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@IndianaWR WEEK 9 • INDIANA at the 55th KEN3 KRAFT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS f t i #IUWR 2017-18 INDIANA WRESTLING SCHEDULE 6-3 (0-2 Big Ten)

Date Opponent Time/Result Indiana Hoosiers 11/5 Clarion Open 3rd/34 teams (6-3, 0-2) University Rec Center • Clarion, Pa. 11/16 at Bloomsburg W, 19-18 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Friday-Saturday, December 29-30 • Live on BTN Plus/FloWrestling 11/18 Navy Classic 4th/17 teams Sears Centre Arena • Hoffman Estates, Ill. Annapolis, Md. 11/26 IU Duals Bloomington, IN Eastern Michigan W, 25-12 Binghamton L, 6-29 SETTING THE SCENE Indianapolis W, 34-8 Indiana’s wrestling team will close the calendar year in one of the nation’s pre- 12/2 Hoosier Duals Bloomington, IN mier regular season tournaments, the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. The SIU-Edwardsville W, 33-6 Cleveland State W, 40-6 55th installment of the annual event, hosted by Northwestern University, sets up Northern Illinois W, 37-7 to be one for the ages as 38 teams convene at its new temporary home, the Sears 12/10 #2/2 Ohio State * L, 9-26 Centre Arena. The Hoosiers have seen two wrestlers achieve podium finishes in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 12/17 at #1/1 Penn State * L, 3-44 each of the last two seasons, including returning fifth-place finisher Devin Skatz- 12/29-30 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships All Day ka (174), but this year’s field is one of the best in recent memory. Indiana will Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL bring 15 grapplers in their travel party with first-time appearances from recent transfer Breyden Bailey (149) and IU volunteer assistant coach Brandon Wright 1/5 Michigan * 7 p.m. (149). Follow all the action on the mat via BTN2Go.com and FloWrestling.com. 1/19 Michigan State * 6 p.m. 1/26 at Wisconsin * 8 p.m. 1/28 at Nebraska * 3 p.m. 2/2 Illinois * 7 p.m. MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHPS INFO 2/4 Purdue * 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 2014 Midlands 10:30 a.m. ET - Session I (10 mats) champ Taylor 2/11 Northwestern * (Senior Day) 1 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ET - Opening Ceremony Walsh (165) was named the 3/3-4 Big Ten Championships All Day 8:00 p.m. ET- Session II (10 mats) Most Outstand- ing Wrestler. Breslin Events Center • East Lansing, MI Saturday, Dec. 30 3/15-17 NCAA Championships All Day 1:00 p.m. ET - Session III (4 mats) Current coach Angel Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH Semifinals, consolation, 7th-place Escobedo 8:00 p.m. ET - Session IV(3 mats) (125) won two All times Eastern, schedule subject to change 1st, 3rd, 5th-place matches Midlands titles Home matches in bold * Big Ten Conference dual meet 10:30 p.m. ET - Awards Ceremony (2006, 2007).

- 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 1 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS THE TEAM

Elijah Oliver Liam Cronin Garrett Pepple Jr. 125 So. 125 r-So. 133 Washington, Ill. Orange, Calif. Kendalville, Ind. 2017-18: 14-6 2017-18: 1-2 2017-18: 9-9 ‘16, ‘17 NCAA Qualifier

Michael De La Peña Cole Weaver Breyden Bailey Fr. 133 r-Jr. 141 Fr. 149 Merrillville, Ind. Hudson, Mich. Fishers, Ind. 2017-18: 7-2 2017-18: 14-4 2017-18: 8-1 Transferred at semester from Northern Illinois

Davey Tunon Brandon Wright Jake Danishek r-Fr. 149 Hoosier RTC 149 r-Jr. 157 Clarksville, Ohio Indianapolis, Ind. Lebanon, Ohio 2017-18: 9-9 Team USA No. 3 at 2017-18: 6-2 61 kg/134 lbs. ‘17 NCAA Qualifier

Bryce Martin Devin Skatzka Gabe Koontz r-Jr. 165 r-So. 174 r-So. 174 Bakersfield, Calif. Richmond, Mich. Ellettsville, Ind. 2017-18: 12-5 2017-18: 12-3 2017-18: 5-6 ‘17 NCAA Qualifier

Norman Conley Spencer Irick Fletcher Miller r-So. 184 r-Fr. 184 r-Jr. 285 St. Louis, Mo. Fishers, Ind. Kokomo, Ind. 2017-18: 10-9 2017-18: 2-6 2017-18: 9-4

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INDIANA WRESTLING 2017-18 ROSTER

Name Year Weight Hometown/Previous School Breyden Bailey Fr. 149 Fishers, Ind./Cathedral (Northern Illinois) Norman “Buddy” Conley r-So. 184 St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep. Liam Cronin So. 125 Orange, Calif./Servite Jake Danishek r-Jr. 157 Lebanon, Ohio/Dayton Christian Michael De La Peña Fr. 133 Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville David Devine Fr. 141 Dyer, Ind./Mount Carmel (Ill.) Evan Eldred r-Fr. 133 Westfield, Ind./Westfield Jackson Gallagher r-Fr. 149 Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf J.D. Greathouse Fr. 149 Mason, Mich./Mason Logan Herrera Fr. 165 Santa Maria, Calif./St. Joseph Jake Hinz r-So. 184 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North Dillon Hoey Fr. 157 Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel Austin Holmes r-Fr. 157 Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Seth Horty Fr. 133 Evansville, Ind./Evansville Memorial Zach Horwitz r-So. 285 Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson Spencer Irick r-Fr. 184 Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Brandon James r-So. 141 Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian (Old Dominion) Jake Kleimola r-Fr. 197 Schererville, Ind. / Lake Central Gabe Koontz r-So. 174 Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood Kyle Luigs Fr. 133 Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei Mike Maguire Fr. 197 West Chester, Pa./Unionville Bryce Martin r-Jr. 165 Bakersfield, Calif./Bakersfield Tyler Matthews Fr. 184 Declo, Idaho/Declo Fletcher Miller r-Jr. 285 Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo Elijah Oliver Jr. 125 Washington, Ill./Washington Community Garrett Pepple r-So. 133 Kendalville, Ind./East Noble A.J. Raya Fr. 141 Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa Blake Rypel r-Fr. 197 Fishers, Ind./Cathedral Devin Skatzka r-So. 174 Richmond, Mich./Richmond Davey Tunon r-Fr. 149 Clarksville, Ohio/Clinton-Massie Cole Weaver r-Jr. 141 Hudson, Mich./Hudson

Head Coach - Duane Goldman (26th Season, 28th at Indiana) Associate Head Coach - Angel Escobedo (First Season, Sixth at Indiana) Assistant Coach - Travis Pascoe (Third Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach - Brandon Wright (First Season)

- 3 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS INDIANA WRESTLING 2017-18 SEASON RESULTS & STATISTICS 6-3 Overall • 0-2 Big Ten Overall Dual B1G Dual Dual Wt. Name Record Record Record Pt. Diff. MD TF Pins 125 Elijah Oliver, Jr. 14-6 7-2 2-0 +20 7 2 1 133 Evan Eldred, r-Fr. ------133 Garrett Pepple, r-So. 9-9 4-5 0-2 +4 - 1 4 141 Brandon James, r-So. 2-2 - - - - - 2 141 Cole Weaver, r-Jr. 14-4 7-2 0-2 +27 - - 5 149 Davey Tunon, r-Fr. 9-9 4-5 0-2 -8 - - 3 157 Jake Danishek, r-Jr. 6-2 6-2 0-2 +18 1 - 3 157 Austin Holmes, r-Fr. 4-5 0-1 - -6 - 1 2 165 Bryce Martin, r-Jr. 12-5 6-2 0-1 +17 3 1 - 174 Gabe Koontz, r-So. 5-6 1-2 - -6 2 1 - 174 Devin Skatzka, r-So. 12-3 5-1 1-1 +19 - 2 6 184 Norman Conley, r-So. 10-9 4-5 0-2 -7 2 - 1 184 Spencer Irick, r-Fr. 2-6 0-2 0-2 -8 - - - 197 Jake Hinz, r-So. 7-8 2-4 - -7 - 1 1 197 Jake Kleimola, r-Fr. 0-3 0-1 - -3 - - - 197 Blake Rypel, r-Fr. ------285 Zach Horwitz, r-So. 1-7 0-3 - -15 - - - 285 Fletcher Miller, r-Jr. 9-4 4-2 1-1 +9 1 - 4 Unattached 125 Liam Cronin, So. 1-2 ------125 Seth Horty, Fr. 1-3 ------133 Michael De La Peña, Fr. 7-2 ------133 Kyle Luigs, Fr. 1-4 ------141 David Devine, Fr. ------157 J.D. Greathouse, Fr. 1-4 - - - 1 - - 157 Dillon Hoey, Fr. 8-5 - - - - 1 3 165 Logan Herrera, Fr. 0-2 ------184 Tyler Matthews, Fr. ------197 Mike Maguire, Fr. 1-4 ------^ 2018 NCAA Championships Qualifier

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LAST TIME: ENTERING THE LION’S DEN 141 lbs. bracket that will feature a first-time UP NEXT: WELCOMING WOLVERINES The Hoosiers wrestled their final dual meet Midlands Champion, regardless of result. Indiana returns after the semester break with of 2017 two weekends ago, facing No. 1 Penn a their third Big Ten dual meet and a third State at Rec Hall. Indiana fell on the team Devin Skatzka (174) held his No. 18 ranking consecutive meet versus a top-10 foe when score, 44-3, as the top-ranked Nittany Lions (Open Mat) and earned a No. 20 spot from they host No. 9 Michigan on Friday, January 5 at earned seven wins with bonus points. Amateur Wrestling News. Skatzka faces a University Gymnasium. The 7:00 p.m. ET meet bracket that includes five additional Big Ten will be Indiana’s first against the Wolverines Hoosier junior Elijah Oliver started the meet contenders and No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona since the 2015-16 season and their first at home with a decision win, his sixth consecutive State). in the series since 2014-15. The clash doubles as victory and first career win against Penn the ninth return visit to Bloomington for former State. Oliver is 2-0 in conference dual meets BACK IN ACTION Indiana head coach Joe McFarland (1989-92). this year. An exciting subplot to Indiana’s Midlands weekend is the debut of two newcomers in the BACK POINTS... MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS OVERVIEW Hoosiers’ wrestling room. Volunteer assistant • Devin Skatzka’s six pins have occurred in The 34 teams entering this year’s Midlands coach Brandon Wright (149) continues a 15:14 aggregate time. The sophomore set a Championships have potential to bring long-standing Midlands tradition of college career best with a fall in 0:47 against Northern dozens of the nation’s top-ranked wrestlers graduates throwing their name into the field. Illinois (12/2). to Sears Centre Arena. It’s one of the deepest tournament fields in years as wrestlers from Wright is currently Team USA’s third-ranked • Skatzka is IU’s only returning Midlands six top-ten teams are in attendance. Among wrestler at 61 kg (134 lbs.) after earning the podium-finisher (5th at 174 lbs. in 2016). He the top contenders at every weight class, 18 No. 2 podium spots at the US Open and the came one match short of a podium finish as a grapplers rank in the national top ten. World Team trials. redshirt in 2015, when he pinned his first ranked opponent to enter the blood round. The entrants also present a load of possible Semester transfer Breyden Bailey (149) will matchups against conference foes. The field be on the mat for the first time as a Hoosier • Indiana University has earned five Midlands includes 12 Big Ten teams, all but Ohio State as well. Bailey began his career last semester titles across four wrestlers, with 40 podium and Michigan State. at Northern Illinois, where he tallied an 8-1 finishes since 1964. 30 of those podium unattached record. placements came under the watchful eye of IU IU WRESTLING IN THE RANKINGS head coach Duane Goldman. The Hoosiers maintain a pair of ranked A reigning IHSAA State Champion, Bailey grapplers nine weeks into the season. Junior is the second active Hoosier to wrestle at • The Midlands Championships will serve as Cole Weaver (141) is as high as 15th (Open Cathedral (Blake Rypel) and the fourth to hail Indiana’s last out-of-conference competition Mat) and found rankings from four polls, from Fishers, Indiana (Rypel, Spencer Irick, for the 2016-17 regular season. including 16th by InterMat. Weaver enters a Austin Holmes). TOURNAMENT SUCCESS

CLARION OPEN - Nov. 5 THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Clarion, Pa. 174 - Devin Skatzka (2nd) 141 - Cole Weaver (3rd) BIG TEN STANDINGS - 12/18/17 (NWCA/USA Today Rankings) 285 - Fletcher Miller (3rd) BIG TEN OVERALL Team W L Pct. W L Pct. MICHIGAN STATE OPEN - Nov. 5 #7 Iowa 3 0 1.000 7 0 1.000 East Lansing, Mich Northwestern 1 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 133 - Michael De La Peña (3rd, Fresh./Soph.) #2 Ohio State 1 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 NAVY CLASSIC - Nov. 18 #1 Penn State 1 0 1.000 5 0 1.000 Annapolis, Md. #16 Wisconsin 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000 165 - Bryce Martin (2nd) #17 Rutgers 1 1 .500 3 2 .600 174 - Devin Skatzka (2nd) 141 - Cole Weaver (3rd) #23 Purdue 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 125 - Elijah Oliver (4th) #8 Minnesota 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 133 - Garrett Pepple (4th) #9 Michigan 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 #18 Nebraska 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 KEN KRAFT MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Dec. 29-30 Michigan State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 Hoffman Estates, Ill. #13 Illinois 0 1 .000 1 2 .333 INDIANA 0 2 .000 6 3 .667 Maryland 0 4 .000 3 4 .429 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 3-4, 2018 • East Lansing, Mich. BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION Breslin Events Center 2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Breslin Events Center • East Lansing, Michigan March 15-17, 2018 • Cleveland, Ohio March 3-4, 2018 Quicken Loans Arena

- 5 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS DUAL RESULTS INDIANA at BLOOMSBURG INDIANA vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS Thurs, Nov. 16 • Nelson Field House • Bloomsburg, Pa. Sat, Dec. 2 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: Willy Girard (BU) dec. Elijah Oliver (IU), 12-5 BU 3, IU 0 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) wins by forfeit IU 6, NIU 0 133: Andy Schutz (BU) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 6-0 BU 6, IU 0 133: Alijah Jeffrey (NIU) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 3-0 IU 6, NIU 3 141: Cole Weaver (IU) WBF Braden Stahlnecker (BU), Fall 2:00 IU 6, BU 6 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) WBF Anthony Rubino, Fall 1:21 IU 12, NIU 3 149: Davey Tunon (IU) dec. Ryan Stocku (BU), 4-1 IU 9, BU 6 149: Davey Tunon (IU) dec. Zack Velasquez (NIU), 5-0 IU 15, NIU 3 157: Kevin Laubach Jr. (BU) WBF Austin Holmes (IU), Fall 2:18 BU 12, IU 9 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Caden McWhirter (NIU), 6-0 IU 18, NIU 3 165: Bryce Martin (IU) maj. dec. Anthony Vetrano (BU), 13-4 IU 13, BU 12 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Andrew Scott (NIU), 7-1 IU 21, NIU 3 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Kyle Murphy (BU), 10-6 IU 16, BU 12 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) WBF Quinton Rosser, Fall 0:47 IU 27, NIU 3 184: Trevor Allard (BU) dec. Norman Conley (IU), 6-5 IU 16, BU 15 184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU), 5-2 IU 30, NIU 3 197: Logan Womelsdorf (BU) dec. Jake Kleimola (IU), 3-1 BU 18, IU 16 197: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Max Ihry (NIU), 5-3 IU 33, NIU 3 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Bruce Graeber (BU), SV-1 7-5 IU 19, BU 18 285: Caleb Gossett (NIU) dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 12-6 IU 33, NIU 6 Final Indiana 19, Bloomsburg 18 Final Indiana 33, Northern Illinois 6

INDIANA vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN INDIANA vs. SIU EDWARDSVILLE Sun, Nov. 26 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Sat, Dec. 2 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: Elijah Oliver (IU) maj. dec. Tomas Gutierrez (EMU), 11-2 IU 4, EMU 0 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) maj. dec. Zac Gentzler (SIUE), 16-4 IU 4, SIUE 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) dec. #23 Noah Gonser (EMU), 2-1 IU 7, EMU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) tech. fall Joe Antonelli (SIUE), 17-0 (3:55) IU 9, SIUE 0 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Sa’Derian Perry (EMU), 5-0 IU 10, EMU 0 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) WBF John Muldoon (SIUE), Fall 4:12 IU 15, SIUE 0 149: Davey Tunon (IU) dec. Kyle Springer (EMU), 9-8 IU 13, EMU 0 149: Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) dec. Davey Tunon (IU), 9-3 IU 15, SIUE 3 157: Jake Danishek (IU) WBF J.J. Wolfe (EMU), Fall 5:44 IU 19, EMU 0 157: Jake Danishek (IU) maj. dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 17-8 IU 19, SIUE 3 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. Zac Carson (EMU), 9-6 IU 22, EMU 0 165: Bryce Martin (IU) wins by forfeit IU 25, SIUE 3 174: Jared Leidich (EMU) dec. Gabe Koontz (IU), 5-4 IU 22, EMU 3 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) wins by forfeit IU 31, SIUE 3 184: Jake Hinz (IU) dec. Kayne McCallum (EMU), 10-7 IU 25, EMU 3 184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Bryce Shewan (SIUE), 8-4 IU 34, SIUE 3 197: Derek Hillman (EMU) dec. Norman Conley (IU), 6-2 IU 25, EMU 6 197: Christian Dulaney (SIUE) dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 9-7 IU 34, SIUE 6 285: #16 Gage Hutchison (EMU) WBF Zach Horwitz (IU), Fall 4:33 IU 25, EMU 12 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) WBF Tommy Helton (SIUE), Fall 2:36 IU 40, SIUE 6 Final Indiana 25, Eastern Michigan 12 Final Indiana 40, SIU Edwardsville 6

INDIANA vs. BINGHAMTON INDIANA vs. CLEVELAND STATE Sun, Nov. 26 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Sat, Dec. 2 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: Joe Nelson (BING) dec. Elijah Oliver (IU), 9-7 BING 3, IU 0 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) tech. fall Cameron Lathem (CSU), 19-3 (4:23) IU 5, CSU 0 133: Jake Nicholson (BING) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 9-4 BING 6, IU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) WBF Andrew Coghill (CSU), Fall 3:39 IU 11, CSU 0 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Joe Russ (BING), 6-1 BING 6, IU 3 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) dec. Evan Cheek (CSU), 5-3 IU 14, CSU 0 149: Frankie Garcia (BING) dec. Davey Tunon (IU), SV-1 4-2 BING 9, IU 3 149: Ryan Ford (CSU) dec. Davey Tunon (IU), 4-2 IU 14, CSU 3 157: Jake Danishek (IU) dec. Tristan Rifanburg (BING), SV-1 11-9 BING 9, IU 6 157: Jake Danishek (IU) WBF Ryan Montgomery (CSU), Fall 2:32 IU 20, CSU 3 165: Vincent DePrez (BING) dec. Bryce Martin (IU), 9-4 BING 12, IU 6 165: Bryce Martn (IU) maj. dec. John Vaughn (CSU), 9-1 IU 24, CSU 3 174: Anthony Lombardo (BING) WBF Gabe Koontz (IU), Fall 2:42 BING 18, IU 6 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) WBF Gabe Stark (CSU), Fall 3:32 IU 30, CSU 3 184: #14 Steve Schneider (BING) dec. Norman Conley (IU), 4-1 BING 21, IU 6 184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Chris Morrow (CSU), 5-3 IU 33, CSU 3 197: Mark Tracy (BING) dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 8-3 BING 24, IU 6 197: John Kelbly (CSU) maj. dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 17-4 IU 33, CSU 7 285: Connor Calkins (BING) TF Zach Horwitz (IU), 17-1 (4:17) BING 29, IU 6 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) maj. dec. Collin Kelly (CSU) IU 37, CSU 7 Final Binghamton 29, Indiana 6 Final Indiana 37, Cleveland State 7

INDIANA vs. INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA vs. #2/2 OHIO STATE Sun, Nov. 26 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Sun, Dec. 10 • Tim Beyerle Memorial Gymnasium • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

125: Elijah Oliver (IU) maj. dec. D.J. Smith (UIndy), 18-8 IU 4, UIndy 0 125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. Brakan Mead (OSU), 9-5 IU 3, OSU 0 133: Garrett Pepple (IU) WBF Nick Brady (UIndy), Fall 4:25 IU 10, UIndy 0 133: #4 Luke Pletcher (OSU) dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 4-3 IU 3, OSU 3 141: #16 Cole Weaver (IU) WBF Angelo Robles (UIndy), Fall 4:49 IU 16, UIndy 0 141: #6 Joey McKenna (OSU) dec. #13 Cole Weaver (IU), 8-2 OSU 6, IU 3 149: Davey Tunon (IU) dec. Kyle Barkovich (UIndy), 8-3 IU 19, UIndy 0 149: #5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) tech. fall Davey Tunon (IU), 16-0 (2:58) OSU 11, IU 3 157: Jake Danishek (IU) WBF Tony Vaughn (UIndy), Fall 2:06 IU 25, UIndy 0 157: #5 Micah Jordan (OSU) maj. dec. Jake Danishek (IU), 14-4 OSU 15, IU 3 165: Bryce Martin (IU) dec. J.D. Waters (UIndy), 10-4 IU 28, UIndy 0 165: Cody Burcher (OSU) dec. Bryce Martin (IU), 3-2 OSU 18, IU 3 174: Gabe Koontz (IU) dec. Luke Kriech (UIndy), SV-1 6-4 IU 31, UIndy 0 174: Devin Skatzka (IU) dec. Fritz Schierl (OSU), 8-5 OSU 18, IU 6 184: Norman Conley (IU) dec. Brody Conner (UIndy), 3-2 IU 34, UIndy 0 184: #2 Myles Martin (OSU) maj. dec. Norman Conley (IU), 16-5 OSU 22, IU 6 197: Brian Wagner (UIndy) maj. dec. Jake Hinz (IU), 12-3 IU 34, UIndy 4 197: #1 Kollin Moore (OSU) maj. dec. Spencer Irick (IU), 14-5 OSU 26, IU 6 285: Dylan Faulkenberg (UIndy) maj. dec. Zach Horwitz (IU), 17-5 IU 34, UIndy 8 285: Fletcher Miller (IU) dec. Kevin Snyder (OSU), 3-1 OSU 26, IU 9 Final Indiana 34, Indianapolis 8 Final Ohio State 26, Indiana 9

- 6 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS DUAL RESULTS INDIANA at #1/1 PENN STATE INDIANA at NEBRASKA Sun, Dec. 17 • Rec Hall • University Park. Pa. Sun, Jan. 28 • Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Neb.

125: Elijah Oliver (IU) dec. Devin Schnupp (PSU), 7-2 IU 3, PSU 0 125: 133: #18 Corey Keener (PSU) maj. dec. Garrett Pepple (IU), 11-3 PSU 4, IU 3 133: 141: Jered Cortez (PSU) dec. #12 Cole Weaver (IU), 14-4 PSU 7, IU 3 141: 149: #1 Zain Retherford (PSU) WBF Davey Tunon (IU), Fall 3:42 PSU 13, IU 3 149: 157: #1 Jason Nolf (PSU) WBF Jake Danishek (IU), Fall 1:30 PSU 19, IU 3 157: 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph (PSU) wins by forfeit PSU 25, IU 3 165: 174: #2 Mark Hall (PSU) tech. fall Devin Skatzka (IU), 17-0 (4:56) PSU 30, IU 3 174: 184: #1 Bo Nickal (PSU) WBF Norman Conley (IU), Fall 0:42 PSU 36, IU 3 184: 197: #9 Anthony Cassar (PSU) maj. dec. Spencer Irick (IU), 16-5 PSU 40, IU 3 197: 285: #3 Nick Nevills (PSU) maj. dec. Fletcher Miller (IU), 11-3 PSU 44, IU 3 285: Final Penn State 44, Indiana 3 Final

INDIANA vs. MICHIGAN INDIANA vs. ILLINOIS Fri, Jan. 5 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Fri, Feb. 2 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: 285: 285: Final Final

INDIANA vs. MICHIGAN STATE INDIANA vs. PURDUE Fri, Jan. 19 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. Sun, Feb. 4 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: 285: 285: Final Final

INDIANA at WISCONSIN INDIANA vs. NORTHWESTERN Fri, Jan. 26 • UW Field House • Madison, Wisc. Sun, Feb. 11 • University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind.

125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: 285: 285: Final Final

- 7 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS TEAM LEADERS WINS BY FALL TAKEDOWNS TEAM RANKINGS Name Pins Name No. D. Skatzka...... 6 USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll C. Weaver...... 5 Dec, 18, 2017 G. Pepple, F. Miller...... 4 No. Team Record Last D. Tunon, J. Danishek...... 3 1 Penn State (12) 5-0 1 2 Ohio State (4) 6-0 2 3 Oklahoma State 5-0 3 FASTEST PIN OPPONENT TAKEDOWNS (min. 15 bouts) 4 Missouri 8-0 4 Name No. 5 NC State 10-0 6 Name Time 6 Lehigh 6-1 5 Skatzka ...... 0:47 7 Iowa 7-0 7 Miller...... 1:00 8 Minnesota 3-1 8 James...... 1:03 9 Michigan 2-1 9 10 Virginia Tech 4-1 10 Skatzka...... 1:04 11 Arizona State 2-2 11 Weaver...... 1:21 12 Cornell 2-0 13 Holmes...... 1:23 RIDING TIME POINTS 13 Illinois 1-2 14 James, Pepple...... 1:29 Name No. 14 Northern Iowa 2-1 15 15 South Dakota State 4-2 16 16 Wisconsin 4-0 18 17 Rutgers 3-2 17 BONUS POINT WINS 18 Nebraska 2-2 12 19 Oklahoma 2-2 20 Name No. 20 Lock Haven 4-0 22 Oliver...... 10 21 Central Michigan 3-3 23 Skatzka...... 8 22 Rider 2-1 21 Pepple, Weaver, Miller...... 5 OPPONENT RIDING TIME 23 Purdue 4-1 19 POINTS (min. 15 bouts) 24 North Carolina 2-3 NR Name No. 25 Edinboro 2-1 24 Others Receiving Votes: Navy 20, Northwestern 7, Utah Valley 6, Drexel 2, North Dakota State 2 DUAL POINT DIFFERENTIAL Name Diff. Weaver...... +27 INDIANA’S RECORD... At home...... 5-1 Oliver...... +20 BACK POINTS At opponent’s home...... 1-1 Skatzka...... +19 Neutral site...... 0-1 Danishek...... +18 Name No. At quad meets...... 5-1 Martin...... +17 125 lbs. start weight...... 6-3 Starting at other weights...... 0-0

LONGEST WIN STREAK IU wins first bout...... 5-2 Name No. Opponent wins first bout...... 1-1 Weaver...... 7 Leading through 5 bouts...... 5-0 Trailing through 5 bouts...... 1-3 Oliver...... *6 OPPONENT BACK POINTS (min. 15 bouts) Name No. Tied at 5 bouts...... 0-0 Danishek...... 6 2+ wins by fall...... 4-0 Martin, Skatzka...... 5 Duals decided by <10 points...... 1-0 * active In November...... 3-1 In December...... 3-2 TOURNAMENT WINS In January...... 0-0 Name No. In February...... 0-0 Oliver, Weaver, Martin, Skatzka...... 7 #IUWR IN THE RANKINGS - Week 9 Wt. Name Flo InterMat Open Mat Track AWN WIN Conley...... 6 141 Cole Weaver - #16 #15 #24 #20 - Four with...... 5 174 Devin Skatzka - - #18 - #20 -

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ELIJAH OLIVER

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

2016-17 (Sophomore – 125 lbs.) NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (125 lbs.) … earned third-place at the 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Navy Classic … took sixth-place at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time in IU’s Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall … assembled a 15-10 record with nine W MD, Austin Clabaugh unat. Penn State (Clarion Open) 16-5 bonus point victories, including five wins by fall (3rd – team) … spent 14 W MD, Brandan Howard unat. Clarion (Clarion Open) 14-0 weeks in the national rankings, peaking at No. 10 … shot out of a cannon L D, Louie Hayes Virginia (Clarion Open) 5-3 by winning nine of his first 10 matches, all with bonus points … went 4-1 at W WBF, Luke Werner Lock Haven (Clarion Open) 5:17 the Navy Classic (11/19), securing third-place after a 5:43 pin against Steve W MD, Sam Book unat. Virginia (Clarion Open) 11-3 Bulzomi (Binghamton) … topped Michael Cullen (Wisconsin, 12/9) by tech- L D, #7 Zeke Moisey West Virginia (Clarion Open) 5-4 nical fall for his first Big Ten win of the year, forcing a tiebreaker on the team L D, Willy Girard at Bloomsburg 12-5 score … continued a four-match win streak with a pin against Spencer Dusi W MD, Logan Treaster Navy (Navy Classic) 14-3 (Cleveland State, 12/11) … earned a 10-5 road win over Anthony Rubinetti (Northwestern, 1/27) … earned back-to-back decisions over Michael Beck W TF, Spencer Good Columbia (Navy Classic) 25-10 (6:03) (Maryland, 2/3) and Brandon Paetzel (Rutgers, 2/5) … stunned No. 18 W D, Ibrahim Bunduka George Mason (Navy Classic) 8-3 Vito Pasone (Appalachian State, 2/19) in sudden victory to guide IU to the L D, Michael McGee Old Dominion (Navy Classic) 10-3 NWCA Dual Series win … opened the Big Ten Championships (3/4) with two L D, Gage Curry American (Navy Classic) 3-2 wins over Michael Beck (Maryland) and Ben Thornton (Purdue) to punch W MD, Tomas Gutierrez Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 11-2 his second NCAA Championships ticket. L D, Joe Nelson Binghamton (IU Duals) 9-7 W MD, D.J. Smith Indianapolis (IU Duals) 18-8 2015-16 (Freshman) W Forfeit Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) FF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (#16 seed at 125 lbs.) ... named to W MD, Zac Gentzler SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 16-4 the Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie First Team ... earned fifth-place at W TF, Cameron Lathem Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 19-3 (4:23) his first Big Ten Championships ... won tournament championships at the W D, Brakan Mead #2/2 Ohio State 9-5 Keystone Classic and Lock Haven Classic ... Indiana’s Brian Dolph Most W D, Devin Schnupp #1/1 Penn State 7-2 Improved Wrestler ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree ... opened his Indiana career with a 3-1 run at the EMU Open, taking second place (11/7) ... won the Keystone Classic championship (11/22), going 4-0 with three ma- jor decisions and a pin ... earned a tech fall against SIU-Edwardsville (12/5), the first dual bout of his career ... won a decision against Skyler Petry in the Hoosiers’ upset win over Minnesota (12/11) ... secured a fourth-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), going 6-2 on the day with a major decision, one tech fall, and a pin ... won his second tourna- ment championship at the LHU Classic (12/29) with a 4-0 record, closing with two wins against grapplers from #24 Pittsburgh ... secured a pin in just over two minutes in IU’s dual meet against Maryland (1/15) ... won back-to- back bouts at Michigan State (1/22) and Michigan (1/24), knocking off the Wolverines’ #24 Conor Youtsey in the process ... finished dual season with three wins, two with bonus points, against Purdue (2/7), Rutgers (2/12), and Appalachian State (2/21) ... bowed out in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championships, but wrestled back to a fifth-place finish (3/6) ... earned his first NCAA qualification and first with a national seed at No. 16 … won his first-round matchup of the NCAA Championships over Rutgers’ Sean Mc- Cabe, 8-2 (3/17) … named to the AWN All-Rookie first team. CAREER STATS Prep/Personal: Wrestled for one season under coach Bryan Medlin at Washington Community High School, then three seasons for coach Chris Year Overall MD TF Pins Lewis at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn. ... tallied a 165-3 2015-16 32-10 9 3 5 record over his career ... earned one Illinois State Championship and three 2016-17 15-10 2 2 5 Tennessee State Championships ... won the Fargo National Championship 2017-18 14-6 7 2 1 at 113 lbs. ... was an Honor Roll student ... son of Eric and Katrinia Oliver ... born November 26, 1996 ... has two brothers, Eric Jr. and Emmanuel, and Career 61-26 18 7 11 one sister, Elexus ... intends to major in Business Management.

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GARRETT PEPPLE

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 133 lbs.) Finished in third-place at the Navy Classic … earned a 10-14 re- 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS cord in his first varsity season, picking up bonus points in five wins … scored his first varsity victory over Nate Cervantez (San W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Francisco State, 11/3) … started a stellar weekend out east with L D, Dom Forys Pittsburgh (Clarion Open) 8-3 a first period pin over Lio Quezzada (George Mason, 11/17) … W WBF, Kyle Greenwald Clarion (Clarion Open) 1:29 battled through the consolation bracket for a third-place finish W D, Roshaun Cooley Clarion (Clarion Open) 7-4 at the Navy Classic (11/19), clinching the podium spot with a L D, David Fehlman unat. Lock Haven (Clarion Open) 3-2 major decision over Albert Landeros (North Dakota State) … L D, Andy Schutz at Bloomsburg 4-0 won his first career Big Ten match in the conference opener W D, #17 Anthony Tutolo Kent State (Navy Classic) SV-1 4-2 against Wisconsin (12/9), a 14-3 major decision over Eli Stick- W WBF, Chris Scorese Columbia (Navy Classic) 1:56 ley … won by fall against Terrell Grant (Cleveland State) on a 2-0 W D, Kegan Calkins Oregon State (Navy Classic) 10-3 day at the Eastern Michigan tri (12/11). L MD, #20 Cameron Kelly Ohio (Navy Classic) 12-2 L MD, #15 Nathan Boston Campbell (Navy Classic) 10-1 2015-16 (Redshirt) W D, #23 Noah Gonser Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 2-1 Achieved third-place at the Alma Open ... also finished in eighth- L D, Jake Nicholson Binghamton (IU Duals) 9-4 place at the Michigan State Open ... began his collegiate career with a 14-10 record as an unattached redshirt … tallied four ma- W WBF, Nick Brady Indianapolis (IU Duals) 4:25 jor decisions, one tech fall, and five pins … opened the season L D, Alijah Jeffrey Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 3-0 with a 3-2 outing at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/7), open- W TF, Joe Antonelli SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 17-0 (3:55) ing with a major decision win over Patrick Blommel (Michigan W WBF, Andrew Coghill Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 3:39 State) before falling, 5-0, to No. 5 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) L D, #4 Luke Pletcher #2/2 Ohio State 4-3 … finished in the wrestle-backs with a 44-second pin and a L MD, #18 Corey Keener #1/1 Penn State 11-3 major decision win … earned a podium finish at eighth-place in the MSU Open (11/15), going 2-3 with a crucial 8-3 deci- sion over Michael Cullen (Wisconsin) to land on the podium … pinned Thorin Wilson (Southwestern Oregon) in 1:50 to spark an outstanding 4-2 day at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) … followed the pin with a 6-2 decision win before bow- ing out of championship contention in the quarterfinal, closed with a 1:19 pin and a major decision over Ronnie Stevens (Or- egon State) … lost both matches at Midlands (12/29) … took third place at the Alma Open (1/23) with a 5-1 record, picking up bonus points in four matches … pinned Dom Paterra (Adrian) in the opening round before falling in the quarterfinal, and pro- ceeded to win his next four bouts, finishing with a 5-0 win over De’Ante Evens (Defiance).

Prep/Personal: A three-time finalist and 2015 IHSAA State Champion for head coach Keith Hoffar at East Noble High School, all at 113 lbs. … also won three NHC conference titles, three sectional championships, three regional championships, CAREER STATS and two semi-state titles … posted an outstanding 136-7 career record … set East Noble single-season records for falls (36), Year Overall MD TF Pins wins (46), and tournament points … his 96 career falls is also an 2016-17 10-14 3 - 2 East Noble record … guided the Knights to three sectional team 2017-18 9-9 - 1 4 titles and a regional championship … a three-time All-American Career 19-23 3 1 6 at the Disney Duals … earned two Cadet USAW Folkstyle All- American honors … battled for USAW Junior All-American fin- ishes in both folkstyle and freestyle … earned fourth-place at Super 32 in 2014 … born April 17, 1997 … the son of Brett and Windy Pepple … has one sister, Stevie-Lauren … majoring in Sports Marketing and Management.

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COLE WEAVER

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore – 141 lbs.) Angel Escobedo Most Courageous Wrestler Award winner … earned 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS an 11-18 record in his first full varsity season, his second as the W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time starter at 141 lbs. for Indiana … earned three wins by fall … won a W D, Nickalas Henneman unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 6-3 match at the Navy Classic (11/19), his first since a season-ending W D, Brian Courtney unat. Virginia (Clarion Open) 5-3 injury in 2016, to contribute to the team championship tally … swept L D, #10 Brock Zacherl Clarion (Clarion Open) 10-4 his matches at the SIU-Edwardsville tri (12/4) with a 5-0 win over W D, Ryan Peters unat. Buffalo (Clarion Open) 8-1 Taylor Nein (North Dakota State) and a 7-4 decision against Trevor W NC, Timothy Rooney unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) NC Feagans (SIUE) … won three matches at the Midlands Champion- W WBF, Braden Stahlnecker at Bloomsburg 2:00 ships (12/29-30), including a 73-second pin against Noah Teaney W D, Ben Bliss Bucknell (Navy Classic) 8-1 (Oklahoma) … secured his first Big Ten win of the year with an 8-2 W D, #17 Jack Hathaway Oregon State (Navy Classic) TB-2 2-1 decision over Alec McKenna (Northwestern, 1/27) … pinned Mousa L D, Nicholas Gil Navy (Navy Classic) 8-3 Jodeh (Illinois, 2/12) on a scramble in the second period … eked out W WBF, #10 Tyler Smith Bucknell (Navy Classic) 4:51 a 5-4 decision over Irvin Enriquez (Appalachian State, 2/19) to clinch W D, Sa’Derian Perry Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 5-0 IU’s first NWCA Dual Series win … topped Mousa Jodeh (Illinois) once W D, Joe Russ Binghamton (IU Duals) 6-1 again at the Big Ten Championships (3/4) and came one match short W WBF, Angelo Robles Indianapolis (IU Duals) 4:49 of NCAA qualification. W WBF, Anthony Rubino Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 1:21 W WBF, John Muldoon SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 4:12 2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman - 141 lbs.) W D, Evan Cheek Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 5-3 Grappled to a seventh-place finish at the EMU Open (11/7) ... tallied L D, #6 Joey McKenna #2/2 Ohio State 8-2 a 3-2 record at the Keystone Classic (11/22) ... won his first colle- L D, Jered Cortez #1/1 Penn State 6-5 giate dual match, 6-4, over John Muldoon of SIU-Edwardsville (12/5) ... dropped a 7-2 decision against #11 Tommy Thorn of Minnesota (12/11) ... lost a bout to Eastern Michigan’s Kyle Springer, SV-1 10-8, but rebounded with a 16-1 tech fall in the dual against Manchester (12/13) ... grabbed his second podium finish of the season at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), taking seventh-place ... achieved a third-place finish at the LHU Classic (12/29), culminat- ing in a 4-3 decision over George Mason’s Tejon Anthony ... lost an 11-3 major decision to #13 Jimmy Gulibon of top-ranked Penn State (1/10) ... came from behind in the third period for a decision win against Maryland (1/15).

2014-15 (Redshirt) Finished a strong freshman campaign with a 10-7 overall record at 149 pounds, recording one pin ... landed on the winning side of a 3-2 record at the EMU Open (11/16) ... took the podium with a third-place finish at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis (2/10). CAREER STATS Prep/Personal: Wrestled for four seasons under head coach Scott Year Overall MD TF Pins Marry at Hudson High School...a three-time Michigan State Cham- pion ... the son of Lorie and Rodney Weaver ... has one sister, Madison 2015-16 17-13 - 1 1 ... born February 9, 1996 ... intends to major in Criminal Justice. 2016-17 11-18 - - 3 2017-18 14-4 - - 5 Career 42-35 - 1 9

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BRANDON JAMES

r-Sophomore Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian H.S. / 141 Old Dominion University

2016-17 (R-Freshman) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Transferred to Indiana from Old Dominion University ... entered the Midlands Championships unattached. W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time W WBF, Kyle Greenwald Clarion (Clarion Open) 1:29 L D, #5 Jack Mueller Virginia (Clarion Open) 9-4 2015-16 (Redshirt) W WBF, Andrew Coghill Cleveland State (Clarion Open) 1:03 Went 19-12 competing at 133 and 141 in open tournaments L D, Durbin Lloren Utah Valley (Clarion Open) 8-5 as a redshirt... Earned four major decisions, two tech. falls and three pins... Placed third at the Clarion and Cleveland State Opens... Went 4-2 at the East Stroudsburg Open and 3-2 at the National Collegiate Open. C-USA Commis- sioner’s Honor Roll

Prep/Personal: A four-time Indiana State place winner for Perry Meridian High School, taking third in 2015, second in 2014, fifth in 2013 and third in 2012… Was a three-time Fargo All-American, placing seventh in Junior Freestyle in 2013, sixth in Cadet Freestyle in 2012 and eighth in Cadet Freestyle in 2011… Took third at FloNationals … Finished eighth at the 2012 Super32 Pre-Season Tournament … Won the 2011 USAW Preseason Nationals … Ranked top 20 at 132 lbs. in all polls and was listed as No. 55 senior recruit by FloWrestling ... Compiled career record of 238-7 ... born May 30, 1996... Son of Richard James and Nettie Viera... Has one brother, Tyler ... Majoring in international business.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2017-18 2-2 - - 2

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DAVEY TUNON

r-Freshman Clarksville, Ohio 149 Clarksville Clinton-Massie H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Missed the entirety of his unattached season due to injury. W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Prep/Personal: A two-time podium finisher and three- W WBF, Mohamed Kaba unat. Bloomsburg (Clarion Open) 1:48 W WBF, Grant Turnmire Cleveland State (Clarion Open) 1:40 time qualifier for head coach Spencer Running at Clinton- L D, Jake Keating Virginia (Clarion Open) 4-2 Massie High School … posted a career record of 153-27 L D, Taylor Ortiz Clarion (Clarion Open) 5-3 with an outstanding 45-3 mark his senior season … W D, Ryan Stocku at Bloomsburg 4-1 earned third-place as a junior and fourth-place as a se- W D, Koby Reyes Purdue (Navy Classic) SV-1 6-4 nior, the latter coming after Clinton-Massie’s move to Di- W WBF, Rob Duxbury Del. Valley (Navy Classic) 4:24 L D, #4 Matt Kolodzik Princeton (Navy Classic) 8-1 vision II … won three SCOL league championships … set W D, John Kenyon Navy (Navy Classic) 8-1 the school record for most wins by a freshman (36) … an L MD, Corey Wilding Navy (Navy Classic) 11-1 exceptional four-year football player for Clinton-Massie, W D, Kyle Springer Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 9-8 earning two All-Ohio selections with a first team honor in L D, Frankie Garcia Binghamton (IU Duals) SV-1 4-2 W D, Kyle Barkovich Indianapolis (IU Duals) 8-3 2015 … ran for 393 yards in one game, a school record … W D, Zack Velasquez Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 5-0 won two OHSAA State Championships with Clinton-Mass- L D, Tyshawn Williams SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 9-3 ie’s football team … born September 23, 1997 … the son of L D, Ryan Ford Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 4-2 Carrie Tunon and Paden Byington … has two sisters, Diem L TF, #5 Ke-Shawn Hayes #2/2 Ohio State 16-0 (2:58) Byington and Chloee Curtis, and one brother, Riddick By- L WBF, #1 Zain Retherford #1/1 Penn State 3:42 ington … intends to major in Nursing.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2017-18 9-9 - - 3

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JAKE DANISHEK

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore – 157 lbs.) NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (157 lbs.) … Academic All-Big 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Ten selection … NWCA All-Academic Team honoree … a fifth-place finish at the Navy Classic … Brian Dolph Most Improved Wrestler W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Award winner … tallied a 21-15 record in a breakout season at 157 W WBF, J.J. Wolfe Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 5:44 lbs. … started all 19 dual meets, going 12-7 with a 4-5 record against W D, Tristan Rifanburg Binghamton (IU Duals) SV-1 11-9 the Big Ten … earned bonus points in eight wins (5 MD, 3 WBF) … W WBF, Tony Vaughn Indianapolis (IU Duals) 2:06 took fifth-place at the Navy Classic (11/19), going 5-2 with two bo- nus point wins … topped T.J. Ruschell (Wisconsin, 12/9) with a one- W D, Caden McWhirter Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 6-0 point decision … extended his winning streak to seven matches W MD, Karsten Van Velsor SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 17-8 with a 10-5 win over Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) at the Mid- W WBF, Ryan Montgomery Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 2:32 lands Championships (12/29-30) … scored his first win against a L MD, #5 Micah Jordan #2/2 Ohio State 14-4 ranked opponent with a 9-3 decision over No. 12 Alex Griffin (Pur- L WBF, #1 Jason Nolf #1/1 Penn State 1:30 due, 1/13) … earned his fourth Big Ten win of the season, a per- sonal career best, with a major decision against Danny Boychuck (Maryland, 2/3) … won his NWCA National Dual Series match 5-1 over Gavin Londoff (Appalachian State, 2/19) … delivered two wins in the clutch at the Big Ten Championships (3/4-5), entering the ninth-place match after his 7-1 win over Justin Alexander (Mary- land) … achieved his first NCAA qualification in sudden victory, 3-1, over Jake Ryan (Ohio State) … met second-seeded Michael Keme- rer (Iowa) in the first round of the NCAA Championships (3/16) and No. 15 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) in the consolation bracket.

Summer 2016 (Freestyle) Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron … earned two wins on the opening day, an 8-2 decision over Danny Reed (Columbia) and a 12-2 technical fall over Christian Monserrat (West Virginia).

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman - 157 lbs.) Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... won the LHU Classic Champion- ship (12/29) at 157 lbs. ... made his varsity debut in dual action, capturing an 11-5 decision win against SIU-Edwardsville (12/5) ... won a 13-9 decision in IU’s dual win against Eastern Michigan (12/13) ... lost his opening bout, but rebounded for four straight wins at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) ... earned his first two Big Ten dual wins of the season with wins at Michigan State (1/22) and Michigan (1/24) ... picked up another dual win against #7 Ohio State (1/29) ... dropped Mark Bozzo (MSU) in the wrestle- backs at the Big Ten Championships (3/5).

2014-15 (Redshirt) Champion of the Greyhound Open at 157 lbs. ... also earned podium finishes at the Eastern Michigan Open (runner-up) and Michigan State Open (fifth-place) ... compiled a 22-4 record at 157 pounds (unattached) ... earned four pins, three major decisions, and two tech falls in his debut season ... won first two matches, lost his third, then won his final three bouts for a fifth-place finish at the MSU Open (11/4) ... earned a second-place finish at the EMU Open , going 4-1 on the day (11/16) ... amassed a strong 3-2 outing at CAREER STATS the Midlands Championships, with a 46-12 point margin in his three wins (12/30) ... won first career championship at the Greyhound Year Overall MD TF Pins Open (2/10). 2015-16 15-11 2 1 1 2016-17 21-15 5 - 3 Prep/Personal: Ohio D3 State Champion ... National Honor So- ciety member ... Class president at Dayton Christian School ... 2017-18 6-2 1 - 3 coached by Ted Bray at Dayton Christian ... son of Jennifer and Bill Career 42-28 8 1 7 Danishek ... born November 11, 1994 ... has one brother, Henry, and one sister, Alex ... intends to major in Business Management.

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AUSTIN HOLMES

r-Freshman Fishers, Ind. 157 Hamilton Southeastern H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Wrestled 10 matches as an unattached grappler … earned four wins, two with bonus points (2 WBF) … started the W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time season at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5) … won three W WBF, Brandon Miller Penn State Behrend (Clarion Open) 2:39 L D, Christian Monserrat West Virginia (Clarion Open) 6-1 matches at the Michigan State Open (11/19), starting with W WBF, Sean Agnella unat. Pitt-Johnstown (Clarion Open) 1:23 a first period pin against Christopher Matzke (Edinboro) W D, Chase Archangelo unat. Cleveland State (Clarion Open) 5-2 … won his first match of the Purple Raider Open, a 2:00 L WBF, Bo Pipher Penn State (Clarion Open) 1:34 pin against Teagan O’Sullivan (Gannon). at 157 lbs. L WBF, Kevin Laubach Jr. at Bloomsburg 2:18 at 149 lbs. Prep/Personal: Twice an IHSAA State Championships L D, Jacob Macololooy Columbia (Navy Classic) 10-7 podium finisher for head coach Kyle Poyer at Hamilton W TF, Justin Yorkdale George Mason (Navy Classic) 18-3 (4:10) Southeastern High School … finished in fourth-place in L D, Matt Lattanze Brown (Navy Classic) 9-4 his sophomore and junior seasons, also qualifying as a se- nior … posted a 151-23 career record with three sectional titles and three regional titles … also claimed a semi-state title, three conference championships, and three county championships … aided the Royals to pairs of sectional and regional team titles … an NHSCA Academic All-Amer- ican … named to the 2015 Junior Duals All-Tournament Team … born June 26, 1998 … the son of Brian and Kim Holmes … has a sister, Alexis, and a brother, Andrew … in- tends to major in Finance.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2017-18 4-5 - 1 2

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BRYCE MARTIN

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore – 165 lbs.) The Navy Classic Champion at 165 lbs. … compiled a 16-9 record, 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS the second-fewest losses on the team (min. 20 matches) … earned one win by major decision and two technical falls … made the start- W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time ing dual lineup 18-of-19 times, earning 39 team points … started W MD, Kade Byland unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 17-7 a six-match win streak with a 10-5 decision over Garrett Tingen L D, Demetrius Romero Utah Valley (Clarion Open) 10-5 (George Mason, 11/17) … won the Navy Classic Championship W D, Eric Fasnacht unat. Buffalo (Clarion Open) 5-3 (11/19), going 5-0 with a technical fall in the second round and L D, John Vaughn Cleveland State (Clarion Open) 7-6 clinching the title with a 9-6 decision over Quentin Perez (Camp- W MD, Anthony Vetrano at Bloomsburg 13-4 bell) … earned five consecutive dual meet wins, ending the streak W TF, Kade Byland Kent State (Navy Classic) 17-1 (5:48) on a 5-2 decision win over Dylan Lydy (Purdue, 1/13) … earned W D, Luke Drugac Old Dominion (Navy Classic) 4-2 another Big Ten win against Dustin Williams (Nebraska, 1/29) … W D, Jon Viruet Brown (Navy Classic) SV-1 3-1 scored a 5-3 decision win against Josh Ugalde (Maryland, 2/3), lift- W D, #15 Jonathan Schleifer Princeton (Navy Classic) 6-3 ing IU to their second Big Ten dual win … won his third consecutive W D, Zac Carson Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 9-6 Big Ten dual match against Dylan Painton (Rutgers, 2/5) … helped L D, Vincent DePrez Binghamton (IU Duals) 9-4 Indiana beat No. 20 Appalacian State (2/19) in the NWCA Dual Se- W D, J.D. Waters Indianapolis (IU Duals) 10-4 ries with his 6-2 win over Forrest Przybysz. W D, Andrew Scott Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 7-1 Summer 2016 (Freestyle) W Forfeit SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) FF Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of W MD, John Vaughn Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 9-1 Akron. L D, Cody Burcher #2/2 Ohio State 3-2

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman - 165 lbs.) Won the Lock Haven Classic Championship ... took fifth-place at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... started with a strong 3-2 showing at the EMU Open (11/7) ... picked up his first dual win of the season with a 3-1 decision over Eastern Michigan’s Da- kota Juarez (12/13) ... earned a pin in 35 seconds during the dual against Manchester (12/13) ... battled to a fifth-place finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20), going 3-2 with one major decision ... won his second collegiate tournament championship at the LHU Classic (12/29), finishing with a 6-4 decision over Kent State’s Jariod James ... emerged with the sudden-victory, and his first career Big Ten dual win, against Maryland (1/15) ... won a tight 5-4 decision in the closing seconds against Appalachian State’s Forrest Prsybysz (2/21) ... rebounded with a 5-2 win in the wrestle- backs at the Big Ten Championships (3/5).

2014-15 (Redshirt) Tallied an 18-6 overall record, including three major decisions, at 165 pounds (unattached) ... earned fifth place at the MSU Open (11/4) ... won the EMU Open Championship, winning all five bouts (11/16) ... battled to a third place finish at the Greyhound Open (2/10).

Prep/Personal: Wrestled for Coach Andy Varner at Bakersfield CAREER STATS High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... high school career record of 156-30 ... finished sixth at the Virginia Beach Nationals in 2012 ... Year Overall MD TF Pins was fourth at California state tournament in 2013 ... runner-up at 2015-16 18-17 1 1 1 California state tournament in 2014 ... fourth place at 2014 Folk- 2016-17 16-9 1 2 - style nationals ... eighth at Fargo in 2013 ... undecided major ... son 2017-18 12-5 3 1 - of Jeff and Susan Martin ... has two brothers, Darrik and Sean ... born February 14, 1995 ... majoring in Environmental Management. Career 46-31 5 4 1

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DEVIN SKATZKA

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 174 lbs.) NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (174 lbs.) … fifth-place at the 54th An- 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS nual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships … earned seventh-place at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships inside IU’s Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall … W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time also finished in third-place at the Navy Classic … Taylor Walsh Award win- W WBF, Dylan Barreiro unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 3:41 ner for most falls on the team (10) … earned a 26-13 record in his breakout W WBF, Austin Weigel unat. Buffalo (Clarion Open) 3:25 freshman campaign, scoring bonus points in 13 wins … went 13-6 in dual W TF, Jared Siegrist unat. Lock Haven (Clarion Open) 18-3 meets with a point differential of +45 (2nd – team) … spent six weeks in the national rankings, peaking at No. 17 … won his first five matches of the sea- L D, Will Schany Virginia (Clarion Open) 8-5 son before dropping a tight decision to No. 16 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy Clas- W D, Kyle Murphy at Bloomsburg 10-6 sic, 11/19) … earned a third-place finish at the Navy Classic with a 4-1 record W D, Andrew Morgan Campbell (Navy Classic) 10-6 and two pins … pinned five consecutive opponents, four in dual meets and W WBF, Kyle Inlander Bucknell (Navy Classic) 1:04 the fifth against No. 15 CJ Brucki (Central Michigan) in the first round of W TF, AJ Alford Navy (Navy Classic) 21-3 (2:47) Midlands (12/29) … finished his second Midlands (12/30) with a fifth-place podium finish, achieved by pinning Micah Barnes (Nebraska) and winning a W WBF #19 Tyrel White Columbia (Navy Classic) 2:45 decision against No. 22 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) … edged Chris Pfarr L D, #7 Jadaen Bernstein Navy (Navy Classic) 5-3 (Minnesota, 1/22) 11-8 for his first home Big Ten dual win … pinned Braxton W WBF, Quinton Rosser Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 0:47 Cody (Northwestern (1/27) in 1:55 … won by technical fall over Elliott Rai- W Forfeit SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) FF ford (Appalachian State, 2/19) in the NWCA Dual Series win … earned five W WBF, Gabe Stark Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 3:32 wins at the Big Ten Championships (3/4-5) and beat Jacob Morrissey (Pur- due) to take seventh-place and secure his first NCAA qualification, pushing W D, Fritz Schierl #2/2 Ohio State 8-5 No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) to the brink in the second round. L TF, #2 Mark Hall #1/1 Penn State 17-0 (4:56)

Summer 2016 (Freestyle) Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron … reached the quarterfinals after opening with three wins, starting with a technical fall over Idris White (Maryland) … battled for a 15-11 decision against Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) before another technical fall victory against Stacy Davis (NC State) … fell to Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) in the quar- terfinal round.

2015-16 (Redshirt) Led all redshirt grapplers with a 24-8 unattached record, including three major decisions, one tech fall, and a team-leading 12 pins … earned a second-place finish at the EMU Open (11/7), earning two falls and a major decision ... took fifth-place in the Open division of the MSU Open (11/15), tallying a 6-1 tournament record with a pin … earned a third podium ap- pearance with a 4-2 day at the Cleveland State Open (12/12), opening with a 16-0 tech fall over Jared Swan (Old Dominion) … earned a 3-2 record at Midlands (12/29), which entailed his highlight match of the season, a 4:54 win by fall over then-No. 6 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) … nearly reached a podium finish before falling to NCAA qualifier Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) in the fourth consolation round … earned pins in all four wins on his way to a third-place finish at the Alma Open (1/23) … reached his fifth podium of the season for third place at the Greyhound Open (2/6), picking up three pins in a 4-1 tournament run .

Prep/Personal: Four year letter winner as a wrestler for coach Brandon Day at Richmond High School ... a four-time Michigan State Champion, the highest mark in Richmond history ... a three-time FloWrestling All-American and three-time Cliff Keen All-American honoree ... helped the Blue Devils to two team Michigan State Championships and two runner-up finishes ... ranked seventh on FloWrestling high school rankings, including fifth place on the open mat and 11th on intermat ... set the pin record at Richmond ... also a standout running back for Richmond’s football team, earning First CAREER STATS Team All-State honors ... lettered in baseball and track in addition to wres- tling and football ... the son of Dennis and Carey Skatzka ... his father, Den- Year Overall MD TF Pins nis, is also the assistant coach of the Richmond wrestling team ... born on 2016-17 26-13 2 1 10 March 21, 1997 ... has two sisters, Jordan and Taylor ... intends to major in 2017-18 12-3 - 2 6 Exercise Science. Career 38-16 2 3 16 - 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 17 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS

GABE KOONTZ

r-Sophomore Ellettsville, Ind. 174 Edgewood H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 165 lbs.) Earned third-place at the Alma Open (1/21) … also took a fourth- 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS place finish at the Greyhound Open (2/5) … opened the year with his first career appearance in the dual meet lineup, winning a 4-0 W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time decision against Jesse Lyga (San Francisco State, 11/3) … repre- L MD, Weston Vonegidy West Virginia (Clarion Open) 13-1 sented the Hoosiers at the Navy Classic (11/19), aiding the team W MD, Michael Porreca unat. Bloomsburg (Clarion Open) 8-0 championship win with a major decision over A.J. Alford (Navy) … L TF, Jacob Oliver unat. Edinboro (Clarion Open) 17-2 entered the Cleveland State Open (12/17) … entered the top three L D, Dylan Barreiro Kent State (Navy Classic) 10-6 on the Alma Open (1/21) podium, rebounding from a second round W TF, Brandon Rudy Del. Valley (Navy Classic) 15-0 (5:35) loss to win his last four matches with bonus points … earned three W MD, Conner Allshouse American (Navy Classic) 11-1 consecutive technical falls, conceding just two points, on his way to W D, Frank Guida Bucknell (Navy Classic) 5-3 the consolation final … won the third place match by major decision L MD, Dylan Lydy Purdue (Navy Classic) 13-3 over Clayton Davidson (Ohio Northern) … ended the season with a L D, Jared Leidich Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 5-4 fourth-place finish in the 174 lbs. bracket at the Greyhound Open L WBF, Anthony Lombardo Binghamton (IU Duals) 2:42 (2/5) … started the open with a first period pin (1:39), and then a W D, Luke Kreich Indianapolis (IU Duals) SV-1 6-4 decision win to enter the semifinals.

Summer 2016 (Freestyle) Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron.

2015-16 (Redshirt) Title winner at the Alma Open ... finished runner-up at the Grey- hound Open ... ascended the podium with an eighth-place finish at the Michigan State Open (freshman/sophomore division) ... com- piled a 12-10 record as an unattached competitor, including a major decision and a technical fall … went 0-2 at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/7) … took eighth-place at the MSU Open (11/15), posting a 4-3 tournament record with a tech fall … lost the opening match, but battled back with four consecutive wins in the wrestle-backs … lost both matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/12) … went 0-2 at Midlands (12/29) … hoisted the crown at the Alma Open (1/23) for his first collegiate tournament win, winning his final three matches by decision … opened the Greyhound Open (2/6) with a major deci- sion win before making a run all the way to the championship bout, where he dropped a 9-4 decision.

Prep/Personal: Wrestled for head coach Greg Ratliff at nearby Edgewood High School ... tallied a 151-26 career record, including a 46-2 mark his senior season ... those win tallies are both Edgewood program records ... landed on the podium with third- and fifth-place finishes at the IHSAA State Championships ... set records with 313 career takedowns and 119 in his final year ... also holds the Edge- wood record for single-season team points ... earned Academic All- State honors as a senior ... also played four years with the Mustangs’ football team, racking up 3,000 combined rushing yards in his ju- nior and senior seasons ... born January 15, 1997 to his parents, Joni and Nate Koontz ... has two brothers, AJ and Matthew ... majoring in Exercise Science. CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 11-7 3 4 1 2017-18 5-6 2 1 - Career 16-13 5 5 1 - 2017 18 INDIANA WRESTLING 18 2017- 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS

NORMAN CONLEY

r-Sophomore St. Louis, Mo. 184 Chaminade College Prepatory School

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 197 lbs.) Earned an 8-9 record in his first varsity season, entering the dual line- 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS up for four meets … took bonus points in three wins (2 MD, 1 WBF) W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time … received the first dual meet start of his career in the season open- W MD, Tyler Koreski Ohio Valley (Clarion Open) 10-2 ing tri-dual at Cal Poly (11/3) … picked up his first two varsity wins at W WBF, Jack Walsh Virginia (Clarion Open) 2:46 the Navy Classic (11/20), aiding a team championship effort with two L D, Nino Bonaccorsi unat. Pittsburgh (Clarion Open) 10-4 major decisions … reached third place at the Cleveland State Open af- W MD, Spencer Irick Indiana (Clarion Open) 12-4 ter starting the tournament 3-0, beginning with a 3:53 pin over Emilio L D, Tyler Bagoly unat. Clarion (Clarion Open) 4-2 Fowler (Ohio) … picked up two wins at the Midlands Championships L D, Trevor Allard at Bloomsburg 6-5 (12/29-30) … made his Big Ten debut in a home dual against Minne- W D, Nino Bastianelli Brown (Navy Classic) 9-4 sota (1/22) … lost a tight bout against No. 19 Jacob Berkowitz at North- W D, Shane Mast Kent State (Navy Classic) 10-6 western (1/27) … also entered the lineup for Indiana’s home dual with L D, #13 Michael Coleman Navy (Navy Classic) 6-0 Nebraska (1/29). W D, Alex Benoit Navy (Navy Classic) SV-1 3-1 L D, Anthony Pedro Brown (Navy Classic) 10-3 Summer 2016 (Freestyle) at 197 lbs. Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Ak- L D, Derek Hillman Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 9-7 ron … secured two wins in the 86kg bracket, opening with a technical at 184 lbs. fall shutout over Faris Karaborni (Minnesota) … in the wrestle-backs, L D, #14 Steve Schneider Binghamton (IU Duals) 4-1 earned a 10-0 win over Luke Bean (Oklahoma State). W D, Brody Conner Indianapolis (IU Duals) 3-2 W D, Bryce Gorman Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 5-2 2015-16 (Freshman) W D, Bryce Shewan SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 8-4 Took third-place at three of his unattached season tournaments: the W D, Chris Morrow Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 5-3 Eastern Michigan Open, the Michigan State Open, and the Greyhouns L MD, #2 Myles Martin #2/2 Ohio State 16-5 Open ... tallied an unattached record of 16-9 with two major decisions L WBF, #1 Bo Nickal #1/1 Penn State 0:42 and two pins … opened the year, and his collegiate career, with a third- place finish at the EMU Open (11/7) … went 4-1 at Eastern Michigan with three decision wins heading into the semifinal round … earned an- other podium finish, third-place, at the MSU Open (11/15) … secured his first redshirt pin in 4:39 over Jacob Harvey (Olivet), before a deci- sion win and a narrow 2-0 defeat in the semifinals … finished with a 5-2 decision win over Matthre Striegel (Missouri) in the third-place bout … lost both matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/12) … went 0-2 at Midlands (12/29) … took fifth-place at the Alma Open (1/23) with two major decisions in the wrestle-backs … earned a third trip to the podium at the Greyhound Open (2/6), opening with a 2:32 and only losing via tiebreaker in the semifinal.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letter winner in wrestling for coach Lee Furnace, Jr. at Chaminade College Prepatory School, where he spent two years as the team captain ... named First Team All-Conference his junior and senior seasons ... achieved a fourth place finish at the Missouri State Tournament, the highest finish in Chaminade history ... earned a fifth place finish at the Ohio Tournament of Champions his CAREER STATS junior year ... posted an eighth place finish at the Cliff Keen Nation- Year Overall MD TF Pins als, receiving USA Wrestling All-American honors ... set school records 2016-17 8-9 2 - 1 for single-season wins (43), single-season takedowns, and career wins 2017-18 10-9 2 - 1 (109) ... also lettered in football ... the son of Norm and Chris Conley ... born on December 20, 1996 ... has a brother, Danny, and a sister, Tess Career 18-18 4 - 2 ... a four-year contracted cadet scholarship winner in Army ROTC at Indiana University ... intends to major in Criminal Justice and Chinese.

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JAKE HINZ

r-Sophomore Westerville, Ohio 184 Westerville North H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 197 lbs.) Wrestled 29 matches in his first varsity season, earning 13 wins 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS … five of those wins came with bonus points (2 MD, 3 WBF) … took fifth-place at the Navy Classic … third-place at the Alma W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time Open … entered the dual lineup 15 times and represented the L D, Gary Jantzer Utah Valley (Clarion Open) 7-4 Hoosiers at the Big Ten Championships … a 20-7 major deci- W WBF, Jacob Adams unat. Cleveland State (Clarion Open) 1:32 sion over Andrew Thomas (George Mason, 11/17) gave Hinz W TF, Brodie Englert Pitt Johnstown (Clarion Open) 17-2 his first win of the season … wrestled to a fifth-place finish at L D, Colin McCracken unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 8-7 the Navy Classic (11/19), adding points to the Hoosiers’ team W D, Seth McLeod Oregon State (Navy Classic) 5-2 championship … finished the weekend with a 4-2 tournament W D, Colin McCracken Kent State (Navy Classic) 3-2 record, earning a pin in less than a minute … beat Cordell Eaton L D, #21 CJ LaFragola Brown (Navy Classic) 8-4 (North Dakota State) before dropping a tight decision to Jake W D, Antonio Agee Old Dominion (Navy Classic) 5-3 Tindle (SIU-Edwardsville) at the SIUE Duals (12/4) … made his L MD, Seth McLeod Oregon State (Navy Classic) 14-4 Big Ten debut against No. 15 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin, 12/9) W D, Kayne McCallum Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 10-7 … headed to the Alma Open (1/21) and battled to third-place, at 197 lbs. highlighted by a major decision over James Russell (Michigan L D, Mark Tracy Binghamton (IU Duals) 8-3 State) … entered the Big Ten Tournament (3/4-5) for the first time in his career, opening against No. 4 Kollin Moore … scored L MD, Brian Wagner Indianapolis (IU Duals) 12-3 a win in the consolation round, an 8-5 decision over Wesley W D, Max Ihry Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 5-3 Maskill (Michigan State). L D, Christian Dulaney SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 9-7 L MD, John Kelbly Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 17-4 Summer 2016 (Freestyle) Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron … put together an impressive run to the quarterfinals at 86kg, sparked by an opening-round decision win over Will Sumner (Utah Valley) … won an 11-1 tech fall over Zach Bruce (Pittsburgh) before edging Josh Anthony (UW-Parkside) with a one-point decision win … bowed out of championship conten- tion after a quarterfinals defeat to Sammy Brooks (Iowa).

2015-16 (Redshirt) As a redshirt, posted a 7-3 unattached record with three pins … earned a fifth-place podium finish at the Michigan State Open (freshman/sophomore division) ... recorded his first redshirt pin in 2:07 at the EMU Open (11/7), where he went 2-2 … earned a fifth-place finish at the MSU Open (11/15) with two pins, both coming in the wrestle-backs … went 5-1 overall at the MSU Open, losing only his first match before rattling off five wins in the wrestle-backs, culminating in an 8-4 decision over Connor Wagh (Bucknell) in the fifth-place bout.

Prep/Personal: Compiled a 138-46 record in four seasons un- der head coach David Grant at Westerville North High School … earned a third-place finish at Ohio’s state championships as a senior … twice an All-Conference honoree and All-Ohio Met- ropolitan Area honoree … Westerville North’s team captain for CAREER STATS three seasons, winning team conference titles twice … also let- tered in football, baseball, and rugby … born June 14, 1997 … the Year Overall MD TF Pins son of Tami and Brent Hinz … has one sister, Madelyn … intends 2016-17 13-16 2 - 3 to major in Political Science. 2017-18 7-8 - 1 1 Career 20-24 2 1 4

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SPENCER IRICK

r-Freshman Fishers, Ind. 197 Hamilton Southeastern H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Did not see unattached action in his redshirt season due to injury. W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time L D, Tyler Bagoly unat. Clarion (Clarion Open) 8-2 W D, Emorson Wentz unat. Pitt Johnstown (Clarion Open) 5-2 Prep/Personal: A two-time IHSAA State Championships W D, Branden McRill West Virginia (Clarion Open) 7-6 qualifier for head coach Kyle Poyer at Hamilton Southeast- L MD, Norman Conley Indiana (Clarion Open) 12-4 ern High School … earned a third-place finish at the 2016 L D, Abraham Correa-Medina American (Navy Classic) 3-2 IHSAA State Championships … set Hamilton Southeast- L D, Andrew Psomas Columbia (Navy Classic) 8-4 ern’s school record for single-season pins (26) … twice an at 197 lbs. L MD, #1 Kollin Moore #2/2 Ohio State 14-5 Academic All-State honoree, cracking the first team as a L MD, #9 Anthony Cassar #1/1 Penn State 16-5 senior … won sectional and regional team titles with the Royals in both 2013 and 2014 … also lettered in baseball for two seasons … born May 25, 1997 … the son of Sheila and Ed Irick … has two brothers, Andrew and Matt … his brother, Matt, wrestled four seasons for Indiana Univer- sity (2013-16) … intends to major in Biology.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2017-18 2-6 - - -

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JAKE KLEIMOLA

r-Freshman Schererville, Ind. 197 Lake Central H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Earned a seventh-place finish at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5) … tallied a 3-4 record on the season with W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time two pins … at the Eastern Michigan Open, scored a deci- L D, Logan Womelsdorf at Bloomsburg 3-1 L MD, Pat Brucki Princeton (Navy Classic) 15-5 sion win over Chance Sonnenberg (Findlay) … bowed out L TF, John D’Agostino Old Dominion (Navy Classic) 18-2 (4:01) of championship contention with a loss to Kollin Moore (Ohio State) … won a 4:31 fall on Jared Langley (Ohio State) to enter the seventh-place match … also entered the Michigan State Open (11/19) … missed the remainder of his unattached season due to injury.

Prep/Personal: The 2016 IHSAA State Champion at 195 lbs., ending an illustrious four-year career under head coach Josh Morgan at Lake Central High School … ranked No. 18 at 195 lbs. by The Open Mat … ranked the No. 146 pound-for-pound wrestler, No. 13 in his weight class, by MWolverine.com … posted a 115-21 career record with three Lake County championships, three sectional titles, and three regional championships … named the team MVP as a senior … a two-time captain with a pair of Aca- demic All-State first team honors … born August 25, 1997 … the son of Paul and Mary Kleimola … mother also at- tended Indiana University … has one sister, Katie, who is a current student at Indiana University … plans to major in Business.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2017-18 0-3 - - -

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FLETCHER MILLER

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

2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore – 285 lbs.) 2017-18 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Finished fourth-place at the Navy Classic … completed a 9-20 overall record in his first full season as Indiana’s heavyweight W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time starter … earned two major decisions and three wins by fall … W WBF, Devin Nye unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 2:29 rumbled through the season opener with a 0:39 pin against W D, Ben Andrew Utah Valley (Clarion Open) 7-4 Sam Alnassiri (San Francisco State, 11/3) … earned three con- L WBF, Tate Orndorff unat. Utah Valley (Clarion Open) 0:45 secutive victories at the Navy Classic (11/19), clinching his first W WBF, Devin Nye unat. Kent State (Clarion Open) 1:00 varsity podium finish with a 17-5 major decision over Devin Nye W WBF, Nolan Terrance unat. Buffalo (Clarion Open) 1:36 W D, Bruce Graeber at Bloomsburg SV-1 7-5 (Kent State) … won by fall against Mike Furbee (Cleveland State, W D, Ali Wahab Old Dominion (Navy Classic) 6-2 12/11) at the Eastern Michigan tri … pinned Guy Henson (Indi- L WBF, Matt Voss George Mason (Navy Classic) 6:41 ana Tech, 12/18) in 1:55 for his first career home win … topped MFF, Evan Ellis Brown (Navy Classic) MFF Steven Holloway (Iowa, 2/10) with a late takedown to secure his L D, Caleb Gossett Northern Illinois (Hoosier Duals) 12-6 first career Big Ten win … earned a decision victory over Jacob W WBF, Tommy Helton SIU Edwardsville (Hoosier Duals) 2:36 Cooper (Michigan State) at the Big Ten Championships (3/4). W MD, Collin Kelly Cleveland State (Hoosier Duals) 9-1 W D, Kevin Snyder #2/2 Ohio State 3-1 Summer 2016 (Freestyle) L MD, #3 Nick Nevills #1/1 Penn State 11-3 Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron … earned two wins in the 125kg bracket, starting with a 10-8 win over Dean Broghammer (Cleveland State) … also picked up a 10-6 win over Tyler Kral (Purdue).

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman) Went 2-4 in his first varsity season with Indiana … opened the year at 197 lbs. in the Eastern Michigan open, where he finished 2-2 with a major decision win in the wrestle-backs … took the mat in his first career Big Ten dual action at No. 6 Michigan (1/24) … also entered the dual lineup in the Hoosiers’ meet at No. 2 Iowa (2/5).

2014-15 (Redshirt) Completed a strong debut season for the Hoosiers, going 15-5 in the heavyweight division (unattached) ... tallied four major decisions and three pins ... won the MSU Open Championship, culminating with a 6-1 decision against Logan Rimmer of Notre Dame College (11/4) ... earned fifth place at the EMU Open (11/16) ... took the podium with a fourth-place finish at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis (2/10). CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2015-16 2-4 - - - 2016-17 9-20 2 - 3 2017-18 9-4 1 - 4 Career 20-28 3 - 7

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ZACH HORWITZ

r-Sophomore Buffalo Grove, Ill. 285 Adlai E. Stevenson H.S.

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 197 lbs.) 2016-17 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Withdrew from school for the fall semester and rejoined the team in the spring. W/L Result, Opponent Team (Event) Score/Time L D, David Smith unat. West Virginia (Clarion Open) 4-3 2015-16 (Redshirt) W D, Jacob Parker Pittsburgh (Clarion Open) 3-1 Earned a fifth-place finish at the Greyhound Open ... as a red- L D, Jonathan Spaulding unat. Edinboro (Clarion Open) 10-3 shirt, tallied a 7-8 unattached record with two technical falls L D, Zach Feyrer Bucknell (Navy Classic) 3-1 and one pin … started with an 0-2 outing at the EMU Open L D, Mike Markulec Princeton (Navy Classic) 5-3 L WBF, #16 Gage Hutchison Eastern Michigan (IU Duals) 4:33 (11/7) … earned his first two wins in a 2-2 day at the MSU L TF, Connor Calkins Binghamton (IU Duals) 17-1 (4:17) Open (11/15) … opened the MSU Open with back-to-back L MD, Dylan Faulkenberg Indianapolis (IU Duals) 17-5 wins, the first a 20-4 tech fall over David Sheldon (Ashland) … won two matches at the Alma Open (1/23), including a first- round pin in 4:27 … started a 3-2 day at the Greyhound Open (2/6) with a 17-1 tech fall, and ended with a 7-0 decision win in the fifth-place bout.

CAREER STATS Year Overall MD TF Pins 2016-17 0-0 - - - 2017-18 1-7 - - - Career 1-7 - - -

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