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‏@iuwrestling1: First set of preseason national rankings released today.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: WIN slots the Hoosiers 34th nationally. Walsh (10th, 157 lbs), Chalfant (11th, HWT), Sheridan (17th, 184 lbs) & LeBlanc (20th, 165 lbs).
 

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Some Hoosiers are doing work!

‏@iuwrestling1: Another 1st period pin (1:38) by Taylor Walsh pushes him into the Clarion Open 157-pound quarterfinals.

@iuwrestling1: Matt Irick (174 lbs) is a quarterfinalist. Records a 10-5 decision over Lock Haven's Adam Mackie.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs) advances to the third round with a 14-2 major decision over Kent State's Jerald Spohn.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Ethan Raley (141 Ibs) moves onto the third round after another decision. This one a slim 6-5 win over Nate Skonieczny (Kent State).
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Eric Roach (149 lbs) another third round Hoosier. Backs up a first round bye with 5-1 decision in the round number two.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Luke Sheridan (184 Ibs) rebounds from a tough one-point loss in his opening bout with a pin to start off his wrestleback run.
 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs) joins Walsh(157 Ibs) and Irick(174 Ibs) in the quarterfinals with an 11-4 decision over Lehigh's Brian Brill.

‏@iuwrestling1: Luke Sheridan continues to advance in the 184-pound wrestleback, beating Jack Rozema (Ohio State) 9-2.

‏@iuwrestling1: Eric Roach (149 lbs) is now the fourth Hoosier quarterfinalist, reaching on a 3-1 decision over Kent State's Thad Keklak.

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Luke Blanton (unattached) and Alex Gregory both advance in the 149 lbs. wrestleback with decisions.

‏@iuwrestling1: Garret Goldman(197 Ibs) earns a wrestleback decision as well. He topped Maryland's Dylan Devine 4-0.

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Ethan Raley (141 lbs) makes it five Hoosier quarterfinalists after advancing on an injury default.

‏@iuwrestling1: Taylor Walsh pins his third straight opponent!  He moves into the 157 lbs. semifinals.

‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc suffers his first loss of the season and drops into the 165-pound wrestleback
 
‏@iuwrestling1: An 8-4 decision in favor of Neal Molloy keeps the true freshman alive in the 149-pound wrestleback.

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Matt Irick's (174 Ibs) run in the championship brackets comes to an end on a quarterfinals defeat to #9 Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh).

‏@iuwrestling1: Three straight wins in the 184-pound wrestleback for Luke Sheridan, pinning his second foe.

‏@iuwrestling1: Garret Goldman (197 lbs) moves on in the wrestleback as well. Another major decision for Goldman.

 

 

 

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TW doin' work! 

‏@iuwrestling1: ANOTHER pin for Taylor Walsh!  What a start to the 2013-14 season, four straight falls!  Three pins coming in the first period.

‏@iuwrestling1: Walsh will face Ohio State's Randell Languis in the finals for the 157-pound Clarion Open title.
@iuwrestling1: A 10-0 major decision for Alex Gregory extends his tournament life in the 149-pound wrestleback. His second win of the day.

‏@iuwrestling1: Matt Irick gets right after it in the wreslteback (174 lbs), grabbing a 7-2 decision to advance to the quarterfinals. Now 3-1 on the day.

‏@iuwrestling1: Eight Hoosiers remain in contention for placement at the Clarion Open, including true freshman Neal Molloy wrestling unattached.
 

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Taylor Walsh wins the 2013 Clarion Open 157-pound Championship!  A 7-1 decision in the finals clinches his 5-0 day with 4 pins.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Nice trophy at the Clarion 'Knight' Open ----> RT @Elstrangler: @iuwrestling1 first place trophy!! Taylor Walsh https://twitter.com/Elstrangler/status/397135840431726592/photo/1
 
‏@iuwrestling1: A 5-2 defeat to #12 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) drops Eric Roach into the 149-pound wrestleback.

‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc (165 Ibs) cruises in his first wrestleback match, exploding for a 15-2 major decision and advancing to quarterfinals.

‏@iuwrestling1: Meanwhile, Luke Sheridan has rattled off four straight wins to reach the 184 lbs. wrestleback semifinals.
 

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Neal Molloy sticks his opponent in under 30 seconds for his third victory of the day. Still battling in the 149-lbs wrestleback.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc's 4th win of the day, a 7-2 decision over Penn State's Garrett Hammond, pushes him into the 165 lbs. wrestleback semifinals.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Quick IU recap thus far:  Walsh is the 157-pound champion and 5 other Hoosiers remain in contention for third place.
 

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‏@iuwrestling1: A first period fall by Ethan Raley pushes him into the 141-pound semifinals!  Raley stuck Maryland's Shane Arechiga in just 94 seconds.

‏@iuwrestling1: Solid effort from true freshman Neal Molloy (149 Ibs) comes to an end after recording three wins on the day.

‏@iuwrestling1: IU teammates Eric Roach & Alex Gregory had to face-off in the wrestlebacks. Roach comes away with a 2-0 decision to reach WB quarterfinals (149 Ibs).
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Ryan LeBlanc completes his day with two more decisions to finish 6-1 and earn third place at 165 pounds.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Luke Sheridan tallies his third pin of the day and has reached the 184-pound third-place bout.
 

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Ethan Raley battles his way into the 141-pound championship bout!  He tops Rutgers' Tyson Dippery, 9-5, in the semifinals.

‏@iuwrestling1: Raley will face #31 Laike Gardner (Lehigh) in the 141-lbs. finals.

‏@iuwrestling1: Eric Roach (149 Ibs) comes up just short in a 4-3 defeat of the wrestleback quarterfinals. The redshirt sophomore garnered three wins on the day.

 

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‏@iuwrestling1: Ethan Raley finishes in second place at 141 pounds in the Clarion Open. The redshirt sophomore tallies five wins in six bouts.

‏@iuwrestling1: After suffering a 6-5 defeat to Lehigh's Zach Diekel in the opening round, Luke Sheridan fires back to win 6 straight and placed third.

‏@iuwrestling1: Sheridan's rally concluded with some redemption, beating Diekel in the third-place bout by a score of 6-1.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Ethan Raley (141 lbs) reached the finals, placing 2nd. Meanwhile, both Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs) & Luke Sheridan (184 lbs) finish in 3rd.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Quick Hoosier Recap:  Four Hoosiers place at the season-opening Clarion Open, including the 157-pound champion Taylor Walsh.
 

 

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Redshirt junior Taylor Walsh opened the 2013-14 season with a bang, cruising to the Clarion Open 157-pound title. He pinned his first four opponents before capping off the championship with a 7-1 decision in the finals.

Three more Hoosiers finished in the top-three of their respective weight classes, including fellow finalist Ethan Raley in his 141 lbs. runner-up showing.Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs) and Luke Sheridan (184 lbs) each won six of seven bouts on the day, both placing third.

A large contingent of Hoosiers posted 3-2 records on the day, including Alex Gregory (149 lbs), Eric Roach (149 lbs), Neal Molloy (149 lbs; unattached), Matt Irick (174 lbs) and Garret Goldman (197 lbs).

Walsh, ranked ninth nationally, breezed to the top of the stand. He pinned the first foes he stepped on the mat with before surrendering a lone point to Ohio State's Randell Languis in a 7-1 crown-clinching finals decision. Just one day into his junior season, Walsh has racked up 25 career falls (six shy of IU's all-time top-10).

Raley, a transfer from Lincoln College, was victorious in the first five bouts to start his Hoosier career. He reached the 141-pound finals before running into #31 Laike Gardner from Lehigh and placing second his Division-I wrestling debut.spacer.gif

The 14th-ranked 165-pounder in the country, LeBlanc, began his senior campaign with a major decision. His second major of the tournament came later in the wrestleback as part of a four-bout winning streak to complete a third-place effort.

Sheridan, tabbed #29 nationally at 184 pounds, was dealt a one-point loss by Zach Diekel of Lehigh in the first round, setting up a long journey through the wrestleback. The junior from California battled his way to six consecutive triumphs, including a bit of redemption in the third-place match. Sheridan faced off against Diekel once again, settling the score with a 6-1 decision to place third.

Indiana is back at it Saturday (Nov. 9) traveling to the Michigan State Open.

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‏@iuwrestling1: Taylor Walsh has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week!
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Walsh is the first Hoosier to win the conference's top weekly accolade since @PaulEricYoung did so on Nov. 30, 2010.

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‏@iuwrestling1: Hoosiers ranked nationally in the top-20 this week:  #9 Taylor Walsh (157 lbs), #9 Adam Chalfant (285 lbs) and #18 Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs).  Luke Sheridan (#32, 184 lbs) and Joe Duca (#33, 125 lbs) can also be found in WrestlingReport's rankings that stretch to NCAA-field of 33.
 
‏@iuwrestling1: Indiana, ranked 35th nationally by Intermat, will compete in the Michigan State Open this Saturday (Nov. 9). Competition starts at 9 a.m.

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Well Done Hoosiers!  

Four of 10 weight classes at the Michigan State Open featured a Hoosier in the finals, including a pair of IU champions in Taylor Walsh(157 lbs) and heavyweight Adam ChalfantRyan LeBlanc and Luke Sheridanalso reached the title bout, finishing as runner-ups at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively. No team scores were kept for the event.

Walsh mimicked his Big-Ten-Wrestler-of-the-Week-winning performance at the Clarion Open last week, going 5-0 with a dominating four falls. The redshirt junior out of Cherry Hill, N.J., is now 10-0 with eight pins on the season and was ranked ninth nationally entering the tournament. Just two weeks into that junior campaign, Walsh is already knocking on the door of Indiana's all-time record books. His 29 career pins are two shy of cracking the school's top-10.

Chalfant, also ranked ninth nationally in his weight class, made his 2013-14 debut Saturday. He came out with a bang, topping a pair of top-10 foes en route to his second career tournament title (2012 Keystone Classic). Chalfant preceded his 5-3 finals victory over #7 Mike McClure (Michigan State) with a second-period pin of #8 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) in the semifinals.

LeBlanc improved to 10-2 on the year with four major decisions. He added a pair of majors in East Lansing as part of a 4-1 performance good for runner-up honors at 165 pounds, where he was ranked 18th nationally this past week.

Likewise, Sheridan put forth another lone-loss effort for the second straight week. He powered into the 184-pound finals on the strength of an overtime takedown, securing a 3-1 decision over #21 John Rizqallah (Michigan State). Sheridan then gave Ohio State's Ken Courts, ranked 8th nationally, all he could handle in a slim 6-4 finals defeat.

Redshirt sophomore Eric Roach had a strong showing as well, victorious in six of seven matches. After dropping his opening bout, he ripped of six consecutive wins to reach the stand. Roach's season record now sits at 9-3.

Additional multi-match winners for IU included Ethan Raley (2-2; 141 lbs), Neal Molloy (2-2; 149 lbs unattached) and Matt Irick (2-2; 174 lbs). Raley and Molloy each advanced to the championship quarterfinals before suffering their first defeats.

In addition, three true freshmen competed in the freshman/sophomore division of the MSU Open. Kyle Springer and Chris Caton both entered the 133-pound bracket and found success. Springer, the runner-up, began with three straight major decisions and four in a row overall to reach the finals. Meanwhile, Caton had his hand raised after five of six matches to also place at 133 lbs.

University Gym opens its doors next Sunday (Nov. 17) for Indiana's first dual competition of the season. The Hoosiers host Duke and Cleveland State in a tri-meet starting at 11 a.m. Both IU duals will be steamed live online by BTDN on HoosiersTV at IUHoosiers.com. 

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