Wrestling in his first Big Ten match, unranked Tanelli upset No. 6 Jake Strayer of Penn State, 12-6, last week. With the score tied at 5-5 with less than 30 seconds remaining, Strayer attempted an illegal maneuver, giving Tanelli a 6-5 lead.
The Badger then earned an escape, a takedown and a three-point near fall in the final 25 seconds to win the 133 lbs., bout and put UW on the board. The win was Tanelli's seventh consecutive of the season. He is now 15-0 in dual competition and 15-2 overall.
No. 17 Wisconsin went on to defeat the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions, 17-16, and have since stormed up the national ranks to ninth. This is Tanelli's first Wrestler of the Week honor, but Wisconsin's second of the season, as sophomore Dallas Herbst earned the award two weeks ago.
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