The latest from the desk of Iowa assistant coach, 2x NCAA champ and marketing guru Tim Hartung…
Hawk Fans,
It was nice to come out on top of those Cyclones after a two year let down; not a perfect match but a win is always good. Some real tough matches and some real good wrestling. We finish with UNI this Thurs. night at 7 PM and then we retire till the Midlands Championships after Christmas. We also had a strong showing from the understudies in Cedar Falls on Sunday in the UNI Open. Seeing some good things and some noticeable progress but we still have much to work on.
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
Wrestling Contact: Traci Wagner December 2, 2005
IOWA WRESTLING
HAWKEYES DEFEAT IOWA STATE, 20-15
AMES, IA “The University of Iowa wrestling team improved to 2-0 on the season with its 20-15 win over Iowa State in Ames Friday night. A crowd of 6,682 saw the Hawkeyes record wins in six matches, including two by major decision, to hand Iowa State its first dual loss of the season. The Cyclones are now 3-1.
The Hawkeyes jumped out to 10-0 lead on wins by juniors Ryan Fuller (Hwt.) and Lucas Magnani (125) and true freshman Daniel Dennis (133). Fuller scored a 4-2 win over junior Richard Schopf at heavyweight to open the dual. Magnani followed with an 11-3 major decision over Ben Hanisch at 125. Dennis improved to 6-2 on the season and 2-0 in dual competition with a 10-7 win over fifth-year senior Jesse Sundell at 133.
Iowa State got on the board with Nate Gallick’s 4-1 win over sophomore Alex Tsirtsis at 141. Iowa senior Ty Eustice took Iowa into the intermission with a 6-3 win over Jason Knipp at 149. Eustice picked up his 90th career victory with the win, and improved to 7-0 on the season.
The Cyclones picked up two wins after the intermission, with Trent Paulson’s 8-3 decision over senior Joe Johnston at 157 and Travis Paulson’s 8-4 win over senior Cole Pape at 165. Hawkeye sophomore Mark Perry gave Iowa boost with a 13-3 major decision at 174, and senior Paul Bradley sealed the Iowa win with an 8-5 victory over Kurt Backes at 184. Both wrestlers improve to 2-0 on the season, and Bradley is now 5-1 in his career against Backes. Cyclone true freshman Joe Curran won the last match of the night, pinning Iowa senior Adam Fellers in 6:14 at 197.
Iowa’s win also gave the Hawkeyes two points in the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series. Iowa State currently leads the series, 5-2, with wins in women’s soccer and football.
Iowa (2-0) will host Northern Iowa (0-1) Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
MEET RESULTS
Iowa 20, Iowa State 15
Hwt. “Ryan Fuller (I) dec. Richard Schopf (ISU), 4-2
125 “Lucas Magnani (I) maj. dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 11-3
133 “Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU), 10-7
141 “Nate Gallick (ISU) dec. Alex Tsirtsis (I), 4-1
149 “Ty Eustice (I) dec. Jason Knipp (ISU), 6-3
157 “Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Joe Johnston (I), 8-3
165 “Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Cole Pape (I), 8-4
174 “Mark Perry (I) maj. dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 13-3
184 “Paul Bradley (I) dec. Kurt Backes (ISU), 8-5
197 “Joe Curran (ISU) pinned Adam Fellers (I), 6:14
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
Wrestling Contact: Traci Wagner December 4, 2005
IOWA WRESTLING
LUEDKE WINS UNI OPEN TITLE
CEDAR FALLS, IA — University of Iowa junior Eric Luedke won the 165-pound title at Sunday’s UNI Open. Luedke, who defeated Hawkeye junior Joe Uker, 7-2, in the finals, was one of Iowa’s seven placewinners and 20 competitors at the annual tournament in Cedar Falls. Luedke transferred from Colby College in Colby, KS, and is in his first season with the Hawkeyes. Northern Iowa officials estimated over 350 wrestlers competed in the one-day tournament in the UNI Dome.
Also placing for Iowa were junior Alex Grunder (149-5th), sophomore Matt Fields (Hwt.-2nd), and freshmen Ryan Morningstar (157-6th), Chad Beatty (174-3rd) and Phillip Keddy (184-5th). Fields scored a major decision and three decisions, including one in sudden victory, before losing a 9-3 match in the finals to Les Sigmon, who was competing unattached. Morningstar, of Lisbon, IA, advanced to the quarterfinals before losing the last three matches of the day by medical forfeit. Beatty, from Wilton, IA, won six straight matches in the consolation bracket, including a 4:28 pin of Northern Iowa’s Curt Zinnel in the finals, to place third.
Iowa (2-0) will host Northern Iowa (0-1) Thursday at 7 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. It will be Iowa’s first home dual of the 2005-06 season.
Pre-Match Social Thursday “Remember the pre-match social on Thursday at The Vine. Anyone in possession of a Meet Ticket will have access to a free keg of beer and $200 in appetizers. Take advantage of some pre-match fuel.
WRESTLING LUNCHEON:
The Johnson County I-Club is having a Wrestling Luncheon on Feb. 10th at the 1st Avenue Club in Iowa City. The luncheon starts at 11:45 AM and costs $12. To purchase tickets please Call 319-335-9405.
NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Info.
Cedar Falls has created a website with information: http://unipanthers.collegesports.com/sports.m-wrestl/spec-rel/niwa-06-nwca-main.html Questions, contact Erin Strellner at 319-273-3966 or [email protected]
START SPREADING THE NEWS ABOUT JANUARY 7TH “TELL ALL THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND GET THEM TO THIS MATCH! WE WANT TO BREAK THE RECORD, AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE AN EFFORT FROM EVERYONE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR WANTS TO HELP MARKET THIS MATCH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
PACK THE PLACE – BREAK THE RECORD
The Hawkeyes will try to regain the dual meet national attendance record when they host defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Oklahoma State on January 7. Match time is set for 7:30 p.m. The current national attendance record of 15,646 was set February 1, 2002, when Iowa wrestled at Minnesota.
We would like to extend an invitation to all of you for the Oklahoma State Match on January 7th. We are making a strong Marketing push to sell out Carver Hawkeye Arena and take back the Dual Meet Attendance Record currently held by Minnesota (15,646). In order to do this, we need everyone to get involved across the state. GET A BUS, BRING YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AND BE PART OF HISTORY!
If you want to get involved: I can send you some flyers about the event to spread around town, to spread around your workplace, etc. If you are interested, please email me the address I should send them to and the amount of flyers you want.
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND AND BRING EVERYONE YOU KNOW! WE WILL BE TAKING ON THE 3-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS AND NEED A ROWDY CROWD TO BE OUR 11TH MAN. DON’T WAIT OR YOU MIGHT BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD.
All tickets for this event are $10. To order your tickets today call the UI ticket Office at 319-335-9328.
Any questions, please contact me!
If you have any other ideas, please let us know.
SPREAD THE WORD! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The first Home Dual Meet is just around the corner; if you haven’t signed up for H.A.W.K. you should do so right away!
H.A.W.K. (Hawkeye Area Wrestling Klub) “We strongly encourage everyone getting these emails to join the H.A.W.K. Club. We would like this email to be a benefit of being a H.A.W.K. Club member and not a substitute. The money that the H.A.W.K. Club raises goes toward strengthening the fan base and The Iowa Wrestling Tradition. The Cost to join the H.A.W.K. Club is very reasonable and covers the entire season (which includes all 7 home dual meets) – $20 for a single person – $35 for a couple – and $15 for each additional family member. You also get many benefits for becoming a H.A.W.K. Club Member: 1) Free entry to all post-match Socials “including Big Tens and National Socials, 2) Free Pizza, Beer, and Pop at all post match socials, 3) Door Prizes and chances at Raffle Prizes at the socials, 4) Info. On bus trips to Big Tens and Nationals, 5) 6-8 Newsletters each year, 6) Email Updates each week throughout the season, 7) Being part of a Great Group of People who have a lot of fun supporting Hawkeye Wrestling. If you need a H.A.W.K. Club Registration Form let me know and I can email you an attachment “I encourage all of you to join today. If you have any questions please feel free to email or call me.
PRE-MATCH SOCIALS: This season we are having pre-match socials before every home dual meet and they are open to everyone in possession of an Iowa Wrestling Meet Ticket. The socials will be at The Vine below the hill from Carver and will start 2 hours before the match. THERE WILL BE A FREE KEG OF BEER AND FREE APPETIZERS! We are currently looking for Pre-Match Social Sponsors for each one of the Home dual meets. If you are interested or know someone that is interested, please email or call me. We will put up a sign of who’s sponsoring each social and we can also work with the sponsor if we can do more for them to market or advertise their business.
Each Dual Meet Pre-Match Social Sponsorship is $200!
– We currently have 5 of the 7 duals Sponsored; we are looking for 2 more. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
IOWA TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and single meet tickets for Iowa’s seven home duals are on sale at the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office. University of Iowa students will be admitted free of charge for all duals except Oklahoma State on January 7.
Season Tickets
$56 – General Public; $49 – University Faculty & Staff
Single-Match Tickets (Purchased in Advance)*
$8 – Adults; $4 – Youth
* – Iowa vs. Oklahoma State tickets are $10 each.
Single-Match Tickets (Purchased at the Door)*
$10 – Adults; $5 – Youth
* – Iowa vs. Oklahoma State tickets are $10 each.
Group Rates*
$4 – Per person with a group of 15 or more
,· — The group rate for the Iowa vs. Oklahoma State dual is $5 per person.
MINNESOTA VS. IOWA DUAL MEET IN MPLS. JAN. 22nd – BARN LOFTS
Available for Iowa on January 22nd, 2006 which will be in Williams Arena.
$300.00 per per suite PLUS your ticket and food charges. “each suite holds 15 people.
Please contact Mike at the Gopher Ticket Office at 612-624-5787
*University Dining Services (UDS) will contact you on your menu and beverage choices.
This is a good view, and you get to choose your beverage and food selection “Alcoholic beverages will be available. Email me with any questions about this. I have a menu of items available!
Call in and get your questions answered on Hawk talk “Phone# 319-354-0800 or 1-866-609-8255
-MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR HAWK TALK WITH JIM ZALESKY! Here is the current schedule for this year’s Hawk Talk Radio Shows airing on KXIC 800AM. Each of this year’s show will have two trivia question opportunities to win prizes.
Wed. Dec. 7th 6-7PM Tues. Jan. 3rd 6-7PM Tues. Jan. 17th 6-7PM
Tues. Jan. 31st 6-7PM Wed. Feb. 15th 6-7PM Tues. Feb. 28th 6-7PM Tues. Mar. 7th 6-7PM
THE HAWKEYE TRAINING CLUB is starting its second season of Fundraising. FUNDRAISING is an ongoing battle. If you would like to donate, or know someone that might be interested, please let me know. We have put together a flyer to better explain what the money is used for and how it helps Iowa Wrestling. If you are interested and want a flyer, please email me and I will send you one in the mail. This year’s Hawkeye Training Club athletes are: Mike Zadick (60KG), Cliff Moore (66KG), Tyler Nixt (84KG), and Luke Eustice (55KG). The money raised helps these men travel and compete for World and Olympic Medals. Thanks for your support.
See you all Thursday Night!
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