#11 NORTHWESTERN // VS. PURDUE FRI., FEB. 7PM CST // SUN., FEB. 1 PM CST

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1 WRESTLING MEET NOTES Athletics Communication // 1700 South Fourth Street // Champaign, IL Wrestling Contact: Chad Beyler // Office: // Cell: // // @IlliniWrestling SCHEDULE & RESULTS 6-2 overall, 3-2 Big Ten Home: 3-0; Away: 2-2; Neutral: 1-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE Nov. 12 Kaufman Brand Open NTS Nov. 19 Lindenwood Joe Parisi Open NTS Dec. 3 Northern Iowa Open NTS Dec. SIU-Edwardsville W, Dec. Midlands Championships 5th of 42 Jan. #13 Rutgers* L, Jan. Maryland* W, Jan. #4 Ohio State* L, JAN. 20 #13 MICHIGAN* W, 34-6 JAN. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, JAN. 27 MICHIGAN STATE* W, 30-9 Jan. #19 Arizona State W, 26-9 Feb. Northwestern* 7 p.m. FEB. 5 PURDUE* 1 P.M. Feb. #2 Penn State* 6 p.m. FEB. 12 INDIANA*% 3 P.M. March 4-5 Big Ten Championships All Day (Bloomington, Ind.) March NCAA Championships All Day (St. Louis, Mo.) bold = Huff Hall * = Big Ten Match % = Televised on Big Ten Network #11 NORTHWESTERN // VS. PURDUE FRI., FEB. 7PM CST // SUN., FEB. 1 PM CST *Illinois enters the weekend having won four consecutive duals, including wins against No. 13 Michigan (1/20) and No. 19 Arizona State (1/29). *Seven Illini are currently ranked in their respective weight classes according to Intermat: #1 Isaiah Martinez (19-0), #6 Zane Richards (17-2), #12 Zac Brunson (22-5), #12 Emery Parker (22-4), #12 Kyle Langenderfer (18-4), #15 Brooks Black (8-4) and #20 Eric Barone (6-5). The team checks in at #11 in the latest Intermat dual rankings and #10 in the tournament index. The seven ranked Illini is the most since November 23, *Langenderfer's No. 12 ranking is tied for the highest of his career. The redshirt junior was last ranked No. 12 prior to the 2015 NCAA Championships. Lagnenderfer currently holds a six-match win streak dating abck to Jan 8. *With wins over ranked opponents by Kyle Langenderfer (No. 6 Josh Shields) and Isaiah Martinez (No. 9 Anthony Valencia), the Illini have tallied 15 wins over ranked foes this season, including eight over higher-ranked wrestlers. *Zane Richards is one win shy of becoming the 23rd Illini wrestler to reach the century mark in their career. Richards earned his 99th career victory on Sunday with an 18-1 technical fall of Ted Rico (ASU). *Zac Brunson entered the Illinois' all-time wins list with a 3-2 upset victory over No. 8 Myles Amine (Michigan) on Friday, January 20. His 97 career victories ranks 25th in Illinois history. *Isaiah Martinez officially qualified for Illinois all-time win percentage record, overtaking Matt Lackey (0.896) with his record of 86-1 (.989). Lackey tallied 120 wins in 134 matches for a win-percentage from Zane Richards (99-22) sits in 10th place on the all-time win-percentage list with a.818 mark. *Zac Brunson has tied his win total from last season (22). Brunson's single-season high came in when he won 29 matches as a redshirt sophomore. NO. 11 ILLINOIS TRAVELS TO NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, HOSTS PURDUE SUNDAY. The Fighting Illini grapplers will look to continue their current four-match win streak as they travel to Evanston to wrestle Northwestern at 7 p.m. Friday before returning to Huff Hall for a Sunday dual against Purdue at 1 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on BTN Plus and in the BTN2Go app, while live scoring will be available through TrackWrestling. Sunday's dual will be Illinois' annual 'Takedown Cancer' day, as Carle hospital will be in attendance to provide information and pink t-shirts will be given away prior to the match. #11 ILLINOIS PROBABLES (6-2, 3-2) 125 -/-/- Travis Piotrowski (13-8, 4-1), Fr /3/6 Zane Richards (17-2, 3-1), r-sr /-/- Mousa Jodeh (10-13, 1-4), So /-/- Eric Barone (6-5, 3-2), r-fr /13/16 Kyle Langenderfer (18-4, 4-1),r-Jr /1/1 Isaiah Martinez (19-0, 5-0), r-jr /14/10 Zac Brunson (22-5, 5-0), r-sr /12/12 Emery Parker (22-4, 4-1), r-so /-/- Andre Lee (9-10, 1-4), r-so. HWT 15/15/ Brooks Black (8-4, 2-0), r-jr. Rankings are listed in Intermat, W.I.N., OpenMat ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS PURDUE PROBABLES (8-5, 3-2) Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,520 Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange and Blue Conference: Big Ten Head Coach: Jim Heffernan (8th Season / 25th at Illinois) Associate Head Coach: Mark Perry (6th Season) Assistant Coach: Jeremy Hunter (16th Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Wynn Michalak (5th Season) Home Venue: Huff Hall 2016 Big Ten Finish: 7th 2016 NCAA Finish: T-9th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/5 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 2/1 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 Newcomers: 8 NORTHWESTERN PROBABLES (6-5, 1-4) 125 -/-/- Anthony Rubinetti (19-11,0-6),r-Fr /-/- Jason Ipsarides (10-8, 3-3), r-fr /-/- Alec McKenna (7-12, 1-5), r-fr /-/- Shayne Oster (9-8, 1-3), Fr /-/- Ben Sullivan (4-14, 0-6), Sr /-/- Johnny Sebastian (14-6, 2-3), r-so /-/- Braxton Cody (0-9, 0-5), r-fr /-/- Mitch Sliga (15-6, 3-3), r-jr /-/- Jacob Berkowitz (19-7, 3-3), Sr. HWT -/-/- Conan Jennings (15-8, 5-1), r-so. Rankings are listed in Intermat, W.I.N., OpenMat 125 -/-/- Ben Thornton (22-11, 3-4), r-so /18/- Luke Welch (17-9, 4-3), r-jr. -or- -/-/- Cody Pae (10-5, 0-0), r-jr /-/- Kyle Ayersman (14-10, 2-5), r-sr /-/- Nate Limmex (11-10, 3-3), r-fr /-/- Alex Griffin (22-10, 2-3), r-sr. -or- -/-/- Cole Wysocki (5-8, 0-2), r-fr /-/- Dylan Lydy (16-14, 1-6), r-fr /-/- Jacob Morrissey (13-6, 6-0), r-jr /-/- Tanner Lynde (13-13, 1-6), r-sr /-/- Christian Brunner (17-13, 2-5), Fr. HWT -/-/- Tyler Kral (20-12, 2-4), r-sr. -or- -/-/- Jacob Aven (9-8, 0-1), r-so. Rankings are listed in Intermat, W.I.N., OpenMat University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 1

2 NORTHWESTERN SERIES HISTORY: ILL LEADS The Fighting Illini will be seeking their sixth straight win on Friday in Evanston, as the Illini have not lost to Northwestern since January 14, 2011 when the 22nd-ranked Wildcats defeated the Illini at Welsh Ryan Arena. Last year, the Orange and Blue earned their most thrilling victory against their in-state rivals. After Northwestern jumped out to an 18-0 lead, Illinois responded with a 19-0 run of their own to lead the dual entering the 197-pound. The Wildcats retook the lead with a pin by Jacob Berkowitz. The Illini needed a pin from Brooks Black to win the match, and the Illini redshirt sophomore delivered, pinning Conan Jennings in 1:35 to win the dual for the Illini. PURDUE SERIES HISTORY: ILL LEADS On Sunday, It will be two days shy of three years since the Illini and Boilermakers last dueled, an Illinois victory in West Lafayette on February 7, Ranked 15th at the time, redshirt freshman Zac Brunson won by a 6-2 decision against Alex Griffin at 157 pounds. At home, the Illini are against the Boilers, including only one home loss to Purdue in the last 20 years. ILLINI TO WATCH No. 1 Isaiah Martinez While the weight class and opponents are new, the two-time Big Ten and NCAA champion remains much the same. 19 matches into his first season at 165 pounds, Martinez's stat line continues to look much the same. The redshirt junior leads the Illini in technical falls (8), dual team points (34), dual points average (16.8) and has also tallied four pins, surpassing his three from last season. A perfect 19-0, Martinez has five wins over ranked opponents, highlighted by a 3-1 decision over No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) on January 20. For his career, Martinez is 86-1 entering Friday's dual at Northwestern, the best win-percentage by an Illini wrestler with at least 75 career matches. 12 career wins behind former Illini Carl Perry (98), Martinez will have a chance to enter the Illinois all-time wins list before season's end. Additionally, the Lemoore, California native is seeking to become the first Illini to win three NCAA titles and the first to win an NCAA title at Match Notes two different weight classes. No. 12 Kyle Langenderfer Illinois' biggest bounceback season has come from 157-pounder Kyle Langenderfer. Since moving up from 149 pounds last season, where he finished with a record of 7-14, Langenderfer is 18-4 so far in and holds his highest ranking (No. 12) since also being tabbed No. 12 after placing third at 2015 Big Ten Championships. Langenderfer has earned his move into the rankings with six consecutive victories, including top-10 wins over No. 9 Brian Murphy (Michigan) and No. 6 Josh Shields (Arizona State). Statistically, Langenderfer entered the weekend with the second-most dual team points (25), tied for the second-most pins (4) and is tied for third on the team in individual dual points per match (9.1). No. 12 Emery Parker After twice filling in for an injured Zac Brunson last season, the redshirt sophomore has made a statement in his first full year in the starting lineup. Tied for the team lead in wins (22) this season, Parker has boasts the wins by major decision or greater (17) and is third on the team in both dual team poins (24) and individual dual points per match (9.1). Ranked for the first time on December 6 (No. 15), the Parker has moved up to No. 12 after upset victories against No. 13 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) and No. 11 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers). BRUNSON JOINS RICHARDS ON ALL-TIME WINS LIST With a 3-2 upset of No. 8 Myles Amine on Jan. 20, Zac Brunson entered Illinois' all-time wins list with his 96th career victory. Tied with Nate Patrick, Brunson joins fellow classmate Zane Richards (99) on the list. Richards passed Carl Perry with his technical fall of Ted Rico (ASU) on Jan. 29. Wrestler Years Wins 1. Alex Tirapelle Jon Dergo Mike Poeta Kevin Puebla Griff Powell Jesse Delgado Zane Richards 2012-Present Carl Perry Zac Brunson 2012-Present 97 I-MAR ALL-TIME WIN-PERCENTAGE LEADER With Martinez's first match at Midlands was the 75th of his career, making him eligible for the Illinois all-time win percentage list. Upon entering the list, the Illini redshirt junior took over as the record holder with a current win percentage of.988. Richards also ranks in the top-15 of the list with a.814 percentage. Wrestler Years Win % 1. Isaiah Martinez 2013-Present Matt Lackey Mike Poeta Alex Tirapelle Jesse Delgado Adam Tirapelle Jimmy Kennedy John Lockhart Jon Llewellyn Zane Richards 2012-Present.818 KYLE LANGENDERFER RISING Ranked for the first time this season (No. 18) on January 24, Illini 157-pounder Kyle Langenderfer has moved up to No. 12 in the latest InterMat rankings. The No. 12 ranking ties the Illini redshirt junior's highest of his career, the first since taking third at 2015 Big Ten Championships. The Mokena, Illinois product is 18-4 overall this season, including a six-match winning streak that dates back to January 8 at Maryland. PINNING IT DOWN Zac Brunson continues to move closer to joining the school's all-time career pins list. After scoring his sixth pin of the season against Maryland's Sam Rowell, Brunson is two pins away from entering the top-10 on Illinois' all-time list. With six this season, Brunson has 18 for his career, two behind No. 10 Troy Tirapelle ( ) who finished his career with 20. Tony Dallago owns the school record with 40 pins from MARTINEZ WINS SECOND MIDLANDS TITLE 165-pounder Isaiah Martinez became just the third Illini to win multiple Midlands individual titles during their Illinois careers. Martinez 10-6 decision over #9 Chad Walsh of Rider made him just the second Illini to win the tournament twice, joining Mike Poeta ( ) and Alex Tirapelle (2003 & 2005). Martinez improved his season record to 12-0 with six victories, while racking up 27.5 of Illinois' 83 team points. Zane Richards University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 2

3 (2nd) and Zac Brunson (3rd) also placed, as the Illini finished fifth as a team. NO. 10 ILLINI TAME COUGARS, IIllinois wrestling strung together three straight victories to start the dual, and four more to close out the dual, as the Illini defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, on December 7 at the Jon Davis Center. Redshirt juniors Isaiah Martinez (6-0) and Kyle Langenderfer (10-1) bookended the match with a pair of pins to lead the 11th-ranked Illini in their first dual meet of the season. MARTINEZ AND BLACK STELLAR IN RETURN No. 1 Isaiah Martinez and No. 8 Brooks Black proved dominant in their season-debut at the UNI Open, joining Emery Parker with individual titles. Martinez cruised through the opening four rounds before defeating No. 3 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) 7-4 in the 165-pound final. Black scored bonus points in two matches and won by decision, 6-1, over Minnesota's Rylee Streifel in the final. COACH HEFFERNAN INKS TWO TO CLASS OF 2017 Illinois Wrestling Head Coach Jim Heffernan finalized two national letters of intent Monday afternoon, as the program will welcome 125-pounder Justin Mejia and 165-pounder Johnny Mologousis for the season. Both signees have Illini ties, as Mejia wrestles under Illinois all-time wins leader, Adam Tirapelle at Clovis High School and Mologousis is coached by All-American Griff Powell at Lyons Township High School. #10 ILLINI TALLY FOUR INDIVIDUAL TITLES AT KAUFMAN BRAND OPEN Four Fighting Illini wrestlers won individual crowns, as Head Coach Jim Heffernan's squad began the season at the Kaufman Brand Open in St. Louis, Missouri. Zane Richards (133), Zac Brunson (174), Brock Ervin (149) and Emery Parker (184) each won their respective weight class brackets to pace the Illini. True freshman Wesley Kibler also took home an individual crown, as the St. Joseph, Illinois native won the 197-pound amateur bracket. B.J. FUTRELL WINS 65KG TITLE AT BILL FARRELL; KENNEDY DEFEATS MARTINEZ IN 70KG SEMIS Former Illini wrestler B.J. Futrell won the 65kg/143lbs weight division at the Bill Farrell Open, defeating former Ohio State wrestler Hunter Stieber in the gold medal match, Also competing at Bill Farrell was current Illini Isaiah Martinez and former Illini Jimmy Kennedy. Kennedy defeated Martinez in the semifinal Match Notes round by a 10-9 decision before dropping the tournament final to Jordan Oliver. RICHARDS, BRUNSON WIN AT ALL-STAR CLASSIC Fighting Illini wrestlers earned a sweep of their two matches at the 51st annual All-Star Classic in Cleveland, Ohio, as seniors Zane Richards (133) and Zac Brunson (174) each earned decisions. Richards defeated Nebraska's Eric Montoya by a decision of 9-7, while Brunson took down Ethan Ramos of North Carolina by decision, 5-4. The two victories improve the all-time mark by Illinois wrestlers at the Classic to FORMER HEAD COACH MARK JOHNSON HONORED BY VARSITY "I" The Varsity "I" Association also will induct Mark Johnson as an honorary member for his longstanding loyalty, service and contributions to Illinois athletics. Retiring in 2009, Johnson is the most successful wrestling coach in program history, coaching seven individual national champions and 45 All-Americans, as well as winning the 2005 Big Ten team title. LINDSEY DURLACHER ENTERS GRECO-ROMAN HALL OF CHAMPIONS Former Fighting Illini wrestling Lindsey Durlacher was inducted into the Alan and Gloria Rice Greco- Roman Hall of Champions on Saturday, October 22. Durlacher was a two-time All-American at Illinois and a bronze medalist at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China. He was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame in ILLINI HOST INDIANA ON BTN FEB. 12 The Fighting Illini will make their lone dual meet appearance on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, February 12 when they host Indiana at 3 p.m. The meet is the regular season finale for the Orange and Blue and will serve as senior day for Zane Richards, Zac Brunson and Bill Barbour. ILLINI SET PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE Illinois wrestling will host a number of promotions across their five home dual meets this season, beginning with the annual Great Escape on January 20 vs. Michigan. Prior to the match against the Wolverines, kids can participate in the youth clinic, led by Fighting Illini athletes and coaches. Other promotions include Hometown Heroes (Jan. 22), Wrestlemania (Jan. 27), Take Down Cancer (Feb. 5) and senior day (Feb. 12). MARTINEZ SEEKS HISTORY AT NEW WEIGHT CLASS Moving up to 165 pounds this year, two-time NCAA champion Isaiah Martinez will seek to become the first Illini ever to win three NCAA titles, as well as the first Illini to win titles at two different weight classes. The Leemore, California native enters the season 67-1, his only blemish coming to Jason Nolf of Penn State back on January 23, 2016 at Huff Hall. Martinez later avenged his loss to Nolf with victories over the Penn State wrestler in the Big Ten Championships final and NCAA Championships final University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 3

4 JIM HEFFERNAN HEAD COACH 8TH SEASON (23RD OVERALL) Jim Heffernan begins his eighth season as head coach after serving as the top assistant under Mark Johnson for 19 years - 17 at Illinois and two at Oregon State. During Heffernan s time in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois has finished in the top-10 at the NCAA championships on 13 occasions, and in the top-15 in 17 of the last 19 seasons. Heffernan has been a major factor in the renaissance of the Illinois wrestling program, helping lead the team to its greatest prosperity since the post- World War II era, including a Big Ten title in 2005 and four Midlands team crowns. Heffernan has also mentored nine individual national champions in the last 18 seasons. In 2015, 157-pounder Isaiah Martinez (157) joined Jesse Delgado (125), Matt Lackey(165), Adam Tirapelle (149, 2001), John Lockhart (heavyweight, 2001), Carl Perry (141, 2000), Eric Siebert (150, 1998), Ernest Benion, Jr. (158, 1995) and Steve Marianetti (150, 1995) in earning NCAA titles since Heffernan has also guided the Illini to record-setting performances. In 2015, Heffernan guided Isaiah Martinez to the first undefeated season (35-0) by a freshman since Cael Sanderson did so in 1999 at Iowa State. In 2014, Tony Dallago became the Illinois alltime leader in career pins (40), while Alex Tirapelle set the school record for career wins (128). As a team, the Illini set the school record for dual victories in a season (16) in In 2005, Heffernan assisted Illinois in bringing home its first Big Ten Conference tournament championship in 53 years, as Alex Tirapelle (157) and Friedl (174) took home individual league crowns out of five total finalists for the Illini. For the second season in a row, the Illini won the Big Ten regular-season dual meet title with a near-perfect record. The team finished sixth at the national tournament after qualifying nine wrestlers, while 125-pounder Ott made a repeat appearance in the finals. The team matched 2004 s achievement of five All-Americans in Ott (2nd, 125), Mark Jayne (7th, 133), Cassio Pero (7th, 141), Friedl (4th, 174) and Brian Glynn (3rd, 184). THE HEFFERNAN FILE COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE v Illinois, head coach (2009-present) v Illinois, assistant coach ( ) v Oregon State, assistant coach ( ) v Lehigh, assistant coach ( ) v Iowa, graduate assistant (1987) HONORS v AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2003) v NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year (1995 & 2001) v Iowa s Male Athlete of the Year (1987) v NCAA 150-pound Champion (1986) v Four-time All-American, University of Iowa ( ) INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE v Cadet Wrestling Team, Istanbul, Turkey (1992) v USA World Espoir Team (1989) A 1987 graduate of the University of Iowa, Heffernan was a four-time All-American, while being a member of three Hawkeye NCAA and four Big Ten championship teams. Heffernan captained the Hawkeyes as a senior and grabbed Iowa s Male Athlete of the Year honor in Heffernan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa before becoming an assistant coach at Lehigh University in He remained at Lehigh until moving to Oregon State in He joined Johnson in Champaign in Before taking over as head coach in 2009, Heffernan earned national coach of the year honors three times (1995, 2001, 2003). He also coached the Cadet Wrestling Team at the world championships in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1992, and the USA World Espoir Team in University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 4

5 Fighting Illini In The Rankings ILLINI RETURNING WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS The Fighting Illini have recorded 15 wins against ranked opponents this season, eight over higher-ranked foes. Below is a list of each win by a returning Illini wrestler over a ranked opponent with wins over higher-ranked foes in bold. Date Weight UI Wrestler Result Opponent 12/3/ #1 Isaiah Martinez 7-4 #3 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) 12/29/ Travis Piotrowski 7-2 #18 L.J. Bentley (Pittsburgh) 12/29/ #12 Zac Brunson 4-3 #18 David Kocer (South Dakota St.) 12/29/ #14 Emery Parker Pin (5:37) #13 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) 12/30/ #1 Isaiah Martinez 10-1 #12 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State 12/30/ #1 Isaiah Martinez 10-6 #9 Chad Walsh (Rider) 12/30/ #12 Zac Brunson 9-5 #7 Alex Meyer (Iowa) 1/6/ #14 Emery Parker 8-6 SV-1 #11 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) 1/15/ Travis Piotrowski 10-0 #12 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) 1/20/ #6 Zane Richards 7-4 #4 Stevan Micic (Michigan) 1/20/ Kyle Langenderfer 2-1 TB-1 #9 Brian Murphy (Michigan) 1/20/ #1 Isaiah Martinez 3-1 #2 Logan Massa (Michigan) 1/20/ #12 Zac Brunson 3-2 #8 Myles Anime (Michigan) 1/29/ #18 Kyle Langenderfer 6-5 #6 Josh Shields (Arizona State) 1/29/ #1 Isaiah Martinez Pin (6:49) #9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK 11/8 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin 1/10 Jason Nolf, Penn State 11/15 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin 1/3 Thomas Gilman, Iowa and Ethan Lizak, Minnesota 11/22 Kyle Snyder, Ohio State 1/10 Jason Nolf, Penn State 11/29 Brett Pfarr, Minnesota 1/17 Nathan Tomasello, OSU & Stevan Mici, MICH 12/6 Taylor Massa, Michigan 1/24 Bo Nickal, Penn State 12/13 Anthony Rubinette, Northwestern 1/31 Bo Jordan, Wisconsin 12/20 Drew Hughes, Michigan State BIG TEN STANDINGS (As of Feb. 1) TEAM CONF PCT. OVERALL PCT. 1. Penn State Nebraska Ohio State Iowa Minnesota Rutgers ILLINOIS Michigan Purdue Indiana Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan State Maryland NATIONAL POLLS DUAL RANKINGS W.I.N. MAGAZINE (1/30/17) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Penn State 3. Iowa 4. Ohio State 5. Virginia Tech 6. Nebraska 7. Missouri 8. NC State 9. Cornell 10. ILLINOIS 11. Rutgers 12. Lehigh 13. Minnesota 14. South Dakota State 15. Michigan 16. Northern Iowa 17. Oklahoma 18. Central Michigan 19. Wisconsin 20. North Dakota State 21. Stanford 22. Appalachian State 23. Arizona State 24. North Carolina 25. Pittsburgh INTERMAT (1/31/17) 1 Oklahoma State 2 Penn State 3 Iowa 4 Ohio State 5 Nebraska 6 Virginia Tech 7 NC State 8 Missouri 9 Cornell 10 Minnesota 11 ILLINOIS 12 Michigan 13 Rutgers 14 Lehigh 15 Oklahoma 16 Appalachian State 17 South Dakota State 18 Wisconsin 19 Northern Iowa 20 Central Michigan 21 Stanford 22 Arizona State 23 North Dakota State 24 Virginia 25 North Carolina USA TODAY/CAOCHES (1/31/17) 1 Oklahoma State 2 Penn State 3 Iowa 4 Ohio State 5 Virginia Tech 6 Nebraska 7 Missouri 8 NC State 9 Cornell 10 Michigan 11 ILLINOIS 12 Lehigh 13 Minnesota 14 Rutgers 15 Oklahoma 16 Wisconsin 17 Central Michigan 18 Northern Iowa 19 South Dakota State 20 Appalachian State 21 Arizona State 22 Stanford 23 North Dakota State 24 Edinboro 25 Pittsburgh INTERMAT NATIONAL RANKINGS Preseason 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/6 12/13 12/20 1/4 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21 2/28 3/14 Zane Richards (133) Kyle Langenderfer (157) Isaiah Martinez (165) Zac Brunson (174) Emery Parker ( Andre Lee (197) Brooks Black (HWT) Team University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 5

6 #11 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (6-2, 3-2) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT Nov. Kaufman Brand Open St. Louis, MO NTS Nov. Lindenwood Joe Parisi Open St. Charles, MO NTS Dec. Northern Iowa Open Cedar Falls, IA NTS Dec. 7 vs. SIU-Edwardsville Edwarsville, Ill. W, Dec. Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. 5th of 42 (83 pts) Jan. #13 Rutgers Piscataway, NJ L, Jan. Maryland College Park, MD W, Jan. #4 Ohio State Columbus, OH L, JAN. 20 #13 MICHIGAN CHAMPAIGN, ILL. W, 34-6 JAN. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN, ILL. W, JAN. 27 MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPAIGN, ILL. W, 30-9 Jan. #19 Arizona State Tempe, AZ W, 26-9 Feb. Northwestern Evanston, IL 7 PM FEB. 5 PURDUE CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 1 PM Feb. #2 Penn State State College, PA 6 PM FEB. 12 INDIANA CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 3:00 PM (BTN) March Big Ten Championships Bloomington, IN All Day March NCAA Championships St. Louis, MO All Day RESULTS OVERALL DUAL BIG TEN DUAL PTS. DEC. MD TF PINS OT FASTEST WT WRESTLER RECORD RECORD DUAL SCORED W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L FALL 125 Jake Silzer* : Travis Piotrowski David Rivera-Kohr* Zane Richards : Dylan Duncan* Francis Edelen* : Mousa Jodeh : Mike Carr* Dylan Thurston* : Brock Ervin : Reinemann, Isaac Eric Barone Michael Ordonez* : Kyle Langenderfer : Nick Gasbarro Carver James Tim McCarthy Ryder Punke* : Isaiah Martinez : Brandon Gilligan Danny Gallo* : Zac Brunson : Xavier Montavlo Bill Barbour Emery Parker : Andre Lee : Danny Hicks : Wesley Kibler* :54 HWT Brooks Black :36 HWT Rachal, Deuce :34 TEAM :30 * Redshirting this season (team totals don t include redshirt numbers Starters in BOLD University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 6

7 RESULTS KAUFMAN BRAND OPEN NOVEMBER 12 // ST. LOUIS, MO Illini Placewinners 1st: Zane Richards (133), Brock Ervin (149), Zac Brunson (174), Emery Parker (184) 2nd: Dylan Duncan (133), Xavier Montalvo (174), Andre Lee (197) 3rd: Kyle Langenderfer (157), Jake Silzer (125), Danny Hicks (197) 4th: Mousa Jodeh (141), Deuce Rachal (HWT) 5th: David Rivera-Kohr (125) LINDENWOOD JOE PARISI OPEN NOVEMBER 19 // ST. CHARLES, MO Illini Placewinners 1st: Zane Richards (133), Kyle Langenderfer (157) 2nd: Xavier Montalvo (174) 3rd: Jake Silzer (125), Dylan Duncan (133), Zac Brunson (174), Emery Parker (184), Andre Lee (197) 4th: Travis Piotrowski (125) 5th: Brock Ervin (149) NORTHERN IOWA OPEN DECEMBER 3 // CEDAR FALLS, IA Illini Placewinners 1st: Isiah Martinez (165), Emery Parker (184), Brooks Black (HWT) 2nd: Travis Piotrowski (125), Brock Ervin (149), Zac Brunson (174), 3rd: Dylan Duncan (133) 5th: Steven Rodrigues (165) 6th: Xavier Montalvo (174), Wes Kibler (197) #11 ILLINOIS 30, SIUE 10 DEC. 7, 2016 // JON DAVIS CENTER // EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. 165: #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) fall Sam Zimmerman (SIUE), 1: : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), : #15 Emery Parker (ILL) major dec. Jake Godinez (SIUE) : Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), HWT: Jake McKiernan (SIUE) dec. #6 Brooks Black (ILL), : #12 F. Rodriguez (SIUE) major dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), : #2 Zane Richards (ILL) major dec. John Muldoon (SIUE), : Mousa Jodeh (ILL) decision Trevor Feagans (SIUE), SV : Brock Ervin (ILL) major dec. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), : Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) fall Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 1: TH KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS DECEMBER // EVANSTON, ILL. Illini Placewinners 1st: Isaiah Martinez 2nd: Zane Richards 3rd: Zac Brunson #13 RUTGERS 19, ILLINOIS 17 JAN. 6, 2017 // THE RAC // NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J 125: Brandon Paetzell (RU) dec. Travis Piotrowski, : #4 Zane Richards (ILL) dec. Scott DelVecchio (RU), : #6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL) : Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Anthony Giraldo (RU), : #19 John Van Brill (RU) fall Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 4: : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Willie Scott (RU), : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) dec. Phillip Bakuckas (RU), SV : #14 Emery Parker (ILL) dec.#11 Nicholas Gravina (RU), SV : Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), HWT: Razohnn Gross (RU) dec. Deuce Rachal (ILL), #11 ILLINOIS 30, MARYLAND 15 JAN. 8, 2017 // XFINITY CENTER // COLLEGE PARK, MD 125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Michael Beck (MD), : #4 Zane Richards (ILL) tech fall Alex Vargas (MD), : Mousa Jodeh (ILL) dec. Jhared Simmons (MD), : #16 Alfred Bannister (MD) fall Eric Barone (ILL), 3: : Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) major dec. Justin Alexander, : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Josh Ugalde (MD), : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) fall Sam Rowell (MD), 5: : #14 Emery Parker (ILL) major dec. Idris White (MD), : David-Brian Whisler (MD) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), HWT: Youssif Hemida (MD) inj. default Deuce Rachal (ILL), 1: #4 OHIO STATE 29, #14 ILLINOIS 18 JAN. 15, 2017 // ST. JOHN'S ARENA // COLUMBUS, OH 125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. #12 Jose Rodriguez, : #2 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major dec. #2 Zane Richards, : #14 Luke Pletcher (OSU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), : #5 Micha Jordan (OSU) fall Eric Barone (ILL), 6: : Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) tech fall Anthony DeCarlo (OSU), : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Cody Burcher (OSU), : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) major dec. Just Kresevic (OSU), : #10 Myles Martin (OSU) major dec. #13 Emery Parker (OSU), : #5 Kollin Moore (OSU) fall Andre Lee (ILL), 4: HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) fall Deuce Rachal (ILL), 4: #4 OHIO #15 ILLINOIS 34, #13 MICHIGAN 6 JANUARY 20, 2017 // CHAMPAIGN, IL 125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) forfeit Conor Youtsey (MICH) : #6 Zane Richards (ILL) dec. #4 Stevan Micic (MICH), : Salvatore Profaci (MICH) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), : Eric Barone (ILL) major dec. Zac Hall (MICH), : Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) dec. #9 Brian Murphy (MICH), 2-1 TB : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) dec. #2 Logan Massa (MICH), : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) dec. #8 Myles Amine (MICH), : #13 Emery Parker (ILL) fall Ernest Battaglia (MICH), 0: : Jackson Striggow (MICH) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), HWT: #17 Brooks Black (ILL) fall Kostya Golobokov (MICH), 0: #15 ILLINOIS 25, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 12 JANUARY 22 // CHAMPAIGN, IL 125: Kirk Johansen (NIU) dec. Travis Piotrowski (ILL), : #6 Zane Richards (ILL) tech fall Alijah Jeffery (NIU), : Mousa Jodeh (ILL) dec. Angel Velasquez (NIU), 2-1 TB : #12 Steve Bleise (NIU) dec. Eric Barone (ILL), : Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU), : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Shaun'Que McMurty (NIU), : Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. #12 Zac Brunson (ILL), : #13 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU), : Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 7-5 SV HWT: #17 Brooks Black (ILL) fall Caleb Gossett (NIU), 0: #13 ILLINOIS 30, MICHIGAN STATE 9 JANUARY 27, 2017 // CHAMPAIGN, IL 149: Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 3-1 SV : #18 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) maj. dec. Austin Thompson (MSU), : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Drew Hughes (MSU), : #12 Zac Brunson (ILL) maj. dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), : #12 Emery Parker (ILL) maj. dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), : Andre Lee (ILL) dec. Jimmy Russel (MSU), HWT: #15 Brooks Black (ILL) maj. dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), : Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), : Austin Eicher (MSU) won by forfeit : Javier Gasca III (MSU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), #13 ILLINOIS 26, ARIZONA STATE 9 JANUARY 29, 2017 // TEMPE, AZ 125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Josh Kramer (ASU, 6-4 SV : #6 Zane Richards (ILL) tech fall Ted Rico (ASU), : Nikko Villarreal (ASU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), : Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Josh Maruca (ASU), : #18 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) dec. #6 Josh Shields (ASU), : #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) fall #9 Anthony Valencia (ASU), 6: : Zahid Valencia (ASU) dec. #12 Zac Brunson (ILL), : #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Jacen Petersen (ASU), : Andre Lee (ILL) dec. Austyn Harris (ASU), HWT: #7 Tanner Hall (ASU) dec. #15 Brooks Black (ILL), 4-3 TB University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 7

8 DUAL STATISTICS DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT OPPONENT HWT TOTAL at SIU-Edwardsville at #13 Rutgers* at Maryland* at #4 Ohio State vs. #13 Michigan vs. NIU vs. Michigan State* at #19 Arizona State TOTAL *DENOTES BIG TEN DUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL DUAL INJURY DEFAULTS/DISQUALIFICATIONS/FORFEITS BY WEIGHT HWT TOTAL TEAM DUAL RECORD BY STARTING WEIGHT HWT TOTAL University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 8

9 DUAL STATISTICS DUAL MATCH STATISTICS WRESTLER Takedowns Reversals 2-pt NF 4-pt NF RT Pins Points Avg. Travis Piotrowski Zane Richards Mousa Jodeh Eric Barone Brock Ervin Kyle Langenderfer Isaiah Martinez Zac Brunson Emery Parker Andre Lee Brooks Black Deuce Rachal Total SINGLE MATCH LEADERS TAKEDOWNS Isaiah Martinez - 10 vs. Shaun'Que McMurty, Northern Illinois (1/22) Zane Richards - 10 vs. Alex Vargas, Maryland (1/8) Isaiah Martinez - 9 vs. Cody Burcher, Ohio State (1/15) Zac Brunson - 9 vs. Justin Kresevic, Ohio State (1/15) Isaiah Martinez - 9 vs. Josh Ugalde, Maryland (1/8) Isaiah Martinez - 9 vs. Willie Scott, Rutgers (1/6) Isaiah Martinez - 8 vs. Drew Hughes, Michigan State (1/27) Emery Parker - 8 vs. Idris White, Maryland (1/8) Zane Richards - 7 vs. Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois (1/22) Emery Parker - 7 vs. Jake Godinez, SIU-Edwardsville (12/7) TWO-POINT NEAR FALLS Richards Barone / Martinez / Brunson / Parker - 1 FOUR-POINT NEAR FALLS Richards - 3 vs. Ted Rico, Arizona State (1/29/17) University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 9

10 DUAL STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT HWT at SIU-Edwardsville Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Ervin Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Black at #12 Rutgers Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Rachal at Maryland Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Rachal at #4 Ohio State Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Rachal vs. #13 Michigan Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Black vs. Northern Illinois Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Black vs. Michigan State Piotrowski Forfeit Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Black at #19 Arizona State Piotrowski Richards Jodeh Barone Langenderfer Martinez Brunson Parker Lee Black University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 10

11 125 // TRAVIS PIOTROWSKI FR. // CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. // PRAIRIE RIDGE HS v Upset No. 12 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) on Jan. 15 v Won first dual meet with a 6-1 decision over Michael Beck (Maryland) v Upset the No. 6 seed L.J. Bentley at 2016 Midlands v 2016 IHSA Class 2A state champion at 126 pounds v Three-time All-American v Four-time conference and regional champion v Ranked No. 61 in Class of 2016 by FloWrestling PIOTROWSKI S CAREER STATS YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA TOTAL /19/16 -- Freddie Rodriguez (SIU Edwardsville) M 13-5 L Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Zach D'Amico (Central Oklahoma) D 5-2 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Cody Hill (Tennessee-Chattanooga) M 10-0 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Alonzo Allen (Tennessee-Chattanooga) D 5-4 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Jake Silzer (Illinois) D 2-1 L Joe Parisi (4th) /3/16 -- Devin Schroder (Purdue) D 3-2 W UNI Open /3/16 -- Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) D 5-0 W UNI Open /3/16 -- Aaron Assad (Missouri) D 3-2 W UNI Open /3/16 -- Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) TF 16-0 L UNI Open (2nd) /7/16 -- #12 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) M 14-6 L at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 -- Joshua Krammer (Arizona State) M 8-0 W Midlands /29/16 -- #18 L.J. Bentley (Pittsburgh) D 7-2 W Midlands /29/16 -- Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) D 3-1 L Midlands /29/16 -- Justin Patrick (Buffalo) D 3-2 L Midlands /6/17 -- Brandon Paetzell (Rutgers) D 3-2 L at Rutgers /6/17 -- Michael Beck (Maryland) D 6-1 W at Maryland /15/17 -- #12 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) M 10-0 W at Ohio State /20/17 -- Connor Youtsey (Michigan) Forfeit W vs. Michigan /22/17 -- Kirk Johansesn (NIU) D 4-1 L vs. NIU /27/17 -- Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) D 2-1 W vs. MSU /29/17 -- Josh Kramer (Arizona State) SV W at ASU University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 11

12 133 // #6 ZANE RICHARDS R-SR. // CARBONDALE, ILL. // CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HS v Three-time NCAA qualifier, 2016 All-American v Ranks 10th in all-time win percentage (.818), 23rd in wins (99) v Two-time Midlands runner-up (2014 & 2016) v Tied a career-high No. 2 ranking by WIN Magazine after defeating #1Clark v Placed 2nd at 2016 Big Ten Championships RICHARDS CAREER STATS YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * th DNP th DNP nd 4th TOTAL *redshirt season /12/16 2 Joe Antonelli (SIUE)....F 2:24....W...Kauffman Brand /12/16 2 Micky Phillippi (Unnatached)... D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 2 Dylan Duncan (Illinois)... D W... Kauffman Brand (1st) /19/16 2 Philip Laux (Iowa)....D W...Joe Parisi /19/16 2 Aaron Hane (Central Oklahoma)....TF W...Joe Parisi /19/16 2 Lincoln Olson (Oklahoma State)...M W...Joe Parisi /19/16 2 John Erneste (Missouri)... TF W... Joe Parisi (1st) /7/16 2 John Muldoon (SIUE)....M W...at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 2 Ben Lamantia (Michigan).... TF W...Midlands /29/16 2 Jacob Colon (Grand View).... TF W...Midlands /29/16 2 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo)... D W... Midlands /30/16 2 Jamal Morris (NC State) M W...Midlands /30/16 2 #4 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) SV L... Midlands (2nd) /6/17 4 Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers)... D W... at Rutgers /6/17 4 Alex Vargas (Maryland).... TF W...at Maryland /15/17 4 #2 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)...M L... at Ohio State /20/17 6 #4 Stevan Micic (Michigan).... D W... vs. Michigan /22/17 6 Aljah Jeffrey (NIU).... TF W... vs. NIU /27/17 6 Austin Eicher (MSU)... Forfeit vs. MSU /29/17 6 Ted Rico (Arizona State) TF W...at ASU /07/15 6 Evan Hoshaw (Olivet)...F 4: W... EMU Duals /07/15 6 Jade Rauser (Utah Valley)....M W...EMU Duals /07/15 6 Mike Bartolo (Clarion)....TF 23-5 (5:47). W... EMU Duals /15/15 6 Cordero Coronado (Arizona State).... TF W...Illini Duals /15/15 6 Dakota Leach (SIUE)....M W...Illini Duals /29/15 6 Tyler Goodwin (Maryland)... F (4:20)... W... Grapple at the Garden /29/15 6 David Pearce (Drexel)...M W... Grapple at the Garden /29/15 6 Trey Aslanian (Princeton)...TF W... NY Athletic Club /20/15 3 Pt Garcia (Wyoming).... F (2:55)... W... Reno Tournament /20/15 3 Michale McDaniel (Colorado Mes).... F (3:54)... W... Reno Tournament /20/15 3 Carlos Herrera (CSU Bakersfield).... TF W... Reno Tournament /20/15 3 Jaydin Clayton (Missouri)...D W... Reo Tournament /20/15 3 Corey Keener (Central Michigan)...M W... Reno Tournament (1st) /3/16 3 #15 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State)... D W... vs. Ohio State /8/16 3 #1 Cory Clark (Iowa)... D 5-4 SV-1.. W... vs. Iowa /10/16 3 Austin Eicher (NIU)... Forfeit.... W... at Northern Illinois /15/16 2 #11 Rossi Bruno (Michigan)... D W... at Michigan /17/16 2 Garth Yenter (Michigan State)...F 3: W... at Michigan State /23/16 2 #6 Jordan Conaway (Penn State)... D W... vs. Penn State /31/16 2 #6 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin)....D W...at Wisconsin /11/16 2 Sam Brancale (MINN)... TF W... vs. Minnesota /5/16 2 #14 Rossi Bruno (MICH)...D W...Big Tens Day /5/16 2 #8 Eric Montoya (NEB).... D W... Big Tens Day /6/16 2 #3 Cory Clark (Iowa).... D 2-1 (OT).. L... Big Tens Day 2 (2nd) /17/16 3 Joey Palmer (Oregon State).... D W... NCAA /17/16 3 #15 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland).. D W... NCAA /18/16 3 #6 George DiCamillo (Virginia)...D W...NCAA /18/16 3 #2 Cory Clark... D L... NCAA /19/16 3 #5 Jordan Conaway (Penn State)... D W... NCAA /19/16 3 #4 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma)... D L... NCAA (4th) MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /02/14 6 Cory Stainbrook (West Virginia)... D W... Michigan State Open /02/14 6 George Fisher (Michigan)... D W... Michigan State Open /02/14 6 Tyler Keselring (Central Michigan)... D W... Michigan State Open /02/14 6 Rossi Bruno (Michigan)... D W... Michigan State Open (1st) /22/14 6 Patrick Myers (SIU-Edwardsville)...M W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 6 Brendan Krask (Lindenwood-Belleville).. TF 24-7 (6:10). W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 6 Damion Walls Jr. (Bethany (Kan.))... F 0:28... W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 6 Zach Synon (Missouri)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 6 Jered Cortez (Illinois)...M FOR... W... Joe Parisi Open (1st) /06/14 6 Hunter Haralson (Lindenwood)...TF 19-3 (4:46). W... Maryville Open /06/14 6 Kirkland Bradley (Missouri Baptist)... F 1:58... W... Maryville Open /06/14 6 Jared Mestas (Lindenwood (Mo.))... INJ Maryville Open /06/14 6 Michael Cutherbertson (Benedictine College). INJ Maryville Open /06/14 6 Hunter Haralson (Lindenwood (Mo.))... INJ Maryville Open (6th) /29/14 6 Michael Hayes (Old Dominion)... F 1:53... W... Midlands /29/14 6 Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield) D W...Midlands /29/14 6 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland)...M W... Midlands /30/14 6 #1 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro)... D W... Midlands /30/14 6 #4 Cory Clark (Iowa)... D L... Midlands (2nd) /09/15 3 Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers)...D W... vs. Rutgers /11/15 3 Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana)...M W... at Indiana /16/15 3 #5 Cory Clark (Iowa)...D W...at Iowa /18/15 3 #1 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota)...D SV 1. L...at Minnesota /23/15 2 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)... D W... vs. Nebraska /25/15 2 Dominick Malone (Northwestern)...M W... at Northwestern /30/15 2 #16 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland)..M W... vs. Maryland /01/15 2 #11 Danny Sabatello (Purdue)... D L... at Purdue /08/15 3 #7 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin)...TF 23-5 (7:00). L... vs. Wisconsin /15/15 7 Kyle Lukowich (Kent State)...TF 23-7 (4:57). W... NWCA National Duals /21/15 7 Zach Synon (Missouri)... D W... NWCA National Duals /07/15 7 Dominick Malone (Northwestern)...M W... Big Ten /07/15 7 #5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State)... D L... Big Ten /07/15 7 #19 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland).. D W... Big Ten /07/15 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)...D W...Big Ten /08/15 7 #6 Cory Clark (Iowa)... D L... Big Ten /08/15 7 #5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State)... D W... Big Ten (5th) /19/15 5 Jack Hathaway (Oregon State)...M W... NCAA /19/15 5 #13 George DiCamillo (Virginia)...D 6-4 SV 1.. L...NCAA /20/15 5 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)...M L...NCAA University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 12

13 133 // #6 ZANE RICHARDS (CONT.) R-SR. // CARBONDALE, ILL. // CARBONDALE COMMUNITY HS v Three-time NCAA qualifier, 2016 All-American v Ranks 10th in all-time win percentage (.818), 23rd in wins (99) v Two-time Midlands runner-up (2014 & 2016) v Tied a career-high No. 2 ranking by WIN Magazine after defeating #1Clark v Placed 2nd at 2016 Big Ten Championships RICHARDS CAREER STATS YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * th DNP th DNP nd 4th TOTAL *redshirt season MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /9/13 -- Jacob Grant (Grandview)... TF W... Loras Open /9/13 -- Tanner Schmidt (Upper Iowa)... TF W... Loras Open /9/13 -- Brenden Murphy (McKendree)....D 9-7 SV 1..W...Loras Open /9/13 -- Andrew Clark (Grandview)... TF W... Loras Open (1st) /16/13 14 Tyler Liberatore (Arizona State)....TF 22-7 (7:00). W... Chicago Quad /16/13 14 Nick Rodriguez (Ouchita Baptist)...M W... Chicago Quad /16/13 14 Patrick Myers (SIU Edwardsville)...M W... Chicago Quad /30/13 13 Richard Lavorato (George Mason)....M W...Journeyman Duals /30/13 13 Chris Wileks (North Carolina State)...M W... Journeyman Duals /01/13 13 #20 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg)...F 2: L... Grapple at the Garden /01/13 13 #11 Mark Gery (Cornell)... D W...Grapple at the Garden /06/13 10 #4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin)....D L... at Wisconsin /4/14 12 Aaron Hane (Missouri Baptist)....TF 20-5 (0:00). W... William Penn Open /4/14 12 Chad Bartschenfeld (Augsburg).. TF (0:00) W... William Penn Open /4/14 12 Chris Padilla (Missouri Baptist)...M W... William Penn Open (1st) /12/14 12 Kyle Visconti (Ohio State)...TF 24-9 (7:00). W... vs. Ohio State /17/14 11 Rossi Bruno (Michigan)... D W... vs. Michigan /24/14 11 #19 Jimmy Guilbon (Penn State)...D 3-1 SV 1..W...at Penn State /26/14 11 Garth Yenter (Michigan State)... D W... at Michigan State /01/14 10 Shawn Nagel (Nebraska)... D W... vs. Nebraska /07/14 9 #17 Cashe Quiroga (Purdue)...M L... at Purdue /09/14 9 Dominick Malone (Northwestern)...M W... vs. Northwestern /16/14 11 #12 Joe Roth (CMU)... D L... NWCA vs. CMU /16/14 11 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg)... D W... NWCA vs. Bloomsburg /17/14 11 #19 Mack McGuire (Kent State University)D W... NWCA vs. Kent State /17/14 11 Joey Palmer (Oregon State University).D L... NWCA vs. Oregon State /08/14 -- Garth Yenter (Michigan State)... D W... Big Ten Day /08/14 -- Cashe Quiroga (Purdue)...F 6: L... Big Ten Day /08/14 -- Joseph Duca (Indiana)...M W... Big Ten Day /08/14 -- Dominick Malone (Northwestern)...D W... Big Ten /09/14 -- David Thorn (Minnesota)...D L... Big Ten Day /09/14 -- Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State)...D W... Big Ten Day 2 (5th) /20/14 14 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg)... D W... NCAA Champs /20/14 14 #3 Tony Ramos (Iowa)....D 6-4 (SV1).. L...NCAA Champs /20/14 14 James Guilbon (Penn State) D W...NCAA Champs /20/14 14 #11 Ryan Mango (Stanford) D L...NCAA Champs University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 13

14 141 // MOUSA JODEH SO. // CHICAGO, ILL. // OAK FOREST HS v Won his first Big Ten dual match against Jhared Simmons (Maryland) v Wrestled at 2016 Big Ten Championships in place of an injured Brock Ervin v Two-time IHSA All-State v Coached by Shawn Forst in at Oak Forest JODEH'S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA TOTAL MOUSA JODEH (SO.) /12/16 -- Zach Synon (Missouri)... D L... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Colby Watters (Baker University)...M W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Trevor Feagans (SIUE).... D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Bryce Killian (King University TN)...IN 0:00... W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Zach Synon (Missouri)... D W... Kauffman Brand (3rd) /19/16 -- Jermaine Pryor (Missouri Valley) F 6:00 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Angelo Silvestro (SIU Edwardsville) D 2-0 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Will Roark (Missouri) D 4-1 L Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Matt Landgraff (Oklahoma City) SV W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Darren Wynn (McKendree) D 5-2 L Joe Parisi /3/16 -- Adam Hedin (St. Cloud State) D 5-3 L UNI Open /3/16 -- Ben Brancale (Minnesota) TB L UNI Open /7/16 -- Trevor Feagans (SIUE) SV W at SIU Edwardsville /29/16 -- Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) M 12-3 L Midlands /29/16 -- Trevor Feagans (SIU Edwardsville) M 13-3 W Midlands /29/16 -- Kevin Budock (Old Dominion) TB L Midlands /6/17 -- #6 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) M 10-0 L at Rutgers /8/16 -- Jhared Simmons (Maryland) D 5-4 W at Maryland /15/17 -- #14 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) D 10-4 L at Ohio State /20/17 -- Salvator Profaci (Michigan) D 9-3 L vs. Michigan /22/17 -- Angel Velasquez (NIU) D 2-1 TB1 W vs. NIU /27/17 -- Javier Gasca (MSU) D 8-2 L vs. MSU /29/17 -- Nikko Villarreal (Arizona State) D 5-4 L at ASU /21/15 -- Hunter Genco (Grand View (Iowa))....D L....Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Marcelo Sierra (Graceland University)...D W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Kurt Kaiser (Missouri Valley)...F 1:26...W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Cy Trindle (Labette Community College).. D W...Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- James Mosher (Missouri Baptist)....F 2:53...L....Joe Parisi Open /29/15 -- Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois).... M L....Midlands /29/15 -- Trevor Jauch (Northern Iowa)... F (3:48)... L.... Midlands /23/16 -- #16 James Gulibon (Penn State)... D L.... vs. Penn State /31/16 -- Luke Rowh (Wisconsin)... D L....at Wisconsin /5/16 -- #17 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska)... TF L....at Nebraska /7/16 -- Jameson Oster (Northwestern)... M L.... vs. Northwestern /11/16 -- #9 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota).... D L.... vs. Minnesota /5/16 -- #9 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota).... M L....B1G Championships /5/16 -- Gabe Grahek (Wisconsin)....D L....B1G Championships University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 14

15 149 // ERIC BARONE R-FR. // CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. // CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH v Earned his first dual and Big Ten dual win against Anthony Giraldo (1/6) v Finished 1-2 at 2016 Midlands v 2015 IHSA state champion at 145 pounds ERVIN S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * TOTAL *redshirt season /12/16 -- Cameron Kelly (SIUE)... D W.. Kauffman Brand /29/16 -- Chris Perez (Indiana)... D W... Midlands /29/16 -- #18 Joey Delgado (Oregon State)... D L... Midlands /29/16 -- Alex Kocer (South Dakota St.)... D L... Midlands /6/17 -- Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers)... D W... at Rutgers /8/17 -- #16 Alfred Bannister (Maryland)...F 3: L...at Maryland /15/17 -- #5 Micah Jordan (Ohio State)... F 6: L... at Ohio State /20/17 -- Zac Hall (Michigan)... M W... vs. Michigan /22/17 -- #12 Steve Bleise (NIU)...D L...vs. NIU /27/17 -- Nick Trimble (MSU)... D 3-1 SV-1.. W... vs. MSU /29/17 -- Josh Maruca (Arizona State).... D W... at ASU /21/15 -- Asa Alex Nelson (Northweast Oklahoma) F 4:09... W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Henry Reyes (Williams Baptist)....F 3:31....W...Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Matt Wempen (Iowa).... D L... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Nate Limmex (Purdue)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Ike Podel (Liberty).... D W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Jaren Glosser (Iowa)... D L... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Jason Hall-Box (NE Oklahoma)...M W... Joe Parisi Open (5th) /29/15 -- Gabe Moreno (Iowa State).... D L... Midlands /29/15 -- Sam Melikian (NC State)...M L... Midlands University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 15

16 157 // #12 KYLE LANGERNDERFER R-JR. // MOKENA, ILL. // LINCOLN-WAY EAST HS v Moved up to 157 pounds after wrestling at 149 during his first three seasons at Illinois v Has upset victories against No. 6 Josh Shields and No. 9 Briana Murphy (Michigan) v Highest ranking of career since being ranked No. 12 prior to 2015 NCAA Championships v 2015 NCAA qualifier v Second on the team in dual points scored this season (25) v Reached a career-high ranking of No. 12 by WIN Magazine in v Placed third at Big Ten Championships in LANGENDERFER S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * rd DNP DNP TOTAL *redshirt season Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /12/16 - Ryan Strope (McKendree University) D 4-3 L Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Kyle Wilson (Baker University) TF 17-2 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Blake Pepper (Missouri) M 16-6 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Keegan McCormick (Missouri) F 2:48 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Tobias Barnes (Missouri Valley) F 5:23 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Ryan Strope (McKendree University) D 9-2 W Kauffman Brand (3rd) /19/16 - Dalton Moran (Oklahoma State)...F 0: W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 - Keegan McCormick (Missouri)... TF W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 - Greg Hegarty (Maryville)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 - Ryan Strope (McKendree)... D W... Joe Parisi Open (1st) /7/16 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE)....F 1:14....W...at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 - Zach Wilson (Ohio)...D W... Midlands /29/16 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIU Edwardsville). D W... Midlands /29/16 - #12 Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan)D L...Midlands /29/16 - Evan Wick (Wisconsin)...D L... Midlands /6/17 - #19 John Van Brill (Rutgers)....F 4: L...at Rutgers /8/17 - Justin Alexander (Maryland)...M W...at Maryland /15/17 - Anthony DeCarlo (Ohio State)... TF W... at Ohio State /20/17 - #9 Brian Murphy (Michigan)... D W... vs. Michigan /22/17 - Caden McWhirter (NIU)... D W... vs. NIU /27/17 18 Austin Thompson (MSU)...M W... vs. MSU /29/17 18 #6 Josh Shields (Arizona State).... D W... at ASU Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /07/15 14 Austin Kelley (Olivet) TF 18-3 W EMU Duals /07/15 14 Brayden Humphreys (Utah Valley) D 8-3 W EMU Duals /07/15 14 Jake Keller (Clarion) F 2:02 W EMU Duals /15/15 14 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) SV L Illini Duals /15/15 14 John Fahy (SIUE) D 3-2 W Illini Duals /29/15 19 Wade Hodges (Maryland) D 3-1 L Grapple at the Garden /29/15 19 Matthew Cimato (Drexel) D 3-2 L Grapple at the Garden /29/15 19 Chris Perez (Princeton) D 11-8 L Grapple at the Garden /3/16 -- Matt Davis (Ohio State) TF 20-5 W vs. Ohio State /8/16 -- Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) M 16-4 L vs. Iowa /10/16 -- Gabe Morse (NIU) D 3-1 L at Northern Illinois /15/16 -- #11 Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) D 5-2 L at Michigan /17/16 -- Kaelan Richards (Michigan State) D 6-3 W at Mchigan State /23/16 -- #2 Zain Retherford (Penn State) F 2:10 L vs. Penn State /31/16 -- Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) D 8-6 L at Wisconsin /5/16 -- #5 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) MD 9-1 L at Nebraska /7/16 -- #4 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) D 9-3 L vs. Northwestern /11/16 -- #14 Jake Short (Minnesota) D 8-3 L vs. Minnesota /5/16 -- #1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) F 2:07 L Big Tens Day /5/16 -- Cody Burcher (Ohio State) F 3:44 W Big Tens Day /5/16 -- Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) F 0:58 L Big Tens Day /09/14 -- Sal Annoreno (Northern Illinois) F 6:01 W vs. Northern Illinois /14/14 -- #12 Dylan Cottrell (Appalachian State) D 4-2 L vs. Appalachian State /14/14 -- Cole Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) D 6-2 W vs. CSU Bakersfield /15/14 -- Uzo Owuama (Grand Canyon) M 14-2 W vs. Grand Canyon /16/14 -- Markham Odell (Unattached) F 1:30 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 -- Tyler Lawrence (Unattached) TF 19-3 (5:00) W Roadrunner Open /16/14 -- Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon State) D 3-2 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 -- Brandon Nelson (Purdue) D 8-4 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 -- #12 Dylan Cottrell (Appalachian State) D 10-7 L Roadrunner Open (2nd) /29/14 -- Drew Longo (Lehigh) M 17-7 W vs. Lehigh /29/14 -- Zachary Stepan (Air Force) D 8-4 W Midlands /29/14 -- Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) D 3-1 L Midlands /29/14 -- Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg) D 8-1 W Midlands /29/14 -- Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon) F 3:12 W Midlands /29/14 -- Tyler Ponte (Columbia) F 4:22 L Midlands /09/15 -- #17 Ken Theobold (Rutgers) D 5-2 L vs. Rutgers /11/15 -- Trevor Moody (Indiana) D 7-2 W at Indiana /16/15 -- #5 Brandon Sorenson (Iowa) D 11-5 L at Iowa /18/15 -- Seth Lange (Minnesota) F 0:51 W at Minnesota /23/15 -- Justin Arthur (Nebraska) D 8-4 L vs. Nebraska /25/15 -- #1 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) D 4-2 L at Northwestern /30/15 -- Ben Dorsay (Maryland) D 3-1 L vs. Maryland /01/15 -- Brandon Nelson (Purdue) D 6-5 L at Purdue /08/15 -- Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin) D 6-5 W vs. Wisconsin /15/15 -- Kyle Bauer (Kent State) D 4-3 W NWCA National Duals /21/15 -- #1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) D 6-3 L NWCA National Duals /07/15 -- #4 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) D 4-2 L Big Ten /07/15 -- Ben Dorsay (Maryland) D 3-1 W Big Ten /07/15 -- Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin) D 5-3 W Big Ten /07/15 -- Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) D 11-9 SV 1 W Big Ten /08/15 -- Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) F 4:11 W Big Ten /08/15 -- #11 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) D 9-7 SV 1 W Big Ten (3rd) /19/15 12 #4 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) M 11-2 L NCAA /19/15 12 Michael Depalma (Kent State) F 4:48 W NCAA /20/15 12 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) F 2:04 L NCAA MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /09/13 -- Aaron Batchelder (McKendree) F 1:04 W Loras Open /09/13 -- Jake Allen (Cornell College) TF 17-1 W Loras Open /09/13 -- Nick Georgean (Upper Iowa) D 6-0 W Loras Open /09/13 -- Grant Henderson (Grandview) F 0:46 W Loras Open (1st) 4-0 * Wins over ranked opponents in bold MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /09/14 -- Karsten Van Velsor (SIU-Edwardsville) TF 18-3 (7:00) W vs. SIU-Edwardsville /09/14 -- B.J. Clagon (Rider) D 5-4 L vs. Rider University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 16

17 165 // #1 ISAIAH MARTINEZ R-JR. // LEMOORE, CALIF. // LEMOORE HS v 2015 & 2016 Big Ten & NCAA Champion v Named 2016 Wrestler of the Championships (Big Ten) v 2016 Illinois Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year v 2015 Big Ten, InterMat and Amatuer Wrestling News Freshman of the Year v First undefeated freshman to win NCAA title since Cael Sanderson v Led NCAA Division I in wins by technical fall with 11 in and 14 in v 24 of 35 wins in came by major decision or greater, 23 of 32 by major decision or greater in v 54 consecutive win streak to start his career at Illinois v All-time win percentage leader in Illinois history (.989) v Two-time Midlands champion (2014 & 2016) MARTINEZ S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * st 1st st 1st Total *redshirt season /3/16 1 Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State) F 2:54 W UNI Open /3/16 1 Mason McDaniel (SIUE) TF W UNI Open /3/16 1 Jeremiah Moody (University of Iowa) TF W UNI Open /3/16 1 Connor Flynn (Missouri) M 14-6 W UNI Open /3/16 1 #3 Daniel Lewis Missouri D 7-4 W UNI Open (1st) /7/16 1 Sam Zimmerman (SIUE) F 1:10 W at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 1 Joe Tavoso (Princeton) TF 24-9 W Midlands /29/16 1 Andrew Scott (Northern Illinois) F 2:38 W Midlands /29/16 1 Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota St.) M 18-7 W Midlands /29/16 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) M 14-5 W Midlands /30/16 1 #12 Anthony Valencia (Arizona St.) M 10-1 W Midlands /30/16 1 #9 Chad Walsh (Rider) D 10-6 W Midlands (1st) /6/17 1 Willie Scott (Rutgers) TF 24-8 W at Rutgers /8/16 1 Josh Ugalde (Maryland) TF 23-8 W at Maryland /15/17 1 Cody Burcher (Ohio State) TF 22-7 W at Ohio State /20/17 1 #2 Logan Massa (Michigan) D 3-1 W vs. Michigan /22/17 1 Shaun'Que McMurty (NIU) TF 22-7 W vs. NIU /27/17 1 Drew Hughes (MSU) TF 22-7 W vs. MSU /29/17 1 #9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) F 6:49 W at ASU /07/15 1 Ross Pennock (Olivet) TF 22-4 W EMU Duals /07/15 1 Raider Lofthouse (Utah Valley) TF 22-7 W EMU Duals /07/15 1 Morgan Way (Clarion) TF 22-7 W EMU Duals /15/15 1 Oliver Pierce (Arizona State) D 2-0 W Illini Duals /15/15 1 Nate Higgins (SIUE) F 2:52 W Illini Duals /29/15 1 #16 Louis Mascola (Maryland) TF 24-5 W Grapple at the Garden /29/15 1 Michael Comunale (Drexel) F 1:49 W Grapple at the Garden /29/15 1 Francesco Fabozzi (Princeton) TF 17-2 W NY Athletic Club /20/15 1 Isaiah Hokit (Drexel) TF 16-1 W Reno Tournament /20/15 1 Dalton Moran (Oklahoma State) F (2:41) W Reno Tournament /20/15 1 Jacobi Jones (CSU-Pueblo) TF 20-5 W Reno Tournament /20/15 1 Carlos Herrera (CSU Bakersfield) TF 24-7 W Reno Tournament /20/15 1 Joey Levalee (Missouri) TF 16-1 W Reno Tournament /20/15 1 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) D 11-5 W Reno Tournament (1st) /3/16 1 #18 Jake Ryan (Ohio State) TF 24-8 W vs. Ohio State /8/16 1 #19 Edwin Cooper Jr. (Iowa) TF 21-6 W vs. Iowa /10/16 1 Austin Culton (NIU) TF 22-4 W at Northern lllinois /15/16 1 #9 Brian Murphy (Michigan) TF 18-3 W at Michigan /17/16 1 Joe Johnson (Michigan State) TF 20-5 W at Michigan State /23/16 1 #3 Jason Nolf (Penn State) F 4:55 L vs. Penn State /31/16 2 T.J. Ruschell (Wisconsin) TF 16-1 W at Wisconsin /5/16 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) D 13-6 W at Nebraska /7/16 2 Anthony Petrone (Northwestern) F 0:55 W vs. Northwestern /11/16 2 Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota) M 15-6 W vs. Minnesota /5/16 2 TJ Ruschell (Wisconsin) TF 24-8 W Big Tens Day /5/16 2 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) D W Big Tens Day /5/16 2 #10 Brian Murphy (Michigan) D 5-4 W Big Tens Day /6/16 2 #1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) D 4-3 (2OT) W Big Tens Day /17/16 1 Robert Henderson (UNC) TF 16-0 W NCAA /17/16 1 #19 Markus Scheidel (Columbia) M 15-4 W NCAA /18/16 1 #7 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) D 6-3 W NCAA /18/16 1 #5 Ian Miller (Kent State) D 7-5 (SV-1) W NCAA /19/16 1 #3 Jason Nolf (Penn State) D 6-5 W NCAA (1st) MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /09/14 9 Sam Zimmerman (SIU-Edwardsville) F 4:12 W vs. SIU-Edwardsville /09/14 9 Chad Walsh (Rider) D 8-4 W vs. Rider /09/14 9 Andrew Morse (Northern Illinois) F 2:18 W vs. Northern Illinois /14/14 7 Zach Strickland (Appalachian State) M 19-6 W vs. Appalachian State /14/14 7 David Meza (CSU Bakersfield) TF W vs. CSU Bakersfield /15/14 7 Chayse Jackson (Grand Canyon) TF 25-9 W vs. Grand Canyon /16/14 7 Samuel Duchene (Menlo (Calif.)) F 1:09 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 7 Paul Fox (Unattached) M 23-9 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 7 Alex Elder (Oregon State) D W Roadrunner Open /16/14 7 Max Hvolbek (Stanford) D 9-6 W Roadrunner Open (1st) /29/14 6 William Switzer (Lehigh) TF 25-9 W vs. Lehigh /29/14 5 Luke Blanton (Indiana) TF 18-2 W Midlands /29/14 5 Austin Eads (Old Dominion) INJ W Midlands /29/14 5 Mike Kelly (Iowa) M 16-5 W Midlands /30/14 5 Brandon Zeerip (Eastern Michigan) M W Midlands /30/14 5 #14 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) D 6-3 W Midlands (1st) /09/15 4 #18 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) M 19-6 W vs. Rutgers /11/15 4 Alex Gregory (Indiana) TF (7:00) W at Indiana /16/15 3 #13 Mike Kelly (Iowa) TF 21-6 (4:06) W at Iowa /18/15 3 Brad Dolezal (Minnesota) TF 19-4 (3:10) W at Minnesota /23/15 3 #4 James Green (Nebraska) D 2-0 W vs. Nebraska /25/15 3 Ben Sullivan (Northwestern) F 3:43 W at Northwestern /30/15 2 Lou Mascola (Maryland) TF 20-4 (4:32) W vs. Maryland /01/15 2 #13 Doug Welch (Purdue) D 11-4 W at Purdue /08/15 2 Jarod Donar (Wisconsin) TF 23-6 (5:25) W vs. Wisconsin /15/15 2 #6 Ian Miller (Kent State) F 6:35 W NWCA National Duals /21/15 2 Joseph LaVallee (Missouri) M 17-6 W NWCA National Duals /07/15 1 #20 Luke Frey (Penn State) TF 24-9 (6:31) W Big Ten /07/15 1 #11 Doug Welch (Purdue) D 11-6 W Big Ten /08/15 1 #2 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) D 12-5 W Big Ten (1st) /19/15 1 #17 Russell Parsons (Army) TF 18-2 (6:43) W NCAA /19/15 1 Spartak Chino (Ohio) F 1:25 W NCAA /20/15 1 #5 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) D 10-4 W NCAA /20/15 1 #3 James Green (Nebraska) D 3-2 W NCAA /21/15 1 #4 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) M 10-2 W NCAA (1st) MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /29/13 -- Seth Hazleton (Princeton) M 12-3 W Midlands /29/13 -- #1 Derek St. John (Iowa) D 6-2 L Midlands /29/13 -- Jake Salazar (Michigan) D 10-8 SV 1 W Midlands /29/13 -- Ben Dorsay (Maryland) D 6-4 W Midlands /30/13 -- Brandon Zeerip (Eastern Michigan) M 19-6 W Midlands /30/13 -- #13 Zac Brunson (Illinois) D 7-3 W Midlands /30/13 -- #11 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) D 7-5 W Midlands /30/13 -- John Greisheimer (Edinboro) D 9-6 L Midlands (4th) /4/14 -- Jake Vitale (SIUE) TF 18-3 (0:00) W William Penn Open /4/14 -- Joel Northrup (Unt.) D 6-2 W William Penn Open /4/14 -- Jake Kadel (Iowa) F 1:34 W William Penn Open /4/14 -- Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) M 12-3 W William Penn Open (1st) /15/14 -- Andrew Lobach (Buena Vista) F 2:00 W Dubuque Open /15/14 -- Hans Holkesvik (Luther) TF 18-3 W Dubuque Open /15/14 -- Josh Farrell (Purdue) 13-5 W Dubuque Open /15/14 -- Brad Dolezal (Minnesota) M. For. - Dubuque Open University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 17

18 174 // #12 ZAC BRUNSON R-SR. // EUGENE, ORE. // CHURCHILL HS v Three-time NCAA qualifier v Ranks 25th in Illinois history in wins (97) v 2016 Big Ten runner-up v 2014 Midlands Championships runner-up, 2016 Midlands third place v Career-high in wins (29) in v Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/18/14) v Career-high in pins (9) in Leads the Illini in pins (6) in BRUNSON S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * th DNP th DNP nd DNP TOTAL *redshirt season Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /12/16 9 Fox Baldwin (Unattached) F 3:53 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 9 Clayton Bass (SIUE) D 8-1 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 9 Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) D 4-1 W Kauffman Brand (1st) /19/16 8 Joel Northrup (Iowa) TF 18-0 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 8 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) F 6:15 L Joe Parisi Open /19/16 8 Jeremiah Reed (Unattached) F 1:37 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 8 Jimmy Sandlin (Limestone) M 16-2 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 8 Jake Residori (SIUE) D 6-4 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 8 Sean Mappes (Tennessee-Chattanooga) M 10-0 W Joe Parisi Open (3rd) /3/16 8 Dale Hilleman (Iowa State) TF 16-0 W UNI Open /3/16 8 Colin Carr (Minnesota) F 3:32 W UNI Open /3/16 8 Brandon Krone (Minnesota) M 8-0 W UNI Open /3/16 8 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) D L UNI Open (2nd) /7/16 12 Jake Residori (SIUE) D 4-1 W at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 12 Braxton Cody (Northwestern) F 2:37 W Midlands /29/16 12 Arsen Arshughyan (Ohio) F 2:38 W Midlands /29/16 12 #18 David Kocer (South Dakota St.) D 4-3 W Midlands /30/16 12 #4 Zahid Valencia (Arizona St.) D 8-3 L Midlands /30/16 12 Ryan Christiensen (Wisconsin) D 4-1 W Midlands /30/16 12 #7 Alex Meyer (Iowa) D 9-5 W Midlands /6/17 12 Phillip Bakuckas (Rutgers) SV W at Rutgers /8/17 12 Sam Rowell (Maryland) F 5:31 W at Maryland /15/17 12 Justin Kresevic (Ohio State) M 19-8 W at Ohio State /20/17 12 #8 Myles Amine (Michigan) D 3-2 W vs. Michigan /22/17 12 Trace Engelkes (NIU) D 6-2 L vs. NIU /27/17 12 Logan Ritchie (MSU) M 12-2 W vs. MSU /29/17 12 #3 Zahid Valencia (ASU) D 7-2 L at ASU 22-5 Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /07/15 6 Nicholas Affricano (Olivet) TF 16-0 W EMU Duals /07/15 6 Ross Taylor (Utah Valley) F 4:57 W EMU Duals /07/15 6 Michael Pavasko (Clarion) F 2:54 W EMU Duals /15/15 6 Zachary Smith (Arizona State) F 2:21 W Illini Duals /15/15 6 Clayton Bass (SIUE) F 2:44 W Illini Duals /29/15 5 Josh Snook (Maryland) F 3:22 W Grapple at the Garden /29/15 5 Jonathan Shleifer (Princeton) D 12-7 W NY Athletic Club /20/15 4 Tyler Chay (Oregon State) F (4:23) W Reno Tournament /20/15 4 Wyatt Wilson (Indiana) F (1:32) W Reno Tournament /20/15 4 Sohrab Movahedi (Cal Poly) F (2:510 W Reno Tournament /20/15 4 CJ Brucki (Central Michigan) D 8-3 W Reno Tournament /20/15 4 #16 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) TF 15-0 W Reno Tournament /20/15 4 #11 Nate Jackson (Indiana) D 8-4 W Reno Tournament (1st) /17/16 1 Shane Shadaia (Michigan State) TF 18-0 W at Michigan State /23/16 1 #2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) F 6:49 L vs. Penn State /31/16 2 Seth Liegel (Wiscnsin) MD 13-2 W at Wisconsin /5/16 2 Micah Barnes (Nebraska) MD 11-3 W at Nebraska /7/16 2 Mitch Sliga (Northwestern) MD 12-0 W vs. Northwestern MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /09/14 -- Jake Residori (SIU-Edwardsville) M 9-0 W vs. SIU-Edwardsville /09/14 -- Ryan Wolfe (Rider) D 9-4 W vs. Rider /09/14 -- N/A (Northern Illinois) FOR W vs. Northern Illinois /14/14 20 Forrest Przybysz (Appalachian State) M 9-1 W vs. Appalachian State /14/14 20 #6 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) D 4-1 W vs. CSU Bakersfield /15/14 20 Trey Ronayne (Grand Canyon) TF 17-2 W vs. Grand Canyon /16/14 20 Ali Alshujery (Oregon State) F 2:10 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 20 Jesus Ambriz (CSU Bakersfield) M 9-1 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 20 Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) M 10-1 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 20 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) D 7-4 W Roadrunner Open /16/14 20 #6 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) D 7-6 W Roadrunner Open (1st) /29/14 9 Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) D 6-2 W vs. Lehigh /29/14 9 Garrett Stehley (Lehigh) TF 19-4 W Midlands /29/14 9 Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) D 3-0 W Midlands /29/14 9 Frank Cousins (Wisconsin) M 11-3 W Midlands /30/14 9 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) M 8-0 W Midlands /30/14 9 #2 Mike Evans (Iowa) D 2-1 L Midlands (2nd) /09/15 6 #20 Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) D 8-2 W vs. Rutgers /11/15 6 #15 Nate Jackson (Indiana) D 9-5 W at Indiana /16/15 5 Alex Meyer (Iowa) F 6:59 L at Iowa /18/15 5 #3 Logan Storley (Minnesota) D 7-3 L at Minnesota /23/15 8 #1 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) D 5-3 L vs. Nebraska /25/15 8 N/A (Northwestern) FOR W at Northwestern /30/15 8 Josh Snook (Maryland) D 4-1 W vs. Maryland /01/15 8 Chad Welch (Purdue) D 8-1 W at Purdue /08/15 8 Frank Cousins (Wisconsin) D 4-0 W vs. Wisconsin /15/15 7 Caleb March (Kent State) D 3-2 W NWCA National Duals /21/15 6 #5 John Eblen (Missouri) F 0:50 L NWCA National Duals /07/15 6 Josh Snook (Maryland) D 8-2 W Big Ten /07/15 6 #4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) D 5-2 L Big Ten /07/15 6 Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) D 8-7 W Big Ten /07/15 6 Taylor Massa (Michigan) D 3-2 W Big Ten /08/15 6 #3 Mike Evans (Iowa) D 1-0 L Big Ten /08/15 6 Mark Martin (Ohio State) D 3-1 SV 1 L Big Ten (6th) /19/15 11 Ryan Wolfe (Rider) D 5-2 W NCAA /19/15 11 #4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) D 4-0 L NCAA /20/15 11 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) D 6-2 W NCAA /20/15 11 #7 John Eblen (Missouri) DQ W NCAA /20/15 11 #1 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) M 8-0 L NCAA MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /9/13 -- Trevor Duke (Upper Iowa) TF 19-3 W Loras Open /9/13 -- Dimitri Boyer (Coe College) M 18-8 W Loras Open /9/13 -- Steven DeWitt (Loras College) M 20-8 W Loras Open /9/13 -- Dallas Houchins (Grandview) D 10-4 W Loras Open (1st) /16/13 16 Joel Smith (Arizona State) D 8-7 W Chicago Quad /16/13 16 Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) D 9-5 W Chicago Quad /30/13 14 Greg Flournoy (George Mason) D 6-0 W Journeyman Duals /30/13 14 Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) M 12-4 W Journeyman Duals /01/13 14 Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg) F 1:28 W Grapple at the Garden /01/13 14 #16 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) D 8-3 L Grapple at the Garden /06/13 14 #12 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) DQ L at Wisconsin /29/13 13 Spencer Hill (CSU-Baskerfield) M 10-0 W Midlands /29/13 13 Chad Ryan (Columbia) F 1:17 L Midlands /29/13 13 Paul Ligouri (Harvard) M 13-3 W Midlands /29/13 13 Andrew Murano (Franklin & Marshall) F 2:30 W Midlands /30/13 13 Dustin McCauley (Unattached) M FOR W Midlands /30/13 13 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois-Unt.) D 7-3 L Midlands /30/13 13 Chad Ryan (Columbia) TF 23-8 (6:10) W Midlands (7th) /12/14 14 Randy Languis (Ohio State) D 4-2 W vs. Ohio State /17/14 16 #13 Brian Murphy (Michigan) D 2-0 W vs. Michigan /24/14 15 #6 Dylan Alton (Penn State) D 5-2 L at Penn State /26/14 15 Roger Wildmo (Michigan State) D 11-7 W at Michigan State /01/14 15 #1 James Green (Nebraska) D 10-3 L vs. Nebraska /07/14 15 Alex Griffin (Purdue) D 6-2 W at Purdue /09/14 15 Ben Sullivan (Northwestern) D 11-4 W vs. Northwestern /16/14 15 #19 Luke Smith (CMU) M 8-0 L NWCA vs. CMU /16/14 -- Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg) D 5-4 L NWCA vs. Bloomsburg /17/14 15 #11 Ian Miller (Kent State University) M 15-5 L NWCA vs. Kent State /17/14 15 #10 Roger Pena (Oregon State University) D 6-1 L NWCA vs. Oregon State /08/14 18 Benjamin Sullivan (Northwestern) D 6-2 W Big Tens Day /08/14 18 #2 James Green (Nebraska) F 2:15 L Big Tens Day University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 18

19 174 // #12 ZAC BRUNSON (CONT. D) R-JR. // EUGENE, ORE. // CHURCHILL HS v Three-time NCAA qualifier v Ranks 25th in Illinois history in wins (97) v 2016 Big Ten runner-up v 2014 Midlands Championships runner-up, 2016 Midlands third place v Career-high in wins (29) in v Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/18/14) v Career-high in pins (9) in Leads the Illini in pins (6) in BRUNSON S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * th DNP th DNP nd DNP TOTAL *redshirt season /08/14 18 Alex Griffin (Purdue) D 4-0 W Big Tens Day /08/14 18 #9 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) F 1:14 L Big Tens Day /09/14 18 #7 Dylan Alton (Penn State) M 13-4 W Big Tens Day 2 (7th) /20/14 17 Thomas Gantt (North Carolina State) D 10-9 W NCAAs Day /20/14 17 #2 James Green (Nebraska) M 14-3 L NCAAs Day /21/14 17 #19 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) D 10-5 W NCAAs Day /21/14 17 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) F 4:29 L NCAAs Day MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /3/12 -- Dylan McLaughlin (Coe College)....M W...Loras Open /3/12 -- D. Huber (Unattached)...M W... Loras Open /3/12 -- Jason Davidson (Dubuque)... TF W... Loras Open /3/12 -- Jake Kaminsky (Unat. Illinois).... F 3: W... Loras Open / Ryan Gossett (Manchester)....F 2:25....W...Michigan State Open /10/12 -- Kyle Witgen (Olivet)...M W... Michigan State Open /10/12 -- Casey Fuller (Edinboro).... D W... Michigan State Open /10/12 -- Zach Rohr (Ohio)... D W... Michigan State Open /10/12 -- Spartak Chino (Ohio)... M W... Michigan State Open /17/12 -- Joseph Barber (Lindenwood)....F 1:36....W...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Gary Walliser (Rend Lake)....M W...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Eric Reger (Liberty)....M W...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State)....M L...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri)....M W...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri)....M W...Lindenwood Open /17/12 -- Vincent Hannon (Lindenwood)... D W....Lindenwood Open (3rd) /08/12 -- Jeremy Miller (King College)... M W...Northern Iowa Open /08/12 -- Brad Nardick (Wisconsin)...M W... Northern Iowa Open /08/12 -- Matt Nora (Illinois)... D L... Northern Iowa Open /08/12 -- Tommy Churchard (Purdue)...D W... Northern Iowa Open /08/12 -- Logan Molina (Iowa State)...D W...Northern Iowa Open /29/12 -- Dakota Cooley (Central Michigan)... D W... Midlands /29/12 -- #10 R.J. Pena (Oregon State)... D L... Midlands /29/12 -- Connor Brennan (Unt. Rider)... D W... Midlands /29/12 -- Dillon Bara (UW-Parkside)...D W... Midlands /29/12 -- Garrett Schaner (Stanford)... D W... Midlands /29/12 -- #15 Matt Lester (Oklahoma)....TF 15-0 (3:29). L... Midlands * Wins over ranked opponents in bold University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 19

20 184 // #12 EMERY PARKER R-SO. // WADSWORTH, ILL. // WARREN TOWNSHIP HS v Tied for first on the team in wins (22) this season v Third on the team in daul points scored (25) v 2016 Kaufman Brand Open and UNI Open 184-pound champion v Placed second at the 2015 Reno Tournament of Champions with a 4-1 record v Filled in for injured Zac Brunson at 174 pounds against Michigan and Minnesota last season PARKER'S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * TOTAL *redshirt season Wt. Date RK Opponent (School) Res. W/L Event Rec /12/16 - John Oss (Drury University) M 18-5 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Jorge Guerrero (Lindenwood) TF 16-0 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - Jake Godinez (SIUE) TF 16-1 W Kauffman Brand /12/16 - John Filipek (McKendree University) SV W Kauffman Brand (1st) /19/16 - Matt Reed (Oklahoma) D 4-3 L Joe Parisi /19/16 - Kyle Delaune (Cumberland) M 16-8 W Joe Parisi /19/16 - Jeffrey Haley (Williams Baptist) Inj. 6:00 W Joe Parisi /19/16 - Barrett Walthall (Tennessee-Chattanooga)TF 19-3 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 - Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State) M 17-5 W Joe Parisi Open /19/16 - Jj Filipek (McKendree) D 5-4 W Joe Parisi Open (3rd) /3/16 - Justin Guilliams (Northern Iowa) TF 18-1 W UNI Open /3/16 - Bradley Banks (Unattached) F 4:56 W UNI Open /3/16 - Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) TF 18-2 W UNI Open /3/16 - Drew Foster (Northwen Iowa) F 5:41 W UNI Open (1st) /7/16 15 Jake Godinez (SIUE) M 18-5 W at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 14 Kevin Parker (Princeton) M 12-4 W Midlands /29/16 14 #13 Jordan Ellingwood (C. Michigan) F 5:37 W Midlands /29/16 14 #3 TJ Dudley (Nebraska) M 14-1 L Midlands /29/16 14 #16 Michael Macchiavel (NC State) 8-7 L Midlands /6/17 14 #11 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) SV W at Rutgers /8/17 14 Idris White (Maryland) M 19-9 W at Maryland /15/17 13 #10 Myles Martin (Ohio State) M 11-3 L at Ohio State /20/17 13 Ernest Battaglia (Michigan) F 0:37 W vs. Michigan /22/17 13 Bryce Gorman (NIU) D 8-1 W vs. NIU /27/17 12 Shwan Shadaia (MSU) M 10-1 W vs. MSU /29/17 12 Jacen Petersen (Arizona State) D 13-9 W at ASU /29/15 -- Nicholas Elmer (Drexel) D 7-3 L Grapple at the Garden /20/15 -- Jesus Ambriz (CSU Bakersfield) TB W Reno Tournament /20/15 -- Zach Nevills (Stanford) D 3-1 W Reno Tournament /20/15 -- Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) D 4-2 W Reno Tournament / Austin Severn (Central Michigan) F (2:17) W Reno Tournament /20/15 -- Jeff Koepke (Illinois) D 7-4 L Reno Tournament (2nd) /15/16 -- #16 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan) M 11-3 L at Michigan /11/16 -- #3 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) D 10-5 L vs. Minnesota MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /02/14 -- Bryce Martin (Indiana)... D L... Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Chad Decker (Eastern Michigan)...M W... Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Issac Bast (Kent State)....F 4:40....W...Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan)....M L... Michigan State Open /22/14 -- Taylor Berger (Northern Iowa)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Christian Loges (Maryville University). D W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Tyler Prazma (Missouri)... D L... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Brock Wingbermuehle (Oklahoma)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Batchuluun Zulkhuu (Lindenwood (Mo.))..M W... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Nicolas Haferkamp (McKendree University). D L... Joe Parisi Open /22/14 -- Tyler Prazma (Missouri)... D W... Joe Parisi Open (5th) /29/14 -- #19 Tristan Warner (Old Dominion).... D L... Midlands /29/14 -- Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri)....D W...Midlands /29/14 -- Casey Fuller (Edinboro)....D W...Midlands /29/14 -- Tyler White (Columbia)... D L... Midlands University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 20

21 197 // ANDRE LEE R-SO. // OAK PARK, ILL. // OAK PARK RIVER FOREST HS v 2015 Reno Tournament runner-up v Two-time freestyle and greco state champion v Two time all-state and all-conference in wrestling and football v Member of the 2013 and 2014 state championship teams v Recorded his first Big Ten win at Wisconsin (1/31) LEE CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * DNP Total *redshirt season /12/16 18 Eldon Valery (King University TN)... D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 18 Danny Hicks (Illinois)... D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 18 Ethan Sherertz (Maryville)...D L...Kauffman Brand (2nd) /19/16 - Derek White (Oklahoma State)...D L...Joe Parisi /19/16 - Evan Hudson (Oklahoma City)...F 0:58....W...Joe Parisi /19/16 - Dillon Archer (Lindenwood)....D W...Joe Parisi /19/16 - Jake Tindle (SIUE)...D W...Joe Parisi /19/16 - Ethan Sheretz (Maryville)...M W...Joe Parisi /19/16 - Greg Wilson (Central Oklahoma).... D W... Joe Parisi (3rd) /7/16 - Jake Tindle (SIUE)... D L... at SIU-Edwardsville /29/16 - Nate Roser (Buffalo)....M L...Midlands /29/16 - Johnathen Dennis (Grand View)...SV L... Midlands /6/17 - Matthew Correnti (Rutgers)... D L... at Rutgers /8/16 - David-Brian Whisler (Maryland)...D L...at Maryland /15/17 - #5 Kollin Moore (Ohio State)....F 4: L...at Ohio State /20/17 - Jackson Striggow (Michigan)... D L... vs. Michigan /22/17 - Shawn Scott (NIU)... D 7-5 SV1.. L...vs. NIU /27/17 - Jimmy Russel (MSU)... D W... vs. MSU /29/17 - Austyn Harris (Arizona State) D W...at ASU /16/14 -- Jared Bartel (Northern Iowa)... D L... Central Missouri Open /16/14 -- Kenny Breaux (Lindenwood (Mo.))...M FOR Central Missouri Open /07/15 -- Elliot Porter (Lindsey Wilson)...F 1:47... W... Greyhound Open /07/15 -- Brandon Joest (Indiana)...F 3:34... W... Greyhound Open /07/15 -- Jake Tindle (Southern Illinois)...F 5:00... L...Greyhound Open /07/15 -- Colton Emmerich (Illinois)... INJ... W... Greyhound Open /07/15 -- Drake Stein (Purdue)...FOR... L... Greyhound Open /07/15 - Thomas Hall (Olivet).... D W... EMU Duals /07/15 - Derek Thomas (Utah Valley)... D L... EMU Duals /07/15 - Dustin Conti (Clarion).... D W... EMU Duals /15/15 - Joshua Dasilvira (Arizona State).... D W... Illini Duals /15/15 - Jake Tindle (SIUE)... D W... Illini Duals /29/15 - Sean Twigg (Maryland)... TF W... Grapple at the Garden /29/15 - Nezar Haddad (Drexel)... D W... Grapple at the Garden /29/15 - #14 Brett Harner (Princeton)... D L... NY Athletic Club /20/15 - Logan Paxton (North Dakota St)... D W... Reno Tournament /20/15 - Adrian Salas (Boise State) D W...Reno Tournament /20/15 - Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State)... D W... Reno Tournament /20/15 - Garrett Demers (MSU-Northern)... F (7:00)... W... Reno Tournament /20/15 - Marshall Haas (Citadel)... D L... Reno Tournament (2nd) /3/16 - Mark Martin (Ohio State)... D L... vs. Ohio State /8/16 - #5 Nathan Burak (Iowa)...D L...vs. Iowa /15/16 - #6 Max Huntley (Michigan)....F 2: L...at Michigan /17/16 - Jacob Cooper (Michigan State).... D L... at Michigan State /23/16 - #1 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State)...M L... vs. Penn State /31/16 - Eric Peissig (Wisconsin)... D W... at Wisconsin /5/16 - Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska).... D L... at Nebraska /7/16 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern)... F 6: L... vs. Northwestern /5/16 - Jacob Cooper (Michigan State)....SV L...Big Tens Day /5/16 - Jake Masengale (Indiana)....F 1: L...Big Tens Day MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /02/14 -- Dalton Ishmal (Findlay)...F 1: W... Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Rylen Droscha (Unattached)....F 2:23....W...Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Evan Rosborough (Lake Erie College).. F 2: W... Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Georgio Blades (Indiana Tech)... D W... Michigan State Open (1st) /16/14 -- Miguel Tovar (Oklahoma City)....F 3:41....W...Central Missouri Open /16/14 -- Terry Martin Jr. (Ellsworth CC)... D W... Central Missouri Open University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 21

22 HWT // #15 BROOKS BLACK R-JR. // DOVER, PA. // BLAIR ACADEMY v Two-time NCAA qualifier v 2016 UNI Open Champion v Academic All-Big Ten honoree v Pinned Conan Jennings complete comeback win over NW (2/7) v Placed 5th at 2016 Big Ten Championships BLACK S CAREER STATS YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA th DNP th DNP TOTAL HWT 12/3/16 8 James Romero (Missouri) TF 16-0 W UNI Open 1-0 HWT 12/3/16 8 Tommy Helton (SIUE) F 2:38 W UNI Open 2-0 HWT 12/3/16 8 Austin Myers (Missouri) D 4-0 W UNI Open 3-0 HWT 12/3/16 8 Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) D 6-1 W UNI Open (1st) 4-0 HWT 12/7/16 6 Jake McKiernan (SIUE) D 6-0 L at SIU-Edwardsville 4-1 HWT 12/29/16 10 Steven Holloway (Iowa) D 2-0 W Midlands 5-1 HWT 12/29/16 10 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) D 2-1 L Midlands 5-2 HWT 12/29/16 10 Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) SV 3-1 L Midlands 5-3 HWT 1/20/17 17 Kostya Golobokov (Michigan) F 0:36 W vs. Michigan 6-3 HWT 1/22/17 17 Caleb Gossett (NIU) F 0:38 W vs. NIU 7-3 HWT 1/27/17 15 Jacob Cooper (MSU) M 14-2 W vs. MSU 8-3 HWT 1/29/17 15 #7 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) TB L at ASU 8-4 HWT 11/07/15 14 Youseff El-Sayed (Olivet) M 14-5 W EMU Duals 1-0 HWT 11/07/15 14 Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley) D 2-1 W EMU Duals 2-0 HWT 11/07/15 14 Evan Daley (Clarion) D 9-4 W EMU Duals 3-0 HWT 11/15/15 14 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) D 4-3 W Illini Duals 4-0 HWT 11/15/15 14 Chris Johnson (SIUE) F 0:24 W Illini Duals 5-0 HWT 11/29/15 13 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) D 6-1 W Grapple at the Garden 6-0 HWT 11/29/15 13 Jeseph Goodhart (Drexel) D 6-1 W Grapple at the Garden 7-0 HWT 11/29/15 13 Ray O Donnell (Pricneton) D 4-3 L NY Athletic Club 7-1 HWT 12/20/15 13 Eskam Chace (Arizona State) D 2-1 W Reno Tournament 8-1 HWT 12/20/15 13 Brandon Johnson (Clackamas CC) D 10-1 W Reno Tournament 9-1 HWT 12/20/15 13 Adam Robinson (Central Michigan) D 7-1 W Reno Tournament 10-1 HWT 12/20/15 13 Toby Cheff (MSU-Northern) D 5-2 W Reno Tournament 11-1 HWT 12/20/15 13 Tanner Harms (Wyoming) D 4-1 L Reno Tournament (2nd) 11-2 HWT 1/3/16 13 Thomas Haines (Ohio State) D 3-2 L vs. Ohio State 11-3 HWT 1/8/16 - #10 Sam Stoll (Iowa) D 2-0 L vs. Iowa 11-4 HWT 1/10/16 - Arhur Bunce (NIU) F: 6:04 W at Northern Illinois 12-4 HWT 1/15/16 - #3 Adam Coon (Michigan) M 11-2 L at Michigan 12-5 HWT 1/17/16 - Dimitrus Renfroe (Michigan State) M 10-2 W at Michigan State 13-5 HWT 1/23/16 - Jan Johnson (Penn State) D 6-2 W vs. Penn State 14-5 HWT 1/31/16 - Brock Horwath (Wisconsin) D 4-2 W at Wisconsin 15-5 HWT 2/5/16 - #18 Collin Jensen (Nebraska) F 0:34 L at Nebraska 15-6 HWT 2/7/16 - Conan Jennings (Northwestern) F 1:53 W vs. Northwestern 16-6 HWT 2/11/16 - Michael Kroells (Minnesota) MD 8-0 W vs. Minnesota 16-7 HWT 3/5/16 - Conan Jennings (Northwestern) D 5-0 W Big Tens Day HWT 3/5/16 - #1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) TF L Big Tens Day HWT 3/5/16 - #17 Nick Nevills (Penn State) D 5-3 W Big Tens Day HWT 3/5/16 - #7 Sam Stoll (Iowa) D 3-0 W Big Tens Day HWT 3/6/16 - #10 Michael Korells (Minnesota) D 1-0 L Big Tens Day HWT 3/6/16 - Collin Jensen (Nebraska) D 2-1 W Big Tens Day HWT 3/17/16 19 #6 Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian St) D 7-2 W NCAA 21-9 HWT 3/17/16 19 Boyce Cornwell (Gardner Webb) D 4-3 (OT-2) W NCAA 22-9 HWT 3/18/16 19 #3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) D 4-1 L NCAA HWT 3/18/16 19 #9 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) D 4-2 L NCAA HWT 11/14/14 18 Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (CSU Bakersfield) D 8-2 W vs. CSU Bakersfield 4-2 HWT 11/16/14 18 Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (CSU Bakersfield) D 6-0 W Roadrunner Open 5-2 HWT 11/16/14 18 Josh Parazoo (Oregon State) F 5:38 W Roadrunner Open 6-2 HWT 11/16/14 18 Nicolas Johnson (Cal Poly) D 3-1 SV 1 W Roadrunner Open 7-2 HWT 11/16/14 18 Nate Keeve (Oregon State) D 7-3 W Roadrunner Open 8-2 HWT 11/16/14 18 Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State) F 5:48 L Roadrunner Open (2nd) 8-3 HWT 11/29/14 18 Douglas Vollaro (Lehigh) D 3-1 SV 1 L vs. Lehigh 8-4 HWT 12/29/14 -- Garrett Ryan (Columbia) D 3-1 L Midlands 8-5 HWT 12/29/14 -- Fletcher Miller (Indiana) D 3-0 W Midlands 9-5 HWT 12/29/14 -- Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) F 5:24 W Midlands 10-5 HWT 12/29/14 -- Garret Goldman (Indiana) D 2-1 TB 1 L Midlands 10-6 HWT 01/09/15 -- #10 Billy Smith (Rutgers) D 2-1 SV 2 L vs. Rutgers 10-7 HWT 01/11/15 -- Garret Goldman (Indiana) D 2-1 TB 1 W at Indiana 11-7 HWT 01/16/15 -- #1 Bobby Telford (Iowa) D 4-0 L at Iowa 11-8 HWT 01/18/15 -- #12 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) M 9-1 L at Minnesota 11-9 HWT 01/25/15 -- N/A (Northwestern) FOR W at Northwestern 12-9 HWT 01/30/15 -- #13 Spencer Myers (Maryland) D 2-1 TB 1 W vs. Maryland 13-9 HWT 02/01/15 -- Gelen Robinson (Purdue) D 2-0 W at Purdue 14-9 HWT 02/08/15 -- #2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) M 13-0 L vs. Wisconsin HWT 02/15/15 -- Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) D 5-0 W NWCA National Duals HWT 02/21/15 -- #10 Devin Mellon (Missouri) D 5-1 TB 1 L NWCA National Duals HWT 03/07/15 -- #12 Spencer Myers (Maryland) D 3-2 W Big Ten HWT 03/07/15 -- #6 Adam Coon (Michigan) D 5-1 L Big Ten HWT 03/07/15 -- #16 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) D 5-4 W Big Ten HWT 03/07/15 -- #15 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) D 2-0 L Big Ten HWT 03/08/15 -- #12 Spencer Myers (Maryland) D 3-2 L Big Ten (8th) HWT 03/19/15 -- #8 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) D 3-2 L NCAA HWT 03/19/15 -- Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) D 6-5 W NCAA HWT 03/20/15 -- #11 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) D 5-1 L NCAA * Wins over ranked opponents in bold MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS HWT 11/08/14 19 Mike Quaas (Iowa Western CC) F 1:08 W Harold Nichols Open 1-0 HWT 11/08/14 19 DJ McIntyre (Concordia (Neb.)) M 17-7 W Harold Nichols Open 2-0 HWT 11/08/14 19 Sam Stoll (Iowa) D 3-1 L Harold Nichols Open 2-1 HWT 11/08/14 19 Jake McKiernan (SIU-Edwardsville) F 6:59 L Harold Nichols Open 2-2 HWT 11/09/14 19 Arthur Bunce (Northern Illinois) D 5-1 W vs. Northern Illinois University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 22