Jan. 16, 2000
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The sixth-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team won 18 of 20 matches
Sunday afternoon defeating Fresno State 39-6 and San Francisco 43-0 at the
North Gym in Fresno, Calif. With the wins the Illini improved to 6-0 on the
season and have now won 10 straight duals dating back to a 26-10 win over
Wisconsin last season. Fresno State defeated San Francisco 28-6 to round
out the afternoon's action.
The Illini picked up four pins and a major decision in the win over Fresno
State. Ryan Escobar at 125 pounds, Adam Tirapelle at 149, Nate Patrick at
184 and John Lockhart at heavyweight each earned pins while Carl Perry
dominated his match to win 21-6.
The second match almost mirrored the first with Tirapelle, Patrick and
Lockhart each recording pins against San Francisco and Perry earning a
technical fall at 2:37, leading 15-0.
Tirapelle, ranked second in the country at 149 pounds, and Patrick, ranked
fourth at 184, each picked up three pins on the latest road trip which
included a 33-9 win over Air Force on January 13. Tirapelle, a junior, has
now recorded 10 falls this year after recording only eight in his first two
seasons combined. His 18 career pins is only one shy of tying Eric Siebert
for No.5 on the Illini's all-time career pins list. Siebert recorded 19
falls from 1994-98.
The Illini (6-0, 0-0) will open Big Ten wrestling action next weekend at
No. 23 Indiana on January 21 and at Ohio State January 23.
No. 6 Illinois 39, at Fresno State 6
January 16, 2000
North Gym, Fresno, Calif.
Wt. Decision
125 No. 8 Ryan Escobar (ILL) pinned Darrick Hayes (FS), 4:39
133 No. 7 Paris Ruiz (FS) defeated No. 18 Dave Stoltz (ILL), 6-1
141 No. 7 Carl Perry (ILL) defeated Ralph Lopes (FS), 21-6
149 No. 2 Adam Tirapelle (ILL) pinned Darrack Duran (FS), 2:00
157 Tim Cornish (FS) defeated Ryan Berger (ILL), 3-1
165 Matt Lackey (ILL) defeated Eddie Gifford (FS), 3-2
174 Ben King (ILL) defeated Dan Jackson (FS), 6-3
184 No. 4 Nate Patrick (ILL) pinned Jason Rossotti (FS), 4:34
197 No. 5 Pat Quirk (ILL) defeated Tom Gohde (FS), 8-0
Hwt No. 5 John Lockhart (ILL) pinned Grant Harrington (FS), 0:54
No. 6 Illinois 43, vs. San Francisco State 0
January 16, 2000
North Gym, Fresno, Calif.
Wt. Decision
125 No. 8 Ryan Escobar (ILL) defeated Kelly Martinez (SF), 9-5
133 Kelly Madden (ILL) defeated Armando Orozco (SF), 12-5
141 No. 7 Carl Perry (ILL) tech fall Jared Walker (SF), 15-0, 2:37
149 No. 2 Adam Tirapelle (ILL) pinned Mario Gonzales (SF), 2:12
157 No. 8 Griff Powell (ILL) defeated Josh Wheeler (SF), 17-2
165 No. 13 Bill Zeman (ILL) defeated Chris Whetstone (SF), 10-4
174 Ben King (ILL) defeated Mauricio Wright (SF), 3-2
184 No. 4 Nate Patrick (ILL) pinned Daniel Stevens (SF), 2:19
197 No. 5 Pat Quirk (ILL) defeated Terry Tuzzolino (SF), 13-7
Hwt No. 5 John Lockhart (ILL) pinned Steve Cooper (SF), 1:33
