Mid-American Conference

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
 
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion—Junior, Howell, Mich. (Detroit Catholic Central High School)
 
Old Dominion junior Kevin Beazley posted a perfect 5-0 record in his first collegiate tournament since the 2015 NCAAs, racking up three major decision wins and two decisions over ranked foes. After taking an Olympic redshirt last season, the 14th-ranked Beazley topped No. 18 Frank Mattiace of Penn, 6-3, in the quarterfinals and took down Army's 15th-ranked Rocco Caywood, 7-2, in the finals. He claimed first place in a field that included five top-20 ranked wrestlers. 

Additional Nominees:
Andrew McNally, Eastern Michigan—Freshman, Uniontown, Ohio (Lake High School)
 
Eastern Michigan freshman Andrew McNally had a successful debut at the Eastern Michigan Open wrestling unattached at 174 lbs. McNally took fifth place in a bracket that included 27 wrestlers, finishing with a 5-1 record. The 'true' freshman began his career with a bang, as he pinned his opponent in just 50 seconds. He followed that up with a 15-0 technical fall to advance to the quarterfinal. There, he fell to eventual champion Myles Amine of Michigan and was sent to the consolation. Despite the setback, McNally proceeded to rattle off three straight victories in the wrestle backs to claim the fifth spot. In the first consolation, McNally nabbed his second pin of the day, this time in 1:53. Following that, he had a hard earned 6-4 decision over Seth Williams of Ohio State to get to the fifth-place match. In his final bout, McNally dominated his opponent, Quinton Rosser of NIU, for a decisive 12-4 major decision victory.
 
Anthony Tutolo, Kent State—Sophomore, Concord, Ohio (Lake Catholic High School)
 
Kent State sophomore Anthony Tutolo won the 133-pound championship at the Clarion Open last Sunday, going 4-0.  Dominant throughout his day, Tutolo had a pair of tech falls and two major decisions, allowing just four points in four matches.  His closest margin of victory was a 10-1 semifinal win over Clarion’s Taylor Ortiz.
 
Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois—R-Freshman, Pratville, Ala. (Pratville High School)
 
Northern Illinois redshirt freshman Caden McWhirter placed second at the Eastern Michigan Open in the 157-weight class last Saturday, Nov. 5, to lead a successful season opener for the Northern Illinois wrestling team. McWhirter recorded the Huskies first pin of the season in his opening match of the day against Ohio State’s Anthony Agazam in 4:54. McWhirter then went on to shutout Mark Bozzo Jr. of Michigan State, 6-0. On his run to the podium, McWhriter recorded two more victories and a third in tiebreaker fashion.
 
Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa—R-Freshman, Carrolltown, Ga. (Carrolltown High School)
 
Northern Iowa redshirt freshman Taylor Lujan opened his season winning the Grand View Open in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. He notched two falls, a major decision and a decision to take the title. He recorded the fastest fall of the tournament, pinning Walker Fisher of Concordia (Iowa) in 21 seconds. He followed it up with another first-period fall in 1:50 over Zach Kraus of Graceland. He earned an 18-9 major decision over Clayton Bass of Southern Illinois – Edwardsville. Lujan beat Jake Residori of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 11-5, for the championship.
 
Noah Forrider, Ohio—Junior, Marysville, Ohio (Marysville High School)
 
Ohio junior Noah Forrider had a big day to kick off the 2016-17 campaign. He started the season 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad. At the Quad, he defeated Campbell’s Joshua Heil by decision (6-3), Pittsburgh’s Nick Zanetta by decision (4-3) and concluded the competition with a win in sudden victory over West Virginia’s Tony Deangelo (4-2) to help lead Ohio to a dual victory over West Virginia (25-11).