@ 55TH KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30

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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 1-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2; Neutral: 0-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE Nov. #5 Missouri L, Nov. Fresno State W, Nov. Roadrunner Open NTS Dec. #7 Iowa* L, Dec. Midlands ALL DAY JAN. 5 #18 NEBRASKA* 8 PM% JAN. 7 NORTHWESTERN* 1PM Jan. #8 Minnesota* 1 PM JAN. #23 Purdue* 12 PM JAN. 28 MARYLAND* 1 PM Feb. Indiana* 6 PM FEB. 4 #17 RUTGERS 1 PM FEB. 11 #16 WISCONSIN* 1 PM March 3-4 Big Ten Championships ALL DAY (East Lansing, MI) March NCAA Championships bold = Huff Hall * = Big Ten Match (Cleveland, OH) % = Televised on Big Ten Network ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS Location: Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 44,087 Nickname: Fighting Illini Colors: Orange and Blue Conference: Big Ten Head Coach: Jim Heffernan (9th Season / 26th at Illinois) Assistant Coach: Jeremy Hunter (16th Season) Assistant Coach: Mike Poeta (1st Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Zac Brunson (1st Season) Director of Operations: Bryan Medlin (1st Season) Home Venue: Huff Hall 2017 Big Ten Finish: 6th 2017 NCAA Finish: 11th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/4 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 1/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 Newcomers: 11 ALL 55TH KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 *The Fighting Illini will be competing for the 42nd time at the 55th annual Midlands tournament. Illinois has won the team title four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2012) and have crowned 12 individual champions. Isaiah Martinez won the 157-pound title at 2014 Midlands and the 165-pound bracket at 2016 Midlands. *Isaiah Martinez is seeking to become the first Illini to win three Midlands titles. Only 42 wrestlers, inlcuding just 28 collegiate grapplers, have ever won three. Illini coach Jim Heffernan won three ( , 86) at Iowa. *Five Illini enter the weekend ranked according to InterMat's latest polls: #2 Isaiah Martinez (165), #12 Emery Parker (184), #13 Kyle Langenderfer (157), #15 Travis Piotrowski (125) and #20 Dylan Duncan (133). *Isaiah Martinez currently ranks 24th on Illinois' all-time wins list with 101 career wins. Recording his 100th win at Fresno State on November 17, Martinez is two wins behind Griff Powell (103) and four wins behind a trio of Illini -- Kevin Puebla (105), current Illini assistant coach Mike Poeta (105) and John Dergo (105) -- for 20th place. *Two Illini enter Midlands with an unblemished record. Sophomore Travis Piotrowski sports a 7-0 record at 125 pounds, while redshirt senior Isaiah Martinez is 3-0 at 165 pounds. *Isaiah Martinez has won each of his three matches this season by tech fall, outscoring his three opponents Of his 101 career victories, 42 have come by tech fall. *Illinois features three first-year starters in their lineup this season: #20 Dylan Duncan (133), Mike Carr (141) and Xavier Montalvo (174). Duncan and Carr picked up their first Big Ten dual wins at Iowa on Dec. 1. #13 ILLINOIS PROBABLE WRESTLERS /14/16 Travis Piotrowski (7-0), So /15/18 Dylan Duncan (5-2), r-fr.* -/-/- Abdullah Assaf (6-3), Fr.* 141 -/-/- Mike Carr (2-1), r-fr. -/-/- Dylan Thurston (6-5), r-fr /-/- Eric Barone (4-4), r-so. -/-/- Isaac Reinemann (4-2), r-jr /20/- Kyle Langenderfer (4-3),r-Sr. -/-/- John Mologousis (4-1), Fr.* 165 2/2/2 Isaiah Martinez (3-0), r-sr /-/- David Riojas (2-3), Fr /9/10 Emery Parker (6-1), r-jr /-/- Andre Lee (5-4), r-jr. -/-/- Matt Wroblewski (6-1), Fr.* HWT -/-/- Duece Rachal (5-5), r-jr. *Unattached Rankings are listed in Intermat, W.I.N., FloWrestling Midlands Schedule (CT) Friday, Dec. 29 Saturday, Dec. 30 9:30 a.m. Session I 12 p.m. Session III 7 p.m. Session II 7:05 p.m. Session IV #13 ILLINI COMPETE AT 55TH ANNUAL KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS After spending three weeks away from competition, the Fighting Illini return to the mat December for the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The tournament was moved to Hoffman Estates due to a current $110-million renovation of Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena. The twoday tournament will be broadcasted live on BTN Plus on December 29 and December 30. For tickets, go online at nusports.com. Adult general admission passes are $28 for adults and $23 for youth. All-session passes are $107 for adults and $97 for youth. 15 RANKED TEAMS DESCEND ON SEARS CENTER The 55th edition of the Midlands tournament will feature 60% of the current USA Today Top-25 rankings, including six within the top-10. No. 1 Penn State is the top ranked team with wrestlers entered in the event, while No. 5 Lehigh, No. 6 NC State, No. 7 Iowa, No. 8 Minnesota and No. 9 Michigan are also in the field. In addition to the University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 1

2 three Big Ten teams in the top-10, eight other conference foes join the Illini this weekend with only No. 2 Ohio State and Michigan State not participating. ILLINOIS MIDLANDS HISTORY Since the inaugural Midlands in 1963, the Fighting Illini have participated in 41 of the 54 Midlands tournaments. Entering their 42nd appearance this week, the Illini have won the title four times, most recently in Individually, Illini wrestlers have placed 130 times at the annual holiday tournament, while 12 Illini have been crowned champions. Isaiah Martinez has twice won the event, being crowned the 157-pound champion as a redshirt freshman in 2014 and the 165- pound champion in I-MAR SEEKS ILLUSTRIOUS THIRD MIDLANDS TITLE In the 54-year history of the Midlands tournament, only 43 wrestlers have won three or more individual titles. Of the 43 grapplers, only 18 have won three while in college with the most recent coming last year when Iowa's Thomas Gilman accomplished the feat. The remaining 24 three-time winners reached their third title while wrestling for a club team following graduation. Martinez would be the first Illini to join this group. Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan is a three-time Midlands champion, winning in 1983, 1984 and ILLINI TO WATCH 125: #15 Travis Piotrowski One of two Illini to enter the midseason tournament without a blemish on his record. With seven straight victories to open the season, the Illini sophomore is one of seven ranked wrestlers in the Midlands field. Ranked #15 entering the weekend, Piotrowski went 2-2 last year at Midlands, highlighted by an upset of No. 18 L.J. Bentley in the second round. Of the other six ranked wrestlers, three come from Big Ten schools on Illinois' remaining schedule in No. 2 Nick Suriano (Rutgers), No. 12 Sebastian Rivera (NW) and No. 18 Luke Welch (PUR). 165: #2 Isaiah Martinez Seeking to become just the 19th collegian to win a third Midlands title, Martinez Season Notes headlines six ranked wrestlers in the bracket. Along with Martinez, Evan Wick (Wisconsin) ranks in the top-10 at 165 and will be a preview of a Feb. 11 dual at Huff Hall. Along with Wick, a couple foes from Martinez's path to last year's Midlands title will again look to challenge him this year: No. 12 Anthony Valencia (ASU) and No. 13 Alex Marinelli (Iowa). Martinez defeated both by major decisions last year, Valencia in the semifinals and Marinelli in the quarterfinals. 184: #12 Emery Parker Despite just one loss this season, Parker will be looking to beef up his resume with wins over ranked opponents after dropping the Roadrunner Open title match to No. 8 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) back in November. Parker's first of a handful of ranked wins last season came at Midlands when he pinned Jordan Ellingwood of Central Michigan. Along with Robertson and Ellingwood, Nick Gravina (Rutgers) is also in the field after Parker defeated Gravina in New Brunswick last January, 8-6, in sudden victory. I-MAR FIFTH AT U-23 WORLDS Isaiah Martinez made his first appearance at world competition on Sunday, November 26, as he placed fifth at U-23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. After dropping his first match to eventual 74kg champion Gadzhi Nabiev (Russia), Martinez battled back in repechage to finish 2-2 on the day. MARTINEZ CLIMBS ALL-TIME LISTS Isaiah Martinez sits atop the Illinois alltime win percentage list with a.980 win percentage (101-2), a full nine points higher than Matt Lackey's.896 that stood as the best in program history for 14 seasons. Martinez is also within reach of Alex Tirapelle's all-time wins record (128) set from Martinez (101) needs 28 wins to pass the former Illini. Wrestler Years Win % 1. Isaiah Martinez 2013-Present Matt Lackey Mike Poeta Alex Tirapelle Jesse Delgado Wrestler Years Wins 1. Alex Tirapelle Jordan Blanton John Dergo Mike Poeta Kevin Puebla Griff Powell Jesse Delgado Isaiah Martinez 2013-Present 101 ILLINI ANNOUNCE HOME PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE The Illini announced the promotional schedule for each of the five home duals this winter. Below is a snapshot of each promotion night: Jan. 5: Great Escape - Youth clinic, free pizza, men's basketball ticket raffle Jan. 7: Takedown Cancer - Free pink Illini T-shirts Jan. 28: Wrestlemania - Illini mat rally towels, singlet t-shirts, students can enter to win a Smart TV Feb. 4: International Night - Illini international t-shirts, canned food drive, men's basketball ticket raffle Feb. 11: Senior Day - Hail to the Orange T-shirts, senior sendoff masks COACH HEFFERNAN RETURNS EIGHT STARTERS FROM Despite losing All-Americans Zane Richards (133) and Zac Brunson (174), the Fighting Illini retain eight of their ten starters from last season's sixth place finish at Big Ten Championships and 11th place finish at NCAA Championships. Two-time NCAA Champion Isaiah Martinez leads the group in his final season as he looks to cement his legacy at Illinois NCAA Championship Qualifiers Travis Piotrowski (125), Eric Barone (149), Kyle Langenderfer (157) and Emery Parker (184) also return University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 2

3 EIGHT ILLINI RANKED IN PRESEASON POLLS Illinois enters the new season with the look of a well-balanced lineup, as eight of the ten starters are ranked in the top-20 of their weight classes. Two Illini are ranked in the top-10 as No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (165) and No. 6 Emery Parker (184) lead the team, while No. 15 Travis Piotrowski (125), No. 16 Kyle Langenderfer (157), No. 18 Eric Barone (149) and No. 20 Brooks Black (HWT) are ranked returnees. Making their lineup debut this season, No. 17 Dylan Duncan (133) and No. 19 Xavier Montalvo (174) are mentioned by FloWrestling to start the year. BROCK ERVIN NAMED STUDENT VOLUNTEER Illinois wrestling coach Jim Heffernan has added redshirt senior Brock Ervin as a student volunteer coach. The addition comes on the heels of backto-back season-ending injuries for the Morganfield, Illinois native. After tallying 21 wins while redshirting in , Ervin started for the Illini during each of the next two seasons. In , Ervin finished with an 8-5 record, highlighted by a upset of No. 12 Steve Bleise at Northern Illinois. After an injury cut the end of his season short, Ervin bounced back in with a 13-3 record to start the season only to see his season again ended due to injury. Overall, Ervin finished his Illini career with a 21-8 record with five of the victories coming by fall. Off the mat, Ervin excelled in the classroom. A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Ervin was also named an Academic All- American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association in FOUR ILLINI SENIORS SET FOR FINAL GO AROUND Isaiah Martinez, Kyle Langenderfer, Brooks Black and Isaac Reinemann begin their final season in the Illinois wrestling program. The quartet enters their final seasons with 208 career Season Notes wins between them, highlighted seven NCAA Championship appearances and Big Ten place-finishes. ILLINI ADD POETA TO COACHING STAFF Illinois wrestling head coach Jim Heffernan announced the addition of former Illini Mike Poeta to his coaching staff on June 13. A threetime All-American and two-time Big Ten champion, Poeta will join current assistant coach Jeremy Hunter on the Fighting Illini wrestling staff. Poeta returns to the University of Illinois following five years as the owner and head coach of the Poeta Training Center in Lake Forest, Illinois. During its inaugural year, Team Poeta grew from 40 wrestlers to 200 wrestlers. Since then, the training center has produced 19 high school and junior high state champions. A 157-pounder from for the Illini, Poeta became one of the most successful wrestlers in Fighting Illini history and was a member of Illinois' 2005 Big Ten championship team. Individually, Poeta was a three-time All-American, two-time NCAA finalist and two-time Big Ten champion. Poeta left Illinois ranked second all-time in career win percentage, and currently ranks third. Poeta graduated from the College of Applied Health Sciences with a bachelor's degree in community health in MEDLIN NAMED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Illinois wrestling Head Coach Jim Heffernan announced the hiring of Bryan Medlin as the program's Director of Operations on August 3. In addition to being the Director of Operations for the team, Medlin will also serve as the Head Coach of the Illinois Regional Training Center. Medlin comes to Illinois following a 10-year stint at Washington Community High School in Illinois. Inheriting a program that had never won a regional title as of 2007, Medlin coached Washington to seven regional titles in 10 years and has won each of the last two Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 2A dual state championships. Individually, 40 individuals have medaled at IHSA State Championships in the last eight seasons under Medlin ALLIE MORRISON ENTERS ILLINI HOF Former Illini Allie Morrison was elected as one of the inaugural members of the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame. Allie Morrison won the freestyle featherweight gold medal at the 1928 Olympics as the only American wrestler to capture gold at those Games. He also won three consecutive U.S. AAU National Wrestling Championships, losing just once during his career. Morrison was forced to retire in 1929 after suffering broken vertebra in his neck. The 1928 Big Ten champion, Morrison was undefeated as an Illinois wrestler. Morrison was state of Iowa s first Olympic gold medalist in any sport. He won three National AAU titles starting in 1926 as a high school senior and is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Morrison died in 1966 at the age of 61. GET A SNAP(CHAT) OF ILLINI WRESTLING The Fighting Illini now have a snapchat to give fans an inside look at the daily routines and happenings within the program University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 3

4 Fighting Illini in the Rankings Wrestler InterMat WIN Magazine Flo OpenMat Track Wrestling Travis #15 #15 #16 #13 #18 Piotrowski Dylan #20 #15 #18 -- #22 Duncan Mike Carr Eric #20 -- Barone Kyle #13 # Langenderfer Isaiah #2 #2 #2 #2 #2 Martinez Xavier Montalvo Emery #12 #9 #10 #11 #10 Parker Andre Lee Duece Rachal # BIG TEN STANDINGS (As of Dec. 27) TEAM CONF PCT. OVERALL PCT. 1. Iowa Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin Rutgers Purdue Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Michigan State ILLINOIS Indiana Maryland BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Nov. 7 Javier Gasca, Michigan State Nov. 14 Adam Coon, MICH // Te'Shan Campbell, OSU Nov. 21 Youssif Hemida, Maryland Nov. 28 Michael Kermerer, Iowa Dec. 5 Kollin Moore, OSU // Alec Pantaleo, MICH Dec. 12 Alex Marinelli, Iowa Dec. 19 Patrick Gerish, Maryland INTERMAT TOURNAMENT RANKINGS 1. Ohio State 2. Penn State 3. Michigan 4. Oklahoma State 5. Missouri 6. Lehigh 7. NC State 8. Iowa 9. Arizona State 10. Virginia Tech 11. South Dakota State 12. Minnesota 13. Northern Iowa 14. Nebraska 15. Rutgers 16. Cornell 17. ILLINOIS 18. Wyoming 19. Rider 20. Central Michigan 21. North Carolina 22. Wisconsin 23. Virginia 24. Edinboro 25. Duke INTERMAT DUAL RANKINGS 1. Penn State 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma State 4. Missouri 5. Lehigh 6. Michigan 7. Iowa 8. NC State 9. Virginia Tech 10. Minnesota 11. Cornell 12. Arizona State 13. Northern Iowa 14. ILLINOIS 15. South Dakota State 16. Nebraska 17. Lock Haven 18. Rutgers 19. Wisconsin 20. Oklahoma 21. Edinboro 22. Rider 23. North Carolina 24. Navy 25. Central Michigan USA TODAY COACHES' POLL 1. Penn State 2. Ohio State 3. Oklahoma State 4. Missouri 5. NC State 6. Lehigh 7. Iowa 8. Minnesota 9. Michigan 10. Virginia Tech 11. Arizona State 12. Cornell 13. ILLINOIS 14. Northern Iowa 15. South Dakota State 16. Wisconsin 17. Rutgers 18. Nebraska 19. Oklahoma 20. Lock Haven 21. Central Michigan 22. Rider 23. Purdue 24. North Carolina 25. Edinboro University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 4

5 MIDLANDS TOP CONTENDERS 125 LBS #2 Nick Suriano, RUT #7 Sean Rusell, EDIN #12 Sebastian Rivera, NW #14 Ryan Millhof, ASU #15 TRAVIS PIOTROWSKI, ILL #18 Luke Welch, PUR #20 Brock Hudkins, NIU Kyle Akins, BUF Connor Brown, SDSU Jake Gromacki, Clarion 133 LBS #1 Seth Gross, SDSU #12 Korbin Myers, EDIN #13 Scott Delvecchio, RUT #15 Cameron Kelly, Ohio #20 DYLAN DUNCAN, ILL Paul Glynn, Iowa Bryan Lantry, BUF Ali Naser, ASU Jason Renteria, NEB Ben Thronton, PUR 141 LBS #9 Brock Zacherl, Clarion #16 Cole Weaver, IND #20 Mason Smith, CMU Ryan Diehl, MARY Alec Hagan, Ohio Alexander Jaffe, HARV Nate Limmex, PUR Kanen Storr, ISU Eli Stickley, WIS Mike Van Brill, RUT 149 LBS #2 Brandon Sorensen, Iowa #3 Justin Oliver, CMU #7 Matthew Kolodzik, PRIN #9 Ryan Deakin, NW #12 Josh Marcua, ASU #14 Eleazar Deluca, RUT #15 Zander Wick, WIS Peter Pappas, EDIN Tanner Smith, EMU Jason Tsirtsis, ASU 157 LBS #2 Michael Kemerer, Iowa #7 Josh Shields, ASU #11 Luke Zilverberg, SDSU #13 KYLE LANGENDERFER, ILL #15 Colin Heffernan, CMU #18 Zachary Moore, WVU #20 Larry Early, ODU Andrew Crone, WIS Mike D'Angelo, PRIN Justin Staudenmayer, BRO 165 LBS #2 ISAIAH MARTINEZ, ILL #7 Evan Wick, WIS #12 Anthony Valencia, ASU #13 Alex Marinelli, IOWA #14 Richie Lewis, RUT #20 Austin Matthews, EDIN May Bethea, PENN Bryce Martin, IND Austin Reese, OHIO Jon Schleifer, PRIN 174 LBS #1 Zahid Valencia, ASU #11 David Kocer, SDSU #14 C.J. Brucki, CMU #15 Dylan Lydy, PUR #20 Josef Johnson, HARV Ryan Christiansen, WIS Joey Gunther, IOWA Johnny Sebastian, NW Devin Skatzka, IND Seldon Wright, ODU 184 LBS #8 Ricky Robertson, WIS #9 Nick Gravina, RUT #12 EMERY PARKER, ILL #14 Jordan Ellingwood, CMU #16 Christian LaFragola, BROWN Mitch Bowman, IOWA Joe Heyob, PENN Kordell Norfleet, ASU Dylan Reynolds, EDIN Mitch Sliga, NW 197 LBS #6 Nate Rotert, SDSU #8 Cash Wilcke, IOWA #17 Hunter Ritter, WIS #19 Patrick Brucki, PRIN Christian Brunner, PUR Pat Downey, IOWA Corey Griego, OSU Frank Mattiace, PENN Kevin Mulligan, RUT Chris Weiler, LH HWT #4 Tanner Hall, ASU #6 Sam Stoll, IOWA #9 Billy Miller, EDIN #10 Youssif Hemida, MARY #14 Shawn Streck, PUR #18 Gage Hutchison, EMU #19 Conan Jennings, NW Jake Gunnin, BUF DEUCE RACHAL, ILL Matt Stencel, CMU ILLINOIS MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS (12) Isaiah Matinez (165) Isaiah Martinez (157) John Dergo (184) Mike Poeta (157) Mike Poeta (157) Alex Tirapelle (149) Pete Friedl (184) Mark Jayne (133) Alex Tirapelle (157) Matt Lackey (165) Steve Marianetti (150) Clayton Beattie (157) ILLINOIS WRESTLERS CAREER RECORDS AT MIDLANDS TRAVIS PIOTROWSKI // 125 Career Midlands Record: // Joshua Krammer (Arizona State)...M W #18 L.J. Bentley (Pittsburgh)... D W Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)...D L Justin Patrick (Buffalo)...D L DYLAN DUNCAN // 133 Career Midlands Record: // Brandon James (Indiana)... M W Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers)...D L Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) D W Tyson Dippery (Rutgers)... D L JAKE SILZER // 133 Career Midlands Record: // Lucas Malmberg (Messiah)...M L Michael Cullen (Wisconsin)...D W Anthony Rubinetti (Northwestern)...D L ERIC BARONE // 149 Career Midlands Record: // Chris Perez (Indiana)...D W #18 Joey Delgado (Oregon State)...D L Alex Kocer (South Dakota State)...D L // Gabe Moreno (Iowa State)...D L Sam Melikian (NC State)...M L KYLE LANGENDERFER // 149/157 Career Midlands Record: // Zach Wilson (Ohio)... D W Karsten Van Velsor (SIU Edwardsville)...D W #12 Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan.. D L Evan Wick (Wisconsin)... D L // Zachary Stepan (Air Force)... D W Andrew Crone (Wisconsin)...D L Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg)...D W Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon)...F 3: W Tyler Ponte (Columbia)...F 4: L NICK GASBARRO // 157 Career Midlands Record: // Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) D L Tyler Ponte (Columbia)...D L TIM MCCARTHY // 157 Career Midlands Record: // Rock Wingbermuehle (Oklahoma)...F 1: L Renaldo Rodriguez-Spen (Iowa State)...TF L ISAIAH MARTINEZ // 157/165 Career Midlands Record: // 6-0 // 1st Place Joe Tavoso (Princeton)...TF W Andrew Scott (Northern Illinois)...F 2: W Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State)... M W Alex Marinelli (Iowa) M W #12 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)... M W #9 Chad Walsh (Rider)... D W University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 5

6 THREE-TIME MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS Carl Adams (Iowa State) , 1974 Royce Alger (Iowa/ Hawkeye WC) , 88, 94 Ed Banach (Iowa) Bruce Baumgartner (Ind. St., New York AC), Don Behm (Michigan State/Daley WC), 1965, 67, 74) Chris Bono (Iowa State/Sunkist) , 08 Chris Campbell (Iowa/Hawkeye WC) Tim Cysewski (Iowa/Hawkeye WC) Melvin Douglas (Sunkist Kids WC) , 91, 92 Tom Erikson (Sunkist Kids WC) John Fisher (Michigan/Foxcatcher) , Yoshiro Fujita (Oklahoma State) Dan Gable (Iowa State/Unattached) Thomas Gilman (Iowa) , Jim Heffernan (Iowa) , 86 Russ Hellickson (Wisconsin WC) , Jake Herbert (Northwestern) , 2008 Joe Haskett (Iowa State) , Mark Ironside (Iowa/Hawkeye WC) Lee Kemp (Wisconsin) Cary Kolat (Penn St./Foxcatcher WC) , 96 Larry Kristoff (SIU Carbondale/Daley WC) David Lee (Foxcatcher/Unicorn/Pleasure Point) , 93 Randy Lewis (Iowa) ) Mike McArthur (AIA) Brent Metcalf (Iowa) Steve Neal (Cal State Bakersfield) , 2000 Tom Peckham (Iowa St./Unattached) , 67, 69 Ben Peterson (Iowa St./Wisconsin WC) , 74-75, John Peterson (Stout St./AIA) Andy Rein (Wisconsin/Wisconsin WC) Jason Robinson (Unattached/Edinboro) Cael Sanderson (Iowa State) Wade Schalles (Hawkeye/New York WC) , 78 Bill Scherr (Nebraska/Sunkist) Jim Scherr (Nebraska/Sunkist) , Nick Simmons (Michigan State) Dan St. John (Arizona State/Sunkist) , 95 Chris Taylor (Muskegon CC/Iowa St.) Joe Williams (Iowa/Hawkeye/Sunkist) Chuck Yagla (Hawkeye WC) Larry Zilverberg (Minnesota) // 6-0 // 1st Place William Switzer (Lehigh)... TF W Luke Blanton (Indiana)... TF W Austin Eads (Old Dominion)... INJ... W Mike Kelly (Iowa)... M W Brandon Zeerip (Eastern Michigan)...M W #14 Cody Pack (South Dakota State)...D W // 6-2 // 4th Place Seth Hazleton (Princeton) M W #1 Derek St. John (Iowa)...D L Jake Salazar (Michigan)...D 10-8 (SV-1) W Ben Dorsay (Maryland)... D W Brandon Zeerip (Eastern Michigan)... M W #13 Zac Brunson (Illinois)...D W #11 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)... D W John Greisheimer (Edinboro)...D L XAVIER MONTALVO // 174/184 Career Midlands Record: // Jason Grimes (American)...D L Drew Foster (Northern Iowa)...D L EMERY PARKER // 184 Career Midlands Record: // Kevin Parker (Princeton) M W #13 Jordan Ellingwood (C. Michigan)...F 5: W #3 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska)...M L #16 Michael Macchiavel (NC State)...D L // 2-2 // #19 Tristan Warner (Old Dominion)...D L Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri)... D W Casey Fuller (Edinboro)... D W Tyler White (Columbia)...D L ANDRE LEE // 197 Career Midlands Record: // Nate Roser (Buffalo)...M L Jonathan Dennis (Grand View)...D 4-3 (SV-1)...L BROOKS BLACK // HWT Career Midlands Record: // 1-2 HWT 10 Steven Holloway (Iowa)...D W HWT 10 Jordan Wood (Lehigh)...D L HWT 10 Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan)...D 3-1 (SV-1)...L // 2-2 HWT - Garret Rayn (Columbia)...D L HWT - Fletcher Miller (Indiana) D W HWT - Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan)...F 5: W HWT - Garret Goldman (Indiana)...D 2-1 (TB-1)...L DEUCE RACHAL // HWT Career Midlands Record: // 0-2 HWT - Zak Parker (Ohio)...D L HWT - David Henry (Oregon State)...F 4: L // 2-2 HWT - Garrett Ryan (Columbia)...M L HWT - Jake Cochrane (Northern Illinois)...F 0: W HWT - Brock Horwath (Wisconsin)...D W HWT - Dawson Pekc (Maryland)...F 3: L *BOLD - Three-time winner in college University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 6

7 #13 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WRESTLING (1-2, 0-1 B1G) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME / RESULT Nov. #5 Missouri Columbia, MO L, Nov. Fresno State Fresno, CA W, Nov. Roadrunner Open Bakersfield, CA NTS (Piotrowski, Langenderfer Titles) Dec. #7 Iowa Iowa City, IA L, Dec. Midlands Championships Rosemont, IL ALL DAY JAN. 5 #18 NEBRASKA HUFF HALL 8 PM CT* JAN. 7 NORTHWESTERN HUFF HALL 1 PM CT Jan. #8 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 1 PM CT Jan. #23 Purdue West Lafayette, IN 12 PM CT JAN. 28 MARYLAND HUFF HALL 1 PM CT Feb. Indiana Bloomington, IN 6 PM CT Feb. 4 #17 Rutgers Huff Hall 1 PM CT FEB. 11 #16 WISCONSIN HUFF HALL 1 PM CT March Big Ten Championships East Lansing, MI ALL DAY March NCAA Championships Cleveland, OH 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 Travis Piotrowski : Josh Contreras* Andy O Brien David Rivera-Kohr /133 Abdullah Assaf* : Dylan Duncan : Jake Silzer : Mike Carr Francis Edelen Dylan Thurston Eric Barone Mousa Jodeh : Reinemann, Isaac Demarius Smith* Kyle Langenderfer : Johnny Mologousis* Nick Gasbarro Carver James Tim McCarthy Isaiah Martinez Jack Stein* Ryder Punke Xavier Montavlo David Riojas Nikita Nepomnyashchiy* Emery Parker : Andre Lee Wesley Kibler Matt Wroblewski* Brian Burns* HWT Brooks Black HWT Rachal, Deuce :13 TEAM :52 * Redshirt season (team totals don t include redshirt numbers University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 7

8 RESULTS #5 MISSOURI 20, #16 ILLINOIS 17 NOV. 5, 2017 // MISSOURI SOFTBALL STADIUM // COLUMBIA, MO 125: #17 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Barlow McGhee (MIZ), 3-1 (SV-1) : #9 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. #18 Dylan Duncan (ILL), : #4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) major dec. Mike Carr (ILL), : Grant Leeth (MIZ) dec. #19 Eric Barone (ILL), : #2 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) dec. #17 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), : #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Connor Flynn (MIZ), : #5 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) major dec. Xavier Montalvo (ILL), : #8 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Canten Marriott (MIZ), : #3 Willie Miklus (MIZ) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), HWT: Deuce Rachal (ILL) fall Austin Myers (MIZ), 2: #16 ILLINOIS 33, FRESNO STATE 10 NOV. 17, 2017 // SAVE MART CENTER // FRESNO, CA. 125: #14 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) fall Sean Williams (Fresno), 1: : #17 Dylan Duncan (ILL), major dec. Trevor Williams (Fresno), : Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Chris De Loza (Frenso), : Kristian Olivas (Fresno) major dec. #19 Eric Barone (ILL), : Greg Gaxiola (Fresno) dec. #17 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), : #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Isaiah Hokit (Fresno), : David Riojas (ILL), fall Dominic Kincaid (Fresno), 4: : #8 Emery Parker (ILL) fall Angel Solis (Fresno), 5: : Andre Lee (ILL) dec. Richie Brandt (Fresno), HWT: A.J. Nevills (Fresno) dec. Deuece Rachal (ILL), #16 ILLINOIS AT ROADRUNNER OPEN NOV. 19, 2017 // BAKERSFIELD, CA. 1st Place: Travis Piotrowski (125, Kyle Langenderfer (157) 2nd Place: Dylan Duncan (133), Eric Barone (149) and Emery Parker (184) 4th Place: Andre Lee (197) 6th Place: Jake Silzer (133) Duece Rachal (HWT) #7 IOWA 18, #15 ILLINOIS 17 DEC. 1, 2017 // CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA // IOWA CITY, IA 125: #13 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. Justin Stickley (Iowa), : #20 Dylan Duncan (ILL), dec. Phillip Laux (Iowa), : Mike Carr (ILL) dec. Vince Turk (Iowa), : #2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Eric Barone (ILL), : #3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. #17 Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), : #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall Kaleb Young (Iowa), : Joey Gunther (Iowa) dec. David Riojas (ILL), : #12 Emery Parker (ILL) dec. Mitch Bowman (Iowa), : #10 Cash Wilke (Iowa) dec. Andre Lee (ILL), 3-1 (SV-1) HWT: #7 Sam Stoll (Iowa) fall Deuece Rachal (ILL), 2: University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 8

9 DUAL STATISTICS DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT OPPONENT HWT #5 Missouri Fresno State #7 Iowa* 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 // 9

10 DUAL STATISTICS DUAL MATCH STATISTICS WRESTLER Takedowns Reversals 2-pt NF 4-pt NF RT Pins Points Avg. Travis Piotrowski Dylan Duncan Mike Carr Eric Barone Kyle Langenderfer Isaiah Martinez Xavier Montalvo David Riojas Emery Parker Andre Lee Deuce Rachal Total SINGLE MATCH LEADERS TAKEDOWNS Isaiah Martinez - 11 vs. Isaiah Hokit, Fresno State (11/17) Isaiah Martinez - 10 vs. Kaleb Young, Iowa (12/1) Isaiah Martinez - 9 vs. Connor Flynn, Missouri (11/4) Dylan Duncan - 5 vs. Trevor Williams, Fresno State (11/17) Mike Carr - 5 vs. Chris De Loza, Fresno State (11/17) Mike Carr - 3 vs. #4 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri (11/4) TWO-POINT NEAR FALLS Isaiah Martinez - 1, 3x, last vs. Kaleb Young (12/1) Mike Carr - 1 vs. #4 Jaydin Eierman, Missouri (11/4) FOUR-POINT NEAR FALLS Isaiah Martinez - 1 vs. Connor Flynn, Missouri (11/4) University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 10

11 DUAL STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT HWT at #5 Missouri Piotrowski Duncan Carr Barone Langenderfer Martinez Montalvo Parker Lee Rachal at Fresno State Piotrowski Duncan Carr Barone Langenderfer Martinez Riojas Parker Lee Rachal at #7 Iowa Piotrowski Duncan Carr Barone Langenderfer Martinez Riojas Parker Lee Rachal University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 11

12 JIM HEFFERNAN HEAD COACH 9TH 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 // 12

13 125 // #15 TRAVIS PIOTROWSKI SO. // CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. // PRAIRIE RIDGE HS v 2017 Roadrunner champion v First Illini true freshman to qualify for NCAAs since Jakcson Morse (2011) v Placed 4th at 2017 Big Ten Championships after entering unseeded v 2016 IHSA Class 2A state champion at 126 pounds v Three-time High School 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 th DNP TOTAL /4/17 17 Barlow McGhee (Missouri) SV W at #5 Missouri /17/17 14 Sean Williams (Fresno State) F 1:04 W at Fresno State /19/17 14 Brandon Vu (San Francisco State) M 13-1 W Roadrunner Open /19/17 14 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) D 3-0 W Roadrunner Open /19/17 14 Ethan Rotondo (Wisconsin) D 4-0 W Roadrunner Open /19/17 14 Sergio Mendez (Cal State Bakersfield) D 11-4 W Roadrunner Open (1st) /1/17 13 Justin Stickley (Iowa) D 7-4 W at #7 Iowa /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 /3/17 -- Anthony Rubinetti (NU) F 6:56 L at NU /5/17 -- Ben Thornton (Purdue) D 4-0 L vs. Purdue /10/17 -- #12 Nick Suriano (Penn State) M 17-6 L at Penn State /12/17 -- Elijah Oliver (IU) D 5-4 W vs. Indiana /5/17 -- (5) #16 Conor Youtsey (Mich) MD 8-10 L B1G /5/17 -- Brandon Paetzell (Rutgers) MD 8-0 W B1G /5/17 -- (6) #19 Johnny Jimenez (Wisconsin) F 7:34 W B1G /5/17 -- Ben Thornton (Purdue) D 5-4 W B1G /5/17 -- (5) #16 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) D 1-0 W B1G /5/17 -- (3) #7 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) M 10-1 L B1G (4th) /16/17 -- (10) #11 Jack Mueller (Virginia) TF 16-1 L NCAAs /16/17 -- Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason) D 6-0 W NCAAs /16/17 -- (9) #7 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) D 5-2 L NCAAs University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 13

14 133 // #20 DYLAN DUNCAN R-FR. // LOMBARD, ILL. // MONTINI CATHOLIC HS v 2017 Roadrunner Runner-Up v Two-time IHSA State Champion at 132 pounds v Ranked No. 46 in Class of 2016 v Junior National Freestyle All-American v Wrestled unattached at 2016 Midlands, finishing with a 2-2 record DUNCAN S CAREER STATS YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * TOTAL *redshirt season /4/17 18 #9 John Erneste (Missouri)... D L... at #5 Missouri /17/17 17 Trevor Williams (Fresno State)...M W... at Fresno State /19/17 17 Genario Lopez (UNLV)... F 3: W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 17 Nathan Cervantes (San Francisco St.).M W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 17 Gary Joint (Fresno State).... D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 17 Sean Nickell (Cal State Bakersfield)...D L... Roadrunner Open(2nd) /1/17 20 Phillip Laux (Iowa)... D W... at #7 Iowa /12/16 -- Dustin Kirk (King University TN)... TF W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Naquan Hardy (McKendree)... TF W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Danny Swan (Lindenwood Mo.)....M W...Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Zane Richards (Illinois)... D L... Kauffman Brand (2nd) /19/16 -- Sammy Rosario (Cumberland) TF 16-0 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Hunter Haralson (Linenwood) M 11-2 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- John Erneste (Missouri) D 5-4 L Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Philip Laux (Iowa) D 7-6 W Joe Parisi /19/16 -- Hunter Haralson (Lindenwood) TF 19-1 W Joe Parisi (3rd) /3/16 -- Eduardo Penha (St. Cloud State) F 5:53 W UNI Open /3/16 -- John Erneste (Missouri) D 5-4 W UNI Open /3/16 -- Ian Parker (Iowa State) D 7-1 W UNI Open /3/16 -- Jaydin Eirman (Missouri) D 6-3 L UNI Open (2nd) /29/16 -- Brandon James (Indiana) M 16-4 W Midlands /29/16 -- Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) D 9-7 L Midlands /29/16 -- Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) D 5-0 W Midlands /29/16 -- Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) D 12-8 L Midlands University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 14

15 141 // MIKE CARR R-FR. // SOUTH FAYETTE, PA // SOUTH FAYETTE HS v Two-time PIAA State Champion v Went undefeated during his junior and senior seasons (89-0) v Combined high school record of CARR'S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * TOTAL *Redshirt season /4/17 -- #4 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri)... M L... at #5 Missouri /17/17 -- Chris De Loza (Fresno State...D W...at Fresno State /1/17 -- Vince Turk (Iowa)... D W... at #7 Iowa University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 15

16 149 // ERIC BARONE R-SO. // CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. // CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH v 2017 NCAA Championships Qualifier v Placed 8th at Big Ten Championships v 2017 Roadrunner Runner-Up 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 * th DNP TOTAL *redshirt season /4/17 19 Grant Leeth (Missouri)... D L... at #5 Missouri /17/17 19 Kristian Olivas (Fresno State)....M L...at Fresno State /19/17 19 Killian Vendler (Cal Poly)... TF W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 19 Anthony Hinkle (Otero Jr. College).... TF W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 19 Jake Barry (Stanford)...D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 19 Jack Ramalia (Stanford)....M W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 19 Zander Wick (Wisconsin)... D L... Roadrunner Open(2nd) /1/17 -- #2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) L...at #7 Iowa /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 /3/17 20 Shayne Oster (NU)... D W... at. NU /5/17 20 Nate Limmex (Purdue)... D W... vs. Purdue /10/17 19 #1 Zain Retherford (Penn State).... F 4: L... vs. Penn State /12/17 19 Chris Perez (Indiana)... D W... vs. Indiana /5/17 20 (2) #4 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa).... D L... B1G /5/17 20 Nate Limmex (Purdue)... D W... B1G /5/17 20 Zac Hall (Michigan)... D L... B1G /5/17 20 Shayne Oster (Northwestern)...D L...B1G (8th) /16/17 -- (9) Justin Oliver (Central Michigan).. F (4:47)... L... NCAAs /16/17 -- (8) Patrick Lugo (Edinboro).... D L... NCAAs /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 // 16

17 157 // #14 KYLE LANGERNDERFER R-SR. // MOKENA, ILL. // LINCOLN-WAY EAST HS v Two-time Big Ten Placer and NCAA Qualifier v Moved up to 157 pounds after wrestling at 149 during his first three seasons at Illinois v Recorded upset victories against No. 6 Josh Shields and No. 9 Brian Murphy (Michigan) v Highest career ranking was No. 12 by InterMat on Feb. 12, 2017 v 2017 Roadrunner Champion LANGENDERFER S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * rd DNP DNP th DNP TOTAL *redshirt season /4/17 17 #2 Joey Lavallee (Missouri).... D L... at #5 Missouri /17/17 16 Greg Gaxiola (Fresno State)... D L... at Fresno State /19/17 16 Joe LaRosa (Cal Poly) F 0:52....W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 16 Walker Dempsey (Stanford)... D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 16 Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin0...M W...Roadrunner Oepn /19/17 16 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin)... D W... Roadrunner Open (1st) /1/17 17 #3 Michael Kemerer (Iowa).... D L... at #7 Iowa 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 /3/17 12 Ben Sullivan (NU)...M W...at NU /5/17 12 Mario Leveille (Purdue).... F 1: W... vs. Purdue /10/17 12 #1 Jason Nolf (Penn State)...TF L... at Penn State /12/17 12 Jake Danishek (Indiana)... D W... vs. Indiana /5/17 13 (12) Austin Thompson (Michigan St.)..M W... B1G /5/17 13 (4) #9 Jake Short (Minnesota)...M L... B1G /5/17 13 (11) Jake Ryan (Ohio State)... D W... B1G /5/17 13 (10) Alex Griffin (Purdue) M L...B1G /5/17 13 (7) #19 John Van Brill (Rutgers)....D L...B1G (8th) /16/17 16 (13) #15 John Van Brill (Rutgers)...D W...NCAAs /16/17 16 (4) #4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska)...D L... NCAAs /17/17 16 Casey Sparkman (Kent State)....M W...NCAAs /17/17 16 May Bathea (Penn)... D L... NCAAs 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 University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // /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 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 /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

18 165 // #2 ISAIAH MARTINEZ R-SR. // LEMOORE, CALIF. // LEMOORE HS v 3x Big Ten Champion, 2x NCAA Champion, 3x NCAA Finalist and All-American 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 54 consecutive win streak to start his career at Illinois v All-time win percentage leader in Illinois history (.980); Ranks 24th on all-time win list (101) v Two-time Midlands champion (2014 & 2016) MARTINEZ S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * st 1st st 1st st 2nd Total *redshirt season /4/17 2 Connor Flynn (Missouri)... TF W... at #5 Missouri /17/19 2 Isaiah Hokit (Fresno State)....TF W...at Fresno State /1/17 2 Kaleb Young (Iowa).... TF W...at #7 Iowa /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 /3/17 1 Anthony Petrone (NU) F 2:09 W at NU /5/17 1 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) TF W vs. Purdue /10/17 1 #4 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) D 5-2 W vs. Penn State /12/17 1 #4 Bryce Martin (Indiana) TF 24-7 W vs. Indiana /5/17 1 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) TF W B1G /5/17 1 (8) Drew Hughes (Michigan State) F 0:58 W B1G /5/17 1 (4) #4 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn St.) M 8-5 W B1G /5/17 1 (2) #2 Logan Massa (Michigan) M 10-4 W B1G (1st) /16/17 1 Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU) M 14-4 W NCAAs /16/17 1 (16) #19 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) D 8-5 W NCAAs /17/17 1 (9) #10 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) D 9-5 W NCAAs /17/17 1 (4) #4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) D 2-1 W NCAAs /18/18 1 (3) #3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) F 5:25 L NCAAs (2nd) /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) University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // /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) 35-0

19 165 // #2 ISAIAH MARTINEZ R-SR. // LEMOORE, CALIF. // LEMOORE HS v 3x Big Ten Champion, 2x NCAA Champion, 3x NCAA Finalist and All-American 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 54 consecutive win streak to start his career at Illinois v All-time win percentage leader in Illinois history (.980); Ranks 24th on all-time win list (101) v Two-time Midlands champion (2014 & 2016) MARTINEZ S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * st 1st st 1st st 2nd Total *redshirt season 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 13-2 * Wins over ranked opponents in bold University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 19

20 174 // XAVIER MONTALVO R-SO. // WOOD DALE, ILL. // MONTINI CATHOLIC HS v Ranked third nationally in his weight class by FloWrestling.com v Fourth-ranked high school wrestlers in his weight class by The Open Mat and WIN Magazine v Four-time Fargo National Wrestling Championships All-American v Two-time Illinois state champion v Flonationals champion MONTALVO'S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * TOTAL *redshirt season /4/17 -- #5 Daniel Lewis (Missouri)...M L... at #5 Missouri /12/16 -- Camden Carter (Unattached)...M W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Taylor Watkins (Missouri)... D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Logan Gruszka (SIUE)...D W... Kauffman Brand /12/16 -- Zac Brunson (Illinois)... D L... Kauffman Brand (2nd) /19/16 -- Jose Taylor (Oklahoma)... D W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 -- Sean Mappes (Tennessee-Chatanooga) D W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 -- Jake Residori (SIUE)... SV W... Joe Parisi Open /19/16 -- Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State)..... D L... Joe Parisi Open (2nd) /3/16 -- Logun Gruszka (SIUE)... D W... UNI Open /3/16 -- Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State)...D W... UNI Open /3/16 -- Taylor Lujan (Northwen Iowa) D L...UNI Open /07/15 -- Jordan Ellingwood (Central Mich) D 3-1 L EMU Open /07/15 -- Ty Lehman (Unattached) M 15-2 W EMU Open /07/15 -- Abel Gomez (Utah Valley) M 15-7 W EMU Open /07/15 -- Ryan Jankowski (Lake Erie) F 4:02 W EMU Open /07/15 -- Jordan Ellingwood (Central Mich) D 2-1 L EMU Open /07/15 -- Charlie Keenan (Kent State) M 13-3 W EMU Open (7th) /21/15 -- Jayden Bears (Missouri) MD 13-4 W Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Tristan Ramberg (Labette Comm.) F 1:20 W Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- David Hamil (Lindenwood (MO)).... D W... Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Logan Hagerbaumer (Lincoln College) D 12-5 W Joe Parisi Open /21/15 -- Caleb Hawes (Central Oklahoma) D 7-4 W Joe Parisi Open (1st) /29/15 -- Jason Grimes (American) D 3-1 L Midlands /29/15 -- Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) D 9-3 L Midlands University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 20

21 184 // #12 EMERY PARKER R-JR. // WADSWORTH, ILL. // WARREN TOWNSHIP HS v 2017 NCAA Qualifier, knocking off #6 Myles Martin (Ohio State) v Placed 5th at Big Ten Championships as the No. 6 seed v Won 30 matches in his first season as a starter for the Illini v 2017 Roadrunner Open Runner-Up v Placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a 4-1 record PARKER'S CAREER RECORD YEAR W L F BIG TEN NCAA * th DNP TOTAL *redshirt season /4/17 8 Canten Marriott (Missouri)... D W... at #5 Missouri /17/17 8 Angel Solis (Fresno State)....F 5:20....W...at Fresno State /19/17 8 Elias Rosales (San Francisco State)...F 3:50....W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 8 Josh Loomer (Cal State Bakersfield)...M W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 8 Dom Ducharme (Cal State Bakersfield) M W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 8 #11 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin0.. D, 3-1 (SV-1). L... Roadrunner Open (2nd) /1/17 12 Mitch Bowman (Iowa).... D W... at #7 Iowa 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 (Cumbaerland) 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 /3/17 12 Mitch Sliga (NU) D 5-3 W at NU /5/17 12 Tanner Lynde (Purdue) D 8-4 W vs. Purdue /10/17 12 #2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) M 18-5 L at Penn State /12/17 12 #7 Nate Jackson (Indiana) D 9-6 L vs. Indiana /5/17 11 (11) Tanner Lynde (Purdue) TF 16-8 W B1G /5/17 11 (3) #8 Nate Jackson (Indiana) D 4-6 L B1G /5/17 11 (13) Shwan Shadaia (Michigan St.) F 2:56 W B1G /5/17 11 (10) Bobby Stevenson (Minnesota) F 5:36 W B1G /5/17 11 (1) #2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) M 2-8 L B1G /5/17 11 (3) #8 Nate Jackson (Indiana) Inj. 0:00 W B1G (5th) /16/17 11 #18 Hunter Gamble (Gardner-Webb) D 6-2 W NCAAs /16/17 11 (6) #6 Myles Martin (Ohio State) D 14-9 W NCAAs /17/17 11 (3) #3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) F 6:01 L NCAAs /17/17 11 (9) #8 Nate Jackson (Indiana) D 3-1 (SV-1) L NCAAs / 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 /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 University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 21

22 197 // ANDRE LEE R-JR. // OAK PARK, ILL. // OAK PARK RIVER FOREST HS v Four loses by a total of 8 points, three against ranked opponents v 2017 Roadrunner Open 4th Place 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 DNP Total *redshirt season /4/17 -- #3 Willie Miklus (Missouri)... D L... at #5 Missouri /17/17 -- Richie Brandt (Fresno State)... D W... at Fresno State /19/17 -- Alexander Cruz (Unattached)... D L... Roadrunner Open /19/17 -- Chad Porter (Arizona State)...D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 -- Austyn Harris (Arizona State) D W...Roadrunner Open /19/17 -- David Showunmi (Stanford)... D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 -- Alexander Cruz (Unattached)... D W... Roadrunner Open /19/17 -- #16 Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin)... D L... Roadrunner Open (4th) /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 /3/17 - Jacob Berkowitz (NU)...F 5: L...at NU /5/17 - Christian Brunner (Purdue)... D L... vs. Purdue /10/17 - #9 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State)... D L... at Penn State /12/17 - Jake Hinz (Indiana)....D W...vs Indiana /5/17 - (8) Christian Brunner (Purdue).... D L... B1G //517 - Jackson Stiggow (Michigan)... D L... B1G /15/16 - #6 Max Huntley (Michigan)...F 2:39... 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 6:35... L... vs. Northwestern /5/16 - Jacob Cooper (Michigan State)...SV L...Big Tens Day /5/16 - Jake Masengale (Indiana)...F 1:33... L...Big Tens Day MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS /02/14 -- Dalton Ishmal (Findlay)...F 1:32... W... Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Rylen Droscha (Unattached)...F 2:23...W...Michigan State Open /02/14 -- Evan Rosborough (Lake Erie College).. F 2:31... 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 /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 University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 22

23 HWT // BROOKS BLACK R-SR. // 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 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 2/3/17 15 Conan Jennings (NU) D 4-2 W at NU 9-4 HWT 2/5/17 15 Tyler Kral (Purdue) D 2-0 W vs. Purdue 10-4 HWT 2/10/17 15 #3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) D 5-0 L at. Penn State 10-5 HWT 2/12/17 15 Fletcher Miller (Indiana) D 2-0 W vs. Indiana 11-5 HWT 3/5/17 16 (3) #3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) F 4:46 L B1G 11-6 HWT 3/5/17 16 (5) #13 Collin Jensen (Nebraska) Inj. 0:11 L B1G 11-7 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 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 3-2 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 University of Illinois Wrestling Notes // 23