Paul Young named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
By Dan Mihalik
Big Ten Conference
Paul Young, Indiana
Jr., 165, Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South
Young went undefeated and improved his season record to 10-0 at the Hoosier Duals last Saturday. The 13th-ranked wrestler in his class, Young pinned three opponents in Cumberlands' Dyvon Passmore, Chattanooga's Brandon Wright and Liberty's Logan Crawford, and defeated Northern Illinois' John Odeen with a 16-8 decision before earning his fifth win of the weekend by forfeit against South Dakota State. The junior helped Indiana to a perfect 5-0 mark at the event and claims his first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor.
Last Indiana Wrestler of the Week: Angel Escobedo (Jan. 20, 2009)
2009-10 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 10: Colton Salazar, Jr., PUR
Nov. 17: Cyler Sanderson, Sr., PSU
Nov. 24: Reece Humphrey, Sr., OSU & Brad Pakaty, Jr., PSU
Dec. 1: Paul Young, Jr., IND
Chris Henrich named ACC Wrestler of the Week
By Andy Fledderjohan
University of Virginia Sports Information
Virginia junior Chris Henrich (Lansdale, Pa.) has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week after posting three wins last Saturday in the 174-pound weight class - including two against nationally-ranked opponents - at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y.
The ACC weekly honor is the second of Henrich's career. He also nabbed co-wrestler of the week laurels on Nov. 18, 2008. Henrich is the second Cavalier wrestler to earn the distinction this season, joining Brent Jones, who earned the award Nov. 17.
Henrich, ranked fourth this week by InterMat at 174 pounds, scored two dominating wins with a 19-3 technical fall over Sacred Heart's Michael Hartman and 7-0 drubbing of No. 11 Ryan Patrovich of Hofstra. He also posted a 3-1 decision over Central Michigan's Ben Bennett, who was ranked No. 14 at the time but has since jumped to No. 5.
Henrich, as well as the majority of his Cavalier teammates, will compete individually in the Penn State Open this Sunday in State College, Pa. Virginia, which moved up to No. 18 this week in the InterMat team rankings, is off from team competition until Dec. 19 when the Cavaliers travel to UNC Greensboro and Appalachian State.
Hashimoto named WWC Wrestler of the Week
By Colin McDonough
Western Wrestling Conference
University of Northern Colorado 141-pounder Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo.) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials.
Hashimoto led the Northern Colorado wrestling team with four victories at the Northeast Collegiate Duals. Against No. 6 Maryland, Hashimoto won a 14-7 decision over No. 7 Alex Krom, then in the second round Hashimoto posted a 4-1 decision over Hofstra's Luke Vaith. In the third round against American as he won a 15-3 major decision over Jordan Lipp. Hashimoto remained perfect on the day with a 20-3 technical fall victory over Anwar Goeres in the team's final dual against Binghamton. He is now 8-1 on the season.
Others Nominated:
South Dakota State - Tyler Sorenson, 197 lbs., Sr., Garretson, S.D. (Garretson High School)
2009-2010 WWC Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 10 - Tyler Sorenson (South Dakota State)
Nov. 17 - Michael Martinez (Wyoming)
Nov. 24 - Ben Kjar (Utah Valley)
Dec. 1 - Kenny Hashimoto (UNC)
Moley tabbed as EWL, PSAC Wrestler of the Week
By Thomas McGuire
Bloomsburg Sports Information
Bloomsburg University wrestler Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) has been named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 29.
On Saturday Moley, a two-time All-American and ranked fifth in the country, led his team to two wins at the Journeymen/Northeast Duals with an 18-17 victory over Big Ten power Michigan and a 20-13 win over Columbia University. In Bloomsburg's final dual meet of the day, the Huskies threw a scare into 10th-ranked Central Michigan before losing 23-15. Moley scored a pin in 3:44 against Michigan, won by major decision (11-1) in his Columbia bout, then racked up a tech fall against his opponent from Central Michigan by 15-0.
Moley tallied 15 team points in the three Bloomsburg dual meet, while his victory in the Michigan dual meet was the 100th of his college wrestling career.
Bloomsburg will wrestle at the PSAC Championships on Saturday at Edinboro.
Cornell College's Andrew Roberts named Iowa Conference Wrestler of the Week
By Kerry Kahl
Cornell College Sports Information
Cornell College's sophomore 184-pounder Andrew Roberts (Ackley/AGWSR) has been named the Iowa Conference's Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 29.
Roberts pinned Augustana's Matt Nykaza in 4 minutes, 13 seconds Wednesday in his only match of the week. He helped lead the Rams to a 34-6 dual meet victory over the Vikings in Rock Island, Ill.
Roberts (8-6) recently climbed into the NWCA individual rankings for the first time as a Ram at No. 10. He has won five of his last six matches for the 10th-ranked Rams, who improved their dual mark to 3-3. Roberts ranks among the team leaders in falls (3), team points (34) and reversals (8).
Cornell competes in the UW-La Crosse Duals Saturday in La Crosse, Wis. The Rams face UW-Eau Claire at 9 a.m., top-ranked UW-La Crosse at 11 a.m. and fifth-ranked Saint John's at 1 p.m.