Mid-American Conference

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
 
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Mike DePalma, Kent State—Senior, Jeannette, Pa. (Jeannette High School)
 
Kent State senior Mike DePalma went 3-0 at the 149 lb. weight class at the Eastern Michigan Duals last Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Duals.  DePalma upset No. 4 Bryant Clagon of Rider, 4-3, who finished fifth at last year’s NCAA Championships. DePalma also earned a 5-4 decision over Bloomsburg’s TC Warner and a 16-1 tech fall of Olivet’s Matthew Lopez in the first period.  Kent State went 2-1 on the day with victories over Bloomsburg, 33-3, and Olivet, 46-6.

Additional Nominees:
Brent Fleetwood, Central Michigan—Sophomore, Smyrna, Del. (Smyrna High School)
 
Central Michigan sophomore Brent Fleetwood posted a perfect 2-0 record last weekend at the 125 lb. weight class, playing a major role in Central Michigan opening the 2015-16 season with two big wins over Rider, 18-15, and Purdue, 18-16, at the Eastern Michigan Duals. Fleetwood began competition by earning a 6-3 victory over Rider’s Brendan Callas. Later in the day, Fleetwood earned key points in the narrow win over the Boilermakers, leading off the Chippewas line-up by defeating Ben Thorton, 2-1. Fleetwood is coming off a freshman season in which he finished 14-14 overall and placed fourth at the MAC Championships.
 
Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois—R-Freshman, Chelsea, Mich. (Chelsea High School)
 
Northern Illinois redshirt freshman Steve Bleise posted a perfect 4-0 record at the 141 lb. weight class at the Eastern Michigan duals last weekend. The Huskies earned dominating wins over Bloomsburg and Clarion, nearly upset No. 24 Edinboro and fell to Purdue. Bleise began the day by upsetting No. 15 Danny Sabatello of Purdue, 15-9, and he followed with a victory via a pin in 54 seconds against Brock Zacherl of Clarion. After earning a forfeit win against Bloomsburg, Bleise completed his day with another high-scoring win with a 14-7 decision over Tyler Vath of No. 24 Edinboro to give the Huskies the lead at the time. Bleise was one of two Huskies to go 4-0 in dual matches along with returning NCAA qualifier Shawn Scott.