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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 18 Fighting Illini wreslting dropped a tough battle at No. 4 Penn State, 22-16, Friday night. The Illini took four of the first six bouts, but could not hold on to pull off the upset on the road in their Big Ten opener. Illinois saw wins by redshirt freshman Justin Cardani (125), senior Travis Piotrowski (133), redshirt senior Eric Barone (157) and redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel (165).   

“Overall a pretty good effort against a good team in a really tough environment,” said head coach Jim Heffernan. “It was great to see (Eric) Barone get back on track. There was a lot of fight from our guys, and that’s something we need to expect from our guys every time out now. We need to be consistent, and if we are, we will continue to improve and get better.”

Redshirt freshman Justin Cardani led off with a strong performance for the Illini in the 125-pound bout against Brandon Meredith. After a scoreless first period and first minute of the second frame, Cardani was able to turn Meredith and pick up a four-point nearfall to take a 4-0 lead. Cardani tacked on a point for an escape in the third, and continued to control the match on the way to a 6-0 decision over Meredith. Cardani is now 8-5 on the season and 4-1 in dual matchups. 

Senior Travis Piotrowski extended the Illini lead in his matchup against Austin Clabaugh. After controlling almost the entirety of the match and building an 8-3 lead, Piotrowski finished things off in the final seconds of the third, putting Clabaugh on his back and getting the fall time at 6:54. It was Piotrowski’s first pin of the season and the fourth of his career, which put Illinois up, 9-0, over Penn State. Piotrowski is now 14-2 on the season and still an unbeaten, 5-0, in duals this season.

After the Illini lost the next two matches, redshirt senior Eric Barone was able to keep the Illini in front with a win in the 157-pound bout over Bo Pipher. With the match scoreless early in the second, Barone was able to score two for a reversal, and then add two more with a two-point nearfall to take a 4-0 lead. Barone would add the point for riding time, and take a 5-2 decision over Pipher. Barone is now 7-7 on the year. 

Redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel was dominant in what would be the last Illini victory of the evening. He tallied four takedowns and a two-point nearfall en route to earning a 12-3 major decision over Konner Kraeszig. Braunagel is now 14-4 this season and 4-1 in dual matchups. 

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Up next the Illini return home to take on Indiana at Huff Hall on Sunday, January 12 at 1 p.m. CT. Prior to the dual, the Illini will host their Great Escape Youth Wrestling Clinic, beginning at 11 a.m. CT. An autograph session with the Illinois wrestlers will be held after the match.

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125: Justin Cardani (ILL) dec. Brandon Meredith (PSU), 6-0, ILL 3, PSU 0
133: No. 9 Travis Piotrowski Fall Austin Clabaugh (PSU), 6:54, ILL 9, PSU 0
141: No. 4 Nick Lee (PSU) major dec. No. 14 Dylan Duncan (ILL), 13-5, ILL 9, PSU 4
149: Jarod Verkleeren (PSU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), 6-2, ILL 9, PSU 7
157: No. 22 Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Bo Pipher (PSU), 5-2, ILL 12, PSU 7
165: No. 14 Danny Braunagel (ILL) major dec. Konner Kraeszig, 12-3, ILL 16, PSU 7
174: No. 1 Mark Hall (PSU) DQ No. 16 Joey Gunther (ILL), 5 stalling calls, ILL 16, PSU 13 
184: No. 8 Aaron Brooks (PSU) dec. No. 11 Zac Braunagel (ILL), 9-4, ILL 16, PSU 16 
197: Shakur Rasheed (PSU) dec. Matt Wroblewski (ILL), 3-0, PSU 19, ILL 16
285: Seth Nevills (PSU) dec. Luke Luffman (ILL), 6-3, PSU 22, ILL 16

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EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 1 Ryan Deakin and redshirt first-year Lucas Davison each notched massive victories Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena in the dual match against Big Ten foe No. 18 Purdue, with the ‘Cats also getting wins from Alec McKenna and Shayne Oster.

Deakin, competing in his first match since becoming the top-ranked wrestler in the nation, took on a fellow top-ten grappler in No. 8 Kendall Coleman. After a tense first period in which he went up 2-0, Deakin rattled off seven in the second and five more in the third, all without giving up a single point.

The redshirt junior came away with an impressive 14-0 major decision, dismantling of the Boilermaker as he improved to 9-0 on the campaign. Dating back to the Cliff Keen Invitational in December, Deakin has now won three-consecutive bouts against Top-10 opponents and has not trailed at any point in those contests.

In the penultimate bout of the evening, Davison took on No. 2 Christian Brunner, as the two faced off for the third time already this season. After a scoreless first period, Davison took a one-point lead in the second with an escape, and went into the third up 1-0. After a break for injury to Brunner, Davison chose to start on bottom and recorded another escape to double his lead, before a late takedown from the Boilermaker forced overtime. 

Within the first 30 seconds of the sudden victory period, Davison took Brunner down on the edge of the mat and was awarded the winning points. After a challenge from the Purdue bench, the call stood, and Davison sealed a victory over the second-ranked wrestler in the nation. 

Alec McKenna got the ‘Cats on the board in the third bout of the evening with a dominant 8-3 decision. Following intermission, Shayne Oster notched a 4-2 win. After taking a 2-2 tie into the final stanza Oster got a reversal and rode his opponent out for the remainder of the period. With a riding time point in his favor, Oster won the match by a score of 5-2.

At 174, unranked Tyler Morland gave a valiant effort, going toe-to-toe with No. 4 Dylan Lydy of Purdue. The grapplers exchanged escapes to take a 1-1 bout into the final period. Lydy was awarded a point for stalling and that was how the bout ended. Lydy, the reigning Midlands champion, improved to 21-0 on the season. 

The Wildcats dropped the dual by a score of 21-13. With the loss, the ‘Cats sit at 2-2 on the season.

Chicago’s Big Ten Team will take to the mat again this Sunday in State College as they battle No. 3 Penn State at Rec. Hall. The Wildcats will be back in Evanston next Saturday, January 18th to take on Indiana on Alumni Day. 

#18 Purdue 21, #13 Northwestern 13
Evanston, Ill. | Welsh-Ryan Arena | Jan. 10, 2020

125: #5 Devin Schroder (PUR). maj. dec. #7 Michael DeAugustino (NU), 11-2 | PUR 4, NU 0
133: #5 Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) maj. dec. Dylan Utterback (NU), 14-4 | PUR 8, NU 0
141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Parker Filius (PUR), 8-3 | PUR 8, NU 3
149: Nate Limmex (PUR). dec. Eric Yang (NU), 3-1 | PUR 11, NU 3
157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. #8 Kendall Coleman (PUR), 14-0 | PUR 11, NU 7 
165: Shayne Oster (NU) dec. Tanner Webster (PUR),  5-2 | PUR 11, NU 10
174: #4 Dylan Lydy (PUR)  dec. Tyler Morland (NU), 2-1 | PUR 14, NU 10
184: Max Lyon (PUR) dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 7-2 | PUR 17, NU 10
197: Lucas Davison (NU) dec. #2 Christian Brunner (PUR), 4-2 (SV-1) | PUR 17, NU 13
285: Thomas Penola (PUR) maj. dec. Jack Heyob (NU), 8-0 | PUR 21, NU 13

*All team rankings come from the NWCA Coaches’ Poll as of Jan. 7.
*All individual rankings come from InterMat as of Jan. 7.

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Thunder wrestling wins dual matches against Hannibal-LaGrange and Lincoln College in a return to action

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Lincoln, Illinois – The Wheaton wrestling team returned to action on Thursday with a pair of dual matches at Lincoln College. The triangular with Lincoln and Hannibal-LaGrange was the first action for the Thunder wrestling team since December 14. Wheaton defeated the host Lynx of Lincoln College 48-3. The Thunder also earned a 43-11 victory against Hannibal-LaGrange.

Giovany Armira was a 4-3 victor at 133-pounds against Lincoln’s Jack Hale. Natan Jara earned a 4-1 decision over Desirgeon Keys of the Lynx at 197-pounds. Charles Owens, Isaac Odell, Grant Miller and Jacob Murrie (PICTURED) earned wins by pin against Lincoln.

In the victory against Hannibal-LaGrange, Murrie won by fall in 58 seconds. Luke Gentry won a 6-1 decision against Corban Watson at 184-pounds. Jara won a major decision, 14-4, against Drew McCollum.

The Wheaton wrestling team returns to action January 18 at University of Dubuque’s “Jim Fox Duals”.

Wheaton 48, Lincoln College 3
125 – Brendan Johnston (Wheaton) won via forfeit
133 – Giovany Armira (Wheaton) def. Jack Hale (Lincoln), 4-3 decision
141 – Ethan Harsted (Wheaton) won via forfeit
149 – Dominic Tenayuca (Lincoln) def. Andrew Harrell (Wheaton), 7-5 decision
157 – Charles Owens (Wheaton) def. Ke’Shawn Hess (Lincoln), Fall (5:15)
165 – Jacob Murrie (Wheaton) def. Gabriel Castillo (Lincoln), Fall (2:20)
174 – Hunter Harrison (Wheaton) won via forfeit
184 – Isaac Odell (Wheaton) def. Brian Holloway (Lincoln), Fall (4:05)
197 – Natan Jara (Wheaton), def. Desirgeon Keys (Lincoln), 4-1 decision
285 – Grant Miller (Wheaton) def. Jacob Adams (Lincoln), Fall (2:00)

Wheaton 43, Hannibal-LaGrange 11
125 – Brendan Johnston (Wheaton) won via forfeit
133 – Giovany Armira (Wheaton) won via forfeit
141 – Ethan Harsted (Wheaton) won via forfeit
149 – Andrew Harrell (Wheaton) won via forfeit
157 – Gage Maxwell (Hannibal-LaGrange) def. Charles Owens (Wheaton), Technical Fall 18-0
165 – Jacob Murrie (Wheaton) def. David Reyes (Hannibal-LaGrange), Fall (0:58)
174 – Austin Hawes (Hannibal-LaGrange) def. Stephen Watson (Wheaton), Fall (2:03)
184 – Luke Gentry (Wheaton) def. Corban Watson (Hannibal-LaGrange), 6-1
197 – Natan Jara (Wheaton), def. Drew McCollum (Hannibal-LaGrange), 14-4 major decision
285 – Grant Miller (Wheaton) won by forfeit

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The Millikin wrestling team went 2-2 at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. Millikin two losses eliminated them from the two-day tournament that features 92 teams from NCAA Division II and III as well as NAIA and NJCCA. 
Millikin’s two wins build on its school record setting performance this season for wins in a season, which now stands at 18 with five losses.
        Millikin opened the day with a 32-12 win over Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
At 125 pounds, freshman Joey Rivera got Millikin going in the right direction with a 17-2 technical fall victory.  Freshman Sean McKenna won 12-3 (MD) at 141 and Peter McCusker won 7-1 at 149 to put the Big Blue up 12-6.  The Birt brothers each scored wins by fall with Tristan Birt winning at 149 with a pin at 5:51 and Bradan Birt scoring his pin at the 1:02 mark.  Jake Tisza won 5-1 at 174 and Taylor McGiffen scored a 20-5 technical fall win at 184 to round out the Millikin scoring.
        The Big Blue advanced to a second round match against Wartburg College who entered the day ranked second in the country in the NWCA Division III team rankings.  Millikin lost 25-18 with Rivera winning 13-7 at 125 pounds and Bradan Birt picking up a 7-3 decision at 165.  The Big Blue closed out the match with two pins with Logan Hagerbaumerwinning at 197 and Frank Tomaskovic winning by fall at 285.
        Millikin then had to wrestle its third straight match of the day defeating Roger Williams 30-17.  Rivera again opened the match with a victory this time a 4-2 decision.  MeKenna made it 6-3 Millikin with a 10-6 win at 141 pounds.  With Millikin trailing 14-6, Bradan Birt pinned Michael Mirmina in 13 seconds at 165 pounds to make it a 14-12 Roger Williams lead.  Millikin trailed 17-12 with three matches remaining.  McGiffen turned the momentum of the match to the Big Blue’s favor with a win by fall at 1:40 at 184 pounds to put Millikin on top 18-17.  Hagerbaumer then rallied to win by fall at 6:25 at 197 pounds to secure the win for Millikin.  The Big Blue picked up six points by forfeit at 285 pounds.
        Millikin closed out the tournament with a 45-0 loss to North Central College with most of the Big Blue backups seeing action.
        The Big Blue will face North Central again on January 21 when they travel to Naperville for a dual with the Cardinals.

Millikin 34 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12

Wartburg 25 Millikin 18

Millikin 30 Roger Williams 17

North Central 45 Millikin 0

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Limestone Results
Gannon Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2020) – Competing in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in Louisville, the North Central College women’s wrestling team came away with one victory in a loaded NCAA women’s field.

The Cardinals faced No.4th-ranked Emmanuel College (Ga.) in their first dual and took the Lions down to the wire, but came up one point short as they fell 23-22. Amanda Martinez notched North Central’s first win as she won the 130-pound contest via a 9-5 decision. Keeping the momentum on the Cardinals’ side was Asia Nguyen-Smith (136) who earned an 11-0 tech fall victory over Passion Hollins. Following a forfeit loss, the Cardinals rattled off three-straight wins as Kim Nunez (155) and Yelena Makoyed (191) each earned tech falls while Malea Palahniuk won via forfeit at 170-pounds, but it wasn’t enough as Emmanuel would win the dual.

In their next dual meet, North Central took on Limestone College (S.C.) in the consolation bracket. Following a forfeit loss at the 101-pound division, Angelina Graff (109) and Abby Eisenbeis (116) got the Cardinals back on track as they each earned victories to give North Central a 7-6 lead. Limestone earned five points via forfeit at the 123-pound weight class but both Nguyen-Smith (130) and Martinez (136) pinned their opponents in under one minute to give the Cardinals their lead back. Nunez earned a forfeit win at 170-pounds while Makoyed earned her second tech fall win of the day to give North Central a 26-16 win over Limestone.

In the second round of the consolation bracket, North Central would compete against Gannon University (Pa.). The Golden Knights and Cardinals shared win via forfeits at the 101 and 109-pound weight classes to push the score to 5-5. At the 116-pound division, Mikayla Vega took down Eisenbeis to give Gannon the lead. Following a Cardinal forfeit, Nguyen-Smith (130) won her third match of the day as she won via tech fall over her Golden Knight opponent. Martinez (136) also won her third contest of the day by defeating Gabrielle Malinowski via a 10-0 tech fall. Gannon would go on to win the final four matches and win the dual, 32-15.

North Central is idle until Feb. 8th when they head to the McKendree University Bearcat Open. The event is set to begin at 9:00 am and will take place in the Melvin Price Convocation Center.

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(LOUISVILLE, Ken. – Jan. 10) – The No. 1 McKendree University women’s wrestling concluded day one of the 2020 NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championship by defeating Presbyterian College 41-6. The bearcats are now 1-0 in the tournament.

Below are the results for the Bearcats after day one.

The Bearcats received a bye in the first round of competition.

McKendree – 41
Presbyterian College – 6

101-lb:Pauline Granados (Rialto, CA/Wilmer Amino Carter High School) won by forfeit. (MCK 5, PU 0)
109-lb:Carly Valleroy (St. Louis, MO/Mehlville High School) won by fall (Fall 2:28) over Cassy Lopez. (MCK 10, PC 0)
116-lb:Theresa Rankin (Grass Lake, MI/Grass Lake High School) was defeated by fall (Fall 1:39) to Jaslynn Gallegos (MCK 10, PC 5)
123-lb:Alexia Ward (Portland, OR/Westview High School) won by technical fall (TF 13-1) over Haven Pennington (MCK 14, PC 6)
130-lb:Shaina Murray (Watchung, NJ/Wyoming Seminary Prep) won by fall (Fall 1:15) over Isabelle Badon (MCK 19, PC 6)
136-lb:Emma Bruntil () won by technical fall (TF 10-0) over Adelyhda Perez (MCK 23, PC 6)
143-lb:Alara Boyd (Muncie, IN/Yorktown High School) won by fall (Fall 1:15) over Morgan Norris (MCK 28, PC 6)
155-lb:Joye Levendusky (Avon, NY/Avon High School) won by technical fall (TF 10-0) over Hannah McElroy. (MCK 32, PC 6)
170-lb:Andrea Sennett (Wheeling, IL/Wheeling High Shcool) won by technical fall (TF 10-0) over Madajah Trapier. (MCK 36, PC 6)
191-lb:Sydnee Kimber (Sitka, AK/Mt Edgecombe High School) won by forfeit. (MCK 41, PC 6)

The Bearcats next competition will be against No.5 ranked Colorado Mesa University on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 9:00 A.M.-McK-Print Friendly Version

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gage Datlovsky‘s first major decision of the season set the pace early, but SIUE wrestling fell to Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo 26-12.

“We wrestled hard, and I’m proud of the effort,” said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates.

Buffalo improved to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the MAC, extending its dual meet winning streak to five matches. The Cougars dropped to 1-7 overall and 0-4 in the MAC.

Datlovsky overpowered Jordan Reyes in the opening match at 125 pounds 15-2. SIUE also picked up wins from Tyshawn Williams at 149 pounds, Kevin Gschwendtner at 174 pounds and Colton McKiernan at 285 pounds.

“We’re frustrated with the loss, but we feel like we are getting better as a team,” said Spates. “We have to keep working.”

SIUE’s next action is next Saturday at Central Michigan. The home MAC season begins Jan. 24 in First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center against Cleveland State.

Buffalo 26 SIUE 12
125: Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) over Jordan Reyes (Buffalo) (MD 15-2)
133: Derek Spann (Buffalo) over Jacob Blaha (SIUE) (Fall 1:48)
141: Marcus Robinson (Buffalo) over Saul Ervin (SIUE) (Dec 11-5)
149: Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) over John Arceri (Buffalo) (Dec 2-1)
157: Michael Petite (Buffalo) won by forfeit
165: Troy Keller (Buffalo) over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (TF 18-0 3:36)
174: Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) over Jake Lanning (Buffalo) (Dec 7-4)
184: Peter Acciardi (Buffalo) over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) (Dec 8-4)
197: Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (Dec 14-7)
285: Colton McKiernan (SIUE) over Nolan Terrance (Buffalo) (Dec 1-0)

SIUE penalized one team point for bench misconduct.

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ELMHURST, Ill. (Jan. 7, 2019) – The tenth-ranked North Central College men’s wrestling team’s dominance in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) continued Friday night at R.A. Faganel Hall, where the Cardinals posted a 46-0 shutout over the Elmhurst College Bluejays (1-5, 0-2 CCIW) to hoist the Birds’ Nest Trophy for a third-straight year.

Robert Precin, freshly tabbed as the fourth-ranked wrestler in the nation at 125-pounds—opened the meet for North Central in commanding fashion with a 23-8 technical fall, his fourth such victory of the season. At 133-lbs, Ian Mullen made quick work of his Bluejay opponent, requiring just one minute and 18 seconds to record his 25th career pin. Marc Fleenor added another pin for the Cardinals at 141-lbs—his fifth of the season—while Anthony Rink won the 149-lbs match by tech fall, 18-0, to improve to 8-0 in dual meets on the season.

Rafael Roman picked up North Central’s third and final tech fall with a 15-0 victory at 157-lbs, while Jacob Boumans and Brock Montford added a pair of victories by decision at 165-lbs and 174-lbs (6-3 and 5-4, respectively). Cody Baldridge–the nation’s ninth-ranked wrestler at 184-lbs–found his fifth major decision of the season, 13-5, before Ben Bergen took the 197-lbs match with a pin (3:00). Jason Nako closed the meet in dramatic fashion for the Cardinals, winning the heavyweight match in overtime, 4-3.

Tuesday’s victory marked the second CCIW shutout of the season for the Cardinals, as well as the program’s 16th-straight victory, dating back to 2017.

North Central (7-2, 4-0 CCIW) travels Louisville, Ky. for the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals, which run Jan. 10 and Jan. 11.