Badgers and Spartans Wrestle to 16-16 Tie

MADISON, Wis. – The 12th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team earned its second tie of the season splitting the match to No. 18 Michigan State, 16-16, Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House. Wisconsin wrestlers Tom Clum, Tyler Laudon, Tyler Turner, Jake Donar and Brady Reinke all earned victories to bring UW’s record to 7-3-2 (0-3-1 Big Ten).

“I give credit to Michigan State because they came out to wrestle,” said head coach Barry Davis. “Will I take a tie, yes, but we got to step up. Not all of our guys are stepping up at the one time and right now we need to do that.”

At 133 pounds, Tom Clum defeated Michigan State’s Ryan Froese 19-8, giving Clum his third major decision victory of the season. In the match, Clum recorded seven takedowns, three nearfall points, an escape and 3:04 minutes of riding time. Next up was senior Tyler Laudon. Laudon needed overtime to defeat third-ranked Andy Simmons by a 5-4 victory. In the first period of overtime, Laudon quickly earned an escape point giving him the win.

Watered-down Hawks ease past Harvard, Brown
By BRIAN FORTNER
The Express-Times

BETHLEHEM — The college wrestling season has reached the point where coaches look for any opportunity to provide much-needed down time for their starters.

That opportunity came Saturday afternoon for coach Greg Strobel’s Lehigh University Mountain Hawks.

Lehigh, ranked fifth nationally by InterMat Wrestling and competing with a make-shift lineup, cruised to a pair of victories — 27-10 over Brown and 37-12 over Harvard — in an Eastern Interscholastic Wrestling Association doubleheader before a crowd of 1,783 at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.

“We were able to make some lineup changes today and the guys that filled in did a nice job,” Strobel said. “The key to being a solid dual-meet team is having quality backups that can come in and get the job done when called on.”

The Mountain Hawks took on Brown without two of its returning All-Americans — Nazareth Area High School’s Travis Frick (174) and two-time NCAA runner-up Jon Trenge of Parkland (197) — in the starting 10.

In the nightcap, it was Cory Cooperman’s and Derek Zinck’s turns to take a break — at 141 and 157. And starting 285-pounder Paul Weibel sat out with an ankle injury.

No. 19 Penn State wrestlers roll Purdue, 32-7
Nittany Lions sweep weekend to move to 2-2 in the Big Ten

State College, Pa., Jan. 30, 2005 – The No. 19 Penn State wrestling team made it a clean sweep for the weekend in Rec Hall as the Nittany Lions downed Purdue 32-7 on Sunday afternoon to improve to 8-7 on the year and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Penn State won eight of 10 bouts on the day, including two by fall, to drop Purdue, which beat Ohio State on Friday, to 7-8 (1-2 in the Big Ten). The Nittany Lions return to Rec Hall next Friday, Feb. 4 as they take on No. 9 Iowa (6-4; 1-2 Big Ten) at 7:00 p.m. That match will be televised by CSTV on a tape delay basis with the first broadcast airing on Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m.

Penn State dominated Purdue from the outset as senior Adam Smith posted the opening takedown early in the 125-pound bout and then added four more in the second and one in the third for a 14-6 major decision over Brandon Tucker. Smith, ranked No. 16, improved his dual meet record to a team-leading 11-4.

WR: No. 7 Michigan Tops No. 5 Minnesota 24-19

January 30, 2005 – The seventh-ranked Michigan wrestling team (11-3, 3-0) defeated No. 5 Minnesota, 24 -19, at the Sports Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. The Golden Gophers (6-6, 0-2) were without two starters, including seventh-ranked Roger Kish at 184 pounds, and had three wrestlers competing for the first time in their respective careers at different weights.

“Last week, Roger (Kish) defeated the Michigan 184-pounder and if he’s in the lineup today, we win the dual meet,” head coach J Robinson said. “Last week we had a full lineup and it was a different story. That said, we needed some guys to step up today, but we were not able to get the job done.”

The Golden Gophers jumped out to a 10-0 lead thanks to wins from fifth-ranked Bobbe Lowe and third-ranked Mack Reiter. Lowe scored early and often at 125 pounds against Jim Shutich. Lowe had seven takedowns and a first-period near fall to cruise to a 19-7 major decision.

Tenth-ranked Wrestling Rolls Past Eastern Michigan, 31-9

Chippewas win eight of the nine contested matches.

MOUNT PLEASANT – The Central Michigan University wrestling team kept things rolling with a 31-9 victory over Eastern Michigan at home Sunday afternoon.

The Chippewas won eight of the nine matches that were contested to move to 11-4 overall, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference. CMU forfeited 133 because of injury, giving EMU six of its nine team points. EMU falls to 5-9, 0-3 in the MAC.

The dual began at 184 and EMU took the early lead as 15th-ranked Ed Magrys recorded a 6-5 victory over CMU’s Lammers, ranked 16th. Magrys used a takedown in the second period to take the early lead and held off a late charge by Lammers for the victory.

The Chippewas answered with a technical fall at 197 by 12th-ranked Wynn Michalak over Tony Lyssiotis, 18-2. Michalak dominated the match scoring three takedowns and nine nearfall points in a match that ended early in the second period. Bill Stouffer extended CMU’s lead with a 15-1 major decision over Charlie Walker at heavyweight. Stouffer controlled the final two period of the match, scoring 13 of his points in those two periods.

Wildcats’ rally stuns Hawkeyes

FROM REGISTER STAFF REPORTS

Evanston, Ill. – The Iowa wrestling team’s 35-match winning streak over Northwestern ended with a 22-19 Big Ten Conference dual meet loss Saturday night.

The Hawkeyes, falling to 6-4 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten, built a 19-3 lead after winning four of the first five weights.

Needing only one more victory to most likely wrap up the dual victory, Iowa couldn’t finish.

Northwestern (9-1, 2-1 Big Ten) responded by winning the final five matches, including Mike Tamillow’s 5-3 upset of Paul Bradley at 184 pounds and a pair of narrow decisions from Dustin Fox at heavyweight and John Velez at 125 pounds.

Fox edged freshman heavyweight Matt Fields, 7-6, while Velez built an early lead over Charlie Falck and held on for a 10-8 victory in the final match.

The Hawkeyes got pins from junior Joe Johnston (157) and redshirt freshman Mark Perry (165), a major decision from junior Ty Eustice (149) and a decision from junior Mario Galanakis (133) to build the early lead.

Northwestern’s last victory over Iowa was by an 18-6 score in 1968.

Iowa also lost at second-ranked Illinois, 25-7, on Friday.

`First family of wrestling’
JAKE KNIGHT
For The Birmingham News

As a young man, Bob Cuthbertson pictured his future family.

“I grew up loving football, wrestling and baseball,” he said. “Football was my first love.

“I always envisioned, when I’d have a family, my boys would all play football.”

The vision was well on its way when Bob had six boys with his wife, Teresa. Plans changed when the oldest, 25-year-old Rob, became an all-state cross country runner in high school while wrestling some.

Scott, 23, followed Rob’s wrestling lead and earned two state titles. Jeff, 22, went one better, winning three state titles.

At that point, the Cuthbertson wrestling dynasty was well established, and the Cuthbertson clan became better known as Alabama’s “first family of wrestling.”

“We (the younger brothers) were kind of the guinea pigs,” said Michael, a senior at Scottsboro High School. “My older brothers would come home and we’d roughhouse a lot.”

The oldest three brothers’ initial interest in the sport sparked Michael to start wrestling as a third-grader. The youngest, twins Kyle and Chase, started wrestling in kindergarten.

From the official Real Pro Wrestling website www.rpw.tv

RPW History (Part 2) – The Plan

Last week I told how RPW came to be. It would be cool if it were some grand story complete with soundtrack, elven princesses, and wizards with swords. But actually, it was a rather normal day and a typical conversation. Of course, if RPW is such a big hit that they make that fateful day into part of a movie, Matt and I will claim it was dramatic, emotional, and that we had to battle a thousand orcs. After all, is that not how a movie tells us it has to be?

“The world has changed
I can feel it in the water and the air
Things that should not have been forgotten were lost
History became legend, legend became myth…”

Oh well, in a couple minutes the plan for RPW was laid out and Matt told me he would back me. I wonder now if he would do so again as we trudge into Mordor under the weight of the ring. Like Frodo and Sam, two hobbits within a giant world filled with fell men.

Iowa Loses At Northwestern, 22-19

Wildcats snap Iowa’s 35-match series winning streak

EVANSTON, IL – The University of Iowa wrestling team fell to 6-4, 1-2 in the Big Ten, with a 22-19 loss at Northwestern Saturday night in Evanston, IL. The Wildcats snapped Iowa’s 35-match winning streak in the series with the win. Northwestern’s last win over Iowa was 18-6 in 1968. The Wildcats improved to 9-1, 2-1 in the Big Ten, with the win.

Iowa won four of the first five weight classes to take a 19-3 team lead. The Hawkeyes got pins from junior Joe Johnston (157) and redshirt freshman Mark Perry (165), a major decision from junior Ty Eustice (149) and a decision from junior Mario Galanakis (133) in the first five matches. Northwestern responded by winning the last five matches to take the dual. Iowa endured a pin at 174, an upset decision at 184 and a major decision at 197 while still holding on to a 19-16 team lead. Hawkeye freshmen Matt Fields (Hwt.) and Charlie Falck (125) each had a chance to preserve an Iowa dual win, but neither could overcome early deficits in their matches and both lost decisions.

Wildcats Beat Hawkeyes for First Time in 37 Years

Velez breaks tie in final match for 22-19 Northwestern win

Junior John Velez shook off a shoulder injury and won the decisive match to push Northwestern over Iowa 22-19.

EVANSTON, Ill. – 21st-ranked Northwestern stunned eighth-ranked Iowa Saturday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena by defeating the Hawkeyes for the first time in over 37 years. The Wildcats clawed out from a 19-3 hole to tie the match at 19-19 heading into the final weight class. There, junior John Velez (pictured) brought the victory home by grinding out a 10-8 decision to put the `Cats on top 22-19.

Stay tuned to NUsports.com for a full recap.

Northwestern 22, Iowa 19

133 – Mario Galanakis (IOWA) dec. over Daniel Quintela (NU), 6-0
141 – Ryan Lang (NU) dec. over Alex Tsirtsis (IOWA), 10-4
149 – Ty Eustice (IOWA) major dec. over Jimmy Kim (NU), 15-6
157 – Joe Johnston (IOWA) pinned Mike Kimberlin (NU), 5:18
165 – Mark Perry (IOWA) pinned Nick Hayes (NU), 4:12
174 – Jake Herbert (NU) pinned Luke Lofthouse (IOWA), 1:05
184 – Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. over Paul Bradley (IOWA), 5-3
197 – Matt Delguyd (NU) dec. Adam Feller (IOWA), 10-2
Hwt. – Dustin Fox (NU) dec. over Matt Fields (IOWA), 7-6
125 – John Velez (NU) dec. over Charlie Falck (IOWA), 10-8