Nov. 1, 2001
The ninth-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team will hold an intersquad match on Saturday, Nov. 3 in Huff Hall at 11:30 a.m. to determine the 10 starters for the 2001-02 season. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and admission is free to the public.
The matches will feature Illini wrestlers such as defending heavyweight national champion John Lockhart, 165-pound All-American Matt Lackey and three-time NCAA qualifier Griff Powell as well as many up-and-coming Illinois grapplers.
The following is a schedule for Saturday's matches:
133 Chad Hay (Sandwich, Ill.) vs. Mark Jayne (Elyria, Ohio)
141 Eric Novak (Tinley Park, Ill.) vs. Kelly Madden (Pekin, Ill.)
149 Ryan Berger (Mahomet, Ill.) vs. Anton Dietzen (Elmhurst, Ill.)
157 Griff Powell (Morton Grove, Ill.) vs. Pat Heffernan (Palos Heights, Ill.)
165 Matt Lackey (Moline, Ill.) vs. Joe Weber (Des Plaines, Ill.)
174 Brian Glynn (Orland Park, Ill.) vs. John Sears (Tinley Park, Ill.)
184 Jason Potter (St. Charles, Ill.) vs. Tyrone Byrd (Clinton, Ill.)
197 Nick Curby (LaGrange, Ill.) vs. Mike LeVanti (Mt. Prospect, Ill.)
Hwt John Lockhart (Mahomet, Ill.) vs. Chris Little (Mahomet, Ill.)
Extra Matches
197 Brendan Heffernan (Palos Heights, Ill.) vs. Jason Vincens (Wheaton, Ill.)
157 Alex Tirapelle (Clovis, Calif.) vs. Nick Mason (Harvard, Ill.)
149 Tony Pedrosa (Oregon, Ill.) vs. Anthony Opiola (South Holland, Ill.)
141 Cal Ferry (Machesney, Ill.) vs. Brian Cravens (Mt. Zion, Ill.)