UPDATE: Top seeds in all five divisions advance to semifinals at NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals
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by Jason Bryant, NWCA
Action Photo from Fort Wayne, Ind. Courtesy of the 2016 NWCA National Duals/Sara Levin.
Fort Wayne, Indiana – All five No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals as action championship round action concluded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the United Wrestling Group hosts the NWCA Mutli-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen.
Maryville, Wartburg, Grand View, Iowa Central and King University all moved into the semifinals with relative ease and four of the five teams are looking to repeat as championships.
The most dominant performances were registered by Iowa schools Wartburg and Grand View. Wartburg is seeking its sixth straight title and they opened up with two shutout victories on Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The top-ranked Knights bested Augustana (Ill.) 38-0 before rolling through Cortland State 37-0. Wartburg will face No. 4 seed Roger Williams in the semifinals.
Roger Williams’ victory over Ithaca needed some bonus wrestling to get things solved as Roger Williams heavyweight Kyle Foster topped Ithaca’s Matthew Booth 3-1 in sudden victory to give the Hawks a 17-15 win over the Bombers.
Concordia-Moorhead and Wabash played the role of bracket buster in the bottom half of the draw as Concordia upended third-seeded UW-La Crosse 18-17 and Wabash picked off No. 2 Augsburg 25-15.
In the NAIA, Grand View won 19 of 20 matches and earned 13 falls in 55-0 win over Missouri Baptist and a 54-3 win over Great Falls. The Vikings are seeking a fifth-straight NAIA National Duals title. They’ll face Campbellsville. The fourth-seeded Tigers knocked off Williams Baptist 32-16 before moving into the semis with a 23-15 win over Life University.
The top seeds held in the bottom half as No. 2 Missouri Valley and No. 3 Indiana Tech advanced. Missouri Valley topped Ottawa 41-3 and then beat Lindsey Wilson 26-15 in the quarterfinals. Indiana Tech opened with a victory over the University of the Cumberlands 33-17 and then dispensed with Oklahoma City 24-18.
Maryville started its push for a second straight title with a 38-0 win over Findlay. The Saints then qualified for the semifinals with a 33-10 over Upper Iowa. Coach Mike Denney’s squad will take on past National Duals champion Notre Dame College. The Falcons defeated Minnesota State-Mankato in the opening round and then upended fourth-seeded Mercyhurst 24-15. Three-time NCAA Division II champion Joey Davis was 2-0 on the day.
Pat Pecora’s Pitt-Johnstown squad also was impressive in two early-round duals. The Mountain Cats beat McKendree 41-0 to start competition and then knocked off third-seeded Nebraska-Kearney 37-7. Nick Roberts picked up the biggest win of the dual, beating two-time NCAA Division II champion Daniel Deshazer in the second tiebreaker. St. Cloud State rolled into the semifinals, dropping just three total bouts in a 43-3 win over Newberry and a 32-6 win over Lake Erie.
In the NJCAA division, top-seeded Iowa Central dropped only two bouts in a pair of victories. The Tritons opened up with a 30-3 victory over Northwest Kansas Tech and then defeated Harper College 42-6. Iowa Central will face fifth-seeded Ellsworth, which beat Labette 38-4 and Western Wyoming 31-9.
On the bottom bracket, Clackamas got past a gritty Iowa Western squad, advancing 16-15. The key victory was the major decision by Brendan Harkey for Clackamas at 165 pounds. It was the only bonus victory in the dual. The Cougars will face Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the bottom bracket semifinal. NEO defeated Northwest (Wyo.) 35-10 and then moved into the semis with a 30-20 win over Iowa Lakes.
King University will try to defend its title and win its third straight WCWA National Duals title. The Tornado didn’t give up a single point in downing Ottawa 44-0. The WCWA wrestles freestyle, which has a different scoring system than traditional collegiate wrestling. King will face No. 5 Campbellsville. The Tigers upset No. 4 McKendree 29-16 after they opened with a 44-0 win over Missouri Baptist.
In the bottom bracket, No. 2 University of the Cumberlands and No. 3 Oklahoma City will hook up. OCU defeated Lindenwood 29-10 in the top part of the bottom bracket, while the University of the Cumberlands knocked off Wayland Baptist 29-15
The semifinals in all divisions will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The finals are set for 4:30 p.m.
RESULTS & BRACKETS
Results from the four men’s divisions: http://bit.ly/Mayhem16
Results from the WCWA division: http://bit.ly/MayhemWCWA16
TICKETS
Tickets will be available at the box office of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and are $40 for an adult All-Weekend pass and $20 for single day passes. Youth tickets (16-and-under) are $30 for an All-Weekend pass and $15 for single day passes.
STREAMING & TELEVISION
Event results will be available live on Trackwrestling.com and live streaming of the event will also be provided via Trackwrestling’s TrackCast program. Fans will be able to watch every mat and every dual for the event for a one-time cost of $19.95.
FOX College Sports will also air one selected dual in each of the five collegiate divisions on a tape-delayed basis. Each dual will be re-broadcast a minimum of 10 times for a total of 50 national broadcasts to a potential universe of 54 million homes.
NWCA MULTI-DIVISIONAL NATIONAL DUALS
At Fort Wayne, Ind., January 8
NCAA Div. II
Preliminaries
Maryville 38, Findlay 0
Upper Iowa 24, Wheeling Jesuit 15
Notre Dame 27, Minnesota State Mankato 9
Mercyhurst 23, Indianapolis 19
Nebraska-Kearney 26, Tiffin 19
Pitt-Johnstown 41, McKendree 0
Lake Erie College 47, Central Missouri 1
St. Cloud State 43, Newberry 3
Quarterfinals
Maryville 33, Upper Iowa 10
Notre Dame 24, Mercyhurst 15
Pitt-Johnstown 37, Nebraska-Kearney 7
St. Cloud State 32, Lake Erie College 6
Saturday’s Semifinal pairings
Maryville vs. Notre Dame
Pitt-Johnstown vs. St. Cloud State
NCAA Div. III
Pigtails
Augustana 28, Mount Union 9
SUNY-Cortland 31, Wheaton 13
Alma College 27, Merchant Marine 17
Baldwin Wallace 24, NYU 12
Luther 29, Wilkes 14
Coe 34, Coast Guard 15
Johnson and Wales 33, North Central 6
Wisconsin-Whitewater 23, Heidelberg 9
Preliminaries
Wartburg 38, Augustana 0
SUNY-Cortland 24, Cornell College 18
Ithaca 24, Alma College 18
Roger Williams 24, Baldwin Wallace 11
Wisconsin-LaCrosse 27, Luther 10
Concordia-Moorhead 21, Coe 17
Wabash 25, Johnson and Wales 13
Augsburg 28, Wisconsin-Whitewater 13
Quarterfinals
Wartburg 37, SUNY-Cortland 0
Roger Williams 17, Ithaca 15
Concordia-Moorhead 18, Wisconsin-LaCrosse 17
Wabash 25, Augsburg 15
Saturday Semifinals
Wartburg v. Roger Williams
Concordia-Moorhead vs. Wabash
NAIA
Preliminaries
Grand View 55, Missouri Baptist 0
Great Falls 28, York 19
Life 27, Cumberland (TN) 12
Campbellsville 32, Williams Baptist 16
Indiana Tech 33, Cumberlands (KY) 17
Oklahoma City 37, Midland 13
Lindsey Wilson 18, Concordia 18 criteria
Missouri Valley 41, Ottawa 3
Quarterfinals
Grand View 54, Great Falls 3
Campbellsville 23, Life 15
Indiana Tech 24, Oklahoma City 18
Missouri Valley 26, Lindsey Wilson 15
Saturday Semifinals
Grand View vs. Campbellsville
Indiana Tech vs. Missouri Valley
NJCAA
Preliminaries
Iowa Central CC 30, Northwest Kansas Tech 3
Harper College 29, Colby CC 19
Ellsworth CC 38, Labette CC 4
Western Wyoming College 25, Muskegon CC 21
Clackamas CC 47, Triton College 1
Iowa Western CC 46, Mercyhurst NE 6
Iowa Lakes CC 43, Neosho County CC 8
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 35, Northwest College 10
Quarterfinals
Iowa Central CC 30, Harper College 12
Ellsworth CC 31, Western Wyoming College 9
Clackamas CC 16, Iowa Western CC 15
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 30, Iowa Lakes CC 20
Saturday Semifinal pairings
Iowa Central CC vs. Ellsworth CC
Clackamas CC vs. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
WCWA
Preliminaries
Ottawa 35, Adrian 14
Campbellsville 44, Missouri Baptist 0
McKendree 39, Waldorf College 1
Lindenwood 35, Life 11
Wayland Baptist 30, Missouri Valley 17
Quarterfinals
King 44, Ottawa 0
Campbellsville 29, McKendree 16
Oklahoma City 29, Lindenwood 10
University of the Cumberlands 29, Wayland Baptist 15
Saturday's semifinals
King vs. Campbellsville
Oklahoma City vs. University of the Cumberlands
BRACKETS
NCAA Division II Bracket
NCAA Division III Bracket
NAIA Bracket
NJCAA Bracket
WCWA Bracket
About the National Wrestling Coaches Association
The NWCA brings the wrestling coaching community together to advance the sport and ensure that current and future generations have the opportunity to engage in a safe and educationally based wrestling experience. This is primarily done by strengthening existing programs, creating new programs, and providing coaches with progressive educational opportunities.
Fort Wayne, Indiana – All five No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals as action championship round action concluded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the United Wrestling Group hosts the NWCA Mutli-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen.
Maryville, Wartburg, Grand View, Iowa Central and King University all moved into the semifinals with relative ease and four of the five teams are looking to repeat as championships.
The most dominant performances were registered by Iowa schools Wartburg and Grand View. Wartburg is seeking its sixth straight title and they opened up with two shutout victories on Friday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The top-ranked Knights bested Augustana (Ill.) 38-0 before rolling through Cortland State 37-0. Wartburg will face No. 4 seed Roger Williams in the semifinals.
Roger Williams’ victory over Ithaca needed some bonus wrestling to get things solved as Roger Williams heavyweight Kyle Foster topped Ithaca’s Matthew Booth 3-1 in sudden victory to give the Hawks a 17-15 win over the Bombers.
Concordia-Moorhead and Wabash played the role of bracket buster in the bottom half of the draw as Concordia upended third-seeded UW-La Crosse 18-17 and Wabash picked off No. 2 Augsburg 25-15.
In the NAIA, Grand View won 19 of 20 matches and earned 13 falls in 55-0 win over Missouri Baptist and a 54-3 win over Great Falls. The Vikings are seeking a fifth-straight NAIA National Duals title. They’ll face Campbellsville. The fourth-seeded Tigers knocked off Williams Baptist 32-16 before moving into the semis with a 23-15 win over Life University.
The top seeds held in the bottom half as No. 2 Missouri Valley and No. 3 Indiana Tech advanced. Missouri Valley topped Ottawa 41-3 and then beat Lindsey Wilson 26-15 in the quarterfinals. Indiana Tech opened with a victory over the University of the Cumberlands 33-17 and then dispensed with Oklahoma City 24-18.
Maryville started its push for a second straight title with a 38-0 win over Findlay. The Saints then qualified for the semifinals with a 33-10 over Upper Iowa. Coach Mike Denney’s squad will take on past National Duals champion Notre Dame College. The Falcons defeated Minnesota State-Mankato in the opening round and then upended fourth-seeded Mercyhurst 24-15. Three-time NCAA Division II champion Joey Davis was 2-0 on the day.
Pat Pecora’s Pitt-Johnstown squad also was impressive in two early-round duals. The Mountain Cats beat McKendree 41-0 to start competition and then knocked off third-seeded Nebraska-Kearney 37-7. Nick Roberts picked up the biggest win of the dual, beating two-time NCAA Division II champion Daniel Deshazer in the second tiebreaker. St. Cloud State rolled into the semifinals, dropping just three total bouts in a 43-3 win over Newberry and a 32-6 win over Lake Erie.
In the NJCAA division, top-seeded Iowa Central dropped only two bouts in a pair of victories. The Tritons opened up with a 30-3 victory over Northwest Kansas Tech and then defeated Harper College 42-6. Iowa Central will face fifth-seeded Ellsworth, which beat Labette 38-4 and Western Wyoming 31-9.
On the bottom bracket, Clackamas got past a gritty Iowa Western squad, advancing 16-15. The key victory was the major decision by Brendan Harkey for Clackamas at 165 pounds. It was the only bonus victory in the dual. The Cougars will face Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the bottom bracket semifinal. NEO defeated Northwest (Wyo.) 35-10 and then moved into the semis with a 30-20 win over Iowa Lakes.
King University will try to defend its title and win its third straight WCWA National Duals title. The Tornado didn’t give up a single point in downing Ottawa 44-0. The WCWA wrestles freestyle, which has a different scoring system than traditional collegiate wrestling. King will face No. 5 Campbellsville. The Tigers upset No. 4 McKendree 29-16 after they opened with a 44-0 win over Missouri Baptist.
In the bottom bracket, No. 2 University of the Cumberlands and No. 3 Oklahoma City will hook up. OCU defeated Lindenwood 29-10 in the top part of the bottom bracket, while the University of the Cumberlands knocked off Wayland Baptist 29-15
The semifinals in all divisions will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The finals are set for 4:30 p.m.
RESULTS & BRACKETS
Results from the four men’s divisions: http://bit.ly/Mayhem16
Results from the WCWA division: http://bit.ly/MayhemWCWA16
TICKETS
Tickets will be available at the box office of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and are $40 for an adult All-Weekend pass and $20 for single day passes. Youth tickets (16-and-under) are $30 for an All-Weekend pass and $15 for single day passes.
STREAMING & TELEVISION
Event results will be available live on Trackwrestling.com and live streaming of the event will also be provided via Trackwrestling’s TrackCast program. Fans will be able to watch every mat and every dual for the event for a one-time cost of $19.95.
FOX College Sports will also air one selected dual in each of the five collegiate divisions on a tape-delayed basis. Each dual will be re-broadcast a minimum of 10 times for a total of 50 national broadcasts to a potential universe of 54 million homes.
NWCA MULTI-DIVISIONAL NATIONAL DUALS
At Fort Wayne, Ind., January 8
NCAA Div. II
Preliminaries
Maryville 38, Findlay 0
Upper Iowa 24, Wheeling Jesuit 15
Notre Dame 27, Minnesota State Mankato 9
Mercyhurst 23, Indianapolis 19
Nebraska-Kearney 26, Tiffin 19
Pitt-Johnstown 41, McKendree 0
Lake Erie College 47, Central Missouri 1
St. Cloud State 43, Newberry 3
Quarterfinals
Maryville 33, Upper Iowa 10
Notre Dame 24, Mercyhurst 15
Pitt-Johnstown 37, Nebraska-Kearney 7
St. Cloud State 32, Lake Erie College 6
Saturday’s Semifinal pairings
Maryville vs. Notre Dame
Pitt-Johnstown vs. St. Cloud State
NCAA Div. III
Pigtails
Augustana 28, Mount Union 9
SUNY-Cortland 31, Wheaton 13
Alma College 27, Merchant Marine 17
Baldwin Wallace 24, NYU 12
Luther 29, Wilkes 14
Coe 34, Coast Guard 15
Johnson and Wales 33, North Central 6
Wisconsin-Whitewater 23, Heidelberg 9
Preliminaries
Wartburg 38, Augustana 0
SUNY-Cortland 24, Cornell College 18
Ithaca 24, Alma College 18
Roger Williams 24, Baldwin Wallace 11
Wisconsin-LaCrosse 27, Luther 10
Concordia-Moorhead 21, Coe 17
Wabash 25, Johnson and Wales 13
Augsburg 28, Wisconsin-Whitewater 13
Quarterfinals
Wartburg 37, SUNY-Cortland 0
Roger Williams 17, Ithaca 15
Concordia-Moorhead 18, Wisconsin-LaCrosse 17
Wabash 25, Augsburg 15
Saturday Semifinals
Wartburg v. Roger Williams
Concordia-Moorhead vs. Wabash
NAIA
Preliminaries
Grand View 55, Missouri Baptist 0
Great Falls 28, York 19
Life 27, Cumberland (TN) 12
Campbellsville 32, Williams Baptist 16
Indiana Tech 33, Cumberlands (KY) 17
Oklahoma City 37, Midland 13
Lindsey Wilson 18, Concordia 18 criteria
Missouri Valley 41, Ottawa 3
Quarterfinals
Grand View 54, Great Falls 3
Campbellsville 23, Life 15
Indiana Tech 24, Oklahoma City 18
Missouri Valley 26, Lindsey Wilson 15
Saturday Semifinals
Grand View vs. Campbellsville
Indiana Tech vs. Missouri Valley
NJCAA
Preliminaries
Iowa Central CC 30, Northwest Kansas Tech 3
Harper College 29, Colby CC 19
Ellsworth CC 38, Labette CC 4
Western Wyoming College 25, Muskegon CC 21
Clackamas CC 47, Triton College 1
Iowa Western CC 46, Mercyhurst NE 6
Iowa Lakes CC 43, Neosho County CC 8
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 35, Northwest College 10
Quarterfinals
Iowa Central CC 30, Harper College 12
Ellsworth CC 31, Western Wyoming College 9
Clackamas CC 16, Iowa Western CC 15
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 30, Iowa Lakes CC 20
Saturday Semifinal pairings
Iowa Central CC vs. Ellsworth CC
Clackamas CC vs. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
WCWA
Preliminaries
Ottawa 35, Adrian 14
Campbellsville 44, Missouri Baptist 0
McKendree 39, Waldorf College 1
Lindenwood 35, Life 11
Wayland Baptist 30, Missouri Valley 17
Quarterfinals
King 44, Ottawa 0
Campbellsville 29, McKendree 16
Oklahoma City 29, Lindenwood 10
University of the Cumberlands 29, Wayland Baptist 15
Saturday's semifinals
King vs. Campbellsville
Oklahoma City vs. University of the Cumberlands
BRACKETS
NCAA Division II Bracket
NCAA Division III Bracket
NAIA Bracket
NJCAA Bracket
WCWA Bracket
About the National Wrestling Coaches Association
The NWCA brings the wrestling coaching community together to advance the sport and ensure that current and future generations have the opportunity to engage in a safe and educationally based wrestling experience. This is primarily done by strengthening existing programs, creating new programs, and providing coaches with progressive educational opportunities.
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