Intrasquad scrimmage begins season

Fans looking to catch an early glimpse of the No. 15-ranked IU wrestling team are going to have to take State Road 46 east out of Bloomington, cross the Brown County line and go straight at the stop light in Nashville, Ind., then head to Brown County High School.\nThe wrestling team will hold its annual intrasquad scrimmage at 7 p.m. today at the high school. The intrasquad scrimmage is the first scheduled match for the Hoosiers this season and will be the only competition outside of practice for the team before the official season opener against the Wabash Little Giants on Nov. 9 in Crawfordsville, Ind.\nLast year, IU finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships and 14th at the National Championships.\nAmong many returning starters this season is IU sophomore Angel Escobedo, who compiled an impressive 39-7 record last season and finished fourth at last year’s NCAA Championships. The Hoosiers also return junior Andrae Hernandez, who last year had a record of 30-16 and finished second in the Big Ten tournament after entering as the sixth seed.\nIU begins Big Ten play Jan. 25 at home against Wisconsin.