Maleek Williams (2/29/2016) - Athlete Awards - Upper Iowa University Athletics

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2/29/2016
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Men's Wrestling
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Maleek Williams punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a championship semifinal win over Lindenwood's Danny Swan. Williams posted a 13-3 major decision to earn a shot at the regional title thanks to three takedowns, a reversal and a pair of two-point nearfalls.

Williams toed the line against Brett Velasquez of St. Cloud State in the title bout. After a nearly scoreless first period, the action went wild in the final 20 seconds. After Velasquez scored a takedown, Williams got a reversal and four nearfall points as time ran out to lead 6-2. Velasquez escaped in the second and later added a takedown to cut the gap to one, 6-5. An escape by Willaims put the margin back to two, 7-5, but the match evened up when Velasquez got another takedown. Williams escaped again, but Velasquez kept the heat on and scored another takedown. A restart with three seconds allowed Williams one last chance and he took advantage with a quick escape to send the match to overtime tied at 9-9. A reversal in the first tiebreaker period by Velasquez gave the SCSU wrestler an 11-9 lead that held through the end of the match locking Williams in as the Super Region 3 Runner-up.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
2/11/2019	Joe Smoldt	Men's Basketball
2/11/2019	Maleek Williams	Men's Wrestling
2/4/2019	Ally Fink	Women's Basketball
2/4/2019	Nick Baumler	Men's Wrestling
1/28/2019	Brinn Grunder	Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
1/28/2019	Cassiddy Wilson	Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
1/21/2019	Justin Folley	Men's Wrestling
1/21/2019	Jareese Williams	Men's Basketball
1/14/2019	Munachiso Okonkwo	Men's Basketball
1/14/2019	Brinn Grunder	Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
1/6/2019	Justin Folley	Men's Wrestling
1/6/2019	Munachiso Okonkwo	Men's Basketball
12/17/2018	Justin Folley	Men's Wrestling
12/17/2018	Jareese Williams	Men's Basketball
12/10/2018	Jareese Williams	Men's Basketball
12/10/2018	Brinn Grunder	Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
12/3/2018	Justin Folley	Men's Wrestling
12/3/2018	Maleek Williams	Men's Wrestling
11/26/2018	Chris Olson	Men's Basketball
11/26/2018	Savannah Domeyer	Women's Basketball