Lindenwood wins third straight NAIA team title, led by three champions
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by Matt Thompson
Oklahoma City, Okla. - Defending national champion Lindenwood (Mo.) has won the team title at the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Wrestling National Championships.
With the victory, the Lions win their third consecutive national championship and fifth overall. Lindenwood finished the tournament with 167 points, dominating the field.
Southern Oregon finishes in second place with 125.5 points. McKendree (Ill.) is third with 123 points. Missouri Valley is in fourth with 109.5 points. Rounding out the top five is Notre Dame (Ohio) with 84 points.
The Lions were the first three-peat champion since Montana State-Northern in 2000.
Lindenwood had three national champions, Matt Cauley (174), Ray Stephens (133) and Jeremy Powell (157) and two runners-up, Sam Schmitz (149) and John Murray (165).
Rounding out the All-Americans for Lindenwood were: Chris Chionuma (165), Jon Lloyd (133) and Ryan Moyer (149) earned fifth place honors in the tournament.
Three grapplers successfully defended their 2008 individual titles. Montana State-Northern senior Corey Borges (125 lb.), Lindenwood senior Raymond Stephens (133 lb.) and Lindenwood senior Matt Cauley (174 lb.) each won their Championship Finals matches to retain their titles.
Matt Cauley of Lindenwood was named the 2009 NAIA Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament while Lindenwood head coach Joe Parisi was named the 2009 NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year.
Other Awards
Team Sportsmanship Award: Menlo (Calif.)
Buffalo Funds "5-Star" Champion of Character Team Award: Northwestern (Iowa)
Most Falls in Least Time Award: Matt Collum, Missouri Valley
NWCA/NAIA National Wrestler-of-the-Year Award: Matt Cauley, Lindenwood (Mo.)
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Oklahoma City, Okla., March 7, 2009
125
Finals - First Place
497 #1 Cory Borges (MSU-Northern) DEC #2 Mitchell Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) M 11-2
Finals - Third Place
498 #4 Tyler Savage (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Johnny Papesh (Campbellsville) D 6-4
Finals - Fifth Place
499 #4 Jose Hernandez (Menlo) DEC #3 John Erickson (King) D 4-1
Finals - Seventh Place
500 #2 Dante Rini (Notre Dame) DEC #3 Sam Fragoza (California Baptist) D 11-4
133
501 #1 Ray Stephens (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Trevor Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) M 19-9
Finals - Third Place
502 #1 Julian Gunnels (Briar Cliff) WBF #2 Wade Lowe (McKendree) F 4:40
Finals - Fifth Place
503 #4 Jon Lloyd (Lindenwood) WBF Kyle Williams (McKendree) F 2:06
Finals - Seventh Place
504 Ryan Luu (Embry-Riddle) DEC #3 Tommy Pretty (Campbellsville) D 7-5
141
505 #3 Adam Koballa (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Zach Flake (Campbellsville) D 4-2;SV1
Finals - Third Place
506 #1 Barry Johnson (Southern Oregon) DEC #1 Jon Henslee (Grand View) D 9-5
Finals - Fifth Place
507 Shad Rissler (King) DEC Jordan Harer (Dakota Wesleyan) D 9-4
Finals - Seventh Place
508 Christian Martinez (Menlo) DEC #4 Jason Costello (Great Falls) D 9-7
149
Finals - First Place
509 #2 Matt Burns (Grand View) DEC #2 Sam Schmitz (Lindenwood) M 9-1
Finals - Third Place
510 #1 Jeffrey Pelton (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Seth Roy (Southern Oregon) D 6-0
Finals - Fifth Place
511 #4 Ryan Moyer (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Brian Graham (Missouri Valley) M 8-0
Finals - Seventh Place
512 #3 Corey Bleaken (Cumberland) DEC #2 Tyler Chang (Embry-Riddle) D 5-4
157
Finals - First Place
513 #2 Jeremy Powell (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Joe Cornejo (Missouri Valley) D 5-2
Finals - Third Place
514 #4 Matt Collum (Missouri Baptist) DEC #1 Thomas Straughn (Notre Dame) D 6-5
Finals - Fifth Place
515 #2 Tommie Hooper (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Nik Turner (Oklahoma City) M 10-2
Finals - Seventh Place
516 #1 Ross Mosher (Great Falls) DEC #3 Brad Perkins (Missouri Valley) D 2-0
165
Finals - First Place
517 #1 Aaron Winning (McKendree) WBF #3 John Murray (Lindenwood) F 1:32
Finals - Third Place
518 #1 Robert Davis (Menlo) DEC #3 Lamar Reed (California Baptist) D 8-3
Finals - Fifth Place
519 #2 Chris Chionuma (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Stanton Schlecht (Dickinson State) M 13-3
Finals - Seventh Place
520 James Linker (Campbellsville) DEC Clarence Neely (Missouri Baptist) D 13-7
171
Finals - First Place
521 #1 Matt Cauley (Lindenwood) WBF #1 Alex McKinney (Missouri Valley) F 2:50
Finals - Third Place
522 #2 Josh Bryant (McKendree) DEC #1 Tom Eaton (Northwestern) D 5-3
Finals - Fifth Place
523 #2 Brendon DeCock (Great Falls) WBF #2 Shane Bennett (Dickinson State) F 6:38
Finals - Seventh Place
524 #4 Austin Ouellette (MSU-Northern) WBF #1 CJ Knowland (California Baptist) F 4:39
184
Finals - First Place
525 Christopher Platt (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Evan Hinebauch (MSU-Northern) D 6-2
Finals - Third Place
526 #1 Michael French (Great Falls) DEC #1 Chad Williams (Missouri Valley) D 7-2
Finals - Fifth Place
527 #4 Travous DeGroat (Embry-Riddle) DEC #3 Spencer Adams (Campbellsville) D 6-4
Finals - Seventh Place
528 #1 Brett Owen (Dickinson State) DEC Clete Hanson (Simon Fraser) D 4-1
197
Finals - First Place
529 #1 Andrew Sanchez (McKendree) DEC #2 Frank Morgan (King) D 4-2;SV3
Finals - Third Place
530 #1 Justin Rau (Grand View) DEC #3 Cole Wilson (Morningside) D 8-3
Finals - Fifth Place
531 #3 Ike Okenwa (Missouri Baptist) WBF #1 Matt Michaelson (Dickinson State) F 6:57
Finals - Seventh Place
532 #2 Ryan Sutton (Missouri Valley) DEC #2 Nic Leither (Northwestern) D 8-2
285
Finals - First Place
533 #1 Arjan Bhullar (Simon Fraser) DEC #1 Jake Kallestad (Dickinson State) D 4-2
Finals - Third Place
534 #3 Jesse Ruiz (Menlo) DEC Dan Moore (McKendree) D 7-5
Finals - Fifth Place
535 #2 John Bates (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Corey Johnson (Oklahoma City) M 12-4
Finals - Seventh Place
536 #1 Cedric Powell (McKendree) WBF #1 Travis Ewart (Missouri Valley) F DEF
Team Standings
Plc Score School
1 167.0 Lindenwood
2 125.5 Southern Oregon
3 123.0 McKendree
4 109.5 Missouri Valley
5 84.0 Notre Dame
6 73.5 Dickinson State
7 68.5 Campbellsville
8 68.0 Grand View
9 61.0 MSU-Northern
10 59.0 Menlo
11 54.5 Missouri Baptist
12 51.0 Great Falls
13 43.0 King
14 42.0 California Baptist
15 40.5 Oklahoma City
16 34.5 Simon Fraser
17 34.0 Embry-Riddle
18 32.5 Briar Cliff
19 32.0 Cumberland
20 29.0 Northwestern
21 28.5 Morningside
22 27.0 Dana
23 19.5 Dakota Wesleyan
24 18.5 Waldorf
25 12.0 Hastings
26 9.0 Cumberlands
27 5.5 William Penn
28 5.0 York
29 2.0 Jamestown
30 1.0 Sioux Falls
31 0.5 West Virginia Tech
32 0.0 Bacone
With the victory, the Lions win their third consecutive national championship and fifth overall. Lindenwood finished the tournament with 167 points, dominating the field.
Southern Oregon finishes in second place with 125.5 points. McKendree (Ill.) is third with 123 points. Missouri Valley is in fourth with 109.5 points. Rounding out the top five is Notre Dame (Ohio) with 84 points.
The Lions were the first three-peat champion since Montana State-Northern in 2000.
Lindenwood had three national champions, Matt Cauley (174), Ray Stephens (133) and Jeremy Powell (157) and two runners-up, Sam Schmitz (149) and John Murray (165).
Rounding out the All-Americans for Lindenwood were: Chris Chionuma (165), Jon Lloyd (133) and Ryan Moyer (149) earned fifth place honors in the tournament.
Three grapplers successfully defended their 2008 individual titles. Montana State-Northern senior Corey Borges (125 lb.), Lindenwood senior Raymond Stephens (133 lb.) and Lindenwood senior Matt Cauley (174 lb.) each won their Championship Finals matches to retain their titles.
Matt Cauley of Lindenwood was named the 2009 NAIA Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament while Lindenwood head coach Joe Parisi was named the 2009 NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year.
Other Awards
Team Sportsmanship Award: Menlo (Calif.)
Buffalo Funds "5-Star" Champion of Character Team Award: Northwestern (Iowa)
Most Falls in Least Time Award: Matt Collum, Missouri Valley
NWCA/NAIA National Wrestler-of-the-Year Award: Matt Cauley, Lindenwood (Mo.)
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Oklahoma City, Okla., March 7, 2009
125
Finals - First Place
497 #1 Cory Borges (MSU-Northern) DEC #2 Mitchell Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) M 11-2
Finals - Third Place
498 #4 Tyler Savage (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Johnny Papesh (Campbellsville) D 6-4
Finals - Fifth Place
499 #4 Jose Hernandez (Menlo) DEC #3 John Erickson (King) D 4-1
Finals - Seventh Place
500 #2 Dante Rini (Notre Dame) DEC #3 Sam Fragoza (California Baptist) D 11-4
133
501 #1 Ray Stephens (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Trevor Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) M 19-9
Finals - Third Place
502 #1 Julian Gunnels (Briar Cliff) WBF #2 Wade Lowe (McKendree) F 4:40
Finals - Fifth Place
503 #4 Jon Lloyd (Lindenwood) WBF Kyle Williams (McKendree) F 2:06
Finals - Seventh Place
504 Ryan Luu (Embry-Riddle) DEC #3 Tommy Pretty (Campbellsville) D 7-5
141
505 #3 Adam Koballa (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Zach Flake (Campbellsville) D 4-2;SV1
Finals - Third Place
506 #1 Barry Johnson (Southern Oregon) DEC #1 Jon Henslee (Grand View) D 9-5
Finals - Fifth Place
507 Shad Rissler (King) DEC Jordan Harer (Dakota Wesleyan) D 9-4
Finals - Seventh Place
508 Christian Martinez (Menlo) DEC #4 Jason Costello (Great Falls) D 9-7
149
Finals - First Place
509 #2 Matt Burns (Grand View) DEC #2 Sam Schmitz (Lindenwood) M 9-1
Finals - Third Place
510 #1 Jeffrey Pelton (Notre Dame) DEC #1 Seth Roy (Southern Oregon) D 6-0
Finals - Fifth Place
511 #4 Ryan Moyer (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Brian Graham (Missouri Valley) M 8-0
Finals - Seventh Place
512 #3 Corey Bleaken (Cumberland) DEC #2 Tyler Chang (Embry-Riddle) D 5-4
157
Finals - First Place
513 #2 Jeremy Powell (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Joe Cornejo (Missouri Valley) D 5-2
Finals - Third Place
514 #4 Matt Collum (Missouri Baptist) DEC #1 Thomas Straughn (Notre Dame) D 6-5
Finals - Fifth Place
515 #2 Tommie Hooper (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Nik Turner (Oklahoma City) M 10-2
Finals - Seventh Place
516 #1 Ross Mosher (Great Falls) DEC #3 Brad Perkins (Missouri Valley) D 2-0
165
Finals - First Place
517 #1 Aaron Winning (McKendree) WBF #3 John Murray (Lindenwood) F 1:32
Finals - Third Place
518 #1 Robert Davis (Menlo) DEC #3 Lamar Reed (California Baptist) D 8-3
Finals - Fifth Place
519 #2 Chris Chionuma (Lindenwood) DEC #1 Stanton Schlecht (Dickinson State) M 13-3
Finals - Seventh Place
520 James Linker (Campbellsville) DEC Clarence Neely (Missouri Baptist) D 13-7
171
Finals - First Place
521 #1 Matt Cauley (Lindenwood) WBF #1 Alex McKinney (Missouri Valley) F 2:50
Finals - Third Place
522 #2 Josh Bryant (McKendree) DEC #1 Tom Eaton (Northwestern) D 5-3
Finals - Fifth Place
523 #2 Brendon DeCock (Great Falls) WBF #2 Shane Bennett (Dickinson State) F 6:38
Finals - Seventh Place
524 #4 Austin Ouellette (MSU-Northern) WBF #1 CJ Knowland (California Baptist) F 4:39
184
Finals - First Place
525 Christopher Platt (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Evan Hinebauch (MSU-Northern) D 6-2
Finals - Third Place
526 #1 Michael French (Great Falls) DEC #1 Chad Williams (Missouri Valley) D 7-2
Finals - Fifth Place
527 #4 Travous DeGroat (Embry-Riddle) DEC #3 Spencer Adams (Campbellsville) D 6-4
Finals - Seventh Place
528 #1 Brett Owen (Dickinson State) DEC Clete Hanson (Simon Fraser) D 4-1
197
Finals - First Place
529 #1 Andrew Sanchez (McKendree) DEC #2 Frank Morgan (King) D 4-2;SV3
Finals - Third Place
530 #1 Justin Rau (Grand View) DEC #3 Cole Wilson (Morningside) D 8-3
Finals - Fifth Place
531 #3 Ike Okenwa (Missouri Baptist) WBF #1 Matt Michaelson (Dickinson State) F 6:57
Finals - Seventh Place
532 #2 Ryan Sutton (Missouri Valley) DEC #2 Nic Leither (Northwestern) D 8-2
285
Finals - First Place
533 #1 Arjan Bhullar (Simon Fraser) DEC #1 Jake Kallestad (Dickinson State) D 4-2
Finals - Third Place
534 #3 Jesse Ruiz (Menlo) DEC Dan Moore (McKendree) D 7-5
Finals - Fifth Place
535 #2 John Bates (Southern Oregon) DEC #2 Corey Johnson (Oklahoma City) M 12-4
Finals - Seventh Place
536 #1 Cedric Powell (McKendree) WBF #1 Travis Ewart (Missouri Valley) F DEF
Team Standings
Plc Score School
1 167.0 Lindenwood
2 125.5 Southern Oregon
3 123.0 McKendree
4 109.5 Missouri Valley
5 84.0 Notre Dame
6 73.5 Dickinson State
7 68.5 Campbellsville
8 68.0 Grand View
9 61.0 MSU-Northern
10 59.0 Menlo
11 54.5 Missouri Baptist
12 51.0 Great Falls
13 43.0 King
14 42.0 California Baptist
15 40.5 Oklahoma City
16 34.5 Simon Fraser
17 34.0 Embry-Riddle
18 32.5 Briar Cliff
19 32.0 Cumberland
20 29.0 Northwestern
21 28.5 Morningside
22 27.0 Dana
23 19.5 Dakota Wesleyan
24 18.5 Waldorf
25 12.0 Hastings
26 9.0 Cumberlands
27 5.5 William Penn
28 5.0 York
29 2.0 Jamestown
30 1.0 Sioux Falls
31 0.5 West Virginia Tech
32 0.0 Bacone
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