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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