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University of Wisconsin Stevens Point "Pointers" News and Notes
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Hi everyone, The Pointer Wrestling Golf outing is approaching soon. The outing will be on Saturday, September 9th and Indianhead Golf course in Mosinee. Tee times will begin at 11:20 AM and the social and dinner will be held at Rusty’s Backwater Saloon. Attached is the information sheet and the sign up sheet. We will also be mailing this information this week. Please join us in a day of golf, fun, and support for the Pointer Wrestling program. If you have questions or do not receive the mailing soon, please contact the wrestling office at 715-346-4184 or e-mail jjohnson@uwsp.edu or ywhite@uwsp.edu Thanks and we hope to see all of you on Sept. 9th. Johnny Johnson "end of season update" Date: Tue 03/14/06 10:45 AM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The season has come to and end and the Pointers finished 11th at the NCAA tournament bringing home 3 All-Americans. Senior Mike Hayes led UWSP with a 3rd place finish at heavyweight earning All-American honors for the second time. 141 pounder Joel Burdick and 174 pounder Al Stacilauskas both finished 7th to claim their All-American plaques, it was Stacilauskas’ second in two years. Mike Hayes also received his 2nd NWCA Scholar All-American award. Prior to the National tournament the Pointers finished 2nd at the WIAC tournament. UWSP put 5 wrestlers in the finals but had a disappointing round claiming 3 second place finishes and 2 third place finishes. Also wrestling back through to 3rd place were Jared Kern (133), Kyle Mueller (149), and Mitch Szwet (197). Mike Hayes was awarded the WIAC Scholar Athlete of the year for wrestling. Finally, the Pointer Wrestling team will hold their awards picnic on Sunday, May 7th at Bukholt Park in Stevens Point. Watch the mail for an invitation. If you would like to attend the picnic but do not receive the mailing please contact our office. Thanks for all the support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/ Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans; A lot has happened with Pointer wrestling since our last e-mail. UWSP finished the dual meet season with a 9-8 record and a 5-1 WIAC record. The Pointers battled two tough and highly ranked teams to close matches. First the team dropped a heartbreaker to conference power UW-LaCrosse. The dual came down to the final match between All-American Mike Hayes for UWSP and 2-time National Champion Ryan Allen. That match ended with Allen scoring a takedown in overtime to defeat Hayes and give LAX the victory. But, the Pointers proved they can compete with the best as LaCrosse was ranked #5. Also showing they can compete at that level, the Pointers dropped a 25-12 match to #2 ranked Augsburg college. Victories for the Pointers came from 125 lber Jake Calhoun, 197 lber Mitch Szwet, and HWT Mike Hayes. Joel Burdick dropped and overtime match at 141 while Al Stacilauskas and Jon Burdick both had one point losses at the end of regulation. The Pointers are now preparing for the WIAC Championships which will be held at UW-Eau Claire on Sunday, Feb. 19. Wrestling will begin at 10:00 AM in the McPhee Physical Education Center. We hope that many of you will be able to come support UWSP in their quest for the conference championship. This will also serve as the qualifying tournament for the National Championships to be held in Ewing, NJ. If you are not able to attend, Fox Sports North (FSN) will be televising the championships by tape delay. Check your local listings for times. Finally, we are pricing a bus trip to The College of New Jersey for the NCAA’s. We hope to have a cost soon. Please let me know if you would be interested in riding a bus to nationals to support the Pointers. Thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/ Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: update Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: Well the team has just reported back for X-mas practices and is working hard. As most of you know our dual against UW-La Crosse was cancelled due to weather. Pending confirmation we plan to re-schedule the dual for Tuesday, Feb. 7th in Berg Gym. Currently the team is training for the NWCA National duals to be held in Cedar Falls, IA. The competition will take place Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 14 & 15 at the UNI Dome on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. As of now the Pointers are 7-1 in duals (2-0 WIAC) and ranked #10 Nationally. We have to wrestlers ranked 4th at their respective weight classes, Joel Burdick (141) and Mike Hayes (HWT). After the National duals the Pointers will return home to take on two nationally ranked teams. On Saturday, Jan. 21st the Pointers will host #2 ranked Wartburg College and #8 ranked Loras College in Quandt Gym. UW-Oshkosh will join the Pointers in the double dual that will begin at 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM. I hope many of you can come to see this prestigious event. Finally, we hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year. Thanks for your support! Johnny Johnson From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: update Date: Wed 11/23/05 12:42 PM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans, The Pointers now have three competitions under their belt. On November 12 they competed in the annual Pointer Open tournament. This year proved to be a tough tournament as UW-Madison, Northern Illinois, Minnesota State, Luther College, and many other high powered teams showed up ready for battle. UWSP came out of the weekend with only a few place-winners and no champions. Eric Bath (Pulaski) was the highest finisher for the Dawgs coming in at 3rd place at 174 lbs. Mitch Szwet (Coleman) finished 4th at 197 while Joel Burdick (Racine) finished 5th at 141. In the silver division the Pointer had two 5th place winners. Greg Lapinski (Ozaukee) was 5th at 133 and Kevin Landry (Cannon Falls, MN) was 5th at 174. Complete results can be found at www.trackwrestling.com . The Pointers opened their dual meet season with a dual against Itasca CC that was held at Cameron high school. UWSP defeated the Vikings 40-12. Recording victories for the Pointers were: Jared Kern (Mosinee), Joel Burdick, Jon Burdick, Chris Brown (Mishicot), Nate Kurszewski, Tyler Wozniak (Stanley), & Mitch Szwet. This past weekend the Pointer traveled to Olivet Michigan for the Olivet duals. UWSP came home with a 3-1 record defeating #12 ranked Lycoming, Baldwin-Wallace, and Mt. Union. Their only loss came in a controversial match against Olivet College in the second round. Complete results can be found at: http://www.olivetcollege.edu/sports/wr_duals05/match_schedule.htm Several other Pointers competed at Concordia this past weekend with two UWSP wrestlers placing. Kevin Landry and Nate Kurszewski (Stevens Point) both placed at 174 lbs, with Landry finishing 3rd and Kurszewski finishing 5th. UWSP will begin the conference dual meet schedule on November 30th when they travel to Oshkosh to wrestle the Titans. They return to Point to take on Lakeland College the next night (Dec. 1) in Berg Gym. Finally, another congratulations to Pointer Wrestling Alum Colin Green who was inducted into the UWSP Athletic Hall of Fame on November 12. And, thanks to the many alumni who appeared in support of Colin and his family. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 3/10/2005 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans, The 04-05 wrestling season is wrapping up and the Pointers will be sending 4 guys to the NCAA tournament. Joel Burdick (141), Cody Koenig (174), Al Stacilauskas (184) and Mike Hayes (285) will be representing UWSP at the National tournament. The Pointers most recently finished 2nd at the WIAC tournament with 2 Champions and 3 runners-up. Burdick and Koenig each won their weight class becoming automatic qualifiers to the NCAA’s. Stacilauskas and Hayes were 2nd, but earned at-large bids to the National tourney. Jake Calhoun (133) also finished an impressive 2nd place. Jake knocked off the #1 seed in the first round of the tournament, then he moved through the bracket to the finals before dropping a close 4-2 match in the finals. Complete results can be viewed at: http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/wrestling/wiacchampionships.shtml Joel Burdick was also the John Peterson award winner as the meets outstanding wrestler. Current rankings have Burdick ranked 5th, Koenig ranked 5th, and Hayes ranked 4th. The Pointers are ranked #9 in the pre tournament rankings. The NCAA tournament will be held in Northfield, MN on Friday & Saturday, March 4 & 5. The host school is St. Olaf. More information regarding tickets, hotels, restaurants, etc.. can be obtained at their website at: http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/2004ncaawr/index.html Also, for any Pointer fans who are planning to travel to Minnesota to cheer on the Pointers, you may contact Anette White regarding hotel rooms. Anette’s e-mail is: awhite@volmbag.com. Thank you for your support and we hope to see many of you in Minnesota next week. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/ Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Subject: WIAC Championships Date: Mon 02/14/05 06:54 PM Greetings Pointer Wrestling fans: The Pointers completed the dual meet season this weekend with a victory over UW-Eau Claire. On Friday the Pointers hosted the #1 ranked Augsburg Auggies and fell 31-9. However, Mike Hayes finished the night with a pin for the Pointers. The other win of the night came from Cody Koenig at 174. At 141 Joel Burdick lost a very close 3-2 match to returning National finalist Jamal Tidwell and at 184 Al Stacilauskas took Joe Moon, the defending National champion at 174 into overtime before giving up a takedown. Friday was also parent’s night. We’d like to thank all of parents who were able to be with us that night. Saturday, UWSP hosted UW-Eau Claire and completed the season with a 35-7 victory. Saturday was senior day and we recognized David Davila and Cody Koenig. Cody was also recognized for breaking the 100+ career mark this year. Cody currently has 112 victories as a Pointer. The team now prepares for the WIAC Championships to be held at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. The tournament will be held in Alexander Gym. The gym is located at 1100 East South River Road. Wrestling will begin at 10:00 AM on Sunday, Feb. 20th. If you have any questions about the tournament feel free to contact our office at 715-346-4184. We hope to see many of you there cheering on the Pointers. For results of the season please visit our homepage at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.htm Thanks for you support!!! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/ Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" <j4johnso@uwsp.edu> To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Update Date: Wed 02/09/05 09:41 AM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans; The end of the year is nearing fast and the Pointers are gearing up for the WIAC Championships. UWSP competed last weekend at the Eau Claire Invite claiming 6 titles and the team championship. Champions for the day were David Davila (125), Joel Burdick (141), Jon Burdick (149), Cody Koenig (174), Al Stacilauskas (184), and Mike Hayes (HWT). Finishing 3rd were Ben Selsing (141) and Eric Bath (174). Complete results can be viewed at: http://www.uwec.edu/athletics/wr/webpdf/0405/UWEC_Invite.pdf The night before the tournament the Pointers downed Itasca Community College, coached by former Pointer Shane Holm, by a score of 47-3. And, the previous Tuesday, UWSP defeated conference opponent Lawrence University 40-3. The Pointers are now 12-6 overall and 4-1 in the WIAC. Coming up this Friday, Feb. 11, the Pointers will host #1 ranked Augsburg College. Friday will also be Parent’s night. We will recognize the parents in attendance for the evening. If you are a parent who will be there, please check in at the Brodhagen/Counsell room between 6:00-6:45 prior to the match. And finally on Saturday, we will recognize our two seniors, David Davila and Cody Koenig during the dual against UW-Eau Claire. The Eau Claire dual is set to begin at 11:00 AM in Berg Gym. Currently we are planning a fan bus to St. Olaf in Minnesota for the NCAA tournament. Please contact our office if you are interested in riding the bus to Nationals in support of the Pointer Wrestling Team. Thanks for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Fri 01/28/05 01:33 PM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers have been busy over the last part of break and early this semester. Most recently the team hosted UW-Parkside in a thrilling victory. UWSP fell behind early by the score of 19-6, but with a late rally of the upper weights the Dawgs pulled out a big 22-19 win. The surge at the end started with major decision by Cody Koenig at 174 and was followed by a huge pin at 184 by Craig Bollig (Verona). Freshman Mitch Szwet (Coleman) scored a big victory as well at 197. Mitch used intensity and superior conditioning to defeat seasoned veteran John Goral. In the final match, HWT Mike Hayes secured the dual meet victory with a last second takedown to win his match. Other wins for the night were by David Davila at 125 & Joel Burdick at 141. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2004-05/Parkside.htm Prior to that dual the Pointers traveled to Cleveland, OH to compete in the NWCA National duals. Entering the competition, the Pointers battled to an 8th place finish. After dropping the first match to The College of New Jersey (ranked 7th) the Pointers picked up wins again Case Western Reserve and #8 ranked John Carroll. In the second day UWSP didn’t fare as well losing to UW-La Crosse (#4) and Ithaca College (#6). Complete results and brackets can be viewed at: http://csuvikings.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/05duals.html The Pointers will travel to Whitewater Saturday, 1/29 to take on the Warhawks and then to Appleton Feb. 1st to compete against Lawrence. Thanks for your support of Pointer Wrestling. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/ Senior Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: Johnson, Johnny j4johnso@uwsp.edu Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 3:19 PM To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and are looking forward to what 2005 has to bring us. The boys are back and working hard to prepare for final stretch of the season. We’ll be back in action on Jan. 17 & 18 taking on Wartburg and Loras. Both matches are in Iowa then the team will head to Ohio for the National Duals. The National Duals are at Cleveland State and begin on the 21st of Jan. The 2nd semester will begin on Jan. 24th , then the Pointers will host UW-Parkside on the 26th. That will be Pointer Wrestling Alumni night. We hope to have many of our alumni back for the dual, as we will honor them by wearing the “throwback” uniforms once again. Tentatively there will be a chance to meet some players from the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the match. Watch for details about that on the UW-Stevens Point Athletics homepage at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/ Thanks for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" <j4johnso@uwsp.edu> To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Lakeland Cancelled Date: Tue 12/14/04 03:22 PM Hi everyone, First I’d like to inform everyone that our dual again Lakeland College scheduled for Wednesday, 12/15 has been cancelled. Secondly, the Pointers suffered their first conference loss on Sunday against UW-LaCrosse. As expected, LaCrosse brought a strong team and wrestled tough. The Pointers didn’t quite step up to the challenge losing to the Eagles 25-7. Ed Wynimko and Cody Koenig posted the only wins for UWSP. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2004-05/Lacrosse.htm The boys will be heading home for Christmas break soon. They will be back in action on Jan. 17th when the take on #2 ranked Wartburg in Waverly, Iowa. They will then travel to Dubuque to take on Loras. For parents, information will be out soon on the trip to the National duals on Jan. 21 & 22. Enjoy the holidays and thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers started off their WIAC dual meet season in strong fashion defeating UW-Oshkosh 30-9 on Dec. 2. Recording wins for the Dawgs were David Davila (125), Joel Burdick (141), Ed Wynimko (165), Cody Koenig (174), Tyler Wozniak (184), & Mitch Szwet (197). 149 lber Jason Callin received a forfeit. Keeping on track the Pointers defeated UW-Platteville last night (12/9) at Berg Gym. UWSP won 9 of 10 matches while scoring a 34-3 victory over the Pioneers. Recording wins were Davila, Joel & Jon Burdick, Koenig, Wozniak, Szwet, & Mike Hayes. Greg Metzler and Ed Wynimko each pinned their opponent. The Pointers next match will be against a very tough UW-LaCrosse team at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN on Sunday, Dec. 12. UWSP and UWL will wrestle at 12 noon followed by a dual with the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the UNI Panthers. LaCrosse is currently ranked #5 nationally while the Pointers have dropped to #20 in the rankings. The Pointers will then travel to Sheboygan to take on Lakeland College. That will be the final match before finals and Christmas break. Thanks for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso @ uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling Subject: update Date: Tue 11/23/04 11:31 AM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: We are under way and excited about the season. Competition officially started on November 13 when we hosted the Pointer Open. It was a good chance for the coaching staff to evaluate the team, especially the younger guys. Overall we had 8 top 4 placewinners (4 Gold division & 4 Silver division). Cody Koenig was the lone Champion at 174 lbs. Other placewinners were: Gold division- 133 Kyle Muller 4th, 184 Tyler Wozniak 3rd, & 184 Al Stacilauskus (unattached) 4th. Silver-125 Jake Calhoun 4th, 141 Chase DeCleene 4th, 165 Eric Bath 2nd, & 197 Mitch Szwet 3rd. Cody Koenig was also named WIAC wrestler of the week for that week. The team then traveled to Olivet, Michigan on Nov. 20thto compete in the Olivet duals. The Pointers finished 4-1 for the day. They opened with two decisive wins over Baldwin-Wallace (31-13) and Rose-Hulman (41-6) before dropping a dual to #15 ranked Lycoming (21-13). The Pointers ended on a positive note defeating #21 ranked Cortland (37-4) and #27 ranked Wabash (22-12). Fan support was provided by Joe Wynimko and Danny Koenig who traveled with the team and alumni Chris (Kitty) & Carrie Kittmann and Brian (Squirrel) Dobrinski who live in Michigan. Thanks for the support guys!! Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.htm The team will open the home dual meet schedule next Thursday, December 2nd against UW-Oshkosh. The dual is at 7:00 PM in Berg Gym. We hope to see many of you there and thanks for the support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" <j4johnso@uwsp.edu> To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Mon 10/18/04 10:53 AM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: Another wrestling season is upon us. The team has officially started practice and things are going well. The boys have done a lot to be ready for the beginning of the season and it is showing. There is strong leadership in the room from Cody Koenig, David Davila, Joel Burdick, and Ed Wynimko. Our first competition is just around the corner, the Pointer Open, on November 13th at UWSP. Then we’ll travel to Michigan for the Comet Duals and a chance to compete against some Eastern teams. Our first Takedown club mailing has gone out, so if you did not receive a brochure, please let us know so we can get one to you. We are very excited about the season and are looking for support from everyone. Finally, it was great to see such a tremendous turn out for the Hall of Fame banquet and Fish’s induction to the Pointer Athletic Hall of Fame. Pointer wrestlers literally accounted for ½ of the attendance at the banquet. I think that is a huge statement about Pointer Wrestling Pride! Thanks for all of your support and we’ll keep you informed. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" <j4johnso@uwsp.edu> To: wiwrestling.com Subject: TRIATHLON/Homecoming Date: Mon 09/27/04 11:19 AM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: Well the boys are back at it and getting ready for the season. We recently had our annual triathlon and the results are as follows: 1 Ed Wynimko 1:38.09 2 Al Stacilauskus 1:38.49 3 Ben Selsing 1:44.20 4 Robert Forseth 1:45.02 5 Matt Lapinski 1:45.41 6 Lucas Scharmer 1:48.07 7 Greg Metzler 1:48.33 8 Mitch Szwet 1:51.32 9 Chris Brown 1:52.16 10 Mike Hayes 1:52.38 11 Travis Kafer 1:53.16 12 Jason Callin 1:53.37 13 Brian Waldvogel 1:53.57 14 Cody Koenig 1:53.59 15 Craig Bollig 2:00.43 16 Eric Bath 2:00.50 17 Chase DeCleene 2:01.12 18 Kyle Mueller 2:04.07 19 Tyler Wozniak 2:04.08 19 Josh Ison 2:04.08 20 Joel Burdick 2:07.13 21 Nate Kurszewski 2:09.37 22 Jon Burdick 2:10.17 22 Josh Hinze 2:10.17 23 Aaron Kueck 2:19.25 24 David Davila 2:27.04 * Ken Duren 1:50.36 (*Ken got a little lost on the bike, but finished nicely.) We are also looking forward to this weekend’s homecoming in Stevens Point. One of our own, Mark Poirier (Fish), will be inducted into the UWSP Athletic Hall of Fame. We are very proud of Fish and will be there to support him. The current Pointer wrestlers, I believe, are planning on playing the alumni in a little friendly football game as well this weekend. Finally, our schedule has changed a little and can be found on our homepage at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/schedule.htm We are now wrestling against UW-La Crosse on Sunday, Dec. 12 in Rochester. We’ll wrestle at 12 noon and then Minnesota will wrestle against the University of Northern Iowa at 2:00. We are excited about the match and the opportunity to compete in front of a Div. I crowd. We are starting our booster club drive and Takedown club brochures will be mailed out soon. Watch you mail for those and if you don’t receive one please let us know so we can get one out. Thanks for the support Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" j4johnso @ uwsp.edu To: wiwrestling.com Subject: The boys are back in town Date: Fri 09/03/04 03:50 PM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The school year has started and everyone is back ready to go. We are looking forward to the beginning of the 2004-05 season. The summer was eventful in many ways. Ken Chertow held a successful camp on our campus this summer and has planned to return next summer. Alumni coaches Bob Berceau and Tom Weix brought many of their team members and participated as clinicians. Several current Pointers assisted in the camp as well. We also had a chance to see Dennis Hall win the Olympic Team trials in a match that will go down in USA Wrestling History. Dennis went on to compete in his 3rd Olympics in Athens, Greece. Unfortunately Dennis lost one match in his pool and was eliminated. But, we congratulate him on a tremendous career. As we head into this year we are excited to add Yan White, Brady Holtz and Jared Esala to our coaching staff. We also add many newcomers to the room including, but not limited to Eric Bath (Pulaski), Mitch Szwet (Coleman), Chase DeCleene (Ashwaubenon), Antonio Narvaez (Kenosha), and Al Stacilauskus (Central Michigan). Finally, congratulations to Mark (Fish) Poirier for his soon to be induction into the UW-Stevens Point Athletic Hall of Fame. More information on that will come later. Thanks for you support!! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" j4johnso@uwsp.edu
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans, From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Dennis Date: Wed 06/09/04 02:38 PM Hey all: I just wanted to pass on a few pictures of the Olympic trials and a web site for Dennis and his fundraising efforts. Pictures http://www.wiwrestling.com/DennisHall/index.html Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: Johnson, Johnny [ mailto: j4johnso@uwsp.edu ] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:43 PM To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Dennis & Golf Hey All: Printable web page: << 2004 Golf Sign Up Form >> Printable web page: <<
2004 Pointer Golf Outing Information >> From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: 2nd Annual Pointer Golf Outing/ June 19th Date: Tue 05/18/04 01:16 PM Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans and Alumni: We are currently sending out information regarding our 2nd Annual Pointer Golf Outing. The date is June 19th with a 12 noon shotgun start. (Download the information and registration materials below) We hope to have many boosters and alumni show and enjoy the day with us. We will also have raffle prizes including a full custom made set of irons (retail $300) and a mini-curio made by Hildebrandt Custom Cabinetry. All proceeds will help us with team travel to the National Duals in Cleveland, Ohio next year. Printable web page: << 2004 Golf Sign Up Form >> Printable web page: << 2004 Pointer Golf Outing Information >> To help us plan, please respond to this e-mail and let us know if you may be
able to make it to the Golf Outing. Again, the information is attached and will
also be in the mail soon. Downloads to be added Wednesday From: "Johnson, Johnny" <j4johnso@uwsp.edu> Date: Mon 04/19/04 02:48 PM Greeting Pointer Wrestling Fans: We are nearing the end of the academic year and recruiting is starting to wind up. We hope to publicize a complete list of future Pointer wrestlers soon, but I’d like to recognize just a few who have committed to UWSP for next year. The follow student/athletes have made a verbal commitment to come to UWSP and wrestle next season: Eric Bath-160 (Pulaski), Chase DeCleene-130 (Ashwaubenon), Ken Duren-152 (Warrenton, MO), Jake Haley-125 (Wilmot), & Mitch Szwet-189 (Coleman). Secondly, we had two Pointer Wrestlers recognized this weekend at the College of Health, Exercise Science, & Athletics banquet. Yan White was awarded the UWSP Individual Sport Athlete of the Year for the second time. And, former Pointer National Champion Bob Berceau was recognized for his coaching excellence. We are very proud of both Yan and Bob. Finally, this is a reminder that the 2003-04 Pointer Wrestling Awards picnic is coming up soon. It will be held at Pfiffner Park in Stevens Point on Saturday, May 1. Cost to attend is $15 which includes lunch and beverage. Attached is the invitation letter that all alumni, parents, and Takedown club members should have received. Please mark your calendars and plan on helping celebrate a fine season of Pointer Wrestling. Thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: update Date: Fri 03/12/04 03:15 PM Hello Pointer Wrestling Fans: The 2003-04 wrestling season has come to an end. The Pointers finished the year in 9th place at the NCAA tournament. All three returning All-Americans from last year earned All-American status again this year. Brady Holtz finished his career at UWSP as a 2-time NCAA All-American finishing 6th in 2003 & 2004. He was a two-time WIAC Champion winning his first during his freshman year. Junior 174 pounder Cody Koenig finished 4th making him a 2X All-American. Cody was the returning National Champion at this weight, but was unsuccessful at defending his title. At 197 Yan White place 2nd for the second time making him only 2nd Pointer in UWSP history to compete in the National finals three years in a row. Yan finished his career at UWSP with a 103-15 record winning a national title in 2002 and finishing 2nd in 2003 & 2004. He was a 3X WIAC Champion earning the Outstanding wrestler award twice. Complete results for the NCAA tournament can be found at: http://depts.loras.edu/sports/2004NCAAWrestling/index.html The WIAC was represented well at the National tournament by returning with 10 All-Americans. Now that the season is over, the Pointer wrestling staff will be focusing on recruiting. We are very excited about the direction of the program and many young athletes in the room. To recognize the accomplishments of our team we will holding our annual awards picnic on Saturday, May 1st, 2004. Takedown club members and alumni watch your mail for an invitation letter to the picnic. If you have questions regarding the picnic, please contact the wresting office at 715-346-4184 or e-mail; jjohnson@uwsp.edu Thanks for all of your support throughout the season. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Subject: No bus to NCAA's Date: Mon 03/01/04 12:18 PM Hi All: We have cancelled the bus to the NCAA’s due cost issues. It was not possible to make the cost worth while based on the number of responses. We do still have a large fan base who are planning to attend. If you are still in need of hotel rooms in Dubuque, you can contact Anette White at awhite@volmbag.com or via phone at: 715-627-4826. We hope to see many of your there supporting the Pointer Wrestlers. Johnny Johnson j4johnso@uwsp.edu Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans; The UWSP team finished 2nd at the WIAC tournament last week and qualified 4 wrestlers to the NCAA tournament in Dubuque, IA. Brady Holtz (133), Cody Koenig (174) and Yan White (197) each took 1st at their weight class securing automatic bids to the nationals. Joel Burdick (141) finished 2nd and obtained a wild card selection to reach his first national tournament. Complete tournament results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2003-04/WIACmeet.htm The NCAA tournament is the weekend of March 5-6. Wrestling will begin at 11:00 AM on Friday and continue through Saturday. The finals will be at 7:30 PM Saturday evening. If you cannot make it to the tournament, you can track the results at: http://depts.loras.edu/sports/2004NCAAWrestling/index.html We are planning on taking a fan bus to the NCAA tournament. The bus will leave at 4:00 PM on Thursday evening and return to Point on Sunday morning. The cost for the bus is $45/person. Hotel rooms can be reserved through Anette White at 715-627-4826 or via e-mail at; awhite@volmbag.com. To guarantee a spot on the bus you must confirm to the wrestling office at 715-346-4184 or via e-mail at; jjohnson@uwps.edu not later than Monday, March 1st. If there are not enough people to cover the cost, the bus will be cancelled. Thanks for you support and we hope to see many of you in Dubuque cheering for the Pointer wrestlers. Johnny Johnson j4johnso@uwsp.edu Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: 2/5/04 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The 2003-04 season is starting to wind down a little. With only two more dates of competition before the WIAC tournament, the Pointers are still wrestling tough. Currently 7-2 overall and 5-0 in the WIAC, UWSP will head to Eau Claire to compete in the Bluegold Invitational. Most recently the Pointers defeated conference opponent Lawrence by a score of 39-3. That match marked the last match for four UWSP seniors, all of which finished the night with a victory. At 133 Brady Holtz major decisioned Nick Morphew 9-0. At 141 Jared Esala major decisioned Bret Suhayda 10-1. At 149 Ryan Hansen decisioned Ryan Dummann 6-4 and at 197 Yan White pinned Scott Polewach in 1:15. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2003-04/lawrence.htm For results on all other matches, including the Pointers 27-12 victory over conference opponent UW-Whitewater go to the wrestling homepage at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.htm I would like to extend a special “Thank-you” to all of the alumni who were able to make it to the Whitewater dual. It was a great opportunity for the champions of the past to meet the champions of the future. Additionally, I’d like to thank all of the parents for their appearance and support throughout the season. Finally, as we start to look forward to the WIAC and NCAA tournaments, we begin to plan as well. We are going to organize a fan bus to the National tournament in Dubuque, IA. We will be sending another e-mail regarding information. But, if you are interested in taking the bus to the NCAA III’s then please contact the wrestling office at 715-346-4184 or via e-mail at: jjohnson@uwsp.edu Thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Sun, Feb 1, 2004 UWSP wrestling Central Wisconsin Sunday STEVENS POINT - The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling team won four of its first five matches, two by pin, to defeat the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 27-12 on Saturday. The Pointers, the fourth-ranked team in Division III, remained undefeated in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at 4-0 and is 6-2 over after beating the 23rd-ranked Warhawks, now 8-4 overall (2-2 WIAC). Mike Hayes pinned Paul Collins in the opening match of the afternoon at 285-pounds, and Brady Holtz followed with a pin of Justin Nelsen in only 47 seconds a match later at 133 pounds. The other fall of the dual for the Pointers came in the final match, where Yan White bested Scott Piche in 1:56. White, the third-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, improved to 12-1 on the season. Also earning victories for the Pointers on Saturday were David Davila at 125, Matt Lapinski at 149 and Josh Ison at 165 pounds. In a surprising upset, UWSP's Cody Koenig, the third-ranked wrestler and defending national champion at 174 pounds, was defeated 8-5 by Whitewater's Jeff Zastrow. The loss broke Koenig's 13-match winning streak and leaves his record at 20-2 on the season. 1/21/04
Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans- 1/12/04 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers are back in action from the holiday break. We had a rough start getting our first loss of the season from #2 ranked Wartburg. The Pointers were handled by the defending National Champs 37-4 with the lone win coming at 174. Cody Koenig defeated his opponent by a major decision moving his record to 18-1. Yan White suffered his first loss of the season in the final match of the night. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2003-04/wartburg.htm The Pointers will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 16 against Concordia College. The match will be held at Westby High School and will begin at 7:00 PM. Pointer Alum and All-American Colin Green is the Head Coach at Westby, the host school. On the academic side, the UWSP wrestling team had 12 wrestlers who had a 3.0 or better for the first semester with Senior Jared Esala earning a 4.0. Finally, another reminder that the next home match will be alumni and parent’s day on Jan. 31st. The dual will begin at 3:00 in Berg Gym. *Please note that this is a time change from the schedule. Thanks for your support!! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Greetings and Happy Holidays Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers finished off the first semester of school with a 3-0 dual record. UWSP defeated UW-Platteville 28-12 in Platteville recording 6 wins. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2003-04/platteville.htm Wrestling – Thursday, December 11, 2003 UW-Stevens Point 28, UW-Platteville 12 at Platteville
165 - Ed Wynimko (SP) maj. dec. Mike Jackowski 10-2 The win against Platteville was an important one
after the Pointers victory over UW-LAX. The team did a great job of keeping the
intensity over the two days. The Pointers will now head home for the holidays
and return to take on defending National Champions Wartburg College on Jan.
10th. The dual against Wartburg will be at 6:00 PM in Berg Gym. Pointers Snap UW La Crosse Eagles WIAC winning streak! 12/10/03 UW Stevens Point 19 UW La Crosse 17 Wrestling – Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers competed in the Wisconsin Open over the weekend and had a nice showing. Champions for the Pointers were 174 co-champs Cody Koenig & Craig Bollig, and 197 Yan White. Yan also was the tournament’s OW and earned the most falls award. Complete results are at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/2003-04/wisconsinopen.htm The Pointers will take on conference rival UW-La Crosse tomorrow in Berg Gym. The match will begin at 7:00 PM with a social at The Keg afterward. This should be an exciting match and we hope to see many of you there to support the Pointer wrestlers. Please continue to check our web site for results and information. Thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Subject: Pointer Wrestling Update Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:54:27 -0600 Hello Pointer Wrestling Fans: We are moving into our 3rd week of competition and the Pointer wrestlers are working hard to make improvements. The Pointer Open was held on November 8th at the Multi-Activity Center. The tournament saw some disappointments and some positive performances. We crowned two champions, both at 174. Cody Koenig capture the gold division championship while Verona freshman Craig Bollig won the silver division championship. Other placers included: Gold division- 125 David Davila (2nd), 149 Matt Lapinski (5th), & 197 Yan White (2nd). Silver division- 141 Kyle Mueller (5th), 174 Josh Ison (3rd), 184 Dustin Robinson (4th), & 197 Justin McAuly (3rd). Unfortunately the Pointer suffered a few injuries, but none serious. Yan White injury defaulted in the finals as did Jared Esala in the 2nd round. Both are expected to be back soon. Complete results can be found on our web page at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/index.htm Cody Koenig was also name WIAC Athlete of the week for his performance at the Pointer Open. We then traveled to Minneapolis for the Auggie open at Augsburg. Again the Pointers suffered a few setbacks. Junior Cody Koenig saw his record win streak snapped at 43 when he dropped a 5-3 match in the finals to #3 ranked Joe Moon of Augsburg. On the positive side the Pointers place several wrestlers. Those include: Gold division- Koenig 2nd (174), Joel Burdick 8th (149), Ed Wynimko 6th (165), & Justin McAuly 8th (197). Silver division- Jason Callin 4th (149), Matt Lapinski 6th (149), & Ryan Hansen 5th (157). Complete results can be found at: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0304statistics/2003auggieopen/2003home.htm The Pointers will head to Mequon this weekend to compete in the Concordia Open. This will be our last open before we begin the dual meet season. The Pointers will open the dual meet season at home on December 2nd with Lakeland College. That match will be at 6:00 PM in Quandt Fieldhouse. The next dual will be against conference rival UW-La Crosse on December 9th at 7:00 PM in Berg Gym. We hope to see many of you there. *Note due to a facility conflict, the time of our dual against UW-Whitewater on Jan. 31st has been moved to 3:00 PM in Berg Gym. Finally, thanks for all of your support and please continue to visit our web page as we will be updating results and making additions. We hope to soon have wrestler profiles, more pictures, and Pointer Wrestling merchandise for sale. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Here’s some information on another program in trouble. Let’s help. Watch for the first addition of the Pointer Takedown update. We are running the 8th Annual triathlon this Sunday. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 -----Original Message----- From: Pat Tocci [ mailto: ptocci@nwca.cc ] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:16 PM To: ptocci@nwca.cc Subject: Actor Billy Baldwin asks for your help in saving the Binghamton Wrestling Program Actor Billy Baldwin has asked the wrestling community for help in saving varsity wrestling at his alma mater, Binghamton University. Please forward the information below to your e-mail contacts to assist his efforts. ---------- Gang, Attached is the letter that I sent to Binghamton University President Lois DeFleur regarding the termination of the varsity wrestling program. I NEED YOUR HELP!!! Please write a letter or email expressing your love for the sport, what it means to you, and/or the ways in which you and thousands of others benefit from the great sport of wrestling. It doesn't have to be long, just a few paragraphs. To make it easier, you can use my letter as a template. THIS DECISION IS NOT FINAL! This is a recommendation of the Athletic Director Joel Thirer. President DeFleur has announced that she is taking this recommendation under advisement and my contacts inside the university lead me to believe that she is leaning in the direction of termination. She has announced the Athletic Director's recommendation publicly to quote "float a trial balloon" and see what type of reaction this decision receives. LET'S LET HER KNOW! This program costs the university only $160,000 annually while the overall Athletic Department budget exceeds $6 million dollars. That constitutes less than 3 percent of the Athletic Department budget annually. If you are an alumni, include that in your letter/email. If you are a wrestler, include that in your letter/email. If you have endowed the University, include that in your letter. If you are an NCAA All American, include that in your letter. If you are an Olympian, Olympic or World Medalist, include that in your letter. As you know, Title IX has decimated the ranks of College Wrestling. If Binghamton is terminated, we will now have the number of Division I wrestling programs reduced from 220 plus to just over 80 programs nationally. Wrestling needs your help. Please take the time to help reverse this decision and save the wrestling program at Binghamton University. We have to stop the bleeding! For those of you not familiar with the program, my letter may serve as a guide to provide you with some of the details. THIS IS A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE! I'M TOLD THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE THIS DECISION FINAL IN THE NEXT MONTH. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SHE HEARS FROM ALL OF US IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME. If you have prominent contacts in your email database or anywhere else, please forward this information to them, and encourage them to take action too. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RUMSFELD AND HOUSE SPEAKER HASTERT HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO WEIGH IN (NO PUN INTENDED) ON THIS TOPIC WITH PRESIDENT DeFLEUR. Thank you for your help. Please don't wait to take action. We can't afford to lose another program. Billy Baldwin President Lois De Fleur Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:30:53 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The 2003-04 season is underway and we have had nearly 3 full weeks of practice. The guys are working hard and look ready to go. We are excited about the upcoming Pointer Open on November 8th. Previously the Golden Eagle, the Pointer Open is our open tournament held in the Mult-Activity Center on the UWSP campus. Wrestling will began approximately at 9:00 AM and will continue until complete. Last year we had 240 wrestlers battling it out on 10 mats. We expect as many or more this year. So, we hope to see many of you there to support our wrestlers in their opening competition. This will be the first college competition for half of our team. We also will accept any help at the tournament that people are willing to provide. It is a big tournament and requires many volunteers. If you would like to volunteer or know someone who would, please contact me via e-mail or phone (715)-346-4184. Pointer Takedown club membership drive is under way. If you have not received a Takedown club application and would like one sent to you please respond to this e-mail and we’ll send one out right away. We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mark (Fish) Poirier and his wife Sheryl on the birth of their 2nd child, Alexander Napolean. If any alumni have current news they’d like sent out please don’t hesitate to contact me and we’ll send it via e-mail. Again, thanks to all of you for your support of Pointer Wrestling and keep checking the web page as we plan to update results, pictures, and other information. Sincerely, Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The season is quickly approaching an the Pointer Wrestlers are gearing up for the season. We recently held our 8th annual Pointer Wrestling Triathlon. Overall it was the best finish ever with 21 guys participating. The top ten were: 1. Matt Lapinski 1:41:04 2. Ed Wynimko 1:43:06 (tie) 3. Ryan Hansen 1:43:06 (tie) 4. Jared Esala 1:47:20 5. Chris Burger 1:47:45 6. Doug Forst 1:49:57 7. Yan White 1:53:06 8. Brady Holtz 1:53:07 9. Greg Metzler 1:53:09 10. Brian Waldvogel 1:53:54 We are excited about the season and are looking forward to the Pointer Open on November 8th. Keep watching for more updates. If you are receiving this e-mail and do not wish to, please respond by placing a “remove” in the subject line. Thanks for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 Subject: golf outing Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:04:56 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: We will be holding our 1st annual Pointer Wrestling Golf Outing this summer on Saturday, July 12th. The outing will be at Tree Acres Golf Course in Plover. We are looking for golfers and tee sponsors for the event. Watch your mail for information. If you aren't on our mailing list and would like to play or sponsor a hole please contact the wresting office at 715-346-4184 for more information. Thanks for the support and enjoy your summer. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu Subject: update Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:11:11 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans & Alumni: We are nearing the end of the school year and it is time to review and recognize our team's accomplishments. All the Takedown club members and parent's were mailed and invitation to our Awards picnic this Saturday, April 26th. If you plan on coming but haven't responded please do so by calling the Pointer Wrestling office at 715-346-4184. This will help us with a count for the food. If you have not received the invitation, but would like to join us, please call the office as well. The cost for the picnic is $15 per person. If you cannot make the picnic, but would like to sponsor a wrestler, you can send the $15 donation to 117B HEC, Stevens Point, WI 54481. On another note, Dennis Hall will be stepping down from the Head Assistant coaching position to concentrate on his training for the Olympic team next year. Dennis will continue his work in the room as a volunteer coach. The Pointers are fortunate and happy to welcome the return of Jamie Hildebrandt to the UWSP wrestling program. Jamie, a former conference champion, will take over the position of Head Assistant coach for the 2003-04 season. As a member of 3 WSUC Championship and 4 NCAA top ten teams, Jamie brings a lot of tradition and a tremendous work ethic to the room. We look forward to having Jamie back. Other new faces to watch for will be incoming freshmen for the 2003-04 season. Currently we have 11 wrestlers who have committed to UWSP to wrestle. Among those are, Chris Burger (Merrill), Craig Bollig (Verona), Justin McAuley (Clintonville), Josh Ison (Antigo), Jason Barber (Port Washington), & Jason Callin (Portage). We hope to publicize a more detailed list of commitments soon. Thanks for your support! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointer Wrestling awards picnic will be held on Saturday, April 26th at Iverson Park in Stevens Point. It is our time to recognize the Pointer wrestlers for all the hard work they have put in and to award those for special accomplishments. The picnic is open to all Pointer Wrestling fans for a cost of $15 per person. We will have a catered meal from Rockman's catering at 1:00. If you are interested in attending and want more details please contact the wrestling office at 715-346-4184 or via e-mail. *Parents and Takedown club members will be receiving an invitation letter soon.
Johnny Johnson Here is some information regarding the re-instatement of wrestling at UW-Oshkosh. Thanks to all of those who participated in the letter and e-mail writing campaign to help save their program. -----Original Message----- From: Larry Marchionda [marchionda@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:44 PM To: Johnson, Johnny Subject: Dan Gable's Rally for UW Oshkosh Wrestling Johnny, We realize March 29 is the same day as the State Tournament for kids, however we would like to have as many wrestlers from Wisconsin as possible to be in attendance at the Dan Gable Rally for UW Oshkosh wrestling. It will begin with a silent auction at 6:30 in the Kolf Sports Center. This is a history making event. Never before has a decision to drop wrestling been reversed in Wisconsin and the voice of our wrestling community was responsible for the reversal. Now we must go for the PIN and that will take a big turn out at this event. We will have the Chancellor there to welcome everyone he deserves a large ovation for reversing his decision. Please pass this information on to everyone involved in wrestling in Wisconsin. Your presence will make a statement to all the WIAC Universities about our great sport. Larry Marchionda University of Wisconsin Oshkosh email: marchion@uwosh.edu Web Site: http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/Wrestling Phone: 920-424-1201 From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: NCAA Update Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:40:03 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The UWSP returned home Sunday with the highest finish in Pointer Wrestling history and it's first NCAA Div. III trophy. The Pointers finished 3rd in the Nation behind Wartburg College and Augsburg College. Leading the Pointers to their 3rd place finish were National Champions Cody Koenig (174) and Brad Marten (184). All four national qualifiers came home with All-American status. Brady Holtz (133) finished 6th and Yan White was the Runner-up at 197. Several Pointer records were established this weekend. Cody Koenig became the first Pointer wrestler to complete an undefeated season with his 36-0 mark. Additionally, the Pointers three finalists & two champions were the most in UWSP history for an NCAA III tournament. The team's third place finish was also the highest as were the 71 points amassed at the tournament. The four All-Americans in one year tied the previous record. Complete results and stories can be found at the following links: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/0203/NCAADay2.htm http://www.onusports.com/NCAAWrestling/ I would like to express a very special thanks to the families, friends, and fans who rode the bus to the NCAA tournament and supported us during the tournament. This kind of an accomplishment is not possible without support. Also, thank you to all of those who couldn't make it, but followed us via the Internet. Watch for you future updates on our recruiting and the date for the Awards Picnic. Thanks for your support! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu
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To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Please read below. We need to make some noise on this issue and try to protect our sport of wrestling!
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From: Pat Tocci [mailto:ptocci@nwca.cc] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:08 PM To: Ptocci@Nwca. Cc Subject: Urgent Title IX action advisory!!! CONTACT
EDUCATION SECRETARY PAIGE AND ATTACK HIS TITLE IX POSITION In
a statement made through a spokesman on Feb. 26, Secretary of Education
Rod Paige has indicated that he will only consider the proposals
forwarded by the federal Title IX Commission that were passed
unanimously. This
position would wipe out all of the work by the Commission on Opportunity
in Athletics to reform Title IX. THIS POSITION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE
CONTINUED ELIMINATION OF OLYMPIC SPORTS SUCH AS WRESTLING, SWIMMING,
GYMNASTICS, TRACK, BASEBALL AND OTHERS. This
position would allow a few dissenting voices, led by quota advocates
Julie Foudy and Donna DeVarona, to throw out all of the ideas passed by
the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics that they did not agree with. CONTACT
ROD PAIGE today by email or FAX. Send a carbon copy of your letter to
PRESIDENT BUSH. Forward this message to all of your friends and
colleagues. DO IT NOW. CONTACT Rod
Paige SEND
A CARBON COPY Talking
Points *
Paige has abandoned the Olympic sports community by insisting
that only unanimous recommendations by the Commission on Opportunity in
Athletics be considered. *
This position will maintain the status quo, and will allow for
the continued discrimination. It will continue the loss of programs and
opportunities for Olympic sports such of swimming, wrestling, track and
field, gymnastics, baseball, and many more. *
Nowhere in the American system is *unanimous* consent required.
It is not required to pass a law through Congress. It is not required
for Supreme Court decisions. The United States is based upon a majority
rules principle. A requirement of unanimous consent is un-American. *
This will wipe out the work of the federal Title IX Commission.
It means the efforts of the entire Commission was a waste of their time,
and the Commission process was a waste of taxpayer money. *
It allows only one dissenting voice to overrule the decision of
the majority of the Commission.
*
Two members of the Commission, Julie Foudy and Donna De Varona,
are biased and are leaders of a special interest group. They had their
minds made up before the hearings began. Their goal is stop any and all
changes to Title IX enforcement. By only reviewing unanimous proposals,
you give Foudy and De Varona veto power over the entire 15-member panel.
*
You have abandoned the campaign promises made by President Bush.
You have buckled to the pressure of a small but well-financed radical
group seeking to keep the status quo. Pat
Tocci To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:23:50 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers finished 2nd in the WIAC tournament Sunday and qualified 4 wrestlers for the NCAA Div. III tournament. UWSP had 3 Champions at the tournament. At 174 Cody Koenig defeated Jason Lulloff (LAX), at 184 Brad Marten defeated Roy Forsyth (UWPL) and at 197 Yan White pinned Adam Kolo (UWEC). Each champion became an automatic qualifier for the national tournament. Brady Holtz received a wild card bid to the NCAA's after an impressive comeback to 2nd place at the WIAC's. Brady dropped a close match to the eventual champion in the first round, but rallied back with dominating wins over Whitewater, Lawrence, and LaCrosse to finish 2nd. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwplatt.edu/~athletics/wrestling/wiacchampionships.html The Pointers now prepare for the National tournament in Ada, OH. Of the 4 qualifiers the Pointers are sending to nationals, 3 are ranked in the top 8. Cody Koenig is ranked 4th with a 32-0 record, Yan White is ranked 3rd with a 27-2 and Brad Marten is ranked 7th and has defeated the #2 and #4 ranked wrestlers. We still have seats on the fan bus to the NCAA's. The cost is $60 per person and it will leave on Thursday 3/6, returning Sunday 3/9. For more information on the bus or hotels please call the wrestling office at 715-346-4184. *For those parents and boosters who received the letter regarding the bus and hotels, the phone number for the hotel was incorrect. The phone number for the Econo-Lodge is 419-222-0596. Thanks for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:37:58 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The UW-Stevens Point ended their dual season with a win over UW-Eau Claire on Saturday, 2/15. The Pointers picked up wins from Jon Burdick (141), Cody Koenig (174), Brad Marten (184), Mike Hayes (285), and a forfeit from Brady Holtz (133). Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/0203/eauclaire.htm On Friday the Pointers hosted #2 Augsburg college. Although the team score was a little lopsided, the Pointers came away with some good personal victories. At 174 Cody Koenig defeated #5 ranked Joe Moon for the second time and increased his over all record to 28-0. The match-up of the night came at where Pointer Brad Marten defeated #2 ranked and National runner-up Ricky Crone 7-1. Marten got the fall right at the buzzer but the call was overturned at the last minute. For match by match results go to: http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wrestling/0203/augsburg.htm The Pointers now prepare the WIAC Championships that will be held at UW-Platteville on Sunday, Feb. 23. Wrestling will begin at 10:00 AM Sunday morning. We hope to see many of you there. If you need hotel information for Platteville, please contact the wrestling office at 715-346-4184. Finally, we are still trying to fill a fan bus to the NCAA Division III tournament in Ada, OH. The tournament is March 7-8 and the bus will leave on the 6th and return on the 9th. Contact the UW-SP wrestling office for more information. Thanks for your support and we hope to see you in Platteville next week. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu Subject: FW: HELP SAVE UW OSHKOSH TITAN WRESTLING Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:45:55 -0600 If we lose Oshkosh, that not only hurts wrestling as a whole, it hurts our conference and ultimately our program. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu ------------------------------------Original Message-------------------------------- From: Mark Poirier [fish3x@yahoo.com] From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:33:13 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The Pointers are currently taking a much needed rest before they compete against #2 ranked Augsburg on Friday in Quandt. UWSP traveled to Appleton last week to dual conference newcomer Lawrence University. The Pointers defeated Lawrence 26-12 fueled by a pin from Justin Geitner at 149 and major decisions from Yan White (197) and Mike Hayes (285). Prior to the Lawrence dual, UWSP won the Eau Claire Invitational on Feb. 1. The Pointers crowned 2 Champions, Cody Koenig and Yan White, while 184 pounder Brad Marten and 149 pounder Justin Geitner finished 2nd. Marten lost a hard fought match in the finals to Division II All-American Rory Herring (UW-Parkside). Brad defeated Herring 2 days prior in their dual in Stevens Point. Other placers for the Pointers at Eau Claire were, Jared Esala (125) 3rd & Jon Burdick (141) 4th. Complete results can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/Athletics/wrestling/schedule.htm As the Pointers begin to prepare for the end of the season, so should parents, fans, and boosters. Therefore we are organizing a bus for the NCAA Division III tournament in Ada, OH. This will be a 47 passenger bus that leaves for Ohio on Thursday, March 6 and will return to Point on Sunday, March 9th after the tournament. All parents and booster club members should be receiving information regarding the bus and the NCAA tournament. If you are a parent or Takedown club member and do not receive this information soon, please contact the wrestling office at 715-346-4184. Otherwise, if you interested in finding out more information regarding the bus trip to the National tournament, you can also contact the wrestling office at the above number or via e-mail at jjohnson@uwsp.edu We hope to bring a full bus of parents and fans to support the Pointers at the NCAA's. Thanks for your support! From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:34:26 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The UWSP wrestling team recently returned from the National Duals at The Ohio State University. The team went 1-3, but wrestled tough against some good teams. UWSP drew #1 Wartburg first round losing 27-10 with Brady Holtz, Cody Koenig, and Yan White picking up wins for the Pointers. The Pointer then dropped a hard fought match against conference rival UW-LaCrosse. The score was tied and 15 going into the final match where #2 ranked Ryan Allen of LAX pinned Mike Hayes. The Pointers collected wins from David Davila (125), Brady Holtz (133), Cody Koenig (184), and a fall from Yan White (197). LaCrosse is currently ranked #6 in the Nation while the Pointers are #23. UWSP then went 1-1 in exhibition matches against #14 Lycoming and #19 Ohio Northern. The Pointers lost to Lycoming and defeated Ohio Northern. Individually, the Pointers had 3 wrestlers who returned with winning records. Cody Koenig was 4-0 on the weekend, while Yan White and Brady Holtz returned with a 3-1 record. Brady's only loss was to Lycoming's #1 ranked Mike Waldren 12-8. The Pointers returned to action last night losing a close match to UW-Whitewater on criteria. The match score was 19-19 with Whitewater winning 6 of the 10 matches. The Pointers were missing starters Ed Wynimko and Yan White due to injury. Junior Brad Marten made his debut as a Pointer winning with a major decision at 197. Marten will compete at 184 for the Pointers after transferring from UW-Madison. Results from all matches can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/Athletics/wrestling/schedule.htm UWSP's next match will be at home in Quandt gym on Wednesday, January 29 against Div.II UW-Parkside. I'd like to extend a special thank-you to the parents and fans who came out to Ohio to watch the Pointers wrestle. Your support of our team is inspiring to the wrestlers and is greatly appreciated! Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: Lawrence match change Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 11:37:12 -0600 Our dual against Lawrence has been change one last time. The dual will be on Wednesday, Feb. 5th at Lawrence. The dual will begin at 7:00 PM. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > To: wiwrestling.com Subject: update Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:35:26 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays. The Pointer wrestling team is back in action and working hard. The team recently returned from Iowa where they competed against the University of Dubuque and the #1 ranked Wartburg Knights. The Pointers went 1-1 on the trip defeating Dubuque 44-6 and losing to Wartburg 38-3. Cody Koenig was the Pointers only undefeated wrestler on the trip pinning Dubuque's John Southworth in :36 seconds and defeating Wartburg's #7 ranked Mark Sturm 8-3. Koenig moves to 16-0 on the season. In the night's feature match against Wartburg, Yan White dropped a 3-0 decision to #2 ranked Alain Djoumessi. Complete results for both matches can be found on our web page at: http://www.uwsp.edu/Athletics/wrestling/schedule.htm The Pointers will return to action at home on Wednesday Jan. 15 against UW-Oshkosh. The match will begin at 7:00 PM in Quandt Gym. Finally, we still have seats left on the bus for the trip to the National duals in Columbus, OH. If you are interested in riding with the team and parents to the NWCA duals, contact our office at 715-346-4184 or by e-mail at: jjohnson@uwsp.edu The bus will be leaving early (approx. 5:30 AM) on Friday, Jan. 17th and returning right after the finals on Sunday, Jan. 19th. Thanks for your support and we hope to see many of you at our next home dual. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu Coach Johnson's Wrestling Newsletter From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu
> From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: Concordia/duals upcoming Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 23:05:03 -0600 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and has returned home safely. The Pointers were back for practice Sunday night after a much needed rest. On the 23rd the UWSP wrestling team competed at the Concordia Open in Mequon, WI. Coming away with Championship honors and continuing their undefeated season were Cody Koening (12-0) and Yan White (11-0). Cody racked up 47 points to his opponents' 19 in 4 matches. Meanwhile, Yan added 2 more falls to his season tally. Also finishing well for the Pointers were Ed Wynimko, 2nd at 157, Jared Esala, 3rd at 125, Brady Holtz, 4th at 133, and Mike Hayes, 5th at HWT. Complete results can be found at: http://www.cuw.edu/sports/mwr_open_results.htm The Pointers now head into the dual meet season taking on Lakeland College on December 3rd in Sheboygan. From there UWSP will begin conference competition with #5 Nationally ranked UW-LaCrosse on December 10 in LaCrosse. And, two days later on the 12th the Pointers will host UW-Platteville in Berg Gym. The second rankings of the season have come out and the Pointers remain at the #12 spot. Yan White holds onto his #1 ranking while Cody Koenig moves the #6 at 174. Finally, the bus to the National duals is set. For more information or to secure a spot on the bus with the team contact the Pointer Wrestling office at 715-346-4184. The cost is $100 per person and there will be a special room rate available for anyone riding with the team. Parent's of Pointer wrestlers please contact me for rates. Thanks for your support and we hope to see many of you on December 12th at Berg Gym. Sincerely, Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: Augsburg Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:51:15 -0800 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The UWSP wrestling team returns from the Augsburg Open with two champions and a second place finisher. Yan White (197) and Cody Koenig (174) extend their undefeated streak by capturing the title at their weight classes. In the finals White defeated #7 ranked Adam Kolo (UW-Eau Claire) 5-0 finishing the day without giving up a point. Koenig edged Joe Moon of Augsburg 6-5 to claim his 2nd tournament championship this year. Also making it to the finals was 133 pounder Brady Holtz. Brady dropped a hard fought 7-5 match to Mark Matzek of Augsburg. Other place winners were Jared Esala (125) 4th place and Matt Lapinski 3rd (149) Silver division. You can find complete results at: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0203statistics/2002auggieopen/Auggiehome.htm The Pointers head to Mequon, WI this Saturday to compete in the Concordia Open. This will be their last open tournament before the dual meet season begins. In December UWSP will dual against Lakeland and Harper on the 3rd, LaCrosse on the 10th and Platteville on the 12th. Thanks for your support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach/Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: Golden Eagle results Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 21:10:39 -0800 Greetings Pointer Wrestling Fans: The season is underway with the completion of the annual Golden Eagle Open hosted by UWSP. The Pointers finished the day with 4 Champions; Brady Holtz (133), Justin Geitner (149), Cody Koenig (174), & Yan White (197). White and Koenig finished the tournament with pins in their finals matches, while Geitner posted an 11-7 win and Holtz pulled off a 7-4 victory over #7 ranked Tyler Hubbard of Wartburg. Holtz was also a co-winner of the Outstanding Wrestler award for the Gold division. Other strong finishes for the Pointers were David Davila 4th at 125 (Gold), Joel Burdick 6th at 141 (Gold), Matt Lapinski 3rd at 149 (Silver), and Ryan Hansen 5th at 149 (Gold). Results for the top four finishes at each weight can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/Athletics/wrestling/0203/GoldenEagle.htm The Pointers head to Minneapolis, MN on Saturday to compete in the Auggie Open at Augsburg College. This will be a good opportunity for strong competition and will become an early measuring stick for the team. Thank you for you support. Johnny Johnson Head Wrestling Coach Lecturer UW-Stevens Point 715-346-4184 jjohnson@uwsp.edu From: "Johnson, Johnny" < j4johnso@uwsp.edu > Subject: "School's in" Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 15:24:48 -0500 Hello Pointer Wrestling Fans. Well, the season is pretty much underway. We have had 3 solid weeks of practice as we prepare for the Golden Eagle Open this weekend at home. The tournament will begin at 9:00 AM in the Multi-Activity Center. As in the past, we will have a Silver Division (Freshman only) and a Gold Division (true open). We hope many of you can make it to watch the Pointers compete. After this weekend the we will travel to Minneapolis to wrestle in the Augsburg Open on the 16th and then to Mequon on the 23rd to compete in the Concordia Open. The pre-season rankings are out and the Pointers are ranked #12 with two wrestlers ranked, Yan White 1st at 197 and Cody Koenig 5th at 165. Finally, we are still working on our membership drive for the Takedown club. If you haven't received a mailing from the Takedown club let us know. If you have but haven't joined yet, please join and help our team strive to reach their goals. Have a great day! Johnny Johnson |