2009-10 Wrestling Guide by Doug Meffley

NORTHWESTERN

BRANDON PRECIN

Two-time All-American

JASON WELCH

ROBERT KELLOGG

ANDREW NADHIR

O F F I C I A L

M E D I A

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R E C R U I T I N G

G U I D E

Northwestern Athletic Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Key Principles Deliver on a World-Class student-athlete experience. Know and adhere to all NCAA, Big Ten and NU rules and regulations. Maintain strict financial integrity and responsibility. Compete for and win championships in all programs. Represent the institution in a positive fashion at all times.

TABLE OF CONTENTS NORTHWESTERN WILDCAT

General information • 1-6 Quick Facts............................................. 1 2009-10 Roster....................................... 2 2009-10 Season Outlook........................ 3 Northwestern’s Era of Champions....... 4-5 Academic Achievement.......................... 6

wildcat stafF & TEAM • 7-20 Head Coach Tim Cysewski....................7 Andrew Pariano......................................8 Coaches and Support Staff....................9 2009-10 Wildcats.............................10-19 Wildcat Newcomers.........................19-20

WRESTLING QUICK FACTS Location...................................................................................Evanston, Ill. Founded.............................................................................................. 1851 Enrollment.......................................................................................... 8,000 President........................................................................... Morton Schapiro Faculty Representative........................................................Bob Gundlach Nickname........................................................................................Wildcats Colors...............................................................................Purple and White Conference.......................................................................................Big Ten Director of Athletics and Recreation...................................... Jim Phillips Senior Woman Administrator..............................................Noreen Morris Sport Administrator................................................................. Tory Lindley Head Coach.......................................................Tim Cysewski (Iowa, 1977) Career Record.................................................................149-167 / 19 years NU Record / Years................................................................................Same Associate Head Coach................... Andrew Pariano (Northwestern, 2000) Assistant Coach..................................... Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma, 2007) Volunteer Assistant Coach.............................Will Durkee (Virginia, 2006) Athletic Trainer........................................................................ Robert Byrd Letterwinners Returning / Lost........................................................ 17 / 2 Starters Returning / Lost.................................................................. 7 / 3 * 2008-09 Overall Record...................................................................... 9-8-1 2008 Conference Record / Finish.............................................. 2-5-1 / 6th *Note: Starters lost includes absence of Brandon Precin and Jason Welch, who are redshirting

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The 2009 Northwestern University Wrestling Media Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Department.

HISTORY & FACILITIES • 21-32 2008-09 in Review................................21 Midlands Championships.....................22 2008 Midlands Review.........................23 Hall of Fame Inductees....................24-25 Honors and Awards..............................26 Wildcat Team Awards...........................27 Ken Kraft Wrestling Complex...............28 Welsh-Ryan Arena................................29 NU Under Tim Cysewski.................30-31 All-Time Letterwinners..........................32

the university • 33-46 This is Northwestern....................... 34-35 Notable Alumni............................... 36-37 President Morton Schapiro.................. 38 Director of Athletics Jim Phillips........... 39 Academic Services . ........................... 40 Athletic Excellence.............................. 41 Being a Big Ten Student-Athlete.......... 42 Athletic Endowments........................... 43 Evanston, Illinois.................................. 44 The Ultimate Sports Town................... 45 My Kind of Town, Chicago................... 46

Assistant Director/Wrestling Contact . ............................. Scott Hammer Direct Office Phone ...........................................................(847) 491-8800 Cell Phone...........................................................................(847) 791-4651 Fax.......................................................................................(847) 491-8818 Email................................................................hammer@northwestern.edu Web Site................................................................................NUsports.com Assistant AD for Athletic Communications..............................Mike Wolf Associate Directors.................... Nick Brilowski, Julie Dunn, Doug Meffley Assistant Director............................................................. Rand Champion Director of New Media/Big Ten Liaison.................................. Rob Coons Photography........................................Stephen Carrera, Danielle Hobeika

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2009-10 TEAM ROSTER 2009-10 ROSTER

Name Frank Battaglia Kyle Bertin David Helmer Paul Jackson Aaron Jones Robert Joyce Robert Kellogg Ben Kuhar Dominic Marella Levi Mele Eric Metzler Andrew Nadhir Jeff Olsen Brandon Precin Paul Rands Brian Roddy Jr. John Schoen Marcus Shrewsbury Keith Sulzer Jason Welch

Wt. 165 157 149/157 174 184/197 125/133 165 Hwt. 157 125 133 149 197 125 197/Hwt. 174 197 184 141 157

Cl./Elig. Hometown/High School Jr./So. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward Fr./Fr. McLean, Va./Langley Fr./Fr. Detroit, Mich./University Detroit Jesuit Jr./Jr. Macomb, Ill./Macomb Sr./Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Jr./So. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North Jr./So. Concord Township, Ohio/St. Edward Sr./Sr. Roselle, Ill./Conant Fr./Fr. Vernal, Utah/Uintah Sr./Sr. Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco Sr./Jr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central Fr./Fr. Marietta, Ga./Walton Sr./Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg So./So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove So./Fr. Highland Heights, Ohio/St. Edward Jr./So. Homer Glen, Ill./Marist Fr./Fr. Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward So./So. Walnut Creek, Calif./Las Lomas

Head Coach: Tim Cysewski (20th year) Associate Head Coach: Andrew Pariano (Fifth year) Assistant Coach: Matt Storniolo (First year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Will Durkee (Third year)

PROSPECTIVE LINEUP

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Frank Battaglia..................... ba-TAG-lee-uh Kyle Bertin....................................ber-TEEN Tim Cysewski...........................suh-ZES-key Ben Kuhar...................................... KOO-har Levi Mele..............................LEE-vy ME-lee

Levi Mele

Eric Metzler

Bobby Joyce

Keith Sulzer

Eric Metzler

Andrew Nadhir

David Helmer

Jason Welch

Kyle Bertin

Robert Kellogg

Dominic Marella

Brian Roddy Jr.

Frank Battaglia

Aaron Jones

Marcus Shrewsbury

John Schoen

Jeff Olsen

Ben Kuhar

Paul Rands

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141

149

157

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Brandon Precin

Andrew Nadhir................................ NAY-der Brandon Precin............................. PREE-sin John Schoen...................................SHOWN Keith Sulzer.................................. SULL-zer

165

174

184

197

FRONT ROW (kneeling, L-R): Frank Battaglia, Dominic Marella, Levi Mele, Robert Joyce, Kyle Bertin, Keith Sulzer, Paul Jones, Brandon Precin, David Helmer; BACK ROW (standing, L-R): Assistant Coach Matt Storniolo, Team Manager Nathan Reft, Associate Head Coach Andrew Pariano, Eric Metzler, Jason Welch, Marcus Shrewsbury, Andrew Nadhir, John Schoen, Jeff Olsen, Aaron Jones, Ben Kuhar, Kevin Bialka, Brian Roddy, Robert Kellogg, Volunteer Assistant Coach Will Durkee, Athletic Trainer Robert Byrd, Head Coach Tim Cysewski.

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2009-10 SEASON OUTLOOK

f Northwestern head coach Tim Cysewski were to take a quick glance in his rear view mirror, he’d have a clear look at arguably the best three-year run in program history. It’s a span that includes a trio of individual NCAA championships, a Hodge Trophy winner, eight All-Americans and three straight top-15 finishes highlighted by a fourth-place showing in 2007. Cysewski, however, is too busy looking straight ahead, focused on keeping the momentum of the past three seasons rolling. “Our guys see that what we do and the way we coach here can help you be successful and achieve your goals,” Cysewski said. “You can have it all here if you put in the work the way Jake (Herbert) and Brandon Precin and other guys have.” Northwestern’s returning letterwinners—a group that includes nine starters—also have their sights set on the future and committed themselves during the offseason to putting in the work necessary to maintain NU’s recent levels of success. “Ninety-five percent of our team spent their summers in the area and put a lot of time in the weight room and training with one another,” Cysewski explained. “It’s never a given that guys will go at their offseason regimens with the intensity they should but I saw firsthand that this team did.”

Two Wildcat grapplers who featured prominently in Northwestern’s 2008-09 success—Brandon Precin (125) and Jason Welch (157)—made the difficult decision to redshirt the upcoming season in an effort to fine-tune their technical skill and strength for future campaigns. Precin is a two-time All-American who posted a 33-4 record and placed third nationally in 2009 while Welch was a Big Ten finalist and RevWrestling. com national all-rookie team selection in his freshman campaign. “Brandon certainly would have been one of the favorites to win a national championship at 125 this year and I think with another year of training under his belt he’ll have an even better chance,” Cysewski said. “For Jason it will really give him a chance to mature at 157. Last year he wrestled a lot of guys who were a bit stronger than him. Not

that he can’t beat those guys, but it definitely put him at a disadvantage. They’ll each get about 25-30 matches this year and they’ll be working harder than ever to try to win an NCAA title the following year.” Northwestern has a number of experienced starters at other weight classes it will be counting on to contribute significant points in dual match competitions. That group is spearheaded by junior Andrew Nadhir (149), who is coming off a breakout season in which he posted a 6-2 Big Ten mark and an impressive showing at the conference championships where he upset fourth-ranked Lance Palmer of Ohio State. NU also features a trio of redshirt freshmen—Robert Kellogg (165), Ben Kuhar (hwt.) and John Schoen (197)— who last season learned what it takes to be starters in the Big Ten and are looking to make the leap to NCAA qualifier. “These guys have had some success and gained a lot of confidence last year,” Cysewski said. “Now it’s just a matter of continuing to develop them so they can step up and reach their potential.” Northwestern’s mix of experienced starters and highly touted newcomers is reason enough for Cysewski to keep his foot on the pedal, driving his new crop of Wildcats to success.

ANDREW NADHIR was 14-12 with a 6-2 Big Ten record at 149 in 2008-09.

NCAA QUALIFIERS UNDER TIM CYSEWSKI 2009 Jake Herbert ◊ * • Brandon Precin • Keith Sulzer Jason Welch 2008 Dustin Fox ◊ * • Nick Hayes Ryan Lang Brandon Precin • Keith Sulzer Mike Tamillow 2007 Dustin Fox • Nick Hayes Jake Herbert ◊ * • Ryan Lang * • Brandon Precin Mike Tamillow * •

2006 Matt Delguyd Will Durkee Dustin Fox Jake Herbert * • Ryan Lang • Mike Tamillow John Velez • 2005 Matt Delguyd * Dustin Fox Jake Herbert • Ryan Lang John Velez 2004 Matt Delguyd Nick Hayes Jake Herbert Mike Kimberlin John Velez

2003 Jason Erwinski 2002 John Giacce Ryan Kane 2000 Mark Bybee * Tom Ciezki Matt Huebner Scott Schatzman • 1999 Mark Bybee Dominic Caruso Sam Neider • Drew Pariano Scott Schatzman

1998 Mark Bybee • Malik Elliot Sam Neider • Drew Pariano Scott Schatzman •

1995 Rohan Gardner • Jeff Mirabella Sam Neider Anthony Pariano Brent Shiver

1997 Micah Hey Kurt Hudson Joel Goeden Sam Neiden Drew Pariano

1994 Rohan Gardner Jeff Mirabella Anthony Pariano Brent Shiver Roger Williams Tad Yeager

1996 Mark Bybee Rohan Gardner • * Anthony Pariano • Scott Schatzman • Brent Shiver

1993 Paul Andreotti Jeff Mirabella Anthony Pariano Tad Yeager

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1992 Paul Andreotti Matt Case • Rohan Gardner Neil Kohlberg Jeff Mirabella Roger Williams 1991 Mike Funk • * Tad Yeager 1990 Matt Case • Mike Funk • Jack Griffin ◊ * • Brad Traviolia * • Toby Willis • All-American ◊ National Champ * Big Ten Champ Current Wildcats in Bold

2009 WILDCATS NORTHWE STERN’S

Northwestern wrestling has enjoyed an undeniable renaissance of late, entering the 2009-10 season as the only Division I school in the nation to have won an individual national championship in each of the last three years. The Wildcats also have had at least two All-Americans every season since 2006, the longest such streak in program history.

ER A O F

CH AM PIONS

• Jake Herbert concluded his college career as the most decorated wrestler in Northwestern history, winning two NCAA championships at 184 pounds with two undefeated seasons under his belt. • Herbert received the 2009 Dan Hodge Trophy, the award given to the nation’s most dominant college wrestler that is commonly referred to as the Heisman Trophy of college wrestling. • Herbert’s dominance also earned him the 2009 Jesse Owens Award as the Big Ten’s Male Athlete of the Year across all sports, making him the second male athlete in NU history to earn that honor.

• Herbert’s four-year varsity record of 135-4 gives him the fifth-best winning percentage (.971) among all Division I wrestlers since the 1974-75 season. • Other Wildcat firsts on Herbert’s resume include his three Big Ten championships and his trio of Midlands titles. • Following graduation, Herbert became a U.S. Open champion at 84 kg (185 lbs.), earning the right to compete at the 2009 World Championships in Denmark. Herbert did not disappoint, winning four matches to become the first American at any weight class to reach the finals and win a silver medal since 2003.

• Herbert is the second four-time All-American in school history placed third, second, first and first in his four trips to the NCAA Championships.

JAKE HERBERT won the 2009 Hodge Trophy as college wrestling’s top performer after his 34-0 senior season.

• By winning the last 66 matches of his career, Herbert rose to second on NU’s all-time wins list with 149.

JAK E HERBE RT

2007 & 2 009 NCA A CHA MPION

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2009 WILDCATS NU’s 2006-07 squad tied program-bests with its fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Detroit and its four All-American placings.

• Dustin Fox earned the top seed in the heavyweight division at the 2008 NCAA Championships and bested all comers to give NU a national title in successive seasons, securing his second All-American honor in the process.

• He was one of seven finalists for the 2008 Hodge Trophy.

• Fox’s NCAA title match against Ohio State’s J.D. Bergman was one of the most compelling matches in recent memory for NU. Despite battling a broken nose and broken headgear through much of the match, Fox notched a takedown in the second sudden victory period to break a scoreless tie and win by a 2-0 decision. • Fox finished his career ranked eighth on Northwestern’s all-time wins list with 109. He posted a career dual match record of 45-10.

JAKE HERBERT (far right) and JASON WELCH (second from left) became the first set of college teammates to simultaneously hold the Hodge and Junior Hodge Trophies in 2009.

W IL DC AT NATIO N AL CHA M PI ON S

• After a pair of third-place finishes in his sophomore and junior years, Fox capped of his Big Ten career with a league championship, becoming NU’s first heavyweight Big Ten titlist since 1961. JACK GRIFFIN captured the 1990

• Fox’s quest to complete NCAA title at 118 pounds to become the first Wildcat national champion the “Triple Crown” of since 1973. college wrestling began in December when he won his first title at the Midlands Championships on the campus of Northwestern. • In his four trips to the NCAA Championships, Fox compiled a 14-5 record.

DUSTI N FOX

1928 1931 1932 1960 1973 1990 2007 2008 2009

Ralph Lupton (125 lbs.) Jack Riley (HWT.) Jack Riley (HWT.) Art Kraft (156 lbs.) Mark Massery (126 lbs.) Jack Griffin (118 lbs.) Jake Herbert (184 lbs.) Dustin Fox (HWT.) Jake Herbert (184 lbs.)

2008 NCA A CHA M PION

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AC AD EM I C P RO G RA M

At the same time Northwestern has been producing NCAA champions and All-Americans at a record rate, it has also been recognized repeatedly for its accomplishments in the classroom, posting the seventh-highest team GPA in the country in 2008-09.

• Northwestern ranked seventh in team GPA among all Division I wrestling programs in 2008-09. None of the six schools above NU in the team GPA rankings placed ahead of the Wildcats in the 2009 NCAA Championships. • Northwestern once again posted the highest team GPA in the Big Ten Conference, seven spots ahead of the next-best Big Ten school, Penn State. • NU ranked first among all wrestling schools for the second consecutive year in Academic Progress Rating (APR), a measure used by the NCAA to assess a program’s success in GPA, graduation rate and student athlete retention rates. • Northwestern was one of only four schools in the country to have at least three individuals named to the NWCA All-Academic Team (pictured left from top: Keith Sulzer, Jake Herbert and Brandon Precin). • Herbert and Precin were among the 17 All-American wrestlers from a year ago (out of a possible 80) to be named to the All-Academic team. • Herbert was one of five (out of 10) NCAA champions on the NWCA All-Academic squad. • Seven Wildcats garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors: Kyle Bertin, Marty Gould, Jake Herbert, Robert Joyce, Eric Metzler, Jamie Smith and Keith Sulzer.

“Combining academic and athletic success is obviously a goal that is hugely important to our program at Northwestern. We’re really proud of the year our guys had in both areas. The Big Ten is the best wrestling conference in the country and it’s great to see our team had the league’s best GPA while competing and succeeding on the mat at that high level.” —TIM CYSEWSKI NU HEAD COACH

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HEAD COACH TIM CYSEWSKI CYSEWSKI AT-A-GLANCE

TIM CYSEWSKI Head Coach 20th Season

or the last 20 years, Tim Cysewski has overseen a Northwestern wrestling program that has produced four individual NCAA champions—including one each in 2007, 2008 and 2009—27 All-Americans, 12 Big Ten champions and 88 qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. In recent seasons, Cysewski has guided the Wildcats to five consecutive top-15 national finishes as a team and tied a program-best with its fourth-place NCAA placing in 2007. Cysewski was instrumental in recruiting, coaching and mentoring arguably the most decorated wrestler in NU history—Hodge Trophy winner and two-time NCAA champion Jake “We’re very proud of the strides Herbert—during his sixour program has made in recent year career at Northwestseasons, including three individual ern and his foray into championships in three years. I think international wrestling. that has motivated us to work even “I just have to thank harder to keep raising the bar higher. my head coach Tim CyThey know the only way to meet and sewski because I wouldn’t exceed our team and individual goals have done any of this is to work hard, buckle down and get without him,” Herbert said following his second better each day. We’re excited to see NCAA championship in what we can accomplish.” March. “I wouldn’t have — Head Coach Tim Cysewski wanted to wrestle for anybody else and it’s a special kind of guy that can handle me for six years.” In June, 2008, USA Wrestling named Cysewski the FILA Junior/University Person of the Year for his leadership in the establishment of the University National Championships tournament, which operated under Cysewski’s direction from 1992-2006. Cysewski took over as the Wildcats’ head coach after serving eight seasons as an assistant under Tom Jarman. During that time, the JarmanCysewski tandem compiled a 108-79-1 record and produced seven All-Americans in eight years. Cysewski, 56, also has been active in his career on the international coaching scene. He was invited to coach a squad at the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival and served as an assistant coach for the 1990 U.S. Wrestling Team at the World Cup Championships. He served as the head coach on the 1985-86 and 1988-89 ESPOIR World Cup teams, as well as the 1985 and 1986 U.S. National Team. In 2005, Cysewski served as head coach at the Pan Am Games and was invited to be head coach at the NWCA All-Star Classic. As a competitor, Cysewski captured many titles, including the World Cup Championship, the Pan Am Games, the New Zealand Games, the National Federation Championship and the AAU Championship. He is also a former All-American, U.S. World Team member and a five-time Midlands champion. Cysewski is a member of the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Midlands Hall of Fame. A four-year starter at the University of Iowa, Cysewski earned All-America honors as a senior in 1976. He placed third nationally at 134 pounds that season and was co-captain of the national-champion Hawkeyes. During his college career, he won two Midlands titles, posted

Born

July 15, 1953

Alma Mater

Iowa, 1977

Degree Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration Wrestling Experience Captain and All-American, Iowa World Cup Title Pan Am Games Title New Zealand Games Title Five-time Midlands Champion 1978 World Team member Coaching Experience Hawkeye Wrestling Club, 1979-81 Assistant Coach Northwestern University, 1981-90 Assistant Coach U.S. National Team, 1985-86 Head Coach ESPOIR World Cup, 1986, 1988-89 Head Coach World Cup Championships, 1990 Assistant Coach U.S. Olympic Festival, 1993 Head Coach Northwestern University, 1990-present Head Coach Pan Am Games, 2005 Head Coach NWCA All-Star Classic Head Coach

Head Coach TIM CYSEWSKI a 99-23-4 career record and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration (1977). Following graduation, Cysewski served as an assistant coach for the Hawkeye Wrestling Club and went on to win the last three of his fiveconsecutive Midlands titles. A native of Glenview, Ill., Cysewski won the 119-pound prep title at Glenbrook South High School in 1972. Cysewski and his wife, Kim, have two children, Kate and Mark. The Cysewskis live in Lincolnshire, Ill.

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Associate head coach Andrew PARIANO PARIANO AT-A-GLANCE

Andrew Pariano Associate Head Coach Fifth Season

former Northwestern wrestler, Drew Pariano is in his fifth season as the top assistant coach to Tim Cysewski and assists in the day-today operations of the program. On Sept. 1, 2008, Cysewski promoted Pariano to the position of associate head coach, a move that came on the heels of Pariano being named the 2008 NWCA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year. Pariano has been instrumental in assembling several of the most highly touted recruiting classes Northwestern “Northwestern Wrestling is well known has seen in the past for producing quality student-athletes. two decades. He took We want to be nationally known as a the lead in recruiting wrestling power and we’re very proud two-time Illinois state of our ability to work endlessly at champion Brandon creating an environment for success. Precin from Chicago’s We approach every day as an Sandburg High School opportunity to create multiple NCAA in 2006 and in 2008 he champions and we look forward to helped NU sign Jason doing so during the 2009-10 season.” Welch, the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy winner — Andrew Pariano as the nation’s best prep Associate Head Coach wrestler. During his first season at NU, Pariano served as the director of the University and FILA Cadet National Championships. In addition, he was named the head coach for the Ohio Junior National dual meet team which placed third nationally. Pariano also was responsible for taking the Northwestern Wrestling Camps on the road for the first time in program history. The annual camp is held at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio. Pariano came to Evanston from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he served as head wrestling coach for two seasons. While at Cornell, Pariano compiled two talented recruiting classes, with three of his freshmen from the 2004-05 season winning more than 25 matches. Before working at Cornell, Pariano worked as an assistant wrestling coach at John Carroll University. He helped the Blue Streaks win two Ohio Athletic Conference titles and place in the top 25 of the NCAA Division III Championships three times. Pariano was a three-time NCAA qualifier and four-year starter for the Wildcats. He qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1997 and 1998 at 150 pounds and in 1999 at 165 pounds. He earned Academic All-Big Ten and Academic All-American honors, and was a Midlands Tournament placewinner. Pariano received a bachelor’s degree in education and social policy from Northwestern in 2000 and a master’s degree in communication management from John Carroll in 2003. In high school, Pariano was a three-time Ohio state champion and two-time outstanding wrestler at the state meet.

Born

September 13, 1976

Alma Mater

Northwestern, 2000

Degree Bachelor’s Degree Education and Social Policy Master’s Degree Communication Management Wrestling Experience Three-time NCAA qualifier Three-time Ohio state champion Coaching Experience John Carroll University, 2000-03 Assistant Coach Cornell College, 2003-05 Head Coach Northwestern University, 2005-08 Assistant Coach Northwestern University, 2008-present Associate Head Coach

Associate Head Coach DREW PARIANO

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ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF MATT STORNIOLO

TORY LINDLEY

Assistant Coach First Season

Sport Administrator

att Storniolo, a two-time All-American at 149 pounds while wrestling for Oklahoma, was introduced as the newest addition to Northwestern’s coaching staff by head coach Tim Cysewski on July 24, 2009. Storniolo has spent the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant at Old Dominion where he trained closely with Ryan Williams, the 2009 NCAA runner-up at 141 pounds. “Matt was an outstanding college wrestler and we saw in person the influence he had on the wrestlers he coached at Old Dominion,” Cysewski said. “We think his experience, technical skill and passion for the sport will really help our guys, particularly at the middle weights.” Storniolo began his college wrestling career at Penn State, reaching the finals of the Big Ten Championships on his way to winning the conference’s Freshman of the Year honors. After transferring to Oklahoma, Storniolo reached the Big XII Tournament finals each of the next three years, claiming the league championship as a senior in 2007. A four-time qualifier for the NCAA Championships, Storniolo earned his first All-American honor by placing seventh as a sophomore before improving to a fourth-place finish as a junior. In his senior campaign, he entered the tournament as the second-ranked wrestler in the nation. Before college, Storniolo wrestled to an undefeated senior year at State College Area High School in Pennsylvania en route to a state championship. He also was named a high school All-American. Storniolo graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor of science degree in human relations.

Will Durkee Volunteer Assistant Coach Third Season

Robert BYRD Certified Athletic Trainer

ASHLEY CROSS Marketing

CARRIE FORSMAN Facilities

ill Durkee, a former wrestler at the University of Virginia and Northwestern, began his role as an assistant coach at Northwestern in August, 2008, after helping the staff as a volunteer assistant last year. During the 2006-07 season, Durkee played an instrumental role in helping the Wildcat Wrestling Club function as one of the elite wrestling clubs in the nation. During his collegiate career, Durkee was an NCAA qualifier for Northwestern in 2006, a three-year starter for the Cavaliers and the Virginia Intercollegiate State Wrestling Champion. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Durkee won a high school state championship wrestling for Shadyside Academy and completed a 47-0 senior season en route to earning All-American honors. Durkee graduated from the University of Virginia in 2006.

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2009-10 WILDCATS Frank Battaglia

KYLE BERTIN

165/174 Sophomore Hinsdale, Ill. Hinsdale Central

157 Junior Cleveland, Ohio St. Edward

2009-10 OUTLOOK Making his return from a leg injury suffered midway through 200809 sesaon ... Has wrestled well since returning to the practice room ... Provides depth and versatility to lineup. 2008-09 Compiled a 3-6 overall record ... 2-2 mark at Michigan State Open with one pin ... 1-2 at Midlands Championships with a win against Purdue’s Jason Martin ... 0-2 in dual matches at 165 pounds before suffering a season-ending knee injury. 2007-08 Redshirted ... Went 2-3 at Eastern Michigan Open and 1-2 at Michigan State Open while wrestling unattached. HIGH SCHOOL Career record of 141-27 with 71 falls ... First place at IHSA Regionals (2007) ... First place at IHSA Sectionals ... Took third at IHSA State Finals (2007) ... Owns single-season and career wins records at Hinsdale Central ... Four-time All-West Suburban Conference selections ... 2007 all-state selection. PERSONAL Born Frank A. Battaglia on 11/21/88 ... Son of Ernie and Rosalie Battaglia ... Majoring in political science.

BATTAGLIA’S CAREER RECORD Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

FRANK BATTAGLIA

Overall 3-5 3-6 6-11

Dual 0-0 0-2 0-2

2009-10 OUTLOOK Made the move to 157 after spending last season at 165 pound weight class ... Hard worker who made solid improvement during the offseason. 2008-09 Posted a 5-8 record with a 2-4 mark in duals ... 2-2 at Michigan State Open ... Won one match at Midlands Championships, a pin over Adam Ahard of Illinois State ... Wrestled seventh-ranked Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska to an 8-3 decision at NWCA National Duals ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2007-08 Posted 4-8 record while battling injuries ... Won first two dual starts of career against SIU-Edwardsville and Eastern Michigan ... Went 2-2 at Midlands Championships ... Last starts of the year came at National Duals ... Missed rest of season due to injury ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2006-07 Redshirted ... Posted 7-3 record while wrestling unattached ... 4-1 at Edinboro Open.

HIGH SCHOOL Career record of 71-18 ... During undefeated freshman season won four tournaments ... Third at Medina Tourney senior year ... State runnerup in 2006 ... Four-year varsity award winner ... Placed in sectionals and districts ... Ohio Cadet National/Junior National Team member ... Member of high school state champion team all four years ... Ranked No. 2 nationally in 2006 ... National Honor Society member ... National Merit Semifinalist ... 2006 St. Edward Man of the Year Nominee ... Four-year honor roll student. PERSONAL Born Kyle Matthew Bertin on 7/28/87 ... Son of Chris and Laurie Bertin ... Brother Ryan, who was a two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American at Michigan, is a former NU assistant coach ... Attended same high school as NU teammates Ben Kuhar, Keith Sulzer and Brian Roddy ... Majoring in economics.

BERTIN’S CAREER RECORD

KYLE BERTIN

Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 7-3 4-8 5-8 16-19

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Dual 0-0 2-0 2-4 4-6

2009-10 WILDCATS 2008-09 Finished 4-12 overall with a 2-8 mark in duals ... Defeated Stephen Hromada of Tennessee-Chattanooga 2-0 in Boilermaker Challenge dual ... Also beat Danny Galvan 7-2 in Northwestern’s dual match win at Clarion on 12/20 ... 1-2 at Midlands Championships ... Faced secondranked Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and fifth-ranked Daniel Dennis of Iowa in same weekend (2/20 and 2/22) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

AARON JONES 184/197 Junior Macomb, Ill. Macomb 2009-10 OUTLOOK Gained confidence during his first year at NU, especially as a result of training with Jake Herbert ... Possesses physical attributes necessary to be a Big Ten wrestler at his weight class ... Powerful wrestler with a different style that makes him difficult to score on. 2008-09 Finished 11-12 in his first season with Northwestern ... Began the year with a 3-2 record at Michigan State Open ... Finished fourth at the Cleveland State Open with a 5-2 record, losing 6-4 to Andy Vaughn of Pittsburgh in the third-place match ... Dropped a 5-4 decision to Jamie Luckett in dual match at Clarion on 12/20 ... Also competed in Midlands Championships, Dan Gable Open and Loras College Open ... Collected four total pins. 2007-08 Earned Junior College All-American status in one year wrestling for Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. ... Placed fifth in the 197-pound division in the national championships in Rochester, Minn. ... Named the wrestling team’s co-MVP ... Joined Northwestern on July 25, 2008. HIGH SCHOOL Finished his high school career with a 112-40 overall record ... Placed fifth at state championship his sophomore year and third as a senior.

2007-08 Went 1-1 at Eastern Michigan Open ... 5-2 record at Michigan State Open ... 5-1 at Missouri Open ... Wrestled in two Big Ten duals at 133 and 141 ... Wrestled against NCAA qualifier Manuel Rivera of Minnesota and Big Ten champion Franklin Gomez of Michigan State ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2006-07 Redshirted ... Went 3-5 while wrestling unattached. High School 142-21 overall high school record in four seasons on varsity squad ... State qualifier as a junior ... Four-time sectional qualifier ... two-time regional champion ... Three-time East Suburban Catholic Conference ... 2006 state freestyle champion ... 2005 FILA Cadet (All-American) fifthplace finisher in Greco-Roman style ... Honor roll student all four years. Personal Born Robert P. Joyce on 1/4/88 ... Son of Pat and Patty Joyce ... Majoring in economics.

JOYCE’S CAREER RECORD Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 3-5 12-10 4-12 19-27

Dual 0-0 0-4 2-8 2-12

PERSONAL Born Aaron Michael Jones on 10/15/88 ... Son of Willie and Peggy Jones ... Majoring in psychology.

JONES’ CAREER RECORD Year 2008-09 Career

Overall 11-12 11-12

Dual 0-2 0-2

ROBERT JOYCE 125/133 Junior Arlington Heights, Ill. St. Viator 2009-10 SEASON OUTLOOK Expected to drop down to 125 pounds and vie for a starting spot in place of Brandon Precin after competing at 133 in 2008-09 ... Scrappy wrestler who knows how to score and was a reliable contributor last season.

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Robert Kellogg

Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

165 Sophomore Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City North

Overall 9-8 12-14 21-22

Ben KUHAR

2009-10 OUTLOOK Plans to move from his role as a starter at 174 down to 165 in order to maximize his strength ... Became quicker and stronger during the offseason ... Fiery competitor who is capable of catching his opponent for a pin at any moment. 2008-09 First year as a starter at 174 pounds ... Finished 12-14 with a 9-8 dual record ... 2-6 in the Big Ten and 0-2 at Big Ten Championships ... 1-2 at Midlands Championships with a pin against Tyler French of Air Force ... 2-2 in overtime matches, including a 5-3 dual win in the second sudden victory period against Kaleb Young of Minnesota (2/8) ... Trailed Wisconsin’s Travis Rutt 4-1 in the third period before pinning Rutt at the 6:19 mark, earning a win that proved to be the difference in Northwestern’s 21-19 dual victory over the 15th-ranked Badgers (1/25) ... Named Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week on 1/26 ... Won three straight dual results against Northern Illinois, Pittsburgh and Clarion. 2007-08 Redshirted ... Posted 9-8 overall record while wrestling unattached ... 1-2 at Eastern Michigan Open ... 0-2 at Michigan State Open ... 5-0 at Missouri Open with pin and major decision ... Won three matches at Cleveland State Open ... 0-2 at Midlands Championships. High School Won 2007 160-pound Iowa state title ... Won the first state title in school history ... Junior National Greco-Roman National Champion (2006) ... Brute-Adidas Folkstyle National Wrestling Champion at 152 lbs.(2006) ... Three-time All-American at USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals ... Cadet Freestyle All-American (2005) ... FILA Cadet AllAmerican in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle (2006) ... Member of 2006 Junior National Greco-Roman Team Champions ... Rated No. 5 high school prospect at 152 lbs. by Wrestling USA Magazine. PersonaL Born Robert Henry Kellogg on 1/6/89 ... Son of Jeff and Nancy Kellogg ... Majoring in economics.

ROBERT KELLOGG

Dual 0-0 9-8 9-8

Heavyweight Sophomore Concord, Ohio St. Edward 2009-10 OUTLOOK Was wrestling as well as he ever had at the time of his hand injury last January ... Has the mindset and the confidence to be among the Big Ten’s best at heavyweight this season. 2008-09 First year as a starter ... Posted a 5-12 overall mark with 2-9 record in duals ... 1-3 in the Big Ten before suffering a hand injury that ended his season on 1/31 ... 2-2 at Michigan State Open with one pin ... 1-2 in Midlands Championships, including an 8-2 loss to eventual NCAA champion Mark Ellis of Missouri ... Defeated Alan O’Donnell of Michigan State 11-3 on 1/23 ... Lost 3-2 in two overtimes to Michigan’s Eddie Phillips in NU’s 17-17 tie with the Wolverines.

BEN KUHAR

2007-08 Redshirted ... Posted 6-6 record while wrestling unattached ... 1-2 at Michigan State Open ... Won three matches at Missouri Open ... Took two matches at Edinboro Open. High SchooL Career record of 50-13 with 29 pins ... Two-time Cadet Freestyle National Champion (2004, 2005) ... Won 30 matches and reached state finals sophomore year ... Ended sophomore season as No. 1 ranked heavyweight prospect in the nation for the class of 2007. Personal Born Bennett Elmer Kuhar on 1/16/89 ... Son of Kevin and Laurie Kuhar ... Attended same high school as current Wildcats Kyle Bertin and Keith Sulzer ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.

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2009-10 WILDCATS KUHAR’S CAREER RECORD Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 6-6 4-12 10-18

Dual 0-0 2-9 2-9

Dominic Marella 157 Senior Roselle, Ill. Conant

DOMINIC MARELLA

2009-10 OUTLOOK Plans to move down to 157 and compete for the starting role after wrestling last two seasons at 165 ... Experienced wrestler who has enjoyed success in Big Ten competition. 2008-09 Finished 5-16 overall and 2-9 in dual matches, picking up dual wins against Kent State and Stanford ... 2-3 at Michigan State Open and 1-2 at Midlands Championships ... 0-2 at Big Ten Championships against sixth-seeded Dan Vallimont of Penn State and fourth-seeded Roger Smith-Bergsrud of Illinois.

MARELLA’S CAREER RECORD Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 3-2 6-17 26-16 5-16 40-51

2007-08 Enjoyed best season of career ... Posted 26-16 record with 8-9 dual mark ... Made appearance in Intermat rankings during the fall at No. 20 ... Started season 9-0 ... Went 5-0 at Eastern Michigan Open ... Posted 4-1 mark at Michigan State Open ... Took five matches at Missouri Open ... Entered dual season with 15-3 mark ... 4-2 record at Midlands Championships to finish fifth ... Won three Big Ten dual matches with wins over Iowa, Purdue and Illinois ... Had eight-match winning streak from 11/18-12/29 ... Won by fall against UTC at National Duals ... 0-2 at Big Ten Championships. 2006-07 Went 6-17 overall with a 4-13 record in duals and an 0-8 record in the Big Ten ... Posted a 2-2 record at the Eastern Michigan Open and was undefeated in two matches at the NU Duals. 2005-06 Posted a 3-2 overall record ... Competed at the Michigan State Open ... Earned two major decision victories, a 17-2 decision over Cumberland’s Kyle Knox and a 15-1 win over Purdue’s Michael Luna. High School 2005 state runner-up ... Went 38-3 his senior year ... Recorded a 152-30 career record ... 2005 all-state selection ... Daily Herald all-area selection ... Twice named to Mid Suburban League all-conference team ... Participated in the 2003 FILA Cadet Nationals Greco Roman competition ... Special mention to Wrestling USA’s Best 2005 High School Seniors list ... Illinois State Scholar ... National Honor Society member. Personal Born Dominic Howard Marella on 5/18/87 ... Son of Howard and Maria Marella ... Majoring in learning and organizational change.

Dual 0-0 4-13 8-9 2-9 14-31

ERIC METZLER 133 Senior Luxemburg, Wis. Luxemburg-Casco 2009-10 OUTLOOK Very smart, dedicated wrestler competing in possibly the hardest weight class from top to bottom in the Big Ten this season (133) ... One of the most focused and hardest-working wrestlers in NU’s room and a team leader. 2008-09 Missed first half of season due to injury and finished 4-6 overall ... Made his return at the NWCA National Duals where he was 2-0, defeating Matt Vacanti of Nebraska and Taylor Crane of Missouri (1/10) ... 2-4 in Big Ten duals with wins against Wisconsin and Michigan ... 0-2 at Big Ten Championships against fifth-seeded Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and third-seeded Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2007-08 Second year as starter at 133 lbs. ... Finished with 13-15 record ... 0-2 at Big Ten Championships ... Opened season by placing in all three open

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2009-10 WILDCATS tournaments ... Finished fifth at Eastern Michigan Open and sixth at Michigan State Open and Missouri Open ... Opened dual season with two wins against North Dakota State and Eastern Michigan ... Went 1-3 at Midlands Championships ... Defeated 11th-ranked Tyler McCormick of Missouri at National Duals ... Wrestled Iowa’s fourth-ranked Joe Slaton to close 11-6 decision in dual match ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2006-07 Started every Big Ten dual at 133 lbs. ... Earned a major decision over Chicago’s Ben Hart at the NU Duals (11/12) ... Took fifth at 2006 Midlands Championships, defeating then-sixth-ranked and third-seeded Mario Galanakis of Iowa in quarterfinals ... Pinned West Virginia’s Mark Anderson at NWCA National Duals (1/13) ... Won first career Big Ten dual match against Wisconsin’s Zach Tanelli on 1/26 ... Defeated Michigan’s Chris Diehl by 4-0 decision to seal NU’s 20-14 win in dual finale. 2005-06 Redshirt season, did not compete. HIGH SCHOOL Two-time Wisconsin state champion ... Qualified for state all four years ... Placed second and third at state meet the years he didn’t win title ... 39-0 as a senior ... Posted a 172-5 career record ... Four-time Packerland Conference champion ... Named Packerland Conference Outstanding Wrestler ... Team MVP ... Led his team to three state team championships ... Placed fifth at Greco-Roman Junior Nationals ... Also lettered in football ... Four-time academic all-state wrestling team member. PERSONAL Born Eric John Metzler on 8/18/86 ... Son of Steve and Julie Metzler ... Graduated with a degree in learning and organizational change and is currently pursuing his master’s in sports administration.

Overall DNC 15-16 13-15 4-6 32-37

149 Junior Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Detroit Catholic Central 2009-10 OUTLOOK Expected to benefit greatly from the arrival of assistant coach Matt Storniolo, who presents Nadhir with a different style to train against in the room ... Motivated to wrestle every match to the fullest after just narrowly missing the NCAA Championships last year ... Made a name for himself last year and will need to be ready for his opponents’ increased preparedness when facing him. 2008-09 Enjoyed his best season after moving down to 149 pounds ... Finished 14-12 overall with an 8-5 mark in dual matches and 6-2 record in the Big Ten ... Placed sixth in his second trip to the Big Ten Championships, one spot away from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships ... At Big Tens, won his second-round match against third-seeded and fourth-ranked Lance Palmer of Ohio State 9-8 in the first tiebreaker period ... In his next match, lost 2-1 on riding time to second-seeded and second-ranked Bubba Jenkins of Penn State ... Won five consecutive matches during Big Ten dual season (Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio State) ... Battled No. 6 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin to an 8-4 decision (1/25) ... 2-2 at Midlands Championships ... 2-2 at season-opening Michigan State Open. 2007-08 First year as starter at 157 lbs. ... Posted 2-2 record at Eastern Michigan Open ... 3-2 at Michigan State Open ... 2-2 at Missouri Open ... 0-2 at Midlands Championships ... Wrestled No. 15 Ryan Morningstar of Iowa to 6-4 decision in dual loss ... Battled second-ranked Dan Vallimont of Penn State to 8-4 decision in dual loss ... Fell by 9-5 decision to Wisconsin’s fifth-ranked Craig Henning ... Recorded three dual wins against Northern Illinois, SIU-Edwardsville and Eastern Michigan ... Went 0-2 at first Big Ten Championships.

METZLER’S CAREER RECORD Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

ANDREW NADHIR

Dual DNC 8-10 3-10 4-4 15-24

ERIC METZLER

2006-07 Redshirted ... Went 8-6 while wrestling unattached ... 4-2 at Wisconsin Open ... 3-2 at Edinboro Open. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time Detroit Catholic League champion ... Michigan High School Athletics Association all-state and Detroit News second-team all-state selection ... 137-29 record in three seasons on varsity while leading the Shamrocks to three district championships and one regional championships ... Earned the district title all three seasons he competed on varsity, while claiming the regional title once ... Member of National Honor Society ... Catholic League Wrestling Scholar Athlete Award nominee. PERSONAL Born Andrew Joseph Nadhir on 9/21/88 ... Son of Waad and Najwa Nadhir ... Majoring in economics.

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2009-10 WILDCATS at NWCA National Duals, including a pin against Nebraska’s Andy Pokorny ... Pinned Iowa’s fifth-ranked Charlie Falck in dual season finale on 2/22 and Penn State’s 14th-ranked Brad Pataky in Big Ten Championships ... Second on the team with seven pins ... One of 17 All-Americans to also be named to the NWCA All-Academic team.

NADHIR’S CAREER RECORD Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 8-6 10-18 14-12 32-40

Dual 0-0 3-8 8-5 11-13

ANDREW NADHIR

BRANDON PRECIN 125 Senior Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg 2009-10 SEASON OUTLOOK Plans to redshirt the 2009-10 campaign ... Will wrestle between 25-30 matches at open meets and Midlands Championships ... Very smart and technically sound wrestler who will make the most of his redshirt year. 2008-09 Became a two-time All-American with his career-best third-place finish at NCAA Championships ... Finished season 33-4 overall, 17-1 in duals and 7-1 in the Big Ten ... Ranked as high as No. 2 in USAToday/InterMat/NWCA poll ... As the No. 4 seed at NCAAs, won first two matches against Anthony Mustari of Northern Colorado and Michael Martinez of Wyoming ... Lost to Arizona State’s 12th-seeded Anthony Robles in the quarterfinals ... Defeated Obenson Blanc of Oklahoma State and Scott Sentes of Central Michigan in wrestlebacks before defeating 2008 NCAA champion Angel Escobedo of Indiana (3-0) for the first time in his career in the consolation semifinals ... In third-place match, avenged earlier loss to Robles with a 3-1 victory (6-1 NCAA record) ... His 100thcareer win came in the NCAA Championships against Blanc, making him the 12th NU wrestler to reach that milestone ... Placed second at the Big Ten Championships, losing to Escobedo in the finals 3-2 ... Won his first Midlands title, going 6-0 and beating Iowa State’s eighthranked Tyler Clark in the final ... Named Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week on 1/5 ... Prior to his loss to Robles at NCAAs, his only three losses had come to former national champions (Escobedo and Edinboro’s Paul Donahoe) either by one point or in overtime ... Won both matches

2007-08 Earned first-career All-America honor with seventh-place finish at NCAA Championships ... Finished year with 37-9 record ... Went 13-3 in duals and 5-3 in Big Ten ... Posted 4-2 mark at TWO-TIME NCAA Championships ... Scored win ALL-American over Cornell’s Mike BRANDON PRECIN Rodriguez to advance to second round ... Defeated Penn’s ninthseeded Rollie Peterkin to advance to quarterfinals ... Took top seed and eventual champion Angel Escobedo of Indiana to the wire, falling in second overtime by riding time ... Defeated Bloomsburg’s seventhseeded Michael Sees and Old Dominion’s 10thseeded Jared Nicholson in consolation bracket ... Finished seventh at Big Ten Championships with 3-2 record ... Started season with 21 straight wins ... Tournament wins at Eastern Michigan Open, Michigan State Open and Missouri Open ... Finished second at Midlands Championships ... Defeated top-seeded Nick Simmons in Midlands semifinals ... Posted four wins at National Duals with only loss coming to then-top-ranked Paul Donahoe of Nebraska ... Three of his losses came to Indiana’s Escobedo ... Notched two wins over eventual third-place finisher Mark McKnight of Penn State ... Pinned NCAA qualifier Colin Cudd of Wisconsin in dual match. 2006-07 Posted 2-2 record at first NCAA Championships ... Finished seventh at Big Ten Championships by pinning Ohio State’s Will Livingston ... Started every dual for the Wildcats at 125 lbs. in freshman season ... Entered season-opening Eastern Michigan Open unseeded and placed sixth ... Defeated top-seeded Mark Moos of Michigan in first collegiate match ... Captured third place at the Reno Tournament of Champions with wins over Oklahoma State’s then-18th-ranked Tyler Schinn and Central Michigan’s then-13th ranked Luke Smith ... Eighth at the 2006 Midlands Championships ... Scored a technical fall against Cornell’s Luis Salinas at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (1/13) ... First win against a Big Ten opponent came in a triple overtime win over Collin Cudd of Wisconsin (1/26) ... Upset Penn State’s then-seventh-ranked Mark McKnight in dual match (2/2) ... Topped Michigan’s Mike Watts in last Big Ten dual (2/18). HIGH SCHOOL Two-time Illinois state champion ... 186-6 varsity record ... Four-time conference champion, four-time regional champion and three-time

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2009-10 WILDCATS sectional titleholder ... Named team’s Most Valuable Player all four years of his career ... Captain his senior season ... Named SWSC Outstanding Wrestler, SICA Outstanding Wrestler and WGN/Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month his senior year ... Competed in 2006 Illinois/Indiana All-Star Duals and recognized as Outstanding Wrestler ... In club competition, he was a three-time freestyle state champion and a three-time FILA Cadet All-American ... Competed for Team Overtime ... Four-year honor roll student ... Member of National Honor Society.

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner and three-time team captain ... Two-time team MVP ... Overall record of 116-28 ... Set school pin record in junior year with 32 ... Went 42-5 during senior year ... Fourth in state championships his senior year to earn All-State recognition ... Two-time conference, regional and sectional champion ... Two-time All-Conference and All-Area selection in football ... Earned All-State honors in football ... Also lettered in baseball and track ... Member of National Honors Society ... Coached by Dan Cysewski.

PAUL RANDS

PERSONAL Born Brandon Scott Precin on 7/3/88 ... Son of Robert and Jeanine Precin ... Grandfather Clarence Precin competed in 1946 Olympics in archery ... Double-majoring in secondary teaching and history.

PRECIN’S CAREER RECORD Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 33-15 37-9 33-4 103-28

Dual 12-8 13-3 17-1 42-12

PERSONAl Born Paul Nathan Rands on 12/14/89 ... Son of Steve and Linda Rands ... Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

BRANDON PRECIN

RANDS’ CAREER RECORD Year 2008-09 Career

Overall 5-12 5-12

Dual 2-6 2-6

BRIAN RODDY Jr. 174 Redshirt Freshman Highland Heights, Ohio St. Edward

PAUL RANDS

2009-10 OUTlOOK Wrestler with an outstanding high school pedigree who made the most of his redshirt year in 2008-09 ... Expected to compete for starting spot at 174 ... Worked hard during the summer to get stronger and prepare to start in the Big Ten.

197 Sophomore Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove 2009-10 OUTLOOK Will spend the 2009-10 academic year completing the first year of a twoyear Mormon mission and will not compete this season. 2008-09 Saw time as a starter at heavyweight as a true freshman following a season-ending injury to Ben Kuhar ... Finished 5-12 overall and 2-6 in duals ... 0-5 in the Big Ten and 0-2 at first Big Ten Championships ... Pinned Zak Saevre of Northern Illinois in 1:22 in dual match on 12/4 ... Also pinned Arizona State’s Imamiboum Etukeren for his only victory at Midlands Championships ... 2-2 at Michigan State Open.

2008-09 Finished 13-8 wrestling unattached ... 5-3 record at Michigan State Open ... Won four matches at Harris Open ... Three wins at Cleveland State Open ... 1-2 at Midlands Championships, including a pin of Cleveland State’s J.T. Miller in opening match. HIGH SCHOOL 96-17 career high school record through junior season ... Ranked No. 1 in the preseason at 171 lbs. going into 2007 ... 38-1 record as a junior ...

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Won state title and Medina Tournament ... Academic All-Ohio in 200506 ... Third place at the Ironman ... High school won 2007 team national championship ... Second in state, Ironman as a sophomore at 171 lbs ... Member of Ohio Division I Championships team from 2005-06 ... Junior National Freestyle All-American ... Sixth in state as a freshman ... National Honor Society member ... Lettered twice in football. PERSONAL Born Brian Robert Roddy Jr. on 7/7/89 ... Son of Monica and Brian Roddy Sr. ... Attended same high school as NU teammates Kyle Bertin, Ben Kuhar and Keith Sulzer ... Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Overall 13-8 13-8

PERSONAL Born John Michael Schoen on 8/22/1989 ... Son of Edward and Julie Schoen ... High school teammate in football of Jeremy Nash of the NU basketball team ... Majoring in economics.

SCHOEN’S CAREER RECORD Year 2007-08 2008-09 Career

RODDY’S CAREER RECORD Year 2008-09 Career

Third at state finals in 2006 ... Owns school records for takedowns and escapes ... First place at IHSA Regionals (2007) ... ESCC Outstanding Wrestler (2007) ... Ranked 11th nationally at 215 lbs. by W.I.N. Magazine ... Star Newspaper All-Area Team (2007) ... Two-year starter in football at linebacker ... Four-year honor roll student.

Dual 0-0 0-0

Overall 13-5 6-20 19-25

Dual 0-0 3-13 3-13

KEITH SULZER

JOHN SCHOEN

141/149 Junior Cleveland, Ohio St. Edward

197 Sophomore Homer Glen, Ill. Marist 2009-10 OUTLOOK Narrowly missed earning one of the Big Ten’s automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships ... Has the size and physical tools to excel at 197 ... Put in a hard offseason of training and expects to be in the mix for a Big Ten title this season. 2008-09 First year as a starter at 197 pounds, starting in all but two duals ... Finished 6-20 overall and 3-13 in dual matches ... Placed eighth at his first Big Ten Championships, going 1-3 on the weekend ... Edged Cody Gardner of Ohio State by a 2-1 decision in his second match at the Big Ten Championships ... Defeated Tyler Dickenson of Michigan State for his only regular season Big Ten dual win (1/23) ... 1-2 at Midlands Championships ... Also won dual bouts at UC Davis and against Northern Illinois ... 1-2 at Michigan State Open. 2007-08 Redshirted ... Went an impressive 13-5 while wrestling unattached ... 2-2 at Eastern Michigan Open ... Won four matches at Michigan State Open ... 5-1 record at Missouri Open ... 1-2 at Cleveland State Open ... Won one match at Midlands. HIGH SCHOOL Career record of 118-38 ... Two-time ESCC champion at 189 and 215 lbs. in 2006 and 2007 ... Second place at Class AA state finals (2006) ...

2009-10 OUTLOOK Quality teammate and leader in the locker room with two years of experience at NCAA Championships ... Comfortable working from any position on the mat ... Could potentially make the move to 149-pound weight class. 2008-09 Qualified for his second NCAA Championships in his second year as a starter ... Set a career high for wins with 20 (finished 20-14 overall) with an 11-7 dual record ... 3-6 in the Big Ten ... Ranked as high as No. 6 for two weeks in USAToday/InterMat/NWCA poll ... After falling to sixthseeded Nick Gallick of Iowa State in first round of NCAAs, defeated Anthony D’Alie of Central Michigan ... Lost 2-0 decision to top-ranked Kellen Russell of Michigan in second wrestleback match ... Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships with 3-3 record ... Won Big Ten duals against Michigan State, Illinois and Indiana ... Started season 9-0 ... 2-2 at Midlands Championships ... Lost to two-time NCAA champion J Jaggers of Ohio State 4-2 in sudden victory during dual match on 2/20 ... Defeated NCAA qualifier Ryan Prater of Illinois in dual and in Big Ten Championships ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named to the NWCA All-Academic team. 2007-08 Qualified for NCAA Championships at 141 lbs. ... Finished year with 17-9 record ... Went 5-2 in duals with a perfect 5-0 mark in Big Ten du-

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2009-10 WILDCATS als ... Finished fourth in first Big Ten Championships ... In first season as a starter, went undefeated in Big Ten duals at 5-0 ... Started season with third-place finish at Eastern Michigan Open ... Posted 2-2 mark at Midlands Championships ... Fell to Oklahoma’s 10th-ranked Zack Bailey in tiebreakers at Midlands ... 1-2 at National Duals with lone win coming against Robert Sanders of Nebraska ... Started Big Ten season by defeating Iowa’s ninth-ranked Dan LeClere on 1/27 ... Made it two straight wins over ranked opponents to open Big Ten with 4-3 decision over 10th-ranked Jake Strayer of Penn State on 2/1 ... After sitting out Michigan State dual, defeated 11th-ranked Ryan Prater of Illinois in overtime on 2/17 ... Closed out dual season with 7-2 win against Wisconsin on 2/22 ... Academic All-Big Ten. 2006-07 Redshirted ... Went 7-5 while wrestling unattached ... 3-2 record at Wisconsin Open ... Went 3-1 at Edinboro Open.

KEITH SULZER

HIGH SCHOOL 110-21 record ... Three-time state qualifier ... State runner-up as a junior ... State champion as a senior ... 2005 Asics Ironman Champion ... Two-time all-state selection ... USA Wrestling AllAmerican ... Plain Dealer all-star team ... Sun News All-Sun Team ... High school won state championship all four years ... Ranked No. 2 all four years ... 2004 FILA Cadet allamerican ... 2004 cadet national freestyle All-American ... 2005 NHSCA Junior national folkstyle champion ... 2006 junior national freestyle All-American ... National Honor Society member. PERSONAL Born Keith R. Sulzer on 2/10/88 ... Son of Keith and Sue Sulzer ... High school teammates with NU’s Kyle Bertin and Ben Kuhar ... Majoring in industrial engineering.

SULZER’S CAREER RECORD Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Overall 7-5 17-9 20-14 44-28

Dual 0-0 5-2 11-7 16-9

JASON WELCH 157 Sophomore Walnut Creek, Calif. Las Lomas 2009-10 OUTLOOK Plans to redshirt the 2009-10 season ... Expected to add muscle strength while remaining in the 157-pound weight class ... Great talent with some of the best “funk” elements to his wrestling style in the nation ... Plans to compete in 25-30 matches during this season ... Should benefit greatly from the addition of assistant coach Matt Storniolo to NU’s practice room. 2008-09 Qualified for NCAA Championships as a true freshman and went 2-2 at the event ... Finished 26-10 overall with a 13-3 dual record and a 6-2 mark in the Big Ten ... Ranked as high as No. 13 in USAToday/InterMat/NWCA poll ... 157-pound representative on Amateur Wrestling News’ national all-rookie team ... Defeated Jedd Moore of Virginia in first match at NCAA Championships before falling 3-2 to eventual fourthplace finisher and former champion Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro ... Won by major decision over fellow true freshman and 10th-ranked Scott Winston of Rutgers, who had beaten Welch 8-1 at the Midlands Championships ... Knocked out by Jonny Bonilla-Bowman of Hofstra ... Represented the last freshman or redshirt freshman alive in the 157-pound weight class at NCAA Championships ... Placed second at Big Ten Championships as the No. 2 seed, losing in the final to top-seeded Mike Poeta of Illinois ... Defeated Kurt Kinser of Indiana, 6-3, with a takedown and back points in the final 20 seconds in the Big Ten semifinal ... Kinser had defeated Welch by pin at the Michigan State Open and by major decision in a dual match earlier in the year ... Placed fifth at Midlands Championships with 5-2 record ... First loss at Midlands came to four-time Midlands champion Chris Bono, the 34-year-old head coach of Tennessee-Chattanooga ... Started season 14-1 ... Named Hilton Garden Inn Athlete of the Week on 12/22 ... Victories against NCAA qualifiers included: Kinser, Moore, Winston, Anthony Jones of Michigan State, Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota, Aaron Hynes of Michigan, Joey Knox of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Hadley Harrison of Clarion and Bryan Deutsch of Northern Illinois ... Third on the team with 39 points scored in 16 duals (missed UC Davis and Stanford duals due to illness). HIGH SCHOOL Finished career with a record of 194-7, including an undefeated senior year ... Presented with the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s best high school wrestler ... Became only the 13th wrestler in the state of California to win three state championships ... Ranked the No. 1 recruit in the nation ... Voted all three years as one of the top five high school male athletes in the East Bay, finishing second his junior year ... Twice wrestled to a state title in 2006-07, second place in 2005 ... Ironman title, Reno title his junior year ... Named Most Outstanding Wrestler in five different tournaments ... First-team ASICS High School All American Wrestling Team in 2007, honorable mention in 2006 ... Sports Focus top prep athlete of the Bay Area in 2007... First place in state in junior freestyle ... Four Most Outstanding Wrestler titles sophomore year, five in 2005 ... Captain of school’s first-ever undefeated

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2009-10 WILDCATS/WILDCAT NEWCOMERS football team, all-league ... Voted Outstanding Defensive Lineman of the Year ... All-league and NCS Champion in soccer.

DAVID HELMER

PERSONAL Born Jason Welch ... Son of Barb and John Welch ... Majoring in secondary teaching.

149/157 Freshman McLean, Va. Langley

WELCHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAREER RECORD Year 2008-09 Career

Overall 26-10 26-10

Dual 13-3 13-3

JASON WELCH

HIGH SCHOOL Two-time state champion in Virginia while wrestling for Langley ... Finished with a career varsity record of 161-16, including a 52-1 mark as a senior ... Four-time region champion ... Inducted into the Virginia Wrestling Hall of Fame as Student-Athlete of the Year ... Named a High School All-American by USA Wrestling, which ranked him ninth in the nation among seniors at 152 pounds ... Team captain ... Also played football and earned all-district honors as a tailback, scoring 15 touchdowns his senior year with more than 1,000 rushing yards. Personal Born David Robert Helmer on 12/10/90 ... Son of Dave and Eileen Helmer ... Father wrestled in college for Notre Dame ... Plans to major in economics.

PAUL JACKSON 174 Freshman Detroit, Mich. University Detroit Jesuit

KEVIN BIALKA 157 Freshman Lockport, Ill. Lockport HIGH SCHOOL Illinois state runner-up at 152 pounds as a senior, finishing the season with school-record 44 victories ... Totaled 63 near-falls, 20 pins and 10 tech falls ... Also won sectional, regional and conference championships as a senior ... Varsity captain ... 2009 freestyle champion while wrestling for Overtime School of Wrestling ... 2008 freestyle runner-up ... Team placed first in Southwest Suburban Conference as a senior ... National Honor Society member and named to the 2009 Academic All-State squad.

HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterwinner at University Detroit Jesuit with a 49-16 career varsity record and an 18-6 Catholic League record ... Won a Catholic League championship his senior year and placed fourth as a junior ... Two-time All-Catholic League honoree ... Also a member of two-time state finalist lacrosse team and winner of the Gene Riley State Unsung Hero award for lacrosse in Michigan ... Two-year letterwinner in soccer ... National Honor Society member. Personal Born Wilton Simeon Paul Jackson on 10/30/91 ... Son of Rev. Medris and Dr. Valeria Jackson ... Sister is a 2006 graduate of Northwestern ... Plans to major in political science.

Personal Born Kevin Robert Bialka on 2/27/91 ... Son of John and Linda Bialka ... Competed against fellow NU freshman David Helmer in high school.

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WILDCAT NEWCOMERS LEVI MELE

MARCUS SHREWSBURY

125 Freshman Vernal, Utah Uintah

184 Freshman Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point

HIGH SCHOOL Five-time All-American and three-time Utah state champion at Uintah High School ... NHSCA Senior National finalist ... Three-time Utah Region 10 champion ... Named Outstanding Wrestler in the state of Utah in his senior season ... Twice an all-star dual champion ... Team placed second in the state three times during his four years and was ranked in the top 40 nationally during junior season ... Member of USA Wrestling’s Team Utah (2004) and Team Wyoming (2005) ... Three-time NHSCA Academic All-American ... Also a letterwinner in football and cross country ... National Honor Society member and Utah state president of Future Business Leaders of America. Personal Born Levi Louis Mele on 8/28/87 ... Son of Greg and Kim Mele ... Grandfather started Uintah High’s wrestling program and played football for the University of Utah ... Father was a state champion wrestler in Utah and brother (Tyson) was a state champion in Wyoming ... Attended same high school as two-time NCAA finalist Ryan Lewis of Minnesota and NCAA All-American Phil Keddy of Iowa ... Served two-year Mormon mission from Nov., 2006 through Dec., 2008 ... Anticipated major is business or political science.

HIGH SCHOOL State champion at 189 pounds his senior season at Crown Point after placing second his junior year and seventh as a sophomore ... Finished a perfect 42-0 as a senior to improve complete his career with a 147-20 record, setting a school record for wins ... Runner-up competitor at Junior Nationals event in Virginia Beach ... Named all-state and all-region as well as team co-MVP ... Competed in Indiana vs. Illinois All-Star Dual match ... Also a four-year letterwinner as a quarterback in football. Personal Born Marcus James Shrewsbury on 3/23/90 ... Son of James Shrewsbury and Jamie Calonca ... Plans to major in legal studies.

JEFF OLSEN 197 Freshman Marietta, Ga. Walton HIGH SCHOOL 2008 5A Georgia state champion at 171 pounds ... Named to 2008 Georgia All-State team and Georgia Coaches Dream Team ... State runner-up at 189 pounds as a senior in 2009 ... Three-time region champion ... Finished career with a 170-28 overall record ... Helped Walton to a second-place 5A state finish as a senior ... Two-time varsity captain ... Wrestled for Team Georgia club team and was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame in 2009 ... Two-time USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner and four-time Ohio Tournament of Champions winner. Personal Born Jeffrey Robert Olsen on 2/16/91 ... Son of Scott and Leslie Olsen ... Older brother Andy wrestles for Harvard ... Anticipated major is psychology.

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2008-09 IN REVIEW N

orthwestern has recently grown accustomed to bringing home its share of hardware and the 2008-09 campaign was no different. Senior Jake Herbert cemented his place on the Big Ten’s list of most accomplished wrestlers by winning the 2009 Hodge Trophy as the sport’s top performer after winning his second NCAA crown. Herbert’s title at 184 pounds left Northwestern as the only school in the country to have had an NCAA individual champion in each of the past three seasons. Northwestern also saw one of its competitors reach All-American status for the second time in his career. Junior Brandon Precin placed third in the country thanks to his win in the consolation final of the 125-pound weight class over Anthony Robles of Arizona State, who had defeated Precin 9-0 in the quarterfinal earlier in the tournament. Redshirt sophomore Keith Sulzer made his second appearance in the NCAA Championships at 141 pounds while true freshman Jason Welch

qualified after spending much of the year ranked in the top 15 at 157 pounds. The four Wildcat qualifiers posted a combined record of 14-5 at NCAAs, notching the highest team winning percentage (.737) for any school at this year’s event. For the 46th consecutive season, NU hosted the Midlands Championships at Welsh-Ryan Arena, where NU boasted two champions at the event (Herbert and Precin) for the second time in three years. The ’Cats began the new year by competing at the prestigious NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals—the fourth year in a row NU earned an invitation—before opening their Big Ten campaign with a pair of impressive victories. After downing Michigan State 31-6, NU faced No. 19 Wisconsin in Evanston and upset the Badgers 21-19 thanks in large part to a last-minute pin by redshirt freshman Robert Kellogg at 174. Northwestern landed three wrestlers in the finals of the Big Ten Championships at Penn State, including Herbert, Precin and Welch.

2008-09 RESULTS Date 11/9 11/15 11/23 12/4 12/19 12/20 12/29-30 1/10 1/23 1/25 1/31 2/6 2/8 2/15 2/20 2/22 3/8-9 3/20-22

Tournament/Opponent Result Michigan State Open.............................................................NTS Purdue Duals vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga...........................................W, 30-12 vs. Eastern Michigan.......................................................W, 23-13 vs. Kent State....................................................................W, 21-8 at Stanford......................................................................W, 25-15 at UC Davis......................................................................L, 23-15 vs. Northern Illinois......................................................W, 27-12 at Pittsburgh....................................................................W, 20-18 at Clarion.......................................................................... W, 29-3 Midlands Championships.....................................................5th NWCA National Duals vs. Missouri......................................................................L, 25-12 vs. Nebraska....................................................................L, 19-18 vs. Michigan State *........................................................W, 31-6 vs. Wisconsin *..............................................................W, 21-19 at Michigan *....................................................................T, 17-17 at Illinois *.........................................................................L, 22-13 at Minnesota *..................................................................L, 18-16 at Indiana *....................................................................... L, 23-11 vs. Ohio State *...............................................................L, 23-18 vs. Iowa *.........................................................................L, 34-13 Big Ten Championships ..................................................... 8th/11 (Hosted by Penn State) NCAA Championships......................................................13th/76 (St. Louis, Mo.)

* Indicates Big Ten match Home matches in Bold

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Weight Dual Meet Record Frank Battaglia 165/174 0-2 Kyle Bertin 165 2-4 Eric Galka 133 — Marty Gould 149 3-2 Jake Herbert 184 18-0 Aaron Jones 184/197 0-2 Robert Joyce 125/133 2-8 Robert Kellogg 174 9-8 Ben Kuhar 285 2-9 Dominic Marella 165 2-9 Eric Metzler 133 4-4 Andrew Nadhir 149 8-5 Brandon Precin 125 17-1 Paul Rands 197 2-6 Brian Roddy Jr. 174 — John Schoen 197 3-13 Keith Sulzer 141 11-7 Jason Welch 157 13-3 TEAM 96-83

Big Ten Record 0-1 0-2 — 0-0 8-0 0-1 0-2 2-6 1-2 0-5 2-4 6-2 7-1 0-5 0-0 1-6 3-5 6-2 37-43

Overall Record 3-6 5-8 16-8 5-3 34-0 11-12 4-12 12-14 4-12 5-16 4-6 14-12 33-4 5-12 13-8 6-20 20-14 26-10 220-177

Winning Percentage .333 .385 .667 .625 1.000 .478 .250 .462 .250 .238 .400 .538 .900 .294 .650 .231 .588 .722 .554

JASON WELCH (above) and KEITH SULZER were both ranked in the top 15 of their weight classes and qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2008-09.

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MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS T

he 2009 Midlands Championship marks the 47th edition of one of the nation’s most prestigious wrestling tournaments. Founded by NU’s own Ken Kraft, the Midlands are held every December in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Midlands brings together the very best in amateur wrestling and has served as a springboard for 81 Olympic wrestlers. NU’s last four national champions—Dustin Fox, Jake Herbert, Jack Griffin and Mark Massery—each boast at least one Midlands title. In 2008, NU added to its history of success at its host tournament. The Wildcats captured two Midlands crowns, with Herbert winning his thirdcareer title with a dominant 15-1 victory over second-seeded Phil Keddy of Iowa in the 184-pound final. Junior Brandon Precin, who went on to finish third in the nation at NCAAs, broke through for his first championship at 125 pounds while true freshman Jason Welch placed fifth at 157 pounds. NU’s recent success at Midlands has coincided with its overall wrestling WELSH-RYAN ARENA attracts thousands of fans every December for the Midlands Championships. renaissance. Dustin Fox claimed his first Zeke Jones of Arizona. Jones defeated Griffin, lbs. while competing for the Mayor Daley Midlands title on his way to an NCAA heavy5-3, but NU’s lightweight gained revenge with Wrestling Club in 1976. Massery remains weight championship in 2007. Herbert bea 12-4 victory at nationals. Griffin—now an involved with NU Athletics as secretary of came Northwestern’s first two-time Midlands associate director of athletics for development at the N-Club. champion in 2005 while Mike Tamillow and NU—came back to Midlands as a postgraduate Wildcat head coach Tim Cysewski Ryan Lang added to the ’Cats winning ways and took the 1990 title with a 9-7 win over Cal ranks ninth on the all-time Midlands win list in 2006, bringing home titles at 197 lbs. and State-Bakersfield’s Pat Higa. with 36 victories. Cysewski, who wrestled at 141 lbs., respectively. Massery, who claimed the 126-pound Iowa from 1972-76, captured five titles in The 1989 Midlands 118-pound final national championship in 1973, also needed eight championship appearances and ranks provided a preview of the 1990 NCAA post-collegiate competition to get his Midlands fifth on the all-time consecutive-win list with Championship as Griffin squared off against championship. He captured first place at 126 28.

NU’S MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS 1963 1964 1967 1968 1974 1976 1990 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Jerry Torrence (147) Pete Beevers (137) Stu Marshall (167) Russ Schneider (162) Seth Norton (167) Andre Allen (142) Mark Massery (126) Jack Griffin (118) Jake Herbert (174) Jake Herbert (174) Ryan Lang (141) Mike Tamillow (197) Dustin Fox (Hwt.) Jake Herbert (184) Brandon Precin (125)

or the third consecutive year, the Big Ten Network is set to broadcast the final rounds of the Midlands Championships live from Welsh-Ryan Arena with Tim Johnson and Northwestern alum Mark Massery calling the action. BTN’s airing of Midlands typically kicks off its extensive coverage of the nation’s premier wrestling conference. In 2009, BTN aired at least one Big Ten dual match in primetime every Friday night throughout the season—covering each team at least once—as well as the Big Ten Championships from Penn State. The network currently reaches approximately 35 million households nationwide and is available to an estimated 73 million households in the United States and Canada. The network is available in 22 of the top 25 media markets in the U.S. through agreements with more than 250 cable, satellite and telco affiliates.

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2008 MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN REVIEW In what constituted one of the largest fields ever, 372 wrestlers stepped on the mat at the start of the 46th annual Midlands Championships in 2008, but only 10 walked away with the prestigious title of Midlands champion. The following is a look at some of the final notables from a memorable tournament. •

Chris Bono, the former head coach of Tennessee-Chattanooga and current assistant at Iowa State, won his fourth Midlands title and his six wins moved him into fifth place on the all-time Midlands individual victories list (42). Those ahead of him are: Joe Williams (55), Mike Schmidlin (47), John Fisher (44) and Bruce Baumgartner (43).

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The “20 in 4” Club (20 Midlands wins in four tournaments) added its 20th member in 2008 with a unique twist. Nick Gallick of Iowa State (141) reached 20 career Midlands wins and did so in just three years. Nick won six matches in 2006 and 2007 and went on to register eight in 2008.

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Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa became the 111th wrestler to win 20 or more career Midlands matches, doing so over five tournaments.

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Hudson Taylor of Maryland notched five pins over two days, becoming the fifth Midlands competitor to score five in one tournament.

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Of the 10 No. 1 seeds entering this year’s tournament, just three—Brent Metcalf (149), Chris Bono (157) and Jake Herbert (184)—managed to live up to their top billing and win their respective weight classes. Eighth-seeded Zach Tanelli of Wisconsin (141) was the lowest seed to earn a Midlands title, coming out of a weight class that featured seven competitors ranked in the nation’s top 10. Tanelli entered the tournament ranked No. 15 in the country.

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The number of falls scored was 122, second all-time behind only the 2007 total of 132.

2008 MIDLANDS FINALS Weight Class 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 Hwt.

Champion Runner-Up Brandon Precin * Tyler Clark (Northwestern) (Iowa State) Daniel Dennis * Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa) (Iowa State) Zach Tanelli * Alex Tsirtsis (Wisconsin) (Iowa) Brent Metcalf * Kyle Ruschell (Iowa) (Wisconsin) Chris Bono Cyler Sanderson (Chattanooga Takedown Club) (Iowa State) Ryan Morningstar * Jon Reader * (Iowa) (Iowa State) Mike Cannon * Mike Miller * (American) (Central Michigan) Jake Herbert * • Phil Keddy * (Northwestern) (Iowa) Dallas Herbst Jake Varner * • (Wisconsin) (Iowa State) Mark Ellis * • Zach Sheaffer (Missouri) (Pittsburgh)

* 2009 NCAA All-American

• 2009 NCAA champion

2008 AWARD WINNERS Champion of Champions: Zach Tanelli, Wisconsin Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler: Jake Herbert, Northwestern Individual High Point Total Award: Brent Metcalf, Iowa (27) Fastest Fall Award: Eric Galka, Northwestern (0:18) Most Falls Award: Hudson Taylor, Maryland (five) Team Champion: Iowa

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES The following is a look at the 15 wrestlers who have been enshrined in the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame.

ART KRAFT

1990

rt Kraft won the 1960 NCAA championship at 157 pounds and was a two-time All-American in a time when only the top four finishers at each weight class were deemed All-Americans. Following his wrestling career, Kraft was a high school coach. He started as the wrestling coach at Triton College in the mid-1960s and stayed for almost 20 years. There, Kraft was named Coach of the Year three times; he also coached a national championship team and many individual champions.

MARK MASSERY

1991

n 1973, Mark Massery captured the NCAA championship at 126 pounds after claiming his second-career Big Ten Championship earlier that year. Massery twice reached NCAA All-American status. He continued his wrestling career after college by competing in several international meets and preparing for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. He won the Amateur Athletic Union title in 1975 at Bloomington, Ind., and also earned the World Cup championship in 1975. As the country’s top 125-pounder, Massery represented the United States in the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City where he placed third and the ’75 World Championships in Minsk, U.S.S.R. where he finished fourth.

“The Northwestern campus environment in the early 1970’s had an incredible mixture of personal and cultural styles and values that is hard to match. I think that’s still true today, which makes NU such a great place to be a student-athlete.” —MARK MASSERY ’73

PIONEER ERA INDUCTEES Year Inducted Name Years of Competition 1984 Timothy G. Lowry......................................1923-25 1984 John H. Riley.............................1929-31 (wrestler) 1948-57 (coach) 1987 Stanley “Jack” Hathaway...........................1918-21 1990 Dewitt C. Gibson........................................1935-37 1991 Ralph Lupton.............................................1928-29 1996 Justin Dart.................................................1926-29 1996 Brian Hines................................................1922-24 2000 Wesley Brown Jr........................................1931-33

RORY WEBER

2001

ory Weber concluded his illustrious Wildcat wrestling career with an all-time record of 58-8. That .881 winning percentage presently ranks third all-time at Northwestern. He garnered All-America honors three years (1960-62) in the heavyweight division, making him one of the Wildcats’ most decorated wrestlers. Weber captured the Big Ten championship in 1960 and was the squad’s Stuteville Award (most points) recipient in 1961.

JACK GRIFFIN

2002

n 1990, Jack Griffin became Northwestern’s first individual NCAA champion since 1973 and helped NU to a fourth-place team finish. A two-time All-American and four-time finalist at the Big Ten Championships, Griffin is NU’s all-time leader in wins with 159 and lost only one dual-meet match in his entire career. Following his wrestling career at NU, Griffin was named an alternate for the 1992 Olympic team and served six seasons as an assistant coach for the Wildcats under Tim Cysewski. Griffin is currently an assistant athletic director for development at Northwestern.

JACK GRIFFIN MARK MASSERY

“My Northwestern experience was second to none. It had everything I had hoped for: great teammates, an awesome coaching staff, a plan in place to not only excel in collegiate wrestling but the classroom and in life. I am not where I am today without the Northwestern experience and all the people who gave me the resources to succeed.” —JACK GRIFFIN ’90

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KEN KRAFT

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2003

t would be hard to match the dedication and service that Ken Kraft has provided Northwestern University. After compiling a 38-7-2 record on the wrestling mat Kraft became Northwestern’s head wrestling coach in 1957, a position he held until 1979. At the time of his induction, he was the program’s winningest coach. Following the conclusion of his coaching career, Kraft was named an associate athletic director and he served in an administrative capacity for 24 years. As an athlete, he won the 167-pound Big Ten championship his senior year. Perhaps his most significant contribution to the wrestling program was the founding of the Midlands Championships, the nation’s top amateur wrestling event, which has been held every year since 1966 between Christmas and New Year’s Day at NU’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. For his contributions to Northwestern, and specifically the wrestling program, a new wrestling facility was built, which bears his name, the “Ken Kraft Wrestling Complex.” A founding member of the United States Wrestling Federation and its president from 1972-76, Kraft was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1997.

MIKE FUNK

2004

orthwestern’s first four-time All-American, Mike Funk also was named NU’s Male Athlete of the Year for 1990-91. In 1991, he won the Big Ten championship in the 190-pound weight class and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships. That same year, he led NU in points, falls and net takedowns, sweeping the team’s three major postseason awards. Funk finished his career with 122 wins—good for fourth on Northwestern’s all-time list—and participated in the 1991 East-West All-Star meet. Funk won a career-best 35 matches in 1990, which ranks among NU’s top 10 for singleseason victories.

“What can I say? Northwestern was the place for me and continues to be. We have an approach to athletics that makes sense for our institution. I am entering my 56th year as a member of the Purple Pride. Who could have predicted that when I took that one-year job in the spring of 1957? Go ’Cats.” —KEN KRAFT ’57

ROHAN GARDNER

2006

ohan Gardner began his career at Northwestern as a walk-on studentathlete and left as a two-time All-American. He capped a stellar career with a scholarship and a 108-29 overall record. A 1996 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic first-team member (one of 10 wrestlers to earn the honor), Gardner won the 1996 Big Ten crown at 177 pounds, edging Michigan State’s Erich Harvey, 9-8. He went on to finish third at the 1996 NCAA Championships. In 1995, he won a careermost 30 matches (30-5) and placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. He was the Wildcats’ Stuteville (point leader) and Lupton (net takedowns) Award recipient in 1995 and 1996 and won the Jack Riley Fall Trophy in 1994.

ROHAN GARDNER

MIKE FUNK

“It was truly an honor to be inducted into Northwestern’s Hall of Fame because as a former walk-on, I never expected to be recognized along with that caliber of athletes already inducted in the Hall of Fame. The challenges I face in my day-to-day

life are nothing compared to what I endured during my last two years at Northwestern. The experiences I had while a student and wrestler at Northwestern are unparalleled in the impact they had on my development into the person I am today.” —ROHAN GARDNER ’95, M.S. ’96

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WILDCAT HISTORY BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

ALL-AMERICANS 1924 1928 1931 1932 1953 1960 1961 1962 1963 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bryan Hines—125 Ralph Lupton—125 Jack Riley—Hwt. Jack Riley—Hwt. Bob Christensen—115 Art Kraft—157 Rory Weber—Hwt. Rory Weber—Hwt. Rory Weber—Hwt. Al Jaklich—191 Russ Schneider—152 Otto Zeman—160 Bill Laursen—167 Wydell Boyd—134 Mark Massery—126 Mark Massery—126 Dave Froehlich—167 Andre Allen—142 Scott Klippert—177 Steve DePetro—126 Steve DePetro—126 Mike Funk—177 Joei Bales—134 Mike Funk—177 Jack Griffin—118 Mark Whitehead—190 Matt Case—190 Mike Funk—177 Jack Griffin—118 Brad Traviolia—167 Mike Funk—190 Matt Case—190 Rohan Gardner—177 Rohan Gardner—177 Tony Pariano—134 Scott Schatzman—126 Mark Bybee—167 Sam Neider—190 Scott Schatzman—134 Sam Neider—197 Scott Schatzman—141 Jake Herbert—174 Jake Herbert—174 Ryan Lang—141 John Velez—125 Dustin Fox—Hwt. Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141 Mike Tamillow—197 Dustin Fox—Hwt. Brandon Precin—125 Jake Herbert—184 Brandon Precin—125

EAST-WEST NWCA CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS 1968 1971 1978 1981 1991 1999 2006 2007

Russ Schneider—160 Mark Massery—126 Al Marzano—190 Tom Janicik—158 Mike Funk—190 Sam Neider—197 Jake Herbert—174 Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141

1928 1929 1931 1932 1933 1944 1945 1952 1957 1960 1961 1963 1968 1970 1971 1973 1975 1989 1990 1991 1996 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Ralph Lupton—125 Rudy Schuler—Hwt. Ralph Lupton—125 Wesley Brown—175 Bob Miller—155 Jack Riley—Hwt. Wesley Brown—175 Wesley Brown—175 Arthur Nethercot—121 Duane Hanson—136 Jack Herschend—123 Ken Kraft—167 Rory Weber—Hwt. Al Jaklich—191 Rory Weber—Hwt. Don Evans—177 Bob Plaskas—123 Russ Schneider—152 Bill Pauss—177 Mark Massery—126 Mark Massery—126 Andre Allen—142 Dave Froehlich—167 Jack Griffin—118 Mark Whitehead—190 Jack Griffin—118 Brad Traviolia—167 Mike Funk—190 Rohan Gardner—177 Mark Bybee—174 Matt Delguyd—197 Jake Herbert—174 Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141 Mike Tamillow—197 Dustin Fox—Hwt. Jake Herbert—184

WIN TOTALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Career Winning Percentage .974 Jake Herbert (149-4), 2003-07, 2009 .896 Don Evans (21-2-1), 1963-65 .881 Rory Weber (58-8), 1960-62 .879 Jack Griffin (156-21-1), 1987-90 .870 Andre Allen (90-13-1), 1972-75 .830 Ken Kraft (38-7-2), 1955-57 .811 Steve DePetro (146-30-4), 1983-86 .809 Mark Massery (72-17), 1970-73 .806 Don Horning (54-13), 1982-83 .804 Scott Schatzman (115-28), 1995-00 Career Wins 156 Jack Griffin, 1987-90 149 Jake Herbert, 2003-07, 2009 146 Steve DePetro, 1983-86 122 Mike Funk, 1987-1991 122 Brad Traviolia, 1987-90 115 Joei Bales, 1986-89 115 Scott Schatzman, 1995-00 110 Tony Pariano, 1992-96 109 Dustin Fox, 2004-08 108 Rohan Gardner, 1991-96 103 Mark Whitehead, 1986-89

Single-Season Wins 1. 44 Steve DePetro, 1986 2. 43 Jack Griffin, 1989 43 Mark Whitehead, 1989 4. 42 Jack Griffin, 1987 5. 40 Jack Griffin, 1990 40 Brad Traviolia, 1990 7. 39 Brad Traviolia, 1989 8. 37 Steve DePetro, 1984 9. 36 Jake Herbert, 2006 10. 35 Joei Bales, 1987 35 Rich Decatur, 1984 35 Steve DePetro, 1985 35 Mike Funk, 1990

JESSE OWENS AWARD BIG TEN MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

ach year, the Big Ten Conference honors just one male athlete with the prestigious Jesse Owens Award, presented to the top male performer in the league from any sport. The 2009 award went to NU’s Jake Herbert (pictured above with Northwestern director of athletics and recreation Jim Phillips) following his undefeated senior season during which he won his second NCAA title and the Hodge Trophy as college wrestling’s most dominant performer. He is the second Wildcat ever to win the award (Luke Donald, men’s golf, 1999).

STEVE DePETRO was a two-time All-American and ranks third on Northwestern’s career wins list with 146.

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WILDCAT TEAM AWARDS STUTEVILLE AWARD (Season Points Leader) 1947 George Halas 1948 Miles Taylor 1949 George Halas 1950 Bill Ford 1951 Ralph Jecha 1952 Jack Herschend 1953 Joe Sturgus 1954 Lenny Vyskocil 1955 Ken Kraft 1956 Ken Kraft 1957 Ken Kraft 1958 Don Woehrle 1959 Art Kraft 1960 Art Kraft 1961 Rory Weber 1962 Al Jaklich 1963 Don Evans 1964 Dave Kreider 1965 Dick Ernst 1966 Russ Schneider 1967 Russ Schneider 1968 Russ Schneider 1969 Seth Norton 1970 Bill Galler/ Bill Laursen 1971 Mark Massery 1972 Clyde Smith 1973 Mark Massery 1974 Dave Froehlich 1975 Andre Allen 1976 Al Marzano 1977 Mike Weitzman 1978 Al Marzano 1979 Tom Janicik 1980 Craig Jennings 1981 Tom Janicik 1982 Don Horning 1983 Steve DePetro 1984 Steve DePetro 1985 Regis Durbin 1986 Steve DePetro 1987 Jack Griffin 1988 Jack Griffin 1989 Mark Whitehead 1990 Jack Griffin 1991 Mike Funk 1992 Matt Case 1993 Jeff Mirabella 1994 Tony Pariano 1995 Rohan Gardner 1996 Rohan Gardner 1997 Sam Neider 1998 Sam Neider 1999 Mark Bybee 2000 Scott Schatzman 2001 Jason Erwinski 2002 John Giacche 2003 Jason Erwinski 2004 Matt Delguyd 2005 Jake Herbert 2006 Jake Herbert 2007 Jake Herbert 2008 Dustin Fox 2009 Jake Herbert

JACK RILEY AWARD

1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

(Total Falls) Jerry Torrence Don Evans Dan Kraft Russ Schneider Russ Schneider Dan Kraft Charlie Arnold Charlie Arnold Jamie Summerfelt Paul Scott Andre Allen Andre Allen Al Marzano Al Marzano Al Marzano Mike Weitzman Craig Jennings Craig Jennings Don Horning Mike Fiandaca Tim Guana Mike Kraft Mike Kraft Brad Traviolia Jack Griffin Jack Griffin Jack Griffin Mike Funk Jeff Mirabella Tad Yeager Rohan Gardner Tony Pariano Mark Bybee Sam Neider Sam Neider Mark Bybee Mark Bybee Ryan Cumbee John Giacche Scott Johnson Mike Little Jake Herbert Jake Herbert Jake Herbert Brandon Precin Jake Herbert

MATT CASE

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LUPTON AWARD

(Net Takedowns) 1976 Dave Triveline 1977 Dave Triveline 1978 Al Marzano 1979 Mike Weitzman 1980 Don Prior 1981 Don Prior 1982 Don Prior 1983 Steve DePetro 1984 Steve DePetro 1985 Steve DePetro 1986 Steve DePetro 1987 Jack Griffin 1988 Jack Griffin 1989 Mark Whitehead 1990 Jack Griffin 1991 Mike Funk 1992 Matt Case 1993 Roger Williams 1994 Tony Pariano 1995 Rohan Gardner 1996 Rohan Gardner 1997 Sam Neider 1998 Scott Schatzman 1999 Sam Neider 2000 Scott Schatzman 2001 Jason Erwinski 2002 John Giacche 2003 Jason Erwinski 2004 John Velez 2005 Jake Herbert 2006 Jake Herbert 2007 Jake Herbert 2008 Brandon Precin 2009 Jake Herbert

JOHN VELEZ

KEN KRAFT WRESTLING COMPLEX F

or his 48 years of involvement with the Northwestern wrestling program, the new wrestling facilities are named in honor of Ken Kraft. Kraft was a fouryear member of the Wildcat wrestling squad and NU’s head coach for 22 years. In 2004, Kraft retired after spending 51 years at NU as an athlete, coach and administrator. The Ken Kraft Wrestling Complex is part of the most recent Anderson Hall renovations. It contains three 42’x42’ mats— almost doubling the former wrestling room size—and houses coaching offices and locker rooms. The facility opened in the summer of 2005. “The new facility has a nearby locker room, modern amenities and is among the best in college wrestling,” Kraft said. As a student-athlete at NU, Kraft competed in the 167-pound weight class, winning the 1957 Big Ten title. After graduation, Kraft took over the head coaching duties, compiling a 128-106-5 record in his 22 years at the helm. During that time, he coached 14 All-Americans, two of which were national champions.

One of Kraft’s greatest contributions to the wrestling program was the founding of the Midlands Championships, now in its 47th year. The Midlands brings the very best in amateur wrestling to WelshRyan Arena every December between Christmas and New FRANK GIFFORD and KEN KRAFT were ABC commentaYear’s. tors for the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. Kraft also spent time in front of the cameras as a commentator for ABC’s Wide World of Sports during the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. In addition, he has served on the U.S. Wrestling Federation Governing Council and Executive Committee, and was president of the association from 1972-76. In 1998, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Today, Kraft continues to be actively involved in the Wildcat wrestling program as the tournament director for the Midlands Championships.

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WELSH-RYAN ARENA

WELSH-RYAN ARENA during the 2008 Midlands Championships.

he Big Ten Conference is known for its enthusiastic record-setting crowds and first class facilities, and Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena is no exception. Welsh-Ryan has been the home of NU wrestling since the late 1950s, and fans have been treated to some of the best amateur wrestling from around the nation. Every season in late December, the prestigious Midlands Championships draws thousands of fans to Welsh-Ryan during the two-day affair.

“There is a lot of history in Welsh-Ryan Arena,” said NU head coach Tim Cysewski. “It is really an ideal wrestling venue. Its smaller size makes for a better experience because the fans are right there on top of the action. A lot of wrestling history has been made at Welsh-Ryan Arena.” Welsh-Ryan Arena is also the home of Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

The arena is named in recognition of a leadership gift to the $21 million Athletic Facilities Campaign by the Patrick G. Ryan family of Kenilworth, Ill. Ryan, formerly the chairman of Northwestern’s Board of Trustees, is president and chief executive officer of AON Corporation. The name-gift pledge to the Campaign was made by the Ryan Family in honor of Pat and his wife’s parents.

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NORTHWESTERN UNDER TIM CYSEWSKI Northwestern’s 2009-10 season marks the 20th under the direction of head coach Tim Cysewski, who has coached 29 All-Americans and 88 NCAA qualifiers and has guided NU to two fourth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships over the course of his career. Here is a look at NU’s year-byyear record since Cysewski assumed the role of head coach in 1989. 1989-90 Overall Record: 11-4, 5-4 Big Ten 11/18-19 Ohio Open NTS 11/24 Northern Open NTS 12/2 Illinois Open NTS 12/9 Indiana * L, 23-18 12/17 Central Michigan W, 26-23 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 3rd/52 1/5 Michigan State W, 28-12 1/7 Iowa * L, 33-8 1/13 Grand Valley State W, 38-6 Marquette W, 39-6 1/19 Minnesota * W, 24-19 1/27 Michigan * L, 22-20 2/1 Northern Illinois W, 37-9 2/10 Wisconsin * L, 19-18 2/13 Purdue * W, 22-15 2/18 Ohio State * W, 21-14 2/24 Illinois State W, 27-9 2/25 Illinois * W, 41-5 3/2 Eastern Illinois W, 36-11 3/10-11 Big Ten Championships 3rd/10 3/22-24 NCAA Championships 4th/99 1990-91 Overall Record: 5-15, 1-7 Big Ten 11/17-18 Ohio Open NTS 11/24 Northern Open NTS 12/1 vs. Northern Illinois W, 22-21 12/10 at Cal State-Fullerton L, 27-16 12/12 at Fresno State L, 31-11 12/13 vs. San Francisco State W, 34-17 at Cal State-Bakersfield L, 24-20 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 14th/56 1/11-12 National Dual Championships vs. Penn State L, 43-3 vs. Portland State W, 30-15 vs. West Virginia L, 35-5 1/18 at Illinois State W, 20-17 1/19 vs. Minnesota * L, 29-8 1/25 at Michigan State L, 23-20 vs. Ferris State L, 22-18 1/26 vs. Michigan * L, 31-9 2/1 vs. Illinois * W, 25-23 vs. Iowa * L, 50-3 2/3 vs. Purdue * L, 32-13 2/8 vs. Wisconsin * L, 33-9 2/10 at Indiana * L, 30-12 2/17 at Ohio State * L, 39-7 vs. Ohio L, 30-6 3/2-3 Big Ten Championships 8th/10 3/13-16 NCAA Championships 42nd/87

1991-92 Overall Record: 5-10-1, 3-6 Big Ten 11/3 NU Quad Open NTS 11/23-24 Ohio Open NTS 11/30 Northern Open NTS 12/5 vs. Northern Illinois W, 35-7 12/14 vs. Indiana W, 23-12 12/28-29 Midlands Championships NTS 1/9 vs. Lehigh L, 21-18 1/19 vs. Minnesota L, 25-14 1/25 vs. Michigan * L, 29-12 1/26 vs. Michigan State * W, 32-5 1/31 vs. Illinois State W, 34-9 vs. Iowa * L, 40-5 2/9 vs. Illinois * W, 26-15 vs. Brown L, 20-16 at Cornell L, 34-12 vs. Syracuse T, 18-18 2/15 vs. Wisconsin * L, 29-9 2/22 vs. Purdue * L, 19-14 2/29 vs. Ohio State * L, 28-8 vs. Central Michigan L, 28-13 3/7-8 Big Ten Championships 7th/10 3/19-21 NCAA Championships 24th/84 1992-93 Overall Record: 6-9-1, 3-5-1 Big Ten 11/1 NU Open NTS 11/14-15 Ohio Open NTS 11/28 Northern Open NTS 12/14 vs. California-Bakersfield L, 22-15 12/16 vs. Portland State W, 34-5 vs. Fresno State L, 31-3 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 6th/52 1/9 vs. Indiana * W, 27-9 vs. Kent State W, 28-6 1/15 vs. Ohio State * L, 34-9 1/16 vs. Michigan State * W, 19-14 1/23 vs. Illinois * W, 21-12 1/23 vs. Minnesota * T, 18-18 1/31 vs. Michigan * L, 22-19 2/6 vs. Iowa * L, 34-3 2/13 vs. Wyoming W, 22-18 vs. Wisconsin * L, 23-13 2/17 vs. Northern Illinois L, 22-20 vs. Purdue * L, 21-11 2/21 vs. Nebraska L, 35-6 3/5-6 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/18-20 NCAA Championships 41st/81 1993-94 Overall Record: 8-5-1, 4-4-1 Big Ten 10/30 Halloween Open NTS 11/20-21 Ohio Open NTS 11/27 Northern Open NTS 12/29-30 Midlands Championships NTS 1/8 vs. Indiana * W, 19-18 vs. Ohio State * W, 26-15 1/15 Wyoming Invitational 1st/4 1/22 at Minnesota * L, 33-9 vs. Illinois * T, 19-19 1/29 vs. Michigan State * L, 22-13 1/30 vs. Michigan * W, 25-15 2/4 vs. Iowa * L, 37-3 vs. Boise State L, 16-13 2/10 at Illinois State W, 28-18 2/13 at Wisconsin * L, 25-17 2/19 at Purdue * W, 25-13 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 22-19 2/20 at Northern Illinois W, 30-9 3/4-5 Big Ten Championships 7th/10 3/16-19 NCAA Championships 36th/83

The 1989-90 team finished fourth in the nation with four All-Americans and an NCAA champion in Jack Griffin (pictured, right of trophy).

1994-95 Overall Record: 9-7, 2-7 Big Ten 10/30 Halloween Open NTS 11/19-20 Michigan Open NTS 11/26 Northern Open NTS 12/16 at Cleveland State W, 30-12 12/29-30 Midlands Championships NTS 1/8 at Indiana * W, 22-19 vs. Ohio State * L, 24-7 1/15 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point W, 32-3 1/21 vs. Minnesota * L, 27-10 at Illinois * L, 20-14 1/28 at Michigan * L, 20-15 1/29 vs. Central Michigan W, 20-19 at Michigan State * L, 27-7 2/4 at Iowa * L, 0-40 2/10 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 30-10 2/11 vs. Wisconsin * L, 24-11 vs. Northern Illinois W, 28-9 2/18 vs. Purdue * W, 25-10 2/19 vs. Illinois State W, 26-7 vs. Marquette W, 41-3 3/4-5 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/16-19 NCAA Championships 18th/82 1995-96 Overall Record: 8-5-1, 4-5-1 Big Ten 10/29 Halloween Open NTS 11/11-12 Michigan Open NTS 11/24 Northern Open NTS 12/9 vs. Penn State W, 19-14 12/13 at Georgia State W, 23-9 12/29-30 Midlands Championships NTS 1/6 vs. Indiana * L, 22-12 at Ohio State * L, 24-12 1/13 vs. Central Michigan W, 29-15 1/20 vs. Minnesota * W, 24-9 vs. Illinois * L, 19-14 1/27 vs. Michigan * T, 16-16 2/1 vs. Iowa * L, 41-3 2/10 vs. Michigan State * L, 18-17 2/14 at Northern Illinois W, 41-3 2/18 at Purdue * W, 18-16 2/23 at Eastern Illinois W, 34-8 2/25 at Wisconsin * W, 20-13 3/9-10 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/21-23 NCAA Championships 18th/80 1996-97 Overall Record: 6-9, 2-7 Big Ten 11/3 Halloween Open NTS 11/23-24 Michigan Open NTS 11/29 Northern Open NTS 12/6 at Minnesota L, 35-3 12/15 at Central Michigan W, 18-16 12/28-29 Midlands Championships T-15th/56 1/5 vs. Indiana * L, 25-9 1/10-11 Virginia Duals vs. Arizona State L, 20-17

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1/17 1/18 1/25 1/26 2/1 2/7 2/15 2/23 3/8-9 3/20-22

vs. Brown vs. Lock Haven vs. Eastern Illinois at Illinois * at Michigan * at Michigan State * at Iowa * vs. Ohio State * vs. Wisconsin * vs. Purdue * vs. Marquette Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships

1997-98 Overall Record: 9-8, 3-6 Big Ten 11/15-16 Michigan State Open 11/28 Northern Open 12/13 at Ohio State 12/14 vs. Kent State vs. Lock Haven at Clarion 12/28-29 Midlands Championships 1/9 at Marquette 1/11 vs. Virginia Tech at Indiana * 1/18 vs. Illinois * 1/23 vs. Michigan * 1/24 vs. Michigan State * 1/29 vs. Iowa * 2/7 vs. Central Michigan 2/8 at Eastern Illinois vs. SIU-Edwardsville 2/14 at Wisconsin * 2/20 vs. Minnesota * 2/21 at Purdue * 3/6-8 Big Ten Championships 3/18-21 NCAA Championships 1998-99 Overall Record: 5-9, 3-6 Big Ten 11/7-8 Michigan Open 11/20-21 St. Louis Open 12/14 at Iowa State 12/16 at Northern Iowa 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 1/9 vs. Northern Illinois 1/22 at Indiana * 1/24 at Illinois * 1/29 at Michigan State 2/5 at Purdue * 2/12 vs. Iowa * 2/14 vs. Penn State * 2/18 vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Wisconsin * 2/21 vs. Minnesota * 3/6-7 Big Ten Championships 3/18-21 NCAA Championships

W, 22-16 L, 30-12 W, 22-15 L, 34-5 L, 19-18 W, 17-16 L, 40-4 L, 21-11 W, 23-15 L, 27-6 W, 32-9 11th/11 35th/73

NTS NTS W, 20-18 W, 27-15 L, 25-15 L, 20-18 11th/54 W, 39-12 W, 31-9 W, 24-16 L, 29-9 L, 24-15 L, 23-12 L, 40-0 W, 20-18 W, 27-12 W, 35-13 W, 20-14 L, 32-6 L, 24-13 8th/11 18th/84

NTS NTS L, 27-14 W, 31-11 W, 20-16 L, 21-20 L, 31-10 W, 28-17 L, 23-16 L, 36-3 L, 21-20 W, 34-8 W, 24-17 L, 25-15 7tth/11 29th

NORTHWESTERN UNDER TIM CYSEWSKI 1999-2000 Overall Record: 6-12, 1-7 Big Ten 11/13-14 Michigan State Open 11/19-20 St. Louis Open 11/26 vs. Arizona St. vs. Lehigh vs. Purdue 12/12 vs. Central Michigan 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 1/14 at Northern Illinois 1/16 at Eastern Illinois 1/21 at Michigan 1/23 at Marquette vs. Missouri 1/28 vs. Ohio State * 2/4 vs. Michigan State * 2/6 at Iowa * 2/11 at Indiana * 2/13 vs. Illinois * 2/18 at Minnesota * 2/19 at Wisconsin* 3/5 Big Ten Championships 3/19 NCAA Championships

NTS NTS L, 24-20 L, 23-16 L, 25-14 T, 15-15 14th/62 W, 24-17 L, 20-18 L, 24-15 W, 20-16 W,19-17 W, 25-15 L, 24-13 L, 41-3 L, 29-14 L, 36-3 L, 35-6 L, 27-9 6th/11 29th

2000-01 Overall Record: 4-13-1, 0-8 Big Ten 11/18-19 Michigan State Open NTS 11/24 Dual in the Desert vs. Minnesota-Morris W, 37-6 vs. Embry Riddle W, 28-15 vs. Arizona State L, 41-0 12/16 vs. Central Michigan L, 26-10 12/29-30 Midlands Championships T-25th/54 1/6 Lone Star Duals vs. Norhern Illinois L, 31-9 vs. Navy L, 29-16 vs. Stanford L, 25-18 1/12 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 26-21 1/14 vs. Iowa * L, 45-3 1/19 at Illinois * L, 40-3 1/26 vs. Wisconsin * L, 28-9 1/28 vs. Northern Illinois T, 18-18 2/2 at Penn State * L, 21-12 2/4 at Ohio State * L, 33-3 2/9 at Marquette W, 39-4 2/11 at Indiana * L, 37-6 2/16 vs. Purdue * L, 26-9 2/18 vs. Michigan * L, 36-7 3/3-4 Big Ten Championship 11th/11 2001-02 Overall Record: 7-12, 0-8 Big Ten 11/17-18 Michigan State Open 11/23 Northern Open 12/8 NU Duals vs. Parkside vs. Eastern Michigan vs. Princeton 12/29-30 Midlands Championships

NTS NTS L, 24-11 W, 25-15 W, 27-11 41st/61

1/5 1/11 1/13 1/18 1/20 1/25 1/27 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 2/24 3/8-10

Lone Star Duals vs. Navy W, 27-13 vs. Brown L, 21-17 vs. Nebraska-Kearney L, 20-17 at Eastern Illinois W, 31-3 Wendy Duals vs. Gardner-Webb W, 46-0 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 31-7 vs. Ashland W, 28-9 at Purdue L, 24-9 at Northern Illinois L, 24-15 vs. Illinois * L, 27-6 at Iowa * L, 44-6 vs. Penn State * L, 25-15 vs. Minnesota * L, 38-6 at Michigan State * L, 23-12 at Wisconsin * L, 29-12 vs. Indiana * L, 36-3 Big Ten Championships 11th/11

2002-03 Overall Record: 5-12, 0-8 Big Ten 11/9-10 Michigan State Open NTS 11/24 Missouri Open NTS 12/7 Northern Iowa Open NYS 12/14 vs. Parkside W, 28-21 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 2-0 12/28-29 Midlands Championships 25th 1/4 Lone Star Duals vs. Cal Poly L, 27-10 vs. Navy W, 27-10 vs. Harvard W, 24-12 1/12 Wendy’s Duals vs. Gardner-Webb W, 34-9 vs. Purdue L, 27-12 vs. Pittsburgh L, 29-6 1/17 vs. Northern Illinois L, 27-6 1/24 vs. Michigan State * L, 33-7 1/26 vs. Wisconsin * L, 24-13 2/1 at Michigan * L, 35-12 2/7 at Illinois * L, 37-3 2/9 at Minnesota * L, 41-3 2/14 at Indiana * L, 28-9 2/21 vs. Ohio State * L, 25-14 2/23 vs. Iowa * L, 44-6 2003-04 Overall Record: 9-9, 0-8 Big Ten 11/8 Michigan State Open NTS 11/22 NU Duals vs. Augustana W, 30-9 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 29-7 vs. UW-La Crosse W, 19-4 12/5 Northern Illinois Duals vs. Loras College W, 32-8 vs. Northern Illinois L, 21-12 vs. Elmhurst College W, 40-6 12/18 American W, 41-10 12/19 Beast of the East Invitational 4th/20

Northwestern tied a program best with four All-Americans when it placed fourth at the 2007 NCAA Championships in Detroit.

12/29-30 Midlands Championships 1/9 Eastern Michigan 1/11 Eastern Illinois 1/17 at Iowa * 1/23 vs. Purdue * 1/24 vs. Indiana * 1/24 vs. Missouri Baptist 2/1 vs. Illinois * 2/6 at Penn State * 2/8 at Ohio State * 2/20 at Wisconsin * 2/22 vs. Michigan * 3/7 Big Ten Championships 3/20 NCAA Championships

17th/61 W, 22-18 W, 37-3 L, 39-4 L, 20-19 L, 19-12 W, 33-6 L, 32-7 L, 42-3 L, 40-3 L, 28-6 L, 37-7 11th/11 T-50th

2004-05 Overall Record: 6-6, 2-6 Big Ten 12/3 vs. Northern Illinois W, 21-13 12/15 vs. Augustana W, 37-9 vs. UW-La Crosse W, 33-9 12/17 Beast of the East Tournament 1st/14 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 7th 1/15 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 41-3 1/21 at Indiana * L, 22-14 1/22 at Purdue * W, 27-10 1/29 vs. Iowa * W, 22-19 2/4 vs. Minnesota * L, 28-10 2/6 at Michigan State * L, 20-15 2/12 vs. Penn State * L, 24-13 2/17 at Illinois * L, 29-6 2/20 vs. Wisconsin * L, 19-18 3/5-6 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/17-19 NCAA Championships 14th 2005-06 Overall Record:10-5, 5-3 Big Ten 12/1 at Northern Illinois 12/15 vs. Chicago vs. Indianapolis 12/18 Reno Tournament 12/29-30 Midlands Chamionships 1/8 at Eastern Illinois 1/14 NWCA National Duals at Iowa State vs. Hofstra vs. Arizona State 1/20 at Minnesota * 1/22 at Wisconsin * 1/28 at Michigan * 2/3 vs. Ohio State * 2/5 at Illinois * 2/10 vs. Michigan State * 2/12 at Iowa * 2/17 vs. Indiana * 3/4-5 Big Ten Championships 3/16-18 NCAA Championships 2006-07 Overall Record:13-8, 3-5 Big Ten 11/12 NU Duals vs. Chicago vs. Navy vs. Indianapolis 11/18 ACC/Big Ten Clash vs. Virgina vs. North Carolina vs. North Carolina State 12/8 vs. Northern Illinois 12/9 vs. Eastern Illinois 12/20 Reno Tournament 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 1/13 NWCA National Duals vs. Cornell vs. Iowa vs. Missouri

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W, 28-10 W, 32-12 W, 38-12 3rd/27 10th /66 W, 35-13 L, 20-16 W, 26-13 L, 22-17 L, 24-11 W, 24-15 L, 22-15 W, 31-6 W, 19-16 W, 21-13 L, 20-16 W, 19-15 5th/11 13th/69

W, 34-12 W, 20-16 W, 31-11 W, 24-12 W, 30-9 W, 37-9 W, 28-10 W, 38-12 6th/29 3rd/55 W, 24-15 L, 22-18 L, 33-8

1/14 1/19 1/21 1/26 2/2 2/4 2/11 2/16 2/18 3/3-4 3/15-17

vs. West Virginia vs. Central Michigan at Illinois * vs. Iowa * vs. Wisconsin * at Penn State * at Ohio State * at Indiana * vs. Purdue * vs. Michigan * Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships

W, 28-14 L, 22-11 L, 21-13 L, 24-14 W, 19-18 L, 25-8 L, 18-16 L, 28-11 W, 31-13 W, 20-14 6th/11 4th

2007-08 Overall Record: 8-9, 3-5 Big Ten 11/30 at Northern Illinois L, 22-19 12/08 vs. North Dakota State W, 35-9 vs. SIU-Edwardsville W, 44-3 12/16 at Eastern Michigan W, 29-6 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 5th/55 1/12-13 NWCA National Duals 8th/16 vs. Nebraska L, 25-9 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 31-11 vs. Missouri W, 22-19 vs. Ohio State L, 19-17 vs. Iowa State L, 26-16 1/27 at Iowa * L, 22-13 2/1 vs. Penn State * L, 18-15 2/8 vs. Minnesota * L, 33-12 2/10 at Michigan State * W, 25-15 2/15 at Purdue * W, 21-17 2/17 vs. Illinois * W, 22-11 2/22 at Wisconsin * L, 21-19 2/24 vs. Indiana * L, 24-14 3/8-9 Big Ten Championships 8th/11 3/20-22 NCAA Championship 13th/75 2008-09 Overall Record: 9-8-1, 2-5-1 Big Ten 11/9 Michigan State Open NTS 11/15 Purdue Duals vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 30-12 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 23-13 vs. Kent State W, 21-8 11/23 at Stanford W, 25-15 at UC Davis L, 23-15 12/4 vs. Northern Illinois W, 27-12 12/19 at Pittsburgh W, 20-18 12/20 at Clarion W, 29-3 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 5th 1/10 NWCA National Duals vs. Missouri L, 25-12 vs. Nebraska L, 19-18 1/23 vs. Michigan State * W, 31-6 1/25 vs. Wisconsin * W, 21-19 1/31 at Michigan * T, 17-17 2/6 at Illinois * L, 22-13 2/8 at Minnesota * L, 18-16 2/15 at Indiana * L, 23-11 2/20 vs. Ohio State * L, 23-18 2/22 vs. Iowa * L, 34-13 3/8-9 Big Ten Championships 8th/11 3/20-22 NCAA Championships 13th/76

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more about Northwestern • From 25,000 freshman candidates each year, about 6,500 are offered admission for a freshman class size of 2,000. • Students from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries make up the undergraduate student body of approximately 8,000. The undergraduate population is about 54 percent women, and just under 30 percent are African American, Hispanic or Asian American. Total enrollment is approximately 17,000, including 1,100 part-time students in evening programs of the School of Continuing Studies. • Undergraduate financial aid is need based. More than half of all Northwestern undergraduates receive some combination of needbased scholarships, student loans and work-study employment. • Among the more than 50 fellowships awarded to students or alumni in 2008–09 were two Rhodes, one Marshall, four Gates Cambridge and 32 Fulbright Scholarships. • Among graduate programs, the J.L. Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program. • U.S. News & World Report placed Northwestern’s School of Law in the top 10 law schools nationally and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20 medical programs. In its most recent assessment of doctoral programs, the National Research Council ranked five Northwestern programs in the top 10 percent nationally and 10 programs in the top 25 percent.

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on the shore of lake michigan The unde rg rad u at e sc h ool s The Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences is the largest of Northwestern’s undergraduate schools with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 faculty members. It is the cornerstone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergraduate education. Students may enhance their studies with independent research projects, ad hoc majors or minors, Chicago field studies and study abroad. The School of Communication offers opportunities for study in five top-ranking departments: communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, performance studies, radio/television/film and theatre. Cocurricular opportunities include the top debate team in the country, hospital internships, student video and film projects, theater productions and the largest student-run college radio station in the country. The School of Education and Social Policy started as a department in the College of Liberal Arts and became a separate school of education in 1926. “Social policy” was added to its name in 1986 to reflect a distinctive mission among schools of education—to understand and improve learning communities (schools and classrooms, workplace settings, families and neighborhoods), to study lifelong learning and to improve lives through policy. By producing scholarly research that informs and influences public policy-making about education, this small school (350 undergraduates, 300 graduate students and 23 faculty) has earned national recognition. In the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, about 1,300 undergraduates and approximately 750 graduate students choose from among 15 majors, including such interdisciplinary fields as materials science, biomedical engineering and environmental engineering. Recent curriculum innovations and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center give students exceptional opportunities for team learning, collaborative projects and computer-assisted learning. The Medill School of Journalism prepares students for careers in newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, new media or integrated marketing communications. Medill students have consistently won in the Hearst Foundation’s National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships, the Pulitzer Prize competition of college journalism; and its students dominate the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards competition. Established in 1895 as an integral part of the University, the HENRY AND LEIGH BIENEN School of Music combines a nationally ranked music program of conservatory intensity with the academic rigor and scholarly resources found only at a firstrank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options available in a life devoted to music. Artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and other world-class performing organizations are among the faculty.

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notable alumni Business

Nick Chabraja Former chairman and CEO, General Dynamics Douglas Conant President and CEO, Campbell Soup Co. Lester Crown Chairman, Henry Crown Industries Robert Eckert Chairman and CEO, Mattel Robin Neustein Advisory director and chairwoman of the Private Equity Group, Goldman Sachs William Osborn Chairman, Northern Trust Harry Pearce Chairman, Hughes Electronics Linda Johnson Rice President and CEO, Johnson Publishing Company Pat Ryan Executive chairman, Aon Corp. Gordon Segal CEO, Crate and Barrel Manuel Valdes President, Frontera Foods

Sports

Katrina Adams Former pro tennis player D’Wayne Bates Former pro football player Luis Castillo Pro football player, San Diego Chargers Luke Donald Pro golfer Charles “Chick” Evans First golfer to hold National Open and National Amateur titles at same time Joe Girardi Manager, New York Yankees Barry Cofield Pro football player, New York Giants Kenesaw Mountain Landis First commissioner of Major League Baseball

Entertainment

Lee Phillip Bell Creator, The Young and the Restless Greg Berlanti Executive producer, Brothers and Sisters Zach Braff Actor, Scrubs Charles Busch Tony-nominated playwright Stephen Colbert Reporter, Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report Ileen Getz Actress Michael Greif Director, Rent Heather Headley Tony award-winning actress Marg Helgenberg Emmy award-winning actress Laura Innes Actress

Government and Public Service

on and off the field: Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year and a 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee, exemplifies the success of former Wildcats.

Julia Levering Former president, U.S. Tennis Association Mark Loretta Pro baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers Billy McKinney Director of Scouting, Milwaukee Bucks Brent Musburger Sportscaster Jerry Reinsdorf Chairman, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Jeff Robinson Pro personnel assistant, Minnesota Vikings Rick Sund General manager, Atlanta Hawks Dr. Debi Thomas Two-time U.S. Ladies Figure Skating champion

On Screen and Stage: Many Northwestern alumni, such as Zach Braff (above), and Stephen Colbert (at left), receive accolades for their work in the entertainment industry.

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Judy Biggert U.S. Congresswoman, Illinois Sara Jane Bloomfield Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Ruben Castillo U.S. District Court judge, Chicago Rahm Emanuel White House Chief of Staff George McGovern Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota; presidential candidate Ronald Riley Presiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit Court John Paul Stevens U.S. Supreme Court Justice Adlai Stevenson II Former Illinois governor; ambassador to UN; two-time presidential candidate James Thompson Former Illinois governor

Richard Kind Actor Cloris Leachman Academy award-winning actress John Logan Academy award-nominated scriptwriter Shelley Long Emmy award-winning actress

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notable alumni Julia Louis-Dreyfus Emmy award-winning actress Ann-Margret Academy award-winning actress Garry Marshall TV and movie producer Megan Mullaly Emmy award-winning actress Dermot Mulroney Actor John Musker Director, Hercules, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid Dennis O’Hare Tony award-winning actor

Journalism and Literature

Marie Arana Book editor, Washington Post Ira Berkow Author; former sportswriter, New York Times Christine Brennan Columnist, USA Today; commentator, ESPN

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: Wildcat alum Michael Wilbon visits Welsh-Ryan Arena for Halloween Hoopla.

In Books and Newspapers: Elisabeth Bumiller is just one of many Northwestern alumni pursuing successful careers as writers, editors or journalists.

staying connected: Northwestern alums often return to campus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus addressed graduates in June 2007.

Charlotte Rae Actress Jeri Ryan Actress Stu Schwartz Producer, Good Morning America David Schwimmer Actor Kate Shindle Actress; Miss America, 1998 Nicole Sullivan Actress Kimberly Williams Actress Mary Zimmerman Tony award-winning director; NU faculty member

Elisabeth Bumiller Reporter, New York Times Robert Olen Butler Author; Pulitzer Prize winner Joie Chen Reporter, CBS Rance Crain President, Crain Communications R. Bruce Dold Editorial page editor, Chicago Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Duffy Editor, U.S. News & World Report Robert Eaton Senior VP and Managing Editor, ESPN Michael Greenberg Anchor, ESPN Radio Kelly O’Donnell Correspondent and anchor, NBC News Dave Revsine Anchor, Big Ten Network Tina Rosenberg Writer, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner; author Darren Rovell Sports business reporter, CNBC Carole Simpson Reporter/anchor, ABC News Richard Stolley Former founding managing editor, People Margaret Sullivan Editor, Buffalo News Julia Wallace Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Michael Wilbon Columnist, Washington Post; co-host, Pardon the Interruption David Willey Executive editor, Men’s Journal

Other Notable Alumni

Madeleine Wing Adler President, West Chester University Johnetta Cole Former president, Bennett College Karen Lipschutz DeCrow Former president, National Organization for Women Ada Kepley First woman to graduate from a U.S. law school Ned Rorem Composer and author Joseph Schwantner Composer; Pulitzer Prize winner Judi Sheppard Missett CEO and founder of Jazzercise David Skorton President, Cornell University Graham Spanier President, Penn State University Dr. Thomas Starzl Performed first liver transplant George Stigler Economist; Nobel Prize winner Augusta Read Thomas Composer Wayne Watson President, Governors State University Dr. Daniel Williams First African American admitted to the College of Surgeons

university president morton Schapiro M

orton Owen Schapiro was named 16th president of Northwestern University on December 16, 2008 and began his term on September 1, 2009. President Schapiro is among the nation’s premier authorities on the economics of higher education, with particular expertise in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testified before U.S. Senate and House committees on economic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was president of Williams College from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presidency were a substantial reduction in average class size, a tripling of the number of courses offered in the college’s signature tutorial program and the completion of a number of major building projects including a center for theatre and dance, a student center and new faculty office/classroom buildings. Courses taught by President Schapiro at Williams College included introductory microeconomics, a tutorial on the economics of higher education and two interdisciplinary seminars, one on the economics and philosophy of education and the other on disease, culture and society. He previously served as a member of the Williams College faculty from 1980 to 1991, as Professor of Economics and as Assistant Provost. In 1991 he went to the University of Southern California where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics until 1994 and then as Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until 2000. During his last two years as Dean, he also served as the University’s Vice President for Planning. President Schapiro has written more than 100 articles and five books, and he has edited two others, most with his longtime co-author Michael McPherson. These include: The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Princeton University

Press 1998); Paying the Piper: Productivity, Incentives and Financing in Higher Education (also with Gordon Winston, University of Michigan Press 1993) and Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity (Brookings 1991), plus two recent edited volumes College Success: What It Means and How to Make It Happen (College Board 2008) and College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (College Board 2006).

President Schapiro has received research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the World Bank, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the College Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other groups to study the economics of higher education and related topics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. President Schapiro and his wife Mimi have three children: Matt, Alissa and Rachel.

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ames J. Phillips became Northwestern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commitment to the values NU always has maintained in collegiate athletics. “The opportunity to lead Northwestern’s athletic and recreation programs is both exciting and humbling,” Phillips said. “Northwestern is a world-class institution that does things right in terms of college athletics and what they stand for.” One of 10 children, Phillips, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, is the perfect fit to head up NU’s 19-sport program in the nation’s No. 3 market. His Windy City roots and family orientation are integral parts of his philosophy of providing student-athletes with a “world-class experience” that enables them to succeed academically, socially and athletically. One of Phillips’ first actions at Northwestern was to begin the implementation of a Department of Athletics and Recreation re-organization that was completed in January of 2009. NU’s existing departments were broken into three key “silos:” internal, external and student-athlete welfare. Northwestern’s stellar marketing and promotions staff continued to excel in 2008-09, winning its sixth national NACMA award since 2003. Ticket sales for Big Ten football home games went up 17 percent, men’s basketball sales improved 13 percent for weekend games and overall attendance was up at all seven of NU’s admission-charging sports. New courtside seating at Welsh-Ryan Arena sold out for the men’s basketball season. NU signed corporate sponsorship deals with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Harris Bank, re-branded its media rights holder to Northwestern Sports Properties (NSP), defeated Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in baseball and created an Annual Report to showcase the department’s previous year. Phillips hired ultra-successful women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown in June of 2008. McKeown came to Evanston after 19 years at George Washington, where he took his team to the postseason 17 times and compiled a 509-174 record. Phillips’ second coaching hire was to name Tracey Fuchs the head of the field hockey program in January of 2009. Fuchs had arguably the most successful playing career in USA Field Hockey history and has been referred to as the “Michael Jordan of field hockey.” In 2009, Phillips signed a four-year deal with WGN Radio, the long-time radio outlet of Northwestern football and men’s basketball. In addition to those two sports, a new weekly Inside

Wildcat Athletics show will air on The Voice of Chicago through the 2012-13 season. Phillips also inked head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to a new seven-year deal that will keep him on the Wildcat sidelines through 2015. Northwestern had a great athletic year in 2008-09, beginning in the fall with the Wildcats’ 9-4 Alamo Bowl season. The team became the fifth in NU history to win nine contests, finishing No. 23 in the BCS. The football team also earned a program-record 26 Academic All-Big Ten awards and earned a 3.0 or better team GPA during the spring quarter for the highest team GPA in school history. In addition, men’s soccer made its second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years. In the winter, men’s basketball earned NU’s first postseason bid during head coach Bill Carmody’s tenure. Northwestern recorded its fourth-straight year with an individual national champion when Jake Herbert won the 184-lbs wrestling title, the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler and the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award. In the spring, Northwestern won its fifthstraight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy winner. Women’s tennis ranked No. 1 for much of the year and won the ITA Indoor national title, a first for a northern school. Men’s tennis made a great turnaround to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and men’s golf made the NCAA Championships. Seven of NU’s eight men’s teams had postseason representation in 2008-09, making it arguably the top year for men’s athletics at NU in history. Academically and in the community, the Wildcats had a banner year in 2008-09. Northwestern touted a school-record-tying 879 studentathlete quarters in which a 3.0 GPA was earned, and 17 teams achieved a 3.0 or better team GPA. All 19 varsity squads recorded a 2.9 or better mark for two academic quarters (fall and spring) for the first time in school history. Northwestern’s combined student-athlete GPA for the spring was a school-record 3.21. NU’s APR and GSR scores ranked in the nation’s top five and 10, respectively. In the community, student-athletes volunteered a school-record 5,346 hours while serving 66 organizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel consisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coaches closer to the mindset of those who hire football coaches. He also is part of the NCAA Mentoring Program, the NACDA Executive Committee and the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. Beginning in 2004, Phillips served as Northern Illinois’ athletic director for four years. In 2006, he was promoted to associate vice president in addition to his director of athletics title. He was chosen to serve as chairman of the MAC Athletic Director’s Council and also served on the NCAA

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women’s basketball selection committee. Phillips spearheaded the fund raising and construction of the $14-million Yordon Academic and Athletic Performance Center, the largest capital project in athletics history at NIU. The Huskies also opened an indoor practice facility for baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf and began construction in the spring of 2008 on a soccer/track and field complex. During Phillips’ tenure at NIU, he helped schedule football games with Michigan and Ohio State that resulted in NIU’s first national TV appearances. He negotiated playing Iowa at Soldier Field in 2007 as a home game, a contest that sold out in less than a week. Phillips also signed a multiple-year agreement for the radio power WSCR-AM (The Score) to carry football, men’s basketball and a weekly NIU Live radio show. A 1990 Illinois graduate, Phillips worked as a manager and student assistant in the Illini’s athletic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before moving into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phillips served as an assistant athletics director with the Volunteers until 2000. He directed a $12.4 million annual athletics giving program and aided in the first-ever capital campaign for athletics at UT that raised over $50 million for endowments, facilities and programs. Phillips moved to Notre Dame in 2000, serving as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. He helped launch the Rockne Heritage Annual Fund and played an integral part in the funding of a $24-million, 96,000-square foot athletic facility. In addition, he managed the ticket office, various corporate sponsorships, athletic programs and a weekly Irish radio show. Phillips and his wife, Laura, have five children: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.

The Phillips family: (from left) Front: John, Meredith and Madeline. Back: Laura (holding James), Luke and Jim.

academic services and student development

Margaret Akerstrom Associate AD

Betsi Burns Assistant AD Director of Student Development

Mission Statement “The mission of the Office of Academic Services and Student Development is to offer a comprehensive array of the support programs and services, integrated with University resources, that empowers all student-athletes to achieve academic success while balancing the demands of athletic participation and everyday college life. The Office is built on the philosophy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the studentathletes for a successful life after college.”

Shea’na Grigsby Academic Advisor

Mary Beth Hawkinson Associate Director

Davon Robb Intern

The staff of Academic Services and Student Development assists student athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. The professional staff, which consists of four full-time advisors and an intern, helps the students make the most of all of the opportunities Northwestern University offers. freshman assistance. The advisors work closely with the freshmen to help ease the transition from high school to college. The freshmen meet weekly with their advisors to discuss their performance in the classroom and to receive academic assistance when necessary. The evening study skills/tutoring program is held at the University Library 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The tutoring staff consists of mostly graduate students, with some outstanding undergraduates rounding out the 30-plus staff. The tutors are available for drop-in assistance, small group learning teams and individualized tutorial sessions. registration advising. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six undergraduate schools, the Academic Services and Student Development staff also provides advice to help student-athletes develop a plan of study, including guidance in selecting majors and minors. An important component of their services is course registration advising. Prior to the beginning of each quarter, student-athletes meet individually first with their schools’ academic advisors and then with their athletic advisors to plan their curriculum for the upcoming quarter and discuss the registration process. career planning. Preparation for a productive and successful entry into the workforce or graduate school begins during the freshman-year orientation programs. In conjunction with University Career Services, the provision of career counseling and the education of job search skills help Northwestern student-athletes obtain relevant summer employment and internships, as well as permanent employment or graduate school admissions upon graduation. The ’CATS Life Skills Program includes programs on major selection, finding a summer internship, securing a full time job, and the transition from school to work. The N club has partnered with the Life Skills program to provide mentoring opportunities as well as to facilitate internships and full-time employment. With the numerous companies and organizations that specifically recruit Northwestern student-athletes and with the help of the Wildcat network of alumni and fans, excellent job opportunities in all fields are possible.

NU academic advisor named best in the nation

ssociate Director for Academic Services & Director of Student Development Betsi Burns has been honored with the 2008 Lan Hewlett Award from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Athletics. The award, given for outstanding performance as an Academic Advisor for Athletics, is presented to an advisor who, in part, achieves a merited stature among and support from student-athletes, faculty, coaches and fellow administrators in addition to creating an innovative response

to the varied and emerging needs of student-athletes. It also recognizes significant contributions and leadership to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an academic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplishments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, implemented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has

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50 mentors and 150 student-athletes registered with multiple job postings. Burns developed “An Insider’s Guide to Northwestern Athletics” and also created Field Day, an event that has brought together student-athletes from all 19 of NU’s varsity sports and hundreds of community children for the past nine years. Burns has done all this while serving as an academic advisor to over 150 student-athletes.

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orthwestern University’s athletic department is consistently one of the finest in the Big Ten and the nation. The school has gained prominence in the last 15 years with the renewed success of the Wildcat football team, but fans who know college athletics know that Northwestern has long been a hidden gem in numerous other sports. A quick look across the board yields some truths about the quality of the Wildcats’ 19 varsity programs—and makes it no surprise to find out that Northwestern has been ranked in the Top 25 of The Sporting News listing of the top athletic departments in the nation every year that TSN has performed the survey. Since the 1995-96 athletic year, Northwestern has had 40 conference players of the year, 28 conference rookies of the year, and 29 conference coaches of the year. Twenty-six teams have been crowned with a conference championship, and 62 individuals have won Big Ten titles while 595 have received All-Big Ten recognition. Northwestern athletes have been accorded 130 first-team All-America honors during that time, while six different NU coaches have earned National Coach of the Year honors since 1997. Northwestern also has added five NCAA team championships (women’s lacrosse in 2005-09) and nine NCAA individual titles to its ledger. Northwestern finished 44th in this past year’s U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings after posting three-consecutive top-30 finishes from 2005-07. Northwestern’s five-year run of finishing among the top-45 Division I programs in the country marks its best-overall stretch of athletic success. Northwestern’s athletes also deliver in the classroom—the department has had more than 1,530 Academic All-Big Ten certificates delivered since 1995-96, including more than 100 each of the last 10 years. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has honored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades. The women’s lacrosse team recorded its fifth-consecutive NCAA title. Senior Hannah Nielsen (bottom right) won the Tewaaraton Trophy for the second-straight year.

2008 Valero Alamo Bowl

The No. 1-ranked wildcats captured their 11th-straight Big Ten Championship and won the ITA Indoor Championship in 2009.

Northwestern freshman ERIC CHUN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.

The MEN’S SOCCER TEAM tied a school wins record and reached a program-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

Senior jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. Herbert also was named the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award winner, given to the top male athlete across all sports in the Big Ten Conference.

being a big ten student-athlete About the Network

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.

STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES • Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women. • Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

vailable to approximately 70 million households nationwide, the Big Ten Network is the first nationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With approximately 350 live events, and nearly all of them in high definition, the network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The BIG TEN NETWORK features several live Northwestern events, highlights and features.

TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS • Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constituency is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a prestigious association of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada.

MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE • The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever. • In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media markets. • Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference. • The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.

NATION’S BEST FANS • Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone. • Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance. • Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 undergraduate students attending their universities.

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS • During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national championships, including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s volleyball, Northwestern women’s lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s gymnastics. • Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has produced team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchronized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Big Ten Network Quick Facts • Agreement: 20-Year joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. • Headquarters: Chicago, Ill. • Launch date/time: August 30, 2007, 7 p.m. CT • Sports televised: Football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and other NCAA-sponsored sports • Programming: Approximately 350 live events, original programming, historic footage and classic games; coaches’ shows; up to 60 hours per year of original programming from each institution • Distribution: The Big Ten Network is available to approximately 70 million households nationally through national agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox (Cleveland), DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 250 cable operators. Select content is distributed through alternative media platforms including Video On Demand, Internet, iPods, cell phones and other emerging technologies.

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athletic endowments Through The Generosity... Each year more than 90 Northwestern student-athletes, representing all sports, are awarded a prestigious endowed scholarship, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Wildcats. These donors and recipients met for the annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon which was held in Welsh-Ryan Arena (pictured at left). • Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholarship • Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship • Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship • Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship

• Stanley E. and Louise G. Hathaway Scholarship • Jennie Stoker Helwig Scholarship • John L. Hennerich Baseball Scholarship • Jay and Michaela Hoag Basketball Scholarship • Thomas J. Hoehn Tennis Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship

• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship • N Club Scholarship • Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship • Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship

• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship

• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship

• James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship

• Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship

• Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship • James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship

• Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Football Scholarship

• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship

• John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Scholarships

• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships • Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship

• Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholarship

• Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship

• Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship

• Walter K. Smart Scholarship

• Combe Family Tennis Scholarships

• Stearns Family Scholarship eric metzler received an endowed scholarship this season.

• June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship • Dean Family Scholarship

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Athletic Scholarships

• Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship

• Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship • Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship • Torch of Center Court Scholarship

• Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memorial Scholarship

• Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship

• Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

• Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships

• Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship

• Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship

• Koldyke Family Scholarship

• Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships

• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship

• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship

• Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship

• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship

• Philip J. Weber Scholarship

• Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship

• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships

• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship

• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship

• Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship

• John H. Glenn Memorial Scholarship

• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship

• Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship

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• Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship • Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship • Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship

• Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship • Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship

Evanston, illinois Recreation The Northwestern campus provides numerous recreational oppportunities. Students can enjoy the bike and walking paths along Lake Michigan year-round and the University’s private beach or sailing center during warmer months. Students also have the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and Norris Aquatics Center at their disposal. This state-of-the-art fitness facility includes the Combe Tennis Center, the tennis team’s indoor home venue, as well as an Olympic-size swimming pool, weight and fitness machines, three full basketball courts and courts for racquetball and squash.

Dining If you can’t find a restaurant to your liking in Evanston, you’re not trying hard enough. The city Northwestern calls home is also home to more than 100 restaurants, many within walking distance of campus. These establishments offer incredible variety, both in the food they serve and the atmosphere they provide. With hot dog stands, pizza houses, fast-food joints, sandwich shops, diners and some of the finest full-course restaurants in the Chicago area, the dining options in Evanston can satisfy any appetite.

Entertainment Arguably the most diverse and cosmopolitan suburb in the Chicago area, Evanston is one of the best college towns in the nation. It truly has something for everyone. The state-ofthe-art Century 12 and CineArts 6 theaters (left) show the latest blockbusters as well as independent films. Bill’s Blues Bar presents folk music as well as blues, and Pete Miller’s showcases jazz. Evanston also boasts a lively theater scene. Fairs and festivals are presented throughout the year and include a Saturday morning farmer’s market from May through November. These cultural and entertainment options complement the wide range of entertainment offered on campus. And if the activities in Evanston or on campus don’t meet your needs, downtown Chicago is just a train or shuttle bus ride away.

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THE ULTIMATE SPORTS TOWN Da Bulls, Da Bears and More When an athlete attends Northwestern University, he or she joins the Chicago sports family—an elite group that includes some of the most famous athletes in the world. • College sports: Chicagoland is the home base of the Big Ten Conference, and the local media serve as the hub for Big Ten coverage throughout the Midwest. Everyone loves a winner, and when Northwestern is winning the media coverage—both regional and national—is unparalleled.

Chicago’s Pro Teams

• Stadiums and arenas: Chicago is also home to some of the most famous sports venues in the country. The “friendly confines” of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Soldier Field, home of the Bears, are landmarks. The United Center is home to the Bulls and Blackhawks, while U.S. Cellular Field hosts the White Sox. Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears

• Bandits, National Pro Fastpitch • Bears, National Football League • Blackhawks, National Hockey League • Bulls, National Basketball Association • Cubs, Major League Baseball • Fire, Major League Soccer • Machine, Major League Lacrosse • Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer • Sky, Women’s National Basketball Association • Thunder, United States Pro Volleyball • White Sox, Major League Baseball • Wolves, American Hockey League

US Cellular field, home of the 2005 world champion white sox

the chicago blackhawks advanced to the conference finals of the 2009 stanley cup playoffs.

Patrick Kane, 2007 NHL Rookie of the Year

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hicago is the third-largest city in the United States, behind only New York and Los Angeles. It has everything you’d expect of a world-class city. • Sports: Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the country. Among the pro teams that call Chicago home are the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Sky (WNBA), the Bears (NFL), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Rush (Arena Football), the Bandits (NFP Softball) and the Fire (MLS). • Nightlife: The pioneering Second City is just one of a host of top-flight comedy clubs in the city. Chicago is also famous for blues clubs and jazz lounges, including the Green Mill, the oldest jazz club in the U.S.

Evanston and Chicago Downtown Chicago is just 12 miles south of Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Students without cars can easily get to Chicago by taking the Northwestern shuttle bus or hopping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.

• Theater: Chicago has one of the most important and active theater communities in the nation. You can find everything from intimate store-front productions to the latest and greatest musicals. • Shopping: Ecletic boutiques can be found in neighborhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concentrated on State Street and Michigan Avenue. • Recreation: Chicago has plenty of beaches and parks easily reached from most neighborhoods as well as running and biking paths that stretch for miles along Lake Michigan. • Dining: Chicago boasts some of the finest dining establishments in the country. Among the most popular are Harry Caray’s, Ditka’s, the Chicago Chop House and the original Gino’s East (deep-dish pizza). • Museums: From the Impressionist collection at the Art Institute to the Boeing 727 at the Museum of Science and Industry, you’ll find an exhibit to match your interests. The museum campus, featuring the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium, is a popular destination for a day in the city. • Music: The choices for music lovers range from small clubs to outdoor festivals, from the latest in pop music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. If an artist or group is on tour, you can bet they’ll be coming to Chicago. • Festivals: The world famous Taste of Chicago in Grant Park is the largest of Chicago’s many festivals. Smaller fairs and festivals provide an opportunity to explore Chicago’s many neighborhoods. • Skyline: You can visit the top of the Willis (formerly known as the Sears Tower) Tower, the nation’s tallest building, for a breathtaking view of one of the world’s most beautiful skylines. Or enjoy the view of the lake and city while dining at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Center.

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2009 Northwestern Wrestling Television and Radio Roster

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197

FRANK BATTAGLIA

KYLE BERTIN

DAVID HELMER

PAUL JACKSON

AARON JONES

Sophomore Hinsdale, Ill.

Junior Cleveland, Ohio

Freshman McLean, Va.

Freshman Detroit, Mich.

Junior Macomb, Ill.

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165

HWT.

125

157

ROBERT JOYCE

ROBERT KELLOGG

BEN KUHAR

DOMINIC MARELLA

LEVI MELE

Junior Arlington Heights, Ill.

Sophomore Sioux City, Iowa

Sophomore Concord, Ohio

Senior Roselle, Ill.

Freshman Vernal, Utah

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149

197

125

174

ERIC METZLER

ANDREW NADHIR

JEFF OLSEN

BRANDON PRECIN

BRIAN RODDY JR.

Senior Luxemburg, Wis.

Junior Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Freshman Marietta, Ga.

Junior Orland Park, Ill.

Redshirt Freshman Highland Heights, Ohio

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184

141

157

JOHN SCHOEN

MARCUS SHREWSBURY

KEITH SULZER

JASON WELCH

TIM CYSEWSKI

Sophomore Homer Glen, Ill.

Freshman Crown Point, Ind.

Junior Cleveland, Ohio

Redshirt Freshman Walnut Creek, Calif.

Head Coach

2009–10 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 7 14 22

at Eastern Michigan Open NORTHWESTERN DUALS at Eastern Michigan

Ypsilanti, Mich. Evanston, Ill. Ypsilanti, Mich.

DECEMBER 3 17 29-30

at Northern Illinois at Cleveland State 47th MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIP

DeKalb, Ill. Cleveland, Ohio Evanston, Ill.

JANUARY 9-10 16 22 24 31

at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals at Lone Star Duals SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Alumni Weekend) INDIANA✱ (Alumni Weekend) ILLINOIS✱

FEBRUARY 5 7 12 19 21

at Penn State✱ at Ohio State✱ at Iowa✱ at Wisconsin✱ MICHIGAN✱

Big Ten Championships NCAA Championships

Home meets in BOLD CAPS

John SCHOEN

Cedar Falls, Iowa Dallas, Texas Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Evanston, Ill.

(Air Force, Brown, Harvard, Oklahoma)

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Big Ten Conference meets

All Day All Day 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m.

6 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Omaha, Neb. •

All Day All Day TBA

7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. All Day

University Park, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Iowa City, Iowa Madison, Wis. Evanston, Ill.

MARCH 6-7 18-20

(St. Cloud State, Stanford, Purdue)

(hosted by Michigan) •

All times Central and subject to change

Ben KuHar

All Day All Day