Air Force’s VonOhlen Named WWC Wrestler of the Week

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Air Force Academy freshman 141-pounder Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference’s Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials.

VonOhlen made the most of his return from injury, compiling a 2-0 record in a pair of duals for the Falcons last week. VonOhlen, who missed nearly a month of action, posted an 18-6 decision over Southern Oregon’s Barry Johnson, who is currently ranked eighth in the NAIA at 141 pounds. He then added an 8-5 decision over Oregon State’s Mike Mangrum to give Air Force its only individual win over the 25th-ranked Beavers. VonOhlen now leads the Falcons in win percentage on the young season with a 9-3 overall record (.750) and a 2-0 dual record.

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 and Wyoming.

2009-2010 WWC Standings
Utah Valley 3-0 1.000
Wyoming 1-1 .500
Air Force 1-3 .250
UNI 3-6 .333
North Dakota State 1-2 .333
South Dakota State 1-6 .143
Northern Colorado 0-6 .000

2009-10 WWC Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 10 – Tyler Sorenson (South Dakota State)
Nov. 17 – Michael Martinez (Wyoming)
Nov. 24 – Ben Kjar (Utah Valley)
Dec. 1 – Kenny Hashimoto (Northern Colorado)
Dec. 8 – Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
Dec. 15 – Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado)
Dec. 22 – Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

Courtesy of the WWC