Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, February 1
Bowen Field House
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Kent State
Wrestling Hosts Kent State, Senior Night Friday at Bowen
1/30/2013 2:23:00 PM | Wrestling
2013 graduates Filiberto Colon, Chris Eggert and Aaron Sulzer to be recognized
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – With just two Mid-American Conference bouts remaining on the 2012-13 slate, the Eastern Michigan University wrestling team hosts Kent State University in the final home conference tilt Friday, Feb. 1, at Bowen Field House. Friday night will also be Senior Night at Bowen, where the EMU wrestling family will recognize 2013 graduates Filiberto Colon, Chris Eggert, and Aaron Sulzer.
“I am honored that these guys have made it through the program and are graduating to bigger and better things,” said Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “I wish them luck and they will all be missed.”
MATCH PREVIEW: The Eagles (7-10; 1-2 MAC) are fresh off a 22-17 win over Northern Illinois University for their first MAC win of the year, while the Golden Flashes (6-4; 2-1 MAC) dropped their most recent contest, 27-8, to Central Michigan University.
Eastern Michigan will send a pair of wrestlers to the mat, Aaron Sulzer (157 lbs.) and Phillip Joseph (184 lbs.), who carry perfect 3-0 records in MAC action this season. The Golden Flashes will be led by Dustin Kilgore, who has a stranglehold on the No. 1 seed in the nation at 197 lbs. with a perfect 30-0 record.
Tasked with taming Kilgore Sunday will be either Nick Whitenburg or Khodor Hoballah. Whitenburg has won two straight MAC bouts while Hoballah is 0-1 on the year against conference foes.
AARON SULZER SENIOR PROFILE: Aaron Sulzer has been a member of the EMU wrestling team since the 2008-09 season. Since then, he has racked up 84 career victories–the fifth-highest win total in the history of the program. In 2012, the three-time team captain made a second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and placed second at the MAC Championships while receiving a top-30 national ranking on several occasions. His 21-11 record last year was the first 20-win season of his career.
This season, Sulzer holds a 15-9 overall record which includes an undefeated 3-0 mark in MAC competition. Aside from wrestling Sulzer is pursuing his MBA and holds a 3.8 GPA.
CHRIS EGGERT SENIOR PROFILE: Chris Eggert has wrestled for EMU since the 2008-09 campaign. Over that time he has put together a 39-45 record and appeared in the 2011 MAC Championship at 174 lbs. The Dundee, Mich. native returned from injury in the 2011-12 season to move up from 174 lbs. to heavyweight this season.
Eggert will graduate this spring with a major in Management. He holds a 3.21 GPA.
FILIBERTO COLON SENIOR PROFILE: Filiberto Colon has been a member of the EMU wrestling squad since transferring from Rider University for the 2010-11 campaign. He competed in the 2011 MAC Championships at 133 lbs. after putting together a 22-13 record that year. Colon holds a career record of 26-23.
Academically, the Belleville, N.J. native maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA as a Psychology major.
EAGLES FIND A GROOVE AT NIU: The Eagles won their first Mid-American Conference bout of the season Saturday, Jan. 26, on the road against Northern Illinois, 22-17. The Eagles scored bonus points in three matches and recorded a pair of pins from Aaron Sulzer at 157 lbs. and Nick Whitenburg at 197 lbs.
Saturday's match saw the lead switch hands four times, with Whitenburg's pin at 197 lbs. ultimately sealing the victory for the Eagles. The Huskies remained winless in conference bouts and lost to Eastern Michigan for a second straight season.
“I think Whit has a little chip on his shoulder,” remarked Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “He needs to continue to on this mission and get himself to the NCAAs. That would be career changing for a guy like him.”
CALANDRINO GETS HIS 20TH: Freshman Alexander Calandrino recorded his 20th victory of the season Sunday, Jan. 26, when he defeated NIU's Nickalas Harrison, 4-0, at 125 lbs. Calandrino is 5-2 in regular season matches and 1-1 in MAC bouts.
DELPORTO INCHING CLOSER TO 100 WINS: EMU Head Coach Derek DelPorto recorded the 96th win of his career when the Eagles defeated the Huskies, Jan. 26, in DeKalb, Ill. DelPorto, now in his seventh season at the helm of EMU wrestling, spent two seasons as the head man at his Alma Mater, Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he led The Rock to a 24-25 mark over that span. At EMU, he is 72-65 and is nine wins shy of tying John Eisley's 80 victories from 1979-91. Overall, DelPorto is 96-90 as a Head Coach.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE HORIZON: The 2013 MAC Championships will be held Sunday, March 10, on the campus of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. The Eagles will attempt to build off a third-place finish last season when they ultimately sent four grapplers to the NCAA Championships as a result of their performance at the conference tournament.
FOLLOW THE EAGLES ONLINE: For the latest scores, news and highlights surrounding the Eagles, head to EMUEagles.com. Or check out the EMU wrestling on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/EMUWrestling/) and Twitter (@EMUWrestling).
Live Stats
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – With just two Mid-American Conference bouts remaining on the 2012-13 slate, the Eastern Michigan University wrestling team hosts Kent State University in the final home conference tilt Friday, Feb. 1, at Bowen Field House. Friday night will also be Senior Night at Bowen, where the EMU wrestling family will recognize 2013 graduates Filiberto Colon, Chris Eggert, and Aaron Sulzer.
“I am honored that these guys have made it through the program and are graduating to bigger and better things,” said Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “I wish them luck and they will all be missed.”
MATCH PREVIEW: The Eagles (7-10; 1-2 MAC) are fresh off a 22-17 win over Northern Illinois University for their first MAC win of the year, while the Golden Flashes (6-4; 2-1 MAC) dropped their most recent contest, 27-8, to Central Michigan University.
Eastern Michigan will send a pair of wrestlers to the mat, Aaron Sulzer (157 lbs.) and Phillip Joseph (184 lbs.), who carry perfect 3-0 records in MAC action this season. The Golden Flashes will be led by Dustin Kilgore, who has a stranglehold on the No. 1 seed in the nation at 197 lbs. with a perfect 30-0 record.
Tasked with taming Kilgore Sunday will be either Nick Whitenburg or Khodor Hoballah. Whitenburg has won two straight MAC bouts while Hoballah is 0-1 on the year against conference foes.
AARON SULZER SENIOR PROFILE: Aaron Sulzer has been a member of the EMU wrestling team since the 2008-09 season. Since then, he has racked up 84 career victories–the fifth-highest win total in the history of the program. In 2012, the three-time team captain made a second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and placed second at the MAC Championships while receiving a top-30 national ranking on several occasions. His 21-11 record last year was the first 20-win season of his career.
This season, Sulzer holds a 15-9 overall record which includes an undefeated 3-0 mark in MAC competition. Aside from wrestling Sulzer is pursuing his MBA and holds a 3.8 GPA.
CHRIS EGGERT SENIOR PROFILE: Chris Eggert has wrestled for EMU since the 2008-09 campaign. Over that time he has put together a 39-45 record and appeared in the 2011 MAC Championship at 174 lbs. The Dundee, Mich. native returned from injury in the 2011-12 season to move up from 174 lbs. to heavyweight this season.
Eggert will graduate this spring with a major in Management. He holds a 3.21 GPA.
FILIBERTO COLON SENIOR PROFILE: Filiberto Colon has been a member of the EMU wrestling squad since transferring from Rider University for the 2010-11 campaign. He competed in the 2011 MAC Championships at 133 lbs. after putting together a 22-13 record that year. Colon holds a career record of 26-23.
Academically, the Belleville, N.J. native maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA as a Psychology major.
EAGLES FIND A GROOVE AT NIU: The Eagles won their first Mid-American Conference bout of the season Saturday, Jan. 26, on the road against Northern Illinois, 22-17. The Eagles scored bonus points in three matches and recorded a pair of pins from Aaron Sulzer at 157 lbs. and Nick Whitenburg at 197 lbs.
Saturday's match saw the lead switch hands four times, with Whitenburg's pin at 197 lbs. ultimately sealing the victory for the Eagles. The Huskies remained winless in conference bouts and lost to Eastern Michigan for a second straight season.
“I think Whit has a little chip on his shoulder,” remarked Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “He needs to continue to on this mission and get himself to the NCAAs. That would be career changing for a guy like him.”
CALANDRINO GETS HIS 20TH: Freshman Alexander Calandrino recorded his 20th victory of the season Sunday, Jan. 26, when he defeated NIU's Nickalas Harrison, 4-0, at 125 lbs. Calandrino is 5-2 in regular season matches and 1-1 in MAC bouts.
DELPORTO INCHING CLOSER TO 100 WINS: EMU Head Coach Derek DelPorto recorded the 96th win of his career when the Eagles defeated the Huskies, Jan. 26, in DeKalb, Ill. DelPorto, now in his seventh season at the helm of EMU wrestling, spent two seasons as the head man at his Alma Mater, Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he led The Rock to a 24-25 mark over that span. At EMU, he is 72-65 and is nine wins shy of tying John Eisley's 80 victories from 1979-91. Overall, DelPorto is 96-90 as a Head Coach.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS ON THE HORIZON: The 2013 MAC Championships will be held Sunday, March 10, on the campus of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y. The Eagles will attempt to build off a third-place finish last season when they ultimately sent four grapplers to the NCAA Championships as a result of their performance at the conference tournament.
FOLLOW THE EAGLES ONLINE: For the latest scores, news and highlights surrounding the Eagles, head to EMUEagles.com. Or check out the EMU wrestling on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/EMUWrestling/) and Twitter (@EMUWrestling).
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