Seven Hawkeyes recorded perfect 3-0 marks in the duals, including 125-pounder Matt McDonough, 174-pounder Ethen Lofthouse and heavyweight Bobby Telford. All three Hawkeyes recorded a pair of pins and a bonus-point victory. McDonough opened the three-dual event with a second period pin against Baker’s Bo Newport and Telford sent the crowd of 8,527 home with a first period pin against Central’s Lonnie Brown. McDonough added a first period pin against Jacob Colon (Central). Telford put Baker’s Dylan Berg on his back in 2:17. Lofthouse recorded a fall against Baker’s Clarence Brown in the opening period before pinning Cornell’s Brent Hamm in 1:06, the fastest fall of the night.

Redshirt freshman Mike Evans, sophomores Tony Ramos and Derek St. John, and senior Montell Marion also posted perfect 3-0 marks. Evans, Ramos and Marion recorded one pin each. St. John added two technical falls. Twenty-two of Iowa’s 27 wins earned bonus points.

Senior Vinnie Wagner made his first career appearance in front of the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd. The 184-pounder earned a 21-8 major decision over Cornell’s Andrew Roberts.

Junior Grant Gambrall returned to the mat for the first time since winning the third-place bout at last season’s NCAA Championships. Gambrall made his first career appearance at 197 pounds and used 1:35 of riding time to earn a 4-3 decision over Cornell’s Alex Coolidge.

Redshirt freshman Jeremy Fahler earned a pair of major decisions in each of his 184-pound bouts. Fahler topped Baker’s Parker Owen 9-1 before recording a 12-4 win over Iowa Central’s Cristian Mays.

Sophomore Tomas Lira split a pair of decisions at 197 pounds. Redshirt freshman Jacob Ballweg lost two of his three decisions while competing at 149 pounds.

The Hawkeyes return to action Dec. 2 when they host sixth-ranked Illinois on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Kids five and under are admitted free to all home wrestling events. The Iowa-Illinois dual will be streamed live on btn.com via Hawkeye All-Access, a subscription service committed to providing quality coverage of University of Iowa athletic events. The Hawkeyes face in-state rival Iowa State in Ames on Dec. 4. The Cyclones host Iowa inside Hilton Coliseum at 2 p.m. Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will broadcast both weekend duals on AM-800 KXIC.

Hawkeye Notes: Iowa scored bonus points in 22 of its 27 wins…  Iowa is unbeaten in its last 80 duals… the Hawkeyes improved to 14-0 all-time in the Iowa City Duals… six Hawkeyes made their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debuts: Jacob Ballweg, Mike Evans, Jeremy Fahler, Tomas Lira, Vinnie Wagner and Bobby Telford… four Hawkeyes improved upon their undefeated records inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Matt McDonough (22-0), Tony Ramos (9-0), Derek St. John (11-0), Grant Gambrall (10-0).

#1 University of Iowa 47, Baker University 3
125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Bo Newport (B), 3:51
133 - Tony Ramos (I) pinned AJ Gassman (B), 4:34
141 - Montell Marion (I) pinned Philip Henes (B), 4:28
149 – Jarrell Price (B) dec. Jacob Ballweg (I), 5-3
157 - Derek St. John (I) tech. fall Nathan Sommer (B), 20-4 in 5:13
165 - Mike Evans (I) tech. fall Jake Price (B), 19-3 in 5:10
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) pinned Clarence Jordan (B), 2:38
184 - Jeremy Fahler (I) maj. dec. Parker Owen (B), 9-1
197 - Tomas Lira (I) dec. Jake Nowak (B), 7-2
Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) pinned Dylan Berg (B), 2:17

#1 University of Iowa 42, Cornell College 0
125 - Matt McDonough (I) maj. dec. Timothy Hood (C), 13-3
133 - Tony Ramos (I) tech. fall Tigue Snider (C), 26-10 in 6:41
141 - Montell Marion (I) maj. dec. Michael Buhr (C), 17-7
149 - Jacob Ballweg (I) dec. Nicholas Drendel (C), 5-2
157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. Nicholas Loughlin (C), 12-6
165 - Mike Evans (I) pinned Joe Hambleton (C), 2:53
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) pinned Brent Hamm (C), 1:06
184 - Vinnie Wagner (I) maj. dec Andrew Roberts (C), 21-8
197 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Alex Coolidge (C), 4-3
Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) tech. fall Carl Gaul (C), 19-3 in 6:01*

#1 University of Iowa 37, Iowa Central Community College 6
125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Jacob Colon (ICCC), 2:55
133 - Tony Ramos (I) major dec. Brandon Wright (ICCC), 17-6
141 - Montell Marion (I) dec. Terrel Wilbourn (ICCC), 10-4
149 – Edwin Cooper (ICCC) dec. Jacob Ballweg, 3-2
157 - Derek St. John (I) tech. fall Joe Winkler (ICCC), 18-0 in 6:17
165 - Mike Evans (I) tech. fall Colin Hewitt (ICCC), 16-0 in 6:20
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) vs. Jahwon Akui (ICCC)
184 - Jeremy Fahler (I) major dec. Cristian Mays (ICCC), 12-4
197 – Kolton Kersten (ICCC) dec. Tomas Lira, 7-6
Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) pinned Lonnie Brown (ICCC), 1:53

He also accurately notes the wasteland that is Big Ten football viewing for 9/24 when he writes: “Seriously, take 9-24 and go fly fishing or run a marathon or just flip to the best games on the big screen. Here is the list of Big Ten opponents that week — Western Michigan @ Illinois (not playing Iowa, so don’t worry), Indiana @ North Texas (@ North Texas?), Louisana-Monroe at Iowa (if this is close, all bets are off), San Diego State at Michigan (semi-interesting), Central Michigan at Michigan State (no Dan LeFevour), North Dakota State at Minnesota (revenge game for ‘Sota), Nebraska at Wyoming (I love Wyoming for national parks not so much for football), Colorado at Ohio State (intriguing, but OSU rout), Eastern Michigan at Penn State (meet PSU RB Silas Redd, your Big Ten offensive POW) and South Dakota at Wisconsin (I see a lot of handoffs).” Good stuff there Marc.

Marc also offers his two cents on the Big Ten championship selections as well as providing an update on Iowa OL Dan Heiar who was involved in a car accident this spring. Marc quotes his Juco coach as guessing that Heiar will redshirt this year, which I agree with. He has three years to play two, and given what he has been through physically a redshirt for 2011 makes the most sense.

Here are some other offerings from Morehouse:
On the Line | Trinca-Pasat
On the Line | Brandon Scherff

The Gazette’s Scott Dochterman has some quotes from Big Ten Commish Jim Delany from yesterday’s announcements about Indianapolis being chosen to host the Big Ten’s championship football game for the first four years at this link. There are a lot of fans who have voiced their opinions related to this selection, and many wish the game would be played outdoors.

I felt Indianapolis would be the choice, and I think in the long run it will prove to be the right call and it will remain there…

Dan Gable is going to be honored with a 7-foot statue of his likeness being placed on display outside of Carver Hawkeye Arena….this is a good move, and this is the kind of coach you give a make a statue of. Sorry, but Alabama’s creation of a Nick Saban statue is quite premature. First, I am not a Nick Saban fan. I realize Alabama creates statues of National Title winning coaches…Gene Stallings won one, has one and led the Crimson Tide to significant NCAA sanctions..yet the statue stands.

Gable? He is one of the greatest coaches in the history of sport, he is now retired and it’s a great time to honor the man who is truly a living legend. He basically turned Carver Hawkeye Arena into the most feared venue in all of wrestling, The Coliseum of Amateur Wrestling…and it still carries on to this day….

This one slipped past me last week…Iowa’s 2011 basketball recruiting class is ranked 9th in the Big Ten by Rivals.com. Not surprising, as there’s not a lot of star power…but I really like the class and think it fits well with what Fran McCaffery is putting together as well as where Iowa has some needs…

Finally, it’s 86 days until Iowa kicks off its season and current players and some freshman are back on campus for summer drills…it’s also about 51 days until the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon takes place in Chicago…that is hard to believe.

Hawkeye sophomore Matt McDonough, who was competing in his second-straight 125-pound NCAA final, lost a 7-1 decision to top-seeded and undefeated Anthony Robles to open the final session. Robles took a 7-0 first-period lead on a takedown and five nearfall points. McDonough chose neutral to start the second period, but was unable to score. Robles chose down to start the third period, and was warned twice for stalling, resulting in a point for McDonough. The Iowa sophomore ended the season with a 27-2 record, tallying a 64-3 mark in his two-year Hawkeye career.

“You have to be more aware; know what you’re getting yourself into,” said McDonough. “Go out there to scrap. You can’t come out in the first two minutes and feel things out when you’re in that stage and take something away from every experience. You have to take something away from this. As much as it stings, you still have to take something away from it.”

Iowa finished the 2010-11 season with five All-Americans and two Big Ten Champions. Iowa earned its fourth straight Big Ten regular season title with a perfect 8-0 conference record and extended its unbeaten dual winning streak to 77 by posting a 15-0-1 overall dual mark. The Hawkeyes’ perfect 8-0 home record marked the program’s 19th undefeated season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

FINAL NCAA TEAM STANDINGS (Top 10 Teams)

Place Team – Points

1. Penn State – 107.5
2. Cornell – 93.5
3. Iowa – 86.5
4. Oklahoma State – 70.5
5. American – 65
6. Arizona State – 62.5
7. Minnesota – 61
8. Lehigh – 58.5
9. Boise State – 57.5
10. Wisconsin – 54.5

COMPLETE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seed)

125 – #1 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) dec. #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa), 7-1
133 – #1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. #2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State), 8-4
141 – #1 Kellen Russell (Michigan) dec. #3 Borislav Novachkov (Cal Poly), 3-2
149 – #4 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. #2 Frank Molinaro (Penn State), 8-1
157 – #4 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) pinned #3 David Taylor (Penn State), 2:14
165 – #1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) maj. dec. #3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma), 11-3
174 – #1 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) dec. #7 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford), 10-3
184 – #9 Quentin Wright (Penn State) dec. #2 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 5-2
197 – #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) pinned #2 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State), 4:56
285 – #1 Zachery Rey (Lehigh) dec. #3 Ryan Flores (American), 2-1

Sophomore Grant Gambrall (184) earned a third-place finish with a 6-3 decision over Cornell’s Steve Bosak in the consolation finals. Gambrall trailed 2-1 after one period before scoring a takedown and two back points to take control of the match in the second frame. He rode Bosak out in the third period and scored a stalling point for the final 6-3 margin.

Junior Montell Marion (141) used a 7-3 decision over Missouri’s Todd Schavrien to advance into the consolation finals. He ended the tournament with a fourth-place finish after Minnesota’s Michael Thorn was awarded a takedown in the closing seconds of the third-place match. Thorn appeared to jump the whistle on a restart with nine seconds remaining, but nothing was called and Thorn finished a single-leg takedown to steal the 4-3 win.

Redshirt freshman Derek St. John (157) advanced to the third-place match with a 5-1 decision in the round of eight over Northwestern’s Jason Welch. The redshirt freshman finished fourth overall following a 13-0 loss to American’s Steve Fittery in the consolation finals.

Senior Luke Lofthouse (197) dropped a 4-0 decision in the round of eight before responding with a 6-3 win in the fifth-place match. Lofthouse opened the third period with an escape to break a 3-3 tie and added a late takedown to secure the win and fifth-place finish.

The NCAA Championship finals conclude tonight beginning at 6:30 CT. Iowa’s No. 2 Matt McDonough will defend his 125-pound NCAA Championship against Arizona State’s top-seeded Anthony Robles. Tonight’s finals will be aired live on ESPN HD.

ROUND OF EIGHT – CONSOLATION RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seed)

141 – #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. #10 Todd Schavrien (Mizz), 7-3

157 – #6 Derek St. John dec. (Iowa) dec. #8 Jason Welch (NW), 6-1

184 – #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) won by disqualification over #5 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)

197 – #3 Trevor Brandvold (Wisc) dec. #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 4-0

THIRD-PLACE MATCH RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seed)

141 – #2 David Thorn (Minn) dec. #5 Montell Marion (Iowa), 4-3

157 – #2 Steve Fittery (American) major dec. #6 Derek St. John (Iowa), 13-0

184 – #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) dec. #3 Steve Bosak (Cornell), 6-3

FIFTH-PLACE MATCH RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seed)

197 – #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. #12 Zack Giesen (Stanford), 6-3

TEAM STANDINGS ENTERING THE FINALS

1. Penn State – 103.5

2. Cornell – 89.5

3. IOWA – 86.5

4. Oklahoma State – 66.5

5. American – 65

6. Minnesota – 61

7. Boise State – 57.5

8. Lehigh – 54.5

Wisconsin – 54.5

10. Arizona State – 52.5

McDonough, who is the defending NCAA Champion at 125, collected his 16th straight victory with his win over Precin. After a scoreless first period, Precin escaped in the second frame to take a 1-0 lead. McDonough, who posted a 3-1 decision over Precin for the 2011 Big Ten title, responded with a takedown to take a 2-1 lead. After starting down in the third period, McDonough added one more escape for the win. The Hawkeye sophomore will face top-seeded Anthony Robles of Arizona State in the NCAA finals. It will be the first collegiate meeting between McDonough and Robles.

Hawkeye junior Montell Marion (141) and sophomore Grant Gambrall (184) lost their semifinal bouts and will wrestle in the consolation bracket Saturday morning. Marion lost a 3-3 decision to top-seeded Kellen Russell of Michigan in the second tiebreak period, based on Russell’s accumulated riding time advantage. Gambrall trailed #9 seed Quentin Wright of Penn State, 8-0 in the second period before Wright took the Hawkeye sophomore to his back and recorded the fall in 3:53. Marion will face #10 seed Todd Schavrien of Missouri in the consolation semifinals, while Gambrall will wrestle #5 seed Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming. Gambrall knocked LeBlanc into the consolation bracket with an 8-3 victory in their second round match.

Iowa senior Luke Lofthouse (197) and redshirt freshman Derek St. John (157) went 2-0 Friday night to advance to Saturday’s consolation semifinals and earn their first All-America honor. Lofthouse recorded his 55th career win with a 3-1 decision over #11 Jerome Ward of Iowa State, and then posted a 10-2 major decision over #8 Matt Powless of Indiana. St. John opened the night with a 3-1 decision over Buffalo’s Mark Lewandowski, and followed with a 9-4 win over #7 Bryce Saddoris of Navy. Both Hawkeyes will face Big Ten opponents in their consolation semifinal. Lofthouse will wrestle #3 Trevor Brandvold of Wisconsin, while St. John will face #8 Jason Welch of Northwestern.

After solid runs in the consolation bracket, Hawkeye redshirt freshman Tony Ramos (133) and senior Aaron Janssen (165) were eliminated from the tournament one match shy of All-America status. Ramos lost an 8-7 decision to #5 Lou Ruggirello of Hofstra in the consolation fourth round, while Janssen lost 9-6 to #7 Shane Onufer of Wyoming. Ramos scored three third-period takedowns to tie the score 7-7, but Ruggirello converted his 4:30 of riding time into the winning point. Janssen led 5-3 after the first period, but Onufer responded with two second-period takedowns and rode Janssen the entire third period for the win. Ramos ends the season with a 25-6 record, while Janssen ends the season with a 28-9 record and his Hawkeye career with a 57-23 mark.

NCAA TEAM STANDINGS AFTER SESSION FOUR (Top 10 Teams)

Place Team – Points

1. Penn State – 92.5

2. Cornell – 75

3. Iowa – 74

4. Oklahoma State – 65.5

5. American – 56

6. Lehigh – 53.5

7. Arizona State – 52.5

8. Boise State – 52

9. Minnesota – 49.5

10. Wisconsin – 44.5

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seeds)

125 – #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. #3 Brandon Precin (Northwestern), 3-1

141 – #1 Kellen Russell (Michigan) dec. #5 Montell Marion (Iowa), 3-3 TB-2

184 – #9 Quentin Wright (Penn State) pinned #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 3:53

NCAA CONSOLATION RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seeds)

133 – #5 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa), 8-7

157 – #6 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo), 3-1

157 – #6 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. #7 Bryce Saddoris (Navy), 9-4

165 – #7 Shane Onufer (Wyoming) dec. #11 Aaron Jansen (Iowa), 9-6

197 – #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. #11 Jerome Ward (Iowa State), 3-1

197 – #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) maj. dec. #8 Matt Powless (Indiana), 10-2

Iowa sits in third place in the team standings with 52 points. Cornell leads with 61 points. Penn State trails the Big Red with 60.5 points. Cornell has five wrestlers remaining, four in the semifinals. Penn State has four wrestlers alive in the championship bracket and three in the consolation round.

McDonough, the defending 125-pound NCAA champion, opened the third session with an 11-0 major decision over seventh-seeded Ryan Mango of Stanford. The second-seeded Hawkeye racked up three takedowns and three nearfall points en route to his third bonus-point victory of the tournament. He’ll face third-seeded Brandon Precin of Northwestern in the semis. McDonough owns a 2-1 record against Precin this season. McDonough has won the last two meetings, including a pin in the Iowa-Northwestern dual and a 3-1 decision in the Big Ten championship finals.

The fifth-seeded Marion scored a takedown as time expired to record an 8-7 win over Illinois’ fourth-seeded Jimmy Kennedy. Last year’s NCAA runner-up at 141 pounds, Marion scored six third-period points to erase a 4-0 deficit. Marion trailed 5-2 after two periods before chasing Kennedy to the edge of the mat and picking up a takedown and stalling point to tie the match, 5-5. Facing a riding-time deficit, Marion cut Kennedy loose before recording another stalling point and takedown on the edge of the mat as time expired. Kennedy held on to the riding time point, but Marion advanced the 141-pound semis with the 8-7 decision. Marion will face top-seeded Kellen Russell of Michigan in the semifinals.

Gambrall used two overtime periods to upset Wisconsin’s 5th-seeded Travis Rutt, 4-2. The wrestlers traded escapes during regulation and then again in the first overtime period before the 12th-seeded Gambrall turned a reversal in the second tiebreak to earn the 4-2 win. Gambrall will face No. 9 Quentin Wright in Friday’s 184-pound semifinal.

Redshirt freshman Derek St. John (157) and senior Luke Lofthouse (197) both fell in the quarterfinals and will need to record one consolation victory to secure All-America honors. St. John, the tournament’s No. 6 seed, dropped a 6-3 decision to No. 3 David Taylor (PSU) and No. 5 Lofthouse lost a 10-3 decision to Kent State’s No. 4 Dustin Kilgore.

Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos (133) and senior Aaron Janssen (165) each posted 2-0 records Friday morning to remain alive in the consolation round. Ramos used seven takedowns to post an early morning 21-4 win over Kent State’s Tyler Small before scoring a sudden victory 7-5 decision over Minnesota’s David Thorn. Janssen notched 11 takedowns in his 23-8 tech. fall over Binghamton’s John Lister. He later used a pair of takedowns to defeat Cornell’s Justin Kerber, a former high school teammate, 6-2. Both wrestlers are one victory away from earning All-America honors.

Junior Blake Rasing (HWT) and sophomore Ethen Lofthouse (174) were both knocked from the tournament following losses in Friday’s wrestle backs. The seventh-seeded Rasing fell to No. 4 Dominick Russo III of Rutgers 8-6. Ethen Lofthouse, the tournament’s No. 9 seed, dropped a 6-5 decision to Boston’s Hunter Meys. Rasing’s season ends with a Big Ten title and an 18-7 record. Ethen Lofthouse finished his redshirt freshman season with a 20-10 mark.

NCAA TEAM STANDINGS AFTER SESSION THREE (Top 10 Teams)

Place Team – Points

1. Cornell – 61

2. Penn State – 60.5

3. Iowa – 52

4. American – 49

5. Oklahoma State – 44.5

6. Wisconsin – 41

7. Lehigh – 37

8. Arizona State – 35

Boise State – 35

10. Minnesota – 33

NCAA QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (Numbers indicate tournament seeds)

Championship Bracket

125 – #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) major dec. #7 Ryan Mango (Stanford), 11-0

141 – #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. #4 James Kennedy (Ill), 8-7

157 – #3 David Taylor (PSU) dec. #6 Derek St. John (Iowa), 6-3

184 – #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) dec. #4 Travis Rutt (Wisc), 4-2 TB-2

197 – #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent) #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 10-3

Consolation Bracket

133 – #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) tech. fall Tyler Small (Kent), 21-4

133 – #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. David Thorn (Minn), 7-5 SV

165 – #11 Aaron Janssen (Iowa) tech. fall John Lister (Bing), 23-5

165 – #11 Aaron Janssen (Iowa) dec. #9 Justin Kerber (Cornell), 6-2

174 – Hunter Meys (BOSTU) dec. #9 Ethen Lofthouse, 6-5

HWT – #4 Dominick Russo III (RUTG) dec. #7 Blake Rasing (Iowa), 8-6

NCAA SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS (Numbers indicate tournament seeds)

125 – #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. #3 Brandon Precin (NW)

141 – #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. #1 Kellen Russell (Mich)

184 – #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. #9 Quentin Wright (PSU)

NCAA CONSOLATION MATCH-UPS (Numbers indicate tournament seeds)

133 – #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. #5 Lou Ruggirello (HOFS)

157 – #6 Derek St. John (Iowa) vs. Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo)

165 – #11 Aaron Jansen (Iowa) vs. #7 Shane Onufer (Wyoming)

197 – #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. #11 Jerome Ward (Iowa State)

Iowa is one of four schools to qualify nine wrestlers, while Boise State and Oklahoma State each qualified their entire 10-man lineup. Cornell, Minnesota and Missouri qualified nine competitors each. Seven schools qualified eight wrestlers, including Lehigh, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Penn State and Rutgers.  It is the 11th time in school history that the Hawkeyes have qualified nine wrestlers for the national tournament. Iowa has won 23 NCAA team titles and is the three-time defending team champion.

All nine of Iowa’s NCAA qualifiers earned seeds for the national tournament. Sophomore Matt McDonough, who is the defending NCAA champion at 125 pounds, is Iowa’s top-seeded competitor, earning the #2 seed at that weight class. SeniorLuke Lofthouse is seeded fifth at 197, while 2010 NCAA finalist Montell Marion is seeded fifth at 141. Hawkeye redshirt freshmen Tony Ramos (133) and Derek St. John (157) each earned the sixth seed, while junior Blake Rasing is seeded seventh at heavyweight. Also earning tournament seeds for the Hawkeyes are redshirt freshman Ethen Lofthouse (174-#9), senior Aaron Janssen (165-#11) and sophomore Grant Gambrall (184-#12). McDonough and Marion are the only two Hawkeye qualifiers with previous NCAA tournament experience.

McDonough and Rasing enter the tournament on winning streaks after collecting individual titles at the 2011 Big Ten Championships last weekend in Evanston, Ill. McDonough is 23-1 this season, has won his last 12 matches and leads the Hawkeyes with 13 pins. Rasing has won his last six bouts and boasts a season mark of 17-5. His first round opponent will be intra-state rival Kyle Simonson of Iowa State. Rasing posted a 2-0 decision over Simonson at the dual in Iowa City in December.

St. John and Luke Lofthouse each finished second at the 2011 Big Ten meet. St. John is 19-4 this season and has won seven of his last eight bouts, while Lofthouse has won nine of his last 10 matches for a 20-5 season record.

Ramos, Janssen and Ethen Lofthouse each battled back through the consolation bracket to place third at last weekend’s conference meet. Ramos has won 14 of his last 15 bouts, and has a 21-4 record. He will be wrestling in one of Iowa’s two preliminary, or pigtail, matches of the NCAA tournament. Janssen is 25-7 this season, while Lofthouse has a 19-8 record.

Marion placed fourth at the Big Ten meet, while Gambrall placed fifth. Marion, who was reinstated to the Hawkeye wrestling team in January after being suspended from the team in May 2010, has a 9-3 record. Gambrall, who will be wrestling in Iowa’s other pigtail bout, is 19-7 this season.

Competition at the 2011 NCAA Championships will kick off at 10 a.m. (CT) March 17.

IOWA’S FIRST ROUND NCAA MATCH-UPS (# indicates tournament seed)

125 – #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. Manuel Ramirez (North Carolina-Greensboro)

133 – #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. Frank Cagnina (Lehigh)

141 – #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. Stephen Dutton (Lehigh)

157 – #6 Derek St. John (Iowa) vs. Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg)

165 – #11 Aaron Janssen (Iowa) vs. Peter Yates (Virginia Tech)

174 – #9 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. winner of Rob Morrison (Rider)/Dorian Henderson (Missouri)

184 – #12 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. Corey Peltier (Maryland)

197 – #5 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. Riley Orozco (Cal State Bakersfield)

Hwt. – #7 Blake Rasing (Iowa) vs. Kyle Simonson (Iowa State)

The WIN TPI is compiled by awarding points to each team for the ranked wrestlers they have in WIN’s current individual rankings that can be found below in all 10 weight classes. In a sense, it suggests how many points these teams could score at this year’s NCAA tournament, March 17-19, in Philadelphia.

Teams are awarded points based on how many potential All-Americans (Top 8 wrestlers) they could have and get advancement points for wrestlers ranked No. 9-20. The order of teams in the TPI vary greatly from dual meet rankings, as some teams have a number of highly-ranked individuals but may have holes in their dual meet line-up.

Point totals associated with individual rankings are as followed: 1st – 20 (16 AA points + 4 advancement points); 2nd – 16 (12+4); 3rd – 13.5 (10+3.5); 4th – 12. 5 (9+3.5); 5th – 10 (7+3); 6th – 9 (6+3); 7th – 6.5 (4+2.5); 8th – 5.5 (3+2.5); 9th/12th – 2; 13th/16th – 1.5; 17th-20th – 1. TPI points will not match the final NCAA tournament points because it does not include bonus points for pins, technical falls, major decisions and forfeits/defaults.

The rankings may include wrestlers who are currently injured, but are expected to be back for the 2011 postseason. Inactivity may also result in a wrestler dropping in the rankings. The source of the individual records is the NWCAOnline.com Scorebook.

WIN’S March 7, 2011 Tournament Power Index (TPI)

Rk -School- Top 8- TPI Pts

1 Oklahoma State 6 /76.5

2 Cornell 5 /73.5

3 Penn State 5/ 69.5

4 Iowa 6 /62.5

5 Wisconsin 4 /54.5

6 Boise State 3 /46

7 Lehigh 2 /42

8 American U. 2 /40.5

9 Oklahoma 4 /38.5

10 Minnesota 3/ 37.5

11 Pittsburgh 3 /30

12 Arizona State 2 /29.5

13t Nebraska 1/ 26

13t Virginia Tech 2/ 26

15t Central Michigan 2 /24.5

15t Missouri 2/ 24.5

17 Rutgers 3/ 24

18t Iowa State 1/ 22.5

18t Michigan 1 /22.5

20 Oregon State 1/ 22

WIN’s March 7, 2011 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Rk.- Name School -Year -Previous-  Record

1. Anthony Robles Arizona State SR 2^nd 32-0

2. Matt McDonough Iowa SO 1st 23-1

3. Brandon Precin Northwestern SR 3rd 30-2

4. James Nicholson Old Dominion SR 4th 31-0

5. Zach Sanders Minnesota JR 5th 29-4

6. Jarrod Patterson Oklahoma SO 9th 25-7

7. Jon Morrison Oklahoma State FR 7th 18-7

8. Alan Waters Missouri FR 10^th 38-5

9. Ryan Mango Stanford SO 8th 20-3

10. Frank Perrelli Cornell JR 6th 29-11

11. Jarrod Garnett Virginia Tech JR 12th 28-7

12. Nic Bedelyon Kent State JR 14th 23-3

13. Jason Lara Oregon State JR 18th 19-8

14. Michael Martinez Wyoming JR 13th 18-8

15. Alan Bartelli   Boise State SR 16^th 15-7

16. Ben Kjar Utah Valley SR 11th 25-6

17. Trent Sprenkle   North Dakota State SO 17th 29-9

13. Brad Pataky Penn State SR 15th 11-5

19. Mark Rappo  Penn JR 20th 27-8

20. Aaron Kalil Navy JR NR 29-9

133 pounds

Rk Name School Year Previous Record

1. Jordan Oliver Oklahoma State SO 1^st 24-0

2.   Andrew Hochstrasser Boise State SR 2^nd 21-1

3. Andrew Long Penn State SO 7th 15-1

4. Tyler Graff Wisconsin SO 3rd 20-12

5. Devin Carter Virginia Tech FR 4th 32-5

6. Mike Grey Cornell SR 5th 11-0

7. Lou Ruggirello Hofstra SR 6th 28-3

8. Tony Ramos Iowa FR 11th 21-4

9. Scotti Sentes Central Michigan JR 10th 30-6

10. B.J. Futrell Illinois SO   8th 24-7

11. Flint Ray Utah Valley SR 12th 22-2

12. Garrett Drucker Oregon State FR 16th   21-7

13. Rollie Peterkin Penn SR 9th 26-5

14. Kyle Hutter  Old Dominion SR 15th 30-8

15. Justin Paulson  Stanford SR 14^th 12-3

16. Eric Morrill  Edinboro SR 17th 24-8

17. Frank Cagnina  Lehigh FR 19th 19-4

18. Nathan Pennesi  West Virginia SO 13th 24-6

19. Jordan Keller  Oklahoma SO 18^th 17-9

20. Jordan Thome  Army SO NR 26-16

141 pounds

Rk Name School Year Previous Record

1. Kellen Russell  Michigan JR 1st 33-0

2. Boris Novachkov Cal Poly JR 3rd 27-1

3. Mike Thorn Minnesota SR 2nd 34-4

4. James Kennedy Illinois SR 4th 17-4

5. Montell Marion, Iowa JR 5th 9-3

6. Andrew Alton Penn State FR 7th 28-8

7. Tyler Nauman Pittsburgh JR 8th 23-3

8. Zack Bailey Oklahoma SR 6th 24-3

9. Cody Cleveland Chattanooga SR 10th 13-0

10. Cole Von Ohlen Air Force SO 12th 42-7

11. Todd Schavrien Missouri SR 13^th 26-6

12. Josh Kindig  Oklahoma State FR 14^th 24-8

13. Levi Jones Boise State SR 15^th 11-8

14. Zack Kemmerer, Penn JR 9th 35-7

15. Mike Mangrum Oregon State SO 11th 24-7

16. Matt Mariacher  American JR 17th 30-7

17. Jon Kohler  Maryland SR 18th 24-6

18. Chris Diaz Virginia Tech SR 19th 25-9

19. Anwar Goeres  Binghamton SR NR 24-8

16. Chris Drouin Iowa State SR 16^th 13-9

149 pounds

Rk. Name School Year   Previous Record

1. Darrion Caldwell NC State SR 1st 14-0

2. Kevin LeValley Bucknell SR 4th 30-1

3. Kyle Dake Cornell SO 2nd 26-2

4. Frank Molinaro Penn State JR 3rd 28-2

5. Jamal Parks Oklahoma State JR 5^th 25-3

6. Jason Chamberlain Boise State JR 6^th 21-1

7. Mario Mason Rutgers SO 7th 27-6

8. Ivan Lopouchanski UNC-G’boro SO 8th 38-8

9. Desmond Green Buffalo JR 11th 31-4

10. Don Vinson Binghamton SO 9th 26-4

11. Ganbayar Sanjaa  American JR 12th 22-6

12. Scott Sakaguchi Oregon State SO 15^th 22-11

13. Kurt Kinser Indiana SR 16th 27-8

14. Andrew Nadhir Northwestern SR 13th 29-5

15. Brian Stephens Virginia Tech SO 10th 28-9

16. Filip Novachkov  Cal Poly SR 17^th 18-7

17. Eric Grajales  Michigan FR NR 16-12

18. Dan Zilverberg  Minnesota FR 19th 6-6

19. Derek Valenti  Virginia JR NR 23-12

20. Dan Osterman  Michigan State SO NR 24-9

157 pounds

Rk. Name School Year Previous Record

1. Steve Fittery American  SR 1st 28-0

2. Adam Hall Boise State SR 2^nd 21-0

3. David Taylor Penn State FR 3rd 34-0

4. Bubba Jenkins Arizona State SR 4th 16-3

5. Jesse Dong Virginia Tech JR 5th 32-3

6. James Fleming Clarion SO 6th 30-2

7. Derek St. John  Iowa FR 8th 19-4

8. Jason Welch Northwestern SO 10th 26-4

9. Bryce Saddoris Navy SR 13th 33-6

10. Daryl Cocozzo, Rutgers SR 11th 27-8

11. Walter Peppelman  Harvard SO 7th 29-6

12. Neil Erisman Oklahoma State SR 15^th 12-4

13. Paul Young Indiana SR 9th 25-9

14. Vincent Salminen North Dakota State  SR 16th 37-5

15. Chase Nelson  Oklahoma FR 12th 19-11

16. Kyle John, Maryland JR 14th 30-9

17. Colton Salazar Purdue SR 18th 16-9

18. D.J. Meagher Cornell       SR 19th 23-6

19. Barrett Abel  Cal Poly SR 20^th 30-9

20. David Bonin  Northern Iowa FR NR 25-11

165 pounds

Rk Name School Year Previous Record

1. Jordan Burroughs Nebraska SR 1^st 31-0

2. Andrew Howe Wisconsin JR NR 22-2

3. Tyler Caldwell Oklahoma SO 2nd 28-5

4. Josh Asper Maryland SO 4th 31-2

5. Colt Sponseller Ohio State SR 7th 21-5

6. Dallas Bailey Oklahoma State FR 10th 23-7

7. Scott Winston Rutgers SO 5th 20-3

8. Shane Onufer Wyoming JR 11th 29-2

9. Zach Toal Missouri FR 9th 19-12

10. Justin Kerber Cornell SR 3rd 30-4

11. Aaron Janssen  Iowa SR 18th 26-7

12. Cody Yohn Minnesota SO 14th 27-11

13. Kyle Blevins  Appalachian State JR 15^th 36-8

14. Brandon Hatchett   Lehigh JR 16th 17-9

15. Turt. Luvsandorj    The Citadel SO 8th 38-8

16. Peter Yates Virginia Tech SO 12th 27-9

17. Ryan DesRoches Cal Poly JR 13th 33-6

18. Justin Lister  Binghamton JR NR 22-6

19. Eren Civian  Columbia JR NR 21-11

20. John-Martin Cannon Buffalo JR NR 27-16

174 pounds

Rk. Name School YR     Previous Record

1. Jon Reader Iowa State SR 1st 34-0

2. Ed Ruth Penn State FR 2nd 32-1

3. Mack Lewnes Cornell SR 3rd 35-2

4. Colby Covington Oregon State SR 5th 17-1

5. Chris Henrich Virginia SR 4th 32-2

6. Ben Bennett Central Michigan SO 6th 27-5

7. Nick Amuchastegui Stanford JR 7th 25-2

8. Mike Letts Maryland SR 11th 28-6

9. Ethen Lofthouse Iowa FR 10th 19-8

10. Austin Meys Lehigh FR 12th 21-9

11. Mike Benefiel Oklahoma State JR 13th 15-6

12. Luke Manuel Purdue SR 8th 19-8

13. Scott Glasser Minnesota SR 14th 29-11

14. Ryan Patrovich Hofstra JR 9th 15-5

15. Nick Heflin  Ohio State FR 15th 20-7

16. Nick Purdue  Ohio JR 16th 29-4

17. Alex Caruso, Rutgers SR 18th 31-9

18. Dorian Henderson  Missouri SR 19th 22-9

19. Ben Jordan Wisconsin JR 20th 20-11

20 Hunter Meys  Boston U. SO NR 24-7

184 pounds

Rk. Name School YR Previous Record

1.   Chris Honeycutt Edinboro JR 1st 26-0

2.  Robert Hamlin Lehigh SO 6th 28-2

3. Joe LeBlanc Wyoming JR 3rd 23-2

4.   Steve Bosak Cornell SO 4th 30-3

5.   Travis Rutt Wisconsin JR 5th 33-2

6.   Chris Perry Oklahoma State FR 7th 23-5

7.  Ryan Loder  Northern Iowa FR 8th 27-9

8.  Kevin Steinhaus Minnesota FR 9th 30-9

9.   Josh Ihnen Nebraska SO 10th 25-8

10.   Kirk Smith Boise State SR 2^nd 8-4

11.   Quentin Wright Penn State SO 16th 16-6

12. Grant Gambrell Iowa SO 11th 19-7

13. Erich Schmidtke Oklahoma SR 14th 24-7

14. Austin Trotman  Appalachian State JR 18th 31-6

15. Max Thomusseit  Pittsburgh FR 19th 26-11

16. A.J. Kissel Purdue JR 12th 22-8

17. Cody Magrum Ohio State SO NR 12-11

18. Dan Rinaldi  Rutgers SO NR 23-8

19.  Luke Rebertus  Navy SR 17th 29-9

20. Nate Schiedel Binghamton              SO      13th   32-7

197 pounds

Rk. Name School YR        Previous Record

1. Cam Simaz Cornell JR 1st 31-1

2.   Clayton Foster  Oklahoma State SR 2^nd 22-0

3.   Trevor Brandvold Wisconsin SR 3rd 14-0

4.   Dustin Kilgore Kent State JR 4th 33-2

5. Zac Thomusseit Pittsburgh JR 8th 22-2

6. Luke Lofthouse Iowa SR 9th 20-5

7.   Micah Burak Penn SO 6th 26-6

8.    Matt Powless Indiana JR 12th 36-5

9. Sonny Yohn Minnesota JR 7th 13-5

10.   Logan Brown Purdue SR 5th 21-7

11. Andy Johnson  Nebraska SR 16^th 26-11

12. Erik Schuth Ohio SR 14th 22-4

13. Jerome Ward Iowa State JR 10^th 16-7

14.   Zack Giesen Stanford SR 15th 15-2

15. Brent Haynes Missouri SO 13^th 27-9

16. Joe Kennedy Lehigh JR 17th 19-10

17. Chad Hanke Oregon State JR NR 20-9

18. Riley Orozco Cal Bakersfield SR NR 22-9

19. Zac Bennett North Carolina SR 20^th 27-11

19. Dan Mitchell American FR NR 29-7

Heavyweight

Rk. Name School YR        Previous Record

1.    Zach Rey Lehigh JR 1st 29-1

2.    Ryan Flores American SO 4th 22-5

3. Jarod Trice Central Michigan JR 2nd 26-3

4. Dom Bradley Missouri JR 3^rd 25-3

5.   Ryan Tomei Pittsburgh SR 5th 28-4

6.   DJ Russo Rutgers SR 6th 30-6

7. Nate Fernandez Oklahoma SR 11th 20-5

8. Blake Rasing  Iowa JR 18th 17-5

9. Tony Nelson Minnesota FR 8th 29-6

10.    Tucker Lane Nebraska JR 10th 29-8

11.   Cameron Wade Penn State JR 7th 28-6

12.  Brendan Barlow Kent State SO 14th 21-11

13. Eric Bugenhagen Wisconsin SR 16th 28-11

14. Chris Brantley No. Iowa JR 15th 25-6

15. Clayton Jack Oregon State JR 19^th 20-9

16.    Ben Apland Michigan SO 13th 17-14

17. Josh Wine VMI SR NR 19-5

18.  Jeremy Johnson Ohio FR 20th 30-11

19. Levi Cooper  Arizona State SO 17^th 24-9

20, Joe Rizquallah  Michigan State JR NR 20-12

1 Cornell (6) 87.5
2 Oklahoma State (6) 74.5
3 Penn State (6) 72.5
4 Boise State (4) 61.5
5 Iowa (4) 52.5
6 Wisconsin (3) 39
7 Minnesota (4) 38
8 Oklahoma (3) 37.5
9 American (2) 35.5
10 Lehigh (2) 34.5
11 Iowa State (2) 33

WIN has Iowa ranked #2 in their dual rankings, which for all intents and purposes holds no more value now that the dual season is complete. It’s tournament wrestling for the rest of the season.

Here are WIN’s rankings for the Iowa wrestling team:

125: Matt McDonough (1st)
133: Tony Ramos (10th)
141: Montell Marion (4th)
149: Mark Ballweg (not ranked)
157: Derek St John (8th)
165: Aaron Janssen (18th)
174: Ethen Lofthouse (13th)
184: Grant Gambrell (11th)
197: Luke Lofthouse (7th)
HWT: Blake Rasing (not ranked)

NOTES: McDonough is the reigning national champion at 125 pounds and has just one loss this season…Marion was the runner up last year at 141 and has been back on the mat for Iowa since late January…Ballweg was wrestling 141 most of the year and if he can qualify for nationals, the three weeks of training will help him get more comfortable at his weight and he might be able to do some damage in wrestlebacks at nationals….Ramos has shown the ability to wrestle higher than his seed…

For the second time this season, Iowa started a dual at 184 pounds. Sophomore Grant Gambrall posted his fifth-straight win with a 12-3 major decision over Purdue back-up Patrick Kissel. Boilermaker starters A.J. Kissel, who is ranked eighth in the nation at 184, Logan Brown, who is ranked between fifth and 10th at 197, and heavyweight Roger Vukobratovich were out of the lineup due to injury. Iowa senior Luke Lofthouse followed with an eight-takedown performance for an 18-6 major decision over David Pisarcik at 197. Hawkeye junior heavyweight Blake Rasing followed with his third major decision of the season, beating Boilermaker Alex White, 12-3.

Hawkeye sophomore Matt McDonough collected his fifth straight pin and 55th career victory when he decked Camden Eppert in 4:28. McDonough, who improved to 18-1 on the season, is 14-0 in duals at 125. He leads the team with 10 pins. Iowa redshirt freshman Tony Ramos remains undefeated in dual competition (10-0) with his 18-6 major decision over Purdue’s Akif Eren at 133. Ramos tallied eight takedowns to collect his ninth straight win and improve to 16-3 on the season. Hawkeye junior Montell Marion and sophomore Mark Ballweg posted major decisions at 141 and 149, respectively, to give Iowa 30-0 lead.

Purdue senior Colton Salazar scored the first Boilermaker takedown of the evening early in the 157-pound match, but that was the only one Hawkeye redshirt freshman Derek St. John allowed. St. John regained the lead by the end of the first frame, and added two more takedowns in the match for the 9-4 decision.

Hawkeye senior Aaron Janssen collected his 45th career victory with a 17-6 major decision over Kyle Mosier at 165. Iowa had the chance for the shut-out, but eighth-ranked Luke Manuel scored two third-period takedowns to beat Hawkeye redshirt freshman Ethen Lofthouse, 6-5, in the final bout of the night. Lofthouse is ranked 11th in the nation.

Up next for Iowa is its final home meet of the season. The Hawkeyes will host No. 10 Michigan (10-4, 5-2 Big Ten) Sunday at 1 p.m. on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual will be televised live on Iowa Public Television. Iowa will honor its six seniors - Matt Ballweg, Aaron Janssen, Jake Kerr, Brooks Kopsa, Luke Lofthouse and Ethan Sebert – who will be making their final collegiate appearance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, if purchased in advance from the UI Athletics Ticket Office, at (319) 335-9323, or online at hawkeyesports.com. If purchased at the door, tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. The Iowa men’s basketball team will host Minnesota at 5:05 p.m. Sunday on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, so wrestling fans are encouraged to stay and cheer on Head Coach Fran McCaffery and the Hawkeyes. Fans are encouraged to sit in sections G, H and I or FF, GG, HH above row 25. Anyone with a ticket to the basketball game may use that ticket to attend the wrestling meet, but will not be allowed to leave the arena between events. Basketball fans attending the wrestling meet are encouraged to sit in sections G, H and I above row 25. The UI Athletics Ticket Office will stop selling wrestling tickets after the fifth match, and start selling men’s basketball tickets. There will also be an Insight Bowl victory recognition with members of the Iowa football team at halftime of the men’s basketball game. Fans can have the opportunity to get their picture taken with the Insight Bowl trophy on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena concourse starting at 3:30 p.m.

Iowa 37, Purdue 3

184 - Grant Gambrall (Iowa) maj. dec. Patrick Kissel (Purdue), 12-3

197 - Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) maj. dec. David Pisarcik Purdue), 18-6

Hwt. - Blake Rasing (Iowa) maj. dec. Alex White (Purdue), 12-3

125 - Matt McDonough (Iowa) pinned Camden Eppert (Purdue), 4:28

133 - Tony Ramos (Iowa) maj. dec. Akif Eren (Purdue), 18-6

141 - Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Jake Fleckenstein (Purdue), 15-5

149 - Mark Ballweg (Iowa) maj. dec. Tommy Churchard (Purdue), 10-1

157 - Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Colton Salazar (Purdue), 9-4

165 - Aaron Janssen (Iowa) maj. dec. Kyle Mosier (Purdue), 17-6

174 – Luke Manuel (Purdue) dec. Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 6-5