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INDIANA WRESTLING
vs. N’western/Wisc
Nov. 21-22
2009-10 indiana WRESTLING
IU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS • Kyle Kuhlman • Assistant director
E-MAIL - [email protected] • office - (812) 855-4770 • IUHOOSIERS.COM
2009-10 INDIANA
WRESTLING SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
NOVEMBER
15
Michigan State Open
17
at Wabash
HOOSIER DUALS
28
Univ. of the Cumberlands
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
CHATTANOOGA
LIBERTY
South Dakota State
Result/Time
No Team Score
W, 45-0
W, 44-6
W, 27-9
W, 30-9
W, 43-3
W, 37-6
DECEMBER
4-5 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 6th/44 teams
F.I.T.E. DUALS
12
vs. Eastern Michigan
10 a.m.
vs. SIU-Edwardsville
2 p.m.
29-30 Southern ScuffleAll Day
JANUARY
2
at West Virginia
INDIANA DUALS
16AMERICAN
CLEVELAND STATE
22
at Wisconsin
24
at Northwestern
29ILLINOIS
31
OHIO STATE
2 p.m.
10 a.m.
TBA
TBA
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
FEBRUARY
6
MINNESOTA
6:30 p.m.
12
MICHIGAN
7 p.m.
14
vs. Purdue
1 p.m.
21
at Michigan State
2 p.m.
MARCH
6-7Big Ten ChampionshipsAll Day
18-20 NCAA ChampionshipsAll Day
Home matches in CAPS
- all times local
at F.I.T.E. Duals
Saturday, Dec. 12
Oak Lawn, Illinois • Oak Lawn High School
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Round 1 (10 a.m.)- #13 Indiana (6-0) vs. Eastern Michigan (2-2-1)
Round 2 (Noon)- Eastern Michigan vs. SIU-Edwardsville (0-4)
Round 3 (2 p.m.)- Indiana vs. SIU-Edwardsville
*all times central
FIRST SHOT
The No. 13 Indiana University wrestling team (6-0) is set to compete in the F.I.T.E. Duals on Saturday (Dec. 12) in Oak Lawn, Ill. The Hoosiers will hit the mats for two dual matches, taking on
Eastern Michigan (2-2-1) and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (0-4).
Indiana opens with the EMU Eagles at 10 a.m. central time (11 a.m. eastern). Eastern Michigan
and SIU-Edwardsville will then wrestle before the day is concluded with IU and the Cougars
entering the circle around 2 p.m. central (3 p.m. EST).
INDIANA
EASTERN MICHIGAN
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE
125 lbs.- Angel Escobedo
Chris Jenkins
Kris Treat
133 lbs.- Matt Ortega
Andrew Novak
Brendan Murphy
141 lbs.- Danny MonacoFrank Sade
Eric Biehl
149 lbs.- Matt Coughlin
JJ JohnsonKyle Lowman
157 lbs.- Kurt Kinser
Aaron Sulzer
Nick Jones
165 lbs.- Paul Young
Justin Brandel
Blake Reed
174 lbs.- Trevor Perry
Nick Hendrick
Tim Mahoney
184 lbs.- Eric Cameron
Phillip Joseph
Robert Cooney
197 lbs.- Matt Powless
Travis Stanback
AJ Smith
285 lbs.- Nate Everhart
David Wade
David Devine
The all-time series with both schools leans in favor of Indiana. The Hoosiers have won all eight
matches versus EMU, including a 31-6 victory at last season’s F.I.T.E. Duals. Indiana owns a
stronghold on the all-time series against SIU-Edwardsville as well, winning the last 12 meetings
with the Cougars and holding a 15-7 advantage overall.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Assistant Director of Media Relations Kyle Kuhlman is the primary media relations contact for
the Indiana wrestling team. He can be reached in his office (812-855-4770), on his cell phone
(419-308-8292) or by email ([email protected]).
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INDIANA WRESTLING
vs. N’western/Wisc
Nov. 21-22
2009-10 indiana WRESTLING
SEASON RECORDS & STATISTICS
INDIANA WRESTLING
2009-10 RESULTS & STATISTICS
6-0-0 OVERALL, 0-0-0 BIG TEN
Wt.
125
125
133
133
141
141
141
149
149
149
157
157
165
165
165
174
184
184
197
285
285
285
285
Name
Brooks, Justin
Escobedo, Angel
Capezio, Geno
Ortega, Matt
Monaco, Danny
Ortega, Max
Viterisi, Nick
Coughlin, Matt
Smith, Jacob
Warren, Alex
Kinser, Kurt
Konz, Ryan
Fretwell, Anthony
LeBlanc, Ryan
Young, Paul
Perry, Trevor
Avery, Nick
Cameron, Eric
Powless, Matt
Everhart, Nate
Gill, Jowan
Fagiano, Joe
Kuhn, Justin
Overall Dual Big Ten
Record Record Record
7-4
0-0
0-0
12-0
6-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
0-0
7-5
5-1
0-0
7-6
2-3
0-0
13-4
0-0
0-0
1-3
0-1
0-0
11-4
3-0
0-0
1-6
0-0
0-0
5-2
3-0
0-0
9-1
1-0
0-0
11-9
2-3
0-0
3-4
0-0
0-0
9-0
0-0
0-0
14-2
6-0
0-0
7-3
5-1
0-0
6-2
0-0
0-0
10-3
6-0
0-0
12-6
5-1
0-0
14-0
6-0
0-0
11-9
0-0
0-0
6-1
0-0
0-0
3-1
0-0
0-0
Dual
Pt. Diff. MD TF Pins
E
1
0
2
+33
3
1
5
E
0
0
0
+20
2
0
4
-6
0
0
1
E
2
0
4
-3
0
0
0
+9
0
0
1
E
0
0
0
+11
1
2
0
+6
0
0
3
-3
1
0
0
E
0
0
0
E
1
0
1
+33
1
2
5
+22
2
0
1
E
0
0
0
+27
2
1
1
+19
5
1
3
+30
1
2
3
E
1
0
3
E
0
0
2
E
0
0
0
ITALICS indicate wrestlers that have only competed unattached in 2009-10
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2009-10 indiana WRESTLING
vs. N’western/Wisc
Nov. 21-22
INTERMAT NATIONAL RANKINGS
NAME
INDIANA
Coughlin
Escobedo
Everhart
Kinser
Perry
Powless
Young
Pre. 11/10 11/17
15
14
14
-
-
-
2
2
2
16
16
14
12
12
12
16
17
17
-
-
-
15
15
15
11/24
11
-
2
11
12
17
-
13
PAIR OF ACES IN VEGAS
Four Hoosiers placed at the 28th Annual Cliff
Keen Las Vegas Invitational, including Angel
Escobedo and Nate Everhart; and their individual
championships in the 125 lbs. and 285 lbs. weight
classes, respectively. Escobedo was named the
tournament’s “Most Outstanding Wrestler.”
Additional IU placers were Paul Young finishing
fifth and Matt Powless coming in at eighth.
As a team, the Hoosiers finished in sixth place
out 44 schools competing in the event. Twelve of
the nation’s top-25 teams were in the field.
BOOKENDS HOLDING STRONG
The top and bottom of the line-up have been
flawless thus far for IU. Heavyweight Nate
Everhart paces the Hoosiers with 14 wins
compared to zero defeats while 125-pounder
Angel Escobedo is also undefeated with his 12-0
season record.
In addition, true freshman Ryan LeBlanc has won
all nine of his matches this year while wrestling
unattached.
AMONGST NATION’S ELITE
Five of Indiana’s 10 regular starters are ranked in
the latest Intermat national rankings. Four have
been ranked sinced the preseason poll while
Matt Powless cracked the top-20 this week.
Angel Escobedo- #2 at 125 lbs.
Nate Everhart- #6 at 285 lbs.
Kurt Kinser- #9 at 157 lbs.
Paul Young- #14 at 165 lbs.
Matt Powless- #20 at 197 lbs.
As a team, Indiana is ranked 13th nationally.
FLAT TO THE MAT
A trio of current Hoosiers have each placed
themselves into the top-10 for career pins in
school history. Angel Escobedo is tied with
assistant coach Pat DeGaian for fourth all-time
with 35 fall while Kurt Kinser’s 26 pins and Trevor
Perry’s 25 sticks are tied for eighth and tenth,
respectively.
12/1
12
16
2
10
10
18
-
13
12/8
13
2
6
9
20
14
ANGEL ECLIPSES CENTURY MARK
Angel Escobedo recorded the 100th win of his
career in his first bout of the 2009-10 season,
pinning his opponent in a dual at Wabash.
The three-time All-American has not only put his
name in the record books for career pins, but
he is also tied for ninth all-time in career wins
with his 111 victories. With 26 more triumphs this
season, Escobedo will vault himself into the top3 all-time.
BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Paul Young earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
honors on Dec. 1 after a perfect 5-0 showing at
the Hoosier Duals, which included three pins
and a major decision.
HOOSIER DUALS DOMINATION
Indiana held each of their five opponents to
single-digits at the Hoosier Duals with their
closest match decided by an 18-point margin. In
total, the Hoosiers outscored the competition by
a total of 148 points with a winning margin of just
under 30 points per match.
Four Hoosiers matched the team’s success with
5-0 records of their own (Cameron, Escobedo,
Everhart and Young).
NO POINTS FOR YOU
For the third consecutive year, Indiana opened
their dual match schedule by shutting out the
Wabash Little Giants on the road.
I AM SPARTACUS!
Three different Hoosiers began their season by
winning individual titles at the Michigan State
Open. Nate Everhart, Kurt Kinser and Paul Young
each won at least three matches en route to
their tournament crowns. It marked the second
season in a row that Kinser won the 157-pound
weight class. Eric Cameron also had a good
opening weekend, placing second at 184 lbs.
THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE
BIG TEN STANDINGS
Team
Purdue
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Michigan State
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
W
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BIG TEN
L
T
Pct.
0
0
1.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
0
.000
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
W
3
8
6
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
OVERALL
L
T
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
3
0
3
1
WHAT- 2009-10 Big Ten Wrestling Championship
WHERE- Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
WHEN- March 6-7, 2010
WHY- To determine the best wrestlers in the Big Ten Conference
WHO- Hosted by the University of Michigan
Pct.
.750
1.000
1.000
1.000
.800
.750
.500
.500
.250
.250
.300
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SEASON LEADERS
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Wt.
Name
125
Brooks
125Escobedo
133
Capezio
133
Ortega
141
Monaco
141
Ortega
141 Viterisi
149/57 Coughlin
149
Smith
149 Warren
157Kinser
157Konz
165
Fretwell
165
LeBlanc
165
Young
174 Perry
184Avery
184
Cameron
197
Powless
285
Gill
285Everhart
285
Fagiano
285 Kuhn
11/7
EMU
-
-
-
-
-
3-2, 7th*
-
6-2, 4th
0-2*
-
4-1, 2nd
-
0-2*
5-0, 1st*
-
-
-
-
-
4-3, 6th*
-
-
-
11/15
Mich. St.
5-2, 4th*
-
0-2
1-2
4-1, 3rd
6-1, 3rd*
1-2
-
1-2*
2-2
4-0, 1st
3-2, 5th
3-2, 4th*
4-0, 2nd
4-0, 1st
-
6-2, 4th
3-1, 2nd
3-2, 5th
3-3, 6th*
3-0, 1st
6-1, 3rd
3-1, 5th
11/22
Mizzou
2-2
-
-
-
-
4-1, 2nd*
-
-
0-2*
-
-
4-2, 5th
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4-3, 5th*
-
-
-
12/5-5
Vegas
6-0, 1st
1-2
1-2
2-2
2-2
4-2, 5th
2-2
1-2
4-3, 8th
5-0, 1st
-
12/29-30
Scuffle
*denotes freshman/sophomore division
Italics denote all unattached
DUBUQUE RETURNS TO B-TOWN
vs. N’western/Wisc
Nov. 21-22
Former Hoosier grappler Joe Dubuque returns to Bloomington this season, four years after winning his
second of back-to-back national championships in 2006. He begins his first year as an assistant coach,
a position he held at Hofstra for three seasons. Dubuque joins fellow former All-American and Hoosier
teammate, Pat DeGain, on the Indiana coaching staff.
WINS
1. Nate Everhart..................................14
Paul Young........................................14
3. Angel Escobedo..............................12
Matt Powless...................................12
MAJOR DECISIONS
1. Matt Powless.....................................5
2. Angel Escobedo................................3
3. Three tied at.......................................2
TECH FALLS
1. Nate Everhart....................................2
Alex Warren.......................................2
Paul Young..........................................2
PINS
1. Angel Escobedo................................5
Paul Young..........................................5
3. Matt Ortega........................................4
DUAL-MATCH POINT DIFFERENTIAL
1. Angel Escobedo........................... +33
Paul Young..................................... +33
3. Nate Everhart............................... +30
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
WINS
1. Angel Escobedo............................111
2. Matt Coughlin..................................83
3. Trevor Perry.....................................79
PINS
1. Angel Escobedo..............................35
2. Kurt Kinser.......................................26
3. Trevor Perry.....................................25