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1 ILLINOIS WRESTLING RETURNING NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (LEFT TO RIGHT): Cassio Pero (141), Pete Friedl (184), Donny Reynolds (174), Tyrone Byrd (197), Alex Tirapelle (157) and Kyle Ott (125) FIGHTING ILLINI FAST FACTS Location Urbana-Champaign Enrollment ,000 Nickname Fighting Illini Colors Orange and Blue Conference Big Ten President B. Joseph White Chancellor Dr. Richard Herman Athletic Director Ron Guenther Home Arena Huff Hall (4,500) Head Coach Mark Johnson Years at Illinois th Season Alma Mater Michigan 77 Record at Illinois (.813) Overall Record (.813) Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater), Exp Jim Heffernan (Iowa, 87), 14th Carl Perry (Illinois, 00), 4th Jeremy Hunter (Penn State, 01), 5th Wrestling Address.1700 S. Fourth Street Champaign, IL Wrestling Phone Record Big Ten Record/Finish /1st 2005 NCAA Finish th Lettermen Returning/Lost /7 All-Americans Returning/Lost /2 Starters Returning/Lost /4 ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Sports Information Director Kent Brown Associate Director Cassie Arner Wrestling Contact/Assistant Director Victor Cortez Assistant Directors Derrick Burson, Mike Koon, Derek Neal, Melissa Waller Interns Joe Pinter, Jeff Schlabowske, Ben Taylor Office Manager Marsha Goldenstein Office Phone/Fax / Website Mailing Address...Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building South Fourth St., Champaign, IL TABLE OF CONTENTS Outlook Head Coach Mark Johnson Coaching Staff/Support Staff Roster Meet the Fighting Illini Year in Review Big Ten Conference Opponents NCAA Qualifiers Illini NCAA Champions NCAA All-Americans Individual Honors Coaching Records Year-by-Year Results All-Time Records vs. Opponents Individual Records Team Records Illini Letterwinners Honors and Awards Big Ten Medal of Honor Illinois Athletes of the Year University Administration University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Wrestling Facilities CREDITS: The Illinois wrestling media guide is a publication of the Athletic Public Relations Office, written to assist the media in their coverage of Illinois athletics. The guide was written, designed and edited by Cassie Arner and Meghan Reynolds. Cover designs by Victor Cortez. Photos by Mark Jones, Tom Schaefges, Harriett Weatherford and Illini Studio FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 1 -

2 OUTLOOK BIG TEN CHAMPIONS LOOK TO DEFEND TITLE AND MAKE NCAA TITLE RUN This season, the Fighting Illini wrestling squad looks to defend its first Big Ten Championship in 53 years, a goal the squad accomplished last year, becoming only the third different conference team to earn the title in the last 32 seasons. The team will also vie for a trophy at the NCAA Tournament, an achievement which has escaped the program despite nine Top-10 finishes under head coach Mark Johnson. The Fighting Illini will also look to defend the Midlands title, held by the squad for the past two seasons. Although Illinois returns key grapplers from last year s lineup, the team lost four starters in Mark Jayne (133), Anton Dietzen (149), Brian Glynn (184) and Mike Behnke (Hwt). One advantage for the squad is that its six returning starters are all national qualifiers, and four of them have earned All-America honors. Two returning Illini are NCAA finalists; Kyle Ott (125) in 2004 and 2005, and Alex Tirapelle (157) in The loss of All-American Brian Glynn at 184 pounds leaves an opening for wrestlers to move up in weight, which could have an impact on the Illini s lineup from 157 pounds up to 184 pounds. Wrestle-offs and open tournaments in the beginning of the season will be key determinants to this year s starting lineup. 125 Returning two-time NCAA finalist and All-American Kyle Ott is back for his fourth year in the Fighting Illini s starting lineup. The experienced 125-pounder boasts a career record, and went 21-4 last season. Challenging Ott at this weight will be redshirt-freshman Joe Gomez. Gomez sat out as a redshirt last season, but competed at the Missouri Open, where he placed second. 133 With the graduation of All-American Mark Jayne, this weight class is open to any grappler who can prove himself. Among the challengers for the starting spot are sophomores Gabe Flores and Ryan Klinger, and junior Dan Manzella. Flores has starting experience at 125 pounds, competing as a backup for Kyle Ott at the beginning of last year. Flores was 14-3 on the season, placing seventh at the Midlands tournament. He also took home the championship title at the UNI Open and second-place honors at the Missouri Open. Flores recorded three falls in only 17 matches last year, and recorded two upsets over ranked opponents. Klinger competed in two open tournaments last year, and placed sixth at the Missouri Open his freshman year. Also challenging for the spot, Manzella also has experience as Ott s backup during the season. He went 6-3 with three falls as a freshman, and won five matches at the Missouri Open last year. 141 Returning All-American Cassio Pero will be defending his spot at 141 pounds, with challenges from juniors Lambros Fotos and Joel Karr, and sophomore Andrew Lukanich. Pero showed marked improvement throughout the season last year, defeating higher-ranked opponents on several occassions. After losing to Michigan s Josh Churella in a Big Ten Senior Kyle Ott looks to make the third time a charm this season, after making consecutive NCAA finals appearances the past two years. dual, Pero retaliated with an overtime victory for 7th place at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors for the first time. Fotos sat out most of the season with injuries, but returned healthy last year to compete in open tournaments. Karr also competed in open tournaments last year, including a fifth-place finish at the UNI Open. He also won a match to help the Illini defeat Augustana in dual competition. Newcomer Lukanich comes from UT-Chattanooga, where he compiled an 11-4 record last season, placing second at the Central Missouri State University Open. Also look for him to compete for a spot at 149 pounds. 149 Redshirt freshman Troy Tirapelle will aspire to join the ranks of Illinois greatness, alongside his older brothers Adam and Alex. Tirapelle won five matches in the freshman division of the Missouri Open last year, claiming the championship title. He also brings a stellar high school career to the mat as a three-time California state champion. Also vying for the spot is former Illinois all-state competitor Dan Zeman, a junior with starting experience at last year s Midlands tournament and the Buckeye Duals. Also look for Lukanich to compete for a starting position here, as well as at Perhaps the most exciting weight class in the lineup this season, 157 pounds will feature two of Huff Hall s most talented grapplers, one in his first year of eligibility and one in his last. NCAA finalist and twotime All-American Alex Tirapelle will receive fierce competition from redshirt freshman Michael Poeta. Tirapelle claimed his second individual Big Ten title last year, and despite a disappointing end to the season is still ranked as one of Illinois winningest wrestlers. He boasts a career record of 98-14, and has entered the NCAA Tournament for two straight years as the No. 1 seed. Poeta was hailed as the nation s No. 1 recruit when he signed with the Illini two years ago, and showed he can compete at the collegiate level, winning nine straight matches to take home the Missouri Open title and runner-up honors at the UNI Open BIG TEN CHAMPIONS - 2 -

3 His only loss in the two tournaments was in the finals of the UNI Open, where he fell to Tirapelle by a 4-3 decision in an exciting match. Either wrestler can stake his claim at this weight, leaving the other to vie for a spot at 165 pounds. 165 In addition to Poeta or Tirapelle at this weight, redshirt freshman Roger Smith-Bergsrud provides depth at 165 pounds. The two-time Illinois state high school placer went 7-3 in open tournaments last year, and placed third at the Missouri Open. 174 Bumping up a weight class is a national qualifier at 165 pounds, Donny Reynolds. The junior made a comeback last season after recovering from a knee injury incurred at the 2003 Junior World Championships in Istanbul. Reynolds went last year, upsetting higher-ranked opponents at the Midlands Tournament and the National Duals. He placed fourth at his first Midlands appearance, and sixth at the Big Ten Championships to qualify for the national tournament. Also fighting for a spot at 174 pounds will be junior Matt Winterhalter, who competed at last year s Midlands and Buckeye Duals, compiling a 10-7 record on the season OUTLOOK 184 Also bumping up a weight class to fill the void left by graduated All- American Brian Glynn is two-time All-American and returning Big Ten Champion Pete Friedl. Friedl had a brief stint at 184 pounds a couple of seasons ago, where he competed successfully as a redshirt freshman. Now a senior, and properly bulked up for the role, Friedl will try his hand with the bigger boys once again. He boasts a record over his career, and went undefeated in Big Ten competition last year to earn the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. He will be challenged for the starting spot by junior Matt Harding, who gained experience competing at 184 pounds in open tournaments last season. 197 Three-time NCAA qualifier Tyrone Byrd begins his last season at 197 pounds for the Illini. The senior qualified for the national tournament The Illini rank in the top-10 nationally in wrestling attendance at historic Huff Hall. as a true freshman and as a sophomore before redshirting his true-junior season. He returned to the mat last year and showed by his record and fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Tournament that he could still compete at the weight. He will be challenged for his starting position by redshirt freshman Ben Zulauf, who placed third at last year s Missouri Open. Also look for Zulauf to contend for a position at heavyweight this season. HWT The starting position for Fighting Illini heavyweight is also up for grabs after the departure of Mike Behnke. Junior Matt Weight already has experience at heavyweight, competing in open tournaments and going 3-2 for the Illini at the Midlands. Senior Matt Fletcher also has experience, competing for three years as a heavyweight back up. Transfer John Wise joins the team after trying out a season of football at Western Illinois. The two-time Illinois wrestling state champion played defensive lineman for the Leathernecks, but transferred to Illinois to compete in wrestling at the collegiate level. The Illini have won the Midlands Championship in 2003 and 2004 and will look to defend their title this season in Evanston FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 3 -

4 MARK JOHNSON A former Olympic wrestler and NCAA All- American, Mark Johnson begins his 14th season at the University of Illinois. During the Johnson tenure, Illinois has finished in the Top-10 at the NCAA championships on nine occasions and in the Top-12 for the last 11 seasons. Johnson has led the Illinois program to more wins, NCAA Champions, NCAA qualifiers and All- Americans than any coach in the school s history. He has compiled a record over the last 13 years, for a.813 winning percentage. Johnson has also guided seven individual national champions in the last 11 seasons. In 2003, 165-pounder Matt Lackey joined Adam Tirapelle (149, 2001), John Lockhart (heavyweight, 2001), Carl Perry (141, 2000), Eric Siebert (150, 1998), Ernest Benion, Jr. (158, 1995) and Steve Marianetti (150, 1995) in earning NCAA titles under Johnson s tutelage at Illinois. The 2005 season marked the first time under Johnson, and the first time in 53 years, that an Illinois team brought home the Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship trophy. For the second time in his career, Johnson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, after leading his squad to numerous honors and breaking multiple school records. The team and coaching honors were capped off by two individual champions, Alex Tirapelle (157) and Pete Friedl (174), out of five total finalists for the Illini, the most in school history. For the second season in a row, the Illini won the Big Ten regular season dual meet title with a near-perfect record. The team continued a streak of Top-10 finishes with its sixth place at the national championships after qualifying nine wrestlers, and 125- pounder Kyle Ott made a repeat appearance in the finals. The squad won its second team Midlands title, defending last year s which was the first in the school s history. The team matched last season s achievement of five All-Americans in Kyle Ott (2nd, 125), Mark Jayne (7th, 133), Cassio Pero (7th, 141), Pete Friedl (4th, 174) and Brian Glynn (3rd, 184). The 2004 season was a year of firsts for Johnson. He led the team to a Big Ten regular season dual meet title and a Midlands Tournament team title, feats accomplished by no other coach in Illinois history. The squad capped the season with a seventh place finish at nationals, and Ott made the 125-pound finals match. This team brought home five All-Americans, a feat which tied 2004 National Champion Oklahoma State, and the most All-Americans in school history since During the 2003 season, Johnson took eight qualifiers to the NCAA Championships from a squad that had five freshman competing most of the year. The 2003 team finished ninth overall with two national finalists. Senior Matt Lackey finished his climb up the ladder with his win in the finals over Troy Letters for his first national title. Freshman Tirapelle became the first Illinois freshman to make the finals as he ensured All- America honors with his second-place finish. In 2002, during a rebuilding year, Johnson led a reshaped starting lineup to a 12-4 record and 10th-place finish at nationals. With seven new COACHING STAFF Head Coach - 14th Season 2005 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS starters, the Illini still managed to qualify nine wrestlers for the NCAAs after a fifth-place finish at the Big Tens, equaling the 2001 squad s NCAA representation. That year, the Illini crowned three All-Americans, following two straight seasons of awarding four All-Americans. The Illinois wrestling team has progressively made school history year after year. In 2000, the team s sixth-place national finish was the best since 1958 only to be topped by the 2001 finish of fifth place, which was the highest since The 2001 team also took second at the Big Ten Championships, sending nine athletes to the NCAA Championships and placing ahead of national power Iowa for the first time in Johnson s career. For his coaching efforts in 2001, Johnson was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. The team posted a 12-2 dual meet record and Johnson became the school s all-time winningest coach. In , Johnson led his team to a 14-1 dual meet record, a thirdplace finish at the Big Ten Championships and a ninth-place effort at the NCAA Championships. At the time, his third-place finish was the best in school history in 39 years. Johnson has guided 104 wrestlers to the NCAA championships over his tenure, an average of eight qualifiers each year. During the past 13 seasons, the Illini have crowned 38 All-Americans and produced seven national champions (out of 15 finalists). Johnson earned National Coach of the Year honors from both the THE JOHNSON FILE University of Illinois - Career Record: (.813) - Record at Illinois: (.813) - Head coach with the most Illinois wins, NCAA Champions, All-Americans and NCAA Qualifiers College Coaching Experience - Illinois, head coach (1992-present) - Oregon State, head coach ( ) - Iowa, assistant coach ( ) - Iowa, graduate assistant ( ) Honors - Big Ten Coach of the Year (2005, 2001) - NWCA All-Star Meet Head Coach (2002) - Quad City Sports Hall of Fame (2000) - IWCOA Man of the Year (1999) - NWCA National Coach of the Year (1995) - W.I.N. Magazine National Coach of the Year (1995) - Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1992) - Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame (1987) - NWCA National Assistant Coach of the Year (1986) Wrestling Experience - Olympic Team, USA Wrestling Team - National Wrestling Champion (2 years) - Two-time All-American ( ) - B.S. in education, University of Michigan 77 International Coaching Experience - USA National Coaching Staff member - Olympic Sports Festival, head coach (1991 & 1996) - USA Olympic Team, assistant coach (1988) - World Espoir Team, head coach (1987)

5 C O A C H I N G S TA F F National Wrestling Coaches Association and W.I.N. Magazine in 1995 after posting a 13-2 dual record and a ninth-place finish at the NCAA championships. On the recruiting front, Johnson has brought in eight classes ranked among the top 20 in the nation, including the second-ranked class in the nation in 1993 and sixth-ranked group last year. Johnson came to Urbana-Champaign from Oregon State University, where he was head coach from The Rock Island, Ill., native led the Beavers to the Pac-10 championship in 1992, earning conference Coach of the Year honors. An alumnus of Alleman High School, Johnson was a high school national champion as a senior. He went on to the University of Michigan, where he was a two-time All-American and two-time NCAA runner-up at 177 pounds. Johnson captained the Wolverines and finished his college career with a record. He earned a B.S. in education in 1977 and was a dean s list student. Internationally, Johnson was a member of the 1980 Olympic team and was a member of 15 U.S. teams that competed throughout the world, winning two national championships. Before moving to Oregon State, Johnson was University of Iowa head coach Dan Gable s top assistant for eight years. While at Iowa, he helped groom four NCAA championship teams, 17 national champions, 55 All-Americans and eight Big Ten championship squads. In 1986, he was named NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to accepting his Iowa position, Johnson was physical fitness director and wrestling coach at the Boys Club of Sarasota (Fla.) for two years. Johnson began his coaching career at the University of Iowa, where he was a graduate assistant coach from Internationally, Johnson s coaching experience includes stints as assistant coach for the 1988 Olympic freestyle team and head coach at the 1986 and 1991 Olympic Sports Festivals. He is also a USA Wrestling National Coaching Staff member and a member of the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame. Johnson and his wife, Linda, have two daughters, Tricia and Mackey, and reside in Champaign. The Johnson Family: Linda, Tricia, Mark and Mackey. JOHNSON BY THE NUMBERS It is impossible to ignore the success that Mark Johnson has had during his 13 years at Illinois. In 1993, he took over a program that had posted two winning seasons in 10 years and has since transformed Illinois into a national power, having posted 12 straight winning seasons and 11 straight Top-12 finishes. The facts support the theory that Johnson has helped wake a sleeping giant in Champaign-Urbana: Illinois won the 2005 Big Ten Championship for the first time since The Illini became two-time Big Ten Dual Meet Champions this season with a record. This season marked the second year in a row the Fighting Illini have brought home the Midlands Tournament team title. Johnson has led Illinois to 11 consecutive Top-12 finishes and nine Top-10 finishes in the last 11 years at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Matt Lackey became the seventh NCAA Champion for Johnson at Illinois when he won his title He joins Adam Tirapelle (2001), John Lockhart (2001), Carl Perry (2000), Eric Siebert (1998), Ernest Benion, Jr. (1995) and Steve Marianetti (1995). In the last 13 years, Illinois has had 38 All-Americans, 21 of which came over the last six seasons. The five All-Americans in 2005 and 2004 ties the school record set in Illinois has had 109 Big Ten placewinners during the Johnson era, including Big Ten Champions Alex Tirapelle and Pete Friedl in 2005 and Alex Tirapelle and Mark Jayne in Over the last 15 years, UI has had an impressive 104 NCAA qualifiers, including 10 in 1995 and 2000, and nine in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and NCAA Individual Champions (During the Mark Johnson Era) 1. Iowa Oklahoma State Iowa State Illinois Minnesota NCAA Top-10 Team Finishes (During the Mark Johnson Era) 1. Iowa Oklahoma State Iowa State Minnesota Oklahoma Illinois FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 5 -

6 COACHING STAFF MARK JOHNSON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (7) Matt Lackey (2003) John Lockhart (2001) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Carl Perry (2000) Eric Siebert (1998) Ernest Benion (1995) Steve Marianetti (1995) NCAA FINALISTS (15) Kyle Ott (2005) Kyle Ott (2004) Matt Lackey (2003) Alex Tirapelle (2003) Matt Lackey (2002) John Lockhart (2001) Pat Quirk (2001) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Carl Perry (2000) Adam Tirapelle (2000) Eric Siebert (1998) Lindsey Durlacher (1997) Ernest Benion (1996) Ernest Benion (1995) Steve Marianetti (1995) ALL-AMERICANS (38) Pete Friedl (2005) Brian Glynn (2005) Mark Jayne (2005) Kyle Ott (2005) Cassio Pero (2005) Pete Friedl (2004) Brian Glynn (2004) Mark Jayne (2004) Kyle Ott (2004) Alex Tirapelle (2004) Matt Lackey (2003) Alex Tirapelle (2003) Matt Lackey (2002) John Lockhart (2002) Griff Powell (2002) Matt Lackey (2001) John Lockhart (2001) Pat Quirk (2001) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Carl Perry (2000) Adam Tirapelle (2000) Pat Quirk (2000) John Lockhart (2000) Karl Roesler (1999) Adam Tirapelle (1999) Jevon Herman (1998) Carl Perry (1998) Karl Roesler (1998) Eric Siebert (1998) Eric Siebert (1997) Ernest Benion (1997) Lindsey Durlacher (1997) Ernest Benion (1996) Lindsey Durlacher (1996) Ernest Benion (1995) Steve Marianetti (1995) Steve Marianetti (1994) Steve Marianetti (1993) BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (10) Pete Friedl (2005) Alex Tirapelle (2005) Mark Jayne (2004) Alex Tirapelle (2004) Matt Lackey (2003) Matt Lackey (2002) Nate Patrick (2001) Pat Quirk (2001) Adam Tirapelle (2000) Ernest Benion (1997) BIG TEN PLACEWINNERS (109) Mike Behnke (2005) Ernest Benion ( ) Ryan Berger (2002) Seth Brady ( ) Tyrone Byrd ( , 05) Mike Castillo (2001) Anton Dietzen (2004) Steve Doerrer ( ) Lindsey Durlacher ( ) Ryan Escobar ( ) Jay Ford (1993) Pete Friedl ( ) Charles Gary (1993, 95) Ken Gerdes (1993) Brian Glynn ( ) Ben Hay (2004) Chad Hay (2002) Jevon Herman ( ) Mark Jayne ( ) Tim Kanke (1996) Ben King (1998, ) Matt Lackey ( ) John Lockhart ( ) Steve Marianetti ( ) Michael Martin (2004) Jeff Monson (1993) Kyle Ott ( ) Cassio Pero (2005) Nate Patrick ( ) Tony Pedrosa (2003) Lance Pelton (1994) Carl Perry ( ) Twan Pham ( ) Jason Potter (2002) Griff Powell ( ) Pat Quirk ( ) Donny Reynolds (2005) Karl Roesler (1996, 98-99) Steve Rusk ( ) Eric Siebert ( ) Tony Siebert (1997) Brian Stewart (1995) David Stoltz ( ) Mike Stonitsch (1994) Alex Tirapelle ( ) Adam Tirapelle ( ) Jon Vaughn ( ) Bill Zeman ( ) BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS (4) John Lockhart (2002) Eric Siebert (1998) Seth Brady (1996) Steve Marianetti (1995) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS (17) Seth Brady ( ) Mark Jayne (2004) Matt Lackey (2001) John Lockhart ( ) Steve Marianetti (1995) Kyle Ott (2004) Karl Roesler (1999) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Alex Tirapelle ( ) Jon Vaughn ( ) ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (46) Ryan Berger ( ) Seth Brady ( ) Jason Butler (1999) Tyrone Byrd (2003, 05) Shane Cook (1999) Anton Dietzen ( ) Jason Esterl (1996) Brett Hart ( ) Brendan Heffernan ( ) Mark Jayne ( ) Matt Lackey ( ) Jon Lanning (2000) Mike LeVanti (2002) Chris Little ( ) John Lockhart ( ) Kelly Madden (2001) Anuj Maniar (1997) Steve Marianetti ( ) Jeff Monson (1993) Eric Novak (2002, 2004) Kyle Ott ( ) Joe Paun ( ) Jason Potter (2001) Paul Preissner ( ) Jason Provinse (1994) Karl Roesler (1997, 99) Wesley Romine (1999) Brad Sikora (1999) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Alex Tirapelle ( ) Dominic Valvano (2001) Jon Vaughn ( ) Matt Weight (2005) 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS - 6 -

7 JIM HEFFERNAN Assistant Coach - 14th Season COACHING STAFF Beginning his 14th year as Illinois top assistant is Jim Heffernan, the 1986 NCAA 150-pound champion and a four-time Big Ten Conference champion. Heffernan was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in 2001, following the Illini s fifth-place national finish and second-place finish in the Big Ten. He joined the Fighting Illini staff in May 1992, after serving as an assistant to head coach Mark Johnson at Oregon State for two years. Heffernan s expertise as an assistant coach was rewarded in 1995 when he earned his first honor as Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. A 1987 graduate of the University of Iowa, Heffernan was a four-time All-American. He was a member of three Hawkeye NCAA championship and four Big Ten championship teams. Heffernan captained the Hawkeyes as a senior and was Iowa s Male Athlete of the Year in Heffernan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa, before becoming an assistant coach at Lehigh University in He remained at Lehigh until moving to Oregon State in He also coached the Cadet wrestling team at the world championships in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1992 and World Espoir Team in Heffernan graduated from national wrestling powerhouse St. Edward High School (Cleveland, Ohio), where he was a two-time high school state champion. He and his wife, Rebecca, live in Champaign with their son, Sean, and their daughter, Alex. THE HEFFERNAN FILE College Coaching Experience - Illinois, assistant coach (1992-present) - Oregon State, assistant coach ( ) - Lehigh, assistant coach ( ) - Iowa, graduate assistant (1987) Honors - AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2003) - NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year (1995 & 2001) - Iowa s Male Athlete of the Year (1987) - NCAA 150-pound Champion (1986) - Four-time All-American, University of Iowa ( ) International Coaching Experience - Cadet Wrestling Team, Istanbul, Turkey (1992) - USA World Espoir Team (1989) FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 7 -

8 CARL PERRY Assistant Coach Fourth Season COACHING STAFF JEREMY HUNTER Assistant Coach Fifth Season Former Illini and NCAA Champion Carl Perry is beginning his fourth year as a member of the Fighting Illini wrestling staff. Perry, who was a four-year varsity starter for the Illini from , returned to his alma mater after one season as head coach at Yorkville High School. Perry, a 2000 NCAA champion at 141 pounds, was a two-time All-American and a two-time team captain. As a four-time NCAA Division I qualifier, he was consistently ranked among the Top-10 at 141 pounds nationwide. He finished his collegiate career with 98 wins, which still ranks in the Illinois Top-10 list. Perry earned his bachelor s in Applied Life Studies in May of 2001 with an emphasis in sport management. He is married to the former Jamie Leverich and the couple resides in Champaign. The 2000 NCAA Champion at 125 pounds, Jeremy Hunter begins his fifth season as an Illini assistant. Hunter wrestled post-collegiately for four years, from , competing in two World Team Trials and the 2004 Olympic Trials. He finished fourth at 55 kg at the Trials after a season which saw him falter only two times, once to eventual Olympic Silver Medalist Stephen Abas and to third-ranked Teague Moore at the Trials. He began his post-collegiate career at 132 pounds and was ranked as high as seventh, before cutting down to 121 pounds for the 2003 U.S. Open where he took fifth. He then went on to place fourth at the 2003 World Team Trials. A three-time All-American at Penn State University, Hunter ended his career ranked third all-time with 62 dual meet wins and 29 career pins. His 123 career victories are tied for fifth and his 14-5 NCAA Tournament record ranks ninth in the Nittany Lion record books. He placed fifth in 1998 and was the NCAA runner-up in Hunter won a Big Ten title in 1999 and placed among the Top-3 on four occasions during his Penn State career. He earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Year honors in 2000 after his second straight 33-1 season and was also named the conference s Rookie of the Year in A four-year dual meet starter, he led the Nittany Lions in scoring for three straight seasons and posted a string of 41-straight dual meet wins. BRIAN COLLETTE Athletic Trainer JIM ZIELINSKI Strength & Conditioning Coach JASON HOLTMAN Academic Advisor MATT SIMEONE Marketing & Promotions SARA RHODES Administrative Assistant 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS - 8 -

9 THE FIGHTING ILLINI ILLINOIS SENIORS (left to right): Pete Friedl, Tyrone Byrd, Kyle Ott, Matt Weight, Cal Ferry, Matt Fletcher and Alex Tirapelle ILLINOIS ROSTER NAME WT. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL H.S. COACH Clint Arlis Fr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia Tom Arlis Patrick Bond Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge Wayne Martin Pat Brownson So. Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Township Tom Mahoney Tyrone Byrd Sr. Clinton, Ill./Clinton Rob Ledin Kyle Chandler So. Coatsville, Pa./Coatsville Brian Hughes Jim Comfort Jr. Peoria, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame Kevin Burk Cal Ferry Sr. Machesney, Ill./Harlem Charlie Fletcher Matt Fletcher Hwt 5-11 Sr. Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru Mark Siebert Gabe Flores So. Madera, Calif./Clovis Stephen Tirapelle Lambros Fotos Jr. East Moline, Ill./United Twp. Mark Pustelink Pete Friedl Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg Mike Polz Joe Gomez 125/ r-fr. Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North Mark Hahn Andy Greenawalt Hwt 6-2 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North Tom Champion Nick Guida Fr. Allentown, Penn./Parkland Ryan Nunamhker Matt Harding Jr. Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa Dan McDonnell Joel Karr Jr. Clinton, Ill./Clinton Rob Ledin Ryan Klinger So. Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Rita Dan Carroll Andrew Lukanich So. LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township Mark King Mark Lukaszewski Fr. Wayne Township, Ill./Bartlett Mike Demovsky Dan Manzella So. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita Dan Carroll Jake Norman Fr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia Tom Arlis Kyle Ott Sr. Huber Heights, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Ron McCunn Cassio Pero Jr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Mt. Carmel Bill Weick Mike Poeta r-fr. Highwood, Ill./Highland Park Griff Powell Lou Puracchio Jr. Wilmington, Ill./Wilmington Rob Murphy Donny Reynolds Jr. Frankfort, Ill./Providence Catholic Keith Healy Roger Smith-Bergsrud r-fr. Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest Tom Gigiano Alex Tirapelle Sr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis Stephen Tirapelle Troy Tirapelle r-fr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis Stephen Tirapelle Matt Wageman So. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein Roy Seeger Matt Weight Hwt 6-2 Jr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia Brian Drendel Matt Winterhalter Jr. Durand, Ill./Dakota Pete Alber John Wise Hwt 6-5 r-fr. Pittsfield, Ill./Pittsfield High Erik Anderson Dan Zeman So. LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township Mark King Ben Zulauf 197/Hwt 6-1 r-fr. Sterling, Ill./Sterling Chuck Christopher Head Coach: Mark Johnson Assistant Coaches: Jim Heffernan, Carl Perry, Jeremy Hunter FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 9 -

10 THE FIGHTING ILLINI KYLE OTT SR., HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO/ST. PARIS GRAHAM **TWO-TIME NCAA FINALIST AND ALL-AMERICAN** : Was an NCAA Championship finalist at 125 pounds for the second consecutive year... Lost 2-0 to Joe Dubuque of Indiana in the 2005 NCAA Finals Upset No. 2 Nick Simmons of Michigan State, 3-1 in overtime, in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships... Placed second at the Big Ten Tournament, losing to Simmons in the finals... Was 6-2 against ranked opponents Went 7-1 in Big Ten Dual competition... Went 3-1 at the Cliff Keen National Duals to help the Illini to a second-place finish... Went 3-0 at the Buckeye Duals... Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-American for the second straight season : Made the Finals in his first appearance at the NCAA Tournament Earned All-America honors with second-place finish at nationals Took third at Big Ten Championships Was the No. 6-seed heading into NCAAs Finished the season with a 25-5 record Went 7-1 in Big Ten duals...was 8-3 against ranked opponents Biggest win over a ranked opponent came over No. 5 Mark Moos of Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament Defeated Jermaine Jones of Ohio State in his first match at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas before injuring his ankle and injury defaulting out of the tournament... Placed third at the Missouri Open, recording pins against Allen Stokes of Truman and Matt Pitts of UT-Chattanooga Earned Academic All-America honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-Big Ten : Team s full-time starter at 125 pounds until he reinjured his knee in a match against Michigan Had posted an 18-6 record and was ranked 10th in the nation prior to the injury Recorded a 2-6 mark vs. ranked opponents Upset North Carolina s Chris Rodrigues on two occasions Won the Missouri Open, beating teammate Twan Pham for the title Took fifth at the Midlands Tournament Placed seventh at the Las Vegas Invitational Academic All-Big Ten : Redshirt season... Won the frosh/soph division at the Missouri Open... Came in first place at the Roger Denker Open on January Finished second at the Edinboro University Open on February 9... Took second at the Wilkes Open in Dec. Finished the season with a 15-2 overall record with six falls at 125 pounds Was the 54kg champion at the FILA Junior World Nationals in Chattanooga, Tenn., with a 13-2 tech fall over Austin DeVoe Placed first at the University National Championships in Evanston in May. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in wrestling Three-time Ohio high school state champion Two-time Cadet World Team member Cadet National All-American Junior national runner-up High school national champion. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 13, 1982 Son of Mark and Sherry Ott Was a national honors society member Received an honors diploma Mom most influenced athletic career because she motivated, guided, and drove to practices and tournaments Illini hero is John Lockhart Majoring in kinesiology and plans to go to medical school. OTT S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA rd 2nd nd 2nd Total BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

11 THE FIGHTING ILLINI CASSIO PERO JR., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL./MT. CARMEL **2005 ALL-AMERICAN** : Earned All-America honors, defeating third-ranked Josh Churella of Michigan, 6-5 in overtime of the seventh-place match at the NCAA Tournament... Helped the Illini claim a Big Ten Championship by placing third in his first conference tournament appearance... Qualified for his first NCAA Tournament... Was 6-2 in conference competition... Recorded six upset wins on the season, including three at Nationals with victories over No. 10 Ricky LaForge of Hofstra, No. 9 Frank Edgar of Clarion and Churella... Upset No. 11 Alex Tsirtsis, 4-3, to help the Illini to a 25-7 victory over Iowa... Placed seventh at the Midlands tournament... Placed fourth at the UNI Open... Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open... Named the 2005 Most Improved Wrestler : Finished the season 12-6 Defeated Jon Ott of Northwestern in a dual, Pinned Dan Dodge to help the Illini defeat Drexel at the N.C. State Duals... Competed in his first Midlands where he went Placed third at the UNI Open... Went 2 at the Missouri Open at 133 pounds : Redshirt season Went 2-3 at Missouri Open, placing sixth in the freshman/sophomore division. HIGH SCHOOL: Illinois State champion 2002 Earned four varsity letters in wrestling Two-time state qualifier Catholic League conference champion Placed second in team state wrestling championships. PERSONAL: Full given name is Cassio Quinton Pero Born March 8, 1984 Son of Leonard and Paula Pero Two brothers wrestled and sister played soccer Brother, Jason, wrestled for the Illini Majoring in sports management. PERO S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA rd 7th Total FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

12 THE FIGHTING ILLINI ALEX TIRAPELLE SR., CLOVIS, CALIF./CLOVIS **TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN, TWO-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPION** : Earned the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year after defeating Ryan Bertin in the finals at the Big Ten Tournament, becoming a twotime Big Ten Champion at 157 pounds... Ended the season ranked No. 14 in the school record books for career wins... Only two away from the coveted 100 career-win mark... Qualified for the 2005 NCAA Tournament... Went 6-1 in Big Ten dual competition... Went 4-0 at the Cliff Keen National Duals... Placed second at the Midlands Tournament, becoming a two-time Midlands finalist... Was the UNI Open Champion...Became a two-time Missouri Open Champion at 157 pounds... Named Academic All-Big Ten for the third straight year... Named to the NWCA All-Academic team for the third time in his career First-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American : Earned his second All-America honor with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships Was the No. 1 seed for the national tournament, following an undefeated regular season Entered the NCAAs as one of only five unbeaten wrestlers Won the Big Ten title at 157 pounds, defeating defending national champion Ryan Bertin of Michigan, 6-0 in the finals Named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year Also earned co-big Ten Wrestler of the Championship honors His 35 wins ranks eighth on school s single-season win list Twice earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors, first for win at Las Vegas Invite and second for Midlands Championship Win over two-time world team member Chris Bono in the championship of Midlands gave team its first Midlands title in the history of the tournament Defeated back-to-back No. 1 ranked wrestlers, Jesse Jantzen of Harvard and Bertin to win Las Vegas Invitational Also won Missouri Open at 157 pounds Was 14-2 vs. ranked opponents Went 8-0 in Big Ten duals Earned Academic All-America honors by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Also named third-team Academic All-America by CoSIDA Academic All-Big Ten : Became the first freshman NCAA finalist in school history Lost to No. 6 Ryan Bertin of Michigan in the finals of the NCAA Championships to take second and become an All-American as freshman Upset the defending national champion and No. 1 seed Luke Becker of Minnesota in the quarterfinals at NCAAs Finished seventh at the 2003 Big Ten Championships, recording a win over Clovis Crane to earn his first qualification to the NCAA Championships Highest ranking during the season was seventh by Intermat Big Ten dual record was 5-2 Placed fifth at Midlands with an upset-win over No. 8 Derek Jenkins of Rider, 5-4 Was a third-place finisher at both the Las Vegas Invitational and the Missouri Open Had seven upset wins (No. 1 Becker; then-no. 3 Bertin; No. 4 Gray Maynard of Michigan State; No. 4 Scott Owen of Northern Illinois; No. 8 Jenkins; No. 10 Adam Britt of VMI and No. 14 Kenny Burleson of Missouri) Went 5-0 at the Virginia Duals to be named Champaign News-Gazette Athlete of the Week Recorded a 9-7 record vs. ranked opponents Academic All-Big Ten : Redshirt season... Came in first at the Missouri Open... Placed first at the Northern Iowa Open... Finished season with a 16-1 record with two falls at 157 pounds. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time California State Champion High School National Champion Dave Schultz Award winner for Western region Member of 2001 "Hat Trick" Valley Championship team Dapper Dan Classic member Dream Team member Four-year varsity letter winner in wrestling, two-year letter winner in football Asics All-American team member. PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1983 Son of Stephen and Jayne Tirapelle and brother of Adam, Brooke and Troy Brother Adam, 2001 NCAA Champion at 149 pounds, was his biggest Illini hero Father Stephen was an All-American wrestler in division II Brother Troy is a redshirt-freshman wrestler on the Illinois squad Biggest thrill in sports was watching older brother Adam win the NCAA championship Favorite athlete is Cael Sanderson Class valedictorian in high school Plans on working on MBA after undergrad Father most influenced athletic career because he made him wrestle at a young age Majoring in accountancy with a 3.72 GPA. TIRAPELLE S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA th 2nd st 4th st DNP Total BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

13 THE FIGHTING ILLINI DONNY REYNOLDS JR., FRANKFORT, ILL./PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC **2005 NATIONAL QUALIFIER** : Finished the season with a record... Recorded five pins on the season, the second most of any Illini... Went 0-2 at the NCAA Tournament... Qualified for the 2005 NCAA Tournament after placing sixth in his first Big Ten Tournament appearance... Went 3-2 in conference competition... Recorded upset wins over No. 7 Matt Nagel of Minnesota and No. 2 David Bolyard of Central Michigan... Went 2-2 at the National Duals... Went 2-1 at the Buckeye Duals... Wrestled back to the thirdplace match after losing in the first round of the Midlands Tournament, winning six straight matches... Placed fourth at the Midlands Tournament... Placed second at the Missouri Open : Finished season with 3-1 record Recorded wins over Big Ten opponents Jeremy Hart of Penn State and Mike Escobedo of Michigan State... Made his collegiate debut in a dual against Southern Illinois, pinning Matt Oliva in 2:05 Went 3-1 in four duals Sat out beginning of season with knee injury : Redshirt season Went 3-2 in one tournament, pinning two including Iowa starter Jason D Agata in 2:17 Got a fall in 0:21 against Steve Conlin of UNO. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Illinois state champion Three-time Chicago Catholic League Champion...Placed third in the state tournament as a freshman...four-time state qualifier Fila junior national participant Placed third in Junior National competition Earned four letters in wrestling Four time member of state championship team Coach, Keith Healy, wrestled at Illinois. PERSONAL: Full given name is Donald Alan Reynolds Born Aug. 4, 1983 Son of Donald and Helen Reynolds Biggest thrill in sports was wrestling in the world youth games in Russia... High school teammate of former Illini and All-American Brian Glynn Majoring in sports management. REYNOLDS CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA th DNP Total FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

14 THE FIGHTING ILLINI PETE FRIEDL SR., ORLAND PARK, ILL./SANDBURG **TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN, 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPION** : Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships, becoming a two-time All-American... Defeated No. 9 Eric Hauan of UNI for the first time in his career in the semifinal consolation round of the NCAA Championships... Defeated No. 4 Jake Herbert of Northwestern in the finals to win his first Big Ten Championship and clinch the team title for the Illini... Went undefeated in Big Ten dual competition to earn the No. 1 seed at the Big Ten Championships... Scored 63 team points in dual competition, the most of any Illini... Went 3-1 at the Cliff Keen National Duals to help the Illini to a second-place finish... Went 3-0 at the Buckeye Duals... Placed third at the Midlands Tournament to help the Illini to their second consecutive Midlands team title... Placed second at the UNI Open, losing the championship match to Eric Hauan of UNI in overtime... Defeated No. 11 E.K. Waldhaus of Oklahoma to win the Missouri Open Championship : Took seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn his first All-America honor Placed third at the Big Ten Championships to qualify for his second national tournament Went 6-2 vs. Big Ten opponents in dual action... Highest-ranked win came over No. 5 Noel Thompson of Hofstra Was 9-7 against ranked opponents His 32 single-season wins ranks 22nd on the school's list Went 6-1 at the Midlands, placing fourth after having to injury default to #6 Eric Hauan (UNI)... Placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, going Placed third at the Missouri Open, going Starter at 174 pounds after competing at 184 in : Qualified for the NCAA Championships in his first season in the lineup Went 2-2 at NCAAs, upsetting No. 11 Travis Frick of Lehigh in a 13-5 major decision in the first round Wrestled most of the season at 184 pounds, moving up a weight class Took fourth at the 2003 Big Ten Championships, winning three matches in the tournament Highest ranking was 12th by W.I.N. Magazine and TheMat.com Scored an upset major decision win over ninth-ranked Ralph DeNisco of Wisconsin at the conference tournament Only two losses at Big Ten Tournament were to Top-10 opponents, including top-ranked Jessman Smith of Iowa Big Ten Dual Record was 5-1, loss to Smith Wrestling up at 184 pounds for an injured Jason Potter, who suffered a sprained ankle at the Virginia Duals Placed second at the Missouri Open at 174, losing only to teammate Brian Glynn in the finals Also took second at the UNI Open Posted a 10-4 record at 174 pounds and 13-5 at 184 pounds Had a 2-6 record vs. ranked opponents : Redshirt season Placed eighth at the FILA Junior World National Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. in May. HIGH SCHOOL: Undefeated state champion as a senior Four-year letter winner in wrestling Two-time conference and regional champ Two-time Junior National All-American. PERSONAL: Born May 13, 1983 Son of Warren and Kathy Friedl Enrolled in the College of Applied Life Studies Junior high wrestling coaches most influenced career Was coached for three years by former Illini Eric Siebert as well as IWCOA Hall of Fame Coach Mike Polz. FRIEDL S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA th DNP rd 7th st 4th Total BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

15 THE FIGHTING ILLINI TYRONE BYRD SR., CLINTON, ILL./CLINTON **THREE-TIME NATIONAL QUALIFIER** : Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time in his career... Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships, losing to No. 7 Ryan Bader and No. 10 Jerry Rinaldi... Defeated the No. 2 seed, Nate Moore of Purdue, to place fifth at the Big Ten Championships... Upset No. 12 Phil Davis of Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament... Went 5-3 in Big Ten dual competition... Upset No. 11 Joel Flaggert of Oklahoma in overtime to help the Illini advance to the semifinals of the Cliff Keen National Duals... Upset No. 8 Ryan Flaherty of Wisconsin in a dual... Placed sixth at the 2004 Midlands Tournament, where the Illini took home their second straight team title... Upset No. 4 Sean Stender of Northern Iowa to win the UNI Open at 197 pounds... Went 1-2 at the Missouri Open : Redshirted the 2004 season : Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships, upsetting No. 17 Chris Jones of Drexel Lost NCAA matches to No. 2 Muhammed Lawal of Oklahoma State and No. 5 David Shunamon of Edinboro Placed seventh at the 2003 Big Ten Championships, winning his qualifying match over Matt Delguyd of Northwestern Highest ranking was 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and W.I.N. Magazine Big Ten Dual Record was 4-3 Took second-place at the Las Vegas Invitational, falling to #5 Anton Talamantes in finals, who he later beat in the conference dual Placed fifth at the season-opening Missouri Open Upset then-ranked #9 Anton Talamantes, 3-2, at dual on Feb. 13 and #20 David Schenk of Cal- Poly, 4-2 at Las Vegas Invite Had dual-winning bout over Ryan Cummins of Penn State to lead the team to a third-place finish at the Virginia Duals Had a 3-7 record vs. ranked opponents this season Academic All-Big Ten : Qualified for first career NCAA tournament as a true freshman after finishing seventh with three wins at Big Ten Championships... Went 1-2 at the NCAAs... Finished the dual season with a overall record with one fall (9-3 at 184, 6-7 with one fall at 197)... Was one of only 14 true freshmen to qualify for nationals Went 1-7 in Big Ten duals, with his one win coming in an upset of No. 17 Pat DeGain of Indiana, 10-4 Started first career match at 184 against Eastern Illinois on December 8... Moved into 197 pounds at Oregon Classic on Jan Came in first place in frosh/soph division at Missouri Open... Was only true freshman starter on team... Earned first career Varsity I Award. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Illinois State Champion Won nine letters in high school Rushed for 1200 yards in football Had a winning streak of 73 matches in route to two state wrestling titles record in high school with 94 career pins Three-time all conference, all-state, regional and sectional champion in wrestling Two-time all conference, all-state, and all-area football player Clinton High School wrestling team runner-up in 2000 and third place in 2001 Football team made playoffs in PERSONAL: Born on July 11, 1982 Favorite athlete is Joe Williams because he wins when people root against him Wants to coach a team after college High School coaches Rob Ledin and Dan Barclay influenced athletic career Fighting Illini hero is Ernest Benion Majoring in kinesiology... Engaged to marry Illini graduate Jennifer Vandervort. BYRD S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA th DNP th DNP th DNP Total FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

16 THE FIGHTING ILLINI 149 Clint Arlis FR., BATAVIA, ILL./BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in wrestling... Three-time state qualifier... Twotime conference champion... High school squad claimed three conference team titles... PER- SONAL: Full given name is Clinton Kenneth Arlis... Goes by Clint... Born July 29, Son of Tom and Jamie Arlis... Father coached his high school team... Biggest thrill in sports was his team winning its first conference tournament... Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong for his perserverance... High honor roll student all four years of high school with 4.0 GPA... Member of the National Honors Society... Names his father and mother as the people who most influenced his athletic career by coaching him and getting him involved at a young age... Majoring in political science. 197 Patrick Bond FR., CHESAPEAKE, VA./GREAT BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time Virginia state champion... Earned four letters in wrestling... Two-time Fargo national champion... High school was ranked the No. 1 public wrestling program in the nation... PERSONAL : Full given name is Patrick Bond... Born March 20, Son of Jimmy and Betty Bond... Biggest thrill was winning a national title in Fargo... Favorite athlete is former national champion from West Virginia Greg Jones, because of his style of wrestling... Says his parents and family have most influenced his athletic career by always believing... Fighting Illini hero is assistant coach and former national champion, Carl Perry Pat Brownson SO., ROCHELLE, ILL./ROCHELLE TOWNSHIP : Recorded a 3-4 record at the Missouri Open and UNI Open : Redshirt season Went 3-4 in two open tournaments, competing in the freshman/sophomore division HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Illinois State Champion (2003 and 2002) Three-time conference champion Twice named the Sauk Valley Wrestler of the Year Earned four letters in wrestling Three-year wrestling team captain Set school record for most career wins (138-22) Was 42-1 as a senior, which also set a Rochelle High School record USA Wrestling Cadet Greco All-American FILA Cadet Greco Champion FILA Cadet Freestyle runner-up Captain of his high school football team Member of three conference championship football teams Two-time all-conference linebacker and running back Two-time all-area fullback All-state running back PERSONAL: Full given name is Patrick Matthew Brownson Born May 5, 1985 Son of Terry and Diane Brownson Hobbies are computers, boating, and water skiing Favorite athlete is Walter Payton because he was more than just an athlete Made the honor roll his freshman, sophomore, and senior years in high school Lists his parents as the most influential people in his athletic career Majoring in sports management. BROWNSON S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Kyle Chandler SO., COATESVILLE, PA./COATESVILLE : Member of the UI squad : Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-conference selection Twotime all-area wrestler Two-time wrestling team captain Voted school s Most Outstanding Wrestler and Most Outstanding Wrestler Off The Mat Earned four letters in wrestling, three in football, and one in baseball PER- SONAL: Full given name is Kyle Victor Chandler Born on August 29, 1984 Son of Karl Chandler and Carol Copeland Started his own loudspeaker company with friend and engineer at Penn State ( Has two brothers and three sisters Father, who wrestled and played football at Princeton, was center for the New York Giants from and the Detroit Lions from Mother played field hockey and lacrosse for Westchester University Brother, Trent, played football for University of Delaware Majoring in mechanical engineering Names brother, Trent, as his favorite athlete Plans to open his own engineering firm after finishing school Jim Comfort JR., PEORIA, ILL./NOTRE DAME : Member of the UI squad... Defeated Mike Kerr of Augustana, 9-7, in a dual : Won two matches at the Missouri Open Defeated Justin Lijo of Cornell at the Midlands...Earned a 4-6 record in three open tournaments : Redshirt season Was 2-4 in two tournaments HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time conference champion Two-time regional champion Sectional champion Chuck Murdoch Award winner Three-time all-conference wrestler Was named an all-area wrestler in 2002 Earned four varsity letters in wrestling and two in football PERSONAL: Full given name is James Donald Comfort III Born May 12, 1984 Majoring in speech communications Son of J.D. and Julie Comfort Member of the National Honors Society Three-time tumbling national champion. COMFORT S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA Total BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

17 149 - Cal Ferry SR., MACHESNEY, ILL./HARLEM : Finished the season with a 1-4 record... Went 0-1 at the Missouri Open... Filled in the line up when there were injuries at 157 and 165 pounds... Defeated Kody Hamrah of North Carolina State, 9-7, in a dual : Finished the season with a 12-9 record Won two matches at the N.C. State Duals... Defeated Big Ten opponent Brett Stedman (Iowa) at the Midlands... Went 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas...Defeated No. 20 Patrick Williams (ASU) twice to take fifth at the Missouri Open : Was the team s starter at 141 pounds, posting a record as a redshirt freshman Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships, just missing his first NCAA qualification Recorded a Big Ten dual record of 2-4 Placed seventh at the Las Vegas Invite Upset then-ranked #15 Clark Forward of Michigan, 5-2 in Vegas Had a 1-5 record vs. ranked opponents this season Earned first Varsity I letter : Redshirt season Compiled a record of 15-3 at 141 pounds... Placed first in the frosh/soph division at the Missouri Open... Came in third at the Northern Iowa Open HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time Illinois high school state champion Three-time all-state wrestler Four-year letter winner in high school Three-time regional, sectional and conference champion 124 match high school winning streak high school record Twotime Northern Plains Champion Scholar athlete PERSONAL: Born April 14, 1982 Son of William and Lilyan Biggest thrill was winning state as a freshman Plans on being a teacher/coach after college Majoring in kinesiology. FERRY S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs th Total HWT - Matt Fletcher SR., PERU, ILL./LASALLE-PERU THE FIGHTING ILLINI AL: Born April 27, 1983 Son of John and Karen Fletcher Father played football at Northern Illinois Majoring in kinesiology. FLETCHER S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Total Gabe Flores SO., MADERA, CALIF./CLOVIS : Competed at the beginning of the season for 125-pound starter Kyle Ott... Placed seventh at his first Midlands Tournament... Won the UNI Open, upsetting No. 13 Luke Smith of Central Michigan, 6-3, in the finals... Placed second at the Missouri Open... Upset No. 8 Matt Pitts of Chattanooga, 9-6, in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Open... Recorded three pins in only 17 matches on the season : Redshirt season... Placed first at the Missouri Open Went 7-0 in open tournaments HIGH SCHOOL: California State Champion in 2002 State runner-up in 2003, leading Clovis High School to team title Placed third at Senior High School Nationals Three-time state placewinner 2002 Powerade Christmas Classic Champion Member of the 2003 valley and state championship teams Earned four letters for wrestling Coach, Stephen Tirapelle, is father of current teammate, Alex and Troy PERSONAL: Full given name is Gabriel Ernest Flores Born on March 4, 1985 Son of Ernest and Patricia Flores Father, Ernest, was a California State Champion Favorite hobby is fishing Majoring in sports management Favorite athlete is Stephen Abas Member of the yearbook club as a senior Plans to pursue a career in teaching Claims his parents most influenced his athletic career Names Adam and Alex Tirapelle as his Fighting Illini heroes. FLORES CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs : Competed at the Missouri Open, going Pinned Dan Perez of Eastern and Adam Nuru of Missouri Valley at the Missouri Open... His 0:22 fall over Perez marked the quickest Illini pin of the season : Went 2-2 at the Midlands... Placed third at the UNI Open, pinning Roger Miller of Lindenwood in the finals... Went 7-3 at heavyweight in two tournaments : Went 3-4 at heavyweight in two tournaments and one start against Ohio State Got his first collegiate pin in his second match of the UNI Open Earned his first Varsity I Award : Redshirt season Compiled a record of 5-5 with one pin HIGH SCHOOL: Was a fouryear letter winner in wrestling and track and a three-year letterwinner in football Was a two-time NCIC champ, regional champ, state place winner (5th) and state qualifier in shot put and discus Two-time allstate wrestler and first-team all-conference football player News- Tribune Athlete of the Year Member of the honor society PERSON Lambros Fotos JR., EAST MOLINE, ILL./UNITED TOWNSHIP : Competed at 149 pounds... Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open... Went 0-2 at the UNI Open... Defeated Ryan McMurray of Augustana in a dual : Member of the UI squad : Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Illinois State Champion Earned four letters in wrestling Four-time all-state wrestler Four-time regional champion Holds high school record for career takedowns Two-year team captain Four-time Bert Hanlin award winner for most dedicated wrestler Two-time Cadet freestyle All- American Two-time Espoir freestyle All-American PERSONAL: Full given name is Lambros Kosta Fotos Born May 26, 1983 Son of FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

18 Gus and Toula Fotos Brother, Paris, wrestled for Illini ( ) Majoring in history. FOTOS CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Joe Gomez R-FR., CAROL STREAM, ILL./GLENBARD NORTH : Redshirt season... Placed second at the Missouri Open... HIGH SCHOOL: Twotime Illinois State Champion... Four-time sectional champion... Four-time regional champion... Four-time conference champion... Fourtime letterwinner for wrestling... Most high school career wins in Illinois history (192-5)... Participated in Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual Rated the No. 13 recruit in the country by Intermat PERSONAL: Full given name is Joseph Jesus Gomez... Born Jan. 9, Lives with his uncle, Hector and his aunt, Frances... Biggest thrill was winning his first state title as a freshman... Favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali because he is so positive and fears no one... Plans to coach and teach after high school... Says his Uncle Hector has most influenced his wrestling career because he has always been there to push him. HWT Andy Greenawalt FR., NAPERVILLE, ILL./NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in wrestling... Placed third at the IHSA state tournament in 2005 and fourth in Career record of with 82 pins... Won 33 matches by fall his senior year regional and sectional champion... Earned third-place national finishes in 2003 and 2004 on Team Illinois... Trained for four years with the Overtime Wrestling Club... High school coach was Tom Champion... Also earned two letters in football... Was team captain for both wrestling and football his senior year... Named all-conference and all-city in football and wrestling... Named the 2005 Naperville North Outstanding Male Athlete... Academic all-conference and honor roll student... PERSONAL: Full given name is Andrew Thomas Greenawalt... Goes by Andy... Born July 31, 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas... Son of James and Diane Greenawalt... Volunteered at the Naperville Library... Plans on joining the armed services and coaching after college... Biggest thrill in sports was going undefeated in football his junior and senior years and being named Outstanding Male Athlete... Names Muhammad Ali as his favorite athlete because he was one of the most influential boxers in boxing history... His junior high coach, Dave Bendis, most influenced his athletic career by helping him build his love of wrestling and discipline... Fighting Illini hero is Nate Patrick Majoring in history. THE FIGHTING ILLINI 174 Nick Guida FR., ALLENTOWN, PA./PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in wrestling and three in football... Four-time state place`winner Pennsylvania State Champion Pennsylvania runner-up...received all-state honors in wrestling each of his four years in high school... Starting linebacker on the 2002 football state championship team... Coached by Scott Hovan... PERSON- AL: Full given name is Nick Guida... Goes by Guida... Born Jan. 3, Son of Frank and Kimberly Guida... Majoring in business... Has two brothers and one sister... Biggest thrill was winning a state championship... Names Bob Darling as the person who most influenced his athletic career by making him drill the basics... Says his parents and sister, Angela, have been very supportive throughout his career Matt Harding JR., OTTAWA, ILL./OTTAWA : Finished the season with a 4-4 record... Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open... Went 1-2 at the UNI Open... Defeated Dan Krcmar of Augustana, 2-0, in a dual : Went 1-2 at the Missouri Open at 197 pounds : Redshirt season Posted a 2-4 record in two tournaments HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in wrestling, two in football and three in track. Finished third in 2002 state championships All-conference football defensive tackle Holds high-school records for most take-downs in a single season and most single season wins High school record of Participated in the Indiana-Illinois All-Star Classic dual PERSONAL: Full given name is Matthew Allen Harding Born Nov. 18, 1983 Son of Richard and Gail Harding Names high school wrestling coach Dan McDonnell as the person who most influenced athletic career Majoring in kinesiolgy. HARDING S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Total BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

19 THE FIGHTING ILLINI Joel Karr JR., CLINTON, ILL./CLINTON : Posted a 9-4 record on the season... Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open... Placed fifth at the UNI Open... Pinned Larry Amedio of Augustana in a dual, 6: : Went 5-4 in two tournaments at 133 pounds : Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state honoree Earned four letters in wrestling Received four conference honors Three-time regional champion Three-time sectional champion Member of state second and third-place team PERSON- AL: Full given name is Joel Edwin Karr Born May 17, 1984 Son of Dean and Cathy Karr Majoring in speech communications Brother, Josh, attends Illinois Received allstate academic honors in KARR S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Total Andrew Lukanich SO., LAGRANGE, ILL./LYONS TOWNSHIP (UT-Chattanooga): Competed in open tournaments during the season for the Mocs, compiling an 11-4 record... Placed second at the Central Missouri State Open during the season (UT-Chattanooga): Redshirted the season, going 8-7 in open tournaments... HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time wrestling letterwinner... Two-time all-conference and all-state in wrestling... Three-time state qualifier... Placed fourth in state in IHSA State runner-up...coached by Mark King... PER- SONAL: Full given name is Andrew P. Lukanich... Born Mar. 16, Son of Mark and Martie Lukanich... Transferred to Illinois from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, where he made the Dean s List in 2004 and Fighting Illini heroes are Ben King and Billy Zeman... Majoring in speech communication. LUKANICH S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Ryan Klinger SO., OAK LAWN, ILL./ST. RITA : Went 1-2 at the Missouri Open... Competed in the UNI Open... Defeated Dan Stanton of Augustana, 7-4, in a dual : Redshirt year... Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open, placing sixth Finished second with a 3-1 record at the U.S. Collegiate Open... HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 Illinois State Champion Four-time placer in Chicago Catholic League Three-time individual state qualifier 2002 regional, conference, and state champion Placed 5th at state tournament in 2002 Helped lead St. Rita High School to state title in 2003 Earned four letters for wrestling PER- SONAL: Full given name is Ryan Robert Klinger Born on Dec. 11, 1984 Son of Fred and Denise Klinger Hobby is golf Biggest thrill in sports was winning a team state title Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders because he does everything with style Was an honor roll student in high school Was student council vice-president and secretary in high school Lists his mother and grandparents as most influential figures on his athletic career Majoring in community health. KLINGER S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA Mark Lukaszewski FR., WAYNE, ILL./BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in wrestling... Compiled a record of Two-time conference and regional champion... Two-time sectional champion... State tournament runner-up... Two-time member of Team Illinois... Earned all-state and all-conference honors his junior year... Wrestled freestyle for Team Overtime... Coached by Mike Demovski... PERSONAL: Full given name is Mark W. Lukaszewski... Born July 23, Son of Les and Allison Lukaszewski... Hobbies include bowling and scuba diving... Earned honor roll honors both his junior and senior year of high school... Hopes to teach and coach wrestling after graduation... Fighting Illini hero is Steve Marianetti... Names his high school coach as the person who most influenced his athletic career because, He made me desire my best Dan Manzella SO., CHICAGO, ILL./ST. RITA : Redshirted the 2005 season Went 5-2 at the Missouri Open : Started for Kyle Ott at 125 pounds, while out with injury Finished season with 6-3 record and three pins Pinned both of his opponents at the N.C. State Duals, indluding All-American Rob Rebmann of Drexel... Made his first varsity start at 125 pounds in a dual against UT- Chattanooga...Placed fourth at the Missouri Open HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time regional and sectional champion Three-time state plac FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

20 er Captain of the 2003 State Championship team Two-time conference champion Earned four letters in wrestling PERSONAL: Full given name is Daniel Anthony Manzella Born Jan. 12, 1985 Son of John Manzella and Margaret Greco Majoring in history Biggest thrill in sports was winning a team championship in 2003 Was on the honor roll in high school Names his mother and grandmother as most influential people on his athletic career. MANZELLA S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA Total Jake Norman FR., BATAVIA, ILL./BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in wrestling... Holds the school s record for fastest fall, with 17 seconds... Two-time all-conference... Two-time all-area... Coached by Tom Arlis... High school teammate was current Illini wrestler Clint Arlis... PERSONAL: Full given name is Jacob Smith Norman... Born Feb. 18, Son of Timothy and Debra Norman... Has one sister... Grandfather is Illinois 1957 and 1958 heavyweight NCAA Champion, Bob Norman Dad played football for the Illini and was a member of the 1983 and 1984 Chicago Bears squads... Majoring in agribusiness... Hobbies include fishing and listening to music... Biggest thrill was winning the team conference title in Favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali... Honor roll student in high school and two-time academic all-conference... Dad most influenced his athletic career by always pushing him to do his best Mike Poeta R-FR., HIGHWOOD, ILL./HIGHLAND PARK : Redshirt season... Went 9-1 in open tournaments... Placed second at the UNI Open... Won the Missouri Open at 157 pounds... HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Illinois State Champion... Junior Freestyle National Champion... High School Folkstyle National Champion... Competed with the USA Dream Team against Pennsylvania and California... Rated the No. 1 recruit in the country by Intermat Two-time member of the Asics National First Team PERSONAL: Full given name is Michael Sidney Poeta... Son of Domenic and Susan Poeta... Born April 15, Biggest thrill in sports was being a member of the USA Dream Team... Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong because he always knows how to win... Says his dad has most influenced his athletic career. THE FIGHTING ILLINI Lou Puracchio JR., WILMINGTON, ILL./WILMINGTON : Was not a member of the Illinois squad : Went 2-4 in two open tournaments, the 0-2 at the Missouri Open and 2-2 at the UNI Open : Redshirt season Went 1-4 in two tournaments HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in wrestling and track, and two in football Went all-state, all-conference, and all-area as a linebacker in football Was all-state, all-conference, and all-area at 215 pounds in wrestling Team made it to the Elite 8 in wrestling Received honors for most wins in a season with a 41-2 record PERSONAL: Full given name is Louis Erle Puracchio Born Nov. 8, 1983 Son of Mark and Sheryl Puracchio Former coaches and father were most influential in athletic career Kinesiology major. PURACCHIO S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Tens NCAAs Roger Smith-Bergsrud R-FR., LAKE BLUFF, ILL./LAKE FOREST : Redshirt season... Went 7-3 in open tournaments... Placed third at the Missouri Open... HIGH SCHOOL: Twice placed third at the Illinois State Tournament... Holds Lake Forest High School career records for takedowns, wins, technical falls, least takedowns scored against, and major decisions... Threetime all-conference in football PERSONAL: Full given name is Roger Smith-Bergsrud... Born Oct. 26, Son of Don and Sue... Biggest thrill in sports was winning the last four matches of the Illinois State Tournament his junior and senior years... Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders because he was so quick and unpredictable... Made the honor roll his junior year of high school... Voted "Most Athletic" of his senior class... His father most influenced his athletic career by introducing him to wrestling and coaching him in high school BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

21 149 - Troy Tirapelle R-FR., CLOVIS, CALIF./CLOVIS THE FIGHTING ILLINI Matt Weight JR., BATAVIA, ILL./BATAVIA : Redshirt season... Won the Missouri Open at 149 pounds... HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time California State Champion... Three-time Masters Champion... Three-time Valley Champion... Four-time conference champion... Member of the 2003 State, Masters, and Valley Championship Teams... Member of the "Hat Trick" Valley Championship Team... Three-time letterwinner in football... Two-time all-conference free safety Dream Team member... Member of the 2002 Valley Championship Football Team... Rated the No. 14 recruit in the country by Intermat, No. 1 at 135 pounds Named CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year... Named Clovis High School Athlete of the Year PERSONAL: Full given name is Troy Edward Tirapelle... Born Jan. 1, Nicknamed "Dubbs" by family members... Son of Stephen and Jayne Tirapelle... Brother of former Illini and 2001 National Champion Adam, current Illini Alex, and Brooke... Was Valedictorian of his high school class... Voted Homecoming King... Biggest thrill in sports was defeating rival Clovis West to win the Valley Championship in football... Favorite athlete is Brian Snyder (Four-time All-American for University of Nebraska, 157 lbs.) because he is explosive and confident... His brothers, Adam and Alex, have most influenced his athletic career and are his Fighting Illini Heroes Matt Wagemann SO., MUNDELEIN, ILL./MUNDELEIN : Member of UI squad... Went 1-2 at the UNI Open... Went 0-2 at the Missouri Open : Redshirt year... Placed sixth at the Missouri Open... Went 6-5 in two open tournaments HIGH SCHOOL: Threetime all-conference Four-time sectional qualifier 2001 freshman/ sophomore division state champion 2002 freestyle state champion 2003 IHSA state qualifier Broke school records for career wins, takedowns and team points in a single season Earned four letters for wrestling and two for soccer PERSONAL: Full given name is Matthew Stephen Wagemann Born June 26, 1985 Majoring in kinesiology Son of Dan and Audrey Wagemann Dad wrestled at the University of Iowa where he was an All-American Was a member of the National Honor Society and his church group in high school Biggest thrill in sports was qualifying for the state tournament his senior year by way of double overtime victory. WAGEMANN S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA : Defeated Kyle Considine of Augustana in a dual, Went 3-2 at the Midlands... Went 1-2 at the UNI Open... Placed fourth at the Missouri Open : Placed third at the UNI Open, going Went 2-3 and took sixth at the Missouri Open at 197 pounds Made dual lineup for two Big Ten matches Finished the season with a 6-6 record : Took two-year hiatus for Mormon mission : Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Placed second at the 2000 Illinois state tournament Earned three letters in wrestling and two in football Compiled a high school record of Had 383 career takedowns, including 210 as a senior Placed third at both the junior and senior nationals Threetime academic all-conference selection Three-time All-American Named all-area and all-conference in football Member of the National Honors Society PERSONAL: Born Nov. 16, 1981 Has two brothers, Jeff and Doug Majoring in aviation Son of Terry and Jane Weight...Married to the former Erianne Allen, a former heptathlete at the University of Utah. WEIGHT S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA Total Matt Winterhalter JR., DURAND, ILL./DAKOTA : Defeated Nate Demus of Augustana in a dual, Defeated Sam Wendlend of Wyoming at the Buckeye Duals... Went 3-2 at the Midlands... Placed sixth at the UNI Open... Went 1-2 at the Missouri Open : Went 2-2 at the Missouri Open at 165 pounds : Redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: AAU champion Placed second and third in IHSA state tournament Northern Plains Greco Champion Fourtime first team all-conference honoree Allstate academic team honoree Nominated for scholastic wrestler of the year Earned four varsity letters in wrestling, three in football, and one in track Four-time first team all-conference in football Football team was Upstate Illini conference champion PERSONAL: Full given name is Matthew Michael Winterhalter Born Jan. 20, 1984 Majoring in civil engineering Son of Mike and Sharon Winterhalter Biggest thrill in sports was winning the IKWF state championships in junior high Member of the National Honor Society. WINTERHALTER S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA Total FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

22 THE FIGHTING ILLINI HWT - John Wise R-FR., PITTSFIELD, ILL./PITTSFIELD (Western Illinois): Defensive lineman for the Leathernecks football team HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in football and wrestling... Earned one letter for track... Two-time Illinois state champion... Placed second at the IHSA tournament his sophomore year... Four-time regional champion... Three-time sectional champion... Holds school records for pins, wins and win percentage... Compiled a career record of Earned all-conference honors in football... Named Most Valuable Defensive Player... Named Male Athlete of the Year in 2003 and PERSONAL: Full given name is John J. Wise... Born Sept. 13, Son of Joe and Toni Wise... Has two brothers and two sisters... Transferred to Illinois after playing football for one year at Western Illinois... Biggest thrill was winning a state championship in wrestling and playing in front of a sold-out crowd for Western Illinois season opener against Nebraska... Father most influenced his athletic career by not letting him quit... Majoring in sports management Dan Zeman SO., LAGRANGE, ILL./LYONS TOWNSHIP : Competed at 149 pounds at the Buckeye Duals... Went 3-2 at the Midlands... Placed fifth at the Missouri Open : Redshirt year... Went 2-2 at the UNI Open Placed third at College Nationals HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state qualifier Twotime all-state placing 6th in 2001 and 5th in 2003 Three-time all-conference Honor roll student his sophomore, junior, and senior years in high school Earned three letters in wrestling PERSONAL: Full given name is Daniel Timothy Zeman Born on May 14, 1985 Son of Roger and Janice Zeman Majoring in civil engineering Cousin, Bill Zeman, wrestled for the University of Illinois Father, Roger, and uncle, Otto Zeman, both wrestled for Northwestern University Favorite hobby is fishing Biggest thrill in sports was placing in the state tournament as a sophomore in high school Lists his father and Coach Mark King as most influential people in his athletic career. ZEMAN S CAREER RECORD Year W L F Big Ten NCAA HWT - Ben Zulauf R-FR., STERLING, ILL./STERLING : Redshirt season... Placed third at the Missouri Open... HIGH SCHOOL: Twotime sectional champion... Three-time regional champion... Twice named all-conference and all-state for wrestling... Earned three letters in wrestling at Sterling High School... Set the school record for career pins (78)... Set school record for pins in a single season (32)... Set school record for season wins (44)... Sauk Valley Wrestler of the Year... Competed in the Illinois vs. Indiana All-Star Meet... Earned two letters for football... Two-time all-conference and all-state football player (offensive line)... Voted MVP of his football team... Member of the Illinois West Side All-Star Football Team PER- SONAL: Full given name is Benjamin Aaron Zulauf... Born Aug. 13, Son of Sheldon and Tammy Zulauf... Grandfather, Bruce Arnold, played football for the Fighting Illini for four years... Wants to become a teacher and coach Majoring in elementary education. ILLINI BY CLASS Seniors Tyrone Byrd Cal Ferry Matt Fletcher Pete Friedl Kyle Ott Alex Tirapelle Juniors Jim Comfort Lambros Fotos Matt Harding Joel Karr Cassio Pero Lou Puracchio Donny Reynolds Matt Weight Matt Winterhalter Sophomores Pat Brownson Kyle Chandler Gabe Flores Ryan Klinger Andrew Lukanich Dan Manzella Matt Wageman Dan Zeman Redshirt-Freshmen Joe Gomez Mike Poeta Roger Smith- Bergsrud Troy Tirapelle John Wise ILLINI BY WEIGHT 125 Joe Gomez Kyle Ott 133 Gabe Flores Joe Gomez Ryan Klinger Dan Manzella 141 Joel Karr Andrew Lukanich Cassio Pero 149 Clint Arlis Jim Comfort Cal Ferry Lambros Fotos Troy Tirapelle Matt Wageman Dan Zeman 157 Mark Lukaszewski Mike Poeta Alex Tirapelle 165 Roger Smith- Bergsrud 174 Nick Guida Donny Reynolds Matt Winterhalter 184 Pat Brownson Pete Friedl Jake Norman Ben Zulauf Freshmen Clint Arlis Patrick Bond Andy Greenawalt Nick Guida Mark Lukaszewski Jake Norman 197 Patrick Bond Tyrone Byrd Kyle Chandler Matt Harding Lou Puracchio Ben Zulauf HWT Matt Fletcher Andy Greenawalt Matt Weight John Wise Ben Zulauf 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

23 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW ILLINI WIN 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP! The Illinois wrestling program produced its first Big Ten Championship since 1952, becoming only the third different conference team to capture a title in 30 years. Despite a disappointing result at the national tournament, the squad still walked away with its ninth Top-10 NCAA finish in 13 years under head coach Mark Johnson and crowned five All-Americans in its sixth-place showing. The Fighting Illini wrestling team also boasted a series of accomplishments that included several broken university records. After a strong start in open tournaments, that resulted in eight champions and 13 finalists, the Illini prepared to defend its Midlands title from a year ago. On Dec. 30, the team captured its second consecutive title with a score of points, 11.5 points ahead of second-place Iowa. Senior Mark Jayne captured his first individual title at 133 pounds, and junior Alex Tirapelle made it to the finals of the 157-pound weight class for the second year in a row. The Midlands performance earned the Illini a No. 2 ranking behind returning national champion Oklahoma State. Their success continued with five straight dual wins in two weeks, including a win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener. One week later, the Illini traveled to Clevland for their first-ever appearance in the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals. After dominating West Virginia and defeating seventh-seeded Oklahoma, the Illini faced Minnesota in the semifinals. The team s victory marked the first win over the Golden Gophers in head coach Mark Johnson s tenure and led to a matchup against No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State. The two teams each took five matches, but bonus points by the Cowboys was the difference in the loss. The loss would mark the first and only for the Illini all season. The Illini returned home to host Iowa in the biggest dual in the school s history, packing Huff Hall with a record 3,573 fans. Illinois wrestling fans watched Illinois defeat the Hawkeyes for only the second time in 43 years, dominating Iowa The Illini continued their undefeated Big Ten season on the road with a 32-6 victory over Purdue and a tie at Michigan. They returned home to rout Penn State, 26-6; shut out Indiana, 37-0; and dominate Northwestern, They then traveled to The Illini are Big Ten Champs for the first time since 1952! Minneapolis to prove that their first win over Minnesota was no fluke, defeating the Gophers The squad s undefeated Big Ten season earned it the second consecutive conference dual meet championship trophy, and the seven Big Ten wins matched Johnson s career best. In addition, the 16 victories for the season broke the school record for single-season dual wins FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING Pete Friedl celebrates after securing the team title by winning his 174-pound championship match. On March 6, the Illini won their first Big Ten Tournament Championship under Johnson and their first since The squad put up 130 points at the tournament, which ranks second all-time. The Illini headed into the championship round with a 15-point lead over Minnesota and a school-record five wrestlers in the finals. Tirapelle and junior Pete Friedl secured the title by winning their championship matches. Tirapelle defeated eventual national champion Ryan Bertin of Michigan in the 157-pound match to become a two-time Big Ten Champion. Friedl won the 174- pound match, taking down Jake Herbert of Northwestern at the last second to clinch the championship. The Illini qualified nine of its 10 wrestlers for the NCAA Tournament, and Johnson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. Heading into the NCAA Championships, six of the nine Illini qualifiers earned top-12 seeds, including a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year for Tirapelle. Illinois was in fourth place after the first round, with five grapplers advancing to the second round of the championship bracket. After the second round, the team remained in fourth place, with six wrestlers still alive and four headed into the semifinals. Junior Kyle Ott defeated Big Ten Champion Nick Simmons of Michigan State in overtime, 3-1, to make a secondstraight trip to the NCAA finals. Losses from the other Illini in the semifinal round dropped the team to seventh place, but wins in the consolation matches brought the team up to sixth place. Ott lost the finals match to Joe Dubuque of Indiana, 2-0, leaving the Illini only six points short of a fourth-place team trophy. The team finished sixth out of 74 teams at the tournament, and crowned five All-Americans Ott, Jayne, Cassio Pero, Friedl and Brian Glynn for the second consecutive year. The 70.5 points put up at the championship ranked second in school history. Seniors Glynn (184) and Jayne (133) also topped the 100-win mark for their careers.

24 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW MISSOURI OPEN Nov. 21, 2004 St. Louis, MO Illini Placewinners 1st: Alex Tirapelle (157), Pete Friedl (174), Brian Glynn (184) 2nd: Gabe Flores (125), Donny Reynolds (165) 3rd: Dan Zeman (149), Chris Little (Hwt) 4th: Matt Weight (197) UNI OPEN Dec. 4, 2004 Cedar Falls, IA Illini Placewinners 1st: Gabe Flores (125), Mark Jayne (133), Alex Tirapelle (157), Brian Glynn (184), Tyrone Byrd (197) 2nd: Michael Martin (141), Pete Friedl (174) 4th: Cassio Pero (141) 5th: Joel Karr (141) 6th: Anton Dietzen (149), Anthony Castillo (165), Matt Winterhalter (174) #3 ILLINOIS 51, Central Missouri State 0 Dec. 11, 2004 Champaign, IL 174: #5 Friedl (ILL) major dec. Sheets (CMSU), : #3 Glynn (ILL) tech fall Grece (CMSU), : #11 Byrd (ILL) dec. Moore (CMSU), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) won by fall Bowen (CMSU), 1: : #2 Ott (ILL) won by fall Padilla (CMSU), 1: : #3 Jayne (ILL) won by fall Waag (CMSU), 1: : Martin (ILL) tech fall Kilgore (CMSU), : Dietzen (ILL) tech fall Bertucci (CMSU), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) tech fall Zeugin (CMSU), : #17 Reynolds (ILL) won by fall Cooper (CMSU), 2: MIDLANDS TOURNAMENT Dec , 2004 Evanston, IL Final Team Standings 1. Illinois Iowa Iowa State Central Michigan Michigan State Illini Placewinners 1st: Mark Jayne (133) 2nd: Alex Tirapelle (157) 3rd: Pete Friedl (174) 4th: Donny Reynolds (165), Brian Glynn (184) 5th: Anton Dietzen (149) 6th: Tyrone Byrd (197) 7th: Gabe Flores (125), Cassio Pero (141) BUCKEYE DUALS Jan. 8, 2005 Columbus, OH #2 Illinois 27, UT-Chattanooga 9 141: Keefe (UTC) dec. Pero (ILL), : French (UTC) dec. Zeman (ILL), : Dietzen (ILL) major dec. Rogers (UTC), : #11 Sioredas (UTC) dec. #17 Reynolds (ILL), : #5 Friedl (ILL) major dec. Otis (UTC), : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. Davis (UTC), : #16 Byrd (ILL) dec. Ward (UTC), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) dec. Taylor (UTC), : #2 Ott (ILL) major dec. #20 Pitts (UTC), : #3 Jayne (ILL) won by fall Maldonado (UTC), 2: #2 Illinois 37, Clarion 7 141: #12 Edgar (CU) major dec. Pero (ILL), : Dietzen (ILL) won by fall McCance (CU), 5: : #12 Horning (CU) dec. Ferry (ILL), : #17 Reynolds (ILL) dec. Surin (CU), : #5 Friedl (ILL) won by fall Goings (CU), 2: : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. Gardner (CU), : #16 Byrd (ILL) tech fall Cilinski (CU), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) major dec. Fager (CU), : #2 Ott (ILL) won by fall Seger (CU), 4: : #3 Jayne (ILL) major dec. Lape (CU), #2 Illinois 47, Wyoming 0 141: Pero (ILL) won by fall Desmond (UW), 6: : Zeman (ILL) won by forfeit : Dietzen (ILL) dec. Clum (UW), : #17 Reynolds (ILL) won by fall Dack (UW), 2: : #5 Friedl (ILL) won by forfeit : Winterhalter (ILL) major dec. Wendlend (UW), : #16 Byrd (ILL) dec. Havens (UW), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) won by forfeit : #2 Ott (ILL) dec. Leonhardt (UW), : #3 Jayne (ILL) major dec. Shatto (UW), #2 ILLINOIS 25, Wisconsin 12 Jan. 14, 2005 Madison, WI 149: #19 Dietzen (ILL) dec. #14 Henning (WISC), : #15 Turner (WISC) dec. Ferry (ILL), : Donar (WISC) dec. #13 Reynolds, : #5 Friedl (ILL) major dec. #18 Flaherty (WISC), : #4 Glynn (ILL) won by fall Maciag (WISC), 6: : #14 Byrd (ILL) dec. #8 Flaherty (WISC), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) dec. Kraemer (WISC), : #2 Ott (ILL) dec. Cudd (WISC), : #3 Jayne (ILL) dec. #6 Clum (WISC), : #9 Laudon (WISC) won by fall Pero (ILL), 4: #2 ILLINOIS 40, N.C. State 0 Jan. 15, 2005 Champaign, IL 125: #2 Ott (ILL) dec. Cummings (NC), : Flores (ILL) won by forfeit : Pero (ILL) tech fall Breese (NC), 17-2, 7: : #19 Dietzen (ILL) dec. Hernandez (NC), : Ferry (ILL) dec. Hamrah (NC), : #13 Reynolds (ILL) major dec. Nowicki (NC), : #5 Friedl (ILL) tech fall Gabrielson (NC), 19-2, 5: : #4 Glynn (ILL) tech fall Colbert (NC), 16-0, 4: : #14 Byrd (ILL) dec. Garren (NC), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) dec. Palma (NC), NATIONAL DUALS (2nd/16 teams) Jan , 2005 Cleveland, OH #2 Illinois 34, #22 West Virginia 6 125: #2 Ott (ILL) major dec. Cordell (WVU), : #3 Jayne (ILL) won by fall #20 Lisa (WVU), 7:57 ot : Pero (ILL) major dec. Adams (WVU), : #19 Dietzen (ILL) won by fall Torriero (WVU), 6: : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #10 Lebe(WVU), 5-3 ot : Fryling (WVU) dec. #13 Reynolds (ILL), : #5 Friedl (ILL) major dec. Mullen (WVU), : #1 Jones (WVU) dec. # 4 Glynn (ILL), : #15 Byrd (ILL) dec. Villers (WVU), Hwt: #14 Behnke (ILL) major dec. Holsopple (WVU), #2 Illinois 21, #10 Oklahoma : #1 Hazewinkel (OU) dec. #2 Ott (ILL), 4-2 ot : #3 Jayne (ILL) dec. Comparin (OU), : #2 Ware (OU) dec. Pero (ILL), : #3 Storniolo (OU) dec. #19 Dietzen (ILL), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. Jones (OU), : #13 Reynolds (ILL) won by fall Sulaver (OU), 2: : #5 Friedl (ILL) dec. #6 Waldhaus (OU), : #4 Glynn (ILL) dec. #9 Dyer (OU), : #15 Byrd (ILL) dec. #11 Flaggert (OU), 2-1 6ot Hwt: Hager (OU) dec. Little (ILL), #2 Illinois 20, #8 Minnesota : #2 Ott (ILL) dec. #4 Lowe (UM), : #5 Reiter (UM) dec. #3 Jayne (ILL), : Owen (UM) dec. Pero (ILL), : #11 Schlatter (UM) dec. #19 Dietzen (ILL), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) major dec. Lentz (UM), : #13 Reynolds (ILL) dec. #7 Nagel (UM), : #5 Friedl (ILL) major dec. McLay (UM), : #4 Glynn (ILL) dec. #7 Kish (UM), : #15 Byrd (ILL) dec. Duncombe(UM), Hwt: #4 Conrad (UM) won by fall #14 Behnke (ILL), 2: #1 Oklahoma State 22, #2 Illinois : #2 Ott (ILL) dec. Scott (OKSU), : #3 Jayne (ILL) dec. #13Morgan (OKSU), : Pero (ILL) dec. #19 Delk (OKSU), 5-3 4ot : #1 Esposito (OKSU) major dec. #19 Dietzen (ILL), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #19 Ward(OKSU), : #3 Hendricks (OKSU) dec. #13Reynolds (ILL), : #1 Pendleton (OKSU) won by fall #5 Friedl (ILL), 1: : #4 Glynn (ILL) dec. Kehrer (OKSU), : #1 Rosholt (ILL) dec. #15 Byrd (ILL), Hwt: #1 Mocco (OKSU) won by fall #14 Behnke (ILL), 1: #2 ILLINOIS 25, #9 Iowa 7 Jan. 28, 2005 Champaign, IL 149: #16 Dietzen (ILL) dec. #5 Eustice (Iowa), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #7 Johnston (Iowa), : #4 Perry (Iowa) major dec. Ferry (ILL) : #5 Friedl (ILL) dec. Lofthouse (Iowa) : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #5 Bradley (Iowa) : #13 Byrd (ILL) dec. Fellers (Iowa) Hwt: #7 Fields (Iowa) dec. #14 Behnke (ILL) : #2 Ott (ILL) major dec. Falck (Iowa) : #4 Jayne (ILL) dec. #14 Galanakis (Iowa) : Pero (ILL) dec. #11 Tsirtsis (Iowa) No. 6 FIGHTING ILLINI (16-1-1, Big Ten) DATE OPPONENT RESULT Nov. 21 at Missouri Open no team score Dec. 5 at UNI Open no team score Dec. 11 Central Missouri State W, 51-0 Dec at Midlands Tournament (Evanston, Ill.) st/60 Jan. 8 vs. Tennessee Chattanooga* W, 27-9 vs. Clarion* W, 37-7 vs. Wyoming* W, 47-0 Jan. 14 at #15 Wisconsin W, Jan. 15 N.C. State W, 40-0 Jan. 16 at Augustana College W, 39-0 Jan. 22 vs. #22 West Virginia** W, 34-6 vs. #10 Oklahoma** W, vs. #8 Minnesota** W, Jan. 23 vs. #1 Oklahoma State** L, (2nd/16) Jan. 28 #9 Iowa W, 25-7 Feb. 4 at Purdue W, 32-6 Feb. 6 at #5 Michigan T, Feb. 11 #14 Penn State W, 26-6 Feb. 13 #19 Indiana W, 37-0 Feb. 17 #18 Northwestern W, 29-6 Feb. 20 at #10 Minnesota W, March 5-6 at Big Ten Championships (Iowa City, Iowa) st/11 March at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) th/74 * at Buckeye Duals (Columbus, Ohio) ** at National Duals (Cleveland, Ohio) 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

25 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Pts. Dec. MD TF Pins OT Fastest WT WRESTLER Record Record Dual Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall 125 Kyle Ott : Gabe Flores : Ryan Kimberlin Mark Jayne : Gabe Flores Dan Manzella : Ryan Klinger * Joe Gomez : Cassio Pero : Michael Martin : Joel Karr : Anton Dietzen : Dan Zeman Lambros Fotos Matt Wagemann Cal Ferry * Troy Tirapelle : Alex Tirapelle : Anton Dietzen Jim Comfort Cal Ferry Mike Boyd * Mike Poeta : Donny Reynolds : Anthony Castillo Mike Boyd Cal Ferry * Roger Smith-Bergsrud Pete Friedl : Matt Winterhalter Brian Glynn : Pat Brownson Matt Harding : Matt Winterhalter Tyrone Byrd Matt Weight * Ben Zulauf :20 Hwt Mike Behnke :06 Hwt Matt Fletcher :22 Hwt Chris Little :39 TEAM (30.3) :22 * - Redshirting this season (team totals don t include redshirt numbers) #2 ILLINOIS 32, Purdue 6 Feb. 4, 2005 West Lafayette, IN Hwt: Behnke (ILL) dec. O'Brien (PUR), 3-1 ot : #2 Ott (ILL) tech. fall Tucker (PUR), (6:55) : #4 Jayne (ILL) won by fall Schmaltz (PUR), 3: : Pero (ILL) dec. Sprunger (PUR), : #11 Withstandley (PUR) dec. #12 Dietzen (ILL), : #2 Tirapelle (ILL) major dec. Salazar (PUR), : Castillo (ILL) dec. DeCeault (PUR), : #4 Friedl (ILL) Jackson tech fall (PUR), 19-3 (6:00) : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #15 Wissel (PUR), 3-1ot : #16 Moore (PUR) dec. #9 Byrd (ILL), #2 ILLINOIS 17, #5 Michigan 17 Feb. 6, 2005 Ann Arbor, MI 125: #2 Ott (ILL) major dec. Shutich (MI), : #4 Jayne (ILL) dec. #14 Moos (MI), : #5 Churella (MI) dec. Pero (ILL), : #7 Tannenbaum (MI) dec. #12 Dietzen (ILL), : #4 Bertin (MI) dec. #2 Tirapelle (ILL), : #2 Churella (MI) tech fall Castillo (ILL), : #4 Friedl (ILL) dec. #14 Roy (MI), : #3 Glynn (ILL) major dec. Weitzel (MI), : #9 Byrd (ILL) dec. Breyer (MI), Hwt: #3 Wagner (MI) dec. Behnke (ILL), #3 ILLINOIS 26, #14 Penn State 6 Feb. 11, 2005 Champaign, IL 149: #12 Dietzen (ILL) major dec. Decker (PSU), : #3 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #18 Galloway (PSU), : #11 Reynolds (ILL) dec. Turner (PSU), : #4 Friedl (ILL) dec. Yonushonis (PSU), : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #5 Bradley (PSU), : #13 Davis (PSU) dec. #9 Byrd (ILL), Hwt: Edwards (PSU) dec. Behnke (ILL), : #2 Ott (ILL) major dec. Smith (PSU), : #4 Jayne (ILL) dec. #18 Heller (PSU), : Pero (ILL) dec. #12 Driscoll (PSU), 4-2 OT #3 ILLINOIS 37, #19 Indiana 0 Feb. 13, 2005 Champaign, IL 125: #2 Ott (ILL) won by forfeit : #4 Jayne (ILL) major dec. Dyer (IND), : Pero (ILL) dec. Sakon (IND), : #12 Dietzen (ILL) won by fall Pribble (IND), 3: : #3 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #19 Becker (IND), : #11 Reynolds (ILL) dec. Dean (IND), : #4 Friedl (ILL) dec. Richardson (IND), : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #20 Rios (IND), : #9 Byrd (ILL) dec. Buuck (IND), Hwt: Behnke (ILL) dec. Herman (IND), #3 ILLINOIS 29, #18 Northwestern 6 Feb. 17, 2005 Champaign, IL 174: #4 Friedl (ILL) dec. #3 Herbert (NU), : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #18 Tamillow (NU), : #14 Delguyd (NU) dec. #13 Byrd (ILL), ot Hwt: Behnke (ILL) dec. #15 Fox (NU), : #10 Velez (NU) dec. #2 Ott (ILL), : #3 Jayne (ILL) major dec. Quintela (NU), : #19 Pero (ILL) dec. Lang (NU), : #12 Dietzen (ILL) major dec. Kim (NU), : #3 Tirapelle (ILL) won by fall Kimberlin (NU), 6: : #11 Reynolds (ILL) dec. Hayes (NU), #3 ILLINOIS 24, #10 Minnesota 13 Feb. 20, 2005 Minneapolis, MN 149: #12 Dietzen (ILL) dec. Williams (MN), : #3 Tirapelle (ILL) dec. Schlatter (MN), : #10 Nagel (MN) dec. #11 Reynolds (ILL), : #4 Friedl (ILL) dec. Dretsch (MN), : #3 Glynn (ILL) dec. #6 Kish (MN), 5-3 ot : #13 Byrd (ILL) dec. Koz (MN), Hwt: #2 Konrad (MN) major dec. Behnke (ILL), : #2 Ott (ILL) dec. #7 Lowe (MN), : #4 Reiter (MN) won by fall #3 Jayne (ILL), 2: : #19 Pero (ILL) won by fall #20 Owen (MN), 5: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 5-6, 2005 Iowa City, Iowa Final Team Standings 1. Illinois Minnesota Michigan Iowa t. Indiana t. Wisconsin Penn State Michigan State Northwestern Purdue Ohio State Illini Placewinners (National Qualifiers) 1st: Alex Tirapelle (157)*, Pete Friedl (174) 2nd: Kyle Ott (125), Mark Jayne (133), Brian Glynn (184) 3rd: Cassio Pero (141) 5th: Tyrone Byrd (197) 6th: Donny Reynolds (165), Mike Behnke (Hwt) *Two-time Big Ten Champion 2005 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 17-19, 2005 St. Louis, Mo. Final Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State Michigan Oklahoma Cornell Minnesota Illinois Iowa Lehigh Indiana Iowa State - 57 Illini Placewinners (All-Americans) 2nd: Kyle Ott (125)* 3rd: Brian Glynn (184)* 4th: Pete Friedl (174)* 7th: Mark Jayne (133)*, Cassio Pero (141) *Two-time All-Americans FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

26 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005 BIG TEN FINAL STANDINGS 1. Illinois Minnesota Michigan Iowa t. Indiana t. Wisconsin Penn State Michigan State Northwestern Purdue Ohio State Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson, Illinois Freshman of the Year: Mack Reiter, Minnesota Wrestler of the Year: Ryan Bertin, Michigan Wrestler of the Championship: Mack Reiter, Minnesota 125 POUNDS 1. Nick Simmons, Michigan State 2. Kyle Ott, Illinois 3. Joe Dubuque, Indiana 4. Adam Smith, Penn State 5. Bobbe Lowe, Minnesota 6. Jon Velez, Northwestern 7. Collin Cudd, Wisconsin 8. Brandon Tucker, Purdue 133 POUNDS 1. Mack Reiter, Minnesota 2. Mark Jayne, Illinois 3. Tom Clum, Wisconsin 4. Mark Moos, Michigan 5. Mario Galanakis, Iowa 6. TJ Enright, Ohio State 7. Bryan Heller, Penn State 8. Ryan Froese, Michigan State 141 POUNDS 1. Josh Churella, Michigan 2. Andy Simmons, Michigan State 3. Cassio Pero, Illinois 4. Ryan Lang, Northwestern 5. Alex Tsirtsis, Iowa 6. Michael Simpson, Indiana 7. Tommy Owen, Minnesota 8. DeWitt Driscoll, Penn State 149 POUNDS 1. Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan 2. Craig Henning, Wisconsin 3. Ty Eustice, Iowa 4. Darren McKnight, Michigan St. 5. Quincy Osborn, Minnesota 6. Isaac Knable, Indiana 7. Doug Withstandley, Purdue 8. Jack Decker, Penn State 157 POUNDS 1. Alex Tirapelle, Illinois 2. Ryan Bertin, Michigan 3. Joe Johnston, Iowa 4. CP Schlatter, Minnesota 5. Brandon Becker, Indiana 6. Colton Salazar, Purdue 7. Tyler Turner, Wisconsin 8. Nathan Galloway, Penn State 165 POUNDS 1. Ryan Churella, Michigan 2. Mark Perry, Iowa 3. Matt Nagel, Minnesota 4. Jake Donar, Wisconsin 5. Max Dean, Indiana 6. Donny Reynolds, Illinois 7. John DeCeault, Purdue 8. Bryan Harney, Michigan State 174 POUNDS 1. Pete Friedl, Illinois 2. Jake Herbert, Northwestern 3. Brady Richardson, Indiana 4. RJ Boudro, Michigan State 5. Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin 6. Nick Roy, Michigan 7. Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota 8. James Yonushonis, Penn State 184 POUNDS 1. Eric Bradley, Penn State 2. Brian Glynn, Illinois 3. Brady Reinke, Wisconsin 4. Paul Bradley, Iowa 5. Ben Wissel, Purdue 6. Roger Kish, Minnesota 7. Joshua Weitzel, Michigan 8. Andy Rios, Indiana 197 POUNDS 1. Matt Delguyd, Northwestern 2. JD Bergman, Ohio State 3. Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin 4. Phil Davis, Penn State 5. Tyrone Byrd, Illinois 6. Nathan Moore, Purdue 7. Matt Koz, Minnesota 8. Adam Fellers, Iowa HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Cole Konrad, Minnesota 2. Pat DeGain, Indiana 3. Greg Wagner, Michigan 4. Dustin Fox, Northwestern 5. Matt Fields, Iowa 6. Mike Behnke, Illinois 7. Joel Edwards, Penn State 8. Kirk Nail, Ohio State 2005 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005 FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Oklahoma State Michigan Oklahoma Cornell Minnesota Illinois Iowa Lehigh Indiana Iowa State Wrestler of the Year: Greg Jones, WVU 4. Mack Reiter, Minnesota 5. Matt Sanchez, CS-Bakersfield 6. Evan Sola, North Carolina 7. Mark Jayne, Illinois 8. Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh 141 POUNDS 1. Teyon Ware, Oklahoma 2. Nate Gallick, Iowa State 3. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh 4. Daniel Frishkorn, Oklahoma St. 5. Michael Keefe, Chattanooga 6. Andy Simmons, Michigan State 7. Cassio Pero, Illinois 8. Josh Churella, Michigan 4. Trent Paulson, Iowa State 5. Brandon Becker, Indiana 6. Brian Stith, Arizona State 7. Matt Lebe, W. Virginia 8. Chris Horning, Clarion 165 POUNDS 1. Johnny Hendricks, Okla St. 2. Mark Perry, Iowa 3. Troy Letters, Lehigh 4. Ryan Churella, Michigan 5. Jon Sioredas, Chattanooga 6. Matt Nagel, Minnesota 7. Tyrone Woodley, Missouri 8. Matt Palmer, Columbia 4. Eric Bradley, Penn State 5. Paul Bradley, Iowa 6. Travis Pascoe, Nebraska 7. Matt Pell, Missouri 8. Ben Wissel, Purdue 197 POUNDS 1. Jake Rosholt, Okla St. 2. Sean Stender, Northern Iowa 3. Jon Trenge, Lehigh 4. Joel Flaggert, Navy 5. B.J. Padden, Nebraska 6. Wynn Michalak, C. Michigan 7. Philip Davis, Penn State 8. Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin 125 POUNDS 1. Joe Dubuque, Indiana 2. Kyle Ott, Illinois 3. Sam Hazewinkel, Oklahoma 4. Nick Simmons, Michigan State 5. Efren Ceballos, CS-Bakersfield 6. Vic Moreno, Cal Poly 7. Bobbe Lowe, Minnesota 8. Coleman Scott, Oklahoma St. 149 POUNDS 1. Zack Esposito, Okla St. 2. Phillip Simpson, Army 3. Jon Masa, Hofstra 4. Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan 5. Ty Eustice, Iowa 6. Dustin Manotti, Cornell 7. Matt Storniolo, Oklahoma 8. Mark DiSalvo, C. Michigan 174 POUNDS 1. Chris Pendleton, Okla. St. 2. Ben Askren, Missouri 3. Jake Herbert, Northwestern 4. Pete Friedl, Illinois 5. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell 6. Eric Hauan, Northern Iowa 7. Mitch Hancock, C. Michigan 8. Daniel Waters, American HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Steve Mocco, Okla St. 2. Cole Konrad, Minnesota 3. Pat DeGain, Indiana 4. Greg Wagner, Michigan 5. Cain Velasquez, Arizona St. 6. Matt Feast, Pennsylvania 7. Scott Coleman, Iowa State 8. Bill Stouffer, C. Michigan 133 POUNDS 1. Travis Lee, Cornell 2. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro 3. Tom Clum, Wisconsin 157 POUNDS 1. Ryan Bertin, Michigan 2. Joe Johnston, Iowa 3. Jake Percival, Ohio 184 POUNDS 1. Greg Jones, West Virginia 2. Tyler Baier, Cornell 3. Brian Glynn, Illinois 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

27 THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE THE HISTORY OF WRESTLING IN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE A meeting of seven university presidents in 1895, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, was the first development of what would become one of organized sports most successful undertakings. Those seven men established the principles for which the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, more popularly known as the Big Ten Conference, was founded. Football and baseball were the most popular sports prior to Since then, many different athletic events have become popular on Big Ten campuses. Today, the Big Ten sponsors 12 championships for men and 12 for women. The Big Ten began sponsoring wrestling in 1913, with Illinois and Minnesota tying for the first conference championship. Since that time, the Big Ten has developed into the premier wrestling conference in the country. Big Ten teams have won 23 NCAA team championships and over 257 individual championships since the NCAA started sponsoring a national wrestling championship in 1928, including the team title by Minnesota in At the NCAA Championships in 2004, five Big Ten teams finished in the Top-10. The Big Ten Conference receives more individual NCAA Championship qualifiers than any other conference in the nation with 72. The 2006 NCAA Championships will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the Downtown Arena. BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS 1. Iowa Michigan Minnesota ILLINOIS Wisconsin Michigan State Indiana Purdue Northwestern Ohio State Penn State BIG TEN TEAM CHAMPS 1. Iowa ILLINOIS Indiana Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Northwestern Penn State ILLINOIS BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 1913 G.W. Schroeder (Lwt) 1917 E.V. Kurtzrock (145) L.V. Cope (158) 1920 H.L. Hoffman (175) 1927 Theodore Hesmer (125) J.H. Ritz (175) 1928 Allie Morrison (135) 1929 Joe Sapora (115) G.O. Minot (135) 1930 Joe Sapora (115) L.M. Bauerle (135) L.S. Burdick (Hwt) 1931 Wilbur Dooley (126) Bob Emmons (135) 1932 J.L. Puerta (118) Bob Emmons (126) Barney Cosneck (165) 1933 Glen Orth (118) Bob Emmons (126) 1934 Pete Pakutinsky (118) Bill Adams (126) Barney Cosneck (Hwt) 1935 Pete Pakutinsky (126) Jack McIlvoy (145) Ralph Silverstein (175) A.W. Dahl (Hwt) 1936 Ralph Silverstein (Hwt) 1937 Allen Sapora (126) Jack McIlvoy (145) John Ginay (165) 1938 Archie Deutschman (135) John Ginay (165) 1939 Dave Helsman (121) Archie Deutschman (136) 1941 John Sikish (Hwt) 1942 Ted Seabrooke (155) Norm Anthonisen (165) 1943 Tom Smerdel (165) 1945 Robert Burwell (121) 1946 Lou Kachiroubas (128) 1946 Norm Anthonisen (175) 1947 Lou Kachiroubas (128) Dave Shapiro (165) 1948 Kenneth Marlin (155) Charles Gottfreid (Hwt) 1951 Richard Picard (130) 1952 Norton Compton (137) 1953 Norton Compton (137) 1955 Larry TenPas (167) 1957 Werner Holzer (147) Bob Norman (Hwt) 1958 Werner Holzer (157) Bob Norman (Hwt) 1961 Mike O Laughlin (157) 1988 Kirk Azinger (142) 1989 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1990 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1991 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1997 Ernest Benion (158) 2000 Adam Tirapelle (149) 2001 Nate Patrick (184) Pat Quirk (197) 2002 Matt Lackey (165) 2003 Matt Lackey (165) 2004 Mark Jayne (133) Alex Tirapelle (157) 2005 Alex Tirapelle (157) Pete Friedl (174) Three-time Big Ten Champion Jon Llewellyn (1989, 1990, 1991) FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

28 OPPONENTS INDIANA Jan. 27, Bloomington, Ind. QUICK FACTS Location: Bloomington, Indiana Enrollment: 38,903 Colors: Cream and Crimson Athletic Director: Rick Greenspan Home Arena: University Gym (2,500) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Duane Goldman (Iowa, 1986) Record at IU (Years): (13 years) Overall Record: same Asst. Coaches: Reggie Wright, Mike Mena Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): 4-4 (6th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 9th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 17/11 Returning All-Americans: Joe Dubuque (125), Brandon Becker (157) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Kevin Martinez Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: MICHIGAN Feb. 3, Champaign, Ill. QUICK FACTS Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Enrollment: 37,306 Colors: Maize and Blue Athletic Director: Bill Martin Home Arena: Cliff Keen Arena (1,200) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Joe McFarland (Michigan, 1985) Record at UM (Years): (7 years) Overall Record: (10 years) Asst. Coaches: Kirk Trost, Mike Kulczycki, Kevin Vogel Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): (3rd) 2005 NCAA Finish: 2nd Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 14/6 Returning All-Americans: Josh Churella (141), Eric Tannenbaum (149), Ryan Churella (165), Greg Wagner (Hwt) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Leah Howard Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: NORTHWESTERN Feb. 5, Evanston, Ill. QUICK FACTS Location: Evanston, Illinois Enrollment: 7,700 Colors: Purple and White Athletic Director: Mark Murphy Home Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Tim Cysewski (Iowa, 1977) Record at NU (Years): (15 years) Overall Record: same Asst. Coaches: Tony Ersland, Rob Eiter, Foley Dowd Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): 2-6 (10th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 14th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 16/4 Returning All-Americans: Jake Herbert (174) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Kevin Morales Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: IOWA Feb. 10, Iowa City, Iowa QUICK FACTS Location: Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: 29,697 Colors: Old Gold and Black Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby Home Arena: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Jim Zalesky (Iowa, 1984) Record at UI (Years): (8 years) Overall Record: same Asst. Coaches: Troy Steiner, Tim Hartung Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): 5-3 (4th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 7th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 25/3 Returning All-Americans: Ty Eustice (149), Joe Johnston (157), Mark Perry (165), Paul Bradley (184) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Traci Wagner Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: MICHIGAN STATE Feb. 12, Champaign, Ill. QUICK FACTS Location: E. Lansing, Michigan Enrollment: 43,836 Colors: Green and White Athletic Director: Ron Mason Home Arena: Jenison Field House (5,017) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Tom Minkel (C. Michigan, 71) Record at MSU (Years): (14 years) Overall Record: (16 years) Asst. Coaches: Roger Chandler, Chris Williams Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): (T4th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 20th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 12/1 Returning All-Americans: Nick Simmons (125), Andy Simmons (141) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Kevin Wilson Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: OHIO STATE Jan. 29, Columbus, Ohio QUICK FACTS Location: Columbus, Ohio Enrollment: 58,365 Colors: Scarlet and Gray Athletic Director: Eugene Smith Home Arena: St. John Arena (13,000) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Russ Hellickson (Wisconsin, 70) Record at OSU (Years): (19 years) Overall Record: (23 years) Asst. Coaches: Ken Ramsey, Mitch Clark Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): 1-7 (11th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 50th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 10/4 Returning All-Americans: none SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Danielle Warner Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

29 OPPONENTS PURDUE Jan. 20, Champaign, Ill. QUICK FACTS Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Enrollment: 38,653 Colors: Old Gold and Black Athletic Director: Morgan J. Burke Home Arena: Intercollegiate Athletics Facility (1,696) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Jessie Reyes (CS-Bakersfield, 1984) Record at PU (Years): (13 years) Overall Record: same Asst. Coaches: Scott Hinkel, Tom Erikson Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): 2-6 (10th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 36th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 10/3 Returning All-Americans: Chris Fleeger (133), Ben Wissel (184) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Mark Leddy Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: WISCONSIN Feb. 19, Madison, Wis. QUICK FACTS Location: Madison, Wisconsin Enrollment: 41,169 Colors: Cardinal and White Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez Home Arena: UW Field House (10,300) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Barry Davis (Iowa, 1985) Record at UW (Years): (12 years) Overall Record: same Asst. Coaches: Bart Chelesvig, Cory Wallman Dual Record: Big Ten Record (place): (T5th) 2005 NCAA Finish: 15th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 14/4 Returning All-Americans: Tom Clum (133), Ryan Flaherty (197) SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Jana Stough Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: MISSOURI OPEN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: November 20, 2006 Location: Columbia, Mo. Host School: Missouri University Arena: Fieldhouse (2,000) Media Contact: Emily Gatewood Office Phone: Fax: Internet Address: LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: December 2-3, 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Arena: Las Vegas Convention Center Media Contact: Mark Churella Office Phone: Internet Address: UNI OPEN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: Dec. 4, 2006 Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Arena: West Gym (2,051) Media Contact: Brandie Glasnapp Office Phone: Fax: MIDLANDS TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: December 29-30, 2005 Location: Evanston, Ill. Host School: Northwestern Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Wrestling SID: Kevin Morales Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: FRESNO STATE Jan. 13, Fresno, Calif. QUICK FACTS Location: Fresno, Calif. Enrollment: 21, 389 Colors: Bulldog Red and White Athletic Director: Thomas Boeh Home Arena: North Gym TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Shawn Charles Record at FSU (Years): First Season Overall Record: First Season Dual Record: NCAA Finish: 50th Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 6/7 Returning All-Americans: none SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Roger Kirk Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: STANFORD Jan. 15, Palo Alto, Calif. QUICK FACTS Location: Palo Alto, Calif. Enrollment: 6,566 Colors: Cardinal and White Athletic Director: TBA Home Arena: Burnham Pavilion (1,400) TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Kerry McCoy Record at SU (Years): First Season Overall Record: First Season Dual Record: NCAA Finish: 37th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/6 Returning All-Americans: none SPORTS INFORMATION Wrestling SID: Jessica Raber Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: BIG TEN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: March 4-5, 2006 Location: Bloomington, Ind. Host School: Indiana University Arena: University Gym (2,500) Media Contact: Kevin Martinez Office Phone: SID Fax: SID Internet Address: NCAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dates: March 16-18, 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla. Host: University of Oklahoma Arena: Downtown Arena Media Contact: Matthew Stach Office Phone: Fax: Internet Address: FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

30 NCAA QUALIFIERS NCAA QUALIFIERS During the last 15 years, the University of Illinois has been one of the most successful and consistent programs at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. During that time, Illinois has crowned eight national champions and had 16 NCAA finalists, 39 All-Americans and 108 NCAA qualifiers. As a team, Illinois has had nine Top- 10 finishes and 11 Top-12 placings at the NCAA Championships Jon Llewellyn, HWT 1992 Greg Rudin, 118 Steve Marianetti, 134 Geoff Woodcock, Steve Marianetti, 142 Charles Gary, 150 Jeff Monson, Lindsey Durlacher, 118 Jon Vaughn, 134 Steve Marianetti, 142 Steve Rusk, 177 Lance Pelton, Lindsey Durlacher, 118 Brian Stewart, 126 Jon Vaughn, 134 Eric Siebert, 142 Steve Marianetti, 150 Ernest Benion, 158 Charles Gary, 167 Jevon Herman, 177 Steve Rusk, 190 Seth Brady, HWT 1996 Lindsey Durlacher, 118 Jon Vaughn, 142 Eric Siebert, 150 Ernest Benion, 158 Jevon Herman, 177 Karl Roesler, 190 Seth Brady, HWT 1997 Lindsey Durlacher, 118 Carl Perry, 126 Tony Siebert, 134 Jon Vaughn, 142 Eric Siebert, 150 Ernest Benion, 158 Jevon Herman, 177 Seth Brady, HWT 1998 Steve Doerrer, 118 Carl Perry, 126 Adam Tirapelle, 142 Eric Siebert, 150 Bill Zeman, 158 Ben King, 167 Jevon Herman, 177 Pat Quirk, 190 Karl Roesler, HWT 1999 Steve Doerrer, 125 Dave Stoltz, 133 Carl Perry, 141 Adam Tirapelle, 149 Griff Powell, 157 Bill Zeman, 165 Nate Patrick, 184 Pat Quirk, 197 Karl Roesler, HWT 2000 Ryan Escobar, 125 Dave Stoltz, 133 Carl Perry, 141 Adam Tirapelle, 149 Steve Marianetti (1995) Ernest Benion (1995) Carl Perry (2000) Adam Tirapelle (2001) Griff Powell, 157 Bill Zeman, 165 Ben King, 174 Nate Patrick, 184 Pat Quirk, 197 John Lockhart, Hwt 2001 Ryan Escobar, 125 Mike Castillo, 141 Adam Tirapelle, 149 Griff Powell, 157 Matt Lackey, 165 Ben King, 174 Nate Patrick, 184 Pat Quirk, 197 John Lockhart, Hwt 2002 Twan Pham, 125 Chad Hay, 133 Ryan Berger, 149 Griff Powell, 157 Matt Lackey, 165 Brian Glynn, 174 Jason Potter, 184 Tyrone Byrd, 197 John Lockhart, Hwt 2003 Twan Pham, 125 Mark Jayne, 133 Tony Pedrosa, 149 Alex Tirapelle, 157 Matt Lackey, 165 Brian Glynn, 174 Pete Friedl, 184 Tyrone Byrd, Kyle Ott, 125 Mark Jayne, 133 Michael Martin, 141 Anton Dietzen, 149 Alex Tirapelle, 157 Ben Hay, 165 Pete Friedl, 174 Brian Glynn, Kyle Ott, 125 Mark Jayne, 133 Cassio Pero, 141 Alex Tirapelle, 157 Donny Reynolds, 165 Pete Friedl, 174 Brian Glynn, 184 Tyrone Byrd, 197 Mike Behnke, Hwt Eric Siebert (1998) John Lockhart (2001) Matt Lackey (2003) 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

31 ILLINOIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ILLINOIS HAS CROWNED 20 NCAA CHAMPIONS SINCE 1929 George Minot lbs. Joe Sapora 1929, lbs. Joe Puerta lbs. Ralph Silverstein lbs. John Ginay lbs. Allen Sapora lbs. Archie Deutschman 1939, 136 lbs. Jon Llewellyn 1991 Heavyweight David Shapiro lbs. Ernest Benion lbs. NCAA CHAMPIONS BY YEAR Year Wrestler Weight 1929 Joe Sapora 115 George Minot Joe Sapora Joe Puerta Ralph Silverstein John Ginay 165 Allen Sapora Archie Deutschman David Shapiro Larry Tenpas Bob Norman Hwt 1958 Bob Norman Hwt 1991 Jon Llewellyn Hwt 1995 Steve Marianetti 150 Ernest Benion Eric Siebert Carl Perry John Lockhart Hwt Adam Tirapelle Matt Lackey 165 Larry Tenpas lbs. Steve Marianetti 1995, 150 lbs. Bob Norman 1957, 1958 Heavyweight Eric Siebert lbs. Carl Perry lbs. John Lockhart 2001 Heavyweight Adam Tirapelle lbs. Matt Lackey lbs FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

32 ILLINOIS ALL-AMERICANS Albert Campbell 1928: 145 (3rd) Ralph Webster 1928: Hwt (2nd) Joe Sapora 1929: 115 (1st) 1930: 115 (1st) George Minot 1929: 135 (1st) Louis Bauerle 1930: 135 (2nd) Lloyd Burdick 1930: Hwt (2nd) Joe Puerta 1932: 123 (1st) 1933: 118 (2nd) R.L. Emmons 1933: 126 (2nd) Barney Cosneck 1934: Hwt (3rd) George Ledbetter 1935: 118 (3rd) Pete Pakutinsky 1935: 126 (3rd) Jack McIlvoy 1935: 145 (3rd) 1937: 145 (2nd) Ralph Silverstein 1935: 175 (1st) John Ginay 1937: 175 (2nd) 1938: 165 (1st) Allen Sapora 1938: 126 (1st) Archie Deutschman 1938: 135 (2nd) 1939: 136 (1st) Paul Petry 1939: 128 (3rd) John Sikich 1939: Hwt (2nd) Theodore Seabrooke 1941: 155 (3rd) 1942: 155 (2nd) David Shapiro 1946: 165 (1st) 1947: 165 (4th) Lou Kachiroubas 1947: 128 (2nd) 1952: 123 (3rd) Kenneth Marlin 1947: 155 (4th) Charles Gottfried 1947: Hwt (4th) 1948: 191 (2nd) William Mann 1948: (2nd) Joe Garcia 1948: (4th) Gilbert Gaumer 1948: 174 (4th) 1949: 165 (3rd) Arthur Archer 1948: Hwt (4th) William Vohaska 1950: 175 (3rd) Richard Meeks 1952, 53: 115 (3rd) 1955: 123 (3rd) Norton Compton 1952: 137 (4th) 1953: 137 (2nd) 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

33 ILLINOIS ALL-AMERICANS Larry TenPas 1954: 157 (3rd) 1955: 167 (2nd) 1956: 157 (1st) Dave Moore 1957: 115 (4th) Werner Holzer 1957: 147 (3rd) Bob Norman 1957: Hwt (1st) 1958: Hwt (1st) William Gabberd 1958: 157 (3rd) William Roy 1963: 167 (6th) Clayton Beattie 1965: 157 (4th) Kevin Puebla 1979: 126 (5th) Phil Callahan 1986: 134 (6th) Kirk Azinger 1988: 142 (7th) Jon Llewellyn 1989: Hwt (3rd); 1990: Hwt (3rd); 1991: Hwt (1st) Steve Marianetti 1993: 142 (4th) 1994: 142 (5th) 1995: 150 (1st) Ernest Benion 1995: 158 (1st) 1996: 158 (2nd) 1997: 158 (3rd) Lindsey Durlacher 1996: 118 (4th) 1997: 118 (2nd) Eric Siebert 1997: 150 (5th) 1998: 150 (1st) Jevon Herman 1998: 177 (6th) Carl Perry 1998: 126 (7th) 2000: 141 (1st) Karl Roesler 1998: Hwt (7th) 1999: Hwt (3rd) Adam Tirapelle 1999: 149 (3rd) 2000: 149 (2nd) 2001: 149 (1st) Pat Quirk 2000: 197 (8th) 2001: 197 (2nd) John Lockhart 2000: Hwt (7th) 2001: Hwt (1st) 2002: Hwt (3rd) Matt Lackey 2001: 165 (3rd) 2002: 165 (2nd) 2003: 165 (1st) Griff Powell 2002: 157 (8th) Alex Tirapelle 2003: 157 (2nd) 2004: 157 (4th) Kyle Ott 2004: 125 (2nd) 2005: 125 (2nd) Mark Jayne 2004: 133 (7th) 2005: 133 (7th) Pete Friedl 2004: 174 (7th) 2005: 174 (4th) Brian Glynn 2004: 184 (6th) 2005: 184 (3rd) Cassio Pero 2005: 141 (7th) FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

34 INDIVIDUAL HONORS FIRST-PLACE Joe Sapora (115) 1929 Joe Sapora (115) 1930 George Minot (135) 1929 Joe Puerta (123) 1932 Ralph Silverstein (175) 1935 John Ginay (1965) 1938 Allen Sapora (126) 1938 Archie Deutschman (136) 1939 David Schapiro (165) 1946 Larry TenPas (157) 1956 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1957 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1958 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1991 Steve Marianetti (150) 1995 Ernest Benion (158) 1995 Eric Siebert (150) 1998 Carl Perry (141) 2000 Adam Tirapelle (149) 2001 John Lockhart (Hwt) 2001 Matt Lackey (165) 2003 SECOND-PLACE Ralph Webster (Hwt) 1928 Louis Bauerle (135) 1930 Lloyd Burdick (Hwt) 1930 Joe Puerta (118) 1933 R.L. Emmons (126) 1933 Jack McIlvoy (145) 1937 John Ginay (175) 1937 Archie Deutschman (135) 1938 John Sikich (Hwt) 1939 Theodore Seabrooke (155) 1942 Lou Kachiroubas (128) 1947 Charles Gottfried (191) 1948 William Mann (114.5) 1948 Norton Compton (137) 1953 Larry TenPas (167) 1955 Ernest Benion (158) 1996 Lindsey Durlacher (118) 1997 Adam Tirapelle (149) 2000 Pat Quirk (197) 2001 Matt Lackey (165) 2002 Alex Tirapelle (157) 2003 Kyle Ott (125) 2004 Kyle Ott (125) 2005 THIRD-PLACE Albert Campbell (145) 1928 Barney Cosneck (Hwt) 1934 George Ledbetter (118) 1935 Pete Pakutinsky (126) 1935 Jack McIlvoy (145) 1935 Paul Petry (128) 1939 Theodore Seabrooke (155) 1941 Lou Kachiroubas (123) 1952 Gilbert Gaumer (165) 1949 William Vohaska (175) 1950 Richard Meeks (115) 1952 Richard Meeks (115) 1953 Richard Meeks (123) 1955 Larry TenPas (157) 1954 Werner Holzer (147) 1957 William Gabberd (157) 1958 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1989 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1990 Ernest Benion (158) 1997 Adam Tirapelle (149) 1999 ALL-AMERICANS (BY FINISHES) Karl Roesler (Hwt) 1999 Matt Lackey (165) 2001 John Lockhart (Hwt) 2002 Brian Glynn (184) 2005 FOURTH-PLACE Kenneth Marlin (155) 1947 David Schapiro (165) 1947 Charles Gottfried (Hwt) 1947 Joe Garcia (136.5) 1948 Gilbert Gaumer (174) 1948 Arthur Archer (Hwt) 1948 Norton Compton (137) 1952 Dave Moore (115) 1957 Clayton Beattie (157) 1965 Steve Marianetti (142) 1993 Lindsey Durlacher (118) 1996 Alex Tirapelle (157) 2004 Pete Friedl (174) 2005 FIFTH-PLACE Kevin Puebla (126) 1979 Steve Marianetti (142) 1994 Eric Siebert (150) 1997 SIXTH-PLACE William Roy (167) 1963 Phil Callahan (134) 1986 Jevon Herman (177) 1998 Brian Glynn (184) 2004 SEVENTH-PLACE Kirk Azinger (142) 1988 Carl Perry (126) 1998 Karl Roesler (Hwt) 1998 John Lockhart (Hwt) 2000 Pete Friedl (174) 2004 Mark Jayne (133) 2004 Mark Jayne (133) 2005 Cassio Pero (141) 2005 EIGHTH-PLACE Pat Quirk (197) 2000 Griff Powell (157) 2002 TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Joe Sapora (115) 1929, 1930 Joe Puerta (123) 1932 (118) 1933 Jack McIlvoy (145) 1935, 1937 John Ginay (175) 1937, (165) 1938 Archie Deutschman (135) 1938, (136) 1939 Theodore Seabrooke (155) 1941, 1942 David Schapiro (165) 1946, 1947 Charles Gottfried (Hwt) 1947, (191) 1948 Gilbert Gaumer (174) 1948, (165) 1949 Norton Compton (137) 1952, 1953 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1957, 1958 Lindsay Durlacher (118) 1996, 1997 Eric Siebert (150) 1997, 1998 Carl Perry (126) 1998, (141) 2000 Karl Roesler (Hwt) 1998, 1999 Pat Quirk (197) 2000, 2001 Alex Tirapelle (157) 2003, 2004 Kyle Ott (125) 2004, 2005 Mark Jayne (133) 2004, 2005 Pete Friedl (174) 2004, 2005 Brian Glynn (184) 2004, 2005 THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Richard Meeks (115) 1952, 1953 (123) 1955 Larry TenPas (157) 1954, 1956 (167) 1955 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1989, 1990, 1991 Steve Marianetti (142) 1993, 1994 (150) 1995 Ernest Benion (158) 1995, 1996, 1997 Adam Tirapelle (149) 1999, 2000, 2001 John Lockhart (Hwt) 2000, 2001, 2002 Matt Lackey (165) 2001, 2002, 2003 TWO-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Joe Sapora (115) 1929, 1930 Bob Emmons (126) 1932, 1933 Lou Kachiroubas (128) 1946, 1947 Archie Deutschman (135) 1938 (136) 1939 Norton Compton (137) 1952, 1953 Jack McIlvoy (145) 1935, 1937 John Ginay (165) 1937, 1938 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1957, 1958 Matt Lackey (165) 2002, 2003 Alex Tirapelle (157) 2004, 2005 THREE-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1989, 1990, 1991 NCAA & BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (During the Same Season) George Minot (135) 1929 Joe Sapora (115) 1929 Joe Sapora (115) 1930 Ralph Silverstein (175) 1935 John Ginay (165) 1938 Archie Deutschman (136) 1939 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1957 Bob Norman (Hwt) 1958 Jon Llewellyn (Hwt) 1991 Matt Lackey (165) BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

35 COACHING RECORDS YEAR COACH DUAL BIG TEN NCAA 1911 R.N. Fargo A. Elston A. Elston First* T. Paulsen Fourth Walter Evans Walter Evans Third Walter Evans First Did not compete in intercollegiate wrestling 1919 Did not compete in intercollegiate wrestling 1920 Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn Fifth Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn First Paul Prehn First H.E. Kenney Second Fourth 1930 H.E. Kenney First Second 1931 H.E. Kenney H.E. Kenney First Eighth 1933 H.E. Kenney H.E. Kenney Second 10th 1935 H.E. Kenney First Third 1936 H.E. Kenney Third 1937 H.E. Kenney First Fifth 1938 H.E. Kenney Third Second 1939 H.E. Kenney Second Third 1940 H.E. Kenney Fourth 11th 1941 H.E. Kenney Fourth 13th 1942 H.E. Kenney Second Eighth 1943 H.E. Kenney Fourth *** 1944 Glenn Law Second *** 1945 Glenn Law Third *** 1946 Glenn Law First Third 1947 H.E. Kenney First Sixth 1948 Glenn Law Second Third 1949 Glenn Law Fifth 10th 1950 Glenn Law Ninth 10th 1951 B.R. Patterson Fourth B.R. Patterson First Sixth 1953 B.R. Patterson Fourth 10th 1954 B.R. Patterson Sixth 11th 1955 B.R. Patterson Third Ninth 1956 B.R. Patterson Eighth Eighth 1957 B.R. Patterson Fourth Sixth 1958 B.R. Patterson Second Sixth 1959 B.R. Patterson Fifth 25th 1960 B.R. Patterson Ninth B.R. Patterson Fifth 21st 1962 B.R. Patterson Eighth 30th 1963 B.R. Patterson th 40th 1964 B.R. Patterson Seventh 46th 1965 B.R. Patterson Fourth 22nd 1966 B.R. Patterson th B.R. Patterson Ninth 55th 1968 B.R. Patterson Eighth Jack Robinson Seventh Jack Robinson Eighth 40th 1971 Jack Robinson Ninth Jack Robinson th Jack Robinson th Tom Porter Seventh Tom Porter th Tom Porter Ninth 49th 1977 Tom Porter Ninth Tom Porter Eighth 37th 1979 Greg Johnson Sixth 24th 1980 Greg Johnson Eighth Greg Johnson th 66th From , Paul Prehn coached the Fighting Illini to an an unprecedented seven Big Ten titles and a 42-5 dual meet record. ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS Coach Seasons Years Record Pct. Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson H.E. Kenney , Ron Clinton Paul Prehn Tom Porter Greg Johnson Glenn Law , Jack Robinson Walter Evans A. Elston T. Paulsen R.N. Fargo YEAR COACH DUAL BIG TEN NCAA 1982 Greg Johnson Ninth Greg Johnson Eighth 46th 1984 Ron Clinton Ninth Ron Clinton Sixth 52nd 1986 Ron Clinton Eighth 38th 1987 Ron Clinton Fourth 40th 1988 Ron Clinton Seventh 33rd 1989 Ron Clinton th 28th 1990 Ron Clinton th 19th 1991 Ron Clinton Ninth 19th 1992 Ron Clinton Eighth T-54th 1993 Mark Johnson Eighth T-23rd 1994 Mark Johnson Ninth T-37th 1995 Mark Johnson Fourth Ninth 1996 Mark Johnson Fourth 12th 1997 Mark Johnson Third Ninth 1998 Mark Johnson Sixth Seventh 1999 Mark Johnson Fourth 12th 2000 Mark Johnson Third Sixth 2001 Mark Johnson Second Fifth 2002 Mark Johnson Fifth 10th 2003 Mark Johnson Fifth Ninth 2004 Mark Johnson Third Seventh 2005 Mark Johnson First Sixth 93 years (.576) Bold indicates Big Ten Championship season * - Team championships were determined in the Western Intercollegiate Wrestling, Gymnastics and Fencing Association, an open meet, from From team championships were based on dual meet records. In 1926 the conference sponsored its own meet, but only individual champions were named until 1934, when a point system was adopted to name a team champion in that meet. ** - The NCAA officially began recognizing team championships in FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

36 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (0-1) Head Coach: R.N. Indiana L (1-1) Head Coach: A. Chicago L Indiana W (1-0) Head Coach: A. Elston Chicago W Big Ten Championships st (1-0) Head Coach: T. Chicago W Big Ten Championships st (2-0-1) Head Coach: Walter Evans Indiana Wisconsin W Chicago T (1-2-1) Head Coach: Walter Chicago Indiana Purdue L Wisconsin W Big Ten Championships rd (4-0) Head Coach: Walter Evans Indiana W Purdue Wisconsin W Chicago W Big Ten Championships st NO WRESTLING NO WRESTLING (3-0) Head Coach: Paul Prehn Iowa Chicago Purdue W Big Ten Championships st (2-1) Head Coach: Paul Iowa L Chicago W Purdue W Big Ten Championships th (6-0) Head Coach: Paul Northwestern Ohio State Purdue Chicago W Indiana W Iowa W (4-2) Head Coach: Paul Northwestern W Ohio State L Purdue W Chicago Indiana Iowa W (5-0) Head Coach: Paul Purdue W Michigan Chicago Ohio State W Iowa W (5-0) Head Coach: Paul Prehn Purdue W Chicago Michigan W Ohio State Iowa W (4-2) Head Coach: Paul Prehn Minnesota West Virginia L Iowa Chicago W Wisconsin Ohio State W Big Ten Championships st (6-0) Head Coach: Paul Wisconsin West Virginia W Chicago W Minnesota Iowa W Michigan W Big Ten Championships st (7-0) Head Coach: Paul Prehn Missouri West Virginia Minnesota W Wisconsin Chicago W Iowa W NCAA Championships No Points Awarded Michigan W Big Ten Championships st (6-1) Head Coach: H.E. Missouri Wisconsin West Virginia W Minnesota Iowa W Chicago W Michigan L Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships th (7-0) Head Coach: H.E. Cornell College W Iowa State Teachers Minnesota W Wisconsin Chicago W Chicago Indiana W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships nd (6-1) Head Coach: H.E. Iowa State Teachers W Cornell College Wisconsin W Minnesota W Iowa Chicago W Indiana L Big Ten Championships No Team Scores NCAA Championships No Points Awarded (5-0) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Morton JC W Missouri Minnesota W Chicago Iowa W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships th (5-3-1) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Minnesota Northwestern W Chicago Chicago Oklahoma A & M Missouri W Indiana L Northwestern Indiana L Big Ten Championships No Team Scores NCAA Championships No Points Awarded (7-2-1) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Wheaton College Chicago T Northwestern Ohio State Lehigh West Virginia W Chicago Northwestern Wisconsin W Indiana L Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships th (5-1) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Wisconsin Chicago Missouri W Iowa State W Ohio State Indiana L Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships rd (5-2) Head Coach: H.E. Iowa State Cornell College L Cornell College Ohio State W Indiana L Chicago Minnesota W Big Ten Championships rd NCAA Championships No Points Awarded (6-2) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Iowa State W Missouri W Cornell Kansas State L Ohio State Indiana Chicago W Minnesota W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships th (7-2) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Normal Normal Iowa State Cornell Oklahoma A & M L Kansas State Ohio State W Indiana L Iowa W Big Ten Championships rd NCAA Championships nd (6-3) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Iowa State Teachers Illinois State W Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska W Ohio State Indiana L Oklahoma A & M Iowa W Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships rd (6-4) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Normal W Morton JC Michigan W Kansas Iowa State Teachers Iowa State W Nebraska W Iowa W Indiana Oklahoma A & M L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (6-6) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Cornell W Iowa State Teachers Franklin Marshall Washington & Lee VMI Ohio State L Oklahoma A & M L Vanderbilt W Michigan Indiana L Purdue Iowa W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (8-0) Head Coach: H.E. Normal Vanderbilt Iowa Teachers Cornell W

37 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING Ohio State Purdue W Indiana W Iowa W Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships th (4-1) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Northwestern W Michigan W Purdue Ohio U Ohio State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships No Tournament (4-3) Head Coach: Glenn Iowa Illinois State Purdue Wheaton College Northwestern W Illinois State W Ohio State L Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships No Tournament (4-1) Head Coach: Glenn Iowa L Purdue Michigan W Illinois Tech W Indiana W Big Ten Championships rd NCAA Championships No Tournament (4-4) Head Coach: Glenn Law Wheaton College Purdue L Michigan State L Iowa State Teachers L Michigan Indiana L Purdue Ohio State W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships rd (6-2-1) Head Coach: H.E. Kenney Illinois Normal Cornell College Iowa State Teachers T Indiana Michigan State Michigan W Purdue W Iowa W Ohio State W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships th (4-4) Head Coach: Glenn Illinois Normal L Michigan W Cornell College L Michigan State Ohio State Iowa Purdue Indiana L Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships rd (6-1-2) Head Coach: Glenn Michigan State Michigan W Iowa State Teachers Wisconsin Minnesota W Ohio State W Purdue T Iowa W Indiana W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (8-2) Head Coach: Glenn Law Wisconsin W Michigan W Michigan State Iowa State Teachers Iowa Ohio State L Minnesota W Northwestern Indiana Purdue W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (5-4-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Iowa State Teachers L Ohio State L Iowa Minnesota Michigan State Michigan Northwestern Wisconsin T Purdue W Indiana W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (5-5-2) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Wisconsin Ohio State Pittsburgh Franklin & Marshall Millersville Navy L Michigan L Michigan State Purdue Indiana Iowa T Northwestern W Big Ten Championships st NCAA Championships th (7-5-2) Head Coach: B.R. Cornell College Iowa State Teachers T Purdue W Wisconsin Memphis Arkansas State College Oklahoma A & M Oklahoma Kansas State Michigan State Michigan L Indiana W Iowa L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (6-5) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Cornell College Indiana W Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa L Ohio State Purdue L Michigan State L Oklahoma A & M Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (13-2) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Indiana W Purdue W Iowa Toledo Franklin & Marshal Pittsburgh Ohio U Ohio State Michigan Michigan State W Wisconsin W Minnesota W Northwestern W Big Ten Championships rd Iowa State Teachers W Oklahoma W NCAA Championships th (6-6-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Indiana Purdue L Michigan Iowa State Teachers Minnesota Grinnel College Iowa L Michigan State T Penn State L Ohio State Northwestern Wisconsin W Big Ten Championships th Kansas State W NCAA Championships th (6-3-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Purdue Penn State L Iowa Michigan Michigan State Western Ontario W Wisconsin W Minnesota T Indiana W Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th The 1946 wrestling team won the Big Ten Championships and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships

38 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS (8-3-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Iowa W Penn State Purdue W Michigan Minnesota Carleton Iowa State Teachers T Pittsburgh L Michigan State Wisconsin Indiana Northwestern W Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships th (4-7-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Score Iowa L Purdue SIU-Carbondale Auburn W Iowa State Teachers Western Ontario Michigan State Michigan L Minnesota L Wisconsin T Northwestern W Indiana L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (3-11) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Purdue Iowa Wisconsin W Michigan State Kansas State Oklahoma State Oklahoma Missouri Army Cornell L Michigan L Minnesota Indiana L Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (10-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Indiana W Wisconsin W Iowa Eastern Illinois Minnesota Colorado School Colorado State College Air Force W Army W Quadrangular Meet nd/ 4 Teams Missouri W Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships st (6-6) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Indiana Iowa L Kansas State W Eastern Illinois W Minnesota W Wisconsin L Air Force Notre Dame Michigan State L State College-Iowa W Purdue Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (6-6-2) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Iowa Indiana W Ohio State Eastern Illinois Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma State Missouri Wisconsin W Michigan State Purdue Minnesota State College-Iowa L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (6-6-1) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Iowa State College-Iowa Eastern Illinois Ohio State Michigan State T Kansas State L Wisconsin W Purdue W Missouri W Indiana W Minnesota Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th Iowa State L NCAA Championships th (3-11) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Score Iowa L Ohio State L State College-Iowa W Michigan L Michigan State Indiana Purdue Wisconsin L Eastern Illinois Missouri Minnesota L vs. Army L vs. Purdue L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships nd (2-11) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Score Air Force Iowa State College-Iowa Ohio State L Indiana Eastern Illinois Michigan Michigan State L Purdue W Missouri W Wisconsin L Minnesota Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (2-10) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Scores Iowa L State College-Iowa L Ohio State Purdue Indiana Minnesota L vs. State College-Iowa Missouri Air Force L Michigan L Michigan State Wisconsin L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (2-11) Head Coach: B.R. Patterson Illini Invite No Team Iowa Northern Iowa Midlands th/ 36 Michigan Ohio State L Indiana L Minnesota Michigan State L Wisconsin L Purdue W Missouri L Kansas State L Air Force Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (9-11-1) Head Coach: Jack Robinson Illini Invite No Team Score vs. Indiana State L vs. Purdue Indiana Eastern Illinois W Iowa Midlands th/ 34 Teams Michigan L Ohio State Wisconsin L vs. Marquette W vs. Wisc.-Whitewater SIU-Carbondale Auburn Troy State Georgia W Michigan State Minnesota L vs. Wisconsin W vs. Indiana Kansas State Air Force W The 1952 wrestling team won the Big Ten Championships and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships.

39 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (5-9) Head Coach: Jack Robinson Illini Invite No Team Score Indiana Drake Iowa Midlands th Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan Michigan State SIU-Carbondale Missouri L Purdue W Minnesota L Northern Illinois W Eastern Illinois Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (2-13) Head Coach: Jack Robinson Illini Invite No Team Indiana L Iowa Wisconsin L vs. Illinois State Eastern Illinois L Ohio State L Missouri W Michigan State L SIU-Carbondale Minnesota L Michigan Purdue Northern Illinois W Drake L Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (3-9) Head Coach: Jack Robinson Illini Invite No Team Scores McMurray Invite nd/ 4 Iowa L Indiana L Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan Michigan State SIU-Carbondale Missouri L Purdue L Minnesota L Eastern Illinois Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (8-8) Head Coach: Jack Robinson Illini Invite No Team Scores Meramec CC W MacMurray W Northeast Missouri State W Iowa L Indiana Central W Eastern Illinois Midlands No Team Score.... SIU-Edwardsville L SIU-Carbondale L Ohio State L Michigan State L Michigan L Purdue W Wisconsin L Northern Illinois L Wisconsin-Milwaukee L Indiana W Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (7-13) Head Coach: Tom Northern Open No Team Scores vs. Indiana Central W Northern Iowa Iowa L vs. Minnesota SIU-Carbondale Ohio State Western Illinois W Purdue Michigan State Michigan Eastern Illinois L Indiana W Drake L Northern Illinois L Wisconsin Maverick Classic st/4 Teams vs. Nebraska-Omaha W vs. South Dakota W vs. Northwestern L SIU-Edwardsville Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (11-9-1) Head Coach: Tom Porter Illini Invite No Team Scores Vs. Missouri SIU-Edwardsville T Indiana State W Iowa Ball State Invite No Team Midlands No Team Scores DePauw W Vs. SIU-Carbondale Northern Iowa Drake Purdue L vs. Ohio State L Michigan State L Michigan Illinois State W Eastern Illinois Indiana W vs. Cleveland State Minnesota L vs. Wisconsin L Western Illinois Northern Illinois L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (10-9) Head Coach: Tom Porter Moorhead State Northern Open No Team Eastern Illinois W Illini Invite No Team Iowa Ball State Tourney No Team Midlands th/ 39 SIU-Carbondale L vs. Northern Iowa W vs. Purdue WIU Invite st/ 8 Michigan State Michigan L vs. Ohio State W Illinois State L Indiana W Drake W SIU-Edwardsville W Wisconsin Indiana State L Northern Illinois Northwestern L vs. Minnesota L vs. Ball State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (3-11) Head Coach: Tom Northern Open No Team Scores Eastern Illinois L Illini Invite No Team Drake Northern Iowa Midlands th/ 39 WIU Invite nd/ 8 SIU-Edwardsville Purdue Illinois State L Michigan State L SIU-Carbondale Indiana Northern Illinois Wisconsin L Indiana State L Northwestern L Iowa L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (8-8) Head Coach: Tom St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Invite No Team Scores Western Illinois Midlands rd/ 50 Northern Iowa WIU Invite st/ 6 Ball State Indiana State W Purdue W Drake Eastern Illinois SIU-Carbondale W Illinois State W Indiana W Missouri L Wisconsin L Northern Illinois L SIU-Edwardsville Northwestern L Iowa L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (12-10) Head Coach: Greg St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Augustana Western Illinois Iowa Drake W The 1958 Illinois wrestling squad placed sixth at nationals and were the conference runners up.

40 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS - 40 Midlands nd/ 53 Teams vs. Notre Dame Indiana W vs. Ohio State Missouri SIU-Edwardsville Purdue W vs. Valparaiso W Michigan State L Michigan L SIU-Carbondale W Eastern Illinois L Ball State Northern Illinois Wisconsin L Northwestern Illinois State W Taylor W Indiana State L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (8-12) Head Coach: Greg St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Scores Illinois State Midlands th/ 55 Teams vs. Notre Dame Clarion State Ohio University W vs. Akron W vs. West Virginia Ohio State L Drake W Purdue Michigan State Michigan L Missouri L Indiana Eastern Illinois L Northern Illinois Iowa L SIU-Edwardsville W Wisconsin Northwestern Indiana State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (7-9-1) Head Coach: Greg St. Louis Open No Team Open No Team Scores Illinois Open No Team Illinois State Orange Bowl Classic th/ 22 Sun Blazers Tourney st/ 16 Tenn.-Chatt W Ohio State L Western Illinois Purdue Indiana T Michigan State L Michigan L Iowa L Indiana State SIU-Carbondale SIU-Edwardsville Missouri Northern Illinois Wisconsin L Eastern Illinois L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (9-8) Head Coach: Greg St. Louis Open No Team Southern Open No Team Score Illini Open No Team Score Illinois State Midlands Ball State Northwestern Ohio State W Cincinnati W Indiana Michigan State Michigan Northern Iowa Iowa Indiana State W Northern Illinois W Wisconsin L Northwestern Eastern Illinois L vs. SIU-Carbondale W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (1-13-1) Head Coach: Greg St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Northwestern L Illini Open No Team Illinois State T SIU-Edwardsville Midlands rd/ 52 Teams vs. Oklahoma State L Ohio State Purdue Indiana L Northern Iowa L Michigan State L Michigan W Iowa L Eastern Illinois Northern Illinois Wisconsin Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (4-8) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Southern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Scores Illinois State Midlands th/ 50 Air Force Tourney th/ 10 Teams Purdue L Indiana Michigan State Michigan Augustana Iowa Ohio State L Northern Illinois W Wisconsin Eastern Illinois L Northwestern W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships Did Not Score (11-10) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Southern Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Open th/ 18 Olivet Nazarene W vs. Minnesota W vs. BYU W vs. Utah State W vs. Boise State W vs. Navy Hawaii All-Stars W vs. North Carolina L vs. Appalachian State L vs. Old Dominion W Michigan State L Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Purdue L Iowa L Ohio State SIU-Edwardsville Northern Illinois Illinois State Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships nd (5-8) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Classic nd/ 15 Midlands rd/ 51 Illinois State W Drake Michigan State Michigan Ohio State L Indiana W Purdue Iowa L vs. Northern Iowa L Wisconsin L Minnesota L Northwestern L Eastern Illinois L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (13-7) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Southern Open st/ 15 Teams Illini Open st/ 10 Teams Mankato State W vs. Central Missouri W vs. Miami (Ohio) W vs. Eastern Illinois W vs. SW Missouri State W Tenn.-Chatt W Michigan State W Michigan Eastern Illinois W vs. Ohio State Purdue Drake W vs. Iowa L vs. Northwestern Northern Illinois Wisconsin L Edinboro L Illinois State Northwestern L Indiana W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (3-9) Head Coach: Ron Clinton vs. Missouri St. Louis Open No Team Southern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Scores SIU-Edwardsville Midlands No Team Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Indiana L vs. Villanova Northwestern L vs. Iowa L Wisconsin L Purdue Illinois State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships rd (3-10) Head Coach: Ron Clinton Air Force W Olivet Nazarene St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Midland Classic No Team Scores SIU-Edwardsville L Eastern Illinois Purdue L Michigan State L Michigan L vs. Ohio State L vs. Northwestern L Ohio State L Northern Illinois W Indiana L Northwestern L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (3-9) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Scores Illini Open No Team Sunshine Open No Team Iowa L Northern Illinois W Purdue Michigan State Michigan Ohio State All Star Classic No Team Illinois State Indiana Wisconsin Eastern Illinois Northwestern L Notre Dame L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (3-11) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Las Vegas Open No Team Northern Illinois Southwest Missouri Midlands Classic No Team Sun Devil Open No Team Purdue L Wisconsin L Michigan State Michigan L vs. Northern Iowa L Ohio State L

41 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING - 41 Northwestern L vs. Iowa Illinois State L Indiana Notre Dame L Eastern Illinois W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (2-11) Head Coach: Ron St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Las Vegas Open No Team Midlands Classic No Team Michigan State Michigan L vs. Central Michigan L Purdue L Northern Illinois W vs. Northwestern L vs. Iowa L Notre Dame Eastern Illinois Indiana L Illinois State Wisconsin Ohio State L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (9-4) Head Coach: Mark St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Northern Iowa Open No Team Scores Marquette Midlands Classic th/ 52 Great Plains Invite No Team Northern Illinois Purdue Northwestern L vs. Minnesota L Eastern Illinois W Michigan State W Indiana W Michigan Illinois State SIU-Edwardsville Missouri W vs. Oklahoma State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships rd (7-5-1) Head Coach: Mark St. Louis Open No Team Open No Team Scores SIU-Edwardsville Midlands Classic No Team Sooner Open No Team Scores Northern Illinois W Purdue Eastern Illinois Minnesota L vs. Northwestern Michigan State L vs. Ferris State Indiana L Illinois State Ohio State L vs. Northern Iowa W Valparaiso W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (13-2) Head Coach: Mark St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Michigan W Eastern Illinois Midlands Classic No Team Scores Indiana Virginia Duals rd/ 16 Teams vs. VMI W vs. Edinboro W vs. Minnesota L vs. Navy W vs. Cal State Bakersfield W Northwestern W Minnesota L Ohio State Northern Illinois W Michigan State SIU-Edwardsville Purdue W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (11-6) Head Coach: Mark Johnson SIU-Edwardsville W Purdue Virginia Duals nd/ 16 Teams vs. Missouri W vs. Michigan W vs. Oklahoma W vs. Minnesota Northwestern W vs. Minnesota L Michigan L Northern Illinois Eastern Illinois Michigan State Indiana L vs. Nebraska L Eastern Michigan Ohio State W Northern Iowa W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (14-1) Head Coach: Mark St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational nd/ 45 Teams Indiana Midlands Classic th/ 56 Peach State Duals No Team Scores vs. Virginia W vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga W vs. Georgia State W vs. Nebraska Purdue W Northwestern W Eastern Illinois W Ohio State W Michigan State Iowa L vs. Northern Illinois SIU-Edwardsville Michigan Eastern Michigan W Big Ten Championships rd NCAA Championships th (11-3) Head Coach: Mark St. Louis Open No Team Northern Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational rd/ 41 Teams Eastern Michigan Midlands Classic nd/ 53 Peach State Duals No Team Scores vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga W vs. VMI W vs. Georgia State W vs. Miami of Ohio W Purdue Northwestern W Michigan Eastern Illinois Michigan State W Iowa Indiana W SIU-Edwardsville Ohio State W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (13-2) Head Coach: Mark Johnson Vs. Missouri Louis Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational st/ 43 UNI Open No Team Scores Central Missouri Midlands Classic th/ 55 Virginia Duals st/ 15 Teams vs. North Carolina State W vs. Northern Iowa W vs. Cornell W vs. Michigan Tenn.-Chattanooga W Northwestern W Indiana Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin W Penn State W Iowa Purdue W Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (14-1) Head Coach: Mark Missouri St. Louis Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational nd/ 47 UNI Open No Team Scores Marquette W Southern Illinois Midlands Classic nd/ 57 Air Force Academy Fresno State W vs. San Francisco Indiana Ohio State W vs. Brown W Michigan W Wisconsin W Michigan State Iowa Northwestern W Purdue W Big Ten Championships rd NCAA Championships th (12-2) Head Coach: Mark Johnson vs. Missouri Missouri Open No team Las Vegas Invitational st/52 UNI Open No team scores Southern Illinois Midlands th/50 UNC-Greensboro W vs. Ohio University W vs. Princeton W vs. North Carolina State W Northwestern W Indiana Michigan State Penn State W Minnesota L The 1995 Illini team crowned the first two national champions of Coach Mark Johnson s Illinois career - Ernest Benion and Steve Marianetti.

42 YEAR-BY-YEAR Purdue Wisconsin W Ohio State W Big Ten Championships nd NCAA Championships th (12-4) Head Coach: Mark Missouri Missouri Open No Team Northern Iowa Open No Team Scores Eastern Illinois Midlands th/60 Classic st/16 teams vs. Pacific W vs. Oregon State W vs. Brown W vs. Air Force SIU-Edwardsille W vs. Missouri Valley Northwestern Michigan L Penn State W Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota L Purdue W Iowa L Big Ten Championships th NCAA Championships th (11-3) Head Coach: Mark Missouri Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational nd/46 teams SIU-Edwardsville Midlands rd/50 Virginia Duals rd/16 teams vs. North Carolina W vs. Lock Haven W vs. #13 Nebraska L vs. Edinboro W vs. #10 Penn State UT-Chattanooga W #9 Michigan #2 Iowa #20 Purdue W Northwestern #19 Wisconsin #4 Ohio State W #6 Michigan State W Big Ten Championships th/11 teams NCAA Championships th /75 teams (13-1) Head Coach: Mark Missouri Open No Team Las Vegas Invitational th/43 teams UT-Chattanooga Midlands st/61 teams at N.C. State W vs. Drexel W vs. UNC-Greensboro W vs. McKendree College SIU-Edwardsville #6 Penn State #24 Michigan State Indiana Northwestern W #15 Minnesota L #12 Wisconsin W #23 Ohio State W #18 Purdue W W 26-9 Big Ten Championships rd/11 teams NCAA Championships th /73 teams (16-1-1) Head Coach: Mark Missouri Open No Team Northern Iowa Open No Team Scores Central Missouri State Midlands st/60 teams vs. UT-Chattanooga W vs. Clarion W vs. Wyoming #15 Wisconsin W N.C. State Augustana (reserve squad) W vs. #22 West Virginia W vs. #10 Oklahoma W vs. #8 Minnesota W vs. #1 Oklahoma State L #9 Iowa Purdue #5 Michigan T #14 Penn State W #19 Indiana W #18 Northwestern #10 Minnesota W Big Ten Championships st/11 teams NCAA Championships th/74 teams In 2001 the Illini team turned in their best finish since 1948 and crowned two national champions. The 2005 Illinois squad won the Big Ten Championship, becoming the first Illini team to do so since They also took sixth at the NCAA Championships BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

43 ALL-TIME RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS FIRST WIN OPPONENT MTG W L T PCT. Akron Appalachian State Arkansas Army Auburn Augustana (Ill.) Ball State Boise State BYU Brown Cal State-Bakersfield Carleton Central Michigan Central Missouri Chicago Cincinnati Clarion State Cleveland State Colo. Sch. of Mines Colorado State Cornell College DePauw Drake Drexel Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Edinboro Ferris State Franklin-Marshall Fresno State Georgia Georgia State Great Lakes Great Lakes Naval Grinnell Hawaii All Stars Illinois State Illinois Tech Indiana Indiana Central Indiana State Indiana, YMCA Iowa Iowa Pre-Flight Iowa Seahawks Iowa State FIRST WIN OPPONENT MTG W L T PCT. NC State Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Olivet Nazarene Oregon State Pacific Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton Purdue San Francisco South Dakota Southern Illinois SIU-Edwardsville SW Missouri State Taylor Tenn-Chattanooga Toledo Troy State U.S. Air Force Acad U.S. Naval Academy Utah State Virginia Military Inst Valparaiso Vanderbilt Villanova Virginia Western Ontario Washington Lee West Virginia Western Illinois Wheaton Wisconsin Wis.-Whitewater Wis.-Milwaukee Wyoming Kansas State Lehigh Lock Haven Mankato State Marquette McKendree College Memphis Naval Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Missouri Valley Moorhead State Morton J.C Navy Service Team Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska North Carolina NC-Greensboro FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

44 SINGLE-SEASON WINS NAME WT YEAR WINS 1. Steve Marianetti Adam Tirapelle Matt Lackey Matt Lackey Pete Friedl Eric Siebert Eric Siebert Kevin Puebla Jon Llewellyn Hwt Alex Tirapelle Brian Glynn Brian Glynn John Lockhart Hwt Nate Patrick Kevin Puebla Steve Marianetti Adam Tirapelle Ernest Benion Ernest Benion Jon Llewellyn Hwt Kevin Pancratz Hwt Nate Patrick Alex Tirapelle Mark Jayne Mark Jayne John Lockhart Hwt John Lockhart Hwt Kirk Azinger Keith Healy Lindsey Durlacher Lindsey Durlacher Pete Friedl SINGLE-SEASON PINS NAME WT YEAR PINS 1. Adam Tirapelle Bob Norman Keith Healy Larry TenPas Mike O Brien Adam Tirapelle Nate Patrick Nate Patrick Karl Roesler Hwt Karl Roesler Hwt graduate and NCAA Champion Adam Tirapelle shattered the Illinois school records for career wins and pins in both a single season and career. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Steve Marianetti won 44 matches during the 1993 season, a record that has been untouchable for over a decade. SINGLE-SEASON WIN PERCENTAGE (MIN. 25 MATCHES) NAME WT YEAR REC PCT 1. Matt Lackey Eric Siebert Jon Llewellyn HWT Matt Lackey Alex Tirapelle Adam Tirapelle Adam Tirapelle Ernest Benion Steve Marianetti Nate Patrick Mark Jayne Pete Friedl Alex Tirapelle Brian Glynn Nate Patrick Jon Llewellyn HWT Mark Jayne Kevin Puebla John Lockhart HWT Kyle Ott Kyle Ott Steve Marianetti Steve Marianetti Steve Hankenson Jon Llewellyn HWT CAREER WINS NAME WT YEARS WINS 1. Adam Tirapelle John Lockhart Hwt Ernest Benion Matt Lackey Steve Marianetti 134/ Brian Glynn 174/ Eric Siebert Jevon Herman Mark Jayne Pat Quirk Jon Llewellyn HWT Kevin Puebla Griff Powell Carl Perry 126/ Alex Tirapelle BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Nate Patrick Pete Friedl 174/ Kirk Azinger 142/ Seth Brady Hwt Bill Zeman Jon Vaughn 134/ Karl Roesler 190/Hwt Lindsey Durlacher Gary Matlock Steve Hankenson CAREER PINS NAME WT YEARS PINS 1. Adam Tirapelle Keith Healy Larry TenPas Bob Norman Karl Roesler Hwt Nate Patrick Eric Seibert Mike O Brien John Lockhart Hwt Bill Zeman CAREER WIN PERCENTAGE (MIN. 75 MATCHES) NAME WT YEARS REC PCT 1. Matt Lackey Alex Tirapelle Adam Tirapelle 142/ John Lockhart HWT Jon Llewellyn HWT Nate Patrick Kyle Ott Steve Marianetti 134/ Pete Friedl 174/ Ernest Benion Eric Siebert 142/ Kevin Puebla Mark Jayne Brian Glynn 174/ Carl Perry 126/ Steve Hankenson Karl Roesler 190/HWT Jevon Herman Pat Quirk 190/ Griff Powell National champion Matt Lackey finished his career with.896 winning percentage, which currently ranks first on the school s all-time list. 47

45 TEAM RECORDS POINTS SCORED AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS POINTS YEAR COACH Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson Glenn Law B.R. Patterson Ron Clinton POINTS SCORED AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS POINTS YEAR COACH Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Ron Clinton Mark Johnson Ron Clinton Ron Clinton Ron Clinton DUAL MEET POINTS SCORED POINTS OPPONENT vs. Wisconsin ( ) vs. SIU-Edwardsville ( ) vs. Miami OH ( ) vs. Central Missouri State ( ) vs. Georgia State ( ) 49 vs. Illinois State ( ) vs. Valparaiso ( ) vs. Wyoming ( ) 47 vs. UNC-Greensboro ( ) 47 vs. Navy ( ) 47 vs. Cincinnati ( ) PINS IN A DUAL PINS OPPONENT 1. 5 vs. SIU-Edwardsville ( ) 5 vs. UNC-Greensboro ( ) 5 vs. Wisconsin ( ) 4. 4 vs. Central Missouri State ( ) 4 vs. UNC-Greensboro ( ) 4 vs. UT-Chattanooga ( ) 4 vs. McKendree College ( ) 4 vs. Princeton ( ) 4 vs. Fresno State ( ) 4 vs. Georgia State ( ) 4 vs. UT-Chattanooga ( ) 4 vs. Ohio State ( ) 4 vs. UIC ( ) SINGLE-SEASON PINS PINS YEAR COACH Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Ron Clinton Mark Johnson Mark Johnson SINGLE-SEASON DUAL WINS WINS YEAR COACH Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Ron Clinton B.R. Patterson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Greg Johnson SINGLE-SEASON BIG TEN DUAL WINS WINS YEAR COACH B.R. Patterson B.R. Patterson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Glenn Law Paul Prehn BIG TEN DUAL WIN PERCENTAGE PCT. REC YEAR COACH Paul Prehn Paul Prehn B.R. Patterson Paul Prehn Paul Prehn Paul Prehn H.E. Kenney Paul Prehn Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson B.R. Patterson In 2001, nine Illini placed at the Big Ten Tournament and qualified for the NCAA Championships, setting the school record for most points scored at both events Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson H.E. Kenney B.R. Patterson Glenn Law Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson DUAL WIN PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM OF 10 MEETS) PCT. REC YEAR COACH Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson Mark Johnson Mark Johnson B.R. Patterson Mark Johnson Glenn Law Mark Johnson Mark Johnson FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

46 ILLINI LETTERWINNERS A Abromovich, Phil Adams, William Agase, Alex Agase, Louis Alexander, Jeff Alexander, Robert Allen, Earl Allen, Guy Aloia, Alex Ambler, Basil Anastasia, Dana Anderson, Darin Anderson, Kerry Anderson, Rob Andrew, Arthur Andrews, Charles Anthonisen, Norman , Aprati, Fred , 1965, 1966 Archer, Arthur Azinger, Kirk B Baird, Dave Barbour, Dave Barnes, Harvey Bartley, John Battaglia, Frank Bauerle, Louis Beam, Bruce Beattie, Clayton Beck, Denver Mike Behnke Benion Jr., Ernest Benson, Scott Bernardoni, Edwin Berger, Matt Berger, Ryan Bergren, Mark Bernstein, Matt , 1992 Berry, Kenneth Birkhiner, D. James Blount, Al Blum, Bill Blum, Daniel Bohannon, Edward Bollman, Keith Borland, Harold Bower, Ed Bowman, John Boyd, Jesse Boyd, Mike Brady, Seth Brannan, Jon Brennan, James Brenne, Gary Briggs, John Briggs, Steve Brittain, Alpheus Brown, C. Addison Brownridge, Enis Brownstein, Harold , 57, 59 Brunkow, N.F Burdick, Lloyd Bums, Bruce Burwell, Robert Bussy, Charles Butler, Jason Byrd, Tyrone , 2005 C Callahan, Phil , Callaghan, Rich Campbell, Albert Carek, Frank Carpenter, Kenneth Carso, L Castillo, Anthony Castillo, Mike Catarello, Dan Catlett, Stan Causey, Juan Chamberlain, Jess Check, Robert Chirico, Doug Chirico, Phillip Chirico, Randy Cianciarulo, Howard Citron, Abraham Claypool, Austin Close, Greg Cochran, R. Bruce , Collum, Paul Columbo, J.B , 1913 Comfort, Jim Compton, Norton Cook, Shane Cope, Lorin Eric Siebert, a 150-pound national champion, lettered in Cortez, Ralph , Cosneck, Barney Crane, Russell Cravens, Brian Crenshaw, Derrick Crum, Edward Cummins, J.R Curby, Nick Cutler, John D Dahl, Andrew Daugherty, Troy Davis, Chris DeAno, Jon DeLong, George DeMarco, Vic Deutschman, Archie Devor, Forest , 1964 Dick, C.D Dietzen, Anton Diewald, Emil Dillon, Edward Doerrer, Steve Domko, Joe Dooley, Wilbur Dowell, Wowell Drury, Ian Ducato, Phil Dunn, Merle Durlacher, Dave Durlacher, Lindsey Dwyer, Robert Dziedzic, Dave E Eagermann, Aaron Echternacht, T.J Edgren, Thomas Edison, Markwood Emmons, David Emmons, James Emmons, Mark Escobar, Ryan Esslinger, Paul Esterl, Jason F Ferrari, Patrick Ferreira, Al Ferrill, Dent Ferry, Cal Fetherston, J.M Fiorini, Tim Firtz, Eugene Fletcher, Matt Flood, Paul Flores, Gabe Flostrom, Victor Fonzino, Joe Foor, Doug Ford, Jay Fotos, Lambros Fotos, Paris Frederick, E.M Fredericks, W.M Fregeau, John Fricker, David Friedl, Pete Froehlich, Peter , Fullerton, Willard Furlong, Mark G Gabbard, Thomas Gabbard, William , 1958 Garcia, Joe Gary, Charles Gaumer, Gilbert Gaumer, Wayne Geis, Clarence Gerdes, Ken , 1993 Gibson, James , 1977 Gillespie, Conor Ginay, John Glassgen, Al Glick, Sanford Glynn, Brian Gottfried, Charles Ernest Benion, Jr. was a four-time letterwinner and the 1995 NCAA Champion at Illinois. Goverdare, Paul Gradman, Harold Graham, James Green, Richard Greene, Joe Grieshaber, Gary Grunwald, Carl Gudeman, Will Gunlock, Virgil H Haas, Dan Hale, LaDaryl Hankenson, Lew Hankenson, Steve Hansen, Jay Hanson, Tim , 1985 Harkness, Roland Harding, Matt Harp, Jeff Harris, Andre Harris, Robert Harshbarger, Thad Hart, Brett Hatton, Troy Hay, Ben Hay, Chad Hayes, John Healy, Keith Heffernan, Brendan Heffernan, Patrick Helmick, Dave , 1983 Helman, David Herman, Jevon Hesmer, Theodore Hestrup, Joel Hewitt, Wilfred Hill, Kimbrell Hill, Robert Hoerr, Blake Hoffman, Harold Holzer, Werner Houghton, Eldon Howell, Edward Huddleson, Clyde Hughes, John Hughes, Robert Hull, Wendell Humphreys, Albert Hurry, Tyler Huth, William I Inman, Dave Irle, Joseph Irussi, Bruce J Jackson, Jr, Edwin , Jacob, Paul Jacobson, Ken Jayne, Mark Jeffery, Dan , 1966 Jeffery, John Johnson, Rick Johnson, Scott Johnston, Jeff Jurinek, George Jurtzrock, E.V K Kachiroubas, Lou , 1952 Kagen, Irving Kahon, Don Kakacek, John , 1981 Kanke, Tim Karr, Joel Kastor, Frank Kays, William Kelly, John Kelly, Pat Kenney, Gene Kenney, Hek Kerestes, Tim Keuhl, Doug Kimberlin, Ryan King, Andrew King, Ben Kirkpatrick, Bruce Klass, Craig Klaas, Palmer Klinger, Ryan Koenig, Tom Korfist, Matt , 1992 Kranz, Richard Kraml, Ken Krom, Dave Kummerow, Walter Kusmanoff, Tony BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

47 ILLINI LETTERWINNERS L Laase, F.H Lackey, Matt Langdon, Bill Lanning, Jon Lansche, Oral Law, Glenn Layer, Bruce Leasure, Scott Ledbetter, George Lee, Jamie Lee, Stanley , 1948 Lee, Thomas Lehnerer, Jim Leischaruring, M.F LeVanti, Mike Levanti, Mike Lembeck, Tom Leverich, Wesley Lewis, Chester Lindy, Donald Little, Chris Llewellyn, Chris , 1984 Llewellyn, Jon Locascio, Victor Lockhart, John Loewe, Richard , 1950 Loffredo, Bob Lorenz, Ed Lukas, Peter Luthringer, Marshall Lutz, Charles Lutz, Robert M Macomber, Bart Madden, Kelly Major, John Maniar, Anuj Mann, William , 1950 Manning, Joel Manzella, Dan Marianetti, Steve Marlin, Ken , 1947, 1949 Marshall, Chuck Martin, Michael Mathers, Manley Mathis, Archie Matlock, Gary , 1978 Matsumoto, Yukio May, Roger Mayer, Bob McBride, Corey McCabe, Dennis McCarron, Dennis McCracken, Brian McCullum, Al McDermith, Harry McDonald, Mark McIlvoy, Jack , 1937 McMillen, James Mechling, Paul Medley, Earl Meeks, Richard , 1955 Mellen, William , Merzian, Chuck Meyer, Wayne Miller, Phil Minot, George , 1929 Minsker, Bob Mizue, Evan Monson, Jeff Moore, David Morrison, Allie Morrison, R.C Morrissey, Don Mota, Dan Mottlowitz, Kevin Muegge, Louis Mueller, Erik Muther, William Mutter, Charles N Nalls, Alonzo Nelson, Dale Nelson, Steve Nichols, Mike Jon Llewellyn, , was the NCAA HWT champion in Nicoll, Shawn Nordquist, Dale Norman, Bob Novak, Eric Novak, Mike O Oaks, John O Brien, Dan , 1992 O Brien, Mike O Laughlin, Mike , 1961 Ontiveros, John Opiola, Anthony Orth, Glen Ott, Kyle P Pakutinsky, Frank Pakutinsky, Pete Paloucek, Keith Pancratz, Kevin Parke, Glenn Passaglia, Andy Patrick, Nate Paul, Victor Paun, Joe Pearson, Roland Pedrosa, Tony Pelton, Lance Pero, Cassio Pero, Jason , 1998 Perry, Carl Perry, Joe Perry, Thomas Petry, Jack Petry, Paul Pham, Twan Picard, Richard Pierre, Don , 1958 Pigozzi, Ray Pillath, Jerry , 1979 Pineda, Ron Player, John Polkwalski, H Polz, Chris Polz, Jeff , 1965 Polz, John Ponder, Max Porter, Tom Potter, Jason Powell, Griff Powers, John Preissner, Paul Price, Dale Price, Henry Prout, Charles Provinse, Jason Puebla, Kevin Puerta, Joe Puracchio, Lou Purvin, Theodore Pusey, Frank Q Quirk, Pat R Radell, Will Rallo, Charlie Rasmussen, Chuck Ray, Andy Rayburn, Roland Read, Richard Redman, Louis Rehling, C.H Resner, Peter Reynolds, Donny Riggins, Paul Ritz, John , 1927 Robinson, Darrell Robinson, Frank Roesler, Karl Rome, Wade Romersberger, Richard Romine, Wesley Roth, Michael , Rott, Dennis Rotter, G.E Roy, Willie Rubiner, John Rudin, Greg Rundquist, Elmer Runneberg, Elton Rusk, Steve Russell, Dave Ryan, Dean Ryan, Eric S Salata, Bob Salomente, D Sapora, Allen Sapora, Joe Sargent, Norbert Saric, Robert Sauer, Andrew Scamen, Warren Schram, Bill Schrieder, G.W Schroeder, Bill Schroeder, G.W Schultz, Alfred Schultz, Arthur Schwartz, Martin Schwartz, Richard Seabrooke, Theodore Sears, John Shapiro, David Shatiko, Basil Shaw, Ward Sheahan, Pat Sheahan, Tim Shively, Bernie Shively, Bob Siebert, Eric Siebert, Tony Sikich, John Sikora, Brad Silverstein, Ralph Siml, Art Sizer, Richark Skisak, Chris Slomski, Dennia Smerdel, Mathew Smith, George (Kent) Snyder, Ray Soga, Susumu Stangle, Solomon Stelzer, Robert Stewart, Brian , Stitzel, Stan Stoltz, David Stonitsch, Mike Strange, Robert Strong, H.D Struznik, Mark Sulaver, Randy Sullivan, Albert Sullivan, Dave Sullivan, Paul Sullivan, Robert Swartz, Joel Szabo, Steve T Taylor, Trent Temmler, Bernard TenPas, Larry Thacker, Edgar Thomas, Harry Thompson, Earl Tiernan, Terry Tirapelle, Adam Tirapelle, Alex Tofft, Leonard Tomala, Andy Tomaras, William , 1946 Toncoff, Jean Tosetti, Arthur Townsell, William Treadman, Jack Trenkle, Howard Trousil, Tom Trowbridge, Sam Turner, Bill U Unruh, Dan V Valvano, Dominic Vandersteeg, Jeff Vaughn, Jon Veercruysee, Bob Vestuto, Paul Vincens, Jason Vogt, Gary Vohaska, William Voorhees, George W Wagemann, Matt Walker, Carl Walsh, Kevin Watts, James Watts, Larry Weber, Joe Weber, Ron Webster, Ralph Wedel, John Wedell, Mark Weight, Matt , Weitz, L.J Welsh, Roger Werner, Franklin Whitelatch, Rex Whitson, Herman Wiesenborn, Kurt Williams, Derrick Williams, Elvie Williams, Marty Willman, Dean Wilson, Bob Winterhalter, Matt Witt, Terry Wolff, Quentin Woodcock, Geoff , 1992 Woodcock, Gregg , 1990 Wright, Ernie Wyller, Tim Y Yates, Michael Z Zander, Andy , 1967 Zander, John Zanetakos, William Zeman, Bill Zeman, Dan Zuidema, Greg FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

48 HONORS AND AWARDS SAPORA BROTHERS MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER JON LLEWELLYN MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER The Illini s most valuable wrestler receives the Sapora Brothers Most Valuable Wrestler Award, in honor of the national-championship winning brothers. Joe Sapora earned three letters for the Illini from He also won two Big Ten titles and became Illinois first national wrestling champion when he won the NCAA 115-pound title in He went on to win a second title at the same weight in Al Sapora earned three letters, from , was a Big Ten champion and won the pound NCAA title. Year Wrestler Wt 1993 Steve Marianetti Steve Marianetti Steve Marianetti Ernest Benion Ernest Benion Eric Siebert Karl Roesler Hwt 2000 Adam Tirapelle Adam Tirapelle Matt Lackey Matt Lackey Alex Tirapelle Brian Glynn Kyle Ott 125 LARRY TENPAS MOST FALLS AWARD The Illini wrestler with the most pins in a season receives the Larry TenPas Most Falls Award. A three-year letterman for the Illini, from , TenPas accumulated 26 career pins, which ranks second all-time on the Illinois list. He also won the pound NCAA title. Year Wrestler Wt 1993 Lance Pelton 190/Hwt 1994 Ernest Benion Steve Marianetti Jevon Herman Eric Siebert 150 Ernest Benion Karl Roesler Hwt 1999 Karl Roesler Hwt 2000 Adam Tirapelle Adam Tirapelle 149 Nate Patrick Matt Lackey Matt Lackey Alex Tirapelle Mark Jayne 133 Al Sapora Joe Sapora Larry TenPas The most improved wrestler award has been named for Illinois heavyweight Jon Llewellyn. Llewellyn earned four letters for the Illini from After a freshman campaign of , Llewellyn went on to become a three-time Big Ten champion and All-American, winning the NCAA title in 1991 with a perfect 33-0 record. Year Wrestler Wt 1993 Charles Gary Tim Kanke Brian Stewart Jevon Herman Tony Siebert Steve Doerrer 118 Ben King 167 Pat Quirk Bill Zeman Ben King 174 Griff Powell 157 Nate Patrick Matt Lackey Twan Pham Mark Jayne 133 Brian Glynn Anton Dietzen 149 Ben Hay Cassio Pero 141 KEN GERDES TEAM CAPTAINS AWARD Jon Llewellyn Beginning in 1998, the Fighting Illini team captains will be named in honor of former Illinois letterwinner Ken Gerdes, who passed away in Gerdes, a native of Orland Park, Ill., was a junior during Mark Johnson s first year as head coach in He placed at the Big Ten Championships in 1991 and 1993 at 134 pounds. Year Wrestler (Wt) Ken Gerdes 1998 Carl Perry (126), Karl Roesler (Hwt) 1999 Carl Perry (126), Adam Tirapelle (149) 2000 Nate Patrick (184), Pat Quirk (197), Adam Tirapelle (149) 2001 Adam Tirapelle (149), Nate Patrick (184), Pat Quirk (197) 2002 John Lockhart (Hwt), Griff Powell (157), Matt Lackey (165) 2003 Matt Lackey (165) 2004 Brian Glynn (184), Mark Jayne (133), Jason Potter (197) 2005 Brian Glynn (184), Mark Jayne (133) 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

49 BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR/ATHLETE OF THE YEAR BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR John Lockhart, the NCAA Champion and three-time Academic All-American, was Illinois Big Ten Medal of Honor winner in In 1914, the Big Ten Conference endowed a Medal of Honor, to be awarded annually at each institution to the student demonstrating proficiency in scholarship and academics. The award takes into consideration academic excellence, athletic awards and contribution to the community. In the 86-year history of the award, nine Fighting Illini wrestlers have earned the award, including national champions Al Sapora, Steve Marianetti, Eric Siebert and John Lockhart. Since Mark Johnson s arrival, the squad has produced four winners. Lockhart was the most recent recepient of the award for the wrestling squad. He was a three-time All-American for the Illini whose national title at heavyweight in 2001 helped lead the team to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Lockhart placed third in 2002 and seventh in 2000 and completed his career with a record. He also was a twotime Academic All-American, posting a 3.43 GPA in kinesiology. Currently, he is enrolled in the Rush University Medical School. Beginning in 1982, a woman athlete from each institution has also been awarded the Conference Medal of Honor. There has been one father-son UI Medal of Honor duo, Lee Sentman (track) in 1931 and his son, Lee Sentman III (fencing) in Gymnast Howard Beck (1974 and 1975) is the only two-time recipient of the award. BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS 1938 Allen Sapora 1939 Archie Deuschman 1955 Edwin G. Jackson, Jr Dennis A. Rott 1981 John Kakacek 1995 Steve Marianetti 1997 Seth Brady 1998 Eric Siebert 2002 John Lockhart ILLINOIS DIKE EDDLEMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR The University of Illinois Athlete of the Year was first given in 1940 to Bill Hapac, who played basketball and baseball. The award was given annually until it was discontinued in There were no awards given until 1982, when the Big Ten began a Conference Athlete of the Year, in which each school nominated a male and female athlete. Since 1982, the University of Illinois has recognized a Male and Female Athlete of the Year. In 1993, the awards were renamed the Dike Eddleman Athlete of the Year awards in honor of the 11-time UI letterman and former Olympian. The awards are announced each June and presented at the annual Varsity I banquet in the fall. National champion wrestler Matt Lackey shared the award on the men's side with Amer Delic of men s tennis. Lackey went 38-0 en route to the national title, becoming the first undefeated wrestler at Illinois since Eric Siebert in In addition, he is the first athlete under head coach Mark Johnson to earn both Big Ten and NCAA titles in the same year. Lackey, a senior from Moline, Ill., won individual titles at the Las Vegas Invite, Midlands, and Missouri Open and defeated 16 ranked opponents along the way. He earned his second straight Big Ten title and third All-America honor after placing third nationally in 2001 and second in For his career, Lackey posted a (.896) record, the fifth-most wins in school history, including a 14-2 mark (.875) at NCAAs. Since the award was first given in 1940, wrestlers have earned the Athlete of the Year award seven times. ILLINOIS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 1947 Alex Agase 1991 Jon Llewellyn 1995 Steve Marianetti 1997 Ernest Benion 1998 Eric Siebert 2001 Adam Tirapelle 2003 Matt Lackey Adam Tirapelle, the 2001 award winner, is pictured with Director of Athletics Ron Guenther FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

50 UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION President B. Joseph White University of Illinois President B. Joseph White, 57, has spent nearly three decades affiliated with the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he received his doctorate in business administration in He served there as interim president, dean of the business school and faculty member. The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved White as the University s 16th president on Nov. 11, He was the Wilbur J. Pierpont Collegiate Professor, professor of business administration, and research professor in the Life Sciences Institute at U-M, leading the development of the Project for a Positive Healthcare Future. The project focuses on improvements in efficacy, patient and provider empowerment and efficiencies that can result from advances in biology, engineering and information science applied to the practice of medicine. White is a native of Detroit who was raised in Kalamazoo. He earned his bachelor s degree, magna cum laude, in international economics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1969 and an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard University in He first joined the U-M faculty as assistant professor of organizational behavior and industrial relations in 1975, was associate professor from , associate dean in the U-M Business School , interim dean , president of the U-M William Davidson Institute , dean of the Business School , and interim president in The William Davidson Institute is a center of expertise on economic and business development in emerging market economies. While he was dean of the U-M Business School for a decade, the school achieved a number of top rankings Chancellor Richard Herman Dr. Richard Herman came to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998 as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He was named Interim Chancellor in June, 2004, and Chancellor in May, He served as Dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1990 to 1998, and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University from 1986 to At Illinois, Dr. Herman has stressed excellence in education, scientific and intellectual innovation, diversity, engagement with societal needs, and internationalizing the education of students. He has emphasized interdisciplinary research and new alliances including partnerships between government, universities, and industry to create opportunities for progress in basic and applied research. Dr. Herman is a leader in national discussions of how to transform public research universities and the land-grant mission to meet the needs of the twenty-first century. In the National Council on Competitiveness and National Innovation Initiative, Dr. Herman is active in mediating between the academic world and the national business community to maximize the contributions that research universities can make in preserving U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. Dr. Herman has also played a leading role in discussion of national science policy, consistently stressing the need to better position the sciences to engage the emerging needs of society. His experience in science and education policy includes four years of service on the National Science Foundation s Advisory Committee for the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, including two years as its chair, and six years as Chair of 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS for its programs, increased its annual fundraising from $5.5 million to $26.5 million and grew the value of its endowment from $35 million to $260 million. White also has private-sector experience, including six years at Cummins Engine Co., Inc., , first as vice president for management development and then as vice president for personnel and public affairs. On a leave of absence from U-M in 2003, White assisted the Fred Alger Management Co., an asset management firm in New York City, in its recovery from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Alger lost many of its investment team members in the attacks. White is an independent director or trustee of several companies, including Equity Residential, headquartered in Chicago; Gordon Food Service; Kaydon Corporation and Kelly Services. He is a director of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the Committee of Management of the William L. Clements Library. He has chaired the boards of several large healthcare organizations, including the University of Michigan Health System, St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor and the Catherine McAuley Health System. He has written, taught and lectured extensively on leadership, management and organizational matters. He received an honorary degree from Wabash College in He and his wife, Mary White, are the parents of two grown children and have two grandchildren. the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. He currently serves on the Mellon College of Science Advisory Board and is a member of the Observatories Council, the Management Council of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., associated with the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Richard Herman is a mathematician whose work concentrates on mathematical physics and operator algebras. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Maryland, and has served on the faculties of the University of California at Los Angeles, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Maryland at College Park. He has been a visiting faculty member and fellow at the University of Marseilles, Princeton University, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld (Germany). Dr. Herman s research has been supported by such agencies as the National Science Foundation, NATO and NDEA. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi honorary societies and recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship. Dr. Herman and his wife, Susan, are active in the Champaign-Urbana community, where Mrs. Herman helped found the 40N/80W Arts Council and Dr. Herman serves on the Boards of the United Way and the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce. The Hermans have three children and four grandchildren.

51 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR RON GUENTHER In 13 years as Director of Athletics at the University of Illinois, Ron Guenther has returned his alma mater to the national elite in competing for championships in 19 intercollegiate sports with outstanding coaches, staff and facilities, including a second consecutive Top-25 finish in the NACDA Director s Cup competition and an NCAA title for the Illinois men s tennis program in In 2001, he was named the NACDA/Continental Airlines Central Region Athletic Director of the Year. The MVP of the 1966 Illinois football squad, Guenther continues to move the Illini athletic program on a breakneck pace toward a position of competing at a championship level in all programs. Guenther has overseen a series of dramatic changes that have local, regional and national media, alumni and fans marveling at his ability to add sport programs in women s soccer and softball, recruit top-level coaches, successfully engineer and surpass a $70 million capital campaign and create a model program producing outstanding student-athletes. This year, he will begin his second major capital campaign to expand and renovate facilities, strengthen endowment and increase annual giving to offset the rising cost of tuition. Under Guenther s leadership, Illinois has steadily improved its performance on the field and in the classroom. Off the field, Illinois student-athletes have continued to benefit from outstanding academic service programs, matching the overall campus grade point average and producing nearly 100 Academic All-Big Ten award winners annually in all sports. Guenther has also spearheaded a revolution for funding for championship-level programs and facilities as the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has opened necessary additional revenue streams totaling more than $3 million through working partnerships with corporate sponsors and management of the Illini Sports Radio Network. Guenther s aggressive plan to make the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics a valuable and enthusiastic partner in the overall education, research and service mission of the University has begun to pay dividends in the 21st century. Now in his fourth decade with the University of Illinois, Guenther was the Most Valuable Player on the 1966 Illinois football squad under Head Coach Pete Elliott. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection at offensive guard, also earning first-team Academic All-Big Ten honors and recognition as the University s outstanding senior in physical education. Guenther earned his bachelor of science degree in physical education from Illinois in 1967 and an M.S. in administration in 1968 before embarking on a successful career in coaching, athletic administration and business. Guenther was named the 17th Director of Athletics in 1992 after serving for two years with the University of Illinois Foundation as Director of Major Gifts and for three years as a partner with The Barofsky Association, a Chicago-area investments and marketing firm. From June of 1988 to March of 1989, Guenther served as Interim Director of Athletics for External Operations, administering the development program, public relations, promotions, tickets, merchandise and summer camps. Guenther spent the previous three years within the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics as associate athletic director for development, coordinating the Campaign for Excellence in Athletics. That campaign began the first major facelift of athletic facilities in nearly 60 years on campus and provided the impetus for the eventual construction of Illinois Field for baseball, the UI Outdoor Track and Field and Soccer Stadium, the Atkins Tennis Center and the Irwin Football Complex, housing coaches offices, locker rooms, sports medicine, strength and conditioning facilities and meeting rooms for Illinois football. One of the nation s top athletic fund raisers, Guenther has been instrumental in soliciting gift commitments totaling more than $50 million toward capital improvements at Illinois during the last 15 years. Firmly committed to delivering the Illinois message across the state and Midwest, Guenther served from 1983 to 1987 as assistant athletic director for Chicago operations, renewing a commitment that continues today to reach out to the thousands of Chicago-area alumni, donors and fans. During his tenure in Chicago, Guenther created the annual statewide caravan for promotion and public relations and saw a tripling in the number of donors to Illinois athletics. Guenther spent eight years at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., including a stint from as director of admissions and also as an associate head football coach. From , he served as the vice president of development and public affairs at North Central, helping to design and implement a $15 million Capital Campaign. As associate head football coach, Guenther helped the Cardinals amass a record, including the school s first winning season in 15 years. Before moving to North Central College, Guenther was offensive line coach at Boston College from , helping to develop nine National Football League players. From , Guenther was a teacher and coached football, wrestling and track and field for the Evanston Township and Glenbard High School systems in suburban Chicago. Born Oct. 3, 1945, Guenther is a native of Elmhurst, Ill. and a graduate of York High School. He lettered at Illinois in 1965 and 1966, helping Illinois to a record in his four seasons. Guenther earned MVP honors on a squad that produced five All-Americans in Guenther and his wife, Megan, reside in Champaign FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

52 S ince its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign has earned a reputation of international stature. Its distinguished faculty, outstanding resources, breadth of academic programs and research disciplines, and talented and diverse student body constitute an educational community ideally suited for teaching and research. Located in east central Illinois in the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign (population 110,000), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the state s flagship public university. THE UNIVERSITY Students The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. More than 26,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study. The divisions are: the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; College of Applied Life Studies; College of Communications; College of Business; College of Education; College of Engineering; College of Fine and Applied Arts; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and the Institute of Aviation. Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In a recent freshman class, the average student was in the top 10 percent of his or her high school graduating class and scored in the top 10 percent of those taking the national college entrance examination. Approximately 9,000 graduate and professional students are enrolled in more than 100 disciplines. Many of these programs rank in the top 10 in the country, making Illinois among the nation s top 20 universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to the National Research Council. World-class Faculty Many faculty have been recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering; with the National Medal of Science; as National Science Foundation Young Investigators; and by such organizations as the National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, National Academy of Education, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. At Illinois, research has a home in libraries, laboratories and classrooms, where it provides a real-life context for teaching and learning. Computing A leader in supercomputing applications, the University is home of NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications) where Mosaic web browsing software was first developed. Since first released in 1993, Mosaic has spawned exponential growth in the use of the World Wide Web. NCSA staff also has been instrumental in promoting World Wide Web access at the White House and in the city of Chicago. There are 23,000 network connections on campus for students, faculty and staff. Research Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct cross-disciplinary research. The most visible example of the University s commitment to such study is the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, which was founded in Here, research groups from nearly two dozen disciplines work within and across the following three main research themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. In 2002, General Motors teamed up with the Beckman Institute to study driver distractions and how well humans interact with in-vehicle technologies. The special atmosphere at the Beckman Institute has also led to the invention of a technique to extend the life of silicon chips by a factor of 50, a development that has caught the interest of the world s major chip manufacturers. University Library Academic resources on the campus are among the world s finest. The University Library is the third largest academic collection in the nation, housing more than 15.9 million items in the main library and in the more than 40 departmental libraries and units. Only Harvard and Yale have larger collections. The library s computerized cataloging system was the first in the world to serve as the primary access to a large academic library. Users have worldwide access to the collections through the Internet, with more than 1 million patrons logging on each week. The Arts A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Designed by alumnus Max Abramovitz, an architect of New York City s Lincoln Center, the facility has four indoor theaters and an outdoor amphitheater. Together, they host more than 300 performances each year. The University also supports three major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, the World Heritage Museum and the Museum of Natural History. Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (17,000 seats), which hosts concerts, convocations, theater and sporting events; Memorial Stadium, site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building. Partnership Illinois Also integral to the University s mission is a commitment to partnerships with many sectors of Illinois business and industry. Each year more than 60,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, credit and non-credit courses and workshops presented on campus and statewide. University-sponsored programs in both urban and rural areas of the state bring University faculty to the citizens of Illinois to share their expertise in food industries, health, K-12 education, technology transfer and economic development, to name a few. Cooperative Extension Service offices throughout Illinois serve nearly 1 million people annually. The Institute for Competitive Manufacturing has succeeded in solving business and manufacturing problems in hundreds of Illinois firms by matching student project teams with businesses in need. Our Graduates Succeed Freshman retention and overall graduation rates are well above the national averages. Typically, approximately 90 percent of freshmen return for their sophomore year. The graduation rate for students who enter the university on a full-time basis is approximately 80 percent. The national average for four-year schools is approximately 50 percent. Over 50 percent of seniors find employment before graduation and 95 percent find positions within nine months of graduation. Each year, more than 400 graduates are accepted to law school. Medical school admissions are also impressive with more than 200 students admitted each year. According to regular surveys of thousands of graduates, more than 90% indicate they would choose Illinois if they had to make their college choice again BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

53 Selected Rankings THE UNIVERSITY How good is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign? The rankings presented here show that the U of I is indeed a world-class institution. U.S. News & World Report rates Illinois as one of the Top-10 public national universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to a 2001 ranking of America s best colleges. Kiplinger s Personal Finance ranks Illinois ninth in its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges for The 2002 Fiske Guide to Colleges views Illinois as one of the 43 best buys based on the quality of the academic offering in relation to the cost of attendance. The University Library houses the largest public university library in the world, with more than 21 million items in the main library and over 40 departmental libraries and divisions. More than one million patrons from around the world use the online catalog each week. Grainger Engineering Library Information Center is the largest engineering library in the country and one of the world s most technologically advanced information management and retrieval centers. According to rankings in U.S. News & World Report: - The College of Business ranks in the top 50 (2002) graduate colleges for business and ties for ninth for undergraduate business education (2001). - The College of Education graduate program ranks 14th in the nation (2002). - Illinois graduate program in engineering is fifth (2002) in the country, and its undergraduate program is tied at fourth (2001). - The College of Law ranks 25th among the nation s 175 accredited law schools (2002). - The Graduate School of Library and Information Science s program is tied for first in the nation (1999). - The College of Veterinary Medicine is tied for 12th in the country (2000). Distinguished Alumni Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winners Jack Kilby 2000 Nobel Prize (Physics) Michael Colgrass Jr Pulitzer Prize (Music) James Scotty Restin Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Roger Ebert Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Dr. Rosalyn Yalow 1978 Nobel Prize Edward Doisy 1943 Nobel Prize (Medicine and Physiology) Vincent du Vigneaud 1955 Nobel Prize (Chemistry) Robert W. Holley 1968 Nobel Prize (Medicine and Physiology) Edwin G. Krebs 1992 Nobel Prize (Medicine and Physiology) Phillip A. Sharp 1993 Nobel Prize (Medicine and Physiology) Politics Charles Bowsher U.S. Comptroller General James Brady Press Secretary during Reagan Administration Shou-Po-Chao Secretary General of Taiwan Jesse Jackson, Jr. (attended) Politician Katherine Kendall United Nations Social Affairs Director Lynn Martin Former Secretary of Labor Fidel Ramos Former President of the Philippines Sam Skinner Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff during George H. W. Bush Administration Business Mark Andreessen Programmer of Netscape internet browser James Cantalupo Chairman and CEO of McDonald s Corporation International George M.C. Fisher CEO of Eastman Kodak Hugh Hefner Founder of Playboy Magazine Robert Johnson CEO of Black Entertainment Television Ron Popeil Ronco Jack Welch CEO of General Electric Entertainment John Coleman Founder of The Weather Channel Andrew Davis Film director/producer ( The Fugitive, Under Seige ) Erika Harold Miss America 2002 Ang Lee Film director ( Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) Gene Shalit NBC Today Show film critic Dennis Swanson Former President of ABC Sports Lynne Thigpen Tony Award-winning actress (deceased) Athletics Dick Butkus NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Colangelo Owner and CEO of Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks Jean Driscoll Wheelchair athlete; Eight-time Boston Marathon Champion Dwight Dike Eddleman Olympic high jumber (deceased) Harold Red Grange Football Legend (deceased) George Halas Founder of the Chicago Bears (deceased) Johnny Red Kerr Chicago Bulls announcer Mannie Jackson Owner of Harlem Globetrotters Ray Nitschke Professional Football Hall of Famer (deceased) Mark Steinberg Sports agent, clients include Tiger Woods and Vince Carter Nancy Thies (Marshall) Olympic gymnast, sportscaster FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING Several undergraduate programs rank in the top 25 in the country (2003). Accountancy No. 1 Civil engineering No. 2 Materials science No. 2 Environmental engineering No. 3 Computer engineering No. 4 Electrical engineering No. 4 Nuclear engineering No. 5 Mechanical engineering No. 5 Aeronautical engineering No. 7 Chemical engineering No. 9 Insurance/risk management No. 10 Marketing No. 10 Industrial engineering No. 12 Business management No. 14 Production/operations management No. 14

54 Y ear In and Year Out, the University of Illinois Fields Some of the Most Competitive Teams in the Big Ten Conference - and the Nation ATHLETIC SUCCESS IN Baseball - Claimed the 2005 Big Ten Championship, the program s 28th overall, by leading the conference race wire-to-wire. - Centerfielder Drew Davidson was named Big Ten Player of the Year and was a third-team All-American. Coach Richard Itch Jones was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and eight Illini were named to All-Big Ten teams. - Five Illini were selected in the 2005 MLB Draft, including catcher Chris Robinson in the third round by the Detroit Tigers. With that selection, Robinson became the highest-drafted position player in Illini history. Men s Basketball - Ranked No. 1 in the nation for the final 15 weeks of the regular season and advanced to the national championship game for the first time in school history. - Tied the NCAA record for most wins in a season with Won its fourth Big Ten title in five seasons, including its second consecutive outright championship. - Illinois boasted three consensus All-Americans: Dee Brown (1st team), Deron Williams (2nd team) and Luther Head (2nd team). Women s Basketball - With its berth in the WNIT, the Fighting Illini reached the postseason for the eighth time in the last nine years. - The Illini pulled off two wins over ranked opponents, a OT win at No. 21 Louisiana Tech and a victory over No. 16 UCLA. - Senior Angelina Williams collected First-Team All-Big Ten honors, moved to fourth on the Illini s all-time scoring list and was the highest draft pick in Illinois history when she was the 18th selection in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Men s Cross Country - Junior Jason Bill represented the Illini at the NCAA Championships after placing fourth at the NCAA Regional meet, the highest finish for an Illini since The Illini bettered their team finish at the Big Ten Championships (up one spot from last year) and the NCAA Regional meet (up three spots). Women s Cross Country - Made the program s first appearance as a team at the NCAA Championships and was ranked for the first time in history, with a final ranking of 20th. - Cassie Hunt was named the Midwest Regional Runner of the Year after becoming the first Illinois woman to win the regional race.in that race, she set the UI 6K school record along and a course record. - Hunt and senior Jaime Turilli earned first team All-Big Ten honors while freshman Maggie Carroll collected second team All-Big Ten accolades. Football - Hired Ron Zook as the 21st head coach in the school s history. - Punter Steve Weatherford broke the school records for punting average in a single-season and career, while earning first team All-Big Ten honors. - Running Back Pierre Thomas was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after rushing for nearly 900 yards. Men s Golf - Senior Garrett Chaussard was Illinois top player all season, leading the team with a 72.9 stroke average. He was the UI s top finisher in six of nine tournaments and has six Top-10 finishes on the season. Chaussard was medalist of the Northern Intercollegiate last fall, posting a winning score of 5-under par. Women s Golf - Illinois captured its first tournament title of the season on April 8-9, winning the Illini Spring Classic. - Junior Megan Godfrey was Illinois top golfer on the year, leading the Illini with a 78.0 stroke average. Godfrey won the first title of her career last fall, claiming medalist honors at the Shootout at The Legends at 6-over par. - Rookie Kristine Cook became the first Illini freshman in 10 years to win a tournament when she took medalist honors at the Illini Spring Classic, finishing 6-over par. Men s Gymnastics - Finished the season as runner-up at the Big Ten Championships and took third place at the NCAA Championships. - The Illini boasted five All-Americans, led by junior Justing Spring who captured his second NCAA Championship on parallel bars and finished second on high bar and sixth in the all-around, earning All-American status in all three events. - Senior Ben Newman and junior Ted Brown were co-big Ten pommel horse champions. - Rookie Wes Haagensen became the first Illini since 1995 to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Women s Gymnastics - The Illini qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships for the second straight year. - Sophomore Cara Pomeroy was named first team All-Big Ten, while senior teammates Kara Kapernekas and Lauren Newcomb earned second team conference honors. - Coach Bob Starkell was named Big Ten and South Central Regional Coach of the Year, and assistant Kim Mazza was named South Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. Soccer - Recorded the best postseason in school history, advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight. The Illini upset seventh-ranked and No. 9 seed Texas A&M in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. - Tied the school record of 16 wins in a season, including a record of seven in a row BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

55 ATHLETIC SUCCESS IN Senior Tara Hurless was named a second-team All-American for the second straight year by the NSCAA. Hurless finished her career at Illinois as the all-time leader in goals scored, assists, points, shot attempts, game-winning goals, games played, games started and game-winning goals in a season. Softball - The 5-3 victory over No. 5 LSU marked the highest-ranked team Illinois has defeated in school history. - The Illini scored their second win over a ranked team with a 5-3 defeat of then-no. 20 Northwestern. - With a 5-2 victory over Bradley, the Illini won their 200th game in the six years of the program. - Rachelle Coriddi broke the Illinois single-season (7) and career (12) triples record, while also setting the career stolen base record (61). Swimming and Diving - Over the four days at the Big Ten Championships, the Illini set 45 out of a possible 78 lifetime bests and 10 school records. - Freshman Barbie Viney took third in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships in a school record time of Viney became just the eighth different Illini to earn All-America status at the NCAA Championships, swimming the 100 free in school record time. Men s Tennis - Illinois won its eighth consecutive Big Ten Championship after posting an undefeated regular season. It has now won 83 consecutive regular season conference matches going back to The Illini also won its eighth Big Ten Tournament in the last nine years. - Ryler DeHeart became only the second unseeded player in the last 10 years of the 26-year history of the ITA National Indoor Championships to win the singles title. He was the first Illini to ever win the prestigious title. - Illinois senior class (Chris Martin, Conner Murnighan, Evan Zeder) set a new standard in Illinois tennis history with a four-year record of , the most wins for a class at Illinois. Women s Tennis - Senior Cynthya Goulet, posted a 26-6 singles record and a doubles mark into the final weekend of the regular season. She has lost only one Big Ten singles match in two years. Men s Track and Field - Was third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and had four first place finishers: Abe Jones (400m), Zach Glavash (600m), Tramell Smith (800m) and the 4x400m team. - Finished fourth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with Glavash (800m) and the 4x400m relay team taking home conference titles. - Had one All-American, Glavash in the indoor 800m. Women s Track and Field - Won the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, finishing with 14 medalists, including wins by Cassie Hunt in the steeplechase and 5,000m and the 4x400m relay team. - Took second at the Big Ten Indoor meet and Yvonne Mensah (60m H), Carlene Robinson (800m) and the 4x400m relay won event titles. - Hunt was the national runner-up in the steeplechase, running 9:59.82 to earn her second All-America honor. She and Mensah also garnered indoor All-America honors. Volleyball - Illinois advanced to the school s 16th NCAA Tournament. - Senior right side hitter Jessica Belter was named All-Big Ten, while Rachel VanMeter earned honorable mention all-conference honors, and middle blocker Jen Hynds was named to the Big Ten s all-freshman team. - The Illini defeated top-ranked USC in the title game of the Illini Classsic, defeating a No. 1 team for the first time in school history and ending the longest winning streak in NCAA history, 52-straight by USC, which included two national championships. - The Illini reached the Top 10 in the rankings for the first time since Sept. 7, Illinois was No. 9 in the Sept. 13 poll following the win over USC. Wrestling Big Ten Champions and 2005 Big Ten Dual Meet Champions, while Alex Tirapelle (157) and Pete Friedl (174) won individual Big Ten titles. - Placed sixth at 2005 NCAA Championships, recording the ninth Top-10 finish under head coach Mark Johnson - Five wrestlers earned All-America honors, including 125-pound NCAA finalist Kyle Ott - Mark Jayne (133), Cassio Pero (141), Pete Friedl (174), Brian Glynn (184). - Won second consecutive Midlands Championship with nine placewinners. - Runners-up at the 2005 NWCA National Duals FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING

56 WRESTLING FACILITIES COMPETING AT HUFF HALL IS A GREAT EXPE- RIENCE. THE FANS ARE CLOSE TO THE MAT, AND THEY REALLY GET INTO THE MATCH. IT IS A VERY NOSTALGIC PLACE TO WRESTLE. - Head Coach Mark Johnson The Illinois wrestling team is beginning its 13th year in its training facility - Huff Hall. As part of the University s increased commitment to the sport of wrestling, the Fighting Illini practice in a refurbished wrestling room located on the third floor of Huff Hall, the same site where home competitions are held. The 6,100-square foot wrestling room, one of the largest in the country, was renovated in The room s south wall contains eight windows that provide natural ventilation. New wall and floor mats were installed in the room prior to the 1992 season and was repainted in April The wrestling room contains the Illinois Wrestling and Officials Association Hall of Fame. A list of its members is displayed on the wall opposite a list of University of Illinois wrestling All-Americans. Pictures of Illinois 18 NCAA champions are also on display along the north wall of the room. Huff Hall also contains the Illinois lockerroom and weight room on its lower level, which was renovated in Wrestlers can run on the Armory s 200-meter indoor track, which is connected to Huff Hall by an underground tunnel. The main arena of Huff Hall has a seating capacity of 4,500 for wrestling. In the past nine years, the gym has been refurbished with a new sound system, bleachers, scoreboard and lighting system. Bleacher seats circle the floor of the gym, and permanent balcony seats ring the east, west and north sides of the gymnasium. Huff Hall is named for long-time Illinois athletic director and coach George Huff. Huff served as athletic director from , during which time the athletic programs enjoyed unparalleled success, including 12 Big Ten wrestling titles. Illinois athletics enjoys a proud tradition in Huff Hall. The gymnasium served as home for Illinois basketball from During that period, Fighting Illini teams won eight Big Ten championships and earned two NCAA Final Four appearances. Huff Hall also was the longtime home of the Illinois High School state basketball tournament, creating the TOP-10 HUFF HALL WRESTLING CROWDS 3,573 vs. Iowa (1/28/05) 2,048 vs. Northwestern (2/17/05) 2,037 vs. Minnesota (2/4/01) 1,669 vs. Minnesota (2/6/04) 1,623 vs. Purdue (2/17/00) 1,533 vs. Iowa (2/24/02) 1,512 vs. Marquette/SIUE (12/11/99) 1,397 vs. Purdue (2/22/04) 1,378 vs. Iowa (2/7/98) 1,264 vs. Ohio State (2/18/01) circus-like atmosphere that fostered the term March Madness. The facility also hosted nine IHSA state wrestling tournaments - in 1948, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63 and 65 - before the championships moved to the Assembly Hall. Collegiately, Huff Hall was the site of numerous championships, including the 1930, 1933, 1946, 1948 and 1958 Big Ten Wrestling championships. In 1940 and 47 the Fighting Illini hosted the NCAA national wrestling championships at Huff Hall. Huff Hall serves as the home of Illinois wrestling BIG TEN CHAMPIONS