Central Michigan's Faustman and Ohio's Carrizales share MAC Wrestler of the Week honors

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Bryan McGowan (Mid American Conference)
01/24/2001


Central Michigan's Brett Faustman (197 lb., So., Mason, Mich.) and Ohio's Anthony Carrizales (133 lb., Fr., Delta, Ohio) share this week' s Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week honors.    Faustman registered an upset in the Chippewas' win over Ohio, defeating No. 11 Dan Bednar, 8-6, who was also the MAC's top wrestler at 197 lbs. and also the defending league champion.    Carrizales, meanwhile, was 2-0 last weekend notching a non-conference win and a MAC victory.  The freshman notched a 9-5 decision over North Carolina's Brad Byers, the ACC's two-time runner-up and NCAA qualifier, and then had an 8-3 victory over Central Michigan's Jordan Webster, the MAC*s No. 2 wrestler at 133 lbs.    Other Nominees For This Week*s Award:    Buffalo's David Guarino (165lb., Sr., Derby, N.Y.) went 5-0 last week with a pair of technical falls at the New York State Collegiate Championships to win his weight class. He helped the Bulls to a third-place finish.    Eastern Michigan's Mike Feeney (174lb., Sr., Scioto, Ohio) notched his 29th win of the season with a pin over Eastern Illinois' Louis Taylor at 4:57.  It was his 16th pin of the year and the fifth win via pin in his last seven matches.    Kent State's Zeb Miller (197lb., So., Martin, Ohio) was 3-0 last week for the Golden Flashes with a pair of pins.  Won an overtime match against Northern Illinois* Greg Reardon (2-1), then pinned wrestlers from Baldwin-Wallace and Franklin & Marshall.    Northern Illinois* Scott Owen (157lb., Jr., Carlsbad, N.M.) went 2-0 for the Huskies, pinning Kent State's Mark Lensman at 3:24.  Owen also registered a technical fall versus a grappler from Baldwin-Wallace.    2000-01 MAC Wrestlers of the Week  Nov. 28 --  Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan  Dec. 5 -- Shawn Kegel, Buffalo  Dec. 12 -- Mike Feeney, Eastern Michigan  Dec. 18 -- Nick Magistrelli, Kent State  Jan. 2 -- Mike Feeney, Eastern Michigan  Jan. 9 -- Jason Mester, Central Michigan  Jan. 16 -- Brent Thompson, Kent State  Jan. 23 -- Brett Faustman, Central Michigan, Anthony Carrizales, Ohio