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FITE Duals
Hoosiers Sweep F.I.T.E. Duals
12/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 18, 2006
PARK FORREST, Ill. - The Indiana wrestling team upped its dual-meet record to 8-0-0 on the 2006-07 season by sweeping a trio of meets at the F.I.T.E. Duals on Sunday, Dec. 17, at Rich East High School. The Hoosiers dominated their three opponents, allowing each adversary to take just one of the 10 matches, as IU bested Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (45-3), Eastern Michigan (33-3) and Harper (49-6).
Redshirt freshman Angel Escobedo continued his dominant season, pinning all three of his opponents in an average time of 3:58. Escobedo, ranked seventh in the most recent poll by RevWrestling.com, began his day with a pin of SIUE's Tommy Hill in 3:21, and Andrae Hernandez and Scott Kelly followed with pins of their own to vault the Hoosiers to an early 18-0 lead in the meet that they would not relinquish. The lone blemish for IU was a 7-5 loss by Ryan Pribble in his dual-meet debut.
The Hoosiers followed by upending Harper by a count of 49-6, as four Hoosiers pinned their opponents and two others won by forfeit. Walpole posted his fifth pin of the season at 141, topping David Fear in 6:16. True freshman Nathan Everhart (197) registered his first career pin as well in the match, as Harper totaled just 11 points in the 10 matches. Seven of those came from Jesse Linczmaier, who pinned true freshman Nick Avery at the 4:01 mark to give Harper its only dual points of the day.
Against Eastern Michigan, the Hoosiers were poised to post a shutout heading into the heavyweight bout, but a late two-point takedown in the third period gave Charlie Walker a 6-4 victory. Escobedo recorded the match's only pin, but Brandon Becker registered a 17-1 technical fall in the second period and Marc Bennett and Andrae Hernandez each recorded major decisions. Fifth-ranked Matt Coughlin posted his second win over 15th-ranked Jermain Thompson of the year, taking a 7-6, come-from-behind decision with four points in the third period.
The Hoosiers will return to action on Friday, Dec. 29, for the 44th installment of the Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern. For more information on Midlands, go to www.NUsports.com.
Indiana 45, SIU-Edwardsville 3
125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Tommy Hill (SIUE), 3:21
133: Andrae Hernandez (IU) pins Larry George (SIUE), 4:53
141: Scott Kelly (IU) pins James Aschenbrenner (SIUE), 4:04
149: Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. Jed Lewis (SIUE), 2-1
157: Joe Rujawitz (SIUE) dec. Ryan Pribble (IU), 7-5
165: Max Dean (IU) dec. John Ficht (SIUE), 2-0
174: Nick Avery (IU) dec. Dan Midgett (SIUE), 7-5
184: Marc Bennett (IU) wins by forfeit
197: Nathan Everhart (IU) wins by forfeit
HWT: Maurice Gunn (IU) wins by forfeit
Indiana 49, Harper 6
125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Andy McArthur (HC), 2:43
133: Andrae Hernandez (IU) tech. falls Mike Ryan (HC), 18-0
141: Nick Walpole (IU) pins David Fear (HC), 6:16
149: Matt Coughlin (IU) wins by forfeit
157: Brandon Becker (IU) maj. dec. Dallas Hesseltine (HC), 9-1
165: Max Dean (IU) maj. dec. Justin Milos (HC), 8-0
174: Jesse Linczmaier (HC) pins Nick Avery (IU), 4:01
184: Marc Bennett (IU) wins by forfeit
197: Nathan Everhart (IU) pins Sean Evans (HC), 2:28
HWT: Maurice Gunn (IU) pins Alex Delonis (HC), 4:43
Indiana 33, Eastern Michigan 3
125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Zach Beck (EMU), 5:52
133: Andrae Hernandez (IU) maj. dec. Chris Jenkins (EMU), 13-5
141: Nick Walpole (IU) dec. Drew Lesko (EMU), 8-3
149: Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. Jermain Thompson (EMU), 7-6
157: Brandon Becker (IU) tech. falls Justin Brandel (EMU), 17-1
165: Max Dean (IU) dec. Nick Conklin (EMU), 5-3
174: Nick Avery (IU) dec. Josh Lewis (EMU), 7-2
184: Marc Bennett (IU) maj. dec. John McClure (EMU), 15-6
197: Nate Everhart (IU) dec. Tony Lyssiotis (EMU), 8-1
HWT: Charlie Walker (EMU) dec. Maurice Gunn (IU), 6-4
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