I believe they hit over 800 wrestlers…next year the goal is 1,000.
Here are the photos - click here
Anyway’s it’s late so here are the photos…they are a little dark but I can fix them a little bit if anyone would like a copy of a photo.
http://illinoiswrestling.com/2007_2008/photos/2008_team_overtime_vs_bulgaria/
I pulled my wife into wrestling photography for the first time! She shot the Class AA mat. She was working with a shorter lense so her images are not that close up. I was able to shoot with the longer lense for the Polz vs Howe match at the end of the Class AA mat.
She had the better camera but the shorter lense. I had the better lense (although it’s acting up that’s why I had it) and the older camera…
Maybe next year I can get her out to shoot some more photography. We’ll see - maybe I can buy a second camera and better lense for my wife to shoot photos next year!
Class AA - Mat - Generally the top placing Senior in Class AA vs the top placing Senion from IN
http://www.illinoiswrestling.com/2007_2008/photos/2008_iu_vs_nu/
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All the results can be found here
Next week is the IHSA State Dual Team Sectionals on Tuesday, State Dual on Saturday, and NU vs Indiana on Sunday…should be a busy week for the camera and the blog…be sure to check back next week.
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‘Cats Double Up Instate Rival Illinois, 22-11 .
Feb. 17, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. – Amidst an intense atmosphere, 12th-ranked Northwestern racked up its third-straight dual win by defeating No. 8 Illinois Sunday, 22-11. The Senior and Alumni Day crowd witnessed decisive overtime victories by No. 5 Brandon Precin (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg) and No. 18 Keith Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward), along with wins by four NU seniors that proved to be too much for Illinois to overcome.
The win gives the Wildcats an 8-7 record overall, 3-3 in conference. The loss drops Illinois to 12-3, 3-2 in the Big Ten.
The dual began for the Wildcats with 184-pounder Adil Kolovic (Chicago, Ill./Niles West) against Ben Friedl. The Wildcat senior had a late surge but couldn’t find a win on senior day, as Friedl managed three takedowns in the first two periods for an 11-5 decision that gave Illinois the early 3-0 lead.
No. 2 Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) answered the early Illinois lead for the Wildcats against No. 13 Patrick Bond at 197 lbs. Tamillow accrued a takedown in the first and an escape in the second to jump out to a 3-0 lead — a lead that would hold through the remainder of the match, as the Wildcat tied the dual at three apiece.
Northwestern’s top-ranked heavyweight, Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) scored an early takedown against No. 17 John Wise to begin the match. Wise answered with an escape, but Fox was quick with another takedown, and this time there would be no escape, as Fox rode Wise for the remainder of the period.
Entering the second, Fox displayed his ability to escape, scoring the only point of the period to go to the third leading 5-1. Wise finally got an escape in the third, but it was too little too late, as Fox held Wise off for a 6-2 decision, giving him his 19th-straight victory and giving the ‘Cats the 6-3 dual lead.
The dual’s third-straight match between ranked opponents came next at 125 lbs. with NU’s Precin and No. 9 Gabe Flores. Points were scarce in the match, as both wrestlers failed to score in the first. The match intensified in the second as Flores came close to a near fall, but couldn’t manage to contain Precin, as the Wildcat escaped for the match’s first point.
Flores did manage a late takedown in the second, giving the Illini a 2-1 lead entering the third. The match remained in question as time winded down, but Precin was able to overcome 55 seconds of riding time to score the ride out point to take the match into overtime.
Precin finished the match in the opening tiebreaker with a takedown, taking the match 4-2 and adding to the Wildcat lead to make the score 9-3.
133 lb. Eric Metzler (Luxembourg, Wis./Luxembourg-Casco) looked to continue the dual winning streak against No. 9 Jimmy Kennedy. An early Illini lead proved to be too much for the Wildcat, however, as Kennedy scored three takedowns on his way to a 11-3 major decision to cut Northwestern’s lead to 9-7.
Sulzer came out at 141 lbs. with a takedown against No.11 Ryan Prater in the first period, much to the chagrin of the Illinois fans. Regardless, the Wildcat entered the second period with a 2-0 lead. Prater managed to tie the match with a two-point near fall midway through the second, evening the score as the wrestlers entered the third.
Prater’s reversal in the third gave Illinois the 4-2 lead, but Sulzer was able to counter with a reversal of his own with just 17 seconds remaining in the match. Sulzer erased the riding advantage of Prater as well, taking the match to a tiebreaker.
After a close but scoreless first tiebreaker, Sulzer’s two-point nearfall in the second tiebreaker gave NU the lead, and despite Prater’s best effort, he couldn’t manage anything else as Sulzer took the match 7-4 and widened the NU lead in the dual to 12-7.
No. 6 Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward) came out firing against Grant Paswall at 149 lbs. with an early takedown and over two and a half minutes of riding time in the first period alone to give the NU senior a 2-0 lead entering the second.
Lang doubled his lead in the second with an early reversal, but Paswall did manage an escape, giving Lang a 4-1 advantage after two periods. Lang, with the aid of two takedowns and two penalties in the third, scored a key 11-3 major decision victory for NU, making the score 16-7.
At 157 lbs., NU’s Andrew Nadhir (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) had his work cut out for him as he took on No. 2 Mike Poeta. Poeta continually racked up points on Nadhir, but the Illinois wrestler couldn’t get the tech fall victory as Illinois won the match with a 15-1 major decision, closing the NU lead to 16-11.
At 165 lbs., Dominic Marella (Roselle, Ill./Conant) faced Clint Arlis. The first round saw a slew of action but the points were hard to come by, as Marella scored the only point of the period on a stalling penalty. In the second, Marella doubled his advantage with an escape, giving the Wildcat a 2-0 lead. With only three seconds remaining in the second, Marella doubled his lead again with a takedown for a 4-0 lead entering the third.
Arlis managed to escape in the third, but Marella’s answering takedown stifled the comeback. Despite a late reversal and penalty point for Arlis, Marella came out on top with a 6-4 decision that gave NU the decisive 19-11 advantage entering the dual’s final match.
No. 12 Nick Hayes (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central) closed out the dual for Northwestern at 174 lbs. against No. 16 John Dergo. The match remained scoreless entering the second period, where Dergo opened up the scoring with a takedown midway through. Hayes tied the match early in the third, however, with his second escape of the match, and then scored a late reversal to seal the deal with a 4-2 decision, giving the Wildcats the 22-11 victory.
The Wildcats return to action at 4:30 p.m. Friday as they take to the road to face the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers.
Northwestern 22, Illinois 11
184: Ben Friedl (ILL) dec. Adil Kolovic (NU), 11-5 (0-3)
197: #2 Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. #13 Patrick Bond (ILL), 3-0 (3-3)
285: #1 Dustin Fox (NU) dec. #17 John Wise (ILL), 6-2 (6-3)
125: #5 Brandon Precin (NU) dec. #9 Gabe Flores (ILL), 4-2 (SV) (9-3)
133: #9 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) maj. dec. Eric Metzler (NU), 11-3 (9-7)
141: #18 Keith Sulzer (NU) dec. #11 Ryan Prater (ILL), 7-4 (2tb) (12-7)
149: #6 Ryan Lang (NU) maj. dec. Grant Paswall (ILL), 11-3 (16-7)
157: #2 Mike Poeta (ILL) maj. dec. Andrew Nadhir (NU), 15-1 (16-11)
165: Dominic Marella (NU) dec. Clint Arlis (ILL), 6-4 (19-11)
174: #12 Nick Hayes (NU) dec. #16 John Dergo (ILL), 4-2 (22-11)
Here are some stories from themat.com about the event…
T.C. Dantzler puts on show as he knocks off World champion at Chicago Cup
Pre match stories:
Beijing on his mind - But Dantzler must earn elusive spot on Greco-Roman team
Dantzler, U.S. team enjoy meeting Mayor, showing off skills at ESPN Zone prior to Chicago Cup
Below is the write up from Nu’s site…
Wildcats Drop Tough Dual to No. 8 Penn State, 18-15
Feb. 1, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. – Despite rallying off nine-straight points with victories from Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick), Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion), and Brandon Precin (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg), the 10th-ranked Wildcats came up short in their Big Ten home opener against the eighth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, 18-15.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 5-6 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten. With the win Penn State improves to 10-4, 2-2 in the conference.
The duals started off at 197 lbs., the night’s marquee event, featuring Northwestern’s No. 3 Tamillow and Penn State’s No. 2 Phil Davis. While the points were scarce early, Tamillow, entering the third period down 1-0, came out with six unanswered points to take the first match of the evening with a 6-1 victory and give the ‘Cats an early 3-0 lead.
Fox, the nation’s top-ranked 285-pounder, notched his 15th consecutive victory of the season with a 5-2 decision over Penn State’s No.15 John Laboranti. Fox’s bundle of escapes and takedown at the 6:10 mark were enough to double the Wildcat lead at 6-0.
The match featuring 125 lb. No. 5 Precin, and No. 10 Mark McKnight was the night’s most exciting, and longest match. After trading escapes in the second and third periods, the score remained tied at the end of regulation time, sending the match into overtime.
After four overtime periods and two more traded escapes, the score was still knotted up, this time at 2-2. The fifth overtime, however, saw Precin score a takedown that was too much for McKnight to overcome, despite a late escape. The third straight victory put the ‘Cats on top, 9-0.
The turning point in the match came at 133 lbs., when NU’s Eric Metzler (Luxembourg, Wis./Luxembourg-Casco) was pinned by Penn State’s Tim Haas at the 3:25 mark, cutting Northwestern’s lead to 9-6.
NU’s Keith Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward), after a great win last dual over Iowa’s ninth-ranked Dan LeClere, continued his winning streak with a 5-3 hard-fought decision over No.10 Jake Strayer, putting the Cats up 12-6.
The 149 lb. match came out firing, with NU’s No. 4 Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward) sacrificing four early points to Penn State’s No. 5 Bubba Jenkins to trail heading into the second period 6-2. Lang responded, however, with a reversal and a near fall to tie the match 7-7 heading into the third period.
The effort wasn’t enough, though, as Jenkins compiled a pair of two-point near falls to best Lang, 11-8, also cutting the Wildcat lead down to three, 12-9.
After tough loses by Andrew Nadhir (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) at 157 lbs. to No. 2 Dan Vallimont and Dominic Marella (Rosella, Ill./Conant) to Dave Rella at 165 lbs., the score now favored the Nittany Lions, 15-12.
NU’s No. 12 Nick Hayes (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central) tied the dual for the Wildcats, however, with his 7-4 victory over No. 16 David Erwin at 174 lbs. Despite struggling early in the match, Hayes’ two late takedowns gave the senior his first Big Ten victory of the season.
PSU’s Phillip Bomberger was too much for the Wildcats’ Adil Kolovic (Chicago, Ill./Niles West), quelling the late NU comeback with six takedowns in a 14-7 victory and ensuring the dual meet win for the Nittany Lions with a score of 18-15.
The atmosphere was tense nearly the entire night, with both sides receiving multiple warnings.
The ‘Cats return to the mat against the fourth-ranked Golden Golphers of Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Welsh Ryan Arena. The time of the match has been changed from its original start. It will be televised live by the Big Ten Network.
Penn State 18, Northwestern 15
#3 Tamillow (NU) dec. #2 Davis (PSU), 6-1 (3-0)
#1 Fox (NU) dec. #15 Laboranti (PSU), 5-2 (6-0)
#5 Precin (NU) dec. #10 McKnight (PSU), 4-3 (2tb) (9-0)
Hass (PSU) pinned Metzler (NU), 3:25 (9-6)
Sulzer (NU) dec. #10 Strayer (PSU), 4-3 (12-6)
#5 Jenkins (PSU) dec. #4 Lang (NU), 11-8 (12-9)
#2 Vallimont (PSU) dec. Nadhir (NU), 8-4 (12-12)
Rella (PSU) dec. #20 Marella (NU), 6-5 (12-15)
#12 Hayes (NU) dec. #16 Erwin (PSU), 7-4 (15-15)
#13 Bomberger (PSU) dec. Kolovic (NU), 14-7 (15-18)
