Heavyweight Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion), Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward) at 141 lbs. and Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) at 197 lbs. make up the trio for Northwestern, which was one of just two schools to receive as many bids to the Classic.
"Having three invitees is a noteworthy accomplishment and NU is honored to have our top individuals recognized," coach Tim Cysewski said. "This is a testament to the hard work that these wrestlers have put in and it is no secret that we expect to have multiple wrestlers at the All-Star Classic every year."
Fox is set to take on Tervel Dlagnev of Nebraska-Kearney, who is the NCAA D-II National Champion. The two have only faced each other once before when Dlagnev defeated Fox at Midlands last year.
"Dustin has a chance to challenge a competitor that defeated him last year, not an easy task but one that Dustin is ready to take on," Cysewski said.
Tamillow's match comes against Phil Davis of Penn State, who he has faced twice in his career. During last year's regular season, Davis defeated Tamillow, but Tamillow has a victory over Davis at the University Nationals (Freestyle) en route to the 211 lb. Championship, where he was named the Most Valuable Wrestler. At the Big Ten Championships last year, Tamillow also placed above Davis in the 197 weight class.
"Tamillow and Phil know each others styles very well, it is always an interesting match-up," Cysewski said. Lang will not be competing at the All-Star Classic, though. It is early in the year and he is focusing hard on his match preparation."
Last year, Northwestern was the only school to win two matches at the All-Star Classic with Lang defeating Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State, 4-3, and Jake Herbert's 10-2 victory over Roger Kish of Minnesota.
NU has been victorious in each of the last two NWCA All-Star Classics.
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