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Updated: 21 March 2013 | 8:33 pm in On The Mats

Video: Banged-up Ballweg gets to 141 quarters

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Iowa’s Mark Ballweg – wrestling with a “tweaked” knee – advanced to the 141-pound quarterfinals with his second win of Thursday’s wrestling action in Des Moines. Here’s how it happened:

Iowa's Ballweg wrestles to 141 quarters

Hawkeye wrestler Mark Ballweg tweaked his knee at Big Tens but still advanced in Des Moines

Storified by CR Gazette Sports· Thu, Mar 21 2013 18:28:51

Ballweg up now against Penn's Charles Cobb at 141.K.J. Pilcher
Ballweg with the leg.. looking to scoreIowaWRLive
Ballweg in on single, but ends in stalemate. 0-0 with :39 to go in first. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher
Scoreless after first period of Ballweg/Cobb match. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher
Ballweg will start down to begin the 2nd….IowaWRLive
Ballweg escape for 1-0 lead in second. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher
End of 2, Ballweg is up 1-0 on Cobb.Rob Howe
Cobb in on the leg…… ballweg defending….IowaWRLive
Ballweg comes out on top of scramble with takedown with :43 to go in thrid for 3-1 lead over Cobb. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher
141-Ballweg dec. Cobb 3-2 #d1wrestleAndy Hamilton
Iowa's Mark Ballweg beats Penn's Cobb, 3-2, to advance to 141 quarterfinal. #d1wrestleK.J. Pilcher
#Iowa's lightweights keep on trucking. McD won, 5-1. Ramos scored another first-period fall. Ballweg, on a limp leg, scored a 3-2 win.Cody Goodwin
Ballweg's wearing sleeve b/c he tweaked knee at B1G. After a few questions: "I'm kinda sick of talking about my knee. Any other questions?"Sam Louwagie

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