Indiana University Athletics
HOOSIERS PREPARE FOR THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
2/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
HOOSIERS PREPARE FOR THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEET INFORMATION: The Hoosiers compete at the Big Ten Champiosnhips Saturday and Sunday March 4-5 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Each team enters one competitor per weight class, which are then seeded. The seedings will be finalized the Friday before the meet.
BIG TEN ENTRIES
Wt. Name Tourneys Duals Big Ten Overall Pins
125 No. 6 Pat Cassidy 8-1 19-4 4-4 27-5 12
133 Gabe Cook - 9-8 0-5 9-8 0
141 James Torres - 9-2 4-1 9-2 2
149 Tim Myers 5-2 8-7 2-3 13-9 1
157 No. 13 Kevin Stanley 5-0 19-4 5-3 24-4 5
165 Butch Hildebrand 10-3 7-3 1-0 17-6 7
174 Mingo Morrison 3-2 6-11 1-7 9-13 1
184 No. 20 Ty Matthews 8-3 14-6 3-3 22-9 2
197 No. 8 Viktor Sveda 8-2 20-3 6-2 28-5 11
HWT Michael Dixon 9-4 6-16 1-7 15-20 1
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 92-51-3 (.640), 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 92.
RESULTS: Results will be updated after each match at www.bigtenchampionships.com
IN THE RANKINGS: The Hoosiers are receiving votes in the InterMat poll and the National Wrestling Coaches' Association poll. Also, four Hoosiers made the InterMat top 20 for their respective weight classes: senior Pat Cassidy is sixth at 125, junior Kevin Stanley is 13th at 157, freshman Ty Matthews is 20th at 184, and sophomore Viktor Sveda is eighth at 197. (See all IU rankings for the season on page 17 of the notes.)
WORLD CLASS: IU assistant coach Charles Burton is a member of the United State Freestyle Wrestling Team. Burton is ranked second nationally in the 187.25 pound weight class. He won the gold medal at a world-class event in Iran in January. The event included the top-ranked wrestler in the world. He will next compete for the US in world duals against Russia (Feb. 8 in Edinboro, Pa.) and Cuba (Feb. 15 in Houston, Texas).
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 is 9-2 (4-1 Big Ten) with two pins since returning.
RETURNING QUALIFIERS: The Hoosiers return five NCAA Qualifiers: Pat Cassidy (125), James Torres (141), Kevin Stanley (157), Viktor Sveda (All-American at 184, now at 197), and Michael Dixon (HWT)
BATTLING THE BEST: Viktor Sveda is 5-3 against ranked opponents and 3-2 in duals with top-ten foes.
MULTI-MEET MANIA: The Hoosiers have competed in more than one meet on the same day five times this year and are 6-0 in the first meet, 5-1 in the second meet, and 2-1 in their third meet of the day.
KINGS OF PIN: Pat Cassidy has 12 pins this season, which is tied for sixth all-time at IU. He now has 24 for his career, which is fifth at Indiana . Cassidy leads all current Hoosiers in season and career pins. Viktor Sveda has 20 pins for his career which is eighth on the IU career list. Sveda is up to 11 this year which ties for eighth at IU in a season.
FOUR THE RECORD: The current roster has four of the top 13 career pin totals in IU history. Pat Cassidy is fifth with 24, Viktor Sveda eighth with 20, James Torres is tied for 11th with 16, and Kevin Stanley is tied for 11th with 16.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: IU sophomore Viktor Sveda earned Big Ten Wrestler-of-the-Week honors January 26 after defeating No. 10 Lee Weber of Iowa and No. 6 Pat Quirk of Illinois on the opening weekend of conference competition.
50 AND CLIMBING: Five current Hoosiers have at least 50 career wins: Kevin Stanley, 74; Viktor Sveda, 70; Pat Cassidy, 59; James Torres, 56; and Butch Hildebrand, 50 .
NO ROOM FOR DOUBT: IU wrestlers have combined for 53 pins in 352 (213-139) matches this season. That's 24.9 percent of the Hoosier victories and 15.1 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 120 career pins combined, including 53 this season.
PLAYING PERCENTAGES: Viktor Sveda has an .864 (70-11) career winning percentage which is ninth on the IU career list.
INCOMING: The Hoosiers have signed two wrestlers for next season. Dustin Heist of Meadville, Pennsylvania will probably wrestle at 174 or 184 and Pat DeGain of Clarkston, Michigan will enter at 197 or heavyweight.
FAMILY AFFAIR: The Cysewski family is well represented in the Big Ten. Dan Cysewski's uncle, also named Dan was a four-year letterwinner at IU from 1975-78, and Tim Cysewski, the head wrestling coach at Northwestern, is the father of the current IU wrestler.
BROTHERS OPPOSED: IU assistant coach Lenny Zalesky is the brother of Iowa head coach Jim Zalesky.
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.
TOM BATTISTA: is redshirting this season.
JOSH BEALS: is redshirting this season...went 1-2 while wrestling unattached 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: scored a 13-5 major decision over Tim Nilles of Eastern Illinois to help IU in the 22-21 dual meet win...took just 2:24 to pin A.J. Grant of Michigan...pinned Rob Potashnick of Northwestern at 1:22...pinned Tim Van Deusen of Eastern Michigan in 2:41...lost a tough 5-4 decision to third-ranked Jody Strittmatter of Iowa...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: won 11-7 over Rocky McKinney of Eastern Michigan...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: is redshirting this season...competed unattached in the St. Louis Open, going 5-0 with two pins to win the freshman/sophomore division.
DAN CYSEWSKI: took just 2:08 to pin Nathan Graumenz of Southern Illinois - Edwardsville...pinned Tony Scacco of Northwestern while wrestling at 165...dominated Matt Schraibman of Eastern Michigan in a 16-4 triumph...scored a 6-1 victory over Ben Shirk of Iowa...finished 2-1 at the Wendy's Duals, defeating his opponent from Cleveland State and pinning his foe from Slippery Rock...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: gained a 2-1 decision over Tony Sylvester of Ohio State...won 6-2 against Derrick Parker of Eastern Michigan...lost a tough 5-3 decision to No. 4 John Lockhart of Illinois...finished 2-1 at the Wendy's Duals, pinning his opponent from Slippery Rock and winning in the dual meet with Binghamton...won 4-2 in overtime against Willie McCowan of Central Missouri State...went 6-2 to finish fourth at the Northern Iowa Open...went 3-2 in the St. Louis Open
BUTCH HILDEBRAND: won a 6-5 decision over Kirk Moore of Purdue...gained a 2-1 decision over Mike Kelly of Eastern Illinois, it was his first match since fracturing his knee cap in early January...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: dominated Jared Williams of Purdue 13-1...defeated Ross Renken of Southern Illinois - Edwardsville 13-5...scored a 5-2 win over Kyle Bracey of Eastern Illinois...upset 17th-ranked Tom Ciezki of Northwestern...scored a 7-3 win over Donovan True of Ohio State...claimed an 8-1 decision over Travis Kraft of Eastern Michigan...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: scored his first Big Ten victory in a thrilling 7-5 overtime triumph against Jon Fitch of Purdue...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...went 3-2 at the Northern Iowa Open.
TIM MYERS: won 3-1 in overtime against Jimmy Hawthorne of Purdue...earned a technical fall (23-8) over Nick Scacco of Northwestern...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: is redshirting this season...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: is redshirting this season...finished 2-2 at the St. Louis Open...went 1-2 in the Michigan State Open.
BRIAN SMILEY: is redshirting this season.
KEVIN STANLEY: claimed a 4-1 triumph over James Leavell of Purdue...pinned Frank DeFilippis of Eastern Illinois at 2:25...decisioned Tony Holifield of Michigan 13-6...won 6-5 over Nate Wachter of Penn State...scored 19 points in a technical fall (6:27) victory over Scott Lemay of Eastern Michigan...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: pinned Mark Colegrove of Purdue 4:18 into the match...scored a pin at 4:27 against Zach Derrico of Eastern Illinois...tallied an 8-2 victory over 16th-ranked Joe Degain of Michigan...pinned ninth-ranked Ross Thatcher of Penn State at 6:48...pinned Brian Hinzman of Eastern Michigan at 1:54...earned Big Ten Wrestler-of-the-Week honors January 26 after defeating No. 10 Lee Weber of Iowa and No. 6 Pat Quirk of Illinois...Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet by the coaches at the Virginia Duals...claimed a 10-5 decision over 10th-ranked Lee Weber of Iowa...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 earned Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet honors 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.
JAMES TORRES: won 13-6 over Purdue's Luis Blanco...pinned Matt Michalski of Michigan at 3:19...gained his first pin of the season over Jamie Weigandt...scored a takedown with three seconds remaining to win 8-7 over Eric Fairbanks of Eastern Michigan...went 2-0 at the Wendy's duals, dominating his opponents from Binghamton and Cleveland State.
JACK WADE: went 1-2 at the Northern Iowa Open...went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open.
JAMES WADE: is redshirting this season.
KYLE WALDRON: is redshirting this season...went 1-2 in the St. Louis Open...finished 0-2 in the Michigan State Open
JOE WILLIS: defeated Aaron Weins of Eastern Illinois - Edwardsville 9-3 in his first mmatch of the season.
ANDREW WOLF: is redshirting this season...finished 4-2 to place seventh in the Michigan State Open
