What 2 Watch 4: Rejoice! Another Loaded Weekend Of Dual Meets!
What 2 Watch 4: Rejoice! Another Loaded Weekend Of Dual Meets!
We highlight the most important NCAA D1 wrestling dual meets to watch this weekend and include every potential ranked matchup.
Only four more weeks of regular season Division I college wrestling duals until the postseason. I believe that makes this the pre-antepenultimate weekend! Amazing! What a time to be alive!
Here are all the matches you need to watch.
FRIDAY, JAN. 26
Edinboro at Clarion (7 PM ET)
Kick off the weekend with a classic EWL dual.
It's been awhile since we've seen you. This Friday we are back in Clarion for our first conference home match of the season. Be there for the Melee at Marwick! The match will be held on the stage in Marwick Boyd. Start time 7pm. pic.twitter.com/E5F3ApnaOP
— Clarion Wrestling (@WrestlingCUP) January 21, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #14 Sean Russell, Edinboro vs. #18 Jake Gromacki, Clarion
#1 Ohio State at Michigan State (7 PM ET)
The top-ranked Buckeyes head to that other school up north.
? at home for a #B1G dual on Friday!#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/v7nCNn2RNX
— Spartan Wrestling (@wrestlingmsu) January 23, 2018
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Pittsburgh at #19 North Carolina (7 PM ET)
The Panthers will try to upset the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, NC.
Potential ranked matchups:
141: #17 Nick Zanetta, Pitt vs. #19 AC Headlee, UNC
#20 Minnesota at #2 Penn State (7 PM ET)
Wrestling blue bloods battle in a sold-out Rec Hall. A top 10 matchup at 141 will settle some questions in college's toughest weight class.
WHITE OUT REC HALL FRIDAY! Lions and @GopherWrestling at 7 p.m. in sold out Rec Hall! Wear your white and its live nationally on the BTN! #PSUwr pic.twitter.com/7A23e0hAMt
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) January 24, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
141: #10 Tommy Thorn, Minnesota vs. #8 Nick Lee, Penn State
149: #20 Steve Bleise, Minnesota vs. #1 Zain Retherford, Penn State
165: #8 Nick Wanzek, Minnesota vs. #1 Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State
North Dakota State at Purdue (7 PM ET)
Don't sleep on these squads on the rise. Seven top 20 wrestlers could take the mat in the best dual you aren't hearing about. Especially all you Boilermaker frat lords who have a championship belt on the line.
Calling all @PurdueGreeks - it's time for our Frats to the Mats!
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) January 22, 2018
Want to win the championship belt? The two fraternities with the most people in attendance will compete in an arm wrestling contest! Winner takes the belt! #AlwaysAggressive #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/jXxvL0OI3H
Potential ranked matchups:
165: #17 Andrew Fogarty, NDSU vs. #19 Jacob Morrissey, Purdue
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Lehigh at Virginia Tech (7 PM ET)
Unfortunately nagging injuries may deprive us of watching Lehigh's Scott Parker and Ryan Preisch. Luckily the Mountain Hawks have the depth to provide this dual with plenty of fireworks regardless.
Potential ranked matchups:
133: #9 Scott Parker, LU vs. #18 Dennis Gustafson, VT
184: #4 Ryan Preisch, LU vs. #8 Zack Zavatsky, VT
285: #12 Jordan Wood, LU vs. #20 Andrew Dunn, VT
Virginia at NC State (7:30 PM ET)
? ?♂️ | PREVIEW: For the 1st time since November, @PackWrestle returns to Reynolds Coliseum! #6 NC State (11-1) hosts ACC foe Virginia Friday night at 7:30 PM on Alumni Night. Lets PACK it RED!!! ? ? ?https://t.co/dmszwiR7Pb
— NC State Wrestling ?♂️ (@PackWrestle) January 25, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #13 Louie Hayes, UVA vs. #5 Sean Fausz, NCSU
Indiana at Wisconsin (8 PM ET)
Potential ranked matchups:
Two gritty Big Ten rivals lay it on the line in Madison, WI, highlighted by a 184-pound clash between #19 Devin Skatzka of Indiana and bubble contender Ryan Christensen of Wisconsin.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 27
All-Academy Championships
The military schools send their wrestling teams to the campus of the Citadel in South Carolina for their annual rumble.
Participating DI teams: Air Force, Army West Point, Navy, The Citadel, VMI
Duke at Virginia Tech (1 PM ET)
The ACC regular season rolls along in Blacksburg, VA.
Potential ranked matchups:
285: #4 Jacob Kasper, Duke vs. #20 Andrew Dunn, VT
Michigan at Iowa (6 PM ET)
A big one is going down in Iowa City, Iowa. And by big we mean, like, really big. Like seven top 20 matchups big. It's gonna be huge.
Who is ready for the Move of the Week!? The Hawkeyes are ready to face off against Michigan at 5pm on Saturday! #FightForIowahttps://t.co/qJYIfuB4D5 pic.twitter.com/lpo6c7Pv1z
— Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling) January 24, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #10 Drew Mattin, Michigan vs. #3 Spencer Lee, Iowa
149: #19 Malik Amine, Michigan vs. #2 Brandon Sorensen, Iowa
157: #7 Alec Pantaleo, Michigan vs. #2 Michael Kemerer, Iowa
165: #9 Logan Massa, Michigan vs. #6 Alex Marinelli, Iowa
184: #5 Domenic Abounader, Michigan vs. #20 Mitch Bowman, Iowa
197: #17 Kevin Beazley, Michigan vs. #5 Cash Wilcke, Iowa
285: #2 Adam Coon, Michigan vs. #3 Sam Stoll, Iowa
George Mason at Edinboro (7 PM ET)
The Patriots of Fairfax County head north to take on the Fighting Scots of Edinboro.
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Lock Haven at Rider (7 PM ET)
It's All-American night in Lawrenceville, NJ. The 165 weight class provides the most explosive matchup with two top 10 opponents.
Celebrating a few of our All-American at our 7pm match this Saturday! #GoBroncs #AllAmericanNight pic.twitter.com/OD7hTACylD
— Rider Athletics (@RIDERATHLETICS) January 23, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
165: #10 Chance Marsteller, LHU vs. #4 Chad Walsh, Rider
Missouri at Oklahoma State (8 PM ET)
The dual meet of the century, OF THE WEEK.
Potential ranked matchups:
133: #11 John Erneste, Missouri vs. #3 Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State
141: #5 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri vs. #4 Dean Heil, Oklahoma State
149: #3 Grant Leeth, Missouri vs. #15 Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State
174: #5 Daniel Lewis, Missouri vs. #12 Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State
197: #8 Willie Miklus, Missouri vs. #3 Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State
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Fresno State at Wyoming (8 PM ET)
.@WyoWrestle hosts the Dual in the Dome Saturday after league-leading @wyo_wbb defends the AA! https://t.co/xQvbUKVctX #OneWyoming #GoWyo pic.twitter.com/GV58kLvamf
— Wyoming Cowboys (@wyoathletics) January 25, 2018
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SUNDAY, JAN. 28
Lock Haven at Columbia (1 PM ET)
Two of the best heavyweights in the East could meet in Manhattan.
Potential ranked matchups:
285: #13 Thomas Haines, LHU vs. #14 Garrett Ryan, Columbia
Ohio State vs Purdue (1 PM ET)
The Buckeyes and Boilermakers will be in St. Paris, Ohio, in the home gym of legendary high school powerhouse St. Paris-Graham. Top-ranked Kyle Snyder will be in Siberia competing in the freaking Yarygin tournament, but there will still be an insane amount of talent in the gym.
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #4 Nathan Tomasello, tOSU vs. #15 Luke Welch, Purdue
141: #11 Joey McKenna, tOSU vs. #18 Nate Limmex, Purdue
165: #13 Te'Shan Campbell, tOSU vs. #19 Jacob Morrissey, Purdue
174: #3 Bo Jordan, tOSU vs. #10 Dylan Lydy, Purdue
Maryland at Illinois (2 PM ET)
The Illini are still pumped from their road win against Purdue and will try to keep the momentum going at home against the Terps.
Coach's Chat returns after an #Illini road win at Purdue. Coach Hunter recaps the victory and previews Sunday's home dual against Maryland. pic.twitter.com/0B01pwikZZ
— Illini Wrestling (@IlliniWrestling) January 25, 2018
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Northwestern at Minnesota (2 PM ET)
A pair of Northwestern redshirt freshmen will try to keep their ascent into the top tier of their weight classes going. C-Bass Rivera has the tougher test, as he's slated to wrestle NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak.
10 seniors will be honored this Sunday against Northwestern. In this week’s Through the Lens, we sat down with a few of them regarding their last experience at Maturi Pavilion. #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/5UXXHhVNGI
— Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 25, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #11 Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern vs. #8 Ethan Lizak, Minnesota
149: #9 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern vs. #20 Steve Bleise, Minnesota
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Penn State at Rutgers (2 PM ET)
The Nittany Lions head to Jersey as Nick Suriano gets his first match against his old team.
Nick Suriano and Nick Gravina met with the media yesterday to discuss Sunday's matchup with Penn State.#RUWR | #RelentlessPursuit pic.twitter.com/eMCOrzBFTb
— Rutgers Wrestling (@RUWrestling) January 25, 2018
Potential ranked matchups:
149: #1 Zain Retherford, PSU vs. #13 Eleazar DeLuca, RU
157: #1 Jason Nolf, PSU vs. #15 John Van Brill, RU
165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph, PSU vs. #11 Richie Lewis, RU
184: #1 Bo Nickal, PSU vs. #13 Nick Gravina, RU
Indiana at Nebraska (3 PM ET)
The Hoosiers travel to Lincoln, NE, to take on a salty Huskers squad. Nebraska could roll out six wrestlers ranked in the top 20.
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South Dakota State at Oklahoma (3 PM ET)
The Jackrabbits head south for a Big 12 dual. The matchups at 125 and 174 are the featured bouts.
Potential ranked matchups:
125: #20 Connor Brown, SDSU vs. #17 Christian Moody, Oklahoma
174: #9 David Kocer, SDSU vs. #14 Yoanse Mejias, Oklahoma
Iowa State at Oklahoma State (3 PM ET)
A Kanen Storr-less Cyclone team will be heavy underdogs against longtime Big 12 foe Oklahoma State.
Potential ranked matchups:
133: #20 Ian Parker, Iowa State vs. #3 Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State
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Northern Colorado at Oregon State (6 PM ET)
Close out another ridiculously loaded weekend of NCAA duals with this contest of Western teams.
Potential ranked matchups:
197: #19 Jacob Seely, UNCO vs. #18 Corey Griego, ORST
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