March 23, 2011
Wrestling Banquet Registration Form 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Following an 18-2 regular season and an exciting 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, Northwestern has announced plans for a pair of celebratory events for the weekend of May 22-23. All fans and friends of the program are invited to attend the team banquet hosted by Pinstripes on Sunday, May 22, and stay to play the NU golf outing at Chevy Chase Country Club on Monday.
A downloadable registration form for the team banquet is available at the top of this page and a similar form for the golf outing will be posted in the near future.
This is the second year in a row Northwestern's annual banquet will be hosted by Pinstripes, located at 1150 Willow Road in Northbrook, Ill. PLEASE NOTE: The May 22 date for the team banquet is a recent change from its originally scheduled date of May 2.
The cost for attending the banquet is $32 and payment must be received by Monday, May 15, to reserve your spot.
The following day, head out to the Chevy Chase Country Club (1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, IL) for an 11 a.m. shotgun start to compete in a friendly golf outing featuring contests for lowest score, closest to the pin, longest drive and a car giveaway for a hole-in-one. The club will also host a dinner with Northwestern-themed prizes following the round.
The cost per golfer is set at $200, or $700 per foursome, with special rates available for dinner-only attendees or for a number of sponsorship opportunities.
Northwestern posted one of its most successful dual seasons in program history, going 18-2 overall with a 6-2 record in Big Ten duals. The Wildcats, who defeated four ranked opponents during the season, finished the year ranked No. 14 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches poll.
NU qualified five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Philly: senior Brandon Precin (125), sophomore Levi Mele (133), true freshman Kaleb Friedley (141), senior Andrew Nadhir (149) and sophomore Jason Welch (157). Precin became a three-time All-American with his second career 3rd-place finish, while Nadhir and Welch each became All-Americans for the first time by placing 6th. The 'Cats finished tied for 12th in the team standings.
Brandon Precin became just the second wrestler in NU history to win multiple Midlands championships. The senior moved into third all-time in career victories at Northwestern with 138 and spent four weeks ranked No. 1 nationally at 125 pounds.
Northwestern staged a successful 2011 Big Ten Championships in front of a packed house in Welsh-Ryan Arena, placing seven wrestlers on the podium led by Precin (2nd), Welch (3rd) and Nadhir (4th). Friedley battled his way to sixth place while Mele, Kevin Bialka (165) and Ben Kuhar (285) all took eighth.
This was the final year in the careers of seniors Frank Battaglia, Robert Holbrook, Aaron Jones, Bobby Joyce, Andrew Nadhir, Brandon Precin and Keith Sulzer.
Questions regarding either event may be directed to associate head coach Tim Cysewski at 847-491-4799.
Be the first to know what's going on with the 'Cats -- Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter, become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook! and subscribe to the NU Sports Express e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and video and to interact with NU. For more information on following specific Northwestern teams online, visit our Social Media page!