Air Force Set to Host Blue-Silver Intrasquad Match
    Match will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, in Clune Arena

    Sophomore Alec Williams
    Sophomore Alec Williams

    Nov. 4, 2009

    USAFA, Colo. -

    The Air Force wrestling team will preview its 2009-10 season this week, Nov. 5, when it hosts the annual Blue-Silver Intrasquad Match in Clune Arena at 7:00 p.m. The event, which is open to the public and will also be videostreamed at goairforcefalcons.com, will feature 10 bouts to determine the Falcons’ starting lineup heading into the season. Meanwhile, the JV team will take on the Academy Prep School at 5:00 p.m. in a precursor to the main event.

    Among the competitors in Thursday night’s matches are four wrestlers who earned byes to the final round as returning starters in their respective weight classes—Andrew Zwirlein (Jr., Nashotah, Wis.) at 125 pounds, Alec Williams (So., Birmingham, Ala.) at 149 pounds, team captain Justin Shadrix (Sr., Bremen, Ga.) at 165 pounds and heavyweight Stephen Larson (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.). In addition, senior Tyler French (Malta, Mont.), a 2008 NCAA qualifier, returns to competition at 174 pounds after missing most of the 2008-09 season due to injury.

    The lineup for the Blue-Silver Intrasquad Match is listed below:

    Wt. Blue Team Silver Team
    125 Andrew Zwirlein (Jr., Nashotah, Wis.) Samuel Sheppard/Steven Joseph
    133 Tyler Untrauer (So., Midwest City, Okla.) Ethan Martinez (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.)
    141 Cole VonOhlen (Fr., Jackson, Minn.) Derek Gillespie (Jr., Chesapeake, Va.)
    149 Tanner Weltzin/Stephen Makuka Alec Williams (So., Birmingham, Ala.)
    157 Taylor Hollister (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) Samuel Mitchel (So., Peru, Ind.)
    165 Joseph Stafford (Jr., Loomis, Calif.)  Justin Shadrix (Sr., Bremen, Ga.)
    174 Tyler French (Sr., Malta, Mont.)   Joshua Smith (Sr., Orem, Utah)  
    184 Josh Mohr (Fr., Pewaukee, Wis.)   James Ciccone (Sr., Mentor, Ohio)  
    197 Neil Delaney (Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich.) Josh Larson (Jr., Windsor, Colo.)
    HWT Jared Erickson (Fr., Newton, Utah) Stephen Larson (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.)


     

     

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