Minnesota rolls to title at Southern Scuffle
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The defending national champion Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team lived up to its billing Sunday at the 2007 Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C. The Gophers ran away with the team title, topping runner-up Edinboro by over 50 points and crowned four individual champions - Jayson Ness, Mack Reiter, Manuel Rivera and C.P. Schlatter all finished first in their respective weight classes.
The Gophers' main highlights from the event's second day easily belonged to third-ranked Ness (125 pounds) and Schlatter, currently ranked 10th at 157 pounds. Ness recorded pins in all six of his matches during the tournament, bumping his season total to 15. He appears on pace to shatter the Gophers' single season pin record of 20, set by current head assistant coach Marty Morgan in 1989-90. Ness has pinned all 12 opponents he has faced in tournament competition so far this season.
C.P. Schlatter also earned a form of family redemption in the 157-pound championship match on Sunday, defeating second-ranked Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro by a 5-2 decision. Gillespie was the national champion at 149 pounds last season and ended Dustin Schlatter's 65-match winning streak in the NCAA semifinals.
The Southern Scuffle marks the end of Minnesota's regular season tournament schedule, as the team enters the bulk of its dual meet slate with the 2008 NWCA National Duals Jan. 12-13. The Gophers won the event last year with a perfect 4-0 record, including a victory over then-No. 1 Missouri for the championship. The University of Northern Iowa will once again host the 2008 National Duals in Cedar Falls.
Final Southern Scuffle Team Standings
1. Minnesota 182
2. Edinboro 130.5
3. Hofstra 121
4. Cornell 94
5. Maryland 93.5
Minnesota's Individual Placewinners
Jayson Ness (1st, 125 pounds)
Mack Reiter (1st, 133 pounds)
Manny Rivera (1st, 141 pounds)
C.P. Schlatter (1st, 157 pounds)
Dustin Schlatter (2nd, 149 pounds)
Tyler Safratowich (5th, 165 pounds)
Gabe Dretsch (5th, 174 pounds)
Yura Malamura (6th, 197 pounds)
The Gophers' main highlights from the event's second day easily belonged to third-ranked Ness (125 pounds) and Schlatter, currently ranked 10th at 157 pounds. Ness recorded pins in all six of his matches during the tournament, bumping his season total to 15. He appears on pace to shatter the Gophers' single season pin record of 20, set by current head assistant coach Marty Morgan in 1989-90. Ness has pinned all 12 opponents he has faced in tournament competition so far this season.
C.P. Schlatter also earned a form of family redemption in the 157-pound championship match on Sunday, defeating second-ranked Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro by a 5-2 decision. Gillespie was the national champion at 149 pounds last season and ended Dustin Schlatter's 65-match winning streak in the NCAA semifinals.
The Southern Scuffle marks the end of Minnesota's regular season tournament schedule, as the team enters the bulk of its dual meet slate with the 2008 NWCA National Duals Jan. 12-13. The Gophers won the event last year with a perfect 4-0 record, including a victory over then-No. 1 Missouri for the championship. The University of Northern Iowa will once again host the 2008 National Duals in Cedar Falls.
Final Southern Scuffle Team Standings
1. Minnesota 182
2. Edinboro 130.5
3. Hofstra 121
4. Cornell 94
5. Maryland 93.5
Minnesota's Individual Placewinners
Jayson Ness (1st, 125 pounds)
Mack Reiter (1st, 133 pounds)
Manny Rivera (1st, 141 pounds)
C.P. Schlatter (1st, 157 pounds)
Dustin Schlatter (2nd, 149 pounds)
Tyler Safratowich (5th, 165 pounds)
Gabe Dretsch (5th, 174 pounds)
Yura Malamura (6th, 197 pounds)
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