University of Iowa Sports Information -- Traci Wagner, Wrestling Contact JANUARY 2, 2008

University of Iowa Sports Information -- Traci Wagner, Wrestling Contact JANUARY 2, 2008 2007-08 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (7-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result 11/10 at Nichols/Cyclone Open 0 champs 11/17 at Kaufman-Brand Open 6 champs 11/24 *Findlay W, 40-3 *Iowa Central W, 50-0 *Old Dominion W, 28-13 *North Carolina State W, 37-9 12/2 at Northern Iowa Open Cancelled 12/8 at Jim Fox Spartan Open 2 champs 12/9 at Iowa State W, 20-13 12/13 Northern Iowa W, 40-3 Cornell College W, 51-0 12/29-30 at Midlands Champ s 1st/4 champs 1/5 Oklahoma State 7 p.m. 1/12-13 at NWCA Na onal Duals All Day (Cedar Falls, IA) 1/18 at Ohio State @ 6 p.m. (Columbus, OH) 1/20 Penn State 2 p.m. 1/27 Northwestern 7 p.m. 2/1 at Minnesota @ 7 p.m. (Minneapolis, MN) 2/3 at Wisconsin 1 p.m. (Madison, WI) 2/8 at Arizona State 8 p.m. (Tempe, AZ) 2/10 at Boise State 2 p.m. (Boise, ID) 2/15 Indiana 7 p.m. 2/17 Michigan 8 p.m. 2/24 at Illinois 1 p.m. (Champaign, IL) 3/8-9 at Big Ten Championships All Day (Minneapolis, MN) 3/20-22 at NCAA Championships All Day (St. Louis, MO) All Times are Central. * - at St. Edward Duals (Lakewood, OH) @ - Televised by Big Ten Network PROBABLE LINEUPS Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) 2007-08 Collegiate Wt. Name Yr. Hometown (Last School) Record 125 Charlie Falck Jr. Strawberry Point, IA (Apple Valley) 12-1 133 Daniel Dennis So. Ingleside, IL (Grant) 0-0 OR Joe Slaton So. Cedar Rapids, IA (Virginia Tech) 12-0 141 Dan LeClere So. Coggon, IA (Virginia Tech) 10-2 OR Alex Tsirtsis Sr. Griffith, IN (Griffith) 0-0 149 Brent Metcalf So. Davison, MI (Virginia Tech) 11-1 157 Ryan Morningstar So. Lisbon, IA (Lisbon) 10-3 165 Mark Perry Sr. S llwater, OK (Blair Academy) 10-1 174 Jay Borschel So. Marion, IA (Virginia Tech) 11-1 OR Chad Bea y So. Wilton, IA (Wilton) 5-3 184 Phillip Keddy So. Vernal, UT (Uintah) 10-3 197 Rick Loera So. Park Ridge, IL (Maine South) 7-6 HWT Dan Erekson Jr. Eagle, ID (Eagle) 0-0 OR Ma Fields Sr. Lowden, IA (North Cedar) 11-2 OR Blake Rasing Fr. New Hampton, IA (New Hampton) 0-0 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) 2007-08 Collegiate Wt. Name Yr. Hometown (Last School) Record 125 Ben Ashmore *Fr. Greenville, TX (Bishop Lynch) 9-5 133 Coleman Sco Sr. Waynesburg, PA (Central) 14-2 141 Nathan Morgan Sr. Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield) 15-2 149 Quinten Fuentes *Fr. Johnstown, CO (Roosevelt) 9-5 157 Newly McSpadden Jr. Vinita, OK (Vinita) 16-3 165 Jake Dieffenbach Sr. House Springs, MO (Lindenwood) 9-1 174 Brandon Mason Jr. Shenandoah, IA (Lewis Central) 13-2 184 Cody Hill *Fr. Marlow, OK (Marlow) 11-4 197 Clayton Foster Fr. Kamiah, ID (Kamiah) 15-3 HWT Jared Rosholt So. Sandpoint, ID (Ponca City) 15-1 THIS WEEK The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team (7-0) will host Oklahoma State (5-1) Saturday at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Cowboys are ranked sixth in the USA Today/Intermat/NWCA Coaches poll and ninth in the W.I.N. Magazine dual team rankings. The match has been designated as a Be Bold, Wear Gold event, where fans are encouraged to wear gold a re to the meet. The UI Athle cs Ticket Office has already sold over 8,000 ckets for the meet and encourages fans to purchase ckets in advance. Tickets purchased in advance are $8 for adults and $4 for youth. Prices increase to $10 and $5 on match night. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hawkeyesports.com, over the telephone at 1-800 IA-HAWKS, and at the cket office in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 157 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: 319-335-9411 Fax: 319-335-9417 Web Site: www.hawkeyesports.com E-mail Address: traci-wagner@hawkeyesports.com

PAGE 2 HEAD COACH TOM BRANDS Former Hawkeye wrestler Tom Brands, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and four- me all-american, is in his second season as Iowa s head wrestling coach. The three- me NCAA champion and member of wrestling s Hall of Fame is only the Hawkeyes eighth wrestling coach. He has an 21-5 overall and 5-3 Big Ten record at Iowa and a 38-25 career mark. In his first season at Iowa, Brands coached 165-pounder Mark Perry to Big Ten and NCAA tles. The Hawkeyes also crowned three all-americans in 2007, going 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech University for two seasons (2005-06), recording a 17-20 dual mark. In his first season with the Hokies, Brands led the team to the 2005 regular season Atlan c Coast Conference tle, set a school record for dual meet wins (16) and had a school-record five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships. During his tenure, Virginia Tech crowned five conference champions and two all-americans. Senior heavyweight Mike Faust was named 2006 ACC Wrestler of the Year. Prior to taking the helm at Virginia Tech, Brands was an assistant coach at Iowa for 12 seasons (1993-2004). He helped the Hawkeyes to a 177-27 record, seven NCAA and eight Big Ten tles, while crowning 23 NCAA Champions, 73 all- Americans and 36 Big Ten Champions. He was named Na onal Wrestling Coaches Associa on Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000. As a compe tor, Brands won the 1996 Olympic freestyle gold medal at 136.5 pounds in Atlanta, GA. He also won a gold medal at the 1993 World Freestyle Championships in Toronto, two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1995) and was the 1995 Pan American Games champion. He won four U.S. Na onals tles (1993-96) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams (1993-96). Along with his twin brother, Terry, Tom was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler and Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year in 1993. He was inducted into wrestling s Hall of Fame in 2001. Brands was a four- me all-american at Iowa (1989-92). During his Hawkeye career, he won three NCAA tles and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Also a three- me Big Ten champion, Brands won 95 percent of his matches at Iowa. His career mark of 158-7-2, included an undefeated season in 1991 (45-0). ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two- me Hawkeye NCAA champion and four- me all-american Mark Ironside will call the ac on live on AM-800, KXIC. All dual meets will be broadcast live, as will ac on from the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Live audio broadcasts from all compe ons will be available online at www.hawkeyesports.com. To listen online, go to the wrestling schedule, click on the event and click on the Listen link. Broadcasts are available using the Hawkeye All-Access subscrip on ($9.95 per month or $79.95 per year) or the CSTV XXL Premium subscrip on ($119.95 per year). Internet - Press releases, meet results and audio broadcasts are available on the University of Iowa s website, www.hawkeyesports.com. To access live dual scoring, go to the wrestling schedule page, select the event and click on the Livestats link. Current staff and student-athlete head shots can be found at pics. hawkeyesports.com. JOHNSON COUNTY I-CLUB LUNCHEON The annual Johnson County I-Club wrestling luncheon will be held Friday at 11:45 a.m. at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City. Tickets are $13 and must be purchased in advance. To purchase ckets, make a check payable to the Johnson County I-Club and mail to: Iowa Wrestling, ATTN: Luncheon 223 Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 52242 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Oklahoma State is 5-1 with wins over Binghamton (47-3), Clarion (38-6), Hofstra (20-16) and American (42-0), and a loss to Oklahoma (21-9). The Cowboys finished second at the Reno Tournament of Champions, crowning two individual champs. Head Coach John Smith is 255-33-2 in 17 years at Oklahoma State. Smith, who is the all- me winningest coach in school history, was a two- me NCAA champion (1987-88) for the Cowboys and a two- me Olympic gold medalist (1988, 1992). He is assisted by Mark Branch and Eric Guerrero, who wrestled for Smith at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys return three all-americans in seniors Coleman Sco (133) and Nathan Morgan (141), and junior Brandon Mason (174). Sco is ranked first in the na on and is 14-2. Morgan is ranked first, fourth and sixth in the na on by three different polls and is 16-2. Mason, a na ve of Shenandoah, IA, is ranked between fourth and sixth, and is 13-2.

WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 3 HAWKEYE SOPHOMORES TO BE PUT TO THE TEST Hawkeye sophomores Joe Slaton (133), Dan LeClere (141), Ryan Morningstar (157) and Jay Borschel (174) are all set to have matches against higher or similarranked opponents Saturday. Slaton, who is ranked in the top three, will face topranked senior Coleman Sco at 133. Sco placed second at the 2007 NCAA Championships and is 14-2 this season. It will be the first mee ng between the two. LeClere will wrestle senior two- me all-american Nathan Morgan, who is ranked in the top six at 141. The two were set to meet at the 2006 Northern Iowa Open where LeClere was compe ng una ached. Morgan was forced to medically forfeit the match. Morningstar and his opponent - junior Newly Mc- Spadden - are both ranked between 14-20 at 157. Morningstar holds a 2-1 advantage against McSpadden, winning the first two mee ngs last season by decisions (5-3, 2-1 TB-2), but losing the last mee ng at the dual in S llwater (2-0). McSpadden is 16-3 this season. Borschel will face Shenandoah na ve Brandon Mason, who is ranked in the top six at 174. Mason is a returning all-american and holds a 13-2 record this season. Mason won the only collegiate mee ng between the two - a 4-2 decision at the 2006 Kaufman-Brand Open while Borschel was compe ng una ached. LAST MEETING Iowa fell to 9-2 with a 21-11 loss at S llwater on Jan. 19. The Cowboys improved to 10-3 with the win, and extended their winning streak in the series to eight matches. It was also Iowa s second loss to Oklahoma State in seven days. The Cowboys scored a 22-13 win on Jan. 13 at the N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen Na onal Duals in Cedar Falls, IA. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a solid start behind decisions from sophomore Charlie Falck (125) and senior Alex Grunder (149), as both avenged early season losses to their respec ve Cowboy opponents. Falck narrowly missed a major decision with a 9-2 win over redshirt freshman Tyler Shinn in the opening match. Grunder defeated freshman Dakotah Simpson, 5-2. The Cowboys picked up wins at 133 and 141, making the team score 6-6 a er the first four matches. That score put Iowa in a much be er posi on than the 15-0 deficit it was in at the same point at Na onal Duals. Oklahoma State picked up wins at 157 and 165, including two- me defending NCAA Champion Johny USA Today/NWCA/Intermat Top 25 Coaches Poll (1/2/08) 1. Iowa 2. Iowa State 3. Minnesota 4. Penn State 5. Central Michigan 6. Oklahoma State 7. Michigan 8. Missouri 9. Northwestern 10. Tennessee-Cha anooga 11. Nebraska 12. Ohio State 13. Edinboro 14. Wisconsin 15. Indiana 16. Hofstra 17. Cornell 18. Illinois 19. Oklahoma 20. Pi sburgh 21. Navy 22. Maryland 23. Pennsylvania 24. Old Dominion 25. Boise State TEAM RANKINGS INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS W.I.N. Magazine Dual Team Rankings (1/2/08) 1. Iowa 2. Minnesota 3. Iowa State 4. Penn State 5. Nebraska 6. Central Michigan 7. Missouri 8. Cornell 9. Oklahoma State 10. Michigan 11. Ohio State 12. Northwestern 13. Illinois 14. Indiana 15. Wisconsin 16. Tennessee-Cha anooga 17. Hofstra 18. Edinboro 19. Old Dominion 20. Maryland 21. Boise State 22. Pi sburgh 23. Kent State 24. Oklahoma 25. Pennsylvania Here is how each Hawkeye wrestler is currently ranked in the most recent polls: N.W.C.A./Intermat/ A.W.N. N.W.M.A. W.I.N. Charile Falck (125) #5 #5 #7 Joe Slaton (133) #2 #2 #3 Dan LeClere (141) #11 #10 #11 Brent Metcalf (149) #2 #2 #1 Ryan Morningstar (157) #18 #19 #15 Mark Perry (165) #2 #2 #2 Jay Borschel (174) #11 #11 #10 Phillip Keddy (184) #10 #12 #11 Ma Fields (Hwt.) #6 #8 #11

PAGE 4 2007-08 BIG TEN TEAM STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Ohio St. 1-0-0 1.000 8-1-0.889 Indiana 0-0-0.000 8-0-0 1.000 IOWA 0-0-0.000 7-0-0 1.000 Illinois 0-0-0.000 2-0-0 1.000 Minnesota 0-0-0.000 6-1-0.857 Michigan 0-0-0.000 7-1-0.875 Northwestern 0-0-0.000 3-1-0.750 Penn St. 0-0-0.000 3-1-0.750 Purdue 0-0-0.000 2-2-0.500 Michigan St. 0-0-0.000 2-3-0.400 Wisconsin 0-0-1.000 4-1-1.750 2007-08 BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Date Wrestler (Wt., School) 11/7 Jake Patascil (149, Purdue) 11/14 Franklin Gomez (133, Michigan St.) 11/20 Jake Strayer (141, Penn State) Dallas Herbst (197, Wisconsin) 11/28 Trevor Perry (174, Indiana) 12/4 Mike Peota (157, Illinois) Kellen Russell (141, Michigan) 12/12 Joe Slaton (133, Iowa) 12/19 Mark Perry (165, Iowa) 1/2 Jayson Ness (125, Minnesota) THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN 1/4 Purdue vs. Rider (11 a.m.) Purdue vs. Drexel (6 p.m.) Ohio at Michigan St. (6 p.m.) Ohio St. at Kent St. (6 p.m.) Cornell at Penn St. (6 p.m.) 1/5 Iowa vs. Oklahoma St. (7 p.m.) at Lone Star Duals Michigan, Wisconsin Match mes are Central. Hendricks sixth career win over Iowa junior Mark Perry at 165. Hawkeye senior Eric Luedke scored a last second reversal to defeat Brandon Mason, 2-1 at 174, making the team score 12-9 in Oklahoma State s favor. But Iowa could not keep the momentum as Cowboy Jack Jensen scored a 3-2 decision over redshirt freshman Phillip Keddy at 184 and a team point was deducted from Iowa for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving Oklahoma State a 15-8 lead. Hawkeye sophomore 197-pounder Dan Erekson suffered a separated shoulder in his match with Jared Shelton and was forced to injury default, pu ng the team win out of reach for Iowa. Hawkeye junior Ma Fields ended the dual with a 6-4 decision in sudden victory over Jared Rosholt at heavyweight. Oklahoma State 21, Iowa 11 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU), 9-2 133 - Coleman Sco (OSU) dec. Mario Galanakis (I), 5-2 141 - Nathan Morgan (OSU) dec. Alex Tsirtsis (I), 6-2 149 - Alex Grunder (I) dec. Dakotah Simpson (OSU), 5-2 157 - Newly McSpadden (OSU) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 2-0 165 - Johny Hendricks (OSU) dec. Mark Perry (I), 4-3 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Brandon Mason (OSU), 2-1 184 - Jack Jensen (OSU) dec. Phillip Keddy (I), 3-2 197 - Jared Shelton (OSU) won by injury default over Dan Erekson (I) Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) dec. Jared Rosholt (OSU), 6-4 SV-1 HAVEN T WE MET? Following are results for poten al Iowa-Oklahoma State match-ups: 141 - Dan LeClere (I) vs. Nathan Morgan (OSU) - 1-0 LeClere won by medical forfeit, 2006 Northern Iowa Open* 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) vs. Nathan Morgan (OSU) - 0-2 Morgan dec. Tsirtsis, 4-2, at 2007 Na onal Duals Morgan dec. Tsirtsis, 6-2, at 2007 dual 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) vs. Newly McSpadden (OSU) - 2-1 Morningstar dec. McSpadden, 5-3, at 2006 Kaufman-Brand Open Morningstar dec. McSpadden, 2-1 TB-2, at 2007 Na onal Duals McSpadden dec. Morningstar, 2-0, at 2007 dual 174 - Jay Borschel (I) vs. Brandon Mason (OSU) - 0-1 Mason dec. Borschel, 4-2, at 2006 Kaufman-Brand Open* 184 - Rick Loera (I) vs. Cody Hill (OSU) - 0-1 Hill maj. dec. Loera, 9-1, at 2006 Kaufman-Brand Open Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) vs. Jared Rosholt (OSU) - 1-1 Rosholt dec. Fields, 2-1, at 2007 Na onal Duals Fields dec. Rosholt, 6-4 SV-1, at 2007 dual

WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 5 PERSONNEL NOTES Hawkeye senior 165-pounder Mark Perry is the nephew of Oklahoma State Head Coach John Smith. Perry s father, Mark Perry, Sr., was a two- me Big 12 Conference champion (1984-85) at 118 pounds and a three-year le erwinner (1983-85) for the Cowboys. He also served as an assistant coach on the Oklahoma State wrestling staff for eight seasons (1992-99). THE SERIES Oklahoma State leads the series, 24-16-1, and has won the last eight meetings. Iowa s last win in the series was 20-14, in Iowa City in 2000. Iowa holds a 9-8 advantage in matches wrestled in Iowa City. HAWKEYES WIN MIDLANDS TITLE, CROWN FOUR CHAMPIONS The Hawkeyes crowned four individual champions en route to winning the 2007 Midlands team tle Sunday night in Evanston, IL. Iowa won its 19th team tle in school history and its first since 2002. Iowa scored 185 points to win the 45th annual tournament. Defending team champion Iowa State placed second with 139. Iowa went four-for-five in the finals with junior Mark Perry (165) and sophomores Joe Slaton (133), Dan LeClere (141) and Brent Metcalf (149) each winning individual tles. It was Perry s second career tle and his fourth appearance in the finals. It was the first tle for Slaton, LeClere and Metcalf. Slaton set the tone for Iowa in the finals with a 6-2 upset over top seed Franklin Gomez of Indiana to remain undefeated at 12-0. LeClere followed with a narrow 5-4 upset over second seed Zack Bailey of Oklahoma. Metcalf won Iowa s third straight tle, racking up third-period points to beat fi h seed Jake Patascil of Purdue by an 18-5 major decision. Perry made Iowa four-for-four in the finals with his 8-0 major decision over fi h seed Jonathan Reader of Iowa State. Sophomore Jay Borschel wrestled above his sixth seed, but could not pull the upset over top seed Keith Gavin of Pi sburgh and lost Iowa s final championship match, 13-4. For his efforts, Perry was named the Art Kra Champion of Champions and the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. He scored the most team points (30) of any compe tor in the tournament, and recorded the most falls in the fastest me (four in 8:10). Also placing for the Hawkeyes were seniors Alex Tsirtsis (141-3rd) and Ma Fields (Hwt.-8th), junior Charlie Falck (125-3rd), and sophomores Phillip Keddy (184-4th) and Ryan Morningstar (157-5th). Tsirtsis was wrestling una ached. BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Big Ten Network has released its 2007-08 wrestling schedule. Nine duals and the finals of the 2007 Midlands Championships and 2008 Big Ten Championships are scheduled to be aired on the network. Iowa will have two televised duals on the network. The Iowa-Ohio State dual on Jan. 18 in Columbus will air same-day tape-delayed at 8:30 p.m. (CT) and the Iowa-Minnesota dual on Feb. 1 in Minneapolis will air live at 7 p.m. (CT). The Iowa-Oklahoma State dual on Jan. 5 was originally scheduled for THE LAST TIME IOWA... Won a dual meet at home: Dec. 13, 2007-51-0 vs. Cornell Lost a dual meet at home: Feb. 18, 2007-29-13 vs. Minnesota Won a dual meet on the road: Dec. 9, 2007-20-13 at Iowa State Lost a dual meet on the road: Feb. 4, 2007 -- 24-13 at Penn State Tied a dual meet: Dec. 4, 1992-18-18 at Penn State Shut-out an opponent in a dual meet: Dec. 13, 2007-51-0 vs. Cornell Was shut-out in a dual meet: 1965-66 - 39-0 vs. Oklahoma Lost two consecu ve dual meets: Feb. 5, 2006-19-17 at Michigan St. Feb. 10, 2006-24-13 vs. Illinois Scored 50 or more team points: Dec. 13, 2007-51-0 vs. Cornell Went undefeated for a season: 1999-2000 - 18-0 Went undefeated in Big Ten duals: 1999-2000 - 8-0 Had a losing season: 1966-67 - 7-8 HIGH/LOW FACTS Placing at NCAA Meet High: 1st - 20 mes, last in 2000 Low: T32nd - 1971 Team Score at NCAA Meet High: 170 points - 1997 Low (since 1962): 8 points - 1968 Placing at Big Ten Meet High: 1st - 31 mes, last in 2004 Low: 10th - 1929 Individual NCAA Champs High: 5-1986 and 1997 Low: 0-40 mes, last in 2006 All-Americans High: 9-6 mes, last in 1995 Low: 0-19 mes, last in 1968 Individual Big Ten Champs High: 9-1983 Low: 0-29 mes, last in 2006

PAGE 6 2007-08 STATISTICAL LEADERS (TOP FIVE) Collegiate Wins 1. Charlie Falck (125) 12 Joe Slaton (133) 12 3. Brent Metcalf (149) 11 Jay Borschel (174-84) 11 Ma Fields (Hwt.) 11 Collegiate & Dual Winning Pct. 1. Joe Slaton (133) 1.000 (12-0) 2. Charlie Falck (125).923 (12-1) 3. Brent Metcalf (149) _.916 (11-1) Jay Borschel (174-84).916 (11-1) 5. Mark Perry (165).909 (10-1) Dual Wins 1. Charlie Falck (125) 7 Joe Slaton (133) 7 Ma Ballweg (149) 7 Jay Borschel (174-84) 7 Ma Fields (Hwt.) 7 Dual Winning Pct. 1. Charlie Falck (125) 1.000 (7-0) Joe Slaton (133) 1.000 (7-0) Jay Borschel (174-84) 1.000 (7-0) Ma Fields (Hwt.) 1.000 (7-0) 5. Brent Metcalf (149).857 (6-1) Falls 1. Mark Perry (165) 9 2. Brent Metcalf (149) 4 3. Charlie Falck (125) 3 Jay Borschel (174-84) 3 Ma Fields (Hwt.) 3 Fastest Fall 1. Mark Perry (165) 0:21 2. Ma Ballweg (149) 0:34 3. Joe Slaton (133) 0:47 4. Phillip Keddy (184) 1:07 5. Charlie Falck (125) 1:10 Jay Borschel (174-84) 1:10 Major Decisions 1. Joe Slaton (133) 5 2. Ryan Morningstar (157) 4 Rick Loera (184/197) 4 5. Five Wrestlers Tied 3 Dual Meet Team Points 1. Jay Borschel (174-84) 33 2. Brent Metcalf (149) 32 3. Charlie Falck (125) 31 Joe Slaton (133) 31 Ma Fields (Hwt.) 31 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS ON SALE Tickets for the 2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, to be held at the University of Minnesota s Williams Arena March 8-9 are now available. Allsession ckets are $30 and may be purchased through gophersports.com, in person at the Minnesota athle cs cket office in Mariucci Arena or by calling 1-800-846-7437 or 612-624-8080. Single-session ckets, if available, will go on sale March 3. The 2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will feature a three-session format, with the Session 1 preliminary matches beginning at 11 a.m. on March 8. Session 2 will get underway at 6 p.m. that same day, and the Session 3 championship matches will start at noon March 9. Doors to Williams Arena open approximately one hour prior to the beginning of each session. Sessions 1 and 2 will feature four mats of ac on, while Session 3 will have live wrestling on three mats. The Williams Arena court will be extended to accommodate the four-mat setup. a tape-delayed broadcast, but will not be aired due to the addi on of the Iowa-Minnesota dual. CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been the home of Iowa wrestling since 1983. The Hawkeyes are 158-17 (.903) in the arena, which includes a record 10 victories during the 1986 season. Iowa has recorded 16 undefeated seasons in the arena, with the most recent (8-0) occurring in 2002-03. The dual wrestling a endance record for Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 15,291, set when Iowa defeated Iowa State on February 22, 1992. The arena seats 15,500 for a dual wrestling meet. IOWA WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa s overall dual meet record is 816-214-30 (.784) in 96 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 20 na onal tles and 31 Big Ten tles. Iowa s 48 NCAA champions have won a total of 74 NCAA individual tles, crowning six three-time and 13 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes 100 Big Ten champions have won a total of 181 conference titles. There have been seven four- me, 18 three- me and 24 two- me Iowa winners. Iowa s 130 all-americans have earned all-america status 266 mes, including 16 four- me, 28 three- me and 32 two- me honorees. NEXT COMPETITION Top-ranked Iowa (7-0) will compete at the NWCA/Cliff Keen Na onal Duals Jan. 12-13 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The two-day annual tournament features 16 teams from NCAA Division I, 12 from NCAA Division II, 15 from NCAA Division III and NAIA, eight NJ- CAA teams, seven NCWA teams and five women s wrestling teams.

WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 7 2007 08 INDIVIDUAL SEASON STATISTICS Career Overall Collegiate Dual Big 10 Dual Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest Wrestler, Wt. Record Record Record Record Record Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall Charlie Falck, 125 50-22 16-1 12-1 7-0 0-0 31 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 3-1 1:10 J.J. Krutsinger, 125* 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Tyler Halverson, 125-33* 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Tom Magnani, 125-33 4-1 4-2 4-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 1:32 Montell Marion, 133* 0-0 11-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Joe Slaton, 133-41 12-0 17-0 12-0 7-0 0-0 31 0-0 0-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 0:47 Derek Coorough, 141 11-11 3-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 ----- Dan LeClere, 141 10-2 14-3 10-2 5-2 0-0 18 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Ethan Sebert, 141* 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Alex Tsirtsis, 141* 69-32 6-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Ma Ballweg, 149 10-4 14-1 10-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 0:34 Nick LeClere, 149* 0-0 5-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Brent Metcalf, 149 11-1 15-1 11-1 6-1 0-0 32 0-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 4-1 1:17 Brooks Kopsa, 149-57 4-2 8-5 4-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-0 4:38 Stew Gillmor, 149-57* 0-0 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Ryan Morningstar, 157 36-15 11-4 10-3 5-2 0-0 22 1-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 7:59 Michael Fahrer, 165 2-1 5-4 2-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 5:58 Aaron Janssen, 165 6-1 10-6 6-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 ----- Jake Kerr, 165 6-5 7-5 6-5 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 3:13 Ryan Kurovski, 165* 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- T.H. Leet, 157-65 0-2 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 ----- Weston Marling, 165* 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Mark Perry, 165 86-14 15-1 10-1 5-1 0-0 30 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 9-0 0:21 Chad Bea y, 174-84-97 9-5 8-6 5-3 3-1 0-0 16 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 2:07 Jay Borschel, 174-84 11-1 15-3 11-1 7-0 0-0 33 0-0 0-0 3-1 2-0 3-0 1:10 Phillip Keddy, 184-97 24-20 14-3 10-3 5-1 0-0 15 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1:07 Rick Loera, 184-97 7-13 7-6 7-6 2-2 0-0 10 0-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 2-2 4:13 Vinnie Wagner, 184* 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Brodie Ambrose, 197* 0-0 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Jordan Johnson, 197* 0-0 7-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Luke Lo house, 197* 8-17 8-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Dan Erekson, Hwt.* 26-27 13-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Ma Fields, Hwt. 74-32 15-3 11-2 7-0 0-0 31 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 1:55 Blake Rasing, Hwt.* 0-0 7-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Totals 476-228 288-116 142-41 59-11 0-0 266 3-0 0-0 39-6 11-0 35-8 0:21 SV - sudden victory, TB - ebreak, MD - major decision, TF - technical fall * - wrestling una ached this season

PAGE 8 2007 08 DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT Opponent *Findlay 5 5 4 6 0 6 4 3 4 3 40 *Iowa Central 4 6 4 6 4 6 5 6 3 6 50 *Old Dominion 3 4 0 5 4 0 5 3 0 4 28 *North Carolina State 6 5 0 0 3 6 3 6 3 5 37 Iowa State 3 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 20 Northern Iowa 6 4 3 5 6 6 3 3 0 4 40 Cornell College 4 4 4 6 5 6 6 4 6 6 51 Total 31 31 18 32 22 30 30 25 16 31 266 * - at St. Edward Duals INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT 7-0 7-0 5-2 6-1 5-2 5-2 7-0 6-1 4-3 7-0 59-11 DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 5-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 18-1 DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 9-0 DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 2-0 3-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 1-2 2-0 17-2 DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 2-0 1-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-0 3-1 2-1 2-0 15-7 DUAL DISQUALIFICATIONS/FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 TEAM RECORD AT DUAL STARTING WEIGHT 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 7-0

WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 9 Iowa 40, Findlay 3 - Nov. 24, 2007 at Lakewood, OH 125 - Charlie Falck (I) tech. fall R. Corpus (F), 16-0 in 4:09 133 - Joe Slaton (I) tech. fall Jeremy Espinoza (F), 19-3 141 - Dan LeClere (I) maj. dec. Josh Falk (F), 14-4 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Andrew Vasquez (F), 1:36 157 - Antonio Guerra (F) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 5-4 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Jus n Shannon (F), 0:21 174 - Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Jeff Havelka (F), 12-4 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Hiram Smith (F), 5-0 197 - Rick Loera (I) maj. dec. Dan Stevenson (F), 16-6 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) dec. Travis Clark (F), 11-4 2007 08 DUAL MEET RESULTS Iowa 20, Iowa State 13 - Dec. 9, 2007 at Ames, IA 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Mark Kist (ISU), 8-4 133 - Joe Slaton (I) dec. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU), 6-5 141 - Dan LeClere (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 3-1 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) maj. dec. Mitch Mueller (ISU), 14-4 157 - Cyler Sanderson (ISU) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 10-5 165 - Jon Reader (ISU) dec. Jake Kerr (I), 7-3 174 - Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Aron Sco (ISU), 18-7 184 - Jake Varner (ISU) dec. Phillip Keddy (I), 4-1 197 - David Bertolino (ISU) maj. dec. Chad Bea y (I), 16-5 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) dec. David Zabriskie (ISU), 6-3 Iowa 50, Iowa Central 0 - Nov. 24, 2007 at Lakewood, OH 125 - Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Terrance Young (IC), 12-4 133 - Joe Slaton (I) pinned Mazi Hassani (IC), 0:47 141 - Dan LeClere (I) maj. dec. David Greenwald (IC), 8-0 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Ma Burns (IC), 2:35 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. C. Banks (IC), 11-3 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Brad Lower (IC), 3:05 174 - Jay Borschel (I) tech. fall Nate Troye (IC), 17-2 in 4:39 184 - Chad Bea y (I) pinned Nate Willard (IC), 2:07 197 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Phillip Hawes (IC), 9-3 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) pinned Ma Sixta (IC), 1:55 Iowa 28, Old Dominion 13 - Nov. 24, 2007 at Lakewood, OH 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. James Nicholson (OD), 6-4 133 - Joe Slaton (I) maj. dec. Kyle Hu er (OD), 14-6 141 - Ryan Williams (OD) dec. Dan LeClere (I), 6-2 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Kaylen Baxter (OD), 26-11 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Dan Rivera (OD), 8-0 165 - Chris Brown (OD) won by DQ over Mark Perry (I), 5:30 174 - Jay Borschel (I) tech. fall Nick Pullano (OD), 19-3 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jesse Strawn (OD), 3-2 197 - David Mendoza (OD) maj. dec. Rick Loera (I), 8-0 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) maj. dec. Roy Dragon (OD), 18-8 Iowa 40, Northern Iowa 3 - Dec. 13, 2007 at Iowa City, IA 197 - Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Rick Loera (I), 6-4 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) maj. dec. Dus n Bauman (UNI), 17-6 125 - Charlie Falck (I) pinned Caleb Flores (UNI), 1:10 133 - Joe Slaton (I) maj. dec. Trent Washington (UNI), 15-7 141 - Dan LeClere (I) dec. C.J. E elson (UNI), 8-2 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Charlie E elson (UNI), 22-7 in 5:32 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) pinned Jarion Beets (UNI), 7:59 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Moza Fay (UNI), 0:48 174 - Jay Borschel (I) dec. Alex Dolly (UNI), 10-7 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Andy O Loughlin (UNI), 10-4 Iowa 51, Cornell College 0 - Dec. 13, 2007 at Iowa City, IA 197 - Rick Loera (I) pinned Josh Pastor (C), 6:38 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) pinned Josiah Payne (C), 4:57 125 - Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Chris Heilman (C), 12-2 133 - Joe Slaton (I) maj. dec. Nick Nothern (C), 20-7 141 - Dan LeClere (I) maj. dec. Ryan Mulnix (C), 19-7 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Alex Riniker (C), 1:17 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) tech. fall Pat McAuley (C), 19-4 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Chris an Coffey (C), 4:17 174 - Jay Borschel (I) pinned Cliff Robertson (C), 1:10 184 - Chad Bea y (I) maj. dec. Kyle Kehrli (C), 17-9 Iowa 37, N. Carolina St. 9 - Nov. 24, 2007 at Lakewood, OH 125 - Charlie Falck (I) pinned Taylor Cummings (NC), 3:36 133 - Joe Slaton (I) tech. fall Ryan Tice (NC), 18-3 in 5:47 141 - Joe Caramanica (NC) dec. Dan LeClere (I), 9-2 149 - Darrion Caldwell (NC) pinned Brent Metcalf (I), 1:40 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Anthony Badaracco (NC), 8-2 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned William Gilleland (NC), 0:46 174 - Chad Bea y (I) dec. Randy Goodman (NC), 11-4 184 - Jay Borschel (I) pinned Dane Coffee (NC), 2:28 197 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Mark Jahad (NC), 4-0 Hwt. - Ma Fields (I) tech. fall B. Isola (NC), 27-12 in 6:23