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March 9, 1929 -- With the Big Ten championship on the line, Michigan earned a 15-11 victory over Illinois in Champaign, Ill., to claim its first conference title and reverse the outcome from the previous two seasons. The Illini led early in the match after winning the 125- and 135-pound weight classes, but Michigan claimed three of the final five bouts and drew the other two to storm back into the lead. Captain Robert Warren, competing two weight classes heavier than usual, clinched the U-M win at 175 pounds with 5:27 time advantage against Jean Toncoff. | | Ask The Athlete ... | » submit a question | archive |
Ryan Churella
Q -- How has the transition been to wrestling freestyle after taking several years away from it (Jerry, Minnetonka, Minn.)
A -- "The training methods are a little different because freestyle competitions are so spread out. We train with the college guys starting in the fall, but our season continues into June with the World Trials. So, it's important not to overtrain at certain points in the year. It's good to train hard with these college guys, but, at the same time, we have to find time to fine-tune our freestyle, which is a lot different when you get into the par-terre position. The new rule changes over the last few years make it a lot different than the last time I wrestled freestyle, so I'm still getting used to that. In freestyle, the guy who scores the first couple big moves is usually the one to win with the periods being a lot shorter and tech falls being only six points. I'm creating different strategies when I'm out there -- staying a little less aggressive throughout the entire match and choosing rather to feel me opponent out and look for my perfect opportunity to score. It just takes a bit to get used to, and I feel like going out to the Dave Schultz tournament, I was able to get a good taste of it and get a feel now for what I need to work on and what it will take to be one of the top guys at the U.S. Open and eventually the World Trials." | | | History Lesson ... |
Led by coach Cliff Keen (center), the 1933-34 Wolverines tied for seventh the last time U-M hosted NCAAs. | | Rookie Diary ... |
Freshman Chris Diehl looks toward to the postseason tournaments ... and surviving midterm exams. |
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