Cyler Sanderson nabs second Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor
By Pat Donghia
Penn State Sports Information
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending on December 20.  The honor is Sanderson's second this year and the third for Penn State as a team.

Sanderson picks up his second Wrestler of the Week honor of the season, this time winning the award after going 5-0 and claiming the 157-pound title at the Reno Tournament of Champions where Penn State finished third overall. The third-ranked 157-pounder scored a pair of technical falls and a major decision in his first three bouts to advance to the semifinals. There, Sanderson earned a hard-fought 6-5 decision over No. 14 Bryce Saddoris of Navy to advance to the final, where the senior defeated No. 5 Adam Hall of Boise State, 3-2, to earn the title.

Penn State, which is 5-1-1 in dual meets, will resume dual meet action on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, when it heads to nearby Lock Haven University to face the Bald Eagles in a 3 p.m. dual at Thomas Fieldhouse. The Nittany Lions' next home event will be on Jan. 22 when the Illinois Illini come to State College.  Single event tickets for Nittany Lion wrestling cost $8 for adults and $6 for youth.  Group sales are available once again for groups of 15 people or more.  Group prices are $4 in advance and $5 walk-up.  Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1.800.NITTANY between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.  All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM), 3WZ (95.3 FM) and on GoPSUsports.com as well. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.

Brown named MAC Wrestler of the Week
By Scott Rex
Central Michigan Sports Information
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan senior Steve Brown (Hermon, N.Y./Hermon-Dekalb Central HS) has been named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week.

Brown, ranked 13th nationally at 157 pounds, upset No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Jordan Burroughs of Nebraska, 3-2, in the second sudden victory period on Saturday. Brown's victory ended a 44-match winning streak for Burroughs, who had not lost since the finals of the 2008 NCAA Championships.

In his first match on Saturday, Brown pinned Neb.-Kearney's Jordan Gienger in the second period.

Sixth-ranked CMU defeated Neb.-Kearney, the No. 3-ranked team in Division II, 37-3, and No. 12 Nebraska, 29-6, in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday.

Brown earns the conference's wrestler of the week award for the second time in his career.

CMU (7-0) will compete in the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 at Northwestern University.

Air Force's VonOhlen named Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week
By Colin McDonough
Western Wrestling Conference
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Air Force Academy freshman 141-pounder Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials.

VonOhlen made the most of his return from injury, compiling a 2-0 record in a pair of duals for the Falcons last week. VonOhlen, who missed nearly a month of action, posted an 18-6 decision over Southern Oregon's Barry Johnson, who is currently ranked eighth in the NAIA at 141 pounds. He then added an 8-5 decision over Oregon State's Mike Mangrum to give Air Force its only individual win over the 25th-ranked Beavers. VonOhlen now leads the Falcons in win percentage on the young season with a 9-3 overall record (.750) and a 2-0 dual record.

The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.

2009-10 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 (Northern Colorado)
Dec. 8 - Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
Dec. 15 - Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado)
Dec. 22 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)