CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Western Wrestling Conference has announced its
inaugural All-Conference teams for the 2006-07 season. Individuals
earned their spots on the respective teams with their finish at the
2007 NCAA West Regional on March 3.
The University of Northern Iowa led the way with four first-team
honorees. The University of Northern Colorado had three first-team
members. Wyoming added two first-teamers and North
Dakota State had one wrestler on the first team.
NDSU’s Eric Hoffman won the
NCAA West Regional at 125 pounds, earning a spot on the first team.
Hoffman earned an automatic spot for the NCAA National Championships
with the victory and finished the season with a 20-6 record. A trio of
Bison wrestlers were third-team selections. Eric Sanders, Ryan Adams and Jacob Bryce all received third-team
honors. Both Adams and Bryce competed at the National Championships,
earning wild-card berths at the West Regional.
North Dakota State finished the 2006-07 season with a 8-5-1 dual
record. In their first season in the Western Wrestling Conference, the
Bison completed a 3-2-1 record in conference matches.
The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools
including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado,
Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley State and Wyoming. The
conference formed in April 2006.
2007 WWC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM - FIRST
TEAM
125 - Eric Hoffman (NDSU), Jr., Davenport, Iowa (Davenport North
HS/Iowa Central CC) - 20-6 overall
133 - Kyle Anson (UNI), R-Fr., Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City HS) - 25-12
overall
141 - Kenny Hashimoto (Northern Colorado), So., Thornton, Colo.
(Thornton HS) - 23-4 overall
149 - Carter Downing (Wyoming), Jr., Woodruff, Utah (Evanston HS) -
32-9 overall
157 - Moza Fay (UNI), So., Anamosa, Iowa (Anamosa HS) - 35-10 overall
165 - Nick Baima (UNI), Sr., Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard HS) - 36-8
overall
174 - Alex Dolly (UNI), Jr., Mishawaka, Ind. (Mishawaka HS) - 21-18
overall
184 - Shawn Vincent (Northern Colorado), Jr., Evanston, Wyo. (Evanston
HS/Northwest JC) - 17-13 overall
197 - Sam Wendland (Wyoming), Sr., Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS) - 15-3
overall
285 - Reece Hopkin (Northern Colorado), Jr., Kersey, Colo. (Platte
Valley HS) - 19-9 overall
2007 WWC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM - SECOND
TEAM
125 - Nick Ramirez (Wyoming), R-Fr., Albuquerque, N.M. (Rio Rancho HS)
- 22-15 overall
133 - Cory VomBaur (Wyoming), R-Fr., Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen HS) -
17-13 overall
141 - C.J. Ettelson (UNI), Jr., Hudson, Iowa (Hudson HS) - 28-13 overall
149 - Ryan Osgood (UNI), Sr., Mason City, Iowa (Mason City HS) - 12-9
overall
157 - Andy Everson (SDSU), Sr., Mitchell, S.D. (Mitchell HS) - 10-3
overall
165 - Ryan Meyer (SDSU), R-Fr., Parkston, S.D. (Parkston HS) - 23-11
overall
174 - Nate Althoff (SDSU), Sr., Watertown, S.D. (Watertown HS) - 11-5
overall
184 - Danny Dunning (UNI), Jr., Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) - 16-14 overall
197 - Andrew Anderson (UNI), So., Sioux City, Iowa (East HS) - 25-18
overall
285 - Jason Stripling (SDSU), Jr., Minneota, Minn. (Minneota HS) - 22-6
overall