INSIDE WRESTLING BY RYAN EVANS @Badger_Wrestle SCHEDULE
This Week Thurs. Intrasquad Meet
Coming Up Nov. 11 Hofstra
Nov. 16 at Old Dominion Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech Nov. 24 Northern Iowa
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up, and it has picked up," Davis said. Davis said that, as a wrestler, it isn't easy to compete against teammates, as the Badgers will Thursday. But, UW has a few weight class battles to sort out before the season, which should make the scrimamge highly competi- tive as wrestlers fight for spots. "You want to show some dominance because you want to be the guy at the weight class," Davis said. "The guys are excited because things are going to be real close."
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he Wisconsin wrestling team opens its 2012- 13 season Thursday with its annual Red vs. White intra- squad scrimmage and, so far, head coach Barry Davis is im- pressed with what he's seen from this year's squad. Davis said he likes the at- tention to detail the Badgers have shown during the pre-
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intrasquad scrimmage Wrestlers set to battle for spot in the lineup
season, but that one of the biggest changes from last season has been a notice- able increase in intensity. Davis attributed that change, in part, to UW's 10-member freshman class. "When you get a recruiting class with kids like that com- ing in, you definitely think that intensity is going to pick
» Wisconsin will get a boost from the return of redshirt junior and two- time All-American Tyler Graff this season. Graff sat out last season as an Olympic redshirt in order to train and attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Badgers in the polls
» Wisconsin is ranked No. 23 as a team in the first Intermat Col- legiate Rankings of the season, and has three individually ranked wrestlers. Freshman Jesse Thielke is ranked N0. 16 at 133 lbs., Graff is No. 3 at 141 lbs. and redshirt fresh- man Connor Medberry ranks No. 15 at heavyweight.
