Tyler Small, Wrestling
Kent State sophomore 141-pound wrestler Tyler Small (Littlestown, Pa.) has been named the Kent State Student-Athlete of the Week.
Small captured the 2012 Mid-American Conference title in his weight class by blanking Northern Illinois' Kevin Fanta 6-0 in his final, countering a pair of Fanta's shots for takedowns Sunday (March 4) at the conference championships at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. In the semifinals, Small avenged an earlier season loss to Ohio's Darrin Boing. Small grabbed an opening period takedown and claimed a riding time point in a 3-0 victory.
Small, along with senior Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio), junior Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio), freshman Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) and senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.), will compete at the NCAA Championships March 15-17 in St. Louis.
2011-12 KENT STATE STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week 28 - Tyler Small, Wrestling
Week 27 - Women's Track & Field Team
Week 26 - David Starn, Baseball
Week 25 - Justin Greene, Men's Basketball
Week 23 - Marie Case, Gymnastics
Week 22 - Princeton Bryson, Men's Track & Field
Week 21 - Ian Miller, Wrestling
Week 20 - Diamon Beckford, Women's Basketball
Week 19 - Randal Holt, Men's Basketball
Week 18 - Nic Bedelyon & Brandon Barlow, Wrestling
Week 17 - Casey Newburg, Wrestling
Week 16 - Mallie Shuster, Wrestling
Week 15 - Randal Holt, Men's Basketball
Week 14 - Nic Bedelyon, Wrestling
Week 13 - Michael Porrini, Men's Basketball
Week 12 - Football and Volleyball Teams
Week 11 - Spencer Keith, Football
Week 10 - Carla Johl, Field Hockey
Week 9 - Kelly Sherwood, Soccer
Week 8 - Corey Conners, Men's Golf
Week 7 - Vanessa Salerno, Soccer
Week 6 - Rebecca Lee, Field Hockey
Week 5 - Luke Wollet, Football
Week 4 - Michael Heller, Men's Cross Country
Week 3 - Stephanie Haugh, Soccer
