MAC Announces Wrestler of the Week
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Sa’Derian Perry, Old Dominion—Junior, Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson High School)
Old Dominion junior Sa’Derian Perry is ranked No. 11 at 141 lbs. and had a strong weekend at the Virginia Duals, where he went 4-0 and was highlighted by defeating No. 7 Dom Demas of Oklahoma by a 4-3 final score. On Friday, Perry opened the duals with a pin in the first period against Kent State. On Saturday, Perry earned three straight wins by decisions and 15 team points for the Monarchs. The redshirt junior also defeated 2017 NCAA Qualifier Chris DeBien of Chattanooga. Perry is now ranked as high as No. 8 in the national rankings.
Additional Nominees:
Andrew McNally, Kent State—Sophomore, Uniontown, Ohio (Lake High School)
Kent State sophomore Andrew McNally at 184 lbs. went 3-0 at the Virginia Duals this past weekend at the Hampton Coliseum. McNally opened his weekend with a 10-0 major decision over Old Dominion’s Dean Drugac. He pinned Chattanooga’s Dominic Lampe in the third period and closed out his weekend by pinning Lock Haven’s Austin Bell in the first period. McNally (24-5) is currently third in the nation in falls with 12.
Jarrett Jacques, Missouri—Freshman, Columbia, Mo. (Father Tolton High School)
Missouri freshman Jarrett Jacques earned a key fall in a 30-12, come-from-behind win at Ohio last Friday, extending Mizzou’s dual winning streak to 31 consecutive matches. With Mizzou trailing in the dual, 12-3, after resting some of their starters, Jacques came out and tallied a huge pin of Ohio’s Zac Carson in just 1:58, as Mizzou rallied to win the dual, 30-12, behind his key bonus points. The fall was his third of the season and first in a dual this season and it was his first career fall against a MAC foe as well. The win extended his personal winning streak to six bouts as the true freshman is now 18-5 on the season.
Mason Kauffman, Northern Illinois—Redshirt Freshman, Stratford, Wis. (Stratford High School)
Northern Illinois redshirt freshman Mason Kauffman turned in a dominating victory over SIUE’s top grappler, Justin Ruffin. The Huskie redshirt freshman posted a 10-6 win over Ruffin helping NIU score a 28-6 victory over the Cougars for the first conference win of the season.
Christian Dulaney, SIU-Edwardsville—Senior, Shakopee, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School)
SIU-Edwardsville senior Christian Dulaney at 197 lbs. went 2-0 last week and was the leadoff wrestler in the Cougars first MAC win over Buffalo. Dulaney defeated Buffalo’s Brett Perry, 7-4, and followed with a 7-5 win over Max Ihry of Northern Illinois.
