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1 N O R T H W E S T E R N U N I V E R S I T Y W R E S T L I N G N O T E S VS. #1 IOWA No. 10 Northwestern (5-4, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 1 Iowa (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten) Sun., Jan. 27, 2 p.m. CT Iowa City, Iowa Northwestern Wildcats Head Coach Tim Cysewski (Iowa, 77) Record at NU (18 seasons) Overall Record Same Assistants Coach Drew Pariano Assistant Coach Ryan Bertin Volunteer Assistant Coach Will Durkee 2005 Overall Record Big Ten Record Letterwinners Returning/Lost /5 Starters Returning/Lost / Schedule & Results (5-4, 0-0) Date Opponent Outcome/Time Nov. 3 Eastern Michigan Open (Ypsilanti, Mich.) NTS 11 Michigan State Open (East Lansing, Mich.) NTS 18 Missouri Open (Columbia, Mo.) NTS 19 NWCA All-Star Classic (Eugene, Ore.) NTS 30 at Northern Illinois L, Dec. 8 North Dakota State W, 35-9 SIU-Edwardsville W, at Eastern Michigan W, 29-6 Midlands (Evanston, Ill.) 5th/55 Jan N W C A / C l i ff Keen National Duals (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 8 t h / at Iowa * 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Penn State * 7 p.m. 8 Minnesota * 7 p.m. 10 at Michigan State * 1 p.m. 15 at Purdue * 7 p.m. 17 Illinois * 2 p.m. 22 at Wisconsin * 4 p.m. 24 Indiana * 2 p.m. March 8-9 Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) * Big Ten game Home Games in BOLD MEET DATA * Big Ten match All Times Central Home games in Bold All Day All Day No. 10 Wildcats Open Big Ten Season Against No. 1 Iowa Last Time Out... At the National Duals, Northwestern placed eighth, which was the first time in program history it has placed in back-to-back years. The Wildcats lost to No. 10 Nebraska in the first round, then bounced back to defeat both No. 16 UT-Chattanooga and No. 8 Missouri. NU then lost to No. 11 Ohio State and in the seventh-place match, the Cats then lost to No. 4 Iowa State. Senior Dustin Fox finished the tournament 5-0, while Brandon Precin, Mike Tamillow, Ryan Lang and Nick Hayes won four of their five matches. Fox defeated the second-ranked heavyweight in the nation in Ohio State s J.D. Bergman on the way to his 5-0 record. National Duals wrapped up the last non-conference matches for the 'Cats this season. Scouting the Hawkeyes... No. 1 Iowa features a strong line up with top-20 ranked grapplers at every weight class, save 197 lbs. Joey Slaton at 133 lbs. and Mark Perry at 165 lbs. are both ranked No. 2 in the nation in their weight class. Perry won his weight at the 45th annual Midlands Championships, then swept the individual awards afterward. At the National Duals, Iowa took the Division I title as a team for the first time since The Hawkeyes also reclaimed their dominance at Midlands with a team win. Keep Your Eye On : #5 Precin (NU) vs. #5 Falck (Iowa) 133: Metzler (NU) vs. #2 Slaton (Iowa) 149: #4 Lang (NU) vs. #3 Metcalf (Iowa) 165: Marella (NU) vs. #2 Perry (Iowa) 285: #1 Fox (NU) vs. #6 Fields (Iowa) The Series... Iowa leads the series, , and has won the last three duals. The Hawkeyes hold a 27-3 advantage in Iowa City. Northwestern s last win in the series was at Evanston in 2005, which snapped Iowa s 35-match win streak against the Wildcats. Media Services Contact Information: Office Phone: (847) Office Fax: (847) Wrestling Contact: DUSTIN FOX was crowned the 285-lb. Midlands 45 champion as he defeated Hawk Wrestling Club s Mike Faust in the finals. Fox then took five-straight victories at the National Duals. NU PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Wt. Wrestler Overall Dual Big Ten Pins 125 Brandon Precin (#5) Eric Metzler Keith Sulzer Ryan Lang (#4) Kyle Bertin Dominic Marella Nick Hayes (#12) Adil Kolovic Mike Tamillow (#3) Dustin Fox (#1) Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com 1

2 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Name Wt. Yr./Elig. Hometown/High School Frank Battaglia 165/174 FR Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Mike Benefiel 174/184 FR Aurora, Ill./Montini Catholic Kyle Bertin 157 RS FR Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward Vincent Colletti 149 RS SO Naperville, Ill./Montini Catholic Dustin Fox Hwt. SR Galion, Ohio/Galion Marty Gould 149 JR Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West Mark Graves 184 JR Evansville, Ind./Reitz Memorial Nick Hayes 174 RS SR Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central Carl Howe 197 JR Three Rivers, Mich./Three Rivers Robert Joyce 125 RS FR Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Robert Kellogg 157/165 FR Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North James Kohlberg 125 RS SO Rolling Meadows, Ill./Rolling Meadows Adil Kolovic 184 GS Chicago, Ill./Niles West High School Ben Kuhar Hwt. FR Concord Township, Ohio/St. Edward Ryan Lang 141 RS SR North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward Dominic Marella 157 RS SO Roselle, Ill./Conant Eric Metzler 133 RS SO Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco Andrew Nadhir 141 RS FR Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central Brandon Precin 125 SO Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg John Schoen 197 FR Homer Glen, Ill./Marist Jamie Smith 149 RS SO Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling Keith Sulzer 133 RS FR Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward Mike Tamillow 197 SR Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick Head Coach: Tim Cysewski (18th season), Iowa 77 Assistant Coach: Drew Pariano (Three season), Northwestern 00 Assistant Coach: Ryan Bertin (Second season), Michigan 05 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Will Durkee (First season), Virginia 06 Athletic Trainer: Robbie Byrd Ryan Lang: Invited to participate in the All-Star Classic Began season as No.-1 ranked 149-lb. wrestler Brandon Precin: NU Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (11/12) Currently ranked No. 5 in the nation at 125 lbs. Mike Tamillow: All-Star Classic Participant (11/19) NU Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (12/17) Ranked as high as second at 197 lbs WILDCAT HONORS Dustin Fox: Invited to participate in the All-Star Classic NU Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week (1/7) Midlands lb. champion. Top-ranked heavyweight wrestler in the nation Head Coach Tim Cysewski Tim Cysewski is in his 18th season as Northwestern s head wrestling coach. Under Cysewski s direction, 23 Wildcats have earned All-America honors and 73 wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships. In addition, he has produced two national champions and 10 Big Ten titlists. In his rookie year as head coach, Cysewski led Northwestern to a programbest fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a third-place finish in the Big Ten. A season ago, Cysewski had six wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships, had three win Big Ten titles, four All-Americans and a national champion in Jake Herbert. The team also finished fourth in the country, which tied NU s all-time best finish. In 2006, Cysewski led his team to a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Cysewski took over as the Wildcats head coach after serving eight seasons as an assistant under Tom Jarman. During that time, the Jarman-Cysewski tandem compiled a record and produced seven All-Americans in eight years. Cysewski, 54, also has been active in his career on the international coaching scene. He was invited to coach a squad at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival and served as an assistant coach for the 1990 U.S. Wrestling Team at the World Cup Championships. He served as the head coach on the and ESPOIR World Cup teams, as well as the 1985 and 1986 U.S. National Team. He also served as head coach for the United State team at the 2005 Pan American Games. As a competitor, Cysewski captured many titles, including the World Cup C h a m p i o n s h i p, the Pan Am Games, the New Zealand Games, the National Federation Championship and the AAU Championship. He was also a former All- American, U.S. World Team member and a five-time Midlands champion. Cysewski is a member of the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Midlands Hall of Fame. A four-year starter at the University of Iowa, Cysewski earned A l l - A m e r i c a honors as a senior in He placed third nationally at 134 pounds that season and was co-captain of the national-champion Hawkeyes Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com

3 An Outstanding Trip... At last weekend s NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, top-ranked Dustin Fox pounded his opponents. The 285-pounder posted a 5-0 record with a major decision, three decisions and a forfeit victory. His win against Ohio State came over the second-ranked heavyweight wrestler in the nation, J.D. Bergman. Taking Their Place... For the first time in program history, the Wildcats placed in back-to-back years at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The ninthranked Cats went 2-3 with wins over No. 8 Missouri and No. 11 UT-Chattanooga to claim eighth place again. National Recognition... The Wildcats entered with tons of returning talent from a squad that finished fourth at the 2007 NCAA Championships and started the season as one of the nation s teams to watch. A 3-1 dual start, along with strong performances at early tournaments, have caused NU to stay steady in the team rankings. The Cats started the season ranked fourth in the country in the preseason rankings by the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA poll, and now stand at No. 9. All this despite not having its top wrestlers for the beginning of the season and losing 184-lb. national champion Jake Herbert to an Olympic redshirt. The Power of Four... Four Wildcats appear in the top five of the latest InterMat poll. Brandon Precin is ranked No. 5 at 125, Ryan Lang and Mike Tamillow fourth at 149 lbs. and 197 lbs., respectively. Dustin Fox is the nation s top-ranked heavyweight. The Highs and the Lows... The two heavyweights of NU wrestling are a combined 32-2, while the lightest of the team is Both Brandon Precin at 125 lbs. and 197-pounder Mike Tamillow s only losses came at Midlands 45 in the championship and National Duals. Midlands Mania... Northwestern s posted a top-five finish at the 45th Midlands Championships for the secondstraight year. The tournament was the only competition for the Cats during break. A total of six Cats placed at the prestigious tournament, one higher than last year s total of five. Dustin Fox won the tournament at 285 lbs. Both Mike Tamillow and Brandon Precin placed second at 197 lbs. and 125 lbs., respectively. Dominic Marella finished fifth at 165 and Marty Gould and Nick Hayes both placed eighth at 157 lbs. and 174 lbs. Last year, Northwestern enjoyed multiple champions for the first time since Super Sophomore... In just his second year, Brandon Precin is dominating the college ranks with a record of Precin defeated three-time defending Midlands champion, Nick Simmons, in the semifinals of 125 lbs. and is ranked No. 5 in the country. Alone at the Top... Northwestern s 37-9 victory over NC State on 11/18/07 gave head coach Tim Cysewski his 125th win making him the all-time winningest coach in program history. Cysewski, now in his 188th season, passed Ken Kraft s mark of 124. Since then, Cysewski has continued to build upon his record with 137 wins and counting. NU Wrestling s Winningest Coaches Rank Coach Years Wins 1. Tim Cysewski 1990-present Ken Kraft Tom Jarmon Wes Brown / Jack Riley Tale of Two Wrestlers... Redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Dominic Marella has completely turned the tables on a career that did not start in the right direction. After beginning his career with a record of 4-13, Marella has started this season 24-9, nearly doubling his career win total.the sophomore also is ranked among the top-15 wrestlers by wrestlingreport.com at No. 14. Senior Leadership... Northwestern s senior class of Dustin Fox, Mike Tamillow, Nick Hayes and Ryan Lang are used to being in the lead, but the quartet of seniors are taking it to a new level this year with a combined record of 58-7 (.892). Fox, Tamillow and Lang return to the team as All- Americans and have all won a Midlands title in their time at NU, while Hayes is just six wins behind his career-high total of 22. All four are ranked in the top-12 of their weight classes and are expected to compete for NCAA Championships, setting the example for the classes to follow. Calling All Stars... Ryan Lang, Mike Tamillow and Dustin Fox were all invited to the All-Star Classic this year. The three invitees marked the first time Northwestern has ever received more than two bids. While Tamillow was the only to participate in the Classic, the trio remained as the nation s leader of bids. Pinning for the win... Wildcats have been pinning their opponents with regularity this season. Nearly half of Precin s 25 wins (11) have come by falls. Freshman Robert Kellogg and Dominic Marella have also pinned their opponents four times each, while Mike Benefiel, Bobby Joyce, Ben Kuhar, Ryan Lang and Mike Tamillow have three each. A total of nine Wildcats overall have multiple falls Pin Leaders 1. Brandon Precin Robert Kellogg 4 Dominic Marella 4 3. Mike Benefiel 3 Bobby Joyce 3 Ben Kuhar 3 Ryan Lang 3 Mike Tamillow 3 4. Marty Gould 2 That was quick... NU has recorded three pins so far this season before the first minute of the first period expired. Mike Tamillow has accomplished the feat twice once against Ohio State s Jason Cool in 0:37 and once against Andrejs Zalaiskains of Findlay in 0:45. Both came at the Michigan State Open on Nov. 11, Ryan Lang though, proved to be the most efficient Wildcat thus far as he downed Kaylen Baxter of Old Dominion at the Missouri Open in 0: Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com 3

4 NU Signs Top-Notch Class... Northwestern s wrestling team has signed what is arguably its best class in school history. Coach Tim Cysewski and the Wildcats inked three incoming freshmen, including Jason Welch (Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas), the number one prospect in the nation, Brian Roddy (Highland Heights, Ohio/St. Edward), the top-ranked prep wrestler nationally at 171 lbs. and Eric Galka (Hobart, Ind./Hobart), nationally the third-ranked wrestler at 130 lbs. This recruiting class is a testament to our current team, assistant coach Drew Pariano said. We obviously work very hard on the recruiting end but our recent success has a big role in this incoming class. Welch, the nation s top 160-lb. wrestler by W.I.N. Wrestling Magazine, Intermat Wrestling and Amateur Wrestling News, was named to the first-team of ASICS High School All-American Wrestling Team this season. He also voted honorable mention his sophomore year to the same team at 152 lbs. Following a junior campaign that netted a record of 50-0, Sports Focus honored him as being a top prep athlete of the Bay Area. Jason Welch is not only a great wrestler, he is a leader and a true studentathlete, Pariano said. His talents really showed when he competed at the senior level as a junior during the U.S. Open and made it through to the top 16 despite wrestling against older competition. In 2006, Welch earned a plethora of recognition as he finished first in the state at 160 lbs., first at the Ironman, first in Reno and was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler on five separate occasions. During his sophomore year, Welch compiled a record of 52-2 as he won the state title at 152 lbs., earned the top stop at the Junior Freestyle state tournament, first place at Junior FILA state titles, first in his high school section at NCS, third at the Ironman competition and first in Reno for the first of two-straight times. He also was named Most Outstanding Wrestler four times. Welch is an outstanding wrestler and his accomplishments speak for themselves, head coach Tim Cysewski said. Roddy joins the team as the fifth member of the team recently recruited from St. Edward High School. He joins the corps as yet another highly-touted recruit as the topranked wrestler in the state of Ohio. As last year s 171-lb. state champion, Roddy accumulated a record of 38-1 along the way to earning Academic All-Ohio honors, a thirdplace finish at the Ironman, a Medina tournament championship and was a member of the Ohio Division I State Championship team and the 2007 High School National Championship team. Roddy is one of the best upper weights to ever come out of the St. Edward program and with that school having won multiple national titles, we are very excited to see Roddy coming in, Pariano said. During his freshman and sophomore campaigns, Roddy had a record of 58-16, while earning two Academic All-State selections, a sectional and district championship his junior year and a place among the Junior National Freestyle All-Americans and the Cadet Freestyle All-American teams. The third member of the 2007 recruiting class, Galka has already experienced two undefeated high school seasons with two state championships to his credit. As both a freshman and junior, Galka finished the season with perfect records of 47-0 and 48-0, respectively. Both seasons ended with state championships. Eric Galka is a seasoned veteran at the age of 18, Pariano said. He trained at the Overtime School of Wrestling during his prep career and that shows us that he is committed to our sport. His outstanding freshman season also earned him a junior freestyle state championship, Cadet Freestyle state championship and the Central Regional championship in freestyle. A year later, Galka was named Cadet National All-American at 130 lbs. and followed that up the next year with, a selection among the Junior National All-Americans at 130 and was ranked the No. 2 recruit in the state of Indiana by Intermat Wrestling. This class has the makings to be one of the best classes in the country. The talent level of this recruiting class is through the roof, Cysewski said. The last time Northwestern Won a home dual meet: Dec. 8, 2007 vs. North Dakota State/ Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (35-9/44-3) Won a dual meet on the road: Nov. 16, 2006 at Eastern Michigan (29-6) Lost a home dual meet: Jan. 21, 2007 vs. Iowa (24-14) Lost a dual meet on the road: Nov. 30, 2007 at Northern Illinois (22-19) Tied a dual meet: Dec. 12, 1999 at Central Michigan (19-19) Shut-out an opponent in a dual meet: Dec. 17, 1986 vs. Augustana (54-0) Was shut-out in a dual meet: Jan. 29, 1998 at Iowa (40-0) Scored 40 or more team points: Dec. 8, 2007 vs. Southern Illinois- Edwardsville (44-3) Scored 50 or more team points: Dec. 17, 1986 vs. Augustana (54-0) Scored 60 or more team points: Nov. 26, 1986 vs. Carroll College (60-0) Beat a ranked opponent: Feb. 18, 2007 vs. No. 23 Michigan (20-14) Beat a Top-10 ranked opponent: Jan. 26, 2007 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin (19-18) Had a Big Ten individual champion: 2007 Ryan Lang (141 lbs.) Jake Herbert (184 lbs.) Mike Tamillow (197 lbs.) Had an NCAA individual champion: 2007 Jake Herbert (184 lbs.) Won consecutive Big Ten dual matches: Feb , 2007 vs. Purdue (31-13) and vs. Michigan (20-14) Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com

5 Meet-by-Meet Starting Lineup Opponent Northern Illinois Precin Joyce Nadhir Gould Marella Hayes Kolovic Howe NORTH DAKOTA STATE Precin Metzler Kohlberg Lang Gould Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox SIU-Edwardsville Precin Joyce Kohlberg Nadhir Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Howe Fox Eastern Michigan Precin Metzler Sulzer Nadhir Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox Nebraska Precin Metzler Sulzer Lang Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox UT-Chattanooga Precin Metzler Sulzer Lang Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox Missouri Precin Metzler Sulzer Lang Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox Ohio State Precin Metzler Kohlberg Lang Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox Iowa State Precin Metzler Kohlberg Lang Bertin Marella Hayes Kolovic Tamillow Fox * Bold indicates a match victory * Home matches in CAPS Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com 5

6 WILDCATS IN THE POLLS USAToday/NWCA National Rankings 2007 NCAA Division I Men - National Poll Jan. 22 Rank School W-L-T Points Prev. 1. Iowa (12) Nebraska Oklahoma State Minnesota Central Michigan Michigan Ohio State Penn State Iowa State Northwestern Missouri Hofstra Wisconsin Edinboro Illinois Cornell Indiana t 18. Oklahoma t 19. UT-Chattanooga Pittsburgh Maryland Old Dominion Cal State Fullerton Kent State Northern Iowa NR Others receiving votes: Navy, Penn, Boise State, Virginia W.I.N. Magazine s Tournament Team Power Index 2008 NCAA Division I Men - National Poll Jan. 21 Rank Team Top 8 Wrestlers Total Points 1 (tie) Iowa (tie) Minnesota Oklahoma State Michigan Central Michigan Northwestern Iowa State Hofstra Missouri Nebraska Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Cornell Pittsburgh Illinois Indiana Harvard American Navy Edinboro Oklahoma Cal Poly West Virginia Bloomsburg 2 12 W.I.N. Magazine s Team Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I Men - National Poll Jan. 21 Rk. Team (Previous) Record 1. Iowa (1st) Nebraska (2nd) Minnesota (4th) Central Michigan (10th) Michigan (3rd) Oklahoma State (5th) Ohio State (6th) Penn State (7th) Iowa State (8th) Northwestern (9th) Hofstra (11th) Missouri (12th) Illinois (13th) Cornell (14th) Indiana (15th) Wisconsin (16th) Edinboro (17th) Oklahoma (18th) Old Dominion (19th) Pittsburgh (20th) Boise State (21st) UT-Chattanooga (22nd) Maryland (23rd) Kent State (24th) Penn (25th) 5-3 Brandon Precin-125 lbs. U S A To d a y/nwca/intermatwrestle.com: 4 W.I.N. Magazine: 5 Wr e s t l i n g r e p o r t. c o m: 5 Revwrestling.com: 5 Ryan Lang-149 lbs. U S A To d a y/nwca/intermatwrestle.com: 4 W.I.N. Magazine: 5 Wr e s t l i n g r e p o r t. c o m: 4 R e v Wrestling.com: 4 Nick Hayes-174 lbs. W.I.N. Magazine: 16 U S A To d a y /WCA/Intermatwrestle.com: 15 Wr e s t l i n g r e p o r t. c o m : 1 4 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Mike Tamillow-197 lbs. U S A To d a y/nwca/intermatwrestle.com: 4 W.I.N. Magazine: 5 Wr e s t l i n g r e p o r t. c o m: 4 R e v Wrestling.com: 4 Dustin Fox-285 lbs. U S A To d a y/nwca/intermatwrestle.com: 1 W.I.N. Magazine: 1 Wr e s t l i n g r e p o r t. c o m: 1 R e v Wrestling.com: Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com

7 DUAL MEET RESULTS Dual 1 November 30, 2007 DeKalb, Ill. (Convocation Center) No. 6 Northwestern Northern Illinois University Brandon Precin (NU) fall T.J. Wunnicke (NIU) 1: Pat Castillo (NIU) MD Bobby Joyce (NU) Pat McLemore (NIU) FRFT 149 Andrew Nadhir (NU) MD Joe Clothier (NIU) Marty Gould (NU) dec. Bryan Deutsch (NIU) Dominic Marella (NU) dec. Scott Wallace (NIU) Duke Burk (NIU) dec. Nick Hayes (NU) Adil Kolovic (NU) dec. Nick McClone (NIU) Jake Smith (Chicago) dec. Carl Howe (NU) Dave Bennner (NIU) FRFT Dual 2 December 8, 2007 Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) No. 9 Northwestern North Dakota State Brandon Precin (NU) fall Andy Hackenmueller (NDSU) 2: Eric Metzler (NU) MD Eric Sanders (NDSU) Gabriel Mooney (NDSU) fall James Kohlberg (NU) 2: Ryan Lang (NU) TF, 4:39 Vince Salminen (NDSU) Adam Aho (NDSU) dec. Marty Gould (NU) Dominic Marella (NU) dec. Mike Quamme (NDSU) Nick Hayes (NU) MD Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU) Adil Kolovic (NU) dec. Matt Wetterling (NDSU) Mike Tamillow (NU) inj. def. Jacob Bryce (NDSU) 285 Dustin Fox (NU) MD Evan Hacker (NDSU) 15-5 Dual 3 December 8, 2007 Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) No. 9 Northwestern Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Brandon Precin (NU) FRFT 133 Tommy Hill (SIUE) dec. Bobby Joyce (NU) James Kohlberg (NU) dec. Nicholas Shumate (SIUE) Andrew Nadhir (NU) MD TJ Warner (SIUE) Kyle Bertin (NU) dec. Eric Pretto (SIUE) Dominic Marella (NU) fall Blake Reed (SIUE) 5: Nick Hayes (NU) MD Daniel Midgett (SIUE) Adil Kolovic (NU) FRFT 197 Carl Howe (NU) FRFT 285 Dustin Fox (NU) FRFT Dual 4 December 16, 2007 Ypsilanti, Mich. No. 9 Northwestern Eastern Michigan Brandon Precin (NU) dec. Andrew Novak (EMU) Sean Clair (EMU) dec. Eric Metzler (NU) Keith Sulzer (NU) dec. David Pienaar (EMU) Andrew Nadhir (NU) dec. Zach Donofrio (EMU) Kyle Berin (NU) dec. Cory Mancuso (EMU) Dominic Marella (NU) MD Justin Brandel (EMU) Nick Hayes (NU) dec. Derek Foore (EMU) Charlie Pienaar (EMU)dec. Adil Kolovic (NU) Mike Tamillow (NU) fall John McClure (EMU) 6: Dustin Fox (NU) MD David Wade (EMU) Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com 7

8 Dual 5 January 12, 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI Dome) DUAL MEET RESULTS Dual 7 January 12, 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI Dome) No. 9 Northwestern No. 10 Nebraska Paul Donahoe (Neb.) dec. Brandon Precin (NU) Kenny Jordan (NU) maj dec. Eric Metzler (NU) Keith Sulzer (NU) dec. Robert Sanders (Neb.) Jordan Burroughs (Neb.) dec. Ryan Lang (NU) Chris Oliver (Neb.) dec. Kyle Bertin (NU) Stephen Dwyer (Neb.) fall Adil Kolovic (NU) 2: Brandon Browne (Neb.) dec. Nick Hayes (NU) Vince Jones (Neb.) MD Adil Kolovic (NU) Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. Craig Brester (Neb.) Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Jon May (Neb.) 4-1 Dual 6 January 12, 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI Dome) No. 9 Northwestern No. 16 UT-Chattanooga Brandon Precin (NU) dec. Javier Maldonado (UTC) Eric Metzler (NU) FRFT 141 Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. Keith Sulzer (NU) Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Joey Knox (UTC) Seth Garvin (UTC) dec. Kyle Berin (NU) Dominic Marella (NU) fall Nick Davis 2: Nick Hayes (NU) dec. Lloyd Rogers (UTC) Josh Edmondson (UTC) fall Adil Kolovic (NU) 4: Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. Mott Kox Dustin Fox (NC State) FRFT No. 9 Northwestern No. 8 Missouri Brandon Precin (NU) fall Tony Pescaglia (Mizz) 4: Eric Metzler (NU) dec. Tyler McCormick (Mizz) Vince Hannon (Mizz) dec. Keith Sulzer (NU) Ryan Lang (NU) fall Josh Wagner (Mizz) 2: Michael Chandler (Mizz) fall Kyle Berin (NU) 0: Nick Marable (Mizz) dec. Dominic Marella (NU) Nick Hayes (NU) MD James Williamson (Mizz) Raymond Jordan (Mizz) MD Adil Kolovic (NU) Maxwell Askren (Mizz) dec. Mike Tamillow (NU) Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Mark Ellis (Mizz) 5-3 Dual 8 January 12, 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI Dome) No. 9 Northwestern No. 11 Ohio State Brandon Precin (NU) dec. Nikko Triggas (OSU) Reece Humphrey (OSU) MD Eric Metzler (NU) Jeff Jaggers (OSU) dec. James Kohlberg (NU) Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Lance Palmer (OSU) Jason Johnstone (OSU) dec. Kyle Bertin (NU) Colt Sponsellor (OSU) dec. Dominic Marella (NU) Nick Hayes (NU) MD Alex Picazo (OSU) Mike Pucillo (OSU) fall Adil Kolovic (NU) 2: Mike Tamillow (NU) MD John Weakley (OSU) Dustin Fox (NU) dec. J.D. Bergman (OSU) Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com

9 Dual 9 January 13, 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI-Dome/National Duals) DUAL MEET RESULTS No. 9 Northwestern No. 4 Iowa State Brandon Precin (NU) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU) Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) FRFT 141 Nick Gallic (ISU) maj dec. James Kohlberg (NU) Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Mitch Mueller (ISU) Cyler Sanderson (ISU)MD Kyle Berin (NU) John Reader (ISU) fall Dominic Marella (NU) 0: Nick Hayes (NU) dec. Aron Scott (ISU) Jake Varner (ISU) fall Adil Kolovic (NU) 2: Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. Dave Bertolino (ISU) Dustin Fox (NU) MD David Zabriskie (ISU) Northwestern Wrestling NUsports.com 9