Archive for October, 2011

Herbert Brings Home Gold at Pan American Games

Posted by admin On October - 25 - 2011 0 Comment
#1 Jake Herbert (Northwestern) DEC #3 Mike Pucillo (Ohio St) D 6-3

Oct. 24, 2011 GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Two-time Northwestern NCAA champion Jake Herbert took home a gold medal in the men’s freestyle competition at the 2011 Pan American Games Sunday. Herbert finished a perfect 3-0 in the 84 kg/185 lbs. weight class and was one of two U.S. wrestlers to place first in their weight division.  [ Read More ]

Schoen

Oct. 21, 2011 No. 19 Northwestern (0-0) vs. No. 14 Stanford (0-0) Ticket Info: $7 adults/$4 students/$3 groups of 15 or more How to Purchase: Call 1-888-GO-PURPLE Event Info: Saturday, Nov. 5 – 3 p.m. – Marist High School (4200 W. 115th St., Chicago, Ill., 60655) Doors Open: 1:30 p.m. EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern’s season-opening  [ Read More ]

Five Wildcats Ranked in InterMat’s Preseason Poll

Posted by admin On October - 14 - 2011 0 Comment
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Oct. 14, 2011 EVANSTON, Ill. – Five Northwestern wrestlers are ranked in their respective weight classes according to InterMat’s NCAA Division I preseason rankings. Junior Jason Welch (Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas) and Lee Munster (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant) rank in the top 10 at 157 lbs. and 174 lbs., respectively. As a team, Northwestern is tied  [ Read More ]

Camp dates set for 2012

Posted by admin On October - 12 - 2011 0 Comment
new mats

More info to come soon!

Schoen and Welch Named Captains for 2011-12 Season

Posted by admin On October - 7 - 2011 0 Comment
Schoen

Oct. 7, 2011 EVANSTON, Ill. – Members of the Northwestern wrestling team voted on captains for the 2011-12 season and redshirt senior John Schoen (Homer Glenn, Ill./Lockport) and redshirt junior Jason Welch (Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas) were elected to lead the squad. The two upperclassmen have wrestled in more than 150 matches combined for Northwestern.  [ Read More ]

Precin

YAKUTSK, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia — Northwestern volunteer assistant coach and three-time NCAA All-American Brandon Precin wrestled at the Dmitri Korkin Memorial in Russia over the weekend. Precin placed fifth in the 55 kg/121 lbs. weight class after finishing with a 2-2 record. Precin opened up with a 1-0, 1-3, 1-0 victory over Aleksandr  [ Read More ]

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Big Ten Network to Air Two Northwestern Duals

Posted by admin On October - 7 - 2011 0 Comment
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Sept. 26, 2011 EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern is set to wrestle two duals on the Big Ten Network according to the BTN broadcast schedule announced Friday. Northwestern’s Jan. 8 match at Wisconsin will air on same-day tape-delay at 8 p.m. CT, while the Wildcats’ Jan. 27 match at in-state rival Illinois will air live at  [ Read More ]