MAC Wrestler of the Week
Blake West, NIU, 125 lbs.
Redshirt Freshman, Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee)
In the Huskies' Friday night dual against No. 13 Northwestern, redshirt freshman Blake West started things out with a bang in his bout against No. 8 Michael DeAugustino. West had the crowd on its feet, tangling DeAugustino to overtime before earning a 7-2 win in tiebreaker II. The upset marked West's fifth-straight win.
Other nominees
Vince Perez, Central Michigan, 133 lbs.
RS Junior, Adrian, Mich. (Tecumseh HS)
Central Michigan's Vince Perez posted his first pin of the season in a 27-6 dual meet victory at Buffalo. Perez took control out of a scramble with Tommy Maddox and then registered the pin shortly thereafter at the 6:03 mark of the 133-pound match. Perez's victory extended CMU's lead to 9-0 in the dual and was the lone bonus-point victory among the Chippewas' eight on the day. The win upped CMU's league dual meet record to 5-1 and gave the Chippewas the MAC West Division championship, its second straight.
Jake Manley, Cleveland State, 133 lbs.
Sophomore, Grand Rapids, Ohio/Otsego
Manley went 2-0 on the week, improving to 15-10 overall and 6-6 in dual matches. The sophomore also moved to 6-3 in conference duals. He started the week with a 4-3 win over Louis Newell of Kent State and capped it off with a 7-4 win over No. 33 Cole Rhone of Bloomsburg.
Will Feldkamp, Clarion, 184 lbs.
Redshirt, Senior, Pinckney, Mich. (Dexter)
Will Feldkamp went 2-0 last weekend as the Golden Eagles faced their final two MAC opponents of the season, including a victory over nationally-ranked Giuseppe Hoose of Buffalo in Clarion's 23-9 win over the Bulls. Hoose entered the match ranked 22nd in the nation in the most recent Division I coaches poll, but Feldkamp worked him for a 9-1 major decision that helped to clinch the dual win. On Sunday, Feldkamp wrestled his final match in front of the Clarion home faithful, recording a 17-2 technical fall over Rider's Isaac Dean in just three minutes and 51 seconds.
Ryan Burgos, Edinboro 149 lbs.
Rochester, N.Y. (Hilton)
Trailing 5-1 entering the third period, Burgos scored three takedowns and tallied four nearfall points against #22 Quinn Kinner of Rider to score a 10-7 decision for the Fighting Scots.
Jake Ferri, Kent State, 125 lbs.
Graduate, Bellerica, Mass
Ferri was dominant in a pair of major decision wins against CSU and Bloomsburg. Against Ben Aranda of CSU, Ferri landed 5 takedowns and had a four-point near fall in a 15-4 victory, his 100th of his career. Against Bronson Garber of Bloomsburg, Ferri landed six more takedowns and only allowed Garber to score via escape in a 14-6 major decision. Ferri also battled a dislocated finger and split chin in the victory over Garber.
Nick Stonecheck, Lock Haven, 149 lbs.
Sophomore, Alpharetta, Georgia
Stonecheck rolled to another 2-0 weekend, and has now won five in a row bringing his season record to 23-9. In the Bald Eagles win over George Mason, he flew past Nathan Higley by way of a 16-7 major decision, before capping his day with a hard-fought 4-2 win over American's Pat Riley as The Haven pulled off a double dip of dual wins on Saturday afternoon.
Sal Perrine, Ohio, 174 lbs.
Sophomore, Northfield, Ohio (Nordonia)
No. 24 Sal Perrine was dominant on Sunday (Feb. 12); he was one of two Bobcats to bring home victories against both SIUE and Little Rock. Perrine opened the day with a 5-2 decision over SIUE's Chase Diehl. He followed by with another victory, pinning Little Rock's Triston Wills 4:20 into the match.
Caleb Tyus, SIUE, 149 lbs.
Sophomore, Bethalto, Illinois (Civic Memorial HS)
Defeated fellow ranked wrestler Alec Hagan (Ohio) 3-0 in SIUE's 21-15 MAC win at home ... Tyus, the No. 1-ranked MAC wrestler at 149 pounds in the February rankings, is one of seven wrestlers nationally ranked in the top 32 at 149 pounds to have 20 or more wins according to intermatwrestle.com ... Also defeated Little Rock's Joseph Bianchi 6-2 in the team's 22-14 victory over the Trojans.
