Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers To Host Penn State
1/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Pat DeGain is currently the highest ranked Hoosier grappler, ranked sixth by both InterMat and The Wrestling Mall (TWM) and 11th by Amateur Wrestling News (AWN). He was ranked a season-high fifth by InterMat last week and drops one spot after a 4-0 weekend.
Coyte Cooper is ranked eighth by InterMat, TWM and AWN. His season-high ranking came last week as InterMat ranked him fifth in the country at 141 pounds.
Redshirt freshman Joe Dubuque is ranked in two polls that did not previously have the 125-pound Hoosier ranked, despite the fact that he sat out the weekend with injury. He is ranked 14th by both TWM and AWN and 13th by InterMat.
Senior Ty Matthews is ranked ninth by InterMat after barely being ranked in the top 20 by InterMat last week. TWM has still not added Matthews to its top 20 rankings and AWN moved Matthews into the top 20, placing him in the No. 20 spot.
The Nittany Lions feature a pair of identical twins at 133 and 141 in Josh and Scott Moore. The juniors are both ranked by InterMat, the Wrestling Mall and Amateur Wrestling News. Josh is 25-3 on the year at 133 and is ranked 9th by InterMat, 8th by the Wrestling Mall and 9th by Amateur Wrestling News. Scott is 38-6 overall at 141 and is ranked as high as 10th by Amateur Wrestling News.
At 149 for PSU, Nathan Galloway holds the 18th ranking in the Wrestling Mall and InterMat Polls. He is 24-9 on the year.
Despite his 6-2 record, 157 pounds Nate Wachter is ranked 9th by InterMat and 10th by Amateur Wrestling News.
Doc Vecchio is 19-11 on the year for the Nittany Lions at 165 lbs. He is ranked 14th by the Wrestling Mall and Amateur Wrestling News.
Mark Becks is the highest ranked individual for Penn State as he is ranked 4th by the Wrestling Mall. He is 28-2 on the year and 9-0 in dual matches. Becks is also ranked 5th by InterMat and 6th by Amateur Wrestling News.
Heavyweight Pat Cummins also has a stellar record for PSU at 22-3. He is 8-1 in dual matches this season. Cummins is ranked 5th by InterMat, 9th by Amateur Wrestling News and 11th by the Wrestling Mall.
Two individuals that Indiana will square off with on Saturday are ranked in the Division II rankings as of January 8.
At 141 lbs, Truman State's Merrick Meyer is ranked 8th, while at 149 lbs, Indianapolis' Mitch Napier is ranked 5th.
Indianapolis is ranked 9th as a team in the Division II rankings as of January 8.
Indianapolis is currently 2-1 on the year. The last time out, the Greyhounds downed Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 36-9.
Carson Newman is 1-2 on year. The Division II school lost its last time out to The Cidadel, 28-9.
Truman State is 0-2 during the 2002-03 season. They lost to DII ranked No. 10 Minnesota State-Mankato, 32-10. TSU will battle Missouri Valley on January 23rd before their date with IU in Indianapolis.
