Nick Simmons Named Big Ten Wrestler Of The Week
11/14/2004 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nov. 14, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nick Simmons was selected as the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after his championship performance at the Eastern Michigan Open, Nov.6.
Simmons earns the first award of the year after he swept through the 125-pound weight class at the EMU Open on Nov. 6. The Spartan sophomore went 4-0 and won the tournament in his return from an Olympic redshirt year. In dominating fashion, he gave up just one point in all four matches and recorded a fall over Jeremy Freiwald of Central Michigan in the second round. He went on to defeat Central Michigan's Matt Steintrager, 9-0, in the championship bout.
This is the first career Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award for Simmons.
A 2002-03 All-American, Simmons is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation and returns to action next weekend, Nov. 20-21, when the Spartans host the Michigan State Open.
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