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WISCONSINWRESTLING 68 NCAA All-Americans . 108 All-America Honors . 18 Individual National Titles . 69 Individual Big Ten Titles #16 WISCONSIN (4-8, 3-6) AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The University THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 17-19, 2016 . ALL DAY . NEW YORK CITY . MADISON SQUARE GARDEN School Name: Wisconsin Location: Madison, Wis. Population: 243,344 Enrollment: 43,193 Chancellor: Rebecca M. Blank Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez WISCONSIN BADGERS Colors: Cardinal and White Rankings (Coaches/Flo Tourney) ...............NR/16 Nickname: Badgers Record (Big Ten) ................................... 4-8 (3-6) Conference: Big Ten Head Coach .......................................Barry Davis Facility: UW Field House/6,012 Record at Wisconsin (Years) ..... 220-162-11 (22) Wrestling Staff Head Coach: Barry Davis (Iowa, 1985) BADGERS COMPETE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS School Record: 220-162-11 (22 years) Wisconsin has had 13 NCAA champion wrestlers and Career record: Same 18 individual NCAA Championships. The most recent Office: 608-262-3586 national winner came in 2010 when Andrew Howe won the 165-pound title. Assistant Coaches: Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin, 2010) UW features five NCAA qualifying wrestlers, two of Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin, 2011) which will enter the tournament with a seed. Last year, Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mitch Hull UW boasted seven NCAA qualifiers and three (Ryan Taylor, Isaac Jordan, Conor Medbery) went on to become Program Assistant: Breanne Eoff All-Americans. Athletic Trainer: Gary Johnson After taking the 165-pound Big Ten title, Isaac Jordan Wrestling contact: is the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Championships. Ryan Taylor (133), who snagged third place at the conference Kelli Grashel championships, is seeded 12th for the national tourna- Isaac Jordan looks to improve on Email: [email protected] ment. Office Phone: 608-262-8216 his seventh-place finish at the 2015 The Badgers’ three other NCAA qualifiers are Johnny Cell Phone: 608-262-8216 NCAA Championships, as he enters Jimenez (125), Ricky Robertson (174) and Ryan the 2016 edition with the No. 2 seed Fax: 608-262-8184 Christensen (184). at 165 pounds. Assistant wrestling contact: Christian Blatner KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Email: [email protected] Wiconsin’s last NCAA Champion, Andrew Howe, was a two-time All-American. He capped off a perfect season in 2010 with a conference and NCAA title. Howe defeated Penn State’s Address: 1440 Monroe Street Dan Vallimont, 9-3, for the 165-pound title. He compiled a 37-0 record, including four wins by Madison, WI 53711 pin, two by tech fall and 13 by major decision. Howe is just the fourth Badger to go undefeated Website: UWBadgers.com in a single season. Twitter: @BadgerWrestling Second-ranked 165-pounder Isaac Jordan has the chance to be UW’s fifth-ever wrestler to go Facebook: /WisconsinWrestling undefeated in a season. He currently has an unscathed 25-0 record and a 26-match winning Instagram: BadgerWrestling streak, which dates back to last season. The junior’s victory at RU on Feb. 5--a 4-0 shutout over No. 8 Anthony Perrotti--gave him the longest winning streak by a UW wrestler since Howe 2014-15 in Review went 30-0 during the 2009-10 season. 2014-15 Dual Record: 9-4 2014-15 Conference Record: 7-2 2014-15 B1G Finish: 8th/1 champion 2014-15 NCAA Finish: 17th/3 All-Amer- 5 25 37 icans Five Wisconsin wrestlers quali- Isaac Jordan continued the best In just fourteen matches wrestled, Lettermen returning/lost: 16/9 fied for the NCAA Championships, start of his career, racking up his junior Ryan Taylor has racked up 2014-15 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/4 with two entering the tournament as 25th win int he 165-pound Big the most takedowns on the team NCAA qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/4 seeded competitors. Isaac Jordan Ten Championship match. He has with 37. The 2015 All-American has Qualifiers Returning: Isaac Jordan is the No. 2 seed at 165 pounds, a 26-match winning streak dating only allowed 14 takedowns to his (2014/15), Ricky Robertson (2015), while Ryan Taylor is the 133- back to last season which is the opponents. Taylor has a 9-5 record, Rylan Lubeck (2014) and Ryan Taylor pound bracket’s 12th seed. Johnny longest by a UW wrestler since including one major decision, one (2014/15). Jimenez (125), Ricky Robertson Andrew Howe (165) went 30-0 dur- technical fall and one pin. (174) and Ryan Christensen (184) ing 2009-10 season. will also compete in the event. Wrestling Contact: Kelli Grashel . Office: 608-262-8216 . Cell: 608-262-8216 . E-mail: [email protected] Secondary Wrestling Contact: Christian Blatner . E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 BADGERS COMPETING AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS USA Today/NWCA Coaches (Feb. 23) Weight Seed/Name Year Hometown 2015-16 125 Johnny Jimenez So./So. St. Charles, Ill. 18-13 Rank Team (First) Record 133 #7 No. 12 Ryan Taylor Sr./Jr. Fayette County, Ohio 9-5 1 Penn State (12) 16-0 165 #2 No. 2 Isaac Jordan Sr./Jr. Urbana, Ohio 25-0 2 N.C. State 23-1 174 Ricky Robertson Jr./So. Tinley Park, Ill. 14-13 3 Virginia Tech 16-2 184 Ryan Christensen So./Fr. Woodinville, Wash. 18-18 4 Iowa 16-1 5 Oklahoma State 13-3 After losing in the semifinal of the 133- 6 Missouri 14-2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS pound bracket, sixth-seeded Ryan Taylor 7 Ohio State 11-3 The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling worked back to win the consolation semi- 8 Michigan 13-3 Championships takes place at Madison final, 9-5, over No. 10 Anthony Giraldo 9 Lehigh 13-3 Square Garden in New York City, March of Rutgers to earn a spot in the third-place 10 Rutgers 16-5 17-19. A limited number of single session match against Penn State’s three seed, 11 Oklahoma 10-5 tickets are still available. In addition wres- Jordan Conaway. Taylor and Conaway 12 Nebraska 10-6 tling fans can buy and sell official tickets fought to a stalemate in the first period and 13 Illinois 13-5 through the NCAA Ticket Exchange™. were knotted at three apiece through two. 14 North Carolina 13-5 This gives ticket holders who are unable to Wisconsin’s 133-pounder recorded a rever- 15 Kent State 15-3 attend a session a place to safely sell their sal 20 seconds into the third before allow- 16 Minnesota 10-8 tickets. Buyers can also get their tickets ing an escape but Conaway was unable to 17 Iowa State 10-6 knowing the tickets are authentic and guar- notch any more points, as Taylor sealed the 18 Cornell 6-5 anteed, visit http://www.ncaa.com/tick- victory, 5-4. 19 Central Michigan 11-5 ets/wrestling/d1 for more information. Among the five other Badgers competing 20 Ohio 13-3 Second-seeded Isaac Jordan (25-0) will at the conference championships, three 21 South Dakota State 14-6 take on CSU Bakerfield’s Adam Fierro in (Johnny Jimenez, 125; Ryan Christensen, 22 Oregon State 11-6 the first round. Fierro is 17-9 on the year. 184; Brock Horwath, 285) earned sev- 23 Appalachian State 11-4 If Jordan wins he will either face No. 15 enth-place finishes while two others (TJ 24 Arizona State 12-7 Clark Glass (22-8) of Oklahoma or Lehigh’s Ruschell, 157; Ricky Robertson, 174) were 25 Chattanooga 12-4 Ryan Preisch (16-8). eighth. No. 12 Ryan Taylor (9-5) will take on Dropped Out: No 20 Virginia, No. 23 Purdue, No. Wisconsin finished with 67.5 team points Mizzou’s Zach Synon (16-12) in Round 24 Pittsburgh to place eighth--one spot back of last year’s 1 of the NCAA tournament. The win- finish. Penn State took the tournament ner will take on Penn State’s fifth-seeded Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 15, Virginia 13, championship with 150.5 points. Jordan Conaway (26-5) or Corey Keener Purdue 12, CSU Bakersfield 3, Duke 2, Stanford 1 (18-10) of Central Michigan. Taylor defeated Conaway twice at the Big Ten SENIOR DAY SUCCESS The Wisconsin wrestling team celebrated FloWrestling Tournament (March 7) Championships en route to taking third. Entering the tournament the Nittany Lions’ Senior Day on Sunday at the Field House 133-pounder had just three losses on the before dominating Northwestern, 38-3, Rank Team year. behind a major decision, two technical falls 1 Penn State and a pin. 2 Oklahoma State In the 125-pound bracket, Johnny Jimenez Other than their 43-0 walloping of Division 3 Virginia Tech (18-13) is set to match up with seventh- II UW-Whitewater on Nov. 12, the win 4 Iowa seeded Darian Cruz (28-5) of Lehigh. was easily the Badgers’ most lopsided. 5 Missouri 174-pounder Ricky Robertson (14-13) meets Previously, Wisconsin’s biggest point dif- 6 Cornell Keaton Subjeck (20-7) of Stanford in the ferential in a victory was 13 points against 7 Ohio State first round of the NCAA Championships. Maryland on Feb. 14. 8 NC State The winner will take on Illinois’ Zach 9 Illinois Brunson (20-3), who is the fifth seed. Wisconsin’s second-ranked 165-pounder, Isaac Jordan, used two takedowns, a two- 10 Michigan Ryan Christensen (18-18) takes on No. 10 point near fall and a four-point near fall to 11 Nebraska Nate Brown (21-4) of Lehigh in the 184- get out to a comfortable 10-1 lead after one 12 North Carolina pound bracket. 13 Rutgers period. 14 Oklahoma B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP Taylor pinned Malone at the 5:47 mark, 15 Minnesota while Robertson shut out Sliga in a 4-0 For the second-consecutive year Isaac 16 Wisconsin decision.