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#11 Illinois Travels to California
Friday, Nov. 14 // vs. Appalachian State // 4 p.m. PT // Gilory, Calif. // Gilroy High School
Friday, Nov. 14 // vs. CSU Bakersfield // 6 p.m. PT // Gilory, Calif. // Gilroy High School
Saturday, Nov. 15 // vs. Grand Canyon // 6 p.m. PT // Lemoore, Calif. // Lemoore High School
Sunday, Nov. 16 // Fresno/Roadrunner // All Day // Fresno, Calif. // Selland Arena

Illinois Probable Starters
125: 1/1 Jesse Delgado, 2-0, Sr.
133: -/- Dominic Olivieri, 1-2, R-Jr.
141: 15/17 Steven Rodrigues, 3-0, R-Jr.
149: -/- Kyle Langenderfer, 2-1, R-Fr.
157: 7/11 Isaiah Martinez, 3-0, R-Fr.
165: 13/13 Jackson Morse, 3-0, R-Sr.
174: 20/12 Zac Brunson, 3-0, R-So.
184: 12/19 Nikko Reyes, 3-0, R-So.
197: -/- Jeff Koepke, 3-0, R-Jr.
HWT: -/- Christopher Lopez, 2-0, R-Jr.

* Rankings are listed in W.I.N./Intermat

Quick Hits

• This weekend's trip to California will serve as a homecoming for a trio of Illini. Jesse Delgado (Gilroy), Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) and Nikko Reyes (Fresno) each spent their prep careers wrestling in "The Golden State". This is Illinois' first trip to the trio's home state since they began their collegiate careers.
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The Illini will be wrestling against Appalachian State for the first time since 1985, a 24-22 victory for the Mountaineers. The dual with CSU Bakersfield is the first between the schools since 1995, a 19-13 win for Illinois. This weekend will be the first ever meeting between the Orange and Blue and Grand Canyon.
• Illinois will have nearly two weeks of after this weekend before returning to action. The Illini host #17 Lehigh on Saturday, Nov. 29 in Huff Hall. The dual is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT.

#11 Illinois Perfect at Illini Quad
The 2014-15 Fighting Illini wrestling team opened its season in convincing fashion on Sunday afternoon, easily winning all three matches at the Illini Quad. The Orange and Blue took down SIU-Edwardsville (44-0), Rider (29-6) and Northern Illinois (37-10).

Illini Return Eight Starters
Illinois is led by two-time NCAA and Big Ten Champion Jesse Delgado (125). Zane Richards (133), Steven Rodrigues (141), Caleb Ervin (149), Jackson Morse (165), Zac Brunson (174) and Nikko Reyes (184) also return for the Illini, each having qualified for the NCAA National Championships at least once in their careers. Christopher Lopez (HWT) also returns after being in the starting lineup last season.



InterMat Pegs Illini At 11th/14th
InterMat has released its preseason Dual Meet Rankings, as well as its Tournament Rankings for the 2014-15 season. The Illinois wrestling team comes in at 11th in the Dual Meet Rankings and 14th in the Tournament Rankings. Seven Illini grapplers are ranked in the top-20 in their weight class.



Illini Ranked 11th by Win Magazine
WIN Magazine has released its annual preseason Tournament Power Index (TPI) & Rankings, and the Illinois wrestling squad comes in at 11th. The TPI predicts how teams will finish in the 2015 NCAA National Championships, which are set to take place in St. Louis, Missouri. Eight Illini garnered top-20 individual weight class rankings.