Ramos Posts First Wrestle-Off Win

Nov. 11, 2010

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos recorded the first win of Iowa’s annual wrestle-offs Thursday at the UI Field House practice gym. Ramos, a native of Carol Stream, IL, posted a 20-4 win over freshman Charlie Joseph in 6:47 at 133 pounds. It was the only bout contested in Thursday’s first round. The Hawkeyes will hold 11 bouts Friday at 4:30 p.m. and 11 bouts Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the UI Field House practice gym. Results will be posted on hawkeyesports.com.

Ramos scored three takedowns in the first period, building a 16-4 lead going into the third period. A takedown and two nearfall points in the third period scored him the match-ending technical fall.

The defending NCAA and Big Ten champion Hawkeyes will open the 2010-11 season Nov. 19 with the third-annual Iowa City Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will face Iowa Central at 4 p.m. and Coe College at 6 p.m.

Wrestling season tickets can be ordered from the UI Athletics Ticket Office, at (319) 335-9323, or online at hawkeyesports.com. Tickets are $67 for members of the public and $55 for UI faculty and staff. Single meet prices are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, if purchased in advance, for the Iowa City Duals, Michigan State, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Indiana and Michigan duals. The price is $13 for adults, $7 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under for the Iowa State and Ohio State duals. The day of the meet tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for youth for the Iowa City Duals, Michigan State, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Indiana and Michigan duals, and $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under for the Iowa State and Ohio State duals.

Thursday’s Results
133 – Tony Ramos tech. fall Charlie Joseph, 20-4 in 6:47

Friday’s Match-Ups – 4:30 p.m.
133 – Nate Moore vs. Nick Trizzino
133 – Tyler Clark vs. Tony Ramos
141 – Joe Moore vs. Ethan Owens
149 – Stew Gillmor vs. Jeret Chiri
149 – Jake Ballweg vs. Ethan Sebert
157 – Matt Ballweg vs. Nick Moore
157 – Michael Kelly vs. Derek St. John
165 – Jake Kerr vs. Joe DuCharme
174 – Mike Evans vs. Jeremy Fahler
184 – Tomas Lira vs. Vinnie Wagner
Hwt. – Bobby Telford vs. Jordan Johnson

Saturday’s Match-Ups – 10:30 a.m.
125 – Matt McDonough vs. Matt Gurule
133 – Winner of Nate Moore/Trizzino vs. winner of Clark/Ramos
141 – Mark Ballweg vs. winner of Joe Moore/Owens
149 – Winner of Stew Gillmor/Chiri vs. winner of Jake Ballweg/Sebert
157 – Winner of Matt Ballweg/Nick Moore vs. winner of Kelly/St. John
165 – Aaron Janssen vs. winner of Kerr/DuCharme
174 – Ethen Lofthouse vs. winner of Evans/Fahler
184 – Grant Gambrall vs. winner of Lira/Wagner
Hwt. – Blake Rasing vs. winner of Telford/Johnson

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