Probable #20 IU matchups against #9 Illinois and #16 Northwestern

[Drooke]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The #20 Indiana University wrestling team (14-4-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) takes on the a pair of schools from the state of Illinois this weekend. First up is a road trip to face the #8 Fighting Illini of Illinois (10-1, 3-1) Friday night at 8 p.m. EST before coming back to Bloomington for a Sunday afternoon match against #16 Northwestern (9-5-1, 2-2-1) inside University Gym, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

 

With a win Indiana can even the all-time series with the Fighting Illini at 38-38-1. The Hoosiers have not defeated Illinois since 1996. Meanwhile, IU has topped Northwestern in nine of the last 10 meetings and holds a 43-27-4 advantage in the all-time series with the Wildcats.

 

 

 

 

 

PROBABLE MATCH-UPS at ILLINOIS

125 lbs.- #5 Angel Escobedo (16-2, 3-1) vs. B.J. Futrell (21-7, 2-2)

133 lbs.- Matt Ortega (20-8, 1-3) vs. #3 Jimmy Kennedy (21-2, 3-1)

141 lbs.- Andrae Hernandez (13-8, 1-1) or Scott Kelly (14-15, 0-2) vs. Ryan Prater (9-10, 1-3)

149 lbs.- Nick Walpole (22-15, 1-3) vs. Eric Terrazas (12-13, 0-4)

157 lbs.- #13 Kurt Kinser (15-3, 3-1) vs. #2 Mike Poeta (6-0, 4-0)

165 lbs.- Paul Young (24-9, 2-2) vs. #15 R. Smith-Bergsrud (15-5, 2-2)

174 lbs.- #15 Trevor Perry (23-10, 2-2) vs. John Dergo (10-4, 3-1)

184 lbs.- Eric Cameron (19-12, 0-2) or Seth Parker (6-4, 0-1) vs. #12 Jordan Blanton (22-6, 3-1)

197 lbs.- Matt Powless (17-9, 3-1) vs. Partick Bond (10-11, 0-2)

285 lbs.- Nathan Everhart (21-11, 4-0) vs. #9 John Wise (13-6, 2-2)

 

 

PROBABLE MATCH-UPS vs. NORTHWESTERN

125 lbs.- #5 Angel Escobedo (16-2, 3-1) vs. #3 Brandon Precin (23-1, 5-0)

133 lbs.- Matt Ortega (20-8, 1-3) vs. Eric Metlzer (4-3, 2-3) or Bobby Joyce (4-10, 0-0)

141 lbs.- Andrae Hernandez (13-8, 1-1) or Scott Kelly (14-15, 0-2) vs. #16 Keith Sulzer (15-7, 2-3)

149 lbs.- Nick Walpole (22-15, 1-3) vs. Andre Nadhir (10-8, 4-1)

157 lbs.- #13 Kurt Kinser (15-3, 3-1) vs. #14 Jason Welch (19-6, 4-1)

165 lbs.- Paul Young (24-9, 2-2) vs. Dominic Marella (5-11, 0-2) or Kyle Bertin (5-8, 0-2)

174 lbs.- #15 Trevor Perry (23-10, 2-2) vs. Robert Kellogg (12-9, 2-3)

184 lbs.- Eric Cameron (19-12, 0-2) or Seth Parker (6-4, 0-1) vs. #1 Jake Herbert (23-0, 5-0)

197 lbs.- Matt Powless (17-9, 3-1) vs. John Schoen (5-15, 1-4)

285 lbs.- Nathan Everhart (21-11, 4-0) vs. Paul Rands (5-7, 0-2)

 

 

I'm looking forward to seeing both of Kinser's matches.  Poeta is a bonefide stud.  Kurt pinned Welch earlier this year.

 

Angel  will face the wrestler (Precin) that he injured his shoulder against at the NCAA's last year.  That is if he wrestles.

[HOOSIERDADDY]

I'm looking forward to these as well. Interesting that a few new names have been added to the possible IU line up. Still, it's a long season for these guys.

[Disco]

I'm going to close my eyes for the Herbert match. Won't be pretty.

[2016GrecoGold]

When does IU wrestle Iowa?

[Disco]

A week from this friday the 20th

 

 

[HOOSIERDADDY]

The Iowa match may be painful. Still, I think it's a home meet so I'll be there to cheer on the Crimson!

[2016GrecoGold]

Angel should have a good match with Falck.

[herbp]

 

I really hope angel's shoulder holds up -they won't get shut out against Iowa as Kinser will beat the Iowa 157 lber -Young has a chance against M* if he gets the first takedown but watching M* is like watching water turn to ice .Boring .Andrew beat him on 7 seconds difference in Riding time earlier this year -the match was so heated Gable came out of the stands -so you had Davis, Brands and Gable yelling at the ref and scorekeeper -3 wrestling hall of famers -wonder how the ref felt ?

I hate riding time -we as a nation will never be truly competitive until we change some college rules -Everyone should fill out that form Coop is sending out .

My statement above applies predominately to riding time -every other nation in the world wrestles freestyle and we wrestle catch as catch can -why award bonus points for 'riding' when there is no such thing as riding in freestyle ?