National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA News Archive - 2007
« back to 2007 | Back to NCAA News Archive Index
Central Oklahoma goes deep to win wrestling title
The NCAA News
|
The NCAA News
Central Oklahoma’s wealth of depth was too much for the rest of the teams to overcome at the Division II Wrestling Championships at Nebraska-Kearney March 9-10.
The third-ranked Bronchos snapped Nebraska-Omaha’s three-year reign as national champions by placing five wrestlers in the finals of their weight classes, and three more finished in the top five of their respective classes. The strong showing gave Central Oklahoma 124½ points, which comfortably outdistanced second-place Nebraska-Kearney’s 108½.
In fact, the team title was wrapped up before any of the 10 individual finals took place because the seven-time Division II champion Bronchos had built an insurmountable 22-point lead over top-ranked Nebraska-Kearney.
Kyle Evans was the only Central Oklahoma wrestler to capture an individual crown when he won the 141-pound title match, 7-0, over Shippensburg’s Steven Fittery.
The victory clinched a perfect 39-0 season for Evans. He is the first Central Oklahoma wrestler to complete an undefeated season at the Division II level.
“I thought about being undefeated a lot during the regular season, and it was starting to get to me,” said Evans, who is 93-18 for his career and the winner of 61 of his last 63 bouts. “But once we got to the regionals and nationals, it was a whole different season and I didn’t think about it. The team got closer, and I started thinking of the team goal and not individual ones.”
Evans, a junior, had his closest call of the season in the national semifinals when he edged West Liberty State’s Doug Sura, 4-2, in overtime.
Sura led, 2-0, 30 seconds into the match by scoring only the fourth takedown against Evans this season. The Central Oklahoma wrestler cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape and tied it with another escape in the third period.
Evans, a national runner-up last year, scored a takedown with three seconds left in the sudden-victory overtime to keep his record unblemished.
Tyler Zuckerman (125), Jared Henning (133), Jason Leavitt (157) and Josh LeadingFox (heavyweight) were all national runners-up for Central Oklahoma.
Henning, who was unranked entering the tournament, recorded wins over the Nos. 1, 2 and 6 seeds in making the finals. Two of his victories came against the last two national champions in the weight class. He dropped a tough 1-0 decision in the final to Kutztown’s Joe Kemmerer, who was seeded fourth.
Leavitt also lost a heartbreaker in the 157-pound final when he was edged, 2-1, in overtime by 149-pound defending national champion Antonio Guerra of Findlay.
“It’s a great feeling, and I couldn’t be more proud of my team and what they accomplished,” said Central Oklahoma coach David James, who was named Division II coach of the year for the fourth time. “We came ready to wrestle. We got contributions from all 10 guys, and they were just determined to get the job done.”
Team results
1. Central Okla., 124 ½; 2. Neb.-Kearney, 108 ½; 3. Neb.-Omaha, 67 ½; 4. Minn. St. Mankato, 63; 5. Adams St., 58 ½; 6. Chadron St., 58.0; 7. Pitt.-Johnstown, 56 ½; 8. Upper Iowa, 51 1/2; 9. Augustana (S.D.), 48 1/2; 10. Western St., 46 ½; 11. Indianapolis, 44 ½; 12. Findlay, 40 ½; 13. Shippensburg, 33; 14. Fort Hays St., 31 ½; 15. Mercyhurst, 23; 16. Kutztown, 21 ½; 17. Carson-Newman, 21; 18. Minn. St. Moorhead, 20 ½; 19. Ashland, 20; 20. Wis.-Parkside, 19; 21. West Liberty St., 16; 22. Truman, 11½; 23. Belmont Abbey, 11; 24. UNC Pembroke, 9; 25. Newberry, 3 ½; 26. Gannon, 2 ½; 27. SIU Edwardsville, 1 ½; 28. (tie), Central Mo., Limestone, N.M. Highlands, and Northern St., ½; 32. (tie) Colorado Mines, St. Cloud St., and San Fran. St., 0.
Individual champions
125 — Trevor Charbonneau, Neb.-Kearney, def. Tyler Zukerman, Central Okla., 5-2; 133 — Joe Kemmerer, Kutztown, def. Jared Henning, Central Okla., 1-0; 141 — Kyle Evans, Central Okla., def. Steven Fittery, Shippensburg, 7-0; 149 — Todd Meneely, Neb.-Omaha, def. Mike Rogers, Carson-Newman, 3-2; 157 — Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Jason Leavitt, Central Okla., 2-1 (tiebreaker); 165 — Brett Hunter, Chadron St., pinned Andy Pickar, Minn. St. Mankato, 2:37; 174 — Jeremiah Naig, Neb.-Omaha, def. Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, 13-1; 184 — Jared Deaguero, Adams St., def. Austin Boehm, Neb.-Omaha, 9-1; 197 — Ryan Phillips, Upper Iowa, def. Josh Majerus, Chadron St., 12-0; Heavyweight — Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, pinned Josh LeadingFox, Central Okla. 3:16.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
125-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Tyler Zukerman, Central Okla., pinned Payne Lint, Mercyhurst, 6:10; Tyler Mumbulo, Upper Iowa, def. Devlon Webb, Chadron St., 6-4; John Fleming, Indianapolis, def. Adam Dedmon, UNC Pembroke, 11-0; Arsenia Barksdale, Adams St., def. Chris Trampe, Augustana (S.D.), 4-2; Nick Smith, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Eddie Lopez, Western St., 5-3 (sudden victory); Chris Neidermeier, Belmont Abbey, def. Kody Pierson, Carson-Newman, 7-3; Trevor Charbonneau, Neb.-Kearney, def. Chas Welch, Northern St., 7-4; Derrek Bosso, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Brandon Kircher, Wis.-Parkside, 6-5.
Quarterfinals:
Zukerman def. Mumbulo, 5-1; Barksdale def. Fleming, 5-3; Neidermeier pinned Smith, 6:17; Charbonneau def. Bosso, 6-3.
Semifinals:
Zukerman def. Barksdale, 10-2; Charbonneau def. Neidermeier, 3-1 (sudden victory).
Final:
Charbonneau def. Zukerman, 5-2.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Webb def. Lint, 7-3; Trampe def. Dedmon, 13-4; Lopez def. Pierson, 5-2; Welch def. Kircher, 5-4 (tiebreaker).
Second round:
Bosso def. Webb, 7-4; Trampe def. Smith, 8-1; Lopez def. Fleming, 8-3; Mumbulo def. Welch, 6-0.
Third round:
Bosso def. Trampe, 3-2; Lopez def. Mumbulo, 8-6 (sudden victory).
Semifinals:
Barksdale def. Bosso, 3-1 (sudden victory); Lopez pinned Neidermeier, 5:40.
Third place:
Barksdale def. Lopez, 9-5.
Fifth place:
Neidermeier def. Bosso, 3-1 (sudden victory).
Seventh place:
Trampe def. Mumbulo, 12-4.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
133-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Joe Kemmerer, Kutztown, def. Troy MacFarland, Minn. St. Moorhead, 11-0; Craig DeGreef, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Marques Bravo, 5:18; Matt Mossor, West Liberty St., def. Jeff Pfaffinger, Minn. St. Mankato, 7-3; Shane Perkey, Indianapolis, def. William Eller, Colorado Mines, 13-4; Jared Henning, Central Okla., def. Brett Allgood, Neb.-Kearney, 7-5 (sudden victory); Brandon Reasy, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Jeff Rau, Neb.-Omaha, 5-4 (tiebreaker); Andy Uhl, Findlay, def. Derek Patterson, Fort Hays St., 5-2; Nathan Naumann, Upper Iowa, def. Andrew Young, Newberry, 1-0.
Quarterfinals:
Kemmerer def. DeGreef, 8-2; Perkey def. Mossor, 9-5; Henning def. Reasy, 8-5; Uhl def. Naumann, 9-4.
Semifinals:
Kemmerer def. Perkey, 3-0; Henning def. Uhl, 6-4.
Final:
Kemmerer def. Henning 1-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Bravo def. MacFarland, 11-4; Pfaffinger def. Eller, 13-3; Allgood def. Rau, 14-6; Patterson def. Young, 3-2.
Second round:
Bravo def. Naumann, 6-2; Reasy def. Pfaffinger, 4-3 (tiebreaker); Allgood def. Mossor, 11-3; Patterson pinned DeGreef, 3:26.
Third round:
Reasy def. Bravo, 5-4 (tiebreaker); Allgood def. Patterson, 12-8.
Semifinals:
Perkey def. Reasy, 3-2; Allgood def. Uhl, 3-2.
Third place:
Algood def. Perkey, 17-2 (technical fall, 7:00).
Fifth place:
Reasy def. Uhl, 3-2 (tiebreaker).
Seventh place:
Bravo def. Patterson, 4-0.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
141-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Steven Fittery, Shippensburg, def. Jeff Rutledge, Neb.-Kearney, 9-3; Yasiim Bribieseca, Neb.-Omaha, def. Anthony Iovine, Ashland, 6-3; Shane Valko, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Kenneth Montour, N.M. Highlands, 5-2; John Gamble, Upper Iowa, def. Craig Becker, Wis.-Parkside, 16-1 (technical fall, 7:00); Kyle Evans, Central Okla., def. Kelly Janke, Minn. St. Mankato, 9-1; JJ Zanetta, Mercyhurst, def. Joseph Deaguero, Adams St., 10-8; Travis Elg, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Matt Irwin, Indianapolis, 12-3; Doug Surra, West Liberty St., def. James Annon, Fort Hays St., 6-0.
Quarterfinals:
Fittery def. Bribieseca, 4-0; Gamble pinned Valko, 3:53; Evans def. Zanetta, 13-0; Surra pinned Elg, 0:49.
Semifinals:
Fittery def. Gamble, 6-1; Evans def. Surra, 4-2 (sudden victory).
Final:
Evans def. Fittery, 7-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Rutledge pinned Iovine, 7:00; Montour def. Becker, 11-6; Deaguero def. Janke, 5-2; Irwin def. Annon, 6-5.
Second round:
Rutledge def. Elg, 11-5; Zanetta def. Montour, 8-6; Deaguero def. Valko, 5-3; Bribieseca def. Irwin (medical forfeit).
Third round:
Rutledge pinned Zanetta 2:45; Deaguero def. Bribieseca.
Semifinals:
Gamble def. Rutledge, 14-10 (sudden victory); Surra def. Deaguero, 10-6.
Third place:
Gramble def. Surra, 8-7.
Fifth place:
Rutledge def. Deaguero, 8-3.
Seventh place:
Zanetta def. Bribieseca, (medical forfeit).
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
149-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Don Cummings, Mercyhurst, def. Mark Carey, Central Mo., 14-7; Todd Meneely, Neb.-Omaha, def. Matt True, Neb.-Kearney, 5-3 (sudden victory); Shea Timothy, Central Okla., def. Chris Chambers, Kutztown, 9-0; Camille DuPont, Western St., def. Monterrious Adams, Upper Iowa, 11-5; Jason Rhoten, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Mikel Delk, Fort Hays St., 4-1; Charlie Pingleton, Indianapolis, def. Latra Collick, Newberry, 9-5; Mark Pfeifer, Chadron St., def. Shane Walton, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9-2; Mike Rogers, Carson-Newman, pinned Willie Hilton, UNC Pembroke, 3:21.
Quarterfinals:
Meneely def. Cummings. 15-4; Timothy def. DuPont, 7-0; Rhoten pinned Pingleton, 6:00; Rogers pinned Pfeifer, 2:33.
Semifinals:
Meneely def. Timothy, 8-2; Rogers pinned Rhoten, 5:26.
Final:
Meneely def. Rogers, 3-2.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
True def. Carey, 5-3 (sudden victory); Chambers def. Adams, 14-3; Delk def. Collick, 2-1; Hilton def. Walton, 5-1.
Second round:
Pfeifer def. True, 3-1; Pingleton def. Chambers, 12-8; Delk def. DuPont, 5-4; Hilton def. Cummings, 3-2.
Third round:
Pfeifer def. Pingleton, 10-4; Delk pinned Hilton, 2:59.
Semifinals:
Timothy def. Pfeifer, 5-4; Rhoten def. Delk, 6-4.
Third place:
Rhoten def. Timothy, 11-1.
Fifth place:
Pfeifer def. Delk, 14-8.
Seventh place:
Pingleton def. Hilton, 13-4.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
157-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Andrew Lamancusa, Mercyhurst, def. Kyle Trout, Minn. St. Moorhead, 6-5; Jason Leavitt, Central Okla., def. Kenneth Packard, San Fran. St., 11-3; Brandon Girtz, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Jacob Wilson, Shippensburg, 17-5; Bradley Becker, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Danny Grater, Fort Hays St., 5:39; Joe Ellenberger, Neb.-Kearney, def. Michael Horton, Indianapolis, 9-2; Austin Scarset, Augustana (S.D.), def. Zack McKendree, Gannon, 6-0; Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Michael Gallegos, Adams St., 6-3; Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa, pinned Joe Strittmatter, Pitt.-Johnstown, 6:50.
Quarterfinals:
Leavitt def. Lamancusa, 8-3; Becker def. Girtz, 8-7 (tiebreaker); Ellenberger def. Scarset, 6-2; Guerra def. Eggers, 3-1.
Semifinals:
Leavitt def. Becker, 4-3; Guerra def. Ellenberger, 6-5.
Final:
Guerra def. Leavitt, 2-1 (tiebreaker).
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Trout def. Packard, 3-2; Grater def. Wilson, 13-5; Horton def. McKendree, 8-7; Gallegos def. Strittmatter, 10-7.
Second round:
Trout def. Eggers, 8-1; Scarset def. Grater, 7-3; Girtz def. Horton, 5-3; Lamancusa def. Gallegos, 15-6.
Third round:
Scarset def. Trout, 5-2; Lamancusa def. Girtz, 11-9 (tiebreaker).
Semifinals:
Scarset def. Becker, 7-2; Ellenberger def. Lamancusa, 8-7.
Third place:
Ellenberger def. Scarset, 14-6.
Fifth place:
Becker pinned Lamancusa, 2:39.
Seventh place:
Girtz def. Trout, 10-8.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
165-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Evan Copeland, Adams St., def. Keven Kalbach, Kutztown, 9-5; Eric Lakia, Ashland, def. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa, 7-5; Brett Hunter, Chadron St., def. Hudson Harrison, Mercyhurst, 12-3; Nathan Baker, Minn. St. Moorhead, def. Blake Peterson, Truman, 8-5; Ross Taplin, Neb.-Omaha, def. Justin Wood, Central Okla., 2-1; Zachary Lee, Western St., def. Phil Bliss, Belmont Abbey, 5-0; Andy Pickar, Minn. St. Mankato, def. John Ficht, SIU Edwardsville, 5-3; Taylor May, Neb.-Kearney, def. J.J. Davis, UNC Pembroke, 5-2.
Quarterfinals:
Lakia def. Copeland, 12-5; Hunter def. Baker, 4-2; Lee def. Taplin, 5-0; Pickar def. May, 3-2.
Semifinals:
Hunter def. Lakia, 6-4; Pickar def. Lee, 2-1.
Final:
Hunter pinned Pickar, 2:37.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Norton def. Kalbach, 7-4; Peterson def. Harrison, 16-2; Wood pinned Bliss, 0:36; Ficht def. Davis, 8-0.
Second round:
May def. Norton, 15-5; Peterson def. Taplin, 11-4; Baker pinned Wood, 4:26; Copeland def. Ficht, 6-4.
Third round:
Peterson pinned May, 6:53; Baker pinned Copeland, 3:41.
Semifinals:
Lakia pinned Peterson, 5:48; Baker def. Lee, 3-2.
Third place:
Baker def. Lakia, 5-3.
Fifth place:
Peterson def. Lee, 3-0.
Seventh place:
Copeland def. May, 12-8.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
174-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Daniel Morrison, Central Okla., def. Tommy Clark, West Liberty St., 4-2; Cody Henriksen, Augustana (S.D.), def. William Simmons, San Fran. St., 7-2; Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, pinned Quinn Tolbert, Newberry, 2:09; James Reynolds, Adams St., def. Tyler Tubbs, Minn. St. Moorhead, 7-4; Jeremiah Naig, Neb.-Omaha, def. Matt Weingart, Chadron St., 14-1; Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst, def. Albert Morgan, Wis.-Parkside, 3-1 (sudden victory); Larry Wilbanks, Western St., def. Tim Matheson, Minn. St. Mankato, 14-5; Eli Garshnick, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Justin Ferguson, Ashland, 5-2.
Quarterfinals:
Henriksen def. Morrison, 3-2; Jackson def. Reynolds, 12-8; Naig def. Schafer, 7-2; Wilbanks def. Garshnick, 9-3.
Semifinals:
Jackson def. Henriksen, 12-9; Naig def. Wilbanks, 7-5.
Final:
Naig def. Jackson, 13-1.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Clark def. Simmons, 6-1; Tolbert def. Tubbs, 7-4; Weingart def. Morgan, 8-2; Ferguson pinned Matheson, 0:55.
Second round:
Garshnick def. Clark, 5-4; Schafer def. Tolbert, 5-3 (tiebreaker); Weingart def. Reynolds, 3-1 (sudden victory); Ferguson def. Morrison, 7-5.
Third round:
Garshnick def. Schafer, 5-1; Weingart def. Ferguson, 4-1.
Semifinals:
Henriksen def. Garshnick, 12-5; Wilbanks def. Weingart, 8-3.
Third place:
Henriksen pinned Wilbanks, 2:39.
Fifth place:
Garshnick pinned Weingart, 0:55.
Seventh place:
Schafer def. Ferguson, 6-2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
184-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Mark Murphy, Shippensburg, pinned Nicolas Wilkes, St. Cloud St., 1:57; Matt Farrell, Neb.-Kearney, def. Matt Allen, Ashland, 7-0; Austin Boehm, Neb.-Omaha, pinned Pino Scavella, Gannon, 1:39; Charlie Pipher, Western St., def. Nathan Jones, Carson-Newman, 7-4; Jared Deaguero, Adams St., def. Jeremy Hudson, Central Mo., 18-1 (technical fall, 5:30); Mike Corcetti, Pitt.-Johnstown, pinned Cale Cornemann, Northern St., 6:34; Jared Hess, Central Okla., def. Mike Howell, Fort Hays St., 3-1; Travis Krinkie, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Keeno Griffin, Newberry, 7-2.
Quarterfinals:
Murphy def. Farrell, 1-1 (tiebreaker); Boehm pinned Pipher, 0:28; Deaguero def. Corcetti, 9-3; Hess def. Krinkie, 3-2.
Semifinals:
Boehm def. Murphy, 6-5; Deaguero def. Hess, 6-1.
Final:
Deaguero def. Boehm, 9-1.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Allen def. Wilkes, 8-5; Scavella pinned Jones, 3:40; Hudson def. Cornemann, 5-3; Howell def. Griffin, 8-2.
Second round:
Krinkie def. Allen, 11-3; Corcetti def. Scavella, 9-3; Pipher pinned Hudson, 1:27; Farrell pinned Howell, 2:54.
Third round:
Corcetti def. Krinkie, 8-3; Farrell def. Pipher, 12-5.
Semifinals:
Corcetti def. Murphy (medical forfeit); Hess def. Farrell, 4-1.
Third place:
Hess def. Corcetti, 3-2.
Fifth place:
Murphy def. Farrell (medical forfeit).
Seventh place:
Krinkie def. Pipher, 12-3.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
197-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Josh Majerus, Chadron St., pinned Derek Brunson, UNC-Pembroke, 3:20; John Treml, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Jacob Marrs, Neb.-Omaha, 2:13; Casey Woodall, Adams St., def. Kelly Anundson, Newberry, 8-4; Nate Buys, Augustana (S.D.), def. David Crowley, Ashland, 7-0; Heath Jolley, Central Okla., def. Ben Janike, Minn. St. Mankato, 4-0; Michael Fowler, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Tyler Gonzales, Fort Hays St., 6-3; Ryan Phillips, Upper Iowa, def. Andrejs Zalaiskalns, Findlay, 15-4; Chris Taylor, West Liberty St., def. Kelsey Empting, Neb.-Kearney, 4-3.
Quarterfinals:
Majerus pinned Treml, 6:39; Buys def. Woodall, 8-2; Fowler def. Jolley, 4-2; Phillips def. Taylor, 11-0.
Semifinals:
Majerus def. Buys, 5-4; Phillips def. Fowler, 5-2.
Final:
Phillips def. Majerus, 12-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Brunson def. Marrs, 12-7; Anundson pinned Crowley, 4:41; Gonzales def. Janike, 5-3; Empting def. Zalaiskalns, 10-4.
Second round:
Brunson def. Taylor, 6-2; Jolley def. Anundson, 6-2; Woodall def. Gonzales, 3-2; Empting def. Treml, 7-3.
Third round:
Jolley pinned Brunson, 4:27; Woodall def. Empting, 5-3.
Semifinals:
Buys pinned Jolley, 5:14; Fowler def. Woodall, 5-2.
Third place:
Buys def. Fowler, 8-0.
Fifth place:
Jolley def. Woodall, 3-2 (tiebreaker)
Seventh place:
Brunson def. Empting, 8-2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Heavyweight class
Main bracket
First round:
Jason Groller, Shippensburg, def. Loyde Braidlow, Truman, 5-3; Dan Goodson, Upper Iowa, def. Lars Lueders, Western St., 4-0; Josh Leadingfox, Central Okla., def. Cy Wainwright, Newberry, 8-4; Andrew Ubben, Fort Hays St., def. Anthony Lewis, Neb.-Omaha, 5-2; Brady Wilson, Minn. St. Mankato, pinned Shane Odell, Chadron St., 6:34; Travis Clark, Findlay, def. Christopher Dempsey, Pitt.-Johnstown, 11-6; Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, def. Ray O’Connor, Augustana (S.D.), 16-6; Jose Navarro, Indianapolis, def. William Moss, Limestone, 6-3.
Quarterfinals:
Groller def. Goodson, 4-2 (sudden victory); Leadingfox def. Ubben, 3-2; Wilson pinned Clark, 3:36; Dlagnev pinned Navarro, 3:58.
Semifinals:
Leadingfox def. Groller, 6-0; Dlagnev def. Wilson, 13-3.
Final:
Dlagnev pinned Leadingfox. 3:16.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Lueders def. Braidlow, 6-4 (sudden victory); Wainwright def. Lewis, 4-2 (sudden victory); Dempsey def. Odell,7-3; Moss def. O’Connor, 6-2.
Second round:
Navarro def. Lueders, 3-2; Clark def. Wainwright, 5-3; Ubben def. Dempsey, 11-3; Goodson def. Moss, 1-0.
Third round:
Clark def. Navarro, 6-5 (tiebreaker); Ubben def. Goodson, 4-3.
Semifinals:
Clark pinned Groller, 6:42; Ubben def. Wilson, 5-2.
Third place:
Ubben def. Clark, 4-2.
Fifth place:
Wilson def. Groller, 9-1.
Seventh place:
Navarro def. Goodson, 3-2.
The third-ranked Bronchos snapped Nebraska-Omaha’s three-year reign as national champions by placing five wrestlers in the finals of their weight classes, and three more finished in the top five of their respective classes. The strong showing gave Central Oklahoma 124½ points, which comfortably outdistanced second-place Nebraska-Kearney’s 108½.
In fact, the team title was wrapped up before any of the 10 individual finals took place because the seven-time Division II champion Bronchos had built an insurmountable 22-point lead over top-ranked Nebraska-Kearney.
Kyle Evans was the only Central Oklahoma wrestler to capture an individual crown when he won the 141-pound title match, 7-0, over Shippensburg’s Steven Fittery.
The victory clinched a perfect 39-0 season for Evans. He is the first Central Oklahoma wrestler to complete an undefeated season at the Division II level.
“I thought about being undefeated a lot during the regular season, and it was starting to get to me,” said Evans, who is 93-18 for his career and the winner of 61 of his last 63 bouts. “But once we got to the regionals and nationals, it was a whole different season and I didn’t think about it. The team got closer, and I started thinking of the team goal and not individual ones.”
Evans, a junior, had his closest call of the season in the national semifinals when he edged West Liberty State’s Doug Sura, 4-2, in overtime.
Sura led, 2-0, 30 seconds into the match by scoring only the fourth takedown against Evans this season. The Central Oklahoma wrestler cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape and tied it with another escape in the third period.
Evans, a national runner-up last year, scored a takedown with three seconds left in the sudden-victory overtime to keep his record unblemished.
Tyler Zuckerman (125), Jared Henning (133), Jason Leavitt (157) and Josh LeadingFox (heavyweight) were all national runners-up for Central Oklahoma.
Henning, who was unranked entering the tournament, recorded wins over the Nos. 1, 2 and 6 seeds in making the finals. Two of his victories came against the last two national champions in the weight class. He dropped a tough 1-0 decision in the final to Kutztown’s Joe Kemmerer, who was seeded fourth.
Leavitt also lost a heartbreaker in the 157-pound final when he was edged, 2-1, in overtime by 149-pound defending national champion Antonio Guerra of Findlay.
“It’s a great feeling, and I couldn’t be more proud of my team and what they accomplished,” said Central Oklahoma coach David James, who was named Division II coach of the year for the fourth time. “We came ready to wrestle. We got contributions from all 10 guys, and they were just determined to get the job done.”
Team results
1. Central Okla., 124 ½; 2. Neb.-Kearney, 108 ½; 3. Neb.-Omaha, 67 ½; 4. Minn. St. Mankato, 63; 5. Adams St., 58 ½; 6. Chadron St., 58.0; 7. Pitt.-Johnstown, 56 ½; 8. Upper Iowa, 51 1/2; 9. Augustana (S.D.), 48 1/2; 10. Western St., 46 ½; 11. Indianapolis, 44 ½; 12. Findlay, 40 ½; 13. Shippensburg, 33; 14. Fort Hays St., 31 ½; 15. Mercyhurst, 23; 16. Kutztown, 21 ½; 17. Carson-Newman, 21; 18. Minn. St. Moorhead, 20 ½; 19. Ashland, 20; 20. Wis.-Parkside, 19; 21. West Liberty St., 16; 22. Truman, 11½; 23. Belmont Abbey, 11; 24. UNC Pembroke, 9; 25. Newberry, 3 ½; 26. Gannon, 2 ½; 27. SIU Edwardsville, 1 ½; 28. (tie), Central Mo., Limestone, N.M. Highlands, and Northern St., ½; 32. (tie) Colorado Mines, St. Cloud St., and San Fran. St., 0.
Individual champions
125 — Trevor Charbonneau, Neb.-Kearney, def. Tyler Zukerman, Central Okla., 5-2; 133 — Joe Kemmerer, Kutztown, def. Jared Henning, Central Okla., 1-0; 141 — Kyle Evans, Central Okla., def. Steven Fittery, Shippensburg, 7-0; 149 — Todd Meneely, Neb.-Omaha, def. Mike Rogers, Carson-Newman, 3-2; 157 — Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Jason Leavitt, Central Okla., 2-1 (tiebreaker); 165 — Brett Hunter, Chadron St., pinned Andy Pickar, Minn. St. Mankato, 2:37; 174 — Jeremiah Naig, Neb.-Omaha, def. Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, 13-1; 184 — Jared Deaguero, Adams St., def. Austin Boehm, Neb.-Omaha, 9-1; 197 — Ryan Phillips, Upper Iowa, def. Josh Majerus, Chadron St., 12-0; Heavyweight — Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, pinned Josh LeadingFox, Central Okla. 3:16.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
125-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Tyler Zukerman, Central Okla., pinned Payne Lint, Mercyhurst, 6:10; Tyler Mumbulo, Upper Iowa, def. Devlon Webb, Chadron St., 6-4; John Fleming, Indianapolis, def. Adam Dedmon, UNC Pembroke, 11-0; Arsenia Barksdale, Adams St., def. Chris Trampe, Augustana (S.D.), 4-2; Nick Smith, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Eddie Lopez, Western St., 5-3 (sudden victory); Chris Neidermeier, Belmont Abbey, def. Kody Pierson, Carson-Newman, 7-3; Trevor Charbonneau, Neb.-Kearney, def. Chas Welch, Northern St., 7-4; Derrek Bosso, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Brandon Kircher, Wis.-Parkside, 6-5.
Quarterfinals:
Zukerman def. Mumbulo, 5-1; Barksdale def. Fleming, 5-3; Neidermeier pinned Smith, 6:17; Charbonneau def. Bosso, 6-3.
Semifinals:
Zukerman def. Barksdale, 10-2; Charbonneau def. Neidermeier, 3-1 (sudden victory).
Final:
Charbonneau def. Zukerman, 5-2.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Webb def. Lint, 7-3; Trampe def. Dedmon, 13-4; Lopez def. Pierson, 5-2; Welch def. Kircher, 5-4 (tiebreaker).
Second round:
Bosso def. Webb, 7-4; Trampe def. Smith, 8-1; Lopez def. Fleming, 8-3; Mumbulo def. Welch, 6-0.
Third round:
Bosso def. Trampe, 3-2; Lopez def. Mumbulo, 8-6 (sudden victory).
Semifinals:
Barksdale def. Bosso, 3-1 (sudden victory); Lopez pinned Neidermeier, 5:40.
Third place:
Barksdale def. Lopez, 9-5.
Fifth place:
Neidermeier def. Bosso, 3-1 (sudden victory).
Seventh place:
Trampe def. Mumbulo, 12-4.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
133-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Joe Kemmerer, Kutztown, def. Troy MacFarland, Minn. St. Moorhead, 11-0; Craig DeGreef, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Marques Bravo, 5:18; Matt Mossor, West Liberty St., def. Jeff Pfaffinger, Minn. St. Mankato, 7-3; Shane Perkey, Indianapolis, def. William Eller, Colorado Mines, 13-4; Jared Henning, Central Okla., def. Brett Allgood, Neb.-Kearney, 7-5 (sudden victory); Brandon Reasy, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Jeff Rau, Neb.-Omaha, 5-4 (tiebreaker); Andy Uhl, Findlay, def. Derek Patterson, Fort Hays St., 5-2; Nathan Naumann, Upper Iowa, def. Andrew Young, Newberry, 1-0.
Quarterfinals:
Kemmerer def. DeGreef, 8-2; Perkey def. Mossor, 9-5; Henning def. Reasy, 8-5; Uhl def. Naumann, 9-4.
Semifinals:
Kemmerer def. Perkey, 3-0; Henning def. Uhl, 6-4.
Final:
Kemmerer def. Henning 1-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Bravo def. MacFarland, 11-4; Pfaffinger def. Eller, 13-3; Allgood def. Rau, 14-6; Patterson def. Young, 3-2.
Second round:
Bravo def. Naumann, 6-2; Reasy def. Pfaffinger, 4-3 (tiebreaker); Allgood def. Mossor, 11-3; Patterson pinned DeGreef, 3:26.
Third round:
Reasy def. Bravo, 5-4 (tiebreaker); Allgood def. Patterson, 12-8.
Semifinals:
Perkey def. Reasy, 3-2; Allgood def. Uhl, 3-2.
Third place:
Algood def. Perkey, 17-2 (technical fall, 7:00).
Fifth place:
Reasy def. Uhl, 3-2 (tiebreaker).
Seventh place:
Bravo def. Patterson, 4-0.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
141-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Steven Fittery, Shippensburg, def. Jeff Rutledge, Neb.-Kearney, 9-3; Yasiim Bribieseca, Neb.-Omaha, def. Anthony Iovine, Ashland, 6-3; Shane Valko, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Kenneth Montour, N.M. Highlands, 5-2; John Gamble, Upper Iowa, def. Craig Becker, Wis.-Parkside, 16-1 (technical fall, 7:00); Kyle Evans, Central Okla., def. Kelly Janke, Minn. St. Mankato, 9-1; JJ Zanetta, Mercyhurst, def. Joseph Deaguero, Adams St., 10-8; Travis Elg, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Matt Irwin, Indianapolis, 12-3; Doug Surra, West Liberty St., def. James Annon, Fort Hays St., 6-0.
Quarterfinals:
Fittery def. Bribieseca, 4-0; Gamble pinned Valko, 3:53; Evans def. Zanetta, 13-0; Surra pinned Elg, 0:49.
Semifinals:
Fittery def. Gamble, 6-1; Evans def. Surra, 4-2 (sudden victory).
Final:
Evans def. Fittery, 7-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Rutledge pinned Iovine, 7:00; Montour def. Becker, 11-6; Deaguero def. Janke, 5-2; Irwin def. Annon, 6-5.
Second round:
Rutledge def. Elg, 11-5; Zanetta def. Montour, 8-6; Deaguero def. Valko, 5-3; Bribieseca def. Irwin (medical forfeit).
Third round:
Rutledge pinned Zanetta 2:45; Deaguero def. Bribieseca.
Semifinals:
Gamble def. Rutledge, 14-10 (sudden victory); Surra def. Deaguero, 10-6.
Third place:
Gramble def. Surra, 8-7.
Fifth place:
Rutledge def. Deaguero, 8-3.
Seventh place:
Zanetta def. Bribieseca, (medical forfeit).
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
149-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Don Cummings, Mercyhurst, def. Mark Carey, Central Mo., 14-7; Todd Meneely, Neb.-Omaha, def. Matt True, Neb.-Kearney, 5-3 (sudden victory); Shea Timothy, Central Okla., def. Chris Chambers, Kutztown, 9-0; Camille DuPont, Western St., def. Monterrious Adams, Upper Iowa, 11-5; Jason Rhoten, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Mikel Delk, Fort Hays St., 4-1; Charlie Pingleton, Indianapolis, def. Latra Collick, Newberry, 9-5; Mark Pfeifer, Chadron St., def. Shane Walton, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9-2; Mike Rogers, Carson-Newman, pinned Willie Hilton, UNC Pembroke, 3:21.
Quarterfinals:
Meneely def. Cummings. 15-4; Timothy def. DuPont, 7-0; Rhoten pinned Pingleton, 6:00; Rogers pinned Pfeifer, 2:33.
Semifinals:
Meneely def. Timothy, 8-2; Rogers pinned Rhoten, 5:26.
Final:
Meneely def. Rogers, 3-2.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
True def. Carey, 5-3 (sudden victory); Chambers def. Adams, 14-3; Delk def. Collick, 2-1; Hilton def. Walton, 5-1.
Second round:
Pfeifer def. True, 3-1; Pingleton def. Chambers, 12-8; Delk def. DuPont, 5-4; Hilton def. Cummings, 3-2.
Third round:
Pfeifer def. Pingleton, 10-4; Delk pinned Hilton, 2:59.
Semifinals:
Timothy def. Pfeifer, 5-4; Rhoten def. Delk, 6-4.
Third place:
Rhoten def. Timothy, 11-1.
Fifth place:
Pfeifer def. Delk, 14-8.
Seventh place:
Pingleton def. Hilton, 13-4.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
157-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Andrew Lamancusa, Mercyhurst, def. Kyle Trout, Minn. St. Moorhead, 6-5; Jason Leavitt, Central Okla., def. Kenneth Packard, San Fran. St., 11-3; Brandon Girtz, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Jacob Wilson, Shippensburg, 17-5; Bradley Becker, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Danny Grater, Fort Hays St., 5:39; Joe Ellenberger, Neb.-Kearney, def. Michael Horton, Indianapolis, 9-2; Austin Scarset, Augustana (S.D.), def. Zack McKendree, Gannon, 6-0; Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Michael Gallegos, Adams St., 6-3; Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa, pinned Joe Strittmatter, Pitt.-Johnstown, 6:50.
Quarterfinals:
Leavitt def. Lamancusa, 8-3; Becker def. Girtz, 8-7 (tiebreaker); Ellenberger def. Scarset, 6-2; Guerra def. Eggers, 3-1.
Semifinals:
Leavitt def. Becker, 4-3; Guerra def. Ellenberger, 6-5.
Final:
Guerra def. Leavitt, 2-1 (tiebreaker).
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Trout def. Packard, 3-2; Grater def. Wilson, 13-5; Horton def. McKendree, 8-7; Gallegos def. Strittmatter, 10-7.
Second round:
Trout def. Eggers, 8-1; Scarset def. Grater, 7-3; Girtz def. Horton, 5-3; Lamancusa def. Gallegos, 15-6.
Third round:
Scarset def. Trout, 5-2; Lamancusa def. Girtz, 11-9 (tiebreaker).
Semifinals:
Scarset def. Becker, 7-2; Ellenberger def. Lamancusa, 8-7.
Third place:
Ellenberger def. Scarset, 14-6.
Fifth place:
Becker pinned Lamancusa, 2:39.
Seventh place:
Girtz def. Trout, 10-8.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
165-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Evan Copeland, Adams St., def. Keven Kalbach, Kutztown, 9-5; Eric Lakia, Ashland, def. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa, 7-5; Brett Hunter, Chadron St., def. Hudson Harrison, Mercyhurst, 12-3; Nathan Baker, Minn. St. Moorhead, def. Blake Peterson, Truman, 8-5; Ross Taplin, Neb.-Omaha, def. Justin Wood, Central Okla., 2-1; Zachary Lee, Western St., def. Phil Bliss, Belmont Abbey, 5-0; Andy Pickar, Minn. St. Mankato, def. John Ficht, SIU Edwardsville, 5-3; Taylor May, Neb.-Kearney, def. J.J. Davis, UNC Pembroke, 5-2.
Quarterfinals:
Lakia def. Copeland, 12-5; Hunter def. Baker, 4-2; Lee def. Taplin, 5-0; Pickar def. May, 3-2.
Semifinals:
Hunter def. Lakia, 6-4; Pickar def. Lee, 2-1.
Final:
Hunter pinned Pickar, 2:37.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Norton def. Kalbach, 7-4; Peterson def. Harrison, 16-2; Wood pinned Bliss, 0:36; Ficht def. Davis, 8-0.
Second round:
May def. Norton, 15-5; Peterson def. Taplin, 11-4; Baker pinned Wood, 4:26; Copeland def. Ficht, 6-4.
Third round:
Peterson pinned May, 6:53; Baker pinned Copeland, 3:41.
Semifinals:
Lakia pinned Peterson, 5:48; Baker def. Lee, 3-2.
Third place:
Baker def. Lakia, 5-3.
Fifth place:
Peterson def. Lee, 3-0.
Seventh place:
Copeland def. May, 12-8.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
174-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Daniel Morrison, Central Okla., def. Tommy Clark, West Liberty St., 4-2; Cody Henriksen, Augustana (S.D.), def. William Simmons, San Fran. St., 7-2; Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, pinned Quinn Tolbert, Newberry, 2:09; James Reynolds, Adams St., def. Tyler Tubbs, Minn. St. Moorhead, 7-4; Jeremiah Naig, Neb.-Omaha, def. Matt Weingart, Chadron St., 14-1; Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst, def. Albert Morgan, Wis.-Parkside, 3-1 (sudden victory); Larry Wilbanks, Western St., def. Tim Matheson, Minn. St. Mankato, 14-5; Eli Garshnick, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Justin Ferguson, Ashland, 5-2.
Quarterfinals:
Henriksen def. Morrison, 3-2; Jackson def. Reynolds, 12-8; Naig def. Schafer, 7-2; Wilbanks def. Garshnick, 9-3.
Semifinals:
Jackson def. Henriksen, 12-9; Naig def. Wilbanks, 7-5.
Final:
Naig def. Jackson, 13-1.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Clark def. Simmons, 6-1; Tolbert def. Tubbs, 7-4; Weingart def. Morgan, 8-2; Ferguson pinned Matheson, 0:55.
Second round:
Garshnick def. Clark, 5-4; Schafer def. Tolbert, 5-3 (tiebreaker); Weingart def. Reynolds, 3-1 (sudden victory); Ferguson def. Morrison, 7-5.
Third round:
Garshnick def. Schafer, 5-1; Weingart def. Ferguson, 4-1.
Semifinals:
Henriksen def. Garshnick, 12-5; Wilbanks def. Weingart, 8-3.
Third place:
Henriksen pinned Wilbanks, 2:39.
Fifth place:
Garshnick pinned Weingart, 0:55.
Seventh place:
Schafer def. Ferguson, 6-2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
184-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Mark Murphy, Shippensburg, pinned Nicolas Wilkes, St. Cloud St., 1:57; Matt Farrell, Neb.-Kearney, def. Matt Allen, Ashland, 7-0; Austin Boehm, Neb.-Omaha, pinned Pino Scavella, Gannon, 1:39; Charlie Pipher, Western St., def. Nathan Jones, Carson-Newman, 7-4; Jared Deaguero, Adams St., def. Jeremy Hudson, Central Mo., 18-1 (technical fall, 5:30); Mike Corcetti, Pitt.-Johnstown, pinned Cale Cornemann, Northern St., 6:34; Jared Hess, Central Okla., def. Mike Howell, Fort Hays St., 3-1; Travis Krinkie, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Keeno Griffin, Newberry, 7-2.
Quarterfinals:
Murphy def. Farrell, 1-1 (tiebreaker); Boehm pinned Pipher, 0:28; Deaguero def. Corcetti, 9-3; Hess def. Krinkie, 3-2.
Semifinals:
Boehm def. Murphy, 6-5; Deaguero def. Hess, 6-1.
Final:
Deaguero def. Boehm, 9-1.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Allen def. Wilkes, 8-5; Scavella pinned Jones, 3:40; Hudson def. Cornemann, 5-3; Howell def. Griffin, 8-2.
Second round:
Krinkie def. Allen, 11-3; Corcetti def. Scavella, 9-3; Pipher pinned Hudson, 1:27; Farrell pinned Howell, 2:54.
Third round:
Corcetti def. Krinkie, 8-3; Farrell def. Pipher, 12-5.
Semifinals:
Corcetti def. Murphy (medical forfeit); Hess def. Farrell, 4-1.
Third place:
Hess def. Corcetti, 3-2.
Fifth place:
Murphy def. Farrell (medical forfeit).
Seventh place:
Krinkie def. Pipher, 12-3.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
197-pound class
Main bracket
First round:
Josh Majerus, Chadron St., pinned Derek Brunson, UNC-Pembroke, 3:20; John Treml, Wis.-Parkside, pinned Jacob Marrs, Neb.-Omaha, 2:13; Casey Woodall, Adams St., def. Kelly Anundson, Newberry, 8-4; Nate Buys, Augustana (S.D.), def. David Crowley, Ashland, 7-0; Heath Jolley, Central Okla., def. Ben Janike, Minn. St. Mankato, 4-0; Michael Fowler, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Tyler Gonzales, Fort Hays St., 6-3; Ryan Phillips, Upper Iowa, def. Andrejs Zalaiskalns, Findlay, 15-4; Chris Taylor, West Liberty St., def. Kelsey Empting, Neb.-Kearney, 4-3.
Quarterfinals:
Majerus pinned Treml, 6:39; Buys def. Woodall, 8-2; Fowler def. Jolley, 4-2; Phillips def. Taylor, 11-0.
Semifinals:
Majerus def. Buys, 5-4; Phillips def. Fowler, 5-2.
Final:
Phillips def. Majerus, 12-0.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Brunson def. Marrs, 12-7; Anundson pinned Crowley, 4:41; Gonzales def. Janike, 5-3; Empting def. Zalaiskalns, 10-4.
Second round:
Brunson def. Taylor, 6-2; Jolley def. Anundson, 6-2; Woodall def. Gonzales, 3-2; Empting def. Treml, 7-3.
Third round:
Jolley pinned Brunson, 4:27; Woodall def. Empting, 5-3.
Semifinals:
Buys pinned Jolley, 5:14; Fowler def. Woodall, 5-2.
Third place:
Buys def. Fowler, 8-0.
Fifth place:
Jolley def. Woodall, 3-2 (tiebreaker)
Seventh place:
Brunson def. Empting, 8-2.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Heavyweight class
Main bracket
First round:
Jason Groller, Shippensburg, def. Loyde Braidlow, Truman, 5-3; Dan Goodson, Upper Iowa, def. Lars Lueders, Western St., 4-0; Josh Leadingfox, Central Okla., def. Cy Wainwright, Newberry, 8-4; Andrew Ubben, Fort Hays St., def. Anthony Lewis, Neb.-Omaha, 5-2; Brady Wilson, Minn. St. Mankato, pinned Shane Odell, Chadron St., 6:34; Travis Clark, Findlay, def. Christopher Dempsey, Pitt.-Johnstown, 11-6; Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, def. Ray O’Connor, Augustana (S.D.), 16-6; Jose Navarro, Indianapolis, def. William Moss, Limestone, 6-3.
Quarterfinals:
Groller def. Goodson, 4-2 (sudden victory); Leadingfox def. Ubben, 3-2; Wilson pinned Clark, 3:36; Dlagnev pinned Navarro, 3:58.
Semifinals:
Leadingfox def. Groller, 6-0; Dlagnev def. Wilson, 13-3.
Final:
Dlagnev pinned Leadingfox. 3:16.
Wrestlebacks
First round:
Lueders def. Braidlow, 6-4 (sudden victory); Wainwright def. Lewis, 4-2 (sudden victory); Dempsey def. Odell,7-3; Moss def. O’Connor, 6-2.
Second round:
Navarro def. Lueders, 3-2; Clark def. Wainwright, 5-3; Ubben def. Dempsey, 11-3; Goodson def. Moss, 1-0.
Third round:
Clark def. Navarro, 6-5 (tiebreaker); Ubben def. Goodson, 4-3.
Semifinals:
Clark pinned Groller, 6:42; Ubben def. Wilson, 5-2.
Third place:
Ubben def. Clark, 4-2.
Fifth place:
Wilson def. Groller, 9-1.
Seventh place:
Navarro def. Goodson, 3-2.
© 2010 The National Collegiate Athletic Association
Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy