Mid-American Conference

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
 
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Ian Miller, Kent State—Senior, Oak Harbor, Ohio (Oak Harbor H.S.)
 
Kent State senior Ian Miller won the 157-pound title at the Navy Classic last Saturday going 4-0 overall.  He was one of only two champions at the tournament to win his final bout by major decision, a 13-4 victory over Brown’s Justin Staudenmayer.  Miller also had a major decision in his opening bout (15-5) over Princeton’s Kevin Moylan. In his quarterfinal bout, Miller recorded a second period pin against Wisconsin’s TJ Ruschell.  Miller’s first place helped the Golden Flashes finish second of 10 teams at the Navy Classic.

Additional Nominees:
Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan—Senior, Canton, Mich. (Canton High School)
 
Eastern Michigan senior Anthony Abro had a perfect weekend for the Eagles, going 6-0 at the Cleveland State dual and Keystone Classic.  The fifth year senior went undefeated on his way to the 197 title at the Philadelphia based tournament.  Against Cleveland State, Abro helped his team to a 32-3 drubbing by winning his matchup against Sam Wheeler, who came into the match with a 10-1 record, by 3-2 decision.  At the Keystone, Abro rattled off five straight victories, including one by 26-10 technical fall, on his way to the crown.
 
Barlow McGhee, Missouri—Sophomore, Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island H.S.)
 
Missouri sophomore Barlow McGhee picked up the most impressive win of his career to-date when he took down last year’s NCAA runner-up Zeke Moisey of West Virginia in the championship match of the 125-pound weight class at the Joe Parisi Open on Saturday. The 14-4 major decision over Moisey capped a perfect 5-0 week for McGhee, four wins coming in the tournament and one in the season-opening dual victory over SIU Edwardsville on Friday. The Rock Island, Ill. native helped Mizzou jump out to an early 5-0 lead with a 16-5 major decision over Troy Gassaway to begin the dual against SIUE. Mizzou would go on to win the dual, 36-7. McGhee recorded technical falls in the first two rounds of the Joe Parisi Open, the first a 22-3 TF over Robert Elliott (West Virgnina) and the second a 21-5 TF over Brady Sloup (Hannibal-LaGrande). McGhee then took down Zach D’Amico (Central Oklahoma) by way of decision, 3-1, in the semifinals before defeating Moisey in the finals.
 
Arthur Bunce, Northern Illinois—Senior, Munith, Mich. (Dansville High School)
 
Northern Illinois senior Arthur Bunce won the second open tournament of his collegiate career on Saturday as the NIU senior heavyweight took home the 285-pound crown at the Joe Parisi Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Mo. Bunce won all five of his matches, including two via first-period pins, to become the third Huskie this season to win an open tournament title as he improved to 9-4 in 2015-16 after three weeks of action.
 
Trevor Jauch, Northern Iowa—Senior, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake High School)
 
Northern Iowa senior Trevor Jauch has now earned falls in four of his six wins this season. He notched three falls Saturday en route to a Finn Grinaker Cobber Open title at 141 pounds. The senior earned his first fall in 1 minute, 44 seconds over Dimitri Grivas of Minot State. He went on to pin Thomas Walton of North Dakota State in 3:57. He earned a 4-2 decision over teammate Jake Koethe to advance to the finals. He won the title with a 4:17 fall over Taner Crissler of Minot State. Jauch is now 6-1 overall and 2-1 in duals. He has not wrestled a MAC opponent in duals yet.