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No. 19 App State Improves to 4-0 in SoCon With Road Win

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — No. 19 App State took eight of 10 matches on the road Monday and posted a 32-6 win against Gardner-Webb to remain unbeaten in SoCon wrestling duals.
The Mountaineers (8-2, 4-0) are one of three SoCon teams without a league loss, joined by annual contenders Chattanooga and Campbell, who are also 4-0 in the league. App State hosts Chattanooga on Sunday at 3 p.m. and then hosts Campbell to open a SoCon tripleheader in Varsity Gym on Sunday, Feb. 19.
Tickets for App State’s remaining home duals are available by clicking HERE. 
In addition to a six-point win by forfeit for Jon Jon Millner at 149 pounds, the Mountaineers received bonus points in victories at 125, 157 and 174 pounds. In the only matchup of ranked wrestlers, 26th-ranked Will Formato won a 2-1 decision against 24th-ranked RJ Mosley in their seventh career meeting.
After a scoreless first period between the fourth-year starters, Formato stayed on top for the first 1:10 of the second period before allowing an escape. Formato needed only seven seconds to post a tying escape to begin the third period, and by maintaining more than a minute advantage in riding time, the lack of any third-period takedowns gave him the bonus point for a 2-1 victory.
Caleb Smith gave up the first takedown against Drew West, who had a 7-0 dual record. Smith turned a 3-2 lead entering the third into a 16-4 major decision against the Bulldogs (4-8, 2-2).

Ethan Oakley also allowed the first takedown at 133, … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2023/1/30/-19-wrestling-no-19-app-state-improves-to-4-0-in-socon-with-road-win

App State’s Formato named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

Redshirt junior gets a win over a top-25 opponent

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – App State’s Will Formato has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Jan. 25-31. The selection is made by the league office.
Formato, who is ranked No. 26 at 165 pounds, won his lone match of the week at Gardner-Webb on Jan. 30. The redshirt junior from Acworth, Georgia, defeated 24th-ranked RJ Mosley, 2-1, to grab the victory. The match was the seventh time that the two SoCon foes faced off in their careers.
After a scoreless first period, Mosley took a 1-0 advantage late in the second period after an escape. Formato would tie the score at 1 seven seconds into the third following an escape of his own. Formato would secure the victory after maintaining more than a minute advantage of riding time, giving him a bonus point.
The Mountaineers (8-2, 4-0 SoCon) defeated Gardner-Webb (4-8, 2-2), 32-6, to remain undefeated in conference duals. … rest of story at Soconsports.com/news/2/1/wrestling-app-states-formato-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

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DIVISION I COACHES POLL: Penn State unanimous No. 1 after beating Iowa in battle of Big Ten unbeatens

Manheim, Pennsylvania – Penn State stands alone as the last Division I unbeaten after the host Nittany Lions topped rival Iowa in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in front of a sold-out crowd of 15,998 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State comes in as the unanimous No. 1 in the latest NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll on Tuesday.

Penn State (11-0) won six out of 10 bouts in the dual that tied the record for largest indoor dual meet crowd, a record set at Penn State against Iowa in 2018. Iowa remained No. 2. Iowa State (12-2) moved up to No. 3 after sweeping Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at home. The Cyclones topped then-No. 10 Cowboys 18-11 and the Sooners 25-12. Ohio State made the big leap in the top 10 this week. The Buckeyes (11-1) moved up to No. 4 after beating then-No. 3 Michigan 23-15 and then-No. 22 Michigan State 36-3. Michigan slid three spots to No. 6, while Cornell remained at No. 5 after EIWA wins over Army West Point and Columbia.

Pittsburgh registered the biggest weekend upset as the then-No. 24 Panthers stunned then-No. 7 Virginia Tech 26-12. In other ranked action, Oklahoma State beat Northern Iowa 17-15, Nebraska beat Wisconsin 23-11, Minnesota beat Illinois 24-9, Northwestern beat both Wisconsin and Rutgers, Northern Iowa beat Oklahoma, Arizona State won at Lehigh, South Dakota State swept Air Force and Northern Colorado, Appalachian State beat Duke and Gardner-Webb, while Michigan State beat Maryland and Indiana edged Purdue. Lehigh fell out of the Top 25 after falling to both Arizona State and Columbia, while Penn re-entered the rankings after a pair of Ivy League wins. The Quakers (6-4) beat Brown 37-7 and Harvard 26-8.

Ranked Teams in Duals This Week
Friday: No. 1 Penn State at No. 4 Ohio State, No. 2 Iowa at No. 12 Minnesota, No. 3 Iowa State at West Virginia, No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State at Arlington, Texas, No. 7 NC State at Virginia, No. 8 Missouri at Oklahoma, No. 9 Virginia Tech at Duke, No. 10 Nebraska at No. 21 Illinois, No. 16 North Dakota State at Air Force, California Baptist at No. 14 Northern Iowa, North Carolina at No. 18 Pittsburgh, Little Rock at No. 19 Arizona State.

Saturday: No. 3 Iowa State at No. 18 Pittsburgh, No. 10 Nebraska at Purdue, No. 16 North Dakota State at Northern Colorado, No. 23 Rutgers at Maryland, Princeton at No. 5 Cornell.

Sunday: No. 1 Penn State at No. 22 Indiana, No. 4 Ohio State at No. 13 Northwestern, No. 8 Missouri at No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 14 Northern Iowa at West Virginia, No. 19 Arizona State at Oregon State, No. 21 Illinois at Michigan State, No. 25 Penn at No. 5 Cornell, Chattanooga at No. 20 Appalachian State.

 Methodology: The NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll is voted on by two coaches from each Division I wrestling conference. Each first-place vote is worth 25 points, 24 points for a second-place vote, 23 for a third-place vote and so on through to one point for a 25th-place vote. The poll is based on dual meet results.

NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll
January 31, 2023

… rest of story at NWCAonline.com/division-i-coaches-poll-penn-state-unanimous-no-1-after-beating-iowa-in-battle-of-big-ten-unbeatens

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Big 12 Dual Meet Results

Wyatt Sheets’ Fall Leads Cowboys to 19-17 Win Over No. 15 Northern Iowa

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A third-period fall from Wyatt Sheets over No. 10 Austin Yant proved to be the difference in the Oklahoma State wrestling team’s 19-17 victory over No. 15 Northern Iowa on Saturday night.
Coming out of intermission the Cowboys trailed Northern Iowa, 10-7, after the Panthers won three of the first five bouts. Tied at one in the third, Sheets countered a shot and stuck Yant on his back to swing the momentum to OSU’s side and hand Yant his first loss of the season.
No. 6 Dustin Plott defeated No. 13 Lance Runyon, 7-3, and No. 18 Luke Surber claimed a decision of his own over true freshman Wyatt Voelker as OSU was able to hold on to the win and extend its win streak to six.
Carter Young was also able to collect a bonus-point win over a top-10 opponent with a 15-7 major decision over No. 8 Cael Happel at 141 pounds. Young jumped out to an early 12-1 lead in the first period with a pair of takedowns three turns. He would score three escapes from there over the next two periods to clinch the major. The win was Young’s second over a top-10 wrestler this year … rest of story at OKstate.com/news/1/28/cowboy-wrestling-wyatt-sheets-fall-leads-cowboys-to-19-17-win-over-no-15-northern-iowa

UNI wrestling rebounds with win over Oklahoma at home, 23-16

Panthers score sixth consecutive dual victory over Sooners. UNI returns home on Friday vs. Cal Baptist

No. 15 UNI wrestling (5-3 / 3-2 Big 12) vs. RV Oklahoma (7-5 / 1-3 Big 12)

• Attendance: 2,564
• Official: Jake Frias, Derek Lark

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — After a tough dual loss to No. 10 Oklahoma State on Saturday night, UNI wrestling bounced back for an impressive 23-12 win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday afternoon inside the McLeod Center. 

The Panthers are now 8-1 against Oklahoma under head coach Doug Schwab, and have won 6 consecutive duals against the Sooners. Schwab also tied former Panther coach Dave McCuskey (1931-52) with his 102nd dual win with UNI, tied for 3rd all-time in program history.

After narrowly dropping the open match at 125 pounds, Kyle Biscoglia got the Panthers on the board 2 minutes into his match at 133 pounds with a takedown and pin of No. 28 Wyatt Henson. The fall marks Biscoglia’s fifth pin of the season.

Cael Happel fell short at 141 pounds after surrendering a stall warning points, plus the riding time point to No. 23 Mosha Schwartz in a 2-1 decision. Colin Realbuto bounced back after nearly giving up a nearfall takedown … rest of story at UNIpanthers.com/news/2023/1/29/wrestling-uni-wrestling-rebounds-with-win-over-oklahoma-at-home-23-16

No. 4 Iowa State Fends Off No. 10 Oklahoma State

AMES, Iowa – No. 4 Iowa State (12-2, 5-0 Big 12) fended off a stiff challenge from No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-2, 5-1 Big 12) to win, 18-11, Sunday afternoon in front of an energized Hilton crowd.

The Cyclones trailed 11-8 with three matches remaining, but Marcus Coleman (184), Yonger Bastida (197) and Sam Schuyler (285) closed with three-straight wins to secure Iowa State’s first home victory over Oklahoma State since 2009.

It marked ISU’s 16^th consecutive Big 12 dual victory dating back to the 2020-21 season. In a dual where nine of 10 matches were decided by six points or less, the Cyclones won the takedown battle, 14-7.

Caleb Fuessley got things started with a 10-4 decision over Zach Blankenship at 125 pounds, highlighted by a feet-to-back dump for a takedown and two near fall points in the second period. Oklahoma State picked up decisions at 133 and 141 pounds before Paniro Johnson righted the ship with a 3-1 victory over Victor Voinovich at 149 pounds. Johnson used a tilt in the second period for two near fall points which was the difference in the match.

David Carr won his 21^st consecutive match with a workmanlike 5-3 decision against Wyatt Sheets. Carr was the aggressor in the win, securing a pair of first period takedowns. Trailing 11-8 with three matches remaining, Iowa State needed production from its upper weights. Marcus Coleman registered three takedowns in a 7-2 decision against … rest of story at Cyclones.com/news/2023/1/29/wrestling-no-4-iowa-state-fends-off-no-10-oklahoma-state

South Dakota State WRESTLING WINNING STREAK REACHES 10

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Pins by Cade DeVos and Tanner Jordan in the first half of the dual lifted South Dakota State to its 10^th consecutive win, a 26-16 victory over Air Force Sunday afternoon at Clune Arena.
The 18^th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the Big 12 Conference. Air Force dropped to 7-2 in duals, including a 3-2 record in the Big 12.
With the dual starting at 174 pounds, the 15^th-ranked DeVos ignited a fast start for the Jackrabbits by posting a first-period fall in his match against Gage Musser.
A 4-3 decision by Cade King at 184 pounds and a 17-0 technical fall by Tanner Sloan gave SDSU a 14-0 lead through three matches. King’s victory was his ninth in a row — all by decision during the Jackrabbits’ dual winning streak — and Sloan ran his personal winning streak to 14 matches.
Air Force got on the board with technical-fall victories in two of the next three matches. First, sixth-ranked Wyatt Hendrickson handed the Jackrabbits’ A.J. Nevills his first dual loss of the season with a 16-1 technical fall in a match that ended late in the third period. The other technical fall for the Falcons was recorded at 133 pounds by No. 21 Cody Phippen, who blanked Derrick Cardinal, 15-0, early in the third period.
In between the two Air Force victories, Jordan put Tucker Owens’ shoulders to the mat midway through the third period of their 125-pound matchup. The bout was scoreless through two periods before Jordan … rest of story at GOjacks.com/news/2023/1/29/wrestling-wrestling-winning-streak-reaches-10

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No. 3 Wartburg Upsets No. 1 Augsburg to Win Battle of the Burgs

WAVERLY, Iowa – The No. 3 Wartburg men’s wrestling team (12-1 overall) defeated No. 1 Augsburg (7-1) 22-14 in the annual Battle of the Burgs.

Results:
125: Derek Steele (AU) win by 6-4 dec vs. #5 James Levy (WB)      AU 3-0 
133: #4 Joe Pins (WB) win by 11-3 maj dec vs. #13 Cade Willis (AU) WB 4-3           
141: #1 Zayren Terukina (WB) win by 9-3 dec vs. #5 Sam Stuhl (AU) WB 7-3
149: #8 Kris Rumph (WB) win by 16-5 maj dec vs. #9 Charlie Stuhl (AU) WB 11-3
157: #4 Tyler Shilson (AU) win by 2-1 dec vs. #1 David Hollingsworth (WB) WB 11-6
165: #4 Nathan Fuller (WB) win by 8-6 dec SV vs. #10 Cooper Willis (AU) WB 14-6
174: #2 Zane Mulder (WB) win by 17-5 maj dec vs. #11 Seth Goetzinger (AU) WB 18-6                    
184: #5 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (AU) win by 10-0 maj dec vs. #8 Jordan Bushey (WB) WB 18-10
197: #4 Mossama Endene (WB) win by 13-2 maj dec vs. #12 Parker Venz (AU) WB 22-10
285: #6 Tyler Kim (AU) win by 8-0 maj dec Eli Pannell (WB) WB 22-14      


Notes:

• This is the 40^th meeting in the all-time series between the two programs.
• Attendance: 2,000
• This was the first loss in a dual for Levy this season.
• This was the second ranked wrestler Pins, Rumph, Bushey, and Endene have faced this season.
• Pins earned his 10^th win of the season. … rest of story at Go-knights.net/news/2023/1/26/mens-wrestling-no-3-wartburg-upsets-no-1-augsburg-to-win-battle-of-the-burgs

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No. 24 Pitt Stuns No. 7 Virginia Tech, 26-12

BLACKSBURG, Va.—The Pitt wrestling team didn’t just upset No. 7 Virginia Tech on Friday night in Blacksburg in front of a national television audience on the ACC Network; it won decisively.
Pitt took seven bouts from the hosting Hokies and won 26-12, leaving no doubt about the better team on the night and securing first place in the ACC dual standings after two weeks of conference action.
“We went out tonight and were aggressive,” Pitt head coach Keith Gavin said. “That’s a huge win for the program. I’m super proud of these guys. It was a total team effort. We showed tremendous skills but also a lot of fight. Now we need to continue to be consistent and build on this moving forward.”
The Panthers (8-2, 2-0 ACC) made the perfect start, with Colton Camacho quieting the Cassell Coliseum crowd by pinning Cooper Flynn in 44 seconds at 125 pounds.
At 133 pounds, No. 7 Micky Phillippi survived an absolute battle with No. 5 Sam Latona, fighting off several single-leg attacks and winning by a 9-second difference in riding time in the tiebreakers.
“Colton gave us a perfect start and we were able to use that momentum,” Gavin added. “He’s been wrestling great, went for the kill and it paid off big time. And Micky had a lot of fight in his match. He was in some challenging positions and showed really impressive toughness. That won it for him.”
No. 3 Cole Matthews then built Pitt’s lead to 12-0 with a comfortable 6-2 decision over No. 12 Tom Crook at 141 pounds, securing takedowns in each of the final two periods and nearly working a fall.
The Hokies (7-3, 1-1 ACC) responded, however, with bonus-point wins at 149 and 157 pounds.
No. 23 Holden Heller momentarily snapped that momentum with a crucial victory at 165 pounds, … rest of story at Pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2023/1/27/wrestling-no-24-pitt-stuns-no-7-virginia-tech-26-12

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Big 10 Dual Meet Results

NO. 5 BUCKEYES CRUISE TO 36-3 WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 5 Ohio State (11-1, 5-0) earned its second win of the weekend with a 36-3 win over Michigan State (8-5, 1-5) Sunday at the Covelli Center (Att: 3,911).

How it Happened

125 | No. 10 Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. Tristan Lujan (MSU) | D, 3-2

After a scoreless first period, Lujan chose bottom and escaped for a 1-0 lead to open the second. That advantage held until Heinselman earned a reversal to open the third to gain a 2-1 lead. Lujan tied it at 2-all with an escape but with a point for riding time, Heinselman got the win by decision, 3-2. … rest of story at Ohiostatebuckeyes.com/no-5-buckeyes-cruise-to-36-3-win-over-michigan-state

No. 14 Northwestern WildCats Roll No. 23 Rutgers, 28-6

Northwestern racks up eight wins in first victory over Scarlet Knights in program history

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (January 29, 2023) – Lucas Davison and Yahya Thomas picked up bonus point victories as No. 14 Northwestern wrestling (5-2, 4-2 B1G) completed a weekend sweep in a 28-6 rout of Rutgers (9-5, 1-4 B1G) this afternoon at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, N.J.
The ‘Cats picked up wins in eight of the day’s 10 bouts en route to the program’s first dual meet win over the Scarlet Knights.
Davison jumped all over Rutgers’ Kyle Epperly at heavyweight, taking a 2-0 first-period lead.  Following a four-point near fall in the opening minute of the second period, the Chesterton, Ind. product locked up Epperly for the fall at 3:44 to secure a fourth straight win.  Davison is now 5-1 this season in Big Ten dual action. … rest of story at NUsports.com/news/2023/1/29/wrestling-no-14-cats-roll-no-23-rutgers-28-6

Trio of Upset Wins Fuel Gophers’ 24-9 Rout of Illinois

MINNEAPOLIS – The No. 11 University of Minnesota wrestling program continued their unbeaten home streak on Saturday afternoon, as they rolled to a 24-9 victory over Illinois. 

Only favored in four of the bouts heading into the dual, Minnesota rolled to three upsets throughout the dual, including two over top-10 opponents, and ended up with seven wins out of the dual’s ten matches. 

The dual kicked off at 157 pounds, where Sebas Swiggum would fill in for the late-scratch Brayton Lee, putting up a commendable effort in an 11-6 loss against a ranked Michael Carr. … rest of story at GOphersports.com/news/2023/1/28/wrestling-trio-of-upset-wins-fuel-gophers-24-9-rout-of-illinois

Davison Lifts No. 14 Northwestern Over No. 13 Wisconsin, 18-17

‘Cats extend home win streak to six

EVANSTON, Ill. (January 27, 2023) – For the second time in as many weeks, No. 14 Northwestern (4-2, 3-2 B1G) left it until the final bout of the night, with Lucas Davison’s decision victory providing the winning margin for the ‘Cats in an 18-17 triumph over No. 13 Wisconsin (7-6, 1-5 B1G) this evening inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Tonight’s result sees the Wildcats push their win streak in home dual matches to six, a run that dates back to a 29-7 win against Maryland back on February 6, 2022.
Davison, who is ranked fourth by FloWrestling at 285 pounds and entered the night with a record of 3-1 in Big Ten duals this season, went into his matchup with No. 10 Trent Hillger knowing that a victory would propel the ‘Cats to a second win in as many duals.  He jumped in front, 2-0, with a minute remaining in the first period, securing a takedown following a wild scramble on the edge of the mat.  After padding his lead with a second period escape, Davison rode out Hillger during the third period, amassing well over two minutes of riding time en route to a 4-1 win. … rest of story at NUsports.com/news/2023/1/27/wrestling-davison-lifts-no-14-northwestern-over-no-13-wisconsin-18-17

Huskers Secure Manning’s 300th Career Victory

Lincoln, Neb. – Behind seven wins and three bonus point victories, the Nebraska wrestling team defeated Wisconsin, 24-11, in front of 2,209 fans on Sunday afternoon at the Devaney Center. 
This dual win marked Coach Manning’s 300th career win. Manning now holds a career record of 300-129-5. 
Competition started with a top-ten matchup at 125 with No. 5 Liam Cronin defeating No. 8 Eric Barnett in a 7-3 decision. In the first period, Cronin recorded a big takedown and Barnett answered with an escape. With just a Barnett escape in the second period, the pair entered the final two minutes with Cronin holding the 3-1 advantage. Cronin then took control in the final period with a pair of escapes to secure the win.
At 133, No. 32 Kyle Burwick fell to Wisconsin’s No. 29 Taylor LaMont in a close 2-0 decision.
No. 6 Brock Hardy helped Nebraska pull ahead, 6-3 overall, with a victory over No. 24 Joseph Zargo. Hardy scored an escape and a takedown in the first two periods to take the 3-0 lead. In the final period, Hardy tallied another takedown, while Zargo scored his first points with a reversal. An escape and the riding time point for Hardy locked in the 7-2 decision.
At 149, Dayne Morton took on Aidan Medora and grabbed the 7-3 decision. … rest of story at Huskers.com/news/2023/1/29/wrestling-huskers-secure-mannings-300th-career-victory

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