MAC Announces Wrestler of the Week
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
MAC Wrestler of the Week:
Alan Waters, Missouri—Senior, Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri senior Alan Waters capped off his perfect 2014-15 regular season this past weekend at the 2015 National Duals Finals in Iowa City, Iowa. The redshirt senior’s 3-0 weekend improved his overall record to 27-0 and cemented his national No. 1 ranking at 125 pounds. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the Tiger grappler defeated then No. 1 ranked Jesse Delgado (Illinois) by a 6-2 decision. Later that afternoon he took down Scott Parker (Lehigh) by a 6-3 decision to help the Tigers advance to the National Duals championship matchup. On Sunday, Feb. 22, Waters defeated No. 6 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) by a 5-4 decision in an exciting dual opener with the Hawkeyes. For the 2014-15 regular season, Waters accumulated an incredible 10 wins over top-20 opponents at 125 pounds, including seven victories against top-10 foes.
Additional Nominees:
Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan—Redshirt Freshman, Plainfield, Ill. (Central High School)
Central Michigan redshirt freshman Jordan Ellingwood posted two wins by fall last weekend, the first of his collegiate career, helping Central Michigan sweep in-state foes Eastern Michigan and Michigan State on the road. On Friday night in Ypsilanti, Ellingwood pinned Eastern Michigan's Kayne MacCallum at the 3:43 mark, providing the Chippewas with six critical points en route to the 24-12 victory, Central Michigan's sixth dual meet MAC win this season. Just one day later, Ellingwood repeated the feat, pinning Michigan State's Nick Proctor just 36 seconds into the 174-lb. match. Ellingwood's six points again proved key as the Chippewas went on to the 21-12 win over the Spartans in East Lansing. With the two wins, Ellingwood upped his season record to 15-10 overall and 5-3 against MAC competition.
Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan—Junior, Canton, Mich. (Canton High School)
Eastern Michigan junior Anthony Abro nabbed one of the Eagles' three bout victories over Central Michigan on Friday, Feb. 20. The 197 lb. grappler took a tie into overtime before claiming the 3-1 victory over the Chippewas' Jackson Lewis in the Friday night affair. The win marked the 21st of the season for Abro and improves him to 21-11 overall and 4-4 in Mid-American Conference action.
Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa—Junior, Rapid City, S.D.
Northern Iowa junior Jarrett Jensen grabbed the bonus points the Panthers needed to knock off No. 21 Old Dominion at the final home dual. Jensen notched his fourth consecutive win at 157 pounds by pinning ODU's TC Warner in two minutes, 14 seconds. The junior's streak started Feb. 6 when he avenged a loss to Ohio's Sparty Chino. He followed up that weekend with a win over No. 4 Ian Miller of Kent State. Jensen was just one of three Panthers to get a win against in-state rival No. 8 Iowa State.
Jensen improved to 20-10 overall. He went 9-7 in duals and 5-3 in the MAC.
Tywan Claxton, Ohio—Junior, South Euclid, Ohio (Brush High School)
Ohio junior Tywan Claxton recorded a pin in 2:33 against Cleveland State’s Nick Montgomery to reclaim the Ohio lead in the Bobcat’s 25-15 win against Cleveland State on Sunday evening. The redshirt junior improved his overall record to 25-3 with the win and holds a conference record of 5-3 at the 149-class heading into the Mid-American Conference Tournament on March 7.
