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Illinois and Wisconsin Share Weekly Wrestling Award
Jan. 24, 2007
Complete Release in PDF Format Troy Tirapelle, Illinois Tirapelle, ranked 15th in the nation last week, started Big Ten action with a bang by posting two impressive victories for Illinois. On Friday, Tirapelle posted an 11-3 major decision against Northwestern's Marty Gould, which helped the 16th-ranked Illini upset No. 8 Northwestern, 21-13. On Sunday, Tirapelle upset No. 7 Matt Coughlin of Indiana in a dramatic come-from-behind victory. Last year's Big Ten Championships runner-up, Tirapelle is 6-0 in duals and leads the team in scoring with 25. This is his first career weekly award. Last ILL WOW: Mike Poeta (1/3/07) Wrestling in his first-ever Big Ten match, unranked Tanelli upset No. 6 Jake Strayer of Penn State, 12-6, last week. With the score tied at 5-5 with less than 30 seconds remaining, Strayer attempted an illegal maneuver, giving Tanelli a 6-5 lead. The Badger sophomore then earned an escape, a takedown, and a three-point near fall in the final 25 seconds to win the 133-pound bout and put UW on the board. No. 17 Wisconsin went on to defeat the tenth-ranked Nittany Lions, 17-16, and have since stormed up the national ranks to ninth. This is Tanelli's first honor. Last WIS WOW: Dallas Herbst (1/10/07)
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