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mamasa    15,243

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Homestand Continues Friday as Indiana Wrestling Hosts Maryland

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– The Maryland Terrapins are in town for Indiana Wrestling's second home dual of the season. The meet will start at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21 at Wilkinson Hall.
 
SCOUTING THE TERRAPINS:
  • The Hoosiers will host Big Ten foe Maryland (5-5, 0-1) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21 at Wilkinson Hall.
  • Maryland is coming off competing in the Virginia Duals where they beat Kent State and Chattanooga and lost to South Dakota State and Oklahoma.
  • Their one Big Ten dual thus far was a loss to No. 1 Penn State.
  • Maryland has three wrestlers who are nationally ranked by InterMat, all three are in the heaviest weight classes. The Terrapins have Kyle Cochran (184) at No. 12, Jaron Smith (197) at No. 32 and Zach Schrader listed at No. 31.
  • Cochran, Smith, and Schrader share a combined 43-15 record, led by Cochran's 17-2 mark on the season.
 
LOOKING BACK AT MICHIGAN STATE:
  • In its closest dual of the season, Indiana fell just short to Michigan State on Monday, losing 15-17.
  • The Hoosiers and Spartans split on the day with each team winning five bouts.
  • Brock Hudkins (133), Cayden Rooks (141), Graham Rooks (149), Nick South (174), and DJ Washington (184) all finished in the win column for the day.
  • Almost each of IU's winners won a defensive battle as G. Rooks' win on an 8-4 decision was the largest margin of victory of any of IU's five winners.
  • Hudkins, C. Rooks, South, and Washington each won by a margin of three or loss.
  • Hudkins and South's wins were both dramatic as could be.
  • Hudkins came back in the third period and earned a takedown in the final minute to break a 3-3 tie and earn the win.
  • South owned a narrow 2-1 victory, earning one point for an escape in the second period of sudden victory which would be the final determinant.
 
TRENDING UP:
  • Like he missed no time at all, Nick South (174) made his first apperance since Dec. 11. in his 2-1 victory.
  • Cayden Rooks (141) has won two duals in a row to improve to 11-4 on the year.
  • Brock Hudkins (133) and D.J.Washington (184) earned the Hoosiers two ranked victories, as the duo beat the No. 11 and No. 29 ranked wrestler at their respective weight classes.
  • C. Rooks, Hudkins, and Washington own a combined 30-6 record this season.
 
TRIO OF HOOSIERS RANKED:
  • In the latest InterMat rankings, Indiana had three wrestlers ranked.
  • Graduate student Brock Hudkins (133) rose seven spots to No. 11 after his ranked victory against Michigan State's formerly No. 11 Ravyon Foley.
  • Redshirt sophomore D.J. Washington (184) and junior Cayden Rooks (141) stayed at No. 8 and No. 30, respectively.
 
STILL PERFECT:
  • Hudkins' win on Monday put him at 8-0 on the season while going 6-0 in duals.
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Indiana Wrestling Dominates Maryland at Home for First Big Ten Win

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Wrestling took care of business against Maryland on Friday night in Wilkinson Hall, beating the Terrapins, 26-12. The victory marks Indiana's first conference win of the season and moves the Hoosiers to a 3-3 overall record.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers won seven of the ten total bouts on the night.
• Sophomore Jacob Moran (125) earned a dominant tech fall victory, 26-8 (6:10) over Maryland's Tommy Capul.
• Junior and No. 30 Cayden Rooks (141) pinned Will Berkovitz in the first period (2:59) while leading 5-1.
• Redshirt junior Graham Rooks (149) won a solid 5-2 dual by decision over Michael North.
• To take a sizable 17-6 lead into halftime, sophomore Jonathan Kervin (157) controlled the bout against Conner Decker in a 5-2 win by decision.
• After a loss against Michigan State, junior Kasper McIntosh (165) bounced back and beat Gaven Bell by 6-2 decision.
• Throughout the whole bout, junior Nick Willham(197) was the aggressor, consistently shooting and dominating the match offensively, winning by decision, 8-3.
• Junior Jacob Bullock (285) earned a ranked victory over No. 26 Zach Schrader, by 10-6 decision.
 
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• Indiana is 6-0 in program history against Maryland.
• This was the third tech fall victory of the season for Moran and his ninth win overall.
• C. Rooks improved to 12-4 on the season while earning his second pin this season.
• G. Rooks won his second match in a row and moves to 9-7 on the year.
• Kervin's victory notched his fifth individual win this season and first in the Big Ten.
• McIntosh's record bumped up to 8-5 win the win.
• Willham's win ended a three-bout losing skid while recording his ninth win this year.
• This was Bullock's first win over a ranked opponent on the season and his eighth overall.
 
 
UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will have over a week off until they host Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 29 at noon in Wilkinson Hall.
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Still building something special in the toughest wrestling conference…

 

Indiana Wrestling Falls Short Against Boilermakers

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Wrestling narrowly lost to No. 17 Purdue, 17-16, on Saturday afternoon at Wilkinson Hall. Indiana's record now stands at 3-4 on the season and 1-4 in the Big Ten.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers split with Purdue, as each squad won five bouts on the day.
• Four of the five wins were over ranked opponents.
• No. 11 Brock Hudkins (133) controlled from start to finish in a ranked victory over No. 31 Matt Ramos, 7-1 by decision.
• Graham Rooks (149) dominated Alec White in a major decision win, 12-2.
• Nick South (174) beat No. 19 Gerrit Nijenhuis in a back-and-forth bout, 3-2.
• No. 14 Donnell Washington (184) earned a 7-3 decision win over No. 30 Max Lyon.
• Jacob Bullock (285) took No. 33 Michael Woulfe to Sudden Victory tied 4-4, with Bullock getting a quick takedown to earn a 6-4 win in the bout.
 
NOTABLES
• Hudkins earned yet another win, keeping him undefeated on the season at 9-0.
• G. Rooks has won three bouts in a row and this was his third major decision win of the season.
• South's ranked victory improved his season record to 7-4.
• Washington added another ranked win under his belt to his 12-3 season.
• Bullock has won two matches in a row and is 9-5 overall this year.
 
UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will head to Champaign for a road meet with Illinois. The dual will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6 at the State Farm Center.
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Love seeing this program on the rise! Columbus East (the Rooks brothers, Nick South) has been pretty strong last year and this, hoping to see more of my Olympians on the IU mat!

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Wrestling welcomes another big-time test to Bloomington on Friday as it hosts No. 11 Minnesota for a 6 p.m. dual at Wilkinson Hall. 
 
Indiana enters the dual at 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. 

MATCHING UP WITH MINNESOTA: 
-Indiana enters its Friday dual against Minnesota No. 11 Minnesota with plenty of momentum after winning two in a row over No. 16 Rutgers and No. 16 Maryland for a 6-1 record. 
 
-Minnesota has had a great season thus far, entering the match at 8-2 with a number of notable wins.  
 
-Minnesota has defeated No. 21 Michigan State, most recently, as well as No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 24 South Dakota State and No. 18 North Dakota State, among others. 
 
-All ten of Minnesota's probable starters are nationally ranked as well. They are headline by Patrick McKee, the No. 5-ranked grappler at 125. McKee is 8-1 on the year. 
 
-The Golden Gophers also return eight NCAA qualifiers from a year ago. The only one not to return is 2022 NCAA champion at heavyweight, Gable Steveson. 
 
-Minnesota's starter at 157, No. 16 Brayton Lee was an NCAA qualifier in 2020 and 2021 but was hurt for the 2022 championships.  
 
-The Hoosiers are seeking their first win over Minnesota since Dec. 11, 2015, when they won, 19-18. 
 
RECAPPING RUTGERS: 
-Indiana's 24-16 win over No. 16 Rutgers last week was another wild dual.  
 
-Rutgers took the first three duals to take a 10-0 advantage. From there, the Hoosiers flipped the momentum. 
 
-Back-to-back victories from Derek Gilcher (157) and Nick South (165) proved to give Indiana the lift it needed to propel itself to victory.  
 
-Gilcher won 5-3 in Sudden Victory 1 over No. 23 Andrew Clark which got the crowd into it. To follow, South trailed going into the third period but stunned Robert Kanniard and pinned him to give IU a 12-10 lead. 
 
-Indiana won three of the next four matches to seal it, including Jacob Bullock's 15-0 tech fall win at heavyweight over John O'Donnell. 
 
-It was Indiana's first win over Rutgers since 2008, and only the second ever in the series. 
 
LINEUP STRENGTH: 
-Indiana's routine starting lineup has really excelled this season. 
 
-Five of IU's 10 starters have a dual record of 5-2 or better with Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher and DJ Washington all owning dual records of 6-1. 
 
-Rooks and Gilcher have the highest win totals with each being 21-4 and 21-5, respectively. 
 
-Washington and Bullock are a little behind on win total but have wrestled fewer matches as Washington is 17-2 and Bullock is 14-2. 
 
LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD: 
-While the season Big Ten season feels like it just got started, the NCAA wrestling calendar is nearing the homestretch. 
 
-The Hoosiers have five more Big Ten duals, and six duals total, prior to the postseason. 
 
-The remaining dual opponents for the Hoosiers are Minnesota, at Purdue, Penn State,  at Michigan State, at Michigan and at Chattanooga.  
 
-In a little under two months, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be happening in Tulsa, Okla. from March 16-18. 
 
RANKINGS REBOOT: 
-For the second consecutive week, Indiana Wrestling has asserted itself in the national polls. 
 
-The Hoosiers are in FloWrestling's poll for the second consecutive week, appearing at No. 18.  
 
-In the NWCA Coaches Poll, Indiana is tied for No.21, and for InterMat, it is slotted at No. 22. 
 
-Individually, the same five Hoosiers, Henry Porter, Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher, DJ Washington and Jacob Bullock, are all in the rankings. 
 
-Porter is No. 31 at 133, Rooks is No. 31 at 149, Gilcher rose to No. 16 at 157, Washington held steady at No. 18 at 174 and Bullock lands at No. 24 for heavyweight. 
 
-The NCAA Coaches rankings are set to be released on Thursday, Jan. 19. 
 
STARTING STRONG: 
-IU Wrestling is off to its best start to a season in the Angel Escobedo era.  
 
-The 6-1 start paces with the 2015-16 team that also began the year with the same record. 
 
-The Hoosiers' three ranked wins are the most in a season during Coach Escobedo's tenure. 
 
-This season's win total of six already surpasses last year's total of three. 

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