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    VonOhlen Named WWC Wrestler of the Week

    OREM, Utah -- Air Force Academy 141-pounder Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced Tuesday by the league.

    VonOhlen helped lead Air Force to a pair of victories on Friday, as the Falcons defeated Coe, 21-13, and Western State, 26-12, to open their 2010-11 dual slate. VonOhlen, ranked 11th in the nation at 141 pounds, outscored his opponents 22-2 in his two bouts.

    VonOhlen opened the day with a 4-0 decision over Coe's Chris LeClere, ranked sixth in Division III. Meanwhile, he posted a technical fall over Western State's Jesse Cruz in his second match of the day. Air Force's victory over Western State broke a five-match losing streak to the Mountaineers, dating back to the 2005-06 season.

    The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its fifth 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:
    Northern Iowa: David Bonin, 157 pound, sophomore, (Broussard, La./Comeaux HS)
    South Dakota State: Jimmy Hamilton, 149 pounds, freshman (Manchester, Mich./Manchester HS)
    Utah Valley: Wyatt Ray, 141 pounds, sophomore (Roy, Utah/Roy HS)
    Wyoming: Tyler Cox, 125 pounds, redshirt freshman (Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS)

    2010-11 WWC Wrestlers of the Week
    Nov. 16 – Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming)/Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)
    Nov. 24 - Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming/Flint Ray (Utah Valley)
    Dec. 1 - Vince Salminen (North Dakota State)
    Dec. 7 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa)
    Dec. 14 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

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