2017-18 NIU HUSKIES WRESTLING NOTES
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SCHEDULE: 2017-18 NIU HUSKIES 3-10 (1-7 MAC) October
27
Red/Black Dual
4 11 18
Cyclone Open EMU Open Lindenwood Open
November
ON THE DOCKET
Huskies Head to the NCAA Championships
Date: March 15-17 Time: All Day
Black, 12-11 NTS NTS NTS
Location: Cleveland, Ohio Venue: Quicken Loans Arena
December 2 Indiana University L,6-33 2 Cleveland State L, 12-28 16 Central Michigan* L, 6-34 19 Old Dominion* L, 12-21 29-30 Midlands Champ. 31 (7.5 pts) 13
13 19 21 28 2
9 11 16
January The Citadel W, 43-10 SIUE W, 28-14 Eastern Michigan* L, 3-30 Ohio* L, 6-34 North Dakota State L, 3-34 February Missouri* Binghamton Buffalo* Kent State*
L, 12-24 L, 0-35 W, 19-16 L, 9-24
March
3-4 MAC Championships 8th (78 pts) at Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 15-17 NCAA Championships All Day at Cleveland, Ohio * - Mid-American Conference Dual
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Brock Hudkins 125-lbs- unseeded Second Record: 17-10 MACs: 2nd place
Bryce Gorman 184-lbs- unseeded Season Record: 11-8 MACs- 2nd place
2017-18 NIU HUSKIES WRESTLING PAW PRINTS MAC WEEKEND
At the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championships, the Huskies finished wtih seven grapplers on the podium and seven wrestlers scored points for the team. Northern Illinois finished in Eigth placeout of the eight-team field, and just two points behind seventh place.
OPENING MATCHUPS
After their success at the MAC tournament, the Huskies will be well represented at the national level. Hudkins enters his second NCAA Championship, while this would be Bryce Gorman’s first NCAA Championship A total of two wrestlers qualified for the NCAA tournament, after five punched tickets last season. 125: Brock Hudkins (NIU) vs No. 7 Taylor LeMont (UVU) 184: Bryce Gorman (NIU) vs No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU)
ONE YEAR AGO
As a freshman at last season’s National Championhsips, Brock Hudkins went 3-2. Hudkins dropped his first match to No. 5 Tim Lambert of Nebraska, 9-2. Hudkins’ next three matches went his favor and beat Noah Gonser of Central Michigan, 6-0, No. Josh Tereo of American, 5-2, and Kyle Atkins of Buffalo, 5-2. In his very last match, Hudkins dropped a tough one to Nicolas Piccininni of Oklahoma State, 7-5.
THE YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Huskies return 13 grapplers from last season and Coach Ludwig brings in 11 newcomers. Up and down the lineup, you can find talent at every weightclass. The Future looks bright. Also this season, the Huskies did not have one senior on their roster, however will graduate four starters next season, 133 Alijah Jeffery (133), Quinton Rosser (174), Bryce Gorman (184), and Andrew Scott (165).
QUICK FACTS SCHOOL INFORMATION
Location DeKalb, Ill. Founded 1895 Enrollment 20,130 NCAA Affiliation Division I Conference Mid-American Colors Cardinal & Black Nickname Huskies Facility Convocation Center/Victor E. Court Capacity 9,100/800 President Dr. Lisa Freeman Assoc. VP/Athletic Director Sean Frazier Faculty Athletics Rep. Maek Groza SWA Jerome Rodgers Website NIUHuskies.com Twitter @NIUWrestling Facebook NIU Wrestling
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Ryan Ludwig Alma Mater Findlay, 2000 Experience Seventh Season Record at NIU/Career 52-67/Same Email
[email protected] Assistant Coach Dominick Moyer Alma Mater Nebraska, 2007 Office (815) 753-2915 Email
[email protected] Assistant Coach Ty Prazma Alma Mater Missouri, 2014 Office (815) 753-2915 Email
[email protected] TEAM INFORMATION
2017-18 Overall Record 3-10 (.230) 2017-18 MAC Record 1-7 (.125) 2018 MAC Championships 8th, 78 Points Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/9 Starters Returning/Lost 5/5 Newcomers 11
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Year First Year in Division I Overall Record NCAA Qualifiers 2018 NCAA Qualifiers NCAA All-Americans
1931 1969 542-501-31 (.504) 108 Two Nine
2017-18 NIU WRESTLING ROSTER
Name
Weight Class
Hometown
High School/Last College
Jose Acosta
165 Freshman Manitowoc, Wis.
Michael Aldrich
174/184 RS Sophomore St. Louis, Mo.
Nolan Baker
149
Freshman
Byron, Ill.
Will Feldkamp
184
Freshman
Dexter, Mich.
Bryce Gorman
184
RS Junior
Manhattan, Ill.
Caleb Gossett
HWT
RS Sophomore St. Charles, Mo.
Francies Howell Central
Luke Greenberg
197
RS Freshman Carol Stream, Ill.
Glenbard North
Colin Holler
157
Senior
Frankfort, Ill.
Carl Sandberg
Brock Hudkins
125
Sophomore
Danville, Ind.
Danville
Max Ihry
197
RS Freshman Naperville, Ill.
Waubonsie Valley
Alijah Jeffery
133
RS Sophomore Marion, Iowa
Linn-Mar
Kirk Johansen
125
RS Sophomore Glendale Heights, Ill.
McCoy Kent
141
RS Sophomore Modesto, Calif.
Caden McWhirter
157
RS Sophomore Prattville, Ala.
Kenny Moore
165
Sophomore
San Diego, Calif.
Quinton Rosser
174
RS Junior
Cincinnati, Ohio
Anthony Rubino
133
Sophomore
West Chicago, Ill.
Andrew Scott
165
RS Junior
Holly, Mich.
Ross Sealby
HWT
RS Sophomore Byron, Ill.
Bryce Thurston
141
Freshman
Wheaton, Ill.
Wheaton North
Zackary Velasquez
157
Junior
Ione, Calif.
Grand Canyon
Bryce West
125
Freshman
Solon, Iowa
Solon
Drew West
133
Freshman
Solon, Iowa
Solon
Brit Wilson
184
Freshman
Mexico, Mo.
Mexico
Lincoln Parkway South Byron Dexter Lincoln-Way Central
Glenbard North Enochs Prattville Hoover/Grand Canyon Archbishop Moeller St. Charles East Holly Byron
2017-18 NIU HUSKIES WRESTLING 2017-18 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Weight
Wrestler
125 Brock Hudkins
Rec.
Dual
MAC
Maj. Dec. TF
Fall
Career
16-10 4-3 6-3 2-0 0-0 0-0 37-21
Kirk Johansen
4-4 2-0 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 17-12
Bryce West
15-5
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
7-1
15-5
133
Alijah Jeffery
16-16
5-7
3-8
4-2
2-1
3-0
67-55
Drew West
14-11
0-0
0-0
3-1
2-3
6-1
14-11
141 Breyden Bailey
8-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 8-1
McCoy Kent
6-6 0-0 0-0 3-2 0-0 2-0 30-16
Anthony Rubino
1-22 1-10 1-9 0-4 0-4 0-8 2-29
Bryce Thurston
4-6 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 3-2 4-6
149 Nolan Baker
2-10 1-7 2-7 0-8 0-0 1-0 2-10
2-9 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 2-9
Zack Velasquez
157 Collin Holler
1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Caden McWhirther 9-11 6-6 6-5 1-1 0-0 2-0 46-32
165 Jose Acosta
4-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 4-6
Kenny Moore
9-4 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 12-6
Andrew Scott
6-18 1-8 1-8 0-1 0-0 0-1 16-36
174 Quinton Rosser
12-18 3-7 3-8 4-3 0-0 1-3 43-62
23-4
Brit Wilson
0-0
0-0
5-2
2-0
10-0
23-4
184 Michael Aldrich
7-11 0-2 0-2 1-3 0-2 0-0 24-28
Bryce Gorman
11-8 4-6 4-4 2-0 1-0 0-2 37-36
Will Feldkamp
9-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 9-3
197 Max Ihry
6-21 3-8 3-7 0-3 0-3 0-1 12-26
285 Darien Kaufmann
0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-10
Caleb Gossett
Ross Sealby
15-16 5-7 3-7 2-0 0-0 1-4 43-43 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 9-14
2017-18 NIU HUSKIES WRESTLING 2017-18 BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS BRYCE GORMAN RS-JR Date
184 LBS.
Opponent
SEASON: 11-8 School
CAREER: 37-36
Weight
Result
Result Type Score
Place
Nov. 4 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open
Bryce Shewan
SIU-E
184
Win
Dec.
8-2
1st
Dane Pestano
Iowa State
184
Win
Dec.
6-4
1st
Wyatt Koelling
Missouri
184
Win
Dec.
10-4
1st
Nov. 11 Eastern Michigan Open
Dylan Reyolds
Edinboro
184
Loss
Pin
2:14
DNP
Shwan Shadaia
Michigan State
184
Win
Maj. Dec.
14-3
DNP
Indiana
184
Loss
Dec.
5-2
-
Cleveland State
184
Loss
Dec.
8-5
-
The Citadel
184
Win
Tech. Fall 22-5 6:37
-
SIUE
184
Win
Maj. Dec.
14-5
-
Eastern Michigan 184
Loss
Dec.
10-3
-
Ohio
184
Loss
Pin
0:45
-
North Dakota State 184
Win
Dec.
8-4
-
Missouri
184
Loss
Dec.
SV-1 5-3
-
Binghamton
184
Loss
Dec.
6-0
-
Buffalo
184
Win
Dec.
4-1
-
Kent State
184
Win
Dec.
4-3
-
Dec 02 Indiana
Norman Conley
Dec 02 Cleveland State
No.19 Nick Corba
Jan.13 The Citadel
Michael Lopouchanski
Jan. 13 SIUE
Bryce Shewan
Jan. 19 Eastern Michigan
Kayne McCallum
Jan. 21 Ohio
Arsen Arshughyan
Jan. 28 North Dakota State
Cole Witzig
Feb. 02 No. 3 Missouri
No. 13 Canten Marriott
Feb. 09 Binghamton University
Steve Schneider
Feb. 11 Buffalo
Brett Perry
Feb. 16 Kent State
Shane Mast
March 3-4 MAC Championships
Brett Perry
Buffalo
184
Win
Dec.
12-10
2nd
No. 14 Canten Marriott
Missouri
184
Win
Dec.
6-5
2nd
Kayne McCallum
Eastern Michigan 184
Loss
Dec.
8-2
2nd
2017-18 NIU HUSKIES WRESTLING 2017-18 BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS BROCK HUDKINS RANKED AS HIGH AS #16 ACCORDING TO INTERMAT SO.
125 LBS.
SEASON: 16-10
Date Opponent School Weight Nov. 4 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open Cole Manion Grand View 125 Zac Gentzler SIUE 125 No. 20 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa 125 Nov. 11 Eastern Michigan Open Benny Gomez Muskegon CC 125 Josh Kramer Arizona State 125 Drew Mattin Michigan 125 Nov. 18 Lindenwood Open Elijah Hale Oklahoma State 125 Jonathon Marmolejo Iowa State 125 Barlow McGhee Missouri 125 Charles McNeal McKendree 125 Jonathon Marmolejo Iowa State 125 Dec 16 Central Michigan Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan 125 Dec 19 Old Dominion Michael McGee Old Dominion 125 Dec. 29/30 Midlands Championships Joshua Kramer Arizona State 125 No.18 Luke Welch Purdue 125 No.15 Steve Polakowski Illinois 125 Jan. 13 SIUE Zac Gentzler SIUE 125 Jan. 19 Eastern Michigan Tomas Gutierrez Eastern Michigan 125 Jan. 28 North Dakota State Paul Bianchi North Dakota State 125 Feb. 09 Binghamton University Joe Nelson Binghamton 125 Feb. 11 Buffalo Kyle Akins Buffalo 125 Feb. 16 Kent State Jake Ferri Kent State 125 March 3-4 MAC Championships Tomas Gutierrez Eastern Michigan 125 Kyle Akins Buffalo 125 Michael McGee Old Dominion 125 Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan 125
CAREER: 37-21 Result
Result Type Score
Place
Win Win Loss
Maj. Dec. Dec. Dec.
11-0 3-1 5-2
2nd 2nd 2nd
Win Win Loss
Dec. Dec. Dec.
2-0 7-2 6-5
2nd 2nd 2nd
Win Win Loss Win Win
Dec. Dec Dec. Maj.Dec. Dec.
7-4 Tb-1 3-2 3-2 13-0 5-1
3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd
Win
Dec.
4-2
-
Win
Dec.
4-3
-
Win Loss Loss
Dec. Dec. Dec.
SV-1 5-3 2-1 SV-1 4-2
DNP DNP DNP
Win
Dec.
4-0
-
Loss
Dec.
4-3
-
Loss
Dec.
4-3
-
Loss
Dec.
3-1
-
Loss
Dec.
3-2
-
Win
Dec.
7-2
-
Win Win Loss Win
Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.
4-0 3-1 TB-1 3-1 TB-2 3-1
2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd