Dec. 8, 2007
Northwestern-Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Results
Northwestern-North Dakota State Results
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Ninth-ranked Northwestern routed both Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 44-3, and North Dakota State 35-9, in the NU Duals at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The duals were its first home event of the season.
In the first clash of the day for NU, redshirt sophomore James Kohlberg (Rolling Meadows, Ill./Rolling Meadows) scored the first win for the Wildcats at 141 lbs. with a 10-4 decision over Nicholas Shumate. Redshirt freshman Andrew Nadhir (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) then followed Kohlberg's performance with a major decision over T.J. Warner in the 149-lb. weight class. The major decision brought the score to 13-3, which included sophomore Brandon Precin's (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) forfeit victory. Precin's win put him at 15-0 on the season at 125 lbs.
NU upped the score to 16-3 on a decision won by redshirt freshman Kyle Bertin (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward), then closed out with wins by senior Nick Hayes (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central) at 174 lbs. and three more forfeits by Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
Against NDSU, Precin ran his record to 16-0 with a quick pin in the first match. Wrestling for the first time on the day, redshirt sophomore Eric Metzler (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) then scored a major decision for the 'Cats at 133 lbs.
Ranked No. 1 by the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA rankings at his weight class, senior Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward) put his opponent away with ease, scoring a 21-5 (4:39) technical fall at 149 lbs. The win put the Wildcats ahead 15-6.
Marella picked up his second win of the day, winning by a 8-3 decision over Mike Quamme with a late surge in points. Also picking up second victories were Hayes (MD, 18-4) and Kolovic (dec., 7-6).
All-American seniors Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) at 197 lbs. and heavyweight Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) wrestled for the first time this season as a part of Northwestern and helped the 'Cats onto the victory over the Bison with wins by injury default and a 15-5 major decision.
Northwestern 44, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 3
125 Brandon Precin, Forfeit, (6-0)
133 Robert Joyce Dec.: 8-2, Tommy Hill (6-3)
141 James Kohlberg Dec.: 10-4, Nicholas Shumate (9-3)
149 Andrew Nadhir MD: 17-6, TJ Warner (13-3)
157 Kyle Bertin Dec.: 3-1, Eric Pretto (16-3)
165 Dominic Marella Fall 5:26, Blake Reed (22-3)
174 Nick Hayes MD: 15-4, Daniel Midgett (26-3)
184 Adil Kolovic Forfeit, (32-3)
197 Carl Howe Forfeit (38-3)
285 Dustin Fox Forfeit (44-3)
Northwestern 35, North Dakota State 9
125 Brandon Precin, Fall 2:37, Andy Hackenmueller (6-0)
133 Eric Metzler, MD: 10-2, Eric Sanders (10-0)
141 James Kohlberg, Fall 2:22, Gabriel Mooney (10-6)
149 Ryan Lang, TF: 21-5, 4:39, Vince Salminen (15-6)
157 Marty Gould, Dec.: 8-4, Adam Aho (15-9)
165 Dominic Marella, Dec.: 8-3, Mike Quamme (18-9)
174 Nick Hayes, MD: 18-4, Kenny Moenkedick (22-9)
184 Adil Kolovic, Dec.: 7-6, Matt Wetterling (25-9)
197 Mike Tamillow, Inj. Def., Jacob Bryce (31-9)
285 Dustin Fox, MD: 15-5 , Evan Hacker (35-9)