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Andrew Howe Advances to the Trials Championship
By STEVE KRAH
stvkrh905@gmail.com
 
It took a three-time world champion and defending Olympic champion from allowing Indiana’s Andrew Howe from getting a chance to represent the USA at the 2016 Rio Games.
 
For the second straight U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Jordan Burroughs bested Howe in the finals at 74 kg (163 pounds).
 
Burroughs, a New Jersey native who now lives in Nebraska and represents Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club, beat Howe in 2012 and went on to win it all at the London Olympics. He has only lost twice in the past five years and never to Howe.
 
On Sunday, April 10, Burroughs bested the former Hanover Central High School, University of Wisconsin and Oklahoma University standout 9-3 and 10-0 in the best-of-3 finals before 11,162 at the University of Iowa’s famed Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
 
In the first bout, Burroughs built a 7-0 lead before Howe scored a first-period reversal. The scoring in the second period was a takedown by Burroughs followed by a one-point push-out for Howe. Both periods were three minutes.
 
The second bout saw Burroughs win in just under 90 seconds. He got an early takedown and then executed four consecutive two-point “leg lace” rolls to win by superiority and earn the Olympic berth.
 
“I dominated,” Burroughs said after celebrating with his family. “I’m excited.
“The approach is always to be one of the best ever. It’s hard to be a husband and father and be the best wrestler in the world. But I want to be a role model to all fathers out there.”
 
On his way to the finals, the 26-year-old Howe drew a first-round bye then beat Mark Hall 10-0, Alex Dieringer 5-2 and Nick Marable 2-1 in the challenge tournament. Burroughs earned the right to by-pass the challenge and went right to the finals.
 
Before taking on Burroughs in a “do-or-die” showdown (only the champion advances to the 2016 Rio Olympics), Howe said he needed to “just relax” and “go take it.”
 
He just wasn’t able to get the job completed and still remains winless against Burroughs during his mat career.
 
A five-year member of Team USA, Howe came in ranked No. 4 at 74 kg.
 
Howe’s 2016 resume includes a U.S. Open championship and a fifth-place finish at the Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia.
 
An assistant coach at Oklahoma and a member of the Sooner Wrestling Club, Howe joined the staff after his senior season for the Sooners. He graduated from OU with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies and is currently working toward a master’s degree in human relations.
 
“It’s a great situation I have. I really appreciate (head coach) Mark Cody and (associate head coach) Michael Lightner freeing me up at times during the year and letting me get ready for this event.
 
“I wrestle with the college guys almost daily and it helps.”
 
The other wrestler from the Region at Iowa City was Angel Escobedo, who came in No. 3 in the Team USA rankings and a three-year member of Team USA.
 
The four-time state champion while at Griffith High School and three-time Big Ten Conference champion while at Indiana University, lost 12-9 to Nahshon Garrett in his only match Sunday.
 
Escobedo, 29, dropped out of the challenge tournament at 57 kg (125.5 pounds) because of injury. He is now an assistant coach at Iowa State University in Ames.
 
The member of the New York Athletic Club placed seventh at the 2016 U.S. Open.

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Injured Hildebrandt keeps head high, eyes another run at Olympics
By STEVE KRAH
stvkrh905@gmail.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sarah Hildebrandt’s U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials experience didn’t end the way she wanted.
Wrestling with a right knee injury (impingement and torn meniscus) that few people knew about heading into the tournament, the Penn High School graduate went 3-2 in the 53 kg (116.5 pounds) bracket Sunday, April 10 at the University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The former King University grappler was dominant in her three victories, but her losses were by superiority and pin.
“I actually felt pretty relaxed out there,” Hildebrandt said. “But I didn’t feel comfortable with my knee. I didn’t trust my body. I didn’t trust in my shots. When you have an injury, there’s always a little fear (of pain).
“(My knee has) been bothering me. It’s really an everyday thing. Some days are better than others. Unfortunately, weight-cutting is part of this sport and running goes along with that. I put some time in on the treadmill — about an hour everyday — and it’s pretty hard on my knees.”
Like most Olympic hopefuls, Hildebrandt works out multiple times a day and it takes a physical toll and it did on her knee.
“I knew it could be a problem,” Hildebrandt said. “I just pushed through it and hoped the adrenaline would push me through. At times, it did, and at other times pain won out.”
Hildebrandt’s day began with a 10-2 win over Cady Chessin. She lost out on a chance at the 2016 Rio Olympics (only the champion advances) with a 10-0 loss to Katherine Fulp-Allen.
That was followed by two victories — 8-0 over Dajan Treder and pin of Amy Fearnside in 5:44. The day ended with a loss by pin to Michalea Hutchison in 2:44.
“It’s a huge disappointment,” Hildebrandt said. “I know I had a lot of people cheering for me and supporting me. I wanted to wrestle well for them but for myself as well. Even if I have a bad day, I want to walk off the mat saying I did my best. I don’t feel like that. That’s rough. That’s hard for me to swallow.”
Brad Harper, Hildebrandt’s coach at Penn, was in her corner at all her Iowa City matches and has continued to be there for her in the five years since she graduated from high school. The Kingsmen’s head coach marveled at her willingness to go hard despite the agony.
“She said she didn’t do her best, but she did do her best with the situation she was in. To battle through what she had going on was amazing. I went out to the training center (in Colorado Springs, Colo.) and with her workouts, she was in pain at every practice.”
Hildebrandt, who began her wrestling career at Discovery Middle School in Granger, was full of confidence in the months leading up to Iowa City.
“I really, really believed in myself,” Hildebrandt said. “I’ve had tournaments where I didn’t believe in myself and losing didn’t sting as much. I definitely think I can be the best in the world.”
Hildebrandt’s immediate plans call for knee surgery then quality family time and some relaxation.
“I’d like to go somewhere warm and sit on the beach,” Hildebrandt said.
But she won’t stay away from the sport she loves and still has Olympic dreams.
“I love the sport,” Hildebrandt said. “I have lotta lotta fun with it. This was not as fun as some other days. But I’ll always crave getting back in the mat room.”
The 22-year-old hopes to take a shot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and all that entails.
“I’ve worked so hard and nothing’s going to change. I’ll just keep striving and burning the fire in my belly.”
Harper believes in Hildebrandt’s mat future.
“She just needs to get healthy and train smarter,” Harper said. “She needs to just keep getting better day by day. When 2020 comes, she will dominate.”
And as for 2016?
“I’m still an American and I want to help my team,” Hildebrandt said. “I know it will be a quick turn-around, but if I can get in there and help the girls on the Olympic team, I would love to.”

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Manchester University awarded NCAA Division III Midwest Regional
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – Manchester University, in conjunction with the Allen County Memorial Coliseum and Visit Fort Wayne groups, has been awarded a bid to host the 2017 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional wrestling Championships.
 
The event is set for late February at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
 
“We’re very appreciative of being the host for this big event,” Director of Athletics Rick Espeset said. “It’s a great honor to have our university’s name and brand associated with this type of NCAA competition.”
 
“Fans should be excited for this coming (to Fort Wayne),” head coach Kevin Lake noted. “There are many athletes on participating teams that are from Fort Wayne and surrounding areas including three-time defending national champion Riley LeFever of Wabash College. It’s an incredible showcase of some of the top student-athletes in NCAA Division III all vying for a berth to the national meet.”
 
Visit Fort Wayne and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum group mirrored Manchester University’s anticipation.
 
"We’re thrilled to welcome the NCAA DIII Wrestling Regional to Fort Wayne,” Stephanie Coleman, sports sales manager at Visit Fort Wayne, said. “Early estimates have it bringing a quarter of a million dollars in new spending to our community. We’re so fortunate to have a great collaborative relationship between Visit Fort Wayne, the Memorial Coliseum and Manchester University.”
 
“Our location is great for the NCAA’s tournaments,” Dan O’Connell, president and CEO of Visit Fort Wayne, admitted. “(The NCAA) was looking for a central location with a high quality venue and a member university and community interested in making the student athlete’s experience at the tournament memorable. We ‘pinned’ all three of those needs, literally.
 
“Fort Wayne is within a days’ drive of over 90% of the participating institutions,” he added. “We offer an outstanding venue in the Memorial Coliseum which has experience in hosting both wrestling as well as NCAA tournaments. And lastly, along with Manchester University, Visit Fort Wayne is committed to providing every wrestler with a ‘championship experience’.”
 
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum has played host to the 2010 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey Midwest Regional and 2006 NCAA Division I men’s volleyball national championship as well as the 2015 and 2016 Cliff Keen National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Duals among its signature events.

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Drew Hughes wins Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Michigan State Earns Wrestler of the Week Plaudit

Spartans’ Hughes picks up the honor after winning four matches at the Reno Tournament of Champions

Wrestler of the Week
Drew Hughes, Michigan State
165 pounds – Fr. – Lowell, Ind. – Lowell

Helped lead the Spartans to a second-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions
The unranked wrestler picked up three technical falls before earning a 2-0 sudden victory win over 12th-ranked Branson Ashworth of Wyoming
Earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
Last Michigan State Wrestler of the Week: Michael McClure (Dec. 18, 2012)

2016-17 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 15: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 22: Kyle Snyder, Jr., OSU
Nov. 29: Brett Pfarr, Sr., MINN
Dec. 6: Logan Massa, Fr., MICH
Dec. 13: Anthony Rubinetti, Fr., NU
Dec. 20: Drew Hughes, Fr., MSU

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Stevan Micic wins co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Michigan and Ohio State Share Wrestler of the Week Honor

Wolverines’ Micic claims honor after picking up two wins; Buckeyes’ Tomasello earns plaudit after claiming top-five victory

Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Stevan Micic, Michigan
133 pounds – Fr. – Cedar Lake, Ind. – Hanover Central

Led the Wolverines with a pair of individual wins, helping Michigan defeat Maryland
Eighth-ranked Micic claimed a 11-4 win over Billy Rappo of Maryland and a 13-7 victory over third-ranked Eric Montoya of Nebraska
Earns the second Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
Last Ohio State Wrestler of the Week: Kyle Snyder (Nov. 22, 2016)

Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
133 pounds – Jr. – Parma, Ohio – Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

Helped lead the Buckeyes to a win over No. 12 Illinois
The second-ranked wrestler picked up a 12-4 major decision over No. 4 Zane Richards of Illinois
Remains unbeaten on the year, sporting a 9-0 record
Earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
Last Michigan Wrestler of the Week: Logan Massa (Dec. 6, 2016)

 
2016-17 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 15: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 22: Kyle Snyder, Jr., OSU
Nov. 29: Brett Pfarr, Sr., MINN
Dec. 6: Logan Massa, Fr., MICH
Dec. 13: Anthony Rubinetti, Fr., NU
Dec. 20: Drew Hughes, Fr., MSU
Jan. 3: Thomas Gilman, IOWA
Ethan Lizak, MINN
Jan. 10: Jason Nolf, PSU
Jan. 17: Stevan Micic, Fr., MICH
Nathan Tomasello, Jr., OSU

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2017 State Finals By the Numbers
Overall
 
Once again we have shown how accurate our rankings are with another great year for the final rankings. Note that our rankings are locked before sectional and these do not take into account injuries or semi-state draws as the state series progresses. This year we had a record 169 ranked wrestlers that made it to state. The top weight class was 132 with 15 of the 16 state qualifiers being ranked. Also 126, 152, and 220 had 14 ranked wrestlers. Unfortunately bringing up the rear was 138, 145, and 195 with only 10 ranked wrestlers.
 
2017- 169
2016- 175
2015- 172
2014- 171
2013- 171
2012- 170
2011- 157
2010- 159
2009- 143
 
106lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Eli Hickman- Rensselaer Central
Danny Tolin- Chesterton
Colin Reagan- Frontier
Logan Boe- Danville
Jake Armstrong- Winamac
Logan Stephenson- Terre Haute South
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Brayden Curtis- Yorktown vs. #3 Brendan Mattingly- Carmel
#14 Brayden Shearer- Garrett vs. #2 Seth Johnson- North Montgomery
#4 Andrew Black- Shenandoah vs. #19 Fernando Flores- Goshen
#5 Brayden Lowery- Perry Meridian vs. #13 JC Herring- Oak Hill
 
113lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Tanner Schoeff- Central Noble
Alex Petro- Center Grove
Chris Schuller- Woodlan
Caleb Oliver- Indianapolis Cathedral
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#18 Joe Just- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #4 Kory Cavanaugh- Penn
#2 Alec Viduya- Roncalli vs. #17 Kane Egli- Evansville Mater Dei
#6 Hunter Watts- Jimtown vs. #20 Ryne Webb- Rensselaer Central
#7 Gavin Rose- Greenfield-Central vs. #9 Seth Horty- Evansville Memorial
 
120lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Braxton Alexander- Wawasee
Blaigh Rushing- Homestead
Zane Sullivan- Edgewood
Trevor Ragle- New Castle
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Ty Mills- Brownsburg vs. #15 Carter Noehre- Greenfield-Central
#12 Sunny Nier- Perry Meridian vs. #8 Alex Mosconi- Indian Creek
#2 Tylor Triana- Hobart vs. #14 Josh Stephenson- Yorktown
#5 Colin Poynter- Portage vs. #6 Jabin Wright- Kokomo
#7 Christian Mejia- Elkhart Memorial vs. #10 Tanner DeMien- Penn
 
126lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Reese Rodriguez- Hammond Morton
Dylan Demarco- Garrett
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Blake Mulkey- Brownsburg vs. #16 Hunter Cottingham- Western
#12 Matt Gimson- Jimtown vs. #7 Matt Lee- Evansville Mater Dei
#15 Joel Byman- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #18 Noah Hunt- Bloomington South
#3 Colton Cummings- Lowell vs. #5 Alec White- New Palestine
#4 Michael DeLaPena- Merrillville vs. #13 Dallas Pugsley- Shenandoah
#6 Jordan Slivka- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #11 Ian Dembowski- Valparaiso
 
132lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
Unranked qualifiers:
Austin Moore- Central Noble
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Jeremiah Reitz- Griffith vs. #14 Jack Servies- Perry Meridian
#2 Breyden Bailey- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #12 Miguel Prado- Portage
#3 Kyle Luigs- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #6 Conner Gimson- Jimtown
#4 Christian Hunt- Yorktown vs. #19 Noah Franklin- New Washington
#5 Ethan Smiley- Beech Grove vs. #13 Jack Tolin- Chesterton
#7 Dawson Combest- Columbus East vs. #18 Anthony Mosser- Adams Central
#8 Manzona Bryant- Culver Academies vs. #9 Cainan Schaefer- South Dearborn
 
138lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Logan Macklin- Adams Central
Ryan Surguy- Shenandoah
Jacob LaPlace- Mishawaka
Levi Miller- North Posey
Chaz Boyd- Elkhart Central
Jacob Redd- Connersville
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#11 Grant Gutierrez- Bellmont vs. #3 Kris Rumph- Portage
#5 Nathan Conley- Avon vs. #17 Jesus Mancera- Lawrence Central
 
145lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Xander Stroud- Elkhart Central
Elliot Rodgers- Indianapolis Cathedral
Corban Pollitt- Columbus East
Brooks Wathen- Jennings County
Carlos Aguirre- Garrett
Darian Padgett- North Central (Indianapolis)
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Joel Arney- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #2 Kasper McIntosh- Portage
#7 Mason Winner- Jay County vs. #10 Mario Traficanti- Crown Point
#9 Kain Rust- Perry Meridian vs. #8 Logan Coyle- Center Grove
 
152lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Tucker Schank- Southridge
David Kitko- Noblesville
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Joe Lee- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #10 Clay Jones- Lafayette Jefferson
#12 Noah LaMore- Crown Point vs. #4 Austin Bethel- Mount Vernon
#18 Cody Klettheimer- Frankton vs. #15 Hunter Reed- Columbia City
#2 Noah Warren- Perry Meridian vs. #17 Colt Rutter- Yorktown
#6 Jacob Clark- Avon vs. #8 Kassius Breathitt- South Bend Riley
#9 Nathaniel Weimer- East Noble vs. #11 Andrew Negangard- East Central
 
160lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Josh Gee- Shenandoah
Matthew Wertz- Zionsville
Jacob Atkins- South Bend Riley
Justin Miller- Westfield
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Brad Laughlin- Yorktown vs. #20 Jaylen Adkins- Decatur Central
#10 Jed Levitz- Prairie Heights vs. #14 Ethan Stock- Monrovia
#11 Chase Wilson- Princeton vs. #12 Tony Busse- Bellmont
#6 Gleason Mappes- Center Grove vs. #18 Nick Potter- New Haven
 
170lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Joe Mazero- Hamilton Southeastern
Bradley Groover- River Forest
Jonyvan Johnson- New Haven
Brad Lowe- Greenfield-Central
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#10 Ismael Cornejo- Portage vs. #1 Burk Vanhorn- Franklin Community
#15 Jordan Rader- Peru vs. #9 Jake Ruberg- Lawrenceburg
#16 Anthony Cicciarelli- Brownsburg vs. #7 Zack Fattore- Hobart
#6 Jarod Swank- Penn vs. #14 Jonah Hays- Center Grove
 
182lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Jonah Rolfes- Lawrenceburg
Tyjonn Lockett- Merrillville
Stephen Nix- F. W. Bishop Dwenger
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#17 Jeremy Torres- Portage vs. #14 Jake Moore- Franklin Community
#2 Thomas Dull- Terre Haute North vs. #16 Austin Faulkner- Mishawaka
#3 Lucas Davison- Chesterton vs. #12 Jacob Hendrich- Northview
#4 Jacob Gray- Delta vs. #10 Cameron Simmons- Lawrence Central
#8 Joey Blakeley- Prairie Heights vs. #6 Evan Stambaugh- Lebanon
 
195lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Nick Schoonveld- Kankakee Valley
Jack Michel- Southridge
Draven Rasler- West Noble
Anthony Maceo- Portage
Gavin Herrera- Kokomo
David Delph- Frankton
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Tristen Tonte- Warren Central vs. #16 Bradley Philpot- Floyd Central
#13 Tyler Moser- Bremen vs. #9 Caleb Hankenson- Bellmont
#5 Kurtis Wilderman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #2 Ben Stewart- Indianapolis Cathedral
 
220lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Austin Evans- Lakeland
Andy Guhl- Indianapolis Cathedral
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg vs. #3 Clayton Scroggs- Martinsville
#17 Tyler McKeever- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #6 Donnie Crider- Harrison (wl)
#2 Gunnar Larson- Avon vs. #10 Kyle Cornwell- Elwood
#4 Corbin Maddox- Daleville vs. #18 Will Vakalahi- Penn
#5 Eli Pokorney- Chesterton vs. #13 Gaven Hare- Jay County
#7 Jacob McClaine- Lebanon vs. #12 Garrison Lee- Monrovia
 
285lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Aron Ceglarek- Kankakee Valley
Dylan Cain- Greensburg
Tyler Selm- Franklin County
Dan Clark- Rochester
Clark Minges- East Central
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#14 Jessie Lawson- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #7 Rickie Clark- Brownsburg
#2 Evan Ellis- Eastern (Greentown) vs. #12 Brendan Sutton- Jennings County
#3 Wade Ripple- Mount Vernon vs. #18 Dakota Ault- F.w. North Side

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2016 IndianaMat Awards
2016 IndianaMat Awards
 

Coach of the Year
1A- Brett Smith of Prairie Heights
2A- Mark Kerrn of Jimtown
3A- Darrick Snyder of Brownsburg
 
Wrestler of the Year
1A- Evan Ellis of Eastern
2A- Brock Hudkins of Danville
3A- Blake Rypel of Cathedral
 
Mr. Gorilla
2nd runner-up- Drew Hughes of Lowell
1st runner-up- Shawn Streck of Merrillville
Mr. Gorilla- Chad Red of New Palestine

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Micic to take on #1 Gross at NWCA All-Star Classic
Flash and fun expected as NWCA announces next two matchups for NWCA All-Star Classic
Manheim, Pennsylvania -- Flashy, dynamic, exciting and tenacious are four terms that can describe the athletes announced on Thursday to compete at the 52nd annual NWCA All-Star Classic set for Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym on Sunday, November 5.
 
The NWCA All-Star Classic is hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network and sponsored by Princeton Brain and Spine and Northwestern Mutual Life.
 
On the men’s side, South Dakota State’s Seth Gross will face Michigan’s Stevan Micic at 133 pounds, while Megan Black of McKendree will take on Shelby Hall of Campbellsville at 130 pounds on the women’s side.
 
Gross, a junior from Apple Valley, Minnesota, became South Dakota State’s first NCAA Division I finalist with his runner-up finish a year ago at 133 pounds. All-American Micic, a native of Cedar Lake, Indiana, finished fourth at 133 pounds in 2017.
 
The two didn’t meet last season and haven’t met previously as Gross dropped from 141 pounds to 133 last season and Micic moved up from 125 to 133 after he started his career at Northwestern. Micic finished 29-7 a year ago and Gross was an impressive 34-2.
 
Gross will be South Dakota State’s second wrestler to appear in the event all-time. Cody Pack competed at the 2015 All-Star Classic in Atlanta, losing to Lehigh’s Mitch Minotti in overtime. Micic will make Michigan’s 38th appearance in the All-Star Classic. Overall, Wolverine wrestlers are 15-19-3.
 
At 130, McKendree’s Megan Black, a native of Batavia, Iowa, will become the second McKendree wrestler to compete, joining teammate Brandy Lowe (170 pounds). A three-time WCWA All-American, Black has twice been a runner-up at the national championships. She finished seventh as a freshman competing for King University.
 
Black was the first girl in Iowa high school state wrestling history to place at the state wrestling tournament when she finished eighth in 2012 at 106 pounds. She recently won the UWW U23 World Team Trials in Rochester, Minnesota.
 
Hall, a native of Doylestown, Ohio, is also a three-time WCWA All-American, finishing eighth, third and fourth in her three trips to the tournament. A 2016 Olympic Trials participant, Hall is looking to exact a little revenge as Black eliminated Hall from championship contention at the 2017 WCWA nationals with a 31-second fall in the semifinals.
 
Hall’s presence for Campbellsville also represents the seventh different school thus far to be represented on the women’s side at the All-Star Classic. Eight different schools are represented thus far on the men’s side.
 
 
WHAT: 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network
WHEN: Sunday, November 5, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Jadwin Gym, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
TICKETS: $20 (group discounts available)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #ComeBackToJadwin #allstarclassic2017 #wrestleback
INFO: www.goallstarclassic.com
 
ANNOUNCED MATCHUPS
Men
125: Darian Cruz, Sr. (Lehigh) vs. Nick Piccininni, So. (Oklahoma State)
133: Seth Gross, Jr. (South Dakota State) vs. Stevan Micic, So. (Michigan)
141:
149:
157:
165:
174: Mark Hall, So. (Penn State) vs. Zahid Valencia, So. (Arizona State)
184:
197: Kollin Moore, So. (Ohio State) vs. Jared Haught, Sr. (Virginia Tech)
285:
 
Women
101:
109:
116: Fayth Woodward (Emmanuel) vs. Makayla Bourbon, Sr. (U. of the Cumberlands)
123:
130: Megan Black, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Shelby Hall, Sr. (Campbellsville)
136:
143: Mallory Velte, Sr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Desiree Zavala, So. (Grays Harbor)
155:
170: Jessika Rottier, Jr. (U. of the Cumberlands) vs. Brandy Lowe, Sr. (McKendree)
191:
Note: Women’s college wrestling competes under international freestyle rules.

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Miracle makes her debut at NWCA All-Star Classic
Familiar foes Jack and Meredith meet again at 141; Miracle, Piearcy ready to go at 136 at NWCA All-Star Classic
Manheim, Pennsylvania — As freshmen at North Carolina State University, Kevin Jack and Bryce Meredith were teammates. A year later and a Meredith transfer to Wyoming, the two were foes at the NCAA Championships. Meredith won the first bout and ever since, it’s been a fierce battle. The pair will meet once again at the 52nd annual NWCA All-Star Classic set for Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym on Sunday, November 5.
 
The NWCA All-Star Classic is hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network and sponsored by Princeton Brain and Spine and Northwestern Mutual Life.
 
Joining Jack and Meredith in the event will be Campbellsville’s Kayla Miracle and Menlo’s Solin Piearcy as those two women will meet at 136 pounds.
 
Meredith and Jack reacquainted themselves with one another in 2017 in the postseason as again Meredith prevented the higher-ranked Jack from reaching the NCAA semifinals. Jack rebounded to score a fall over Meredith in the third-place bout, but Meredith still leads the all-time series 2-1, at least in matches contested outside of the wrestling room.
 
Jack, a two-time All-American and Danbury, Connecticut native went 35-2 last season and returned to the podium after missing out in 2016, part of that due to Meredith.
 
Each of the last two seasons, Meredith, a Cheyenne, Wyoming native, has been a low seed entering the championships and twice he’s finished on the podium. Meredith became the first 14 seed to make the finals in 2016, while Jack finished fifth as an unseeded true freshman in 2015.
 
Meredith makes Wyoming’s eighth appearance in the All-Star Classic with Cowboy wrestlers 2-5 overall. The last win came from Joe LeBlanc in 2012 when he defeated Central Michigan’s Ben Bennett. Jack joins teammate Pete Renda (184) in the event marking the first time in school history two Wolfpack wrestlers have competed in the same year. Pack wrestlers are 5-6 all-time.
 
Campbellsville’s Miracle, the third Tiger wrestler slated to compete in the event, is looking to join an exclusive club of wrestlers who have claimed four WCWA national championships. The Indiana native has owned the 136-pound weight class the last three seasons and will look to join Victoria Anthony (Simon Fraser), Helen Maroulis (Missouri Baptist/Simon Fraser) and Emily Webster (Oklahoma City) as four-time WCWA champions.

Miracle is also fresh off a championship at the U23 World Team Trials in Rochester, Minnesota earlier this month. She'll compete at the U23 World Championships in Poland later in November. 
 
Piearcy’s participation will mark Menlo’s first appearance in the event on either the men’s or women’s side. The San Jose, California native comes into her sophomore year as a returning All-American, finishing fifth at 136 pounds.
 
The pair met during the semifinals of the WCWA championships last year, with Miracle earning a 10-0 technical superiority victory.
 
WHAT: 52nd NWCA All-Star Classic hosted by Wrestlers in Business Network
WHEN: Sunday, November 5, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Jadwin Gym, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
TICKETS: $20 (group discounts available)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #ComeBackToJadwin #allstarclassic2017 #wrestleback
WATCH: www.trackwrestling.com
INFO: www.goallstarclassic.com
 
ANNOUNCED MATCHUPS
Men
125: Darian Cruz, Sr. (Lehigh) vs. Nick Piccininni, So. (Oklahoma State)
133: Seth Gross, Jr. (South Dakota State) vs. Stevan Micic, So. (Michigan)
141: Kevin Jack, Sr. (NC State) vs. Bryce Meredith, Sr. (Wyoming)
149:
157:
165:
174: Mark Hall, So. (Penn State) vs. Zahid Valencia, So. (Arizona State)
184: Pete Renda, Sr. (NC State) vs. Drew Foster, Jr. (Northern Iowa)
197: Kollin Moore, So. (Ohio State) vs. Jared Haught, Sr. (Virginia Tech)
285:
 
Women
101:
109:
116: Fayth Woodward (Emmanuel) vs. Makayla Bourbon, Sr. (U. of the Cumberlands)
123: Dom Parrish, Jr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Andribeth Rivera, So. (Campbellsville)
130: Megan Black, Sr. (McKendree) vs. Shelby Hall, Sr. (Campbellsville)
136: Kayla Miracle, Sr. (Campbellsville) vs. Solin Piearcy, So. (Menlo)
143: Mallory Velte, Sr. (Simon Fraser) vs. Desiree Zavala, So. (Grays Harbor)
155:
170: Jessika Rottier, Jr. (U. of the Cumberlands) vs. Brandy Lowe, Sr. (McKendree)
191:
Note: Women’s college wrestling competes under international freestyle rules. 

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Blake Mulkey to Head South
The last of the big four seniors for Brownsburg has announced his college choice. Two-time state placer Blake Mulkey has decided to take his talents to Boiling Springs, North Carolina. He projects to be a 141lber for the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. 
Mulkey chose Gardner-Webb for a variety of reasons. The connection with the coaching staff and the current freshman class made him feel at home. It didn't hurt that he would be in warm North Carolina during the winter. The coaching staff is excited to land a recruit like Mulkey who is likely to make an immediate impact. 
Congratulations to Blake on his decision.

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2018 Dream Team Classic Information
Date: April 14th
Location: Brownsburg High School
1000 S Odell St.
Brownsburg, IN 46112
Time: 6pm
Tickets: Adults $10 
Students(K-12) $5
Under 5 Free
Click here to purchase tickets and gear
Indiana Lineup
113: Jose Diaz- Wheeler
120: Colin Poynter- Portage
126: Ty Mills- Brownsburg
132: Graham Rooks- Columbus East
138: Kris Rumph- Portage
145: Christian Hunt- Yorktown
152: Brayton Lee- Brownsbur
160: Jack Eiteljorge- Carmel
170: Noah Warren- Perry Meridian
182: Conner Graber- Northridge
195: Lucas Davison- Chesterton
220: Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg
285: Brandon Streck- Merrillville
Coaching Staff
Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
Matt Schoettle- Perry Meridian
Mark Kirchgassner- Lawrenceburg

Honorary Head Coach
Dick Neal aka The Ancient Elder
USA Lineup
113: Cevion Severado- Christian Brothers, Missouri
120: Joey Melendez- Montini Catholic, Illinois
126: Malik Johnson- Christian Brothers, Missouri
132: Real Woods- Montini Catholic, Illinois
138: Cole Matthews- Reynolds, Pennsylvania
145: Alex Lloyd- Shakopee, Minnesota
152: Jacori Teemer- Long Beach, New York
160: Jared Franek- Fargo West, North Dakota
170: Travis Wittlake- Marshfield, Oregon
182: Jared Krattiger- Waterford, Wisconsin
195: Tanner Sloan- Alburnett, Iowa
220: Brandon Whitman- Dundee, Michigan
285: Jake Levengood- Vacaville, California
Team USA Coach
Israel Martinez- Montini Catholic, Illinois

Special thanks goes out to our sponsors
Indiana State Wrestling Association
KC Battlegear
Invicta Wrestling Academy


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Purdue Wrestlers Hit Freestyle Mat in Las Vegas
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships
South Point Convention Center / Las Vegas, Nevada

Friday, April 26
6 p.m. ET / Preliminary round, consolation

Saturday, April 27
Noon ET / Quarterfinals, consolation rounds
8 p.m. / Consolations, consolation semifinals, championship semifinals, third-, fifth-, seventh-place matches, finals

Tournament Central / Brackets, Results / Live Video (subscription required)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Five Purdue wrestlers will represent the Boilermaker RTC at the two-day UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Action opens from the South Point Convention Center at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, followed by two sessions on Saturday.
 
PURDUE'S COMPETITORS WEIGHT (kg) NAME 65 Alec White 70 Kendall Coleman 79 Emil Soehnlen 86 Thomas Penola 86 Jared Florell
A top-eight performance in Las Vegas earns a spot in the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, with the national champion earning an automatic berth to the best-of-three wrestle-off against the challenge tournament winner. The UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials will run alongside the senior freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 16 to 18.

Kendall Coleman has already qualified for the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials, hitting two qualifying criteria (PDF) in 2018: a sixth-place finish at 65 kg at the UWW Junior National Championships and a fourth-place finish at 152 pounds at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Freestyle National Championships.

Luke Welch, a 2018 Purdue wrestling graduate, makes his return to the mat in the 57 kg bracket of the Marine Corps U.S. Open Men's Freestyle National Championships. The first of two senior-level sessions starts at noon on Friday with preliminaries, quarterfinals and consolation rounds 1-3. Action resumes at 6 p.m. with consolation rounds 4 and 5, along with championship semifinals.

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Tallinn is beautiful in August
More people from Indiana have Googled Estonia over the past few days than ever before and with good reason. After this weekend Indiana will have four representatives at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. For those of you that want a little geography lesson, Tallinn is the largest city and capital of Estonia. Estonia is a country that has about 1.3 million people and is about half the size of Indiana. It is a very historical city and sits on the Baltic Sea.  Wikipedia has a lot of great information Tallinn and Estonia, just click here for that info.
Now onto the wrestling part, which is why you’re here. Last week Alara Boyd was dominant in her quest to make her first Junior World Team at Women’s Nationals in Texas. After medaling twice as a cadet she is looking for her third world medal in as many tries this year.
The men duked it out this weekend in Raleigh this past weekend looking to join Boyd in Tallinn. Lucas Davison had an immense advantage sitting out until the second day already in the best of three finals. Brayton Lee was the top seed in the challenge tournament in an extremely deep weight class. Lastly, Mason Parris decided a couple weeks ago to start training for the event and with his Fargo placement last year was given the three seed. The tournament brackets were small due to a limited number of qualifiers. Most brackets were 8 man or less with a couple that had around 10 competitors.
Parris’ path to Estonia was quite unique to say the least. Not only was entering the trials a late decision, the top two wrestlers from the Junior Open did not come to the trials. That left the weight wide open as Anthony Cassioppi was considered a big favorite to win the weight.
Parris had one match on Saturday where he defeated Virginia Tech’s John Borst 7-4. That put him in the best of three finals against Wiconsin’s Trent Hillger with whom he defeated during the NCAA season. In the first match of the best of three series Hillger topped Parris 7-6 after a late flurry of action that almost gave Parris the win. The second an third matches were quite different as Mason go after it early with a tech fall in the second match and a pin in about a minute in the last match.
Lucas Davison saw North Carolina’s Brandon Whitman in the finals. Whitman was an NCAA qualifier last year for the Tar Heels as a true freshman. Davison dominated the first match 9-0 with a big 8 point first period. In the second match he wrestled a little more conservatively and won 5-0. Not only will Davison have Indiana friends on the Junior World Team, his Wildcat teammate Yahya Thomas is also on the team.
Brayton Lee had quite the weekend to say the least. Brayton employed quite a unique strategy all weekend long and while it took a few more hairs off his dad Brett’s head it worked out well in the end. He started Friday out with a late tech fall of Justin McCoy who wrestles for Virginia. After that match the drama began. In the challenge bracket semi-finals he faced off with rival Jacori Teemer. They have wrestled three times before and every match was pure pandemonium. This match would be no different. Teemer raced out to a 7-0 lead in the first period on a couple snatch singles and pushout. At the start of the second period something changed…that being Lee broke the ice. He scored 12 straight points to take the lead and ended up winning 12-9.
In the bracket finals Lee had Peyton Robb who was a redshirt for Nebraska last year. This time Robb raced out to an 8-2 lead late in the first period before rattling of four late points to close the gap to 8-6 at the break. The second period once again was all Lee as he racked up 11 more points to win 17-6.
Next up for Lee would be Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso who made quick work of him in Vegas. Lee was prepared to not give up a leg lace, but early on may have forgotten about leg defense. Sasso came out hungry and was up 6-0 after the first period. Another early score in the second period it looked like the match would be cut early due to a tech fall. However, Mr. Lee had other plans. He kept the pressure on and started to crack the ice with constant pressure and heavy hands. Lee started with one takedown, then another with a turn, then a pushout and for good measure two more takedowns to eventually break Sasso. The final score was 11-8 after 11 straight points by Lee.
The final match had a little less drama as you could tell Sasso was still tired both mentally and physically from the first one. Sasso got an early push-out, but Lee rattled off another 8 points to win convincingly 8-1 and earn his trip to Tallinn. On the weekend Lee scored 47 points in the second period while only allowing 7(3 to McCoy and 2 each to Teemer and Sasso).
This year is the third time we have had multiple representatives in the same age group and style at a World Championships. The two other times were when Angel Escobedo and Reece Humphrey both represented the USA at the University Championships in 2010 and the Senior Championships in 2013. Before this weekend Indiana has had six others qualify for the Junior World Championships: Leroy Vega(1999), Matt Coughlin(2006), Angel Escobedo(2007), Andrew Howe(2009), Jason Tsirtsis(2013), and Stevan Micic(2015). Micic and Howe both brought home bronze medals.
On the senior side of things three Indiana natives had solid days on the mat. Kayla Miracle fresh off claiming her third straight spot on a U23 team made quick work of Desiree Zavala spending less than two minutes on the mat total in two matches. She pinned Zavala in 1:10 in the first match and almost broke a sweat in a 34 second tech in the second. She clinched a spot in Final X where she will face Mallory Velte in the best of three series for a spot on the senior world team. Last year Velte won the series in three matches and went on to win a bronze medal at the World Championships.
On the men’s side of things Riley Lefever and Ben Harvey came into the challenge bracket as a 5 and 7 seed respectively. Both exceeded seed expectations and placed 3rd and 4th. For Lefever he lost to Ohio State’s Kollin Moore in his first bout. He beat three-time All-American Tim Dudley in his first consolation match then avenged his loss to Moore for 3rd place.
Harvey faced Mark Hall first round and dropped that match. He defeated Stacey Davis and Geno Morelli in the consolations before falling to Nick Becker in the 3rd place bout.
Overall Indiana had a great few days on the mat and will be well represented at the world level. Currently we have five representatives on teams with the cadet teams determined in a couple weeks and both Hildebrandt and Miracle two wins from earning their spots at Final X. Both girls will be at Final X in Lincoln on June 15th.

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2019 Summer Events Schedule and Details
16U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 12 and 13
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421806132
14U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 13 and 14
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421804132
16U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 14 and 15
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421805132
Final X Lincoln
When: June 15
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
Who: Kayla Miracle and Sarah Hildebrandt wrestle for a World Team spot.
Link to Video: https://FloWrestling.org

14U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 15 and 16
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421803132
Junior Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 19 and 20
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421809132
14U Girls's Freestyle National Duals
When: June 20 and 21
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421810132
AAU Disney Duals
When: Community Divisions- June 21-24
All-Star and Developmental- June 19-22
Girls- June 19-21
Where: Orlando, Florida
Who: All-Star teams and high schools from across the state.
Community 1 Community 2 Bloomington South Purple Dead Mouse Mafia Silver(Avon) Brownsburg Purple FC Boom Squad(Franklin Central) Carroll Chargers Indiana Marauders(Mount Vernon(Fortville)) Dead Mouse Mafia Gold(Avon) NWI Gladiators(Hammond Gavit) Garrett Terre Haute South Braves Black Indiana Cornbrawlers(Oak Hill) T.O.P. Orange(Columbus East) T.O.P White(Columbus East) Warrior Elite Black(Warren Central) Terre haute South Braves Red   Warrior Elite Gold(Warren Central)       All-Star Developmental Indiana Outlaws Select Beech Grove WC IndianaMat Gold DC Elite(Decatur Central) IndianaMat Silver DC Select(Decatur Central) MXW White MXW Black(Penn)   MXW Blue(Penn) Girls MXW Gold(Penn) South Select Girls MXW Grey(Penn) Link to Brackets and Video:
All-Star, Developmental, and Community Divisions
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434069132
Girl's Division
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434070132
Junior Freestyle National Duals
When: June 21 and 22
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421808132
UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships
When: Greco-Roman June 28, Freestyle June 29-30
Where: Morelia, Mexico
Who: Jesse Mendez at 60kg
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=278613132
Fargo
When:
16U Freestyle- July 13-15
16U Women Freestyle- July 13-14
Junior Freestyle- July 14-16
Junior Women- July 16-17
16U Greco-Roman- July 17-18
Junior Greco-Roman- July 18-19
Where: Fargo, North Dakota
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older 
Link to Brackets and Video: Coming soon

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Purdue Announces 2019-20 Schedule
Full 2019-20 Schedule

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland announced his 2019-20 schedule Thursday, unveiling three tournaments and 17 dual contests for the Boilermakers this season. Purdue will compete at home five times, hosting the Boilermaker duals in the non-conference slate and welcoming four Big Ten foes to West Lafayette in 2020.
 
"We're excited about the opportunities that lay ahead," said Ersland. "We feel like this year's schedule features some great challenges and will have us ready to succeed come March at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships."
 
The Boilermakers open 2019-20 at the Michigan State Open on Nov. 2, and will send the majority of their roster to East Lansing to get the season underway. They'll remain on the road the next couple weeks, set to compete in a trio of duals at the 2019 Journeymen Classic at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York on Nov. 9 and heading to Fargo, North Dakota to face North Dakota State on Nov. 17.
 
Purdue will square off with Buffalo, Utah Valley and Arizona State in the Empire State, and meet the Bison for the second time in the last three years, defeating NDSU 26-6 on Jan. 26,2018.
 
The first home meet of the season is scheduled for Nov. 24 as the Boilermakers welcome Clarion, Northern Illinois and Indianapolis to Holloway Gymnasium, and will wrestle a round-robin set of duals in front of a home crowd.
 
The Boilermakers return to Las Vegas in early December for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, with another star-studded field awaiting in the desert. Purdue finished 10th in 2018 behind place-winning performances from Griffin Parriott, Devin Schroder, Dylan Lydy and Christian Brunner, including a runner-up finish from Parriott at 157 pounds.
 
The last two non-conference dates are set for a Dec. 19 dual at SIU Edwardsville and the 2019 Midlands Championships. Purdue last met the Cougars in 2017, beating SIUE 31-9 at Holloway Gymnasium. Northwestern will host Midlands at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, as the Boilermakers return as a full team after finishing seventh with 84 points in 2017.
 
The Big Ten schedule begins Friday, Jan. 10 with the Boilermakers heading back to Northwestern for the conference opener, and returning home Sunday, Jan. 12 to host Iowa. Purdue's annual rivalry bout with Indiana follows Monday, Jan. 20 in Bloomington.
 
Purdue has two duals in each of the following weekends, heading to Maryland and Rutgers on Jan. 24 and 26, respectively, and then hosting Minnesota and Wisconsin on Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. The Boilermakers' homestand continues Feb. 7, hosting Nebraska for the final home dual of the season and the conference slate wraps up on the road Sunday, Feb. 16, heading across the state line to face Illinois for the Big Ten finale.
 
The postseason opens with the Big Ten Championships on March 7, hosted by Rutgers at the RAC in Piscataway, N.J. and the Boilermakers return six national qualifiers with plans to head to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the 2020 NCAA Championships.
 
Purdue awaits word of potential television broadcast matchups from the Big Ten Network, and all duals are subject to change based on that schedule.

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Hoosiers Release 2019-20 Schedule
Click here for the full schedule
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team under second year head coach Angel Escobedo have released their 2019-20 schedule.
 
In the Hoosiers first season with Escobedo at the helm, Indiana picked up a victory over No. 12 North Carolina at the South Beach Duals. It was the first win over a top-15 opponent since 2008. Indiana also took down No. 25 Stanford, to achieve multiple ranked wins in a season for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

In the upcoming season, the Hoosiers will match up against four teams that finished in the top-10 at the 2019 NCAA Championships. 
 
"I'm looking forward to another great competition season," IU head coach Angel Escobedo said. "We have a tough schedule, but you have to compete against the best and beat the best to be the best."
 
The Hoosiers will open the season at the Michigan State Open on Nov. 2 in East Lansing, Mich. Following that competition, they will go to New York for the Journeyman on Nov. 10 and the Black Night Invite at West Point on Nov. 17.
 
Indiana will host its first dual meet of the season as they welcome North Dakota State to Wilkinson Hall on Nov. 22.
 
Following the NDSU dual, the Hoosiers will compete in the UNI Open on Dec. 14 and the Midlands tournament Dec. 29-30.
 
January 10 will be a date to circle on the calendar as the Hoosiers host Iowa in their Big Ten opener at Wilkinson Hall. Another key home match will be Monday Jan. 20 when the Hoosiers host Purdue.
 
Other home matches include Wisconsin (Jan. 31), Minnesota (Feb. 2), Nebraska (Feb. 9) and SIUE (Feb. 16).
 
The Big Ten Championships will be hosted by Rutgers (March 7-8) and the NCAA Championships will be in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Viking, March 19-21.

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Purdue Wrestling Season Preview: 125-141
www.PurdueSports.com
Always Aggressive Podcast
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team is less than two weeks from the start of their 2019-20 competition schedule, opening Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Michigan State Open. The Boilermakers’ lower weights will see a little bit of consistency from 2018-19, but a lot of change and new faces as they open the season.
125 POUNDS
The Boilermakers return a welcome and familiar face at the bottom of the lineup in junior Devin Schroder. The Grand Rapids, Michigan native has won 40 matches over his first two seasons, including a 21-13 mark as Purdue’s starter last year. He placed eighth at the 2019 Big Ten Championships, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, and had three other placewinning performances at tournaments during the season, including the Princeton Open and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Schroder’s top-game continues to be his strength on the mat, racking up 100+ back points in each of his first two seasons, and already ranking eighth all-time at Purdue on the list. He’s earned several preseason rankings across the country to open up this year, including a No. 8 nod from WIN Magazine and No. 10 overall from TrackWrestling.
Schroder will get ample support from sophomore Marshall Craig and freshman Nate Cummings. Craig had three wins in his first season of varsity action, and appeared in a quartet of duals in relief of Schroder, while Cummings appeared in several tournaments in redshirt action, placing at Loras and Indianapolis.
Purdue will see a pair of new faces at 125 in Michael Leveille and Kooper Loehr, with both expected to redshirt their inaugural seasons. Both are Illinois natives with Leveille placing at the 3A state championships twice and Loehr getting on the 2A state podium on two occasions as well.
133 POUNDS
The graduation of multi-year starter Ben Thornton leaves a new opportunity in the Boilermaker lineup and a few fresh faces ready to embrace the challenge. The front-runners for the gig are sophomore Jack Cheney and true freshman Travis Ford-Melton, both ready for the 2019-20 varsity spot.
Cheney was 13-4 in his first varsity season, all coming in tournament appearances. He took home the Indianapolis Greyhound Open title, took second at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand Open and was third in the frosh/soph division at Michigan State. He also appeared at the 2018 Midlands Championships, where he scored a fall in his first match, one-of-seven for the California native in his freshman campaign. 
Purdue head coach Tony Ersland has not been afraid to put true freshmen into the varsity lineup in his five years in West Lafayette, and Ford-Melton could be the next one in that line in 2019-20. Regarded as one of the nation’s top freshman prospects at 133 by FloWrestling, he is a four-time Illinois state placewinner and finished near the top of the podium at several top amateur tournaments in his high school career. He racked up 154 wins in high school and looks to pick up where he left off as he puts on the Old Gold & Black.
Sophomore Bjorn Schroeder is another face Purdue could see at 133 pounds this season, but there’s potential for him to bump to 141 pounds as well. Schroeder has eight victories in his varsity career, and has competed in four dual meets, including two Big Ten battles.
141 POUNDS
The third spot in the Boilermakers’ varsity lineup brings in an interesting mix of familiar faces with new opportunities. Senior Nate Limmex is a two-time NCAA Championship qualifier at the weight, and is eligible to wrestle at 141 pounds again for Ersland, but will start the year at 149 pounds, leaving the door open for some young blood.
Sophomores Parker Filius and Alec White will scrap for the starting spot to open the year, both very capable of making an impact for the Boilermakers. Filius drops down from 149 pounds, where he had a tough freshman year, while White returns to 141 for the second straight season. Filius had several solid performances in his redshirt season at 141 pounds, including the Eastern Michigan Open Frosh/Soph title and runner-up finishes at Michigan State and Northern Iowa.
Limmex owns preseason rankings from nearly every outlet to start the season at 141, including a No. 16 nod from WIN Magazine and No. 25 via FloWrestling.

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Purdue Wrestling Season Preview: 149-165
2019-20 Schedule
Always Aggressive Podcast
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team is ready to launch a new era in its middle weights, featuring a few familiar faces at a new weight and some freshmen eager to launch their varsity careers for the Old Gold & Black.
149 POUNDS
The Boilermakers will open 2019-20 with two NCAA qualifiers vying for time at the same weight. As mentioned in the lower-weight preview, senior Nate Limmex will open the season at 149 pounds, garnering a variety of national rankings in the 141-pound preseason polls. On the other end, junior Griffin Parriott is coming down a weight from 157 pounds, where he advanced to the national tournament in 2018-19.
Limmex has 57 wins under his belt over the last three seasons, including a 19-17 mark last year that featured a second-place effort at the Princeton Open and a runner-up finish at the Journeymen Classic. He earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, where he went 1-2 with a win in the wrestlebacks over Northern Colorado’s Christopher Sandoval 7-4.
Parriott finished 17-13 in 2018-19 at 157 pounds and is 33-26 for his career, earning his first NCAA Tournament appearance last year. He made the most of his trip to Pittsburgh, knocking off the No. 13 and No. 14 seeds as he finished 2-2. Parriott also finished second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, knocking off No. 1 seed Tyler Berger of Nebraska on his way to the finals, and won the Loras Open. He’s been ranked in the top-20 of every preseason poll released for 2019-20, including the No. 12 spot at 149 from TheOpenMat.com and a No. 14 nod from FloWrestling.
Other names at 149 pounds are sophomore Pat Cody and freshman Aaron Galef, who both will stay ready for opportunities on the year and aim to see action at the season-opening Michigan State Open.
157 POUNDS
Freshman Kendall Coleman aims to be the man at 157 pounds for Purdue head coach Tony Ersland, and aims to pick up where he left off on an outstanding summer on the freestyle circuit. The three-time Illinois high school state placewinner took fifth at 70 kg at the U23 Freestyle World Team Trials in June and was seventh at 70 kg at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships in April.
Sophomore Elijah Davis and freshman Hayden Lohrey bolster the ranks at 157 and are ready to step in as needed. Davis logged 12 matches in his rookie season, including a Big Ten dual appearance against Penn State in 2019, while Lohrey comes to Purdue from nearby Middletown, Indiana, where he won 158 career matches at Shenandoah High School.
165 POUNDS
Another Boilermaker rookie sits ready to start his career at 165 pounds as Emil Soehnlen is primed to take on a varsity schedule. The Canton, Ohio native did enough in his redshirt campaign to earn a pair of preseason rankings, getting the No. 23 spot via FloWrestling and a No. 28 ranking from TrackWrestling. He placed at four different open tournaments in 2018-19, winning the Indianapolis Greyhound Open and Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open Amateur Division, and taking second in the Frosh/Soph Division at Michigan State.
Sophomore Tanner Webster will look to get in the mix as well, going 5-7 in his first varsity season including dual appearances against Missouri and North Carolina State. He also placed third in the Amateur Division at Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open.

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Purdue Wrestling Season Preview: 174-285
2019-20 Schedule / Always Aggressive Podcast
Preview 125-141 / Preview 149-165
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The final installation of the Purdue wrestling team’s season preview series features a run of successful, familiar faces, and a pair of top-10 preseason ranked wrestlers. The Boilermakers will see a lot of wins from this group and have their sight set on the podium at the NCAA Championships.
174 POUNDS
Senior Dylan Lydy aims to make his final season in West Lafayette one to remember, regarded as one of the top wrestlers in the nation at 174 pounds. He finished seconds shy of an All-America honor in 2019, and looks to correct that in Minneapolis in March. Ranked eighth in the NCAA by TheOpenMat.com and TrackWrestling, No. 9 by Win Magazine and No. 12 by FloWrestling, Lydy has 80 career victories at Purdue, 18 of which came over ranked opponents.
Lydy placed fifth at the 2019 Big Ten Championships and sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational before advancing to the blood round at the NCAA Championships. He came back from a first-round loss in Pittsburgh to win three straight and meet Nebraska’s Mikey Labriola in the Round of 12. The pair wrestled a full 11 minutes, finishing tied at 3-3, but granted the nod to the Cornhusker on riding time after the second tiebreaker.
Lydy needs 20 wins in his final season to become just the 17th wrestler in Purdue history to hit the century mark, and the first since Luke Manuel and Logan Brown in 2011. Lydy is also 22 takedowns shy of a spot in Purdue’s all-time top-20, entering the season with 194 to his credit. 
While previously mentioned at 165 pounds, sophomore Tanner Webster will offer support of Lydy at 174 as well.
184 POUNDS
The Boilermakers field another returning national qualifier at 184 in the form of junior Max Lyon. The Dyersville, Iowa native has racked up 43 victories over the last two seasons, including 24 in 2018-19, and is ranked in the top-20 of every preseason poll published to date. Lyon’s top marks came from FloWrestling and WIN Magazine, where he was tabbed the No. 15 wrestler in the country at his weight.
Lyon scored the most points of any Boilermaker on the roster last season, piling up 252 over 38 matches, and logged notable victories over American’s Tanner Webster at the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State’s Cameron Caffey and Michigan’s Jelani Embree at the Big Ten Tournament. He placed at both the Princeton Open, Journeymen Collegiate Classic and Big Ten Championships, in addition to a seventh-place showing at the 2019 U23 Freestyle World Team Trials.
Sophomore Jared Florell offers his skills up at 184 as well, posting a 10-4 mark last season with three tournament placewinning performances. He won the South Beach College Individual title at 184, was second at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (C-Draw) and third at the Loras Open. In addition, junior Trevor Blue joins the Purdue roster after a four-year stint in the U.S. Navy as a Gunner’s Mate.
197 POUNDS
Purdue head coach Tony Ersland is not lacking options at 197, boasting a three-time returning NCAA Qualifier in addition to a rising star and 2019’s most outstanding freshman. Christian Brunner owns at 73-39 career record at 197 pounds, falling just shy of All-America honors in 2019 with a Round of 12 loss to Fresno State’s Josh Hokit. A second-round upset win over Iowa State’s Willie Miklus made Brunner Purdue’s first NCAA Quarterfinalist since 2010. Brunner has been in the Boilermakers’ starting lineup since he stepped on campus, leaving him eligible for a redshirt season. While he’s yet to announce his intentions, he remains near the top of the 197-pound national rankings, including No.8 marks from TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine and the No. 10 spot from TheOpenMat.com.
Anxious to start his collegiate career, freshman Thomas Penola is ready to go at 197 pounds after a redshirt season spent competing at 184. He won the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open and Indianapolis Greyhound Open, took fourth in the frosh/soph division at Michigan State and placed eight at the prestigious Midlands Championships. In addition, Penola finished sixth at the UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships in April, putting the final touches on an impressive rookie season. 
285 POUNDS
Several individuals will get a shot at the starting heavyweight job for the Boilermakers, including a pair of newcomers and a rising sophomore moving up from 197 pounds to heavyweight. Sophomore David Eli takes his talents to heavyweight, owning the only match experience for the Boilermakers at the top weight. He wrestled 18 matches in 2018-19, placing at the Michigan State Open, Journeymen Collegiate Classic and the Greyhound Open.
Junior Jairus Perry and true freshman Jacob Somlai will throw their respective hats in the ring as well. Perry joins the Boilermaker roster after spending the past few years in the U.S. Army, while Somlai comes to Purdue from Brookfield, Wisconsin, where he won a state championship with an undefeated 52-0 record at 220 pounds.
Freshman Eli Pokorney had a decorated high school career at Chesterton High School in Indiana, winning the 2018 state title and being ranked as high as fourth in the country at heavyweight and No. 74 overall in the class of 2019. However, the Boilermaker rookie will sit out 2019-20 recovering from knee surgery and will be ready to go in 2020-21.

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Indiana Wrestling Season Preview: 165-285
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team begins the season this week with the Michigan State Open on Nov. 2. The Hoosiers will host their first dual on Nov. 22 against North Dakota State.
 
IU head coach Angel Escobedo said he has been pleased with the dynamic between the freshmen and upperclassmen.  
 
"The one thing we have been trying to gain in the program is for it to be a lot more competitive to make the team," Escobedo said. "Our freshmen are pushing our upperclassmen and knocking on the door of beating them, which is good. It is going to elevate everyone and that is what we are looking for this season."
 
165 POUNDS
165 will likely be Davey Tunon or Dillon Hoey. Both have experience in the lineup. The Hoosiers will look for one of these guys to step up and be the guy at this spot. Tunon tallied a record of 10-5 last season and Hoey went 4-11 on the season. The Hoosiers will be looking to fill the void left by national qualifier Bryce Martin, who graduated.
 
174 POUNDS
Jacob Covaciu is the expected starter at 174. He is the leader of the team and the only returning NCAA qualifier from last season. Coach Escobedo said he is hungry and working the hardest he has ever seen him work. He wants to be an All-American and a National Champion and he is training for that. Covaciu posted a record of 17-14 last season and won five bouts in dual matches. Covaciu helped the Hoosiers beat No. 12 North Carolina at the South Beach Duals last season with an 18-5 major decision. Covaciu won the Edinboro Open last season and finished second at the Cleveland State Open. Covaciu has been ranked 30 by TrackWrestling in their preseason rankings. 
 
184 POUNDS
Jake Hinz will be moving up from 174. He was in the lineup a couple matches last year. He has made a big jump over the summer and it will be exciting to see what he can do. He has the potential to be an NCAA qualifier. Hinz finished in second at the Greyhound Open last season.
 
197 POUNDS
Jake Kleimola or Spencer Irick will be the expected starters at 197. Kleimola finished in eighth-place at the 2019 Big Ten Championships. Kleimola and Irick are going into their last year of competing and both will be looking to make nationals for the first time in their careers.
 
285 POUNDS
Rudy Streck will start the season at heavyweight. Streck was the starters for the first half of last season. He is experienced and has one year under his belt. The Hoosiers will look for him to build on that experience from last year.

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IndianaMat 2019 Preview Magazine
By Joe Caprino in IndianaMat.com Magazines
44 pages, published 11/2/2019
Preview of the 2018 Indiana wrestling season  
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Purdue’s Lydy Earns B1G Wrestler of the Week Honors
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After going three seasons without a weekly honor from the conference, the Purdue wrestling team has now seen an individual recognized in back-to-back weeks to open 2019-20 as senior Dylan Lydy was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday. Lydy posted a 3-0 mark at the Journeymen Duals on Saturday, including wins over a pair of top-15 ranked wrestlers to guide Purdue to a 2-1 dual record for the weekend.
Lydy opened his trip to New York with his third bonus-point victory of the season, a 12-3 major decision over Buffalo’s Jake Lanning. The Boilermaker senior followed with two wins in dramatic fashion, going to overtime for a 4-2 victory over No. 12 Kimball Bastian of Utah Valley and gutting out a 3-1 decision over No. 10 Anthony Valencia of Arizona State.
After trading escapes in regulation, and going scoreless through a minute of sudden victory, Lydy and Bastian went to a pair of 30-second tiebreaker rounds. Both wrestlers escaped quickly in their opportunities off bottom, but Lydy finished the second period with a takedown to account for the final difference.
Lydy’s final match of the day appeared to be headed in the same direction, sitting tied 1-1 after both wrestlers escaped to start the second and third periods. However Lydy began creating action in the final minute of the third, nearly getting a takedown in front of the Arizona State bench and beating the buzzer with a takedown on the edge to seal the win.
Following freshman teammate Kendall Coleman sharing Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors last week, Lydy makes it two straight.
The Boilermakers continue dual action Sunday, heading to North Dakota State University for a 1 p.m. CT contest at the Scheels Center. The dual will air live on GoBison.com and FloWrestling.

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Fishers, Indiana Native wins Super 8 Invitational
Platteville Wis.-   University of Wisconsin-Plattville sophomore Alexander Strueder (Fisher, Indiana) scored a takedown in sudden victory to win the 157 pound championship in the annual Super 8 Invitaional in the Pioneers’ Williams Fieldhouse.
With the score tied 3-3  late in the third period, Strueder needed a take down due to the point for riding time that Jessy Diaz of the University of Dubuque would have been rewarded.  Stueder got the take down and what was thought to be for the championship as time ran out.   The officials got together and determined that Strueder let go of Diaz with one second on the clock and rewarded Diaz with a point for escaping and the extra point for riding time to force sudden victory period.
Starting in neutral position, Stueder made short work as the aggresser in the sudden victory  period recording the takedown 10 seconds into the period to officaly be crowned the champion.
“Coach (Mike) DeRoehn always preaches to fight your butt off, how hard can you fight. I gave up a takedown early, but came back and got the takedown with a second left, going in to overtime I knew I was prepared, we been working our butts off in the (wrestling) room,”  Strueder said. “I knew I had an opportunity to go out there and make a statement and not leave it in the hands of the officials and take the match in my hands.  I went back to what was working for me, my double underhooks, and took him down and that was the match.”
“Mindset was the difference maker for Strueder today. Throughout the tournament, he did a great job of listening to the coaches and then executed some crucial in-match technical adjustments,” DeRoehn said.  “It was outstanding to see him keep his composure under pressure in the championship match and we’re really proud of his fight out there today.”
The Pioneers return to the mat Nov. 20 at UW-Whitewater.
Written by: Jason Piddington, Public Relations Writer-Athletics, Communications, 608-342-7645, piddingj@uwplatt.edu
Photo taken by: Andy McNeill, Campus Photographer, Communications

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Dual Schedule
Date/Time Event Nov 25 06:00 pm Northwestern at Kokomo Nov 25 06:00 pm Hamilton Heights at Blackford Nov 25 06:00 pm Evansville Bosse at Mount Vernon (Posey) Nov 25 06:30 pm Woodlan at DeKalb Nov 26 01:00 am Calumet at Hammond Gavit Nov 26 06:00 pm Carroll(Fort Wayne) at Prairie Heights Nov 26 06:00 pm Lawrence Central at Indianapolis Cathedral Nov 26 06:00 pm Warren Central at Lawrence North Nov 26 06:00 pm Fountain Central at North Montgomery Nov 26 06:00 pm Rushville at Shenandoah Nov 26 06:00 pm Mooresville at Center Grove Nov 26 06:00 pm Madison at Providence Nov 26 06:00 pm Westfield at Mount Vernon (Fortville) Nov 26 06:00 pm North White at Winamac Nov 26 06:00 pm Southern Wells at Daleville Nov 26 06:00 pm Avon at Plainfield Nov 26 06:00 pm Purdue Polytechnic at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Nov 26 06:00 pm Tri-West at Parke Heritage Nov 26 06:00 pm Eastern Hancock at New Palestine Nov 26 06:00 pm Faith Christian at Delphi Nov 26 06:00 pm Benton Central at North Newton Nov 26 06:30 pm Columbia City at Bellmont Nov 26 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Concordia at Fort Wayne South Side Nov 26 06:30 pm Tri-West at Parke Heritage Nov 26 06:30 pm Carmel at Lebanon Nov 26 06:30 pm Fairfield at Northridge Nov 26 06:30 pm Seeger at North Putnam Nov 26 06:30 pm Wabash at Maconaquah Nov 26 06:30 pm Tippecanoe Valley at Whitko Nov 26 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Northrop at Central Noble Nov 26 06:30 pm Jennings County at Batesville Nov 26 06:30 pm Manchester at Peru Nov 26 06:30 pm Elwood at Eastern (Greentown) Nov 26 06:30 pm Westview at West Noble Nov 26 06:30 pm Fishers at Noblesville Nov 26 07:00 pm Boonville at Tell City Nov 26 07:30 pm Rensselaer Central at East Chicago Central Nov 27 10:00 am Southwood at Rochester Nov 27 06:00 pm Perry Meridian at Whiteland Nov 27 06:00 pm Greenfield-Central at Pendleton Heights Nov 27 06:00 pm Plainfield at Whiteland  
Multi-Dual Schedule
 
Date/Time Event Teams Nov 26 06:00 pm Double Dual at Lapel at Lapel Teams: Blue River Valley Hagerstown Lapel Randolph Southern Nov 26 06:00 pm Double Dual at Connersville at Connersville Teams: Connersville Knightstown Union County Nov 27 09:00 am Evansville Central Invite at Evansville Central Teams: Evansville Bosse Evansville Central Evansville North Henderson County(KY) North Posey Tecumseh Nov 27 09:00 am Edgewood Invitational at Edgewood Teams: Ben Davis Bloomington North Brown County Edgewood Floyd Central Jennings County Martinsville Mount Vernon (Posey) New Albany Owen Valley Seymour Nov 29 11:00 am War on the Wabash at Harrison (WL) Teams: Columbia City Goshen Hammond Gavit Harrison (WL) LaPorte McCutcheon South Bend Riley Twin Lakes Nov 30 08:00 am Lincoln Invitational at Vincennes Lincoln Teams: Evansville Memorial Lawrenceville(IL) North Knox Pike Central Princeton Sullivan Terre Haute South Vincennes Lincoln Washington Nov 30 09:00 am Wawasee Super Dual at Wawasee Teams: Anderson Eastside Fairfield Warsaw Wawasee West Noble Nov 30 09:00 am Homestead Super Duals at Homestead Teams: Central Noble Connersville DeKalb Fort Wayne North Side Fort Wayne Wayne Homestead Muncie Central New Haven Northridge Perry Meridian Southern Wells Yorktown Nov 30 09:00 am South Putnam Duals at South Putnam Teams: Providence Cristo Rey South Putnam Nov 30 09:00 am North Newton Invitational at North Newton Teams: Faith Christian Kankakee Valley North Newton River Forest South Newton Tri County Nov 30 09:00 am George Washington Duals at Indianapolis George Washington Teams: Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Indianapolis George Washington Nov 30 10:00 am Lawrenceburg Double Dual at Lawrenceburg Teams: Greensburg Lawrenceburg Milan Northeastern Tournament Schedule
Date/Time Event Teams Nov 29 09:00 am Ted DeRousse Invitational at Antioch(IL) Teams: Antioch(IL) Chesterton Deerfield(IL) Dundee Crown(IL) West Aurora(IL) Zion-Benton(IL)