Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, February 17
Bowen Field House
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Iowa State
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
EMU Wrestling Completes Regular Season Sunday vs. Iowa State
2/13/2013 3:14:00 PM | Wrestling
Eagles host No. 22 Cyclones at 1 p.m. inside Bowen Field House
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The 2012-13 regular season draws to a close Sunday, Feb. 17, when the Eastern Michigan University wrestling team hosts Iowa State at Bowen Field House. Match time is slated for 1 p.m. EMU is 2-3 in home matches this season, having beaten Cleveland State, Nov. 30, and Olivet, Jan. 16.
Iowa State enters the contest with a 7-4 record and a 1-2 mark in Big 12 action while holding down the No. 22 ranking nationally. ISU brings five nationally-ranked wrestlers to town including Kyven Gadson, who ranks seventh at 197 lbs. The Cyclones will trek to East Lansing, Mich. to face Michigan State Friday, Feb. 15, before swinging back down to Ypsilanti.
THE LESSON IN ALL THIS: The 2012-13 season has thrown a variety of unexpected challenges in the face of the EMU wrestling squad. Above all, injuries have played a big part in keeping the Eagles from registering a few more wins on the year. Head Coach Derek DelPorto has taken the opportunity to teach his team a valuable lesson in perseverance.
“We made strides as a team,” DelPorto remarked, “mostly dealing with adversity and learning that no matter where you are on the roster, you must train like you will be needed tomorrow. It wasn't ever about our record. We cannot measure our success on just wins and losses. We never, not once, put the starting 10 guys out on the mat at the same time.”
SULZER HAULS IN SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD: Redshirt senior wrestler Aaron Sulzer was named the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Friday, Feb. 8. Sulzer becomes the first EMU grappler to earn honor this season and has now received the distinction in back-to-back years.
Sulzer's match against Kent State's Tom Sasfy Friday, Feb. 1, began as a closely-contested affair . In the second period with the match 1-0 in favor of Sulzer, the Cleveland, Ohio native pulled off a quick attack on Sasfy and pinned him to the mat at the 3:37 mark.
Since 2008, Sulzer has racked up 85 career victories–the fifth-highest win total in the history of the program. He also received MAC Wrestler of the Week accolades this season for the period ending Dec. 9. In the classroom, Sulzer carries a 3.8 GPA and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration.
ABRO TAKING ON THE BIG BOYS: It has been a learning experience over the last two weeks for redshirt freshman Anthony Abro. Abro has taken on No. 1 Dustin Kilgore from Kent State and No. 5 Jarod Trice from Central Michigan. Kilgore, a 197-pounder, handed Abro a technical fall loss, but that experience helped the Canton, Mich. native hold Trice off the scoreboard for 6:49 of the 285 lbs. bout against CMU.
Sunday against ISU, Abro is scheduled to take on No. 17 Boaz Beard in the 184 lbs. bout.
MAYBE NEXT TIME: The 11-time defending MAC Champion Central Michigan Chippewas once again showed why they are the team to beat in the conference championship this season when they handed the Eagles a 31-6 setback Friday evening, Feb. 8, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Redshirt junior Nick Whitenburg posted the lone victory of the evening for the Eagles, pinning Jackson Lewis at the 1:16 mark of the 197 lbs. bout. Whitenburg's victory earned him is third straight MAC triumph and pushed his season record to 7-6.
“To come back from an injury the way Nick has and to get refocused and win like he has been doing is impressive,” said Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “He still has a long way to go, but after the Iowa State match, all we will think about is getting our guys rested and ready for the MAC Championships.”
UNBLEMISHED: Redshirt senior Aaron Sulzer and redshirt junior Nick Whitenburg each finished the MAC season with undefeated records. Sulzer went 4-0 at 157 lbs., while Whitenburg stormed back from an injury earlier in the year to go 3-0 at 197 lbs. Both grapplers have their eyes set on a MAC individual title.
REGULAR SEASON RECAP: Eastern Michigan has taken on six nationally-ranked opponents (not including Iowa State) and has posted a 1-5 record against those teams. The Green and White edged out No. 24 North Dakota State, 18-17, Nov. 24, at the NDSU Quad.
EMU is 2-3 inside the confines of Bowen Field House this year with victories over Cleveland State, Nov. 30, and Olivet, Jan. 16. On Dec. 16, the Eagles wrestled Big Ten foe Indiana to an 18-18 tie, but the Hoosiers were awarded the win thanks to new NCAA tiebreaking rules.
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 last claimed a MAC Tournament title in the 1995-96 campaign after going 1-4 in regular-season conference matches.
For Derek DelPorto's squad, the focus now turns to peaking at the right time for a postseason run. “I think we are progressing well,” said DelPorto. “I believe we will be in great shape for the MAC Tournament, which is our ultimate goal at this point in the season.”
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The 2012-13 regular season draws to a close Sunday, Feb. 17, when the Eastern Michigan University wrestling team hosts Iowa State at Bowen Field House. Match time is slated for 1 p.m. EMU is 2-3 in home matches this season, having beaten Cleveland State, Nov. 30, and Olivet, Jan. 16.
Iowa State enters the contest with a 7-4 record and a 1-2 mark in Big 12 action while holding down the No. 22 ranking nationally. ISU brings five nationally-ranked wrestlers to town including Kyven Gadson, who ranks seventh at 197 lbs. The Cyclones will trek to East Lansing, Mich. to face Michigan State Friday, Feb. 15, before swinging back down to Ypsilanti.
THE LESSON IN ALL THIS: The 2012-13 season has thrown a variety of unexpected challenges in the face of the EMU wrestling squad. Above all, injuries have played a big part in keeping the Eagles from registering a few more wins on the year. Head Coach Derek DelPorto has taken the opportunity to teach his team a valuable lesson in perseverance.
“We made strides as a team,” DelPorto remarked, “mostly dealing with adversity and learning that no matter where you are on the roster, you must train like you will be needed tomorrow. It wasn't ever about our record. We cannot measure our success on just wins and losses. We never, not once, put the starting 10 guys out on the mat at the same time.”
SULZER HAULS IN SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD: Redshirt senior wrestler Aaron Sulzer was named the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Friday, Feb. 8. Sulzer becomes the first EMU grappler to earn honor this season and has now received the distinction in back-to-back years.
Sulzer's match against Kent State's Tom Sasfy Friday, Feb. 1, began as a closely-contested affair . In the second period with the match 1-0 in favor of Sulzer, the Cleveland, Ohio native pulled off a quick attack on Sasfy and pinned him to the mat at the 3:37 mark.
Since 2008, Sulzer has racked up 85 career victories–the fifth-highest win total in the history of the program. He also received MAC Wrestler of the Week accolades this season for the period ending Dec. 9. In the classroom, Sulzer carries a 3.8 GPA and is pursuing a Master of Business Administration.
ABRO TAKING ON THE BIG BOYS: It has been a learning experience over the last two weeks for redshirt freshman Anthony Abro. Abro has taken on No. 1 Dustin Kilgore from Kent State and No. 5 Jarod Trice from Central Michigan. Kilgore, a 197-pounder, handed Abro a technical fall loss, but that experience helped the Canton, Mich. native hold Trice off the scoreboard for 6:49 of the 285 lbs. bout against CMU.
Sunday against ISU, Abro is scheduled to take on No. 17 Boaz Beard in the 184 lbs. bout.
MAYBE NEXT TIME: The 11-time defending MAC Champion Central Michigan Chippewas once again showed why they are the team to beat in the conference championship this season when they handed the Eagles a 31-6 setback Friday evening, Feb. 8, in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Redshirt junior Nick Whitenburg posted the lone victory of the evening for the Eagles, pinning Jackson Lewis at the 1:16 mark of the 197 lbs. bout. Whitenburg's victory earned him is third straight MAC triumph and pushed his season record to 7-6.
“To come back from an injury the way Nick has and to get refocused and win like he has been doing is impressive,” said Head Coach Derek DelPorto. “He still has a long way to go, but after the Iowa State match, all we will think about is getting our guys rested and ready for the MAC Championships.”
UNBLEMISHED: Redshirt senior Aaron Sulzer and redshirt junior Nick Whitenburg each finished the MAC season with undefeated records. Sulzer went 4-0 at 157 lbs., while Whitenburg stormed back from an injury earlier in the year to go 3-0 at 197 lbs. Both grapplers have their eyes set on a MAC individual title.
REGULAR SEASON RECAP: Eastern Michigan has taken on six nationally-ranked opponents (not including Iowa State) and has posted a 1-5 record against those teams. The Green and White edged out No. 24 North Dakota State, 18-17, Nov. 24, at the NDSU Quad.
EMU is 2-3 inside the confines of Bowen Field House this year with victories over Cleveland State, Nov. 30, and Olivet, Jan. 16. On Dec. 16, the Eagles wrestled Big Ten foe Indiana to an 18-18 tie, but the Hoosiers were awarded the win thanks to new NCAA tiebreaking rules.
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 last claimed a MAC Tournament title in the 1995-96 campaign after going 1-4 in regular-season conference matches.
For Derek DelPorto's squad, the focus now turns to peaking at the right time for a postseason run. “I think we are progressing well,” said DelPorto. “I believe we will be in great shape for the MAC Tournament, which is our ultimate goal at this point in the season.”
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