2009-10 Wrestling Guide

ROBERTKELLOGG

JASONWELCH

BRANDONPRECINTwo-time All-American

NORTHWESTERN

O F F I C I A L M E D I A A N D R E C R U I T I N G G U I D E

ANDREWNADHIR

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.

Northwestern Athletic Department’s Key Principles

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Location ..................................................................................Evanston, Ill.Founded ............................................................................................. 1851Enrollment ......................................................................................... 8,000President .......................................................................... Morton SchapiroFaculty Representative .......................................................Bob GundlachNickname .......................................................................................WildcatsColors ..............................................................................Purple and WhiteConference ......................................................................................Big TenDirector of Athletics and Recreation ..................................... Jim PhillipsSenior Woman Administrator .............................................Noreen MorrisSport Administrator ................................................................ Tory LindleyHead Coach ......................................................Tim Cysewski (Iowa, 1977)Career Record.................................................................149-167 / 19 yearsNU Record / Years ...............................................................................SameAssociate Head Coach .................. Andrew Pariano (Northwestern, 2000)Assistant Coach .................................... Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma, 2007)Volunteer Assistant Coach ............................Will Durkee (Virginia, 2006)Athletic Trainer ....................................................................... Robert ByrdLetterwinners Returning / Lost ....................................................... 17 / 2Starters Returning / Lost ................................................................. 7 / 3 *2008-09 Overall Record ..................................................................... 9-8-12008 Conference Record / Finish ............................................. 2-5-1 / 6th *Note: Starters lost includes absence of Brandon Precin and Jason Welch, who are redshirting

The 2009 Northwestern University Wrestling Media Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Department. Assistant Director/Wrestling Contact .............................. Scott HammerDirect Office Phone .......................................................... (847) 491-8800Cell Phone .......................................................................... (847) 791-4651Fax ...................................................................................... (847) 491-8818 Email ...............................................................hammer@northwestern.eduWeb Site ...............................................................................NUsports.com Assistant AD for Athletic Communications .............................Mike WolfAssociate Directors ................... Nick Brilowski, Julie Dunn, Doug MeffleyAssistant Director ............................................................ Rand ChampionDirector of New Media/Big Ten Liaison ................................. Rob CoonsPhotography .......................................Stephen Carrera, Danielle Hobeika

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2008-09 in Review ...............................21Midlands Championships ....................222008 Midlands Review ........................23 Hall of Fame Inductees ...................24-25Honors and Awards .............................26Wildcat Team Awards ..........................27Ken Kraft Wrestling Complex ..............28Welsh-Ryan Arena ...............................29NU Under Tim Cysewski.................30-31All-Time Letterwinners .........................32

Quick Facts ............................................ 12009-10 Roster ...................................... 22009-10 Season Outlook ....................... 3Northwestern’s Era of Champions ...... 4-5Academic Achievement ......................... 6

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Head Coach Tim Cysewski....................7Andrew Pariano .....................................8Coaches and Support Staff ...................92009-10 Wildcats ............................10-19Wildcat Newcomers ........................19-20

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

QUICK FACTS

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

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Name Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown/High School Frank Battaglia 165 Jr./So. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Kyle Bertin 157 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward David Helmer 149/157 Fr./Fr. McLean, Va./Langley Paul Jackson 174 Fr./Fr. Detroit, Mich./University Detroit Jesuit Aaron Jones 184/197 Jr./Jr. Macomb, Ill./Macomb Robert Joyce 125/133 Sr./Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator Robert Kellogg 165 Jr./So. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North Ben Kuhar Hwt. Jr./So. Concord Township, Ohio/St. Edward Dominic Marella 157 Sr./Sr. Roselle, Ill./Conant Levi Mele 125 Fr./Fr. Vernal, Utah/Uintah Eric Metzler 133 Sr./Sr. Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco Andrew Nadhir 149 Sr./Jr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central Jeff Olsen 197 Fr./Fr. Marietta, Ga./Walton Brandon Precin 125 Sr./Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg Paul Rands 197/Hwt. So./So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove Brian Roddy Jr. 174 So./Fr. Highland Heights, Ohio/St. Edward John Schoen 197 Jr./So. Homer Glen, Ill./Marist Marcus Shrewsbury 184 Fr./Fr. Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point Keith Sulzer 141 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward Jason Welch 157 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)

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

Andrew Nadhir ............................... NAY-der

Brandon Precin ............................ PREE-sin

John Schoen ..................................SHOWN

Keith Sulzer ................................. SULL-zer

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

PROSPECTIVE LINEUP

Levi Mele

Kyle Bertin

Eric Metzler

Keith Sulzer

Robert Kellogg

Andrew Nadhir

Brian Roddy Jr.

Jeff OlsenJohn Schoen

Ben Kuhar

125

133

141

149

157

165

174

184

197

HWT.

Aaron Jones Marcus Shrewsbury

Bobby Joyce

Dominic Marella

Frank Battaglia

Paul Rands

Brandon Precin

Jason Welch

David Helmer

Eric Metzler

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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2009Jake Herbert ◊ * •Brandon Precin •Keith SulzerJason Welch

2008Dustin Fox ◊ * •Nick HayesRyan Lang Brandon Precin •Keith SulzerMike Tamillow

2007Dustin Fox •Nick HayesJake Herbert ◊ * •Ryan Lang * • Brandon PrecinMike Tamillow * •

2006Matt DelguydWill DurkeeDustin FoxJake Herbert * • Ryan Lang •Mike TamillowJohn Velez •

2005Matt Delguyd *Dustin FoxJake Herbert •Ryan LangJohn Velez

2004Matt DelguydNick HayesJake HerbertMike KimberlinJohn Velez

2003Jason Erwinski

2002John GiacceRyan Kane

2000Mark Bybee *Tom CiezkiMatt HuebnerScott Schatzman •

1999Mark BybeeDominic CarusoSam Neider •Drew ParianoScott Schatzman

1998Mark Bybee •Malik ElliotSam Neider •Drew ParianoScott Schatzman •

1997Micah HeyKurt HudsonJoel GoedenSam NeidenDrew Pariano

1996Mark BybeeRohan Gardner • * Anthony Pariano •Scott Schatzman •Brent Shiver

1995Rohan Gardner •Jeff MirabellaSam NeiderAnthony ParianoBrent Shiver

1994Rohan GardnerJeff MirabellaAnthony ParianoBrent ShiverRoger WilliamsTad Yeager

1993Paul AndreottiJeff MirabellaAnthony ParianoTad Yeager

1992Paul AndreottiMatt Case •Rohan GardnerNeil KohlbergJeff MirabellaRoger Williams

1991Mike Funk • *Tad Yeager

1990Matt Case •Mike Funk •Jack Griffin ◊ * •Brad Traviolia * •Toby Willis

• All-American◊ National Champ* Big Ten ChampCurrent Wildcats in Bold

NCAA QUALIFIERS UNDER TIM CYSEWSKI

If 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.

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C H A M P I O N 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.

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

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

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


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JACK GRIFFIN captured the 1990 NCAA title at 118 pounds to become the first Wildcat national champion since 1973.

W I L D C ATN AT I O N A L

C H A M P I O N S 1928 Ralph Lupton (125 lbs.) 1931 Jack Riley (HWT.) 1932 Jack Riley (HWT.) 1960 Art Kraft (156 lbs.) 1973 Mark Massery (126 lbs.) 1990 Jack Griffin (118 lbs.) 2007 Jake Herbert (184 lbs.) 2008 Dustin Fox (HWT.) 2009 Jake Herbert (184 lbs.)

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• Fox’s quest to complete the “Triple Crown” of 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.

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N O R T H W E S T E R N W R E S T L I N G :

A P R E M I E RA C A D E M I C P R O G R A 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 CYSEWSKINU HEAD COACH

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H E A D C O A C H T I M C Y S E W S K I


CYSEWSKI AT-A-GLANCE

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

For the last 20 years, Tim Cysewski has overseen a Northwestern wres-tling program that has produced four individual NCAA champi-

ons—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 consecu-tive 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 Herbert—during his six-year career at Northwest-ern and his foray into international wrestling. “I just have to thank my head coach Tim Cy-sewski because I wouldn’t have done any of this without him,” Herbert said following his second NCAA championship in March. “I wouldn’t have 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/Uni-versity 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 Jarman-Cysewski 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. Olym-pic 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

TIM CYSEWSKIHead Coach 20th Season

“We’re very proud of the strides our program has made in recent seasons, including three individual championships in three years. I think that has motivated us to work even harder to keep raising the bar higher. They know the only way to meet and exceed our team and individual goals is to work hard, buckle down and get better each day. We’re excited to see what we can accomplish.”

— Head Coach Tim Cysewski

Head Coach TIM CYSEWSKI

a 99-23-4 career record and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness 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 five-consecutive 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.


A S S O C I AT E H E A D C O A C H A N D R E W PA R I A N O


A former Northwestern wrestler, Drew Pariano is in his fifth season as the top assistant coach to Tim Cysewski and assists in the day-to-

day 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 has seen in the past two decades. He took the lead in recruiting two-time Illinois state champion Brandon Precin from Chicago’s Sandburg High School in 2006 and in 2008 he helped NU sign Jason Welch, the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s best prep 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.

ANDREW PARIANO

Associate Head Coach Fifth Season

PARIANO AT-A-GLANCE

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

“Northwestern Wrestling is well known for producing quality student-athletes. We want to be nationally known as a wrestling power and we’re very proud of our ability to work endlessly at creating an environment for success. We approach every day as an opportunity to create multiple NCAA champions and we look forward to doing so during the 2009-10 season.”

— Andrew ParianoAssociate Head Coach

A S S I S TA N T C O A C H E S / S U P P O RT S TA F F


ROBERT BYRD

Certified Athletic Trainer

TORYLINDLEY

Sport Administrator

Will 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.

WILL DURKEE

Volunteer Assistant CoachThird Season

Matt 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.

MATTSTORNIOLO

Assistant CoachFirst Season

CARRIEFORSMAN

Facilities

SCOTTHAMMER

AthleticCommunications

ASHLEY CROSS

Marketing

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FRANK BATTAGLIA165/174SophomoreHinsdale, Ill.Hinsdale Central

2009-10 outlooKMaking his return from a leg injury suffered midway through 2008-09 sesaon ... Has wrestled well since returning to the practice room ... Provides depth and versatility to lineup.

2008-09Compiled 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.

2007-08Redshirted ... Went 2-3 at Eastern Michigan Open and 1-2 at Michigan State Open while wrestling unattached.

HIGH SCHOOLCareer 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.

PERSONALBorn Frank A. Battaglia on 11/21/88 ... Son of Ernie and Rosalie Battaglia ... Majoring in political science.

Year Overall Dual 2007-08 3-5 0-02008-09 3-6 0-2Career 6-11 0-2

BATTAGLIA’S CAREER RECORD

KYLE BERTIN157JuniorCleveland, OhioSt. Edward

2009-10 outlooKMade the move to 157 after spending last season at 165 pound weight class ... Hard worker who made solid improvement during the offseason.

2008-09Posted 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.

2007-08Posted 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.

2006-07Redshirted ... Posted 7-3 record while wrestling unattached ... 4-1 at Edinboro Open.

HIGH SCHOOLCareer record of 71-18 ... During undefeated freshman season won four tournaments ... Third at Medina Tourney senior year ... State runner-up 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.

Year Overall Dual 2006-07 7-3 0-02007-08 4-8 2-02008-09 5-8 2-4Career 16-19 4-6

BERTIN’S CAREER RECORD

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KYLEBERTIN


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JOYCE’S CAREER RECORD

ROBERTJOYCE

AARONJONES184/197JuniorMacomb, Ill.Macomb

2009-10 outlooKGained 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.

2008-09Finished 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.

2007-08Earned 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 SCHOOLFinished his high school career with a 112-40 overall record ... Placed fifth at state championship his sophomore year and third as a senior.

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

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JONES’ CAREER RECORD

ROBERTJOYCE125/133JuniorArlington Heights, Ill.St. Viator

2009-10 SeaSon outlooKExpected 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.

2008-09Finished 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 second-ranked Reece Humphrey of Ohio State and fifth-ranked Daniel Dennis of Iowa in same weekend (2/20 and 2/22) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007-08Went 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.

2006-07Redshirted ... Went 3-5 while wrestling unattached.

HIGH SCHOOL142-21 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) fifth-place finisher in Greco-Roman style ... Honor roll student all four years.

PERSONALBorn Robert P. Joyce on 1/4/88 ... Son of Pat and Patty Joyce ... Majoring in economics.

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ROBERT KELLOGG165SophomoreSioux City, IowaSioux City North

2009-10 outlooKPlans 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 offsea-son ... Fiery competitor who is capable of catching his opponent for a pin at any moment.

2008-09First 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 sud-den 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 Northwest-ern’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.

2007-08Redshirted ... 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 SCHOOLWon 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 All-American 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.

PERSONALBorn Robert Henry Kellogg on 1/6/89 ... Son of Jeff and Nancy Kellogg ... Majoring in economics.


KELLOGG’S CAREER RECORD

ROBERTKELLOGG

BEN KUHARHeavyweightSophomoreConcord, OhioSt. Edward

2009-10 outlooKWas 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.

2008-09First year as a starter ... Posted a 5-12 overall mark with 2-9 record in duals ... 1-3 in the Big Ten before suffer-ing a hand injury that ended his season on 1/31 ... 2-2 at Michigan State Open with one pin ... 1-2 in Midlands Championships, includ-ing 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.

2007-08Redshirted ... Posted 6-6 record while wrestling unat-tached ... 1-2 at Michigan State Open ... Won three matches at Missouri Open ... Took two matches at Edinboro Open.

HIGH SCHOOLCareer 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.

PERSONALBorn 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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DOMINIC MARELLA157SeniorRoselle, Ill. Conant

2009-10 outlooKPlans to move down to 157 and compete for the starting role after wres-tling last two seasons at 165 ... Experienced wrestler who has enjoyed success in Big Ten competition.

2008-09Finished 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.

2007-08Enjoyed 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 Cham-pionships 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.

2006-07Went 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 ... Partici-pated 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.

PERSONALBorn Dominic Howard Marella on 5/18/87 ... Son of Howard and Ma-ria Marella ... Majoring in learning and organizational change.

ERIC METZLER133SeniorLuxemburg, Wis.Luxemburg-Casco

2009-10 outlooKVery 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.

2008-09Missed 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.

2007-08Second 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

Year Overall Dual 2005-06 3-2 0-0 2006-07 6-17 4-132007-08 26-16 8-92008-09 5-16 2-9Career 40-51 14-31

MARELLA’S CAREER RECORD

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ERICMETZLER

ANDREW NADHIR149JuniorBloomfield Hills, Mich. Detroit Catholic Central

2009-10 outlooKExpected 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 nar-rowly 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.

2008-09Enjoyed 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 Champion-ships ... 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 consecu-tive 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.

2007-08First 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 Wis-consin’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.

2006-07Redshirted ... Went 8-6 while wrestling unattached ... 4-2 at Wisconsin Open ... 3-2 at Edinboro Open.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-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 champion-ships ... 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.

PERSONALBorn Andrew Joseph Nadhir on 9/21/88 ... Son of Waad and Najwa Nadhir ... Majoring in economics.

Year Overall Dual 2005-06 DNC DNC2006-07 15-16 8-102007-08 13-15 3-102008-09 4-6 4-4 Career 32-37 15-24

METZLER’S CAREER RECORD

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.

2006-07Started 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 Michi-gan’s Chris Diehl by 4-0 decision to seal NU’s 20-14 win in dual finale.

2005-06Redshirt season, did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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 champion-ships ... Placed fifth at Greco-Roman Junior Nationals ... Also lettered in football ... Four-time academic all-state wrestling team member.

PERSONALBorn 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.


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NADHIR’S CAREER RECORD

ANDREW NADHIR

BRANDON PRECIN125SeniorOrland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg

2009-10 SeaSon outlooKPlans 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.

2008-09Became 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/Inter-Mat/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 100th-career 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 eighth-ranked 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

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 Champion-ships ... Second on the team with seven pins ... One of 17 All-Americans to also be named to the NWCA All-Academic team.

2007-08Earned 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 NCAA Champion-ships ... Scored win over Cornell’s Mike Rodriguez to advance to second round ... Defeated Penn’s ninth-seeded Rollie Peterkin to advance to quarter-finals ... Took top seed and eventual champion Angel Escobedo of Indi-ana to the wire, falling in second overtime by riding time ... Defeated Bloomsburg’s seventh-seeded Michael Sees and Old Dominion’s 10th-seeded Jared Nicholson in consolation bracket ... Finished seventh at Big Ten Champion-ships with 3-2 record ... Started season with 21 straight wins ... Tourna-ment wins at Eastern Michigan Open, Michigan State Open and Mis-souri 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.

2006-07Posted 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 ... En-tered 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 SCHOOLTwo-time Illinois state champion ... 186-6 varsity record ... Four-time conference champion, four-time regional champion and three-time

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HIGH SCHOOLFour-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.

PERSONALBorn Paul Nathan Rands on

12/14/89 ... Son of Steve and Linda Rands ... Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.


RANDS’ CAREER RECORD

BRIAN RODDY Jr.174Redshirt FreshmanHighland Heights, OhioSt. Edward

2009-10 outlooKWrestler 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.

2008-09Finished 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 SCHOOL96-17 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 ...

PAUL RANDS


PAUL RANDS197SophomoreCary, Ill.Cary-Grove

2009-10 outlooKWill spend the 2009-10 academic year completing the first year of a two-year Mormon mission and will not compete this season.

2008-09Saw 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.


PRECIN’S CAREER RECORD

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 Ath-lete of the Month his senior year ... Competed in 2006 Illinois/Indiana All-Star Duals and recognized as Outstanding Wrestler ... In club com-petition, 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.

PERSONALBorn 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.

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JOHN SCHOEN197SophomoreHomer Glen, Ill. Marist

2009-10 outlooKNarrowly 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.

2008-09First 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 North-ern Illinois ... 1-2 at Michigan State Open. 2007-08Redshirted ... 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 SCHOOLCareer 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) ...


SCHOEN’S CAREER RECORD

Won state title and Medina Tournament ... Academic All-Ohio in 2005-06 ... 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.

PERSONALBorn 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.


RODDY’S CAREER RECORD

KEITH SULZER141/149JuniorCleveland, OhioSt. Edward

2009-10 outlooKQuality 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.

2008-09Qualified 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 sixth-seeded 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 Mid-lands 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 Champi-onships ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named to the NWCA All-Academic team.

2007-08Qualified 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-

Third at state finals in 2006 ... Owns school records for takedowns and escapes ... First place at IHSA Regionals (2007) ... ESCC Outstand-ing 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.

PERSONALBorn 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.

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JASON WELCH157SophomoreWalnut Creek, Calif.Las Lomas

2009-10 outlooKPlans 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.

2008-09Qualified 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/Inter-Mat/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 fourth-place 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 Cham-pionships ... Knocked out by Jonny Bonilla-Bowman of Hofstra ... Rep-resented 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 take-down 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 SCHOOLFinished 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 Outstand-ing 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


SULZER’S CAREER RECORD

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 Bai-ley 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 deci-sion 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.

2006-07Redshirted ... Went 7-5 while wrestling unattached ... 3-2 record at Wisconsin Open ... Went 3-1 at Edinboro Open.

HIGH SCHOOL110-21 record ... Three-time state qualifier ... State runner-up as a ju-nior ... State cham-pion as a senior ... 2005 Asics Iron-man Champion ... Two-time all-state selection ... USA Wrestling All-American ... 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 all-american ... 2004 cadet national freestyle All-American ... 2005 NHSCA Junior national folkstyle champion ... 2006 junior national freestyle All-American ... National Honor Society member.

PERSONALBorn 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.

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KEVIN BIALKA157FreshmanLockport, Ill.Lockport

HIGH SCHOOLIllinois 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.

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

DAVID HELMER149/157FreshmanMcLean, Va.Langley

HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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 touch-downs his senior year with more than 1,000 rushing yards.

PERSONALBorn 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.

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PAUL JACKSON174FreshmanDetroit, Mich.University Detroit Jesuit

HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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.

PERSONALBorn 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.

football team, all-league ... Voted Outstanding Defensive Lineman of the Year ... All-league and NCS Champion in soccer.

PERSONALBorn Jason Welch ... Son of Barb and John Welch ... Majoring in sec-ondary teaching.

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MARCUS SHREWSBURY184FreshmanCrown Point, Ind.Crown Point

HIGH SCHOOLState 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 re-cord, 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.

PERSONALBorn Marcus James Shrewsbury on 3/23/90 ... Son of James Shrewsbury and Jamie Calonca ... Plans to major in legal studies.

LEVI MELE125FreshmanVernal, UtahUintah

HIGH SCHOOLFive-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 presi-dent of Future Business Leaders of America.

PERSONALBorn 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 ... At-tended same high school as two-time NCAA finalist Ryan Lewis of Min-nesota 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.

JEFF OLSEN197FreshmanMarietta, Ga.Walton

HIGH SCHOOL2008 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 cham-pion ... 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.

PERSONALBorn 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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Date Tournament/Opponent Result11/9 Michigan State Open ............................................................NTS11/15 Purdue Duals vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga ..........................................W, 30-12 vs. Eastern Michigan ......................................................W, 23-13 vs. Kent State ...................................................................W, 21-811/23 at Stanford .....................................................................W, 25-15 at UC Davis .....................................................................L, 23-15 12/4 vs. Northern Illinois .....................................................W, 27-1212/19 at Pittsburgh ...................................................................W, 20-1812/20 at Clarion ......................................................................... W, 29-312/29-30 Midlands Championships ....................................................5th 1/10 NWCA National Duals vs. Missouri .....................................................................L, 25-12 vs. Nebraska ...................................................................L, 19-181/23 vs. Michigan State * .......................................................W, 31-61/25 vs. Wisconsin * .............................................................W, 21-191/31 at Michigan * ...................................................................T, 17-172/6 at Illinois * ........................................................................L, 22-132/8 at Minnesota * .................................................................L, 18-162/15 at Indiana * ...................................................................... L, 23-112/20 vs. Ohio State * ..............................................................L, 23-182/22 vs. Iowa * ........................................................................L, 34-13 3/8-9 Big Ten Championships .................................................... 8th/11 (Hosted by Penn State)3/20-22 NCAA Championships .....................................................13th/76 (St. Louis, Mo.)

Northwestern 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.

* Indicates Big Ten match Home matches in Bold

Name Weight Dual Meet Big Ten Overall Winning Record Record Record Percentage Frank Battaglia 165/174 0-2 0-1 3-6 .333 Kyle Bertin 165 2-4 0-2 5-8 .385 Eric Galka 133 — — 16-8 .667 Marty Gould 149 3-2 0-0 5-3 .625 Jake Herbert 184 18-0 8-0 34-0 1.000 Aaron Jones 184/197 0-2 0-1 11-12 .478 Robert Joyce 125/133 2-8 0-2 4-12 .250 Robert Kellogg 174 9-8 2-6 12-14 .462 Ben Kuhar 285 2-9 1-2 4-12 .250 Dominic Marella 165 2-9 0-5 5-16 .238 Eric Metzler 133 4-4 2-4 4-6 .400 Andrew Nadhir 149 8-5 6-2 14-12 .538 Brandon Precin 125 17-1 7-1 33-4 .900 Paul Rands 197 2-6 0-5 5-12 .294 Brian Roddy Jr. 174 — 0-0 13-8 .650 John Schoen 197 3-13 1-6 6-20 .231 Keith Sulzer 141 11-7 3-5 20-14 .588 Jason Welch 157 13-3 6-2 26-10 .722 TEAM 96-83 37-43 220-177 .554

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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.


The 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 spring-board 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 his-tory of success at its host tournament. The Wildcats captured two Midlands crowns, with Herbert winning his third-career 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

1963 Jerry Torrence (147) 1964 Pete Beevers (137) Stu Marshall (167) 1967 Russ Schneider (162) 1968 Seth Norton (167) 1974 Andre Allen (142) 1976 Mark Massery (126) 1990 Jack Griffin (118) 2004 Jake Herbert (174) 2005 Jake Herbert (174) 2006 Ryan Lang (141) Mike Tamillow (197) 2007 Dustin Fox (Hwt.) 2008 Jake Herbert (184) Brandon Precin (125)

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Zeke Jones of Arizona. Jones defeated Griffin, 5-3, but NU’s lightweight gained revenge with a 12-4 victory at nationals. Griffin—now an associate director of athletics for development at NU—came back to Midlands as a postgraduate and took the 1990 title with a 9-7 win over Cal State-Bakersfield’s Pat Higa. Massery, who claimed the 126-pound national championship in 1973, also needed post-collegiate competition to get his Midlands championship. He captured first place at 126

lbs. while competing for the Mayor Daley Wrestling Club in 1976. Massery remains involved with NU Athletics as secretary of the N-Club. Wildcat head coach Tim Cysewski ranks ninth on the all-time Midlands win list with 36 victories. Cysewski, who wrestled at Iowa from 1972-76, captured five titles in eight championship appearances and ranks fifth on the all-time consecutive-win list with 28.

renaissance. Dustin Fox claimed his first Midlands title on his way to an NCAA heavy-weight championship in 2007. Herbert be-came Northwestern’s first two-time Midlands champion in 2005 while Mike Tamillow and Ryan Lang added to the ’Cats winning ways in 2006, bringing home titles at 197 lbs. and 141 lbs., respectively. The 1989 Midlands 118-pound final provided a preview of the 1990 NCAA Championship as Griffin squared off against

WELSH-RYAN ARENA attracts thousands of fans every December for the Midlands Championships.

For 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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Weight Class Champion Runner-Up 125 Brandon Precin * Tyler Clark (Northwestern) (Iowa State) 133 Daniel Dennis * Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa) (Iowa State) 141 Zach Tanelli * Alex Tsirtsis (Wisconsin) (Iowa) 149 Brent Metcalf * Kyle Ruschell (Iowa) (Wisconsin) 157 Chris Bono Cyler Sanderson (Chattanooga Takedown Club) (Iowa State) 165 Ryan Morningstar * Jon Reader * (Iowa) (Iowa State) 174 Mike Cannon * Mike Miller * (American) (Central Michigan) 184 Jake Herbert * • Phil Keddy * (Northwestern) (Iowa) 197 Dallas Herbst Jake Varner * • (Wisconsin) (Iowa State) Hwt. Mark Ellis * • Zach Sheaffer (Missouri) (Pittsburgh)

* 2009 NCAA All-American • 2009 NCAA champion

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.

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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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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 Baumgart-ner (43).

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.

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

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

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 respec-tive 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.

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

“WHERE THE ELITE MEET TO COMPETE”

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H A L L O F FA M E I N D U C T E E S


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

P I O N E E R E R A I N D U C T E E SThe following is a look at the 15 wrestlers who have been enshrined in the Northwestern Athletic Hall of Fame.

Art 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.

ART KRAFT 1990

In 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-pound-er, 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.

MARK MASSERY 1991 Rory 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.

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In 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 direc-tor for development at Northwestern.

JACK GRIFFIN 2002

MARK MASSERY

JACK GRIFFIN

“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

“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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It 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 ca-pacity for 24 years. As an athlete, he won the 167-pound Big Ten champion-ship 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 North-western, 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.

KEN KRAFT 2003

Northwestern’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 Northwest-ern’s all-time list—and par-ticipated 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 single-season victories.

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Rohan Gardner began his career at Northwestern as a walk-on student-athlete 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 career-most 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 2006

ROHAN GARDNER

“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

“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

MIKE FUNK

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1924 Bryan Hines—125 1928 Ralph Lupton—125 1931 Jack Riley—Hwt. 1932 Jack Riley—Hwt. 1953 Bob Christensen—115 1960 Art Kraft—157 Rory Weber—Hwt. 1961 Rory Weber—Hwt. 1962 Rory Weber—Hwt. 1963 Al Jaklich—191 1968 Russ Schneider—152 Otto Zeman—160 1969 Bill Laursen—167 1970 Wydell Boyd—134 1971 Mark Massery—126 1973 Mark Massery—126 1974 Dave Froehlich—167 1975 Andre Allen—142 Scott Klippert—177 1985 Steve DePetro—126 1986 Steve DePetro—126 1987 Mike Funk—177 1988 Joei Bales—134 1989 Mike Funk—177 Jack Griffin—118 Mark Whitehead—190 1990 Matt Case—190 Mike Funk—177 Jack Griffin—118 Brad Traviolia—167 1991 Mike Funk—190 1992 Matt Case—190 1995 Rohan Gardner—177 1996 Rohan Gardner—177 Tony Pariano—134 Scott Schatzman—126 1998 Mark Bybee—167 Sam Neider—190 Scott Schatzman—134 1999 Sam Neider—197 2000 Scott Schatzman—141 2005 Jake Herbert—174 2006 Jake Herbert—174 Ryan Lang—141 John Velez—125 2007 Dustin Fox—Hwt. Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141 Mike Tamillow—197 2008 Dustin Fox—Hwt. Brandon Precin—125 2009 Jake Herbert—184 Brandon Precin—125

ALL-AMERICANS

1968 Russ Schneider—160 1971 Mark Massery—126 1978 Al Marzano—190 1981 Tom Janicik—158 1991 Mike Funk—190 1999 Sam Neider—197 2006 Jake Herbert—174 2007 Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141

EAST-WEST NWCA CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS

1928 Ralph Lupton—125 Rudy Schuler—Hwt. 1929 Ralph Lupton—125 1931 Wesley Brown—175 Bob Miller—155 Jack Riley—Hwt. 1932 Wesley Brown—175 1933 Wesley Brown—175 1944 Arthur Nethercot—121 1945 Duane Hanson—136 1952 Jack Herschend—123 1957 Ken Kraft—167 1960 Rory Weber—Hwt. 1961 Al Jaklich—191 Rory Weber—Hwt. 1963 Don Evans—177 Bob Plaskas—123 1968 Russ Schneider—152 1970 Bill Pauss—177 1971 Mark Massery—126 1973 Mark Massery—126 1975 Andre Allen—142 Dave Froehlich—167 1989 Jack Griffin—118 Mark Whitehead—190 1990 Jack Griffin—118 Brad Traviolia—167 1991 Mike Funk—190 1996 Rohan Gardner—177 2000 Mark Bybee—174 2005 Matt Delguyd—197 2006 Jake Herbert—174 2007 Jake Herbert—184 Ryan Lang—141 Mike Tamillow—197 2008 Dustin Fox—Hwt. 2009 Jake Herbert—184

Career Winning Percentage 1. .974 Jake Herbert (149-4), 2003-07, 2009 2. .896 Don Evans (21-2-1), 1963-65 3. .881 Rory Weber (58-8), 1960-62 4. .879 Jack Griffin (156-21-1), 1987-90 5. .870 Andre Allen (90-13-1), 1972-75 6. .830 Ken Kraft (38-7-2), 1955-57 7. .811 Steve DePetro (146-30-4), 1983-86 8. .809 Mark Massery (72-17), 1970-73 9. .806 Don Horning (54-13), 1982-83 10. .804 Scott Schatzman (115-28), 1995-00 Career Wins 1. 156 Jack Griffin, 1987-90 2. 149 Jake Herbert, 2003-07, 2009 3. 146 Steve DePetro, 1983-86 4. 122 Mike Funk, 1987-1991 122 Brad Traviolia, 1987-90 5. 115 Joei Bales, 1986-89 115 Scott Schatzman, 1995-00 7. 110 Tony Pariano, 1992-96 8. 109 Dustin Fox, 2004-08 9. 108 Rohan Gardner, 1991-96 10. 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

WIN TOTALSBIG TEN CHAMPIONS

BIG TEN MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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

JESSE OWENS AWARD

Each 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).

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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

(Total Falls) 1964 Jerry Torrence 1965 Don Evans 1966 Dan Kraft 1967 Russ Schneider 1968 Russ Schneider 1969 Dan Kraft 1970 Charlie Arnold 1971 Charlie Arnold 1972 Jamie Summerfelt 1973 Paul Scott 1974 Andre Allen 1975 Andre Allen 1976 Al Marzano 1977 Al Marzano 1978 Al Marzano 1979 Mike Weitzman 1980 Craig Jennings 1981 Craig Jennings 1982 Don Horning 1983 Mike Fiandaca 1984 Tim Guana 1985 Mike Kraft 1986 Mike Kraft 1987 Brad Traviolia 1988 Jack Griffin 1989 Jack Griffin 1990 Jack Griffin 1991 Mike Funk 1992 Jeff Mirabella 1993 Tad Yeager 1994 Rohan Gardner 1995 Tony Pariano 1996 Mark Bybee 1997 Sam Neider 1998 Sam Neider 1999 Mark Bybee 2000 Mark Bybee 2001 Ryan Cumbee 2002 John Giacche 2003 Scott Johnson 2004 Mike Little 2005 Jake Herbert 2006 Jake Herbert 2007 Jake Herbert 2008 Brandon Precin 2009 Jake Herbert

JACK RILEY 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

LUPTON AWARD

MATT CASE

JOHNVELEZ

Career Winning Percentage 1. .974 Jake Herbert (149-4), 2003-07, 2009 2. .896 Don Evans (21-2-1), 1963-65 3. .881 Rory Weber (58-8), 1960-62 4. .879 Jack Griffin (156-21-1), 1987-90 5. .870 Andre Allen (90-13-1), 1972-75 6. .830 Ken Kraft (38-7-2), 1955-57 7. .811 Steve DePetro (146-30-4), 1983-86 8. .809 Mark Massery (72-17), 1970-73 9. .806 Don Horning (54-13), 1982-83 10. .804 Scott Schatzman (115-28), 1995-00 Career Wins 1. 156 Jack Griffin, 1987-90 2. 149 Jake Herbert, 2003-07, 2009 3. 146 Steve DePetro, 1983-86 4. 122 Mike Funk, 1987-1991 122 Brad Traviolia, 1987-90 5. 115 Joei Bales, 1986-89 115 Scott Schatzman, 1995-00 7. 110 Tony Pariano, 1992-96 8. 109 Dustin Fox, 2004-08 9. 108 Rohan Gardner, 1991-96 10. 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


FRANK GIFFORD and KEN KRAFT were ABC commenta-tors for the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.

For his 48 years of involvement with the Northwestern wrestling program,

the new wrestling facilities are named in honor of Ken Kraft. Kraft was a four-year 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 ameni-ties 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, compil-ing 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 pro-gram was the found-ing of the Midlands Championships, now in its 47th year. The Midlands brings the very best in amateur wrestling to Welsh-Ryan Arena every December between Christmas and New Year’s. 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 addi-tion, 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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The 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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WELSH-RYAN ARENA during the 2008 Midlands Championships.

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1989-90Overall Record: 11-4, 5-4 Big Ten11/18-19 Ohio Open NTS11/24 Northern Open NTS12/2 Illinois Open NTS12/9 Indiana * L, 23-1812/17 Central Michigan W, 26-2312/29-30 Midlands Championships 3rd/521/5 Michigan State W, 28-121/7 Iowa * L, 33-81/13 Grand Valley State W, 38-6 Marquette W, 39-61/19 Minnesota * W, 24-191/27 Michigan * L, 22-202/1 Northern Illinois W, 37-92/10 Wisconsin * L, 19-182/13 Purdue * W, 22-152/18 Ohio State * W, 21-142/24 Illinois State W, 27-92/25 Illinois * W, 41-53/2 Eastern Illinois W, 36-113/10-11 Big Ten Championships 3rd/103/22-24 NCAA Championships 4th/99

1990-91Overall Record: 5-15, 1-7 Big Ten11/17-18 Ohio Open NTS11/24 Northern Open NTS12/1 vs. Northern Illinois W, 22-2112/10 at Cal State-Fullerton L, 27-1612/12 at Fresno State L, 31-1112/13 vs. San Francisco State W, 34-17 at Cal State-Bakersfield L, 24-2012/29-30 Midlands Championships 14th/561/11-12 National Dual Championships vs. Penn State L, 43-3 vs. Portland State W, 30-15 vs. West Virginia L, 35-51/18 at Illinois State W, 20-171/19 vs. Minnesota * L, 29-81/25 at Michigan State L, 23-20 vs. Ferris State L, 22-181/26 vs. Michigan * L, 31-92/1 vs. Illinois * W, 25-23 vs. Iowa * L, 50-32/3 vs. Purdue * L, 32-132/8 vs. Wisconsin * L, 33-92/10 at Indiana * L, 30-122/17 at Ohio State * L, 39-7 vs. Ohio L, 30-63/2-3 Big Ten Championships 8th/103/13-16 NCAA Championships 42nd/87

1991-92Overall Record: 5-10-1, 3-6 Big Ten11/3 NU Quad Open NTS11/23-24 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 NTS1/9 vs. Lehigh L, 21-181/19 vs. Minnesota L, 25-14 1/25 vs. Michigan * L, 29-121/26 vs. Michigan State * W, 32-51/31 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, 29-92/22 vs. Purdue * L, 19-14 2/29 vs. Ohio State * L, 28-8 vs. Central Michigan L, 28-133/7-8 Big Ten Championships 7th/10 3/19-21 NCAA Championships 24th/84

1992-93Overall Record: 6-9-1, 3-5-1 Big Ten11/1 NU Open NTS11/14-15 Ohio Open NTS11/28 Northern Open NTS 12/14 vs. California-Bakersfield L, 22-1512/16 vs. Portland State W, 34-5 vs. Fresno State L, 31-3 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 6th/521/9 vs. Indiana * W, 27-9 vs. Kent State W, 28-61/15 vs. Ohio State * L, 34-9 1/16 vs. Michigan State * W, 19-14 1/23 vs. Illinois * W, 21-121/23 vs. Minnesota * T, 18-181/31 vs. Michigan * L, 22-192/6 vs. Iowa * L, 34-32/13 vs. Wyoming W, 22-18 vs. Wisconsin * L, 23-132/17 vs. Northern Illinois L, 22-20 vs. Purdue * L, 21-112/21 vs. Nebraska L, 35-6 3/5-6 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/18-20 NCAA Championships 41st/81 1993-94Overall Record: 8-5-1, 4-4-1 Big Ten10/30 Halloween Open NTS11/20-21 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, 26-151/15 Wyoming Invitational 1st/41/22 at Minnesota * L, 33-9 vs. Illinois * T, 19-191/29 vs. Michigan State * L, 22-13 1/30 vs. Michigan * W, 25-152/4 vs. Iowa * L, 37-3 vs. Boise State L, 16-132/10 at Illinois State W, 28-182/13 at Wisconsin * L, 25-172/19 at Purdue * W, 25-13 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 22-192/20 at Northern Illinois W, 30-93/4-5 Big Ten Championships 7th/10 3/16-19 NCAA Championships 36th/83

1994-95Overall Record: 9-7, 2-7 Big Ten10/30 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, 24-71/15 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point W, 32-31/21 vs. Minnesota * L, 27-10 at Illinois * L, 20-141/28 at Michigan * L, 20-151/29 vs. Central Michigan W, 20-19 at Michigan State * L, 27-7 2/4 at Iowa * L, 0-402/10 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 30-10 2/11 vs. Wisconsin * L, 24-11 vs. Northern Illinois W, 28-92/18 vs. Purdue * W, 25-102/19 vs. Illinois State W, 26-7 vs. Marquette W, 41-33/4-5 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/16-19 NCAA Championships 18th/82

1995-96Overall Record: 8-5-1, 4-5-1 Big Ten10/29 Halloween Open NTS11/11-12 Michigan Open NTS11/24 Northern Open NTS12/9 vs. Penn State W, 19-1412/13 at Georgia State W, 23-912/29-30 Midlands Championships NTS1/6 vs. Indiana * L, 22-12 at Ohio State * L, 24-121/13 vs. Central Michigan W, 29-151/20 vs. Minnesota * W, 24-9 vs. Illinois * L, 19-141/27 vs. Michigan * T, 16-162/1 vs. Iowa * L, 41-32/10 vs. Michigan State * L, 18-172/14 at Northern Illinois W, 41-32/18 at Purdue * W, 18-162/23 at Eastern Illinois W, 34-82/25 at Wisconsin * W, 20-133/9-10 Big Ten Championships 9th/113/21-23 NCAA Championships 18th/80

1996-97Overall Record: 6-9, 2-7 Big Ten11/3 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, 18-1612/28-29 Midlands Championships T-15th/561/5 vs. Indiana * L, 25-91/10-11 Virginia Duals vs. Arizona State L, 20-17

vs. Brown W, 22-16 vs. Lock Haven L, 30-12 1/17 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 22-15 1/18 at Illinois * L, 34-5 1/25 at Michigan * L, 19-181/26 at Michigan State * W, 17-16 2/1 at Iowa * L, 40-4 2/7 vs. Ohio State * L, 21-11 2/15 vs. Wisconsin * W, 23-15 2/23 vs. Purdue * L, 27-6 vs. Marquette W, 32-93/8-9 Big Ten Championships 11th/11 3/20-22 NCAA Championships 35th/73

1997-98Overall Record: 9-8, 3-6 Big Ten11/15-16 Michigan State Open NTS 11/28 Northern Open NTS 12/13 at Ohio State W, 20-18 12/14 vs. Kent State W, 27-15 vs. Lock Haven L, 25-15 at Clarion L, 20-1812/28-29 Midlands Championships 11th/541/9 at Marquette W, 39-121/11 vs. Virginia Tech W, 31-9 at Indiana * W, 24-16 1/18 vs. Illinois * L, 29-9 1/23 vs. Michigan * L, 24-151/24 vs. Michigan State * L, 23-12 1/29 vs. Iowa * L, 40-02/7 vs. Central Michigan W, 20-18 2/8 at Eastern Illinois W, 27-12 vs. SIU-Edwardsville W, 35-13 2/14 at Wisconsin * W, 20-14 2/20 vs. Minnesota * L, 32-62/21 at Purdue * L, 24-133/6-8 Big Ten Championships 8th/11 3/18-21 NCAA Championships 18th/84

1998-99Overall Record: 5-9, 3-6 Big Ten11/7-8 Michigan Open NTS11/20-21 St. Louis Open NTS12/14 at Iowa State L, 27-1412/16 at Northern Iowa W, 31-1112/29-30 Midlands Championships1/9 vs. Northern Illinois W, 20-16 1/22 at Indiana * L, 21-201/24 at Illinois * L, 31-101/29 at Michigan State W, 28-17 2/5 at Purdue * L, 23-162/12 vs. Iowa * L, 36-32/14 vs. Penn State * L, 21-202/18 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 34-8 vs. Wisconsin * W, 24-172/21 vs. Minnesota * L, 25-15 3/6-7 Big Ten Championships 7tth/113/18-21 NCAA Championships 29th

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-by-year record since Cysewski assumed the role of head coach in 1989. The 1989-90 team finished fourth in the nation with four All-Americans and an NCAA champion in

JACK GRIFFIN (pictured, right of trophy).

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1999-2000Overall Record: 6-12, 1-7 Big Ten11/13-14 Michigan State Open NTS 11/19-20 St. Louis Open NTS 11/26 vs. Arizona St. L, 24-20 vs. Lehigh L, 23-16 vs. Purdue L, 25-14 12/12 vs. Central Michigan T, 15-15 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 14th/62 1/14 at Northern Illinois W, 24-17 1/16 at Eastern Illinois L, 20-18 1/21 at Michigan L, 24-15 1/23 at Marquette W, 20-16 vs. Missouri W,19-171/28 vs. Ohio State * W, 25-152/4 vs. Michigan State * L, 24-132/6 at Iowa * L, 41-32/11 at Indiana * L, 29-142/13 vs. Illinois * L, 36-32/18 at Minnesota * L, 35-62/19 at Wisconsin* L, 27-93/5 Big Ten Championships 6th/113/19 NCAA Championships 29th

2000-01Overall Record: 4-13-1, 0-8 Big Ten11/18-19 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, 41-012/16 vs. Central Michigan L, 26-1012/29-30 Midlands Championships T-25th/541/6 Lone Star Duals vs. Norhern Illinois L, 31-9 vs. Navy L, 29-16 vs. Stanford L, 25-181/12 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 26-211/14 vs. Iowa * L, 45-31/19 at Illinois * L, 40-31/26 vs. Wisconsin * L, 28-91/28 vs. Northern Illinois T, 18-18 2/2 at Penn State * L, 21-122/4 at Ohio State * L, 33-32/9 at Marquette W, 39-42/11 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

2001-02Overall Record: 7-12, 0-8 Big Ten11/17-18 Michigan State Open NTS 11/23 Northern Open NTS12/8 NU Duals vs. Parkside L, 24-11 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 25-15 vs. Princeton W, 27-1112/29-30 Midlands Championships 41st/61

1/5 Lone Star Duals vs. Navy W, 27-13 vs. Brown L, 21-17 vs. Nebraska-Kearney L, 20-171/11 at Eastern Illinois W, 31-31/13 Wendy Duals vs. Gardner-Webb W, 46-0 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 31-7 vs. Ashland W, 28-91/18 at Purdue L, 24-91/20 at Northern Illinois L, 24-151/25 vs. Illinois * L, 27-61/27 at Iowa * L, 44-6 2/1 vs. Penn State * L, 25-152/8 vs. Minnesota * L, 38-62/15 at Michigan State * L, 23-122/22 at Wisconsin * L, 29-122/24 vs. Indiana * L, 36-33/8-10 Big Ten Championships 11th/11

2002-03Overall Record: 5-12, 0-8 Big Ten11/9-10 Michigan State Open NTS11/24 Missouri Open NTS12/7 Northern Iowa Open NYS12/14 vs. Parkside W, 28-21 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 2-012/28-29 Midlands Championships 25th1/4 Lone Star Duals vs. Cal Poly L, 27-10 vs. Navy W, 27-10 vs. Harvard W, 24-121/12 Wendy’s Duals vs. Gardner-Webb W, 34-9 vs. Purdue L, 27-12 vs. Pittsburgh L, 29-61/17 vs. Northern Illinois L, 27-61/24 vs. Michigan State * L, 33-71/26 vs. Wisconsin * L, 24-132/1 at Michigan * L, 35-122/7 at Illinois * L, 37-32/9 at Minnesota * L, 41-32/14 at Indiana * L, 28-92/21 vs. Ohio State * L, 25-142/23 vs. Iowa * L, 44-6

2003-04Overall Record: 9-9, 0-8 Big Ten11/8 Michigan State Open NTS11/22 NU Duals vs. Augustana W, 30-9 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 29-7 vs. UW-La Crosse W, 19-412/5 Northern Illinois Duals vs. Loras College W, 32-8 vs. Northern Illinois L, 21-12 vs. Elmhurst College W, 40-612/18 American W, 41-10 12/19 Beast of the East Invitational 4th/20

12/29-30 Midlands Championships 17th/61 1/9 Eastern Michigan W, 22-181/11 Eastern Illinois W, 37-31/17 at Iowa * L, 39-41/23 vs. Purdue * L, 20-191/24 vs. Indiana * L, 19-121/24 vs. Missouri Baptist W, 33-62/1 vs. Illinois * L, 32-72/6 at Penn State * L, 42-32/8 at Ohio State * L, 40-32/20 at Wisconsin * L, 28-6 2/22 vs. Michigan * L, 37-7 3/7 Big Ten Championships 11th/113/20 NCAA Championships T-50th

2004-05Overall Record: 6-6, 2-6 Big Ten12/3 vs. Northern Illinois W, 21-13 12/15 vs. Augustana W, 37-9 vs. UW-La Crosse W, 33-912/17 Beast of the East Tournament 1st/14 12/29-30 Midlands Championships 7th1/15 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 41-3 1/21 at Indiana * L, 22-14 1/22 at Purdue * W, 27-101/29 vs. Iowa * W, 22-192/4 vs. Minnesota * L, 28-102/6 at Michigan State * L, 20-152/12 vs. Penn State * L, 24-13 2/17 at Illinois * L, 29-62/20 vs. Wisconsin * L, 19-183/5-6 Big Ten Championships 9th/11 3/17-19 NCAA Championships 14th

2005-06Overall Record:10-5, 5-3 Big Ten12/1 at Northern Illinois W, 28-1012/15 vs. Chicago W, 32-12 vs. Indianapolis W, 38-12 12/18 Reno Tournament 3rd/27 12/29-30 Midlands Chamionships 10th /66 1/8 at Eastern Illinois W, 35-13 1/14 NWCA National Duals at Iowa State L, 20-16 vs. Hofstra W, 26-13 vs. Arizona State L, 22-171/20 at Minnesota * L, 24-111/22 at Wisconsin * W, 24-151/28 at Michigan * L, 22-152/3 vs. Ohio State * W, 31-62/5 at Illinois * W, 19-162/10 vs. Michigan State * W, 21-13 2/12 at Iowa * L, 20-162/17 vs. Indiana * W, 19-153/4-5 Big Ten Championships 5th/113/16-18 NCAA Championships 13th/69

2006-07Overall Record:13-8, 3-5 Big Ten11/12 NU Duals vs. Chicago W, 34-12 vs. Navy W, 20-16 vs. Indianapolis W, 31-1111/18 ACC/Big Ten Clash vs. Virgina W, 24-12 vs. North Carolina W, 30-9 vs. North Carolina State W, 37-912/8 vs. Northern Illinois W, 28-1012/9 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 38-1212/20 Reno Tournament 6th/2912/29-30 Midlands Championships 3rd/55 1/13 NWCA National Duals vs. Cornell W, 24-15 vs. Iowa L, 22-18 vs. Missouri L, 33-8 NORTHWESTERN tied a program best with four All-Americans when it placed fourth at the 2007 NCAA

Championships in Detroit.

vs. West Virginia W, 28-141/14 vs. Central Michigan L, 22-11 1/19 at Illinois * L, 21-131/21 vs. Iowa * L, 24-141/26 vs. Wisconsin * W, 19-182/2 at Penn State * L, 25-82/4 at Ohio State * L, 18-162/11 at Indiana * L, 28-112/16 vs. Purdue * W, 31-132/18 vs. Michigan * W, 20-143/3-4 Big Ten Championships 6th/11 3/15-17 NCAA Championships 4th

2007-08Overall Record: 8-9, 3-5 Big Ten11/30 at Northern Illinois L, 22-1912/08 vs. North Dakota State W, 35-9 vs. SIU-Edwardsville W, 44-312/16 at Eastern Michigan W, 29-612/29-30 Midlands Championships 5th/551/12-13 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, 26-161/27 at Iowa * L, 22-132/1 vs. Penn State * L, 18-152/8 vs. Minnesota * L, 33-122/10 at Michigan State * W, 25-15 2/15 at Purdue * W, 21-17 2/17 vs. Illinois * W, 22-112/22 at Wisconsin * L, 21-192/24 vs. Indiana * L, 24-143/8-9 Big Ten Championships 8th/113/20-22 NCAA Championship 13th/75

2008-09Overall Record: 9-8-1, 2-5-1 Big Ten11/9 Michigan State Open NTS11/15 Purdue Duals vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga W, 30-12 vs. Eastern Michigan W, 23-13 vs. Kent State W, 21-811/23 at Stanford W, 25-15 at UC Davis L, 23-15 12/4 vs. Northern Illinois W, 27-1212/19 at Pittsburgh W, 20-1812/20 at Clarion W, 29-312/29-30 Midlands Championships 5th 1/10 NWCA National Duals vs. Missouri L, 25-12 vs. Nebraska L, 19-181/23 vs. Michigan State * W, 31-61/25 vs. Wisconsin * W, 21-191/31 at Michigan * T, 17-172/6 at Illinois * L, 22-132/8 at Minnesota * L, 18-162/15 at Indiana * L, 23-112/20 vs. Ohio State * L, 23-182/22 vs. Iowa * L, 34-13 3/8-9 Big Ten Championships 8th/113/20-22 NCAA Championships 13th/76

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Please Note:This list is as complete and ac-curate as historical records allow and includes only those who earned a varsity letter. Corrections or additions directed to Northwestern’s ath-letic communications office are welcome if they can be verified.

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THE UN IVERS ITYTHIS IS NORTHWESTERN .............................................................................................. 34

SCHOOLS OF NORTHWESTERN ................................................................................... 35

NOTABLE ALUMNI .......................................................................................................36-37

PRESIDENT MORTON SCHAPIRO ................................................................................. 38

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION JIM PHILLIPS ..................................... 39

ACADEMIC SERVICES .................................................................................................... 40

ATHLETIC ExCELLENCE ................................................................................................. 41

BEINg A BIg TEN STUDENT-ATHLETE .......................................................................... 42

ATHLETIC ENDOWMENTS .............................................................................................. 43

EVANSTON ....................................................................................................................... 44

THE ULTIMATE SPORTS TOWN ..................................................................................... 45

My kIND OF TOWN, CHICAgO ....................................................................................... 46


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• 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 approx imately 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 need-based 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 assess-ment 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.

Northwestern University was founded in 1851 as a private institution of “the highest order of excellence” to serve the Northwest Territory, an

area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.

Today one of the nation’s premier universities, Northwestern occupies two campuses along the shore of Lake Michigan and is connected by both geography and programming to one of the nation’s great cities, Chicago. In addition, Northwestern has a campus in Doha, Qatar. In this midsize research university, 11 schools—each with relatively small academic depart-ments—offer high-quality programs spanning a remarkably diverse portfolio. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate and gradu-ate programs among the best in the country.

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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 corner-stone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergradu-ate 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 depart-ment 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 first-rank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options avail-able 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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busiNessNick ChabrajaFormer chairman and CEO, General DynamicsDouglas ConantPresident and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.Lester CrownChairman, Henry Crown IndustriesRobert EckertChairman and CEO, MattelRobin NeusteinAdvisory director and chairwoman of the Private Equity Group, Goldman SachsWilliam OsbornChairman, Northern TrustHarry PearceChairman, Hughes ElectronicsLinda Johnson RicePresident and CEO, Johnson Publishing CompanyPat RyanExecutive chairman, Aon Corp.Gordon SegalCEO, Crate and BarrelManuel ValdesPresident, Frontera Foods

goverNmeNt aNd PubliC serviCeJudy BiggertU.S. Congresswoman, IllinoisSara Jane BloomfieldDirector, U.S. Holocaust Memorial MuseumRuben CastilloU.S. District Court judge, ChicagoRahm EmanuelWhite House Chief of StaffGeorge McGovernFormer U.S. Senator, South Dakota; presidential candidateRonald RileyPresiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit CourtJohn Paul StevensU.S. Supreme Court JusticeAdlai Stevenson IIFormer Illinois governor; ambassador to UN; two-time presidential candidateJames ThompsonFormer Illinois governor

sPortsKatrina AdamsFormer pro tennis playerD’Wayne BatesFormer pro football player Luis CastilloPro football player, San Diego ChargersLuke DonaldPro golferCharles “Chick” EvansFirst golfer to hold National Open and National Amateur titles at same timeJoe GirardiManager, New York YankeesBarry CofieldPro football player, New York GiantsKenesaw Mountain LandisFirst commissioner of Major League Baseball

Julia LeveringFormer president, U.S. Tennis AssociationMark LorettaPro baseball player, Los Angeles DodgersBilly McKinneyDirector of Scouting, Milwaukee BucksBrent MusburgerSportscasterJerry ReinsdorfChairman, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White SoxJeff RobinsonPro personnel assistant, Minnesota VikingsRick SundGeneral manager, Atlanta HawksDr. Debi ThomasTwo-time U.S. Ladies Figure Skating champion

eNtertaiNmeNtLee Phillip BellCreator, The Young and the RestlessGreg BerlantiExecutive producer, Brothers and SistersZach BraffActor, ScrubsCharles BuschTony-nominated playwrightStephen ColbertReporter, Comedy Central’s The Colbert ReportIleen GetzActressMichael GreifDirector, RentHeather HeadleyTony award-winning actressMarg HelgenbergEmmy award-winning actress Laura InnesActress

Richard KindActorCloris LeachmanAcademy award-winning actressJohn LoganAcademy award-nominated scriptwriterShelley LongEmmy award-winning actress

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 suc-cess of former Wildcats.

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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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Julia Louis-DreyfusEmmy award-winning actressAnn-MargretAcademy award-winning actressGarry MarshallTV and movie producer Megan MullalyEmmy award-winning actress Dermot MulroneyActorJohn MuskerDirector, Hercules, Aladdin, The Little MermaidDennis O’HareTony award-winning actor

Charlotte RaeActressJeri RyanActressStu SchwartzProducer, Good Morning AmericaDavid SchwimmerActorKate ShindleActress; Miss America, 1998Nicole SullivanActressKimberly WilliamsActressMary ZimmermanTony award-winning director; NU faculty member

JourNalism aNd literatureMarie AranaBook editor, Washington PostIra BerkowAuthor; former sportswriter, New York TimesChristine BrennanColumnist, USA Today;commentator, ESPN

Elisabeth BumillerReporter, New York TimesRobert Olen ButlerAuthor; Pulitzer Prize winnerJoie ChenReporter, CBSRance CrainPresident, Crain CommunicationsR. Bruce DoldEditorial page editor, Chicago Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winnerBrian DuffyEditor, U.S. News & World ReportRobert EatonSenior VP and Managing Editor, ESPNMichael GreenbergAnchor, ESPN RadioKelly O’DonnellCorrespondent and anchor, NBC NewsDave Revsine Anchor, Big Ten NetworkTina RosenbergWriter, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner; authorDarren RovellSports business reporter, CNBCCarole SimpsonReporter/anchor, ABC NewsRichard StolleyFormer founding managing editor, PeopleMargaret SullivanEditor, Buffalo NewsJulia WallaceEditor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Michael WilbonColumnist, Washington Post; co-host, Pardon the InterruptionDavid WilleyExecutive editor, Men’s Journal

other Notable alumNiMadeleine Wing AdlerPresident, West Chester UniversityJohnetta ColeFormer president, Bennett CollegeKaren Lipschutz DeCrowFormer president, National Organization for WomenAda KepleyFirst woman to graduate from a U.S. law schoolNed RoremComposer and authorJoseph SchwantnerComposer; Pulitzer Prize winnerJudi Sheppard MissettCEO and founder of JazzerciseDavid SkortonPresident, Cornell UniversityGraham SpanierPresident, Penn State UniversityDr. Thomas StarzlPerformed first liver transplantGeorge StiglerEconomist; Nobel Prize winnerAugusta Read ThomasComposer Wayne WatsonPresident, Governors State UniversityDr. Daniel WilliamsFirst African American admitted to the College of Surgeons

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.

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U N I V E R S I T Y p R E S I d E N T m o RTo N S c H a p I R oMorton Owen Schapiro

was named 16th presi-dent 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 par-ticular expertise in the area of college financing and afford-ability and on trends in edu-cational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testi-fied before U.S. Senate and House committees on eco-nomic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was presi-dent of Williams College

from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presi-dency 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 econom-ics 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.



d I R E c T o R o f aT H l E T I c S a N d R E c R E aT I o N j I m p H I l l I p SJames J. Phillips

became Northwest-ern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commit-ment 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 promo-tions 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 Har-ris 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 depart-ment’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 fifth-straight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy win-ner. 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. North-western touted a school-record-tying 879 student-athlete 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 orga-nizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel con-sisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coach-es 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 North-ern 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

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 ap-pearances. 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 ath-letic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before mov-ing into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational admin-istration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phil-lips 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 chil-dren: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.

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



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 advi-sors 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 tuto-rial sessions.

REGISTRATION ADVISING. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six un-dergraduate 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 impor-tant 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 gradu-ate 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 organiza-tions 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.

mary beth hawkinsonAssociate Director

betsi burnsAssistant ADDirector of Student Development

shea’na grigsbyAcademic Advisor

davon robbIntern

margaret akerstromAssociate AD

Nu aCademiC advisor Named best iN the NatioN

Associate 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 outstand-ing 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 leader-ship to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an aca-demic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplish-ments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, imple-mented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has

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.

“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 re-sources, 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 philoso-phy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the student-athletes for a successful life after college.”

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Senior Jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wres-tler. 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.

Northwestern 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. North-western’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 hon-ored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades.

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

The meN’s soCCer team tied a school wins record and reached a pro-gram-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

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Northwestern freshman eriC ChuN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s golf National Championships.

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.


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 tra-dition 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 champion-ships, 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.

toP aCademiC iNstitutioNs• Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constitu-ency is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a presti-gious 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 mil-lion 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 nation-ally 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 champion-ships, 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 pro-duced 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.

b E I N g a b I g T E N S T U d E N T-aT H l E T Eabout the Network

Available to approximately 70 million households

nationwide, the Big Ten Network is the first nation-ally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With approxi-mately 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.

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 basket-ball 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 approxi-mately 70 million households nationally through national agree-ments 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.

The big teN Network features several live Northwestern events, highlights and features.



• Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholar-ship

• Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship

• Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship

• Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship

• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship

• Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship

• Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Foot-ball Scholarship

• John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Schol-arships

• Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholar-ship

• Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship

• Combe Family Tennis Scholarships

• June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship

• Dean Family Scholarship

• Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship

• Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship

• Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship

• Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships

• Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship

• Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships

• Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship

• Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship

• Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship

• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship

• John H. Glenn Memorial 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

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Ath-letic Scholarships

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memo-rial Scholarship

• Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

• Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship

• Koldyke Family Scholarship

• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship

• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship

• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship

• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship

• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship

• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship

• N Club Scholarship

• Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship

• Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholar-ship

• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Me-morial Scholarship

• James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship

• Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship

• James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship

• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship

• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships

• Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship

• Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship

• Walter K. Smart Scholarship

• Stearns Family Scholarship

• Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship

• Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship

• Torch of Center Court Scholarship

• Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship

• Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholar-ship

• Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship

• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship

• Philip J. Weber Scholarship

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships

• Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship

• Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship

• Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship

aT H l E T I c E N d o w m E N T Sthrough 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).

eriC metzler received an endowed scholarship this season.


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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 swim-ming pool, weight and fitness machines, three full basketball courts and courts for racquetball and squash.

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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 establish-ments offer incredible variety, both in the food they serve and the atmo-sphere 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.

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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-of-the-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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soldier field, home of the ChiCago bears

us Cellular field, home of the 2005 world ChamPioN white soXPatriCk kaNe, 2007 NHL Rookie of the year

• 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.

• Stadiums and arenas: Chicago is also home to some of the most famous sports venues in the country. The “friendly con-fines” 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.

da bulls, da bears aNd morewhen 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.

ChiCago’s Pro teams

• 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

the ChiCago blaCkhawks advaNCed to the CoNfereNCe fiNals of the 2009 staNley CuP Playoffs. 45

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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 hop-ping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.

Chicago 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 old-est jazz club in the U.S.

• 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 neigh-borhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concen-trated 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 popu-lar 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.

2009 Northwestern WrestlingTelevision and Radio Roster

FRANKBATTAGLIA

SophomoreHinsdale, Ill.

KYLEBERTIN

JuniorCleveland, Ohio

DAVID HELMER

FreshmanMcLean, Va.

PAUL JACKSON

FreshmanDetroit, Mich.

AARONJONES

JuniorMacomb, Ill.

ROBERTJOYCE

JuniorArlington Heights, Ill.

ROBERTKELLOGG

SophomoreSioux City, Iowa

BENKUHAR

SophomoreConcord, Ohio

DOMINICMARELLA

SeniorRoselle, Ill.

LEVIMELE

FreshmanVernal, Utah

ERIC METZLER

SeniorLuxemburg, Wis.

ANDREWNADHIR

JuniorBloomfield Hills, Mich.

JEFFOLSEN

FreshmanMarietta, Ga.

BRANDON PRECIN

JuniorOrland Park, Ill.

JOHNSCHOEN

SophomoreHomer Glen, Ill.

MARCUSSHREWSBURY

FreshmanCrown Point, Ind.

KEITHSULZER

JuniorCleveland, Ohio

JASONWELCH

Redshirt FreshmanWalnut Creek, Calif.

165 157 197

125 165 HWT. 157

133 149 125BRIAN

RODDY JR.

Redshirt FreshmanHighland Heights, Ohio

174

197 157

157

125

197

184

174

TIMCYSEWSKI

Head Coach

141

2009–10 SCHEDULENOVEMBER

7 at Eastern Michigan Open Ypsilanti, Mich. All Day14 NORTHWESTERN DUALS Evanston, Ill. (St. Cloud State, Stanford, Purdue) All Day22 at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA

DECEMBER 3 at Northern Illinois DeKalb, Ill. 7:05 p.m.17 at Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio 7 p.m.

29-30 47th MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIP Evanston, Ill. All Day

JANUARY 9-10 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Cedar Falls, Iowa All Day

16 at Lone Star Duals Dallas, Texas (Air Force, Brown, Harvard, Oklahoma) All Day22 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Alumni Weekend) Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.24 INDIANA✱ (Alumni Weekend) Evanston, Ill. 2 p.m.31 ILLINOIS✱ Evanston, Ill. 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY 5 at Penn State✱ University Park, Pa. 6 p.m. 7 at Ohio State✱ Columbus, Ohio 1 p.m.12 at Iowa✱ Iowa City, Iowa 7 p.m.19 at Wisconsin✱ Madison, Wis. 7 p.m.21 MICHIGAN✱ Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m.

MARCH6-7 Big Ten Championships Ann Arbor, Mich. (hosted by Michigan) All Day

18-20 NCAA Championships Omaha, Neb. All Day

Home meets in BOLD CAPS • ✱ Big Ten Conference meets • All times Central and subject to change

JohnSCHOEN

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2009-10 Wrestling Guide

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