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Winter championships previews -- Wrestling


Feb 26, 2001 4:40:15 PM


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DIVISION I

Dates and sites: The championships will be March 15-17 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Field: There will be 330 competitors determined through qualifying tournaments.

Qualifying date: March 3.

2000 champion: Iowa.

Top team contenders: Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Michigan, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Illinois.

Top individual contenders: Eric Juergens, Iowa, 133-pound class; Don Pritzlaff, Wisconsin, 165-pound class; Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, 184-pound class; Brad Vering, Nebraska, 197-pound class.

DIVISION II

Dates and sites: The championships will be March 9-10 at Butler-Hancock Hall in Greeley, Colorado.

Field: There will be 160 competitors determined through qualifying tournaments.

Qualifying date: February 26.

2000 champion: North Dakota State.

Top team contenders: Nebraska-Omaha, Central Oklahoma, North Dakota State, Ashland, Pittsburgh-Johnstown, South Dakota State, Central Missouri State.

Top individual contenders: Kevin Boccella, Shippensburg, 197-pound class; Jon Madsen, South Dakota State, heavyweight class; Steve Saxlund, North Dakota State, 184-pound class; Luke Shaw, Central Missouri State, 133-pound class.

DIVISION III

Dates and sites: The championships will be March 2-3 at Young Arena in Waterloo, Iowa.

Field: There will be 160 competitors determined through qualifying tournaments.

Qualifying date: February 26.

2000 champion: Augsburg.

Top team contenders: Augsburg, Wisconsin-La Crosse, Montclair State, Wartburg, Brockport State, Lycoming, Loras, Luther.

Top individual contenders: Ben Bauer, Augsburg, heavyweight class; Ryan Ciotoli, Ithaca, 157-pound class; Chris Fertig, Coast Guard, 165-pound class; Nik Lewandowski, Augsburg, 184-pound class.

Eight of the last 10 Division III championships have been won by a "burg" -- either Augsburg (6) or Wartburg (2).


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