For Central Oklahoma, 13 was a lucky number in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The Bronchos, the top-rated squad during the season, won their 13th straight Midwest Regional during qualification for the finals, then claimed their 13th championship (NCAA and NAIA), edging two-time defending champion North Dakota State by 11 1/2 points.

The tournament, which was held March 8-9 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saw Central Oklahoma win its first national title since 1995. The Bronchos won eight NAIA titles and then claimed four straight NCAA Division II crowns from 1992 to 1995.

Central Oklahoma finished with 128 points, besting North Dakota State's 116 1/2. South Dakota State was third with 67, followed by Ashland in fourth and Nebraska-Omaha in fifth.

The Bronchos finished with seven all-Americans, including individual champions Cole Province (133-pound class), Matt Dodgen (141-pound class), Shawn Silvis (165-pound class) and Muhammed Lawal (197-pound class). Chris Saferite also had a strong showing as the runner-up in the 125-pound class. Jeff Henning placed third in the 184-pound class and Michael Barreras was fourth in the 149-pound class to cap a balanced Broncho lineup.

"What a great, great effort from our team," Central Oklahoma coach David James said. "We came here really focused on winning a national championship and we wrestled extremely well for two days. It's been a few years since we won one of these, and it feels really good to get our program back on top."

Province won the 133-pound title for the second year in a row in dominating fashion, scoring an 11-3 major decision over Adams State's Jimmy Melek. Province had four takedowns, the final one with eight seconds left to secure the eight-point major decision.

Dodgen captured his crown with a 5-4 triumph over Ashland's Chris Shears, breaking a 2-2 tie with a three-point near-fall early in the third period. Shears escaped with 1:11 left and got a penalty point with 0:20 remaining, but Dodgen held on for the victory.

Silvis narrowly defeated South Dakota State's Tyler Bryant, hanging on for a 3-2 triumph and ending the season with 22 straight wins. Silvis broke a 2-2 tie with an escape early in the second period and neither wrestler scored again, though Bryant had Silvis' leg in the air looking for a winning takedown for the final six seconds of the bout.

Lawal cruised to an 8-4 finals victory over Nebraska-Omaha's Chad Wallace to complete a 39-2 season with his 23rd consecutive win. Lawal had three takedowns and was in control in winning the championship after finishing as the runner-up last year.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Central Okla., 128; 2. North Dakota St., 116 1/2; 3. South Dakota St., 67; 4. Ashland, 65 1/2; 5. Neb.-Omaha, 56; 6. (tie) Findlay and Pitt.-Johnstown, 54; 8. Neb.-Kearney, 47 1/2; 9. Western St., 46; 10. Augustana (S.D.), 45; 11. Adams St., 41 1/2; 12. Central Wash., 38; 13. San Francisco St., 34; 14. Wis.-Parkside, 29 1/2; 15. (tie) Minn. St.-Mankato and St. Cloud St., 27; 17. Gannon, 21 1/2; 18. Northern Colo., 19; 19. Central Mo. St., 18; 20. Kutztown, 14; 21. Fort Hays St., 13 1/2; 22. Mercyhurst, 12; 23. Chadron St., 10 1/2; 24. West Liberty St., 4 1/2; 25. Indianapolis, 4; 26. (tie) Colorado Mines and SIU-Edwardsville, 2 1/2; 28. Northern St., 2; 29. Truman St., 1 1/2; 30. (tie) Minn.-Moorhead and Minn.-Morris; 32. Carson-Newman, 1/2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

125-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Brandon Newill, Pitt.-Johnstown, pinned Dan Hilario, Neb.-Omaha, 4:29; Dante Lewis, Minn.-Morris, def. Brian Pitts, Adams St., 6-5; Matt Strawser, North Dakota St., def. Doug Curnes, West Liberty St., 7-2; Anthony Guillen, Western St., def. Joey Charles, Wis.-Parkside, 6-1; Bryce Abbey, Neb.-Kearney, def. Grant Strickland, Truman St., 11-5; Lester Berrios, Minn. St.-Mankato, def. Jim Phillips, Ashland, 11-5; Chris Saferite, Central Okla., def. Seth Groff, Chadron St., 13-7; Aron Graumann, Augustana (S.D.), def. Brian Burzynski, Kutztown, 9-6.

Quarterfinals: Newill, def. Lewis, 13-4; Guillen def. Strawser, 3-1; Abbey def. Berrios, 6-0; Saferite def. Graumann, 5-3.

Semifinals: Newill def. Guillen, 9-1; Saferite def. Abbey, 6-3.

Final: Newill pinned Saferite, 4:12.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Pitts def. Hilario, 18-7; Charles def. Curnes, 6-4; Phillips pinned Strickland, 1:35; Burzynski def. Groff, 8-2.

Second round: Pitts def. Graumann, 7-5; Berrios def. Charles, 4-3; Strawser def. Phillips, 5-4; Burzynski def. Lewis, 7-4.

Third round: Pitts def. Berrios, 13-4; Strawser def. Burzynski, 11-4.

Semifinals: Pitts, def. Guillen, 8-2; Abbey pinned Strawser, 1:35.

Third place: Pitts def. Abbey, 9-7.

Fifth place: Strawser def. Guillen, 13-6.

Seventh place: Burzynski pinned Berrios, 6:16.

133-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Jared Haberman, Western St., def. Chris Peretti, Ashland, 2-1 (tiebreaker); Jake Thielbar, North Dakota St., def. Rob Jankowski, Wis.-Parkside, 8-6; Jimmy Melek, Adams St., def. Curry Pickard, UNC Pembroke, 20-4 (technical fall, 6:32); Luke Shaw, Central Mo. St., def. Eli Dominguez, Neb.-Omaha, 6-5; Cole Province, Central Okla., def. Jacob Ramos, Augustana (S.D.), 7-4; Joey Simcoe, Findlay, def. Adam Keiswetter, Neb.-Kearney, 15-4; Tony Fratzke, Minn. St.-Mankato, def. Josh Soupir, Southwest St., 11-2; Armando Orozco, San Francisco St., def. Kohlby O'Donnell, Kutztown, 6-3.

Quarterfinals: Haberman def. Thielbar, 4-2; Melek def. Shaw, 8-2; Province def. Simcoe, 5-4; Fratzke pinned Orozco, 2:10.

Semifinals: Melek def. Haberman, 5-2; Province def. Fratzke, 8-2.

Final: Province def. Melek, 11-3.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Jankowski def. Peretti, 6-4; Dominguez pinned Pickard, 5:57; Ramos def. Keiswetter, 8-5; O'Donnell def. Josh Soupir, 12-9.

Second round: Jankowski def. Orozco, 12-1; Simcoe def. Dominguez, 7-6; Shaw def. Ramos, 7-4; O'Donnell def. Thielbar, 7-1.

Third round: Simcoe def. Jankowski, by medical forfeit; Shaw def. O'Donnell, 6-5.

Semifinals: Haberman pinned Simcoe, 2:26; Fratzke def. Shaw, 6-2.

Third place: Haberman def. Fratzke, 4-3.

Fifth place: Shaw def. Simcoe, 4-2.

Seventh place: O'Donnell def. Jankowski, by medical forfeit.

141-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Jason Nestor, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Drew Passley, Central Mo. St., 8-0; Ronnie Stafford, Northern Colo., def. Lincoln Thomas, Colorado Mines, 8-5; Matt Dodgen, Central Okla., pinned Jacob Squire, Mercyhurst, 0:13; Cole Dennison, Central Wash., def. Lucas Christianson, North Dakota St., 19-3 (technical fall, 6:52); Chad Flores, Neb.-Kearney, def. Jeremy Roe, South Dakota St., 3-0; Chris Shears, Ashland, def. Merrick Meyer, Truman St., 4-2; Roderick Ratcliff, Neb.-Omaha, def. Shane Barnes, Adams St., 4-3; Brad Russell, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Abi Mestre, American Int'l, 4:31.

Quarterfinals: Stafford def. Nestor, 3-1 (sudden victory); Dodgen pinned Dennison, 3:33; Shears def. Flores, 5-2; Ratcliff def. Russell, 5-2.

Semifinals: Dodgen def. Stafford, 5-3 (sudden victory); Shears def. Ratcliff, 5-2.

Final: Dodgen def. Shears, 5-4.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Thomas def. Passley, 8-4; Christianson def. Squire, 7-5 (sudden victory); Meyer def. Roe, 12-2; Barnes def. Mestre, 17-4.

Second round: Russell def. Thomas, 8-3; Christianson def. Flores, 8-6 (sudden victory); Dennison pinned Meyer, Truman St., 2:13; Barnes def. Nestor, 8-0.

Third round: Russell def. Christianson, 16-4; Dennison def. Barnes, 4-3.

Semifinals: Stafford def. Russell, 9-3; Ratcliff pinned Dennison, 5:43.

Third place: Stafford def. Ratcliff, 2-1 (tiebreaker).

Fifth place: Dennison def. Russell, 11-4.

Seventh place: Barnes def. Christianson, 21-4 (technical fall, 7:00).

149-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Waylon Lowe, Findlay, def. Simon Hoepfner, Northern Colo., 11-5; Nate Peterson, Colorado Mines, def. Nathan Graumenz, SIU-Edwardsville, 15-5; Hannon Hisek, Minn. St.-Mankato, def. Aaron Monseau, West Liberty St., 9-2; Brandon Pfizenmaier, Neb.-Kearney, def. Eric Pizzi, Central Mo. St., 12-5; Adrian Jiron, Western St., pinned Mitchell Napier, Indianapolis, 4:12; Brendan Bosko, Gannon, def. Collin Kelly, North Dakota St., 13-1; Ricky Garcia, San Francisco St., def. Michael Barreras, Central Okla., 8-1; Ryan Wirtzberger, Ashland, def. Cody Ritter, Neb.-Omaha, 7-5.

Quarterfinals: Lowe def. Peterson, 7-4; Pfizenmaier def. Hisek, 8-7; Jiron def. Bosko, 6-4 (sudden victory); Wirtzberger def. Garcia, 10-8.

Semifinals: Lowe def. Pfizenmaier, 3-2; Jiron pinned Wirtzberger, 3:32.

Final: Lowe def. Jiron, 6-5.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Graumenz def. Hoepfner, 12-3; Pizzi def. Monseau, 4-3; Napier def. Kelly, 13-6; Barreras pinned Ritter, 4:52.

Second round: Garcia def. Graumenz, 8-5; Bosko def. Pizzi, 11-9; Napier def. Hisek, 13-10; Barreras def. Peterson, 10-7.

Third round: Garcia def. Bosko, 4-1; Barreras def. Napier, 8-5.

Semifinals: Pfizenmaier def. Garcia, 6-3; Barreras def. Wirtzberger, 3-1 (sudden victory).

Third place: Pfizenmaier def. Barreras, 16-3.

Fifth place: Garcia, def. Wirtzberger, 4-3.

Seventh place: Napier def. Bosko, 11-5.

157-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Shad Benton, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Jared Novak, Central Wash., 10-4; Brody Olson, Northern Colo., def. Jared Lein, Central Mo. St., 3-2; Travis Koppenhafer, Adams St., def. Wes Sindlinger, Findlay, 8-5; Aaron Veskrna, South Dakota St., def. Nate Hanson, Minn.-Moorhead, 10-4; Cory Beckman, Minn. St.-Mankato, def. Nathan Gomez, Central Okla., 12-8; Gary Skoch, Ashland, def. Peter Koster, Fort Hays St., 4-3; Paul Carlson, North Dakota St., def. Dan Dempsey, Wis.-Parkside, 3-1; Luke Main, West Liberty St., pinned Josh Schommer, Chadron St., 2:23.

Quarterfinals: Benton def. Olson, 10-0; Veskrna def. Koppenhafer, 4-2; Skoch def. Beckman, 13-7; Carlson def. Main, 5-4.

Semifinals: Benton def. Veskrna, 9-5; Carlson def. Skoch, 4-3.

Final: Benton def. Carlson, 6-1.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Novak def. Lein, 11-5; Hanson def. Sindlinger, 12-6; Koster def. Gomez, 12-7; Schommer def. Dempsey, 11-6.

Second round: Novak def. Main, 4-3; Beckman pinned Hanson, 6:47; Koster def. Koppenhafer, 10-6; Olson def. Schommer, 6-4 (sudden victory).

Third round: Novak def. Beckman, 9-4; Koster pinned Olson, 6:40.

Semifinals: Veskrna def. Novak, 6-0; Skoch def. Koster, 6-2.

Third place: Veskrna def. Skoch, 3-1 (sudden victory).

Fifth place: Koster pinned Novak, 4:53.

Seventh place: Olson def. Beckman, 12-4.

165-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Zach Davis, Ashland, def. Tony Morgan, Carson-Newman, 4-1; Jordan Johnson, Chadron St., pinned Kurt Bohaboj, Neb.-Omaha, 5:37; Shawn Silvis, Central Okla., def. Chamie Hooks, Gannon, 15-3; Dave Vondy, Western St., def. Mike Fiedler, North Dakota St., 2-1 (tiebreaker); Todd Kirkpatrick, Augustana (S.D.), def. Kyle Smith, Central Wash., 5-1; Andy Mueller, Wis.-Parkside, def. David Lamotte, West Liberty St., 9-5; Tyler Bryant, South Dakota St., def. Riley Ross, Neb.-Kearney, 3-2; Lucas Mackesy, Findlay, def. Jason Warthan, Indianapolis, 4-3.

Quarterfinals: Davis def. Johnson, 16-5; Silvis def. Vondy, 11-6; Kirkpatrick def. Mueller, 4-3 (tiebreaker); Bryantdef. Mackesy, 5-3 (tiebreaker).

Semifinals: Silvis def. Davis, 8-3; Bryant def. Kirkpatrick, 5-4.

Final: Silvis def. Bryant, 3-2.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Morgan def. Bohaboj, 3-1 (sudden victory); Fiedler pinned Hooks, 1:23; Lamotte def. Smith, 10-2; Ross def. Warthan, 17-7.

Second round: Mackesy def. Morgan, 2-1; Fiedler def. Mueller, 7-3; Vondy def. Lamotte, 4-3 (tiebreaker); Ross def. Johnson, 8-1.

Third round: Fiedler pinned Mackesy, 3:25; Ross def. Vondy, 2-1.

Semifinals: Fiedler def. Davis, 10-8 (sudden victory); Kirkpatrick def. Ross, 3-1 (tiebreaker).

Third place: Fiedler def. Kirkpatrick, 5-3.

Fifth place: Ross def. Davis, 9-3.

Seventh place: Mackesy def. Vondy, 5-3.

174-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Jon Duncombe, St. Cloud St., def. James Tietema, Findlay, 5-2; Frank Kuchera, Neb.-Kearney, def. Nathan Moorman, Carson-Newman, 6-2; Todd Fuller, North Dakota St., def. Tom Bauer, Ashland, 12-2; Cory Anderson, Northern St., def. Matt Sleder, Fort Hays St., 6-4 (sudden victory); Joe Callahan, Chadron St., def. Mike Richards, Minn.-Moorhead, 9-2; Bob Edmonds, Neb.-Omaha, def. Randy Pyle, Pitt.-Johnstown, 3-2; Zach Stephens, SIU-Edwardsville, def. Sion King, Adams St., D 3-1 (sudden victory); Tom Meester, Augustana (S.D.), pinned Nick Brumbaugh, Kutztown, 6:36.

Quarterfinals: Duncombe def. Kuchera, 3-1 (sudden victory); Fuller def. Anderson, 11-2; Edmonds def. Callahan, Chadron St., 4-3; Meester def. Stephens, 7-2.

Semifinals: Fuller def. Duncombe, 4-2; Edmonds def. Meester, 5-3.

Final: Fuller def. Edmonds, 11-3.

First round: Tietema def. Moorman, 12-3; Bauer def. Sleder, 9-5; Pyle def. Richards, 8-1; King def. Brumbaugh, 13-3.

Second round: Tietema def. Stephens, 3-2; Bauer def. Callahan, 4-2 (sudden victory); Pyle def. Anderson, 10-4; Kuchera def. King, 3-2.

Third round: Bauer def. Tietema, 5-3; Kuchera def. Pyle, 3-1 (sudden victory).

Semifinals: Duncombe def. Bauer, 3-1 (sudden victory); Meester def. Kuchera, 11-3.

Third place: Meester def. Duncombe, 7-5 (sudden victory).

Fifth place: Kuchera def. Bauer, 9-2.

Seventh place: Tietema def. Pyle, 5-2.

184-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Franco Santiago, Central Wash., pinned Matt Tyrrell, Findlay, 6:46; John Rolling, Central Mo. St., def. Chris Rufo, North Dakota St., 10-6; Mauricio Wright, San Francisco St., def. David Spinelli, Gannon, 18-1 (technical fall, 5:58); Zach Stalder, Neb.-Omaha, def. Rory Herring, Wis.-Parkside, 13-5; Jeff Henning, Central Okla., def. Nate Whiting, St. Cloud St., 7-1; Chris Canale, Ashland, def. Mark Dubrovich, Colorado Mines, 7-4; Tyler Jones, South Dakota St., def. Ryan Kopiasz, Minn.-Moorhead, 9-3; Andy Sistek, Neb.-Kearney, def. Ben McAvinew, Mercyhurst, 8-4.

Quarterfinals: Santiago def. Rolling, 6-4; Wright def. Stalder, 4-2; Henning def. Canale, 8-2; Jones def. Sistek, 9-1.

Semifinals: Wright def. Santiago, 8-1; Jones def. Henning, 4-2.

Final: Wright def. Jones, 5-3.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Rufo def. Tyrrell, 4-2 (sudden victory); Herring def. Spinelli, 12-5; Whiting def. Dubrovich, 2-0; Kopiasz def. McAvinew, 13-7

Second round: Rufo def. Sistek, 16-7; Herring def. Canale, 5-2; Stalder def. Whiting, 2-1 (sudden victory); Rolling def. Kopiasz, 8-2.

Third round: Rufo pinned Herring, 1:49; Stalder def. Rolling, 7-2.

Semifinals: Rufo def. Santiago, 5-3; Henning def. Stalder, 1-0.

Third place: Henning def. Rufo, 10-1.

Fifth place: Stalder def. Santiago, 6-2.

Seventh place: Rolling def. Herring, 3-2.

197-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Brian Scislo, Findlay, def. John Berry, Indianapolis, 11-3; Todd Paszek, South Dakota St., def. Jeff Rusher, Chadron St., 5-2; Muhammed Lawal, Central Okla., def. Ben Kuntz, Pitt.-Johnstown, 25-8 (technical fall, 7:00); Brian Kraemer, North Dakota St., pinned Blake Wilson, Western St., 0:49; Chad Wallace, Neb.-Omaha, def. Brian King, Fort Hays St., 8-2; Justin Mautz, Mercyhurst, def. Jake Anderson, Minn.-Moorhead, 9-0; Drew Dunbar, San Francisco St., def. Aaron Pyfferoen, Minn. St.-Mankato, 11-10; Luke Goral, Wis.-Parkside, def. Clell Cox, Ashland, 2-1.

Quarterfinals: Scislo def. Paszek, 4-3 (tiebreaker); Lawal def. Kraemer, 13-5; Wallace def. Mautz, 7-6; Goral def. Dunbar, 11-9 (sudden victory).

Semifinals: Lawal pinned Scislo, 3:41; Wallace def. Goral, 7-3.

Final: Lawal def. Wallace, 8-4.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Rusher def. Berry, 14-5; Kuntz def. Wilson, 9-4; King def. Anderson, 6-4; Pyfferoen def. Cox , 4-2.

Second round: Dunbar def. Rusher, 11-10; Mautz pinned Kuntz, 6:59; Kraemer def. King, 12-2; Paszek pinned Pyfferoen, 3:44.

Third round: Mautz def. Dunbar, 13-12; Paszek pinned Kraemer, 6:59.

Semifinals: Scislo def. Mautz, 3-2; Paszek pinned Goral, 4:12.

Third place: Paszek def. Scislo, 2-1.

Fifth place: Mautz def. Goral, 5-3.

Seventh place: Kraemer pinned Dunbar, 3:32.

Heavyweight class

Main bracket

First round: Josh Hendricks, Ashland, def. Dustin Darveaux, St. Cloud St., 16-8; Dupree Lacey, Central Wash., def. Ryan Deprey, Wis.-Parkside, 7-2; Nick Severson, North Dakota St., pinned Tom Poe, West Liberty St., 6:33; Baron Blanchard, Northern St., def. Cody Parks, Fort Hays St., 4-0; Cody Beguin, Chadron St., def. Evan Love, Indianapolis, 3-0; Lyneil Mitchell, Gannon, def. Jon Madsen, South Dakota St., 5-2; Willie McGowan, Central Mo. St., pinned Ryan Corn, Western St., 0:37; James Garvey, Augustana (S.D.), def. Brent Beckstein, Pitt.-Johnstown, 8-3.

Quarterfinals: Lacey def. Hendricks, 3-2; Severson pinned Blanchard, 0:25; Mitchell def. Beguin, 7-2; Garvey pinned McGowan, 2:40.

Semifinals: Severson def. Lacey, 6-5; Mitchell def. Garvey, 9-1.

Final: Severson pinned Mitchell, 6:23.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Darveaux pinned Deprey, 0:43; Parks def. Poe, 7-5; Madsen def. Love, 5-1; Beckstein pinned Corn, Western St., 2:50.

Second round: Darveaux def. McGowan, 5-4; Beguin def. Parks, 3-1; Madsen def. Blanchard, 4-2; Hendricks def. Beckstein, 7-3.

Third round: Darveaux def. Beguin, 12-3; Hendricks def. Madsen, 9-7 (sudden victory).

Semifinals: Darveaux def. Lacey, 16-5; Garvey pinned Hendricks, 0:56.

Third place: Garvey def. Darveaux, 6-2.

Fifth place: Hendricks def. Lacey, by medical forfeit.

Seventh place: Madsen def. Beguin, 3-2.