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COLUMBIA, Mo. – With four big wins to close out the dual – two of those with bonus points – the No. 13 Missouri Tigers (12-3, 3-2 Big 12) defeated the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners (12-3 (2-2 Big 12) by a 25-12 final on Sunday. The big win came on Senior Day, where the Tigers recognized Jacob Guerrant, Dorian Henderson, Brandon Wiest and Patrick Wright for their contributions to the Missouri wrestling program.

Just as they did on Saturday, the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead with wins in the first two matches. Sophomore Alan Waters picked up his second win of the weekend over a ranked opponent, knocking off No. 8 Jarrod Patterson with a 7-0 shutout. Waters was 0-2 in his career against Patterson before Sunday’s victory.

At 133, No. 8 Nathan McCormick earned a crucial victory against No. 10 Jordan Keller, winning 5-3. Keller took the early lead with a reversal in the second period but McCormick reversed him back 30 seconds later, evening the score at 2-2. In the third, McCormick landed another reversal and rode Keller down to one second left to secure the riding time point. The win over Keller was the second on the season for McCormick, as he defeated the Sooner by a 2-1 score in Norman.

Oklahoma evened things up with a late third period pin by No. 3 Kendric Maple at 141 pounds, but a sudden victory win by Kyle Bradley over No. 9 Nick Lester put the Tigers back ahead. The two were scoreless after regulation, as each grappler rode the other out in the second and third periods. With seven seconds left in sudden victory, Bradley fought off a deep shot by Lester and turned it into his own score to clinch the match.

The Sooners took their first lead of the day with back-to-back wins at 157 and 165. No. 14 Matt Lester beat No. 15 Drake Houdashelt by a 6-1 decision, while Bubby Graham pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 20 Zach Toal to take a 12-9 lead.

From that point on, however, it would be all Missouri, as they were victorious in the final four matches of the afternoon. No. 18 Dorian Henderson put the Tigers back in the lead with an 11-0 major decision over Kyle Detmer. Scoreless after the first, Henderson reversed Detmer in the second period and turned him for a pair of three-point near falls with under two seconds left in the period. He’d land another takedown in the third and added the riding time point, putting Missouri up 13-12.

Junior Mike Larson extended the Tiger lead to 19-12 with a huge pin over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds. The two familiar foes battled to a 1-1 score in the third, when Larson landed a takedown and turned Schmidtke to his back for two more. Larson was able to hook the leg and stick Schmidtke for the fall with just 12 seconds left to give Missouri some breathing room. Larson had lost his last three contests to Schmidtke before Sunday’s win.

At 197, junior Brent Haynes used his strong riding abilities and a big third period to pull out the 6-3 win over Keldrick Hall. Haynes hit the first takedown of the match but Hall would escape in the second and scored a takedown of his own at the buzzer to go up 3-2. In the third, Haynes evened things up with an escape and took Hall down again with under a minute to go. He secured the extra point after accumulating 3:35 in riding time.

Devin Mellon closed the match at heavyweight with a 3-2 victory over Kyle Colling, as he scored a late third period takedown on a double-leg, putting Colling to the mat. Mellon improves his record to 17-8 on the year with the win.

Next weekend, Missouri will travel to Rutgers for the first round of the NWCA National Duals. Along with host Rutgers, the Tigers will be joined by Cal Poly, Kent State, Michigan and Minnesota in Piscataway, N.J. The winner of the regional will advance to the NWCA National Duals Final Four the following weekend. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.

125 No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 7-0
133 No. 8 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 10 Jordan Keller (OU), 5-3
141 No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Nicholas Hucke (MU), 6:21
149 Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. No. 11 Nick Lester (OU), 2-0 (SV)
157 No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 6-1
165 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Zach Toal (MU), 4-3
174 No. 18 Dorian Henderson (MU) major dec. Kyle Detmer (OU), 11-0
184 No. 15 Mike Larson (MU) fall Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6:48
197 No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 6-3
HWT Devin Mellon (MU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU), 3-2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; February 5, 2012 – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers hammered visiting Michigan 34-7 in their Big Ten dual finale to claim a share of the Big Ten regular season dual meet championship. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts, including seven straight to close out the dual.

True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 125, put on a takedown show in the first bout, posting 10 takedowns on route to a 22-10 major over Michigan’s Grant Pizzo (with 3:19 in riding time). No. 16 Zac Stevens downed Nittany Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 11-7 at 133 to cut Penn State’s lead to one before No. 1 Kellen Russell majored Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) 12-2 at 141 to give UM a 7-4 lead.

Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally, hammered No. 7 Eric Grajales, posting a 6-1 win with 3:13 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, followed that up with a 5-4 victory over Wolverine senior Brandon Zeerip to give Penn State a 10-7 lead heading into the halftime break.

Top-ranked sophomore All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) hammered No. 14 Dan Yates at 165, posting a 15-0 technical fall at the 5:25 mark. Fellow sophomore All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, then dominated No. 8 Justin Zeerip to the tune of a 12-1 major with 3:50 in riding time. Two-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184 as the defending national champion, then clinched the dual victory with a pin of UM’s Hunter Collins at the 5:25 mark.

With true freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) cleared to wrestle but held out as a precaution, red-shirt freshman 174-pounder Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) stepped up two weights once more and this time took down a ranked wrestler. Brown posted a late takedown to post a 3-1 win over No. 15 Max Huntley. Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, capped off a resounding win by pinning No. 10 Ben Apland at the 3:58 mark to give the Nittany Lions the lopsided 34-7 win.

The Nittany Lions are now 11-1 overall, and 7-1 in the Big Ten, while Michigan falls to 6-5, 4-4. Penn State’s 7-1 conference mark sets a new school record for Big Ten wins in a season and helped the team share the conference’s regular season dual meet crown with Minnesota. Penn State’s dominating performance showed up in the match’s stats as well. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts and picked up ten bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and two majors. The Nittany Lions owned a lopsided 24-9 edge in takedowns.

The Nittany Lions will head west to take on Utah Valley in a non-conference dual set for Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Mountain (local to site). Penn State’s final home dual of the season takes place on Sunday, Feb. 19, when the Lions entertain No. 9 Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. While seats for the dual are now sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets remain. Fans can purchase these SRO ducats by calling 1-800-NITTANY or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office.

The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven’s WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live, WIEZ (670 AM) in Huntingdon/Lewistown carries all Sunday events and further affiliates may be added soon. The regular season schedule of radio broadcasts will be streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of Penn State’s All-Access package, which will also feature live video streams of many home events. Ticket information is accessed easily online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets/m-wrestl-tickets.html . Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstatepat and on Penn State Wrestling’s facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2011-12 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.

#2 Penn State 34, #12 Michigan 7

February 5, 2012 – Rec Hall – University Park, Pa.

125: #9 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Grant Pizzo UM, 22-10 4-0

133: #16 Zac Stevens UM dec. Frank Martellotti PSU, 11-7 4-3

141: #1 Kellen Russell UM maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 12-2 4-7

149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #7 Eric Grajales UM, 6-1 7-7

157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Brandon Zeerip UM, 5-4 10-7

165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall #14 Dan Yates UM, 15-0 (TF; 5:25) 15-7

174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. #8 Justin Zeerip UM, 12-1 19-7

184: #2 Quentin Wright PSU pinned Hunter Collins UM, WBF (4:22) 25-7

197: Matt Brown PSU dec. #15 Max Huntley UM, 3-1 28-7

285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU pinned #10 Ben Apland UM, WBF (3:58) 34-7

Attendance: 6,671

The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers were crowned Big Ten Dual champions this afternoon after smashing No. 7 Nebraska 26-7 inside the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota won eight matches in front of 3,663 fans and finished up the Big Ten portion of their schedule.

With the win today Minnesota improves to 10-3 on the season and 7-1 in the Big Ten. Nebraska falls to 14-3 and 5-3 in the Big Ten.

Logan Storley picked up the Gophers first win on the afternoon. Storley was in a dogfight until the end, but was able to pull away with the 5-2 decision. The Roslyn, S.D. native was honored before the dual an was presented with the Junior Hodge trophy, that is given to the nation’s top high school wrestler in the country.

Kevin Steinhaus would take the mat next for Minnesota in the afternoon’s highlighted match. Steinhaus ranked No.8 scored a takedown with one second left to seal the 3-2 decision over Nebraska’s No.7 Josh Ihnen. Steinhaus was down in the closing seconds, but was able to control the Huskers Josh Ihnen and score a late takedown.

Sonny Yohn would then score a 6-1 decision over Spencer Johnson and Tony Nelson continued his hot streak after picking up an overtime win over Tucker Lane. Lane shot a single leg midway through the extra session, but Nelson was able to block it and turn it into his own takedown, to win the match 3-1 and put the Gophers on top 12-3 at halftime.

After the intermission Zach Sanders took care of Nebraska’s Shawn Nagel, beating him by a 24-13 major dec. Sanders is now 21-1 on the season is climbing up the all-time wins list for the Gophers.

Both the Daradanes brothers (Chris and Nick) would pick up solid wins for Minnesota. Nick Dardanes scored a 15-6 major decision over the Huskers Ridge Kiley and Chris picked up a 3-2 victory over Jake Sueflohn.
The final points for Minnesota were from Dylan Ness, who pulled out a 9-4 decision over the Huskers Brandon Wilbourn.

Minnesota will next travel out east for the NWCA National Duals Regional Final. The Gophers will wrestle on in Piscataway, N.J. on Saturday afternoon. The time and opponent will be announced later this week.

NOTE: Minnesota won the Big Ten Dual Championship this afternoon with its 26-7 win over No. 7 Nebraska….former NCAA heavyweight, WWE and UFC champion Brock Lesnar presented freshman Logan Storley with the Junior Hodge Trophy prior to today’s dual….Tony Nelson has now won 13 straight matches for the Gophers.

Results

165 No. 6 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) won by decision over Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) 6-3 0-3
174 No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) won by decision over Tyler Koehn (Nebraska) 5-2 3-3
184 No. 6 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) won by decision over No. 7 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) 3-2 6-3
197 No. 8 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) won by decision over Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) 6-1 9-3
285 No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) won in overtime over No. 9 Tucker Lane (Nebraska) 3-1 12-3
125 No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) won by major decision over Shawn Nagel (Nebraska) 24-13 16-3
133 No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) won by major decision over No. 18 Ridge Kiley (Nebraska) 15-6 20-3
141 No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) won by decision over No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) 3-2 23-3
149 No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) won by decision over Skylar Galloway (Nebraska) 9-4 26-3
157 No. 7 James Green (Nebraska) won by major decision over Bart Reiter (Minnesota) 11-3 26-7
Final Score 26-7

KENT, Ohio – Kent State’s seniors couldn’t have written a better script for their final competition at the M.A.C. Center Sunday. The Golden Flashes (12-4, 5-0 MAC) won eight matches, including victories by all four seniors in the lineup, downing Eastern Michigan (13-6, 2-2) 28-10. The victory capped off an undefeated conference season, extended Kent State’s winning streak to 10 and secured the Flashes’ second outright MAC title in the last four years.

“Step one is accomplished,” Jim Andrassy said. “And doing it at home is a great thing. Now we have to focus on some other things.”

Sunday’s step one began with a first period pin by senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.). Already leading 5-0, Bedelyon got in on a shot, brought Jared Germaine’s leg up and turned it into a cradle from the standing position.

“I’ve got to open up, keep shooting and attacking,” Bedelyon said of the difference between Sunday and his other recent matches. “I feel like if I can get things going, our team’s going to do well.”

After Tyler Small (Littlestown, Pa.) scored an impressive 7-0 win over Corey Phillips, Marcel Clopton (Shaker Hts., Ohio) became the second senior to go out on a high note. With takedowns in all three periods, Clopton earned a 9-2 victory over Jaylyn Bohl, who was the No. 3 ranked 149-pounder in the MAC.

“What Marcel has done this weekend shows how much of a professional he is,” Andrassy said of Clopton being in the lineup for the first time all season. “It speaks volumes of what kind of kid he is. He’s always ready to go. And I’m really proud of him.”

Junior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) scored a critical reversal in the final seconds of the first period and another in the final minute of the match to top Aaron Sulzer 7-6. The win gave the Flashes a commanding 15-4 lead.

“Mallie’s as good as anyone in the conference,” Andrassy said.

Senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) trailed Lester France 7-3 midway through the second period before hitting a five-point headlock. Tice scored another takedown in the third on his way to a 13-8 win.

Junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) claimed his second major decision of the weekend and his eighth of the season with a 13-5 win over Phillip Joseph. Newburg piled up five takedowns and collected two stalling points.

Junior Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio) got in a on a first period shot for a takedown, which made the difference in a 4-2 victory over Nick Whitenburg.

Heavyweight Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) capped off a 4-for-4 day for Kent State’s senior class with a 3-2 win over Wes Schroeder. Barlow hoisted Schroeder up in the air for a key first period takedown.

Sunday was the first time the Flashes clinched an outright conference crown on their home mat since 1989.

Kent State will compete in the National Dual Championships on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Piscataway, N.J. The Flashes will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed at the six-team Regional and will find out who its first opponent will be on Monday.

Kent State 28 Eastern Michigan 10

125 – Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Jared Germaine (EMU) Fall 2:22
133 – Andrew Novak (EMU) over Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) Maj. Dec. 13-5
141 – Tyler Small (Kent State) over Corey Phillips (EMU) Dec 7-0
149 – Marcel Clopton (Kent State) over Jaylyn Bohl (EMU) Dec. 9-2
157 – Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Aaron Sulzer (EMU) Dec 7-6
165 – Ross Tice (Kent State) over Lester France (EMU) Dec 13-8
174 – Phillip Joseph (EMU) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Fall 4:56
184 –Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Mike Curby (EMU) Maj. Dec 13-5

197 – Keith Witt (Kent State) over Nick Whitenburg (EMU) Dec 4-2
HWT – Brendan Barlow (Kent State) over Wes Schroeder (EMU) Dec 3-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team downed Michigan State, 24-13, Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes improved to 11-3 overall and concluded the Big Ten schedule 5-3. Ohio State will now prepare for the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Feb. 12 in Stillwater, Okla.

Collecting 12 points in the final two matches proved to be the difference maker in an otherwise close match between the Buckeyes and Spartans. Michigan State had a 15-12 lead with two bouts remaining at 125 and 133 pounds. Ohio State was awarded six points in the 125-pound match between freshman and No. 16 Johnni Dijulius and Eric Olanowski after the Spartan was disqualified. Two points also were deducted from MSU’s team score.

As the Buckeyes suddenly jumped out to an 18-13 lead, freshman 133-pounder Logan Stieber recorded his 13th pin of the season to seal the Ohio State victory. Stieber, ranked No. 3, downed Brandon Fifield in 1:36.

The match began at 141 pounds and for the second-consecutive match freshman Jarrod Boone received the start. The Buckeye from Columbus was pinned in 2:44 to give the Spartans an early 6-0 lead.

At 149 pounds, freshman and 14th-ranked Cam Tessari defeated Dan Osterman, 4-2, in sudden victory. Tessari, who hails from Monroeville, Ohio, held a slim 1-0 lead in the second period on an escape. However, Osterman took a 2-1 lead on a reversal after choosing bottom to start the third period. In the scramble, Tessari managed to escape and tied the score, 2-2. With no additional scoring in the period, the bout went into overtime where Tessari scored the match-winning takedown.

Columbus native Josh Demas lost a close 5-4 decision to No. 12 Anthony Jones at 157 pounds. Down 3-1 at the beginning of the second period, Demas ended the period with a takedown to tie the score at 3-all. The Buckeye, who is ranked 20th in the nation, then scored an escape to start the third period for a 4-3 advantage. However, Jones ended the period with a takedown and the 5-4 victory.

With the Spartans owning a 9-3 lead, freshman Derek Garcia downed Nick Proctor, 6-3, to help Ohio State pull to within three points (9-6) in the team score. After a scoreless first period, Proctor chose bottom and escaped for a 1-0 lead. Despite Garcia answering with a takedown, Proctor recorded an escape to tie the score, 2-2. However, the Buckeye from Sedro Woolley, Wash., tallied an escape and a takedown for a 5-2 lead and coupled with riding time, added his sixth point of the match despite a late escape by Proctor.

Michigan State owned a 12-6 lead heading into intermission following a loss at 174 pounds. Sophomore Joe Grandominico received the start at 174 and lost, 6-1, to No. 16 Curran Jacobs.

A 3-1 sudden victory win by redshirt-junior C.J. Magrum at 184 pounds cut the Spartans’ lead to three again (12-9). Magrum and Ian Hinton traded escapes during regulation before heading to overtime. In the extra period, Magrum, ranked 10th in the nation, scored a takedown for the win.

Freshman Andrew Campolattano scored a huge 10-3 decision over Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds to tie the team score at 12-all. Limiting McDiarmid to just three escapes, Campolattano, ranked No. 20 in the nation, recorded four takedowns and an escape, plus earned riding time in the victory.

However, Michigan State regained the lead, 15-12, after heavyweight and No. 18 Peter Capone dropped an 8-3 decision to Steve Andrus.

No. 6 Ohio State 24 (11-3; 5-3 Big Ten), Michigan State 13* (3-9; 1-7 Big Ten)

141 – Brian Gibbs (MSU) PINNED Jarrod Boone, 2:44

149 – No. 14 Cam Tessari DEC Dan Osterman, 4-2(ot)

157 – No. 12 Anthony Jones DEC No. 20 Josh Demas, 5-4

165 – Derek Garcia DEC Nick Proctor, 6-3

174 – No. 16 Curran Jacobs DEC Joe Grandominico, 6-1

184 –No. 10 C.J. Magrum DEC Ian Hinton, 3-1(ot)

197 – No. 20 Andrew Campolattano DEC Nick McDiarmid, 10-3

HWT – Steve Andrus DEC No. 18 Peter Capone, 8-3

125 – No. 16 Johnni Dijulius wins via disqualification Eric Olanowski

133 – No. 3 Logan Stieber PINNED Brandon Fifield, 1:36

*Michigan State loses two team points because of Olanowski disqualification

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to top Wisconsin, 39-3, Sunday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes scored the first 33 takedowns and finished the day with a 36-2 takedown advantage. The dual was Iowa’s final home contest of the regular season. Iowa finished the home schedule averaging a national record 9,014 fans in six home dates, breaking its previsous record of 8,209 set last season.

The Hawkeyes (11-3, 6-2) opened the dual with consecutive technical falls at 125 and 133. Junior Matt McDonough recorded four takedowns and scored 11 nearfall points en route a 20-2 win over Austin Hietpas at 125 pounds. The win was the 15th straight for McDonough. It was also his first technical fall of the season.

Sophomore Tony Ramos followed suit with his team-best sixth technical fall of the season. Ramos piled up six first-period takedowns and collected 5:17 of riding time in a 25-7 win over Shane McQuade.

Senior Montell Marion, wrestling his final match inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, totaled 10 takedowns and 3:57 of riding time to earn a 21-7 major decision over Thomas Glenn. The major was Marion’s team-high eighth of the season.

Wisconsin (5-10, 0-8) then forfeited the 149-pound matchup to extend Iowa’s team lead to 20-0.

Sophomore Derek St. John stretch the led to 23-0 with a 6-1 decision against Shawn Perry at 157. St. John grabbed the leg of Perry in the opening minute, finished the takedown and then rode the Badger for the remaining 2:02 of the period. He opened the second frame with an escape to extend his lead to 3-0 and scored an early takedown in the third period to build a 5-0 lead. He eventually surrendered an escape but finished with 1:56 of riding time to earn the final 6-1 decision. St. John was making his first appearance since Jan. 20 and only his second appearance since suffering a knee injury Dec. 8 against Northern Iowa. He is now 12-1 this season.

Redshirt freshman Mike Evans continued the Hawkeye scoring parade with a pin following the intermission. Evans scored a first period takedown against No. 12 Ben Jordan before flattening the Badger in 3:23 to extend the Hawkeye lead to 29-0. The pin was Evans’ seventh of the season.

Sophomore Ethen Lofthouse earned Iowa’s fifth bonus-point victory with a 16-5 major decision over Frank Cousins. Lofthouse scored six takedowns and accumulated 1:49 of riding time to earn his second major of the season.

Senior Vinnie Wagner closed his Carver-Hawkeye career with a 6-1 decision at 184. Wagner scored a single takedown in both the first and second periods to build a 4-1 edge and added a third period escape to extend his lead to 5-1. He finished the bout with 1:18 of riding time for the final 6-1 decision, extending Iowa’s lead to 36-0.

Wisconsin scored its first takedown of the day when Jackson Hein scored a quick two points against Iowa’s Tomas Lira at 197. Hein had built a 7-2 lead entering the third period before Lira attacked for a pair of takedowns in the final minute. The Hawkeye sophomore pulled within one point, 8-7, before running out of time in a 9-7 loss.

Leading the team race 36-3, redshirt freshman Bobby Telford put the finishing touches on the dual with a 4-0 win against Cole Tobin in the heavyweight match. Telford scored a first period takedown, a second period escape and added 1:24 of riding time to earn his fifth straight win.

The Hawkeyes return to the mat Sunday, Feb. 12, at the NWCA National Dual tournament in Ames, Iowa. The tournament will be broadcast by AM-800 KXIC and streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access.

NOTES: Attendance was 6,809… Iowa averaged a national record 9,014 fans in six duals (the Iowa City duals do not count toward national attendance averages)… Iowa broke its previous attendance average of 8,209, set last season through six home dates… Iowa won at least nine of 10 dual matches for the fourth time this season… Iowa has won 20 straight Big Ten home duals… Eight Hawkeye seniors were honored after the dual, including Brodie Ambrose, Tyler Clark, Stew Gillmor, Tyler Halverson, J.J. Krutsinger, Montell Marion, Blake Rasing and Vinnie Wagner.

#5 University of Iowa 39, University of Wisconsin 3
125 – Matt McDonough (I) tech. fall Austin Hietpas (W), 20-2; TS 5-0
133 – Tony Ramos (I) tech. fall Shane McQuade (W), 25-7; TS 10-0
141 – Montell Marion (I) major dec. Thomas Glenn (W), 21-7; 14-0
149 – Mike Kelly (I) won by forfeit; TS 20-0
157 – Derek St. John (I) dec. Shawn Perry (W), 6-1; TS 23-0
165 – Mike Evans (I) pinned Ben Jordan (W), 2:23; TS 29-0
174 – Ethen Lofthouse (I) major dec. Frank Cousins (W), 16-5; 33-0
184 – Vinnie Wagner (I) dec. Timmy McCall (W), 6-1; TS 36-0
197 – Jackson Hein (W) dec. Tomas Lira (I), 9-7; TS 36-3
Hwt. – Bobby Telford (I) dec. Cole Tobin (W), 4-0; TS 39-3