Nov. 15, 2011
Wrestler of the Week
B.J. Futrell, Illinois
133 – Jr. – Park Forest, Ill. – Mount Carmel
- Posted three pins and a technical fall to lead No. 8 Illinois to dual wins over North Carolina (32-9), No. 24 Kent State (24-18), The Citadel (48-3) and Utah Valley (41-3) at the Wrestle for a Cure Duals
- Pinned North Carolina’s Brock Livorio, Kent State’s Steve Mitcheff and The Citadel’s Kyle Casaletto before recording a 25-9 technical fall win over Utah Valley’s Derek Malan
- Currently ranked third in the country at 133 pounds
- Earns the first weekly award of his career
- Last Illinois Wrestler of the Week: Tony Dallago (Dec. 21, 2010)
2011-12 Big Ten Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU
Nov. 15: B.J. Futrell, Jr., ILL
