Dec. 6, 2006
Directions to Patten Gymnasium
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Looking to build on a 6-0 dual record to start the 2006-07 season, the Wildcats will welcome Northern Illinois and Eastern Illinois to Patten Gymnasium Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, respectively. Recent rankings place four Wildcats in the top-10 nationally at their weights. Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) at 184 lbs. and Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio) at 141 lbs. remain No. 1 while Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) improves to No. 3 at heavyweight and Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Fenwick) ranks 10th at 197 lbs.
Friday's dual at Patten Gym against Northern Illinois begins at 7 p.m. and Saturday's match at Patten Gym against Eastern Illinois starts at 2 p.m. For directions to Patten Gym, located on Sheridan Road, click the link at the top of the page. Admission is free for both the Friday and Saturday matches.
The Wildcats cruised through their last set of dual matches at the ACC/Big Ten Clash on Nov. 18 with the highlight being Fox's overtime win over then third-ranked Spencer Nadolsky of North Carolina. Northwestern posted a 3-0 record and the Big Ten won all nine matches. The win over North Carolina State to finish the event made head coach Tim Cysewski the winningest coach in program history with 125 dual match victories. The 'Cats started the dual season by defeating Chicago, Navy and Indianapolis at the Northwestern Duals.
Herbert and Lang both won matches at the NWCA All-Star Classic event on Nov. 20 in Dallas. Lang topped Oklahoma State's fifth-ranked Nathan Morgan 4-3 while Herbert dominated Minnesota's Roger Kish by a 10-2 major decision.
Scouting the Huskies
Northern Illinois wrestled at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas last weekend with 125-pound Pat Castillo leading the way. Castillo finished sixth and NIU placed 25th overall and 2nd among MAC schools.
Probable Lineups
125: Brandon Precin (NU) (10-3) vs. Pat Castillo (10-7)
133: James Kohlberg (5-2) or Eric Metzler (2-4) (NU) vs. Chad Vendiver (8-5)
141: Ryan Lang (NU) (11-0) vs. Justin Metcaffe (6-5)/Will McDerrmott (6-6)
149: Marty Gould (NU) (2-5) or Vincent Colletti (4-4) vs. Mike Grimes (10-5)
157: Dominic Marella (NU) (5-3) or Brandon Lozdoski (2-4) vs. Kalen Knull (8-5)
165: Greg Hagel (NU) (0-1) vs. Johnny Galloway (8-1)
174: Nick Hayes (NU) (4-1) vs. Danny Burk (7-4)
184: Jake Herbert (NU) (11-0) vs. Duke Burk (9-3)
197: Mike Tamillow (NU) (9-0) vs. Nick McClone (3-2)/Dave Herrera (3-3)
HWT: Dustin Fox (NU) (7-0) vs. Jeff Burdoff (5-6)
Scouting the Panthers
Two Panthers posted top-three finishes at Sunday's Northern Iowa Open. Kenny Robertson placed second at 174 lbs. while Greg Perz was third at 184 lbs. This will be EIU's first dual meet of the season. The Panthers have competed at the Central Missouri Open, the Missouri Open and the Northern Iowa Open.
Probable Lineups
125: Precin (NU) vs. A.J. Ciccarelli (5-6)
133: Kohlberg/Metzler (NU) vs. Lenny Grodoski (5-4)
141: Lang (NU) vs. Casey Carrino (6-7)
149: Gould/Colletti (NU) vs. Tommy Reamer (8-6)
157: Marella/Lozdoski (NU) vs. Kile O'Toole (7-6)
165: Hagel (NU) vs. Billy Gallo (4-6)
174: Hayes (NU) vs. Kenny Robertson (4-1)
184: Herbert (NU) vs. Greg Perz (11-2)
197: Tamillow (NU) vs. Jason Sherko (0-6)
HWT: Fox (NU) vs. Joe Trinka (8-6)