CMU’s Mester and NIU’s Owen Named MAC Co-Wrestlers of the Week

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Bryan McGowan (Mid American Conference)
02/07/2001


Central Michigan*s Jason Mester (145lb., Fr., Mineral Point, Wis.) and Northern Illinois* Scott Owen (157lb., Jr., Carlsbad, N.M.) share this week's MAC Wrestler of the Week honors.  Mester, the nation*s No. 11 wrestler at 145 lbs. recorded a 7-4 decision over NIU*s No. 19 Ryan Egan.  Owen, meanwhile, the No. 14 grappler at 157 lbs., was 2-0 last week with a technical fall.  The junior recorded a 22-7 technical fall over CMU*s Brad Anderson, then had a 22-10 major decision over Northern Iowa*s Brandon Livingood.    Other Nominees For This Week*s Award:  Buffalo*s Ryan Bentley (141, Jr., Ripley, N.Y.) won his only match with a 16-2 technical fall victory over a wrestler from Bucknell.  Bentley has won his last eight matches and is 27-3 on the season with six technical falls and 11 total falls on the year.    Kent State*s Jim Swetter (Hwt., Jr., Brunswick, Ohio) was 2-0 last week, picking up both victories via pin.  Swetter, who tied a school record for falls in a singles season with 16, pinned wrestlers from West Liberty and Findlay.    Ohio*s Brad Bauer (Hwt., Fr., Kent, Ohio) went 4-0 for the Bobcats last week, helping Ohio to a 3-1 mark.  Bauer, who won two of his match by pins over grapplers from Cleveland State and Millersville.  He also picked up a 9-4 decision over a Bloomsburg wrestler.    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  Jan. 30 -- Charlie Voorhees, Buffalo  Feb. 6 -- Jason Mester, Central Michigan    Scott Owen, Northern Illinois    MAC Wrestling Team Notes:  *First place in the league standings is at stake this Saturday asBuffalo travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to face Central Michigan. Both teams are currently 3-0 in the MAC.  The Chippewas are coming off a 25-7 win over Northern Illinois last week, while the Bulls won a 37-11 non-conference match with Bucknell as UB wrestlers won seven of 10 matches.  The CMU win extended the Chippewas' MAC win streak to 17 straight matches.    *Kent State head coach Frank Romano picked up his 60th win of his coaching career last Tuesday with a 27-12 victory over West Liberty. The Golden Flashes have three wrestlers with 21 wins each -- Nick  Nemeth, Nick Magistrelli and Jim Swetter -- and one with 18 victories -- Brent Thompson. KSU, which hosts Ohio on Sunday, is 3-0 at home this year.    *Northern Illinois* Scott Owen (157 lbs.) picked up a pair wins last week for the Huskies, scoring 44 points in the contests.  Owen completed a perfect mark in MAC matches with a 22-7 technical fall over Central Michigan*s Brad Anderson.  He then improved his overall record to 24-4 with a 22-10 major decision over Northern Iowa's Brandon Livingood.    *Ohio freshman Brad Bauer (Hwt.) was a perfect 4-0 last week with two pins for the Bobcats, who went 3-1 last week.  Both pins came in the first period, one against a wrestler from Millersville at the Slippery Rock Duals, while his other came a day later in a non-conference match with Cleveland State.  Bauer is now 14-8 on the season.    This Week's Schedule  Tuesday, February 6  Slippery Rock at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. Buffalo, N.Y.    Thursday, February 8  Kent State at Slippery Rock 7 p.m. Slippery Rock, Pa.    Friday, February 9  Northern Illinois at SIU Edwardsville 6 p.m. Edwardsville, Ill.   (with Lindenwood)  Ohio at West Virginia 7 p.m. Morgantown, W.Va.    Saturday, February 10  *Buffalo at Central Michigan 7 p.m. Mount Pleasant, Mich.    Sunday, February 11  Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois 1 p.m. DeKalb, Ill.  *Ohio at Kent State 1 p.m. Kent, Ohio    *Denotes Mid-American Conference matches  All times local to site