Mid-American Conference

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
 
MAC Wrestler of the Week
Brit Wilson, Northern Illinois—Redshirt Freshman, Mexico, Mo. (Mexico High School)
 
Northern Illinois redshirt freshman Brit Wilson at 174 lbs. went 2-0 in a pair of duals, helping the Huskies to a 1-1 afternoon at Michigan State on Saturday. Wilson, who is currently ranked 16th at 174 lbs., scored an 11-0 major decision victory over Anthony Vetrano and helped NIU to a 33-6 victory over Bloomsburg. He followed up that performance with an 8-3 win over Drew Hughes of Michigan State, who was ranked 19th by FloWrestling, ending Hughes’ three bout winning streak. It was Wilson’s ninth victory in 10 matches.

Additional Nominees:
Collin Lieber, Central Michigan—Redshirt Freshman, Croswell, Mich. (Croswell-Lexington High School)
 
Central Michigan redshirt freshman Collin Lieber at 174 lbs. posted an 11-4 victory over Ohio’s Logan Stanley in a home dual meet. It was Lieber’s second dual-meet victory in his last three starts and the first of his career on his home mat. He improved to 8-13 on the season.
 
Spencer Berthold, Kent State—Redshirt Freshman, Grafton, Ohio (Midview High School)
 
Kent State redshirt freshman Spencer Berthold at 285 lbs. recorded a first period pin in a 23-20 win at Cleveland State on Friday. With his team trailing 20-17 heading into the final bout at Cleveland State, Berthold pinned Collin Kelly. It was Berthold’s eighth pin of the season and gave Kent State its seventh dual win of the year.  The Flashes trailed 20-9 after seven matches and needed to win the final three bouts to complete the comeback.

Cameron Kelly, Ohio—Senior, Bellbrook, Ohio (Eureka High School) 
 
Ohio senior Cameron Kelly at 141 lbs. helped the Bobcats (5-4, 3-1 MAC) earn its third-straight MAC win with a 19-15 victory at Central Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 3. Kelly produced a big 13-4 major decision victory over redshirt freshman Drew Marten at 141 pounds. Kelly is now 11-2 on the season with a 4-0 mark in conference action. His win over Marten was his first by major decision this year. 
 
Colton McKiernan, SIU-Edwardsville—Freshman, Richmond, Mich. (Richmond High School)
 
SIU-Edwardsville freshman Colton McKiernan at 285 lbs. placed third and scored 22.5 team points at the Missouri Valley Open last Saturday.  McKiernan came back from losing his first match to win six consecutive and finish third at heavyweight.