Bonin continued his recent streak of impressive wins last weekend with arguably his biggest victory of the season as he upset No. 6 James Green of Nebraska with a 4-3 decision.
The UNI junior had a 3-1 lead going into the final 30 seconds of the match but a one-point penalty paired with a Green escape notched the score. Riding time ended up being Bonin's friend in the end, however, as it offset the match's 3-3 tie at the end of the third period.
The win was Bonin's 11th-straight dual victory and his second over a ranked opponent during the span. Bonin broke into the InterMat rankings for the first time of the season last week and he is currently rated No. 16 at 157 pounds.
LeBlanc's two wins over the weekend pushed him into a tie for first (140) on UW's all-time wins list.
On Thursday, LeBlanc pinned South Dakota State's Tony Lisek in 3:50. The next night, LeBlanc defeated North Dakota State's Mac Stoll, ranked 32nd in the latest NCAA Coaches' Poll, in an 18-3 technical fall.
The top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 184 pounds finished the WWC season a perfect 6-0 in duals and 27-1 overall all in the regular season. With one more win, LeBlanc will become Wyoming's all-time leader in career victories.
The conference award was LeBlanc's third of the season and sixth of his career. The award was also Bonin's second of 2011-12 and third of his career.
The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its sixth year of competition, is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.
Other Nominees:
Air Force: Greg Rinker, 125 pounds, So., (Northampton, Pa./Northampton HS)
Northern Colorado: Gabe Burak, 165 pounds, Sr., (Colorado Springs, Colo./Penn)
2011-12 WWC Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 9 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)
Nov. 15 - Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
Nov. 22 - Kasey Garnhart (Wyoming)/Steven Monk (North Dakota State)
Nov. 29 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa)
Dec. 6 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
Dec. 13 - Zach Zehner (Wyoming)
Dec. 20 - Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
Jan. 4 - Steven Monk (North Dakota State)
Jan. 10 - Pat Martinez (Wyoming)
Jan. 17 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)
Jan. 24 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
Jan. 31 - Joe Colon (Northern Iowa)
Feb. 7 - David Bonin (Northern Iowa)/Clayton Gable (Air Force)
Feb. 14 - Joe Colon (Northern Iowa)
Feb. 21 - David Bonin (Northern Iowa)/Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
Final 2011-12 WWC Dual Standings
School Conf. Overall
No. 11 Wyoming 6-0 10-3
Northern Iowa 5-1 8-7
Air Force 3-3 8-5
Northern Colorado 3-3 6-7
North Dakota State 3-3 6-9
Utah Valley 1-5 6-10
South Dakota State 0-6 4-9
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