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University of Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis announced Tuesday that his team will forgo its annual intrasquad scrimmage this season.
“We will be using the performance at the early season tournaments to determine who will be representing the Badger Team during the dual meet season,” Davis said in his weekly “Tuesdays with Barry” newsletter. “It is far more important to see who performs the best against other teams than who wrestles best against a teammate.”
There should be ample time for wrestlers to audition in the early going, three of the Badgers’ first four events of the season are tournaments. Wisconsin begins its campaign November 13 with the Journeymen Classic in New York.
Taylor/Clark named one of year’s top bouts
FloWrestling released its top-10 list of Division 1 matches from the 2015-16 season and Ryan Taylor’s showdown with Iowa’s Cory Clark at the Big Ten Championships came in at No.5. Taylor was 10th at the time, while Clark was ranked third.
Taylor, who went on to place third, dropped the semifinal match 10-7. You can watch the full replay here.
Badgers featured in WIN Magazine Pre-Season Rankings
WIN magazine recently released its preseason rankings and Wisconsin was tabbed as the No.13 tournament team in the nation.
Three UW wrestlers earned individual recognition. 2016 national runner-up Isaac Jordan is No.2 at 165 pounds, while Connor Medbery, fresh off an Olympic redshirt year, is No.5 at heavyweight. Returning NCAA qualifier Ricky Robertson is ranked 19th at 184.
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