THIS WEEK: Air Force will split the squad to do battle on two fronts.A small unit Falcons will head to Raleigh, N.C., for two days of action.On Sat., Nov. 19, the Falcons’ top wrestlers will compete in the Wolfpack Duals against No. 9 NC State and UNC-Pembroke in Cary, N.C.The first dual with NC State is slated for 11:30 a.m. ET., followed by the dual with UNC-Pembroke at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The second contingency of Falcons will head to Nebraska-Kearney’s Holiday Inn Open in Kearney, Neb., also on Sat., Nov. 19. Matches are slated to start at 9:00 a.m. CT, and will continue into the evening.
On Sun., Nov. 20, Air Force will enter wrestlers in the Wolfpack open hosted by NC State, in which they will see some of the toughest competition of the season. Bouts are slated to begin at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Live stats will be provided for each event courtesy of trackwrestling.com. A live stream will be provided for the Wolfpack Open. Fans can access the stream and stats links by going to GoAirForceFalcons.com and clicking the links in the schedule dropdown. A subscription to FloWrestling.org is required for viewing.
LAST WEEK: A small unit of Falcons wrestled in the Northern Colorado Open hosted by the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colo., Nov. 13. Air Force registered six place winners on the event. Freshman Tyler Wiederholt finished second in the 165 class, while Alec Opsal and John Twomey finished fourth in the 125 and 141 classes, respectively.Garrett O’Shea (133), Beau Billingsley (174) and Sam Kreimier (157) finished sixth.
Wiederholt went 4-1 on the day with two falls, while Opsal went 4-2 with four falls. Wiederholt leads the team in wins with nine, while Opsal leads the team in falls and bonus point victories with seven falls and 42 bonus points, respectively.
LAST TIME AT THE UNK-HOLIDAY INN OPEN: Air Force finished last year’s Holiday Inn Open with five place winners including one championship title.Sophomore Alex Mossing won the first place title in the 157 class, while Sam Kreimier, Michael Billingsley, Conor O’Hara and Lyle Plummer finished second, fourth, fifth and fifth, respectively.
NEXT UP: Air Force will see a small break in action over the Thanksgiving break.On December 2-3, Air Force will compete in the prestigious 35th-annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Both days of tournament action kick off at 9:00 a.m. PT, and are expected to run into the evening. The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite is considered by many to be the most competitive regular-season tournament in the nation.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: Team captain Parker Hines has moved up to No. 13 in the 197 class in FloWrestling’s national ranking; one position ahead of his No. 14 preseason ranking. Hines also checked in at No. 18 in InterMat Wrestling’s national ranking; two spots ahead of last week’s No. 20 position. Last season, Hines was ranked in W.I.N. Magazine’s polls for seven weeks.He held his highest ranking of No. 17 for two weeks.
Sophomore 165-pounder Alex Lopouchanski drops to No. 20 in The Open Mat’s national ranking after a weekend of inactivity. The ranking marks Lopouchanski’s first career appearance in all national collegiate polls. He has been in the national rankings for two weeks.
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Link to online release: http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/111816aaa.html
Marcus Rodriguez
Asst. Media Relations Director, Air Force Wrestling
The second contingency of Falcons will head to Nebraska-Kearney’s Holiday Inn Open in Kearney, Neb., also on Sat., Nov. 19. Matches are slated to start at 9:00 a.m. CT, and will continue into the evening.
On Sun., Nov. 20, Air Force will enter wrestlers in the Wolfpack open hosted by NC State, in which they will see some of the toughest competition of the season. Bouts are slated to begin at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Live stats will be provided for each event courtesy of trackwrestling.com. A live stream will be provided for the Wolfpack Open. Fans can access the stream and stats links by going to GoAirForceFalcons.com and clicking the links in the schedule dropdown. A subscription to FloWrestling.org is required for viewing.
LAST WEEK: A small unit of Falcons wrestled in the Northern Colorado Open hosted by the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colo., Nov. 13. Air Force registered six place winners on the event. Freshman Tyler Wiederholt finished second in the 165 class, while Alec Opsal and John Twomey finished fourth in the 125 and 141 classes, respectively.Garrett O’Shea (133), Beau Billingsley (174) and Sam Kreimier (157) finished sixth.
Wiederholt went 4-1 on the day with two falls, while Opsal went 4-2 with four falls. Wiederholt leads the team in wins with nine, while Opsal leads the team in falls and bonus point victories with seven falls and 42 bonus points, respectively.
LAST TIME AT THE UNK-HOLIDAY INN OPEN: Air Force finished last year’s Holiday Inn Open with five place winners including one championship title.Sophomore Alex Mossing won the first place title in the 157 class, while Sam Kreimier, Michael Billingsley, Conor O’Hara and Lyle Plummer finished second, fourth, fifth and fifth, respectively.
NEXT UP: Air Force will see a small break in action over the Thanksgiving break.On December 2-3, Air Force will compete in the prestigious 35th-annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Both days of tournament action kick off at 9:00 a.m. PT, and are expected to run into the evening. The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite is considered by many to be the most competitive regular-season tournament in the nation.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: Team captain Parker Hines has moved up to No. 13 in the 197 class in FloWrestling’s national ranking; one position ahead of his No. 14 preseason ranking. Hines also checked in at No. 18 in InterMat Wrestling’s national ranking; two spots ahead of last week’s No. 20 position. Last season, Hines was ranked in W.I.N. Magazine’s polls for seven weeks.He held his highest ranking of No. 17 for two weeks.
Sophomore 165-pounder Alex Lopouchanski drops to No. 20 in The Open Mat’s national ranking after a weekend of inactivity. The ranking marks Lopouchanski’s first career appearance in all national collegiate polls. He has been in the national rankings for two weeks.
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Link to online release: http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/111816aaa.html
Marcus Rodriguez
Asst. Media Relations Director, Air Force Wrestling