2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS University of Wisconsin Wrestling WISCONSIN Wrestling Release Contact: Betsy Golomski March 17, 2008 Offi ce: (608) 262-1811 / Cell: (414) 688-0264 E-mail:[email protected]
2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 2 Dubuque W, 58-0 Tri-State University W, 45-9 UW-Oshkosh W, 53-0 Nov. 16 No. 8 Cornell W, 21-18 Nov. 17 Body Bar Invite 2nd/130.5 pts. Nov. 30 Cliff Keen Invite 5th/107.5 pts. Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Invite 5th/107.5 pts. BADGERS HEAD TO ST. LOUIS FOR 2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Dec. 8 Northern Iowa T, 16-16 The University of Wisconsin wrestling team (14-4-1 overall, 5-3-0 Big Ten) closes Dec. 10 No. 13 Ohio State L, 23-13 out the 2007-08 season at the 2008 NCAA Championships. Competition at th3 78th Jan. 5 Utah Valley State^ W, 28-7 annual championship takes place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., and Cal State-Fullerton^ W, 28-12 begins Thursday, March 20 and runs through Sunday, March 22. Brown^ W, 34-6 The session breakdowns are as follows: Session 1, 11 a.m. (Thursday), Session No. 21 Navy^ W, 23-12 II, 6:30 p.m. (Thursday), Session III, 10 a.m. (Friday), Session IV, 6 p.m. (Friday), Jan. 18 No. 8 Iowa State L, 24-18 Jan. 20 No. 18 Oklahoma W, 18-15 Session V, 10 a.m. (Saturday), Session VI, 7:30 p.m. (Saturday). Jan. 25 No. 17 Indiana W, 20-15 ESPNU will provide live coverage of the event, beginning with the quarterfinal Feb. 1 MICHIGAN STATE W, 26-12 round at 10 a.m., Friday. ESPN360 will also cover the quarterfinal round on Friday. Feb. 3 No. 1 IOWA L, 22-20 ESPNU continues coverage at 6 p.m. Friday and at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 8 No. 9 Illinois L, 24-13 UWBadgers.com will also be blogging live throughout the NCAA Tournament. Feb. 15 No. 10 MICHIGAN W, 20-18 Feb. 17 No. 4 Minnesota W, 20-17 Feb. 22 No. 10 N’WESTERN W, 21-19 WISCONSIN QUALIFIES EIGHT March 8-9 Big Ten Championship 6th/85.5 pts. The Badgers qualified eight grapplers for the 2008 NCAA Championships. Last March 20-22 NCAA Championship ALL DAY year, Wisconsin qualified nine and six of those nine are returning to this year’s ^Indicates Lonestar Duals NCAAs along with two others that qualified in previous seasons. *All matches are in central time Collin Cudd (125 lbs.)-Cudd is competing in his fourth-consecutive NCAA **Bold indicates home matches at the Championships. He finished fifth at Big Tens for the third-straigt season and takes a UW Field House 20-10 overall record into NCAAs. He currently ranks at No. 17. Wrestling Quick Facts Zach Tanelli (133 lbs.)-Tanelli is making his second trip to NCAAs. He also fin- Home Arena/Capacity: UW Field ished fifth at Big Tens, has a 25-10 overall record this season and is ranked No. 9. House/10,300 Kyle Ruschell (141 lbs.)-Ruschell placed sixth at Big Tens to qualify for his sec- 2006–07 Overall Dual Meet Record: 19-3-0 ond NCAA Championships. Ruschell is ranked No. 6 overall in his weight class and 2006–07 Big Ten Dual Meet Record: 5-3-0 has a 25-6 overall record this season. 2007 Big Ten Championships Finish/Points: Jake Donar (165 lbs.)-Donar makes his second trip to NCAAs and his first since 2nd/99.5 qualifying during his freshman year. This year, Donar wrestled to a 12-14 record and 2007 NCAA Championships Finish/Points: upset the No. 3 seed Tyler Safratowich from Minnesota at Big Tens to finish seventh 13th/45.5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/1 and qualify for NCAAs. 2007 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 8/1 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 1/1 19/1 All-Time UW Record: 647-432-35 2008 NCAA QUALIFIERS Head Coach: Barry Davis Wt. Name Year Hometown Overall Dual Big Ten Finish Alma Mater: Iowa, 1985 125 Collin Cudd Sr. River Falls, Wis. 20-10 10-6 Fifth Career Record/Seasons: 155-100-10/14 133 Zach Tanelli Jr. Short Hills, N.J. 25-10 13-5 Fifth Record at UW/Seasons: Same 141 Kyle Ruschell So. Crittenden, Ky. 25-6 16-2 Sixth Assistant Coach: Bart Chelesvig Alma Mater: Iowa, 1992 165 Jake Donar Sr. Cuba City, Wis. 12-14 7-9 Seventh Assistant Coach: Donny Pritzlaff 174 Dan Clum Sr. Arvada, Colo. 8-11 3-6 Seventh Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 2002 184 Trevor Brandvold So. River Falls, Wis. 19-12 7-7 Fourth Volunteer Assistant Coach: Cory Wallman 197 Dallas Herbst Jr. Winneconne, Wis. 28-4 16-3 Third Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1999 Hwt. Kyle Massey Jr. Champlin, Minn. 27-7 15-2 Fourth
Athletic Communications Office • University of Wisconsin • Kellner Hall • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711 Dan Clum (174 lbs.)-After transferring from Wyoming two seasons ago, Clum 2007-08 Rankings qualified for his first NCAA Championships as a Badger by finishing seventh at this year’s Big Tens. Clum qualified twice while at Wyoming. This year, Clum went 8-11 WIN Magazine overall and was 4-6 when wrestling at 174 lbs. March 10, 2008 Trevor Brandvold (184 lbs.)-Brandvold will wrestle in his second NCAA Tournament Point Index Championships. He qualified as a true freshman last season and qualified again this year after finishing fourth at Big Tens. He is currently 19-12 overall. Wisconsin-No. 21 Dallas Herbst (197 lbs.)-Wisconsin’s pin leader will make his third-straight appearnce at NCAAs. He leads the team with 14 pins and has the best record on the team at 28-4. Herbst currently ranks at No. 5 in the country. Rank Name Weight 7 Kyle Ruschell 141 lbs. Kyle Massey (Hwt.)-Massey makes his second trip to the NCAAs after finishing 8 Kyle Massey Hwt. fourth at this year’s Big Tens. He has a 27-7 overall record and went on a 12-match 8 Dallas Herbst 197 lbs. winning streak at the end of the season. He ranks at No. 5 overall. 11 Zach Tanelli 133 lbs. 18 Collin Cudd 125 lbs. WISCONSIN’S HISTORY AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Wisconsin finished 13th at last year's NCAA Championships that were held WIN Magazine in East Lansing, Mich. This was the third-highest finish during head coach Barry Top 10 Teams Davis’s tenure at Wisconsin. The Badgers qualified nine grapplers last year and brought home two All- Rank Team America honors. Then-senior Tyler Turner earned his first All-America honor after 1 Iowa* placing sixth at 149 lbs. Then-junior Craig Henning placed second at 157 lbs. and 2 Minnesota* finished the highest of any Badger since Donny Pritzlaff won the NCAA title in 2001. 3 Michigan* It was Henning’s second All-American award. 4 Nebraska Davis has coached 15 All-Americans and two NCAA champions (Pritzlaff and Jeff 5 Iowa State* Walter) while at Wisconsin. 6 Ohio State* 7 Oklahoma State Wisconsin’s best finish at NCAAs in the Davis years came in 2000 when the 8 Central Michigan Badgers finished in a tie for ninth. The Badgers did not have a good showing at Big 9 Illinois* Tens that year, like this year, and finished ninth. 10 Northwestern* Fifty-eight wrestlers have qualified for the NCAAs under Davis’s direction and they include current Badgers Trevor Brandvold, Dan Clum, Collin Cudd, Jake Donar, * Indicates Wisconsin opponent Craig Henning, Dallas Herbst, Matt Maciag, Kyle Massey, Kyle Ruschell and Zach USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Tanelli. Henning and Maciag are not competing in this year’s NCAA Championship. March 12, 2008 SEASON HEADLINES (NCAA Tournament Strength) The Badgers were honored a school record, four times by the Big Ten Conference with Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Awards. Three different UW grapplers were hon- Wisconsin-No. 18 ored (which is also a school record) and they included Dallas Herbst (twice), Zach Tanelli and Kyle Massey. Rank Name Weight Wisconsin won three-straight to end the season, all against top-10 opponents. 5 Kyle Massey Hwt. The Badgers have been ranked all season earning their highest ranking of the year at 5 Dallas Herbst 197 lbs. No. 7 after winning three-straight. 6 Kyle Ruschell 141 lbs. The Badgers competed at the Body Bar Invite in Ithaca, N.Y. back in November. 9 Zach Tanelli 133 lbs. 17 Collin Cudd 125 lbs. Wisconsin finished second and had two individual champions (Collin Cudd at 125 lbs. and Dallas Herbst at 197 lbs.) Wisconsin also competed at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas and finished fifth USA Today/InterMat/NWCA with 107.5 points. Herbst also won the individual title and five other Badgers fin- Top 10 Teams ished in the top seven of their respective weight class. Dallas Herbst already has his name in the UW record books but could break Rank Team another very soon. The junior tied Lee Kemp’s single-season pin mark (18) last year 1 Iowa* and this year, his 14 pins ranks fourth-most on UW’s list. He needs four more to 2 Minnesota* break Kemp’s school record of 47 career pins. 3 Michigan* 4 Iowa State Head coach Barry Davis recorded his 150th win at Wisconsin when the Badgers 5 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma, 18-15 on Jan. 21. Davis has the second-most wins of any UW 6 Oklahoma State wrestling coach with 155, trailing only George Martin who had 182 wins in his 32 7 Central Michigan seasons. 8 Ohio State* Wisconsin competed at the 2008 Big Ten Championships on March 8-9 in 9 Illinois* Minneapolis. The Badgers finished sixth out of the 11 conference teams by scoring 10 Northwestern* 85.5 points. Of the eight NCAA qualifiers for Wisconsin, one finished third (Herbst), * Indicates Wisconsin opponent two placed fourth (Brandvold and Massey), two at fifth (Cudd, Tanelli), one placed sixth (Ruschell) and two qualified by finishing seventh (Clum and Donar). 2007-08 WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL SEASON STATISTICS
Overall Collegiate Dual Big Ten Dual Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest Wt. Wrestler Record Record Record Record Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall 125 Collin Cudd 20-10 20-10 10-6 2-6 41 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-0 4-1 1:14 Drew Hammen 4-6 4-6 1-2 0-1 3 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-1 0-0 --- Kyle Reeve 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 --- 133 Zach Tanelli 25-10 25-10 13-5 5-3 51 1-0 0-0 3-0 3-0 4-1 2:08 Drew Hammen 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Eric Senescu 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 141 Kyle Ruschell 25-6 25-6 16-2 5-2 62 0-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 7-2 0:30 Eric Senescu 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 149 Mike Metzger 6-3 6-3 2-1 0-0 9 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-3 --- Dan Rivers 5-3 5-3 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 --- Gabe Stoppelmoor 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 --- Kendall Vogel 9-16 9-16 3-11 1-5 12 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-2 2-0 2:36 Trevor Bowers 3-4 3-4 0-2 0-2 - 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 4:53 157 Craig Henning 22-5 22-5 17-2 6-2 72 0-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 7-0 1:28 Gabe Stoppelmoor 3-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 3:50 165 Jake Donar 12-14 12-14 7-9 2-6 40 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 7-1 1:04 Mike Felling 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 --- Dan Clum 4-5 4-5 1-2 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 1:38 174 Matt Maciag 6-6 6-6 1-2 0-0 4 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-2 2:50 Justin Peterson 17-12 17-12 3-7 0-2 16 0-0 0-0 5-3 1-0 2-1 1:57 Zach Menne 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-0 1:13 Dan Clum 4-6 4-6 2-4 2-4 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 6:24 Gage Szablewski 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 --- 184 Trevor Brandvold 19-12 19-12 7-7 1-4 28 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-0 3-2 1:16 Eric Bugenhagen 6-4 6-4 1-2 0-1 3 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1:58 Justin Peterson 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 --- 197 Dallas Herbst 28-4 28-4 16-3 6-2 76 0-0 1-0 4-0 1-0 14-0 0:28 Calyn Hull 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Hwt. Kyle Massey 27-7 27-7 15-2 7-1 64 0-0 0-0 5-1 0-0 7-1 0:40 Jordan Hein 5-2 5-2 1-1 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---
TEAM TOTALS 261-156 261-156 117-73 38-43 494 3-3 1-1 30-21 14-3 68-23 0:28
UW WRESTLERS COMPETING UNATTACHED Overall Collegiate Dual Big Ten Dual Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest Wt. Wrestler Record Record Record Record Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall 149 Weldon Rogers 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 0-0 --- 174 Ben Sarbacker 4-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1:59 2007-08 DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT
Date Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Final Nov. 2 Dubuque 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 6 W, 58-0 Tri-State University 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 3 6 6 W, 45-9 UW-Oshkosh 6 6 6 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 W, 53-0 Nov. 16 No. 8 Cornell 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 W, 21-18 Dec. 8 Northern Iowa 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 T, 16-16 Dec. 10 No. 13 Ohio State 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 L, 23-13 Jan. 5 Utah Valley State 0 5 3 3 5 3 0 3 3 3 W, 28-7 Cal State-Fullerton 3 3 3 0 6 6 4 0 3 0 W, 28-12 Brown 5 0 3 3 6 6 4 0 4 3 W, 34-6 No. 21 Navy 3 3 4 0 4 0 0 3 3 3 W, 23-12 Jan. 18 No. 8 Iowa State 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 6 L, 24-18 Jan. 20 No. 18 Oklahoma 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 W, 18-15 Jan. 25 No. 17 Indiana 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 W, 20-15 Feb. 1 Michigan State 3 0 6 0 4 0 6 0 3 4 W, 26-12 Feb. 3 No. 1 Iowa 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 6 3 L, 22-20 Feb. 8 No. 9 Illinois 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 4 L, 24-13 Feb. 15 No. 10 Michigan 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 4 W, 20-18 Feb. 17 No. 4 Minnesota 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 6 3 W, 20-17 Feb. 22 No. 10 Northwestern 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 6 0 3 W, 21-19
TEAM TOTALS 44 51 62 21 72 43 25 34 76 67 495-269 2008 Big Ten Championships Summary 6th/85.5 Collin Cudd 125 lbs. Fifth Place Jake Donar 165 lbs. Seventh Place #8 Collin Cudd Fall Akif Eren (PUR), 6:47 #2 Eric Tannenbaum (MICH) dec. Jake Donar, 5-1 #1 Jayson Ness (MIN) maj dec. #8 Collin Cudd, 10-2 Jake Donar dec. #8 Rex Kendle (MSU), 4-0 #8 Collin Cudd dec. #4 Brandon Precin (NU), 4-3 Luke Manuel (PUR) dec. Jake Donar, 5-3 #2 Charlie Falck (IOWA) dec. #8 Collin Cudd, 7-2 Jake Donar Fall #3 Tyler Safratowich (MIN), 6:14 #8 Collin Cudd dec. #7 Nikko Triggas (OSU), 10-4 Dan Clum 174 lbs. Seventh Place Zach Tanelli 133 lbs. Fifth Place John Murphy (MSU) dec. #8 Dan Clum, 4-2 #4 Zach Tanelli Fall Sean Schmaltz (PUR), 2:42 #8 Dan Clum dec. #7 Nicholas Corpe (PUR), 6-3 #5 Mack Reiter (MIN) Fall #4 Zach Tanelli, 5:35 Trevor Perry (IND) dec. #8 Dan Clum, 2-0 #4 Zach Tanelli Fall #8 Tim Haas (PSU), 2:48 #8 Dan Clum dec. John Murphy (MSU), 5-3 #2 Joey Slaton (IOWA) dec. #4 Zach Tanelli, 7-3 #4 Zach Tanelli dec. #6 Andrae Hernandez (IND), 8-5 Trevor Brandvold 184 lbs. Fourth Place #4 Roger Kish (MIN) dec. Trevor Brandvold, 4-2 (SV) Kyle Ruschell 141 lbs. Sixth Place Trevor Brandvold dec. #6 Marc Bennett (IND), 7-2 Jeff Wimberley (MSU) Fall No. 2 Kyle Ruschell, 5:11 Trevor Brandvold dec. Nick Palmieri (MSU), 5-2 No. 2 Kyle Ruschell Fall #8 Ryan Prater (IL), 4:10 Trevor Brandvold F:M For. #4 Roger Kish (MIN) #2 Kyle Ruschell Inj Def. #5 Garrett Scott (PSU) #3 Philip Keddy (IOWA) dec. Trevor Brandvold, 6-3 #7 Keith Sulzer (NU) F:M For. #2 Kyle Ruschell #4 Dan LeClere (IOWA) F:M For. #2 Kyle Ruschell Dallas Herbst 197 lbs. Third Place #4 Dallas Herbst maj. dec. #5 Joe Williams (MSU), 10-1 Kendall Vogel 149 lbs. DNP #1 Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. #4 Dallas Herbst, 4-1 #6 Jake Patacsil (PUR) tech fall Kendall Vogel, 19-4 #4 Dallas Herbst dec. Joe Fagiano (IND), 8-2 #5 Lance Palmer (OSU) dec. Kendall Vogel, 8-2 #4 Dallas Herbst dec. #3 Patrick Bond (IL), 5-1
Craig Henning 157 lbs. DNP Kyle Massey Hwt Fourth Place #4 C.P. Schlatter (MIN) dec. #5 Craig Henning, 4-2 #3 Kyle Massey dec. #6 Christopher Kasten (PUR), 7-1 Nicholas Bertucci (PUR) dec. #5 Craig Henning, 6-3 (TB) #2 Dustin Fox (NU) maj. dec. #3 Kyle Massey, 12-4 #3 Kyle Massey dec. #5 John Wise (IL), 3-0 #4 Matt Fields (IOWA) dec. #3 Kyle Massey, 3-1 TB Team Standings Big Ten Champions Big Ten Honors/Awards 1. Iowa 127.0 Coach of the Year: Tom Brands, Iowa 2. Minnesota 112.5 125 lbs. Angel Escobedo, Indiana 3. Michigan 97.5 Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship: 4. Illinois 94.0 133 lbs. Brent Metcalf, Iowa 5. Ohio State 92.5 Franklin Gomez, Michigan State 6. Wisconsin 85.5 Wrestler of the Year: Brent Metcalf, Iowa 7. Penn State 84.5 141 lbs. Kellen Russell, Michigan 8. Indiana 80.0 Freshman of the Year: Kellen Russell, Michigan Northwestern 80.0 149 lbs. 10. Purdue 51.5 Brent Metcalf, Iowa 11. Michigan State 34.0 157 lbs. Michael Poeta, Illinois Dual Season Results 1. Iowa 8-0-0 21-1-0 165 lbs. 2. Ohio State 6-2-0 19-4-0 Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan 3. Wisconsin 5-3-0 14-4-1 174 lbs. Illinois 5-3-0 13-4-0 Steve Luke, Michigan Penn State 5-3-0 14-5-0 Minnesota 5-3-0 14-7-0 184 lbs. 7. Michigan 3-5-0 16-8-0 Mike Pucillo, Ohio State N’western 3-5-0 8-9-0 197 lbs. 9. Indiana 2-6-0 13-8-0 Phil Davis, Penn State Purdue 2-6-0 10-8-0 11. Mich. St. 0-8-0 4-12-0 Hwt. Dustin Fox, Northwestern Career Stats Overall Dual Collin Cudd Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2003–04 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 2004–05 9 16 4 11 1 0 2 125 lbs. 2005-06 11 15 4 10 2 0 2 2006-07 21 13 14 7 3 0 3 Senior 2007-08 20 10 10 6 4 2 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls Career 71 54 33 34 12 2 8
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Andrew Taylor (Dubuque) W, P, 2:05 Four-time NCAA qualifier. 11/2 Levi Mundy (Tri-State) W, P, 1:14 11/2 Chad Leviner (UW-O) W, P, 6:59 Ranked No. 17 in the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Poll. 11/16 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) W, 11-5 Finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships the last three seasons ... placed seventh at Big Tens his freshman year. Body Bar Invite Went 3-2 at the 2008 Big Ten Championships ... pre-seeded No. 8 for 11/17 Casey Marwine (Maryland) W, TF, 4:39 11/17 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) W, 4-1 125 lbs. ... pinned Akif Eren (Purdue), upset No. 4 seed Brandon Precin 11/17 Brad Gentzle (Pitt) W, 7-4 (Northwestern) and defeated No. 7 seed Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) for fifth place. Cliff Keen Invite 11/30 Tony Pescaglia (Missouri) L, 12-6 Has a 20-10 overall record this season. 11/30 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) L, 8-3 Finished the dual season 10-6. 11/30 Curtis Schurkamp (SF St.) W, 7-5 Scored 41 dual points for Wisconsin ... pinned his opponent four 11/30 Mitchell Johnson (UNC-G) W, 8-5 times this season ... also had two tech falls. 11/30 Lyle Evans (W. Wyoming) W, 11-0 Was the 125 lbs. champion at the 2007 Body Bar Invite. Lonestar Duals 1/5 Andrew Gonzalez (CSF) W, 10-3 1/5 Nathan Meyrs (Brown) W, TF, 19-4 1/5 Allan Stein (Navy) W, 10-4
1/18 Tyler Clark (Iowa State) L, 7-6 1/20 Joey Fio (Oklahoma) W, 7-4 1/25 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) L, 9-2 2/1 Joel Trombly (Mich. State) W, 9-2 2/3 Charlie Falck (Iowa) L, 6-1 2/8 Gabe Flores (Illinois) L, 4-2 2/15 Michael Watts (Michigan) W, 9-5 2/17 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) L, 8-0 2/22 Brandon Precin (N’western) L, P, 4:42
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Akif Eren (Purdue) W, P, 6:47 3/8 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) L, 10-2 3/8 Brandon Precin (N’Western) W, 4-3 3/9 Charlie Falck (Iowa) L, 7-2 3/9 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) W, 10-4
Cudd at 2007 NCAA Championships Unseeded; 1-2; Did Not Place Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Collin Cudd, 6-1 #2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) Fall Collin Cudd, 1:25 Collin Cudd Dec. Eric Stevenson (OSU), 9-3 Career Stats Overall Dual Zach Tanelli Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2004–05 Redshirt Season 2005-06 8 3 2 1 0 1 4 133 lbs. 2006-07 21 10 19 3 5 3 3 2007-08 25 10 13 5 4 3 3 Junior Career 54 23 34 9 9 7 10 Short Hills, N.J./Millburn
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Forefit (Dubuque) W, FOR Two-time NCAA qualifier. 11/2 Thomas Pompei (Tri-State) W, P, 2:09 11/2 Jared Jaminski (UW-O) W, DQ Ranked No. 9 by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA. 11/16 Mike Grey (Cornell) W, 7-4 Finished fifth at the 2008 Big Ten Championships ... qualified for his first NCAA Championship in 2007 by finishing eighth at Big Tens and Body Bar Invite earning a wildcard qualification. 11/17 Leigh Tobias (Binghampton) W, P, 3:53 11/17 Jim Conroy (Pitt) W, 7-6 Went 3-2 at the 2008 Big Ten Championships ... pre-seeded No. 4 for 11/17 Mike Grey (Cornell) L, 9-4 133 lbs. ... pinned two of his opponents. 11/17 William Simpson (Army) W, 13-4 Finished the regular season 25-10 overall and 13-5 in duals 11/17 Steve Bell (Maryland) W, 3-1 Earned his second career Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award after Cliff Keen Invite upsetting then-No. 5 Mack Reiter in Wisconsin’s dual against Minnesota. 11/30 Joe Baker (Navy) W, 5-2 Scored 51 dual points for Wisconsin ... had four pins, three major 11/30 Jeff Hedges (UNC-G) L, 6-5 decisions and three tech falls ... his three tech falls were a team high. 11/30 Kevin Mitchell (N. Idaho) W, P, 4:14 11/30 Cory Fish (Boise St.) W, 7-3 Finished third at the Body Bar Invite and placed seventh at the Cliff 12/1 Ray Flint (Utah Valey State) W, 17-2 Keen Invite at 133 lbs. 12/1 Louie Ruggirello (Hofstra) L, 4-2 12/1 Nick Murray (Virginia Tech) W, 13-1
12/8 Trent Washington (UNI) L, 14-11 12/10 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State) W, 10-6
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Logan Wilson (Utah Valley St.) W, 16-0 1/5 T.J. Dillashaw (Cal State Ful.) W, 5-3 1/5 Joe Baker (Navy) W, 3-2
1/18 Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State) L, 11-4 1/20 John Starzky (Oklahoma) W, 10-5 1/25 Andrae Hernandez (Indiana) W, 5-2 2/1 Franklin Gomez (Mich. State) L, 7-4 2/3 Joey Slaton (Iowa) L, 3-1 2/8 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) L, 5-4 2/15 Chris Diehl (Michigan) W, 14-1 2/17 Mack Reiter (Minnesota) W, 5-1 2/22 Eric Metzler (Northwestern) W, 8-1
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Sean Schmaltz (Purdue) W, P, 2:42 3/8 Mack Reiter (Minnesota) L, P, 5:35 Tanelli at 2007 NCAA Championships 3/8 Tim Haas (Penn State) W, F, 2:48 3/9 Joey Slaton (Iowa) L, 7-3 Unseeded; 1-2; Did Not Place 3/9 Andrae Hernandez (Indiana) W, 8-5 Dan Mitcheff (Ken.) dec. Zach Tanelli, 9-7 #6 Darrell Vasquez (Pol.) maj. dec. Zach Tanelii, 11-3 Zach Tanelli dec. #11 Drew Headlee (Pitt), 7-4 (TB1) Career Stats Overall Dual Kyle Ruschell Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2005–06 Redshirt Season 2006-07 30 9 17 5 2 1 5 141 lbs. 2007-08 25 6 16 2 7 0 2 Sophomore Career 55 15 33 7 9 1 7 Crittenden, Ky./Ryle
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Mark Schultz (Dubuque) W, P, 4:35 Two-time NCAA qualifier. 11/2 Brian Wight (Tri-State) W, P, 4:52 11/2 Alex Mueller (UW-O) W, DQ Ranked No. 6 in the latest USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Poll. 11/16 Eric McGill (Cornell) W, 11-4 At one point, was ranked No. 4 in the country. This was the highest ranking of his career. Body Bar Invite Placed sixth at the 2007 Big Ten Championships ... went 2-1 and fin- 11/17 Jeremy Depoy (Kent State) W, P, 1:33 11/17 Willie Horwath (Ithaca) W, P, 3:34 ished sixth after an injury made him forefit his final two matches en route 11/17 Matt Kyler (Army) W, 6-2 to third place ... qualified for his first NCAAs after finishing second at Big 11/17 Drew Lashway (Kent State) L, 7-4 Tens at 141 lbs. as a redshirt freshman.
Cliff Keen Invite Has a 25-6 overall record this season and 16-2 dual mark 11/30 Ryan Williams (Old Domin.) W, 5-3 At one point, Ruschell had a perfect 15-0 dual record. 11/30 Jeff Jaggers (Ohio State) L, P, 3:20 Scored 62 dual points for Wisconsin, had seven pins (ties for the sec- 11/30 Heinrich Barnes (Oregon State) W, 8-6 ond most on the team), also had two major decision victories. 11/30 Elijah Nacita (Cal St.-Bakersf.) W, 8-3 11/30 Matt Redmond (Purdue) W, P, 0:30 Finished as runner-up at the Body Bar Invite ... placed fifth at the 11/30 Joe Caramanica (NC State) L, 6-4 Cliff Keen Invitational.
12/8 C.J. Ettelson (UNI) W, 6-4 12/10 Jeff Jaggers (Ohio State) W, 10-4
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Jeff Newby (Utah Valley State) W, 3-2 1/5 Teddy Astorga (Cal St. Fullert.) W, 10-3 1/5 Mark Savino (Brown) W, 7-1 1/5 Glenn Shober (Navy) W, 10-0
1/18 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) W, 6-0 1/20 Zach Bailey (Oklahoma) W, 3-1 1/25 Scott Kelly (Indiana) W, 2-0 2/1 Micah Carter (Mich. State) W, P, 3:51 2/3 Dan LeClere (Iowa) W, 8-0 2/8 Ryan Prater (Illinois) L, 8-6 2/15 Kellen Russell (Michigan) L, 6-4 2/17 Manuel Rivera (Minnesota) W, 6-1
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Jeff Wimberley (Mich. State) L, P, 5:11 3/8 Ryan Prater (Illinois) W, P, 4:10 3/8 Garrett Scott (Penn State) W, F: DEF Ruschell at 2007 NCAA Championships No. 10 seed; 3-2; Did Not Place #11 Charles Griffin (Hofstra) dec. #10 Kyle Ruschell, 2-1 #10 Kyle Ruschell dec. C.J. Ettelson (UNI), 5-4 #10 Kyle Ruschell Default #10 Kyle Ruschell dec. Kyle Borshoff (Amer.), 8-7 (TB) Michael Keefe (UT-Chat) dec. #10 Kyle Ruschell, 12-10 (SV) Career Stats Overall Dual Jake Donar Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2003–04 Redshirt Season 2004–05 17 15 6 8 0 0 4 165 lbs. 2005-06 10 12 5 6 2 0 2 2006-07 9 15 7 11 3 1 1 Senior 2007-08 12 14 7 9 7 1 1 Cuba City, Wis./Cuba City-Southwestern Career 48 56 25 34 12 2 8
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Joshua Terrell (Dubuque) W, P, 3:35 Two-time NCAA qualifier ... qualified for NCAAs during his fresh- 11/2 Matt Perry (Tri-State) W, P, 3:13 11/2 Kevin Luedke (UW-O) W, P, 4:48 man season after finishing fourth at Big Tens. 11/16 Mack Lewness (Cornell) L, P, 4:37 Placed seventh at this year’s Big Ten Championships ... secured an NCAA qualification after upsetting No. 3 seed Tyler Safratowich from Body Bar Invite Minnesota with a pin in 6:14 ... also upset No. 8 seeded Rex Kendle from 11/17 Ryan Kennett (Maryland) W, 15-0 11/17 Billy Haydt (Drexel) W, 6-3 Michigan State in the first round of consolation matches. 11/17 Mack Lewness (Cornell) L, 17-5 Finished the regular season 12-14 overall and 7-9 in dual action ... seven of Donar’s 12 wins came by a pin. Cliff Keen Invite 11/30 Hayden Harrison (Embry-Rid.) L, 15-7 Scored 40 dual points for Wisconsin ... had seven pins, one major 11/30 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) L, 6-3 decision victory and one tech fall. 11/30 Jason Coyne (Navy) W, 5-1 Finished second at the Body Bar invite after going 2-1.
12/8 Moza Fay (UNI) L, 9-5 12/10 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) L, 3-1
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Teddy Bristol (Cal St. Fullert.) W, P, 2:56 1/5 Chris Musser (Brown) W, P, 1:04
1/20 Shane Vernon (Oklahoma) L, 8-7 1/25 Matt Coughlin (Indiana) L, 9-4 2/1 Rex Kendle (Michigan State) L, 3-1 2/3 Aaron Janssen (Iowa) W, 13-1 2/8 Roger Smith-Bergsrud (Ill.) L, 4-3 2/15 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) L, 6-3 2/17 Tyler Safratowich (Minnesota) L, 5-3 2/22 Dominic Marella (N’western) W, P, 1:04
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) L, 5-1 3/8 Rex Kendle (Michigan State) W, 4-0 3/8 Luke Manuel (Purdue) L, 5-3 3/9 Tyler Safratowich (Minnesota) W, P, 6:14
Donar at 2007 NCAA Championships Did not compete Career Stats Overall Dual Dan Clum Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2007-08 8 11 3 6 4 0 0 174 lbs. Career 8 11 3 6 4 0 0 Senior Arvada, Colo./Pomona
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/10 Brandon Garner (Indianap.) W, P, 1:38* Three-time NCAA qualifier ... qualified for his first NCAA 11/10 Thomas Ingram (Luther) W, P, 2:23* 11/10 Kyle Becker (UW-Parkside) W, P, 2:38* Championship as a Badger by placing seventh at his first Big Ten 11/10 Andy Pickar (Minnesota St.) L, 6-1* Championships ... qualified twice while at Wyoming. 11/10 Mitch Norton (Upper Iowa) L, For.* Began season wrestling at 165 lbs. but switched to 174 lbs. beginning 11/10 Kyle Becker (UW-Parkside) L, Inj.* 1/25 against Indiana. Lonestar Duals Has an 8-11 overall record...4-6 overall at 174 lbs. and 4-5 at 165 lbs. 1/5 Grthart Vuksinick (Utah VS) W, 7-3* Was seeded No. 8 at Big Tens ... beat seventh-seeded Nicholas Corpe 1/5 Matt Demichael (Navy) L, P, 3:44* from Purdue unseeded John Murphy from Michigan State to earn a sev- 1/18 Jon Reader (Iowa State) L, P, 1:13* enth place finish ... Clum went 1-1 with Murphy at Big Tens and was 2-1 1/25 Trevor Perry (Indiana) W, 11-4 overall against Murphy this season. 2/1 John Murphy (Michigan St.) W, P, 6:24 Scored 12 dual points for Wisconsin this season ... had four pins. 2/8 John Dergo (Illinois) L, P, 2:38 2/15 Steve Luke (Michigan) L, 10-3 2/17 Gabe Dretsch (Minnesota) L, 12-6 2/22 Nick Hayes (Northwestern) L, 15-11
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 John Murphy (Michigan St.) L, 4-2 3/8 Nicholas Corpe (Purdue) W, 6-3 3/8 Trevor Perry (Indiana) L, 2-0 3/9 John Murphy (Michigan St.) W, 5-3
*Indicates when Clum competed at 165 lbs.
Clum at 2007 NCAA Championships Did not compete Career Stats Overall Dual Trevor Brandvold Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2006-07 19 9 10 3 4 0 5 2007-08 19 12 7 7 3 1 1 184 lbs. Career 38 21 17 10 7 1 6 Sophomore River Falls, Wis./River Falls
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Cesar Dominguez (Dubuque) W, P, 1:16 Two-time NCAA qualifier ... finished fourth at Big Tens for the sec- 11/2 Pat Detmer (UW-O) W, 14-5 11/16 Nate Holley (Cornell) W, 7-4 ond-sraight year ... qualified for NCAAs during his freshman season after finishing fourth at Big Tens ... was the only true freshman to qualify for Body Bar Invite Wisconsin last year. 11/17 Michael Moore (Cornell) W, 4-1 Finished regular season with a 19-12 record ... went 7-7 in dual 11/17 Matt Darnell (Pitt) W, TF, 6:29 11/17 Nate Holley (Cornell) L, P, 1:08 action. 11/17 Eric Chine (Kent State) W, 14-7 Brandvold went just 1-4 during the Big Ten Conference season ... an 11/17 Mickey Moran (Buffalo) W, 2-0 injury held Brandvold out of the lineup for three conference duals (Iowa,
Cliff Keen Invite Illinois and Michigan) ... Brandvold won more Big Ten matches at the Big 11/30 Raymond Jordan (Missouri) L, 13-2 Ten Championships by finishing 3-2. 11/30 Jesse Strawn (Old Domin.) W, 5-2 Has three pins, one major decision win and one tech fall victory ... 11/30 Abe Otrambo (UC-Davis) W, 5-2 scored 28 dual points for Wisconsin. 12/1 Justin Danz (Hofstra) W, P, 1:26 12/1 Doug Umbehauer (Rider) L, 5-2 Finished seventh at the Cliff Keen Invite, third at the Body Bar Invite. 12/1 Ryan Goodman (NC State) W, 6-4
12/8 Andy O’Loughlin (UNI) W, 6-4 12/10 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) L, 5-4
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Casen Eldredge (Utah Valley St) W, 10-3 1/5 Ian Murphy (CS-Fullerton) L, P, 3:13 1/5 Matt Parsons (Navy) W, 7-3
1/18 Jake Varner (Iowa State) L, 14-2 1/20 Josh Weitzel (Oklahoma) L, 11-2 1/25 Marc Bennett (Indiana) L, 9-3 2/1 Nick Palmieri (Michigan St.) L, 7-2 2/17 Roger Kish (Minnesota) L, 4-3 2/22 Adil Kolovic (Northwestern) W, P, 2:10
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Roger Kish (Minnesota) L, 4-2, sv 3/8 Marc Bennett (Indiana) W, 7-2 3/8 Nick Palmieri (Michigan St.) W, 5-2 3/9 Roger Kish (Minnesota) W, M:FOR 3/9 Philip Keddy (Iowa) L, 6-3 Brandvold at 2007 NCAA Championships Unseeded, 1-2, did not place #3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) dec. Trevor Brandvold, 7-3 Trevor Brandvold dec. Ryan Burk (NIU), 7-3 #5 Raymond Jordan (Mis.) dec. Trevor Brandvold, 4-2 Career Stats Overall Dual Dallas Herbst Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2004–05 Redshirt Season 2005–06 21 11 9 6 12 0 0 197 lbs. 2006-07 31 8 19 3 18 0 1 2007-08 28 4 16 3 14 1 4 Junior Career 80 23 44 12 44 1 5 Winneconne, Wis./Winneconne
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Matt Wonderlin (Dubuque) W, P, 0:28 Three-time NCAA qualifier ... finished third for the second-straight season at 11/2 Alex Fleet (Tri-State) W, P, 0:58 Big Tens ... finished seventh as a freshman to qualify. 11/2 Forefit (UW-O) W, FOR Currently ranked No. 5 in the country by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA. 11/16 Matt Panasevich (Cornell) W, P, 6:44 Has the most wins on the team this season with 28 ... finished season 28-4 and 16-3 in dual action. Body Bar Invite 11/17 AJ Hunt (Pitt) W, P, 4:55 Scored the most dual points for Wisconsin this season with 76. 11/17 Brandon Lapp (Sacred Heart) W, P, 0:41 Led Wisconsin for the third straight year in pins ... has 14 so far this season 11/17 Michael Blackwell (Kent St.) W, F, 1:47 and needs just four more to beat Lee Kemp’s school record of 47 career pins ... 11/17 Hudson Taylor (Maryland) W, 4-3 Herbst’s 14 pins this season ties for fourth-most in a season ... four more pins would tie his single-season record Herbst set last year (Lee Kemp also had 18 pins Cliff Keen Invite in the 1976-77 season). 11/30 Max Askren (Missouri) W, F, 6:47 Earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors twice this season ... once after 11/30 Jared Villers (West Virginia) W, 13-0 going 5-0 during a weekend out in Ithaca, N.Y. earlier this season (won the dual- 11/30 Justin Schlecht (Dickinson St.) W, P, 1:12 winning match against Cornell and went 4-0 to capture the Body Bar Invite title at 11/30 Jake Johnson (Stanford) W, P, 1:26 11/30 Brennen Knerr (Colorado SOM) W, P, 197 lbs.) and after defeating previously undefeated Joel Flaggert from Oklahoma 1:25 in a tie-breaker. Herbst won the Body Bar Invite and Cliff Keen Invite. 12/8 Andrew Anderson (UNI) L, 4-3 Herbst has pinned four opponents this season in less than a minute. 12/10 John Weakley (Ohio State) W, 12-2
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Mark Dennis (Utah Valley St.) W, 5-0 1/5 John Drake (Cal St.-Fullerton) W, 7-4 1/5 Leo Saniuk (Brown) W, 9-0 1/5 Tyler Moyer (Navy) W, 1-0
1/18 David Bertolino (Iowa State) W, P, 4:34 1/20 Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma) W, 4-2 (tb) 1/25 Joe Fagiano (Indiana) W, 21-4 2/1 Joe Williams (Michigan State) W, 6-5 2/3 Chad Beatty (Iowa) W, P, 0:41 2/8 Patrick Bond (Illinois) L, 3-2 2/15 Anthony Biondo (Michigan) W, P, 1:17 2/17 Yura Malamura (Minnesota) W, P, 1:03 2/22 Mike Tamillow (N’western) L, 6-1
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Joe Williams (Michigan State) W, 10-1 3/8 Mike Tamillow (Northwestern) L, 4-1 3/9 Joe Fagiano (Indiana) W, 8-2 3/9 Patrick Bond (Illinois) W, 5-1 Herbst at 2007 NCAA Championships #12 seed , 2-2, did not place #3 Mike Tamillow (Northwestern) dec. #12 Dallas Herbst, 10-3 #12 Dallas Herbst fall Cornelius Murray, 4:42 #5 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) dec. #12 Dallas Herbst, 4-1 #12 Dallas Herbst fall Same Wendland (Wyoming), 2:59 Career Stats Overall Dual Kyle Massey Year W L W L Pins TF MD 2004–05 Redshirt Season 2005-06 11 2 3 1 9 0 1 Hwt. 2006-07 18 10 12 6 8 0 1 2007-08 27 7 15 2 7 0 5 Junior Career 56 19 30 9 24 0 7 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park
2007-08 Match-By-Match Quick Season/Career Notes
11/2 Nick Hagen (Dubuque) W, P, 1:16 Two-time NCAA qualifier ... finished fourth at this year’s Big Tens, 11/2 Kyle Brown (Tri-State) W, P, 6:05 11/2 Travis Stolze (UW-O) W, P, 1:12 placed fifth in 2007. 11/16 Zach Hammond (Cornell) L, 2-1 Currently ranked No. 5 by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA ... earned the highest ranking of his career at No. 2 by defeating previously unde- Body Bar Invite feated and then top-ranked Dustin Fox during the dual season. 11/17 Pat Gilmore (Maryland) W, P, 0:04 11/17 Nathan Thobaben (Army) W, 14-3 Has a 27-7 overall record and went 15-2 in dual action, including a 11/17 Jermail Porter (Kent State) L, 4-3 team-best 7-1 in Big Ten duals ... at one point, was on a 12-match winning 11/17 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) W, 10-4 streak. 11/17 Zach Schaeffer (Pitt) L, 5-3 Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after defeating Fox ... it was his Cliff Keen Invite first weekly honor. 11/30 John Wise (Illinois) W, 9-2 Has seven pins and five major decision victories this season. 11/30 Tervel Dlagnex (Nebraska-Kea.) L, 3-1 Finished third at the Cliff Keen Invite after going 7-1 at the two-day 11/30 Nick Smith (Boise St.) W, 3-2 11/30 Andrew Knapp (Harvard) W, P, 4:25 invite ... placed fourth at the Body Bar Invite. 12/1 Jason Marshall (Ohio) W, 7-0 12/1 Wade Sauer (Cal St.-Fullerton) W, 2-0 12/1 Zach Schaffer (Pitt) W, 5-2 12/1 Reese Hopkins (N. Colorado) W, 4-3
12/8 Dustin Bauman (UNI) W, 12-0 12/10 J.D. Bergman (Ohio State) L, P, 2:32
Lonestar Duals 1/5 Levon Mock (Brown) W, 6-1 1/5 Scott Steele (Navy) W, 3-1
1/18 David Zabriskie (Iowa State) W, P, 4:19 1/20 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) W, 4-2 1/25 Nathan Everhart (Indiana) W, P, 5:33 2/1 Alan O’Donnell (Michigan St.) W, 14-2 2/3 Matt Fields (Iowa) W, 6-5 2/8 John Wise (Illinois) W, 9-0 2/15 Chad Bleske (Michigan) W, 11-0 2/17 Ben Berhow (Minnesota) W, 6-2 2/22 Dustin Fox (Northwestern) W, 5-3
2008 Big Ten Championships 3/8 Christopher Kasten (Purdue) W, 7-1 3/8 Dustin Fox (Northwestern) L, 12-4 Massey at 2007 NCAA Championships 3/9 John Wise (Illinois) W, 3-0 3/9 Matt Fields (Iowa) L, 3-1 (tb) Unseeded, 1-2, did not place Joe Fendone (Edinboro) dec. Kyle Massey, 8-7 Kyle Massey dec. Jermail Porter (Kent State), 1-4 #12 Wade Sauer (Cal St.-Fullerton) dec. Kyle Massey, 5-4 HEAD COACH BARRY DAVIS 14TH SEASON
Barry Davis is in his 14th season at the helm of the Wis- consin wrestling program. His Badgers fi nished the dual season with a 14-4-1 overall mark and 5-3 in the Big Ten. This season, Davis recorded his 150th career win with an 18-15 victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 21. He became just the second UW coach to do so, joining George Martin who coached for 32 years and fi nished 182-163-12. This season also marked the seventh time Davis’s teams have won 10 or more duals and the fourth time within the last fi ve seasons. Davis was installed as the 15th head coach in Wis- consin history on March 4, 1994, after serving as the program’s interim head coach for the 1993–94 season. In his 13 seasons leading the Badgers, Davis has fi rmly instilled his values of commitment, intensity, loyalty and energy on the UW program. During his tenure, Davis has coached six individuals to 10 Big Ten titles, including the latest, Tom Clum, who claimed the 133-pound championship at the 2006 tournament. This after Clum won the 2004 title at 125-pounds. Davis also coached Donny Pritzlaff (165 pounds, 1999, 2000, ’01), Keith Davison (190 pounds, 1994), Matt Hanutke (118 pounds, 1994), Eric Jetton (126 pounds, 1997, ’98) and Kevin Wilmot (167 pounds, 1997) to conference championships. Additionally, 16 of Davis’ wrestlers have earned All-America honors while two have claimed NCAA titles. Pritzlaff won back-to-back national championships in 2000 and 2001 and Jeff Walter won the 1996 heavyweight title. Fifty-eight wrestlers have qualifi ed for the NCAA championships under Davis’ direction, including current Badgers Collin Cudd, Dan Clum, Zach Tanelli, Kyle Ruschell, Matt Maciag, Jake Donar, Craig Henning, Dallas Herbst and Kyle Massey.
The Davis Demographics DAVIS’ COACHING RECORD • Born Sept. 17, 1961 • Originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Year School W-L-T Big Ten NCAA • Graduated from Iowa in 1985 with general studies degree 1994 Wisconsin 7-6-1 — — • Married to Nan and father of two daughters, Amanda and Amy 1995 Wisconsin 8-4-1 7th T18th 1996 Wisconsin 10-5-0 8th T15th Davis’ Career Highlights 1997 Wisconsin 7-11-1 7th T16th • 1983 Pan-Am Gold Medalist 1998 Wisconsin 8-9-0 5th 19th • 1983 World Team Member 1999 Wisconsin 4-12-1 6th 25th • Two-time Olympian (Los Angeles, 1984 & 2000 Wisconsin 11-5-1 T9th T9th Seoul, South Korea, 1988) 2001 Wisconsin 10-10-1 6th T10th • 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist at 125.5 lbs. 2002 Wisconsin 11-10-0 9th 25th 2003 Wisconsin 9-7-0 9th 23rd • Three-time NCAA champion (1982, ‘83, ‘85) • Four-time All-American 2004 Wisconsin 17-6-0 7th 29th • One of nine wrestlers to win four Big Ten titles 2005 Wisconsin 11-3-2 5th 15th • 1985 Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year 2006 Wisconsin 9-5-1 7th 21st • Member of the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame 2007 Wisconsin 19-3-0 2nd 13th • 1986 World Bronze Medalist Career: 14 Seasons 141-96-9 • 1987 World Silver Medalist UW Coaches and Best Finishes • Coached six Big Ten champions (Keith Davison, Matt Hanutke, Eric Coach Yrs. W L T Pct. BigTen NCAA Jetton, Donny Pritzlaff, Kevin Wilmot and Tom Clum) E.B. Nolte (1913) 1 1 0 0 1.000 6th — • Coached 15 All-Americans (Kevin Black, Tony Black, Kole Clauson, Fred Schlatter (1914-15) 2 3 0 1 .875 2nd — Tom Clum, Keith Davison, Ryan Flaherty, Matt Hanutke, Craig Russ Hellickson (1983-86) 4 70 22 1 .758 2nd 6th Henning, Grant Hoerr, Eric Jetton, Donny Pritzlaff, Tyler Turner, Duane Kleven (1971-82) 12 132 46 5 .735 2nd 4th Cory Wallman, Kevin Wilmot and Jeff Walter) John Roberts (1943) 1 4 2 0 .667 9th — • Coached two NCAA champions (Donny Pritzlaff and Jeff Walter) Andy Rein (1987-93) 7 81 41 3 .659 2nd 7th • Coached 57 wrestlers to a total of 77 NCAA appearances in 13 Barry Davis (1994–present)* 13 141 96 9 .594 2nd 9th seasons at Wisconsin George Martin (1936-42,46-70) 32 182 163 12 .521 4th 6th • Recognized by National Wrestling Hall of Fame as 2007 Distinguished Joe Steinauer (1919-20) 2 2 2 0 .500 — — Member George Hitchcock (1921-33) 13 28 36 1 .432 2nd 5th • Has the second-most wins of any Badger coach reached the 150-win Frank Jordan (1944-45) 2 1 5 1 .214 3rd — milestone this season. Art Knott (1916-17) 2 1 5 0 .167 6th — Paul Gerling (1934-35) 2 1 14 0 .067 8th — *Does not include 2007-08 record NCAA Champions
Rick Lawinger Pat Christenson
1974...... 142 1976 ...... 167 lbs. lbs. In 1976, Pat Christenson Rick Lawinger has the won an NCAA title, earned distinction of being All-America honors, was Wisconsin’s first NCAA named an NWCA All-Star champion. In 1974, and was awarded the Big Lawinger boasted a Ten Medal of Honor. His 32 whopping 39-1 record and career falls are tied for sec- took home the second ond most in UW history, and of his two All-America his 14 in the 1975-76 season awards and the second are tied for fourth most in a of his two Big Ten titles single season. en route to being named an NWCA All-Star. In 1973, Lawinger earned the bronze medal at the World University Games in freestyle.
Jack Reinwand Lee Kemp
1976...... 126 1976, 77, 78 ...... 174 lbs. lbs. Three-time NCAA cham- An NCAA title holder and pion Lee Kemp sits atop two-time All-America UW’s record book in three selection, Jack Reinwald categories—single-season also was a great wrestler falls (18), career falls (47) on the national and inter- and winning percentage national levels. He took (.957). Kemp, who also home bronze at the 1977 was a 1980 Olympian, won World Championships the World Cup of Freestyle in freestyle, as well as in 1979, 1980, 1981 and bronze (1978) and silver 1982; the Pan American (1979) at the World Cup Games in freestyle in 1979 of Freestyle. In addition, and 1983; and the World Reinwald was a 1976 Championships in freestyle NWCA All-Star. in 1978, 1979 and 1982.
Jim Haines Ron Jeidy
1977 ...... 118 lbs. 1978...... 190 lbs. Jim Haines completed Ron Jeidy closed out his his Badger career with senior season by winning an a national champion- NCAA championship in 1978, ship and an All-America the same year in which he award. An active member earned an All-America nod in national and interna- and a Big Ten title. Just the tional competition, Haines year before, he competed in was a 1976 Olympian, the World University games won the gold medal at in freestyle. the 1977 and 1978 World Cup of Freestyle and took home silver at the 1975 Pan American Games, the 1979 World Championships NCAA Champions
Andy Rein Jim Jordan
1980 ...... 150 lbs. 1985, 86...... 134 lbs. The 1979-80 season proved Two-time NCAA champion to be a good one for Andy Jim Jordan finished his Rein, as he went a per- career with 156 wins, the fect 40-0 en route to the most in school history. His national title. Four years 49 victories in 1985-86 also later, Rein went on to earn set the Wisconsin single- the silver medal at the season record. Among his Olympic Games. In addi- many accomplishments, tion to being a two-time Jordan was a three-time All- All-American and two-time American, a two-time Big Big Ten champion, Rein Ten titlist and a 1985 NWCA took home gold at the 1979 All-Star. Pan American Games in freestyle and at the 1983 Tbilisi Tournament.
Dave Lee Matt Demaray
1989 ...... 167 lbs. 1991, 92...... 150 lbs. Dave Lee was a two-time Matt Demaray, a two-time All-American and won a national champion, three- national title in 1989. He time All-American and two- racked up two Big Ten time Big Ten champion, is championships in addition one of three Badgers to to being named an NWCA have an undefeated season All-Star in 1988. Lee’s (42-0 in 1990-91). He also resume is extra impressive racked up 150 triumphs considering he only let- in his career, putting him tered two seasons while at in second place all-time Wisconsin. at UW. In 1992, Demaray was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor, and the fol- lowing year he was named Academic All-Big Ten.
Jeff Walter Donny Pritzlaff
1996...... Hwt. 2000, 01 ...... 165 lbs. Not only was Jeff Walter an A two-time NCAA title holder, NCAA champion, but he also Donny Pritzlaff boasted a won a Big Ten title in all four career record of 135-16 of his years wrestling for (.894), putting him second all- Wisconsin. In addition, Walter time in winning percentage was a two-time All-American at Wisconsin. He earned All- and a four-time Academic America status four times in All-Big Ten selection. A addition to claiming three Big 1996 NWCA All-Star, Walter Ten titles and being named finished seventh on UW’s all- an NWCA All-star in 2001. time falls list with 29, 14 of Pritzlaff was a junior world which came in 1995–96, tying champion in 1998 and was a him for fourth on the single- member of the United States season record list. National Team in 2002–03. Wisconsin Wrestling 2007-08 Dual Results Wisconsin 58, Dubuque 0 #10 Wisconsin 16, Northern Iowa 16 Nov. 2, 2007 • KI Convention Center • Green Bay, Wis. Dec. 8, 2007 •McLeod Center• Cedar Falls, Iowa Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Collin Cudd pinned Andrew Taylor, 2:05 174 lbs. Alex Dolly (UNI) dec. Justin Peterson (WIS), 7-3 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli won by forefi t 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (WIS) dec. Andy O’Loughlin (UNI), 6-4 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell pinned Mark Schultz, 4:35 197 lbs. Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Dallas Herbst (WIS), 4-3 149 lbs. Mike Metzger won by forefi t Hwt. Kyle Massey (WIS) maj dec. Dustin Bauman (UNI), 12-0 157 lbs. Craig Henning pinned Matt Evans, 2:24 125 lbs. Drew Hammen (WIS) dec. Caleb Flores (UNI), 6-5 165 lbs. Jake Donar pinned Joshua Terrell, 3:35 133 lbs. Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Zach Tanelli (WIS), 14-11 174 lbs. Matt Maciag dec. Evan Brown, 13-2 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (WIS) dec. C.J. Ettelson (UNI), 6-4 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold pinned Cesar Dominguez, 1;16 149 lbs. Charlie Ettelson (UNI) maj dec. Kendall Vogel (WIS), 13-0 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst pinned Matt Wonderlin, 0:28 157 lbs. Craig Henning (WIS) dec. Jarion Beets (UNI), 4-0 Hwt. Kyle Massey pinned Nick Hagen, 1:16 165 lbs. Moza Fay (UNI) dec. Jake Donar (WIS), 9-5
Wisconsin 45, Tri-State University 9 #10 Wisconsin 13, #13 Ohio State 23 Nov. 2, 2007 •KI Convention Center • Green Bay, Wis. Dec. 10, 2007 •St. John Arena• Columbus, Ohio Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) pin Levi Mundy (TSU), 1:14 125 lbs. Nikko Triggas tech. fall Drew Hammen, 16-0 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) pin Thomas Pompei (TSU), 2:09 133 lbs. No. 18 Zach Tanelli dec. No. 15 Reece Humphrey, 10-6 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) pin Brian Wight (TSU), 4:52 141 lbs. No. 13 Kyle Ruschell dec. No. 7 J. Jaggers, 10-4 149 lbs. Kyle Pittman (TSU) pin Mike Metzger (UW), 2:03 149 lbs. No. 8 Lance Palmer dec. Kendall Vogel, 8-2 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) pin Zane Stenz (TSU), 2:32 157 lbs. No. 3 Craig Henning dec. Jason Johnstone, 1-0 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) pin Matt Perry (TSU), 3:13 165 lbs. Colt Sponseller dec. Jake Donar, 3-1 174 lbs. Nick Kraus (TSU) dec. Matt Maciag (UW), 7-6 174 lbs. Alex Picazo dec. Justin Peterson, 12-7 184 lbs. Eric Bugenhagen (UW) dec. Louis Posa (TSU), 7-5 (0T) 184 lbs. No. 5 Mike Pucillo dec. No. 12 Trevor Brandvold, 5-4 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) pin Alex Fleet (TSU), 0:58 197 lbs. No. 4 Dallas Herbst maj dec. John Weakley, 12-2 Hwt. Kyle Massey (UW) pin Kyle Brown (TSU), 6:05 Hwt. No. 3 J.D. Bergman pin No. 11 Kyle Massey, 2:32
Wisconsin 53, UW-Oshkosh 0 #14 Wisconsin 28, Utah Valley State 7 Nov. 2, 2007 • KI Convention Center • Green Bay, Wis. Jan. 5, 2008 • Warrior Coliseum • South Grand Prairie, Texas Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) pin Chad Leviner (UWO), 6:59 125 lbs. Ben Kjar (UVS) maj. dec. Drew Hammen (UW), 13-4 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) pin Jared Jaminski (UWO), 2:08 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) tech fall Logan Wilson (UVS), 16-0 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) pin Alex Mueller (UWO), 2:24 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. Jeff Newby (UVS), 3-2 149 lbs. Mike Metzger (UW) dec. Derek Koenig (UWO), 7-0 149 lbs. Kendall Vogel (UW) dec. Sam Allen (UVS), 5-3 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) pin Dallas Moe (UWO), 3:37 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) tech fall Nate Kearsley (UVS), 15-0 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) pin Kevin Luedtke (UWO), 4:48 165 lbs. Dan Clum (UW) dec. Grthart Vuksinick (UVS), 7-3 174 lbs. Justin Peterson (UW) dec. Eli Felts (UWO), 11-0 174 lbs. Marc Fenwick (UVS) dec. Matt Maciag (UW), 6-3 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Pat Detmer (UWO), 14-5 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Casen Eldredge (UVS), 10-3 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) won by forefi t 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. Mark Dennis (UVS), 5-0 Hwt. Kyle Massey (UW) pin Travis Stolze (UWO), 1:12 Hwt. Jordan Hein (UW) dec. Billy Gren (UVS), 3-1
#12 Wisconsin 21, #8 Cornell 18 #14 Wisconsin 28, Cal State - Fullerton 12 Nov. 16, 2008• Newman Arena • Ithaca, N.Y. Jan. 5, 2008 • Warrior Coliseum • South Grand Prairie, Texas Wt. Results Wt. Results Hwt. Zach Hammond (Cornell) dec. Kyle Massey (UW), 2-1 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Andrew Gonzalez (CSF), 10-3 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Frank Perrelli (Cornell), 11-5 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. T.J. Dillashaw (CSF), 5-3 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. Mike Grey (Cornell), 7-4 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. Teddy Astorga (CSF), 10-3 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. Eric McGill (Cornell), 11-4 149 lbs. Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 5-2 149 lbs. Adam Frey (Cornell) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 8-7 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) pin Devan Velasquez (CSF), 2:26 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) dec. Jordan Leen (Cornell), 3-1 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) pin Teddy Bristol (CSF), 2:56 165 lbs. Mack Lewnes (Cornell) pin Jake Donar (UW), 4:37 174 lbs. Justin Peterson (UW) maj. dec. Todd Noel (CSF), 11-0 174 lbs. Steve Anceravage (Cornell) pin Justin Peterson (UW), 1:31 184 lbs. Ian Murphy (CSF) pin Trevor Brandvold (UW), 3:13 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Nate Holley (Cornell), 7-4 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. John Drake (CSF), 7-4 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) pin Matt Panasevich (Cornell), 6:44 Hwt. Wade Sauer (CSF) dec. Jordan Hein (UW), 4-0 Wisconsin Wrestling 2007-08 Dual Results #14 Wisconsin 34, Brown 6 #13 Wisconsin 20, #17 Indiana 15 Jan. 5, 2008 • Warrior Coliseum • South Grand Prairie, Texas Jan. 25, 2008 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Indiana Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) tech fall Nathan Myers (Brown), 19-4 157 lbs. #9 Brandon Becker (IU) dec. #2 Craig Henning (UW), 2-0 133 lbs. Jeff Schell (Brown) dec. Drew Hammen (UW), 6-0 165 lbs. #9 Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 9-4 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. Mark Savino (Brown), 7-1 174 lbs. Dan Clum (UW) dec. Trevor Perry (IU), 11-4 149 lbs. Kendall Vogel (UW) dec. Mark Bloom (Brown), 5-2 184 lbs. Marc Bennett (IU) dec. #13 Trevor Brandvold (UW), 9-3 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) pin Tom Fazio (Brown), 1:28 197 lbs. #4 Dallas Herbst (UW) tech fall Joe Fagiano (IU), 21-4 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) pin Chris Musser (Brown), 1:04 Hwt. #12 Kyle Massey (UW) pin Nathan Everhart (IU), 14-9 174 lbs. Justin Peterson (UW) maj. dec. Andrew Jimenez (Brown),14-0 125 lbs. #2 Angel Escobedo (IU) dec. #18 Collin Cudd (UW), 9-2 184 lbs. Matt Gevelinger (Brown) dec. Eric Bugenhagen (UW), 9-4 133 lbs. #12 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. #10 Andrae Hernandez (IU), 5-2 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) maj. dec. Leo Saniuk (Brown), 9-0 141 lbs. #8 Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. Scott Kelly (IU), 2-0 Hwt. Kyle Massey (UW) dec. Levon Mock (Brown), 6-1 149 lbs. Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 5-0
#14 Wisconsin 23, #21 Navy 12 #13 Wisconsin 26, Michigan State 12 Jan. 5, 2008 • Warrior Coliseum • South Grand Prairie, Texas Feb. 1, 2008 • UW Field House • Madison, Wis. Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Allan Stein (Navy), 10-4 165 lbs. Rex Kendle (MSU) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 3-1 133 lbs. Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. Joe Baker (Navy), 3-2 174 lbs. Dan Clum (UW) pin. John Murphy (MSU), 6:24 141 lbs. Kyle Ruschell (UW) maj. dec. Glenn Shober (Navy), 10-0 184 lbs. Nick Palmieri (MSU) dec. #15 Trevor Brandvold (UW), 7-2 149 lbs. Spencer Manley (Navy) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 4-1 197 lbs. #4 Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. #15 Joe Williams (MSU), 6-5 157 lbs. Craig Henning (UW) maj. dec. Joel Ahern (Navy), 8-0 Hwt. #12 Kyle Massey (UW) maj. dec. Alan O’Donnell (MSU),14-2 165 lbs. Matt Demichael (Navy) pin Dan Clum (UW), 3:44 125 lbs. #18 Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Joel Trombly (MSU), 9-2 174 lbs. Matt Stoplinski (Navy) dec. Justin Peterson (UW), 7-3 133 lbs. #4 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. #11 Zach Tanelli (UW), 7-4 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Matt Parsons (Navy), 7-3 141 lbs. #7 Kyle Ruschell (UW) pin Micah Carter (MSU), 3:51 197 lbs. Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. Tyler Moyer (Navy), 1-0 149 lbs. Eddie Skowneski (MSU) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 3-2 Hwt. Kyle Massey (UW) dec. Scott Steele (Navy), 3-1 157 lbs. #4 Craig Henning (UW) maj. dec. John Fulger (MSU), 13-0
#13 Wisconsin 18, #8 Iowa State 24 #13 Wisconsin 20, #1 Iowa 22 Jan. 18, 2008 • Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa Feb. 3, 2008 • UW Field House • Madison, Wis. Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. Tyler Clark (ISU) dec. #18 Collin Cudd (UW), 7-6 125 lbs. #3 Charlie Falck (IOWA) dec. #18 Collin Cudd (UW), 6-1 133 lbs. #7 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) dec. #12 Zach Tanelli (UW), 11-4 133 lbs. #3 Joey Slaton (IOWA) dec. #11 Zach Tanelli (UW), 3-1 141 lbs. #8 Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. #18 Nick Gallick (ISU), 6-0 141 lbs. #7 Kyle Ruschell (UW) maj. dec. #9 Dan LeClere (IOWA), 8-0 149 lbs. Mitch Mueller (ISU) tech. fall Kendall Vogel (UW), 20-5 149 lbs. #1 Brent Metcalf (IOWA) pin Trevor Bowers (UW), 4:02 157 lbs. #2 Craig Henning (UW) dec. #6 Cyler Sanderson (ISU), 6-5 157 lbs. #4 Craig Henning (UW) dec. #15 Ryan Morningstar(I), 2-1 165 lbs. #6 Jon Reader (ISU) pin Dan Clum (UW), 1:13 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) maj. dec. Aaron Janssen (IOWA), 13-1 174 lbs. Aron Scott (ISU) dec. Justin Peterson (UW), 7-3 174 lbs. #2 Jay Borschel (IOWA) maj. dec. Justin Peterson (UW),15-7 184 lbs. #1 Jake Varner (ISU) maj.dec. #14 Trevor Brandvold (UW), 184 lbs. #8 Phillip Keddy (IOWA) pin Eric Bugenhagen (UW), 3:00 197 lbs. #6 Dallas Herbst (UW) pin #17 David Bertolino (ISU), 4:34 197 lbs. #4 Dallas Herbst (UW) pin Chad Beatty (IOWA), 0:41 Hwt. #13 Kyle Massey (UW) pin #4 David Zabriskie (ISU), 4:19 Hwt. #10 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. #6 Matt Fields (IOWA), 6-5
#13 Wisconsin 18, #18 Oklahoma 15 #13 Wisconsin 13, #9 Illinois 24 Jan. 20, 2008 • Ford Center •Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Feb. 8, 2008 • Huff Hall • Champaign, Ill. Wt. Results Wt. Results 125 lbs. #18 Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Joey Fio (OU), 7-4 125 lbs. #9 Gabe Flores (ILL) dec. #18 Collin Cudd (UW), 4-2 133 lbs. #12 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. John Starzyk (OU), 10-5 133 lbs. #9 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) dec. #11 Zach Tanelli (UW), 5-4 141 lbs. #8 Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. #11 Zach Bailey (OU), 3-1 141 lbs. #10 Ryan Prater (ILL) dec. #7 Kyle Ruschell (UW), 8-6 149 lbs. #9 Will Rowe (OU) maj. dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 19-6 149 lbs. Kendall Vogel (UW) pin Grant Paswall (ILL), 6:51 157 lbs. #2 Craig Henning (UW) dec. Chad Terry (OU), 4-0 157 lbs. #1 Mike Poeta (ILL) dec. #3 Craig Henning (UW), 1-0 165 lbs. Shane Vernon (OU) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 8-7 165 lbs. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (ILL) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 4-3 174 lbs. Jeff James (OU) maj. dec. Justin Peterson (UW), 10-1 174 lbs. #16 John Dergo (ILL) pin Dan Clum (UW), 12:38 184 lbs. #7 Josh Weitzel (OU) maj dec. #14 Trevor Brandvold (UW),11-2 184 lbs. Justin Peterson (UW) dec. Ben Friedl (ILL), 5-1 197 lbs. #6 Dallas Herbst (UW) dec. #3 Joel Flaggert (OU), 4-2 197 lbs. #13 Patrick Bond (ILL) dec. #4 Dallas Herbst (UW), 3-2 Hwt. #14 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. Nathan Fernandez (OU), 4-2 Hwt. #4 Kyle Massey (UW) maj. dec. #17 John Wise (ILL), 9-0 Wisconsin Wrestling 2007-08 Dual Results #13 Wisconsin 20, #10 Michigan 18 Feb. 15, 2008 •UW Field House •Madison, Wis. Wt. Results 125 lbs. #19 Collin Cudd (UW) dec. Michael Watts (M), 9-5 133 lbs. #11 Zach Tanelli (UW) maj. dec. Chris Diehl (M), 14-1 141 lbs. #10 Kellen Russell (M) dec. #6 Kyle Ruschel (UW), 6-4 149 lbs. Justin Chrzanowski (M) dec. Kendall Vogel (UW), 7-2 157 lbs. #5 Craig Henning (UW) dec. #20 Jeff Marsh (M), 6-2 165 lbs. #3 Eric Tannenbaum (M) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 6-3 174 lbs. #4 Steve Luke (M) dec. Dan Clum (UW), 10-3 184 lbs. #3 Tyrel Todd (M) pin Justin Peterson (UW), 2:58 197 lbs. #8 Dallas Herbst (UW) pin #15 Anthony Biondo (M), 1:17 Hwt. #4 Kyle Massey (UW) maj. dec. Chad Bleske (M), 11-0
#13 Wisconsin 20, #4 Minnesota 17 Feb. 17, 2008•Williams Arena•Minneapolis, Minn. Wt. Results 125 lbs. #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #19 Collin Cudd (UW), 8-0 133 lbs. #11 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. #5 Mack Reiter (MINN), 5-1 141 lbs. #6 Kyle Ruschel (UW) dec. #3 Manuel Rivera (MINN), 6-1 149 lbs. #3 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) maj dec. Kendall Vogel (UW),13-3 157 lbs. #5 Craig Henning (UW) tech. fall Luke Mellmer (MINN), 15-0 165 lbs. Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Jake Donar (UW), 5-3 174 lbs. #11 Gabriel Dretsch (MINN) dec. Dan Clum (UW), 12-6 184 lbs. #10 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. #17 Trevor Brandvold (UW), 4-3 197 lbs. #8 Dallas Herbst (UW) pin Yura Malamura (MINN), 1:03 Hwt. #4 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. Ben Berhow (MINN), 6-2 #8 Wisconsin 21, #10 Northwestern, 19 Feb. 22, 2008 •UW Field House •Madison, Wis. Wt. Results 125 lbs. #5 Brandon Precin (NU) pin #20 Collin Cudd (UW), 4:42 133 lbs. #8 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. Eric Metzler (NU), 8-1 141 lbs. #14 Keith Sulzer (NU) dec. Eric Senescu (UW), 7-2 149 lbs. #11 Ryan Lang (NU) maj. dec. Trevor Bowers (UW), 16-3 157 lbs. #5 Craig Henning (UW) dec. Andrew Nahir (NU), 9-5 165 lbs. Jake Donar (UW) pin Dominic Marella (NU), 1:04 174 lbs. #12 Nick Hayws (NU) dec. (sv) Dan Clum (UW), 15-11 184 lbs. Trevor Brandvold (UW) pin Adil Kolovic (NU), 2:10 197 lbs. #2 Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. #8 Dallas Herbst (UW), 6-1 Hwt. #4 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. #1 Dustin Fox (NU), 5-3 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Grapplers Off to St. Louis to think about that. I’d sacrifi ce my regular season for an Friday, March, 14, 2008 excellent postseason, and that’s what I’m focusing on.” by Cassie Paulsen The Badger Herald Another qualifi er, senior Cudd, is looking at it in somewhat of an opposite approach. Cudd, now a four-time NCAA Sunshine, beaches and tropical drinks await a large por- qualifi er, went 3-2 at the Big Tens to earn fi fth and an auto- tion of students this coming week. Saunas, weight rooms matic bid to nationals. Despite entering the tournament with and wrestling mats await a group of UW wrestlers who a 17-8 overall record but only 2-5 in the Big Ten, Cudd qualifi ed for the 2008 NCAA Championships, taking place acknowledges the one thing that has gotten him this far. March 20-22 in St. Louis. “Hard work,” said Cudd. “That’s how I’ve made it to the Eight Wisconsin grapplers will spend their spring break NCAAs four times. Hard work and the help of my coaches. fi ne-tuning their skills in preparation for the fi nal weekend Realizing that if I put this much effort into not only wres- of competition. Dallas Herbst leads the group heading in, tling but anything I do, I can accomplish my goals and get after improving his overall record to 28-4 en route to a third to where I want to go in life.” place fi nish at last weekend’s Big Ten tournament. As the next week goes by, the Badgers will focus on the All in all, head coach Barry Davis was happy with the over- little things while awaiting the fi rst round matchups, due all performance of his team last weekend at the conference out early next week. Until then, Davis can refl ect on the tournament. season with a smile and know the future is bright.
“You look at it, four guys who weren’t supposed to go are “We’ve had some really good wins this year, a lot of ranked going (to the NCAAs),” said Davis of unranked Collin teams,” said Davis. “But it’s not done yet. We still have a Cudd, Jake Donar, Dan Clum and Trevor Brandvold. “And chance to reach the goals we set as a team and individual- we’ve got one who should have gone but isn’t. I seriously wise. I think we’re a much better team than we were last thought we had a chance to get all 10 through. It’s a meat year. We’re on the rise, we’ve got some good recruits com- grinder. The guys who got through, they had good wins. ing in, so I think we’ve got a very bright future. But right Overall we did alright.” now the future is next week.”
The one that got away, so to speak, is senior Craig Henning. Henning, last year’s national runner-up at 157 pounds, ran into trouble at the Big Tens. Henning lost his quarterfi nal match-up in a close 4-2 loss to C.P. Schlatter of Minnesota, then lost a 6-3 decision to Purdue’s Nicholas Bertucci.
“I think he left it to the very end of the match,” Davis said of Henning, who leaves UW as a two-time All-American with a record of 105-29. “You can’t do that, and that’s what he did. He got caught. That’s why when you go out you have to dominate. If you go out to dominate, then you’re going to win. It’s unfortunate.”
Despite that setback, there are still high hopes of great performances from those going. Junior Zach Tanelli is now a two-time qualifi er after fi nishing fi fth at the Big Tens. Tanelli, currently 25-10, was content with his performance but knows that a great regular season doesn’t always spell out success in the postseason.
“I’ve had a decent year,” Tanelli said. “But it really doesn’t matter all that much. Last year my regular season was good, and my postseason was terrible. I’ve had all year 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Transfer fi nds home at UW He expected to get an opportunity to hit the mat right away, Thursday, January 31, 2008 until something unexpected happened. By Cassie Paulsen “I was hoping to (compete), but I got hurt real early last The Badger Herald season,” Clum said. “It was kind of a season-ending injury. I rehabbed, came back after Christmas break, and re-hurt it For all students, the road through college can be fi lled with my fi rst match. Dislocated kneecap and torn meniscus — it bumps and pit stops. While some are lucky enough only to was my third surgery on it. It was a frustrating year last have to take one stop until they fi nd success, others may year.” need to hop back on the road and try out the next stop. Coming into his senior season, he knew he would be com- This is true for fi fth-year senior Danny Clum, who trans- peting against his friend and fellow fi fth-year senior Jake ferred to the University of Wisconsin two years ago after Donar for the spot at 165 pounds. While both have been spending three years as a member of the University of vying for a starting spot in their fi nal year, neither is letting Wyoming wrestling team. After redshirting his fi rst year, the competition put an end to their friendship. Clum spent two seasons wrestling for the Cowboys, reach- “It’s [a] good [relationship],” Donar said. “We push each ing the NCAA tournament both seasons. other hard, just like any other teammate. Everybody works But after his sophomore season, it became clear to Clum together, and we do everything we can to make everyone that Wyoming was no longer the right fi t for him. do the best they can do.” “It was kind of a sudden thing, really,” Clum said. “It was a This past weekend, both Donar and Clum were in the compilation of a lot of things. It just kind of came together lineup as the Badgers started the second half of the season quickly at the end of my sophomore year. I was looking at a with a Big Ten victory at Indiana. Donar kept his spot at couple of different options, but [Wisconsin] was the best fi t 165 pounds, and Clum was bumped up to compete at 174 for me.” pounds, where he earned the Badgers three team points in At fi rst, Wyoming seemed to offer everything Clum was an 11-4 decision. looking for. A good wrestling team, close to home — Clum While Clum’s position in the lineup is still up in the air, is a native of Arvada, Colo. — and a connection to one of Davis now knows he can rely on Clum, not worry about his the coaches. Assistant coach Matt Johnson happened to be old injuries and expect good things to happen. the son of Clum’s high school coach and was also a three- “He’s rebounded pretty well,” Davis said. “At one time he time All-American at Iowa State. did real well on his rehab, and then he fell back behind. “He was an awesome coach,” Clum said. “Still one of the But, right now, I think he’s picking up again and doing best coaches I’ve ever had. He was basically the reason it. Being a fi fth-year senior, you expect a little more from I went there. But when I was there, the program sort of them. I expect him to step up and do the little extra he has diminished.” to do to give himself a good opportunity down the road.” The team was less successful his sophomore year than his freshman year, leaving Clum to decide to head east. Clum wasn’t the fi rst in his family to wrestle for Wiscon- sin, as his older brother Tom had just completed his senior season for the Badgers by winning a second Big Ten title and earning his second All-American honors. Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis knew there was another Clum brother out there, and he knew he was capable of do- ing some great things on the mat. “With Tommy being here and Danny being at the NCAAs two years before that, we knew what he was capable of,” Davis said. “Anytime you can get a kid of that caliber to come in, that’s good. Good kid coming into the room, NCAA experience, great competition — that was a plus for us.” Danny packed up his bags and left Laramie for Madison in the summer of 2006. Entering his junior year of eligibility, Clum had high hopes after competing in the NCAA tour- nament in his fi rst two seasons and coming to a program ranked in the upper third of the Big Ten. 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Davis has lofty hopes, expectations for UW wres- to be able to compete at the highest level,’ “ he said. “But here’s tling’s present, future the deal. They just don’t give out hardware to anybody. Have Tuesday, March 4, 2008 we worked hard? Do we deserve it? You know what, it doesn’t By Mike Lucas matter what you deserve, you have to earn it. And that’s what our The Capital Times guys are doing now.” In this context, he was pressed again about winning a national University of Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis can be championship at Wisconsin and whether he felt his program was very persuasive when he sets his mind on something. Davis, after reaching a point where the Badgers would have enough depth to all, was a Hall of Fame competitor on the mat, winning three legitimately contend for a crown. “I think it’s in the near future NCAA titles and more matches than anybody in the history of here, real quick, yup,” he said. “We’ve got the guys to do it. We the celebrated Iowa program. So when you ask the 46-year-old just have to make sure everybody stays healthy and we have to Davis whether the Badgers can compete today with anyone in the get them to do those little things right. The coaches have to stay country (“We can’’) or whether they can some day win a national on the guys making sure we do our job. And we have to put them championship (“With the guys that we have and the things that in the right position with the right people (like a Gene Mills) to are going on right now, yeah, we can’’) he doesn’t leave anything make sure they make progress in the offseason.” open to interpretation. Davis, who’s completing his 14th season as the UW coach, didn’t So it was when Davis had a conversation during the offseason have to be reminded of how challenging the Big Ten can be. Six with Dallas Herbst, a 6-foot-5, 197-pound redshirt junior from schools are presently ranked among the nation’s Top 10, includ- Winneconne. “He has been one match away in each of the last ing No. 1 Iowa, a 22-20 winner over the Badgers in a Feb. 3 dual. two years of being an All-American,” Davis pointed out. “So I “I think we’ve closed the gap quite a bit,” Davis said of the ongo- said to him, ‘Dallas, here’s what you’ve got to do if you want to ing separation between the Hawkeyes and Minnesota and the get over the hump. You’ve got to go out and see Gene Mills and rest of the conference. No. 8 Wisconsin edged the Gophers 20-17 spend a couple of weeks with him.’ “ in a Feb. 17 dual. “The challenge is that week-in and week-out, Herbst initially wasn’t sure if he wanted to his pay his own you’ve got tough opponents in the Big Ten, and you have to try way to attend Mills’ wrestling camp on the East Coast. But did and recruit against them. It’s hard but we’ve made our breaks.” we mention how persuasive Davis can be? In this case, he was Recruiting has been the breakthrough for Wisconsin. Davis cited merely looking out for his wrestler knowing the kind of impact the chain reaction that ensued in 2003 after he was able to get a that Mills could have on Herbst’s development. As a collegian, verbal commitment from Henning, who ended up competing as a Mills won two national championships and posted a 144-5-1 freshman, the only member of his recruiting class to do so. Hen- record at Syracuse, registering an NCAA record 107 pins. In ning was the key to the puzzle, Davis suggested. “That helped particular, Davis felt that certain techniques, notably riding style, get Kyle Massey (Champlin, Minn.),” Davis recalled. “And when were compatible between Mills and Herbst (who needs four more Massey verbally committed that helped get Herbst, and when he falls to break Lee Kemp’s school record of 47). verbally committed that helped get Tanelli. One guy came after Davis didn’t stop with Herbst. He also encouraged Craig Henning another and all of this kind of snowballed.” (a 157-pound senior from Chippewa Falls) and Zach Tanelli (a In conjunction with the recruiting success, the Talbot Wrestling 133-pound junior from Short Hills, N.J.) to train this past summer Complex was renovated in Camp Randall Stadium. And the in Chicago with members of the Olympic team. “They’d drive upgrade in the facilities has been a positive, allowing the Badgers down there, work out with the guys and drive back,” Davis said. to attract the top wrestlers from in-state and out. Such as Kyle “A lot of coaches have their wrestlers stay on campus (during the Ruschell, a 2007 Big Ten runner-up at 141 pounds, who was offseason). This was kind of unique. But I knew these guys need- a two-time prep champion in Kentucky. Among the incoming ed to get away and go to different places. And that’s what they prospects for next season will be Andrew Howe of Cedar Lake, did. They did the extra things in the summer to get the results that Ind. and Tyler Graff of Loveland, Colo., both of whom have been we wanted and it’s fi nally paying off.” ranked No. 1 in their weight class. Joining them will be Ben Jor- Going into this weekend’s Big Ten meet in Minneapolis, the dan of St. Paris, Ohio, the son of Jim Jordan, a two-time national Badgers are hoping to exceed, if not duplicate their performance champion at Wisconsin. from a year ago when they wound up second, their highest fi nish The timing couldn’t be better, Davis agreed, for fi elding his most since 1992. Exceed would be the operative word from Davis’ competitive team. “We’ve got some good kids coming in here perspective. “I’d like to get all 10 guys through (to the NCAAs),” next year; the No. 2 class in the country -- they could have gone he said. And beyond that? What are his ultimate objectives? “Our different places and they chose here,” Davis said. “There has goal is to bring home a team trophy, the fi rst in Wisconsin history. been a lot of talk at certain Web sites, a lot of chatter. They’re And, then, down the road we want to win a national champion- asking, ‘What’s going on at Wisconsin?’ It’s all been positive. A ship.” lot of eyes are opening up. People are starting to respond now, Such an expectation, though, demands a long-term investment, ‘These guys are for real.’ “ But the only response that counts is on an endless commitment to fundamentals and an uncompromising the mat, he affi rmed. Understood. Did we mention how persua- work ethic, according to Davis (the ideal role model for all of the sive Davis can be? above). “I’ve been telling our guys all season long, ‘Win the close matches and do the little things right and that’s how you’re going 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Herbst learns from best, takes down competition “I mean Gene Mills was a stud at pinning in college so Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 using a lot of the same stuff I use. So it’s defi nitely in the By Cassie Paulsen back of my head now that I should be doing this instead of The Badger Herald that, and I think for the most part it’s helped.” Herbst is no stranger to the success. While in high school, Pinning an opponent — the ultimate way to end a wrestling he was a two-time WIAA state champion, going a perfect match — earns six points for the winner’s team. As the 44-0 his senior year in 2004. Herbst then came into UW Wisconsin wrestling team has opened up its season with a with one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. Herbst, 4-0 record in duals, one wrestler has scored six points in along with Massey, Zach Tanelli and Craig Henning to each of the squad’s four matches. name a few, entered Wisconsin in the fall of 2004 with high His name is Dallas Herbst. Herbst, a redshirt junior from hopes. Thus far, Henning thinks that Herbst has come a Winneconne, Wis., has already scored 24 team points in the long way since day one. early stages of this season. In fact, of Herbst’s 13 victories “He’s just been great, coming in, just getting the coach- thus far this season between duals and invitationals, 10 ing that was here,” Henning said. “The coaching here is so have come via pin. much better than anything you’ll see in high school. He’s “Pinning has always been something I’ve liked to do,” really listened to everybody and he’s bought into every- Herbst said. “You know, get on with it and get it done with thing. He’s also a guy who will pick stuff up wherever he as fast as you can.” can. That way of thinking is why Herbst is a mere eight pins “He’s not just going to pick and choose certain people away from taking over top billing on the all-time pins list at he’s going to learn from,” continued Henning. “He listens UW. The man he is chasing is no chump, though. He is Lee to everybody. He picks up stuff on his own just watching Kemp, a three-time NCAA champion here and three-time matches and you can see it when he wrestles, he’s getting world champion. better in all positions and just by picking stuff up and being “It’s cool to see him be able to come in and do the stuff he’s around the sport.” been doing and already be close to beating that pin record,” While Herbst has won over his teammates and coaches, he teammate and fellow classmate Kyle Massey said. “Com- still has work to do. Despite falling one round short of All- ing in, we had a big recruiting class and his name wasn’t American the past two seasons, Herbst knows he can reach one of the big names that came up. To have him be one of his goals — he just has to keep at it. the stand-outs on our team is pretty cool.” “I came here with really not a whole lot of expectations,” Kemp wrestled at UW from 1974-78 and was an overtime Herbst said. “I wanted to do well, but at the same time, you away from being a four-time NCAA champ. He fi nished his know, you’re a freshman so you’ve got all of those ‘what career boasting an all-time record of 143-6-1 and is UW’s ifs.’ The last four years have been huge for me with my all-time pins leader with 47. Now with Herbst in the pic- style — I mean I didn’t come in as an offensive wrestler, ture, however, that record is in great danger of falling. and I think I’ve changed that. Herbst credits his summer training for his improved “I’m taking more shots and just scoring from all aspects wrestling. He spent two weeks with Gene Mills — another and not making it just one part of my wrestling that’s going wrestling legend, who won two NCAA championships with to beat other guys,” Herbst said. “I’ve learned a lot so far in Syracuse during the late 1970s — to work on his tech- my time here.” niques and approach to the mat. It’s fi tting since Mills also happens to hold the NCAA career mark of 107 pins. “It defi nitely has me thinking a lot during my matches,” Herbst says of what he’s learned this summer. “A lot of times I’ll be doing something I’m used to and I’ll be think- ing of what I learned this summer of what I should be doing differently. Whether it just means putting pressure some- where else that I’m not used to that would help. I think it was defi nitely a good experience.” While Herbst has been able to fi nd success on the mat, Mills helped him become more conscious of how he acts as an enforcer and reacts on the mat. And he hopes it will get him over the hump after making an early exist at the NCAA Tournament the past two years. 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Pin to Win: Wisconsin’s Herbst Learns From the Legendary Gene Mills “I think he’s better in all positions right now,” said head coach Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 Barry Davis, who secured his 150 career coaching victory in the By Andrew Berglund win over Oklahoma. “He took the time this past summer to go The Wrestling Mall out and spend a couple of weeks with Gene Mills out there at his camp and that was a big plus for him. I think Gene helped him Wisconsin’s Dallas Herbst hopes offseason training with pinning tremendously on the mat and mentally as well. He just got so machine Gene Mills helps him earn the elusive All-American much better on his feet as well. He’s really focused right now and honors he has just missed the past two years. The Badgers 197- doing the little things right.” pounder is wrestling at a high level and hopes to not only become an All-American, but a national champion According to Herbst, the coaching milestone was extremely well deserved for Davis, now in his 14th season with the Badgers. In back to back years, Wisconsin junior Dallas Herbst has come agonizingly close to becoming an NCAA All-American. “He’s one of those go-getters. He always has got to be doing something,” Herbst said. “It’s a good thing to see as a wrestler; Appearing at his fi rst NCAA championships as a freshman in he’s always working and trying to get better any way he can, so 2006, Herbst went 3-2 at 197 pounds, losing in the second round he’s a good role model for us. We work hard for everything we do in a back-and-forth battle with No. 3 seed B.J. Padden of Nebras- because you see how much work he puts in.” ka. The match went into overtime before he fell 8-6. His bid for becoming a freshman All-American ended when No. 5 seed Joe Herbst worked hard and paid his own way out to see Mills, a Flaggert of Oklahoma defeated Herbst 5-1, ending his run. two-time NCAA champion, pinning specialist and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, who runs the intensive and But it was a clear sign that Herbst was going to be a force to be highly respected Pin2Win wrestling camps in Pennsylvania each reckoned with in the 197 lb. weight class for years to come. summer.
“Dallas really had a great showing at his fi rst NCAA champion- Herbst already had an impressive pinning resume, pinning 12 ships,” Wisconsin assistant coach Cory Wallamn said in Okla- opponents as a freshman and a record-setting 18 last year that tied homa City. “By going 3-2 he knows that he can compete at this him with former Badger great Lee Kemp. His pin of Bertolino of level and next year he will look to fi nish higher.” Iowa State recently was the 41st time he’s fl attened an opponent in his career, which puts him just six shy of tying Kemp’s school At the NCAA’s in Detroit last year, Herbst, seeded 12th, again record of 47 falls. drew another championship contender in the second round in Cornell’s No. 5 seed Jerry Rinaldi, who sent the sophomore into “I do a lot of things he did,” Herbst said about learning from the consolation bracket. Mills. “It was about going out there and getting some tips on how he was so successful with the half nelson and just learning some He dominated his way back into contention again winning two new things that I can do in different situations to make my half in a row by pin and major decision until Big Ten foe No. 3 Mike better. I would say learning new ways of turning guys and getting Tamillow put up another road block on Herbst’s way to being on turns when I couldn’t get them last year, was the biggest thing I the medal stand. Tamillow prevailed 10-3. took out of that.”
“The last couple of years, it sucks getting that close, all that hard Going the extra mile was something that really stood out to Davis work and you get that close and you fail,” Herbst said. “So it’s about Herbst’s mentality and determination going into his junior defi nitely something I want to improve on this year. I think I have campaign. to wrestle better those fi rst couple of matches and not lose that early match like I’ve done the last couple of years.” “When he took the initiative to go out there and see Gene Mills, that said right there that he was really focused on winning,” said Herbst has been a one man wrecking crew for Wisconsin this Davis. “I think the key to his success is that he got beat in the year, determined to put the past NCAA tournaments behind him. round of 12 two years in a row and he knew that he needed to He’s 21-1 on the season and currently ranked No. 5 in the latest make changes. And we sat him down and said Dallas, ‘this is Wrestling Mall polls. what you need to do’. Spend some time with him (Mills). And we got a hold of Gene, and he paid his own way out there and he He was just awarded his second Big Ten Conference Wrestler of made that sacrifi ce.” the Week honor (sharing the award with Iowa’s Brent Metcalf) after pinning Iowa State’s David Bertolino and exacting a bit of It paid huge dividends early as Herbst ripped his way through the revenge on Oklahoma’s Flaggert on a tie breaker and handing the Cliff Keen Invitational back in December, pinning four opponents Sooner his fi rst loss on the season in a crucial match that helped and majoring the other in a dominating championship at 197. He Wisconsin upend Oklahoma 18-15. sent an early message in the fi nals by pinning No. 1 seed Max 2007-08 Wrestling Clips
Askren of Missouri in the fi nal seconds of the match. ning, Colin Cudd, Zach Tanelli, Kyle Ruschell, and Kyle Massey lead Wisconsin. The Badgers will be hoping to improve on an “I think it was a good confi dence booster,” Davis said Herbst’s outstanding season from a year ago, one in which they fi nished performance in Las Vegas. “He beat some good guys along the 2nd at the Big Ten’s, qualifi ed nine for the NCAA’s and fi nished way. When you win a tournament like that, it will give you a lot 13th overall. of confi dence and he’s taken off from there.” But it was a bittersweet ending for Davis. “He comes into practiced focused every day and knows what he needs to work on and improve on and he’s paying a lot more “We didn’t do as well as we wanted to do at the NCAA’s,” Davis attention to detail on what he really needs to work on to get him said. “We were a few matches away from what we really wanted where he wants to be,” Davis said. to do, but that momentum carried over to this year. The guys did a good job this summer, during camps and workouts, guys paying “Little steps like that, defi nitely helped me think of it not just as a attention to detail and changing their styles, (asking) what do I fl uke,” Herbst said of his title. have to do to be successful?”
His ability to pin at will is defi nitely no fl uke, as he demonstrated Wisconsin (10-2-1) is ranked No. 12 in the Wrestling Mall rank- at Winneconne High School, going undefeated (85-0) his fi nal ings and now into the thick of the Big Ten schedule. With timely two years and being named Wrestler of the year in Wisconsin in wrestling, they could easily climb their way into another top fi n- 2004. ish at the Big Ten tournament like last season.
“I go into every match looking at the same thing; I like to get that “Early in the season, in September and October, we said, ‘guys pin,” said Herbst, who committed to Davis and Wisconsin early. we’re a good team,’” Davis recalled. “Everybody is pretty much That’s always been my mentality—even since high school. I re- back from last year - with 11 qualifi ers back. This is our year. It ally didn’t expect to have that same mentality in college, but I got starts now and then we have to work towards March and they a lot of pins my redshirt and I kept that same mentality.” are doing the little things right. We thought we were going to break through last year and we were close and we didn’t quite get He’s asked often about his 6’5 frame and how that plays into his there.” advantage, as most of his opponents get lost in his shadow. “It’s like Dallas,” Davis said. “You come that close and you’re “It’s no different than being faster or being stronger, you have to like ‘whoa, I don’t want to come close, I want to make it hap- use what you are given,” he said. “It’s defi nitely an asset.” pen.’”
Herbst is currently ranked behind two Big Ten rivals that he’ll The Wisconsin junior certainly has learned to focus on all the likely see a lot of down the stretch run in Penn State’s Phil Davis right things associated with getting better and has learned some- and Northwestern’s Tamillow. Defending NCAA champion Josh times you do indeed have to fail to succeed. Glenn holds the No. 1 ranking and Central Michigan veteran Wynn Michalak rounds out the top four. Andrew Berglund can be reached at [email protected]
“It’s real tough,” Davis said of the competitive 197 pound class. “I think the guy that is going to win that is the guy that is peaking at the right time and we just have to make sure we’re in our posi- tions. If we can do that, we have just as good a shot as anybody else does.”
Herbst split with Davis last season, losing 11-6 earlier in the season and then evening the score by defeating Davis for third place at last year’s Big Ten Championships. With time winding down, Herbst maneuvered around Davis for a takedown with six seconds remaining and held on for a 6-4 victory.
“I’ve wrestled a few of them in years past,” Herbst said of his top-ranked adversaries. “I’ve never wrestled Glenn, so I don’t know much about that. With the other ones, I think I match up pretty well overall and it’s no different this year with the weight being stacked like the last two years.”
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Second Place Finish Fuels Ruschell Thursday, March 6, 2008 “My parents just fell in love with Barry,” Ruschell said. “They by Cassie Paulsen felt that he cared about us, that it wasn’t just about us coming Badger Herald here but to help me grow as a person and make me a better per- son. It’s not just for Barry — it’s for the university and for me.” To win a Big Ten championship in wrestling is no easy feat. Just to make it to the championship match is no cup of tea. And to do Family and friends in Kentucky were all smiles, but there were it as a No. 5 seed and a red-shirt freshman, as Kyle Ruschell did some in Madison who didn’t know what to think of the news. last year, is simply unheard of. “I know the coaches kind of got a little heckling because they got At last year’s conference championships, Ruschell, wrestling at a kid from Kentucky,” junior Dallas Herbst said. “Not a lot of 141 pounds, defeated No. 4 seed Cassio Pero of Illinois 6-5 in the guys knew him or knew what he could do.” quarterfi nals. He then went on to upset top-seeded Manual Rivera of Minnesota in the semifi nals 7-4 before losing in the title match Ruschell arrived on campus not quite sure what to expect, but to Northwestern’s Ryan Lang 5-1. soon learned his place the fi rst day of practice.
“I had nothing to lose,” Ruschell said of his performance last sea- “I was pretty raw my freshman year,” Ruschell said. “I remember son. “I didn’t really have too high of expectations because I had my fi rst practice. I was wrestling (Zach) Tanelli. He got my leg to wrestle two guys I had lost to (in the regular season). So I went and just lifted it up and smacked me down to the mat. Right then out there, I wanted to win — not just not to lose.” I knew I wasn’t the best in the room anymore. I needed to work everyday.” Heading into this year’s championships this weekend in Min- neapolis, Ruschell has garnered the No. 2 pre-seed, right behind As Ruschell enters this weekend’s tournament, he has somewhat Michigan’s Kellen Russell. Ruschell is taking somewhat of the of the same situation as last season. Despite being seeded higher, same attitude as last season, but with a bit of a twist. he enters again having two losses in the Big Ten — to Russell, and to Illinois’ Ryan Prater — in back-to-back matches. Ruschell “I want to be on the top of the stand,” Ruschell said. “I’m going bounced right back to defeat then-3rd ranked Rivera as the Bad- in with the same game plan — to get to the title match. But this gers upset the Gophers Feb. 17. time win and not be so nervous in the fi nals, or be so tight, and just happy to be there.” Davis thinks it’s situations like these where Ruschell’s mentality rises above all. Ruschell’s performance last season, as well as his work ethic both on and off the wrestling mat, led the coaching staff to name “I think experience played a part there,” Davis said. “He thought, Ruschell one of this year’s tri-captains. Head coach Barry Davis ‘You know, I’m good enough, I’ll bounce back and put that knows Ruschell is the type of guy he wants his team to look up behind me and move forward.’ It just says a lot about him as an to. individual and his maturity to let things go and move on.”
“He takes time to think of the sport out of the room,” Davis said. Entering the weekend, Ruschell has a legitimate chance to walk “And in order to be a captain, you have to take the time outside away on top. With the NCAA Championships just two weeks of the room, you have to take wrestling with you and think about away after this weekend, Ruschell feels he’s got a legitimate things. All those things come together.” chance there, too. Either way, he has made his name known not only in Kentucky, but now in Wisconsin and the rest of the na- One of only a handful of Division I wrestlers who call Kentucky tion. “home,” Ruschell knew early on that he had to make a name of himself at a national tournament, rather than his state tournament, “I want to win it, of course,” Ruschell said. “Anything else is a to get to where he is now. little bit of a disappointment. First off, I want to get on the stand, but, second, I want to be at the top of it.” “In high school, I was a little guy,” Ruschell said. “I was a [103]- pounder up through junior year and then senior year I wrestled 119 in Kentucky. But out of state at senior nationals I wrestled 112. I did that to help get coaches look at me because they usu- ally don’t come to our state tournament.”
Davis, along with assistant coach Barry Chelesvig, approached Ruschell at the senior national tournament in March of 2005 and offered him a chance to be a Badger. It was a move that pleased Ruschell’s parents.