Hendricks Selected as Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

January 22, 2007 | Cowboy Wrestling

Oklahoma State's Johny Hendricks was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his performance in duals against Iowa and Oregon, the conference office announced today.

The senior from Edmond first defeated Iowa's fourth-ranked Mark Perry on Friday night. Hendricks scored a late takedown and then rode out the final period for a one-point victory. He backed it up with a fall against Oregon's Jake McCoy. Hendricks had scored nine takedowns before pinning McCoy in the third period.

The previous week at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, Hendricks defeated his top competitors for the NCAA crown. He went through the gauntlet of Northern Iowa's No. 5 Nick Baima, No. 3 Perry, No. 7 Matt Pell of Missouri and Iowa State's No. 2 Travis Paulson.

On the season Hendricks is 23-0 and he has won his last 45 straight matches dating back to the finals of the 2005 Reno Tournament of Champions.