#18 Indiana Tripped Up by #12 Golden Gophers

Sunday, February 22

Minneapolis, Minn.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

Minnesota

2/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Feb. 22, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The #18 Indiana University wrestling team concluded their regular season on Sunday with a 22-13 setback to #12 Minnesota. The Hoosiers won four individual bouts on the day.

Angel Escobedo scored the first team points of the match, putting three of them up on the scoreboard for the Hoosiers after his 8-7 decision over No. 4 Zach Sanders. Escobedo finished the conference slate with a 6-2 mark in Big Ten matches.

At 149 lbs., Nick Walpole notched the second IU win, blanking Joe Grygelko, 2-0. The shutout trimmed the Hoosier deficit to three points at 9-6. Following a decision for Iowa at 157 pounds, the tandem of Paul Young and Trevor Perry put the Cream and Crimson ahead with three bouts to go.

Young outscored Scott Glasser by 10 points, dominating in a 14-4 major decision. Perry then defeated Kaleb Young, 7-6, giving Indiana a 13-12 lead on the team scoreboard. The Golden Gophers would go on to take the final three bouts though, completing their 22-13 victory.

COMPLETE RESULTS
125 lbs.- #5 Angel Escobedo (IU) dec. #4 Zach Sanders (MN) 8-7
133 lbs.- #4 Jayson Ness (MN) pinned Matt Ortega (IU) 2:48
141 lbs.- #8 Mike Thorn (MN) dec. Andrae Hernandez (IU) 7-3
149 lbs.- Nick Walpole (IU) dec. Joe Grygelko (MN) 2-0
157 lbs.- #17 Tyler Safratowich (MN) dec. #13 Kurt Kinser 5-1
165 lbs.- Paul Young (IU) maj. dec. Scott Glasser (MN) 14-4
174 lbs.- #15 Trevor Perry (IU) dec. Kaleb Young (MN) 7-6
184 lbs.- Sonny Yohn (MN) maj. dec. Eric Cameron (IU) 11-0
197 lbs.- Gordon Bierschenk (MN) dec. Matt Powless (IU) 10-5
285 lbs.- #16 Ben Berhow (MN) dec. Nate Everhart (IU) 5-3

Indiana now gets a two-week break from competition as they prepare for the Big Ten Championships, which will be held March 7-8 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.