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Maize and Blue Intrasquad
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11/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
| | Dowd's three convincing victories earned him the 133-pound starting job. |
Junior 141-pounder Clark Forward (Archbold, Ohio/Archbold HS) looked strong against sophomore Nick Velissaris (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North HS) with a 14-3 major decision and a 20-5 technical fall. Sophomore Jeremiah Tobias (Grass Lake, Mich./Manchester HS) earned the starting job at 149 pounds with back-to-back falls over sophomore Brent Frey (Novi, Mich./Novi HS) at the 3:43 mark of the first bout and 1:22 into the second.
In the middleweight division, sophomore 157-pounder Ryan Bertin (Broadview Heights, Ohio/St. Edward HS) earned decisive victories over freshman Rob Sulaver (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn HS), posting a 21-7 major decision and 25-7 technical fall. Junior Pat Owen (Polson, Mont./Polson HS) defeated junior Matt Thomas (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) with a fall at the 4:44 mark in the first bout and a 13-6 decision in the second session to become the starter at 165 pounds.
At 174 pounds, redshirt freshman R.J. Boudro (Richmond, Mich./Armada HS) recorded a 7-1 decision and an 11-2 major decision over Steve Sentes (Cape Coral, Fla./Fort Meyers HS) to take the starting job at 174 pounds. As the only 184-pound Wolverine, redshirt freshman Willie Breyer (Oxford, Mich. /Oxford HS) squared off against the third-place finisher at 174 pounds, sophomore David Felger (Iron River, Mich./West Iron County HS) once in the evening session and earned a 10-1 major decision.
Fifth-year senior Kyle Smith (Butte, Mont./Butte HS) earned a 5-2 decision over freshman Chase Verdoorn (Platte City, Mo./Platte County HS), followed by a 14-4 major decision in the second session to remain the 197-pound starter. And at heavyweight, redshirt freshman Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) posted back-to-back victories over redshirt freshman Tony Grygorzyk (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS), winning a 10-2 major decision in the first match and a 5-2 decision in the second to earn the starting role.
The Wolverines will open the 2002-03 regular season on the road with a dual meet against eighth-ranked Lehigh on Friday (Nov. 22) at 7 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa.
Maize and Blue Intrasquad Results
125 Pounds
Prelims - Shaun Newton dec. Jason Chase, 6-4
Finals, Match 1 - A.J. Grant major dec. Shaun Newton, 13-2
Finals, Match 2 - A.J. Grant tech. fall Shaun Newton, 20-5 (6:53)
Grant wins best-of-three finals 2-0
133 Pounds
Prelims - Foley Dowd tech. fall J.R. Muldoon, 18-3 (4:00)
Prelims - Chase Metcalf major dec. Brian Ong, 9-0
Third Place - J.R. Muldoon dec. Brian Ong, 5-3
Finals, Match 1 - Foley Dowd major dec. Chase Metcalf, 14-4
Finals, Match 2 - Foley Dowd major dec. Chase Metcalf, 14-5
Dowd wins best-of-three finals 2-0
141 Pounds
Finals, Match 1 - Clark Forward major dec. Nick Velissaris, 14-3
Finals, Match 2 - Clark Forward tech. fall Nick Velissaris, 20-5
Forward wins best-of-three finals 2-0
149 Pounds
Finals, Match 1 - Jeremiah Tobias pinned Brent Frey, 3:43
Finals, Match 2 - Jeremiah Tobias pinned Brent Frey, 1:22
Tobias wins best-of-three finals 2-0
157 Pounds
Prelims - Rob Sulaver dec. Matt Kline, 6-0
Finals, Match 1 - Ryan Bertin major dec. Sulaver, 21-7
Finals, Match 2 - Ryan Bertin tech. fall Rob Sulaver, 25-7 (6:22)
Bertin wins best-of-three finals 2-0
165 Pounds
Prelims - Matt Thomas dec. Tommy Garza, 7-4
Finals, Match 1 - Pat Owen pinned Matt Thomas, 4:44
Finals, Match 2 - Pat Owen dec. Matt Thomas, 13-6
Owen wins best-of-three finals 2-0
174 Pounds
Prelims - Steve Sentes dec. David Felger, 6-1
Finals, Match 1 - R.J. Boudro dec. Steve Sentes, 7-1
Finals, Match 2 - R.J. Boudro major dec. Steve Sentes, 11-2
Boudro wins best-of-three finals 2-0
184 Pounds
Finals - Willie Breyer major dec. David Felger, 10-1
Note: Breyer wrestled the third-place finisher from 174
197 Pounds
Prelims - Chase Verdoorn dec. Steve Heleniak, 6-2
Finals, Match 1 - Kyle Smith dec. Chase Verdoorn, 5-2
Finals, Match 2 - Kyle Smith major dec. Chase Verdoorn, 14-4
Smith wins best-of-three finals 2-0
Heavyweight
Finals, Match 1 - Greg Wagner major dec. Tony Grygorzyk, 10-2
Finals, Match 2 - Greg Wagner dec. Tony Grygorzyk, 5-2
Wagner wins best-of-three finals 2-0
Q U O T E S
Head Coach Joe McFarland
On the team's level of conditioning ... "We need to continue to work on our conditioning. This is the first time that a lot of these guys have been in a competition atmosphere this season. Today did a lot to tell us where we're at right now with our conditioning and what we need to work on. Overall, I thought our conditioning was pretty good; we just have a few guys who need to work on it and sharpen up before the start of the season."
On the team's intensity ... "I want to make sure we're wrestling a certain style; I want to make sure we're aggressive and we're getting after those guys. I think a couple of our guys did that well; one guy in particular who did that well was Ryan Bertin. He was changing off one thing to another and constantly being the aggressor; that's what I'm looking for. In a dual meet, I want all 10 of my guys going out and wrestling that style."
Contact: Leah Howard (734) 763-4423
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