Maryland's Taylor named ACC Wrestler of the Week
By Steve Phillips
Atlantic Coast Conference
GREENSBORO, N.C. â€" Maryland 197-pound senior Taylor Hudson has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week for the third time this season after defeating one fellow nationally-ranked opponent and scoring a pair of pin-fall wins in Sunday's Wendy's Duals at Ashland, Ohio.
The third-ranked Taylor outlasted 11th-ranked Logan Brown of Purdue for a 4-3 decision in his first match of the day. The Pennington, N.J., native followed up by pinning Ashland's Jake Ewing in 1:07 and Kent State's Casey Newberg in 2:10.
Taylor's performance helped the ninth-ranked Terps to three dual wins, including a 24-16 victory over 14th-ranked Kent State. Taylor, who was also named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, is 29-2 on the year, with 19 of those wins coming by pin.
ACC teams get back into action Wednesday night, as NC State travels to Gardner-Webb for a tri-match with the host Bulldogs and Appalachian State. Duke travels to Campbell on Wednesday.
Friday's slate finds North Carolina at Virginia for a conference match, while Maryland makes the short trip to Navy.
Saturday will be a busy day with NC State wrestling at Maryland in an ACC match, then traveling to Navy in non-conference action. The Wolfpack will be joined in Annapolis by North Carolina, who will also wrestle the Midshipmen. Another ACC match is set at Virginia, where the Cavaliers will play host to Virginia Tech.
After playing host to NC State, Maryland will remain at home for an ACC match vs. Duke. The Blue Devils will also wrestle American in College Park on Saturday.
U. Mary's Vliem named Northern Sun Wrestler of the Week
By Nick Kornder
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Dusty Vliem (197 lbs, Sr., Lodgepole, S.D.)
University of Mary
Dusty Vliem picked up the Marauders lone win against #11 Upper Iowa on Saturday in impressive fashion. After starting the match with a quick takedown, Vliem needed just 44 seconds to pin Nick Shandri of the Peacocks in the lone U-Mary action of the week.
The third-ranked 197-pounder in NCAA Super Region #3, Vliem improved his season record to 11-2.
Iowa’s Marion Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
By Dan Mihalik
Big Ten Conference
Montell Marion was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career after recording a win in the 141-pound bout in No. 1 Iowa’s 19-16 victory over No. 4 Oklahoma State on Saturday night. Marion, who is unranked, took on the fourth-ranked grappler in the 141-pound weight class, Jamal Parks. After a scoreless first period, the sophomore escaped to start the second stanza, then scored a takedown to take a 3-0 lead into the third frame. Parks could not escape as Marion won by a 4-0 decision, improving his record to 12-2 on the season.
Last Iowa Wrestler of the Week: Jay Borschel (Jan. 12, 2010)
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
Dec. 8: Angel Escobedo, Sr., IND
Dec. 15: Ben Berhow, Jr., MINN
Dec. 22: Cyler Sanderson, Sr., PSU
Jan. 5: Brent Metcalf, Sr., IOWA
Jan. 12: Jay Borschel, Sr., IOWA
Jan. 19: Montell Marion, So., IOWA
Nebraska-Kearney's Usman named RMAC Wrestler of the Week
By Sarah Meier
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Karamudeen "Marty" Usman
Senior, 174, Arlington, Texas/Bowie HS
Last week, Usman went 6-0, making him the only Loper to go undefeated. His wins came from two falls, three technical falls, and one major decision. He broke a streak of 83 matches without a fall when he recorded a pin against Mesa State.
Dubuque's Josh Terrell named Iowa Conference Wrestler of the Week
By Josh Schroeder
Iowa Conference
Josh Terrell, University of Dubuque, Beach Park, Ill./Round Lake
Terrell, a senior 165-pounder, helped the No. 22-ranked Spartans upset No. 10-ranked Cornell, 22-20, by throwing Alex Riniker in 38 seconds in the final match of the dual. His overall record improved to 13-4.