SPARTANBURG, S.C. – SIUE junior Jake Residori has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Jan. 21-27. The selection is made by the league office.Residori went 4-0 as the Cougars wrestled four SoCon opponents in a span of three days last week. SIUE’s 174-pounder picked up three decisions and a technical fall as his squad split the duals.In Friday’s narrow 21-18 defeat at the hands of VMI in Davidson, N.C., Residori picked up a 4-3 win over the Keydets’ Mark Darr. Later that day, he defeated Davidson’s Nathaniel Powers 3-2 as the Cougars topped the Wildcats 24-13.Two days later in Charleston, S.C., Residori downed The Citadel’s Kenneth Radford by a 9-4 count in a 29-14 Bulldog win. The Shorewood, Ill., native capped his week with his first tech fall of the season, blanking Campbell’s Monte Britton 16-0 as SIUE rolled to a 32-11 win over the Camels later that afternoon.Residori’s award is the second of his career and first since Dec. 11, 2013.SIUE (5-15, 2-3 SoCon) will return to action Sunday, Feb. 15, when it welcomes league foe Gardner-Webb (5-7, 2-2) to the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Ill., at 11 a.m. CST.Also nominated: Aaron Walker (The Citadel), Scott Patrick (Davidson), John Shrader (Chattanooga) and Shabaka Johns (VMI).2014-15 SoCon Wrestlers of the WeekNov. 5 Kevin Birmingham, DavidsonNov. 12 Dalton Henderson, VMINov. 19 Denzel Dejournette, Appalachian StateNov. 26 Denzel Dejournette, Appalachian StateDec. 10 Dominic Parisi, Appalachian StateDec. 17 Austin Trott, Gardner-WebbDec. 24 Jared Johnson, ChattanoogaJan. 7 Sean Boyle, ChattanoogaJan. 14 Matt Frisch, The CitadelJan. 21 Jared Johnson, ChattanoogaJan. 28 Jake Residori, SIUE
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March 7, 2015
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