Wyoming Joe LeBLanc Junior Two-Time All-American MichaeL Martinez Junior Two-Time nCAA West Regional Champion Shane onufer Junior Two-Time nCAA West Regional Champion 2010-11 WRESTLING COWBOY WRESTLING Nov. 13 38th Annual Cowboy Open Laramie, Wyo. 9 a.m. (War Memorial Fieldhouse, Presented by UniWyo Federal Credit Union) Nov. 20 Omaha Open Omaha, Neb. All Day Nov. 21 NWCA All-Star Classic Fresno, Calif. 1 p.m. Dec. 4 Nebraska (Presented by Ford) Laramie, Wyo. 8 p.m. Dec. 16 Oregon State Casper, Wyo. 7 p.m. (Casper College-Erickson Thunderbird Gym, Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming) Dec. 19 Reno Tournament of Champions Reno, Nev. All Day Jan. 7-8 31st Annual Virginia Duals Hampton, Va. All Day (Hampton Coliseum, minimum three duals, 16-team bracket, first-round opponent TBA) Jan. 14 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. TBA hedule Jan. 16 Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 2 p.m. Jan. 22 Utah Valley* Orem, Utah 7 p.m. C Jan. 28 South Dakota State* Laramie, Wyo. 7 p.m. Jan. 30 North Dakota State* Laramie, Wyo. 1 p.m. Feb. 3 Air Force* Laramie, Wyo. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. TBA Feb. 11 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 6 p.m. Feb. 13 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1 p.m. Feb. 20 Northern Iowa* Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m. March 6 NCAA West Regional/WWC Championship Colorado Springs, Colo. All Day (Clune Arena) March 17-19 NCAA Championships Philadelphia, Pa. All Day (Wells Fargo Center) *denotes Western Wrestling Conference dual All times listed are Mountain Standard 2010-11 S UW home dual matches are held in the UniWyo Sports Complex WYOMING WRESTLING Media Information table oF contents Quick Facts University of Wyoming School Information 2010-11 Schedule / Team Photo Front Covers Campus Location: Laramie, Wyoming Media Information / Quick Facts 1 Founded: 1886 Nov. 13 38th Annual Cowboy Open Laramie, Wyo. 9 a.m. Season Outlook 2 Enrollment: 13,476 Weight Class / Roster Breakdown 3 (War Memorial Fieldhouse, Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Cowboy Roster 4 Presented by UniWyo Federal Credit Union) Colors: Brown and Gold Head Coach Mark Branch 5 Home Arena: UniWyo Sports Complex (1,200) Branch / UW Coaching History 6 Nov. 20 Omaha Open Omaha, Neb. All Day Conference: Western Wrestling Conference Assistant Coaches 7 Nov. 21 NWCA All-Star Classic Fresno, Calif. 1 p.m. President: Tom Buchanan Coaches / Support Staff 8 Athletics Director: Tom Burman Dec. 4 Nebraska (Presented by Ford) Laramie, Wyo. 8 p.m. Student-Athlete Bios 9-20 Team Information Dec. 16 Oregon State Casper, Wyo. 7 p.m. Western Wrestling Conference 21 Head Coach: Mark Branch 2009-10 Season Recap 22-23 (Casper College-Erickson Thunderbird Gym, (Oklahoma State ’97) Cowboy All-Americans 24 Presented by BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming) Head Coach’s Overall Record: 27-6, Third Season UW Hall of Fame 25 Career Record at School: Same Cowboy Conference Champions 26-27 Dec. 19 Reno Tournament of Champions Reno, Nev. All Day Office Phone: 307-766-5382 Wyoming Records 28 st Office Fax: 307-766-2346 Jan. 7-8 31 Annual Virginia Duals Hampton, Va. All Day Cowboy Letterwinners 29-31 Assistant Coaches: Travis Shufelt (Nebraska ‘05) Series Records / Cowboy Wrestling Club 32 (Hampton Coliseum, minimum three duals, 16-team bracket, first-round opponent TBA) Ethan Kyle (Oklahoma St. ‘07) UW Wrestling Facilities 33 Chris Pendleton Jan. 14 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. TBA Strength and Conditioning 34 2009-10 Dual Record: 12-3 Academic Support 35 Jan. 16 Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 2 p.m. 2009-10 WWC Record (Finish): 6-0 (First) UW Traditions 36-37 Jan. 22 Utah Valley* Orem, Utah 7 p.m. 2010 West Regional Finish: First UW Athletics Facilities 38-39 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Jan. 28 South Dakota State* Laramie, Wyo. 7 p.m. The University of Wyoming 40-41 Returning All-Americans: One (Joe LeBlanc - 184, Fourth) Jan. 30 North Dakota State* Laramie, Wyo. 1 p.m. The State of Wyoming 42 Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Three Feb. 3 Air Force* Laramie, Wyo. 6:30 p.m. Laramie, Wyo. 43 (Michael Martinez-125, Shane Onufer-165, Joe LeBlanc-184) Feb. 9 Northern Colorado* Greeley, Colo. TBA NCAA Qualifiers Lost: One (Cory VomBaur - 133) Feb. 11 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 6 p.m. credits Media Relations Feb. 13 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1 p.m. Wrestling Contact: Andy Chapman or Tim Harkins Thank you to Modern Printing of Laramie, Wyo., who served Office Phone: 307-766-2256 Feb. 20 Northern Iowa* Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m. as the graphic designers of this 2010-11 Wyoming Wrestling Fax: 307-766-2346 March 6 NCAA West Regional/WWC Championship Colorado Springs, Colo. All Day publication. Mailing Address: Dept. 3414, 1000 E. University We thank the staff at the University of Wyoming Photo (Clune Arena) Ave, Laramie, WY, 82071 Service for their outstanding photographs throughout this media March 17-19 NCAA Championships Philadelphia, Pa. All Day Email: [email protected] guide. Also, thanks to Boronis Photography and the UW Media [email protected] (Wells Fargo Center) Relations staff for their photo contributions. 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Relations Office,(307) 766-2256 or via email at [email protected]. uW olyMpic sport sponsors Thanks to the following sponsors for their support of Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling: WYOMING WRESTLING WYOMING WRESTLING 1 Season Outlook 2010-11 Wyoming CoWboy Wrestling outlook Often, after a successful year, college teams must reload to make Looking at the rest of the lineup: redshirt freshman Cox should up for the loss of key contributors who have left by way of graduation. entertain UW fans at 125, several guys will factor in at 141, sophomore In 2010-11, the Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling team has not Belleville or senior Cole Dallaserra are solid options at 149, Patrick only replaced their missing components from last year’s squad, but Martinez could turn heads at 165 as a redshirt freshman, junior Dallas they have increased their inventory at nearly every weight class and Hintz or sophomore Michael Poulos should fill in nicely at 174, Helbig expectations continue to rise even higher for the resurgent program. is poised to have a breakout sophomore year at 197 and senior Bubba The Pokes return 10 letterwinners this season, two-time All- McLaughlin will be a threat at heavyweight. American Joe LeBlanc, NCAA qualifiers Michael Martinez and Shane As is customary with Branch’s coaching philosophy, the UW Onufer, and they show a deep roster which includes 11 true freshmen, head man hopes not to have to rely on any true freshmen at any of five redshirt freshmen and multiple transfers. the ten weight classes, giving them the benefit of a redshirt year. Several of the newcomers have the ability to come in and make However several first-year Pokes, such as Mike Hamel (141), Brandon an immediate impact for the UW team. Youngsters such as Jimmy Richardson (149/157) and Zach Zehner (133) will push the older Belleville, Tyler Cox, L.J. Helbig and Patrick Martinez could step onto incumbents at their slots. the national stage this year. When looking at UW’s 2010-11 schedule, a variety of wrestling Mark Branch is in his third year as head coach of a Wyoming styles and competitive surroundings will face the Cowboy Wrestling team that concluded last season by winning its first-ever NCAA West program this coming season. Regional Team Championship, defending its regular-season dual title Keeping with the approach that a high-level of competition will in the Western Wrestling Conference and earning a No. 25 national best prepare the Pokes for the 2011 postseason, Branch has slated a ranking in the National Wrestling Coaches Association/USA Today good mix of tournaments and duals which will challenge his team.