UPDATE: Wartburg puts five in finals to extend NCAA Div. III Nationals lead, as Ithaca moves into second
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wartburg put five of its seven semifinalists into the finals, extending their lead at the NCAA Div. III National Championships on Saturday morning.
Going for gold for No. 1 ranked Wartburg are No. 3 Brock Rathbun (133), No. 1 Cross Cannone (149) , No. 2 Logan Thomsen (157) , No. 3 Tyler Lutes (184) and No. 1 Kyle Fank (197).
Both Wartburg athletes who lost in the semifinals were No. 1 seeds. No. 5 seed Jon Goetz of Wisconsin-Platteville upset No. 1 seed and returning champion Eric Devos, 16-1 at 174 pounds. Also at 285 pounds, No. 5 Jake Evans of Waynesburg stopped No. 1 Lance Evans of Wartburg, 8-6.
Augsburg remained in second place as the semifinals finished, but with the completion of the consolation rounds, including the other medal matches, Ithaca moved into second place with 75 points, which is 48.5 points behind Wartburg. Ithaca placed two low seeds into the finals, as No. 7 Ben Brisman (141) and No. 8 Nick Velez (165) won their semifinal bouts. Ithaca had two other All-Americans.
Augsburg placed three athletes into the finals, which gives them a chance to move up to second during the finals. They will be represented by No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (133), No. 1 Ryan Epps (157) and No. 2 Lucas Jeske (165).
Check out the finals and see the brackets on TrackWrestling.com
NCAA DIV. III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cleveland, Ohio, March 10
Championship finals pairings
125 - No. 2 Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales RI) vs. No. 5 Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton IL)
133 - No. 3 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) vs. No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg)
141 - No. 1 Brett Kaliner (Stevens) vs. No. 7 Ben Brisman (Ithaca)
149 - No. 1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) vs. No. 3 Gregory Warner (York PA)
157 - No. 1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) vs. No. 2 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg)
165 - No. 2 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) vs. No. 8 Nick Velez (Ithaca)
174 - No. 2 Jairod James (Mount Union) vs. No. 5 Jon Goetz (Wis.-Platteville)
184 - No. 1 Jordan Newman (Wis.-Whitewater) vs. No. 3 Tyler Lutes (Wartburg)
197 - No. 1 Kyle Fank (Wartburg) vs. No. 2 Guy Patron (Loras)
285 - No. 2 James Bethel (SUNY Oneonta) vs. No. 5 Jake Evans (Waynesburg)
Top 10 teams after morning session
1 Wartburg 123.5
2 Ithaca 75.0
3 Augsburg 72.5
4 Stevens 55.0
5 Wabash 44.0
6 Wis.-La Crosse 42.5
7 Johnson & Wales (RI) 39.5
8 Messiah 38.0
9 SUNY Oneonta 34.5
10 Coe 34.0
Medal Match Results
125
3rd - Mike Tortorice (Wis.-Whitewater) 35-4 won by decision over Jonathan Haas (Brockport) 35-3 (Dec 3-2)
5th - Nick Mancini (Mount Union) 27-4 won by major decision over Clarren Pestano (Central IA) 31-3 (MD 10-0)
7th - Ferdinand Mase (Ithaca) 32-7 won by decision over Christopher Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) 27-9 (Dec 8-1)
133
3rd - Troy Stanich (Stevens) 37-1 won by fall over Austin Sisco (SUNY Oneonta) 37-8 (Fall 1:50)
5th - Anthony Munoz (Elmhurst) 30-6 won by decision over Joao Vicente (Johnson & Wales RI) 28-6 (Dec 8-7)
7th - Owen McClave (Coast Guard) 28-10 won by decision over Brenden Velez (Delaware Valley) 29-20 (Dec 3-2)
141
3rd - Chris Williams (Millikin) 27-4 won by fall over Joseph Ghione (Elizabethtown) 27-6 (Fall 6:22)
5th - Josh Martin (Cornell College) 32-5 won by fall over Brendan Ladd (Alma) 36-10 (Fall 1:31)
7th - Jimmy Mcauliffe (Elmhurst) 24-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Joseph Ferinde (Johnson & Wales RI) 34-8 (TB-1 7-6)
149
3rd - Austin Bethel (Wabash) 33-6 won by fall over Evan Drill (NYU) 36-6 (Fall 1:16)
5th - Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 35-7 won by medical forfeit over Sean Peacock (Brockport) 26-8 (M. For.)
7th - Bradan Birt (Millikin) 38-5 won by fall over Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 (Fall 1:32)
157
3rd - Cole Erickson (Coe) 20-8 won by decision over Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) 46-4 (Dec 4-0)
5th - Mark Choinski (Wis.-Oshkosh) 24-3 won by fall over Kevin Edwards (Messiah) 38-12 (Fall 2:51)
7th - Raymond Jazikoff (NYU) 48-7 won by decision over Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 41-5 (Dec 10-4)
165
3rd - Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) 37-2 won by decision over Frank Aiello (Wheaton IL) 15-3 (Dec 7-5)
5th - Nick Remke (Coast Guard) 32-11 won by decision over Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) 42-10 (Dec 4-3)
7th - Ben Hewson (Cornell College) 15-5 won by medical forfeit over Mike Ross (Wartburg) 27-3 (M. For.)
174
3rd - Eric Devos (Wartburg) 18-1 won by fall over Darden Schurg (Wabash) 39-4 (Fall 1:57)
5th - Ben Swarr (Messiah) 41-4 won by decision over Sawyer Massie (Wis.-La Crosse) 27-10 (Dec 6-3)
7th - Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) 35-10 won by decision over Jake Voss (Coe) 30-9 (Dec 8-3)
184
3rd - Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) 40-4 won by major decision over John Boyle (Western New Eng.) 37-7 (MD 14-2)
5th - Christos Giatras (Augustana (IL) 28-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dan Squires (Wis-Stevens Point) 36-11 (SV-1 3-1)
7th - Keajion Jennings (Millikin) 27-5 won by medical forfeit over Khamri Thomas (Johnson & Wales (RI)) 44-5 (M. For.)
197
3rd - Wesley Schultz (Wis.-La Crosse) 30-9 won by fall over Andrew Holladay (Coe) 32-11 (Fall 1:39)
5th - Etiini Udott (Centenary (NJ)) 33-6 won by decision over Triston Engle (Brockport) 40-7 (Dec 5-4)
7th - Dylan Diebitz (Wis-Stevens Point) 24-12 won by decision over Devon Carrillo (Wesleyan (CT)) 37-5 (Dec 3-1)
285
3rd - Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan (CT)) 38-3 won by fall over Lance Evans (Wartburg) 22-3 (Fall 4:34)
5th - Jake O`Brien (Ithaca) 26-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Konrad Ernst (Wis.-La Crosse) 26-6 (SV-1 5-3)
7th - Austin Bellile (MSOE) 14-2 won by decision over Tyler Ortmann (Cornell College) 26-9 (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal results
125 pounds
No. 5 Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton IL) 37-2 won by decision over No. 8 Nick Mancini (Mount Union) 26-3 (Dec 10-8)
No. 2 Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales RI) 47-2 won by decision over No. 3 Jonathan Haas (Brockport) 34-2 (Dec 4-3)
133 pounds
No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) 35-5 won by major decision over unseeded Joao Vicente (Johnson & Wales RI) 28-4 (MD 15-3)
No. 3 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) 24-5 won by major decision over No. 7 Austin Sisco (SUNY Oneonta) 36-7 (MD 11-0)
141 pounds
No. 1 Brett Kaliner (Stevens) 40-2 won by decision over No. 5 Joseph Ghione (Elizabethtown) 26-5 (Dec 6-2)
No. 7 Ben Brisman (Ithaca) 37-5 won by fall over unseeded Brendan Ladd (Alma) 36-8 (Fall 2:32)
149 pounds
No. 1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) 33-0 won by major decision over No. 5 Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 34-6 (MD 8-0)
No. 3 Gregory Warner (York PA) 34-3 won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 7 Sean Peacock (Brockport) 26-6 (TB-1 4-3)
157 poumds
No. 1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) 41-1 won by decision over No. 5 Cole Erickson (Coe) 18-8 (Dec 3-1)
No. 2 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg) 32-1 won by decision over No. 3 Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) 45-3 (Dec 7-4)
165 pounds
No. 8 Nick Velez (Ithaca) 34-5 won by decision over No. 4 Frank Aiello (Wheaton (IL)) 14-2 (Dec 10-3)
No. 2 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) 38-1 won by fall over No. 3 Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) 35-2 (Fall 1:43)
174 pounds
No. 5 Jon Goetz (Wis.-Platteville) 28-1 won by decision over No. 1 Eric Devos (Wartburg) 16-1 (Dec 4-2)
No. 2 Jairod James (Mount Union) 21-1 won by decision over No. 3 Ben Swarr (Messiah) 40-3 (Dec 6-1)
184 pounds
No. 1 Jordan Newman (Wis.-Whitewater) 25-3 won by fall over No. 5 Christos Giatras (Augustana (IL)) 27-3 (Fall 2:23)
No. 3 Tyler Lutes (Wartburg) 27-1 won by decision over No. 7 John Boyle (Western New Eng.) 36-6 (Dec 4-2)
197 pounds
No. 1 Kyle Fank (Wartburg) 32-2 won by decision over No. 4 Etiini Udott (Centenary NJ) 32-5 (Dec 4-0)
No. 2 Guy Patron (Loras) 34-3 won by decision over No. 6 Triston Engle (Brockport) 40-5 (Dec 3-2)
285 pounds
No. 5 Jake Evans (Waynesburg) 49-3 won by decision over No. 1 Lance Evans (Wartburg) 21-2 (Dec 8-6)
No. 2 James Bethel (SUNY Oneonta) 34-3 won by fall over No. 3 Jake O`Brien (Ithaca) 25-6 (Fall 3:48)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wartburg put five of its seven semifinalists into the finals, extending their lead at the NCAA Div. III National Championships on Saturday morning.
Going for gold for No. 1 ranked Wartburg are No. 3 Brock Rathbun (133), No. 1 Cross Cannone (149) , No. 2 Logan Thomsen (157) , No. 3 Tyler Lutes (184) and No. 1 Kyle Fank (197).
Both Wartburg athletes who lost in the semifinals were No. 1 seeds. No. 5 seed Jon Goetz of Wisconsin-Platteville upset No. 1 seed and returning champion Eric Devos, 16-1 at 174 pounds. Also at 285 pounds, No. 5 Jake Evans of Waynesburg stopped No. 1 Lance Evans of Wartburg, 8-6.
Augsburg remained in second place as the semifinals finished, but with the completion of the consolation rounds, including the other medal matches, Ithaca moved into second place with 75 points, which is 48.5 points behind Wartburg. Ithaca placed two low seeds into the finals, as No. 7 Ben Brisman (141) and No. 8 Nick Velez (165) won their semifinal bouts. Ithaca had two other All-Americans.
Augsburg placed three athletes into the finals, which gives them a chance to move up to second during the finals. They will be represented by No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (133), No. 1 Ryan Epps (157) and No. 2 Lucas Jeske (165).
Check out the finals and see the brackets on TrackWrestling.com
NCAA DIV. III NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cleveland, Ohio, March 10
Championship finals pairings
125 - No. 2 Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales RI) vs. No. 5 Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton IL)
133 - No. 3 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) vs. No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg)
141 - No. 1 Brett Kaliner (Stevens) vs. No. 7 Ben Brisman (Ithaca)
149 - No. 1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) vs. No. 3 Gregory Warner (York PA)
157 - No. 1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) vs. No. 2 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg)
165 - No. 2 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) vs. No. 8 Nick Velez (Ithaca)
174 - No. 2 Jairod James (Mount Union) vs. No. 5 Jon Goetz (Wis.-Platteville)
184 - No. 1 Jordan Newman (Wis.-Whitewater) vs. No. 3 Tyler Lutes (Wartburg)
197 - No. 1 Kyle Fank (Wartburg) vs. No. 2 Guy Patron (Loras)
285 - No. 2 James Bethel (SUNY Oneonta) vs. No. 5 Jake Evans (Waynesburg)
Top 10 teams after morning session
1 Wartburg 123.5
2 Ithaca 75.0
3 Augsburg 72.5
4 Stevens 55.0
5 Wabash 44.0
6 Wis.-La Crosse 42.5
7 Johnson & Wales (RI) 39.5
8 Messiah 38.0
9 SUNY Oneonta 34.5
10 Coe 34.0
Medal Match Results
125
3rd - Mike Tortorice (Wis.-Whitewater) 35-4 won by decision over Jonathan Haas (Brockport) 35-3 (Dec 3-2)
5th - Nick Mancini (Mount Union) 27-4 won by major decision over Clarren Pestano (Central IA) 31-3 (MD 10-0)
7th - Ferdinand Mase (Ithaca) 32-7 won by decision over Christopher Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) 27-9 (Dec 8-1)
133
3rd - Troy Stanich (Stevens) 37-1 won by fall over Austin Sisco (SUNY Oneonta) 37-8 (Fall 1:50)
5th - Anthony Munoz (Elmhurst) 30-6 won by decision over Joao Vicente (Johnson & Wales RI) 28-6 (Dec 8-7)
7th - Owen McClave (Coast Guard) 28-10 won by decision over Brenden Velez (Delaware Valley) 29-20 (Dec 3-2)
141
3rd - Chris Williams (Millikin) 27-4 won by fall over Joseph Ghione (Elizabethtown) 27-6 (Fall 6:22)
5th - Josh Martin (Cornell College) 32-5 won by fall over Brendan Ladd (Alma) 36-10 (Fall 1:31)
7th - Jimmy Mcauliffe (Elmhurst) 24-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Joseph Ferinde (Johnson & Wales RI) 34-8 (TB-1 7-6)
149
3rd - Austin Bethel (Wabash) 33-6 won by fall over Evan Drill (NYU) 36-6 (Fall 1:16)
5th - Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 35-7 won by medical forfeit over Sean Peacock (Brockport) 26-8 (M. For.)
7th - Bradan Birt (Millikin) 38-5 won by fall over Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 (Fall 1:32)
157
3rd - Cole Erickson (Coe) 20-8 won by decision over Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) 46-4 (Dec 4-0)
5th - Mark Choinski (Wis.-Oshkosh) 24-3 won by fall over Kevin Edwards (Messiah) 38-12 (Fall 2:51)
7th - Raymond Jazikoff (NYU) 48-7 won by decision over Kyle Hatch (Wabash) 41-5 (Dec 10-4)
165
3rd - Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) 37-2 won by decision over Frank Aiello (Wheaton IL) 15-3 (Dec 7-5)
5th - Nick Remke (Coast Guard) 32-11 won by decision over Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah) 42-10 (Dec 4-3)
7th - Ben Hewson (Cornell College) 15-5 won by medical forfeit over Mike Ross (Wartburg) 27-3 (M. For.)
174
3rd - Eric Devos (Wartburg) 18-1 won by fall over Darden Schurg (Wabash) 39-4 (Fall 1:57)
5th - Ben Swarr (Messiah) 41-4 won by decision over Sawyer Massie (Wis.-La Crosse) 27-10 (Dec 6-3)
7th - Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) 35-10 won by decision over Jake Voss (Coe) 30-9 (Dec 8-3)
184
3rd - Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) 40-4 won by major decision over John Boyle (Western New Eng.) 37-7 (MD 14-2)
5th - Christos Giatras (Augustana (IL) 28-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dan Squires (Wis-Stevens Point) 36-11 (SV-1 3-1)
7th - Keajion Jennings (Millikin) 27-5 won by medical forfeit over Khamri Thomas (Johnson & Wales (RI)) 44-5 (M. For.)
197
3rd - Wesley Schultz (Wis.-La Crosse) 30-9 won by fall over Andrew Holladay (Coe) 32-11 (Fall 1:39)
5th - Etiini Udott (Centenary (NJ)) 33-6 won by decision over Triston Engle (Brockport) 40-7 (Dec 5-4)
7th - Dylan Diebitz (Wis-Stevens Point) 24-12 won by decision over Devon Carrillo (Wesleyan (CT)) 37-5 (Dec 3-1)
285
3rd - Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan (CT)) 38-3 won by fall over Lance Evans (Wartburg) 22-3 (Fall 4:34)
5th - Jake O`Brien (Ithaca) 26-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Konrad Ernst (Wis.-La Crosse) 26-6 (SV-1 5-3)
7th - Austin Bellile (MSOE) 14-2 won by decision over Tyler Ortmann (Cornell College) 26-9 (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal results
125 pounds
No. 5 Carlos Fuentez (Wheaton IL) 37-2 won by decision over No. 8 Nick Mancini (Mount Union) 26-3 (Dec 10-8)
No. 2 Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales RI) 47-2 won by decision over No. 3 Jonathan Haas (Brockport) 34-2 (Dec 4-3)
133 pounds
No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (Augsburg) 35-5 won by major decision over unseeded Joao Vicente (Johnson & Wales RI) 28-4 (MD 15-3)
No. 3 Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) 24-5 won by major decision over No. 7 Austin Sisco (SUNY Oneonta) 36-7 (MD 11-0)
141 pounds
No. 1 Brett Kaliner (Stevens) 40-2 won by decision over No. 5 Joseph Ghione (Elizabethtown) 26-5 (Dec 6-2)
No. 7 Ben Brisman (Ithaca) 37-5 won by fall over unseeded Brendan Ladd (Alma) 36-8 (Fall 2:32)
149 pounds
No. 1 Cross Cannone (Wartburg) 33-0 won by major decision over No. 5 Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 34-6 (MD 8-0)
No. 3 Gregory Warner (York PA) 34-3 won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 7 Sean Peacock (Brockport) 26-6 (TB-1 4-3)
157 poumds
No. 1 Ryan Epps (Augsburg) 41-1 won by decision over No. 5 Cole Erickson (Coe) 18-8 (Dec 3-1)
No. 2 Logan Thomsen (Wartburg) 32-1 won by decision over No. 3 Zach Wilhelm (Stevens) 45-3 (Dec 7-4)
165 pounds
No. 8 Nick Velez (Ithaca) 34-5 won by decision over No. 4 Frank Aiello (Wheaton (IL)) 14-2 (Dec 10-3)
No. 2 Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) 38-1 won by fall over No. 3 Anthony Arroyo (Baldwin Wallace) 35-2 (Fall 1:43)
174 pounds
No. 5 Jon Goetz (Wis.-Platteville) 28-1 won by decision over No. 1 Eric Devos (Wartburg) 16-1 (Dec 4-2)
No. 2 Jairod James (Mount Union) 21-1 won by decision over No. 3 Ben Swarr (Messiah) 40-3 (Dec 6-1)
184 pounds
No. 1 Jordan Newman (Wis.-Whitewater) 25-3 won by fall over No. 5 Christos Giatras (Augustana (IL)) 27-3 (Fall 2:23)
No. 3 Tyler Lutes (Wartburg) 27-1 won by decision over No. 7 John Boyle (Western New Eng.) 36-6 (Dec 4-2)
197 pounds
No. 1 Kyle Fank (Wartburg) 32-2 won by decision over No. 4 Etiini Udott (Centenary NJ) 32-5 (Dec 4-0)
No. 2 Guy Patron (Loras) 34-3 won by decision over No. 6 Triston Engle (Brockport) 40-5 (Dec 3-2)
285 pounds
No. 5 Jake Evans (Waynesburg) 49-3 won by decision over No. 1 Lance Evans (Wartburg) 21-2 (Dec 8-6)
No. 2 James Bethel (SUNY Oneonta) 34-3 won by fall over No. 3 Jake O`Brien (Ithaca) 25-6 (Fall 3:48)
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