FLASH: Wartburg leads Messiah by 17.5 points as medal match pairings set at Div. III Nationals
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Action from the NCAA Div. III Nationals semifinals. Wartburg leads going into the final session, with five finalists. Photo by Mark Lundy, Lutte Lens.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 1 ranked Wartburg, led by five finalists, leads Messiah by 17.5 points going into the final session of the NCAA Div. III Nationals on Saturday.
The semifinals were held, and consolation rounds finished, setting up the final medal match pairings in the 10 weight classes.
Wartburg finalists are No. 3 Kenneth Martin (149), No. 2 Nicholas Michael (165), No. 3 Drew Wagenhoffer (157), No. 1 Eric DeVos (174) and No. 2 Gerard Roman (197).
Messiah has three finalists: No. 1 Lucas Malmberg (125), No. 7 Ben Swarr (174) and No. 3 Josh Thomson (184).
Of interest are the three unseeded wrestlers who reached the championship finals: C.J. Pestano of Central (125), Devin Broukal of Wabash (133) and Trevor Engle of Cornell College (149).
Complete wrapup from Jon Gremmels to follow today. Follow the event live on Twitter at @d3onthemat. Brackets can be found at TrackWrestling.com.
NCAA DIV. III NATIONALS
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 12
Medal Match pairings
.
125
1st - No. 1 Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) vs. C.J. Pestano (Central)
3rd – Jacob Spearman (Washington & Jefferson) vs. Zac Denny (Wis.-Whitewater)
5th - No. 4 Arnulfo Olea (Wartburg) vs. No. 3 Jacob Stageberg (Concordia-Moorhead)
7th - Jan Rosenberg (Coe) vs. No. 6 James Kaishian (Ithaca)
133
1st - Devin Broukal (Wabash) vs. No. 2 Nathan Pike (NYU)
3rd - No. 3 Ryan O’Boyle (McDaniel) vs. Dustin Weinmann (Wis.-LaCrosse)
5th – Phillip Opelt (Cornell) vs. No. 4 Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace)
7th – No. 1 Connor Campo (Wartburg) vs. No. 7 Romeo Riley (Alma College)
141
1st - No. 1 Drew Van Anrooy (Luther) vs. No. 2 Jimmy Nehls (Elmhurst)
3rd - No. 5 Justin Kihn (Heidelberg) vs. No. 3 Nathaniel Behnke (Wisconsin-Eau Clair)
5th - Gregory Warner (York -PA) vs. No. 7 Chris Williams (Millikin)
7th- No. 4 Shawn Giblin (Rhode Island College) vs. No. 8 Jeremy Border (Mount Union)
149
1st - Trevor Engle (Cornell College) vs. No. 3 Kenneth Martin (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 5 Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) vs. No. 2 Dan Mirman (John Carroll)
5th – No. 4 Blake Santi (Elmhurst) vs. No. 7 Dakota Gray (Luther)
7th – No. 6 Rashad Kennedy (Augsburg) vs. Joey Gaccione (Johnson & Wales - RI)
157
1st - No. 1 Robert Dierna (SUNY-Cortland) vs. No. 3 Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 2 Jorge Lopez (Williams) vs. No. 8 Larry Cannon (Messiah)
5th - Tristian Zurfluh (Luther) vs. No. 4 Logan Meister (Ferrum College)
7th - Grant Parker (Augsburg) vs. No. 5 Nick Bova of Wabash
165
1st - No. 5 Logan Hermsen (Wis.-Stevens Point) vs. No. 2 Nicholas Michael (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 6 Colin Navickas (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 3 Nolan Barger (Lycoming)
5th - No. 8 Eric Hensel (Augsburg) vs. Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah)
7th – No. 1 Farai Sewera (Coe) vs. Nick Velez (Ithaca)
174
1st - No. 1 Eric DeVos (Wartburg) vs. No. 7 Ben Swarr (Messiah)
3rd - No. 4 Ryan Harrington (Coe) vs. No. 3 Tyler Schneider (Wis.-LaCrosse)
5th- Joshua Sibblies (Centenary-NJ) vs. Sonnieboy Blanco (Washington and Jefferson)
7th - Garrett Beaman (St. Olaf) vs. Doug Hamann (The College of New Jersey)
184
1st - No. 1 Riley Lefever (Wabash) vs. No. 3 Josh Thomson (Messiah)
3rd - No. 4 A,J. Kowal (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 5 Justin Kreiter (Luther)
5th - Austin Cook (Wis.-LaCrosse) vs. No. 6 Carlos Toribio (Ithaca)
7th – No. 8 Jeff Palmeri (Brockport) vs. Brandon Conrad (Rhode Island College)
197
1st - No. 1 David Welch (Roger Williams) vs. No. 2 Gerard Roman (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 4 Angus Arthur (Adrian) vs. No. 3 Joe Giaramita (SUNY-Cortland)
5th - Ricky Fisher (Merchant Marine) vs. No. 6 Jamie Jakes (Alma College)
7th – No. 7 Michael Swider (Wheaton - IL) vs. Malcolm Watson (Loras)
285
1st - No. 1 Donald Longendyke (Augsburg) vs. No. 2 Zachery Roseberry (Delaware Valley)
3rd - No. 4 Trevor Maresh (Alma) vs. No. 2 Lance Evans (Wartburg)
5th – No. 6 Paul Triandafilou (Gettysburg) vs. Jason Wright (Messiah)
7th - Tyler Maher (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 7 Conner Herman (Luther)
Team Standings
1. Wartburg 118.5
2. Messiah 91.0
3. Luther 58.0
4. Wabash 46.5
5. Augsburg 43.5
6. Wisconsin-La Crosse 36.0
7. Stevens Institute Of Technology 32.0
8. Cornell College 30.5
8. Elmhurst 30.5
8. SUNY-Cortland 30.5
11. Alma College 29.0
12. Coe 27.5
13. Lycoming 27.0
14. Ithaca 23.5
15. Washington and Jefferson 21.0
16. New York University 20.5
17. Roger Williams 20.0
18. Delaware Valley University 19.5
19. Central (IA) 18.0
20. McDaniel 17.5
21. Adrian 15.5
21. Wisconsin-Whitewater 15.5
21. York (PA) 15.5
24. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 15.0
25. John Carroll 14.0
26. Heidelberg 13.5
26. Williams College 13.5
26. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13.5
29. Merchant Marine 10.5
29. Rhode Island College 10.5
31. Concordia-Moorhead 10.0
32. Baldwin Wallace 9.0
33. Centenary (NJ) 8.5
33. Ferrum College 8.5
35. Brockport 8.0
35. Gettysburg 8.0
35. Millikin University 8.0
38. Johnson & Wales (RI) 7.5
39. The College of New Jersey 6.5
40. St. Olaf 6.0
41. Mount Union 4.5
41. Wheaton (IL) 4.5
43. Loras 4.0
44. Hunter 2.0
44. North Central (IL) 2.0
46. Southern Maine 1.5
46. Wisconsin-Platteville 1.5
48. Springfield 1.0
48. St. Johns (MN) 1.0
48. Ursinus 1.0
51. Concordia (WI) 0.5
51. Elizabethtown 0.5
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – No. 1 ranked Wartburg, led by five finalists, leads Messiah by 17.5 points going into the final session of the NCAA Div. III Nationals on Saturday.
The semifinals were held, and consolation rounds finished, setting up the final medal match pairings in the 10 weight classes.
Wartburg finalists are No. 3 Kenneth Martin (149), No. 2 Nicholas Michael (165), No. 3 Drew Wagenhoffer (157), No. 1 Eric DeVos (174) and No. 2 Gerard Roman (197).
Messiah has three finalists: No. 1 Lucas Malmberg (125), No. 7 Ben Swarr (174) and No. 3 Josh Thomson (184).
Of interest are the three unseeded wrestlers who reached the championship finals: C.J. Pestano of Central (125), Devin Broukal of Wabash (133) and Trevor Engle of Cornell College (149).
Complete wrapup from Jon Gremmels to follow today. Follow the event live on Twitter at @d3onthemat. Brackets can be found at TrackWrestling.com.
NCAA DIV. III NATIONALS
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 12
Medal Match pairings
.
125
1st - No. 1 Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) vs. C.J. Pestano (Central)
3rd – Jacob Spearman (Washington & Jefferson) vs. Zac Denny (Wis.-Whitewater)
5th - No. 4 Arnulfo Olea (Wartburg) vs. No. 3 Jacob Stageberg (Concordia-Moorhead)
7th - Jan Rosenberg (Coe) vs. No. 6 James Kaishian (Ithaca)
133
1st - Devin Broukal (Wabash) vs. No. 2 Nathan Pike (NYU)
3rd - No. 3 Ryan O’Boyle (McDaniel) vs. Dustin Weinmann (Wis.-LaCrosse)
5th – Phillip Opelt (Cornell) vs. No. 4 Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace)
7th – No. 1 Connor Campo (Wartburg) vs. No. 7 Romeo Riley (Alma College)
141
1st - No. 1 Drew Van Anrooy (Luther) vs. No. 2 Jimmy Nehls (Elmhurst)
3rd - No. 5 Justin Kihn (Heidelberg) vs. No. 3 Nathaniel Behnke (Wisconsin-Eau Clair)
5th - Gregory Warner (York -PA) vs. No. 7 Chris Williams (Millikin)
7th- No. 4 Shawn Giblin (Rhode Island College) vs. No. 8 Jeremy Border (Mount Union)
149
1st - Trevor Engle (Cornell College) vs. No. 3 Kenneth Martin (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 5 Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) vs. No. 2 Dan Mirman (John Carroll)
5th – No. 4 Blake Santi (Elmhurst) vs. No. 7 Dakota Gray (Luther)
7th – No. 6 Rashad Kennedy (Augsburg) vs. Joey Gaccione (Johnson & Wales - RI)
157
1st - No. 1 Robert Dierna (SUNY-Cortland) vs. No. 3 Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 2 Jorge Lopez (Williams) vs. No. 8 Larry Cannon (Messiah)
5th - Tristian Zurfluh (Luther) vs. No. 4 Logan Meister (Ferrum College)
7th - Grant Parker (Augsburg) vs. No. 5 Nick Bova of Wabash
165
1st - No. 5 Logan Hermsen (Wis.-Stevens Point) vs. No. 2 Nicholas Michael (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 6 Colin Navickas (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 3 Nolan Barger (Lycoming)
5th - No. 8 Eric Hensel (Augsburg) vs. Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah)
7th – No. 1 Farai Sewera (Coe) vs. Nick Velez (Ithaca)
174
1st - No. 1 Eric DeVos (Wartburg) vs. No. 7 Ben Swarr (Messiah)
3rd - No. 4 Ryan Harrington (Coe) vs. No. 3 Tyler Schneider (Wis.-LaCrosse)
5th- Joshua Sibblies (Centenary-NJ) vs. Sonnieboy Blanco (Washington and Jefferson)
7th - Garrett Beaman (St. Olaf) vs. Doug Hamann (The College of New Jersey)
184
1st - No. 1 Riley Lefever (Wabash) vs. No. 3 Josh Thomson (Messiah)
3rd - No. 4 A,J. Kowal (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 5 Justin Kreiter (Luther)
5th - Austin Cook (Wis.-LaCrosse) vs. No. 6 Carlos Toribio (Ithaca)
7th – No. 8 Jeff Palmeri (Brockport) vs. Brandon Conrad (Rhode Island College)
197
1st - No. 1 David Welch (Roger Williams) vs. No. 2 Gerard Roman (Wartburg)
3rd - No. 4 Angus Arthur (Adrian) vs. No. 3 Joe Giaramita (SUNY-Cortland)
5th - Ricky Fisher (Merchant Marine) vs. No. 6 Jamie Jakes (Alma College)
7th – No. 7 Michael Swider (Wheaton - IL) vs. Malcolm Watson (Loras)
285
1st - No. 1 Donald Longendyke (Augsburg) vs. No. 2 Zachery Roseberry (Delaware Valley)
3rd - No. 4 Trevor Maresh (Alma) vs. No. 2 Lance Evans (Wartburg)
5th – No. 6 Paul Triandafilou (Gettysburg) vs. Jason Wright (Messiah)
7th - Tyler Maher (Stevens Tech) vs. No. 7 Conner Herman (Luther)
Team Standings
1. Wartburg 118.5
2. Messiah 91.0
3. Luther 58.0
4. Wabash 46.5
5. Augsburg 43.5
6. Wisconsin-La Crosse 36.0
7. Stevens Institute Of Technology 32.0
8. Cornell College 30.5
8. Elmhurst 30.5
8. SUNY-Cortland 30.5
11. Alma College 29.0
12. Coe 27.5
13. Lycoming 27.0
14. Ithaca 23.5
15. Washington and Jefferson 21.0
16. New York University 20.5
17. Roger Williams 20.0
18. Delaware Valley University 19.5
19. Central (IA) 18.0
20. McDaniel 17.5
21. Adrian 15.5
21. Wisconsin-Whitewater 15.5
21. York (PA) 15.5
24. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 15.0
25. John Carroll 14.0
26. Heidelberg 13.5
26. Williams College 13.5
26. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 13.5
29. Merchant Marine 10.5
29. Rhode Island College 10.5
31. Concordia-Moorhead 10.0
32. Baldwin Wallace 9.0
33. Centenary (NJ) 8.5
33. Ferrum College 8.5
35. Brockport 8.0
35. Gettysburg 8.0
35. Millikin University 8.0
38. Johnson & Wales (RI) 7.5
39. The College of New Jersey 6.5
40. St. Olaf 6.0
41. Mount Union 4.5
41. Wheaton (IL) 4.5
43. Loras 4.0
44. Hunter 2.0
44. North Central (IL) 2.0
46. Southern Maine 1.5
46. Wisconsin-Platteville 1.5
48. Springfield 1.0
48. St. Johns (MN) 1.0
48. Ursinus 1.0
51. Concordia (WI) 0.5
51. Elizabethtown 0.5
