Clarion University's NCAA Division I Wrestling team gets back into action on Sunday, January 15 when the Golden Eagles travel to Ypsilanti, Michigan to take part in the Eastern Michigan duals.
 
            Clarion will open the duals at 11am against Indiana Tech, then follow with a match against Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. The 11 a.m. match against Indiana Tech will air on C-93 (92.7; WCCR-FM) in Clarion and on the internet at redzonemedia.com with Rich Herman doing the play by play.
 
            The Golden Eagles, under first year head coach Matt Dernlan, are 0-3 on the season in dual meet action with all three losses against top 25 ranked teams. Clarion opened the year traveling to Lehigh and lost 27-12 to  #8 Lehigh (27-12) and 34-13 to #7 Illinois. Clarion then lost 37-12 to Edinboro. The Scots are currently ranked 23^rd in the nation.
 
            Clarion's lineup for the duals will be Trey Hicks (4-11; Jr. Amityville, N.Y.) at 125; Joe Waltko (10-9; Jr. Allison Park, Pa.) at 133; Tyler Bedelyon (10-10; So. Lewistown) at 141; Cameron Moran (7-11, Sr. James City) at 149; #6 James Fleming (14-2; Jr. West Mifflin) at 157; #8 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (18-4, Sr. Tashkent, Uzbekistan) at 165; Ryan Darch (8-11, Fr. Batavia, N.Y.) or Nick Milano (5-7, So. Erie) at 174; Steven Cressley (10-7; Jr. Punxsutawney) at 184; Alex Thomas (16-10; Jr. Seaford, De.) at 197 and #18 Quintas McCorkle (16-8, Sr. Alexandria, Va.) at hwt.
 
            Eastern Michigan enters Sunday's matchup under sixth year head coach Derek Delporto with a 7-3 overall record and a 1-0 mark in the MAC. The “Eagles” have big wins over Michigan State (20-16); Cleveland State (33-9); Ohio U (22-14) and VMI (25-10). Losses have come to Pitt (22-15), Columbia (30-12) and Binghamton (22-12).
 
            EMU's lineup will have #18 Jared Germaine (17-4) at 125; Andrew Novak (13-6) at 133; Corey Phillips (10-8) at 141; Jaylyn Bohl (10-8) at 149; Aaron Sulzer (14-4) at 157; Lester France (11-6) at 165; Phillip Joseph (1-7) at 174; Khodor Hoballah (5-5) at 184; Nick Whitenburg (7-5) at 197 and Matt Pettigrew (3-6) or Wes Schroeder (9-9) at 285.
 
            Indiana Tech is doing well in its first season of wrestling at the NAIA level. Indiana Tech is led by first year head coach Mike Ester who has led the Warriors to a 1-3 record. Tech has its first win against Lindsey Wilson (29-18) and has lost to Tiffin (18-15), Univ. of Cumberlands (33-16) and Campbellsville (34-15).
 
            The Warrior lineup will likely be Andre Sanders (18-12) at 125; Travis Barroquillo (18-7) at 133; Jordan Bosma (12-12) at 141; Reece Lefever (13-12) at 149; Tim Scott (3-12) at 157; Kafuba Donzon (12-12) at 165; Jedidiah Bressman (0-2) at 174; Tanner Martin (17-7) at 184; Dustin Boyd (16-12) at 197 and Andre Dunn (9-7) at 285.
 
            CLARION NOTES: Clarion has a 2-4-1 record against Eastern Michigan … Last year Clarion lost 33-10 at tippin gym… two years ago at EMU the Golden Eagles defeated Eastern Michigan 19-13 … Clarion travels to Pitt on Friday, Jan. 20 for a 7pm matchup at Fitzgerald Fieldhouse.
 
(2011) EASTERN MICHIGAN 33 CLARION 10
125- Jared Germaine (EM) dec. Trey Hicks (CL) 10-5
133- Filberto Colon (EM) wbf Tom Gowing (CL) 3:25
141- Mike LeHolm (EM) inj. Def. Devin Cook (CL) 3:59
149- Anthony White (CL) dec. Corey Phillips (EM) 10-7
157- Aaron Sulzer (EM) wbf Kyle Braddock (CL) 2:55)
165- Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CL) maj. dec. Nick Hendrick (EM) 17-7
174- Chris Eggert (EM) dec. Scott Joseph (CL) 4-1
184- Khodor Hoballah (EM) dec. Steven Cressley (CL) 7-2
197- Alex Thomas (CL) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EM) 8-4
285- David Wade (EM) wbf Quintas McCorkle (CL) 6:20
Ref: Nate Chapman
 
(2010) CLARION 19, EASTERN MICHIGAN 13
197 lbs.: Alex Thomas (CU) dec. Josh Lewis (EMU), 7-5   CU 3, EMU 0
HWT: Quintas McCorkle (CU) dec. David Wade (EMU), 5-2   CU 6, EMU 0
125 lbs.: Chris Jenkins (EMU) maj. dec. Trey Hicks (CU), 12-0   CU 6, EMU 4
133 lbs.: Sean Clair (EMU) dec. Jay Ivanco (CU), 3-1   EMU 7, CU 6
141 lbs.: Greg Lewis (CU) maj. dec. Corey Phillips (EMU), 12-4   CU 10, EMU 7
149 lbs.: James Fleming (CU) dec. David Pienaar (EMU), 9-2   CU 13, EMU 7
157 lbs.: #16 Hadley Harrison (CU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 4-2   CU 16, EMU 7
165 lbs.: Nick Milano (CU) dec. Justin Brandel (EMU), 4-3   CU 19, EMU 7
174 lbs.: Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Steven Cressley (CU), 6-2   CU 19, EMU 10
184 lbs.: Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Clint Podish (CU), 11-6   CU 19, EMU 13