Northern Iowa's Osgood named Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week

Western Wrestling Conference
02/06/2007

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - University of Northern Iowa 149-pounder Ryan Osgood has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials.

Osgood (Mason City, Iowa) tallied a perfect 3-0 mark including a 5-3 win over No. 9-ranked Mike Grimes of Northern Illinois. Osgood scored a 14-6 major decision over Eastern Illinois´s Tommy Reamer on Saturday.

Osgood followed it up on Sunday with a 10-6 victory over Old Dominion´s Kaylen Baxter. Osgood finished up weekend with a double-overtime win over Grimes with only two seconds remaining in the final overtime session. Osgood exacted some revenge on Grimes, who owned a 14-7 win over Osgood earlier this season. Osgood improved to 9-7 on the year and 6-3 in dual action. Osgood is a returning national qualifier from the 2006 NCAA Championships.

The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley State and Wyoming.

Others Nominated:
Air Force: Tony Dorward, 165, Jr., Seattle, Wash. (Mt. Rainier HS)
North Dakota State: Ryan Adams, 149, R-Fr., Coon Rapids, Minn., (Coon
Rapids HS) Northern Colorado: Reece Hopkin, 285, Jr., Kersey, Colo. (Platte Valley HS) South Dakota State: Ryan Meyer, 165, R-Fr., Parkston, S.D. (Parkston HS) Utah Valley State: Justin Rawle, 149/157, Sr., Springville, Utah Wyoming: Sam Wendland, 197, Sr., Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS)