2002-03 Wrestlers of the Week
Bold denotes IIAC Male Athlete of the Week
| Week Ending |
Player, School, Year, Weight
Class |
Weekly Statistics |
February 23 | Bart Mehlert, Wartburg, Jr. 149-lbs. | Outstanding Wrestler at Iowa Conference Championships
winning weight class as the #3 seed. |
February 16 | Aaron Loewens, Buena Vista, Sr., 157-lbs. | Recorded a 5-4 victory over #4-ranked wrestler. |
February 9 | Bart Mehlert, Wartburg, Jr., 149-lbs. | 5-0 at Central Missouri State Dual Jamboree including
4-0 record with 3 falls and 1 technical fall against Division II Wrestlers. |
February 2 | Gary Franck, Coe, Jr., 174-lbs. | 4-0 at Buena Vista Duals with 1 fall and 2 major
decisions. |
January 26 | Brent Meyers, Upper Iowa, Sr., 197-lbs. | 4-0 at Iowa Conference Duals including a
double-overtime victory over #1 ranked wrestler in the nation. Also had
one pin and two decisions. |
January 19 | Bart Mehlert, Wartburg, Jr., 149-lbs. | 4-0 at Cliff Keen/NWCA National Duals with
one fall and two major decisions. During went 5-0 overall during the week
with two falls and two major decisions. |
January 12 | Paul Cleary, Loras, Sr., 184-lb. | 5-0 at Budd Whitehill Duals with three major decisions.
Led Loras to second place at the Duals with victories over #13 Ithaca
and #19 Cortland State. Lone defeat came to #9 College of New Jersey. |
January 5 | LeRoy Gardner, Wartburg, Sr., Hwt. | 3-0 at Lone Star Duals with 2 pins at 1:05.
Defeated wrestler from Central Oklahoma, ranked #1 in Division II and
pinned wrestler from Division I Cal State-Fullerton. |
December 15 | LeRoy Gardner, Wartburg, Sr., Hwt. | Outstanding Wrestler of Dick Walker Invitational.
Went 4-0 with three falls (all in 3 minutes or less) and a major decision
(8-0 in finals over #2 ranked wrestler). |
December 8 | Bart Mehlert, Wartburg, Jr., 149-lbs. | Finished second in 149-poind weight class
at UNI Open with 5-1 record and 2 pins. 2-1 with 1 pin against NCAA Division-I
wrestlers. |
December 1 | Sonny Alvarez, Wartburg, Sr., 184-lb. | Defeated #2 Rickey Crone of Augsburg, 2-1
in double-overtime as part of Wartburg's 25-9 victory over the three-time
defending National Champions. |
November 24 | Chris Vogel, Loras, Sr., 149-lb. | Won 149-pound title and Outstanding Wrestler honors
Concordia (Wis.) Open with five wins by decision. |
November 17 | Heath Ropp, Wartburg, Sr., 125-lb. | Won 125-pound title at Harold Nichols Open with a
5-0 recording including four decisions and one fall. Four victories over
Division I wrestlers and one victory over a Division II wrestler. |
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