Sunday, November 19
Philadelphia, Pa.
All Day
Indiana University
at
PRTC Keystone Classic
Indiana Wrestling to Compete in PRTC Keystone Classic on Sunday
11/16/2023 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana will head to Philadelphia this weekend to compete in the Keystone Classic at The Palestra on Sunday, Nov. 19. The tournament will feature entrants from nine other teams.
RIDER REWIND:
-Indiana opened up the dual season with a 27-15 win over Rider on Friday, Nov. 10.
-Indiana took six of the ten bouts, with four of them being bonus point victories for the Hoosiers.
-Due to forfeiting at heavyweight to start the dual, Indiana had to battle back from an initial 6-0 deficit.
-Rider took a 15-7 lead through the 157 lbs. match. From there, Indiana scored 20 consecutive points in the last four bouts to secure the win.
-No. 10 DJ Washington came out to the mat ready to go in his first appearance of the season, racking up takedown after takedown to an 18-3 win by tech fall in 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
-Indiana's Roman Rogotzke (184) and Gabe Sollars (197) closed the night out with back-to-back pins to end the dual with a final score of 27-15.
-It was the team's only dual of the season scheuled at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
FAST START:
-Indiana has a number of wrestlers who are off to a fast start in the young season.
-Three Hoosier wrestlers carry an undefeated record with at least four matches wrestled. Spangler (5-0), Fongaro (4-0), Sollars (5-0) all have perfect records.
-The combo of Rogotzke and Sollars at 184 and 197 lbs. have a combined 10-1 record with all ten wins being bonus point victories, including seven pins.
-As a team, the Hoosiers have a combined +135 point differential over their opponents.
KEYSTONE CLASSIC TIME:
-Indiana will compete in its second invitational tournament of the season this weekend at the Penn Regional Training Center Keystone Classic on Sunday, Nov. 19.
-The event will mark the second competition in a row where the Hoosiers will compete in a historic arena.
-The Keystone Classic is being held in The Palestra, often referred to as "The Cathedral of College Basketball" and has been in use since 1927.
-The Palestra is home to the Penn Quakers and a number of their athletic programs including men's and women's basketball, wrestling and volleyball.
-The tournament will feature competitors from nine other schools: Appalachian State, Drexel, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, No. 19 Penn, Sacred Heart, Utah Valley and No. 8 Virginia Tech.
-The field of tough entrants should make for some high-intensity wrestling and intriguing matchups.
-The Hoosiers have previously faced some wrestlers from App State and Drexel at The Battle at The Citadel in the season's opening weekend.
-There is a potential path for a rematch between Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech), the No. 4-ranked wrestler at 149 and No. 8 Graham Rooks. Rooks defeated Henson by decision, 5-4, in the second round of NCAAs last year.
-Including Indiana's entrants there are 28 wrestlers who are nationally ranked competing in the field at the Keystone Classic.
-After the Keystone Classic, the team will be off from competition until Dec. 3.
NEW FACES:
-Indiana has eight new wrestlers on the roster for this season.
-Of the newbies, five of them are freshmen while the other three are transfers.
-All five freshmen are from the state of Indiana. They include Bryce Lowery (Indianapolis), Joey Buttler (Greenwood), Cheaney Schoeff (Avon), Anthony Bahl (Crown Point) and Aidan Torres (Chesterton).
-Lowery, Buttler and Torres all won an IHSAA individual State Championship during their senior season. Bahl won a Team State Title with the Crown Point Bulldogs, the second in a row for the team, and their third in four years.
-Lowery won IndyStar's Most Outsanding Wrestler award for the best senior wrestler in the state for the 2022-2023 school year.
-Indiana's transfer class includes Dan Fongaro, Brayton Lee and Roman Rogotzke.
-Lee, a known commodity around NCAA Wrestling, returns to his home state after spending five years at Minnesota.
-The two-time All-American (2020, 2021) is seeking to recapture his momentum after entering last season as the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 157 lbs. in the country.
-Lee's 2022-23 season was cut short due to injury at The Big Ten Championships.
-Fongaro comes to Indiana after five years at Columbia where he competed at 141 and 149 lbs. He will wrestle at 141 lbs. for the Hoosiers.
-Fongaro owns fifth and sixth place finishes at the EIWA Championships in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
-Rogotzke, a transfer at 184 lbs., from South Dakota State, enters his redshirt sophomore season with plenty of momentum.
-Last year, Rogotzke racked up 17 wins and took first place at two open tournaments.
SEASON OUTLOOK:
-Indiana's 2023-2024 schedule features 12 dual matches and four invitational tournaments in the regular season.
-Indiana's dual slate features eight Big Ten matches and four non-conference duals.
-Indiana will compete at Southern Scuffle for the first time this season.
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS:
-The Indiana Wrestling team had a number of wrestlers compete in offseason competition to get better and compete on the world stage.
-Senior Jacob Moran competed for Team Puerto Rico at 57 kg in Freestyle and took third place at the Central American and Caribbean Games while also competing at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Albania.
-Derek Gilcher took fifth place at the 2023 U.S. Open at the Senior Level at 74 kg.
-Gabe Sollars earned sixth place at the 2023 U.S. Open in the U20 division in Freestyle at 92 kg. He also had a sixth place finish at the U20 World Team Trials in the same weight class and divison.
-DJ Washington finished in second at 86 kg in the U23 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Nick Willham had a fourth place finish at 92 kg in the U23 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Tyler Lillard earned 7th place at 74 kg in the U20 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Cole Rhemrev took 7th place at 67 kg in Greco-Roman at the U20 World Team Trials. Magnus Kuokkanen got 7th in the same division, but at 77 kg.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION:
-Indiana's roster features wrestlers everywhere across the country.
-Fifteen wrestlers on the team are home grown, in-state Hoosiers, including all of the freshmen.
-Of the 30 wrestlers on the team, there are 13 different states represented.
-The states represented on Indiana's roster include Indiana, New Mexico, Illinois, New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Minnesota, Kansas and Kentucky.
RIDER REWIND:
-Indiana opened up the dual season with a 27-15 win over Rider on Friday, Nov. 10.
-Indiana took six of the ten bouts, with four of them being bonus point victories for the Hoosiers.
-Due to forfeiting at heavyweight to start the dual, Indiana had to battle back from an initial 6-0 deficit.
-Rider took a 15-7 lead through the 157 lbs. match. From there, Indiana scored 20 consecutive points in the last four bouts to secure the win.
-No. 10 DJ Washington came out to the mat ready to go in his first appearance of the season, racking up takedown after takedown to an 18-3 win by tech fall in 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
-Indiana's Roman Rogotzke (184) and Gabe Sollars (197) closed the night out with back-to-back pins to end the dual with a final score of 27-15.
-It was the team's only dual of the season scheuled at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
FAST START:
-Indiana has a number of wrestlers who are off to a fast start in the young season.
-Three Hoosier wrestlers carry an undefeated record with at least four matches wrestled. Spangler (5-0), Fongaro (4-0), Sollars (5-0) all have perfect records.
-The combo of Rogotzke and Sollars at 184 and 197 lbs. have a combined 10-1 record with all ten wins being bonus point victories, including seven pins.
-As a team, the Hoosiers have a combined +135 point differential over their opponents.
KEYSTONE CLASSIC TIME:
-Indiana will compete in its second invitational tournament of the season this weekend at the Penn Regional Training Center Keystone Classic on Sunday, Nov. 19.
-The event will mark the second competition in a row where the Hoosiers will compete in a historic arena.
-The Keystone Classic is being held in The Palestra, often referred to as "The Cathedral of College Basketball" and has been in use since 1927.
-The Palestra is home to the Penn Quakers and a number of their athletic programs including men's and women's basketball, wrestling and volleyball.
-The tournament will feature competitors from nine other schools: Appalachian State, Drexel, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, No. 19 Penn, Sacred Heart, Utah Valley and No. 8 Virginia Tech.
-The field of tough entrants should make for some high-intensity wrestling and intriguing matchups.
-The Hoosiers have previously faced some wrestlers from App State and Drexel at The Battle at The Citadel in the season's opening weekend.
-There is a potential path for a rematch between Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech), the No. 4-ranked wrestler at 149 and No. 8 Graham Rooks. Rooks defeated Henson by decision, 5-4, in the second round of NCAAs last year.
-Including Indiana's entrants there are 28 wrestlers who are nationally ranked competing in the field at the Keystone Classic.
-After the Keystone Classic, the team will be off from competition until Dec. 3.
NEW FACES:
-Indiana has eight new wrestlers on the roster for this season.
-Of the newbies, five of them are freshmen while the other three are transfers.
-All five freshmen are from the state of Indiana. They include Bryce Lowery (Indianapolis), Joey Buttler (Greenwood), Cheaney Schoeff (Avon), Anthony Bahl (Crown Point) and Aidan Torres (Chesterton).
-Lowery, Buttler and Torres all won an IHSAA individual State Championship during their senior season. Bahl won a Team State Title with the Crown Point Bulldogs, the second in a row for the team, and their third in four years.
-Lowery won IndyStar's Most Outsanding Wrestler award for the best senior wrestler in the state for the 2022-2023 school year.
-Indiana's transfer class includes Dan Fongaro, Brayton Lee and Roman Rogotzke.
-Lee, a known commodity around NCAA Wrestling, returns to his home state after spending five years at Minnesota.
-The two-time All-American (2020, 2021) is seeking to recapture his momentum after entering last season as the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 157 lbs. in the country.
-Lee's 2022-23 season was cut short due to injury at The Big Ten Championships.
-Fongaro comes to Indiana after five years at Columbia where he competed at 141 and 149 lbs. He will wrestle at 141 lbs. for the Hoosiers.
-Fongaro owns fifth and sixth place finishes at the EIWA Championships in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
-Rogotzke, a transfer at 184 lbs., from South Dakota State, enters his redshirt sophomore season with plenty of momentum.
-Last year, Rogotzke racked up 17 wins and took first place at two open tournaments.
SEASON OUTLOOK:
-Indiana's 2023-2024 schedule features 12 dual matches and four invitational tournaments in the regular season.
-Indiana's dual slate features eight Big Ten matches and four non-conference duals.
-Indiana will compete at Southern Scuffle for the first time this season.
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS:
-The Indiana Wrestling team had a number of wrestlers compete in offseason competition to get better and compete on the world stage.
-Senior Jacob Moran competed for Team Puerto Rico at 57 kg in Freestyle and took third place at the Central American and Caribbean Games while also competing at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Albania.
-Derek Gilcher took fifth place at the 2023 U.S. Open at the Senior Level at 74 kg.
-Gabe Sollars earned sixth place at the 2023 U.S. Open in the U20 division in Freestyle at 92 kg. He also had a sixth place finish at the U20 World Team Trials in the same weight class and divison.
-DJ Washington finished in second at 86 kg in the U23 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Nick Willham had a fourth place finish at 92 kg in the U23 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Tyler Lillard earned 7th place at 74 kg in the U20 World Team Trials in Freestyle.
-Cole Rhemrev took 7th place at 67 kg in Greco-Roman at the U20 World Team Trials. Magnus Kuokkanen got 7th in the same division, but at 77 kg.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION:
-Indiana's roster features wrestlers everywhere across the country.
-Fifteen wrestlers on the team are home grown, in-state Hoosiers, including all of the freshmen.
-Of the 30 wrestlers on the team, there are 13 different states represented.
-The states represented on Indiana's roster include Indiana, New Mexico, Illinois, New Jersey, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Minnesota, Kansas and Kentucky.
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