IOWA HAWKEYES. University of Iowa Sports Information -- Traci Wagner, Wrestling Contact WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE JANUARY 27, 2009

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1 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (17-0 Overall, 2-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result 11/15 at Nichols/Cyclone Open 0 champs 11/21 Iowa Central * W, 52-0 Coe * W, 51-0 Minnesota St.-Mankato * W, 45-3 Arizona State * W, /22 at Kaufman-Brand Open 4 champs 11/24 at NWCA All-Star Dual 3 champs 11/29 vs. Binghamton % W, 48-0 vs. Maryland % W, 34-6 vs. Central Michigan % W, 27-6 vs. Bloomsburg % W, /6 Iowa State ^@ W, /7 at Northern Iowa Open 3 champs 12/11 at Northern Iowa ^ W, /29-30 at Midlands Champ s 1st, 3 champs 1/3 at Flash Flanagan Open 3 champs 1/10 at C. Keen/NWCA Ntl. Duals 1st place 1/10 vs. Wyoming $ W, 38-3 vs. Minnesota $ W, /11 vs. Nebraska $ W, vs. Cornell $ W, /18 at Oklahoma State W, /23 Wisconsin W, /25 W, /30 Bucknell 7 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/6 at Michigan State 6 p.m. (East Lansing, MI) 2/8 at Penn State 1 p.m. (State College, PA) 2/13 Purdue 7 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/15 Minnesota ^@ 2 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/20 at Indiana 6 p.m. (Bloomington, IN) 2/22 at Northwestern 2 p.m. (Evanston, IL) 3/7-8 at Big Ten All Day (State College, PA) 3/19-21 at NCAA Championships All Day (St. Louis, MO) *Iowa City Duals, Ten Network %at Journeyman/Brute Duals (Troy, NY) $at Cliff Keen/NWCA Ntl. Duals (Cedar Falls, IA) JANUARY 27, 2009 FRIDAY S PROBABLE LINEUPS #1/1 Iowa Hawkeyes (17-0, 2-0 Big Ten) Collegiate Wt. Rank Name Yr. Hometown (Last School) Record 125 4/3/3 Charlie Falck Sr. Strawberry Point, IA (Apple Valley) /3/2 Daniel Dennis Jr. Ingleside, IL (Grant) /2/3 Alex Tsirtsis Sr. Griffith, IN (Griffith) 17-2 OR Dan LeClere Jr. Coggon, IA (Virginia Tech) 7-1 OR Montell Marion *Fr. Des Moines, IA (Roosevelt) 8-3 OR Joe Slaton Jr. Cedar Rapids, IA (Virginia Tech) /1/1 Brent Metcalf Jr. Davison, MI (Virginia Tech) Matt Ballweg So. Waverly, IA (Waverly) /3/2 Ryan Morningstar Jr. Lisbon, IA (Lisbon) /4/4 Jay Borschel Jr. Marion, IA (Virginia Tech) /3/3 Phillip Keddy Jr. Vernal, UT (Uintah) /13/16 Chad Beatty Jr. Wilton, IA (Wilton) 9-3 HWT 7/7/7 Dan Erekson Jr. Eagle, ID (Eagle) 16-5 Bucknell Bison (8-7, 2-2 EIWA) Collegiate Wt. Rank Name Yr. Hometown (Last School) Record 125 Derek Reber Fr. Lewisburg, PA (Lewisburg) /-/19 David Marble Jr. Harpursville, NY (Central) Adam Healey Fr. Wilkes Barre, PA (Wy. Seminary) Kevin LeValley So. Hugo, CO (Limon) Tyler Riccio So. Warren, NJ (Bridgewater-Raritan) /13/13 Andy Rendos Jr. Brockway, PA (Brockway) Shane Riccio Jr. Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills) David Thompson So. West Liberty, OH (Graham) Jay Hahn So. Malvern, PA (Great Valley) OR Nathan Jones Fr. Sidney, OK (Troy Christian) 8-17 HWT Jay Hahn So. Malvern, PA (Great Valley) OR Nathan Jones Fr. Sidney, OK (Troy Christian) 8-17 * redshirt freshman. Rankings are Intermat/NWCA/NWMA, W.I.N. Magazine, Amateur Wrestling News. THIS WEEK The top-ranked Iowa wrestlers (17-0, 2-0 Big Ten) will host Bucknell (8-7, 2-2 EIWA) Friday at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It will be the first collegiate meeting between the two teams. The Hawkeyes will be looking for their 32nd consecutive dual win, and Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands will be vying for his 70th career victory. EREKSON NAMED BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Hawkeye junior Dan Erekson earned his first career Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor after improving 16-5 with a pair of triumphs over #7 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin (3-2) and #9 John Wise (9-8) of Illinois last weekend. With the wins, the Eagle, ID, native helped the top-ranked Hawkeyes go 2-0 in their Big Ten season opener and improve to 17-0 on the season.

2 WRESTLING THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY RELEASE OF THE TH HEAD COACH TOM BRANDS The 2008 NWCA, W.I.N. Magazine and Big Ten Coach of the Year, Tom Brands, is in his third season as head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time all-american and three-time national champion ( ) at Iowa. He has a 52-6 overall and 15-3 Big Ten record at Iowa, and a career mark. In his second season at Iowa, Brands guided the squad to NCAA and Big Ten titles, as well the Big Ten regular season title with an undefeated 8-0 league mark. It was Iowa s 21st NCAA team title - the first since and the Hawkeyes 32nd Big Ten championship - the first since Iowa also won the 2007 Midlands title and the Division I trophy at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in January. The Hawkeyes posted a 21-1 dual mark, ending the season on a 14-match winning streak. Senior Mark Perry and junior Brent Metcalf each won NCAA titles, and Iowa crowned a total of seven all-americans, which was the most for Iowa since Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech University for two seasons ( ), recording a dual mark. Prior to taking the helm at Virginia Tech, Brands was an assistant coach at Iowa for 12 seasons ( ). He helped the Hawkeyes to a dual record, seven NCAA and eight Big Ten titles, while crowning 23 NCAA champions, 73 all-americans and 36 Big Ten champions. He was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in As a competitor, Brands won the 1996 Olympic freestyle gold medal at pounds in Atlanta, GA. He also won a gold medal at the 1993 World Freestyle Championships in Toronto, two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1995) and was the 1995 Pan American Games champion. He won four U.S. National titles ( ) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams ( ). Along with his twin brother, Terry, Tom was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, the 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year. He was inducted into wrestling s Hall of Fame in Brands was a four-time all-american at Iowa ( ). During his Hawkeye career, he won three NCAA titles and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Also a three time Big Ten champion, Brands won 95 percent of his matches at Iowa. His career mark of , included an undefeated season in 1991 (45-0). PAGE 2 Against Massey, Erekson posted a first-period takedown and a third-period escape while holding his opponent to two escapes for the win. In his match against Wise, Erekson led 6-4 after the first period on two takedowns and a reversal. Wise tied the score at 7-7 at the end of the second period, but Erekson posted a reversal mid-way through the third period for the win. The Hawkeye heavyweight, who was ranked 11th in the nation, is 13-3 in dual competition this season. Erekson is the second Hawkeye to earn the conference weekly honor this season. Hawkeye senior Alex Tsirtsis (141) shared the accolade with Michigan s Steve Luke Dec. 9. ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-american Mark Ironside will call the action live on AM-800, KXIC and Broadcasts are available using the Hawkeye All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $ per year). Internet - Live results and video broadcasts from both duals will be available at The live results are free and the video broadcasts are available using the Hawkeye All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $ per year). Current staff and student-athlete head shots can be found at pics.hawkeyesports.com. BUCKNELL BISON Bucknell is 8-7 (2-2 EIWA) with wins over Appalachian State (26-8), Franklin & Marshall (32-3), Cleveland State (32-15), Drexel (25-16), Wagner (49-6), Ohio ( 22-13), Brown (20-12) and Liberty (37-12), and losses to Missouri (16-25), Army (15-21), Central Michigan (6-25), Virginia (11-30), Kent State (10-22), Navy (12-18) and Old Dominion (9-21). Head Coach Dan Wirnsberger is in four years at Bucknell and in six seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is assisted by Dave Hoffman (Virginia Tech, 2006) and Dustin Manotti (Cornell, 2006). Hoffman wrestled under Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands and Assistant Coach Doug Schwab while at Virginia Tech. The Bison are led by junior Andy Rendos, who is ranked between 13th and 15th in the nation at 165 with a 21-4 record. Four other Bucknell wrestlers have posted 20 or more wins this season. Freshman Derek Reber is 24-8 at 125, junior David Marble is 21-6 at 133, sophomore Kevin LeValley is 22-8 at 141 and junior Shane Riccio is at 174.

3 HAWKEYES LOOK TO EXTEND WINNING STREAKS Iowa has won its last 31 duals, and its last 25 duals away from Iowa City. The school record for overall consecutive dual wins is 42 ( ), and for consecutive away dual wins is 31 ( ). The 31 straight wins ranks third in school history, while the 25 away victories rank second. Hawkeye junior Brent Metcalf (149) also has a winning streak of his own, winning his last 54 bouts. Former Hawkeye Jim Zalesky ( ) holds the school record for consecutive wins with 89. IOWA GOES 2-0 IN BIG TEN SEASON OPENER Iowa extended its winning streak to 31 with wins over Wisconsin (24-12) and Illinois (32-4) last weekend at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was the Big Ten season opener for all three teams. Iowa emerged with an unblemished 17-0 (2-0 Big Ten) record, while Wisconsin fell to 6-4 (0-1) and Illinois to 7-1 (0-1). Against #15/#13 Wisconsin, Iowa went 6-4 in front of 6,981 fans Friday night to record its 165th win in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes opened the dual with a 8-0 lead on a decision by senior Charlie Falck at 125 and a match-ending technical fall by junior Daniel Dennis at 133. It was Falck s first match since injuring his ankle at the 2008 Midlands. Wisconsin senior Zach Tanelli put the Badgers first points on the board with a 5-0 win over Iowa senior Alex Tsirtsis at 141. Hawkeye junior Brent Metcalf widened Iowa s lead to 14-3 with his 2:12 pin over fifth-ranked Kyle Ruschell at 149. Wisconsin made a run at the mid-way point with decisions from freshmen at 157 and 165. Badger Ben Jordan scored an 8-4 win over Hawkeye sophomore Matt Ballweg at 157, and Andrew Howe posted a 4-3 overtime victory over Iowa junior Ryan Morningstar in the second tiebreak period. Howe was awarded the win due to a seven-second riding time advantage after the second tiebreak. Hawkeye juniors Jay Borschel and Philllip Keddy responded with wins at 174 and 184, respectively, to make the team score Borschel picked up his 50th career win with a 7-3 win over freshman Travis Rutt at 174, and Keddy posted a 17-4 major decision over sophomore Eric Bugenhagen at 184. Third-ranked Badger Dallas Herbst fought off late attempts by Hawkeye junior Chad Beatty at 197 to post a 2-1 win, but the mere decision put a team win out of reach for Wisconsin. Iowa junior Dan Erekson closed out the dual with a 3-2 decision over Badger senior Kyle Massey at heavyweight. The Hawkeyes went 9-1 in front of 6,946 fans Sunday evening to hand previously unbeaten Illinois its first loss of the season. Iowa jumped out to a 16-0 lead with wins at the first four weights. Hawkeye senior Charlie Falck opened the dual at 125 with an 11-5 win over B.J. Futrell to remain undefeated (12-0) in dual competition. Iowa junior Daniel Dennis won one of the night s highlighted TEAM RANKINGS USA Today/NWCA/Intermat Top 25 Coaches Poll (1/27/09) 1. Iowa 2. Iowa State 3. Cornell 4. Nebraska 5. Ohio State 6. Missouri 7. Lehigh Illinois 9. Central Michigan 10. Minnesota 11. Boise State 12. Oklahoma 13. Edinboro Virginia Tech 15. Oklahoma State 16. Penn State 17. Wisconsin 18. Michigan 19. Northwestern Indiana 21. Hofstra 22. Northern Iowa 23. Old Dominion 24. Kent State 25. Purdue PAGE 3 W.I.N. Magazine Dual Team Rankings (1/26/09) 1. Iowa 2. Iowa State 3. Cornell 4. Ohio State 5. Nebraska 6. Lehigh 7. Boise State 8. Central Michigan 9. Missouri 10. Minnesota 11. Oklahoma 12. Oklahoma State 13. Northwestern 14. Wisconsin 15. Illinois 16. Edinboro 17. Penn State 18. Michigan 19. Virginia Tech 20. Old Dominion 21. Hofstra 22. Kent State 23. Indiana 24. Pennsylvania 25. Purdue HAWKEYE WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa s overall dual meet record is (.789) in 97 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 21 national titles and 32 Big Ten titles. Iowa s 49 NCAA champions have won a total of 76 NCAA individual titles, crowning six three-time and 14 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes 101 Big Ten champions have won a total of 182 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 threetime and 24 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa s 135 all- Americans have earned all- America status 273 times, including 17 four-time, 27 three-time and 33 twotime honorees.

4 WRESTLING THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY RELEASE OF THE TH BIG TEN STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Iowa Northwestern Minnesota Purdue Ohio St Michigan Indiana Penn St Illinois Wisconsin Michigan St THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN 1/30 Illinois at Purdue - 6 p.m. Indiana at Ohio St. - 6 p.m. Wisconsin at Michigan St. - 6 p.m. Bucknell at Iowa - 7 p.m. Minnesota at Penn St. - 7 p.m. 1/31 Northwestern at Michigan - 7 p.m. 2/1 Wisconsin at Penn St. - Noon Indiana at Michigan - 1 p.m. Minnesota at Ohio St. - 2 p.m. Match times are Central. BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Date Wrestler (Wt., School) 11/4 Reece Humphrey (133, Ohio St.) Jake Fleckenstein (133, Purdue) 11/11 Kurt Kinser (157, Indiana) Jake Herbert (184, Northwestern) 11/18 Jordan Blanton (184, Illinois) Dallas Herbst (197, Wisconsin) 11/25 Mike Thorn (141, Minnesota) 12/2 Jimmy Kennedy (133, Illinois) 12/9 Alex Tsirtsis (141, Iowa) Steve Luke (174, Michigan) 12/16 Corey Morrison (Hwt., Ohio St.) 12/23 Joe Nord (Hwt., Minnesota) 12/31 Zach Tanelli (141, Wisconsin) 1/6 Mike Pucillo (184, Ohio St.) 1/13 J Jaggers (141, Ohio St.) 1/20 Angel Escobedo (125, Indiana) 127 Dan Erekson (Hwt., Iowa) PAGE 4 match-ups when he blanked Jimmy Kennedy, 5-0, at 133. Dennis, who was a high school teammate of Kennedy s, handed the Illinois junior his only other loss of the season in the Midlands finals. He took Kennedy down with 1:20 left in the second period and rode him for the rest of the match. Hawkeye senior Alex Tsirtsis posted an 11-3 major decision over Ryan Prater at 141 before junior Brent Metcalf scored his 54th straight win with a pin in 3:52 over Eric Terrazas at 149. Metcalf, who is the nation s top-ranked 149-pounder is 22-0 this season, and leads the team with 10 pins. Top-ranked Illini Mike Poeta scored Illinois only points with a 15-5 major decision over Hawkeye sophomore Matt Ballweg at 157. Hawkeye junior Ryan Morningstar led Iowa out of the intermission with a 3-0 win over Roger Smith-Bergsrud at 165. Iowa junior Jay Borschel followed at 174 with an 10-1 major decision over John Dergo. Iowa 184-pounder Phillip Keddy posted his seventh straight win and his 20th season victory with an 11-4 decision over Jordan Blanton. The Hawkeye junior remains 16-0 in dual competition. Iowa junior Chad Beatty followed up with a 2-1 victory over Patrick Bond at 197, and junior Dan Erekson closed out the dual with a hard-fought 9-8 win over John Wise at heavyweight. MEET RESULTS Iowa 24, Wisconsin Charlie Falck (I) dec. Drew Hammen (W), Daniel Dennis (I) tech. fall Tom Kelliher (W), 19-4 in 4: Zach Tanelli (W) dec. Alex Tsirtsis (I), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Kyle Ruschell (W), 2: Ben Jordan (W) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Andrew Howe (W) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 4-3 TB Jay Borschel (I) dec. Travis Rutt (W), Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Eric Bugenhagen (W), Dallas Herbst (W) dec. Chad Beatty (I), 2-1 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Kyle Massey (W), 3-2 Iowa 32, Illinois Charlie Falck (I) dec. B.J. Futrell (IL), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Jimmy Kennedy (IL), Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Ryan Prater (IL), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Eric Terrazas (IL), 3: Mike Poeta (IL) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (IL), Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. John Dergo (IL), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jordan Blanton (IL), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Patrick Bond (IL), 2-1 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. John Wise (IL), 9-8 WRESTLING SUMMER CAMPS For dates and more information about 2009 University of Iowa Wrestling Summer camps visit

5 HAWKEYE TOP FIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS THE LAST TIME IOWA... PAGE 5 Collegiate Wins 1. Brent Metcalf (149) Phillip Keddy (184) Ryan Morningstar (165) 19 Jay Borschel (174) Daniel Dennis (133) 18 Collegiate Winning Pct. 1. Brent Metcalf (149)_ (22-0) 2. Phillip Keddy (184).952 (20-1) 3. Charlie Falck (125).933 (14-1) 4. Jay Borschel (174).905 (19-2) 5. Daniel Dennis (133).900 (18-2) Dual Wins 1. Brent Metcalf (149) 17 Phillip Keddy (184) Jay Borschel (174) Alex Tsirtsis (141) 14 Ryan Morningstar (165) 14 Dual Winning Pct. 1. Brent Metcalf (149)_ (17-0) Phillip Keddy (184) (17-0) Charlie Falck (125) (12-0) Dan LeClere (141) (2-0) 5. Jay Borschel (174).938 (15-1) Dual Meet Team Points Scored 1. Brent Metcalf (149) Phillip Keddy (184) Jay Borschel (174) Dan Erekson (Hwt.) Charlie Falck (125) 56 Alex Tsirtsis (141) 56 Active Collegiate Win Streak 1. Brent Metcalf (149) Phillip Keddy (184) 7 3. Joe Slaton (133) 4 4. Jay Borschel (174) 4 5. Daniel Dennis (133) 3 Career Dual Starts 1. Alex Tsirtsis (141) Charlie Falck (125) Ryan Morningstar (165) Phillip Keddy (184) Dan Erekson (Hwt.) 42 Falls 1. Brent Metcalf (149) 10 Dan Erekson (Hwt.) 9 3. Charlie Falck (125) 6 Jay Borschel (174) 6 5. Daniel Dennis (133) 4 Phillip Keddy (184) 4 Fastest Fall 1. Alex Tsirtsis (141) 0:28 2. Dan Erekson (Hwt.) 0:39 3. Phillip Keddy (184) 1:10 4. Jay Borschel (174) 1:14 5. Brent Metcalf (149) 1:32 Technical Falls 1. Brent Metcalf (149) 6 2. Matt Ballweg (157) 2 3. Daniel Dennis (133) 1 Joe Slaton (133) 1 Dan LeClere (141) 1 Alex Tsirtsis (141) 1 Colby Covington (165) 1 Aaron Janssen (165) 1 Major Decisions 1. Phillip Keddy (184) 4 2. Charlie Falck (125) 3 Daniel Dennis (133) 3 Alex Tsirtsis (141) 3 Brent Metcalf (149) 3 Ryan Morningstar (165) 3 Statistics are compiled from matches wrestled by attached competitors. Won a dual meet at home: Jan. 25, vs. Illinois Lost a dual meet at home: Jan. 5, vs. Oklahoma St. Won a dual meet on the road: Jan. 18, at Oklahoma St. Lost a dual meet on the road: Feb. 4, at Penn State Tied a dual meet: Dec. 4, at Penn State Shut-out an opponent in a dual meet: Nov. 29, vs. Binghamton Was shut-out in a dual meet: vs. Oklahoma Lost two consecutive dual meets: Feb. 5, at Michigan St. Feb. 10, vs. Illinois Scored 50 or more team points: Nov. 21, vs. Coe Went undefeated for a season: Went undefeated in Big Ten duals: Had a losing season: HIGH/LOW FACTS Placing at NCAA Meet High: 1st - 21 times, last in 2008 Low: T32nd Team Score at NCAA Meet High: 170 points Low (since 1962): 8 points Placing at Big Ten Meet High: 1st - 32 times, last in 2008 Low: 10th Individual NCAA Champs High: and 1997 Low: 0-40 times, last in 2006 All-Americans High: 9-6 times, last in 1995 Low: 0-19 times, last in 1968 Individual Big Ten Champs High: Low: 0-29 times, last in 2006

6 WRESTLING THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY RELEASE OF THE TH HAWKEYES SET ATTENDANCE RECORD Iowa set the national collegiate dual meet attendance record of 15,955 when it hosted #2 Iowa State Dec. 6 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes won the Iowa State dual, HAWKEYE WRESTLING TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Iowa s three remaining home duals are on sale at the UI Athletic Ticket Office at , or Against Bucknell and Purdue, tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Tickets purchased at the meet are $12 for adults, $6 for youth. UI students and children ages five and under will be admitted free. Against Minnesota, tickets purchased in advance are $13 for adults, $7 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under. Tickets purchased at the meet are $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under. Due to the possibility of a sellout crowd, the first 1,000 general admission University of Iowa students will be admitted free of charge after they log-in to their student account at to reserve a seat and download a free paper ticket. After that allotment is sold out, students may purchase reserved seats at the youth price. PAGE 6 CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been the home of Iowa wrestling since The Hawkeyes are (.902) in the arena, which includes a record 10 victories during the 1986 season. Iowa has recorded 16 undefeated seasons in the arena, with the most recent (8-0) occurring in The dual wrestling attendance record for Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 15,955, set when Iowa defeated Iowa State (20-15) on December 6, The arena seats 15,500 for a dual wrestling meet. H. A. W. K. CLUB PARTIES After 15 years at the First Avenue Club, the post-meet H.A.W.K. club parties will have a new location for the season. All parties will be held on the second floor of Kinnick Stadium s Brechler Pressbox. Using the Gate D entrance, take one of the elevators to the second floor, take a left out of the elevator and another left at the hallway. The remaining party dates are as follows: Jan. 30 (Bucknell) and Feb. 15 (Minnesota). UP NEXT Top-ranked Iowa (17-0, 2-0 Big Ten) will takes its first Big Ten road trip. Iowa will wrestle at Michigan State 5-4, 0-2) Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. (CT) and at #16/#17 Penn State (7-6-2, 0-0-2) Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. (CT) IOWA DUAL STARTING LINEUPS Opponent Hwt. *Coe Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson *Iowa Central Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson *Minn St.-Mankato Falck Dennis D. LeClere Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Lofthouse Erekson *Arizona State Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson %Binghamton Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson %Maryland Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson %C. Michigan Falck Slaton Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Johnson %Bloomsburg Falck Dennis LeClere Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Lofthouse Erekson Iowa State Falck Slaton Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Lofthouse Erekson at Northern Iowa Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Loera Erekson $Wyoming Krutsinger Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Kerr Keddy Beatty Erekson $Minnesota Krutsinger Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson $Nebraska Krutsinger Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson $Cornell Krutsinger Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson at Oklahoma St. Krutsinger Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Matt Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Ambrose Erekson Wisconsin Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Mark Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson Illinois Falck Dennis Tsirtsis Metcalf Mark Ballweg Morningstar Borschel Keddy Beatty Erekson Bolded names = match winners, *at Iowa City Duals, %Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals, $Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals

7 Individual Season Statistics PAGE 7 Career Overall Coll. Dual Big 10 Career CHA Career Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest Wrestler, Wt. Record Record Record Record Record Record Dual Starts Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall Charlie Falck, :46 J.J. Krutsinger, Daniel Dennis, :05 Montell Marion, :11 Matt McDonough, 133* Joe Moore, 133* Nate Moore, 133* Joe Slaton, Mark Ballweg, 141* Tyler Halverson, Dan LeClere, Alex Tsirtsis, :28 Derek Coorough, Brent Metcalf, :32 Ethan Sebert, Matt Ballweg, :46 Jeret Chiri, Stew Gillmor, :41 Nick Kolegraff, Brooks Kopsa, Nick LeClere, Colby Covington, Michael Fahrer, 165* :56 Aaron Janssen, 165* Jake Kerr, T.H. Leet, Ryan Morningstar, Jay Borschel, :14 Grant Gambrall, 184* Phillip Keddy, :10 Brodie Ambrose, :15 Chad Beatty, :52 Rick Loera, Luke Lofthouse, :02 Dan Erekson, Hwt :39 Jordan Johnson, Hwt Totals :28 Coll. - Collegiate, CHA - Carver-Hawkeye Arena, SV - sudden victory, TB - tiebreak, MD - major decision, TF - technical fall, * - wrestling unattached

8 WRESTLING THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY RELEASE OF THE TH Dual Team Points Scored By Weight PAGE 8 Opponent *Coe *Iowa Central CC *Minn. St.-Mankato *Arizona State %Binghamton %Maryland %Central Michigan %Bloomsburg Iowa St at N. Iowa %Wyoming %Minnesota %Nebraska %Cornell at Oklahoma St Wisconsin Illinois Total * - at Iowa City Duals, % - at Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals, $ - at Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT 1/0 3/0 3/0 8/0 1/0 0/0 6/0 4/0 2/0 7/0 40/0 DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT 0/0 1/0 1/0 6/1 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 9/1 DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 2/2 3/1 4/0 1/0 1/4 7/0 2/0 4/0 2/2 0/0 23/7 DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 5/2 7/2 8/1 2/0 3/5 7/3 8/1 7/0 6/5 6/4 62/25 DUAL DISQUALIFICATIONS/FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 TEAM RECORD AT DUAL STARTING WEIGHT

9 Iowa 52, Iowa Central 0 - Iowa City Duals - Nov. 21, Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Patrick Hunter (ICCC), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Billy Murphy (ICCC), Alex Tsirtsis (I) pinned Vinny Pisani (ICCC), 0: Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Tanner Kampen (ICCC), 2: Matt Ballweg (I) pinned Donnie Bell (ICCC), 1: Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Bradley Banks (ICCC), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Samuel Bonsu (ICCC), 2: Phillip Keddy (I) pinned Joey Davis (ICCC), 1: Chad Beatty (I) pinned Joe Johnson (ICCC), 4:52 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Phil Mandzik (ICCC), 2: Dual Meet Results PAGE 9 Iowa 48, Binghamton 0 - Journeymen Duals - Nov. 29, Charlie Falck (I) pinned Drew Bloss (B), 2: Daniel Dennis (I) pinned Robert Slavin (B), 3: Alex Tsirtsis (I) pinned Anwar Goeres (B), 0: Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Justin Lister (B), Matt Ballweg (I) dec. Nate Patterson (B), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Ryan McGarity (B), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Brett Nelson (B), 6: Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Josh Patterson (B), Chad Beatty (I) maj. dec. Corey Waite (B), 14-3 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Dan Bittner (B), 0:39 Iowa 51, Coe 0 - Iowa City Duals - Nov. 21, Charlie Falck (I) pinned Josh Eller (C), 2: Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Brandon Ball (C), Alex Tsirtsis (I) pinned Johny Siegel (C), 2: Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Mark Carey (C), 1: Matt Ballweg (I) tech. fall Bryon Grothus (C), 15-0, 3: Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Tyler Burkle (C), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Seth Rehn (C), 1: Phillip Keddy (I) pinned Greg Lalla (C), 1: Chad Beatty (I) dec. Rob Kramer (C), 7-1 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Mitch Sander (C), 1:11 Iowa 45, Minn. St. Mankato 3 - Iowa City Duals - Nov. 21, Charlie Falck (I) pinned Andy Forstner (MSUM), 1: Daniel Dennis (I) pinned Brian Reisenauer (MSUM), 2: Dan LeClere (I) dec. Travis Elg (MSUM), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Tommy Abbott (MSUM), 1: Matt Ballweg (I) tech. fall Darren Olsen (MSUM), 17-2 in 5: Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Tel Todd (MSUM), Jay Borschel (I) dec. Tim Matheson (MSUM), Phillip Keddy (I) won by forfeit Pat Mahan (MSUM) dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 5-4 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Tom Block (MSUM), 0:41 Iowa 41, Arizona State 0 - Iowa City Duals - Nov. 21, Charlie Falck (I) dec. Anthony Robles (ASU), Daniel Dennis (I) pinned Tyler Bowles (ASU), 6: Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Chris Drouin (ASU), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Vicente Varela (ASU), 3: Matt Ballweg (I) dec. Jarrad Trulson (ASU), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Kyle DeBerry (ASU), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Eric Starks (ASU), 4: Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Jake Cranford (ASU), Chad Beatty (I) maj. dec. Thor Moen (ASU), 16-6 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Erik Nye (ASU), 7-6 Iowa 34, Maryland 6 - Journeymen Duals - Nov. 29, Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Brendan Byrne (M), Steve Bell (M) dec. Daniel Dennis (I), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Alex Krom (M), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Steve Fehnel (M), 5: Matt Ballweg (I) dec. Kyle John (M), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Brian Letters (M), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Cory Peltier (M), 4: Phillip Keddy (I) pinned Ryan Gray (M), 1: Hudson Taylor (M) dec. Chad Beatty (I), 6-2 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Pat Gilmore (M), 8-1 Iowa 27, C. Michigan 6 - Journeymen Duals - Nov. 29, Charlie Falck (I) pinned Scotti Sentes (CM), 5: Joe Slaton (I) dec. Conor Beebe (CM), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Eric Kruger (CM), Brent Metcalf (I) dec. Steve Brown (CM), Eric Cubberly (CM) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Trevor Stewart (CM), 3-1 SV Jay Borschel (I) dec. Mike Miller (CM), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Vince DiDona (CM), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Eric Simaz (CM), 5-4 Hwt. - Jarod Trice (CM) dec. Jordan Johnson (I), 3-2 Iowa 39, Bloomsburg 3 - Journeymen Duals - Nov. 29, Charlie Falck (I) pinned Ian Moser (B), 2: Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Jason Guffey (B), Dan LeClere (I) dec. Richard Donald (B), Brent Metcalf (I) dec. George Hickman (B), Matt Moley (B) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Rick Schmelyun (B), Jay Borschel (I) dec. Nathan Graham (B), Phillip Keddy (I) pinned Jesse Hasseman (B), 1: Luke Lofthouse (I) pinned Eric Shaw (B), 4:02 Hwt.- Dan Erekson (I) pinned Zachary Walsh (B), 1:45

10 WRESTLING THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY RELEASE OF THE TH Dual Meet Results PAGE 10 Iowa 20, Iowa State 15 - Iowa City, IA - Dec. 6, Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU), Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) maj. dec. Joe Slaton (I), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller (ISU), in 6: Cyler Sanderson (ISU) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader (ISU), Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk (ISU), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), Jake Varner (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 13-3 Hwt. - David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 5-1 Iowa 30, Northern Iowa 12 - Cedar Falls, IA - Dec. 11, 2008 Hwt. - Christian Brantley (UNI) dec. Dan Erekson (I), Charlie Falck (I) pinned Caleb Flores (UNI), 4: Daniel Dennis (I) maj. dec. Josh Baldridge (UNI), Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Trent Washington (UNI), Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Charlie Ettelson (UNI), 24-9 in 6: Tyson Reiner (UNI) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Moza Fay (UNI) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), Jay Borschel (I) pinned Jarion Beets (UNI), 4: Phillip Keddy (I) won by forfeit Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Rick Loera (I), 10-5 Iowa 38, Wyoming 3 - NWCA National Duals - Jan. 10, Michael Martinez (W) dec. J.J. Krutsinger (I), Daniel Dennis (I) maj. dec. Cory VomBaur (W), Alex Tsirtsis (I) tech. fall Cole Dallaserra (W), 16-1, 4: Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Chase Smith (W), 1: Matt Ballweg (I) dec. Brock Smith (W), Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Alex Reider (W), Jake Kerr (I) dec. Shane Onufer (W), Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Joe LeBlanc (W), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Alfonso Hernandez (W), 3-1 Hwt - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Jacob Scharbrough (W), 0:46 Iowa 27, Minnesota 7 - NWCA National Duals - Jan. 10, Zach Sanders (M) dec. J.J. Krutsinger (I), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Jayson Ness (M), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Mike Thorn (M) Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Brian Peterson (M), 23-8 in 6: Tyler Safratowich (M) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Scott Glasser (M), Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Kaleb Young (M), Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Sonny Yohn (M), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Chris McPhail (M), 9-4 Hwt - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Ben Berhow (M), 3-2 Iowa 22, Nebraska 11 - NWCA National Duals - Jan. 11, J.J. Krutsinger (I) dec. Andy Pokorny (N), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Patrick Aleksanyan (N), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Curtis Salazar (N), Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Robert Sanders (N), Jordan Burroughs (N) tech. fall Matt Ballweg (I), 22-7 in 4: Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Stephen Dwyer (N), Brandon Browne (N) dec. Jay Borschel (I), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Vince Jones (N), Craig Brester (N) dec. Chad Beatty (I), 7-5 SV Hwt - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Tucker Lane (N), 8-3 Iowa 23, Cornell 13 - NWCA National Duals - Jan. 11, Troy Nickerson (C) dec. J.J. Krutsinger (I), Mike Grey (C) dec. Daniel Dennis (I), Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Corey Manson (C), Brent Metcalf (I) maj. dec. D.J. Meagher (C), Jordan Leen (C) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Mack Lewnes (C) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), Jay Borschel (I) dec. Steve Anceravage (C), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Justin Kerber (C), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Cam Simaz (C), 4-3 Hwt - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Taylor Moore (C), 1:46 Iowa 20, Oklahoma State 13 - Stillwater, OK - Jan. 18, Obenson Blanc (OSU) dec. J.J. Krutsinger (I), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Chris Notte (OSU), Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Jamal Parks (OSU), Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Luke Silver (OSU), 23-6 in 5: Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Brandon Mason (OSU), Jay Borschel (I) dec. Newly McSpadden (OSU), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Cody Hill (OSU), Clayton Foster (OSU) maj. dec. Brodie Ambrose (I), 9-1 Hwt. - Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 9-5 Iowa 24, Wisconsin 12 - Iowa City, IA - Jan. 23, Charlie Falck (I) dec. Drew Hammen (W), Daniel Dennis (I) tech. fall Tom Kelliher (W), 19-4 in 4: Zach Tanelli (W) dec. Alex Tsirtsis (I), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Kyle Ruschell (W), 2: Ben Jordan (W) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Andrew Howe (W) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 4-3 TB Jay Borschel (I) dec. Travis Rutt (W), Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Eric Bugenhagen (W), Dallas Herbst (W) dec. Chad Beatty (I), 2-1 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Kyle Massey (W), 3-2

11 Dual Meet Results PAGE 11 Iowa 32, Illinois 4 - Iowa City, IA - Jan. 25, Charlie Falck (I) dec. B.J. Futrell (IL), Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Jimmy Kennedy (IL), Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Ryan Prater (IL), Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Eric Terrazas (IL), 3: Mike Poeta (IL) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (IL), Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. John Dergo (IL), Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jordan Blanton (IL), Chad Beatty (I) dec. Patrick Bond (IL), 2-1 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) dec. John Wise (IL), 9-8