Illini Wrestling 2015-2016

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Ryllini

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I was just flipping through the channels and came across the Illini vs. Penn St. match, well I just watched our guy Martinez get pinned by a redshirt freshman. They said that was Martinez's first lost in 61 matches. Sad to see that end, but man what a run by that kid. Hopefully he will learn from it and continue to dominate.
 
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illinoisportsfan

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Zac Brunson, who was also ranked #1 and undefeated this year also got pinned.

Only at Illinois can TWO undefeated #1 wrestlers get pinned in the same meet in front of the home crowd. :tsk:

This has to be one of the worst years in Illinois athletics in a long time.
 
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Illinigirl

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NCAA championships are this weekend at Madison Square Garden. We have 4 Illini in the quarterfinals - Zane Richards (#3 at 133), IMar (#1 at 157), Steven Rodriguez (#6 at 165), and Brooks Black (unseeded at 285). Brunson (#5 at 174) won his first and lost his second and Koepke (unseeded at 184) lost his first are both wrestling in wrestle backs tonight. Good luck Illini!
 
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Illinigirl

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Richards won his quarterfinal match this morning - guaranteed his All-American spot. Will face off against Clark from Iowa tonight - each has beat the other once this season (both in OT). That is the only loss of the season for each.
 
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Illinigirl

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IMar will be wrestling tonight for his 2nd straight national championship. Richards & Rodrigues still wrestling also for 3rd.
 
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Illinigirl

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Richards places 4th and Rodrigues places 5th. Congrats to our All-American wrestlers! Good luck to IMar tonight!
 
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illinoisportsfan

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Illinois finishes tied for 9th with Michigan. That's a pretty good finish, considering everything that went against them this year.

B1G places six teams in the top 10.

And Iowa goes something like 0-8 today to drop to fifth behind Ohio State and Virginia Tech. :D
 
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FoxesFan

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Congratulation Isaiah Martinez. A two-time national champion. Understanding that wrestling is not a revenue Sport, and is not watched by most Illinois fans, I encourage everyone to read his story, and learn a little bit about this true champion. Go Illini.
 
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Illini_1979

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CaptainHindsight said:
Is there any video of the match online? I can't seem to find anything yet.
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Hopefully it will get posted to YouTube but its not there yet.

Edit--> I did not know that his stepfather passed away last October. I could tell that they were very close when Isaiah won it last year.
 
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Dan

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