WISCONSIN WRESTLING 66 NCAA All-Americans | 105 All-America Honors | 18 Individual National Titles | 68 Big Ten Individual Titles Jan

WISCONSIN WRESTLING 66 NCAA All-Americans | 105 All-America Honors | 18 Individual National Titles | 68 Big Ten Individual Titles Jan. 5 2014 UPCOMING EVENT March 19-21 | NCAA Championships 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Where: St. Louis, Missouri DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT (CT) Oct. 29 INTRASQUAD SCRIMMAGE 7 p.m. Nov. 14 MARYLAND W, 28-12 B1G COMPETITION XXNo. 14 Wisconsin (9-4 overall, 7-2 Big Ten) sits fifth in the Big Ten standings. The Badgers Nov. 20 Rider L, 20-19 are 9-4-0 (.692 percent) overall. Iowa leads the Big Ten with a perfect conference record of Nov. 22 Navy Classic 4th place, 105 pts. 9-0. Nebraska, Ohio State and Minnesota round out the top-five teams between Iowa and Wisconsin. Ten of 14 teams in the conference appear in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Nov. 29 South Dakota State W, 26-9 Coaches Poll Top 25. Nov. 30 North Dakota State W, 25-9 Dec. 6 UNI OPEN All Day THE WEEK AHEAD Dec. 11 INDIANA * W, 45-0 XXWith Big Tens in the books, the season culminates with the NCAA Championships. The three-day tournament on March 19-21 closes out wrestling action until the 2015-16 season. Dec. 13 Nebraska * W, 23-14 Wisconsin finished 16th overall at the NCAA Championships last season. Dec. 29 Midlands Championships 7th, 80.5 pts XXSeven Badgers qualified for the 2015 NCAA Championships. Timmy McCall was an at-large Dec. 30 Midlands Championships 7th, 80.5 pts pick, while Ryan Taylor, Jesse Thielke and Isaac Jordan secured places with their performanc- Jan. 9 Northwestern * W, 30-16 es at Big Tens. Joining them will be Ricky Robertson, Frank Cousins and Connor Medbery, also automatic qualifiers. Jan. 10 Pat Flash Flanagan Open All Day XXAll six sessions will be televised and every match from all three days of the tournament will be Jan. 11 PURDUE * W, 22-13 aired on ESPN3. There will also be matside commentary to accompany each match. The tele- Jan. 23 Michigan * L, 24-12 vised action begins at noon (ET) on Thursday. Jan. 25 Michigan State* W, 34-6 Feb. 6 RUTGERS * W, 19-18 LAST TIME OUT XXThe Badgers took to Columbus, Ohio for the 2015 Big Ten Championships. Wisconsin boast- Feb. 7 Blugold Open All Day ed nine ranked wrestlers going into the event. The team finished eigth in the conference with Feb. 8 Illinois * L, 20-15 74.0 total points. Iowa and Ohio State tied for first place 120.0 points apiece. Feb. 22 Iowa State L, 30-16 XXNo. 13 Jesse Thielke executed a pin in his first match of the tourament to down Illinois’ March 7 Big Ten Championships All Day Steven Rodrigues at the 3:58 mark. Thielke started the second session with another pin at 2:51, but later suffered a 6-5 loss in the consolation round. Thielke left Columbus in eighth March 8 Big Ten Championships 8th, 74.0 pts place. March 19 NCAA Championships All Day XXSenior Frank Cousins fell to Taylor Massa in a 14-7 decision before overcoming Indiana’s March 20 NCAA Championships All Day Nathan Jackson in an 8-5 decision. In his last match of Big Tens, Cousins faced Massa once March 21 NCAA Championships All Day more, where he lost by a pin at 1:36. Cousins finished in eighth place at 174 lbs. XXRylan Lubeck fell 4-0 in his first match and 5-2 in his second match of the weekend. TJ All times Central. Home matches in BOLD CAPS and Ruschell pulled of a 6-2 decision in the first session but went on to fall to Josh Demas in an 11-7 decision. Ruschell took fourth place in the consolation round. wrestled at the UW Field House. Rankings reflect NWCA poll at the time of the match. XXAt 165 lbs., Isaac Jordan, who went into the tournament seeded No. 2, routed Purdue’s No. 10 Pat Robinson in a 16-4 major decision before taking down No. 3 Taylor Walsh, 6-5, on his * Big Ten Conference match way to the championship. In the final match, Isaac faced his No. 1 seeded Ohio State cousin, Bo Jordan. The result was a 3-2 decision in Isaac’s favor. Isaac’s win marked Wisconsin’s Wrestling contact: first Big Ten champion since assistant coach Trevor Brandvold in 2011. Kelli Grashel XXNo. 2 Ryan Taylor ended the tournament as the runner up at 133 lbs. In his first match, Email: [email protected] Taylor took down No. 7 Danny Sabatello in an 8-1 decision. Next, the Badger outcompeted Office Phone: 608-262-8216 No. 3 Jimmy Gulibon of Penn State 7-5 in sudden victory. In the finals, the No. 2 seeded Taylor fell to No. 1 Chris Dardanes of Minnesota after some late takedowns in the final min- Cell Phone: 608-445-4086 ute of the match. Assistant: Molly Sequin Email: [email protected] UWBADGERS.COM Wisconsin Starters The official Web site of Wisconsin Athletics, UWBadgers.com offers the most complete and Weight Name Year Hometown 2014-15 Dual Record comprehensive coverage of the Badgers. In addition 125 Johnny Jimenez Fr./Fr. Napeville, Ill. 2-5 to the latest news, blogs and stats, fans also can fol- 133 #2 Ryan Taylor Jr./So. Fayette County, Ohio 12-1 low UW home wrestling matches with bout-by-bout 141 Jesse Thielke Jr./So. Germantown, Wis. 3-8 action via the UWBadgers.com Gameday Live blog. 149 Rylan Lubeck Jr./So. Vesper, Wis. 4-6 TICKETS TJ Ruschell Jr./So. Crittenden, Ky. 1-1 Tickets for all Wisconsin home duals can be pur- Andrew Crone So./Fr. Delafield, Wis. 1-1 chased the day of the match. Tickets are $5 for adults 157 Jarod Donar So./Fr. Spring Green, Wis. 4-6 and $2 for UW students, children and seniors. Tickets 165 #3 Isaac Jordan Jr./So. Urbana, Ohio 12-1 go on-sale starting one hour prior to the event and 174 #16 Frank Cousins Sr./Sr. St. Cloud, Fla. 7-6 are available at the ticket windows located inside the 184 #15 Ricky Robertson So./Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. 10-3 entrance to Gates B and C of the Field House. 197 #12 Timmy McCall Sr./Sr. Hope Mills, N.C. 7-6 Hwt. #5 Connor Medbery Jr./So. Loveland, Colo. 13-0

*Note: Record reflects individual’s overall dual meet record

Athletic Communications Office • University of Wisconsin • Kellner Hall • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711 XXFor the 184 lbs. class, freshman Ricky Robertson was victorious in a sudden victory match XXRPI RANKINGS over Nebraska’s Dudley. Robertson fell to Michigan’s Domenic Abounder in a 6-1 decision in The University the quarterfinals. XXThe NCAA has released the Ratings Percentage Index for Division I Wrestling through February 15. Six Badgers appeared on the polls going into championship season. School Name: Wisconsin XXTimmy McCall, a 197 lbs. senior, won his first match by major decision, but fell 3-1 to Ohio XXAt 133 lbs., Ryan Taylor sits at No. 7 with a 21-3 overall record (9-0 Big Ten). Isaac Jordan, 165 lbs., comes Location: Madison, Wis. State’s Snyder in the quarterfinals. McCall placed fourth after wrestling consolation rounds. in at No. 6 with a 19-2 overall (9-0). Senior Frank Cousins worked his way into the No. 19 position at 174 Population: 233,209 XXNo. 2 Connor Medbery posted a 6-3 decision over Billy Smith before suffering a heartbreak lbs. after going 16-11 (4-5). Ricky Robertson, the redshirt freshman at 184 lbs., landed at No. 13 with 22-7 Enrollment: 42,099 sudden victory loss to Bobby Telford. On Sunday, Medbery fired back with a 9-3 victory and overall (8-1). Junior Timmy McCall keeps his No. 15 ranking with a 19-8 (5-4) season so far. The junior at 1:23 riding time over Michael Kroells. Medbery’s match with Adam Coon situated the junior 285 lbs. with the most team points on the season, Connor Medbery, is placed at No. 4 with a 26-1 (9-0) Chancellor: Rebecca M. Blank with a fourth place finish at the conclusion of the tournament. record. Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez Colors: Cardinal and White CHECKING OUT THE COMPETITION ALL HE DOES IS WIN Nickname: Badgers XXThe NCAA announced 71 at-large selections to join the 259 athletes that automatically quali- XXJunior Connor Medbery leads the team with 28 total wins and has compiled a total of 94.5 team points. He fied for the national tournament. also has the most wins by technical fall and major decision. Medbery has won six matches with tech falls Conference: Big Ten X XOne of the at-large selections, senior Timmy McCall, will face No. 13 Shane Woods of Wyoming and eight by major decision. His six tech falls are a season-best for him and his eight major decisions are Facility: UW Field House/10,600 in the first round of the NCAA Championships. McCall and Woods faced off on Nov. 8 at the Wyoming Open. The result was an 8-2 decision favoring McCall. Last season McCall went 1-2 also a season-high for the Loveland, Colorado native. at NCAAs to finish the season with an overall record of 17-16. Wrestling Staff XXRyan Taylor is set to meet Duke’s Mitch Finesilver. Finesilver, a true freshman, was the runner FALL INTO PLACE Head Coach: Barry Davis (Iowa, 1985) up at 133 lbs. in the ACC Championship and is only the third true freshman in Duke history XXSophomore Isaac Jordan has a team-best seven falls this season. His last fall was against Northwestern’s School Record: 207-150-11 (20 years) to qualifiy for NCAAs. Taylor wrestled last season’s national championships at 125 lbs. while seventh-ranked Pierce Harger when he pinned his ranked opponent in 2:21. Jordan’s career high is seven gathering a 2-2 record. pins in a season. Career record: Same XXJesse Thielke looks to take on Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil. Thielke finished last season Office: 608-262-3586 20-13. In Thielke’s weight class, 141 lbs., is Ohio State’s Logan Stieber. The three-time NCAA #WINNING Assistant Coaches: champion will be fighting for his fourth NCAA championship in hopes of meeting only three XXSix Badgers have 20-plus win seasons already. Connor Medbery leads the team with 28 wins while Ricky Robertson has posted 25 wins this sea- others that have recorded the feat. The others to have done so include Oklahoma State’s Pat Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin, 2010) Smith (1990-92, ‘94), Iowa State’s Cael Anderson (1999-2002) and Cornell’s Kyle Drake (2010- son. Ryan Taylor has 23 and Isaac Jordan has logged 22 victories, while Timmy McCall and Frank Cousins each have logged 21 wins apiece. Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin, 2011) 13). XXJORDAN DELIVERS Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mitch Hull XXIsaac Jordan will face Jonathan Schleifer (26-11) of Princeton. The two met at this season’s Navy Classic, where Jordan posted a 7-2 decision. The 2014 All-American at 157 lbs.f placed XXSophomore Isaac Jordan leads the team with the most falls (seven). He has 12 career falls after recording seven last season, a mark he is one pin Program Assistant: Sandy Berndt seventh with a 4-2 record at the 2014 championships. Jordan was named Big Ten Wrestler away from tying this season. Athletic Trainer: Gary Johnson of the Week Dec. 16 after having received the same award Feb. 25 last season and the title of USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (2/24/14). XXNOTICE US NOW XXIn his first ever NCAA appearance, Frank Cousins will grapple with Purdue’s Chad Welch. Wrestling contact: Cousins was handed a 3-2 loss from Welch on Jan. 13. XXOn Friday, February 6, Wisconsin took down No. 21 Rutgers at the Field House in a tiebreaker that came down to individual team points. Wisconsin outscored Rutgers 64-52, putting them at 2-0 in all time meetings. Kelli Grashel XXFreshman Ricky Robertson, seeded at No. 15, will wrestle Princeton’s Brett Harner. The two Email: [email protected] saw eachother at the Navy Classic, where Robertson marked a pin a 3:54 for the win. XXWisconsin started what was an epic weekend with a 45-0 shutout win over conference opponent Indiana on Dec. 11. It was the first shutout Assistant wrestling contact: XXThe final Badger heading to NCAAs is Connor Medbery. Medbery’s first round competition will win Wisconsin has had over a Division I school in 11 years. UW All-American Isaac Jordan defeated Indiana’s No. 3 Taylor Walsh with a 3-1 come from Colorado State’s Riley Shaw. Medbery posted a 12-0 major decision over Shaw at decision. The Badgers gave up no offensive points by not allowing a single takedown or reversal. Molly Sequin this season’s Navy Classic. The 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year went 2-2 at the tourna- Email: [email protected] ment in the 2013-14 season. XXThe unranked Wisconsin wrestling program upset No. 8 Nebraska with a 23-14 victory at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Nebraska on Dec. 13. The dual handed Nebraska their first loss of the season, dropping them to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten competition. Office Phone: 608-262-8216 XXThis season, the NCAA Championships will be held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Action startes at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 19. Wisconsin sent eight athletes to NCAAs last season, Cell Phone: 608-262-8216 including returners Ryan Taylor, Isaac Jordan, Timmy McCall and Connor Medbery. The 2013 XXJORDAN EARNS BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES Fax: 608-262-8184 Championships only saw three Badgers, including current heavyweight Medbery. XXSophomore Isaac Jordan was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after posting two impressive wins over ranked opponents last week, it Address: 1440 Monroe Street was announced by the conference Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Honored for the first time this season and the second time in his career, Jordan was Madison, WI 53711 BADGERS IN THE POLLS ranked at No. 3 in the Intermat weekly rankings for six consecutive weeks before moving up to his current position, No. 2. Website: UWBadgers.com XXAfter a road win over Michigan State and a thriller tiebreaker over Rutgers in Madison, the XXJordan started his winning weekend with a 3-1 decision over No. 3 Taylor Walsh of Indiana, which helped lead the Badgers to their first shutout Wisconsin Wrestling program has moved up to No. 15 in the NWCA/USA Today Division I Twitter: twitter.com/BadgerWrestling win (45-0) over a Division I school in 11 years. The Urbana, Ohio, native then followed up by pinning No. 20 Austin Wilson of Nebraska in 32 sec- Coaches Poll, its highest ranking this season. onds, marking his fifth pin of the season. Facebook: facebook.com/WisconsinWres- X XWisconsin topped No. 21 Rutgers at home on Friday, February 6. On Sunday, the team fell to XXJordan now holds an almost perfect 7-1 record against ranked opponents this season and has tallied over 50 career victories. He has tallied a No. 9 Illinois on the road. Huge individual victories for the Badgers increased their own rank- tling 19-2 record on the season, including a 9-0 mark against Big Ten opponents. ings, and helped move the team up to No. 16 overall and rack up 114 points in the poll. XXTen of the 14 teams in the Big Ten Conference appear in the latest Top 25 rankings, including XXJordan was also the last Wrestler of the Week from Wisconsin, bringing home the accolade on Feb. 25, 2014. 2013-14 in Review the Badgers. Three of the conference’s schools, Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State, were ranked XXBIG TEN CHAMPION 2013-14 Dual Record: 12-6 among the top five for the week. Northwestern dropped out last week. 2013-14 Conference Record: 5-3 XXIsaac Jordan, a 2014 All-American, sits at the No. 3 position heading into the nationals cham- XXIsaac Jordan became Wisconsin’s first Big Ten Champion since assistant coach Trevor Brandvold took the title in 2011. At 165 lbs., Jordan held pionships. Jordan is the top Big Ten Wrestler in the weight class with a 22-2 record. Jordan a No. 2 ranking heading into the tournament. In the final match of the tournament, Isaac battled his No. 1 ranked cousin Bo. The match was 2013-14 NCAA finish: 16th/1 All-American has took on eight ranked opponenets in the regular season, defeating seven of them. He was highly anticipated, as Bo held a 39-0 record as a Buckeye. A takedown by Isaac and two escapes by Bo ended the third round 2-2, but Isaac Lettermen returning/lost: 17/5 named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday (Dec. 16) after collecting wins over two walked away as a champion with 1:59 riding time. Along with the championship, Jordan was also named to the 2015 All-Big Ten Team. 2013-14 Starters Returning/Lost: 9/3 ranked opponents from Nebraska and Indiana. NCAA qualifiers Returning/Lost: 5/0 XX Fellow sophomore Ryan Taylor jumped up four more spots to No. 2 at 133 lbs this week. In the last three duals, Taylor has defeated the 18th-ranked wrestler in the country and upset the third-ranked TERRIFIC TAYLOR Qualifiers Returning: Connor Medbery 133-pounder two weeks in a row, coming from decision, major decision and tech fall. Taylor is second XXAfter shifting weight classes, sophomore Ryan Taylor has seen great success at 133 lbs. No. 2 Taylor has established his place at 133 lbs. and (2013-14), Isaac Jordan (2014), Timmy in the polls only to Chris Dardanes, the No. 1 Minnesota Gopher that defeated Taylor in the Big Ten has logged a 10-1 dual record since shifting weight classes. One of UW’s 2014 NCAA qualifiers at 125 lbs., Taylor has adjusted well to his new weight class and has defeated his last three ranked opponents. McCall (2014), Ryan Taylor (2014) and Championships. XX2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Connor Medbery has moved to the No. 5 heavyweight in Rylan Lubeck (2014). the nation. Medbery qualified for the NCAA championship last season, finishing the season XXCHANGING IT UP with a No. 10 ranking. His final record was 26-9 in 2013-14. He is currenlty 28-3 on the sea- XXJesse Thielke moved up a weight class to 141 lbs., as did 2014 NCAA qualifier Rylan Lubeck who jumped up to 149 lbs. Lubeck made his first son. appearance at 149 lbs. against Indiana and holds a 5-7 season record since switching. Thielke moved to 141 lbs. and is 3-8 on the season. XXSenior Timmy McCall is seeded No. 12 with an overall season record of 21-11. XXRedshirt freshman, Ricky Robertson, has moved up into the No. 15 spot at 184 lbs. after wins by decision against Michigan State, Rutgers and Illinois. The redshirt freshman is 25-8 on FRESHMAN’S FIRSTS the season and 11-3 in the conference after the championships. XXTrue freshman Johnny Jimenez is 5-6 this season with eight starts as a Badger. XXSenior Frank Cousins will enter the championships as the No. 16 seed at 174 lbs. XXFive Badgers appear in TheOpenMat weekly rankings. Isaac Jordan is No. 6 wihle Connor MCCALL IS YOUR MAN Medbery holds the No. 2 slots in his weight class. Ryan Taylor is ranked fourth at 133 lbs. XXNo. 14 Timmy McCall finished as the runner-up in the 197 lbs. weight class at the 52nd annual Midlands Championships. The fifth-year Timmy McCall and Ricky Robertson both check in at No. 14 in their respective weight classes. senior was the only Badger who made it to the finals at Midlands and helped lead Wisconsin to a seventh-place finish at the tournament. He XXWisconsin is ranked at No. 11 by FloWrestling. scored 17.0 team points for UW. XXUW is ranked 10th in WIN Magazine’s Tournament Power Index Rankings with a projected XXThe 197-pounder lost to sixth-ranked Nathan Burak of Iowa in the finals by a close 4-3 decision. 44.5 points. FOLLOW THE BADGERS WELCOME ABOARD Twitter.com/BadgerWrestling NATIONAL STAT LEADER XXThe Wisconsin wrestling team welcomes six newcomers to the mat for the fall of 2015, head coach Barry Davis announced. The Badgers signed Facebok.com/WisconsinWrestling XXJunior Connor Medbery ranks fifth in the NCAA for his six tech falls. three of FLO Wrestling’s top 100 recruits, two in-state seniors and one of Illinois’ top wrestlers. EXCITING STARTS NCAA Wrestling Team Rankings -2-24-15 XXAndrew Crone and Seth Liegel registered their first career starts against Maryland. Crone won with a takedown in the last 14 seconds to log 2014-15 Roster a 7-5 decision. Liegel tied Maryland’s Louis Mascola three times before heading into an extra period and claiming a victory with a 10-8 deci- NWCA/USA Today Final Regular Season Poll Name Height Weight Year/Elig. Hometown/High School sion. Crone and Liegel both won their matches with takedowns within the last fifteen seconds of each match. Santonio Cathery 5-8 157 Jr./So. Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy Matt Cavallaris 5-3 125 5th/Sr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley Rank Team (First) Record Ryan Christensen 5-11 184 Fr. Woodinville, Wash./Woodinville BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS 1 Missouri (12) 24-0 Frank Cousins 5-11 174 5th/Sr. St. Cloud, Fla./St. Cloud XXNo. 5 Connor Medbery and No. 12 Timmy McCall had an impressive debut in the 2014-15 season after quickly taking out the competition at 2 Iowa 17-1 Ben Cox 6-0 165 5th/Sr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka the Cowboy Open. Medbery claimed the crown at Hwt., while McCall capped it off for the 197 lbs. weight class. Medbery and McCall are two of 3 Cornell 17-2 the five returning NCAA qualifiers from the 2013-14 squad. Andrew Crone 5-9 141 So./Fr. Delafield, Wis./Arrowhead 4 Minnesota 11-3 Jarod Donar 5-10 149 So./Fr. Cuba City, Wis./Cuba City XXThey have stayed constitent with Medbery holding a nearly perfect 26-1 record McCall having a 19-8 record. 5 Ohio State 13-4 Jacob Englebert 5-8 149 Fr. Brussels, Wis./Southern Door ALL EYES ON ISAAC 6 Oklahoma State 12-3 Gabriel Grahek 5-10 141 So./Fr. South Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette XX Standing alone at 165 lbs. is sophomore, Isaac Jordan. Jordan marked a 17-0 record in dual competition during the 2013-4 season at 157 lbs. At the 7 Penn State 11-4 Brett Hochstaetter 5-10 174 Sr./Jr. South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee 2014 Big Ten Championships, Jordan went 3-1 to finish third. He moved onto the NCAA championships, where a 4-2 record took him to a seventh 8 Iowa State 11-2 Brock Horwath 6-5 Hwt. Sr./Jr. Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area place finish. Jordan earned All-American honors after his superb season, as well as being titled USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (2/24/14) and Big 9 Lehigh 14-6 Dylan Iczkowski 5-11 174 5th/Sr. Shantytown, Wis./ Mosinee Ten Wrestler of the Week (2/25/14). Jordan also earned the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week title this season (12/16/15). 10 Virginia Tech 14-2 Johnny Jimenez 5-5 125 Fr. St. Charles, Ill./Marmion Academy FIRST-TIME STARTERS 11 Nebraska 14-1 Isaac Jordan 5-10 157 Jr./So. Urbana, Ohio/Graham XX There are six wrestlers that marked their first start for Wisconsin at the Cowboy Open. Eric Peissig is a sophomore at 197 lbs. Peissig went 10-7 in open tour- 12 Illinois 13-5 Jens Lantz 5-6 133 Fr. Ellsworth, Wis./Ellsworth naments during the 2013-14 season. The remaining five new starters all have freshman eligibility. Gabe Grahek is a 141 lbs., 5-foot-10 competitor. Last sea- Seth Liegel 5-11 157 So./Fr. Spring Green, Wis./River Valley son, Grahek posted a 15-8 overall record in open tournaments. Andrew Crone is wrestling at 149 lbs. He held a 23-6 record last season and opened the 2014- 13 Edinboro 14-5 15 season with a 10-6 decision over TJ Ruschell in the Intrasquad Scrimmage. Jarod Donar will be competing at 157 lbs. this season. In the 2013-14 season, 14 Michigan 8-6 Rylan Lubeck 5-7 141 Jr./So. Vesper, Wis./Lincoln Donar finished with an 11-9 record. He also wrestled in the Intrasquad Scrimmage, where he posted a 4-0 decision over Santonio Cathery. Jake Stilling stands 15 Wisconsin 9-4 Timmy McCall 5-10 197 5th/Sr. Hope Mills, N.C./South View 5-foot-11 at 174 lbs. He went 19-6 in open tournaments last season, which was highlighted by wins in the Blugold Open and Duhawk Open. The final new face 16 Wyoming 11-4 JJ McClelland 5-6 133 Fr. Viroqua, Wis./Viroqua to Wisconsin’s starting lineup is Ricky Robertson. He went 21-5 in open competition after winning the Blugold Open, Duhawk Open and Jim Fox Open. At the Connor Medbery 6-1 Hwt. Sr./Jr. Loveland, Colo./Loveland Intrasquad Scrimmage, Robertson won with an 8-3 decision over Nic Veling at 184 lbs. 17 N.C. State 16-6 Cullen Pedersen 5-10 165 Fr. New Lisbon, Wis./New Lisbon 18 Virginia 10-7 Eric Peissig 5-10 197 So./Fr. Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie FAMILY AFFAIR 19 Oregon State 11-1 XX The Badgers boast two sets of brothers and a pair of guys with UW family connections on this year’s squad. Brothers Scott and Seth Liegel and TJ Ricky Robertson 5-11 197 So./Fr. Tinley Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg and assistant coach Kyle Ruschell, along with Isaac Jordan (son of Jim, 1983-86, nephew of Jeff, 1985-88 and brother of Ben, 2009-12) and Jarod 20 North Dakota State 9-4 Luke Rowh 5-6 141 Fr. Hastings, Minn./Hastings Donar (brother of Jake, 2005-08) make up this year’s roster. 21 Rutgers 14-7 TJ Ruschell 5-10 149 Jr./So. Crittenden, Ky./Ryle WATCH WISCONSIN 22 Old Dominion 13-5 Jared Scharenbrock 5-10 157 Fr. Sun Prairie,Wis./Sun Prairie XX Fans can watch live streams of the Badgers’ matches through BTN Plus. Four of UW’s bouts will be broadcasted live through the BTN2Go network, Indiana 23 Purdue 10-8 Tyler Schmidt 6-2 Hwt. Fr. Merill, Wis./Merill (Dec. 11), Northwestern (Jan. 9), Rutgers (Feb. 6) and Illinois (Feb. 8). 24 Bucknell 15-4 Jake Stilling 5-11 174 So./Fr. Elkhorn, Wis./Elkhorn Area 25 Pittsburgh 8-8 FAB FIVE Ryan Taylor 5-4 125 Jr./So. Fayette County, Ohio/St. Paris Graham XX Wisconsin currently boasts a roster with five returning NCAA qualifiers. No. 2 All-American, Isaac Jordan, is the only Badger in the 165 lbs. weight Jesse Thielke 5-7 141 Jr./So. Germantown, Wis/Germantown class. Jordan’s 4-2 record at the 2014 NCAA Championships led him to a seventh place finish at 157 lbs. Rylan Lubeck, a sophomore coming into Nic Veling 5-11 184 Jr./So. Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central the season as the No. 19 wrestler at 141 lbs., held a 2-3 record at the Big Ten Championships, which took him to a sixth place finish. He went on to Alex Yde 6-0 157 5th/Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead wrestle 2-2 at NCAA championships. The No. 3 sophomore at 125 lbs., Ryan Taylor, ended the Big Ten Championships with a 3-1 record and third place finish in the 2013-14 season. Taylor finished NCAAs with a 2-2 record. Connor Medbery, a heavyweight junior from Colorado, ranked in the top Kalvin York 5-9 157 5th/Sr. Belleville, Wis./Belleville ten during the entire 2013-14 season. Medbery placed seventh at Big Ten Championships and went 2-2 at NCAAs. The No. 2 wrestler was also a 2014 Dropped Out: None Academic All-Big Ten honoree. Timmy McCall is a fifth-year senior coming into the season with a No. 3 rank. Last season, McCall placed seventh at Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina (11-6) 5, Big Ten championships with a 3-2 record. The 197-pounder ended the season with a 1-2 record at NCAAs. Central Michigan (9-6) 1, Northern Iowa (8-8) 1, Northwestern (12-8) 1 Barry Davis begins his 21st Under Davis, the Badgers finished the 2008-09 dual season officially at the helm season with a 9-8-0 overall mark and 3-5 mark in the of the Wisconsin wrestling Big Ten. It marked the 11th time (and 10th-consecutive program, but enters his year) Davis’ teams had won at least nine duals. More 22nd season as part of the impressive, Davis 2008-09 squad finished ninth at the Wisconsin wrestling program NCAA championships. Five wrestlers qualified for the after serving as interim head 2009 NCAA championships and Wisconsin brought 2014-15 Wrestling Standings coach during the 1993-94 home three All-Americans including runner-up at 165 2014-15 Wisconsin wrestling BTN broadcast season. Davis has an overall lbs., Andrew Howe, Kyle Ruschell (3rd at 149 lbs.) and dual record of 195-144-11. Zach Tanelli (4th at 141 lbs.). Conference Overall schedule (all times CT) The 2013 season saw Davis Davis reached a milestone during the 2007-08 season The Big Ten Network will air its most-ever wrestling events, including help Tyler Graff earn the third, and highest, All-America by recording his 150th career win with an 18-15 victory W-L-T % W-L-T % Wisconsin’s dual meet at Michigan on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., as announced honor of his career, placing third at 133 lbs. Under over Oklahoma on Feb. 21, 2008. This made him just the by the conference. Additionally, the entire 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Cham- Davis, Graff became the ninth three-time All-American in second UW coach to do so, joining George Martin who Iowa 9-0-0 1.000 17-1-0 .994 pionships will be broadcast live on the network. Wisconsin history. Davis also helped Jackson Hein and coached for 32 years and finished 182-163-12. Nebraska 8-1-0 .889 14-1-0 .933 Connor Medbery qualify for their first NCAA champion- Davis was installed as the 15th head coach in Wisconsin With the Big Ten seeking its ninth straight national championship, BTN’s ships appearances. history on March 4, 1994, after serving as the program’s Ohio State 8-1-0 .889 13-3-0 .813 2014-15 wrestling coverage, presented by returning sponsor Cliff Keen In 2012, Davis coached Ben Jordan to an All-America interim head coach for the 1993-94 season. Athletic, will be the most extensive in network history. Minnesota 7-2-0 .778 12-3-0 .800 honor at 165 lbs., joining his father, Jim Jordan, and During his tenure, Davis has coached seven individuals uncle, Jeff Jordan, on the prestigious list. Wisconsin 7-2-0 .778 9-4-0 .692 Additionally, a record 51 events will be streamed live on BTN Plus. A to 11 Big Ten titles, including the latest, Andrew Howe, Penn State 6-3-0 .667 11-4-0 .733 large number of those streamed events will also be televised on delay as Davis led the Badgers to their third-straight top-10 who captured the 165 lbs. title as a true freshman in part of BTN’s Student U initiative. finish at the NCAA Division I Championships in 2011, 2009. Howe is the only true freshman during Davis’s Illinois 6-3-0 .667 13-5-0 .722 and coached four of the seven wrestlers to All-America tenure to win a Big Ten title. Davis also coached Donny Michigan 4-5-0 .444 8-6-0 .571 The rest of Wisconsin’s conference matches will be available live honors. Pritzlaff (165 pounds, 1999, 2000, ‘01), Keith Davison through BTN Plus. In 2010, Davis won the biggest accolade of his coaching (190 pounds, 1994), Matt Hanutke (118 pounds, 1994), Purdue 3-6-0 .333 10-8-0 .566 career when he was named the National Coach of the Eric Jetton (126 pounds, 1997, ‘98) and Kevin Wilmot Rutgers 2-7-0 .222 14-7-0 .667 Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. (167 pounds, 1997) Tom Clum (125 pounds in 2004 and Davis helped Wisconsin to a fourth place finish at the 133 pounds in 2006) to conference championships. Northwestern 2-7-0 .222 11-8-0 .579 NCAA championships, tying for best finish in school his- Additionally, 21 of Davis’ wrestlers have earned All- Mich. State 1-8-0 .111 5-13-0 .278 tory and best under his reign. In addition, he helped aid America honors, while sixty-two have qualified for the Andrew Howe to his first NCAA Division I title at 165 lbs. NCAA championships, including current Badgers Tyler Indiana 0-9-0 .000 4-10-0 .286 and a perfect 37-0 overall record. Graff, Jackson Hein, Connor Medbery and Cole Tobin. Maryland 0-9-0 .000 5-15-0 .250