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College Wrestling Notebook: Army claims Southern Scuffle team title, Northern Iowa downs Nebraska, Cornell defeats Missouri

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by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling

Virginia's Dylan Cedeno arm raise after winning the 141-pound title at the 2025 Southern Scuffle.

Week ten of the college wrestling season has come and gone. Army secured its first-ever team title at the Southern Scuffle with one champion in Gunner Filipowicz, Northern Iowa picked up a ranked victory over Nebraska, Oklahoma State routed Air Force 43-6, and so much more. Let's dive into the highlights and key moments that made this week one to remember.

Performance of the week

Chattanooga’s Sergio Desiante secured an individual title at 174 pounds for the Mocs at the 2025 Southern Scuffle on Sunday. In the finals, Desiante picked up a win over No. 10 Gaven Sax of Oklahoma. In the semifinals on Sunday morning, Desiante, ranked 29th in the latest FloWrestling rankings, defeated No. 4 Lennox Wolak of Virginia Tech, 7-6. Desiante was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.

Dual of the week

For the first time since 1991, No. 10 Northern Iowa defeated No. 4 Nebraska in dual action at the McLeod Center on Sunday afternoon. The Panthers collected seven wins, including four individual wins over top-five ranked opponents.

Northern Iowa 24, Nebraska 9

125: Trever Anderson (UNI) over #5 Caleb Smith (NEB) (Dec 5-2)

133: #21 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) over Julian Farber (UNI) (Dec 5-0)

141: #9 Cael Happel (UNI) over #5 Brock Hardy (NEB) (Dec 7-5)

149: #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB) over #15 Colin Realbuto (UNI) (Dec 12-9)

157: #5 Ryder Downey (UNI) over #4 Antrell Taylor (NEB) (SV-1 5-2)

165: #19 Jack Thomsen (UNI) over Christopher Minto (NEB) (SV-1 4-1)

174: #16 Lenny Pinto (NEB) over Jared Simma (UNI) (Dec 6-5)

184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over #7 Silas Allred (NEB) (Fall 3:38)

197: #13 Wyatt Voelker (UNI) over #29 Camden McDanel (NEB) (Dec 6-4)

285: #17 Lance Runyon (UNI) over #28 Harley Andrews (NEB) (Dec 11-6)

Move of the week

Penn State’s Kurt McHenry opened his tournament with an 18-3 technical fall over Clarion’s Weston Pisarchick. McHenry placed fifth at 125 pounds, going 6-2 overall, as the Nittany Lions placed 2nd as a team with 126.5 points.

Photos of the week

Photographer Geoff Riccio captured and shared images from the 2025 Southern Scuffle on January 4-5. Check out a few photos from Riccio’s weekend in Chattanooga.

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