UNI's Loder earns WWC Wrestler of the Week honor again

University of Northern Iowa wrestler Ryan Loder earned his third Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week honor. Loder, a red-shirt freshman ranked 14thj at 184 pounds, won his seventh straight match, beating No. 12 Josh Ihnen of Nebraska on Sunday.

Loder is the only wrestler to shutout Ihnen, beating the Sheldon native, 5-0.

Loder is 19-8 overall this season.

Jan. 25, 2011

OREM, Utah – University of Northern Iowa 184 pound redshirt freshman Ryan Loder was named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week after upending a higher ranked foe on the mat last week. The conference honor is Loder's third of the season and was announced by the league Tuesday morning.

Loder, ranked 14th nationally at the time, extended his current winning streak to seven with a 5-0 win over Nebraska's No. 12-ranked Josh Ihnen Sunday.

Loder scored a takedown in the first period to take an early 2-0 lead.

The Granite Bay, Calif. native added an escape in the second period to go up 3-0. Loder managed to ride Ihnen out in the third period, picking up a stalling point as well as a riding time point for the 5-0 win.

The UNI 184-pounder is the first wrestler to hold Ihnen scoreless this season.

Loder is currently riding a seven match winning streak and has won 12 of his last 14 matches, including five wins over ranked wrestlers.

The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its fifth year of competition, is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.

Other Nominees:

Air Force: Clayton Gable, 165 pounds, So. (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown Area HS)

North Dakota State: Trent Sprenkle, 125 pounds, So. (Billings, Mont./Billings HS)

Northern Colorado: Casey Cruz, 133/141 pounds, Jr. (Colorado Springs, Colo./Wasson HS)

South Dakota State: David Michaud, 174 pounds, Jr. (Pine Ridge, S.D./Pine Ridge HS)

Utah Valley: Flint Ray, 133 pounds, Sr. (Roy, Utah/Roy HS)

Wyoming: Joe LeBlanc, 184 pounds, Jr. (Meeker, Colo./Meeker HS)

Nov. 16 –Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming)/Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

Nov. 24 -Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming/Flint Ray (Utah Valley)

Dec. 1 -Vince Salminen (North Dakota State)

Dec. 7 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa)

Dec. 14 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

Dec. 21 -Shane Onufer (Wyoming)

Jan. 5 - Ben Kjar (Utah Valley)

Jan. 11 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa)

Jan. 18 -Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

Jan. 25 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa)