Indiana University Athletics
No. 22 HOOSIERS HOST No. 1 IOWA
1/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
No. 22 HOOSIERS HOST No. 1 IOWA
MEET INFORMATION: The 22nd-ranked Hoosiers host top-ranked Iowa Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at University Gymnasium.
PROBABLE STARTERS:
125 No. 5 Pat Cassidy 20-1
133 Gabe Cook 8-4
141 Jason Bader 0-4
149 Dan Cysewski 3-11
157 No. 10 Kevin Stanley 16-1
165 Open
174 Mingo Morrison 6-5
184 Brett Becks 2-2
197 No. 14 Viktor Sveda 19-3
HWT Michael Dixon 12-13
HEAD COACH DUANE GOLDMAN... is in his eighth season as the head
coach and tenth season with the program. He has a career dual
meet record of 86-46-3 (.648), and has coached five individuals
to seven All-America honors. Goldman is just the seventh coach
in the program's history and ranks fourth all-time in wins with
86.
LAST MEET: Pat Cassidy, Kevin Stanley, and Viktor Sveda all
gained tough wins over ranked opponents as the 22nd-ranked Hoosiers
fell to No. 6 Illinois 31-9 in at University Gymnasium Friday
night.
Cassidy (20-1, 1-0 Big Ten), ranked fifth nationally at 125,
defeated ninth-ranked Ryan Escobar of Illinois 8-7. Cassidy has
now won 16 consecutive matches. Stanley (16-1, 1-0), ranked tenth,
faced No. 11 Griff Powell at 157. The two battled even through
regulation and entered overtime tied at one. Stanley figured
out how to score the first takedown of the match and came away
with the 3-1 triumph after the extra session. The final IU victory
came at 197 as Sveda (19-3, 1-0 Big Ten), ranked 14th, upset
No. 6 Pat Quirk 5-2. Sveda scored two takedowns in the final
period to gain the victory.
The Hoosiers (9-3, 0-1) battled tough in several other weight
classes, but were unable to gain the decision. IU heavyweight
Michael Dixon (12-13, 0-1) lost a tough 5-3 decision to No. 4
John Lockhart and Hoosier Gabe Cook (8-4, 0-1) fell 7-6 to Dave
Stoltz at 133.
IN THE RANKINGS: The Hoosiers are No. 23 in the InterMat and No. 22 the coaches' polls. Also, four Hoosiers made the InterMat top 20 for their respective weight classes: senior Pat Cassidy is fifth at 125, junior Kevin Stanley is 10th at 157, sophomore Viktor Sveda is 14th at 197, and freshman Ty Matthews is 18th at 184 pounds. (See all IU rankings for the season on page 14 of the notes.)
IOWA TIES: IU head coach Duane Goldman was a four-time Big Ten Champion and All-American at Iowa (1983-86). Goldman won the national title at 190 his senior year after three runner-up finishes. Also, Indiana assistant Lenny Zalesky is the brother of Iowa head coach Jim Zalesky.
TORRES RETURNS: Two-time NCAA qualifier, James Torres, returned to the Hoosier lineup at the Wendy's Duals after missing the first two months of the season. He went 2-0 in his first competition since returning.
165, 174, AND 187 ARE KEY: The Hoosiers are unbeaten in dual meets when winning at each of these weights. IU is 7-0 when taking 165, 6-0 when winning 174, and 8-0 with a triumph at 184. Likewise, Indiana is 2-3, 3-3, and 1-3, respectively, when losing those weights.
INJURY REPORT: Four Hoosiers are out with injuries for this weekend: Michael Bundy (cracked vertebrae in neck, indefinite), Tim Myers (broken finger, one week), Butch Hildebrand (fractured knee cap, indefinite), and Jack Wade (sprained knee, 2-3 weeks).
WHAT A SET OF STREAKS: Pat Cassidy (125) has won 17 straight matches, Kevin Stanley (157) has won eight in a row, and Viktor Sveda (197) has won all nine Big Ten dual meet matches of his career.
RETURNING QUALIFIERS: The Hoosiers return five NCAA Qualifiers: Pat Cassidy (125), James Torres (141), Kevin Stanley (157), Viktor Sveda (184, now at 197), and Michael Dixon (HWT)
MULTI-MEET MANIA: The Hoosiers have competed in more than one meet on the same day four times this year and are 4-0 in the first meet, 3-1 in the second meet, and 2-1 in their third meet of the day.
HOOSIERS ON TV: IU will make its first television appearance of the season in the match at Minnesota. The 4 p.m. match will be on Midwest Sports Channel. Also, USA Sports Broadcasting will televise the Hoosiers meet at Purdue February 20. The channel and commentators will be released when a available. The match begins at 1 p.m.
KING PIN: Pat Cassidy has nine pins this season, which ties him for ninth all-time at IU. He now has 21 for his career, which is tied for sixth at Indiana with Sam Komar (1975-78). Cassidy leads all current Hoosiers in season and career pins.
48 AND CLIMBING: Five current Hoosiers have at least 48 career wins: Kevin Stanley, 62; Viktor Sveda, 61; Pat Cassidy, 52; James Torres, 49; and Butch Hildebrand, 48 .
NO ROOM FOR DOUBT: IU wrestlers have combined for 46 pins in 283 (179-104) matches this season. That's 25.7 percent of the Hoosier victories and 16.3 percent of all matches are won by fall. Pat Cassidy leads the team with nine pins in 21 matches, and Butch Hildebrand and Viktor Sveda are next as each have seven pins in 21 and 22 matches, respectively.
NOT GOING THE DISTANCE: The current roster has picked up 115 career pins combined, including 46 this season.
PLAYING PERCENTAGES: Viktor Sveda has an .871 (61-9) career winning percentage which ranks eighth on the IU career list.
TOUGH LEAGUE: Ten of the 11 Big Ten teams are ranked or receiving votes in the InterMat Top 25 . Nine of those teams are in the Top 25 and three are in the top 10.
JOSH ALLEY: lost 11-3 to Matt Johnson of Central Missouri State...went 2-2 with at the Northern Iowa Open, first career pin came in his third match of the event...went 0-2 in the St. Louis Open.
JASON BADER: went 0-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...finished 0-2 in the St. Louis Open.
JOSH BEALS: went 1-2 at the Northern Iowa Open.
BRETT BECKS: defeated Adam Shawver of Slippery Rock 18-7...went 1-1 at the St. Louis Open.
MICHAEL BUNDY: won both matches at the Wendy's Duals, gaining a 10-9 decision against Binghamton and an 8-4 victory against Slippery Rock...went 3-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...finished 3-2 in the St. Louis Open...went 4-2 with two pins to finish seventh at the Michigan State Open.
PAT CASSIDY: defeated No. 9 Ryan Escobar of Illinois 8-7...won all three matches at the Wendy's Duals, including a pin against Slippery Rock...went 5-0 at the Virginia Duals, including a pin in the Ohio meet...pinned Cisco Gonzales of Wyoming...pinned Ian McGeorge of Central Missouri State...claimed victory by forfeit against Missouri...won the Northern Iowa Open, going 5-0 and collecting three pins en route...went 3-1 with two pins in the open division at the St. Louis Open as he finished second.
GABE COOK: finished 2-1 at the Wendy's Duals, defeating his opponents from Binghamton and Slippery Rock...went 3-2 at the Virginia Duals, claiming a 9-1 win to help the team to a 23-12 win over then No. 23 Rider...took an 8-1 decision against Corey Hamrick of Wyoming...defeated Luke Shaw of Central Missouri State...won 5-3 over Mark Bader of Missouri.
COYTE COOPER: went 5-0 with two pins and three wins by at least eight points as he wont the freshman/sophomore division of the St. Louis Open.
DAN CYSEWSKI: finished 2-1 at the Wendy's Duals, defeating his opponent from Cleveland State and pinning his foe from Slippery Rock...defeated then eight ranked Damion Logan of Michigan in IU's quarterfinal meet at the Virginia Duals...defeated Justin Gonzales of Wyoming 11-5...was pinned by Zac Knight of Central Missouri State...fell to Jeremy Spates of Missouri 20-5...went 0-2 in the Northern Iowa Open.
MIKE DIXON: lost a tough 5-3 decision to No. 4 John Lockhart of Illinois...finished 1-2 at the Wendy's Duals, pinning his opponent from Slippery Rock...fell 4-3 to Brad Steele of Wyoming...won 4-2 in overtime against Willie McCowan of Central Missouri State...lost a 2-1 decision to Chad Hertzog of Missouri...went 6-2 to finish fourth at the Northern Iowa Open...went 3-2 in the St. Louis Open
BUTCH HILDEBRAND: won at 165 in the meets with Hofstra and then No. 23 Rider as Indiana claimed victory in both...pinned Jeremy Sell of Wyoming...pinned Jason Kusick of Central Missouri State...won 16-5 over Mark Vollmar of Missouri...placed third at the Northern Iowa Open, going 6-1 with three pins...went 4-2 with one pin and defeated No. 6 Bill Zeman of Illinois as he placed fourth in the St. Louis Open.
BRYCE KARASAWA: went 2-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open.
TY MATTHEWS: finished 2-0 at the Wendy's Duals, defeating his opponents from Binghamton and Cleveland State...made the InterMat top-20 for the first time January 12, entering at No. 18 for the 184 pound weight class...defeated then No. 19 Shawn Scannel 1-0 as IU upset the No. 23 Rider 23-12...pinned Dave Schenk of Wyoming...dominated John Rolling of Central Missouri State, winning 13-0...defeated Josh Maze of Missouri 6-1...placed fourth in the Northern Iowa Open with a 5-2 record and one pin...went 3-1, defeating two nationally ranked competitors, on his way to a second place finish at the St. Louis Open.
MINGO MORRISON: finished 2-0 at the Wendy's Duals, defeating his opponents from Binghamton and Slippery Rock...defeated Moore of Ohio 5-4 in IU's consolation round win at the Virginia Duals..lost 15-4 to No. 17 John Kopnisky of Missouri...went 3-2 at the Northern Iowa Open.
TIM MYERS: went 2-3 in IU's five matches at the Virginia Duals; defeating Reichenbach of Ohio 11-5, Seder of Michigan 12-7, and falling 6-1 to the No. 7 Eric Schmieslig of Hofstra and 8-5 over then No. 5 Dave Esposito of Lehigh...took an 8-5 decision against Mark Hamrick of Wyoming...defeated Dan Harris of Central Missouri State 15-2...won a 6-2 decision over No. 16 Jeff Urban of Missouri...placed fourth at the Northern Iowa Open with a record of 5-2 for the meet.
MATT NISCHWITZ: went 1-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...finished 1-2 in the St. Louis Open.
SEAN PRINCE: finished 1-2 at the Northern Iowa Open, pinned Josh Schneider of Lindenwood for his lone victory...finished 0-2 at the St. Louis Open...went 3-2 with two pins to finish seventh at the Michigan State Open.
GREG SCHAEFER: finished fifth in the Northern Iowa Open, going 8-2 for the meet and collecting three pins...went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open.
BRANDON SISSON: finished 2-2 at the St. Louis Open...went 1-2 in the Michigan State Open.
KEVIN STANLEY: won 3-1 in overtime against No. 11 Griff Powell
of Illinois...finished 3-0 at the Wendy's Duals, including a
pin in the dual meet against Binghamton...went 4-1 in the Virginia
Duals, winning in the matches against Michigan, Ohio, Rider,
and Lehigh...pinned Brian Wood of Wyoming...defeated Lee Gatlin
of Central Missouri State 15-6...gained a 5-2 decision over Jesse
Jordan of Missouri...dominated his first four matches before
gaining a 14-11 victory over Jacob Volkman of Minnesota in the
final of the Northern Iowa Open, he was 5-0 with one pin for
the meet.
VIKTOR SVEDA: upended No. 6 Pat Quirk of Illinois 5-2...finished 3-0 at the Wendy's Duals, pinning his opponent from Binghamton...finished 4-1 and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet by the coaches at the Virginia Duals...defeated Craig Rumsey of Wyoming 19-15...won 16-6 against Korak Simmons of Central Missouri State...pinned Kevin Herron of Missouri...won the Northern Iowa Open going 5-0 with four pins; he pinned Jason Payne 3:19 into the final match...went 3-2 in the St. Louis Open.
JACK WADE: was pinned by Brandon Danise of Wyoming...went 1-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open.
KYLE WALDRON: went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open...finished 0-2 in the Michigan State Open
ANDREW WOLF: finished 4-2 to place seventh in the Michigan State Open
