Youtsey (Michigan), No. 6 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) and No. 8 Nick Robert (Ohio State). The defending Big Ten and NCAA champion notched 17 total dual meet victories this season and led the team with 80 dual points scored.




In his first year as the 133-pound starter, Zane Richards posted a 6-2 Big Ten record. His only losses in the conference came from No. 2 seeded Tyler Graff of Wisconsin and No. 4 seeded Cashe Quiroga of Purdue. His overall dual record is 14-5, and he scored the third-most dual points on the team during the season.




Steven Rodrigues posted a win over No. 8 seeded Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin before missing two months of action with an injury. He dropped his first dual back to No. 7 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) but posted a win over Pat Greco (Northwestern) two days later in the final conference dual of the season. Before his injury, he defeated No. 5 seeded Josh Dziewa of Iowa in the semifinals of the Midlands Championships.




Zac Brunson posted a 5-3 conference record in his first season as Illinois' 157-pound starter. The redshirt-freshman faced tough competition throughout the conference season, as his three losses came from top-seeded Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) and No. 5 Dylan Alton (Penn State).




Like Brunson, Jackson Morse has squared off against some of the conference's top competition. He compiled a 4-3 Big Ten record, with his losses coming from top-seeded David Taylor of Penn State, No. 3 Pierce Harger of Northwestern and No. 4 Dan Yates of Michigan. The redshirt-junior totaled 15 dual wins this season and scored the second-most dual points on the team with 64.




Tony Dallago grabbed the No. 5 seed after posting a 6-2 conference record. Dallago dropped matchups against top seeded Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) and No. 2 Matt Brown (Penn State), but notched wins over No. 6 Mark Martin (Ohio State), No. 7 Scott Liegel (Wisconsin) and No. 8 Collin Zeerip (Michigan). The redshirt-senior has recorded six pins this season to total 38 career pins, the most in school history.




Mario Gonzalez has missed time this season due to injury, but has won both of his conference matchups against No. 8 seeded Timmy McCall (Wisconsin) and No. 10 Caleb Kolb (Nebraska). Christopher Lopez finished the conference season 0-8 after facing four wrestlers that are ranked in the top-10 nationally, but is coming off of his biggest win of the season after defeating #15 Amarveer Dhesi of Oregon State University at the NWCA National Duals.




The 2014 Big Ten Championships will take place March 8-9 in Madison, Wis. Session one will begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT.
 
Nebraska Wrestling http://www.huskers.com//ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=28&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=209425508

Four Win Titles, Five to NCAAs
Scherer named Most Outstanding Wrestler


STANFORD, Calif. ? The Stanford wrestling team crowned four individual champions, the most in school history, on its way to a second-place finish (134.0 points) at the 2014 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. Five Cardinal wrestlers earned automatic berths to the NCAA Championships, tying for the most in school history.


Senior 197 pounder Dan Scherer knocked-off ninth-ranked Taylor Meeks of Oregon State in the finals, 4-2 in sudden victory, and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. It is the first conference championship for the St. Louis, Mo., native, who is 20-4 on the year.


"With it tied up going into overtime, I felt I was dictating the match the whole time," said Scherer. "I could feel him breaking down and getting tired towards the end there. Meeks is really good with his hips, so you've got to pick your shots and get in clean when you can."


Redshirt senior Ryan Mango, ranked No. 9 at 133 pounds, became Stanford's fifth two-time conference champion, defeating 17th-ranked Devon Lotito of Cal Poly 5-2. A two-time All-American, Mango also won a Pac-12 Championship at 125 pounds in 2012 as he moves to 27-3 on the year. He joins Jeff Bradley (1985, 1986), Dave Lee (1985, 1986), Tanner Gardner (2007, 2008) and Nick Amuchastegui (2010, 2012) as repeat champions.


Sophomore Evan Silver became Stanford's 16th conference champion with an 8-6 decision over Rami Haddidian of Boise State at 125 pounds. The Chevy Chase, Md., native, who finished as the Pac-12 runner-up as a redshirt freshman in 2013, improves to 23-4 on the season.


Redshirt freshman Jim Wilson secured the 165-pound title with a convincing 5-1 decision over Arizona State's Nick Rex. Wilson becomes the first Cardinal freshman to win a conference championship since Jimmy Aguirre in 1993. Wilson registered a major decision over Cal Poly's Travis Berridge in the first round and a 12-4 major decision against Oregon State's Toney Chay in the semifinals to move to 33-6 on the year. His 33 wins are the third-most by a freshman in school history.


"It is just an absolute thrill to win a championship," said Wilson. "Thinking about all the work that we put in during the season, running at 5:30 in the morning, all of our training, and all of our drilling. In the end it paid off."


Senior Kyle Meyer finished third at 174 pounds, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. Meyer defeated Boise State's Austin Dewey, 9-4, in the third-place bout. He is having his most successful season with the Cardinal, moving to 26-11 overall.


Redshirt freshman heavyweight Josh Marchok also finished in the top half of his bracket. The Schaumburg, Ill., native pinned Cal Poly's Spencer Empey in 1:30 to place third in the conference. It marked his fifth fall of the season.



Oregon State won the team title with 155.5 points, crowning three champions while three other Beavers finished as the runner-ups. Stanford's second-place finish is the highest under sixth-year head coach Jason Borrelli, and ties for the best in school history. It is just the third time the Cardinal has finished as the runner-up and the first since 2008.


Mango has now qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in his career. Scherer and Silver are both two-time NCAA qualifiers, while Meyer and Wilson will make their first appearances.


Stanford will head to the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 20-22 to close out its 2013-14 season.



Stanford's Tournament Results:


125 pounds
#12 Evan Silver (3-0, 1st): dec. Pat Rollins (OSU), 7-3; dec. Ares Carpio (ASU), dec. Rami Haddidian (BSU), 8-6.


133 pounds
#9 Ryan Mango (2-0, 1st): dec. Joey Palmer (OSU), 6-5; dec. #17 Devon Lotito (CP).


141 pounds
Matt Garelli (1-2, 5th): lost to Joey Delgado (OSU), 7-2; lost to Brian Owen (BSU), 8-3; dec. Jacob Leon (CP), 7-1.


149 pounds
Donovan Halpin (1-2, 4th): lost to #12 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU), 10-1; dec. Dalton Kelley (CSUB), 5-4; lost to Preston McCalmon (ASU), 3-1 (SV).


157 pounds
Peter Galli (1-2, 5th): lost to Steven Hernandez (BSU), F2:03; lost to Spencer Hill (BSU), 6-5; dec. Xavier Johnson (CP), 4-0.


165 pounds
#18 Jim Wilson (3-0; 1st): maj. dec. Travis Berridge (CP), 17-4; maj. dec. 12-4; dec. Nick Rex (ASU), 5-1.


174 pounds
Kyle Meyer (2-1, 3rd): lost to Bryce Hammond (CSUB), 7-2; dec. Ray Waters (ASU), 8-3; dec. Austin Dewey (BSU), 9-4.


184 pounds
Zach Nevills (2-2, 4th): fall Kent Beecham (CP), 5:40; lost to Blake Stauffer (ASU), inj. def.; dec. Sean Pollock (CSUB), 9-5; lost to Austin Morehead (OSU), 8-0.


197 pounds
Dan Scherer (2-0, 1st): dec. Cody Dixon (BSU), 7-1; dec. #9 Taylor Meeks (OSU), 4-2 (SV).


285 pounds
Josh Marchok (3-1, 3rd): dec. Sammy Cervantes (CSUB), 3-1; lost to #9 J.T. Felix (BSU), fall 1:26; dec. Chace Eskam (ASU), 3-2; fall Spencer Empey (CP), 1:30.
 
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa ? UNI wrestling saw its biggest jump in attendance in at least 14 seasons, posting the ninth highest numbers in the nation.

UNI had an average of 1,766 fans in attendance for the home dual season. The Panthers were the only undefeated team in Division I and posted sell-out crowds for duals against Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa State and Purdue. UNI hosted eight duals and had a total attendance of 12,363.

These facts are confirmed via several decades of Roby Publishing Inc. utilizing nearly 60 years of issues of Amateur Wrestling New, plus assistance from the late NCAA author Jay Hammond.

AT THE MAC

UNI is picked as the conference favorite heading into the Mid-American Conference Championships. The tournament is set for March 8-9 and determines who will qualify for the national tournament.

Nine Panthers are seeded in the top seven (# of automatic qualifiers):

125 ? Dylan Peters 1st (4 qualifiy)133 ? Joe Colon 1st (5 qualify)141 ? Joey Lazor 3rd (5 qualify)149 ? Tyler Patten 6th (4 qualify)157 ? Jarrett Jensen 7th (5 qualify)165 ? Cooper Moore 1st (3 qualify)174 ? Cody Caldwell 4th (5 qualify)184 ? Ryan Loder 1st (5 qualify)197 ? Jared Bartel (2 qualify)285 ? Blaize Cabell 4th (3 qualify)
The MAC was awarded 41 allocations for the NCAA tournament. Another 40 wrestlers nationwide will earn an at-large bid, which will be announced March 12.

Last year the MAC was awarded 30 automatic qualifiers and another 10 at-large spots. Out of the 40 qualifiers, 11 wrestlers went on to earn All-American titles.


Three Ohio Wrestlers Earn Top Seeds For MAC Championship

Claxton, Wellington and Johnson earn No. 1 seeds



March 4, 2014



ATHENS, Ohio ? Three Ohio University wrestlers have earned No. 1 seeds for the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championship. The seeds for the 10 weight classes were announced today by the MAC office and were compiled from league's wrestling coaches.



Junior Tywan Claxton (South Euclid, Ohio), redshirt sophomore Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) and heavyweight Jeremy Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) each received No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes.



Junior Harrison Hightower (Strongsville, Ohio) and sophomore Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) also earned top three seeds in the tournament as both were ranked No. 3 at 165 and 174, respectively.



The 2014 MAC Wrestling Championships will be hosted by Kent State University on March 8-9.



Ohio enters this year's championship having won four of their last five matches in dual competition. The Bobcatsfinished year with a 13-4 overall record and feature four wrestlers ranked in the Top 20 of the latest IntermatWrestle.com poll.



Last year, Missouri ended Central Michigan's eleven-year run as Conference Tournament Champions. Missouri finished with 136 points, followed by second-place Central Michigan (88 points) and third-place Northern Iowa (83 points).



125

1- Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa

2- Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan

3- Brandon Jeske, Old Dominion

4- Corey Keener, Central Michigan

5- Barlow McGhee, Missouri

6- KeVon Powell, Ohio (13-11)

7- Max Soria, Buffalo

Alfredo Gray, Kent State

Nick Harrison, Northern Illinois



133

1- Joe Colon, Northern Iowa

2- Joe Roth, Central Michigan

3- Vinnie Pizzuto, Eastern Michigan

4- Mack McGuire, Kent State

5- Matt Manley, Missouri

6- Nick Smith, Northern Illinois

7- Kagan Squire, Ohio (8-10)

Michael Hayes, Old Dominion

Justin Farmer, Buffalo



141

1- Chris Mecate, Old Dominion

2- Zach Horan, Central Michigan

3- Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa

4- Lavion Mayes, Missouri

5- Tyler Small, Kent State

6- Noah Forrider, Ohio (23-14)

7- Nick Flannery, Buffalo

Tyler Argue, Northern Illinois

Michael Shaw, Eastern Michigan



149

1- Tywan Claxton, Ohio (24-6)

2- Drake Houdashelt, Missouri

3- Michael DePalma, Kent State

4- Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion

5- Robert Jillard, Northern Illinois

6- Tyler Patten, Northern Iowa

7- Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan

Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan

Ryan Todora, Buffalo



157

1- Ian Miller, Kent State

2- Luke Smith, Central Michigan

3- Joey Lavallee, Missouri

4- Tristan Warner, Old Dominion

5- Spartak Chino, Ohio (17-10)

6- Brandon Zeerip, Eastern Michigan

7- Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa

Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois

Wally Maziarz, Buffalo



165

1- Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa

2- Zach Toal, Missouri

3- Harrison Hightower, Ohio (29-10)

4- Nick Becker, Central Michigan

5- Tyler Buckwalter, Kent State

6- Devin Geoghegan, Old Dominion

7- Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois

Jimmy Klosz, Eastern Michigan

Jake Campana, Buffalo



174

1- Billy Curling, Old Dominion

2- Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan

3- Cody Walters, Ohio (9-2)

4- Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa

5- Caleb Marsh, Kent State

6- Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan

7- Mikey England, Missouri

Matt Mougin, Northern Illinois

Rrok Ndokaj, Buffalo



184

1- Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa

2- John Eblen, Missouri

3- Jack Dechow, Old Dominion

4- Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan

5- Tony Lock, Buffalo

6- Craig Kelliher, Central Michigan

7- Caleb Busson, Northern Illinois

Ryan Garringer, Ohio (11-18)

Cory Campbell, Kent State



197

1- Phil Wellington, Ohio (30-3)

2- J'den Cox, Missouri

3- Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois

4- Cole Baxter, Kent State

5- Nick Whitenburg, Eastern Michigan

6- Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion

7- Jackson Lewis, Central Michigan

Angelo Malvestuto, Buffalo

Jared Bartel, Northern Iowa



Hwt.

1- Jeremy Johnson, Ohio (33-4)

2- Devin Mellon, Missouri

3- Jared Torrence, Northern Illinois

4- Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa

5- Khodor Hoballah, Eastern Michigan

6- Matt Tourdot, Old Dominion

7- Mimmo Lytle, Kent State

Adam Robinson, Central Michigan

James Benjamin, Buffalo

Seedings Announced for 2014 MAC Championships[/B]

Shawn Scott and Jared Torrence earn top-three seeds at respective weights[/I]



CLEVELAND ? [/B]The Mid-American Conference has announced the seeds for this weekend's 2014 MAC Championships, which will take place Saturday and Sunday inside Kent State's M.A.C. Center.



Jared Torrence and Shawn Scott were the highest-seeded Huskies in the field, as they were ranked third at 197 and 285, respectively. Scott's first-round opponent will be Old Dominion's Kevin Beazley, whom the Huskie defeated earlier this season in a 6-4 decision. Meanwhile, Torrence will open the tournament against Matt Tourdot of ODU. In their only prior meeting this year, the Huskie heavyweight scored a 5-3 win.



The Huskies boast one other top-five seed in Rob Jillard, who will be the fifth-seeded wrestler at 149. The senior's first matchup comes against Alexander Richardson of ODU, with Richardson topping Jillard in overtime, 7-5, in the last meeting.



Nick Smith sits as the sixth seed at 133, while Shaun'Qae McMurtry and Caleb Busson hold the seventh seeds at 165 and 184, respectively. Four Huskies ? Nick Harrison, Tyler Argue, Andrew Morse and Matt Mougin ? kick off the tournament with preliminary round matches.



Four different schools hold the 10 top seeds in the tournament, with Northern Iowa manning four of those top spots. In addition, Ohio has three number one seeds, while Old Dominion has two and Kent State has one.



125[/B]

1. Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa

2. Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan

3. Brandon Jeske, Old Dominion

4. Corey Keener, Central Michigan

5. Barlow McGhee, Missouri

6. KeVon Powell, Ohio

7. Max Soria, Buffalo

Alfredo Gray, Kent State

Nick Harrison, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]



133[/B]

1. Joe Colon, Northern Iowa

2. Joe Roth, Central Michigan

3. Vinnie Pizzuto, Eastern Michigan

4. Mack McGuire, Kent State

5. Matt Manley, Missouri

6. Nick Smith, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

7. Kagan Squire, Ohio

Michael Hayes, Old Dominion

Justin Farmer, Buffalo



141[/B]

1. Chris Mecate, Old Dominion

2. Zach Horan, Central Michigan

3. Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa

4. Lavion Mayes, Missouri

5. Tyler Small, Kent State

6. Noah Forrider, Ohio

7. Nick Flannery, Buffalo

Tyler Argue, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

Michael Shaw, Eastern Michigan



149[/B]

1. Tywan Claxton, Ohio

2. Drake Houdashelt, Missouri

3. Michael DePalma, Kent State

4. Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion

5. Rob Jillard, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

6. Tyler Patten, Northern Iowa

7. Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan

Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan

Ryan Todora, Buffalo



157[/B]

1. Ian Miller, Kent State

2. Luke Smith, Central Michigan

3. Joey Lavallee, Missouri

4. Tristan Warner, Old Dominion

5. Spartak Chino, Ohio

6. Brandon Zeerip, Eastern Michigan

7. Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa

Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

Wally Maziarz, Buffalo



165[/B]

1. Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa

2. Zach Toal, Missouri

3. Harrison Hightower, Ohio

4. Nick Becker, Central Michigan

5. Tyler Buckwalter, Kent State

6. Devin Geoghegan, Old Dominion

7. Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

Jimmy Klosz, Eastern Michigan

Jake Campana, Buffalo



174[/B]

1. Billy Curling, Old Dominion

2. Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan

3. Cody Walters, Ohio

4. Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa

5. Caleb Marsh, Kent State

6. Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan

7. Mikey England, Missouri

Matt Mougin, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

Rrok Ndokaj, Buffalo



184[/B]

1. Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa

2. John Eblen, Missouri

3. Jack Dechow, Old Dominion

4. Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan

5. Tony Lock, Buffalo

6. Craig Kelliher, Central Michigan

7. Caleb Busson, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

Ryan Garringer, Ohio

Cory Campbell, Kent State



197[/B]

1. Phil Wellington, Ohio

2. J'den Cox, Missouri

3. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

4. Cole Baxter, Kent State

5. Nick Whitenburg, Eastern Michigan

6. Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion

7. Jackson Lewis, Central Michigan

Angelo Malvestuto, Buffalo

Jared Bartel, Northern Iowa



285[/B]

1. Jeremy Johnson, Ohio

2. Devin Mellon, Missouri

3. Jared Torrence, Northern Illinois[/I][/B]

4. Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa

5. Khodor Hoballah, Eastern Michigan

6. Matt Tourdot, Old Dominion

7. Mimmo Lytle, Kent State

Adam Robinson, Central Michigan

James Benjamin, Buffalo
 
Moreno Selected To Academic All-Big 12 First-Team






IRVING, Texas ? The 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling Team was announced earlier today by league officials. Redshirt freshman Gabe Moreno was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First-Team, his first Big 12 academic honor.



The Urbandale, Iowa, native maintained a 3.31 cumulative GPA in the classroom over the past two semesters.



First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.



To qualify Academic All-Big 12 honors, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests.

Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.



On the mat, the psychology major has posted a 15-18 overall record in his first season donning the Cardinal and Gold.



Moreno's season highlights include a seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and a 5-4 win over 2013 All-American Ugi Khishignyam of The Citadel at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2.



Moreno and the Cyclones travel to Norman, Okla. this weekend for the 2014 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. First round action begins Saturday at 3 p.m. CT in McCasland Fieldhouse.



2014 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 WRESTLING TEAM FIRST TEAM (3.20-PLUS GPA; *INDICATES NOMINATED WITH A 4.00 GPA)

Name School Class Major
Gabriel Moreno, Iowa State RFr. Psychology
Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
 So. Sociology
Clark Glass, Oklahoma
 RFr. Biology
Andrew Howe, Oklahoma
 Sr. Human Relations
Nick Lester, Oklahoma
 Sr. Human Relations
Kendric Maple, Oklahoma* Sr. Adult & Higher Education
Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma Sr. Human Relations
Travis Rutt, Oklahoma Sr.
 Health & Exercise Science
Darnell Bortz, Oklahoma State Sr. Industrial Eng. & Mgmt./Ag
Nolan Boyd, Oklahoma State RFr. Undecided
Tommy Diaz, Oklahoma State Sr. Secondary Ed.; Math
Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State Jr. Education
Chris Perry, Oklahoma State Sr. Education
Tyler Caldwell, Oklahoma State* Sr. Education

SECOND TEAM (3.00 TO 3.19 GPA)

Name School
 Class Major
Blake Rosholt, Oklahoma State Sr. Education
Nathan Pennesi, West Virginia Sr. Engineering
 
Moreno Selected To Academic All-Big 12 First-Team






IRVING, Texas ? The 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling Team was announced earlier today by league officials. Redshirt freshman Gabe Moreno was selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First-Team, his first Big 12 academic honor.



The Urbandale, Iowa, native maintained a 3.31 cumulative GPA in the classroom over the past two semesters.



First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.



To qualify Academic All-Big 12 honors, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests.

Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.



On the mat, the psychology major has posted a 15-18 overall record in his first season donning the Cardinal and Gold.



Moreno's season highlights include a seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and a 5-4 win over 2013 All-American Ugi Khishignyam of The Citadel at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 2.



Moreno and the Cyclones travel to Norman, Okla. this weekend for the 2014 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. First round action begins Saturday at 3 p.m. CT in McCasland Fieldhouse.



2014 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 WRESTLING TEAM FIRST TEAM (3.20-PLUS GPA; *INDICATES NOMINATED WITH A 4.00 GPA)

Name School Class Major
Gabriel Moreno, Iowa State RFr. Psychology
Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
 So. Sociology
Clark Glass, Oklahoma
 RFr. Biology
Andrew Howe, Oklahoma
 Sr. Human Relations
Nick Lester, Oklahoma
 Sr. Human Relations
Kendric Maple, Oklahoma* Sr. Adult & Higher Education
Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma Sr. Human Relations
Travis Rutt, Oklahoma Sr.
 Health & Exercise Science
Darnell Bortz, Oklahoma State Sr. Industrial Eng. & Mgmt./Ag
Nolan Boyd, Oklahoma State RFr. Undecided
Tommy Diaz, Oklahoma State Sr. Secondary Ed.; Math
Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State Jr. Education
Chris Perry, Oklahoma State Sr. Education
Tyler Caldwell, Oklahoma State* Sr. Education

SECOND TEAM (3.00 TO 3.19 GPA)

Name School
 Class Major
Blake Rosholt, Oklahoma State Sr. Education
Nathan Pennesi, West Virginia Sr. Engineering
 
WWC announces West Regional pre-seeds for Saturday




UVU will host the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships on Saturday at the UCCU Center.



March 5, 2014[/B]







OREM, Utah -- The Western Wrestling Conference announced on Wednesday the pre-seed rankings for the 2014 NCAA West Regional/WWC Championship, hosted by Utah Valley University at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, on March 8.

Winners of the NCAA West Regional weight classes earn bids to the NCAA Championships. The event also serves as the conference championship. The WWC is comprised of six school including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.

Senior 141-pounder Chase Cuthbertson rounds out UVU's 10 probable starters as he is seeded fifth in his weight class.

Wyoming has won the last four West Regional team titles after just edging out North Dakota State for its fourth straight title last season. The Cowboys also earned the 2013-14 WWC regular-season dual title as well this season after they held the tiebreaker over the Bison. Both UW and NDSU tied with identical 4-1 WWC dual records, but Wyoming took the trophy thanks to a head-to-head victory over North Dakota State.

The pre-seeds were voted on by the conference coaches and ranked the top six wrestlers in each weight class. Final seeds for bracketing will be determined Friday evening at the Coaches' Seeding Meeting.

The NCAA recently released the all allocations for the 2014 Division I Wrestling Championships and the West Regional/WWC has been awarded 15 automatic qualifier spots. The breakdown of the 15 automatic bids per weight class is as follows: 125 (2), 133 (1), 141 (1), 149 (1), 157 (2), 165 (3), 174 (1), 184 (2), 197 (1) and 285 (1).

After all the qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA DI Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 40 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. Last year the WWC had three of its wrestlers receive at-large selections.

Qualifiers from this weekend's NCAA West Regional will compete at the 2014 NCAA Championships, that will be held March 20-22 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla.

2014 NCAA West Regional Pre-Seeds
125 pounds (top two placers receive NCAA automatic bid)
1. Josh Martinez (AFA)
2. Tyler Cox (WYO)
3. Jade Rauser (UVU)
4. Trey Andrews (UNC)
5. Ben Gillette (SDSU)
6. Hunter Weber (NDSU)


133 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Greg Rinker (AFA)
2. Justin LaValle (NDSU)
3. Chasen Tolbert (UVU)
4. Brance Simms (SDSU)
5. Gunnar Woodburn (WYO)
6. Michael Espinoza (UNC)


141 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Cole Mendenhall (WYO)
2. Avery Garner (UVU)
3. Eric Orozco (SDSU)
4. Clay Cathey (NDSU)
5. David Walker (AFA)
6. Nick Adams (UNC)


149 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Tyler Diamond (NDSU)
2. Alex Kocer (SDSU)
3. Brandon Richardson (WYO)
4. Trevor Willson (UVU)
5. Natrelle Demison (AFA)
6. Beau Roberts (UNC)


157 pounds (top two placers receive NCAA automatic bid)
1. Cody Pack (SDSU)
2. Andy McCulley (WYO)
3. Mitchell Polkowske (UNC)
4. Josh Kreimier (AFA)
5. Chase Cuthbertson (UVU)
6. Nick Olejnik (NDSU)


165 pounds (top three placers receive NCAA automatic bid)
1. Steven Monk (NDSU)
2. Dakota Friesth (WYO)
3. Joe Brewster (SDSU)
4. Curtis Abner Cook (UVU)
5. Jesse Stafford (AFA)
6. Charlie McMartin (UNC)


174 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Hayden Zillmer (NDSU)
2. John Nething II (SDSU)
3. Konner Witt (AFA)
4. Monte Schmalhaus (UVU)
5. Brent Havlik (WYO)
6. Josh Van Tine (UNC)


184 pounds (top two placers receive NCAA automatic bid)
1. Benjamin Stroh (WYO)
2. Kurtis Julson (NDSU)
3. Ethan Smith (UVU)
4. Ben Schwery (SDSU)
5. Devin Hightower (AFA)
6. Nick Bayer (UNC)


197 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Shane Woods (WYO)
2. Tyler Lehmann (NDSU)
3. Greg Isley (AFA)
4. Derek Thomas (UVU)
5. Trey Hable (SDSU)
6. Cole Briegel (UNC)


285 pounds (winner receives NCAA automatic bid)
1. Evan Knutson (NDSU)
2. Adam Fager (UVU)
3. Henry Chirino (UNC)
4. J.J. Everard (SDSU)
5. Marcus Malecek (AFA)
6. Tanner Harms (WYO)
 
FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING




#17 Illini Set for Big Ten Championships

2014 Big Ten Championships to be held in Madison, Wis.




#17 Illinois at 2014 Big Ten Championships

March 8-9 // Kohl Center // Madison, Wis.




Illinois Pre-Seeds

125 No. 2 Jesse Delgado (22-2, 7-1), Jr., Gilroy, Calif.

133 No. 5 Zane Richards (21-5, 6-2), r-Fr., Carbondale, Ill.

141 No. 6 Steven Rodrigues (9-6, 2-1), r-So., Mount Kisco, N.Y.

157 No. 7 Zac Brunson (19-10, 5-3), r-Fr., Eugene, Ore.

165 No. 5 Jackson Morse (22-4, 4-3), r-Jr., Alto, Mich.

174 No. 5 Tony Dallago (17-9, 6-2), r-Sr., Harrisburg, Pa.

197 No. 6 Mario Gonzalez, (8-0, 2-0), r-Sr., Aurora, Ill.

HWT No. 12 Christopher Lopez (13-15, 0-8), r-So., Chicago, Ill.




Records are (Overall, Conference)




Championships Central

For all information regarding the 2014 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Championships Central page here: http://www.uwbadgers.com/b1gwrestling/




Live Stream

Live streaming of each mat will be available on Wisconsin's Championships Central website. BTN Student U and InsideBadgerSports.com will provide live streams of Saturday's matches and Sunday's semifinals (session 3). BTN Student U will air Sunday's third-place matches, while InsideBadgerSports.com will stream the fifth-place bouts.




Television

The Big Ten Network will air Sunday's championship finals live starting at 1:12 p.m.




Live Results

Live results will be available through Trackwrestling.com and updated brackets will be posted on Wisconsin's Championships Central website.




Session Times

Saturday, March 8

Session 1 - 10:00 a.m.

Session 2 - 5:00 p.m.




Sunday, March 9

Session 3 - 11:00 a.m.

Session 4 (1st/3rd/5th place) - 1:12 p.m.




2014 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Fighting Illini wrestling team heads to Madison, Wis. for the 2014 Big Ten Championships on March 8-9. Sessions one and two will take place on Saturday, while sessions three and four are set for Sunday. Live streaming and results will be available on Wisconsin's Championship Central website, and updated brackets will be posted throughout the tournament.




Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the top-10 in the nation according to W.I.N. Magazine's March 3 Tournament Power Index, including top-ranked Penn State. Minnesota comes in at number two, while Iowa takes the fourth spot. Nebraska and Ohio State round out the top-10, while Michigan, Wisconsin and Northwestern take the No. 12, No. 13 and No. 14 spots. Illinois currently sits at No. 17.




ILLINOIS' HISTORY AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Fighting Illini placed fifth at the 2013 Big Ten Championships, totaling 85.5 points. Five Illini currently in the starting lineup have placed at the Big Ten Championships in year's past, including defending conference champion Jesse Delgado. 2012 Big Ten champion Mario Gonzalez notched a third-place finish last year, while Tony Dallago and Caleb Ervin placed sixth and eighth, respectively. Jackson Morse placed seventh at the 2012 Big Ten Championships before redshirting last season, while Steven Rodrigues and Christopher Lopez competed at the conference championships for the first time last year.




EIGHT ILLINI EARN PRE-SEEDS

Eight members of the Fighting Illini wrestling team have earned pre-seeds for the 2014 Big Ten Championships as voted by the conference coaches, the Big Ten office announced Monday. Defending Big Ten champion Jesse Delgado (125) leads the Illini with a No. 2 seed, while Zane Richards (133), Jackson Morse (165) and Tony Dallago (174) notched the No. 5 seed. Steven Rodrigues (141) and 2012 Big Ten champion Mario Gonzalez (197) earned the No. 6 seed, Zac Brunson (157) came in at No. 7 and Christopher Lopez (HWT) grabbed the No. 12 spot.




NCAA QUALIFIER SPOTS ALLOCATED

The NCAA announced the number of qualifiers for each weight class at each qualifying event on Feb. 27. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; rating percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking. the conference received 74 spots, tying its record-high under the new qualifier system.




The Big Ten breakdown is as follows: seven for 125, eight for 133, six for 141, six for 149, eight for 157, eight for 165, seven for 174, seven for 184, eight for 195 and nine for heavyweight.
 
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