Wrestling Southern Conference

SIUE's Myers Named Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – SIUE 133-pounder Patrick Myers has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition Nov. 21 to Dec. 4. The selection is made by the league office.

Myers went 4-1 in dual action in earning the honor, including a win over Gardner-Webb’s Robbie Golde as SIUE won its first-ever SoCon dual. The Cougars are in their first season as full-fledged members of the league.

The Cresson, Pa., native went 1-1 at the Iowa Duals in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 24. He opened his day with a loss against No. 3 Tony Ramos of the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes before rebounding with a 12-3 major decision over Cornell (Iowa)’s Ben Rosen. Myers also pinned Iowa Central’s Tyler Reiste in an exhibition match that didn’t count toward his season stats.

At the Hoosier Duals in Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday, Myers went 3-0. Myers picked up a 17-2 technical fall over Quin Murphy of host Indiana and added a 4-3 decision over Bucknell’s Paul Petrov.

Myers, a redshirt sophomore, also notched a 12-7 decision over Golde as the Cougars earned their first SoCon win, 24-21 over the Runnin’ Bulldogs, despite forfeiting two weight classes.

The award is an historic one for SIUE, as it is the first for the program as a member of the SoCon.

SIUE (1-4, 1-0 SoCon) is back in action at South Dakota State on Saturday in Brookings, S.D., at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Also nominated: Dominic Parisi (Appalachian State), Eric Montoya (Campbell), Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel), Philip Elias (Davidson), Davante Andujar (Gardner-Webb) and Mark Darr (VMI).

2012-13 SoCon wrestlers of the week
Nov. 7    Nick Soto, Chattanooga
Nov. 14    Niko Brown, Chattanooga
Nov. 21    Odie Delaney, The Citadel
Dec. 5    Patrick Myers, SIUE
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