WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE | No. 4
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AIR FORCE WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE | No . 4 Athletic Media Relations | Wrestling Contact: Dan Whitaker | O: (719) 333-3950 | E: [email protected] | GoAirForceFalcons.com 2020-21 SCHEDULE 0-3, 0-3 BIG 12 FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (0-3, 0-1 BIG 12) HOME 0-2 |AWAY 0-1 |NEUTRAL 0-0 SATURDAY, FEB. 6 | 10 A.M. MT Date Event Time/Result EAST GYM | USAFA, COLO. Jan. 17 #23 Northern Colorado* Canceled Jan. 17 South Dakota State* L, 14-24 UNC (3-1, 2-1 BIG 12) & WVU (5-2, 1-1 BIG 12) Jan. 22 #5 Oklahoma State* L, 6-33 SATURDAY, FEB. 6 | 6/7:30 P.M. MT Jan. 30 Wyoming* L, 9-22 BANK OF COLORADO ARENA | GREELEY, COLO. Feb. 6 Fresno State* 10 a.m. THIS WEEK: The Air Force Academy wrestling ALL-TIME VERSUS FRESNO: AF is 2-2 team has a three-dual day in two locations, all-time against FS, with the first meeting Feb. 6 Northern Colorado* 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. The Falcons will host Fresno coming in 2001. The Falcons are 2-1 over Feb. 6 West Virginia* 7:30 p.m. State for Senior Day, starting at 10 a.m., Fresno since it re-started its program prior Feb. 13 South Dakota State* TBA followed by a pair of duals up in Greeley to 2017. Last season, the Bulldogs edged out against the host Northern Colorado Bears at the Falcons, 19-18, via criteria after they won Feb. 13 North Dakota State* TBA 6 p.m. and West Virginia at 7:30 p.m. AF will six of the 10 bouts. Feb. 13 Utah Valley* TBA also wrestle bonus matches throughout the day in both locations. HISTORY WITH THE BEARS: Saturday Feb. 20 USAFA Round Robin 11 a.m. will mark the 32nd all-time dual meeting Mar. 6 Big 12 Tournament$ All Day FOLLOWING THE ACTION: The dual and between AF and the Bears. In a series dating Mar. 7 Big 12 Tournament$ All Day bonus matches against the Bulldogs will back to 1976, AF holds an 18-13 advantage. stream for free on TrackWrestling, while The two in-state rivals have squared off in a Mar. 18 NCAA Championships& All Day the duals and bonus matches in Greeley dual each of the last 19 seasons. Last season, Mar. 19 NCAA Championships& All Day will stream with a subscription through UNC won 25-12 in the season finale. Mar. 20 NCAA Championships& All Day FloWrestling. All results can be found on TrackWrestling. Fans can also follow results WE MEET AGAIN, MOUNTAINEERS: HOME matches are in BOLD live on Twitter by following @AF_Wrestle. Saturday will be just the second all-time meeting on the mat for AF against WVU, Neutral site matches are in Italics MEETS CLOSED TO PUBLIC: Fan attendance with the inaugural meeting coming in 2018, All times are Mountain Time will be not be allowed for Air Force wrestling Air Force’s third season in the Big 12. The home events due to Academy and local Mountaineers came out on top, 19-18, via criteria. The deciding factor on the winner *Denotes Big 12 Conference Dual COVID restrictions until further notice. The same goes for the duals in Greeley. came down to the third criteria, total match $ Big 12 Tournament - Tulsa, Okla. points, in which the Mountaineers outscored & NCAA Championships - St. Louis, Mo. SENIOR DAY: Prior to the dual against the Falcons, 28-27 Fresno State, the 12-man Class of 2021 will be honored for their contributions to the AF RETURNING SOME FIREPOWER: The wrestling team and the Air Force Academy. Falcons are poised to make some noise this AIR FORCE QUICK FACTS The ceremony will begin at 9:50 and will season, as they return nine of the 10 primary Location:............................................ Colorado Springs, CO be streamed on TrackWrestling. Set to be starters from a season ago, as well as 15 Enrollment:....................................... 4,000 honored are Justin Becci, Trace Carello, Brock wrestlers who have experience as a starter in Founded:............................................1954 a Big 12 dual. All four placewinners in the Big Venue:..................................................Clune Arena Jennings, Tanner Johnson, Casey Jumps, Capacity:............................................ 5,858 Terence Perkins, Lenny Petersen, Cole Phelps, 12 tournament from a season ago also return Conference:...................................... Big 12 Conference Parker Simington, Cody Surratt, Jacoby Ward, in Cody Phippen, Lenny Petersen, Cody Head Coach:..................................... Sam Barber (Upper Iowa ‘95) and Jimmy Weaver. Surratt, and Jake Thompson. Career Dual Record/Yrs:............ 39-42/ 7 Asst. Coaches ................................. Joe Johnston, Chris Heilman NEXT WEEK: Air Force will have another Vol. Asst. Coach ............................ Dustin Kilgore NATIONALLY RANKED FALCONS: Coming First Year........................................... 1956 into week four, Air Force still has six wrestlers three-dual day, Saturday, Feb. 13, in All-Time Record.............................. 437-346-6 ranked by national wrestling outlets: Brookings, S.D. Air Force will square off in NCAA Champions ......................... 1 (Don Henderson, 1967) dual and bonus match action against host All-Americans.................................. 8 125: Cody Phippen - #27 South Dakota State, as well as North Dakota NCAA Div. I Qualifiers ................. 92 State and Utah Valley. NCAA Qualifiers R/L ..................... 0/0 133: Jared Van Vleet - #16 2019-20 Record: ............................ 4-8, 1-7 Big 12 141: Lenny Petersen - #22 2019-20 Letterwinners R/L:...... 12/4 174: Cody Surratt - #33 2019-20 Starters R/L: .................. 9/1 184: Jake Thompson - #28 2020-21 Newcomers .....................15 HWT: Wyatt Hendrickson - #27 AIR FORCE WRESTLING | 2020-21 MATCH NOTES 2020-21 AIR FORCE WRESTLING ROSTER FIRST LAST YR. WT. HOMETOWN(HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS) Justin Becci Sr. 133/141 Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy/USAFA Prep) Bradley Bitting Jr. 141 Dallas, Ga. (North Paulding) Noah Blake Fr. 165/174 Rescue, Calif. (Del Oro/USAFA Prep) Hunter Bleakney Jr. 157 Palmer, Alaska (Palmer) Garrett Bowers Fr. 141/149 Memphis, Tenn. (Christian Brothers) Trey Brisker Jr. 157 Wilton, Iowa (Wilton) Trace Carello Sr. 165/174 Aurora, Ill. (Marmion Academy/USAFA Prep) Brendan Chaowanapibool Fr. 125 Bonney Lake, Wash. (Bonney Lake/USAFA Prep) Vincent Dolce Jr. 165 Gilbert, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol/USAFA Prep) Sidney Flores Jr. 133 West Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat/USAFA Prep) Cole Forrester So. 184/197 Shippensburg, Pa. (Shippensburg Area Senior/USAFA Prep) Caleb Harrold Fr. 184 Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville) Wyatt Hendrickson Fr. HWT Newton, Kan. (Newton/USAFA Prep) Garrett Henigin Fr. 184/197 Blairsville, Pa. (Blairsville) Anthony Hinson So. 174/184 Spring Grove, Pa. (Spring Grove Area) Kayne Hutchison Jr. 197 Pittsburg, Kan. (Pittsburg/USAFA Prep) Brock Jennings Sr. 174/184 Osage, Iowa (Osage) Jack Johnson Jr. 165 Niceville, Fla. (Niceville) Tanner Johnson Sr. 174 Tuttle, Okla. (Tuttle) *Casey Jumps Sr. 197 Platte City, Mo. (Platte County) Nick Krug So. 133/141 Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) Garrett Kuchan Fr. 133/141 Christiansburg, Va. (Christiansburg) Dylan Martinez So. 149 Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction/USAFA Prep) Quinn Melofchik So. 125 Belvidere, N.J. (Belvidere) Terence Perkins Sr. 165 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville/USAFA Prep) Lenny Petersen Sr. 141 Lakewood, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central) Giano Petrucelli Fr. 157/165 Fresno, Calif. (Clovis) Cole Phelps Sr. 184/197 Anchorage, Alaska (Service High School/USAFA Prep) Cody Phippen So. 125/133 Platte City, Mo. (Platte County/USAFA Prep) Graham Shore So. 125 St. Paris, Ohio (Miami East/USAFA Prep) Parker Simington Sr. 157 Loveland, Colo. (Thompson Valley/USAFA Prep) Crew Squires Fr. 165 Derby, Kan. (Derby) Harlan Steffensmeier Jr. 165/174 Croton, Iowa (Fort Madison-Central Lee) Calvin Sund Fr. 184 Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake/USAFA Prep) *Cody Surratt Sr. 174 Wadsworth, Ohio (Wadsworth) Jake Thompson Jr. 184 Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) Jared Van Vleet Jr. 133 Stillman Valley, Ill. (Stillman Valley) Will VomBaur Fr. 125 Windsor, Colo. (Windsor/USAFA Prep) Jacoby Ward Sr. 165 Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller/USAFA Prep) Jimmy Weaver Sr. 184/197 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado) Sam Wolf Fr. 184 Warsaw, N.Y. (Warsaw) Robert Woodcock Fr. 165 Barnegat, N.J. (Southern Regional) Colton Woods So. 149 Cedartown, Ga. (Darlington School) *Team Captain COACHES MANAGERS Sam Barber - Head Coach, Seventh Season Jeremiah Cronk Joe Johnston - Assoc. Head Coach, Second Season Nya Oster Chris Heilman - Asst. Coach, Seventh Season Carly Pennell Dustin Kilgore - Vol. Asst. Coach, Fourth Season Justin BECCI - BECH-e Quinn Melofchik - mel-OFF-chick Brendan CHAOWANAPIBOOL - Chowuna-PEE-bowl Giano PETRUCELLI - petch-ruh-chelli Vincent DOLCE - DOLE-chay Cody SURRATT - sir-ott Nick KRUG - krewg www.GoAirForceFalcons.com 2 Updated Feb. 3, 2021 PROBABLE LINEUPS Air Force vs. Fresno State/UNC/WVU (Rankings highest from Intermat/Flo/Track/TOM/WIN) Air Force Falcons (0-3, 0-3 Big 12) Wt. Rank Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record (Dual) 125 27 Cody Phippen So. Platte City, Mo./Platte County 3-1 (2-1) 133 16 Jared Van Vleet Jr. Stillman Valley, Ill./Stillman Valley 3-1 (2-1) 141 NR Bradley Bitting Jr. Dallas, Ga. (North Paulding) 0-4 (0-0) 149 NR Dylan Martinez So. Grand Junction, Colo./Grand Junction 2-2 (1-2) 157 NR Parker Simington Sr. Loveland, Colo./Thompson Valley 1-3 (0-3) 165 NR Vincent Dolce Jr. Gilbert, Ariz./Corona Del Sol 0-2 (0-2) 174 33 Cody Surratt Sr. Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth 1-2 (1-2) 184 NR Sam Wolf Fr. Warsaw, N.Y./Warsaw 1-3 (0-2) -OR- NR Calvin Sund Fr. Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake 3-1 (0-1) 197 NR Kayne Hutchison Jr. Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg 1-3 (0-3) HWT 27 Wyatt Hendrickson Fr. Newton, Kan./Newton 3-2 (1-2) Fresno State Bulldogs (0-3, 0-1 Big 12) Wt. Rank Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record (Dual) 125 NR Anthony Molton R-Fr. Crest Hill, Ill./Lockport Township 1-3 (1-1) 133 NR Haiden Drury Fr.