"Wrestler of the Week"
With Brad Baker
| (1/12/2005) |
Week 5Wiwrestling.com Wrester of the WeekBy Brad Baker Week 5For those of you that attended the Cheesehead this past weekend, you probably agree with me that even a third or fifth place finish could have warranted a wrestler of the week nomination. That’s just how good the wrestling was. However, I’ll narrow it down to the most qualified nominees. If you would like to make a nomination for the following week, please drop me an email at Bbaker@wiwrestling.com. When making nominations, please include recent victories of notice and scores as well. Josh Hansen, Wisconsin Rapids, 112, SrJosh won arguably the toughest weight this past weekend at the Cheesehead, a weight that including him had three state champions in it. After winning his pool, he defeated Vince Hannon of Montini in a 3-2-overtime thriller. Hannon placed fourth in Illinois last season as a sophomore. Josh then defeated two-time defending division two state champion Brian Barbiaux of Luxemburg-Casco 11-6 in the championship bout. Barbiaux had previously beaten Alex Meger, a Minnesota state champion from Owatonna, 3-2 in the semifinals. Barbiaux and Meger entered the tournament as the 16th and 8th ranked wreslters respectively at 112 pounds in the nation according to WIN-Magazine. Hansen’s victory raises his record to 18-0 and he is currently ranked number one in the state. Other Nominees: Kevin Tritz, Wisconsin Rapids, 145, JrKevin defeated three ranked wrestlers on his way to winning the 145-pound Cheesehead bracket. In the final pool round, he won by a major decision against Mineral Point’s Danny Sullivan, the eight ranked wrestler in division three. Then in the semifinals, Tritz defeated the third ranked wrestler in division one, Jacob Wagner of Milton, also by a major decision. And finally, Kevin defeated Wrightstown’s Mitch Nooyen 7-4 in the championship match. Nooyen is ranked second in division three. Tritz’s record currently lies at 20-1. Max Askren, Hartland-Arrowhead, 189, SrIn a match-up between two nationally ranked wrestlers, Max came out with a 2-0 victory over Mike Mucha of Montini in the championship. Max entered as the fifth ranked wrestler in the nation and Mucha entered as the 16th ranked according to WIN-Magazine. Previously, Max pinned Luxemburg-Casco’s Jon Treml, ranked third in division two, in the semi-finals. Max’s record is currently 19-0.Jordan Hein, Wausau West, HWT, SrJordan defeated Medford’s Joe Poehls 5-2 to take the Cheesehead heavyweight championship. Both Hein and Poehls are returning state finalists. In the semifinals, Jordan pinned third ranked Alex Gibson of Milton in 0:18. The victories elevated his season record to 22-0 and he is currently the number one ranked wrestler in the state. Malachi Root, Green Bay Preble/East, 112, Fr Malachi went 5-0 this weekend at the West Bend Invitational raising his record to 26-0 on the season. In his finals bout, he defeated the number one ranked 103-pounder in division three, Drew Hammond of Random Lake 8-4. Both wrestlers entered the match undefeated. Malachi’s efforts earned him the tournaments most outstanding wrestler award. NOTE: There are many others that I understand deserve
a spot at least as nominees. For future weeks, please send in your nominees by
Monday night. Be sure to include the wrestlers full name, high school,
coaches name and number and the wrestlers recent accomplishments,
including significant recent wins/accomplishments. |
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