When NBA basketball coach Pat Riley trademarked the word “three-peat” in the late 1980s, he never had the Nebraska-Omaha wrestling team in mind.

Riley and his Los Angeles Lakers, which won back-to-back NBA titles in 1987 and 1988, never made it to three in a row, but the three-peat label fits the Mavericks after they captured their third straight Division II Wrestling Championships title March 10-11 in Findlay, Ohio.

Cody Garcia, J.D. Naig and Les Sigman all won individual championships to lead the Mavericks to a school-record 117 points. Nebraska-Kearney, which had two individual champions, was second in the team standings, followed by Shippensburg, Central Oklahoma and Minnesota State Mankato.

Sigman won his fourth straight heavyweight crown by defeating Nebraska-Kearney’s Tervel Dlagnev, 1-0, in the final. Sigman scored an escape to open the third period for the match’s only point.

It was the third win for Sigman over Dlagnev this season. The Nebraska-Omaha heavyweight also was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler after he registered a fall, two shutouts and a technical fall while leading 17-1.

Garcia, a freshman, won the 125-pound title despite receiving five stitches over his right eye.

“When I came here, I knew I was going to have to really wrestle,” Garcia told the Omaha World-Herald after defeating Shippensburg’s Jamie Thomas, 5-1, in the final. “I have wrestled since I was 4 or 5 years old, and I have high expectations.”

Naig, a national champ for the Mavericks last season at 165 pounds, dominated the 174-pound division this time around.

 He survived a close call with a 3-1 win over Newberry’s Quinn Tolbert in the quarterfinals. He pinned West Liberty State’s Tom Clark in 4:16 in the semifinals and Indianapolis’ Michael Jackson in 6:53 of the championship match.

Naig, who now has six pins in nine tournament victories over the past three years, finished 32-3 this season.

Nebraska-Omaha won its fourth Division II wrestling title with the first coming in 1991.

Team results

1. Neb.-Omaha, 117; 2. Neb.-Kearney, 98 1/2; 3. Shippensburg, 66 1/2; 4. Central Okla., 64 1/2; 5. Minn. St. Mankato, 63 1/2; 6. Pitt.-Johnstown, 63; 7. Augustana (S.D.), 60; 8. Findlay, 55 1/2; 9. Adams St., 52; 10. Indianapolis, 51 1/2; 11. Fort Hays St., 46 1/2; 12. Minn. St. Moorhead, 36 1/2; 13. Wis.-Parkside, 35 1/2; 14. Mercyhurst, 28; 15. Central Mo. St., 27 1/2; 16. Truman, 25 1/2; 17. Upper Iowa, 24; 18. Western St., 17 1/2; 19. Ashland, 13; 20. Carson-Newman, 11; 21. West Libery St., 9; 22. (tie) N.M. Highlands and Southwest Minn. St., 8; 24. Newberry, 7; 25. Gannon, 6 1/2; 26. UNC Pembroke, 5 11/2; 27. Kutztown, 3; Chadron St., 2; 29. Limestone, 1; 30. San Fran. St., 1/2; 31. (tie) Anderson and Belmont Abbey, 0.

Individual champions

125-pound class: Cody Garcia, Neb.-Omaha, def. Jamie Thomas, Shippensburg, 5-1.

133-pound class: Brett Allgood, Neb.-Kearney, def. Andy Uhl, Findlay, 9-7.

141-pound class: Thad Benton, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Kyle Evans, Central Oklahoma, 4-2.

149-pound class: Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Shane Unger, Neb.-Omaha, 5-4.

157-pound class: Brad Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside, pinned David Nordhues, Fort Hays St., 6:29.

165-pound class: Nathan Baker, Minn. St. Moorhead, def. Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst, 10-5.

174-pound class: J.D. Naig, Neb.-Omaha, pinned Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, 6:53.

184-pound class: Tanner Linsacum, Neb.-Kearney, def. Mike Corcetti, Pitt.-Johnstown, 10-7.

197-pound class: Plamen Paskalev, Central Mo. St., def. Corey Jacoby, Shippensburg, 5-3.

Heavyweight: Les Sigman, Neb.-Omaha, def. Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, 1-0.

Team results

1. Neb.-Omaha, 117; 2. Neb.-Kearney, 98 1/2; 3. Shippensburg, 66 1/2; 4. Central Okla., 64 1/2; 5. Minn. St. Mankato, 63 1/2; 6. Pitt.-Johnstown, 63; 7. Augustana (S.D.), 60; 8. Findlay, 55 1/2; 9. Adams St., 52; 10. Indianapolis, 51 1/2; 11. Fort Hays St., 46 1/2; 12. Minn. St. Moorhead, 36 1/2; 13. Wis.-Parkside, 35 1/2; 14. Mercyhurst, 28; 15. Central Mo. St., 27 1/2; 16. Truman, 25 1/2; 17. Upper Iowa, 24; 18. Western St., 17 1/2; 19. Ashland, 13; 20. Carson-Newman, 11; 21. West Libery St., 9; 22. (tie) N.M. Highlands and Southwest Minn. St., 8; 24. Newberry, 7; 25. Gannon, 6 1/2; 26. UNC Pembroke, 5 1/2; 27. Kutztown, 3; Chadron St., 2; 29. Limestone, 1; 30. San Fran. St., 1/2; 31. (tie) Anderson and Belmont Abbey, 0.

Individual results

125 -pound class

Main bracket

First round: Jamie Thomas, Shippensburg, def. Devlon Webb, Chadron St., 10-2; Shane Caruthers, Central Okla., def. Chris Trampe, Augustana (S.D.), 6-4; Trevor Charbonneau, Neb.-Kearney, def. Chris Neidermeier, Belmont Abbey, 11-3; Tyler Mumbulo, Upper Iowa, def. Craig Fechko, Findlay, 11-7; Nick Smith, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Mike Compton, Ashland, 3-1; Daniel Clausing, Limestone, def. Kory Lira, Fort Hays St., 6-4; Cody Garcia, Neb.-Omaha, pinned Allen Stokes, Truman, 1:38; Rob McCabe, Adams St., def. Payne Lint, Mercyhurst, 15-0 (technical fall, 7:0).

Quarterfinals: Thomas def. Caruthers, 11-5; Charbonneau def. Mumbulo, 7-1; Smith def. Clausing, 6-4; Garcia, def. McCabe, 11-4.

Semifinals: Thomas def. Charbonneau, 5-3 (sudden victory); Garcia def. Smith, 9-1.

Final: Garcia def. Thomas, 5-1.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Trampe def. Webb, 4-2; Fechko def. Neidermeier, 4-2; Compton def. Lira, 11-4; Stokes pinned Lint, 4:27;

Second round: McCabe def. Trampe, 9-6; Fechko def. Clausing, 7-5; Compton pinned Mumbulo, 5:32; Caruthers def. Stokes, M 11-3.

Third round: McCabe def. Fechko, 14-0; Caruthers def. Compton (medical forfeit).

Semifinals: McCabe def. Charbonneau, 5-3 (sudden victory); Smith def. Caruthers, 5-3.

Third place: Smith def. McCabe, 15-7.

Fifth place: Charbonneau pinned Caruthers, 2:55.

Seventh place: Fechko def. Compton (medical forfeit).

133-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Brandon Reasey, Pitt.-Johnstown, pinned Kent Pierson, Carson-Newman, 3:27; Dan Hilario, Neb.-Omaha, def. Virgil Lockett, San Fran. St., 3-1; Andy Uhl, Findlay, def. Lenny Calhoun, Mercyhurst, 9-2; Raymond Dunning, Adams St., def. Jeff Pfaffinger, Minn. St. Mankato, 11-5; Marques Bravo, Western St., def. Ralph Acosta, Upper Iowa, 6-5 (tiebreaker); Earl Jones, Central Okla., def. Matt Mossor, West Liberty St., 8-2; Brett Allgood, Neb.-Kearney, def. Troy MacFarland, Minn. St. Moorhead, 21-6 (technical fall, 5:10); Shane Perkey, Indianapolis, def. Brandon Clemmer, Kutztown, 5-1.

Quarterfinals: Reasy def. Hilario, 6-2; Uhl def. Dunning, 5-3; Jones def. Bravo, 5-1; Allgood def. Perkey, 5-3.

Semifinals: Uhl def. Reasy, 4-2; Allgood def. Jones, 2-1.

Final: Allgood def. Uhl, 9-7.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Lockett def. Pierson, 3-1 (sudden victory); Pfaffinger def. Calhoun, 7-3; Acosta def. Mossor, 3-2; Clemmer def. MacFarland, 12-0.

Second round: Perkey def. Lockett, 8-5; Pfaffinger def. Bravo, 4-1; Acosta def. Dunning, 3-2; Hilario def. Clemmer, 3-2.

Third round: Perkey def. Pfaffinger, 4-2; Acosta def. Hilario, 7-2.

Semifinals: Perkey pinned Reasy, 1:26; Jones def. Acosta, 6-4.

Third place: Jones def. Perkey, 7-1.

Fifth place: Acosta def. Reasy, 3-2.

Seventh place: Pfaffinger def. Hilario, 3-1.

141-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Thad Benton, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Shane Walton, Minn. St. Moorhead, 7-0; Jeff Rutledge, Neb.-Kearney, def. Zach Meissner, Ashland, 6-4; Mitch Waite, Neb.-Omaha, def. Nick DiCarlo, Anderson (S.C.), 13-3; Patrick Sharp, N.M. Highlands, def. Wade Killgore, Central Mo. St., 9-5; Brian Pitts, Adams St., def. Craig Becker, Wis.-Parkside, 11-2; Zach Stevens, Minn. St. Mankato, def. JJ Zanetta, Mercyhurst, 4-3; Kyle Evans, Central Okla., def. Chris Freije, Western St., 5-2; Willie Hilton, UNC Pembroke, def. Andre VanderVelde, Augustana (S.D.), 16-9.

Quarterfinals: Benton def. Rutledge, 9-1; Sharp def. Waite, 6-5; Pitts def. Stevens, 8-2; Evans def. Hilton, 5-2.

Semifinals: Benton pinned Sharp, 2:46; Evans def. Pitts, 6-2.

Final: Benton def. Evans, 4-2.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Meissner def. Walton, 9-3; Killgore def. DiCarlo, 4-1; Zanetta def. Becker, 6-3; Freije def. VanderVelde, 9-8.

Second round: Hilton def. Meissner, 14-2; Stevens def. Killgore, 4-3; Zanetta def. Waite, 9-8 (tiebreaker); Rutledge def. Freije, 6-2.

Third round: Stevens def. Hilton (medical forfeit); Rutledge def. Zanetta, 12-3.

Semifinals: Stevens def. Sharp, 10-1; Pitts def. Rutledge, 8-3.

Third place: Pitts def. Stevens, 6-4.

Fifth place: Rutledge def. Sharp, 17-8.

Seventh place: Zanetta def. Hilton (medical forfeit).

149-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Mark Pfeifer, Chadron St., def. Ronald Paterniti, Gannon, 6-4 (sudden victory); Shea Timothy, Central Okla., def. Brandon Girtz, Minn. St. Mankato, 4-3; Mikel Delk, Fort Hays St., pinned Daniel Nauman, Shippensburg, 6:59; Shane Unger, Neb.-Omaha, def. Charlie Pingleton, Indianapolis, 9-7 (sudden victory); Antonio Guerra, Findlay, def. Peter Hayes, Minn. St. Moorhead, 14-3; Chris Chambers, Kutztown, def. Matt True, Neb.-Kearney, 6-5; Ryan King, Augustana (S.D.), def. Marcus Gordon, Ashland, 6-2; Don Cummings, Mercyhurst, def. Camille DuPont, Western St., 11-6.

Quarterfinals: Timothy def. Pfeifer, 3-2; Unger def. Delk, 7-2; Guerra def. Chambers, 15-8; King def. Cummings, 14-4.

Semifinals: Unger def. Timothy, 7-2 (sudden victory); Guerra def. King, 6-2.

Final: Guerra def. Unger, 5-4.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Paterniti def. Girtz, 9-4; Pingleton def. Nauman, 17-9; True def. Hayes, 4-2 (sudden victory); DuPont def. Gordon, 10-6.

Second round: Paterniti def. Cummings, 14-2; Pingleton def. Chambers, 9-4; Delk def. True, 12-6; DuPont pinned Pfeifer, 2:47.

Third round: Pingleton def. Paterniti, 7-5 (sudden victory); Delk pinned DuPont, 1:50.

Semifinals: Pingleton pinned Timothy, 0:46; Delk def. King, 10-6.

Third place: Delk def. Pingleton, 9-6.

Fifth place: King def. Timothy, 3-1.

Seventh place: Paterniti def. DuPont, 9-7.

157-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Dustin Teeman, Truman, def. William Tedder, Mercyhurst, 9-7; Scott Cleve, Adams St., def. Mathias Bitz, Minn. St. Mankato, 5-0 (tiebreaker); Bradley Becker, Wis.-Parkside, def. Joe Strittmatter, Pitt.-Johnstown, 19-3 (technical fall, 6:56); Zachary Lee, Western St., def. Austin Scarset, Augustana (S.D.), 3-2; Patrick Allibone, Neb.-Omaha, pinned Jared Webster, Chadron St., 3:27; Jason Leavitt, Central Okla., def. Kevin Kalbach, Kutztown, 6-3; David Nordhues, Fort Hays St., def. Kyle Trout, Minn. St. Moorhead, 12-4; Stephen Humprey, Carson-Newman, def. Brandon Monin, Gannon, 6-3.

Quarterfinals: Cleve def. Teeman, 5-3; Becker def. Lee, 7-6; Allibone def. Leavitt, 4-1; Nordhues def. Humprey, 7-0.

Semifinals: Becker def. Cleve, 13-6; Nordhues def. Allibone, 2-1.

Final: Becker pinned Nordhues, 6:29.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Bitz def. Tedder, 6-4; Scarset def. Strittmatter, 18-10; Webster def. Kalbach, 3-2; Monin def. Trout, 9-4.

Second round: Humprey def. Bitz, 2-0; Scarset def. Leavitt, 3-2; Lee def. Webster, 6-2; Teeman def. Monin, 4-1.

Third round: Scarset def. Humprey, 7-1; Teeman def. Lee, 3-1.

Semifinals: Scarset def. Cleve, 8-6; Allibone def. Teeman, 5-3 (tiebreaker).

Third place: Allibone def. Scarset, 10-8 (sudden victory).

Fifth place: Teeman def. Cleve, 4-2.

Seventh place: Humprey def. Lee, 6-1.

165 -pound class

Main bracket

First round: Zach Schafer, Mercyhurst, pinned Cody Henriksen, Augustana (S.D.), 4:25; Kyle Becker, Wis.-Parkside, def. Phil Hart, Fort Hays St., 14-2; Andy Pickar, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Alonso Azumendi, Newberry, 10-2; Cort Peterson, Central Okla., def. Brett Hunter, Chadron St., 6-4; Larry Wilbanks, Western St., def. Eric Lakia, Ashland, 2-0; Nathan Baker, Minn. St. Moorhead, pinned Anthony Sayles, Gannon, 1:55; Blake Peterson, Truman, def. Evan Copeland, Adams St., 9-0; Ross Taplin, Neb.-Omaha, def. Albert Miles, Pitt.-Johnstown, 5-2.

Quarterfinals: Schafer pinned Becker, 2:52; Peterson def. Pickar, 6-3; Baker pinned Wilbanks, 2:49; Taplin def. Peterson, 7-5.

Semifinals: Schafer def. Peterson, 11-5; Baker pinned Taplin, 3:34.

Final: Baker def. Schafer, 10-5.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Henriksen pinned Hart, 3:34; Hunter def. Azumendi, 11-6; Lakia def. Sayles, 3-2; Miles def. Copeland, 7-3.

Second round: Henriksen def. Peterson, 9-3; Wilbanks def. Hunter, 3-2; Pickar def. Lakia, 3-1; Miles def. Becker, 7-5 (sudden victory).

Third round: Henriksen def. Wilbanks, 12-4; Miles pinned Pickar, 1:26.

Semifinals: Henriksen def. Peterson, 7-5; Taplin def. Miles, 3-1.

Third place: Taplin def. Henriksen, 5-4 (tiebreaker).

Fifth place: Miles pinned Peterson, 0:41.

Seventh place: Pickar pinned Wilbanks, 2:14.

174-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Eli Garshnick, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Matt Weingart, Chadron St., 2-0; Michael Jackson, Indianapolis, def. Timothy Johns, Southwest Minn. St., 11-9 (sudden victory); Hudson Harrison, Mercyhurst, def. Aaron Meister, Fort Hays St., 7-3; Travis Krinkie, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Albert Morgan, Wis.-Parkside, 10-7; Jared Hess, Central Okla., def. Clinton MacNaught, Upper Iowa, 2-0; Tom Clark, West Liberty St., def. James Reynolds, Adams St., 6-5; JD Naig, Neb.-Omaha, def. Jesse Sheets, Central Mo. St., 11-0, Quinn Tolbert, Newberry, def. Paul Sutton, Neb.-Kearney, 8-3.

Quarterfinals: Jackson pinned Garshnick, 1:10; Krinkie def. Harrison, 15-4; Clark def. Hess, 2-1; Naig def. Tolbert, 3-1.

Semifinals: Jackson def. Krinkie, 9-5; Naig pinned Clark, 4:16.

Final: Naig pinned Jackson, 6:53.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Johns def. Weingart, 5-4; Meister def. Morgan, 4-1; MacNaught def. Reynolds, 7-4; Sheets def. Sutton, 10-4.

Second round: Tolbert def. Johns, 5-3; Meister def. Hess, 3-2; MacNaught def. Harrison, 7-6; Sheets def. Garshnick, 6-2.

Third round: Meister pinned Tolbert, 6:07; MacNaught def. Sheets, 14-5.

Semifinals: Krinkie def. Meister, 8-3; MacNaught def. Clark, 4-2.

Third place: MacNaught def. Krinkie, 13-7.

Fifth place: Meister def. Clark, 3-2.

Seventh place: Tolbert def. Sheets, 7-3.

184-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Mike Corcetti, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Ben Thiem, Wis.-Parkside, 18-3 (technical fall, 5:35); Nate Buys, Augustana (S.D.), def. Dillon Waggoner, Western St., 6-3; Greg Nurrenbern, Truman, def. Bret Wade, Kutztown, 7-2; Mike Howell, Fort Hays St., def. Nate Oviatt, Neb.-Omaha, 2-1 (tiebreaker); John Koons, Minn. St. Mankato, def. Joshua Vialpondo, Adams St., 15-1; Nathan Jones, Carson-Newman, def. Mark Murphy, Shippensburg, 5-1; Tanner Linsacum, Neb.-Kearney, def. Bryan Cowdin, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9-3; Clinton Salisbury, Findlay, def. Chris Gibbs, West Liberty St., 5-0.

Quarterfinals: Corcetti def. Buys, 11-4; Nurrenbern pinned Howell, 1:24; Koons def. Jones, 7-2; Linsacum def. Salisbury, 9-2.

Semifinals: Corcetti def. Nurrenbern, 4-3; Linsacum, def. Koons, 6-5.

Final: Linsacum def. Corcetti, 10-7.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Thiem def. Waggoner, 4-3; Wade def. Oviatt, 11-5; Murphy def. Vialpondo, 6-3; Cowdin pinned Gibbs, 5:00.

Second round: Salisbury pined Thiem, 1:28; Jones def. Wade, 14-5; Murphy pinned Howell, 2:12; Buys def. Cowdin, 3-1.

Third round: Salisbury def. Jones, 7-5; Murphy pinned Buys, 2:43.

Semifinals: Salisbury def. Nurrenbern, 7-4; Murphy pined Koons, 2:28.

Third place: Murphy pinned Salisbury, 1:17.

Fifth place: Nurrenbern def. Koons, 6-2.

Seventh place: Buys pinned Jones, 4:57.

197-pound class

Main bracket

First round: Corey Jacoby, Shippensburg, def. Ben Janike, Minn. St. Mankato, 7-3; Casey Woodall, Adams St., def. Ryan Kirst, Ashland, 5-4; Tim Boldt, Augustana (S.D.), def. Darryl Scott, Anderson (S.C.), 8-5; Cody Mumma, Western St., def. John Goral, Wis.-Parkside, 5-4; Jeff Sylvester, Neb.-Kearney, def. Heath Jolley, Central Okla., 9-0; Christopher Taylor, West Liberty St., def. Joel Wipperfurth, Southwest Minn. St., 9-2; Plamen Paskalev, Central Mo. St., pinned Dustin Martin, Fort Hays St., 1:44; Michael Fowler, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Nick Edmonds, Neb.-Omaha, 8-2.

Quarterfinals: Jacoby def. Woodall, 6-0; Boldt def. Mumma, 9-5; Sylvester pinned Taylor, 6:28; Paskalev pinned Fowler, 1:03.

Semifinals: Jacoby def. Boldt, 5-4; Paskalev def. Sylvester, 4-3.

Final: Paskalev def. Jacoby, 5-3.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Kirst def. Janike, 7-3; Goral def. Scott, 9-4; Wipperfurth def. Jolley, 9-4; Martin def. Edmonds, 3-1 (tiebreaker).

Second round Kirst def. Fowler, 3-2; Goral def. Taylor, 5-1; Wipperfurth def. Mumma, 6-2 (tiebreaker); Woodall def. Martin, 6-1.

Third round: Goral def. Kirst, 3-2; Wipperfurth def. Woodall, 6-4.

Semifinals: Boldt def. Goral, 9-4; Sylvester pinned Wipperfurth, 0:42.

Third place: Sylvester def. Boldt, 11-3.

Fifth place: Goral pinned Wipperfurth, 1:23.

Seventh place: Kirst def. Woodall, 16-5.

Heavyweight class

Main bracket

First round: Jacob Lininger, Shippensburg, def. Heath Soderstrom, Adams St., 5-4; Christopher Tuchscherer, Minn.- St. Moorhead, def. Daniel Moore, Central Mo. St., 4-1; Tervel Dlagnev, Neb.-Kearney, def. Andrew Freas, Kutztown, 17-4; Criston Bietz, Augustana (S.D.), def. Jose Navarro, Indianapolis, 4-2 (tiebreaker); Chris Finn, Central Okla., def. Brian Black, Upper Iowa, 3-1; Zach Majocha, Pitt.-Johnstown, def. Charles Saguil, N.M. Highlands, 7-1; Les Sigman, Neb.-Omaha pinned Josh Ohl, Ashland, 6:07; Andrew Ubben, Fort Hays St., def. Kelly Anundson, Newberry, 13-3.

Quarterfinals: Tuchscherer def. Lininger, 5-3; Dlagnev def. Bietz, 11-3; Finn def. Majocha, 3-3 (tiebreaker); Sigman def. Ubben, 17-1 (technical fall, 7:0)

Semifinals: Dlagnev def. Tuchscherer, 9-3; Sigman def. Finn, 3-0.

Final: Sigman def. Dlagnev, 1-0.

Wrestlebacks

First round: Soderstrom def. Moore, 4-1; Navarro pinned Freas, 1:56; Black def. Saguil, 10-1; Anundson def. Ohl, 14-4.

Second round: Soderstrom def. Ubben, 7-2 (tiebreaker); Navarro def. Majocha, 5-3; Bietz def. Black, 6-1; Lininger def. Anundson, 12-8.

Third round: Soderstrom def. Navarro, 2-1; Lininger pinned Bietz, 2:29.

Semifinals: Soderstrom def. Tuchscherer, 6-3; Lininger def. Finn, 3-2.

Third place: Lininger def. Soderstrom, 12-2.

Fifth place: Tuchscherer def. Finn, 6-0.

Seventh Place: Navarro def. Bietz, 6-3.