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Mark Perry comes from perhaps the most famous wrestling family in America. His uncles, Lee Roy, John, Pat, and Mark Smith all wrestled collegiately at Oklahoma State and garnered All-American honors 12 times and won seven NCAA titles. John Smith is widely considered to be the best American freestyle wrestler ever, while Pat Smith was the first four-time NCAA champion in Division I. If that's not enough, his father, Mark, was a two-time All-American for Oklahoma State and served as a Division I assistant coach at Nebraska and Oklahoma State. His younger brother, Chris, was one of the nation's top recruits last year and is now a freshman (expected to redshirt) at Oklahoma State. Mark PerryPerry's decision to wrestle for Iowa over Oklahoma State was shocking to many at the time, but it proved to be a wise choice for him as he went on to win two NCAA titles, become a four-time All-American, and helped to lead the Hawkeyes to a national team title as a senior. Following his collegiate wrestling career at Iowa, Perry joined the Penn State coaching staff under Troy Sunderland. But after Sunderland was replaced by Cael Sanderson, Perry left Happy Valley to become the top assistant coach on John Azevedo's staff at Cal Poly. InterMat recently talked to Perry about his decision to come to Cal Poly, whether he ever thought about leaving Iowa during the difficult years, how his relationships have changed with his uncles since college, what it was like wrestling against his uncles' teams and coaching against his brother, whether he plans to pursue an international wrestling career, what the future holds for Cal Poly's wrestling program, and much more. After your collegiate career at Iowa, you spent a year at Penn State ... before moving on to Cal Poly. Obviously, there was a coaching change at Penn State. But what factored into your decision to go to Cal Poly? Perry: There were a lot things that played a big role. I had the chance to possibly coach at some programs that are pretty well established and have had success with national champions and even winning trophies in the end when it matters the most. I think the biggest thing was that I had a chance to move up in a position. I came out to visit and got a chance to speak with John. Just the role I was playing out here seemed a lot more intriguing to me ... being able to play a part in our training. Recruiting is a big part of success ... and he has pretty much put me in charge of that. All around, there is a lot more work here than most colleges because right now we're trying to build. There are a lot of things that are important right now ... not just wrestling ... fundraising ... recruiting is huge. Really, just trying to get Cal Poly to that next level. Overall, the biggest thing was I was going to be working a lot harder. I was going to be involved with pretty much all aspects of coaching. When you're dealing with six or seven people involved with the program, your limitations are pretty small at some of those larger, more established programs. Your wrestling career has taken you all over the country. You grew up in Oklahoma, moved to New Jersey to attend Blair Academy, then to Iowa, then to Penn State, and now to California. You have been a part of many different programs. Do you think being a part of so many different programs is helping you now in your coaching career? Perry: Absolutely. I think that's kind of what defines my philosophy and attitude toward the sport. I have been very fortunate to be around many of our so-called legends in John Smith, Coach Buxton, Tom Brands, Dan Gable, Jim Zalesky, and even assistants that were there at the time that really helped get me to another level ... Tim Hartung, Doug Schwab, and Mike Zadick. I've been very fortunate to be around a number of guys who have done big things in this sport ... and see different coaching philosophies, different styles, different motivational keys ... everyone is a little different. I think that's an edge that I can bring to Cal Poly. Most coaches have kind of been around the same thing their whole life. A lot of programs like Oklahoma State ... They never really step outside of the box. Iowa people ... They don't really step outside of the box. I don't mean that in a bad way ... but they kind of stick with those programs. I don't want to say it's a bad thing, but I've been lucky to see other philosophies and ideas. I think the more you see, the better off you're going to be in the end. When you came to Iowa, the program was down by program standards. Iowa placed seventh, fourth, and eighth in your first three years. There was some turmoil. Some recruits didn't work out. Steve Mocco transferred to Oklahoma State. Did the thought of transferring ever cross your mind? Mark Perry after winning his first NCAA title in 2007 (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: No, it didn't actually. I have to attribute all my success to my parents. With our family, when you commit to something, you stick to it, you work hard and make the best of it. It was a situation that I don't want to say was bad, but it was disappointing early on. When I went to Iowa, I was looking at all these recruits that they were getting. Growing up around a program like Oklahoma State, my philosophy is you want to be the best or it's a failure. With the recruits they had, I was pretty confident that we were going to get the job done multiple times. Things kind of fell apart pretty quickly when I got there. Willie Parks ... Todd Meneely ... Steve Mocco ... Mark Mueller ... Israel Martinez. A lot of guys that I came there thinking I'm going to be a part of a team with. I ended up being the only one that stuck around. That was tough. But I had a positive outlook. When you're in a program like Iowa, they expect success. Their expectations are extremely high. I just stayed positive. Things ended up working out in the end. I know you're very competitive as is your family. You had some great battles with Johny Hendricks of Oklahoma State, who was coached by your uncles. Have your relationships with your uncles changed since your collegiate career at Iowa ended? Perry: I would say so. And I don't know if it's because I left Iowa or because my whole family grew from me going to Iowa. I would say on my part, I just matured a lot in different ways ... emotionally, mentally putting everything aside. It was definitely tough for me and I'm sure it was tough for my uncles when I did go to Iowa. It was a hard process because I never looked at like me vs. Hendricks or me vs. my uncles. That was just a program that I was very committed to and it meant a lot to me. It was definitely tough competing when growing up your whole life you saw yourself wrestling for them. That was probably the hardest part. The people I looked up to outside of my father ... my uncles, who were the coaches there at the time. Everyone in my family is extremely involved in the program. It's tough on someone who is 18, 19, 20 years old to take all that in. Obviously, you come from a coaching family. Your father and uncles were long-time college coaches. How much have you relied on them for guidance during your own coaching career? Perry: Not as much my uncles. When I had the chance this summer, while living in Stillwater, I went to a lot of practices and worked out with their team. When I have the chance, I'm definitely open ears and taking everything in. Mostly it's with my father. I go to him multiple times a day. He coached for a long time. He coached at Nebraska. When he went to Nebraska, the program was pretty down. When we moved to Stillwater, they went from ... I want to say somewhere around 50 to 3. He has a lot of knowledge. He was there when John (Smith) was going through his reign of World and Olympic titles. He has been around a lot. I attribute all my success to my father and mother. They have been very supportive. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today. I will always use my dad because he is someone I have always looked up to. I have high confidence in the knowledge he gives me. It has worked to this point and I don't see that changing. You coached Quentin Wright against your brother at the FILA Junior Nationals. What was tougher: Coaching against your brother? Or wrestling against your uncles' wrestlers at Oklahoma State? Chris Perry defeated Quentin Wright in the finals of the 2009 FILA Junior Nationals ... with Mark Perry coaching Wright (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: It was definitely wrestling against Oklahoma State. That was definitely a lot harder situation for me. Coaching against my brother is just part of the game. Deep down, my brother knows that I want him to have twice the amount of success I had. I was very close with Quentin Wright when I was at Penn State. It wasn't necessarily like a thing where I'm out to get my brother. When you're a coach, you're committed to your athletes. That's just how it falls. In the end, after the match, I spoke with Quentin and I spoke with my brother about mistakes and the things they need to fix if they want to get to the next level ... and we went from there. My brother knows that I'm his biggest supporter, so he didn't take it personally by any means. How often do you talk to your brother, Chris? How are things going for him so far at Oklahoma State? Perry: I talk to him pretty often ... a couple times a week. Things are going well for him. I think he's had a couple incidents this year where he's maybe been behind the eight ball a little bit. But he's a hard worker and he wants it as much as anybody. Things will come. He's been sick. He hurt his collarbone pretty bad early. I think that's typical for most high school kids ... They get beat up a little bit. They have to kind of get in a routine and things will work out. He's definitely going to have a lot of success. I don't want to say it's in the family, but he wants it. When you grow up in this kind of family, it's expected ... and you expect it out of yourself. After your college wrestling career, you talked about pursuing an international wrestling career, but stated that you're not going to be on the mat competing until you're completely healthy and one hundred percent committed to it. What are your plans for international wrestling? Mark Perry (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: As of right now, I don't see a full-out international career ... just because of what I'm doing here at Cal Poly and as much as we're trying to accomplish. I'm not very patient. We have a lot of work on our hands. To be successful at the international level, I don't want to say it's impossible, but I think you need to be in a place where you are very selfish and you're selfish towards what you want to get done. From where I stand, it's not about competing ... It's about winning World and Olympic titles. I would have to put coaching on hold. Right now, I'm not ready to do that. It's hard to make a living if you're just competing. Obviously, FILA, the international governing body for wrestling, has made various changes to the freestyle rules over the past few years. Have those rule changes played a factor at all in your decision not to compete in freestyle? Perry: Not really. I love freestyle. I don't think the rules make it any more exciting, but I enjoy freestyle. I feel like freestyle is more suited for me. It's not necessarily all about takedowns. Some people might think it is. There are a lot of ways to score points. You can score points in bunches. I don't like the ball grab or the clinch. I wouldn't expect to go there. But I'm sure everyone gets there. But, no, I think to be successful you need to be at a place where you're not worried about anybody but yourself. I'm grateful for my college coaches. They've put a lot of time into me and they have had success on the international level. That amazes me more than anything ... because I felt like they were putting more time into me than themselves. I definitely think you have to be selfish if you want to get the job done at that level. In the short time you have been at Cal Poly, you have played a key role in landing one of the nation's top recruiting classes. The class includes four InterMat Top 100 recruits and another nationally-ranked wrestler. What kind of impact do you think this recruiting class can have on the program? Perry: I think it's going to make a huge impact. I think it lets our boosters, our fans, the entire program, and the guys in the program right now know that we're committed to making a jump. This isn't a job or a paycheck for us. We want to be the best. We know there is a lot of work to be done. But we plan to have recruiting classes like this every year ... and this recruiting class isn't over. How different is it recruiting at Cal Poly, a Pac-10 school, as opposed to Penn State, a Big Ten school? Mark Perry celebrates after Quentin Wright defeats Iowa's Jay Borschel in the semifinals of the 2009 Big Ten Championships (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: Well, last year was kind of a unique year. I didn't have a lot of say in what we were doing at Penn State, which is normal for a kid that is just in his first year out of college. I was kind of getting to know the ropes. I realized how important recruiting was. It was stressed pretty hard. But last year at Penn State, we had a lot of scholarships, but we pretty much recruited the junior class. We didn't recruit the senior class very hard. We had a number of kids that we could have signed but we kind of held off because the Alton twins (Andrew and Dylan) were coming up ... and (Sam) Sherlock and (Dirk) Cowburn ... There were a bunch of tough Pennsylvania kids we recruited very hard. I'm definitely glad to see them going to Penn State. Cael brought them in, but Matt Dernlan deserves a lot of credit for that. We put a lot of time into those kids. Last year was a little bit different, whereas this year at Cal Poly we're going after immediate help. Last year it was more towards the future. Cal Poly has already defeated Missouri, a team ranked in the top 10 at the time. How big was that victory for the program? Perry: I think it's really big. I definitely think it's big for future recruits and the recruits we just signed. We told them that we were a better team than them and that we thought we were going to win ... that we prepare to beat teams like that consistently. Last year Cal Poly didn't have a good season to put it nicely. Last year they got beat by Fullerton pretty badly and they got beat by Missouri by 30 points. We felt like we could have won seven matches at Missouri, but it didn't end up that way. But getting two wins over two programs that beat Cal Poly pretty badly last year is not for the coaches, but it's extremely important for the athletes to see what we're doing is making a difference. They're starting to believe and totally buy into this is a new program and we're going to get the job done here. I think it's more important for our athletes. Obviously, it's important for the programs, but mostly for the guys who are putting in all the work. Obviously, you have come from very successful programs having wrestled at Blair Academy and then Iowa. So being No. 1 is the expectation. Now you're a part of a program at Cal Poly that hasn't been contending for national championships as a team. How much emphasis is put on changing kids' attitudes in the program to believe they can compete with the top individuals and teams? Mark Perry (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: That has probably been one of the biggest keys to our early-season success and our future success ... expectations. That was one thing I was a little nervous about when I came here. But kids are turning it around. Pretty much what we told them is that we don't want to hear about being All-Americans, NCAA qualifiers, or Pac-10 champions. That's expected. The expectations are to be national champions at each individual weight class. Is that going to happen? No. It never has happened and it's never going to happen. But if each individual is focused on being an NCAA champion, good things are going to happen. There's no reason to set the bar lower than the top. That's the big thing we have stressed. Our kids don't talk about being All-Americans anymore ... They talk about being NCAA champions. Is it going to take time? Yes. But when you have that kind of attitude and mentality, your chances are a lot better. You're heading out to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend. What do you look for out of your team this weekend? Perry: I think more so than a team aspect, we're looking individually, like I said on the national championship kind of theory. Each guy is going in there trying to win an individual title and the rest will take care of itself. We have some big key matchups. It's an early season tournament, but it's a big indicator of where we are right now ... and where we need to be at the end of the year. Hopefully we're there right now. We believe we're definitely prepared to wrestle with any team in the country. It's just a matter of getting the job done. We're going to see some very tough teams and some extremely talented wrestlers there. We're ready to go. It's just a matter of getting the job done. It's an important step. It's important that we wrestle well and hopefully we're high up there as a team. On Jaunary 2, you will be heading to Stillwater to wrestle Oklahoma State. How much are you looking forward to that dual meet? Mark Perry went into the crowd to hug members of his family after winning his first NCAA title in 2007 (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Perry: It's always nice to go back home and see my family. But it's just another dual meet to me. Early on in college, I put way too much into it. Now it's just another team in the way that we have to be ready for. Against programs like that ... Oklahoma State, Missouri, Iowa State, Iowa ... Whatever it is, any program that is established, has won trophies and has had a lot of success recently and in the past, you're not going to go there and get a fluke win. The expectations are to go there, wrestle hard, and win. You have to take it from programs like that. They're not going to give it to you. We're going to go there, wrestle hard, and again, just focus on each individual and hopefully the outcome is good. I think either way, as long as we compete hard and push the pace, we're making a step forward. That weekend overall is just an important weekend when you wrestle Oklahoma State and OU on back-to-back nights. Those are two programs that have had a lot of success and have a ton of talent right now. We're definitely looking forward to it. It's just another measuring stick of where we are and where we need to be.

Augustana won all 9 matches that were contested as the Vikings easily defeated the University of Sioux Fall 42-6 Wednesday night at the Stewart Center. The Vikings, ranked No. 7 in the latest NCAA Division II Top 20 poll, won 4 matches by pins, 3 by major decisions and 2 more by decisions as they improved to 1-1 in duals this season. Three of Augie’s pins came in the first period. At 141 pounds, Jay Sherer pinned Tom Thompson in just 1:29. Nate Herda pinned Jacob McClure in 2:10 to capture the 149-pound match, while Marcus Edgington was victorious at 157 pounds when he pinned Koln Fink in 2:24. Augustana’s other fall came at 174 pounds where Carl Serck pinned Travis Godbersen in 4:04. At 165 pounds, Kyle Svendsen easily beat Tyler Reibsamen, scoring a 14-5 major decision. Luke Heine and Ty Copsey also won by major decision. Heine defeated Casey Finnicum 9-1, while Copsey downed Clint Whitley 16-6. Also winning for the Vikings were Al Meger, who won the 125-pound bout by a 10-3 decision over Doug Thompson, and Lance Peters, who earned a 9-4 decision over Joe Skow at 285 pounds. USF’s only victory of the night came at 133 pounds where Joe Goolsby won by forfeit because Augustana was open at that weight class. Augustana returns to the mat on Saturday when the Vikings travel to Moorhead, Minn., for the Dragon Open. Results: 125 pounds: Al Meger (Augie) dec. Doug Thompson (USF), 10-3 133 pounds: Joe Goolsby (USF) won by forfeit 141 pounds: Jay Sherer (Augie) pinned Tom Thompson (USF), 1:29 149 pounds: Nate Herda (Augie) pinned Jacob McClure (USF), 2:10 157 pounds: Marcus Edgington (Augie) pinned Koln Fink (USF), 2:24 165 pounds: Kyle Svendsen (Augie) major dec. Tyler Reibsamen (USF), 14-5 174 pounds: Carl Serck (Augie) pinned Travis Godbersen (USF), 4:04 184 pounds: Luke Heine (Augie) major dec. Casey Finnicum (USF), 9-1 197 pounds: Ty Copsey (Augie) major dec. Clint Whitley (USF), 16-6 285 pounds: Lance Peters (Augie) dec. Joe Skow (USF), 9-4

WAVERLY -- Using 13 bonus-point wins to their advantage, No. 6-ranked Wartburg knocked off fifth-ranked St. John's University of Collegeville, Minn., 31-14 and 28th-ranked Loras College of Dubuque 37-6 Dec. 2. The Knights, improving to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in Iowa Conference dual action, held a 15-4 lead through four matches against the Johnnies. Third-ranked junior 125-pounder Mark Kist of Eagle Grove got a fall, while senior 141-pounder Chris Sandy of Spirit Lake continued to impress with a technical fall and junior 149-pounder T.J. Moen of Des Moines, entering the evening with a No. 10 ranking, turned in a major decision. St. John's trimmed the lead to 15-14 with two decisions and a major decision from 157 to 174 before the Orange and Black put the affair out of reach with falls from No. 7-ranked 197-pounder Byron Tate of Clinton and third-ranked heavyweight John Helgerson of West Union. In the nightcap, the Orange and Black sewed up their 135th consecutive dual win against Iowa Conference competition with a 37-6 victory over Loras. Head coach Jim Miller's squad reeled off five straight wins before the visiting Duhawks gained a victory at 165. The four upper weight matches saw the Knights get two major decisions (sophomore 174-pounder Dylan Azinger of DeWitt and junior 184-pounder Todd Becker of Gilbertville), a fall from Tate and a technical fall from Helgerson. Wartburg concludes a busy week of competition by wrestling in the Simpson Storm Invitational Saturday, Dec. 5. Action begins at 9 a.m. inside Cowles Fieldhouse on Simpson's campus in Indianola. Wartburg-Loras-St. John’s (Minnesota) double dual Wednesday, Dec. 2 Levick Arena Wartburg-Waverly Sports and Wellness Center #6 Wartburg 31, #5 St. John’s (Minn.) 14 125 – Mark Kist (W) wins by fall over Scott Padrnos, 1:30 133 – Mogi Bataar (SJ) maj. Dec. Sean White, 18-9 141 – Chris Sandy (W) tech. fall Derek Gertken, 4:52 149 – T.J. Moen (W) maj. Dec. Charlie Kirscht, 21-8 157 – Drew Larson (SJ) dec. Jacob Groth, 4-1 165 – Matt Baarson (SJ) maj. Dec. Adam Weber, 13-5 174 – Matt Pfarr (SJ) dec. Carrington Banks, 6-4 184 – Todd Becker (W) maj. Dec. James Carlson, 10-0 197 – Byron Tate (W) wins by fall over Tony Willaert, 6:15 HWT – John Helgerson (W) wins by fall over Jake Evenson, 2:44 #6 Wartburg 37, Loras 6 125 – Gilberto Camacho (W) maj. Dec. Pat Pfantz, 14-1 133 – Tommy Mirocha (W) dec. Mark Beatty, 6-0 141 – Chris Sandy (W) maj. Dec. Chris Gansen, 14-1 149 – T.J. Moen (W) maj. Dec. Mitch Gansen, 22-8 157 – Michael Sandy (W) dec. Willie Sleyden, 15-8 165 – Tiegen Podliska (L) won by fall over Zach Hyland, 3:25 174 – Dylan Azinger (W) maj. Dec. Mark Kapraun, 17-4 184 – Todd Becker (W) maj. Dec. Josh Kirkland 17-4 197 – Byron Tate (W) wins by fall over Ben Bohlen, :38 HWT – John Helgerson (W) tech. fall Jeremy Klein 6:07 Officials: Curt Frost and Kent Sesker

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Just a reminder that the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum will host its quarterly breakfast at 8 a.m. on Friday, December 4. Jim Miller, legendary Wartburg College wrestling coach, will be speaking at 8:30. Wartburg College has won seven NCAA Division III Championships and 17 consecutive Iowa Conference Championships under Miller's regime. Miller wrestled at Waterloo East and the University of Northern Iowa. Check out the pictures of Miller as a coach and athlete to the right. Kyven Gadson and Michael Kelly will be recognized, as will the Cedar Falls men's cross country team. Gadson, a senior at Waterloo East, signed to wrestle for Iowa State. Kelly, a senior at Cedar Falls, will wrestle for the University of Iowa next season. Please join us for our quarterly breakfast social and enjoy great conversation and fellowship. Bagels, donuts, fruit, coffee and juice will be provided. What: Free quarterly breakfast social When: Friday, December 4 at 8 a.m. Where: Dan Gable Wrestling Museum located at 303 Jefferson St. in Waterloo Who: Everyone is welcome See you at the breakfast, and thanks for supporting the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. Kent Sesker Marketing Director Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum 303 Jefferson St Waterloo, IA 50701 319-233-0745 www.wrestlingmuseum.org

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Heath Eslinger announced the signing of five student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Chattanooga's next incoming class will include three state champions and two wrestlers who finished in the top four at the 2009 Super 32. "Our goal was to sign the best student-athletes in the southeast," stated Eslinger. "These five student-athletes fit into what we are trying to do academically, athletically and socially at UTC. They are the type of guys we want in our program who can develop into elite level student-athletes and be excellent representatives of the University in the classroom and in the community." The Mocs signed a pair with local ties in Baylor School products Cole Hayes and Trey Stavrum. Hayes's older brother, Chanse, is currently a freshman on the UTC squad. Levi Clemons will join the Mocs from Kissimmee, Fla., where he finished second in the 2009 Super 32 at 171. Joe DeAngelo, a Mebane, N.C. native, placed fourth at the Super 32 at 125. Joseph Proctor won the Tennessee State title at 160 last season for Cookeville High School in Cookeville, Tenn. The Mocs have won the last five Southern Conference championships and 24 of the 32 SoCon titles since joining the league in 1978. Eslinger is in his first year as head coach at his alma mater and has Chattanooga off to a 5-5 start against a very demanding schedule. UTC's next home event is Saturday, Jan. 16, hosting top-10 ranked Missouri at Maclellan Gym at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Levi Clemons - 174 - Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola HS) Four-year letter winner at Osceola High School for head coach Jim Bird...2009 3A state champion as a junior...three-time Orange Belt Conference champion...2008 Most Valuable Wrestler at the Kowboy Kup tournament...150-22 record going into his senior year...three-time district champion and two-time regional champion....Competed in cross country as a sophomore and was a member of the freshman football team...honor roll student... finished fourth in the Greco and third in the freestyle at the 2009 FILA Cadet...2009 SE Regional Double Champion in Greco and Freestyle...2009 Super 32 finalist where he finished second...fifth in the 2008 FILA Cadet Greco...2008 Greco National Champion...2006 Schoolboy Freestyle National Champion...PERSONAL...Full name is Levi Caleb Clemons...son of Ted and Shawn Clemons...born June 11, 1992...has one younger sister, Logan...received recognition from the City of Kissimmee and Osceola County for Individual and Team titles in 2009...earned a proclamation from the City of Kissimmee for his dedication and success in wrestling in 2006. Joe DeAngelo - 125 - Mebane, N.C. (Southern Alamance HS) Three-time conference and regional champion heading into his season season at Southern Alamance High School in Alamance, N.C...father, Randy, is the head coach of the Patriots...143-15 career record...three losses in the last two seasons...2nd in the state in 3A as a sophomore and third as a junior...ranked No. 9 in the nation and no. 2 in the southeast...third place at the FILA Cadets in 2009...SE Regional Champion in 2009...fourth place in the Super 32 in 2009...PERSONAL...Full name is Joseph Anthony DeAngelo...born June 10, 1992...son of Mary and Randy DeAngelo...second of six with three brothers and two sisters...father Wrestled and Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa...mother played softball at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y...plans to major in Engineering. Cole Hayes - 149 - Knoxville, Tenn. (The Baylor School) Hayes is currently enrolled at The Baylor School where he wrestles for former UTC head coach Jim Morgan...teammate of current UTC signee Trey Stavrum...91-6 over the last two seasons...47-3 as a junior and 44-3 as a sophomore at Knox Catholic where he won the Tennessee State Championship...also earned the Most Team Takedowns and the Knox Catholic Best Wrestler as a sophomore...PERSONAL...Full name is William Cole Hayes...born Feb. 2, 1992...son of Breny and Joeddy Hayes...has one older brother Chanse, who is currently a true freshman on the Mocs' wrestling squad...plans to major in Biology. Joseph Proctor - 165 - Cookeville, Tenn. (Cookeville HS) Proctor is a reigning state champion at Cookeville High School in Cookeville, Tenn...first Cavalier to win a state title and the first wrestler to sign with a Division I program...wrestled for head coach Scott Cook...also a strong tennis player he reached the Class 3A state semifinals in doubles. Trey Stavrum - 149 - Chattanooga, Tenn. (The Baylor School) Stavrum is entering his senior year at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he is a teammate of fellow signee Cole Hayes...coached at Baylor by former UTC head coach Jim Morgan...finished sixth in the state championships as a freshman and sophomore and third last season...81-6 overall record and went 26-1 last season...Baylor has won three-straight team duals and two consecutive team traditional state championships...team captain...on the Distinguished Students list...PERSONAL...Full name is Arthur Mark Stavrum...born June 3, 1992...son of Art and Jan Stavrum...has one older sister, Leigh...plans to major in Business.

Most authors dream of having a novel turned into a movie screenplay. Joe Reasbeck did things in reverse. The former University of Minnesota wrestler started with a screenplay, and is now in the process of producing a series of novels about amateur wrestlers under the title NearFall. The first in the series -- NearFall I: The Adventures of Matt and Mike -- was published in 2008; book two -- NearFall II: Keep the Faith and Keep Swinging -- is expected to come off the presses in late November 2009. Why the screenplay first? At one time, Joe Reasbeck was involved in movie production in California. "Wrestling needs more media attention," said Reasbeck. "There's not much wrestling in L.A. It's not like guys in the Hollywood film industry come home from work and hear their kids tell about wrestling practice or dual meets ... That's one reason why there have been so few movies about wrestling." Why the interest in wrestling? "I've been in wrestling most of my life," Reasbeck disclosed. "My dad was a coach who had wrestled in college, and in the Marine Corps. Dad laid out breadcrumbs and I ate 'em up." An upper Midwest matman A native of Superior, Wisconsin -- twin city to Duluth, Minnesota up on Lake Superior -- Joe Reasbeck wrestled at Minnesota for J Robinson in the 1980s. He also was actively involved in Greco-Roman competition, training for the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. "My career was pockmarked with injuries," said Reasbeck. "I had eight surgeries ... My last match was in Finland." But that wasn't the end of Joe Reasbeck's involvement in the sport. He coaches a club team, Cap City Youth Wrestling, in Austin, Texas, and provides private training for young athletes who are interested in wrestling in college. Promoting wrestling reading "Wrestling never got a fair shake in the media," asserted the former Golden Gopher wrestler. "For as large a sport as wrestling is in terms of numbers of participants, wrestling doesn't get its due. It's treated more like badminton." Joe Reasbeck wrestled at the University of Minnesota for J Robinson in the 1980s. He also was actively involved in Greco-Roman competition. (Photo/University of Minnesota Sports Information)"As a kid, I enjoyed reading Halfback on His Own. Now that I coach, I see kids reading Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine, not books. I thought, if we could get kids reading about wrestling, we could kill two birds with one stone: get more kids to read, and build interest in the sport of wrestling." "Sadly, some wrestling books emphasize the negative -- weight cutting, obsessive parents," Reasbeck continued. "I wanted to emphasize the sport from the top of the mountain, especially in reaching upper grade school and middle-school age kids." "My goal is to sell the sport to a wider audience. I needed it to be compelling and story-driven, to appeal to the wrestling community, as well as to those outside the community." "I wanted people to respect the sport, to appreciate the work ethic of wrestlers," said Reasbeck. "I tried to strike a balance between providing an authentic portrayal of wrestling, without it being too over-the-top." Reasbeck took his original screenplay, and fleshed it out into what is planned to be a series of five novels aimed at readers age 10 and up, with the first two books in the NearFall series to be available for the 2009 holidays. Why a series? Reasbeck saw the success of the Harry Potter series as being an example to follow -- a way to get young readers hooked on a set of characters, whose exploits they would then follow through a series of books. The pitch to get NearFall published As someone with a background in film production in California, Joe Reasbeck provided a Hollywoodesque "pitch" for his NearFall books that incorporates other familiar sports movies: "Rocky for kids, plus Sandlot." Despite that clever yet easy-to-understand description, getting NearFall published wasn't an easy process. "It was rejected by big publishing houses who said, 'Boys don't read.'" "A publisher I knew in California from my production career was looking to expand into fiction. They were concerned, 'Is there a market?' They did some research on wrestling, and believed I could have success in marketing to the wrestling community and beyond." That research has been borne out; the first book in the NearFall series has sold about 10,000 copies. The story of Matt and Mike NearFall is set in the state of Iowa. The focus is on two brothers, Matt and Mike Dean, their parents, and their friends who are involved in wrestling. The series starts with the main characters as kids (Matt in fourth grade, Mike in seventh), with plans to end the series in college. The first two books show the different ways young athletes can be attracted to the sport. Mike is a middle-school wrestler who has his share of struggles with the sport, while his best friend Dan seems to be a natural -- someone who thrives on the tough workouts, weight work and the mat action as an escape from a rugged home life with an abusive, alcoholic father. A classmate of theirs, Billy, comes into the sport as a bright but non-athletic student, seeking acceptance among the "cool kids", attracted to wrestling by the chess-match strategy and historical aspects of the sport. Matt is the younger brother who sees wrestling as a way to learn self-defense against a school bully. "The kids in the story come together from various starting points," said Joe Reasbeck. "However, they all become a band of brothers, finding acceptance and friendship with each other and their teammates ... I don't know what it's like to serve in the military, but from what I've read of those under fire in combat, wrestling is much like that -- a commonality of experience." The two NearFall books also manage to weave in some historical aspects of wrestling. "I wanted to incorporate some wrestling history, to get readers to think about some of the great stars of the sport, and the various styles of wrestling," said Reasbeck. What's more, in NearFall II, the book takes on regional aspects by having the boys go to a summer wrestling camp, where they meet up with young wrestlers from other parts of the country. There's a lively discussion among the characters about the relative merits of wrestlers and wrestling styles in hotbed states such as Iowa, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Keeping it real off the mat, too The first two books in the NearFallseries go beyond the wrestling room and matches to incorporate the world of teens and pre-teens, addressing issues such as dating, peer pressure, bullying, abuse, economic pressures of a parent without a job. There are different types of families within the story: Matt and Mike have two strict-but-loving parents ... while Dan deals with a father who can be physically and mentally abusive when drunk ... while Billy and his younger sister are raised by a single mother, having lost their father to a heart attack. While addressing real-life concerns of teens and pre-teens, Joe Reasbeck has strived to make the NearFallbooks appropriate for readers as young as fourth grade. "The hardest thing in writing to this age group is not to cross a line regarding language and subject matter," said the author. "There's no swearing, or sex." "The challenge is to keep it relevant and real for young readers, yet still pass muster with parents, coaches and librarians ... You don't want it to be preachy, or not ring true for readers." "It's most gratifying to get letters from kids who say that they don't read that much, but really enjoyed the first book." Reinforcing the value of wrestling Joe Reasbeck truly sees the value in the sport of wrestling, not just for his own life, but in the lives of others. Joe Reasbeck"I grew up with parents who were teachers. Dad was a wrestling coach. In fact, he was active in bringing the sport to the Duluth-Superior area." "I was blessed to have that upbringing. Some of my friends weren't. However, I saw what wrestling did for friends who could have gone either way, who are now positive contributors to their communities." "Wrestling can be a true difference-maker in someone's life." "As I get older, I've come to appreciate guys who are supposedly 'not going anywhere' who are making strides to achieve great things through wrestling." "The beauty of wrestling is, if you're big or small, slow or fast, a jock or not, you can excel." All those messages come through in the first two books in the NearFallseries, which makes these books winners for young readers. To learn more about NearFall I: The Adventures of Matt and Mike and NearFall II: Keep the Faith and Keep Swinging -- or to purchase copies, visit the Web site www.nearfallbooks.com

Iowa State University director of athletics Jamie Pollard and University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, December 2. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05-6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. Pollard has been the director of athletics at Iowa State since 2005. Barta has held the same position at the University of Iowa since 2006. Both will be on the program to discuss the upcoming Iowa versus Iowa State wrestling dual in Ames. The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry has become the premiere rivalry in wrestling. This dual will feature the top two ranked

THIS WEEK Top-ranked Iowa (7-0) will take on second-ranked Iowa State (1-0) Dec. 6 in Ames. The intra-state rivals will face off at 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. The Hawkeyes have won their last 45 overall dual matches and 31 road duals. Both streaks are school records. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth, and are available at the Iowa State University Athletic Ticket Office at (888) 478-2925, (515) 294-1816 or www.cyclones.com. ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the action for live on AM-800, KXIC and www.hawkeyesports.com. Web audio broadcasts are available using the XXL All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year). Television - The dual will be broadcast live on Iowa Public Television (IPTV). Tim Johnson, Jim Gibbons and former Hawkeye wrestling coach Dan Gable will call the action for IPTV, which is in its 34th year of broadcasting college wrestling. Online Video - Iowa State is providing a live web cast of the dual at www.cyclones.com through the Clone Zone premium service subscription ($8.95 per month or $79.95 per year). IOWA STATE CYCLONES Iowa State is 1-0 with a 43-3 win over South Dakota State Nov. 12 in Ames. The Cyclones also crowned seven champions at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in Ames and one champion at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha last month. Head Coach Kevin Jackson is in his first season at Iowa State and first as a collegiate head coach. The former Cyclone served as USA Wrestling's National Freestyle Coach from 2001-08 and won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. Jackson was a four-time all-American in college, serving as team captain for the last Iowa State squad to win a national title (1987). Jackson is assisted by Chris Bono (Iowa State, 1997), Yero Washington (Fresno State, 1999), Dylan Long (Northern Iowa, 2004) and Nate Gallick (Iowa State, 2006). Iowa State returns four all-Americans in seniors Nick Gallick (141), Jake Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (Hwt.) and junior Jon Reader (165) from the 2008-09 squad that went 15-3, tied for first in the Big 12 and placed third at the NCAA meet. Varner is a three-time NCAA finalist, winning the 2009 197-pound national title. Gallick, Zabriskie and Reader are each two-time all-Americans. Varner is ranked first in the nation with a 6-0 record, while Gallick is ranked first and second with a 4-0 mark. Zabriskie is ranked between second and sixth, depending on the publication, with a 5-0 record. Reader is also 5-0 and ranked fifth. Also returning for the Cyclones are seniors Nick Fanthorpe (133), Mitch Mueller (149), Duke Burk (174) and Joe Curran (184), and sophomore Jerome Ward (184). Fanthorpe is ranked between fifth and seventh in the nation with a 1-0 record; Mueller is ranked between ninth and 15th at 10-1 and Burk is ranked 12th or 13th at 6-0. Ward is ranked either 15th or 18th with a 4-1 record. New to the Iowa State lineup are redshirt freshman Andrew Long (125), sophomore Andrew Sorenson (157) and junior Nate Carr, Jr. (157). Long is ranked 10th or 12th in the country with a 9-0 record. Carr, Jr. is 4-1, while Sorenson is 12-1. THE SERIES Iowa leads the series, 56-16-2, and has won the last four meetings. The Hawkeyes hold a 22-11-1 edge in Ames, and won the last meeting (20-15) last season. Iowa State's last win in the series was 19-16 Dec. 5, 2004, at Iowa City. HAVEN'T WE MET? Following are the past series results for potential Iowa-Iowa State matchups: 133 - Daniel Dennis (I) is 1-0 vs. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) Dennis dec. Fanthorpe, 4-3, at 2008 Midlands finals 141 - Dan LeClere (I) is 2-0 vs. Nick Gallick (ISU) LeClere dec. Gallick, 3-1, at 2007-08 dual LeClere dec. Gallick, 5-3 SV-1, at 2007 Midlands 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) is 2-0 vs. Mitch Mueller (ISU) Metcalf maj. dec. Mueller, 14-4, at 2007-08 dual Metcalf tech. fall Mueller, 26-10 in 6:14, at 2008-09 dual 157 - Matt Ballweg (I) is 1-0 vs. Andrew Sorenson (ISU) Ballweg dec. Sorenson, 7-2, at 2009 Kaufman-Brand Open 157 - Jake Kerr (I) is 2-0 vs. Andrew Sorenson (ISU) Kerr dec. Sorenson, 5-4 TB-1, at 2008 Nichols/Cyclone Open Kerr dec. Sorenson, 3-2, at 2008 Midlands 165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) is 3-0 vs. Jon Reader (ISU) Morningstar dec. Reader, 2-0, at 2008-09 dual Morningstar dec. Reader, 5-4 TB-1, at 2008 Midlands finals Morningstar dec. Reader, 7-5 SV-1, at 2009 NCAA's 174 - Jay Borschel (I) is 2-0 vs. Duke Burk (ISU) Borschel maj. dec. Burk, 10-1, at 2007 Midlands Borschel dec. Burk, 6-2, at 2008-09 dual 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) is 1-0 vs. Jerome Ward (ISU) Keddy dec. Ward, 3-2, at 2008-09 dual PERSONNEL NOTES • Iowa senior Brent Metcalf (149) and Iowa State junior Jon Reader (165) were high school teammates at Davison High School in Davison, MI. Metcalf was a four-time state champion, while Reader won three state titles. Both were part of four state champion teams during their prep careers. • Iowa junior Tyler Clark (125) and sophomore Jordan Johnson (Hwt.) and Iowa State sophomore Billy Lewis (174) were prep teammates at Bettendorf in 2006-07. Clark transferred from Iowa State, where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier, and will redshirt the 2009-10 season. • Iowa State senior Mitch Mueller (149) is an Iowa City native. He competed for Iowa City West High School. • Hawkeyes Matt Ballweg (157) and Mark Ballweg (133/141) and Cyclone redshirt freshman Eric Thompson (Hwt.) were high school teammates at Waverly-Shell Rock in Waverly, IA. The Ballwegs and Thompson each won two state titles. Waverly-Shell Rock won the Class 3A state tournament and dual team titles in 2005 and 2008. • Hawkeye Assistant Coach Terry Brands and Cyclone Head Coach Kevin Jackson both worked with USA Wrestling from 2005-08. Brands served as the National Freestyle Resident Coach, while Jackson was the National Freestyle Coach. LAST MEETING - IOWA 20, IOWA STATE 15 The top-ranked Hawkeyes set the national collegiate dual meet attendance record as 15,955 fans packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena to see Iowa beat Iowa State, 20-15, on Dec. 6, 2008.The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Iowa scored wins at six weights - including two upsets and one technical fall. Hawkeye senior Charlie Falck got Iowa out to a 3-0 lead with his 4-2 win over Cyclone sophomore Tyler Clark at 125, but Iowa State fought back with Nick Fanthorpe's 12-2 major decision over Iowa junior Joe Slaton at 133. Senior Alex Tsirtsis (141) and junior Brent Metcalf (149) put Iowa on a roll with wins at the next two weights. Tsirtsis, who was ranked third in the nation, scored a reversal as time expired to upset second-ranked Nick Gallick, 4-2. Metcalf scored crucial team bonus points with a 26-10 technical fall over Mitch Mueller in 6:14. Cyclone Cyler Sanderson scored bonus points of his own with a 22-9 major decision over Iowa sophomore Matt Ballweg at 157, making the team score 11-8 going into intermission. Hawkeye juniors Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) fired off three straight wins, scoring Iowa's final team points of the night. Morningstar, who was ranked ninth in the nation, upset #3 Jon Reader, 2-0. Borschel scored a 6-2 win over Duke Burk, while Keddy scored a takedown in the last minute to beat Jerome Ward, 3-2. Each Hawkeye, except Keddy, handed their Cyclone opponent his first loss of the season. Iowa State won the last two bouts - a 13-3 major decision by top-ranked Jake Varner over Hawkeye sophomore Luke Lofthouse at 197 and a 5-1 decision by David Zabriskie over junior Dan Erekson at heavyweight. Iowa 20, Iowa State 15 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU), 4-2 133 - Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) maj. dec. Joe Slaton (I), 12-2 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 4-2 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller (ISU), 26-10 in 6:14 157 - Cyler Sanderson (ISU) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 22-9 165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader (ISU), 2-0 174 - Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk (ISU), 6-2 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-2 197 - Jake Varner (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 13-3 Hwt. - David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 5-1 HY-VEE CY-HAWK SERIES This dual is the sixth event in the sixth annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series. Iowa State leads the series, 6-5, after scoring wins in volleyball, men's cross country and women's cross country. Iowa has wins in football and soccer. Fans can following the progress of this year's 13-event series at www.hy-veecyhawkseries.com. The series awards two points (except football, which is worth three) to the winning school in each head-to-head match-up between the two institutions. Additionally, two points are awarded to an institution if the graduation rate of its student-athletes is greater than the national average as reported each fall by the NCAA. A commemorative Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series Cup, which stands 31 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds, is displayed on the winning team's campus for an entire year after a victory. Replica cups are also presented as "traveling trophies" for individual victorious teams in the head-to-head competition. Each team has won the series twice, with Iowa taking the titles in 2005 (13-8) and 2007 (13-8), and Iowa State winning in 2006 (13-8)and 2008 (18-9). This season's sixth annual series schedule and results are listed below: Iowa State 6, Iowa 5 Date - Event (Point Value) - Site - Result - Score IA-ISU 9/11 - Volleyball (2) - Iowa City - ISU, 3-1 - 0-2 9/12 - Football (3) - Ames - IA, 35-3 - 3-2 9/18 - Soccer (2) - Iowa City - IA, 2-0 - 5-2 11/14 - Men's Cross Country (2) - Springfield, MO - ISU, 3rd - 5-4 11/14 - Women's Cross Country (2) - Springfield, MO - ISU, 3rd - 5-6 12/6 - Wrestling (2) - Ames 12/10 - Women's Basketball (2) - Ames 12/11 - Men's Basketball (2) - Ames 12/11 - Women's Swimming (2) - Ames 2/21 - Women's Gymnastics (2) - Iowa City 2/21 - Women's Tennis (2) - Iowa City 3/5 - Women's Gymnastics (2) - Ames 3/31 - Softball (2) - Ames IOWA GOES 2-0 AT BUCKNELL The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 with wins over Bucknell (29-7) and Rutgers (33-9) Nov. 27 at Bucknell's Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA. A crowd of 2,127 attended the dual meets. Iowa extended its winning streaks to 45 duals overall, which is a school record, and 31 duals on the road, which tied a school record. Iowa went 16-4 in the two duals and scored bonus points in nine bouts. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 15-0 lead against Bucknell (2-3) with wins at the first four weights. The Bison scored wins at 157 and 165 before the Hawkeyes rolled through the final four bouts to take a 29-7 win. Against Rutgers (3-2), Iowa posted wins at the first five weights to take a 22-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights scored a win in sudden victory at 165 to get on the board, but Iowa followed with three more wins to seal the victory. Rutgers posted a pin at heavyweight to end the dual at 33-9. Six Hawkeyes went 2-0 on the day, and improved to 7-0 on the season. Redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) scored a 19-4 technical fall over Bucknell's Derrik Russell and pinned Rutgers' Vinny Dellafave in 3:39. Senior Daniel Dennis (133) recorded a 14-5 major decision over Bucknell's David Marble and a 20-5 technical fall over Billy Ashnault of Rutgers. At 174, senior Jay Borschel scored major decisions over Shane Riccio of Bucknell (10-1) and Daniel Rinaldi of Rutgers (16-3). McDonough, Dennis and Borschel have scored team bonus points in all seven victories this season. Senior Brent Metcalf followed a close 3-2 win over Bucknell's Kevin LeValley with a match-ending 20-5 technical fall over Kellen Bradley of Rutgers. Seniors Dan LeClere (141) and Chad Beatty (197) each recorded two decisions on the day. Iowa also went 2-0 at 184 pounds, with senior Phillip Keddy and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall splitting time. Keddy scored a 12-4 major decision over Bucknell's Rob Walkto, improving to 6-0 on the season. Gambrall picked up his first career dual win with an 11-3 major decision over Jesse Boyden of Rutgers. HAWKEYE WRESTLING TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Iowa's six remaining home meets are on sale at the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-464-2957, 319-335-9327 or www.hawkeyesports.com. Following are this season's prices. Single Meet vs. Northern Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern Advance Purchase: $10 - Adult, $5 - Youth Door Purchase: $12 - Adult, $6 - Youth Free Admission: UI students, Children ages 5 and under Single Meet vs. Oklahoma State, Penn State and Ohio State Advance Purchase: $13 - Adult, $7 - Youth, $2 - Age 5 and under Door Purchase: $15 - Adult, $8 - Youth, $2 - Age 5 and under Free Admission: UI students WRESTLING SUMMER CAMPS For dates and more information about 2010 Iowa Wrestling Summer camps visit www.iowawrestlingcamps.com. WWW.HAWKYESPORTS.COM Press releases, meet results, and audio and video broadcasts are available on the University of Iowa's website, www.hawkeyesports.com.To access live scoring for home meets, go to the wrestling schedule page, select the event and click on the Live Results link. Results will be updated after each bout during the dual. Current staff and student-athlete head shots can be found at pics.hawkeyesports.com. SENIOR LEADERSHIP Iowa's 11 seniors - Chad Beatty, Jay Borschel, Daniel Dennis, Dan Erekson, Michael Fahrer, Phillip Keddy, Dan LeClere, Rick Loera, Brent Metcalf, Ryan Morningstar, Joe Slaton - bring a wealth of talent and experience to the mat. The group has a combined career record of 550-197, going 338-105 in duals, 94-48 in Big Ten duals and 126-36 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The group has scored 1,371 team points in dual competition and has started a combined 446 dual matches. Iowa's seniors have won one NCAA individual title, three Big Ten individual titles, nine all-America honors and qualified for the NCAA Championships 16 times. ALL IN THE FAMILY On the 2009-10 Hawkeye wrestling team, there is one set of brothers, two wrestlers whose fathers also wrestled at Iowa and two uncle-nephew combinations. Junior Matt Ballweg (157) and redshirt freshman Mark Ballweg (133/141) are brothers who hail from Waverly, IA. Senior Rick Loera (197), redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125/133) and true freshman Nick Trizzino all had fathers who wrestled for the Hawkeyes. George Loera (1975-76) and Mike McDonough (1974-76) wrestled on the same team, while Mark Trizzino was an all-American (1984) and four-year letterwinner (1981-84) for the Hawkeyes. Junior Luke Lofthouse (197) is the uncle of Hawkeye true freshman Ethen Lofthouse (174). Nick Trizzino's uncle, Scott Trizzino, was also a three-time all-American (1978-79-81) and four-time letterwinner (1977-79, 1981) for the Hawkeyes. There have been 10 sets of brothers to wrestle together in the Hawkeye lineup since the 1950s. They are Don and Tom Huff (1961), Mark and Scott Trizzino (1981), Lenny, Larry and Jim Zalesky (1981-82), Ed and Lou Banach (1981-83), Marty and Lindley Kistler (1984-85), Jim and John Heffernan (1987), Tom and Terry Brands (1989-92), Troy and Terry Steiner (1991-93), Ryan and Randy Fulsaas (2001) and Luke and Ty Eustice (2003-04). There have also been five sets of twins to wrestle at Iowa. They are Ed and Lou Banach, Tom and Terry Brands, Ben and Brett Stedman, Troy and Terry Steiner, and Randy and Ryan Fulsaas. CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE The Hawkeye wrestling staff of Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Doug Schwab, Mike Zadick and Danny Song earned a total of one Olympic gold medal, one Olympic bronze medal, six NCAA titles, 10 conference titles and 13 all-America honors. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR OMAHA The 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships are scheduled for March 18-20 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. The NCAA, University of Nebraska and the Omaha Sports Commission will co-host the event. Tickets to the event are available at (402) 422-1212 or ticketmaster.com. UP NEXT Top-ranked Iowa (7-0) will host intra-state rival Northern Iowa (3-3) Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the action live on AM-800, KXIC and www.hawkeyesports.com. Web audio broadcasts are available using the XXL All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year). Video of the dual will be also streamed live on www.bigtennetwork.com at at cost of $2.99. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, while tickets purchased at the event are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. UI students and children ages five and under will receive free admission to the dual. The meet has been designated the Miracle Meet, in support of the UI Children's Hospital, and food drive. Fans can bring in three non-perishable food items to the UI Sports Marketing table at each Carver-Hawkeye Arena entrance and receive an Iowa wrestling decal.

PELLA -- Central College scored a pair of victories before falling to defending NCAA Division III wrestling champion Wartburg College Tuesday, 41-6. The Atwell brothers were winners for the Dutch (0-2). Josh Atwell (sophomore, Jamaica, Panorama HS) used some third-period riding time for a 2-1 victory at 141 pounds and improved to 8-1 on the young season. Joe Atwell (freshman, Jamaica, Panorama HS) hung on for a 5-4 win at 149 pounds. He’s 5-3. “That’s an awesome sibling rivalry,” coach Eric Van Kley said. “After Josh got a win, I don’t think there was any way Joe was going to let one slip away. It’s a neat relationship. They bring out the best in each other. It’s great to see how much fun they’re having.” Van Kley gave passing grades to a few other Dutch wrestlers. He cited Justin Marx (junior, Dike, Dike-New Hartford HS), who stayed close to Wartburg all-American Mark Kist for most of two periods at 125 pounds, before suffering a 12-4 defeat. “I thought our effort was decent,” he said. “It wasn’t by any means our best effort but it was nothing to hang our heads about.” Central returns to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) Invitational Saturday. The Dutch were fifth in an 11-team field there last year but Van Kley anticipates a stronger field this year, with about Division III teams from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. “It will be a great indicator,” he said. “There will be 14-15 of the better D-3’s from four states and we’ll see how we stack up.” The Dutch will take about 18 wrestlers to the tourney. Van Kley is holding back five wrestlers who recently joined the team following football season. They might not see their first varsity action until January. Wartburg 41, Central 6 125—Mark Kist (W) dec. Justin Marx, 12-4; 133—Nathan Vaske (W) won by fall over Chris Kilgannon, 1:04; 141—Josh Atwell (C) dec. Cam Wagner, 2-1; 149—Joe Atwell (C) dec. Colt Wagner, 5-4; 157—Jacob Groth (W) won by tech. fall over Jared Hermann, 17-2; 165—Adam Weber (W) won by fall over Tommy Van Renterghem, 4:35; 174—Carrington Banks (W) won by tech. fall over Reid Imerman, 18-3; 184—Ben Scott (W) dec. Bobby Vineis, 7-2; 197—Byron Tate (W) won by fall over Theron Stewart, 2:17; 285—Michael Bucklin (W) won by fall over Jacob Crawford, 2:55.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Redshirt junior Paul Young earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors on Tuesday after a perfect 5-0 showing at the Hoosier Duals and improving his undefeated season record to 10-0. The 13th-ranked wrestler in his class, Young pinned three opponents in Cumberlands' Dyvon Passmore, Chattanooga's Brandon Wright and Liberty's Logan Crawford. He also defeated Northern Illinois' John Odeen with a 16-8 major decision before earning his fifth win of the weekend by forfeit against South Dakota State. The Bloomington High School South product led Indiana to a flawless 5-0 mark at the event and claims his first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor. Young and the rest of the Hoosier grapplers are headed to Nevada this weekend for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational from Dec. 4-5. Young is one of six IU wrestlers ranked nationally in their respective weight classes. Also in the rankings this week are Angel Escobedo (2nd at 125 lbs.), Kurt Kinser (10th at 157 lbs.), Nate Everhart (10th at 285 lbs.), Matt Coughlin (16th at 149 lbs.) and Trevor Perry (18th at 174 lbs.). As a team, the Cream and Crimson are slotted 12th nationally this week by Intermat, and 13th in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The third-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team tied 12th-ranked Oklahoma, 16-16 Tuesday at McCasland Fieldhouse for the first Bedlam wrestling draw since Nov. 30, 1999. Everything about the dual was even. Each team won five bouts, each team secured one major decision and each team used key upsets to their advantage. Perhaps the most notable bout of the day came at 197 pounds, where No. 6 Eric Lapotsky of Oklahoma was a 10-4 winner over No. 8 Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State. That bout swung the momentum in favor of the Sooners and OSU wasn�t able to fully recover until Jordan Oliver and Jamal Parks picked up consecutive wins at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively, to give the Cowboys a 16-13 lead heading into the final bout of the day. With unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes going toe-to-toe with reigning Big 12 champion and fifth-ranked Kyle Terry in the finale, it was imperative that Fuentes did not allow any kind of bonus points. In the end, Fuentes provided enough sock to not only fight off bonus points, but nearly pull the shocking upset of the Sooners� top star. Terry was able to escape with the 6-3 win to send the two teams home with a draw. Clayton Foster turned in the most dominant win of the night for the Cowboys with a 17-5 major decision over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds, but other than that, the rest of OSU�s wins came by decision. The Cowboys return to action when they host Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday. No. 3 Oklahoma State 16, No. 12 Oklahoma 16 157: No. 14 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. No. 8 Neil Erisman (OSU); 3-1 165: No. 14 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. Tyler Caldwell (OU); 5-1 174: No. 6 Jeff James (OU) MD Chris McNeil (OSU); 14-5 184: No. 10 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD Erich Schmidke (OU); 17-5 197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 10-4 285: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (OU); 3-3 RT TB4 125: Jared Patterson (OU) dec. No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU); 6-3 133: No. 11 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Alex Ekstrom (OU); 8-2 141: No. 16 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 12 Zack Bailey (OU); 5-3 149: No. 5 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 6-3 Match-by-Match: 157 pounds: Oklahoma�s Shane Vernon scored a takedown with only six seconds remaining to take a 3-1 decision over Neil Erisman. After a scoreless first period with very few scoring opportunities for either wrestler, Erisman started the second on top and rode Vernon for 25 seconds before he slipped free for the only point of the second period. Erisman took the down position to start the third and broke free at the 1:26 mark to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor. A scramble situation later in the period was won by Vernon, who was eventually credited with the takedown with six ticks remaining. 165 pounds: Alex Meade claimed a 5-1 win over Tyler Caldwell behind the strength of two takedowns. The first period was mostly uneventful until Meade broke the ice with a thunderous double-leg takedown with 17 seconds left and rode Caldwell out for the remainder of the period. Caldwell took the down position to start the second stanza and escaped just seven seconds in for his only point of the match. Meade extended his lead to 3-1 with an escape 12 seconds into the third period then put the match out of reach with a low single that led to an inside trip and takedown at the 21-second mark. 174 pounds: The first bonus points of the dual came at 174 pounds where Oklahoma�s Jeff James was a 14-5 winner over Chris McNeil. James got on the board first with a double-leg takedown at the 1:57 mark of the first period. He rode McNeil for 10 seconds before cutting him loose. He struck again with a low single at the 23-second mark and rode McNeil out for the rest of the period. James started the second period in the down position and escaped at the 1:41 mark to extend his lead to 5-1. He took McNeil down two more times in the second period to go into the third with a 9-3 lead. McNeil started the third in the down position and escaped quickly to bring the score to 9-4, but two more James takedowns plus riding time brought the final to 14-5. 184 pounds: A dominating first period in which Clayton Foster recorded four takedowns set the tone for the Cowboy junior�s 17-5 major decision win over Erich Schmidtke. The lead was extended in the second period when Foster bagged another takedown and recorded a three-point nearfall to go up 13-4 going into the final stanza. An escape, a takedown and his riding time point brought the final score to 17-5. 197 pounds: Oklahoma State�s Alan Gelogaev suffered his first defeat of the year when he lost a 10-4 decision to Eric Lapotsky. Gelogaev made the most of a scramble situation early in the first period and eventually circled his way into the first takedown of the bout at the 2:37 mark. Lapotsky escaped almost immediately, then secured a takedown of his own with a low single. Lapotsky rode Gelogaev until about the 10 second mark, when Gelogaev nearly bagged a reversal. However, Lapotsky used Gelogaev�s momentum against him and turned the Cowboy�s effort into a two-point nearfall of his own as time expired. Gelogaev started the second period in the down position, but was ridden out and surrendered a stalling point as well to go behind, 6-2. With a neutral start to the third, Gelogaev struck with a takedown at the 1:25 mark but was reversed 15 seconds later. From there, Lapotsky rode Gelogaev out and added a second stall point and riding time to seal his win. 285 pounds: Jared Rosholt won a 3-3 decision over Nathan Fernandez with riding time in four tiebreak periods. No takedowns were scored in the bout and the lone points were off escapes to start periods. An uneventful first period produced no scoring and no serious takedown attempts from either wrestler. Rosholt opened the scoring with an escape four seconds into the second period for the only point of the stanza. Fernandez escaped 55 seconds into the third period to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor working in Rosholt�s favor. The first sudden victory overtime yielded no strong takedown attempts on either side. Rosholt started the first tiebreak period on top but allowed a quick escape from Fernandez. Rosholt escaped quickly in the second tiebreak period, then shot in for a takedown attempt. Fernandez wiggled free and nearly turned it into a takedown of his own before time ran out on his attempt. The second sudden victory period started with Rosholt going for a low single, but Fernandez�s leg slipped free and Fernandez went for a shot that Rosholt then blocked off. In the third tiebreak period, Rosholt escaped nine seconds in. The fourth tiebreak period saw Rosholt ride for 23 seconds before allowing an escape. He then held off Fernandez for good. 125 pounds: In a dramatic change from their previous meeting at the Oklahoma City Open earlier in the year, Chris Notte lost a 6-3 decision to Jared Patterson. Notte was a 15-3 major decision winner in their first clash, but things got off to a bad start for the Cowboy senior Tuesday when he was taken down at the 2:09 mark of the first period and allowed 1:22 of riding time before escaping to bring the score to 2-1. With Notte on top to start the second, Patterson was unable to muster any real threat of an escape and was ridden out for the duration of the period. Notte held a 38 second riding time advantage going into the third period and chose the down position to start. At the 1:43 mark, Notte broke free to even the score at two. Patterson got in on Notte�s leg and eventually bagged the decisive takedown with eight seconds left. He allowed a quick Notte escape, but when Notte dove in for a desperate takedown in the waning seconds, Patterson circled to get a takedown of his own with time expiring. 133 pounds: With the dual in serious jeopardy for the Cowboys, Jordan Oliver picked up an 8-2 win over Alex Ekstrom. Working for a first-period pin, Oliver recorded two first-period takedowns to take a 4-2 advantage into the second. Oliver recorded an escape 12 ticks into the second period and added a takedown at the buzzer to lead 7-2 heading to the third period. With the two wrestlers starting the third in the neutral position, neither was able to muster a takedown and Oliver�s riding time point was the only remaining point. 141 pounds: The Cowboys took a 16-13 lead in the dual after Jamal Parks� 5-3 win over Zack Bailey. Parks opened the scoring with a takedown 15 seconds into the bout, then after a quick Bailey escape, Parks bagged his second takedown at the 1:47 mark. Bailey wiggled free immediately to trim Parks� lead to 4-2 and cap the first period scoring. Bailey started the second period in the down position and escaped six seconds in for the only point of the second period. Holding a 4-3 lead to start the third period, Parks started in the down position and escaped 27 seconds in. 149 pounds: Clinging to a three-point lead in the dual, unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes faced Oklahoma�s top wrestler in No. 5-ranked Kyle Terry. Fuentes had the first good takedown opportunity of the bout, but Terry got free before Fuentes could finish the attempt. Terry then secured a takedown of his own before Fuentes surged back with a reversal to deadlock the score at two. Terry escaped to cap the first-period scoring. Fuentes took the down position to start the second and escaped with 1:14 on the clock to bring the score to 3-3. The third period started with Terry in the down position and Fuentes nearly secured back points, but Terry rolled free to escape with 58 seconds left and take a 4-3 lead. Terry then scored a takedown with 12 seconds left to cap his 6-3 win.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Colorado 141-pounder Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo.) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials. Hashimoto led the Northern Colorado wrestling team with four victories at the Northeast Collegiate Duals. Against No. 6 Maryland, Hashimoto won a 14-7 decision over No. 7 Alex Krom, then in the second round Hashimoto posted a 4-1 decision over Hofstra's Luke Vaith. In the third round against American as he won a 15-3 major decision over Jordan Lipp. Hashimoto remained perfect on the day with a 20-3 technical fall victory over Anwar Goeres in the team's final dual against Binghamton. He is now 8-1 on the season. The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. Others Nominated: South Dakota State - Tyler Sorenson, 197 lbs., Sr., Garretson, S.D. (Garretson High School) 2009-2010 WWC Standings Utah Valley 3-0 1.000 UNI 3-3 .500 Wyoming 1-1 .500 South Dakota State 1-4 .200 Air Force 0-0 .000 North Dakota State 0-0 .000 Northern Colorado 0-4 .000 2009-2010 WWC Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 10 - Tyler Sorenson (South Dakota State) Nov. 17 - Michael Martinez (Wyoming) Nov. 24 - Ben Kjar (Utah Valley) Dec. 1 - Kenny Hashimoto (UNC)

Eric Guerrero

Jack Spates

BLOOMSBURG --Bloomsburg University wrestler Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) has been named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 29. On Saturday Moley, a two-time All-American and ranked fifth in the country, led his team to two wins at the Journeymen/Northeast Duals with an 18-17 victory over Big Ten power Michigan and a 20-13 win over Columbia University. In Bloomsburg's final dual meet of the day, the Huskies threw a scare into 10th-ranked Central Michigan before losing 23-15. Moley scored a pin in 3:44 against Michigan, won by major decision (11-1) in his Columbia bout, then racked up a tech fall against his opponent from Central Michigan by 15-0. Moley tallied 15 team points in the three Bloomsburg dual meet, while his victory in the Michigan dual meet was the 100th of his college wrestling career. Bloomsburg will wrestle at the PSAC Championships on Saturday at Edinboro.

Dan Wirnsberger

Cyler Sanderson

Brian Cimmins

Justin Wren