Wrestlers fall as Powless rises on all-time wins list
The IU wrestling team suffered a defeat this past Friday at the hands of No. 2-ranked Iowa. Despite the 12-26 loss, the Hoosiers did gain some individual victories.
The IU wrestling team suffered a defeat this past Friday at the hands of No. 2-ranked Iowa. Despite the 12-26 loss, the Hoosiers did gain some individual victories.
Senior Matt Powless placed second at 197 pounds, and sophomore Ryan LeBlanc placed fifth at 174 pounds.
The IU wrestling team will compete Friday and Saturday in the 30th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
The IU wrestling team won all three rounds of the Hoosier Duals with a combined score of 80-34.
The IU wrestling team won all three of its matches, earning a score of 121-18 at the IU Quad meet on Nov. 18.
The Hoosiers will wrestle at 5 p.m. Friday in the University Gym.
Redshirt freshman Tyler Walsh added his second tournament title to his IU career Saturday.
The Hoosiers will compete this Saturday at the Michigan State Open in East Lansing, Mich.
The IU senior was in the ring on Sept. 24 at the National Guard Armory against Austin Manix, a wrestler seemingly disliked among the Bloomington crowd at the Infinity Pro Wrestling event.
Ranked No. 4 nationally, returning All-American Matt Powless (197 pounds) placed first. Powless defeated Andrew Campolattano of Ohio State with a score of 5-2.
The IU Wrestling team will embark on its first meet of the season in Ypsilanti, Mich., this Saturday to compete in the Eastern Michigan Open.
Twenty IU wrestlers competed in an intra-squad scrimmage at the University Gym.
There are not a lot of similarities between the speedy offense-based wrestling of Matt Powless and the read-and-react style that Ricky Alcala employs. But Saturday evening in Philadelphia, both wrestlers shared something in common upon clinching All-American status: hugs.
IU will send four wrestlers to Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships on March 17-19.
After having half of its team eliminated Saturday, IU wrestling rebounded Sunday with a pair of third place finishers.
For seniors Kurt Kinser, Paul Young, Nick Avery, Eric Cameron and graduate student Ricky Alcala, this weekend’s Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Ill., are a must-win situation if they hope to prolong their careers a few more weeks.
Senior Kurt Kinser returned to action from an injury Friday, but upsets of senior Paul Young and junior Matt Powless cost the Hoosiers as they fell to rival Purdue 21-12 in the final dual of the regular season.
In the first of two matches in two nights, the IU wrestling team fell to Illinois on Thursday evening 23-12.
Fresh off their first conference victory of the season, the IU wrestling team members return to the familiar position of underdog when it travels to No. 25 Illinois at 7 p.m. today in a dual meet.
On Friday, the Hoosiers took seven of 10 matches and never trailed, defeating Michigan State 22-9 on Senior Night at University Gym.