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2016-17 INDIANA WRESTLING SCHEDULE 7-3 (0-1 Big Ten)

Date Opponent Time/Result 11/3 San Francisco State W, 39-7 (7-3, 0-1) (6-2, 1-1) Cal Poly L, 19-18 (2-TB) MACKEY MAYHEM 11/17 George Mason W, 35-6 Indiana vs. Purdue 11/19 Navy Classic 1st/12 Teams Friday, January 13 • 8:00 p.m. ET • Live on BTN Plus Annapolis, Md. Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Ind.

12/4 North Dakota State W, 18-17 (3-TB) at SIU-Edwardsville W, 21-16 SETTING THE SCENE 12/9 #11 WISCONSIN L, 19-20 (3-TB) The Hoosiers have an in-state showdown on tap for their first dual of 2017. Indiana (7-3) re- 12/11 Cleveland State W, 46-6 turns to their Big Ten dual schedule with a clash at Mackey Arena in their biggest rivalry, Eastern Michigan W, 25-12 against the Purdue Boilermakers (6-2). The event, known as Mackey Mayhem, will mark the 12/18 BUFFALO L, 21-16 fourth time that IU and Purdue have grappled inside of Purdue’s 15,000-seat basketball are- INDIANA TECH W, 35-9 12/29-30 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships 13th/42 na. And with the Boilermakers winning two of the previous three events, the Hoosiers enter Evanston, Ill. Teams the Friday Night scuffle with an opportunity to even the showcase series. Led by#6 Nate Jackson (184) and #17 Devin Skatzka (174), who are in flying form after podium finishes at 1/13 Purdue 8 PM the Midlands Championships, Indiana seeks an end Purdue’s six-match winning streak in the 1/22 MINNESOTA 2 PM rivalry. To do that, they’ll have to win in hostile territory against a senior led Purdue lineup 1/27 Northwestern 8 PM featuring #12 Alex Griffin (157). The dual meet is set for a late start in West Lafayette, and will 1/29 NEBRASKA 2 PM stream live on BTN2Go.com. 2/3 Maryland 7 PM 2/5 Rutgers 12 PM 2/10 IOWA (Senior Night) 7 PM SERIES HISTORY 2/12 Illinois 4 PM Indiana Hoosiers vs. Purdue Boilermakers 3/4-5 Big Ten Championships All Day All-Time Series: Indiana leads, 62-37-3 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Last Meeting: February 7, 2016 (PU 18, IU 14) First Meeting: February 10, 1923 (IU 17, PU 10) 3/16-18 NCAA Championships All Day Scottrade Center • St. Louis, Mo. Longest Winning Streaks Indiana: 10 (1/11/76 - 2/8/83) | Purdue: 6 (2/8/11 - 2/7/16) All times eastern, schedule subject to change Home matches in BOLD CAPS Records Last Season: Indiana (6-7) | Purdue (9-8)

- 2016 17 INDIANA WRESTLING 1 2016- 17 INDIANA HOOSIERS PROBABLE LINEUPS INDIANA HOOSIERS | (7-3, 0-1 Big Ten)

Weight Rank* Name Year Hometown/High School Record 125 - / - / 17 Elijah Oliver So. Washington, Ill./Washington Community 9-3 (5-2) -or- Liam Cronin Fr. Orange, Calif./Servite 7-11 (0-3) 133 Garrett Pepple r-Fr. Kendalville, Ind./East Noble 10-4 (6-3) 141 Cole Weaver r-So. Hudson, Mich./Hudson 7-9 (3-5) 149 Chris Perez r-Sr. Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur/Princeton University 5-4 (4-2) -or- Luke Blanton r-Jr. Alexandria, Ind./Alexandria Monroe 9-5 (3-1) 157 Jake Danishek r-So. Lebanon, Ohio/Dayton Christian 15-6 (8-2) 165 Bryce Martin r-So. Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield 11-3 (6-3) 174 18 / 19 / 18 Devin Skatzka r-Fr. Richmond, Mich./Richmond 18-5 (8-2) 184 6 / 7 / 7 Nate Jackson r-Sr. Crete, Ill./Marian Catholic 20-2 (10-0) 197 Jake Hinz r-Fr. Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North 8-7 (4-5) -or- Norman Conley r-Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep. 8-6 (0-1) 285 Fletcher Miller r-So. Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo 7-10 (4-6)

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS | (6-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

Weight Rank* Name Year Hometown/High School Record 125 Ben Thornton r-So. Stoddard, Wis./La Crosse Central 20-8 (6-2) 133 Luke Welch r-Jr. Newburgh, Ind./Castle 14-7 (5-1) -or- Cody Pae r-Jr. Fulton, Mo./Fulton 5-5 (1-1) 141 Kyle Ayersman r-Sr. Dyer, Ind./Lake Central 12-7 (4-3) -or- Austin Nash r-Fr. Florham Park, N.J./Hanover Park 4-5 (0-1) 149 Jeremy Golding r-Sr. Spokane, Wash./Mead 10-5 (1-2) -or- Nate Limmex r-Fr. Ada, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central 8-8 (2-3) 157 12 / - / 14 Alex Griffin r-Sr. Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon 21-8 (6-2) 165 Dylan Lydy r-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 13-12 (3-5) 174 Jacob Morrissey r-Jr. Oconto Falls, Wis./Oconto Falls 8-6 (2-0) 184 Tanner Lynde r-Sr. Delphi, Ind./Delphi 12-9 (2-3) 197 Christian Brunner Fr. East Dundee, Ill./Dundee-Crown 15-10 (4-4) 285 Tyler Kral r-Sr. Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point 19-9 (6-2) -or- Jacob Aven r-So. Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville 7-6 (0-0)

* Flo/InterMat/Track

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INDIANA WRESTLING 2016-17 ROSTER

Name Year Weight Hometown/Previous School Luke Blanton r-Jr. 149 Alexandria, Ind./Alexandria Monroe Tommy Cash So. 141 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North Norman “Buddy” Conley r-Fr. 197 St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep. Liam Cronin Fr. 125 Orange, Calif./Servite Jake Danishek r-So. 157 Lebanon, Ohio/Dayton Christian Evan Eldred Fr. 133 Westfield, Ind./Westfield Jacob Fenske Fr. 133 Davenport, Iowa/Assumption Jackson Gallagher Fr. 149 Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf Jake Hinz r-Fr. 197 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North Austin Holmes Fr. 149 Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Spencer Irick Fr. 184 Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Nate Jackson r-Sr. 184 Crete, Ill./Marian Catholic Brandon James r-Fr. 133 Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian Cole Jones r-Fr. 197 Oxford, Ohio/St. Xavier (Army West Point) Jake Kleimola Fr. 197 Schererville, Ind. / Lake Central Gabe Koontz r-Fr. 165 Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood Bryce Martin r-So. 165 Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield Jake Masengale r-Jr. 197 Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian Fletcher Miller r-So. HWT Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo Elijah Oliver Fr. 125 Washington, Ill./Washington Community Garrett Pepple Fr. 133 Kendalville, Ind./East Noble Chris Perez r-Sr. 149 Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur (Princeton) Blake Rypel Fr. 197 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral Devin Skatzka Fr. 174 Richmond, Mich./Richmond Davey Tunon Fr. 149 Clarksville, Ohio/Clinton-Massie Gideon Van Hook r-Jr. 149 Evansville, Ind./F.J. Reitz Cole Weaver So. 141 Hudson, Mich./Hudson Wyatt Wilson r-So. 184 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller

Head Coach - Duane Goldman (25th Season) Associate Head Coach - Nick Simmons (Fourth Season) Assistant Coach - Travis Pascoe (Second Season)

- 3 2016 17 INDIANA WRESTLING 2016- 17 INDIANA HOOSIERS INDIANA WRESTLING 2016-17 SEASON RESULTS & STATISTICS 7-3 Overall • 0-1 Big Ten Overall Dual B1G Dual Dual Wt. Name Record Record Record Pt. Diff. MD TF Pins 125 Liam Cronin, Fr. 7-11 0-3 - -12 1 2 2 125 Elijah Oliver, So. ^ 9-3 5-2 1-0 +21 2 2 5 133 Garrett Pepple, r-Fr. 10-4 6-3 1-0 +17 3 - 2 133 Brandon James, r-Fr. 0-2 ------141 Tommy Cash, So. 1-6 0-2 - -6 1 - - 141 Cole Weaver, r-So. 7-9 3-5 0-1 -9 - - 1 149 Luke Blanton, r-Jr. 9-5 3-1 - +9 2 1 1 149 Chris Perez, r-Sr. 5-4 4-2 1-0 +12 - - 2 149 Gideon Van Hook, r-Sr. ------157 Jake Danishek, r-So. 15-6 8-2 1-0 +26 3 - 3 165 Gabe Koontz, r-Fr. 3-4 1-0 - +3 2 - - 165 Bryce Martin, r-So. 11-3 6-3 0-1 +11 1 2 - 174 Devin Skatzka, r-Fr. 18-5 8-2 0-1 +33 - - 9 184 Nate Jackson, r-Sr. ^ 20-2 10-0 1-0 +47 7 3 5 184 Wyatt Wilson, r-Jr. ------197 Norman Conley, r-Fr 8-6 0-1 - -3 2 - 1 184 Jake Hinz, r-Fr. 8-7 4-5 0-1 -4 2 - 2 197 Cole Jones, r-Fr. 0-2 ------197 Jake Masengale, r-Jr. 1-4 - - - - - 1 HWT Fletcher Miller, r-So. 7-10 4-6 0-1 +1 2 - 3 Unattached 125 Jacob Fenske ------141 Evan Eldred 0-2 ------141 Grant Marstolf 0-4 ------149 Jackson Gallagher 2-4 - - - 1 - - 149 Austin Holmes 3-4 - - - - - 1 184 Spencer Irick ------197 Jake Kleimola 3-4 - - - - - 2 197 Blake Rypel 7-5 - - - 1 - 4 ^ 2016 NCAA Championships Qualifier

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STREAK SNAPPED, FLAG PLANTED ENTERING THE MAYHEM BACK POINTS... The 54th Ken Craft Midlands Championships was The 103rd meeting between Indiana and Purdue will • As a team, the Hoosiers have an 138-85 (.618) an important tournament for Nate Jackson. He be just the fourth time inside Mackey Arena, and their record this season with 28 major decisions, began the year with a 15-0 record, but fans were first since Purdue’s 21-17 win in 2004. The mats haven’t 10 tech falls, and 36 wins by fall. They’ve only anxious to see how he’d handle an elite bracket at been on Mackey’s hardwood since the 2012 Big Ten conceded 5 pins. his new 184 lbs. weight. And although the winning Championships, so fans are anticipating the unique • Nate Jackson picked up his 92nd career win streak came to an end, Jackson’s 4th-place finish stage for one of the state’s fiercest wrestling rivalries. on the final day of #Midlands54, climbing closer showed that he belonged in one of the toughest to the milestone 100-win mark. weight classes this season. The probable bout card poses several eye-catching • Jackson leads the Hoosiers in total takedowns duals, like the 133 lbs. match with Garrett Pepple (10- (95), riding time points awarded (9), and bonus Jackson cruised to the quarterfinals on a tech fall, 4) and Luke Welch (14-7) and #20 Elijah Oliver (9-3) point wins (15). a 5-point decision, and a major decision over #16 versus Ben Thornton (20-8) at 125 lbs. Jake Danishek • Elijah Oliver (125), Jake Danishek (157), Mitch Sliga. He split two bouts with #4 Sammy (15-6) faces Purdue’s toughest challenge at 157 lbs., Norman Conley (197) and Chris Perez (149) Brooks (Iowa), winning the quarterfinal match #12 Alex Griffin (21-8). haven’t conceded back points to their opponents before dropping the third-place bout. He also met this season. #2 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska), came short in a 10-6 PLAYING THE BACK NINE • Perez, nine matches into his final season, has decision, and rebounded with a sudden-victory The dual with Purdue begins a grueling dual yet to concede a takedown to his opponent. decision over 3-seed Pete Renda (NC State). stretch with eight Big Ten matchups and a • The Hoosiers are 3-1 in away duals this season, potential ninth if the Hoosiers secure a second and are 5-2 when starting the dual at 125 lbs. SKATZKA’S STATEMENT NWCA Dual Series meet. That stretch includes • Indiana leads Purdue in the historic series, Redshirt freshman Devin Skatzka (174) was one hosting #9 Minnesota, #6 Nebraska, and #3 62-37-3, and they seek their first win in West of the Hoosiers’ most anticipated grapplers at Iowa while traveling to Northwestern, Maryland, Lafayette since the 2005-06 season. #Midlands54 after nearly placing last year as a #25 Rutgers, and #12 Illinois. redshirt, and he delivered with a 5th-place finish with four consecutive wrestle back wins. Skatzka At the conclusion of the dual season, Hoosier began with a stunning 3:38 pin on #15 C.J. Brucki. fans will be able to take advantage of short travel TOURNAMENT SUCCESS His championship run, however, came up short to the Big Ten Championships, hosted at Simon after Austin Dewey won by fall in the next round. Skjodt Assembly Hall on March 4 and 5. EASTERN MICHIGAN OPEN - Nov. 5 Ypsilanti, Mich. Still, Skatzka battled back. He rattled off UP NEXT: HOME vs MINNESOTA 197 - Jake Kleimola (T-7th) three wins, including a first-period pin against The Hoosiers are back home next weekend to 197 - Blake Rypel (T-7th) Micah Barnes (Nebraska). In the consolation serve as hosts in a dual with #9 Minnesota. semifinals, Skatzka came up on the wrong side of Last season, Indiana stunned the Gophers in NAVY CLASSIC - Nov. 19 - TEAM CHAMPION a 5-2 decision against #4 Alex Meyer (Iowa), but Minneapolis, 19-18, for the Hoosiers’ first win in Annapolis, Md. finished his day with a seven-point decision over the series since 1968. 165 - Bryce Martin - CHAMPION #22 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin). 184 - Nate Jackson - CHAMPION The dual will also feature host a free middle 125 - Elijah Oliver (3rd) Midway through his first varsity season, Skatzka school clinic put on by the IU wrestling team prior 133 - Garrett Pepple (3rd) is 18-5 with a team-leading 9 wins by fall. His to the 2:00 p.m. start time. The meet will stream 174 - Devin Skatzka (3rd) tournament success resulted in his first career live on BTN2Go.com. 285 - Fletcher Miller (4th) rankings, some as high as #17 (WIN). 149 - Luke Blanton (5th) 157 - Jake Danishek (5th) 197 - Jake Hinz (5th) THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE MICHIGAN STATE OPEN - Nov. 19 East Lansing, Mich. BIG TEN STANDINGS - Jan. 9 (The Open Mat Rankings) 197 - Blake Rypel (2nd) BIG TEN OVERALL KEN CRAFT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Dec. 29-30 Evanston, Ill. Team W L Pct. W L Pct. 184 - Nate Jackson (4th) #3 Iowa 3 0 1.000 7 0 1.000 174 - Devin Skatzka (5th) #4 Ohio State 2 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 #1 Penn State 2 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 #25 Rutgers 1 0 1.000 7 1 .875 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 4-5, 2017 • Bloomington, Ind. #9 Minnesota 2 1 .667 3 2 .600 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall #6 Nebraska 1 1 .500 7 1 .875 Purdue 1 1 .500 6 2 .750 #11 Wisconsin 1 1 .500 3 1 .750 #12 Illinois 1 1 .500 2 1 .667 INDIANA 0 1 .000 7 3 .700 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Northwestern 0 2 .000 5 3 .625 March 16-18, 2017 • St. Louis, Mo. #14 Michigan 0 2 .000 3 2 .600 Scottrade Center Maryland 0 2 .000 2 7 .222 Michigan State 0 3 .000 2 5 .286 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION 2017 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana March 4-5, 2017

- 5 2016 17 INDIANA WRESTLING 2016- 17 INDIANA HOOSIERS DUAL RESULTS INDIANA 39, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 7 INDIANA 21, SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 16 Thurs, Nov. 3 • Mott Athletics Center• San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sun., Dec. 4 • Sam M. Vadalabene Center • Edwardsville, Ill.

125: #15 Elijah Oliver (IU) maj. dec. Matt Gamble (SFSU), 12-4 IU 4, SFSU 0 157: Jake Danishek (IU) maj. dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 15-3 IU 4, SIUE 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. Nate Cervantez (SFSU), 10-3 IU 7, SFSU 0 165: Bryce Martin (IU) tech fall Sam Zimmerman (SIUE), 26-11 [5:57] IU 9, SIUE 0 141: Joshua Weinberg (SFSU) dec. Tommy Cash (IU), 4-3 IU 7, SFSU 3 174: Jake Residori (SIUE) dec. Devin Skatzka (IU), 8-4 IU 9, SIUE 3 149: Luke Blanton (IU) tech fall Dylan Furtado (SFSU), 15-0 IU 12, SFSU 3 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) pinned Jake Godinez (SIUE), [1:30] IU 15, SIUE 3 157: Jake Danishek (IU) pinned Romeo Medina (SFSU), [4:13] IU, 18, SFSU 3 197: Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 11-10 IU 15, SIUE 6 165: Gabe Koontz (IU) dec. Jesse Lyga (SFSU), 4-0 IU 21, SFSU 3 285: Jake McKiernan (SIUE) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 6-1 IU 15, SIUE 9 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) pinned Mike Marshall (SFSU), [1:38] IU 27, SFSU 3 125: #12 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) maj. dec. Liam Cronin (IU), 16-8 IU 15, SIUE 13 184: #5 Nate Jackson (IU) pinned Mitchell Owens (SFSU), [5:28] IU 33, SFSU 3 133: John Muldoon (SIUE) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 6-1 SIUE 16, IU 15 197: Johnathan Costa (SFSU) maj. dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 10-2 IU 33, SFSU 7 141: Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Trevor Feagans (SIUE), 7-4 IU 18, SIUE 16 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) pinned Sam Alnassiri (SFSU), [0:39] IU 39, SFSU 7 149: Chris Perez (IU) dec. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), 4-0 IU 21, SIUE 16 Final IU 39, SFSU 7 Final IU 21, SIUE 16

CAL POLY 19, INDIANA 18 (TB-1 matches won) #11 WISCONSIN 20, INDIANA 19 (TB-3 total match points) Thurs, Nov. 3 • Mott Athletics Center• San Luis Obispo, Calif. Fri., Dec. 9 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: #15 Elijah Oliver (IU) pinned David Gonzalez (CP), [4:06] IU 6, CP 0 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. T.J. Ruschell (UW), 8-7 IU 3, UW 0 133: Yoshi Fukanoshi (CP) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 6-4 IU 6, CP 3 165: #3 Isaac Jordan (UW) maj. dec. Bryce Martin (IU), 8-0 UW 4, IU 3 141: Colton Schilling (CP) dec. Tommy Cash (IU), 11-6 IU 6, CP 6 174: #20 Ryan Christensen (UW) dec. Devin Skatzka (IU), 7-3 UW 7, IU 3 149: Luke Blanton (IU) dec. Joshy Cortez (CP), 9-2 IU 9, CP 6 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Hunter Ritter (UW), 11-2 IU 7, UW 7 157: Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Jake Danishek (IU), 5-4 IU 9, CP 9 197: #15 Ricky Robertson (UW) maj. dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 10-2 UW 11, IU 7 165: Blake Kastl (CP) dec. Bryce Martin (IU), 6-5 CP 12, IU 9 285: #2 Conor Medbery (UW) tech fall Fletcher Miller (IU), 18-0 UW 16, IU 7 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Matt Wilhelm (CP), 10-7 IU 12, CP 12 125: #12 Elijah Oliver (IU) tech fall Michael Cullen (UW), 18-2 UW 16, IU 12 184: #5 Nate Jackson (IU) pinned Thomas Lee (CP), [3:16] IU 18, CP 12 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) maj. dec. Eli Stickley (UW), 14-3 IU 16, UW 16 197: J.T. Goodwin (CP) dec. Norman Conley (IU), 6-2 IU 18, CP 15 141: #14 Cole Martin (UW) dec. Cole Weaver (IU), 8-3 UW 19, IU 16 285: Spencer Empey (CP) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 7-2 IU 18, CP 18 149: Chris Perez (IU) dec. #18 Andrew Crone (UW), 5-4 IU 19, UW 19 Final CP 19, IU 18 (TB-1) Final UW 20, IU 19 (TB-3 match points)

INDIANA 35, GEORGE MASON 6 INDIANA 46, CLEVELAND STATE 6 Thurs, Nov. 17 • Recreation Athletic Complex • Fairfax, Va. Sun., Dec. 11 • Bowen Field House • Ypsilanti, Mich.

125: #12 Elijah Oliver (IU) pinned Trevor Mello (GMU), [1:12] IU 6, GMU 0 125: #12 Elijah Oliver (IU) pinned Spencer Dusi (CSU) IU 6, CSU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) pinned Lio Quezzada (GMU), [2:51] IU 12, GMU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) pinned Terrell Grant (CSU) IU 12, CSU 0 141: Tejon Anthony (GMU) dec. Cole Weaver (IU), SV-1 3-1 IU 12, GMU 3 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) pinned Cole Weaver (IU) IU 12, CSU 6 149: Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec. Luke Blanton (IU), 10-3 IU 12, GMU 6 149: Chris Perez (IU) pinned R.J. LaBeef (CSU) IU 18, CSU 6 157: Jake Danishek (IU) maj. dec. Matthew Raines (GMU), 16-6 IU 16, GMU 6 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU), 4-2 IU 21, CSU 6 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Garrett Tingen (GMU), 10-5 IU 19, GMU 6 165: Bryce Martin (IU) maj. dec. John Vaughn (CSU), 12-4 IU 25, CSU 6 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Patrick Davis (GMU), 6-3 IU 22, GMU 6 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) pinned Devon Pingel (CSU) IU 31, CSU 6 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) pinned Austin Harrison (GMU), [3:22] IU 28, GMU 6 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) dec. #23 Nick Corba (CSU), 13-8 IU 34, CSU 6 197: Jake Hinz (IU) maj. dec. Andrew Thomas (GMU), 20-7 IU 32, GMU 6 197: Jake Hinz (IU) pinned Collin Kelly (CSU) IU 40, CSU 6 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Matthew Voss (GMU), 3-2 IU 35, GMU 6 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) pinned Mike Furbee (CSU) IU 46, CSU 6 Final IU 35, GMU 6 Final IU 46, CSU 6

INDIANA 18, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 17 (TB-3 total match points) INDIANA 25, CLEVELAND STATE 12 Sun., Dec. 4 • Sam M. Vadalabene Center • Edwardsville, Ill. Sun., Dec. 11 • Bowen Field House • Ypsilanti, Mich.

157: #12 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec. Jake Danishek (IU), 8-1 NDSU 3, IU 0 125: #19 Noah Gonser (EMU) dec. #12 Elijah Oliver (IU), 7-3 EMU 3, IU 0 165: #12 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec. Bryce Martin (IU), 2-0 NDSU 6, IU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. Sa’Derian Perry (EMU), 4-2 IU 3, EMU 3 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 8-2 NDSU 6, IU 3 141: #24 Kyle Springer (EMU) dec. Cole Weaver (IU), 7-3 EMU 6, IU 3 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 12-3 IU 7, NDSU 6 149: Chris Perez (IU) pinned Nick Barber (EMU), [6:07] IU 9, EMU 6 197: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 11-5 IU 10, NDSU 6 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. J.J. Wolfe (EMU), SV-1 4-2 IU 12, EMU 6 285: Ben Tyanan (NDSU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 6-0 IU 10, NDSU 9 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 6-3 IU 15, EMU 6 125: #5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Liam Cronin (IU), 26-10 [6:11] NDSU 14, IU 10 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) pinned David Kasper (EMU), [4:00] IU 21, EMU 6 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) maj. dec. Albert Landeros (NDSU), 16-2 IU 14, NDSU 14 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Kayne MacCallum (EMU), 18-7 IU 25, EMU 6 141: Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Taylor Nein (NDSU), 5-0 IU 17, NDSU 14 197: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 4-3 IU 25, EMU 9 149: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec. Chris Perez (IU), 5-2 IU 17, NDSU 17 285: #25 Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 4-3 IU 25, EMU 12 Final IU 18, NDSU 17 (TB-3 match points) Final IU 25, EMU 12

- 6 2016 17 INDIANA WRESTLING 2016- 17 INDIANA HOOSIERS DUAL RESULTS BUFFALO 21, INDIANA 16 Sun, Dec. 18 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

149: Colt Cotten (UB) dec. Chris Perez (IU), 4-1 UB 3, IU 0 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Alez Smythe (UB), 6-3 IU 3, UB 3 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Tyler Rill (UB), 5-1 IU 6, UB 3 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) pinned Muhamed McBryde (UB), [1:36] IU 12, UB 3 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Brett Perry (UB), 16-6 IU 16, UB 3 197: #17 James Benjamin (UB) pinned Jake Hinz (IU), [1:20] IU 16, UB 9 285: Jake Gunning (UB) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 3-1 IU 16, UB 12 125: Kyle Akins (UB) dec. #20 Elijah Oliver (IU), 8-3 IU 16, UB 15 133: #20 Bryan Lantry (UB) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 3-1 UB 18, IU 16 141: Jason Estevez (UB) dec. Cole Weaver (IU), 2-1 UB 21, IU 16 Final UB 21, IU 16

INDIANA 35, INDIANA TECH 9 Sun, Dec. 18 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

149: Luke Blanton (IU) maj. dec. Justin Atkinson (TECH), 8-0 IU 4, TECH 0 157: Jake Danishek (IU) pins Mitch Roadruck (TECH), [4:42] IU 10, TECH 0 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. John Weldon (TECH), 10-3 IU 13, TECH 0 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) pinned Antonio Rodriguez (TECH), [1:28] IU 19, TECH 0 184: #6 Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Dillon Francisco (TECH), 18-6 IU 23, TECH 0 197: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Oscar Martinez (TECH), 4-2 IU 26, TECH 0 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) pinned Guy Henson (TECH), [1:55] IU 32, TECH 0 125: Sawyer Miller (TECH) dec. Liam Cronin (IU), 9-3 IU 32, TECH 3 133: Erique Early (TECH) wins by forfeit IU 32, TECH 9 141: Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Mitch Pawlak (TECH), 5-2 IU 35, TECH 9 Final IU 35, TECH 9

- 7 2016 17 INDIANA WRESTLING 2016- 17 INDIANA HOOSIERS TEAM LEADERS WINS BY FALL TAKEDOWNS TEAM RANKINGS Name Pins Name No. Skatzka...... 9 Jackson...... 95 USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll Oliver...... 5 Martin...... 50 Jan. 10, 2017 Jackson...... 5 Danishek...... 49 No. Team Record Points Danishek, Miller...... 3 Skatzka...... 46 1 Oklahoma State (11) 5-0 395 Hinz...... 30 2 Penn State (5) 6-0 388 FASTEST PIN 3 Iowa 7-0 368 4 Ohio State 6-0 353 Name Time OPPONENT TAKEDOWNS (min. 8 bouts) Name No. 5 Virginia Tech 7-1 329 Oliver...... 0:17 6 Nebraska 7-1 317 Hinz...... 0:34 Perez...... 0 7 Cornell 4-1 298 Miller, Skatzka...... 0:39 Oliver, Martin...... 7 8 Lehigh 5-1 283 Nate Jackson...... 1:06 Jackson...... 9 9 Missouri 5-2 268 Skatzka...... 9 10 NC State 4-1 258 Oliver...... 1:12 11 Rutgers 7-1 243 12 Illinois 2-1 218 BONUS POINT WINS RIDING TIME POINTS 13 Central Michigan 2-0 189 Name No. 14 Minnesota 3-2 185 Name No. Jackson...... 9 15 Oklahoma 2-3 174 Jackson...... 15 Pepple, Skatzka...... 6 16 Michigan 3-2 172 Skatzka...... 10 17 Stanford 3-1 154 Danishek...... 5 Oliver...... 9 18 Wisconsin 3-1 141 Martin...... 4 19 Arizona State 3-1 113 Cronin, Danishek, Miller...... 5 20 South Dakota State 6-2 99 Blanton, Hinz, Pepple...... 4 21 Appalachian State 9-2 77 OPPONENT RIDING TIME 22 Northern Iowa 4-2 69 DUAL POINT DIFFERENTIAL POINTS (min. 8 bouts) 23 Pittsburgh 4-2 42 Name No. 24 Virginia 5-2 36 Name Diff. Jackson, 24 Drexel 7-2 17 Jackson...... +47 Others Receiving Votes: Chattanooga 4, North Dakota State Weaver, Blanton...... 1 Skatzka...... +33 3, Duke 2, Navy 2, Edinboro 1, North Carolina 1, Rider 1 Hinz, Danishek...... +26 Martin, Oliver...... 2 Oliver...... +21 INDIANA’S RECORD... Pepple...... +17 At home...... 1-2 BACK POINTS At opponent’s home...... 3-1 Name No. Neutral site...... 3-0 WIN STREAK Cronin, At tri duals...... 6-2 Name No. Pepple, Blanton...... 32 125 lbs. start weight...... 4-1 Jackson...... ^20 Starting at other weights...... 3-2 Jackson...... 28 Danishek...... 7 Oliver...... 26 IU wins first bout...... 5-2 Martin...... 6 Opponent wins first bout...... 2-1 Skatzka...... 5 (2x) Leading through 5 bouts...... 7-1 OPPONENT BACK POINTS (min. 8 bouts) Oliver...... 5 Trailing through 5 bouts...... 0-1 Martin...... *4 Name No. Tied at 5 bouts...... 0-1 Conley, Danishek, Perez...... 4 2+ wins by fall...... 4-1 Oliver, Perez...... 0 Duals decided by <10 points...... 2-3 * active streak Pepple, Martin...... 2 ^ began March 19, 2016 In November...... 2-1 Jackson, Skatzka...... 4 In December...... 5-2 In January...... 0-0 TOURNAMENT WINS In February...... 0-0 Name No. Jackson, Skatzka...... 10 #IUWR IN THE RANKINGS Conley...... 8 Wt. Name Flo InterMat Open Mat Track AWN AWP WIN Cronin, 125 Elijah Oliver - - - #17 - #18 #20 Danishek, Rypel...... 7 174 Devin Skatzka #18 #19 #17 #18 - - #17 Blanton...... 6 184 Nate Jackson #6 #7 #7 #7 #7 #10 #6 Rankings as of Jan. 10

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#20 ELIJAH OLIVER

Sophomore 125 Washington, Ill. Washington Community H.S.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie First Team W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time • NCAA Championships Qualifier (#16 Seed) W MD, Matt Gamble San Francisco State 12-4 • Big Ten Championships – Fifth-Place W WBF, David Gonzalez at Cal Poly 4:06 • Keystone Classic – Champion W WBF, Trevor Mello at George Mason 1:12 • LHU Classic – Champion W MD, Trey Keeley Brown (Navy Classic) 15-6 • Brian Dolph Most Improved Wrestler W WBF, Cory Simpson Kent State (Navy Classic) 0:17 • Indiana University Sportsmanship Award winner L D, Shakur Laney Ohio (Navy Classic) 6-5 Opened his Indiana career with a 3-1 run at the EMU Open, taking sec- W TF, Patrick Kearney The Citadel (Navy Classic) 21-4 ond place (11/7) ... won the Keystone Classic championship (11/22), W WBF, Steve Bulzomi Binghamton (Navy Classic) 5:43 going 4-0 with three major decisions and a pin ... earned a tech fall W MD, Michael Cullen #11 Wisconsin 18-2 against SIU-Edwardsville (12/5), the first dual bout of his career ... won W WBF, Spencer Dusi Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A a decision against Skyler Petry in the Hoosiers’ upset win over Minne- L D, #19 Noah Gonser at Eastern Michigan 7-3 sota (12/11) ... secured a fourth-place finish at the Reno Tournament L D, Kyle Akins Buffalo 8-3 of Champions (12/20), going 6-2 on the day with a major decision, one tech fall, and a pin ... won his second tournament championship at the LHU Classic (12/29) with a 4-0 record, closing with two wins against grapplers from #24 Pittsburgh ... secured a pin in just over two min- utes in IU’s dual meet against Maryland (1/15) ... won back-to-back bouts at Michigan State (1/22) and Michigan (1/24), knocking off the Wolverines’ #24 Conor Youtsey in the process ... finished dual season with three wins, two with bonus points, against Purdue (2/7), Rutgers (2/12), and Appalachian State (2/21) ... bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championships, but wrestled back to a fifth-place fin- ish (3/6) ... earned his first NCAA qualification and first with a national seed at No. 16 … won his first-round matchup of the NCAA Champion- ships over Rutgers’ Sean McCabe, 8-2 (3/17) … named to the AWN All- Rookie first team.

PREP/PERSONAL Wrestled for one season under coach Bryan Medlin at Washington Community High School, then three seasons for coach Chris Lewis at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn. ... tallied a 165- 3 record over his career ... earned one Illinois State Championship and three Tennessee State Championships ... won the Fargo National Championship at 113 lbs. ... was an Honor Roll student ... son of Eric and Katrinia Oliver ... born November 26, 1996 ... has two brothers, Eric Jr. and Emmanuel, and one sister, Elexus ... intends to major in Business Management. CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 32-10 9 3 5 2016-17 9-3 2 2 5 Career 41-13 11 5 10

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LIAM CRONIN

Freshman 125 Orange, Calif. Servite H.S.

2016-17 (FRESHMAN) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Cleveland State Open - 6th Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time L D, Ben Thornton Purdue (EMU Open) 5-0 PREP/PERSONAL: W MD, Mike Stewart Findlay (EMU Open) 12-0 Wrestled four seasons under head coach Alan Clinton at Servite High W TF, Coleton Chase Ohio (EMU Open) 18-1 (4:55) School ... set Servite records for single-season takedowns, career take- L D, Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan (EMU Open) 8-4 downs, bonus point wins, and winning percentage ... anchored Servite W D, Thomas Gutierrez unattached (MSU Open) 2-1 to four CIF team state championships ... became the first high school L TF, Brock Hudkins Northern Illinois (MSU Open) 20-5 state finalist from Servite, which he accomplished in both 2015 and W D, Bobby Smith unattached (MSU Open) 13-6 2016 ... named the 2015 Wrestler of the Year by the Orange County L D, Deven Perez unattached (MSU Open) 8-4 Register ... a seven-time Junior Fargo All-American, split between Free- L TF, #5 Josh Rodriguez North Dakota State 26-10 (6:11) style and Greco Roman ... won gold at the FILA Junior Greco World Cup L MD, #11 Freddie Rodriguez SIU-Edwardsville 16-8 ... named to the NHSCA All-American team ... also disciplined in Judo L D, Brandon Loperfido Lock Haven (CSU Open) 6-3 ... born November 17, 1997 ... the son of Shannon and Jeff Cronin ... has W WBF, Anthony Bosco North Carolina (CSU Open) 2:26 one brother, Riley ... intends to major in Kinesiology. W WBF, Spencer Dusi Cleveland State (CSU Open) 2:12 W TF, Kristopher Hill Eastern Michigan (CSU Open) 19-2 L D, Brendan Howard Clarion (CSU Open) 9-7 L D, Sawyer Miller Indiana Tech 9-3 L MD, #15 Shakur Laney Ohio (Midlands) 17-5 L MD, Kegan Calkins Oregon State (Midlands) 13-4

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 7-11 - - 2

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GARRETT PEPPLE

r-Freshman 133 Kendalville, Ind. East Noble H.S.

2015-16 (REDSHIRT) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • MSU Open – Eighth-Place (Freshman/Sophomore) • Alma Open – Third-Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Began his collegiate career with a 14-10 record as an unattached W D, Nate Cervantez San Francisco State 10-3 redshirt … tallied four major decisions, one tech fall, and five pins L D, Yoshi Fukanoshi at Cal Poly 6-4 … opened the season with a 3-2 outing at the Eastern Michigan W WBF, Lio Quezzada at George Mason 2:51 Open (11/7), opening with a major decision win over Patrick Blom- W D, Andrew Clayton The Citadel (Navy Classic) 6-0 mel (Michigan State) before falling, 5-0, to No. 5 Johnni DiJulius W D, Lio Quezzada George Mason (Navy Classic) 9-8 (Ohio State) … finished in the wrestle-backs with a 44-second pin L D, Cameron Kelly Ohio (Navy Classic) 9-5 and a major decision win … earned a podium finish at eighth-place W MD, Logan Harvich George Mason (Navy Classic) 15-3 in the MSU Open (11/15), going 2-3 with a crucial 8-3 decision over W D, Zach Firestone Bucknell (Navy Classic) 8-2 Michael Cullen (Wisconsin) to land on the podium … pinned Thorin W MD, Albert Landeros North Dakota State 16-2 Wilson (Southwestern Oregon) in 1:50 to spark an outstanding 4-2 L D, John Muldoon SIU-Edwardsville 6-1 day at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) … followed the W MD, Eli Stickley #11 Wisconsin 14-3 pin with a 6-2 decision win before bowing out of championship con- W WBF, Terrell Grant Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A tention in the quarterfinal, closed with a 1:19 pin and a major deci- W D, Sa’Derian Perry at Eastern Michigan 4-2 sion over Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State) … lost both matches at L D, #20 Bryan Lantry Buffalo 3-1 Midlands (12/29) … took third place at the Alma Open (1/23) with a 5-1 record, picking up bonus points in four matches … pinned Dom Paterra (Adrian) in the opening round before falling in the quarterfinal, and proceeded to win his next four bouts, finishing with a 5-0 win over De’Ante Evens (Defiance).

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 10-4 3 - 2

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COLE WEAVER

r-Sophomore 141 Hudson, Mich. Hudson H.S.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • LHU Classic – Third-Place • Reno Tournament of Champions – Fifth-Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time • EMU Open – Seventh-Place L D, Tejon Anthony at George Mason SV-1, 3-1 Grappled to a seventh-place finish at the EMU Open (11/7) ... tal- L D, Tejon Anthony George Mason (Navy Classic) 5-2 lied a 3-2 record at the Keystone Classic (11/22) ... won his first W WBF, Lucas Escobar Johns Hopkins (Navy Classic) 4:13 collegiate dual match, 6-4, over John Muldoon of SIU-Edwardsville L MD, Doug Gudenburr The Citadel (Navy Classic) 12-2 (12/5) ... dropped a 7-2 decision against #11 Tommy Thorn of Min- W D, Taylor Nein North Dakota State 5-0 nesota (12/11) ... lost a bout to Eastern Michigan’s Kyle Springer, W D, Trevor Feagans SIU-Edwardsville 7-4 SV-1 10-8, but rebounded with a 16-1 tech fall in the dual against L D, #14 Cole Martin #11 Wisconsin 8-3 Manchester (12/13) ... grabbed his second podium finish of the L WBF, Evan Cheek Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A season at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), taking L D, #24 Kyle Springer at Eastern Michigan 7-3 seventh-place ... achieved a third-place finish at the LHU Classic W D, Sa’Derian Perry at Eastern Michigan 4-2 (12/29), culminating in a 4-3 decision over George Mason’s Tejon L D, #20 Bryan Lantry Buffalo 3-1 Anthony ... lost an 11-3 major decision to #13 Jimmy Gulibon of top- L D, Nicholas Villareal Arizona State (Midlands) 3-1 ranked Penn State (1/10) ... came from behind in the third period W D, Angel Velasquez Northern Illinois (Midlands) 12-5 for a decision win against Maryland (1/15). W WBF, Noah Teaney unat. Oklahoma (Midlands) 1:13 W D, Jack Mutchnik American (Midlands) 6-2 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) L D, Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh (Midlands) 5-1 • Greyhound Open – Third Place Finished a strong freshman campaign with a 10-7 overall record at 149 pounds, recording one pin ... landed on the winning side of a 3-2 record at the EMU Open (11/16) ... took the podium with a third- place finish at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis (2/10).

PREP/PERSONAL Wrestled for four seasons under head coach Scott Marry at Hud- son High School...a three-time Michigan State Champion ... the son of Lorie and Rodney Weaver ... has one sister, Madison ... born Feb- ruary 9, 1996 ... intends to major in Criminal Justice.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 17-13 - 1 1 2016-17 7-9 - - 2 Career 24-22 - 1 3

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LUKE BLANTON

r-Junior 149 Alexandria, Ind. Alexandria Monroe H.S.

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) • MSU Open - Third Place 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/15) • LHU Classic - Third Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Opened the season with a third-place finish at the MSU Open W TF, Dylan Furtado San Francisco State 15-0 (11/15), including a 7-1 win over Wisconsin’s Rylan Lubeck ... began W D, Joshy Cortez at Cal Poly 9-2 dual competition with an 11-5 decision win against SIU-Edwardsville L D, Sahid Kargbo at George Mason 10-3 (12/5) ... down 6-4 entering the third period, came back with a 13-4 W MD, Lucas Stewart Campbell (Navy Classic) 12-4 third period to upset #10 Jake Short, lifting the Hoosiers to the dual L D, Parker Kropman Binghamton (Navy Classic) 10-6 win over Minnesota (12/11) ... followed the upset with a 4-0 decision W D, Nick Steed Ohio (Navy Classic) 6-2 over #17 Nicholas Barber of Eastern Michigan (12/13) ... named the W D, Corey Wilding Navy (Navy Classic) 7-3 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/15) ... climbed to #20 in the nation- L TF, Ty Buckiso The Citadel (Navy Classic) 16-1 al rankings, the highest ranking of his college career ... finished third W MFF, Parker Kropman Binghamton (Navy Classic) MFF at the LHU Classic (12/29) ... pulled away in the tiebreaker period W MD, Justin Atkinson Indiana Tech 8-0 for a bout win against Maryland (1/15) ... upset #11 Hunter Stieber L D, #17 Andrew Crone Wisconsin (Midlands) 10-4 in dual action against Ohio State (1/29) ...... scored an upset win W MFF, Chris Perez Indiana (Midlands) MFF over Purdue’s Alex Griffin in the first round of the Big Ten Champion- W WBF, Tyshawn Williams SIU-Edwardsville (Midlands) 3:49 ships (3/5). L WBF, #19 Davion Jeffries Oklahoma (Midlands) 0:29 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) • MSU Open – Third Place • Academic All-Big Ten honoree • 2014-15 Hoosier Pride Award winner (providing inspiration through sacrifice and perseverance) Totaled a 16-16 overall record, and a 7-5 dual record, at 157 pounds ... tallied a +18 point differential on the season, which also included three pins and three major decisions ... earned a third-place finish at the MSU Open, going 4-1 and winning the finals consolation match (11/4) ... earned a fall at the Harold Nichols Open (11/8) ... split re- sults at the CKLV Invite, going 2-2 (12/5) ... won a 13-4 major deci- sion against Erik Traveras in dual vs. SIUE (12/13) ... earned a pin in 1:39 against Bryce Roberts in dual vs. Manchester (12/13) ... de- feated Ben Sullivan in a 9-3 decision in dual vs. Northwestern, Blan- ton’s first career Big Ten win (1/18) ... defeated Kyle Visconti 13-7 in dual competition at Ohio State (1/23) ... defeated Travis Curley in a 10-2 major decision against Michigan State (2/13) ... pinned Joseph Evans in 1:57 in the Hoosiers’ dual win over Gardner-Webb (2/15) ... defeated Clayton Bass in a 12-3 major decision against SIUE (2/15) ... earned a major decision to give the Hoosiers the dual win against Michigan State (1/22). PREP/PERSONAL CAREER STATS Three-time Indiana state placer, posting second, fourth and sixth place finishes ... 2013 NHSCA Senior All-American ... NHSCA Aca- Year Overall MD TF Pins demic All-American ... three-year team captain ... also captained the 2014-15 16-16 3 - 3 football team for a year, earning three letters on the gridiron ... the 2015-16 17-10 6 1 1 son of Denise and Calvin Blanton ... born on December 18, 1994 ... 2016-17 9-5 2 1 1 has a sister, Angel and nine brothers, Chris, Matt, Eric, Randy, Mark, CAREER 42-31 11 2 5 Brent, Josh, Jon and Tyler ... majoring in Economics and Mathemat- ics.

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CHRIS PEREZ

r-Senior 149 Levittown, N.Y. MacArthur H.S. / Princeton University

AT PRINCETON (2011-16) 2015-16 (SENIOR) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Achieved a 12-7 overall record … placed at both of Princeton’s sea- son-opening tournaments and was on pace to compete at the EIWA W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Championships before suffering a season-ending knee injury at L D, Kyle Gliva North Dakota State 5-2 Brown … defeated two nationally ranked wrestlers during Grapple at W D, Tyshawn Williams SIU-Edwardsville 4-0 the Garden Sunday, including fifth-ranked Jake Sueflohn of Nebras- W D, #18 Andrew Crone #11 Wisconsin 5-4 ka … placed fourth at the Navy Classic and helped Princeton win the W WBF, R.J. LaBeef Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A event over two Top-25 teams … finished fifth at the Bearcat Open. W WBF, Nick Barber at Eastern Michigan 6:07 L D, Colt Cotten Buffalo 4-1 2014-15 (JUNIOR) W D, Max Rogers Princeton (Midlands) 7-3 Finished the year with an 18-11 record … knocked off the second and L D, Eric Barone Illinois (Midlands) 3-0 third seed en route to his first EIWA championship match at 149; he L MFF, Luke Blanton Indiana (Midlands) MFF lost 2-0 to All-American Chris Villalonga of Cornell … runner-up fin- ish helped Princeton place seventh as a team … earned automatic berth to the NCAA Championships, where he won twice in the con- solation draw; both NCAA losses came by two points … competed at Midlands and earned the starting spot at 149 midway through the season … earned All-Ivy League Honorable Mention after going 3-1 in the Ivy League … went 14-7 at 149 and 4-4 at 157.

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) Went 2-3 in a cut-short sophomore season … split first four matches of the season before suffering season-ending knee injury against Army … earned win in victory over Drexel during the Grapple at the Garden.

2012-13 (REDSHIRT) Missed entire season after suffering a knee injury; withdrew from school.

2011-12 (FRESHMAN) Posted a 19-14 record to begin his collegiate career … led all Princ- eton freshmen with 19 wins … earned the starting position at 133 pounds and held it through the Harvard match, where he suffered a knee injury … returned to compete at the EIWA Championships, where he won twice and placed eighth, despite wrestling with a torn ACL … won twice at the Midlands Championships … topped Brown in his Ivy League debut.

PREP/PERSONAL Posted a career record of 95-16 and was a three-time NHSCA All- CAREER STATS America honoree … placed in the top seven three times, including a career-best finish of second at 125 pounds during his senior year … Year Overall MD TF Pins two-time section champion … team captain … voted the Sectional 2011-12 19-14 - - - Wrestler of the Year as a senior; he placed third in the 2011 New York 2013-14 2-3 - - - state championships, and he placed fifth at the Super 32 champion- 2014-15 18-11 - - - ships … two-time Nassau County champion … member of the Na- 2015-16 12-7 3 1 2 tional Honor Society, the World Language Society and the National Society for High School Scholars … born Aug. 9, 1993 … son of the 2016-17 5-4 - - 2 late Hubie Perez and Debbie Perez … father was a retired NYPD ser- CAREER 56-39 3 1 4 geant; mother is a secretary … has two younger brothers, Justin and Brian … enjoys lifting weights and music.

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JAKE DANISHEK

r-Sophomore 157 Lebanon, Ohio Dayton Christian H.S.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Academic All-Big Ten • LHU Classic – Champion W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Made his season debut in dual play, capturing an 11-5 decision win W WBF, Romeo Medina San Francisco State 4:13 against SIU-Edwardsville (12/5) ... lost an 8-4 decision to Brandon L D, Colt Shorts at Cal Poly 5-4 Kingsley, but preserved a team win over Minnesota (12/11) ... won W MD, Matthew Raines at George Mason 16-6 a 13-9 decision in IU’s dual win against Eastern Michigan (12/13) ... L D, Casey Sparkman Kent State (Navy Classic) 5-2 lost his opening bout, then rebounded for four straight wins at the W WBF, Alex McLaughlin Johns Hopkins (Navy Classic) 2:47 Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) ... won the LHU Classic W D, Collin Boylan Bucknell (Navy Classic) 6-3 Championship (12/29) ... lost a major decision to #3 Jason Nolf in W D, Zach Wilson Ohio (Navy Classic) 8-3 IU’s dual against Penn State (1/10) ... earned his first two Big Ten W MD, Austin Krassier Campbell (Navy Classic) 12-3 dual wins of the season with wins at Michigan State (1/22) and L D, Aaron Walker The Citadel (Navy Classic) 5-3 Michigan (1/24) ... picked up another dual win against #7 Ohio State W MFF, Ben Heyob Kent State (Navy Classic) MFF (1/29) ... dropped Mark Bozzo (MSU) in the wrestle-backs at the Big L D, #12 Clay Ream North Dakota State 8-1 Ten Championships (3/5). W MD, Karsten Van Velsor SIU-Edwardsville 15-3 W D, T.J. Ruschell #11 Wisconsin 8-7 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) W D, Nick Montgomery Cleveland State (at EMU) 4-2 • MSU Open – Fifth Place W D, J.J. Wolfe at Eastern Michigan SV-1, 4-2 • EMU Open – Second Place W D, Alex Smythe Buffalo 6-3 W WBF, Mitch Roadruck Indiana Tech 4:42 • Greyhound Open - Champion W D, Jared Scharenbrock Wisconsin (Midlands) 10-5 Compiled a 22-4 record at 157 pounds (unattached) ... earned four L D, Jason Tsirtsis unat. Arizona State (Midlands) 9-3 pins, three major decisions, and two tech falls in his debut season ... W D, Thomas Bullard NC State (Midlands) 6-2 won first two matches, lost his third, then won his final three bouts L D, #8 DaWaylon Barnes Oklahoma (Midlands) SV-1 3-1 for a fifth-place finish at the MSU Open (11/4) ... earned a second- place finish at the EMU Open , going 4-1 on the day (11/16) ... amassed a strong 3-2 outing at the Midlands Championships, with a 46-12 point margin in his three wins (12/30) ... won first career championship at the Greyhound Open (2/10).

PREP/PERSONAL Ohio D3 State Champion ... National Honor Society member ... Class president at Dayton Christian School ... coached by Ted Bray at Day- ton Christian ... son of Jennifer and Bill Danishek ... born November 11, 1994 ... has one brother, Henry, and one sister, Alex ... intends to major in Business Management. CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 15-11 2 1 1 2016-17 15-6 3 - 3 Career 30-17 5 1 4

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BRYCE MARTIN

r-Sophomore 165 Bakersfield, Calif. Bakersfield H.S.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN) • LHU Classic – Champion 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Reno Tournament of Champions – Fifth-Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Started with a strong 3-2 showing at the EMU Open (11/7) ... picked up his first dual win of the season with a 3-1 decision over Eastern L D, Blake Kastl at Cal Poly 6-5 Michigan’s Dakota Juarez (12/13) ... earned a pin in 35 seconds dur- W D, Garrett Tingen at George Mason 10-5 ing the dual against Manchester (12/13) ... battled to a fifth-place W FF, Jason Carr The Citadel (Navy Classic) 17-3 finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), going 3-2 W TF, Austin Ross Delaware Valley (Navy Classic) 24-9 with one major decision ... won his second collegiate tournament W D, D.J. Hollingshead Bucknell (Navy Classic) 7-3 championship at the LHU Classic (12/29), finishing with a 6-4 deci- W D, Christian LaBrie Brown (Navy Classic) 5-4 sion over Kent State’s Jariod James ... emerged with the sudden-vic- W D, Quentin Perez Campbell (Navy Classic) 9-6 tory, and his first career Big Ten dual win, against Maryland (1/15) ... L D, #12 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State 2-0 won a tight 5-4 decision in the closing seconds against Appalachian W TF, Sam Zimmerman SIU-Edwardsville 26-11 (5:57) State’s Forrest Prsybysz (2/21) ... rebounded with a 5-2 win in the L MD, #3 Isaac Jordan #11 Wisconsin 8-0 wrestle-backs at the Big Ten Championships (3/5). W MD, John Vaughn Cleveland State (at EMU) 12-4 W D, Devan Marry at Eastern Michigan 6-3 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) • MSU Open – Fifth Place W D, Tyler Rill Buffalo 5-1 • EMU Open – Champion W D, John Weldon Indiana Tech 10-3 • Greyhound Open – Third Place Tallied an 18-6 overall record, including three major decisions, at 165 pounds (unattached) ... earned fifth place at the MSU Open (11/4) ... won the EMU Open Championship, winning all five bouts (11/16) ... battled to a third place finish at the Greyhound Open (2/10).

PREP/PERSONAL Wrestled for Coach Andy Varner at Bakersfield High School in Ba- kersfield, Calif. ... high school career record of 156-30 ... finished sixth at the Virginia Beach Nationals in 2012 ... was fourth at Califor- nia state tournament in 2013 ... runner-up at California state tourna- ment in 2014 ... fourth place at 2014 Folkstyle nationals ... eighth at Fargo in 2013 ... undecided major ... son of Jeff and Susan Martin ... has two brothers, Darrik and Sean ... born February 14, 1995 ... majoring in Environmental Management.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 18-17 1 1 1 2016-17 11-3 1 2 - Career 29-20 2 3 1

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#17 DEVIN SKATZKA

r-Freshman 174 Richmond, Mich. Richmond H.S.

2015-16 (REDSHIRT) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • EMU Open – Second-Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time • Michigan State Open – Fifth-Place (Open) W WBF, Mike Marshall San Francisco State 1:38 • Cleveland State Open – Sixth-Place • Alma Open – Third-Place W D, Matt Wilhelm at Cal Poly 10-7 • Greyhound Open – Third-Place W D, Patrick Davis at George Mason 6-3 Led all redshirt grapplers with a 24-8 unattached record, including three ma- W WBF, Anders Bright Johns Hopkins (Navy Classic) 0:39 jor decisions, one tech fall, and a team-leading 12 pins … shot out of a cannon W D, Patrick Davis George Mason 12-8 in his first collegiate tournament with a second-place finish at the EMU Open L D, #16 Jadaen Bernstein Navy (Navy Classic) 6-4 (11/7), earning two falls and a major decision … pins came in the opening W WBF, Arsen Arshughyan Ohio (Navy Classic) 1:14 round at 5:42 and in the quarterfinals over Ohio State’s Seth Williams at 1:43 W D, Jon Viruet Brown (Navy Classic) 6-4 … took fifth-place in the Open division of the MSU Open (11/15), tallying a 6-1 W D, Carter Nielsen North Dakota State 8-2 tournament record with a pin … at the MSU Open, lost his first round match L D, Jake Residori SIU-Edwardsville 8-4 before battling back for six straight wins, including a 1:13 pin in the consola- L D, #20 Ryan Christensen #11 Wisconsin 7-3 tion semifinals … earned a third podium appearance with a 4-2 day at the W WBF, Devon Pingel Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A Cleveland State Open (12/12), opening with a 16-0 tech fall over Jared Swan W WBF, David Kasper at Eastern Michigan 4:00 (Old Dominion) … bowed out in the third round before winning two more in the wrestle-backs, including a 2:01 pin over Taylor Cahill (Bloomsburg) … W WBF, Muhamed McBryde Buffalo 1:36 earned a 3-2 record at Midlands (12/29), which entailed his highlight match W WBF, Antonio Rodriguez Indiana Tech 1:28 of the season, a 4:54 win by fall over then-No. 6 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) … W WBF, #15 C.J, Brucki Central Michigan (Midlands) 3:38 nearly reached a podium finish before falling to NCAA qualifier Phil Bakuckas L WBF, Austin Dewey Boise State (Midlands) 2:54 (Rutgers) in the fourth consolation round … earned pins in all four wins on W MD, Austin Coniker Columbia (Midlands) 13-3 his way to a third-place finish at the Alma Open (1/23) … reached his fifth W D, Jordan Atienza unat. Central Michigan (Midlands) 7-4 podium of the season for third place at the Greyhound Open (2/6), picking W WBF, Micah Barnes Nebraska (Midlands) 1:48 up three pins in a 4-1 tournament run. W D, Jordan Pagano Rutgers (Midlands) 8-2 L D, #4 Alex Meyer Iowa (Midlands) 5-2 PREP/PERSONAL W D, #22 Ryan Christensen Wisconsin (Midlands) 9-2 Four year letter winner as a wrestler for coach Brandon Day at Richmond High School ... a four-time Michigan State Champion, the highest mark in Richmond history ... a three-time FloWrestling All-American and three-time Cliff Keen All-American honoree ... helped the Blue Devils to two team Michi- gan State Championships and two runner-up finishes ... ranked seventh on FloWrestling high school rankings, including fifth place on the open mat and 11th on intermat ... set the pin record at Richmond ... also a standout running back for Richmond’s football team, earning First Team All-State honors ... lettered in baseball and track in addition to wrestling and football ... the son of Dennis and Carey Skatzka ... his father, Dennis, is also the assistant coach of the Richmond wrestling team ... born on March 21, 1997 ... has two sisters, Jordan and Taylor ... intends to major in Exercise Science.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 18-5 1 - 9

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#6 NATE JACKSON

r-Senior 184 Crete, Ill. Marian Catholic H.S.

2015-16 (JUNIOR) - 174 lbs. • NCAA All-American - Fifth Place 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Big Ten Championships – Fourth Place • The Open Mat All-Junior Class Team W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time • Joe Dubuque Most Outstanding Wrestler • Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/12) W WBF, Mitchell Owens San Francisco State 5:28 • LHU Classic – Champion W WBF, Thomas Lane at Cal Poly 3:16 • Keystone Classic – Champion W WBF, Austin Harrison at George Mason 3:22 • Reno Tournament of Champions – Second-Place • EMU Open – Second-Place W TF, C.J. Lafragola Brown (Navy Classic) 20-2 • Indiana University Hoosier Award W WBF, Ben Schweiger Delaware Valley (Navy Classic) 1:06 Compiled a 35-9 record on his way to an All-American finish at the NCAA W MFF, Shane Mast Kent State (Navy Classic) 3:15 Championships ... won a 9-3 decision over #20 Nick Wanzek in a dual win over Minnesota (12/11) ... at the Reno Tournament of Champions, battled to W TF, Ryan Harman Navy (Navy Classic) 21-6 a second-place finish that included wins over Stanford’s Keaton Subjeck and W MD, #16 Steven Schneider Binghamton (Navy Classic) 12-4 #9 Mike Ottinger of Central Michigan (12/20) ... won his second tournament W MD, Tyler McNutt North Dakota State 12-3 championship of the season at the LHU Classic (12/29) ... handed #1 Bo Nickal his first loss of the season with a 7-6 decision win against Penn State W WBF, Jake Godinez SIU-Edwardsville 1:30 (1/10) ... named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/12) ... won by major de- W MD, Hunter Ritter #11 Wisconsin 11-2 cision over #18 Nick Kee against Appalachian State (2/21) ... wrestled for a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, going 4-2 with two bonus W D, #23 Nick Corba Cleveland State (at EMU) 13-8 point wins ... earned his second NCAA berth, and first with a seed at No. 12 W MD, Kayne MacCallum at Eastern Michigan 18-7 … opened his NCAA run with a 15-3 major decision over Clarion’s Michael W MD, Brett Perry Buffalo 16-6 Pavasko (3/17) … continued to the NCAA quarterfinals with a second-round upset, a 10-1 major decision, over No. 5 Zach Brunson of Illinois (3/17) … W MD, Dillon Francisco Indiana Tech 18-6 won a major decision over Navy’s Jadaen Bernstein, 14-4, to enter the NCAA W TF, Bryce Gorman Northern Illinois (Midlands) 18-3 (5:59) semifinal round (3/18) … refused to allow a takedown in the first three W D, Jason Grimes American (Midlands) 7-2 rounds of the tournament … fell one point shy of a NCAA finals berth in a 4-3 decision versus No. 1 Bo Nickal of Penn State (3/18) … earned a fifth-place W MD, #16 Mitch Sliga Northwestern (Midlands) 14-3 finish and All-American status for the first time in his career with a 5-2 deci- W D, #5 Sammy Brooks Iowa (Midlands) 3-1 sion over Iowa State’s Lelund Weatherspoon (3/19). L D, #2 T.J. Dudley Nebraska (Midlands) 10-6 2014-15 (SOPHOMORE) - 174 lbs. W D, Pete Renda unat. NC State (Midlands) SV-1 8-6 • Harold Nichols Open – Second Place L D, #5 Sammy Brooks Iowa (Midlands) 10-5 • Keystone Classic – Champion • Midlands Championships – Eighth Place • Big Ten Championships – Ninth Place • NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier • Brian Dolph Award Winner (Most Improved Wrestler) Had his breakout season with the Hoosiers, going 30-13 overall with a 10-3 dual record at 174 pounds...finished with a 5-3 Big Ten dual record, and a +60 point differential on the season ... totaled nine major decisions, one pin, and one tech fall ... went 4-1 record en route to a second-place finish at the Harold Nichols Open (11/8) ... named the Keystone Classic Champion, finishing with a win over #11 Keaton Subjeck of Stanford (11/23) ... earned an eighth-place finish at the Midlands Championships (12/30) ... defeated Dominic Prezzia in a 12-3 major decision at the Ohio State dual (1/23) ... won an 8-3 decision against Jake Salazar of Michigan (1/25) ... won 6-1 vs. Brandon Wilbourn at PREP/PERSONAL the Nebraska dual (2/1) ... defeated Nick Procter in an 18-3 tech fall in the Illinois State Champion (170 lbs.) as a senior ... named the Northwestern Indiana Times 2012 Male Michigan State dual (2/13) ... defeated seventh-seed Chad Welch (Purdue), Athlete of the Year ... placed fifth at 152 pounds as a junior and qualified for the Illinois state cham- 5-3, in opening round of Big Ten Wrestling Championships, eventually earn- pionships during first two high school seasons ... accumulated an overall record of 148-16 ... owns ing a ninth-place Big Ten finish (3/8) ... joined senior Taylor Walsh as Indi- the most takedowns and most total points in Illinois state championships history ... the son of ana’s wrestlers selected for the 2014-15 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Sheena and Nathan Jackson, Sr. ... born on August 25, 1994 ... has two sisters, Kiayla and Jaelyn; St. Louis, Mo. ... won 11-4 over Ethan Smith (Utah Valley) in opening round, and two brothers, Zion and Khari ... majoring in Liberal Studies. but conceded a 4-1 decision to third-seed Michael Evans...won consolation match, 5-3, over John Staudenmayer (UNC)...finished with a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships ... received the Hoosiers’ Brian Dolph Award for the most improved wrestler. CAREER STATS

2013-14 (FRESHMAN) Year Overall MD TF Pins Garnered bonus points in five of seven wins thus far ... earned three victories 2013-14 7-9 2 - 3 in the Hoosier Duals ... made Hoosier debut at the Keystone Classic, earning bonus points twice while splitting four matches. 2014-15 30-13 9 1 1 2015-16 35-9 13 6 4 2012-13 (REDSHIRT) Won the Dubuque Open, going 3-0 in his only competition. 2016-17 20-2 7 3 5 Career 92-33 31 10 13

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JAKE HINZ

r-Freshman 197 Westerville, Ohio Westerville North H.S.

2015-16 (REDSHIRT) • MSU Open – Fifth-Place (Freshman/Sophomore) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS As a redshirt, posted a 7-3 unattached record with three pins … recorded his first redshirt pin in 2:07 at the EMU Open W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time (11/7), where he went 2-2 … earned a fifth-place finish at the L MD, Johnathan Costa San Francisco State 10-2 MSU Open (11/15) with two pins, both coming in the wrestle- W MD, Andrew Thomas at George Mason 20-7 backs … went 5-1 overall at the MSU Open, losing only his first L MD, #11 Tom Sleigh Bucknell (Navy Classic) 16-4 match before rattling off five wins in the wrestle-backs, cul- W MD, Devin King Ohio (Navy Classic) 17-3 minating in an 8-4 decision over Connor Wagh (Bucknell) in W D, Mark Tracy Binghamton (Navy Classic) 10-5 the fifth-place bout. W D, Norman Conley Indiana (Navy Classic) 8-3 L WBF, #11 Tom Sleigh Bucknell (Navy Classic) N/A W WBF, Sawyer Root The Citadel (Navy Classic) 0:34 W D, Cordell Eaton North Dakota State 11-5 L D, Jake Tindle SIU-Edwardsville 11-10 L MD, #15 Ricky Robertson #11 Wisconsin 10-2 W WBF, Collin Kelly Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A L D, Derek Hillman at Eastern Michigan 4-3 L WBF, #17 James Benjamin Buffalo 1:20 W D, Oscar Martinez Indiana Tech 4-2

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 8-7 2 - 2

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NORMAN CONLEY

r-Freshman 197 St. Louis, Mo. Chaminade College Prepatory School

2016-17 (FRESHMAN) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS • Cleveland State Open - Third Place W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time 2015-16 (REDSHIRT) L D, J.T. Goodwin at Cal Poly 6-2 • EMU Open – Third-Place L D, Sawyer Root The Citadel (Navy Classic) 4-2 • Michigan State Open – Third-Place (Freshman/Sophomore) W MD, Andrew Thomas George Mason (Navy Classic) 15-5 • Greyhound Open – Third-Place W MD, Michael Smith Navy (Navy Classic) 10-2 Redshirted the 2015-16 season … tallied an unattached re- L D, Jake Hinz Indiana (Navy Classic) 8-3 W WBF, Emilio Fowler Ohio (CSU Open) 3:53 cord of 16-9 with two major decisions and two pins … opened W MFF, Hunter Gamble Gardner-Webb (CSU Open) MFF the year, and his collegiate career, with a third-place fin- W D, Gavin Caprio Lock Haven (CSU Open) 5-1 ish at the EMU Open (11/7) … went 4-1 at Eastern Michigan L D, Maxwell Dean unattached (CSU Open) 5-4 with three decision wins heading into the semifinal round … W MFF, Garrett Lineberger Notre Dame College (CSU Open) MFF earned another podium finish, third-place, at the MSU Open W D, Nate Hall Ohio (Midlands) 9-4 (11/15) … secured his first redshirt pin in 4:39 over Jacob L MD, #10 Jack Dechow Old Dominion (Midlands) 12-3 Harvey (Olivet), before a decision win and a narrow 2-0 defeat W D, Blake Reid Purdue (Midlands) 3-2 in the semifinals … finished with a 5-2 decision win over Mat- L D, C.J. LaFragola Brown (Midlands) 5-2 thre Striegel (Missouri) in the third-place bout … lost both matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/12) … went 0-2 at Midlands (12/29) … took fifth-place at the Alma Open (1/23) with two major decisions in the wrestle-backs … earned a third trip to the podium at the Greyhound Open (2/6), open- ing with a 2:32 and only losing via tiebreaker in the semifinal.

PREP/PERSONAL Four-year letter winner in wrestling for coach Lee Furnace, Jr. at Chaminade College Prepatory School, where he spent two years as the team captain ... named First Team All-Confer- ence his junior and senior seasons ... achieved a fourth place finish at the Missouri State Tournament, the highest finish in Chaminade history ... earned a fifth place finish at the Ohio Tournament of Champions his junior year ... posted an eighth place finish at the Cliff Keen Nationals, receiving USA Wres- tling All-American honors ... set school records for single- season wins (43), single-season takedowns, and career wins CAREER STATS (109) ... also lettered in football ... the son of Norm and Chris Year Overall MD TF Pins Conley ... born on December 20, 1996 ... has a brother, Danny, 2016-17 8-6 2 - 1 and a sister, Tess ... a four-year contracted cadet scholarship winner in Army ROTC at Indiana University ... intends to major in Criminal Justice and Chinese.

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FLETCHER MILLER

r-Sophomore 285 Kokomo, Ind. Kokomo H.S.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Went 2-4 in his first varsity season with Indiana … opened 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS the year at 197 lbs. in the Eastern Michigan open, where he finished 2-2 with a major decision win in the wrestle-backs W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time … took the mat in his first career Big Ten dual action at No. W WBF, Sam Alnassiri San Francisco State 0:39 6 Michigan (1/24) … also entered the dual lineup in the Hoo- L D, Spencer Empey at Cal Poly 7-2 siers’ meet at No. 2 Iowa (2/5). W D, Matthew Voss at George Mason 3-2 W MD, Ethan Stanley Navy (Navy Classic) 10-1 2014-15 (REDSHIRT) W D, Zack Parker Ohio (Navy Classic) 3-2 • MSU Open – Champion L D, Jere Heino Campbell (Navy Classic) 8-3 • EMU Open – Fifth Place W MD, Devin Nye Kent State (Navy Classic) 17-5 • Greyhound Open – Fourth Place L D, Zack Parker Ohio (Navy Classic) SV-1, 8-6 Completed a strong debut season for the Hoosiers, going L D, Ben Tyanan North Dakota State 6-0 15-5 in the heavyweight division (unattached) ... tallied four L D, Jake McKiernan SIU-Edwardsville 6-1 major decisions and three pins ... won the MSU Open Cham- L TF, #2 Conor Medbery #11 Wisconsin 18-0 pionship, culminating with a 6-1 decision against Logan Rim- W WBF, Mike Furbee Cleveland State (at EMU) N/A mer of Notre Dame College (11/4) ... earned fifth place at the EMU Open (11/16) ... took the podium with a fourth-place fin- L D, #25 Gage Hutchison at Eastern Michigan 4-3 ish at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis (2/10). L D, Jake Gunning Buffalo 3-1 W WBF, Guy Henson Indiana Tech 1:55 L D, Brett Dempsey American (Midlands) 4-0 L D, Youssif Hemida Maryland (Midlands) SV-1 7-1

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 2-4 - - - 2016-17 7-10 2 - 3 Career 9-14 2 - 3

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