WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE JANUARY 16, 2007 2006-07 SEASON SCHEDULE 9-1 Overall, 0-0 in the Big Ten Date Opponent Time/Result 11/18 at Kaufman-Brand Open 3 champs 11/20 at NWCA All-Star Classic 11/21 at Northern Iowa W, 18-15 11/25 Arizona State W, 39-3 12/3 Iowa State W, 24-6 12/7 Coe W, 50-0 North Carolina State W, 38-9 12/29-30 at Midlands 2nd/1 champ 1/13 *Cal-Davis W, 41-4 *Oklahoma State L, 13-22 *Nebraska W, 30-5 *Northwestern W, 22-18 1/14 *Hofstra W, 26-10 1/19 at Oklahoma State 8 p.m. (Stillwater, OK) ESPNU-Live 1/21 at Northwestern 2 p.m. (Rolling Meadows, IL) 1/26 at Purdue 6 p.m. (West Lafayette, IN) 1/27 Wisconsin 7 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/2 at Michigan 6:30 p.m. (Ann Arbor, MI) 2/4 at Penn State 11 a.m. (University Park, PA) 2/11 Michigan State 2 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/16 Ohio State 7 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 2/18 Minnesota 6 p.m. (Iowa City, IA) 3/3-4 at Big Ten Champ s All Day (East Lansing, MI) 3/15-17 at NCAA Champ s All Day (Auburn Hills, MI) All times are Central * - at Cliff Keen/NWCA Ntl. Duals PROBABLE LINEUPS Iowa Hawkeyes (9-1 Overall, 0-0 Big 10) 2006-07 Collegiate/Dual Wt. Name Yr. Hometown (Last School) Record 125 Charlie Falck So. Strawberry Point, IA (Apple Valley, MN) 11-5/7-3 OR Lucas Magnani Sr. Long Island, NY (Brown University) 4-3/0-0 133 Mario Galanakis Sr. Greenfield, IA (Ellsworth CC) 16-3/9-1 141 Alex Tsirtsis Jr. Griffith, IN (Griffith) 15-4/8-2 149 Alex Grunder Sr. Wilton, IA (Wilton) 8-8/4-4 157 Ryan Morningstar *Fr. Lisbon, IA (Lisbon) 16-5/8-2 165 Mark Perry Jr. Stillwater, OK (Blair Academy, NJ) 13-2/9-1 OR Ben Stedman Sr. Sioux City, IA (Bishop Heelan) 4-2/1-0 174 Eric Luedke Sr. Colby, KS (Colby CC) 17-1/8-0 OR Chad Beatty *Fr. Wilton, IA (Wilton) 4-2/0-0 184 Phillip Keddy *Fr. Vernal, UT (Uintah) 9-6/6-4 197 Dan Erekson So. Eagle, ID (Eagle) 10-5/5-4 HWT Matt Fields Jr. Lowden, IA (North Cedar) 14-6/8-2 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-3 Overall, 0-0 Big 12) 2006-07 Collegiate/Dual Wt. Name Yr. Hometown (HS/Last School) Record 125 Tyler Shinn *Fr. Newkirk, OK (Ponca City) 14-8/6-3 133 Coleman Scott Jr. Waynesburg, PA (Central) 17-3/9-3 141 Nathan Morgan Jr. Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield) 9-2/7-2 149 B.J. Jackson Jr. Tuttle, OK (Tuttle) 3-4/3-4 OR Dakotah Simpson Fr. Cushing, OK (Cushing) 6-2/1-0 157 Newly McSpadden So. Vinita, OK (Vinita) 13-11/5-7 165 Johny Hendricks Sr. Edmond, OK (Memorial) 21-0/11-0 174 Brandon Mason So. Council Bluffs, IA (Lewis Central) 17-8/8-4 184 Jack Jensen Jr. Sheboygan, WI (North) 14-10/5-7 197 Jared Shelton So. Sand Springs, OK (Labette CC) 12-8/6-6 HWT Jared Rosholt *Fr. Ponca City, OK (Ponca City) 16-7/8-4 Northwestern Wildcats (10-3 Overall, 0-0 Big 10) 2006-07 Collegiate/Dual Wt. Name Yr. Hometown (HS/Last School) Record 125 Brandon Precin Fr. Orland Park, IL (Carl Sandburg) 25-8/11-2 133 Eric Metzler *Fr. Luxemburg, WI (Luxemburg/Casco) 12-11/5-5 141 Ryan Lang Jr. North Royalton, OH (St. Edward) 18-0/8-0 149 Vince Colletti *Fr. Naperville, IL (Montini Catholic) 7-10/3-4 Marty Gould So. Lincolnwood, IL (Niles West) 4-13/0-7 157 Dominic Marella So. Roselle, IL (Conant) 6-7/4-5 165 Greg Hagel Jr. Linwood, NJ (Blair Academy) 11-8/4-4 174 Nick Hayes Jr. Council Bluffs, IA (Lewis Central) 14-7/8-4 184 Jake Herbert Jr. Wexford, PA (North Allegheny) 16-0/11-0 197 Mike Tammillow Jr. Oak Park, IL (Fenwick) 25-1/11-1 HWT Dustin Fox Jr. Galion, OH (Galion) 17-2/6-1 * - redshirt freshman
WRESTLING THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY RELEASE OF THE TH HEAD COACH TOM BRANDS Former Hawkeye wrestler Tom Brands, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and four-time all- American is in his first season as head coach at Iowa. The three-time national champion and member of wrestling s Hall of Fame is only the eighth wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. He is 9-1 at Iowa, with a 26-21 career mark. Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech 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 Atlantic Coast Conference title, set a school record for dual meet wins (16) and had a schoolrecord five wrestlers qualify for the NCAA meet. During his tenure, Virginia Tech crowned five conference champions and two all-americans. 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 dual record, seven NCAA and eight Big Ten titles, while crowning 23 NCAA Champions, 73 all-americans and 36 Big Ten Champions. He was the 2000 National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year. As a competitor, 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. Nationals titles (1993-96) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams (1993-96). Along with his twin brother, Terry, Tom was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, the 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year. He was inducted into wrestling s Hall of Fame in 2001. Brands was a four-time all-american at Iowa (1989-92). During his Hawkeye career, he won three NCAA titles and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Also a three time Big Ten champion, Brands won 95 percent of his matches at Iowa. His career mark of 158-7-2, included an undefeated season in 1991 (45-0). PAGE 2 THIS WEEK Iowa (9-1) will hit the road this week for two dual matches. The Hawkeyes will get another shot at Oklahoma State (9-3) Friday at 8 p.m. in Gallager- Iba Arena at Stillwater, OK. Iowa will then open the 2007 Big Ten season Sunday against Northwestern (10-3) at Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, IL. ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-american Mark Ironside will call the action live on AM-800, KXIC. All remaining dual meets will be broadcast live, as will action from the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Audio broadcasts from all competitions will also 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 subscription ($6.95 per month or $49.95 per year) or the CSTV XXL Premium subscription ($99.95 per year). Television - Friday s dual at Oklahoma State will be broadcast live on ESPNU. Tim Johnson and Dave Armstrong will call the action. The Internet - Press releases, meet results, audio broadcasts and home dual livestats are available on the University of Iowa s website, www.hawkeyesports.com. To access the live home 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. OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Oklahoma State, the four-time defending NCAA Champion, is 9-3 with wins against California-Davis (22-9), Michigan State (22-8), Oklahoma (17-15), California-Poly (25-12), Air Force (40-5), Army (32-7), Navy (19-17), Northern Iowa (29-5) and Iowa (22-13), and losses to Minnesota (15-21), Missouri (15-27) and Iowa State (9-25). It is the first three-loss season for the Cowboys since the team went 20-3 in 2001-02. Head Coach John Smith is 245-30-3 in 16 seasons at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys return three all-americans, including two-time defending NCAA Champion Johny Hendricks (165). Hendricks is the lone undefeated Cowboy, entering Friday s meet with a 21-0 overall record and 11-0 dual mark. Oklahoma State s other returning all-americans - Coleman Scott (133) and Nathan Morgan (141) have respective 17-3 and 9-2 overall records. NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Northwestern is 10-3 with wins over Chicago (34-12), Navy (20-16), Indianapolis (31-11), Virginia (24-12), North Carolina (30-9), North Carolin State (37-9), Northern Illinois (28-10), Eastern Illinois (38-12), West Virginia (28-14) and Cornell (24-15), and losses to Missouri (33-8), Iowa (22-18) and Central Michigan (22-11).
WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 3 Head Coach Tim Cysewski is 129-155-5 in 17 seasons at Northwestern. He was an all-american at 134 pounds for Iowa in 1976, and a four-time Hawkeye letterwinner (1973-76). The Wildcats are led by returning all-americans Ryan Lang (141) and Jake Herbert (184), and juniors Mike Tamillow (197) and Dustin Fox (Hwt.). In dual meet action, the Northwestern wrestlers from 184 pounds and up are a combined 28-2. Lang and Herbert are both undefeated this season, with Lang going 18-0 overall and 8-0 in duals. Herbert is 16-0 overall and 11-0 in duals. IOWA TIES WITH OKLAHOMA STATE, NORTHWESTERN Hawkeye junior 165-pounder Mark Perry is the nephew of Oklahoma State Head Coach John Smith. Perry s father, Mark Perry, Sr., was a two-time Big 12 Conference champion (1984-85) at 118 pounds and a three-year letterwinner (1983-85) for the Cowboys. He also served as an assistant coach on the Oklahoma State wrestling staff for eight seasons (1992-99). Oklahoma State sophomore 174-pounder Brandon Mason and Northwestern junior 174-pounder Nick Hayes are Council Bluffs, IA, natives. Both attended Lewis Central High School. LAST MEETING Oklahoma State - Iowa lost a 22-13 decision to Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals of the 2007 N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen National Duals last Saturday in Cedar Falls, IA. The Cowboys jumped out to a 15-0 lead after the first four matches before Iowa redshirt freshman Ryan Morningstar scored a 2-1 win in the second tiebreaker over Newly McSpadden at 157. Cowboy senior Johny Hendricks immediately followed up with a 9-1 major decision over Hawkeye junior Mark Perry, improving his career record against Perry to 5-0 and handing Perry his second loss of the season. The Hawkeyes scored 10 team points with wins at the next three weights, giving junior heavyweight Matt Fields a chance to tie the dual with a pin. But, redshirt freshman Jared Rosholt beat Fields, 2-1, to seal the win for Oklahoma State. Following are the bout-by-bout results: Oklahoma State 22, Iowa 13 125 - Tyler Shinn (O) dec. Charlie Falck (I), 5-4 133 - Coleman Scott (O) dec. Mario Galanakis (I), 8-2 141 - Nathan Morgan (O) dec Alex Tsirtsis (I), 4-2 149 - Dakotah Simpson (O) pinned Alex Grunder (I), 1:17 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Newly McSpadden (O), 2-1 TB-2 165 - Johny Hendricks (O) maj. dec. Mark Perry (I), 9-1 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Brandon Mason (O), 3-2 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jack Jensen (O), 7-3 197 - Dan Erekson (I) maj. dec. Jared Shelton (O), 11-1 285 - Jared Rosholt (O) dec. Matt Fields (I), 2-1 TEAM RANKINGS USA Today/Intermat/NWCA Top 25 Coaches Poll (1/9/07) 1. Missouri 2. Minnesota 3. Hofstra 4. Oklahoma State 5. Iowa 6. Iowa State 7. Oklahoma 8. Northwestern 9. Central Michigan 10. Penn State 11. Michigan 12. Edinboro 13. Cornell 14. Pennsylvania 15. Indiana 16. Illinois 17. Wisconsin 18. Tennessee-Chattanooga 19. Oregon State 20. Nebraska 21. Michigan State 22. Kent State 23. Lehigh 24. Columbia 25. Navy W.I.N. Magazine Top 25 (1/16/07) 1. Minnesota 2. Missouri 3. Iowa State 4. Oklahoma State 5. Iowa 6. Hofstra 7. Central Michigan 8. Northwestern 9. Oklahoma 10. Michigan 11. Penn State 12. Cornell 13. Indiana 14. Pennsylvania 15. Wisconsin 16. Illinois 17. Tennessee-Chattanooga 18. Edinboro 19. Michigan State 20. Oregon State 21. Navy 22. Nebraska 23. Pittsburgh 24. Kent State 25. Ohio State INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS 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) ---- ---- #20 Mario Galanakis (133) #12 #14 #17 Alex Tsirtsis (141) #8 #8 #6 Ryan Morningstar (157) #15 #13 #16 Mark Perry (165) #3 #3 #4 Eric Luedke (174) #5 #2 #4 Matt Fields (Hwt.) #5 #7 #8
WRESTLING THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY RELEASE OF THE TH PAGE 4 2006-07 BIG TEN CONFERENCE TEAM STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Ohio St. 1-0-0.000 2-3-0.400 Wisconsin 0-0-0.000 14-0-0 1.000 Indiana 0-0-0.000 9-0-0 1.000 Illinois 0-0-0.000 4-0-0 1.000 Minnesota 0-0-0.000 11-1-0.917 IOWA 0-0-0.000 9-1-0.900 Penn St. 0-0-0.000 9-2-0.818 Northwestern 0-0-0.000 10-3-0.769 Michigan 0-0-0.000 1-3-1.300 Michigan St. 0-0-0.000 1-5-0.167 Purdue 0-1-0.000 10-1-0.909 2006-07 BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Date Wrestler (Wt., School) 11/8 Ryan Lang (141, Northwestern) 11/15 Nick Simmons (133, Michigan St.) 11/22 Gabriel Dretsch (174, Minnesota) 11/29 Angel Escobedo (125, Indiana) Roger Kish (184, Minnesota) 12/6 Mike Pucillo (184, Ohio St.) 12/12 Jayson Ness (125, Minnesota) 12/19 Nathan Moore (197, Purdue) 1/3 Mike Poeta (157, Illinois) 1/10 Dallas Herbst (197, Wisconsin) Northwestern - Iowa defeated Northwestern, 22-18, last Saturday in the consolation bracket at the N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen National Duals. It was the fourth dual in less than 12 hours for both teams. Northwestern jumped out to a 6-0 lead when freshman Brandon Precin pinned sophomore Charlie Falck in 3:20 at 125. Iowa rolled through the next six bouts, scoring one pin, a major decision and three decisions. The Wildcats responded with wins at the toughest part of their lineup - 184, 197 and Hwt. - to end the dual. Following are the bout-by-bout results: Iowa 22, Northwestern 18 125 - Brandon Precin (N) pinned Charlie Falck (I), 3:20 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) dec. Eric Metzler (N), 3-2 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) pinned James Kohlberg (N), 0:47 149 - Alex Grunder (I) dec. Martin Gould (N), 10-6 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Dominic Marella (N), 18-5 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Greg Hagel (N), 6-4 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Nick Hayes (N), 5-2 184 - Jake Herbert (N) pinned Phillip Keddy (I), 3:44 197 - Mike Tamillow (N) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 8-2 Hwt. - Dustin Fox (N) dec. Matt Fields (I), 3-2 TB-1 THE SERIES Oklahoma State leads the series, 23-16-1, and has won the last seven meetings between the two teams. Iowa s last win in the series was 20-14, in Iowa City, in 2000. The Cowboys hold an 11-5-1 edge in matches wrestled in Stillwater, OK. Iowa leads the series with Northwestern, 62-7-1. The Hawkeyes have won 36 of the last 37 meetings, including the last two. Northwestern s last win in the series was a 22-19 upset in 2005. Iowa holds a 29-4-1 edge in matches wrestled at Evanston, IL. HAWKEYES PLACE FIFTH AT NATIONAL DUALS Iowa went 4-1 and placed fifth at the N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, IA, last weekend. On Saturday, the fifth-seed Hawkeyes won their opening match against unseeded California-Davis (41-4), lost the quarterfinals to fourthseed Oklahoma State (22-13), and rebounded to defeat unseeded Nebraska (30-5) and eighth-seed Northwestern (22-18) in the consolation bracket - all in less than 12 hours. Iowa defeated third-seed Hofstra, 26-10, in Sunday s fifthplace match. It is the first time that Iowa placed fifth in its 15-year history at the tournament. The Hawkeyes had won the team title three times, placed second three times, placed third six times and placed sixth once. Senior 174-pounder Eric Luedke was the lone Hawkeye to go 5-0 on the weekend, while senior Mario Galanakis (133), juniors Alex Tsirtsis (141) and Mark Perry (165) and redshirt freshman Ryan Morningstar (157) went 4-1. HAWKEYES SIGN TWO Iowa signed two student-athletes to national letters of intent in the early signing period. Jordan Johnson of Bettendorf, IA and Brodie Ambrose of Eldridge, IA, are Tom Brands first signings as Iowa s head coach.
WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 5 Johnson won the 2006 Class AA Illinois state heavyweight state title at Naperville North High School. He moved to Bettendorf, IA, and will be competing for Bettendorf High School this season. Ambrose placed third at 171 pounds at the 2006 Class 3A state tournament for North Scott Eldridge High School. He will compete at 189 pounds this season and is a projected 197-pounder for the Hawkeyes. Ambrose also is a 189-pound Fargo freestyle all-american. IOWA WRESTLING ON JEOPARDY! Former Hawkeye wrestlers Luke and Ty Eustice were featured in a clue of the category Iowa December 8, and in several clues of the category Wrestling January 8 on the TV game show Jeopardy! Jimmy McGuire and Kelly Miyahara of the Jeopardy! Clue Crew taped clues at Carver-Hawkeye Arena featuring the Eustice brothers in August. The Eustice brothers are natives of Blue Earth, MN. Luke was an all-american and NCAA finalist at 125 pounds in 2002, lettering for the Hawkeyes from 2001-04. Ty was a two-time all-american at 149 pounds, competing in the NCAA finals in 2006. He lettered for the Hawkeyes from 2003-06. They are the 10th set of brothers to wrestle together in the Hawkeye varsity lineup since the 1950s. IOWA WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa s overall dual meet record is 804-210-30 (.785) in 95 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 20 national titles, including nine of the last 16, and 31 Big Ten titles. Iowa s 47 NCAA champions have won a total of 73 NCAA individual titles, crowning six threetime and 13 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes 99 Big Ten Champions have won a total of 180 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 three-time and 24 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa s 129 all-americans have earned all-america status 263 times, including 16 four-time, 27 three-time and 32 two-time honorees. IOWA TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Iowa s remaining four home duals are on sale at the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office. Tickets purchased in advance are $8 for adults and $4 for youth/non-university of Iowa students. Tickets purchased at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for youth/non-university of Iowa students. University of Iowa students will be admitted free of charge for all matches with a student ID. For tickets, contact the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-424-2957, 319-335-9327 or www. hawkeyesports.com. CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE The Hawkeye wrestling staff of Tom Brands, Dan Gable, Wes Hand, Doug Schwab and Mike Zadick earned a total of two Olympic gold medals, seven NCAA titles, 10 conference titles and 15 all-america honors. Their combined college career wrestling record is 605-84-2 (.877), including three undefeated seasons. NEXT COMPETITION Iowa will wrestle at Purdue (10-1, 0-1 in Big Ten) Friday, January 26 at 6 p.m. at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility in West Lafayette, IN. The Hawkeyes then return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to host Wisconsin (14-0, 0-0 in Big Ten) Saturday, January 27 at 7 p.m. in Iowa City. THE LAST TIME IOWA... Won a dual meet at home: Dec. 7, 2006-38-9 vs. North Carolina St. Lost a dual meet at home: Feb. 10, 2006-24-13 vs. Illinois Won a dual meet on the road: Jan. 14, 2007-26-10 vs. Hofstra at UNI Lost a dual meet on the road: Jan. 13, 2007-22-13 vs. Oklahoma St. Tied a dual meet: Dec. 4, 1992-18-18 at Penn State Shut-out an opponent in a dual meet: Dec. 7, 2006-50-0 vs. Coe Was shut-out in a dual meet: 1965-66 - 39-0 vs. Oklahoma Lost two consecutive dual meets: Feb. 5, 2006-19-17 at Michigan St. Feb. 10, 2006-24-13 vs. Illinois Scored 50 or more team points: Dec. 7, 2006-50-0 vs. Coe 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 times, 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 times, last in 2004 Low: 10th - 1929 Individual NCAA Champs High: 5-1986 and 1997 Low: 0-40 times, last in 2006 All-Americans High: 9-6 times, last in 1995 Low: 0-19 times, last in 1968 Individual Big Ten Champs High: 9-1983 Low: 0-29 times, last in 2006
WRESTLING THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY RELEASE OF THE TH PAGE 7 Following are the career results for potential Iowa-Oklahoma State matchups: HAVEN T WE MET? Following are the career results for potential Iowa-Northwestern matchups: 125 Charlie Falck (I) is 0-1 vs. Tyler Shinn (OSU) Shinn dec. Falck, 5-4, at 2007 National Duals 133 Mario Galanakis (I) is 0-2 vs. Coleman Scott (OSU) Scott dec. Galanakis, 2-1 TB-1, at 2006 Kauf.-Brand Open Scott dec. Galanakis, 8-2, at 2007 National Duals 141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) is 0-1 vs. Nathan Morgan (OSU) Morgan dec. Tsirtsis, 4-2, at 2007 National Duals 149 Alex Grunder (I) is 0-1 vs. Dakotah Simpson (OSU) Simpson pinned Grunder in 1:17 at 2007 National Duals 157 Ryan Morningstar (I) is 1-0 vs. Newly McSpadden (OSU) Morningstar dec. McSpadden, 2-1 TB-2, at 2007 Ntl. Duals 165 Mark Perry (I) is 0-5 vs. Johny Hendricks (OSU) Hendricks dec. Perry, 7-5 SV, at 2004 Kauf.-Brand Open Hendricks dec. Perry, 3-1, at 2005 Iowa-Oklahoma St. dual Hendricks dec. Perry, 5-2, at 2005 NCAA Championships Hendricks dec. Perry, 3-1, at 2006 N.W.C.A. All-Star Dual Hendricks maj. dec. Perry, 9-1, at 2007 National Duals 174 Eric Luedke (I) is 1-0 vs. Brandon Mason (OSU) Luedke dec. Mason, 3-2, at 2007 National Duals 184 Phillip Keddy (I) is 2-0 vs. Jack Jensen (OSU) Keddy dec. Jensen, 9-7 SV-1, at 2006 Kauf.-Brand Open Keddy dec. Jensen, 7-3, at 2007 National Duals 197 Dan Erekson (I) is 1-0 vs. Jared Shelton (OSU) Erekson maj. dec. Shelton, 11-1, at 2007 National Duals Hwt. Matt Fields (I) is 0-1 vs. Jared Rosholt (OSU) Rosholt dec. Fields, 2-1, at 2007 National Duals 125 Charlie Falck (I) is 1-1 vs. Brandon Precin (N) Falck dec. Precin, 4-2, at 2006 Midlands Precin pinned Falck in 3:20, at 2007 National Duals 133 Mario Galanakis (I) is 1-1 vs. Eric Metzler (N) Metzler dec. Galanakis, 3-2, at 2006 Midlands Galanakis dec. Metzler, 3-2, at 2007 National Duals 141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) is 1-4 vs. Ryan Lang (N) Lang dec. Tsirtsis, 10-4, at 2005 Iowa-Northwestern dual Lang maj. dec. Tsirtsis, 12-1, at 2005 Big Ten Champ s Tsirtsis dec. Lang, 10-7, at 2006 Iowa-Northwestern dual Lang dec. Tsirtsis, 7-1, at 2006 NCAA Championships Lang dec. Tsirtsis, 8-5, at 2006 Midlands finals 149 Alex Grunder (I) is 1-0 vs. Marty Gould (N) Grunder dec. Gould, 10-6, at 2007 National Duals 157 Ryan Morningstar (I) is 1-0 vs. Dominic Marella (N) Morningstar maj. dec. Marella, 18-5, at 2007 Ntl. Duals 165 Mark Perry (I) is 1-0 vs. Greg Hagel (N) Perry dec. Hagel, 6-4, at 2007 National Duals 174 Eric Luedke (I) is 1-0 vs. Nick Hayes (N) Luedke dec. Hayes, 5-2, at 2007 National Duals 184 Phillip Keddy (I) is 0-1 vs. Jake Herbert (N) Herbert pinned Keddy in 3:44 at 2007 National Duals 197 Dan Erekson (I) is 0-1 vs. Mike Tamillow (N) Tamillow dec. Erekson, 8-2, at 2007 National Duals Hwt. Matt Fields (I) is 0-3 vs. Dustin Fox (N) Fox dec. Fields, 7-6, at 2005 Iowa-Northwestern dual Fox dec. Fields, 3-2, at 2005 Big Ten Championships Fox dec. Fields, 3-2 TB-1, at 2007 National Duals
WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 8 2006-07 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 25-16 12-5 11-5 7-3 0-0 28 0-0 0-0 3-1 3-0 1-1 3:43 Lucas Magnani, 125 26-25 6-4 4-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 ----- Daniel Dennis, 133* 15-18 9-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Mario Galanakis, 133 33-12 17-5 16-3 9-1 0-0 40 0-0 0-1 5-0 0-0 5-0 2:45 Billy Murphy, 133* 0-0 15-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Joe Slaton, 133* 0-0 15-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Travis Blasco, 141* 0-0 4-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Derek Coorough, 141 10-10 4-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 5:16 Dan LeClere, 141* 0-0 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Alex Tsirtsis, 141 59-26 16-4 15-4 8-2 0-0 31 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0:47 Matt Ballweg, 149* 0-0 11-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Alex Grunder, 149 26-17 8-8 8-8 4-4 0-0 15 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-2 2:54 Brooks Kopsa, 149* 0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Brent Metcalf, 149* 0-0 10-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Brett Stedman, 149 11-22 7-7 5-7 1-1 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 3:14 Brad Medchill, 157 8-13 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 4:50 Ryan Morningstar, 157 16-5 16-6 16-5 8-2 0-0 28 2-1 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 1:03 Mike Fahrer, 165* 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Aaron Janssen, 165* 0-0 8-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Jake Kerr, 165* 0-0 11-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- T.H. Leet, 165* 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Mark Perry, 165 61-11 17-3 13-2 9-1 0-0 34 1-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 4-0 0:47 Joe Uker, 165/174 19-23 6-7 5-6 0-1 0-0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 ----- Jay Borschel, 174* 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ----- Eric Luedke, 174 40-16 21-1 17-1 8-0 0-0 10 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 4:07 Ben Stedman, 165/174 20-27 4-2 4-2 1-0 0-0 6 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 3:24 Phillip Keddy, 184 9-6 9-7 9-6 6-4 0-0 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0:48 Rick Loera, 184/197 4-4 4-4 4-4 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 ----- Dan Erekson, 197 22-24 13-6 10-5 5-4 0-0 18 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 2:40 Matt Fields, Hwt. 53-24 18-6 14-6 8-2 0-0 21 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-1 2:26 Totals 453-299 298-124 153-74 76-24 0-0 301 5-4 2-2 25-8 7-2 27-9 * - redshirting and competing unattached for the 2006-07 season SV - sudden victory, TB - tiebreak, MD - major decision, TF - technical fall
WRESTLING THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY RELEASE OF THE TH PAGE 9 2006-07 Dual Team Points Scored By Weight Opponent Northern Iowa 0 6 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 18 Arizona State 3 6 3 5 0 3 4 6 3 6 39 Iowa State 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 24 Coe 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 6 6 50 North Carolina State 4 4 6 0 3 6 0 6 6 3 38 *California-Davis 6 4 3 4 3 6 6 6 0 3 41 *Oklahoma State 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 4 0 13 *Nebraska 3 6 3 0 3 3 3 3 0 6 30 *Northwestern 0 3 6 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 22 *Hofstra 4 4 3 3 0 6 3 0 0 3 26 Totals 28 40 31 19 28 39 34 27 22 33 301 INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT 7-3 9-1 8-2 5-5 8-2 9-1 9-1 6-4 5-5 8-2 74-26 DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT 1-1 3-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 14-4 DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 1-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 11-2 DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 3-2 2-1 5-2 2-4 6-2 5-0 6-0 3-3 2-4 5-2 39-20 DUAL FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 7-0 TEAM RECORD AT DUAL STARTING WEIGHT 7-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-1
WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE PAGE 10 Iowa 18, N. Iowa 15 - Nov. 21, 2006 - Cedar Falls, IA (5,831) 125 - Kyle Anson (UNI) dec. Charlie Falck (I), 9-4 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) pinned Brett Robbins (UNI), 2:50 141 - C.J. Ettleson (UNI) dec. Alex Tsirtsis (I), 5-2 149 - Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Alex Grunder (I), 3-2 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Moza Fay (UNI), 5-3 SV-1 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Nick Baima (UNI), 3-0 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Alex Dolly (UNI), 7-4 184 - Danny Dunning (UNI) dec. Phillip Keddy (I), 6-4 197 - Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 7-5 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) dec. Tyler Rhodes (UNI), 5-0 Iowa 39, Arizona St. 3 - Nov. 25, 2006 - Iowa City, IA (4,905) 174 - Eric Luedke (I) maj. dec. Alex Pavlenko (ASU), 12-1 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) pinned Greg Gifford (ASU), 0:48 197 - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Jason Trulson (ASU), 3-2 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) won by forfeit 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Bowles (ASU), 15-9 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) pinned Shawn Jones (ASU), 2:45 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Pat Payne (ASU), 6-2 149 - Alex Grunder (I) tech. fall Cameron Smith (ASU), 22-7 157 - Brian Stith (ASU) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 3-1 SV-1 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Patrick Pitsch (ASU), 8-4 Iowa 24, Iowa St. 6 - Dec. 3, 2006 - Iowa City, IA (13,732) 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Travis Paulson (ISU), 6-4 SV-1 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 6-4 184 - Jake Varner (ISU) dec. Phillip Keddy (I), 6-2 197 - Dan Erekson (I) dec. Kurt Backes (ISU), 11-9 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) dec. David Zabriskie (ISU), 6-5 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU), 6-5 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 6-1 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Mitch Mueller (ISU), 4-1 149 - Cyler Sanderson (ISU) dec. Alex Grunder (I), 9-8 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Trent Paulson (ISU), 3-2 Iowa 50, Coe 0 - Dec. 7, 2006 - Iowa City, IA (4,446) 125 - Charlie Falck (I) tech. fall Brian Clement (C), 21-6 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) maj. dec. Gannon Hjerleid (C), 10-1 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Jared Creason (C), 17-5 149 - Brett Stedman (I) maj. dec. Tyler Baker (C), 10-1 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) pinned Ryan Vogel (C), 1:03 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Bryon Grothus (C), 2:56 174 - Ben Stedman (I) pinned Marcus Schneider (C), 3:24 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Greg Lalla (C), 13-7 197 - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Rob Kramer (C), 2:40 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) pinned Jared Carder (C), 2:26 2006-07 Dual Meet Results Iowa 38, N. Carolina St. 9 - Dec. 7, 2006 - Iowa City, IA (4,446) 125 - Charlie Falck (I) tech. fall Taylor Cummings (N), 26-11, 4:53 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) maj. dec. Garrett Cummings (N), 14-3 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) won by forfeit 149 - Joe Caramanica (N) dec. Brett Stedman (I), 8-2 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Kody Hamrah (N), 5-3 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Obie Simpson (N), 0:47 174 - Rick Brownlee (N) pinned Joe Uker (I), 6:28 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) won by injury default over Mark Jahad (N) 197 - Dan Erekson (I) won by forfeit Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) dec. Jainor Palma (N), 7-3 *Iowa 41, Cal-Davis 4 - Jan. 13, 2007 - Cedar Falls, IA 125 - Charlie Falck (I) pinned Marcos Orozco (CD), 3:43 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) maj. dec. Kyle Bank (CD), 13-2 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nexi Delgado (CD), 6-3 149 - Alex Grunder (I) maj. dec. Shawn Haratani (CD), 12-3 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Clark (CD), 5-3 165 - Mark Perry (I) pinned Dustin Noack (CD), 0:38 174 - Eric Luedke (I) pinned Kyle Dubs (CD), 2:16 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) won by forfeit 197 - Eliot Kelly (CD) maj. dec. Rick Loera (I), 12-4 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) dec. Broc Mafia (CD), 9-4 *Oklahoma State 22, Iowa 13 - Jan. 13, 2007 - Cedar Falls, IA 125 - Tyler Shinn (O) dec. Charlie Falck (I), 5-4 133 - Coleman Scott (O) dec. Mario Galanakis (I), 8-2 141 - Nathan Morgan (O) dec Alex Tsirtsis (I), 4-2 149 - Dakotah Simpson (O) pinned Alex Grunder (I), 1:17 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Newly McSpadden (O), 2-1 TB-2 165 - Johny Hendricks (O) maj. dec. Mark Perry (I), 9-1 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Brandon Mason (O), 3-2 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jack Jensen (O), 7-3 197 - Dan Erekson (I) maj. dec. Jared Shelton (O), 11-1 285 - Jared Rosholt (O) dec. Matt Fields (I), 2-1 *Iowa 30, Nebraska 5 - Jan. 13, 2007 - Cedar Falls, IA 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Paul Donahoe (N), 9-7 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) pinned Mike Rowe (N), 6:52 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Dominick Moyer (N), 4-3 149 - Robert Sanders (N) dec. Alex Grunder (I), 7-2 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Chris Oliver (N), 4-0 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Stephen Dwyer (N), 9-6 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Marc Harwood (N), 4-3 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Levi Wofford (N), 7-1 197 - Craig Brester (N) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 10-5 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) won by forfeit * - at N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen National Duals
WRESTLING THE UNIVERSITY WEEKLY RELEASE OF THE TH PAGE 11 *Iowa 22, Northwestern 18 - Jan. 13, 2007 - Cedar Falls, IA 125 - Brandon Precin (N) pinned Charlie Falck (I), 3:20 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) dec. Eric Metzler (N), 3-2 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) pinned James Kohlberg (N), 0:47 149 - Alex Grunder (I) dec. Martin Gould (N), 10-6 157 - Ryan Morningstar (I) maj. dec. Dominic Marella (N), 18-5 165 - Mark Perry (I) dec. Greg Hagel (N), 6-4 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Nick Hayes (N), 5-2 184 - Jake Herbert (N) pinned Phillip Keddy (I), 3:44 197 - Mike Tamillow (N) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 8-2 Hwt. - Dustin Fox (N) dec. Matt Fields (I), 3-2 TB-1 *Iowa 26, Hofstra 10 - Jan. 14, 2007 - Cedar Falls, IA 125 - Charlie Falck (I) maj. dec. Dave Tomasette (H), 11-2 133 - Mario Galanakis (I) maj. dec. Lou Ruggirello (H), 11-1 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Charles Griffin (H), 12-11 149 - Alex Grunder (I) dec. Mike Parziale (H), 7-2 157 - James Strouse (H) maj. dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 8-0 165 - Mark Perry (I) won by forfeit 174 - Eric Luedke (I) dec. Alton Lucas (H), 4-1 184 - Joe Rovelli (H) dec. Phillip Keddy (I), 7-6 197 - Chris Weidman (H) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 10-5 Hwt. - Matt Fields (I) dec. Matt Pollock (H), 7-2 2006-07 Dual Meet Results * - at N.W.C.A./Cliff Keen National Duals
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