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Northern Iowa wrestle-offs
By Colin McDonough
Northern Iowa Sports Information
The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team opened the 2007-08 season in the McLeod Center Saturday taking to the mat to show off this season's talented roster with its annual intra-squad wrestle-offs.
UNI head coach Brad Penrith was pleased with the way his wrestlers performed today and came out ready to compete.
"Overall, we wrestled extremely well and the older wrestlers' experience really showed through," Penrith said. "There were a couple tactical mistakes that need to be corrected and some weight management issues that also need to be worked on."
Redshirt freshman Andy O'Loughlin (Independence, Iowa) scored two wins over sophomore Scott Hazen (Underwood, Iowa) in the 184-pound match, notching scores of 2-1 and 4-3.
"I wanted to re-wrestle the 184 match," Penrith said. "There were no takedowns in the first match - I wanted some action."
Freshman Jamal Lawrence (Merrillville, Ind.) topped freshman Blake Hilmer (Denver, Iowa) 7-4 and won by fall over redshirt freshman Cole Zempel (LaPorte City, Iowa) at 149 pounds.
Junior Moza Fay (Anamosa, Iowa) won by fall in the 165-pound match over fellow junior Drew Kreman (Tipton, Iowa).
Redshirt freshman Seth Pugh (Columbus Junction, Iowa) cruised to an 18-5 major decision over freshman Micah Casper (Kalona, Iowa) in the 157-pound match. At 133 pounds, freshman Trent Washington (Omaha, Neb.) won by fall over junior Mike Whisler (Centerville, Iowa).
The Panthers open the season Nov. 10 at the Loras Open in Dubuque, Iowa. UNI will begin the home season Dec. 2 in the UNI-Dome with the UNI Open.
UNI Wrestle-Off Results
149 - Nick Pickerell dec. Trevor Kittleson, 8-5
157 - Seth Pugh maj. dec. Micah Casper, 18-5
149 - Jamal Lawrence dec. Blake Hilmer, 7-4
184 - Andy O'Loughlin dec. Scott Hazen, 2-1
133 - Trent Washington pinned Mike Whisler, 4:47
149 - Charlie Ettelson pinned Trevor Kittleson, 2:41
165 - Moza Fay pinned Drew Kreman, 4:10
197 - Andrew Anderson dec. Pat Mahan, 8-2
149 - Jamal Lawrence pinned Cole Zempel, 1:49
157 - Tyson Reiner dec. Seth Pugh, 8-4
285 - Christian Brantley dec. Dustin Bauman, 3-2
149 - Nick Pickerell dec. Charlie Ettelson, 5-4
184 - Andy O'Loughlin dec. Scott Hazen, 4-3
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