March 7, 2004
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Boilermaker wrestler Ryan Lange won his second-consecutive 174-pound title Sunday afternoon at the Big Ten Championships. The second-seeded Lange defeated Iowa's top-seeded Tyler Nixt, 5-3, in the second tiebreaker period.
With the title victory, Lange became Purdue's first repeat Big Ten champion since Bob Marshall won three straight titles from 1960 to 1962.
Despite Nixt's loss, the Hawkeyes still claimed the team title with 129.5 points, snapping Minnesota's four-year winning streak. The Golden Gophers placed a close second with 124.5 points. Purdue placed sixth with 89 points and will send seven of its wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
Joining Lange at the Savvis Center will be Doug Withstandley (2nd - 141), Ben Wissel (3rd - 184), Brad Harper (3rd - 157), Rene Hernandez (5th - 133), Israel Blevins (5th - Heavyweight) and Dan Jankowski (6th - 149).
Nathan Moore placed eighth at 197 pounds and was chosen by the conference coaches as a second alternate qualifier for the NCAA Championships.
Tickets are still available for the NCAA Wrestling Championships, which run from March 18 to 20. For more ticket information, fans can log onto www.stlsports.org/wrestling.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Pl School Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Iowa ................... 129.5 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 Minnesota .............. 124.5 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 3 Illinois ............... 98.5 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 Michigan ............... 96.0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 Penn State ............. 90.0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 6 PURDUE ................. 89.0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 7 Wisconsin .............. 85.0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 8 Ohio State ............. 74.0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 9 Indiana ................ 53.5 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 010 Michigan State ......... 36.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 111 Northwestern ........... 33.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
INDIVIDUAL AWARDSBig Ten Wrestler of the Year .............. Alex Tirapelle, IllinoisBig Ten Wrestler of the Championships ..... Jacob Volkmann, Minnesota ......................................... Alex Tirapelle, IllinoisBig Ten Coach of the Year ................. Jim Zalesky, IowaBig Ten Freshman of the Year .............. Matt Storniolo, Penn State
INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
125 Pounds 165 Pounds---------- ----------G: Tom Clum, Wisconsin [2] G: Jacob Volkmann, Minnesota [3]S: Luke Eustice, Iowa [1] S: Johnny Clark, Ohio State [1]B: Kyle Ott, Illinois [3] B: Pat Owen, Michigan [2]
133 Pounds 174 Pounds---------- ----------G: Mark Jayne, Illinois [3] G: Ryan Lange, Purdue [2]S: Foley Dowd, Michigan [1] S: Tyler Nixt, Iowa [1]B: Ed Gutnik, Wisconsin [4] B: Pete Friedl, Illinois [5]
141 Pounds 184 Pounds---------- ----------G: Cliff Moore, Iowa [1] G: Eric Bradley, Penn State [2]S: Doug Withstandley, Purdue [un] S: Paul Bradley, Iowa [5]B: Coyte Cooper, Indiana [3] B: Ben Wissel, Purdue [6]
149 Pounds 197 Pounds---------- ----------G: Ryan Churella, Michigan [1] G: Damion Hahn, Minnesota [1]S: Matt Storniolo, Penn State [3] S: Ryan Fulsaas, Iowa [2]B: Ty Eustice, Iowa [2] B: Pat DeGain, Indiana [4]
157 Pounds Heavyweight---------- -----------G: Alex Tirapelle, Illinois [1] G: Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State [1]S: Ryan Bertin, Michigan [2] S: Pat Cummins, Michigan [3]B: Brad Harper, Purdue [5] B: Cole Konrad, Minnesota [4]
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
133 - Rene Hernandez (Jr., Hammond, Ind.) 5th Seed=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ Tony Greathouse, Michigan State ................ W M DEC 11-1Rd. 1 -------- [4] Ed Gutnki, Wisconsin ....................... L DEC 5-8Cons. Rd. 1 -- BYECons. Rd. 2 -- Trent Goodale, Iowa ............................ W DEC 3-2Cons. Semi --- [2] Josh Moore, Penn State ..................... L DEC 5-85th Place ---- [7] Quincy Osborn, Minnesota ................... W DEC 5-2
vs. Tony Greathouse, Michigan State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Hernandez takedown 0:49 (2-0); Hernandez nearfall-2 2:00 (4-0).2nd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez reversal 4:48 (6-0); Greathouse escape 4:22 (6-1).3rd - Greathouse Top; Hernandez escape 5:10 (7-1); Hernandez takedown 5:51 (9-1); Hernandez penalty point [stall] 6:20 (10-1); Hernandez riding time [2:52] (11-1).
vs. [4] Ed Gutnik, Wisconsin-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Hernandez takedown 1:50 (2-0); Gutnik reversal 2:31 (2-2); Hernandez reversal 2:49 (4-2).2nd - Gutnik Down; Gutnik reversal 3:36 (4-4); Hernandez escape 4:59 (5-4).3rd - Hernandez Down; Gutnik nearfall-3 6:24 (5-7); Gutnik riding time [2:02] (5-8).
vs. Trent Goodale, Iowa-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Goodale Down; Goodale escape 4:07 (0-1).3rd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez reversal 5:19 (2-1); Goodale escape 6:24 (2-2); Hernandez riding time [1:54] (3-2).
vs. [2] Josh Moore, Penn State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Moore takedown 1:05 (0-2); Moore nearfall-3 1:34 (0-5); Moore nearfall-3 2:33 (0-8).2nd - Neutral; Hernandez escape 4:26 (1-8).3rd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez escape 5:12 (2-8); Hernandez takedown 6:06 (5-8).
vs. [7] Quincy Osborn, Minnesota --- for 5th place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Osborn takedown 0:37 (0-2); Hernandez escape 1:00 (1-2).2nd - Hernandez Down; Hernandez escape 4:18 (2-2).3rd - Neutral; Hernandez takedown 5:19 (4-2); Hernandez penalty point [stall] 6:25 (5-2).
141 - Doug Withstandley (So., Jackson, N.J.)=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ [2] Andy Simmons, Michigan State ............... W DEC 4-3Rd. 1 -------- [7] DeWitt Driscoll, Penn State ................ W DEC 15-9Semifinal ---- [6] Michael Martin, Illinois ................... W DEC SV1 6-4Championship - [1] Cliff Moore, Iowa .......................... L DEC 2-6
vs. [2] Andy Simmons, Michigan State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Simmons penalty point [tech. violation] 2:01 (0-1); Withstandley takedown 2:39 (2-1); Simmons escape 2:41 (2-2).2nd - Withstandley Down; -X-.3rd - Simmons Down; Simmons escape 6:13 (2-3); Withstandley takedown 6:40 (4-3).
vs. [7] DeWitt Driscoll, Penn State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Driscoll takedown 0:05 (0-2); Withstandley escape 0:16 (1-2); Driscoll takedown 0:21 (1-4); Withstandley escape 1:11 (2-4); Withstandley takedown 1:31 (4-4); Driscoll reversal 1:52 (4-6).2nd - Driscoll Down; Driscoll reversal 3:13 (4-8); Withstandley escape 3:38 (5-8); Withstandley takedown 4:16 (7-8); Withstandley nearfall-3 4:22 (10-8); Driscoll escape 4:37 (10-9).3rd - Withstandley Down; Withstandley escape 5:06 (11-9); Withstandley takedown 5:32 (13-9); Withstandley nearfall-2 (5:37 (15-9).
vs. [6] Michael Martin, Illinois-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Martin takedown 0:21 (0-2); Withstandley escape 1:39 (1-2); Martin takedown 1:59 (1-4); Withstandley escape 2:25 (2-4).2nd - Withstandley Down; Withstandley escape 3:06 (3-4).3rd - Martin Down; Withstandley penalty point [stall] 6:26 (4-4).SV1 - Withstandley takedown 7:11 (6-4).
vs. [1] Cliff Moore, Iowa --- for 1st place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Moore takedown 1:42 (0-2).2nd - Moore Down; Moore escape 3:05 (0-3); Moore takedown 3:41 (0-5); Withstandley escape 4:12 (1-5).3rd - Withstandley Down; Withstandley escape 6:04 (2-5); Moore riding time [2:50] (2-6).
149 - Dan Jankowski (Sr., Evansville, Ind.) 6th Seed=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ Tony Turner, Wisconsin ......................... W DEC 8-3Rd. 1 -------- [3] Matt Storniolo, Penn State ................. L FALL 2:10Cons. Rd. 1 -- Cameron Sakon, Indiana ......................... W DEC 6-2Cons. Rd. 2 -- [7] Josh Ballard, Northwestern ................. W DEC 3-1Cons. Semi --- [4] Jeff Ratliff, Ohio State ................... L DEC 4-95th Place ---- [8] Darren McKnight, Michigan State ............ L DEC 5-6
vs. Tony Turner, Wisconsin-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Jankowski takedown 1:19 (2-0); Turner escape 1:44 (2-1).2nd - Turner Down; Turner escape 3:32 (2-2).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 5:13 (3-2); Jankowski takedown 5:54 (5-2); Turner escape 6:27 (5-3); Jankowski takedown 6:51 (7-3); Jankowski riding time [1:20] (8-3).
vs. [3] Matt Storniolo, Penn State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Storniolo takedown 0:57 (0-2); Storniolo pin 2:10.
vs. Cameron Sakon, Indiana-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Jankowski penalty point [stall] 2:36 (1-0).2nd - Sakon Down; Sakon escape 3:27 (1-1).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 5:05 (2-1); Jankowski takedown 5:45 (4-1); Sakon escape 5:56 (4-2); Jankowski takedown 6:47 (6-2).
vs. [7] Josh Ballard, Northwestern-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Ballard Down; Ballard escape 3:02 (0-1).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 5:06 (1-1); Jankowski takedown 6:57 (3-1).
vs. [4] Jeff Ratliff, Ohio State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Ratliff takedown 2:20 (0-2).2nd - Ratliff Down; Ratliff escape 3:06 (0-3).3rd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 5:03 (1-3); Ratliff takedown 5:29 (1-5); Jankowski escape 6:03 (2-5); Jankowski takedown 6:43 (4-5); Ratliff escape 6:45 (4-6); Ratliff takedown 6:57 (4-8); Ratliff riding time [1:15] (4-9).
vs. [8] Darren McKnight, Michigan State --- for 5th place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - McKnight takedown 0:18 (0-2); Jankowski escape 0:38 (1-2); McKnight takedown 1:28 (1-4); Jankowski escape 1:38 (2-4); Jankowski takedown 2:21 (4-4); McKnight escape 2:42 (4-5).2nd - Jankowski Down; Jankowski escape 3:08 (5-5).3rd - McKnight Down
157 - Brad Harper (Sr., Mishawaka, Ind.) 5th Seed=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ Arsen Aleksanyan, Michigan State ............... W DEC 8-4Rd. 1 -------- [4] Joe Johnston, Iowa ......................... W DEC (SV2) 7-5Semifinal ---- [1] Alex Tirapelle, Illinois ................... L DEC 2-4Cons. Semi --- [7] James Woodall, Penn State .................. W DEC 7-33rd Place ---- [4] Joe Johnston, Iowa ......................... W DEC 2-0
vs. Arsen Aleksanyan, Michigan State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Harper takedown 2:21 (2-0).2nd - Harper Down; Harper escape 3:03 (3-0); Harper takedown 3:10 (5-0); Aleksanyan reversal 3:39 (5-2); Harper reversal 4:13 (7-2); Aleksanyan escape 4:37 (7-3).3rd - Aleksanyan Down; Aleksanyan escape 6:05 (7-4); Harper riding time [1:30] (8-4).
vs. [4] Joe Johnston, Iowa-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Johnston takedown 2:54 (0-2).2nd - Harper Down; Harper escape 3:17 (1-2).3rd - Neutral; Johnston takedown 6:19 (1-4); Harper escape 6:40 (2-4); Harper takedown 6:56 (4-4).SV1 - -X-.TB1 - Johnston Down; Johnston escape 8:04 (4-5). Harper Down; Harper escape 8:37 (5-5).SV2 - Harper takedown 9:26 (7-5).
vs. [1] Alex Tirapelle, Illinois-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Tirapelle takedown 2:10 (0-2); Harper escape 2:12 (1-2).2nd - Tirapelle Down; Tirapelle escape 3:14 (1-3).3rd - Harper Down; Harper escape 6:59 (2-3); Tirapelle riding time [1:49] (2-4).
vs. [7] James Woodall, Penn State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Harper takedown 0:21 (2-0); Harper nearfall-2 2:25 (4-0).2nd - Harper Down; Harper escape 3:16 (5-0).3rd - Neutral; Woodall takedown 5:35 (5-2); Harper escape 5:37 (6-2); Woodall penatly point [stall] 6:54 (6-3); Harper riding time [2:22] (7-3).
vs. [4] Joe Johnston, Iowa --- for 3rd place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Harper Down; Harper escape 3:11 (1-0).3rd - Johnston Down; Harper riding time [1:48] (2-0).
165 - Bryce Markley (Fr., St. Paris, Ohio)=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ [4] Cole Pape, Iowa ............................ L DEC 3-8Cons. Rd. 1 -- [6] Nick Hayes, Northwestern ................... L DEC 2-6
vs. #4 Cole Pape, Iowa-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Pape takedown 2:01 (0-2); Markley escape 2:18 (1-2).2nd - Pape Down; Pape escape 3:30 (1-3); Pape takedown 4:31 (1-5); Markley escape 4:55 (2-5).3rd - Markley Down; Markley escape 5:06 (3-5); Pape takedown 6:15 (3-7); Pape riding time [1:01] (3-8).
vs. #6 Nick Hayes, Northwestern-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Hayes Down; Hayes escape 3:22 (0-1); Hayes takedown 4:01 (0-3).3rd - Neutral; Hayes takedown 5:34 (0-5); Hayes penalty point [stall] 6:01 (0-6); Markley reversal 6:44 (2-6).
174 - Ryan Lange (Sr., Northfield, Ohio) 2nd Seed=====================================================================================Rd. 1 -------- [7] Nick Roy, Michigan ......................... W DEC 4-3Semifinal ---- [3] Jon Duncombe, Minnesota .................... W DEC 3-2Championship - [1] Tyler Nixt, Iowa ........................... W DEC TB2 5-3
vs. [7] Nick Roy, Michigan-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Roy takedown 0:08 (0-2); Lange escape 0:17 (1-2).2nd - Lange Down; Lange escape 3:06 (2-2); Lange takedown 4:59 (4-2).3rd - Roy Down; Roy escape 5:03 (4-3).
vs. [3] Jon Duncombe, Minnesota-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Lange takedown 0:33 (2-0); Duncombe escape 0:40 (2-1).2nd - Duncombe Down; Duncombe escape 3:05 (2-2).3rd - Lange Down; Lange escape 5:05 (3-2).
vs. [1] Tyler Nixt, Iowa --- for 1st place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Lange Down; Lange escape 3:02 (1-0).3rd - Nixt Down; Nixt escape 5:04 (1-1).SV1 - -X-.TB1 - Lange Down; Lange escape 8:09 (2-1). Nixt Down; Nixt escape 8:33 (2-2).SV2 - -X-.TB2 - Nixt Down; -X-. Lange Down; Lange escape 10:31 (3-2); Lange takedown 10:41 (5-2); Nixt escape 10:46 (5-3).
184 - Ben Wissel (So., Richmond, Ind.) 6th Seed=====================================================================================Rd. 1 -------- [3] Brady Reinke, Wisconsin .................... W DEC (SV1) 6-4Semifinal ---- [2] Eric Bradley, Penn State ................... L DEC 5-7Cons. Semi --- [4] Blake Kaplan, Ohio State ................... W DEC (TB1) 6-13rd Place ---- [7] Nate Mesyn, Michigan State ................. W DEC 5-2
vs. [3] Brady Reinke, Wisconsin-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Reinke Down; Reinke escape 3:30 (0-1); Reinke takedown 3:53 (0-3); Wissel escape 4:05 (1-3).3rd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape 5:16 (2-3); Wissel takedown 5:37 (4-3); Reinke escape 5:53 (4-4).SV1 - Wissel takedown 7:28 (6-4).
vs. [2] Eric Bradley, Penn State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-2nd - Bradley Down; Bradley escape 3:08 (0-1); Wissel penalty point [fleeing] 3:48 (1-1); Bradley takedown 4:25 (1-3); Wissel escape 4:30 (2-3).3rd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape 5:04 (3-3); Bradley takedown 5:10 (3-5); Wissel escape 5:21 (4-5); Bradley takedown 6:35 (4-7); Wissel escape 6:52 (5-7).
vs. [4] Blake Kaplan, Ohio State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape 3:27 (1-0).3rd - Kaplan Down; Kaplan escape 5:16 (1-1).SV1 - -X-.TB1 - Kaplan Down; -X-. Wissel Down; Wissel reversal 8:54 (3-1); Wissel nearfall-3 8:59 (6-1).
vs. [7] Nate Mesyn, Michigan State --- for 3rd place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Wissel takedown 1:12 (2-0); Mesyn escape 1:37 (2-1); Wissel takedown 2:17 (4-1).2nd - Wissel Down; Wissel escape 4:16 (5-1).3rd - Mesyn Down; Mesyn escape 5:41 (5-2).
197 - Nathan Moore (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.)=====================================================================================Pigtail ------ [5] Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin ................... L DEC 4-9Cons. Rd. 1 -- [6] Jason Potter, Illinois ..................... W DEC SV1 4-2Cons. Rd. 2 -- Jeff Clemens, Michigan State ................... L DEC 3-57th Place ---- [5] Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin ................... L DEC TB1 2-3
vs. [5] Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Flaherty takedown 1:16 (0-2); Moore escape 1:25 (1-2); Flaherty takedown 1:40 (1-4); Moore escape 2:37 (2-4); Flaherty takedown 2:58 (2-6).2nd - Moore Down; Moore escape 3:08 (3-6).3rd - Flaherty Down; Flaherty escape 5:55 (3-7); Flaherty takedown 6:09 (3-9); Moore escape 6:34 (4-9).
vs. [6] Jason Potter, Illinois-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Potter takedown 2:01 (0-2); Moore escape 2:19 (1-2).2nd - Moore Down; Moore escape 3:11 (2-2).3rd - Neutral; -X-.SV1 - Moore takedown 7:29 (4-2).
vs. Jeff Clemens, Michigan State-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Clemens Down; Clemens escape 3:47 (0-1); Moore takedown 4:30 (2-1); Clemens escape 4:59 (2-2).3rd - Moore Down; Moore escape 5:14 (3-2); Clemens penalty point [illegal hold] 6:34 (3-3); Clemens takedown 6:58 (3-5).
vs. [5] Ryan FLaherty, Wisconsin --- for 7th place in the Big Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Flaherty Down; Flaherty escape 3:57 (0-1).3rd - Moore Down; Moore escape 5:03 (1-1).SV1 - -X-.TB1 - Flaherty Down; -X-. Moore Down; Moore escape 8:38 (2-1); Flaherty takedown 8:59 (2-3).
285 - Israel Blevins (Sr., Sullivan, Ind.) 5th Seed=====================================================================================Rd. 1 -------- [4] Cole Konrad, Minnesota ..................... L DEC 4-5Cons. Rd. 1 -- BYECons. Rd. 2 -- [8] Ryan Fuller, Iowa .......................... W DEC 4-2Cons. Semi --- [2] Greg Wagner, Michigan ...................... L DEC 9-105th Place ---- Jareck Horton, Wisconsin ....................... W DEC 7-3
vs. [4] Cole Konrad, Minnesota-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape 3:13 (1-0).3rd - Konrad Down; Konrad escape 5:07 (1-1); Blevins takedown 6:12 (3-1); Konrad escape 6:23 (3-2); Konrad penalty point [stall] 6:41 (3-3); Konrad takedown 6:47 (3-5); Blevins escape 6:51 (4-5).
vs. [8] Ryan Fuller, Iowa-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Fuller takedown 1:20 (0-2); Blevins escape 1:36 (1-2).2nd - Neutral; Blevins takedown 4:24 (3-2).3rd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape 5:09 (4-2).
vs. [2] Greg Wagner, Michigan-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - Wagner takedown 1:44 (0-2).2nd - Wagner Down; Wagner escape 3:17 (0-3); Wagner takedown 3:23 (0-5); Blevins escape 4:33 (1-5); Wagner takedown 4:45 (1-7).3rd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape 5:02 (2-7); Blevins takedown 5:11 (4-7); Wagner escape 5:16 (4-8); Blevins takedown 6:03 (6-8); Wagner escape 6:05 (6-9); Blevins penalty point [unnescessary roughness] 6:20 (7-9); Blevins takedown 6:57 (9-9); Wagner riding time [1:49] (9-10).
vs. Jareck Horton, Wisconsin --- for 5th place in the Big Ten--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st - -X-.2nd - Horton Down; Horton escape 3:07 (0-1); Blevins takedown 4:15 (2-1).3rd - Blevins Down; Blevins escape 5:04 (3-1); Horton takedown 5:21 (3-3); Blevins escape 5:30 (4-3); Blevins takedown 6:37 (6-3); Blevins riding time [1:00] (7-3).