2005-06 BIG TEN WRESTLING MICHIGAN AND PENN STATE TO BATTLE THIS WEEK; BIG TEN WRESTLING CONTACT Jeff Smith, Assistant Director of Communications SPARTANS HOST NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE E-Mail: [email protected] MINNESOTA’S KONRAD EARNS WEEKLY HONORS Work: (847) 696-1010 ext. 142 • Cell: (312) 363-7546 NOVEMBER 23, 2005 1500 West Higgins Road • Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 • Phone: (847) 696-1010 • Fax: (847) 696-1110 • Website: www.bigten.org THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN LAST WEEK IN THE BIG TEN 2005-06 STANDINGS NOVEMBER 26 NOVEMBER 19 Conference Record Overall Record Mat Town Lock Haven, Pa. All Day Kaufman-Brand Open Omaha, Neb. NTS W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Wisconsin 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0 1.000 #16 Indiana #5 Iowa Illinois 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 #6 Minnesota Indiana 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 Northeast Duals Albany, N.Y. TBA Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 #6 Minnesota Ashland Open Ashland, Ohio NTS Michigan 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 Michigan State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 #19 Michigan State Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 at #10 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 7 p.m. Northwestern 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 #5 Iowa East Stroudsburg Open East Stroudsburg, Pa. NTS Ohio State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 #12 Penn State Purdue 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 Penn State 0 1 0 .000 3 1 0 .750 #3 Michigan at #12 Penn State State College, Pa. 1 p.m. Body Bar Invitational Ithaca, N.Y. All Day BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Purdue Cole Konrad, Minnesota NOVEMBER 27 JR, HWT, Freedom, Wis. #1 Oklahoma State at #19 Michigan State at Lock Haven Lock Haven, Pa. W, 45-3 Konrad handed two-time defending NCAA Champion East Lansing, Mich. 1 p.m. #15 Wisconsin Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State his first loss since his freshman season at the NWCA/Marines All-Star Classic on NOVEMBER 20 Monday night in Stillwater, Okla. In double overtime, Konrad earned a penalty point to take a 2-1 lead after Missouri Open Columbia, Mo. NTS Mocco was called for hooking his hands. He then scored a #4 Illinois reversal with nine seconds to go to earn the 4-1 victory. #16 Indiana Mocco had defeated Konrad in all three meetings a year ago, including an overtime victory in the finals at the NCAA Championships. #15 Wisconsin at #12 Penn State State College, Pa. WIS, 19-15 Last Saturday, Konrad earned three straight wins to claim the heavyweight title at the Auggie Open in Minneapolis. NCAA COLLEGIATE WRESTLING NATIONAL RANKINGS 2005 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK NWCA/InterMat The Wrestling Mall Amateur Wrestling News W.I.N. Magazine Nov. 9: Nick Simmons, Jr., 125, MSU 10/27/2005 10/112005 10/13/2005 10/10/2005 Ben Wissel, Sr., 184, PUR Nov. 16: Phil Davis, So., 197, PSU 1 Oklahoma State 1 Oklahoma State 1 Oklahoma State 1 Oklahoma State Ryan Lang, So., 141, NU 2 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma Nov. 23: Cole Konrad, Jr., HWT, MINN 3 MICHIGAN 3 MICHIGAN 3 MICHIGAN 3 IOWA 4 ILLINOIS 4 IOWA 4 ILLINOIS 4 ILLINOIS 5 IOWA 5 MINNESOTA 5 MINNESOTA 5 MICHIGAN 6 MINNESOTA 6 ILLINOIS 6 IOWA 6 MINNESOTA 7 Iowa State 7 Iowa State 7 Iowa State 7 Iowa State 8 Lehigh 8 Lehigh 8 Lehigh 8 Lehigh 9 Cornell University 9 Arizona State 9 Cornell University 9 Cornell University 10 Arizona State 10 Cornell University 10 INDIANA 10 Arizona State 11 NORTHWESTERN 11 INDIANA 11 Arizona State 11 INDIANA 12 PENN STATE 12 PENN STATE 12 NORTHWESTERN 12 PENN STATE 2006 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 13 Central Michigan 13 NORTHWESTERN 13 PENN STATE 13 NORTHWESTERN 14 Missouri 14 Missouri 14 Missouri 14 Missouri MARCH 4-5, 2006 15 WISCONSIN 15 Central Michigan 15 WISCONSIN 15 Central Michigan 16 INDIANA 16 Hofstra 16 Hofstra 16 WISCONSIN 17 Nebraska 17 MICHIGAN STATE 17 Nebraska 17 MICHIGAN STATE ASSEMBLY HALL 18 Hofstra 18 WISCONSIN 18 MICHIGAN STATE 18 Nebraska 19 MICHIGAN STATE 19 Nebraska 19 Central Michigan 19 Hofstra BLOOMINGTON, IND. 20 Pittsburgh 20 Pittsburgh 20 Pittsburgh 20 Penn 21 Cal Poly 21 Boise State 21 Pittsburgh For more information... 22 Tennessee-Chattanooga 22 Cal Poly 22 Tennessee-Chattanooga 24 Boise State 23 Edinboro 23 Cal Poly BIGTEN.ORG & IUHOOSIERS.COM 25 Penn 24 Penn 24 North Carolina 25 Tennessee-Chattanooga 25 Edinboro Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Michigan • Michigan State • Minnesota • Northwestern • Ohio State • Penn State • Purdue • Wisconsin.