Friday, December 6
Lock Haven, PA
7 p.m.
Central Michigan University
at
No. 25 Lock Haven
Chippewa junior Drew Hildebrandt (right) is ranked ninth nationally this week at 125 pounds.
Chippewa Wrestlers Open MAC With Eastern Road Trip
12/5/2019 6:33:00 PM | Wrestling
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Central Michigan wrestling team will jump into Mid-American Conference competition this weekend with a road trip that will take the Chippewas to Pennsylvania and then New Jersey.
CMU will hit the mat in dual meets against MAC newcomers Lock Haven and Rider. The Chippewas are slated to wrestle Lock Haven on Friday at 7 p.m. and then will wrestle at Rider in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Lock Haven and Rider are two of seven schools that joined the MAC as affiliate members for the 2019-20 season, bringing the total number of wrestling squads in the league to 15. Both compete in the league's seven-team East Division, while the Chippewas are a member of the West Division.
"We're going into the teeth of the new East Division," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "I like having different teams to wrestle from different parts of the country. If our kids compete well, we'll be alright."
Last Time Out
The Chippewas dropped a 22-12 nonconference decision at No. 22 Michigan. It was CMU's first dual meet of the season.
Records/Rankings
Rider is ranked 20th by the National Wrestling Coaches Association while Lock Haven is 25th. Rider is 2-0, 1-0 MAC. It opened with a 21-17 upset of No. 6 Minnesota, and then defeated Northern Illinois, 26-6, in a MAC dual. Lock Haven is 0-0.
Three Chippewas are ranked nationally by flowrestling.org. Matt Stencel (285 pounds) is seventh, Drew Hildebrandt (125) is ninth, and Dresden Simon (141) is 23rd.
Lock Haven has four wrestlers ranked individually, while Rider has three. Lock Haven: DJ Fehlman, 22nd, 133; Kyle Schoop, 12th, 141; Alexander Klucker, 16th 157; Corey Hazel, 14th, 184. Rider: Jesse Dellavecchia, 8th, 157; Dean Sherry, 15th, 174; Ethan Laird, 12th, 197.
Next
The Chippewas go to the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. and then wrestle for the first time at home this season when they entertain fifth-ranked Virginia Tech in a nonconference dual on Friday, Jan. 3.
CMU will hit the mat in dual meets against MAC newcomers Lock Haven and Rider. The Chippewas are slated to wrestle Lock Haven on Friday at 7 p.m. and then will wrestle at Rider in Lawrenceville, N.J. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Lock Haven and Rider are two of seven schools that joined the MAC as affiliate members for the 2019-20 season, bringing the total number of wrestling squads in the league to 15. Both compete in the league's seven-team East Division, while the Chippewas are a member of the West Division.
"We're going into the teeth of the new East Division," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "I like having different teams to wrestle from different parts of the country. If our kids compete well, we'll be alright."
Last Time Out
The Chippewas dropped a 22-12 nonconference decision at No. 22 Michigan. It was CMU's first dual meet of the season.
Records/Rankings
Rider is ranked 20th by the National Wrestling Coaches Association while Lock Haven is 25th. Rider is 2-0, 1-0 MAC. It opened with a 21-17 upset of No. 6 Minnesota, and then defeated Northern Illinois, 26-6, in a MAC dual. Lock Haven is 0-0.
Three Chippewas are ranked nationally by flowrestling.org. Matt Stencel (285 pounds) is seventh, Drew Hildebrandt (125) is ninth, and Dresden Simon (141) is 23rd.
Lock Haven has four wrestlers ranked individually, while Rider has three. Lock Haven: DJ Fehlman, 22nd, 133; Kyle Schoop, 12th, 141; Alexander Klucker, 16th 157; Corey Hazel, 14th, 184. Rider: Jesse Dellavecchia, 8th, 157; Dean Sherry, 15th, 174; Ethan Laird, 12th, 197.
Next
The Chippewas go to the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. and then wrestle for the first time at home this season when they entertain fifth-ranked Virginia Tech in a nonconference dual on Friday, Jan. 3.
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