Incoming Freshmen Bring State Honors to Record-Breaking Squad
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. announced the addition of four in-state contenders, Clint Arlis, Andrew
Greenawalt, Mark Lukaszewski and Jake Oster, as the newest members of the
Fighting Illini squad. The four grapplers join an Illinois team that broke
numerous school records this past season, as well as won the first Big Ten
Championship title since the 1952 squad.
Arlis competed in the 140-pound weight class for Batavia High School last
season, where he was a two-time state qualifier. Greenawalt comes from
Naperville North High School and boasts a 2005 third-place finish and a 2004
fourth-place finish at the IHSA state tournament. Lukaszewski from Bartlett
High School was a 2004 state runner-up at 140 pounds, and qualified for the
2005 IHSA state tournament at 152 pounds. Oster is a 125-pounder from
Lockport Township High School. He defeated Nick Fanthorpe of Naperville
North, 8-5, in the 2004 IHSA state finals at 112 pounds and was also a state
qualifier in 2003.
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