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UPDATE: With four champions, Emannuel wins its first NCWA Collegiate Cup

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by Scott Farrell, NCWA

Video capture of the 125 pound finals bout between Emmanuel's Brent Newcomer and Timothy Sakow of Central Florida. Newcomer won by pin.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Emmanuel College put a championship stamp on the end of its first season, winning the NCWA Collegiate Cup as the association’s overall champion. The Lions won four of their five finals matches to pull away from Central Florida and Grand Valley State, taking the title with 213 points.

Central Florida took the Division I team title with 191 points, with Grand Valley State second at 188. Liberty, the defending champion, placed fourth at 97.5 and Penn State-DuBois was fifth at 92.5. Florida won its first Division II team title with 72 points, followed by the Penn State Wrestling Club with 59.5 and Colorado, with its highest finish ever in third at 53.5. Southwestern Oregon Community College won its fifth consecutive NCWA Women’s Championships with 126.5 points, with Ottawa (Kan.) second at 83.5.

Emmanuel took a huge leap in the final rounds’ opening minutes when Brent Newcomer (22-11) won the 125-pound bracket over UCF’s Timothy Sakow, taking the match by fall in 2:57. Darius Bunch then won the 133 class with a tiebreaker win in overtime, 6-4, over Nick Anthony of UCF. The pair of wins increased the distance between Emmanuel, which went into the finals rounds ahead by 12 points, and UCF, when still had three wrestlers in the finals to come but now had the added pressure of having to sweep them to still think about the title.

Geordan Speiller, the U.S. Greco-Roman champion and Pan Am Olympic qualifier, won the 174 bracket for UCF. But when Cody Chaney won the 184 title with a 6-3 decision over UCF’s Chandler Dobler, it all but clinched the championship for Emmanuel. Maveric Rechsteiner added the 197 title moments later with a 12-5 win over Matt Wagner of the U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School.

UCF finished 1-4 in its finals matches.

Other highlights included Florida winning its first national title from Trace Thome at 157 pounds. Thome didn’t give up an offensive point in the tournament, then topped Joseph Prieto of Colorado in the final, 3-1. Prieto and his brother Julian (149 pounds) were the first All-Americans in Colorado’s NCWA history.

Zachary Cooper of Grand Valley State earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, winning the 141 bracket with an 18-1 tech fall over Will Hale of Emmanuel.

Ty Haines of Penn State-DuBois won the 149 bracket over previously-undefeated and four-time All-American Nick Cegelski of USC. Cegelski went into the match at 26-0. Haines’ title is the first for PSU-DuBois under the NCWA banner.

Ricky Padilla and Mo Fifita combined to keep an impressive streak by Air Force Academy Prep alive. Padilla won the 165 title with a 4-2 win over Austin Geerlings of Grand Valley State, 4-2, and Fifita closed the finals rounds at heavyweight with a 3-1 tiebreaker win over Jesse Gaudin of UCF. Air Force Prep has now had at least two All-Americans in the past six seasons, and has had 19 All-Americans overall in the same time frame.

William Vincent of Mott Community College (Mich.) won his first national title in his second All-American finish, pinning Stevan Webb of Connecticut in 3:26. Vincent took seventh at 174 in 2009.

In the women’s tournament, Yolanda Lawes highlighted the field by winning her fourth consecutive national title at 109 pounds, pinning Tabitha Sparks of Ottawa in 6:23. Samantha Frank of Maine won her second consecutive Most Outstanding Wrestler Award for the women’s division after taking the 101 title with a pin in 1:56 over Mali’e Gonsalves of Southwestern Oregon CC.

The tournament’s individual awards were:
Women’s Coach of the Year: Vince Majalca, Arizona
Women’s Most Outstanding Wrestler: Samantha Frank, Maine
Men’s Coach of the Year: Jake Brumbelow, Emmanuel College
Men’s Most Outstanding Wrestler: Zachary Cooper, Grand Valley State

NWCA NATIONALS
At Kissimmee, Fla., March 10-12


125
1st Place Match
Brent Newcomer (Emmanuel) 22-11, . over Timothy Sakow (Central Florida) 31-10, . (Fall 2:57).
3rd Place Match
Devon Jackson (Houston - Downtown) 11-2, . over Ryan Thierman (Alfred State) 27-16, . (Dec 9-5).
5th Place Match
Byron Smith (Memphis) 12-3, . over Brendan Hazelton (Grand Valley State) 28-12, . (TF-1.5 6:10 (17-2)).
7th Place Match
Ty Boyd (Apprentice) 34-9, . over Jiro DeLoach (Texas State) 18-6, . (TF-1.5 4:52 (19-4)).

133
1st Place Match
Darius Bunch (Emmanuel) 20-9, . over Nick Anthony (Central Florida) 13-8, . (TB-1 6-4).
3rd Place Match
Mitchell Hrnyak (Grand Valley State) 18-3, . over De`Ante Evans (Defiance) 24-9, . (Dec 4-0).
5th Place Match
Zachary Vatalare (Michigan WC) 21-4, . over Dylan Carlile (Emmanuel) 23-16, . (Dec 5-3).
7th Place Match
Tyler Weiss (B Y U) 16-5, . over Jacob Michael (Apprentice) 19-17, . (Dec 8-3).

141
1st Place Match
Zach Cooper (Grand Valley State) 18-1, . over Will Hale (Emmanuel) 19-5, . (TF-1.5 3:05 (16-0)).
3rd Place Match
Andrew Johnson (Washington) 28-7, . over Johnny Walker (Penn State WC) 18-3, . (Dec 6-5).
5th Place Match
Matthew Seymour (Central Florida) 28-15, . over Aaron Bright (Apprentice) 26-10, . (For.).
7th Place Match
Brandon Robinson (Liberty) 7-2, . over Jeff Hayden (Towson) 13-5, . (For.).

149
1st Place Match
Ty Haines (Penn State - DuBois) 28-8, . over Nick Cegelski (U.S.C.) 26-1, . (Dec 8-3).
3rd Place Match
Julian Prieto (Colorado) 19-5, . over Jay Sheppard (Emmanuel) 23-15, . (Fall 6:11).
5th Place Match
Antonio Martinez (Texas - Austin) 15-7, . over John Cook (Georgia) 18-5, . (MD 10-2).
7th Place Match
Dan Ritz (Penn State WC) 22-5, . over Tyler Warner (Penn State - Mont Alto) 24-8, . (Dec 3-2).

157
1st Place Match
Trace Thome (Florida) 30-8, . over Joseph Prieto (Colorado) 17-7, . (Dec 3-1).
3rd Place Match
Jeremiah Lutz (Emmanuel) 30-4, . over Trey Gregory (James Madison) 19-3, . (Fall 1:09).
5th Place Match
Gabe Stepanovich (Grand Valley State) 16-6, . over Joe Staley (James Madison) 13-7, . (Fall 4:20).
7th Place Match
Brett Naylor (Utah State) 16-3, . over Michael King (Middle Tennessee) 21-10, . (Dec 11-5).

165
1st Place Match
Ricky Padilla (U.S. Air Force Prep) 36-2, . over Austin Geerlings (Grand Valley State) 17-7, . (Dec 4-2).
3rd Place Match
Clay Kocsis (Penn State - Mont Alto) 37-1, . over Taylor Workman (Toledo) 25-6, . (Dec 8-5).
5th Place Match
John Prentice (Penn State - DuBois) 27-14, . over Jarred Pratt (Montana Western) 24-9, . (Fall 3:36).
7th Place Match
Michael Bryant (Liberty) 16-6, . over Mason Temple (Fresno State) 14-6, . (Dec 7-5).

174
1st Place Match
Geordan Speiller (Central Florida) 17-0, . over Joshua Ferenczy (Liberty) 37-11, . (Fall 2:32).
3rd Place Match
Bailey Bischer (Grand Valley State) 26-6, . over George VanValen (Alfred State) 23-13, . (Dec 5-3).
5th Place Match
Zakery Pitt (Emmanuel) 19-15, . over Joe Traverso (Washington State) 11-7, . (TB-1 5-3).
7th Place Match
George Andrews (Connecticut) 21-5, . over Shane Brown (Akron) 11-4, . (For.).

184
1st Place Match
Cody Chaney (Emmanuel) 38-5, . over Chandler Dobler (Central Florida) 40-7, . (Dec 6-3).
3rd Place Match
Clinton Boone (Farmingdale State) 14-2, . over Tucker Davison (Montana Western) 22-6, . (Fall 2:07).
5th Place Match
River Robertson (Maine) 22-6, . over Phil Marra (Penn State - New Kensington) 13-3, . (For.).
7th Place Match
Johnny Malazinsky (Texas - Austin) 11-5, . over Eric Dietz (Grand Valley State) 17-12, . (Dec 6-5).

197
1st Place Match
Maveric Rechsteiner (Emmanuel) 32-11, . over Matt Wagner (U.S. Air Force Prep) 27-9, . (Dec 12-5).
3rd Place Match
Tyrell Walker (Central Florida) 18-4, . over Thomas Mancha (Houston - Downtown) 7-2, . (Fall 0:53).
5th Place Match
Trevor Parker (Marion Military) 17-4, . over Kyler Slade (Ohio State WC) 15-5, . (Dec 5-1).
7th Place Match
Jake Ferris (Central Washington) 12-2, . over Jesse Slocum (Akron) 9-6, . (Dec 6-2).

235
1st Place Match
William Vincent (Mott Community College) 18-0, . over Steven Webb (Connecticut) 21-2, . (Fall 3:26).
3rd Place Match
Rickey Carter (Florida A & M) 22-5, . over Jeffrey Henderson (Henry Ford College) 23-8, . (Dec 2-1).
5th Place Match
Harun Bogdonic (Grand Valley State) 19-12, . over Kerry Powers (U.S. Air Force Prep) 21-8, . (For.).
7th Place Match
Andrew Carnes (South Carolina) 7-3, . over Angel Perez (Central Florida) 16-9, . (SV-1 7-5).

285
1st Place Match
Mo Fifita (U.S. Air Force Prep) 14-0, . over Jesse Gaudin (Central Florida) 19-8, . (TB-1 3-1).
3rd Place Match
Dylan Stadel (Utah State) 19-4, . over Austin Wells (Middle Tennessee) 29-5, . (Fall 0:36).
5th Place Match
Aaron Leciejewski (Defiance) 12-6, . over John Puleo (South Florida) 20-11, . (M. For.).
7th Place Match
Justin Reynolds (Emmanuel) 14-10, . over Joshua Travers (Liberty) 19-10, . (Dec 3-2)

Div. I Team Standings
1. Emmanuel 213.0
2. Central Florida 191.0
3. Grand Valley State 188.0
4. Liberty 97.5
5. Penn State - DuBois 92.5
6. Apprentice 73.0
7. U.S. Air Force Prep 55.0
8. Middle Tennessee 54.5
9. South Florida 50.5
10. Alfred State 44.5
11. Penn State - Mont Alto 44.0
12. Marion Military 41.0
13. Grays Harbor 36.0
14. MD-Baltimore County 35.0
15. Wayne State 34.5
16. Mott Community College 33.0
17. Florida Gulf Coast 30.0
18. Temple 26.5
19. Central Washington 19.5
20. Williamson Trades 17.5
21. M. I. T. 15.0
22. Penn State - New Kensington 13.0
23. New Hampshire 10.5
24. Rensselaer 9.0
25. North Florida 5.5
25. Stony Brook 5.5
27. Penn State - Schuylkill 4.0

Div. II Team Standings
1. Florida 72.0
2. Penn State WC 59.5
3. Colorado 53.5
4. Connecticut 47.0
4. Houston - Downtown 47.0
6. Maine 41.5
6. Utah State 41.5
8. Montana Western 40.0
9. Grand Canyon WC 34.0
10. Defiance 32.5
11. Toledo 31.5
12. Farmingdale State 29.0
13. Georgia 28.5
14. Akron 28.0
15. Texas - Austin 27.5
16. Washington State 25.0
17. U.S.C. 24.0
18. James Madison 23.0
19. Henry Ford College 22.5
20. Dixie State 22.0
21. Florida A & M 20.5
22. Fresno State 18.5
22. Ohio State WC 18.5
24. Arizona 18.0
24. Wisconsin WC 18.0
26. B Y U 17.5
26. Memphis 17.5
26. Northern Kentucky 17.5
29. Washington 16.0
30. South Carolina 15.5
30. Texas State 15.5
32. Michigan WC 14.5
33. Rowan Univ 13.0
33. Tennessee 13.0
35. Northeastern 11.5
36. Texas A & M 11.0
36. U.C.L.A. 11.0
38. Winona State 10.5
39. East Carolina 10.0
40. Delaware 9.5
40. Notre Dame 9.5
42. Lehigh WC 8.0
42. William & Mary 8.0
44. Iowa State WC 7.5
44. Virginia Military 7.5
46. Ferris State 7.0
47. Saginaw Valley 6.5
47. Towson 6.5
47. Western Washington 6.5
50. North Texas 6.0
51. Montana Tech 5.5
51. Texas - Arlington 5.5
53. Iowa WC 5.0
54. Colorado State 4.5
55. Alabama 3.5
55. Massachusetts 3.5
57. Montana State 3.0
58. Michigan State WC 2.0
59. UC - Merced 1.5
60. Idaho 1.0

Women’s results

101
1st Place Match
Samantha Frank (Maine - W) 2-0, . over Mali`e Gonsalves (Southwest Oregon - W) 11-7, . (Fall 1:56).
3rd Place Match
Lisa Anderson (Ottawa) 2-1, . over Valeria Rivera (Ottawa) 2-2, . (Dec 2-0).

109
1st Place - Yolonda Lawes of Southwest Oregon - W
2nd Place - Kellie Heitman of Southwest Oregon - W
3rd Place - Tabitha Sparks of Ottawa
4th Place - Shania Magdaleno of Ottawa
5th Place - Leticia Santos of Maine - W
Round 1
Kellie Heitman (Southwest Oregon - W) 7-8, . over Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) 2-2, . (Fall 4:28).
Shania Magdaleno (Ottawa) 2-2, . over Leticia Santos (Maine - W) 0-6, . (Dec 8-4).
Round 2
Yolonda Lawes (Southwest Oregon - W) 16-5, . over Leticia Santos (Maine - W) 0-6, . (Fall 0:36).
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) 2-2, . over Shania Magdaleno (Ottawa) 2-2, . (Dec 2-0).
Round 3
Yolonda Lawes (Southwest Oregon - W) 16-5, . over Shania Magdaleno (Ottawa) 2-2, . (MD 12-3).
Kellie Heitman (Southwest Oregon - W) 7-8, . over Leticia Santos (Maine - W) 0-6, . (Fall 2:36).
Round 4
Yolonda Lawes (Southwest Oregon - W) 16-5, . over Kellie Heitman (Southwest Oregon - W) 7-8, . (Fall 6:31).
Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) 2-2, . over Leticia Santos (Maine - W) 0-6, . (MD 14-3).
Round 5
Yolonda Lawes (Southwest Oregon - W) 16-5, . over Tabitha Sparks (Ottawa) 2-2, . (Fall 6:23).
Shania Magdaleno (Ottawa) 2-2, . over Kellie Heitman (Southwest Oregon - W) 7-8, . (MD 8-0).

116
1st Place Match
Amanda Nelson (Springfield Tech - W) 16-6, . over Meranda Homan (Ottawa) 2-1, . (Fall 0:36).
3rd Place Match
Christy Lor (Southwest Oregon - W) 7-9, . over Maria Belloti (Texas - Arlington - W) 7-6, . (Fall 0:31).

123
1st Place Match
Brandi Elizalde (Southwest Oregon - W) 13-4, . over Lacey Henderson (Ottawa) 2-1, . (Dec 7-3).
3rd Place Match
Rossana Aguilar (Fresno State - W) 5-1, . over Legacie Dominguez (Texas A & M - W) 6-5, . (MD 15-3).

130
1st Place Match
Marina Goocher (MI - Dearborn - W) 3-0, . over Avery Souders (North Texas - W) 8-2, . (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Sadie Bailey (Southwest Oregon - W) 17-6, . over Sara Lynn Andresen (Massachusetts - W) 5-3, . (Fall 1:03).

136
1st Place Match
Addie Lanning (Ottawa) 3-0, . over Veenah Francis (South Florida -W) 6-1, . (Fall 4:56).
3rd Place Match
KaMele Sanchez (Colorado State - W) 6-1, . over Anna Ernst (Ottawa) 2-2, . (Fall 0:44).

143
1st Place Match
Carly Jaramillo (Southwest Oregon - W) 12-3, . over Cassie Corey (Massachusetts - W) 4-2, . (Dec 9-2).
3rd Place Match
Paige Edwinson (Ottawa) 3-1, . over Tiana Roy (Springfield Tech - W) 13-7, . (DQ).

155
1st Place Match
Tatum Sparks (Southwest Oregon - W) 15-4, . over Milagros Garcia (Southwest Oregon - W) 15-6, . (TF-1.5 3:41 (18-2)).
3rd Place Match
Glorious Mayes (Texas State - W) 8-2, . over Gabriela Hunter (Midland Univ - W) 22-14, . (Dec 2-0).

170
1st Place - Janelle Fuamatu of Southwest Oregon - W
2nd Place - Destane Garrick of Springfield Tech - W
3rd Place - Adrianna Escobedo of Southwest Oregon - W
Round 1
Destane Garrick (Springfield Tech - W) 16-6, . over Adrianna Escobedo (Southwest Oregon - W) 4-7, . (Fall 2:14).
Janelle Fuamatu (Southwest Oregon - W) 14-3, . over () , . (Bye).
Round 2
Destane Garrick (Springfield Tech - W) 16-6, . over () , . (Bye).
Janelle Fuamatu (Southwest Oregon - W) 14-3, . over Adrianna Escobedo (Southwest Oregon - W) 4-7, . (Fall 3:38).
Round 3
Janelle Fuamatu (Southwest Oregon - W) 14-3, . over Destane Garrick (Springfield Tech - W) 16-6, . (Dec 6-3).
Adrianna Escobedo (Southwest Oregon - W) 4-7, . over () , . (Bye).

191
1st Place - Jazmine Chavarria of Southwest Oregon - W
2nd Place - Ashley Henderson of Ottawa
3rd Place - Taylor Tate-Johnson of Southwest Oregon - W
4th Place - Alyson Bruneault of Massachusetts - W
Round 1
Jazmine Chavarria (Southwest Oregon - W) 15-4, over Alyson Bruneault (Massachusetts - W) 0-7, . (Fall 0:37).
Ashley Henderson (Ottawa) 2-1, . over Taylor Tate-Johnson (Southwest Oregon - W) 3-8, . (Fall 6:04).
Round 2
Jazmine Chavarria (Southwest Oregon - W) 15-4, . over Taylor Tate-Johnson (Southwest Oregon - W) 3-8, . (Fall 3:27).
Ashley Henderson (Ottawa) 2-1, . over Alyson Bruneault (Massachusetts - W) 0-7, . (Fall 0:23).
Round 3
Jazmine Chavarria (Southwest Oregon - W) 15-4, . over Ashley Henderson (Ottawa) 2-1, . (Fall 2:19).
Taylor Tate-Johnson (Southwest Oregon - W) 3-8, . over Alyson Bruneault (Massachusetts - W) 0-7, . (Fall 2:27).

Women’s Team Standings
1. Southwest Oregon - W 126.5
2. Ottawa 83.5
3. Springfield Tech - W 37.5
4. Massachusetts - W 17.5
5. MI - Dearborn - W 16.0
6. Maine - W 14.0
7. Colorado State - W 11.5
8. North Texas - W 11.0
8. South Florida -W 11.0
10. Fresno State - W 10.5
10. Midland Univ - W 10.5
10. Texas - Arlington - W 10.5
13. Texas State - W 8.5
14. Texas A & M - W 7.5
15. Arizona - W 5.0
16. Florida - W 3.0
17. Miami-W 2.5
17. Middle Tennessee - W 2.5

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