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Zabriskie Notches Second Big 12 Honor
02.17.2009 | Wrestling
IRVING, Texas - Iowa State's David Zabriskie earned his second Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honor for competition from Feb. 9-16, the conference office announced Monday. The junior is the first ISU heavyweight to win weekly honors twice in a season, and first Cyclone since 1997-98 (Dwight Hinson, 126-pounds).
No. 2 Zabriskie knocked off the nation's top-ranked heavyweight wrestler for the second time this season, this time edging Missouri's Mark Ellis, 2-1 (TB1). The junior went head-to-head with Ellis through three periods, and was able to edge the MU heavyweight in the second-half tiebreaker as he kicked free of Ellis's grasp at the 0:10 mark to secure the victory. The Branchville, N.J.-native is 7-1 this season in overtime matches, as he advanced his record to 26-2 overall and 14-1 in dual competition.
The Cyclone squad has surpassed its season high for the most individual Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors in a season. The current total of four betters the three earned in the 2001-02 and 2003-04 seasons.
2008-09 Big 12 Wrestlers of the Month/Week
November: Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska, Jr., 157
December 8: Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska, Jr., 157
December 15: Nathan Fernandez, Oklahoma, So., HWT
December 22: Jared Rosholt, Oklahoma State, Jr., HWT
January 5: Mark Ellis, Missouri, Jr., HWT
January 12: Tucker Lane, Nebraska, Fr., HWT
Jake Varner, Iowa State, Jr., 197
January 19: Joey Fio, Oklahoma, So., 125
January 26: David Zabriskie, Iowa State, Jr., HWT
February 2: Raymond Jordan, Missouri, Sr., 174
February 9: Jon Reader, Iowa State, So., 165
February 16: David Zabriskie, Iowa State, Jr., HWT
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