UW Madison Wrestling News and Notes

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Notes from Coach Davis:

So far we have had two dual meets this season. Our first dual was last Friday, November 13th at the Field House. The Badgers (#12) defeated Old Dominion (#22) with a 21-19 score. It came down to Eric Bugenhagen – HWT - scoring a takedown in the last 23 seconds for a 3-1 decision.

It was the first College dual for newcomers Tyler Graff – 133 (RS Freshman), Cole Schmitt – 141 (RS Freshman), Greg Burke - 157(RS Sophomore), Brendan Ard – 174 (True freshman), and Jackson Hein – 197 (True Freshman).

On Sunday we took on Nebraska (#7) and fell short with a score of 26-17. Going into the last match the score was 20-17 when true freshman Brendan Ard took on senior Steven Dwyer (#6). The score was 3-3 going into the last period when Ard took down to start the period and ended up getting caught and pinned.

As a staff we could have had Ard take neutral going into the third period because he scored the only takedown in the match but because it’s early in the year and we know he has to learn to get off the bottom, we made him choose down ~ that’s the position that he needs to work on. People may say that in such a close dual meet why didn’t you choose up to win the dual meet………….well, the focus is not dual meets, but preparing your athlete for the National Championships. Now, if we were in the National Championships, we would choose neutral if the athlete has not made the strides he needs to make when in the down position.

Other’s are asking why we didn’t have Graff go for back points – well, we are working on Tyler Graff trying to take his opponent from his feet to his back, so what better way to do that and to give Tyler that experience than to release the guy and go for the takedown again. Again folks……..this is only November.

We have a long way to go before March rolls around. The key is preparing for the National Championships.

Some of you are wondering why Travis Rutt and Trevor Brandvold have not been in the line-up. Rutt will be in the line-up this weekend vs. Boise State and Brandvold will be back in the line-up for the Northern Iowa Dual on December 11th.

On Friday, we are heading out to wrestle Boise State (#10) and Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon on Sunday, November 22nd. We are looking forward to our dual vs. Boise State with some of the match-ups where 10th ranked Tyler Graff will be taking on 3rd ranked Andrew Hochstrasser and Greg Burke will be taking on #6 Adam Hall. True freshman Brendan Ard will have another tough opponent in #8 Nathan Lee and Travis Rutt will be taking on #7 Kirk Smith.

As you can see the Badger wrestlers have a tough schedule and are taking on some top ranked opponents. Again, this will test our young men in battle and we will see how they respond to that. As a staff, we know that when they step on the match they will leave nothing to chance ~ they will accept the challenge.

On a side note, we would all like to congratulate 3 x NCAA Champ, 3x World Champ and Olympic Team Member Lee Kemp on his induction into Wrestling Hall of Fame this Friday, November 20th.

No. 12 Wisconsin falls to No. 7 Nebraska 26-17

No. 12 Wisconsin falls to No. 7 Nebraska 26-17

The No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team battled No. 7 Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. Sunday afternoon in its second match of the 2009-10 season.

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/111509aaa.html

MADISON, Wis.--The No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team battled No. 7 Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. Sunday afternoon in its second match of the 2009-10 season. The Badgers fell to the Huskers 26-17, but had four individual victories, including a pin, a tech fall and a major decision. Wisconsin is now 1-1 on the season.

The match began at 184 lbs., where redshirt freshman Jimmy Duffy took on redshirt freshman Josh Ihnen. Ihnen scored the first takedown with 1:20 left on the clock in the first period and added to his lead with another takedown and an escape to win the match 6-1 and giving the Huskers a 3-0 lead. Duffy registered an escape in the match.

True freshman Jackson Hein then took on his second ranked opponent of the weekend with No. 2 senior Craig Brester at 197 lbs. Brester jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the first period, adding five more points to win by a 14-2 major decision, giving Nebraska a 7-0 lead. Hein recorded two escapes in the match.

Junior Eric Bugenhagen battled No. 9 sophomore Tucker Lane in a tough heavyweight matchup. After a scoreless first period, Lane chose down and registered the only points of the second period with an escape at 1:51. In the third period, Bugenhagen chose down and did the same, evening the score at 1-1 with an escape at 1:56. The bout then went into a first overtime, where no points were scored. In the second overtime, both Bugenhagen and Lane scored escapes to tie the bout at 3-3 and sent the match into a third overtime where Lane had just one second of riding time advantage to win the match 4-3 and stretching the Husker's lead to 10-0.

At 125 lbs., senior Drew Hammen wrestled true freshman David Klingsheim. Hammen recorded the first takedown of the match with 1:12 left on the clock in the first period. Hammen scored another takedown, an escape and riding time of 1:19 to win the match 5-2, giving the Badgers their first team points of the match as they trailed 10-3.

No. 10 Tyler Graff then faced true freshman C.J. Napier at 133 lbs. Graff jumped out to an early 10-4 lead in the first period and never looked back. Graff registered 12 takedowns in the match and scored a riding time advantage of 1:26 to win the bout 26-10 by tech fall, narrowing the Huskers lead to 10-7.

Redshirt freshman Trey Bertram took on junior Mike Koehnlein at 141 lbs. Bertram scored the first points of the match with a takedown at 1:32 in the first period. He then trailed 6-2 at the end of the period after Koehlein scored a takedown and three near fall points. Koehnlein then went on to add six more points to his score, winning the match by a 12-2 major decision and extending Nebraska's lead to 14-7.

No. 2 Kyle Ruschell battled redshirt freshman Ross Grande at 149 lbs. Ruschell recorded three takedowns in the first period to lead 6-2. Ruschell went on to add two more takedowns, an escape and riding time of 3:32 to win by a 12-3 major decision, once again cutting the Huskers lead to 14-11.

Junior Greg Burke battled No. 1 senior Jordan Burroughs at 165 lbs. Burroughs struck fast with a takedown and shortly after pinned Burke at 0:25, giving the Huskers a 20-11 lead over the Badgers.

No. 3 sophomore Andrew Howe then wrestled junior Alex Ward at 165 lbs. Howe scored 10 takedowns, one reversal and two near fall points before pinning Ward at 6:24. It was Howe's first career pin, and it gave the UW six points, narrowing Nebraska's lead to 20-17.

At 174 lbs., true freshman Brendan Ard took on No. 6 senior Stephen Dwyer. After a scoreless first period, Dwyer got on the board first with a reversal. Ard responded with an escape and then took the 3-2 lead with a takedown. Dwyer evened the score with an escape at the 54-second mark in the second. All tied up at 3-3, Ard chose down to start the third and shortly after, Dwyer pinned Ard at the 5:25 mark, giving the Huskers six points and a team victory of 26-17.

Complete bout-by-bout coverage from today's match can be found here.

The Badgers hit the road again next Sunday when they will face Oregon State and No. 8 Boise State in Corvallis, Ore.

No. 12 Wisconsin opens season with 21-19 win over No. 22 Old Dominion

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Nov. 13, 2009

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MADISON, Wis.--The No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team played host to No. 22 Old Dominion at the UW Field House Friday night in its first official dual of the 2009-10 season. The Badgers defeated ODU 21-19, a decisive victory won in the final bout of the evening at heavyweight.

In the first match, senior Drew Hammen battled No. 5 junior James Nicholson at 125 lbs. Nicholson scored the first takedown at 1:57 in the first period and added to his lead from there, winning the bout 12-5 and resulting in 3-0 lead for ODU. Hammen recorded three escapes and one reversal in the match.

No. 10 redshirt freshman Tyler Graff then took on redshirt freshman Joshua Gillis at 133 lbs. In the high scoring match, Graff recorded six takedowns in the first period , three in the second period and five more in the third period to result in a tech fall win for Graff 28-13. Since Graff scored only takedowns, Wisconsin received four team points for the tech fall. The decision gave the Badgers the edge over ODU, 4-3.

The 141 lbs. weight class featured to redshirt freshman, Wisconsin's Cole Schmitt and Old Dominion's Craig Wilson. Wilson recorded the first takedown with 10 seconds left in the first period, going on to record four more takedowns and two point nearfall points to win the match by major decision, 16-5, giving the lead back to ODU, 7-4. Schmitt scored five escapes in the bout.

No. 2 senior Kyle Ruschell faced senior Cam Watkins in a tough matchup at 149 lbs. Ruschell scored off of a takedown in the first period, a stall by Watkins in the first period, a reversal in the third period and 5:13 of riding time at the end of the bout. Ruschell shutout Watkins 6-0, resulting in a tied matchup at 7-7.

Juniors Greg Burke and Dan Rivera then battled in a short matchup at 157 lbs. Burke recorded a takedown with 39 seconds left in the first period, turning it into a pin at 2:35 seconds. Burke was awarded six points for the pin and gave the Badgers the lead, 13-7.

No. 3 sophomore Andrew Howe took on junior Derek Gallagher at 165 lbs. Howe jumped out to a 8-4 lead in the first period and scored 10 more points to win the match by tech fall. Howe recorded 11 takedowns in the match and had two nearfall points, adding five points to the UW lead, making the score 18-7.

True freshman Brendan Ard wrestled in his first match as a Badger. Ard faced senior NCAA qualifier Eric Decker in a close match at 174 lbs. No points were scored in an even first period. Decker scored an escape in the second period and received points for riding time at the end of the bout, winning the match 2-0.

At 184 lbs. redshirt freshman Jimmy Duffy took on sophomore Joe Budi. After a scoreless first period, Budi chose down, registered the escape and took down Duffy at 1:32 before pinning him at 4:11. The Badgers lead was then narrowed to 18-16.

Freshman Jackson Hein also competed in his first match as a Badger and wrestled No. 10 senior Jesse Strawn at 197 lbs. The match was kept close, with Strawn only scoring once in each of the three period. With riding time points added on at the end of the match for Strawn, he won 6-0, resulting in the ODU lead of 19-18.

In the final bout, heavyweights junior Eric Bugenhagen battled redshirt freshman Grant Chapman. After a scoreless first period, Bugenhagen chose down and recorded the only points of the second period with an escape at 1:50 left on the clock. Chapman scored an escape with 1:54 in the third period to tie the match at 1-1. For the rest of the third, the two heavyweights battled it out before Bugenhagen recorded a takedown with just 24 seconds left on the clock, leading to a 3-2 win for Bugenhagen and 21-19 dual win for the UW.

The Badgers hit the road now and face No. 7 Nebraska on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Betsy Golomski
Athletic Communications Staff Assistant
University of Wisconsin
Kellner Hall
1440 Monroe Street
Madison, WI 53711
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Badger Notes Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Red defeats White, 20-14, in Intrasquad Scrimmage

Youth will play big role for Wisconsin wrestling

Q&A with assistant coach Jared Frayer

Four Badgers ranked by InterMat, team tabbed for 11th

Big Ten Network Announces Broadcast Schedule

UW Badger Blog: Every Second Counts

South View wrestler McCall picks Wisconsin

Rep. Jim Jordan to be inducted into Wisconsin Coaches Hall of Fame

UW Update from Coach Barry Davis

University of Wisconsin Wrestling Update from Coach Barry Davis
Date: Thu 09/24/09 09:56 AM

I think it was a very exciting summer for the guys. Andrew Howe and Travis Rutt both made the Jr. World Team and Andrew brought home the bronze. I really feel that the guys have made some great strides over the summer. Right now we have open mats Monday morning, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, and Saturday morning.

The last two years have been very good recruiting classes for us and you can tell that by the intensity in the room this early season. Everybody is fighting for a spot on the team. As you know, last year we lost 3 All-Americans with Massey, Tanelli, and Herbst so there will be some new faces this year in the line-up. It looks like at 141 it will be between freshmen Cole Schmitt and Trey Bertram. At 197, Trevor Brandvold will be moving up to take that spot, so at 184 it looks like it could be true freshmen Derrick Borlie from Virginia taking the sport. You probably thought, well we had Eric Bugenhagen at 184 last year so why isn’t he taking that spot? Well, he’s going heavyweight and right now he weights 235-240! He has done a great job over the summer working with Jamil Walker to build his body up. Other slots you might be interested in would be at 133…..Tom Kelliher will redshirt this year, so Tyler Graff from Colorado who was a redshirt freshmen last year will be taking over at 133. At 157 it will be between three different guys…….Kendal Vogel, Brad Nardick, and Kalvin York because Ben Jordan will be redshirting this year.

Along with all this we have a new assistant coach this year. Jared Frayer, former All-American from the University of Oklahoma who coached previously at Harvard and Iowa is now a Badger Assistant Coach.

The first date you will be the athletes in action will be at our Exhibition Match on Thursday, October 29th in the Field House. Our first dual meet will also be in the Field House on Friday, November 13th @ 7:00 PM. We hope to see a lot of you there!

Pre-Season Q&A With Coach Davis

UW Coaches Clinic and Exhibition Match
Clinic: Thursday, October 29 – 4:30-6:00 PM in the Field House
Exhibition Match: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Barry Davis and the Assistant UW Wrestling Coaches will once again be offering a FREE Coaches Clinic.
The Clinic is scheduled for Thursday, October 29 – 4:30-6:00 PM in the Field House.
We will also hold an Exhibition Match featuring the UW Athletes from 7:00 – 8:30 PM.
For seating consideration, it would be helpful for us if you would kindly RSVP the
number attending from your school/club no later than October 26th.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office at 608-262-3586.

Division 1 College Wrestling Rankings

Summer success leaves Howe hungry for more

Howe wins bronze at Junior Championships

Hull to receive service award

Greatest moments of 2008-09 - No. 5: Andrew Howe wrestles into NCAA finals

MADISON, Wis.

The 2008-09 University of Wisconsin athletics season was full of many great memories for Badger fans and athletes. Before the calendar turns to the 2009-10 season, UWBadgers.com re-lives 15 of the top moments from this past season. In the next three weeks, be sure to log onto UWBadgers.com to see if your favorite moment from the 2008-09 season made the list. Today, the No. 5 moment comes courtesy of UW wrestler Andrew Howe, who made it all the way to the NCAA finals as a true freshman.

Badger wrestler Andrew Howe had a number of memorable moments from his first year on campus. The one that will live in forever, though, was the historic run he made March 19-21 in St. Louis during the 2009 NCAA Championships, a run that took him all the way to the NCAA finals at 165 lbs. as a true freshman.

The Cedar Lake, Ind., native came into the tournament with the No. 2 seed and lived up to that seeding by winning four-straight matches to reach the finals. Howe outscored his opponents 20-7 prior to the finals and was taken down just once.

One of Howe’s more notable victories came in the semifinals when he defeated Iowa’s Ryan Morningstar for the third time that season. The match also went into extra periods for the third time, with Howe prevailing 2-1 in the tiebreaker.

Howe’s win over Morningstar gave him the momentum of 19-straight wins heading into the finals. The main event matched up Howe, the true freshman, and Edinboro’s Jarrod King, a fifth-year senior and No. 12 seed.

Howe held his own on the big stage and kept the match close throughout. After a scoreless first period, King chose bottom in the second frame and scored the first point of the match with an escape. In the third period, Howe took bottom and got an escape of his own to knot the score at 1-1.

King then scored a takedown in the third period, which was just the second time all tournament an opponent managed to take Howe down. Howe responded with another escape to bring the score to 3-2, but King hung on for the victory.

Despite the loss, Howe’s achievement was one for the Wisconsin wrestling history books. He became the first UW true freshman under head coach Barry Davis to reach the NCAA finals. His second place finish also made him the first freshman Badger All-American since current UW associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff placed sixth at 150 lbs. in 1998.

Howe’s run at the NCAA tournament also helped the Badgers place in the top-10 for the first time since 2000. Wisconsin brought home three All-Americans to finish ninth with 53.0 points, which ties for the best finish in Davis’s 16-year tenure at Wisconsin.

The 2009 NCAA Championships also capped off a season in which Howe posted a 30-5 record, won a Big Ten title and became just the third Badger in school history to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.

To re-live Andrew Howe’s run at the 2009 NCAA Championships, you can look back at the wrestling blogs from St. Louis < http://www.uwbadgers.com/blogs/default.aspx?tag=Wrestling%20Blog > . A photo gallery from the NCAA tournament can also be found here>>> http://uwbadgers.com/photogallery/gallery.aspx?galleryID=344

InterMat releases 2009 recruiting class rankings

Frayer added to UW wrestling coaching staff

Another honor for Howe

Badgers announce 2009-10 wrestling schedule

Badgers announce 2009-10 wrestling schedule
MADISON, Wis.

Six home meets, return trips to Midlands and the NWCA National Duals and some new opponents highlight the 2009-10 wrestling schedule that was released today. The Badgers will wrestle 14 duals next season, not including the NWCA National Duals, and 12 of those opponents placed within the top 25 at the 2009 NCAA Championships.

Im very excited about the schedule and Im very excited about everything thats going on with our program right now, UW head coach Barry Davis said. Most of the teams were competing against were in the top 25 of the country or better last year so thats a plus for is. Its also good to have six home dual meets in Madison. I think we have a pretty well-rounded schedule which will really prepare our guys for the national championships in March, which is the most important thing.

Wisconsins non-conference season is tough once again, but 2009-10 brings some new challengers. The season begins Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in Madison against Old Dominion, who is out of the Colonial Athletic Conference. This is just the second time in school history the Badgers and Monarchs are meeting, with Wisconsin winning 33-7 during the 1992-93 season. Old Dominion returns five NCAA qualifiers off last years squad that finished second at the CAA Tournament.

Two days later, the Badgers travel to Big 12 country to take on Nebraska at 1 p.m. in Lincoln. The Huskers are the defending Big 12 champions and finished fourth at the 2009 NCAA Championships. The team returns a strong squad that includes 2009 NCAA Champion at 157 lbs., Jordan Burroughs, runner-up at 197 lbs. Craig Brester and 2008 All-American at 165 lbs., Stephen Dwyer. Wisconsin leads the all-time series against Nebraska, 7-3-2. The last time these two teams met, the match resulted in a 19-19 tie during the 2004-05 season.

The Badgers then wrestle two Pac-10 opponents on Sunday, Nov. 22 in Corvallis, Idaho. Wisconsin will meet Oregon State and Boise State beginning at noon. Oregon State, who is coached by Daviss former college roommate, Jim Zalesky, traveled to Madison last year when the Badgers tallied a 24-13 win. Wisconsin holds the 5-2 advantage all-time against Oregon State.

Boise State placed 12th at the 2009 NCAA Championships and this will be the second meeting between the Badgers and Broncos in as many years. Wisconsin matched up against Boise State in the first round of last years NWCA National Duals and fell 24-12. The all-time series between these two teams is tied at 2-2.

I think its always nice to have a change in your schedule and go to places youve never been before or wrestle teams youve never been against, Davis said regarding the different non-conference opponents on next seasons schedule. We usually get the best teams anyways with our Big Ten schedule, but its nice to have some diversity in the non-conference schedule. It gives you a chance to promote your program other places besides the places you always go to like Nebraska, or the west coast with Oregon State and Boise State.

December continues with Wisconsin returning to the Cliff Keen Invite for the fifth-consecutive year, but this years tournament will be held in Primm, Nev., from Dec. 4-5. A week later, Wisconsin meets Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for its annual meeting which is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Dec. 11.

The Badgers head back to the Midlands Championships, which take place Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. Wisconsin had three wrestlers make it to the finals at last years Midlands and placed fourth as a team with 98.5 points.

The year 2010 begins with a return trip to Cedar Falls for the NWCA National Duals from Jan 9-10. Pairings for that tournament will be announced at a later date.

January also brings the start of Big Ten Conference action and the final non-conference dual of the season. Indiana travels to Madison Friday, Jan. 22 for a 7 p.m. match to begin the always tough conference season. The following night, Wisconsin hosts Northern Colorado for a 7 p.m. dual inside the UW Field House. This will be the third meeting between Northern Colorado and Wisconsin with the Badgers holding the 2-0 advantage.

This years Border Battle heads back to Minneapolis when Wisconsin takes on the Gophers Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. The Badgers stay on the road is short as they return Sunday, Jan. 31 to host Penn State at 1 p.m.

February begins with three conference duals on the road. Wisconsin visits Purdue on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in West Lafayette, Ind., and then travels to Champaign, Ill., for a 1 p.m. dual on Sunday, Feb. 7 against Illinois. The Illini finished just two points ahead of Wisconsin for eighth place at last years NCAA meet.

Wisconsin then makes the first of two trips to Ann Arbor, Mich., when it meets the Wolverines on Valentines Day at 1 p.m. to close out the Big Ten road dual schedule.

The UW Field House plays host to the final two duals of the season when Northwestern and Iowa come to town. The Wildcats visit Madison Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and the dual season comes to a close Sunday, Feb. 21 when defending Big Ten and NCAA champions Iowa visit Madison. Wisconsin will not face Ohio State or Michigan State during next years Big Ten dual schedule.

The post-season begins in Ann Arbor as the host of the 2010 Big Ten Championships, which take place March 6-7. Omaha, Neb., plays host to the 2010 NCAA Championships from March 18-20.

The UW wrestling team has a lot of talent returning to the 2009-10 squad including All-Americans Andrew Howe and Kyle Ruschell. Seven starters return off last years team that finished fourth at Big Tens and ninth at NCAAs and some new faces will work to fill in for the three departing All-Americans.

Be sure to stay tuned to UWBadgers.com throughout the summer for updates on the squad as they work towards the 2009-10 season.

Betsy Golomski

5/20/2009

Millburn's Tanelli Ready for New Challengers After Mat Career after Mat Career at Wisconsin

A moment with Coach Davis: Season Wrap Up

UW wrestlers get off-season test at US Nationals

Howe named Freshman of the Year by Rev Wrestling
MADISON, Wis.

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/wrst/headlines/story.html?sportid=139&storyid=17550

Badger freshman Andrew Howe can add another accolade to his lengthy list of achievements in his first year at Wisconsin. Rev Wrestling, one
of college wrestling’s premier wrestling Web sites, named Howe the 2009 Freshman of the Year. The award is voted on by RevWrestling.com
writers and executives and Howe was the unanimous choice by receiving all eight first place votes, for a total of 72 votes. Minnesota’s Zach
Sanders came in second with 33 votes.

To view the complete release, visit www.RevWrestling.com .

There wasn’t much Howe didn’t achieve during the 2008-09 season. He missed the early portion of the season due to an injury but came back to
finish the year 30-5, finished with a perfect 13-0 dual mark and went 8-0 in the Big Ten dual season.

The Cedar Lake, Ind., native continued to make a name for himself at the 2009 Big Ten Championships and became the first true freshman under
head coach Barry Davis to win an individual title. Howe went 4-0 at the tournament to win the title and garner Big Ten Freshman of the Year
honors.

He then competed in his first NCAA tournament and as the No. 2 seed, made it all the way to the finals. Howe had a 19-match winning streak
before facing Edinboro’s Jarrod King in the championship bout. Howe wrestled hard in the 3-2 loss to King and the Badger grappler will be
one of the top returnees at 165 lbs. next season.

His second place finish at NCAA’s marks the highest finish of any Badger freshman since Donny Pritzlaff placed sixth at 150 lbs. in 1998.

Howe joins Cornell’s Mike Grey (2008), Iowa State’s Jake Varner (2007) and Minnesota’s Dustin Schlatter (2006) as past winners of the
Rev Freshman of the Year award.

2009 Rev Freshman of the Year
1st-5th-Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1
Total Votes/(First-Place Votes)

1. Andrew Howe, Wisconsin: 72 (8)
2. Zack Sanders, Minnesota: 33
3. Quentin Wright, Penn State: 30
4. Cam Simaz, Cornell University: 14
T5. Frank Molinaro, Penn State: 11
T5. Scotti Sentes, CMU: 11
T7. Dustin Kilgore, Kent State: 7
T7. Joe LeBlanc, Wyoming: 7
9. Scott Winston, Rutgers: 5
T10. Tucker Lane, Nebraska: 3
T10. Tyler Nauman, Pittsburgh: 3
T10. Zach Rey, Lehigh: 3
13. P.J. Gillespie, Hofstra: 1

Howe finishes runner-up at 2009 NCAA Championships, UW takes ninth
ST. LOUIS, Mo.

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True freshman Andrew Howe battled tough in the NCAA championship finals
Saturday night but came up short in a 3-2 decision against Edinboro’s
Jarrod King to finish second at 165 lbs. Howe was the first Badger to
reach the NCAA finals since Craig Henning, when he finished runner-up at
157 lbs. in 2007.

Howe came into the tournament with the No. 2 seed. His second place
finish makes him the first freshman Badger All-American since Donny
Pritzlaff placed sixth in 1998 at 165 lbs.

After a scoreless first period, King, who was the No. 12 seed, chose
bottom in the second period and scored the first point with an escape.
In the third period, Howe took bottom and got an escape of his own to
knot the score at 1-1. King then scored a takedown in the third period,
which was just the second time all tournament an opponent took Howe
down. Howe responded with another escape and King was hit with a stall
warning but hung on for the 3-2 win over Howe.

King’s win snapped a 19-match winning streak held by Howe, which was the
longest streak of any UW wrestler this season. Howe finished his true
freshman campaign with a 30-5 overall record.

Howe was the third Badger to reach All-American status this year,
marking the first time since 2000 that Wisconsin had three
All-Americans. Howe joins junior Kyle Ruschell who placed third at 149
lbs. and senior Zach Tanelli who took fourth at 141 lbs. In 2000,
Pritzlaff (first at 165 lbs.) and fellow Badger assistant coach Cory
Wallman (fourth at 157 lbs.) were both atop the medal stand along with
Kole Clauson (seventh at 174 lbs.).

Wisconsin finished ninth in the team race with 53.0 points. Illinois was
just ahead of the Badgers in eighth with 55.0 points. The ninth place
finish ties for the best finish under head coach Barry Davis when the
Badgers tied for ninth in 2000. Wisconsin’s highest finish was fourth
place in 1976.

Iowa finished first with 96.5 points while Ohio State came in runner-up
with 92.5 points. Iowa State rounded out the top three with 84.5 points.

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Ruschell takes third, Tanelli places fourth
ST. LOUIS, Mo.

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Add two more first time All-Americans to the list for Wisconsin. Junior
Kyle Ruschell placed third at 149 lbs. Saturday morning and senior Zach
Tanelli capped off his UW career with a fourth place finish at 141 lbs.
With their top-eight placements, Ruschell and Tanelli are Wisconsin’s
56th and 57th All-Americans in the history of the program.

Both wrestlers won their first bout Saturday morning to ensure a spot in
the third place match. Ruschell then went on to knock off Ohio State’s
Lance Palmer 5-4 to take third. Tanelli met Iowa State’s Nick Gallick
and wrestled a close match but fell 5-3 to finish fourth.

Wisconsin is in ninth place with 53.0 points after Session V. Winners of
tonight's matches in the finals receive four team points. Illinois is
ahead of Wisconsin in eighth place with 55.0 points and Wisconsin and
Illinois both have a wrestler in the finals. Iowa took back the top spot
with 97.5 points while Ohio State dropped to second with 88.0 points.
Iowa State rounds out the top three with 80.5 points.

Both Badgers won in overtime to secure their spot in the third place
match. Ruschell, the No. 5 seed, took on No. 7 seed Bryce Saddoris from
Navy and won 6-4 in sudden victory. Neither wrestler scored in the first
period but Ruschell scored first with a second period escape. Saddoris
had a takedown but Ruschell took the 3-2 lead into the third with a
reversal. Saddoris then reversed Ruschell in the third period but
Ruschell escaped to tie the score 4-4 at the end of regulation. In
sudden victory, Ruschell scored the winning takedown to put the final
tally at 6-4.

In the third place bout, Ruschell re-matched against Palmer, who was the
opponent that knocked him out of the championship round. Ruschell
trailed 4-0 in the second period after a takedown and two nearfall
points for Palmer. Ruschell was awarded a point for Palmer’s stalling in
the second and then put the score at 4-3 in the third with a reversal.
Ruschell rode Palmer for the entire second period and into the third but
registered two nearfall points to secure the 5-4 win. Ruschell was one
second away from a 6-4 win as he had 59 seconds of riding time. Before
Saturday’s match, Ruschell was 0-3 against Palmer this year but got the
win Saturday.

“It was a high-paced match,” UW head coach Barry Davis said. “In the
other matches, Palmer has thrown him down and wears him out but in that
match, Kyle opened up and did some good things. It was a good win and
definitely good to get that one back for Ruschell. We have a bronze
medal and a fourth place and hopefully we can have another winner
tonight with Andrew Howe.”

Ruschell went 6-1 at the tournament and finished his junior campaign
with a 32-8 record. He takes an 88-24 career record into his senior
year.

Tanelli, the No. 2 seed, met seventh-seeded Chris Drouin from Arizona
State in his first match Saturday and each wrestler traded escapes in
regulation. In the overtime, Tanelli scored the winning takedown for the
3-1 victory.

Tanelli then met Nick Gallick, the No. 6 seed, from Iowa State. Gallick
had two first period takedowns to take the 4-2 lead into the second.
Tanelli came within one point at 4-3 after a second period escape but
Gallick emerged the 5-3 winner after an escape of his own in the third.
Tanelli finishes his Badger career with an 88-31 overall record,
including a 31-4 mark this season.

“Zach has had a great year all year long,” Davis said. “He did a great
job with his weight to go from 133 to 141. It would have been great to
have him in the finals with Howe but for him to come back like he did
and show the leadership there as a senior and get fourth, that shows a
lot.

"That’s good leadership. We’re losing three All-Americans with Tanelli,
Dallas Herbst and Kyle Massey but right now we’ve got two more coming
back and hopefully we can feedTrue freshman Andrew Howe will try to
become Wisconsin’s first NCAA
champion since Donny Pritzlaff in 2001. Howe meets Jarrod King from
Edinboro in the finals that air live on ESPN beginning at 5:30 p.m.

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Howe advances to finals, Tanelli and Ruschell fighting for third
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The Badgers are still fighting at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Wisconsin
went 5-0 in matches during Session IV with true freshman Andrew Howe
winning his semifinal match to advance to the finals. Kyle Ruschell and
Zach Tanelli went 2-0 in the session to ensure All-American status and
they are both competing for third place.

Howe defeated Iowa’s Ryan Morningstar 2-1 in the tiebreaker. It is
Howe’s third win over Morningstar, each win coming in the tiebreaker.
Each wrestler traded escapes during regulation and neither scored in the
sudden victory. Howe rode Morningstar for the first 30 seconds and then
registered the winning escape in the second 30 seconds to advance. Howe
is now on a 19-match winning streak and becomes the first Badger
finalist since Craig Henning went to the finals at 157 lbs. in 2007.

“I got that escape really fast,” Howe said. “I had to hold him off until
time was up. This is the third time we’ve wrestled and this is the third
time we’ve gone into a 30-second overtime. I don’t want to get over
aggressive and leave myself open. He wins a lot of matches like that.
He’ll get a takedown off someone’s mistake.”

Howe, the No. 2 seed, now meets No. 12 seed Jarrod King from Edinboro
tomorrow in the finals, which will air live on ESPN beginning at 5:30
p.m.

“The biggest thing is Andrew’s poise,” UW head coach Barry Davis said.
“It’s the third time he’s wrestled the guy and the third time he’s
beat him in overtime and that’s hard to do. He kept his poise and never
lost position. The big thing is he’s always thinking about offense all
the time and he’s always in control. I’ve been telling the guys all year
long, when you force your will on your opponent and you stay in your
positions, you will come out on top, and he does that so that’s why he
is where he is.”

After going 5-0 in Session IV, Wisconsin cracked the top-10 for the
first time all tournament and is in ninth place with 45 points. Ohio
State is in first place with 84.5 points and Iowa is in second with 81.0
points while Iowa State occupies third with 71.5 points.

“We went 5-0, we had to,” Davis said. “I think Zach and Kyle had big
wins and it’s great that they’re able to get on the stand and now
they’re moving up. Going 5-0, we have to be pleased with that.”

Tanelli earned All-American status after knocking off Illinois’ Ryan
Prater 3-2 in the fifth consolation round. Tanelli, the No. 2 seed,
scored a takedown in the first period and took the 2-1 lead into the
second. Prater evened the score, 2-2, with an escape in the second but
one more Tanelli escape in the third gave him the 3-2 win and automatic
All-American status. After falling short the previous two years at 133
lbs., Tanelli is a first-time All-American at 141 lbs.

Tanelli then advanced again with an 8-6 decision over Frank Molinaro
from Penn State. Molinaro had the 2-0 lead in the first but Tanelli
rattled off four-straight points to take the 4-2 lead into the third.
Molinaro scored three escapes in the third period and received a penalty
point but Tanelli had two takedowns and hung on for the 8-6 win. Tanelli
meets Arizona State’s Chris Drouin tomorrow. The winner of that matches
moves onto the third place bout. Tanelli can finish anywhere from third
to sixth place now.

Ruschell, the No. 5 seed, then became the third Badger to earn
All-America status with a 9-8 win over Steven Brown from Central
Michigan. Brown struck first with the first period takedown. An escape
and takedown for Ruschell gave him the 3-2 lead heading into the second.
A Ruschell reversal put him ahead 5-2 heading into the third. There was
a flurry of scoring in the third as Brown scored six points compared to
four for Ruschell but Ruschell hung on for the 9-8 win. Brown had a
takedown in the final seconds but it waRuschell then took on Kyle
Borshoff, the No. 10 seed from American.
Ruschell had a first period takedown, an escape in the third period and
2:30 of riding time for the 4-0 win. Ruschell meets Bryce Saddoris from
Navy tomorrow and the winner of that match will also advance to the
third place match.
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Ruschell and Howe still fighting for first, three alive in wrestlebacks
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Junior Kyle Ruschell and true freshman Andrew Howe are still alive in
the championship round of the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Howe
and Ruschell registered their second wins of the tournament to advance.
Seniors Zach Tanelli and Kyle Massey dropped their second round bouts
but are still fighting in the consolation bracket along with Dallas
Herbst.

Updated Brackets – Session II Blog -- Session I Blog

Ruschell is still fighting in the championship round after a 3-0 win
over No. 12 seed Trevor Chinn from Lehigh. Neither wrestler scored in
the first period but Ruschell notched an escape in the second. He then
secured the 3-0 victory with a third period takedown. Ruschell, the No.
5 seeds meets No. 4 Lance Palmer from Ohio State for the third time this
season. Palmer has the 2-0 edge on Ruschell this year.

Howe extended his winning streak to 17 matches with a 7-3 win over Rick
Schmelyun from Bloomsburg. Schmelyun struck first with a takedown in the
first period but Howe evened the score with a reversal to take the 2-2
tie into the second. Another Howe reversal put him up 4-2 and then
shortly after he registered three nearfall points to take the 7-2 lead
into the third period. Schmelyun rode Howe the entire third period to
score one more point but Howe hung on for the 7-3 win. He moves onto the
quarterfinals and meets Bucknell’s Andrew Rendos.

No. 2 seed Zach Tanelli was bumped to the wrestleback round after
falling 9-4 to Nick Nelson from Virginia. Neither wrestler scored in the
first two periods but Nelson had three takedowns, an escape all in the
third period and then a point of riding time. Tanelli will meet Boise
State’s Cory Fish in his first consolation match.

No. 8 seed Kyle Massey dropped a close 6-5 decision to No. 9 seed John
Wise from Illinois. Massey led the whole match until Wise registered a
third period takedown to take the 5-4 lead. Massey tied it up at 5-5
after an escape but Wise had riding time secured for the winning point.
Before today’s match, Massey was 5-0 all-time against Wise. Massey now
meets Ohio State’s Corey Morrison in the wrestleback round.

Senior Dallas Herbst, the No. 5 seed, is still fighting for third place
after he pinned No. 12 seed Brent Jones from Virginia in 1:11. Jones
struck first with a takedown but then Herbst does what he does best and
stuck Jones for his 56th career fall. Herbst pinned Jones in 1:08 during
his first bout of the season to tie Lee Kemp’s all-time UW career pin
record. He now takes on Logan Brown from Purdue tomorrow morning.

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Three Badgers still alive at NCAA Championships, Howe in semis tonight
ST. LOUIS, Mo.

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True freshman Andrew Howe won his third match at the 2009 NCAA
Championships Friday morning to advance to the semifinals. Howe defeated
Bucknell’s Andrew Rendos 7-3 in his quarterfinal bout to advance and
automatically become an All-American. Semifinalists can finish no worse
than sixth but Howe is still fighting for first place at 165 lbs. and he
meets No. 3 seed Ryan Morningstar from Iowa for the third time this
season.

With the win, Howe becomes the first Badger freshman All-American since
current assistant coach Donny Pritzlaff placed sixth in 1998. Howe can
finish anywhere from first to sixth place.

Three other Badgers are still fighting in the wrestleback round while
returning All-Americans Dallas Herbst and Kyle Massey ended their Badger
careers Friday.

Updated Bracket – Session III Wrestling Blog

Wisconsin is in 12th place with 24.0 points after Session III. Ohio
State leads the field with 61.5 points. Iowa State is in second with
57.5 and Nebrasks is in third with 54.0 points.

Junior Kyle Ruschell was bumped to the consolation round after a 4-0
loss against No. 4 seed Lance Palmer from Ohio State. Ruschell, the No.
5 seed, will meet Steven Brown from Central Michigan tonight. The winner
of that match is guaranteed All-American status.

Senior and No. 2 seed Zach Tanelli stayed alive by defeating Boise
State’s Cory Fish 6-2 in the consolation round. Neither wrestler
scored in the first period but Tanelli notched an escape and takedown in
the second period and had the 3-1 lead heading into the third. In the
third, Fish escaped to put the score at 3-2 but Tanelli sealed the
victory with a takedown and had a point for riding time.

Tanelli then met Iowa’s No. 4 seed Alex Tsirtsis for the third time this
season and won in a wild 6-5 overtime match. Tsirtsis led 2-1 heading
into the second period but a Tanelli escape in the second evened the
score. In the third, Tsirtsis registered another escape and had riding
time secured but Tanelli scored a takedown to force overtime. Neither
wrestler scored in the sudden victory and Tanelli rode out Tsirtsis in
the first 30 seconds. In the second 30 seconds, Tanelli scored a
reversal but Tsirtsis escaped and took shots in the final seconds but it
wasn’t enough as Tanelli advances with the 6-5 win. Tanelli meets
Illinois’ Ryan Prater tonight. He needs to win that more match to
guarantee All-American status.

Wisconsin’s two returning All-Americans exited this year’s tournament
early with losses in the fourth consolation round.

Senior Dallas Herbst registered his 57th career pin in the third
wrestleback round but lost in his next match to finish his Badger
career. Herbst, the No. 5 seed trailed 2-0 early against Purdue’s Logan
Brown but registered the reversal and then the fall in 1:52 shortly
after. Herbst advanced to meet Hudson Taylor from Maryland in his next
consolation match. Hudson scored a first period takedown and that was
all he needed in the 2-0 win.

Herbst leaves Wisconsin as UW’s career pin leader, a mark he set in the
beginning of this season. He also tied Lee Kemp’s single season pin
record with 18 during the 2006-07 season. He leaves Wisconsin with a
108-32 career record and is one of four Badgers to reach 100 career wins
under head coach Barry Davis. Herbst placed sixth last year at the 2008
NCAA Championships.

Senior heavyweight Kyle Massey went 1-1 in the consolation round Friday
to exit the tournament. Massey, who finished eighth in 2008 to become an
All-American, defeated Ohio State’s Corey Morrison 2-0 with an escape
and 1:14 of riding time. He then met Joe Fendone from Edinboro and was
pinned in 3:42. Massey leaves Wisconsin with an 84-32 career record at
heavyweight.

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Four Badgers advance after Session I
ST. LOUIS, Mo.

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After the first session of the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships, four
UW grapplers are still in contention for an NCAA title while one other
will fight for All-American status in the wrestleback round. Zach
Tanelli (141), Kyle Ruschell (149), Andrew Howe (165) and Kyle Massey
(Hwt.) all won their first round bouts to advance to the second round.
Dallas Herbst (197) was bumped to the wrestleback round with an overtime
loss in his first match.

Updated Brackets – Session I Wrestling Blog

Wisconsin is in a four-way tie for 20th place with 8.0 points. Iowa
State leads the pack with 25.0 points while Iowa is in second with 22.0
points. Ohio State rounds out the top three with 17.5 points.

Tanelli, the No. 2 seed at 141 lbs., was the first Badger to register a
win as he beat Virginia Tech’s Chris Diaz 8-4. The win avenged an 8-3
loss for Tanelli earlier in the season. After a scoreless first period,
Tanelli got on the board first with an escape. Diaz responded shortly
with a takedown but another escape and takedown gave Tanelli the 4-2
lead heading into the third. A Diaz escape put him within one point at
4-3 but Tanelli had two more takedowns in the 8-4 win. Tanelli will take
on Nick Nelson from Virginia in Session II. Tanelli won 4-1 against
Nelson in his first match of the season.

Fifth-seeded Ruschell got off to a good start, defeating Cornell’s
Daniel Meagher 9-5 in his first bout at 149 lbs. Meaghar had the 5-3
lead after three nearfall points in the second but a Ruschell reversal
and penalty point against Meaghar gave the Badger grappler a 6-5 lead in
the second. In the third, Ruschell had another takedown and a point for
RT in the win. Ruschell now meets No. 12 seed Trevor Chinn from Lehigh,
who Ruschell defeated 6-1 earlier this season.

At 165 lbs., No. 2 seed Andrew Howe registered his first win with a 3-0
decision over Oklahoma’s Ryan Smith. After a scoreless first period,
Howe scored a second period escape and takedown and rode Smith for 2:02
to emerge the 3-0 winner. Howe takes a 16-match winning streak into his
bout against Bloomsburg’s Rick Schmelyun in the second round.

It took senior Kyle Massey two sudden victories and four tiebreaker
periods to win 4-3 over Nebraska’s Tucker Lane. Massey, the No. 8 seed,
scored first with a second period escape but in the third, Lane had a
reversal to take the 2-1 lead. Shortly after, Massey evened the score
with an escape to force a sudden victory. Neither wrestler scored in the
first sudden victory and each traded escapes in the first tiebreaker.
Another scoreless second period then led to Massey escaping in the first
30 seconds and then he Rode lane for the final 30 seconds to win 4-3. He
now takes on Illinois’ No. 9 seed John Wise, an opponent that he is 5-0
against all-time.

Returning All-American Dallas Herbst was bumped to the wrestleback round
after his first round loss (just his fourth loss all season) to Jon
Oplinger from Drexel. Herbst, the No. 5 seed lost 7-5 in sudden victory.
Herbst had the 4-2 lead in the third period but a takedown for Oplinger
and then a stall point gave him the 5-4 lead. Herbst notched an escape
right at the end of the third period to force overtime but Oplinger’s
takedown gave him the win. Herbst now has No. 12 seed Brent Jones from
Virginia, an opponent he pinned in 1:08 in his first match of the
season. Herbst now needs to win at least four matches in a row to reach
All-American status.

Badgers place four in finals; team still in third
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Badgers receive three No. 1 pre-seeds for Big Tens
MADISON, Wis.

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The preliminary seeds for the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships were
announced Monday afternoon. Seven UW wrestlers received pre-seeds for
their respective weight classes and three Badgers received No. 1 seeds.
Zach Tanelli (141 lbs.), Andrew Howe (165 lbs.) and Dallas Herbst (197
lbs.) each received a No. 1 seed for their respective weight class.

Wisconsin’s three No. 1 seeds ties with Iowa for the most No. 1 seeds
heading into the tournament which begins Saturday in University Park,
Pa. A total of five different schools are represented as No. 1 seeds in
the 10 weight classes.

Tanelli, a senior from Millburn, N.J., ranks No. 1 at 141 lbs. and
rides a 16-match winning streak into Big Tens. Tanelli has been ranked
No. 1 for five-straight weeks and finished the regular season 23-3
overall and went 10-0 against the Big Ten field. Tanelli’s highest
finish at the Big Ten championship was last year when he placed fifth at
133 lbs.

Howe is the highest ranked freshman in the country at No. 2 for 165
lbs. and he is the only freshman to receive a No. 1 seed at this
year’s tournament. He finished his first year with a 22-4 overall
record and a perfect 11-0 mark against the Big Ten field this year.

Senior co-captain Dallas Herbst receives his first No. 1 seed at 197
lbs. He placed third at the previous two Big Ten championships and looks
to qualify for his fourth-straight NCAA championship. Herbst finished
the regular season 20-2 overall and a perfect 8-0 against the Big Ten
field. Herbst, Howe and Tanelli were the only two UW grapplers to go
undefeated against the Big Ten field this year.

Senior Kyle Massey is slated No. 3 at heavyweight. Massey went 21-7 in
regular season competition and looks to improve on his fourth place
finish in 2008. He is seeded behind No. 1 Dan Erekson from Iowa and No.
2 Ben Berhow from Minnesota.

Junior Kyle Ruschell received a No. 4 seed at 149 lbs. This will be
Ruschell’s first Big Ten championship competing at 149 lbs. after
wrestling at 141 lbs. the last two years. He placed second at 141 lbs.
as a redshirt freshman and finished sixth last year. Ruschell brings a
23-5 overall record into the tournament and four of his five losses were
against Big Ten foes.

True freshman Ben Jordan and sophomore Eric Bugenhagen both received
No. 8 seeds for 157 lbs. and 184 lbs., respectively. Jordan went 7-14
overall and 1-6 against the Big Ten field in his first year with the
Badgers. Bugenhagen finished 7-15 overall and 2-9.

The only weight classes Wisconsin does not have a pre-seeded wrestler
is at 125 lbs., 133 lbs. and 174 lbs.

Final seeding for the 2009 Big Ten Championships will be released
Friday after a conference coaches’ meeting. A complete list of the Big
Ten pre-seeds can be found below.

All the action begins Saturday at 10 a.m. (CT) with the first session
of the 2009 Big Ten Championships. Fans can follow all the Badger action
with the Wrestling Blog, which will be live come tournament time. Be
sure to log onto www.UWBadgers.com throughout the week for more updates on
the post season.

RELATED CONTENT:

* Wisconsin Wrestling Big Ten Championships Release (PDF)
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* Final coaches' panel rankings and NCAA qualifier allocations
released
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/wrst/headlines/story.html?sportid=139&storyid=17014

* Allocation of Qualifier Criteria for 2009 NCAA Championships
http://www.uwbadgers.com/pdf/?id=10501

2009 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS PRELIMINARY SEEDS

125 lbs.
1. Brandon Precin, NU
2. Charlie Falck, IOWA
3. Angel Escobedo, IND
4. Brad Pataky, PSU
5. Zachary Sanders, MINN
6. Nikko Triggas, OSU
7. Michael Watts, MICH
8. Bernard Futrell, ILL

133 lbs.
1. Daniel Dennis, IOWA
2. Franklin Gomez, MSU
3. James Kennedy, ILL
4. Jayson Ness, MINN
5. Reece Humphrey, OSU
6. Jake Strayer, PSU
7. Zac Stevens, MICH
8. Carson Beebe, PUR

141 lbs.
1. Zach Tanelli, WIS
2. Kellen Russell, MICH
3. Alex Tsirtsis, IOWA
4. Mike Thorn, MINN
5. J Jaggers, OSU
6. Keith Sulzer, NU
7. Ryan Prater, ILL
8. Andrae Hernandez, IND

149 lbs.
1. Brent Metcalf, IOWA
2. Bubba Jenkins, PSU
3. Lance Palmer, OSU
4. Kyle Ruschell, WIS
5. Jake Patacsil, PUR
6. Andrew Nadhir, NU
7. Nick Walpole, IND
8. Eric Terrazas, ILL

157 lbs.
1. Michael Poeta, ILL
2. Jason Welch, NU
3. Kurt Kinser, IND
4. Tyler Safratowich, MINN
5. Jason Johnstone, OSU
6. Aaron Hynes, MICH
7. Anthony Jones, MSU
8. Ben Jordan, WIS

165 lbs.
1. Andrew Howe, WIS
2. Colt Sponselier, OSU
3. Ryan Morningstar, IOWA
4. Roger Smith-Bergsrud, ILL
5. Luke Manuel, PUR
6. Dan Villamont, PSU
7. Paul Young, IND
8. Rex Kendle, MSU

174 lbs.
1. Steve Luke, MICH
2. Jay Borschel, IOWA
3. Quentin Wright, PSU
4. Dave Rella, OSU
5. John Dergo, ILL
6. Trevor Perry, IND
7. Robert Kellogg, NU
8. Ian Hinton, MSU

184 lbs.
1. Jake Herbert, NU
2. Mike Pucillo, OSU
3. Phillip Keddy, IOWA
4. Jordan Blanton, ILL
5. A.J. Kissel, PUR
6. Anthony Biondo, MICH
7. Nick Palmieri, MSU
8. Eric Bugenhagen, WIS

197 lbs.
1. Dallas Herbst, WIS
2. Tyrel Todd, MICH
3. Chad Beatty, IOWA
4. Gordon Bierschenk, MINN
5. Patrick Bond, ILL
6. Matt Powless, IND
7. Logan Brown, PUR
8. John Schoen, NU

HWT
1. Daniel Erekson, IOWA
2. Ben Berhow, MINN
3. Kyle Massey, WIS
4. John Wise, ILL
5. Nate Everhart, IND
6. Corey Morrison, OSU
7. Edwin Phillips, MICH

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#18 UW upsets #11 Gophers 19-15 in Border Battle

Date: Fri 02/13/09 09:37 PM

#18 UW upsets #11 Gophers 19-15 in Border Battle
MADISON, Wis.
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The Wisconsin wrestling team picked up its first home conference win Friday night, beating Minnesota 19-15 in front of 1,050 fans at the UW Field House. Wisconsin grabbed six victories in the match, bringing the
Badgers to 8-7 on the season, 2-4 in the Big Ten. The Golden Gophers drop to 14-6, 4-2 in conference.

Wisconsin’s win also gives the Badgers 40 points in the sixth annual Border Battle. Wisconsin now leads the Border Battle, 205-175. The Badgers are now 1-1 in dual action against Minnesota this year after
dropping a 22-15 match at National Duals.

You can re-live all of Friday’s action with the archived Web stream and Wrestling Blog.

The Badgers fell behind early 9-0, but used two wins at 141 and 149 lbs., in addition to four consecutive victories at 165, 174, 184 and 197 lbs. to seal the victory.

Minnesota jumped out to an early lead in the 125 and 133 lbs. weight classes. Minnesota’s Zach Sanders, ranked eighth at 125 lbs., won a 10-4 decision over Wisconsin junior Drew Hammen to help the Golden
Gophers to a 3-0 lead. Fifth-ranked Jayson Ness of Minnesota then pinned Badger junior Erik Senescu at the 1:51 mark at 133 lbs. to bring the Golden Gopher lead to 9-0.

Top-ranked Zach Tanelli then took on Minnesota’s No. 8 Mike Thorn at 141 lbs. and got the Badgers on the board with a 7-5 decision at 141 lbs. Tanelli led 3-1 after the second period but Thorn scored two
escapes and a takedown to even the score at five with 32 seconds left. Tanelli registered an escape of his own with 29 seconds left and had 1:20 of riding time for the win. Tanelli improves to 22-3 overall and
extends his winning streak to 15 matches.

At 149 lbs., junior Kyle Ruschell registered bonus points with a 12-4 major decision over Minnesota’s Joe Grygelko. Ruschell scored four takedowns in the third period, including one in the last second to
secure the major decision. Ruschell, who is ranked No. 5, is now 21-5 overall this year and 12-2 in dual action.

Freshman Ben Jordan wrestled tough at 157 lbs. but fell in a close 7-5
decision to Tyler Safratowich.

With Minnesota up 12-7, the Badgers rattled off four victories in a row to take over the lead and clinch the win. True freshman and eighth-ranked Andrew Howe improved to a perfect 11-0 in dual action with
a 4-1 decision over Scott Glasser at 165 lbs. Howe had a takedown, 1:22 of riding time and an escape in the win.

True freshman Travis Rutt, who is a New Prague, Minn., native, registered his first victory of the Big Ten Conference dual season at 174 lbs. He took down Kaleb Young with a 3-1 sudden victory. Both
wrestlers traded escapes in regulation but Rutt registered the match-winning takedown with 32 seconds left in sudden victory.

Rutt’s win put the Badgers ahead 13-12 and sophomore Eric Bugenhagen extended the UW’s lead to 16-12 with another close win at 184 lbs. Bugenhagen met Sonny Yohn and each wrestler traded escapes until
Bugenhagen registered a takedown with 1:01 left in the third. Yohn escaped with just two seconds left and that’s all he could do in the 3-2 win for Bugenhagen.

“That’s the dual meet right there with Rutt and Bugenhagen getting wins,” UW head coach Barry Davis said. “Rutt kept his poise and got the takedown there at the end which was really good. The last couple of
matches, he didn’t keep his pose as much so he did a good job there. I can’t say enough about Eric Bugenhagen tonight. That was a big win and that was pretty much the dual meet right there and that was a great win for us.”

Senior Dallas Herbst cemented the Badger victory with a 5-2 decision over Minnesota’s Gordon Bierschenk at 197 lbs. Herbst, who is ranked No. 3, had a takedown and two escapes for his 18th win this season.

Minnesota registered one more win as Ben Berhow upset UW’s eighth-ranked heavyweight Kyle Massey, 3-2 to put the final tally at 19-15 in favor of Wisconsin.

“The win was good but I think we could have gotten a couple more wins there,” Davis said. “I thought we’d do better at 157 lbs. and heavyweight. When you lose that last match at the end, it takes something out of you but the win was good.”

Wisconsin returns to action at the UW Field House Sunday at 1 p.m. when No. 25 Purdue comes to town.

University of Wisconsin Wrestling
#18 WISCONSIN VS. #11 MINNESOTA
Friday, February 13, 2009 ● FIELD HOUSE ● Madison, Wis.
Referee: Mike Allen
Attendance: 1,050

Dual Meet Recap Team Scoring
Wisconsin 19, Minnesota 15 UW MIN
125: No. 8 Zach Sanders (M) dec. Drew Hammen (UW) 10-4 0 3
133: No. 5 Jayson Ness (M) pin Erik Senescu (UW) 1:51 0 9
141: No. 1 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. No. 8 Mike Thorn (M) 7-5 3 9
149: No. 5 Kyle Ruschell (UW) maj. dec. Joe Grygelko (M) 12-4 7 9
157: Tyler Safratowich (M) dec. Ben Jordan (UW) 7-5 7 12
165: No. 8 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. Scott Glasser (M) 4-1 10 12
174: Travis Rutt (UW) OT dec. Kaleb Young (M) 3-1 13 12
184: Eric Bugenhagen (UW) dec. Sonny Yohn (M) 3-2 16 12
197: No. 3 Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. Gordon Bierschenk (M) 5-2 19 12
285: Ben Berhow (M) dec. No. 8 Kyle Massey (UW) 3-2 19 15

From: "Betsy Golomski"
Subject: UW WRST: Herbst wins No. 100, Badgers fall 24-16
Date: Sun 02/08/09 03:36 PM

Herbst wins No. 100, Badgers fall 24-16
MADISON, Wis.

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The 17th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team lost 24-16 to No. 9 Illinois in front of 1,190 fans at the UW Field House Sunday afternoon. The Fighting Illini started the day strong, grabbing a 10-0 lead after the first two weight classes and maintained the lead throughout the meet. Wisconsin won four bouts but drops to 7-7-0 overall, 1-4-0 Big Ten Conference. Illinois left the Field House with six wins, improving to 10-1-0, 3-1-0.

You can re-live the Illinois dual with the archived Web stream and Game Day Blog.

While the Badgers lost the matchup, Wisconsin senior Dallas Herbst won a 4-3 decision over Patrick Bond of Illinois to achieve his 100th win as a Badger. The Winneconne, Wis., native is just the fourth Badger
wrestler under head coach Barry Davis to reach the 100 win milestone. The others are Donny Pritzlaff (135 wins), Eric Jetton (115 wins) and Craig Henning (105 wins).

Two Wisconsin wrestlers ranked in the top 20 of their weight classes picked up wins against ranked opponents on Sunday as well. No. 8 Andrew Howe of Wisconsin beat No. 15 Roger Smith-Bergsrud of Illinois, and No.
9 Kyle Massey closed out the meet with a win in the heavyweight class against No. 10 John Wise of Illinois.

The Fighting Illini started the meet with a 10-0 lead after B.J. Futrell scored a 17-4 major decision over Wisconsin junior Drew Hammen at 125 lbs. and No. 3 Jimmy Kennedy pinned Badger freshman Tom Kelliher at the 6:19 mark at 133 lbs.

Senior Zach Tanelli, who is ranked No. 1 in the country at 141 lbs., got the Badgers on the board for the first time with a 12-2 major decision over Illinois’ Ryan Prater. Tanelli jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and five nearfall points.

At 149 lbs., junior Kyle Ruschell put the Badgers within three points (10-7) after defeating Eric Terrazas. After a scoreless first period, Ruschell, who is ranked fifth in the country, got on the board first with an escape in the second and used a takedown and riding time in the third period to get the 4-1 win.

True freshman Ben Jordan matched up against Illinois’ second-ranked Mike Poeta at 157 lbs. and fell in a 14-3 major decision.

Illinois led 14-7 heading into the break but Howe brought the Badgers within four (14-10) with his win over Smith-Bergsrud. Neither wrestler scored in the first period but Smith-Bergsrud scored first with an escape in the second. Howe evened the score with an escape of his own in the second and accumulated 1:04 of riding time for the win. Howe is now 19-4 overall and still a perfect 10-0 in duals.

Illinois then won both bouts at 174 and 184 lbs. with bonus points. John Dergo registered a major decision over UW’s Travis Rutt (11-3) and No. 12 Jordan Blanton pinned Wisconsin’s Eric Bugenhagen in 4:49 to put the team score at 24-10 heading into the final two bouts.

Herbst’s 100th career win did not come easy. After a scoreless first period, Bond got on the board first with a takedown at 1:22 in the second. Herbst registered an escape with 47 seconds left in the period and Bond took the 2-1 lead into the third. Herbst started the third period down and escaped with 1:47 remaining and then registered a takedown at the edge of the mat with just 19 seconds left. Bond managed an escape with nine seconds left but Herbst held on for the 4-3 decision. Herbst improves to 17-2 and 12-2 in duals this season.

Finally, at heavyweight, Massey registered his fifth career win over Wise with a 4-0 decision. Massey used a second period reversal, two stalling calls on Wise and a point of riding time to achieve the victory.

Wisconsin returns to action next weekend and hosts two duals at the UW Field House. The Badgers host border rival Minnesota Friday at 7 p.m. and then take on Purdue Sunday at 1 p.m. Be sure to stay tuned to
UWBadgers.com throughout the week for updates on the Badger wrestling team.

University of Wisconsin Wrestling
#17 WISCONSIN VS. #9 ILLINOIS
Sunday, February 8, 2009 ● FIELD HOUSE ● Madison, Wis.

Referee: Kevin Tann
Attendance: 1,190

Dual Meet Recap Team Scoring
Wiscosin 16, Illinois 24 UW UI

125: B.J. Futrell (UI) maj. dec. (17-4) Drew Hammen (UW) 0 4
133: No. 3 Jimmy Kennedy (UI) pin (6:19) Tom Kelliher (UW) 0 10
141: No. 1 Zach Tanelli (UW) maj. dec. (12-2) Ryan Prater (UI) 4 10
149: No. 5 Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. (4-1) Eric Terrazas (UI) 7 10
157: No. 2 Mike Poeta (UI) maj. dec. (14-3) Ben Jordan (UW) 7 14
165: No. 8 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. (2-1) No. 15 Roger Smith-Ber. 10 14
174: John Dergo (UI) maj. dec. (11-3) Travis Rutt (UW) 10 18
184: No. 12 Jordan Blanton (UI) pin (4:49) Eric Bugenhagen 10 24
197: No. 3 Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. (4-3) Patrick Bond (UI) 13 24
285: No. 9 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. (4-0) No. 10 John Wise (UI) 16 24

Wisconsin Wrestling Update (Friday, February 6, 2009)

This past weekend we went 1-1 on a road trip losing to Michigan State 25-17 on Friday, and defeating Penn State 28-13 on Sunday. After the Michigan State match we had a very intense "talk" in the locker room and it must have worked because the team came out with much more intensity and purpose on Sunday!

I know that every dual meet in the Big 10's is going to be tough because of the match-ups. In our line-up right now we have some less experienced wrestlers. They have to understand that when they go out to compete, they have to be ready as soon as you step on the mat.

This weekend - if you look on paper - both teams are favored to win 5 matches. But again - that's on paper and that's why each athlete has to be ready to come out and compete.

Ruschell will be back in the line-up this weekend. Some people wondered why he wasn't in the line-up vs. Michigan State last week. He got banged up in Iowa and needed to recover, but talked to him after the Michigan State dual and told him he had to step up and compete anyway vs. Penn State. Being a Co-Captain, he rose to the occasion and got the job done.

Here are the rankings as of February 3rd.

Illinois #9

Wisconsin #17

WT Wisconsin Illinois

125 Hammen Futrell

133 Kelliher/Senescu Kennedy #3

141 Tanelli #1 Prater

149 Ruschell #5 Unsure

157 Jordan Poeta #2

165 Howe #8 Smith-Bergsrud #15

174 Rutt Vergo

184 Bugenhagen Blanton #12

197 Herbst #3 Bond

HWT Massey #9 Wise #10

Michigan State Tops Badgers
MADISON, Wis. - The No. 17 Wisconsin wrestling team was unable to get their first conference win of the season, losing to Michigan State 25-17 in East Lansing, Mich. Friday night. The loss drops the Badgers to 6-6-0 overall, 0-3-0 in the Big Ten Conference. The win was Michigan State’s first in conference, bringing their record to 6-4 on the season, 1-2 in conference.

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 17 Wisconsin wrestling team was unable to get their first conference win of the season, losing to Michigan State 25-17 in East Lansing, Mich. Friday night. The loss drops the Badgers to 6-6-0 overall, 0-3-0 in the Big Ten Conference. The win was Michigan State’s first in conference, bringing their record to 6-4 on the season, 1-2 in conference.

Michigan State jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the 157 lbs. weight class when Spartan Anthony Jones Jr. won a 7-3 decision over Badger freshman Ben Jordan. Wisconsin tied the score at 165 lbs. when freshman Andrew Howe, ranked 10th in his weight class, won a 6-4 decision over Rex Kendle. The win moves Howe to 17-4 on the season, including a perfect 8-0 in dual action.

The Spartans took back the lead, winning the 174 and 184 lbs. weight class bouts. Badger freshman Travis Rutt and Michigan State's Ian Hinton were tied 3-3 at the end of regulation in the 174 lbs. class, sending the match to overtime. Hinton then pinned Rutt at the 7:47 mark, giving the Spartans a 9-3 advantage. Michigan State built the lead to 12-3 when Nick Palmieri beat Wisconsin sophomore Eric Bugenhagen in the 184 lbs. class in a 6-2 decision.

The Badgers again tied the score as seniors Dallas Herbst and Kyle Massey took to the mat. Herbst, ranked third in the 197 lbs. class, pulled Wisconsin within three with a pin of Michigan State’s Tyler Dickenson at the 2:12 mark. The pin gives Herbst seven for the year, and 53 for his career.

Wisconsin tied the score at 12-12 as ninth-ranked Massey beat Spartan Alan O’Donnell in a 5-2 decision in the heavyweight class. Massey led 1-0 at the end of the second, and scored two takedowns to finish the bout.

Michigan State again took the lead with wins in the 125 and 133 lbs classes.

Wisconsin junior Drew Hammen fell behind 2-0 in the first period to Michigan State’s Eric Olanowski, eventually losing a 7-0 decision. The Spartan’s only ranked wrestler, Franklin Gomez at No. 6 for 133 lbs., then took on freshman Tom Kelliher of Wisconsin. Gomez won the 11-3 major decision to give Michigan State a 19-12 lead heading into the final two bouts.

Wisconsin senior Zach Tanelli was able to bring the Badgers back within two with a 21-5 tech fall victory over Collin Dozier. Tanelli led 13-3 at the end of the second period, and finished the match scoring three takedowns, an escape and a point for riding time.

Sophomore Greg Burke saw his first action for the Badgers this season in the 149 lbs. weight class, taking on Michigan State’s David Cheza in the final bout of the night. Cheza led 4-1 at the end of the first period, and continued by pinning Burke at the 6:22 mark. The pin gave Michigan State a 25-17 lead to provide the final margin.

The Badgers return to action Sunday at noon against Penn State in University Park, Penn. Make sure to check back with www.UWBadgers.com Sunday for full results on the day’s action.

Six Badgers tabbed in first NCAA wrestling coaches’ panel rankings
MADISON, Wis.
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This year, in order to qualify for the NCAA Championships, Big Ten Conference wrestlers have to do more than just finish in the top seven of their respective weight classes. One part of the equation is the wrestling coaches’ panel rankings and the NCAA released the first of three rankings Monday.

Six UW grapplers, including four returning NCAA qualifiers and two true freshmen, are ranked in the first poll.

Senior Zach Tanelli leads the group of Badgers and he’s tabbed No. 2 for 141 lbs., trailing only Iowa’s Alex Tsirtsis. Tanelli is 18-3 this year and 2-0 against Tsirtsis so far this season, including his most recent 5-0 decision Friday in Iowa City. Tsirtsis’s only has two losses this season, both at the hands of Tanelli.

At 197 lbs., returning All-American Dallas Herbst is picked No. 3. Herbst is 14-2 this season and trails No. 1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) and No. 2 Craig Brester (Nebraska). Herbst is 1-1 this year against Varner, losing 4-0 to him in dual competition and knocking him off 2-1 at Midlands.

Junior Kyle Ruschell is tabbed No. 5 at 149 lbs. Ruschell is a two-time NCAA qualifier and 18-5 overall this year. Iowa’s Brent Metcalf is ranked No. 1 while Penn State’s Bubba Jenkins, who is one of Ruschell’s opponents this weekend, is tabbed at No. 2. N.C. State’s Darrion Caldwell and Ohio State’s Lance Palmer are No. 3 and No. 4, respectively for 149 lbs. Four of Ruschell’s five losses this season were against wrestlers ranked ahead of him (two against Metcalf, one against Caldwell and Palmer).

True freshman Andrew Howe is tabbed at No. 9 for 165 lbs. Howe is 16-4 overall this year, including 7-0 in dual action. Returning All-American Kyle Massey is also listed at No. 9 for heavyweight with a 16-6 overall record.

Finally, true freshman Travis Rutt just made the cut at No. 25 for 174 lbs. Rutt is 8-8 overall in his first season with the Badgers.

Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn spots for the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches across the nation. Each qualifying tournament has five coaches rank two weight classes each from one to 33. A wrestler receives 33 points for a first-place vote, 32 points for a second-place vote, etc. The high and low vote total for each wrestler is dropped to give a final point total.

To learn more about the new qualifying process, watch this video courtesy of the NCAA. A complete list of rankings can be found on www.NCAASports.com

Wisconsin returns to dual action this weekend and hits the road to face Michigan State and No. 14 Penn State. Action begins Friday in East Lansing, Mich., when the Badgers take on the Spartans at 6 p.m.

UW closes weekend with 21-19 loss to Wildcats

EVANSTON, Ill.
The No. 15 Wisconsin wrestling team won five bouts Sunday afternoon but bonus points by No. 19 Northwestern and a big pin at 174 lbs. kept the Badgers winless in its opening weekend of Big Ten action. Wisconsin fell 21-19 Sunday afternoon inside Welsh-Ryan Arena and drops to 6-5-0 overall, 0-2-0 in the Big Ten Conference. Northwestern improves to 9-3-0 overall, 2-0-0 in the conference.
To re-live all the action, visit the Wrestling Blog.
The Wildcats got out to a quick 7-0 lead with a major decision at 125 lbs. and win at 133 lbs. NU’s No. 3 Brandon Precin registered a 12-0 major decision over the UW’s Drew Hammen at 125 lbs while NU’s Eric Metzler defeated Kyle Reeve, 12-6 at 133 lbs.
Senior Zach Tanelli extended his winning streak to 11 matches with a 3-0 decision over NU’s No. 16 Keith Sulzer. Tanelli, who is ranked fifth in the country at 141 lbs., used a first period takedown and a third period escape for the win. Tanelli is now 17-3 overall this season.
Junior Kyle Ruschell then put the Badgers within one point at 7-6 after his win at 149 lbs. Fifth-ranked Ruschell knocked off NU’s Andrew Nadhir, 8-4 despite two takedowns for Nadhir in the third period.
Two true freshmen took center mat at 157 lbs. with the UW’s Ben Jordan facing NU’s No. 17 Jason Welch. Jordan fought hard but was shutout in the 6-0 victory for Welch.
With NU up 10-6 another true freshman stepped up for the Badgers to even the score at 10. Andrew Howe dominated in a 16-5 major decision over NU’s Dominic Marella. Howe, who ranks No. 13 for 165 lbs., is a perfect 7-0 in dual action this year and improves to 16-4 overall.
Northwestern then got out to a 21-10 lead after a momentum-changing pin at 174 lbs. and then a tech fall victory at 184 lbs. Travis Rutt met NU’s Robert Kellogg at 174 lbs. and led 4-1 before Kellogg trapped Rutt on his back and pinned him in 6:19. NU’s Jake Herbert, who ranks No. 1 for 184 lbs., then met Wisconsin’s Eric Bugenhagen and registered the 22-7 tech fall in 6:34. Herbert scored nine takedowns and had three nearfall points.
Down 11, the Badgers needed two pins to win or a pin and a technical fall to tie. Senior pin leader Dallas Herbst, who is ranked No. 3, came through with a big pin at 197 lbs. Herbst registered his sixth pin of the season by sticking John Schoen in 4:42.
Senior heavyweight Kyle Massey then stepped up to the plate at heavyweight. Seventh-ranked Massey met NU’s Ben Kuhar and was unable to get the pin or tech fall but registered a 5-1 decision to put the final score at 21-19 in favor of Northwestern.
The final tally of 21-19 is the same score as Wisconsin’s win over Northwestern last year in Madison.
The Badgers look to get their first Big Ten dual win next weekend on the road at Michigan State and Penn State. Wisconsin takes on the Spartans Friday at 6 p.m. in East Lansing and then travel to University Park for a noon bout Sunday.
Betsy Golomski
1/25/2009

Two upsets not enough in 24-12 loss to Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa

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The 15th-ranked UW wrestling team won four bouts, including two upsets,
but it was not enough to upend the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes Friday night
in Iowa City as Wisconsin fell 24-12. The Badgers are now 6-4-0 overall,
0-1-0 in Big Ten Conference action while Iowa improves to 16-0-0, 1-0-0.

For complete bout-by-bout coverage, visit the archived Wrestling Blog
from Friday’s match.

Iowa got out to a quick 8-0 lead with a decision at 125 lbs. and a tech
fall victory at 133 lbs. Junior Drew Hammen fell 10-3 to #4 Charlie
Falck at 125 lbs. and true freshman Tom Kelliher lost by a tech fall to
#4 Daniel Dennis from Iowa. Dennis won 20-4 and achieved the tech fall
in 4:24.

Senior and fifth-ranked Zach Tanelli got the Badgers on the board for
the first time and defeated #1 Alex Tsirtis for the second time this
season at 141 lbs. After a scoreless first period Tanelli got on the
board first with an escape in the second. Much like he did at Midlands,
Tanelli broke out in the third period, scoring three nearfall points and
added a point for two cautions on Tsirtis and riding time for the 5-0
victory. Tanelli has now won 10-straight matches.

Iowa then extended its lead to 14-3 with a pin at 149 lbs. Top-ranked
Brent Metcalf pinned No. 5 Kyle Ruschell in 2:12.

The Badgers then got big wins at 157 lbs. and 165 lbs. by two true
freshmen, including an upset victory at 165 lbs. Ben Jordan registered
his first career Big Ten dual win by defeating Matt Ballweg, 8-4. Jordan
led the whole match and scored three takedowns in the victory.

With Iowa up 14-6 No. 13 Andrew Howe and Iowa’s No. 2 Ryan Morningstar
wrestled a marathon match that included two sudden victories and four
tie-breakers. Neither wrestler scored in the first period but Howe
registered an escape in the second to take the 1-0 lead. Morningstar
evened the score with an escape of his own in the third period. Riding
time was not a factor so with the score tied 1-1, the bout went into
sudden victory. Neither wrestler scored again but each wrestler
registered an escape in the tiebreakers to force a second sudden
victory. Again, a scoreless sudden victory period led to two more
tiebreakers. Morningstar got an escape with 21 seconds left in the
period but Howe evened the score in the next tiebreaker and escaped with
27 seconds left in the period. Because Howe had the seven second riding
time advantage, he emerged the 4-3 winner and registered yet another
upset win.

Iowa led 14-9 heading into 174 lbs. and true freshman Travis Rutt
wrestled No. 4 Jay Borschel tough but fell, 7-3. The Hawkeyes increased
the lead to 21-9 with a major decision at 184 lbs. No. 3 Phil Keddy
defeated the UW’s Eric Bugenhagen, 17-4.

With Iowa up 21-9, Wisconsin needed two pins to tie. No. 3 Dallas Herbst
met No. 19 Chad Beatty and didn’t get the pin, but registered a 2-1
decision. Neither wrestler scored a takedown and Herbst earned his
points with an escape and riding time.

With the match out of reach, No. 7 Kyle Massey took on No. 11 Dan
Erekson from Iowa. Erekson scored a takedown in the first period and
never looked back in the 3-2 Iowa decision to put the final score at
24-12.

Wisconsin returns to Big Ten action Sunday at 1 p.m. with a bout against
No. 19 Northwestern.

Iowa 24, Wisconsin 12
125: #5 Charlie Falck (I) dec. Drew Hammen (W), 10-3
133: #5 Daniel Dennis (I) tech. fall Tom Kelliher (W), 19-4, 4:24
141: #5 Zach Tanelli (W) dec. #1 Alex Tsirtis (I), 5-0
149: #1 Brent Metcalf (I) pin #5 Kyle Ruschell (W), 2:12
157: Ben Jordan (W) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 8-4
165: #13 Andrew Howe (W) dec. #2 Ryan Morningstar (I), 4-3, TB2
174: #4 Jay Borschel (I) dec. Travis Rutt (W), 7-3
184: #3 Phil Keddy (I) maj. dec. Eric Bugenhagen (W), 17-4
197: #3 Dallas Herbst (W) dec. #19 Chad Beatty (I), 2-1
Hwt: #11 Dan Erekson (I) dec. #7 Kyle Massey (W), 3-2

UW Makes First Dells Trip For “Dells Dual” Wrestling Classic
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UW' Tanelli named Big Ten wrestler of the week

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Badgers take time to say thanks

No. 11 Wisconsin sticks No. 24 UNI
MADISON, Wis.

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It was a day of pins in the Wisconsin wrestling team’s 36-9 win over
Northern Iowa at the Wisconsin Dells Center. The 11th-ranked Badgers
took on No. 24 UNI as part of the Chula Vista Resort Dells Dual
Wrestling Classic and pinned three Panthers en route to their fifth dual
win of the season, second over a ranked opponent. Wisconsin improves to
5-1-0 in dual action this season while UNI drops to 0-2.

The match began at 125 lbs. and junior Drew Hammen got the Badgers on
the board first with a 3-2 win over UNI’s Caleb Flores. Both wrestlers
were scoreless until the third period and Hammen won on two escapes and
1:46 of riding time.

UNI responded with a win at 133 lbs. as Josh Baldridge defeated UW true
freshman Tom Kelliher, 5-1. The Panthers then jumped out to a 9-3 lead
as Trent Washington pinned Wisconsin’s No. 14 Zach Tanelli in 5:38.

That would be the last win for the Panthers though as the Badgers won
the final seven bouts, three of which came by pin. No. 7 Kyle Ruschell
started the pinning frenzy for Wisconsin by sticking Jamall Lawrence in
6:52 during the 149 lbs. bout.

With the score tied at nine, true freshman Ben Jordan got back on the
winning track by defeating Trevor Kittleson, 3-0. Jordan earned the win
off a reversal in the third period and had a point of riding time.

At 165 lbs. true freshman and 15th ranked Andrew Howe took on UNI’s
Tyson Reiner, who normally competes at 157 lbs. Howe jumped out to a 3-1
lead in the second period and that was all he needed as Reiner scored
just one more escape in the third period to put the team score at 12-9
in favor of Wisconsin.

True freshman Travis Rutt extended the lead for the UW with a 5-4
decision over UNI’s Jarion Beets. Beets had the 2-1 lead at the end of
the first period but Rutt evened the score with an escape in the second.
In the third period, Rutt scored three more points for the Badger
victory.

Eric Bugenhagen won by forfeit at 184 lbs and the Badgers finished off
the Panthers with two pins at 197 lbs. and heavyweight. Wisconsin pin
leader No. 5 Dallas Herbst returned to action after missing the Cliff
Keen Invitational and stuck No. 15 Andrew Anderson in 4:47. Herbst
improves to 5-1 this season and four of his five wins were by pin, the
fifth coming as an opponent forfeit.

No. 5 Kyle Massey registered the final fall of the afternoon by pinning
Christian Brantley in 4:15 to put the final team score at 36-9.

The Badgers take some time off before heading to Evanston, Ill., for
the 2008 Midlands Classic. Competition takes place from Dec. 29-Dec.
30.

Dual Meet Recap
Wisconsin 36, Northern Iowa 9 UW UNI
125: Drew Hammen (UW) dec. Caleb Flores (UNI), 3-2 3 0
133: Josh Baldridge (UNI) dec. Tom Kelliher (UW), 5-1 3 3
141: Trent Washington (UNI) pin #14 Zach Tanelli (UW), 5:38 3 9
149: #7 Kyle Ruschell (UW) pin Jamall Lawrence (UNI), 6:52 9 9
157: Ben Jordan (UW) dec. Trevor Kittleson (UNI), 3-0 12 9
165: #15 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI), 3-2 15 9
174: Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Jarion Beets (UNI), 5-4 18 9
184: Eric Bugenhagen (UW) win via forfeit 24 9
197: #5 Dallas Herbst (UW) pin #15 Andrew Anderson, 4:47 30 9
Hwt.: #5 Kyle Massey (UW) pin Christian Brantley (UNI), 4:15 36 9

Massey takes third, UW wraps up Cliff Keen
MADISON, Wis.

After two days of competition, the No. 11 Wisconsin wrestling team
finished tied for 13th at the 27th annual Cliff Keen Invitational in Las
Vegas. Senior heavyweight Kyle Massey placed third, junior Kyle Ruschell
finished fourth at 141 lbs. and true freshman Andrew Howe made his mark
by placing fifth at 165 lbs. The Badgers scored 64.5 team points and
tied with Illinois. Nebraska won the invite with 124.5 points while
Cornell came in second with 91.0 points and Minnesota rounded out the
top three with 89.0 points.

Click http://www.thewrestlingmall.com/ to view complete results from the
2008 Cliff Keen Invite.

Massey placed third for the second-straight season at heavyweight.
Saturday, he met Chris Kasten from Purdue in the consolation bracket and
won, 5-1. Massey then defeated Dustin Rogers from West Virginia, 8-3,
before pinning Corey Morrison from Ohio State in 6:24. Massey then took
on Tucker Lake from Nebraska in the third place bout and emerged the 3-2
winner.

Ruschell won his first bout Saturday, 6-1 against Trevor Chinn from
Kehigh. The win advanced Ruschell to the third-place match and he fell
in a close 9-7 decision against Purdue’s Jake Patacsil to take fourth
place.

Howe began Saturday’s consolation round with a 4-3 win over Ethan
Headlee from Pittsburgh. He then recorded a win against Minnesota’s
Scott Glasser before falling, 11-2 to Nebraska’s Stephen Dwyer. Howe
then went to the fifth-place bout and was the automatic winner after a
medical forfeit by Andy Rendos from Bucknell.

Senior Zach Tanelli and true freshman Travis Rutt also wrestled today in
the consolation rounds at 141 lbs. and 174 lbs., respectively. Tanelli
met Chris Diaz of Virginia Tech and lost, 8-3 to finish competition at
the invite. Rutt also competed in one bout Saturday and fell 7-3 to
Shane Onufer from Wyoming.

The Badgers return to dual action Saturday when they travel to the
Wisconsin Dells to face Northern Iowa. Competition will take place at
noon inside the Wisconsin Dells Center.

University of Wisconsin Wrestling
WISCONSIN VS. IOWA STATE
Friday, November 21, 2008 • KOHL CENTER • Madison, Wis.
Referee: Steve Skarda, Donald Kush
Attendance: 1,905
Dual Meet Recap Team Scoring
Wisconsin 7, Iowa State, 27
125: #11 Tyler Clark decision Drew Hammen, 7-1 ISU 0 3
133: #5 Nick Fanthrope major decision Tom Kelliher, 15-7 ISU 0 7
141: #13 Zach Tanelli decision #2 Nick Gallick (OT2), 7-4 UW 3 7
149: #7 Kyle Ruschell decision Dalton Jenson, 11-3 UW 7 7
157: #7 Cyler Sanderson decision Ben Jordan, 6-1 ISU 7 10
165: #3 Jon Reader tech fall Gabe Stoppelmoor, 4:50, 16-1 ISU 7 15
174: #9 Duke Burk decision Travis Rutt, 8-4 ISU 7 18
184: Jerome Ward decision Eric Bugenhagen, 4-2 ISU 7 21
197: #1 Jake Varner decision #5 Dallas Herbst, 4-0 ISU 7 24
285.: #2 David Zabriskie decision #3 Kyle Massey (SV), 5-3 ISU 7 27

Badgers ready to rumble in the Kohl Center

Badgers ready to rumble in the Kohl Center

MADISON, Wis.

After a 3-0 start to their season at the Big Ten/ACC Clash last Saturday, the No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team holds its first home meet against No. 2 Iowa State (1-0) Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Kohl Center. The Cyclones have a strong team this season with nine starters in the top 20 rankings of their respective weight classes.

Friday’s match is the first-ever UW wrestling match held on the main floor of the Kohl Center. The Badgers have wrestled in the Nicholas Johnson Pavilion before, which is connected to the Kohl Center. In order to generate a large crowd, Friday’s dual is Youth Day with anyone 18 and under receiving free admission. There is also a t-shirt and poster giveaway while supplies last. Gates open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for seniors and can be purchased at Gate B of the Kohl Center.

If you’re unable to make it out to the Kohl Center, live stats and a FREE live Web stream are available on the Wrestling Game Day page.

As if the dual itself wasn't enough to draw fans to the Kohl Center, three time NCAA champion and former Badger wrestler Lee Kemp will be at the dual serving as an honorary coach.

The Badgers have wanted to host a dual at the Kohl Center for a number of years. Since the Camp Randall area is busy with WIAA State Football this weekend, it was a perfect opportunity for head coach Barry Davis to showcase his team on a slightly larger stage. With many high school fans in town and the Wisconsin vs. Cal Poly football game Saturday, the wrestling team is taking advantage of the downtown location of the Kohl Center. The team hopes to venue will draw lifelong Badger wrestling fans as well as people that are coming out to see their first wrestling match.

A total of 13 ranked wrestlers will hit the mat Friday, which means a number of highly anticipated matches will take place. Leading the Cyclones this year are Jake Varner and Dave Zabriskie. Varner is ranked first in the country in the 197 lbs. weight class after finishing as NCAA runner-up at 184 lbs. last season. No. 5, and Wisconsin pin leader, senior Dallas Herbst will face off with Varner for one of two top five match-ups of the evening. Wisconsin senior Kyle Massey, currently ranked third in the heavyweight class, meets No. 2 Iowa State junior Dave Zabriskie in a dual rematch from Massey’s pin in 4:19 last season.

The meet will showcase two other top twenty match-ups as well. No. 13 Wisconsin senior Zach Tanelli is coming off a three win weekend and will face No. 2 Nick Gallick at 141 lbs. Seventh ranked Badger Kyle Ruschell will meet No. 12 Mitch Mueller in the 149 lbs. weight class. Some new faces could make their Badger debut Friday as true freshmen Travis Rutt (174 lbs.) Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) and Tom Kelliher (133 lbs.) are on the list as possible Badger starters.

Other ranked wrestlers for Iowa State include sophomore Tyler Clark at No. 11 in the 125 lbs. weight class, junior Nick Fanthorpe at No. 5 in the 133 lbs. weight class, Cyler Sanderson at No. 7 in the 157 lbs. weight class, and sophomore Jonathan Reader at No. 3 at 165 lbs. Duke Burk is a probable for ISU at 174 lbs. and he is ranked No. 9.

Though the Cyclones lead the all-time series between the two teams, Wisconsin hopes to continue their success this season after a strong showing at the ACC/Big Ten Clash last weekend, including a 25-15 victory over then-No. 21 Virginia.

To defeat the Cyclones, the Badgers will need a strong showing from Drew Hammen (125 lbs.), Ben Jordan (157 lbs.), and Eric Bugenhagen (184 lbs.) who all worked to a 2-1 record last weekend, as well as Gabe Stopplemoor (165 lbs.) and Mike Felling (174 lbs.) who won a match.

Be sure to check back to www.UWBadgers.com Friday for a full match recap from the Kohl Center.