2003-04 WIAC Wrestling
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 9 - 15
Cody Koenig, Junior (Underwood, Iowa), 174 pounds of UW-Stevens Point
Koenig avenged one of his two losses this year when he pinned Joe Moon of Augsburg (Minn.) in 1:34 in a dual meet on February 13. Moon entered the match ranked second in the country. Koenig, who is ranked third nationally, also earned three other victories in a series of dual matches in Eau Claire on February 14. He pinned Alex Balcha of St. John's (Minn.) in 20 seconds, scored a 24-9 technical fall over Mitch Gabrielson of Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) and was awarded a forfeit against UW-Eau Claire.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Derek Sikora, Sophomore, 165 pounds, Neillsville
UW-La Crosse, Corey Day, Senior, 165 pounds, Boscobel
UW-Oshkosh, Luke Madson, Senior, 141 pounds, Clinton

Week of Feb. 2 - 8
Troy Fabry, Senior (Ashwaubenon), 149 pounds of UW-La Crosse
Fabry earned the George Olson Outstanding Wrestler Award at the Pete Willson Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational. He went 4-0 at the tournament in the 149 pound bracket to improve to 29-2 on the season. Fabry defeated top-seeded Tyler Moran of Embry Riddle (Fla.), 5-3, in the championship match. Moran was ranked eighth in the NAIA rankings.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dave Vanevenhoven, Sophomore, 149 pounds, Kaukauna
UW-Oshkosh, Nate Muckerheide, Junior, 285 pounds, Oostburg
UW-Stevens Point, Cody Koenig, Junior, 174 pounds, Underwood, Iowa

Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
Jeff Zastrow, Senior (Watertown), 174 pounds of UW-Whitewater
Zastrow defeated Cody Koenig, the defending national champion at 174 pounds in UW-Whitewater's dual meet against UW-Stevens Point on January 31. Koenig was ranked third nationally entering the match. Zastrow won the match by a score of 8-5 and also defeated Lawrence's Joe Austin by technical fall, 22-4, in UW-Whitewater's 23-18 win over the Vikings on January 30. The victory over Lawrence also gave UW-Whitewater head coach Willie Myers his 300th victory.

Also nominated:
Lawrence, Nick Morphew, Senior, 133 pounds, Prophetstown, Ill.
UW-Eau Claire, Derek Sikora, Sophomore, 165 pounds, Neillsville
UW-La Crosse, Scott Shaw, Freshman, 125 pounds, Marshfield
UW-Oshkosh, Luke Madson, Senior, 141 pounds, Clinton
UW-Platteville, Joe Compton, Junior, Albert Lea, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Brady Holtz, Senior, 133 pounds, Oconto Falls

Week of Jan. 19 - 25
Nick Morphew, Senior (Prophetstown, Ill.), 133 pounds of Lawrence University
Morphew went 5-0 on the week and won the title at 133 pounds at the Private College Championships. He started the week by pinning Paul Lundgren of UW-Eau Claire in 2:39 on Friday as part of Lawrence's 26-15 win over the Blugolds. Morphew then went 4-0 at the Private College meet to win his third tournament title in as many attempts this season. Morphew is now 23-1 on the season and has won 20 consecutive matches.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dave Vanevenhoven, Sophomore, 149 pounds, Kaukauna
UW-La Crosse, Ryan Allen, Sophomore, 285 pounds, Livingston (Iowa-Grant)
UW-Oshkosh, Justin Lancaster, Junior, 157 pounds, Monroe
UW-Platteville, Stephen Paul, Freshman, 125 pounds, Whitewater
UW-Stevens Point, Mike Hayes, Sophomore, 285 pounds, Beaver Dam

Week of Jan. 12 - 18
Jeff Zastrow, Senior (Watertown), 174 pounds of UW-Whitewater
Zastrow was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the North Central (Ill.) Invitational in Naperville, Ill. on January 16-17 to help the Warhawks to a second-place team finish. He pinned Marcus Schneider of Coe (Iowa) in the first round and also pinned Joe Fields of Milwaukee School of Engineering in the quarterfinals. Zastrow defeated Adam Reid of Coe (Iowa), 6-2, in the championship match to improve his overall record on the season to 22-2.

Also nominated:
Lawrence, Nick Morphew, Senior, 133 pounds, Prophetstown, Ill.
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Campbell, Senior, 285 pounds, Eden Prairie, Minn. (Maple Grove)
UW-La Crosse, Troy Fabry, Senior, 149 pounds, Ashwaubenon
UW-Oshkosh, Sean Fortmann, Junior, 174 pounds, Mukwonago
UW-Stevens Point, Mike Hayes, Sophomore, 285 pounds, Beaver Dam

Week of Jan. 5 - 11
Nate Muckerheide, Junior (Oostburg), 285 pounds of UW-Oshkosh
Muckerheide pinned all three of his opponents to capture the 285-pound title at the Simpson (Iowa) Invitational held January 10. He was on the mat for just 87 seconds as he pinned Ryan Weinandt of St. John's (Minn.) in 25 seconds and Brian Borchers of Wartburg (Iowa) and Brett Christensen of Simpson (Iowa) in 31 seconds each. Muckerheide defeated Christensen, ranked seventh in the NCAA Division III, in the title match.

Also nominated:
Lawrence, Ric Scannell, Senior, 157 pounds, De Pere
UW-Eau Claire, Larry Moen, Junior, 197 pounds, Madison (East)
UW-La Crosse, Nick Patenaude, Senior, 174 pounds, Oconto
UW-Platteville, Ryan Rozek, Sophomore, 285 pounds, Plymouth
UW-Stevens Point, Cody Koenig, Junior, 174 pounds, Underwood, Iowa
UW-Whitewater, Jeff Zastrow, Senior, 174 pounds, Watertown

Week of Dec. 8 - 14
Zach Chambers, Sophomore (Mineral Point), 133 pounds of UW-Platteville
Chambers remained undefeated on the year with a pair of victories during the week, including one over the fourth-ranked wrestler in NCAA Division III. Chambers, ranked sixth nationally, beat UW-Stevens Point's Brady Holtz, who entered the match fourth in the national rankings, 8-6. He then knocked off Lawrence's Nick Morphew, 15-5, in a 27-9 dual meet victory over the Vikings on December 13. Chambers is now 10-0 on the season.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Derek Sikora, Sophomore, 165 pounds, Neillsville
UW-La Crosse, Jason Lulloff, Sophomore, 184 pounds, Kiel
UW-Stevens Point, Ed Wynimko, Sophomore, 165 pounds, Bloomer

Week of Dec. 1 - 7
Yan White, Senior (Antigo), 197 pounds of UW-Stevens Point
White was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet at the Wisconsin Open in Kenosha. He won the 197-pound weight class championship and had the most falls in the tournament. White was returning to action after suffering an injury in the Pointers' season opener on November 8.

Also nominated:
Lawrence, Nick Morphew, Senior, 133 pounds, Prophetstown, Ill.
UW-La Crosse, Jim Swanson, Freshman, 197 pounds, Roscoe, Ill. (Harlem)
UW-Oshkosh, Sean Fortmann, Junior, 174 pounds, Mukwonago
UW-Platteville, Zach Chambers, Sophomore, 133 pounds, Mineral Point

Week of Nov. 17 - 23
Troy Fabry, Senior (Ashwaubenon), 149 pounds of UW-La Crosse
Fabry recorded two wins over NCAA Division I opponents this week. He defeated Daniel Elliott of Gardner-Webb, 8-4, and Josh Ballard of Northwestern, 4-1, in overtime.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paul Lundgren, Freshman, 133 pounds, Bloomer
UW-Oshkosh, Mark Croninger, Junior, 197 pounds, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Platteville, Ned Lease, Junior, 197 pounds, Fennimore
UW-Stevens Point, Cody Koenig, Junior, 174 pounds, Underwood, Iowa

Week of Nov. 10 - 16
David Silva, Sophomore (Carpentersville, Ill./Dundee-Crown), 133 pounds of UW-La Crosse
Silva recorded an 8-6 victory over Ed Gutnik of the University of Wisconsin in the Eagles' 24-12 loss on Sunday, November 16. Gutnik qualified for the NCAA Division I championship last season as a wildcard qualifier and advanced through to the wrestleback quarterfinals of the national meet.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Nick Campbell, Senior, 285 pounds, Maple Grove, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Nick Karls, Junior, 141 pounds, Lodi

Week of Nov. 3 - 9
Cody Koenig, Junior (Underwood, Iowa), 174 pounds of UW-Stevens Point
Koenig began the 2003-04 season the same way he ended the 2002-03 campaign, with a tournament championship. The defending NCAA Division III champion at 174 pounds won the Pointer Open with four win on Saturday. After breezing through the preliminary matches, Koenig pinned Ben Thiem of UW-Parkside in 3:34 in the championship match of the Gold Division.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Brian Carlson, Freshman, 133 pounds, Belvidere, Ill.
UW-Oshkosh, Doug Rozelman, Freshman, 133 pounds, Greensboro, N.C.


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