No. 7 Ohio State upsets Big Ten wrestling rival No. 2 Iowa, 21-9
Second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling was ambushed — to use Hawkeye head coach Tom Brands‘ word — by Ohio State, 21-9, in front of 5,684 fans at St. John Arena in Columbus Friday night.
It was the first time the Buckeyes — which are currently ranked No. 7 to No. 10, depending on the website — have defeated the Hawkeyes since 1966, and only the third time in Ohio State history. It was an evening of firsts for Iowa, too: their first loss in 50 road duals, and the first against a Big Ten opponent in 39 duals. Rest of story at http://www.examiner.com/college-wrestling-in-national/no-7-ohio-state-upsets-big-ten-wrestling-rival-no-2-iowa-21-9?CID=examiner_alerts_article
No. 23 Hokies roll past Duke, 30-6
BLACKSBURG – Behind wins in the first five bouts, the 23rd-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team defeated Duke, 30-6, in an Atlantic Coast Conference dual match in front of 784 fans at Cassell Coliseum Saturday evening. In all, Tech won seven of nine contested bouts, while picking up a forfeit at 125 pounds.
Action began at 197 pounds as Nick Vetterlein earned two takedowns in the first period and sealed the match with another takedown in the final seconds to win by a 7-3 decision over Brian Self. Tech’s Chris Penny made it 6-0 Tech with an 8-2 decision over Andrew Fulk at 285 pounds.
Rest of story at http://www.hokiesports.com/wrestling/recaps/20120121aaa.html
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