Nov. 7, 2013
EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 17 Northwestern travels to Denver, Colo. for the Wildcats first road duals meet of the season.
NU faces Air Force (7:00 p.m. CT) and Northern Colorado (9:00 p.m. CT) on Friday night.
Last Time Out
Northwestern opened its 2013-14 season in dominating fashion, shutting out the University of Chicago, 38-0 and taking down Stevens Tech, 38-6. NU won 14 total matches with bonus points, including nine major decisions, two tech falls and three pins.
Northwestern Probable Starters
125 - Garrison White (2-0)
133 - Dominick Malone (2-0)
141 - Pat Greco (2-0)
149 - #9 Jason Tsirtsis (2-0)
157 - Ben Sullivan(2-0)/Kevin Bialka (2-0)
165 - #10 Pierce Harger (2-0)/Dylan Marriott
174 - #11 Lee Munster
184 - Jacob Berkowitz (2-0)
197 - Alex Polizzi (2-0)
285 - #2 Mike McMullan
Air Force Probable Starters
125 - #10 Josh Martinez/Cassidy Oshiro
133 – Greg Rinker/Carter McElhany
141 – David Walker/Cody Hancock
149 – Natrelle Demison/Jerry McGinty
157 - #15 Josh Kreimier/Connor Hedash/Daniel Baucke
165 – Tyler Mergen/Jesse Stafford/Jeremy Delzer
174 – Konner Witt/Scott Reilly
184 – Devin Hightower
197 – Parker Hines/Evan Gros/Greg Isley
285 – Marcus Malecek/Brook Gosch
Northern Colorado Probable Starters
125 – Trey Andrews
133 - Sonny Espinoza
141 - Nick Adams
149 - Beau Roberts
157 - Mitchell Polkowske
165 - Charlie McMartin
174 - Dylan Rutledge
184 - Nick Bayer
197 - Brian Macchione
285 - Henry Chirino
Scouting Report
Northern Colorado went 1-10 in duals in 2012-13. The Bears begin their 2013-14 campaign at home against Chadron State College on Nov. 7 before facing Northwestern on Friday.
Air Force began its season finishing with 12 total place winners at the Cowboy Open, hosted by Wyoming on Nov. 2.
Freshmen David Walker (St. Marys, Iowa) and Parker Hines (Ellsworth, Wis.), along with sophomore Marcus Malecek (Hammond, Wis.), won individual titles in the Cowboy Open's Amateur Division. At 141 lbs, Walker won his first collegiate title after going 5-0 on the day.
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