Jan. 16, 2004
The top-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team won 19 of 20 bouts to sweep a pair of matches with a 50-0 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and a 43-3 beating of McKendree College. With two pins, No. 1-ranked Alex Tirapelle remains undefeated for the season with a 20-0 record and fifth-ranked 184 pounder Brian Glynn got his 21st win of the season to crack into the school's Top-25 career win list. Illinois improves to 6-0 on the season.
In the first dual of the night, Illinois won nine of 10 bouts in the 43-3 thrashing of McKendree College. The Illini got off to an easy six point lead as McKendree's 125-pounder failed to make weight and gave sixth-ranked Kyle Ott (So., Huber Heights, Ohio) a forfeit win. At 133 pounds, No. 4 Mark Jayne (Jr., Elyria, Ohio) scored a takedown and nearfall points in the first period and held on for the 7-2 decision. The Illini lost its 141-pound match as Michael Martin (r-Fr., Norfolk, Va.) couldn't finish a late takedown attempt for the 3-2 loss to Tarell Miller. In his only match of the night, junior Anton Dietzen (Elmhurst, Ill.) scored a 9-2 decision over David Elliott with four takedowns and over four minutes of riding time. At 157, top-ranked Alex Tirapelle (So., Clovis, Calif.) was leading Clay Wiere 12-0 before getting the pin call at the 6:21 mark of the match to give the All-American his fifth fall of the season and the team an 18-3 lead.
The pinning continued at 165 pounds with a win at 3:23 by senior Ben Hay (Sandwich, Ill.) over Tim Donohoe in his only match of the night. Hay led 8-3 in the second period when the fall occurred. No. 8 Pete Friedl (So., Orland Park, Ill.) added another six team points with a pin at 174 pounds in a quick 1:58. He got a takedown and allowed a Danny Williams escape then quickly took Williams down directly to his back. With the Illini leading 30-3, fifth-ranked Brian Glynn (Jr., Orland Park, Ill. racked up 12 points and riding time to win a 13-2 major decision over Adam Hicks at 184 pounds. Illinois got its fourth pin of the dual with a fall for ninth-ranked Jason Potter (Sr., St. Charles, Ill.) at 2:20 at 197 pounds over Aaron Glenn. With a 5-2 decision, No. 10 Mike Behnke (r-Fr., Villa Park, Ill.) defeated former Illinois walk-on football player Jake Janek to give Illinois the 43-3 score.
Illinois jumped to a 5-0 lead in the nightcap with Ott's 19-4 technical fall over Scott Audo of SIUE. Ott racked up a 17-4 lead in the first period and used a reversal at the 58-second mark of the second to end the match at 125 pounds. Jayne improved from his decision in the first match to pin Steve Chico in 1:19 to give Illinois an 11-0 lead after the 133-pound match. At 141 pounds, Martin used the entire seven minutes to get a technical fall win over Alec Lininger, 20-3. He got six takedowns and accumulated six points off near falls. At 149, sophomore Cal Ferry (Machesney, Ill.) scored two takedowns to win a 7-0 decision over Joe Rujawitz to give the Illini a 19-0 lead.
Tirapelle worked much faster in his second match as he immediately got the takedown and had eight near fall points before the match was called for a fall at 2:02 at 157 pounds. With the fall, he remained undefeated with 20 wins and took the team lead with six pins. The next match of the night was the collegiate debut for highly touted 165-pound redshirt freshman Donny Reynolds (Frankfort, Ill.) who did not disappoint with a pin in 2:02 over Matt Oliva. The Illini got a third-straight pin this time in 1:09 by 174-pounder Friedl over Pat Healy, his second of the evening. Glynn moved into the Illinois career win list at No. 25 as he got his 67th victory of his career in a 12-2 major decision win over Branden Lorek at 184 pounds. He had a big second period, which included two takedowns and back points to remain the squad leader with 21 wins on the season. At 197 pounds, Potter held off a late third period comeback to win 13-6 over Sean Tyus and heavyweight Behnke got his sixth pin of the season with a fall in 1:30.
The Illini will be back in action on Jan. 23 at Penn State to open Big Ten dual action at 6 p.m. CT. They will also travel to Michigan State for a Sunday afternoon matchup.
Match 1: #1 Illinois 43, McKendree College 3
125: #6 Kyle Ott (ILL) won by forfeit 6-0
133: #4 Mark Jayne (ILL) dec. Chad Willard (MC), 7-2 9-0
141: Tarell Miller (MC) dec. Michael Martin (ILL), 3-2 9-3
149: Anton Dietzen (ILL) dec. David Elliott (MC), 9-2 12-3
157: #1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) pinned Clay Wiere (MC), 6:21 18-3
165: Ben Hay (ILL) pinned Tom Donohoe (MC), 3:23 24-3
174: #8 Pete Friedl (ILL) pinned. Danny Williams (MC), 1:58 30-3
184: #5 Brian Glynn (ILL) major dec. Adam Hicks (MC), 13-2 34-3
197: #9 Jason Potter (ILL) pinned Aaron Glenn (MC), 2:20 40-3
Hwt: #10 Mike Behnke (ILL) dec. Jake Janek (MC), 5-2 43-3
Match 2: #1 Illinois 50, SIU-Edwardsville 0
125: #6 Kyle Ott (ILL) tech. fall Scott Audo (SIUE), 19-4 5-0
133: #4 Mark Jayne (ILL) pinned Steve Chico (SIUE), 1:19 11-0
141: Michael Martin (ILL) tech. fall Alec Lininger (SIUE), 20-3 16-0
149: Cal Ferry (ILL) dec. Joe Rujawitz (SIUE), 7-1 19-0
157: #1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) pinned Matt Warren (SIUE), 2:02 25-0
165: Donny Reynolds (ILL) pinned Matt Oliva (SIUE), 2:05 31-0
174: #8 Pete Friedl (ILL) pinned. Pat Healy (SIUE), 1:09 37-0
184: #5 Brian Glynn (ILL) major dec. Branden Lorek (SIUE), 12-2 41-0
197: #9 Jason Potter (ILL) dec. Sean Tyus (SIUE), 13-6 44-0
Hwt: #10 Mike Behnke (ILL) pinned Chris Moore (SIUE), 1:30 50-0
