Wrestling

MAC Announces Wrestlers of the Week

Co-West Wrestlers of the Week
Jacobi Jackson, Northern Illinois, R-Sophomore, 285lbs
Jackson clinched the Huskies victory over Buffalo as the dual came down to the final match. Only needing a decision to win, Jackson earned his fourth major decision victory of the season. Jackson took control of the match with a first period takedown and continued to keep the pressure on. Jackson moves to 11-4 on the season and 9-1 in dual competitions. Jackson is the only Huskie to earn rankings recognition in three polls (NCAA Coaches, #26; Intermat, #31; FloWrestling #28).
 
Brock Woodcock, SIUE, Freshman, 157lbs
Won the 157-pound weight class Greyhound Open with a dominating performance ... Started with a 4:41 fall over Kentucky Wesleyan's Cade Johnson ... Followed up wth four consecutive technical falls, outscoring his opponents 62-1 en route to the tournament title ... Defeated UA-Illinois Logan Swaw in the finals 15-0.
 
East Wrestler of the Week
Joey Fischer, Clarion, Junior, 125lbs
Joey Fischer scored perhaps the biggest win of any Golden Eagle this season last week, when he defeated Lock Haven's Anthony Noto - ranked eighth in the nation in the most recent NCAA coaches' poll, as well as a 2023 All-American that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships - by 9-6 decision in a road dual. Fischer fought off an attack from Noto early in the first period, countering to take him down for the first points of the bout. An eventual escape from Noto and another at the start of the second period narrowed the deficit to 3-2, and Noto took a 5-4 lead with a takedown before the end of that frame. Fischer got out from the bottom at the start of the third to tie the bout, and the highlight of the bout came with 43 seconds remaining when he fought off a shot and scrambled to get on top of Noto for a takedown. He held on as the clock wound down to zero for the 9-6 decision.