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Ryan King has been named the NCC Co-Wrestler of the Week for his performance at last week's NWCA/Cliff Keen Division II National Duals, the league office announced.
King shares the award with Les Sigman of Nebraska-Omaha.
King, a senior from LeRoy, Minn., went 5-0 last week as he helped the Vikings to a fifth-place finish with a 4-1 record.
King, ranked No. 6 at 149 pounds, beat two opponents ranked above him and three 2005 NCAA Division II national qualifiers. He opened the duals with a 10-5 win over No. 3 R.J. Paterniti of Gannon. He then downed Shane Unger of Nebraska-Omaha by a score of 7-1. Next, he knocked off fourth-ranked Antonio Guerra of Findlay 5-3. He capped off the duals by pinning Nebraska-Kearney's Brandon Brill in 2:40 and posting a 13-5 major decision over Jay Mattco of Pittsburgh-Johnstown.
King is a two-time All-American who finished fourth at the national championships in 2005.
