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.

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10/19/2015	Dimitri Morales	Football
10/19/2015	Taylor Williams	Volleyball
10/12/2015	Madie Edwards	Women's Soccer
10/12/2015	Brady Beuschel	Football
10/6/2015	Madie Edwards	Women's Soccer
10/6/2015	Jennifer Mundt	Volleyball
9/21/2015	Tate Thompson	Football
9/21/2015	Jordyn Ostrowski	Women's Soccer
5/17/2015	Lauren Buck	Women's Basketball
5/17/2015	Chris Smith	Football
5/4/2015	Mitch Moser	Baseball
5/4/2015	Alex George	Baseball
4/27/2015	Mitch Moser	Baseball
4/27/2015	Jacqueline Flood	Softball
4/20/2015	Sammy Garrett	Softball
4/20/2015	Adam Budron	Baseball
4/6/2015	Jacqueline Flood	Softball
4/6/2015	Jacob Greco	Baseball
3/30/2015	Jacob Greco	Baseball