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Semifinals set in Las Vegas, ISU leads after Day 1

The semifinals are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after a wild opening day filled with upsets at the Westgate Paradise Event Center. Iowa State sits in first place in the team standings after winning 19 matches with bonus points. The Cyclones ended the day with 88.5 points and have four semifinalists: Evan Frost (133), David Carr (165), Will Feldkamp (184) and Yonger Bastida (285).

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NAIA Men's Wrestling Rankings

Baker's Nikolas Slatoff enters the 149-pound rankings at No. 17. The Nevada native is 12-3 this season. Baker sits at No. 18 in the tournament rankings and No. 20 in the dual meet rankings.
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NCAA Division III Wrestling Rankings

Centenary's Danny Haws moves up seven spots to No. 6 at 133 pounds after winning the Doug Parker Invitational and earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. Haws is a perfect 9-0 this season.
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NJCAA Men's Wrestling Rankings

Northwest Kansas Tech's Otgonbayar Batsuuri is the new No. 1 at 174 pounds. The Mongolian was dominant at the Younes Hospitality Open, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors in the Elite Division.

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Semifinals set in Las Vegas, ISU leads after Day 1

The semifinals are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after a wild opening day filled with upsets at the Westgate Paradise Event Center. Iowa State sits in first place in the team standings after winning 19 matches with bonus points. The Cyclones ended the day with 88.5 points and have four semifinalists: Evan Frost (133), David Carr (165), Will Feldkamp (184) and Yonger Bastida (285).

North Central takes down UW-Whitewater

The North Central College men's wrestling team traveled to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to face the Warhawks. The Cardinals took the team down with a score of 24-11.

Wartburg handles Luther in home opener

The No. 2 Wartburg men's wrestling team (2-0 overall, 2-0 American Rivers) defeated Luther (0-1, 0-1) 40-3 Friday night.

Northern State cruises to victory over Sioux Falls in 2023 NSIC opener

Northern State handed Sioux Falls their first NCAA Division II loss, defeating the Cougars by 36. The Wolves out-scored the Cougars 93-20 in individual dual competition recording one major decision, four technical falls, and three victories by fall.

St. Cloud State takes seven of 10 against Minot State

Four bonus victories including a fall by Bryce FitzPatrick lifted St. Cloud State its first NSIC victory of the season as they topped host Minot State 29-9 at the MSU Dome on Friday night.

Rutgers blanks Edinboro

No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (3-1, 0-0) shut out Edinboro (0-2, 0-0), 49-0, on Friday night at McComb Fieldhouse. All 10 wins for the Scarlet Knights came via...

Iowa downs Penn

Iowa defeated Penn on Friday night at the Palestra.

Missouri wins in style over Oklahoma

Missouri took care of Oklahoma in front of 2,454 fans inside the Hearnes Center.
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NJCAA Men's Wrestling Rankings

Northwest Kansas Tech's Otgonbayar Batsuuri is the new No. 1 at 174 pounds. The Mongolian was dominant at the Younes Hospitality Open, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors in the Elite Division.

Ottawa women defeat Avila

The No. 12 Ottawa University women's wrestling team picked up the win against the Avila University Eagles on Thursday in Kansas City.

Kutztown sweeps final five matches to top Seton Hill

Kutztown rallied from a 15-10 deficit midway through Thursday night's PSAC dual opener against Seton Hill, winning the last five matches to capture a 34-15 victory at Keystone Arena.

Carthage rolls past Elmhurst

The Carthage College men's wrestling team welcomed the Elmhurst Bluejays to Tarble Arena on Thursday evening for a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) dual. The Firebirds took control of the dual early on, and came away with a commanding victory at home.

Central rolls to 36-9 victory over Augustana (Ill.)

Starting the dual with three bonus-point wins was enough for the Central College men's wrestling team to roll to a 36-9 win over Augustana College (Ill.) Thursday night.

UW-Stevens Point tops UW-Oshkosh

The UW-Stevens Point men's wrestling team earned a 40-18 victory at UW-Oshkosh on Thursday in the conference opener for the Pointers.

Belmont Abbey defeats Emory & Henry for second conference win

The Belmont Abbey wrestling team earned its second straight Conference Carolinas victory thanks to a 48-3 win over Emory & Henry Thursday evening at the Wheeler Center.

Colorado Mesa wins dual opener over Western Colorado

The Colorado Mesa University Mavericks took advantage of back-to-back forfeits at the start and delivered clutch victories in both of the final two bouts to win their season-opening men's wrestling dual over arch-rival Western Colorado University, 24-17, on Thursday evening in Brownson Arena.

Augsburg blanks Loras

Winning all 10 bouts, with eight coming by bonus-point margins, the top-ranked Augsburg University men's wrestling team dominated in a 46-0 triumph over No. 25-ranked Loras College on Thursday evening at Si Melby Hall.

Colorado School of Mines finishes strong to defeat New Mexico Highlands

A strong finish to the dual propelled Colorado School of Mines to a 31-13 win over New Mexico Highlands to open the RMAC season.

Millersville earns gritty win over East Stroudsburg

Millersville prevailed 23-19 over East Stroudsburg in a nail biting first PSAC dual.
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NCAA Division III Wrestling Rankings

Centenary's Danny Haws moves up seven spots to No. 6 at 133 pounds after winning the Doug Parker Invitational and earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. Haws is a perfect 9-0 this season.