For the second time this season, #2 ranked Bobby Telford has been named the Big Ten conference wrestler of the week. This is the fourth week that a Hawkeye has earned the honor this season, with Brandon Sorensen earning the honor twice in January (second time).
Telford is coming off a weekend that saw him defeat two top 15 wrestlers, with the first being Maryland’s Spencer Myers, who was ranked #13. Telford picked up a 4-0 win over Myers in a 33-3 rout of Maryland. Following that performance Telford earned a 3-0 decision over #6 Jimmy Lawson of Penn State to close out the 18-12 team victory.
Earlier this year Telford gained the weekly award for his Midlands tournament victory where he defeated then #1 ranked Mike McMullan.
Up next for the wrestler of the week will be another top 10 matchup between #7 Adam Coon, as Michigan heads to Iowa City for the final Big Ten dual of the year.
2014-15 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 4 Scott Schiller, Sr., MINN
Mike McMullan, Sr., NU
Nov. 11 Jimmy Gulibon, So., PSU
Nov. 18 Zac Brunson, So., ILL
Nov. 25 Taylor Walsh, Sr., IND
Dec. 2 Logan Stieber, Sr., OSU
Danny Sabatello, Jr., PUR
Dec. 9 Logan Stieber, Sr., OSU
Dec. 16 Isaac Jordan, So., WIS
Dec. 23 Jimmy Lawson, Sr., PSU
Dec. 31 Taylor Walsh, Sr., IND
Bobby Telford, Sr., IOWA
Jan. 6 Robert Kokesh, Sr., NEB
Jan. 13 Brandon Sorensen, Fr., IOWA
Kyle Snyder, Fr., OSU
Jan. 20 Danny Sabatello, Jr., PUR
Jan. 27 Brandon Sorensen, Fr., IOWA
Feb. 3 Zack Beitz, Sr., PSU
Feb. 10 Bobby Telford, Sr., IOWA
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