Feb. 9, 2005

Spartanburg, SC - The Southern Conference has selected Ryan McClester from The Citadel as the SoCon Wrestler of the Week for the week of February 9.

McClester, a 133-pound senior from Lugoff, SC, went 3-0 at the All-Academy Championships en route to winning the 133-pound weight class. In the finals of the 133-pound bracket, the top-seeded McClester knocked off 20th-ranked Sam Gray of the Naval Academy, 5-3, in overtime. On the season McClester is 11-5 overall, posting one pin.

Other top performers this week were Matt Pendle of Davidson, VMI's Sam Alvarenga, Daren Burns from UNC Greensboro and Jon Sioredas of Chattanooga.