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Brazilian Jiujitsu and Submission Grappling Tournaments
Submission Only VIII / NC Junior Championships

Poster for US Grappling's Submission Only VIII Grappling tournamentFebruary 20th, 2010 – Simkins Indoor Sports Pavilion @ Barber Park – Greensboro, NC.

Here is the list of all 2008 2009 NCAA Qualifiers. To make the text bigger, use the full screen option to the right or tools tab to increase the size. To see the At Large Bids, Click here  Complete NCAA Qualifiers 1 2 125 Byrne Brendan Maryland RSJR Cape May 21-8 1 ACC 3 125 Garnett Jarrod Virginia Tech FR Newark, DE 39-7 2 ACC 4 125 Clark Tyler Iowa State SO Davenport, IA 24-6 2 Big 12 5 125 Fio Joey Oklahoma SO Sandpoint, ID 21-3 1 Big 12 6 125 Blanc Obenson Oklahoma State RSSR Naples, FL 27-8 3 Big 12 7 125 Futrell Bernard Illinois FR Oak Forest, IL 23-12 6 Big Ten 8 125 Escobedo Angel Indiana RSJR Griffith, IN 22-3 1 Big Ten 9 125 Falck Charlie Iowa RSSR Arlington, IA 22-4 3 Big Ten 10 125 Watts Mike Michigan SR Riverton, UT 14-11   Big Ten 11 125 Olanowski Eric Michigan State RSFR Virginia Beach, VA 20-17 7 Big Ten 12 125 Sanders Zachary Minnesota RSFR Wabasha,MN 35-7 5 Big Ten 13 125 Precin Brandon Northwestern JR Orland Park, IL 27-3 2 Big Ten 14 125 Triggas Nikko Ohio State SO Moraga, CA 20-15   Big Ten 15 125 Pataky Brad Penn State RSSO Clearfield, PA 28-9 4 Big Ten 16 125 Bonanno Steve Hofstra FR Wantagh, NY 28-13 2 CAA 17 125 Nicholson James Old Dominion RSSO Des Moines, IA 35-2 1 CAA 18 125 Chamberlain William Duquesne JR Shippensburg, PA 26-9 1 East Regional 19 125 Reber Derek Bucknell FR Lewisburg, PA 31-10 3 EIWA 20 125 Nickerson Troy Cornell RSJR Chenango Forks, NY 20-0 1 EIWA 21 125 Garner Prescott Navy FR Wes Linn, OR 28-14 5 EIWA 22 125 Peterkin Rollie Penn SO Wellsley, MA 21-5 2 EIWA 23 125 Moser Ian Bloomsburg RSSO Dover, DE 22-12 3 EWL 24 125 Ivanco Jay Clarion RSSO Monroville, PA 19-12 2 EWL 25 125 Donahoe Paul Edinboro RSSR Davison, MI 31-0 1 EWL 26 125 Sentes Scotti Central Michigan FR North Fort Myers, FL 25-6 1 MAC 27 125 Bedelyon Nicholas Kent State SO Lewistown, PA 25-8 2 MAC 28 125 Robles Anthony Arizona State RSSO Mesa, AZ 25-6 1 Pac-10 29 125 Owen Brian Boise State FR Spokane,WA 12-7 4 Pac-10 30 125 Zoetewey Brandon Cal State Bakersfield SR San Ramon, CA 24-6 2 Pac-10 31 125 Orozco Marcos UC Davis SR Vacaville, CA 21-8 3 Pac-10 32 125 Johnson Demetrius Chattanooga RSFR Brighton, TN 10-6 1 SoCon 33 125 Mustari Anthony Northern Colorado RSJR Greeley, CO 26-8 2 WWC 34 125 Martinez Michael Wyoming RSFR Pagosa Springs, CO 37-9 1 WWC 35 133 Bell Steve Maryland RSJR Connellsville, PA 24-4 1 ACC 36 133 Rappo Michael North Carolina RSSO Holland, PA 24-8 2 ACC 37 133 Little Darius North Carolina State FR High Point, NC 18-15 3 ACC 38 133 Bonson Matt Virginia RSFR Lewistown,PA 17-7 4 ACC 39 133 Fanthorpe Nicholas Iowa State JR Naperville, IL 20-4 1 Big 12 40 133 Schavrien Todd Missouri SO Poway, Calif. 14-11 3 Big 12 41 133 Notte Christopher Oklahoma State JR Wantagh, NY 27-7 2 Big 12 42 133 Kennedy James Illinois JR Ingleside, IL 28-4 3 Big Ten 43 133 Dennis Daniel Iowa RSJR Ingleside, IL 27-4 5 Big Ten 44 133 Gomez Franklin Michigan State RSJR Brandon, FL 22-2 1 Big Ten 45 133 Ness Jayson Minnesota RSJR Bloomington, MN 33-7 4 Big Ten 46 133 Humphrey Reece Ohio State RSJR Indiapolis, IN 26-3 2 Big Ten 47 133 Strayer Jake Penn State RSSR South Fork, PA 16-8 6 Big Ten 48 133 Ruggirello Lou Hofstra JR Walden, NY 28-3 1 CAA 49 133 Hutter Kyle Old Dominion JR New Lenox, IL 22-12 2 CAA 50 133 Smith Christian Liberty Grad Chesapeake, VA 23-12 1 East Regional 51 133 Marble David Bucknell JR Harpersville, NY 27-10 4 EIWA 52 133 Grey Mike Cornell SO Rockaway, NY 22-8 2 EIWA 53 133 Fisk Matthew Lehigh RSJR Wyalusing PA 26-7 3 EIWA 54 133 Baker Joe Navy SR Poway, CA 14-0 1 EIWA 55 133 Deubel Rick Edinboro RSSR Chagrin Falls, OH 27-11 2 EWL 56 133 Conroy Jimmy Pittsburgh JR South Plainfield, NJ 21-11 1 EWL 57 133 Beebe Conor Central Michigan RSJR Western Springs, IL 22-12 2 MAC 58 133 Mitcheff Dan Kent State RSJR Lorain, OH 23-8 1 MAC 59 133 DeShazer Tristen Northern Illinois RSSO Wichita, KS 21-11 3 MAC 60 133 Hochstrasser Andrew Boise State RSSO Tooele, UT 30-2 1 Pac-10 61 133 Novachkov Filip Cal Poly RSSO Sunnyvale,CA 22-7 3 Pac-10 62 133 Kimbrell Thomas Cal State Bakersfield RSSR Daswonville, GA 25-12 5 Pac-10 63 133 Dillashaw Tyler Cal State Fullerton RSSR Angels Camp, CA 27-7 6 Pac-10 64 133 Kubec Kelly Oregon State RSFR Everett, WA 21-7 2 Pac-10 65 133 Low Brandon UC Davis RSSO Honolulu, HI 14-8 4 Pac-10 66 133 Celorrio Frank Appalachian State JR Hialeah, FL 26-13 1 SoCon 67 133 VomBaur Cory Wyoming RSJR Vacouver, WA 27-12 1 WWC 68 141 Krom Alex Maryland RSJR Easton, PA 21-4 1 ACC 69 141 Ramirez Vincent North Carolina RSSR Durham, NC 31-8 3 ACC 70 141 Caramanica Joe North Carolina State JR Nazareth, PA 11-8 5 ACC 71 141 Nelson Nick Virginia SO Pittsburgh,PA 23-10 4 ACC 72 141 Diaz Christopher Virginia Tech SO Camden, DE 35-10 2 ACC 73 141 Gallick Nick Iowa State JR Tucson, AZ 28-4 2 Big 12 74 141 Hoehn Marcus Missouri SR Farminton, MO 29-8 1 Big 12 75 141 Parks Jamal Oklahoma State RSFR Tulsa, OK 27-8 3 Big 12 76 141 Prater Ryan Illinois SO Plainfield, IL 11-15 7 Big Ten 77 141 Tsirtsis Alex Iowa SR Griffith, IN 25-5 4 Big Ten 78 141 Russell Kellen Michigan SO High Bridge, NJ 26-2 1 Big Ten 79 141 Thorn Michael Minnesota RSSO Saint Michael,MN 29-15 5 Big Ten 80 141 Sulzer Keith Northwestern JR Cleveland, OH 19-12 6 Big Ten 81 141 Jaggers J Ohio State RSSR Northfield, OH 23-7 3 Big Ten 82 141 Molinaro Frank Penn State RSFR Barnegat, NJ 19-16 8 Big Ten 83 141 Tanelli Zach Wisconsin RSSR Milburne, NJ 25-4 2 Big Ten 84 141 Accordino Justin Hofstra RSFR Wilkes-Barre, PA 23-11 2 CAA 85 141 Williams Ryan Old Dominion SR Mechanicsburg, PA 35-3 1 CAA 86 141 Harner Tim Liberty SR Norristown, PA 25-8 1 East Regional 87 141 Simpson William Army SR Nashville, TN 18-6 4 EIWA 88 141 Jantzen Corey Harvard SO Shoreham, NY 13-2 2 EIWA 89 141 Ciasulli Seth Lehigh RSJR Easton, PA 24-8 1 EIWA 90 141 Rappo Richard Penn JR Holland,PA 18-7 3 EIWA 91 141 Nauman Tyler Pittsburgh RSFR Middletown, PA 28-7 1 EWL 92 141 D'Alie Anthony Central Michigan RSJR Waterford,WI 14-9 2 MAC 93 141 Lashaway Drew Kent State RSSR Bowling Green, OH 29-5 1 MAC 94 141 Drouin Chris Arizona State RSSO Temecula, CA 26-6 2 Pac-10 95 141 Fish Cory Boise State JR Spokane, WA 18-9 4 Pac-10 96 141 Nacita Elijah Cal State Bakersfield RSSO Bakersfield, CA 33-11 1 Pac-10 97 141 Duenas Adin Cal State Fullerton RSSO Gilroy,Ca 20-7 3 Pac-10 98 141 Cleveland Cody Chattanooga RSJR Tullahoma, Tn 17-6 1 SoCon 99 141 Bencivenga Christopher North Carolina-Greensboro RSSR Davie, FL 29-10 2 SoCon 100 141 Washington Trenton Northern Iowa RSFR Omaha, NE 14-7 1 WWC 101 149 Stabile Nicholas North Carolina RSSO Lenhartsville, PA 27-9 2 ACC 102 149 Caldwell Darrion North Carolina State SO Rahway, N.J. 33-0 1 ACC 103 149 Balum Kellon Virginia JR Herndon, PA 10-11 3 ACC 104 149 Yates Peter Virginia Tech FR Conyers, GA 36-8   ACC 105 149 Mueller Mitch Iowa State JR Iowa City, IA 20-7 2 Big 12 106 149 Sanders Robert Nebraska RSSR Blanding, UT 26-15 3 Big 12 107 149 Terry Kyle Oklahoma RSJR Midwest City, Okla. 28-1 1 Big 12 108 149 Metcalf Brent Iowa RSJR Davison, MI 33-0 1 Big Ten 109 149 Palmer Lance Ohio State JR Columbia Station, OH 27-3 3 Big Ten 110 149 Jenkins Bubba Penn State JR Virginia Beach, VA 24-1 2 Big Ten 111 149 Patacsil Jake Purdue RSSR Sunrise, FL 33-8 4 Big Ten 112 149 Ruschell Kyle Wisconsin RSJR Critenden, KY 26-7 5 Big Ten 113 149 Roberts Michael Boston U. RSSR Albany, NY 31-10 2 CAA 114 149 Gillespie Paul Hofstra RSFR Long Beach, NY 19-13 1 CAA 115 149 Cathell Matt Delaware State RSSO   16-0 1 East Regional 116 149 Borshoff Kyle American SO Pittsford, NY 26-4 3 EIWA 117 149 Kyler Matthew Army JR Clearfield, PA 39-5 2 EIWA 118 149 LeValley Kevin Bucknell SO Hugo, CO 28-13 6 EIWA 119 149 Meagher Daniel Cornell SO Bow, NH 14-10   EIWA 120 149 Chinn Trevor Lehigh RSSR Canadaigua, NY 27-7 4 EIWA 121 149 Saddoris Bryce Navy SO Spring Creek, NV 40-5 1 EIWA 122 149 Grajales Cesar Penn SO Brandon, FL 25-8 5 EIWA 123 149 Hickman George Bloomsburg RSSR Wilmington, NC 23-12 2 EWL 124 149 Gillespie Torsten Edinboro FR Webster, NY 26-17 6 EWL 125 149 Fittery Matthew Lock Haven RSSR Denver, PA 29-7 1 EWL 126 149 Jauregui David West Virginia RSSR Santa Ana, CA 14-5 3 EWL 127 149 Green Desmond Buffalo FR Henrietta, NY 38-7 2 MAC 128 149 Brown Steven Central Michigan RSJR Hermon, NY 21-6 1 MAC 129 149 Chamberlain Jason Boise State FR Springville,UT 26-7 1 Pac-10 130 149 Barnes Heinrich Oregon State SR Pretoria, South Africa 35-5 2 Pac-10 131 149 Waddell Daniel Chattanooga RSFR Chattanooga,TN 12-9 1 SoCon 132 149 Polkowske Mitchell Northern Colorado FR LaJara, CO 28-6 1 WWC 133 149 Kittleson Trevor Northern Iowa RSSO St. Ansgar, IA 27-9 2 WWC 134 157 Scotton Thomas North Carolina RSSO Willingboro, NJ 20-13   ACC 135 157 Hamrah Kody North Carolina State SR Middlesex, N.J. 31-8 1 ACC 136 157 Moore Jedd Virginia FR Marion,OH 28-13 3 ACC 137 157 Dong Jesse Virginia Tech FR Westerville, OH 32-9 2 ACC 138 157 Sanderson Cyler Iowa State JR Heber City, UT 18-7 4 Big 12 139 157 Chandler Michael Missouri SR High Ridge, MO 27-6 2 Big 12 140 157 Burroughs Jordan Nebraska JR Sickerville, NJ 30-0 1 Big 12 141 157 Terry Chad Oklahoma RSJR Midwest City, Okla. 16-7   Big 12 142 157 Erisman Robert Oklahoma State RSSO De Soto, KS 31-9 3 Big 12 143 157 Poeta Michael Illinois RSSR Highwood, IL 13-0 1 Big Ten 144 157 Kinser Kurt Indiana RSSO Bloomington, IN 18-8 6 Big Ten 145 157 Hynes Aaron Michigan RSSO Flint, MI 20-13 5 Big Ten 146 157 Jones Anthony Michigan State SO Highland Park, MI 23-13 7 Big Ten 147 157 Safratowich Tyler Minnesota RSSR Park Rapids, MN 29-12 3 Big Ten 148 157 Welch Jason Northwestern FR Walnut Creek,CA. 23-8 2 Big Ten 149 157 Johnstone Jason Ohio State RSSR Massilon, OH 20-12   Big Ten 150 157 Salazar Colton Purdue RSSO Midway, UT 14-12 4 Big Ten 151 157 Bonilla-Bowman Jonny Hofstra RSJR Pomona, NY 22-7 1 CAA 152 157 Kessler Michael Rider RSJR Randallstown, MD 25-11 2 CAA 153 157 Smith Shaun Liberty JR Parkersburg, WV 12-12 1 East Regional 154 157 Leen Jordan Cornell RSSR Soddy Daisy TN 23-2 1 EIWA 155 157 O'Connor J.P. Harvard JR Oxford, NY 30-3 2 EIWA 156 157 Dragon Matt Penn JR Dallas,PA 25-7 4 EIWA 157 157 Winston Scott Rutgers FR Jackson NJ 38-7 3 EIWA 158 157 Moley Matt Bloomsburg JR Phoenixville, PA 31-5 1 EWL 159 157 Harrison Hadley Clarion JR McKean, PA 20-13 4 EWL 160 157 Gillespie Gregor Edinboro JR Webster, NY 37-1 2 EWL 161 157 Goodman Ryan West Virginia RSFR Greensburg, PA 8-9 3 EWL 162 157 Deutsch Bryan Northern Illinois RSSO Columbia City, IN 20-10 1 MAC 163 157 Hall Adam Boise State RSSO Bonners Ferry, ID 31-4 2 Pac-10 164 157 Pami Chase Cal Poly RSJR Las Vegas, NV 22-7 1 Pac-10 165 157 Knox Joseph Chattanooga RSJR Signal Mtn. TN 16-10 1 SoCon 166 157 Gaethje Justin Northern Colorado SO Safford, AZ 22-6 1 WWC 167 165 Mueller Keegan North Carolina RSSR Dallas, TX 32-7 1 ACC 168 165 Reader Jonathan Iowa State SO Davison, MI 25-6 3 Big 12 169 165 Marable Nick Missouri JR Collierville, TN 23-6 1 Big 12 170 165 Dwyer Stephen Nebraska JR Rockton, IL 25-5 2 Big 12 171 165 Smith Ryan Oklahoma RSFR Prineville, OR 15-11 5 Big 12 172 165 Mason Brandon Oklahoma State RSSR Shenandoah, IA 26-9 4 Big 12 173 165 Smith-Bergsrud Roger Illinois RSSR Lake Bluff, IL 19-10 6 Big Ten 174 165 Young Paul Indiana RSSO Bloomington, IN 29-13 7 Big Ten 175 165 Morningstar Ryan Iowa RSJR Lisbon, IA 27-5 2 Big Ten 176 165 Zeerip Justin Michigan RSFR Freemont, MI 8-18 8 Big Ten 177 165 Kendle Rex Michigan State RSSR Edwardsburg, MI 22-13   Big Ten 178 165 Sponseller Colt Ohio State SO Glenmont, OH 30-6 4 Big Ten 179 165 Vallimont Dan Penn State RSJR Lake Hopatcong, NJ 21-10 3 Big Ten 180 165 Manuel Luke Purdue RSSO Nevada City, CA 25-13 5 Big Ten 181 165 Howe Andrew Wisconsin FR Cedar Lake,IN 26-4 1 Big Ten 182 165 Patrovich Ryan Hofstra RSSO Islip, NY 20-8 3 CAA 183 165 Brown Chris Old Dominion RSJR Chesapeake, VA 27-6 1 CAA 184 165 Lapham Jason Rider SR West Chazy, NY 26-11 2 CAA 185 165 Brooks Jeremy Millersville JR Linden, PA 30-8 1 East Regional 186 165 Rendos Andrew Bucknell JR Brockway, PA 28-6 2 EIWA 187 165 Lewnes Mack Cornell SO Annapolis, MD 35-0 1 EIWA 188 165 Galante Mike Lehigh RSJR Ocean City, NJ 27-6 3 EIWA 189 165 Pletcher Matt Rutgers SR Easthampton, NJ 33-11 4 EIWA 190 165 Schmelyun Rick Bloomsburg JR New Oxford, PA 31-13 5 EWL 191 165 King Jarrod Edinboro RSJR Connellsville, PA 27-5 1 EWL 192 165 Headlee Ethan Pittsburgh SO Waynesburg, PA 24-14 3 EWL 193 165 Jones Donald West Virginia RSJR Slickville, PA 10-3 2 EWL 194 165 Stewart Trevor Central Michigan SR Canton, MI 23-8 1 MAC 195 165 Sherfey Tyler Boise State RSSR Kenewick, WA 25-8 1 Pac-10 196 165 Davis Keegan Oregon State JR Salem, OR 25-13 3 Pac-10 197 165 Amuchastegui Nick Stanford RSFR Talent, OR 28-6 2 Pac-10 198 165 Garvin William Chattanooga RSSR Hoover, AL 22-9 1 SoCon 199 165 Fay Moza Northern Iowa RSSR Anamosa, IA 25-4 1 WWC 200 174 Henrich Christopher Virginia SO Lansdale, PA 36-1 1 ACC 201 174 Trongone Anthony Virginia Tech RSFR Glendora 26-14 2 ACC 202 174 Burk Ryan Iowa State JR Peoria, IL 17-7   Big 12 203 174 Jordan Raymond Missouri SR New Bern, NC 30-4 2 Big 12 204 174 Browne Brandon Nebraska RSSR Plattsmouth, NE 26-3 1 Big 12 205 174 James Jeff Oklahoma RSSO El Reno, Okla. 22-6 4 Big 12 206 174 McSpadden Newly Oklahoma State RSSR Vinita, OK 19-7 3 Big 12 207 174 Dergo John Illinois JR Morris, IL 13-8 4 Big Ten 208 174 Perry Trevor Indiana RSJR Davison, MI 26-15 6 Big Ten 209 174 Borschel Jay Iowa RSJR Marion, IA 27-3 3 Big Ten 210 174 Luke Steve Michigan SR Massillon, OH 27-0 1 Big Ten 211 174 Hinton Ian Michigan State RSFR Mishawaka, IN 19-17 8 Big Ten 212 174 Rella David Ohio State JR Akron, OH 20-13 5 Big Ten 213 174 Wright Quentin Penn State FR PA Furnace, PA 29-10 2 Big Ten 214 174 Meys Hunter Boston U. FR Cliffton pk NY 29-10 4 CAA 215 174 Tovuujav Mendbagana George Mason FR Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia 24-7 1 CAA 216 174 Lucas Alton Hofstra SR West Babylon, NY 24-6 2 CAA 217 174 Decker Eric Old Dominion RSJR Wells Bridge, NY 26-17 3 CAA 218 174 Smith Shane Millersville RSFR Pennsburg, PA 32-13 1 East Regional 219 174 Cannon Michael American RSSO Mechanicsville, MD 30-0 1 EIWA 220 174 Riccio Shane Bucknell JR Warren, NJ 32-14 3 EIWA 221 174 Anceravage Steve Cornell RSSR Bloomsburg, PA 27-4 2 EIWA 222 174 Herbert Justin Franklin & Marshall SR New Milford, PA 23-11   EIWA 223 174 Caruso Alex Lehigh RSSO Green Brook, NJ 19-9 4 EIWA 224 174 Rebertus Luke Navy FR Elkton, MD 34-9 5 EIWA 225 174 Giffin Scott Penn RSFR Berlin, NJ 16-10 6 EIWA 226 174 Brenner Kurt West Virginia RSSR Rochester, PA 18-4 1 EWL 227 174 Rock Nate Buffalo JR Ephrata, PA 26-14 2 MAC 228 174 Miller Mike Central Michigan RSSO Uniontown, OH 26-6 1 MAC 229 174 Lee Nathan Boise State RSJR Payson, AZ 18-3 1 Pac-10 230 174 McCroskey Jason Chattanooga RSFR Hixson, TN 17-10 1 SoCon 231 174 Sigmon Byron North Carolina-Greensboro RSSO Claremont, NC 17-9 3 SoCon 232 174 Onufer Shane Wyoming RSFR Auburn, WA 42-9 1 WWC 233 184 Barone John Duke RSJR Shirley, N.Y. 36-6 3 ACC 234 184 Caponi Rocco Virginia RSSR Uniontown, OH 15-5 1 ACC 235 184 Spellman Thomas Virginia Tech SO Newton, NJ 24-9 2 ACC 236 184 Ward Jerome Iowa State RSFR Evergreen Park, IL 23-11 2 Big 12 237 184 Henderson Dorian Missouri RSFR Columbia, Mo. 20-13   Big 12 238 184 Jones Vince Nebraska SR Sicklerville, NJ 31-6 1 Big 12 239 184 Flynn Patrick Oklahoma JR Quakertown, PA 25-6 3 Big 12 240 184 McNeil Christopher Oklahoma State RSFR Lawton, OK 24-11 4 Big 12 241 184 Blanton Jordan Illinois FR Richmond, IL 26-8 4 Big Ten 242 184 Cameron Eric Indiana JR Cincinnati, OH 21-18 6 Big Ten 243 184 Keddy Philip Iowa RSJR Vernal, UT 29-3 2 Big Ten 244 184 Biondo Anthony Michigan RSSO Clinton Twp, MI 18-13 5 Big Ten 245 184 Herbert Jake Northwestern RSSR Wexford,PA 29-0 1 Big Ten 246 184 Pucillo Mike Ohio State RSJR Strongsville, OH 19-1 3 Big Ten 247 184 Kissel A.J. Purdue SO Sheboygan, WI 27-8   Big Ten 248 184 Patterson Joshua Binghamton JR Ontario, NY 41-4 1 CAA 249 184 Umbehauer Doug Rider RSSR Shamong, NJ 19-4 2 CAA 250 184 Daggett Christopher Liberty SR Parkersburg, WV 25-13 1 East Regional 251 184 Gevelinger Matthew Brown SR Mineral Point, WI 24-12 4 EIWA 252 184 Thompson David Bucknell SO West Liberty, OH 22-14 5 EIWA 253 184 Kerber Justin Cornell RSSO Emmetsburg, IA 30-10 2 EIWA 254 184 Caputo Louis Harvard JR Blue Springs, MO 30-5 3 EIWA 255 184 Craig David Lehigh JR Brandon, FL 25-4 1 EIWA 256 184 Caldwell Kenneth Navy SR Liberty, IN 31-13 6 EIWA 257 184 Honeycutt Christopher Edinboro FR North Ridgeville, OH 30-6 1 EWL 258 184 Moran Mickey Buffalo SR Pittsburgh, PA 23-11 3 MAC 259 184 DiDona Vincenzo Central Michigan RSSR Cleveland, OH 25-12 2 MAC 260 184 Kilgore Dustin Kent State RSFR Berea, OH 31-3 1 MAC 261 184 Smith Kirk Boise State SO Boise, ID 36-1 1 Pac-10 262 184 Orozco Riley Cal State Bakersfield RSSO Fallon, NV 27-11 2 Pac-10 263 184 McKee Mikal North Carolina-Greensboro SO Asheville, NC 31-12 1 SoCon 264 184 Dolly Alex Northern Iowa RSSR Mishawaka, IN 11-4 2 WWC 265 184 LeBlanc Joe Wyoming RSFR Meeker, CO 40-6 1 WWC 266 197 Taylor Hudson Maryland RSJR Pennington, NJ 31-7 2 ACC 267 197 Drury Dennis North Carolina RSJR Jenkintown, PA 27-8 3 ACC 268 197 Jones Brent Virginia RSJR Burke, VA 29-6 1 ACC 269 197 Bruce Daniel Virginia Tech SO Naperville, IL 28-15 4 ACC 270 197 Varner Jake Iowa State JR Bakersfield, CA 26-2 2 Big 12 271 197 Askren Maxwell Missouri JR Hartland, WI 26-5 3 Big 12 272 197 Brester Craig Nebraska RSJR Howells, NE 29-3 1 Big 12 273 197 Lapotsky Eric Oklahoma JR Mt. Carmel, PA 22-8 5 Big 12 274 197 Foster Clayton Oklahoma State SO Kamiah, ID 27-5 4 Big 12 275 197 Bond Patrick Illinois RSJR Chesapeake, VA 16-12 3 Big Ten 276 197 Beatty Chad Iowa RSJR Muscatine, IA 18-4 4 Big Ten 277 197 Todd Tyrel Michigan SR Bozeman, MT 21-1 1 Big Ten 278 197 Brown Logan Purdue RSSO Covington,OH 29-13 5 Big Ten 279 197 Herbst Dallas Wisconsin RSSR Winneconne, WI 23-3 2 Big Ten 280 197 Hall John Boston U. SO Palo Alto CA 25-10   CAA 281 197 Oplinger Jon Drexel RSSR Bath, PA 31-5 2 CAA 282 197 Byers Cayle George Mason SO Chugiak, AK 27-5 1 CAA 283 197 Fagiano Joe Hofstra SO Harwood Height, IL 17-8 4 CAA 284 197 Strawn Jesse Old Dominion JR Holton, KS 33-11 3 CAA 285 197 Bennet Raymond Millersville SO Clarks Summit, PA 19-13 1 East Regional 286 197 Silber Charles American SR Scotch Plains, NJ 22-12 5 EIWA 287 197 Starks Richard Army JR Midway, KY 33-6 2 EIWA 288 197 Simez Cameron Cornell RSFR Allegan, MI 34-9 1 EIWA 289 197 Bradshaw Patrick Edinboro RSJR Saegertown, PA 25-7 1 EWL 290 197 Hamel James Buffalo FR Watick, MA 30-12 2 MAC 291 197 McClure John Eastern Michigan RSSR West Ottawa, MI 14-15 1 MAC 292 197 Chine Eric Kent State RSSR Youngstown, OH 22-11 4 MAC 293 197 Chriswell Brent Boise State RSSO Port-Orchad,WA 13-1 1 Pac-10 294 197 Halsey Brandon Cal State Bakersfield RSSR Oceanside, CA 20-3 2 Pac-10 295 197 Feist Luke Stanford RSSR Sandpoint, ID 22-13 3 Pac-10 296 197 Delaney Andrew The Citadel FR Santa Rosa Beach, FL 25-16 1 SoCon 297 197 Anderson Andrew Northern Iowa RSSR Sioux City, IA 26-7 1 WWC 298 197 Sorenson Tyler South Dakota State RSJR Garretson, SD 14-2 2 WWC 299 285 Dudziak Konrad Duke RSSO Bayonne, NJ 27-2 1 ACC 300 285 Dobies Justin North Carolina RSSR Garfield Heights, OH 27-8 2 ACC 301 285 Marone David Virginia Tech SO Broomfield, CO 31-14 3 ACC 302 285 Zabriskie David Iowa State JR Branchville, NJ 30-2 1 Big 12 303 285 Ellis Mark Missouri JR Raymore, MO 26-3 2 Big 12 304 285 Lane Tucker Nebraska RSFR Redvale, CO 26-12 3 Big 12 305 285 Fernandez Nathan Oklahoma RSSO Lawton, Okla. 20-10 5 Big 12 306 285 Rosholt Jared Oklahoma State RSJR Sandpoint, ID 30-4 4 Big 12 307 285 Wise John Illinois RSJR Pittsfield, IL 21-7 3 Big Ten 308 285 Everhart Nathan Indiana JR Orland Park, IL 25-15 5 Big Ten 309 285 Erekson Daniel Iowa JR McCall, ID 22-6 1 Big Ten 310 285 Berhow Benjamin Minnesota RSSO Hayward,MN 26-9 4 Big Ten 311 285 Morrison Corey Ohio State RSJR Shaker Hts. OH 19-13   Big Ten 312 285 Massey Kyle Wisconsin RSSR Champlin, MN 23-8 2 Big Ten 313 285 Bordas Eddie Rider JR Montgomery, NY 26-8 1 CAA 314 285 Porter Dustin Gardner-Webb RSJR Burton, OH 31-5 1 East Regional 315 285 Flores Ryan Columbia FR Clovis, CA 32-3 1 EIWA 316 285 Hammond Zach Cornell RSSR Galloway, NJ 18-12 5 EIWA 317 285 Birchler Christopher East Stroudsburg JR Fairfield, NJ 23-5 3 EIWA 318 285 Rey Zachery Lehigh RSFR Hopatcong, NJ 21-4 2 EIWA 319 285 McLean Trey Penn JR Merlin, OR 18-10 6 EIWA 320 285 Russo III Rutgers RSSO Netcong, NJ 31-14 4 EIWA 321 285 Goff Rashard Cleveland State RSSR Brandon, FL 30-9 1 EWL 322 285 Fendone Joe Edinboro RSSR Salem, NH 27-6 2 EWL 323 285 Sheaffer Zach Pittsburgh RSSR Carlisle, PA 18-9 4 EWL 324 285 Rogers Dustin West Virginia RSSR Corning, CA 19-5 3 EWL 325 285 Trice Jarod Central Michigan RSFR Highland Park, MI 22-10 2 MAC 326 285 Porter Jermail Kent State RSSR Akron, OH 28-1 1 MAC 327 285 Monteiro Mitchell Cal State Bakersfield RSJR Paso Robles 28-6 1 Pac-10 328 285 Jack Clayton Oregon State RSFR Vacaville, CA 21-9 3 Pac-10 329 285 Alcala Ricardo UC Davis RSSO Arvin, CA 16-10 2 Pac-10 330 285 wine josh VMI SO massaponax 14-6 1 SoCon 331 285 Brantley Christian Northern Iowa RSFR Homewood, IL 25-8 1 WWC                    

NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Panel Rankings  Through Results of 1/18/2009  Rank Wt Class Name School  1 125 Paul Donahoe Edinboro  2 125 Troy  Nickerson Cornell  3 125 Brandon Precin Northwestern  4 125 Angel Escobedo Indiana  5 125 Charlie Falck Iowa  6 125 Tyler Clark Iowa State  7 125 Scotti Sentes Central Michigan  8 125 James Nicholson Old Dominion  9 125 Zachary Sanders Minnesota  10 125 Rollie Peterkin Pennsylvania  11 125 Joey Fio Oklahoma  11 125 Anthony Robles Arizona State  13 125 Obenson Blanc Oklahoma State  14 125 Mike Watts Michigan  15 125 Jarrod Garnett Virginia Tech  16 125 Marcos Orozco UC Davis  17 125 Nicholas Bedelyon Kent State  18 125 Brad Pataky Penn State  19 125 Brandon Zoetewey Cal State Bakersfield  20 125 Anthony Mustari Northern Colorado  21 125 Jay Ivanco Clarion  22 125 Nikko Triggas Ohio State  23 125 Steve Bonanno Hofstra  24 125 Prescott Garner Navy  25 125 Ian  Moser Bloomsburg  26 125 Brian Owen Boise State  27 125 Bernard Futrell Illinois  28 125 Michael Martinez Wyoming  29 125 Derek Reber Bucknell  30 125 Chris Albright Pittsburgh  31 125 Thomas Williams American  32 125 Brendan Byrne Maryland  33 125 Caleb Flores University of Northern Iowa      1 133 Franklin Gomez Michigan State  2 133 Reece Humphrey Ohio State  3 133 James Kennedy Illinois  4 133 Daniel Dennis Iowa  5 133 Andrew Hochstrasser Boise State  6 133 Nicholas Fanthorpe Iowa State  7 133 Jayson Ness Minnesota  8 133 Steve Bell Maryland 9 133 Mike Grey Cornell  10 133 Jake Strayer Penn State  11 133 Joe Baker Navy  12 133 Lou Ruggirello Hofstra  13 133 Tyler Dillashaw Cal State Fullerton  14 133 Rick Deubel Edinboro  15 133 Dan Mitcheff Kent State  16 133 Christopher Notte Oklahoma State  17 133 Matthew Fisk Lehigh  18 133 Todd Schavrien Missouri  19 133 David Marble Bucknell  20 133 Tristen DeShazer Northern Illinois  21 133 Kyle Hutter Old Dominion  22 133 Jimmy Conroy Pittsburgh  23 133 Conor Beebe Central Michigan  24 133 Michael Rappo North Carolina  25 133 Thomas Kimbrell Cal State Bakersfield  26 133 Matt Bonson Virginia  27 133 Brian Shelton Oklahoma  28 133 Sean  Clair Eastern Michigan  28 133 Eric Metzler Northwestern  30 133 Will Livingston Virginia Tech  31 133 Cory  VomBaur Wyoming  32 133 Matthew Vacanti Nebraska  33 133 Kelly Kubec Oregon State      1 141 Alex Tsirtsis Iowa  2 141 Zach Tanelli Wisconsin  3 141 Nick Gallick Iowa State  4 141 Corey Jantzen Harvard  5 141 Kellen Russell Michigan  6 141 Chris Drouin Arizona State  7 141 Ryan Williams Old Dominion  8 141 J Jaggers Ohio State  9 141 Tyler Nauman Pittsburgh  10 141 Joe Caramanica North Carolina State  11 141 Cody Cleveland Chattanooga  12 141 Michael Thorn Minnesota  13 141 Marcus Hoehn Missouri  14 141 Drew  Lashaway Kent State  15 141 Alex Krom Maryland  16 141 Anthony D'Alie Central Michigan  17 141 Jamal Parks Oklahoma State  18 141 Keith Sulzer Northwestern  19 141 Christopher Diaz Virginia Tech  20 141 Seth Ciasulli Lehigh  20 141 Vincent Ramirez North Carolina  22 141 Frank Molinaro Penn State  23 141 Nick Nelson Virginia  24 141 Cory Fish Boise State  25 141 Tim Harner Liberty  26 141 Christopher Bencivenga North Carolina-Greensboro  27 141 Andrae Hernandez Indiana  28 141 Elijah Nacita Cal State Bakersfield  29 141 Trevor Melde Rutgers  30 141 Ryan Prater Illinois  31 141 Joel Webster Edinboro  32 141 Matthew Mariacher American  33 141 Adin  Duenas Cal State Fullerton      1 149 Brent Metcalf Iowa  2 149 Bubba Jenkins Penn State  3 149 Darrion Caldwell North Carolina State  4 149 Lance Palmer Ohio State  5 149 Kyle Ruschell Wisconsin  6 149 Bryce Saddoris Navy  7 149 Jake Patacsil Purdue  8 149 Steven  Brown Central Michigan  9 149 Kyle Borshoff American  10 149 Matthew Kyler Army  11 149 Cesar Grajales Pennsylvania  12 149 Matt Cathell Delaware State  13 149 Kyle Terry Oklahoma  14 149 Trevor Chinn Lehigh  15 149 Heinrich Barnes Oregon State  16 149 Nicholas Stabile North Carolina  17 149 Mitch Mueller Iowa State  18 149 Jason Chamberlain Boise State  19 149 David Jauregui West Virginia  20 149 Torsten Gillespie Edinboro  21 149 Michael Roberts Boston U.  22 149 Peter Yates Virginia Tech  23 149 Matthew Fittery Lock Haven  24 149 Desmond  Green Buffalo  25 149 Luke Silver Oklahoma State  26 149 Daniel Meagher Cornell  27 149 Kevin LeValley Bucknell  28 149 Andrew Sherry Missouri  29 149 Robert Sanders Nebraska  30 149 Barrett Abel UC Davis  30 149 Ryan  Adams North Dakota State  32 149 Mitchell Polkowske Northern Colorado 33 149 Mark Powell Pittsburgh      1 157 Gregor Gillespie Edinboro  2 157 Jordan Burroughs Nebraska  3 157 Michael Poeta Illinois  4 157 Jordan Leen Cornell  5 157 J.P. O'Connor Harvard  6 157 Adam Hall Boise State  7 157 Cyler  Sanderson Iowa State  8 157 Dan Vallimont Penn State  9 157 Michael Chandler Missouri  10 157 Matt Moley Bloomsburg  11 157 Robert Erisman Oklahoma State  12 157 Chase Pami Cal Poly  13 157 Kurt Kinser Indiana  14 157 Scott Winston Rutgers  15 157 Matt Dragon Pennsylvania  16 157 Jason Welch Northwestern  17 157 Shane Vernon Oklahoma  18 157 Tyler Safratowich Minnesota  19 157 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman Hofstra  19 157 Jason Johnstone Ohio State  21 157 Jedd Moore Virginia  22 157 Joseph  Knox Chattanooga  23 157 Kody Hamrah North Carolina State  24 157 Jesse Dong Virginia Tech  25 157 Michael Kessler Rider  26 157 Hadley Harrison Clarion  27 157 Tyler Grayson Central Michigan  28 157 Thomas Scotton North Carolina  29 157 Sean Bilodeau Lehigh  30 157 Derek Sickles Columbia University  31 157 Anthony Jones Michigan State  32 157 Joel Ahern Navy  33 157 Aaron Hynes Michigan      1 165 Mack Lewnes Cornell  2 165 Ryan  Morningstar Iowa  3 165 Moza Fay University of Northern Iowa  4 165 Colt Sponseller Ohio State  5 165 Stephen  Dwyer Nebraska  6 165 Jonathan Reader Iowa State  7 165 Nick Marable Missouri  8 165 Jarrod King Edinboro  9 165 Andrew Howe Wisconsin 10 165 Trevor Stewart Central Michigan  11 165 Brandon Mason Oklahoma State  12 165 Andrew  Rendos Bucknell  13 165 Luke Manuel Purdue  14 165 Chris Brown Old Dominion  15 165 Mike Galante Lehigh  16 165 Keegan Mueller North Carolina  17 165 Roger Smith-Bergsrud Illinois  18 165 Scott Glasser Minnesota  19 165 Tyler Sherfey Boise State  20 165 Keegan Davis Oregon State  21 165 Ryan Patrovich Hofstra  22 165 Rick Schmelyun Bloomsburg  23 165 Ryan Smith Oklahoma  24 165 Zack Shanaman Pennsylvania  25 165 William Garvin Chattanooga  26 165 Matt Epperly Virginia Tech  27 165 Paul Young Indiana  28 165 Rex Kendle Michigan State  29 165 Jason Lapham Rider  30 165 Brian Letters Maryland  31 165 Ethan Headlee Pittsburgh  32 165 Nick Amuchastegui Stanford  33 165 Matt Pletcher Rutgers      1 174 Steve Luke Michigan  2 174 Brandon Browne Nebraska  3 174 Michael  Cannon American  4 174 Jay  Borschel Iowa  5 174 Steve Anceravage Cornell  6 174 Raymond Jordan Missouri  7 174 Christopher Henrich Virginia  8 174 Mike Miller Central Michigan  9 174 Alton Lucas Hofstra  10 174 Jeff James Oklahoma  11 174 Quentin Wright Penn State  12 174 Ryan Burk Iowa State  13 174 Kurt Brenner West Virginia  14 174 Alex Caruso Lehigh  15 174 Nathan Lee Boise State  16 174 John  Dergo Illinois  17 174 Austin Trotman Appalachian State  18 174 Newly McSpadden Oklahoma State  19 174 Shane Onufer Wyoming  20 174 Luke Rebertus Navy  21 174 Jacob Ison Ohio  22 174 Trevor Perry Indiana  23 174 Kyle Bressler Oregon State  24 174 Scott  Giffin Pennsylvania  25 174 Travis Rutt Wisconsin  26 174 Mendbagana Tovuujav George Mason  27 174 Hunter Meys Boston U.  28 174 Tyler Bernacchi UC Davis  29 174 Shane Riccio Bucknell  30 174 Eric Decker Old Dominion  31 174 Mike  Whalen Rutgers  32 174 David Rella Ohio State  33 174 Nicholas Corpe Purdue      1 184 Jake Herbert Northwestern  2 184 Mike  Pucillo Ohio State  3 184 Philip  Keddy Iowa  4 184 Kirk Smith Boise State  5 184 Dustin Kilgore Kent State  6 184 Doug  Umbehauer Rider  7 184 Louis Caputo Harvard  8 184 Joshua Patterson Binghamton  9 184 David Craig Lehigh  10 184 Joe LeBlanc

We got a nice side with your left over turkey: The 2008 Brute Northeast Journeyman Duals brought to you by Frank Popolizio in albany NY. Flowrestling will be there all day Saturday and cover some key matchups. FOLLOW ALL COVERAGE HERE ON FLOWRESTLING This dual tournament is big for schools like Bucknell, Drexel, American, Harvard, Lehigh, NC Greensboro ect. These schools are fighting for qualifiers and with the new qualifing system if they can knock off a top ranked wrestler early and have a solid rest of the year they could be in store for a trip to NCAAs even without winning their respective conference championship. This is a huge opportunity for a lot of wrestlers around the country. This tournament can be considered a path to the NCAA tournament in March.  We got some interesting storylines: University of Iowa Hawkeyes will be facing their first test within the top 20 with Central Michigan. In past years there were upsets at the Northeast duals. Remember when Hofstra upset the untouchable Minnesota? This year the only team that could feasibly do that would be Central Michigan but the odds are stacked against them. Obviously all eyes will be glued on Brent Metcalf to put on a performance.  It will be interesting to see what Missouri does. They are ranked in the top 5 again this year after getting bumped down last year. They are favored in all their duals but it will be interesting how Nick Marable does. He was ranked #1 preseason but is battling in every match for the victory. In his first match of the year he lost to a Bucknell wrestler. His last couple of bouts have come down to the wire. Also interesting to see howBrian Smith deals with their heavyweight controversy is going. Mark Ellis, round of 12 in 2008, may have earned his spot back after winning the Missouri Open. Dominque Bradley took 3rd after being the starter for the last couple of dual meets. Dorian Henderson, Max Askren and Raymond Jordan are other wrestlers to watch. Oklahoma State will come to this tournament after beating ODU in 7 of 10 bouts. They will be facing Pat Santoro's Lehigh first round. We will keep an extra close eye on Clayton Foster 197lbs. A top recruit in 2007, he failed to qualifier for NCAAs. He followed that up with placing 3rd in the world this summer at Junior Worlds. How will he wrestle? He could be a huge "unforeseen" weapon for the Cowboys if he can wrestle up to his potential. Keep an eye on Rosholt to see how he performs...Should he be ranked #1 in another year of a wide open Heavy Weight division?  The many more teams and many more matchups and story lines to follow. Follow all week as we build up to the NorthEast Journeyman Duals. Iowa will be facing: Binghampton, Maryland, CMU and Bloomsburg Missouri will be facing: Old Dominion, Maryland, Harvard and Brown Oklahoma State will be facing: Lehigh, Virginia, App St, and American Central Michigan will be facing:Bucknell, Iowa, American, and Drexel Virginia will be facing: Oklahoma State, Harvard Bucknell Lehigh will be facing: Oklahoma State, NC Greensboro, Binghampton, App St Maryland will be facing: Drexel, Iowa, and Missouri  Harvard will be facing: Old Dominion, Virginia and Missouri American will be facing: NC greensboro, Brown, CMU and Oklahoma State      

Six Wrestlers Make a Bid for All-America Status at 2007 NCAA Championships No. 20 Buckeyes send most wrestlers to nationals since 2002-03 COLUMBUS, Ohio - In his inaugural season as head coach of the No. 20 Ohio State wrestling team, Tom Ryan will coach six Buckeyes at the 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Thursday-Saturday in the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. Representing the Scarlet and Gray are T.J. Enright (133), J Jaggers (141), Lance Palmer (149), Chris Vondruska (165), Mike Pucillo (184) and J.D. Bergman (197). 2007 NCAA Championships Qualifiers 133 ? T.J. Enright (13-8: 4-4 Big Ten) 141 ? J Jaggers (16-8; 5-3 Big Ten) 149 ? Lance Palmer (30-13: 7-1 Big Ten) 165 ? Chris Vondruska (30-14; 4-4 Big Ten) 184 ? Mike Pucillo (21-2; 7-1 Big Ten) 197 ? J.D. Bergman (22-7; 5-3 Big Ten) HOW TO GET THERE Tickets to the 2007 NCAA championships are sold in three-day, six-session packages only. Prices are $150, $130 and $120. To order tickets, call the Palace of Auburn Hills box office at 248-377-0100. Prices include on-site parking and unlimited readmittance. EXPANDED COVERAGE The NCAA and ESPN announced in October expanded live television coverage of the 2007 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. For the first time, in the 77-year history of the Division I Wrestling Championships, the Saturday morning medal round will be televised. Scheduled for 10 a.m. EST March 17 on ESPNU, the championships medal round determines the third through eighth-place finishers who are honored as All-Americans. LIVE RESULTS Live results will be available on ncaasports.com. IT?S GOOD TO BE BACK T.J. Enright and J.D. Bergman will return to the national championships after a one-year hiatus. Enright, who wrestled at 141 pounds last season, did not place at the Big Ten championships last year, while Bergman was forced to take a medical redshirt in 2005-06. In 2005, Enright finished sixth in the conference championships at 133 pounds to qualify for the national event as a freshman. Bergman also was an NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds in 2005, a year removed from earning All-America status with a third-place finish at nationals in 2004. FIRST TIMERS A pair of freshmen in Lance Palmer and Mike Pucillo will get their first glimpse of the NCAA championships after placing in the Top 7 at the Big Ten championships. Palmer finished third at 149 pounds, while Pucillo was sixth at 184 pounds. THIRTY-SOMETHINGS So far, Lance Palmer and Chris Vondruska have registered 30 wins on the year. Palmer owns a 30-13 record and Vondruska is 30-14. TWENTY-SOMETHINGS J.D. Bergman and Mike Pucillo have tallied more than 20 wins this season. Bergman has 22 victories to his credit (seven losses) and Pucillo is 21-2. DROP IT LIKE IT?S HOT J Jaggers recorded the fastest fall time at the 2007 Big Ten Championships. Jaggers dropped Purdue?s Nick Bertucci in 25 seconds in the second round consolation. SECOND TIME AROUND After qualifying and missing the NCAA championships because of a knee injury last season, J Jaggers will seek his first All-America honor during the three-day event this year. ALMOST PERFECT Mike Pucillo owns the highest winning percentage on the team (.950). His mark stands at 21-2, with losses against the Nos. 1 and 2 wrestlers in the nation. SAME OLD SONG For Chris Vondruska, it does not matter where he wrestles because for the second-consecutive season he qualified for the NCAA championships. Last year, the Lakewood, Ohio, native won the 165-pound weight class in the Colonial Athletic Association championships and this season he finished fifth in the Big Ten championships. AND THEN THERE WERE THREE Lance Palmer is the first freshman to place in the Top 3 of the Big Ten championships for Ohio State since Ryan Hieber (174 pounds) and assistant Tommy Rowlands (HWT) finished second and third, respectively, in 2001. HITTING HIS STRIDE After finishing third in the Big Ten championships, Lance Palmer now has won 13 of his last 16 matches. Going into the conference championships, Palmer had won six-consecutive bouts and extended that streak to eight when he won his first two match-ups in East Lansing. Palmer?s lone loss at the Big Ten event was against the No. 2 seed and third-ranked Josh Churella of Michigan in a close 3-2 decision. JUST SO YOU KNOW J.D. Bergman defeated the No. 1 seed and Big Ten defending champion Philip Davis of Penn State, 6-4, in the semifinal of the conference championships. Philips also was a two-time NCAA finalist at 197 pounds. THE MORE THE MERRIER Ohio State?s six qualifiers to the NCAA championships are the most for the Buckeyes since the 2002-03 season. During that campaign, OSU sent seven wrestlers to the national event, including assistant coach Tommy Rowlands. For the first and only time in program history, the Scarlet and Gray advanced all 10 weight classes to nationals in 2001. CAN WE SAY 63? With its six NCAA qualifiers, Ohio State will seek its 63rd All-America selection, while thirty-nine OSU wrestlers have earned the coveted honor. The Buckeyes have nine two-time All-Americans, three three-time All-Americans and Tommy Rowlands is the only four-time Buckeye All-American (2001-2004). NCAA HISTORY The Buckeyes had their best finish at the national championships in 2004 when they tied for third with 77.5 points. During its run in 2004, Ohio State sent five Buckeyes to nationals and all five placed in the Top 8. Tommy Rowlands led the contingent, capturing his second national title at heavyweight. As a freshman, J.D. Bergman finished third at 197 pounds. After dropping his first bout, Bergman preceded to win seven-consecutive matches, including recording a pair of falls in the first and second round consolations. John Clark and Blake Kaplan earned fifth-place finishes at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively, and Jeff Ratliff was eighth at 149 pounds. Ohio State has 11 national champions, most recently two-time NCAA champion Rowlands at heavyweight (2002 and 2004). A STEP BACK IN TIME ? 2007 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Ohio State qualified six wrestlers to nationals at the conclusion of the Big Ten championships March 3-4 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. Leading the OSU contingent was 197-pounder J.D. Bergman, who finished second. In his debut at the league event, Lance Palmer executed a third-place showing as a freshman at 133 pounds. Competing at 165 pounds, Chris Vondruska was fifth in his first Big Ten championships. Vondruska wrestled at Hofstra from 2002-2006. T.J. Enright and Mike Pucillo finished sixth after both wrestlers were forced to take medical forfeits. J Jaggers qualified for his second-consecutive national championships after he finished seventh. As a team, the Buckeyes finished ninth with 68.5 points. ONLY THE BEST Ohio State owned one of the toughest schedules in the Big Ten Conference, taking on nine teams that were ranked in the Top 25 of the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA poll. At the time of competition, five of the Buckeyes? opponents were in the Top 10 (Missouri-No. 3, Illinois- No. 7, Cornell-No. 9, Iowa-No. 10 and Northwestern-No. 10). NOT TO BE OVERLOOKED Ohio State defeated its third-consecutive ranked opponent after beating then-No. 10 Northwestern, 18-16, Feb. 4 and its fourth overall. Prior to the upset over the Wildcats, the Buckeyes bettered No. 19 Michigan State, 19-14, (Feb. 2), No. 16 Indiana, 19-14, (Jan. 28) and No. 9 Cornell, 18-17, (Nov. 26). MAKE IT 110 Tom Ryan earned his 110th career victory with the Buckeyes? 18-17 win over Cornell Nov. 26. Ryan gathered his first win as the head coach of the Scarlet and Gray, while his other 109 wins came at Hofstra, where he was the head coach for 11 seasons. Ryan?s career record is 117-90-1. BUCKEYES IN THE STANDINGS In the latest edition of the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA Coaches? Poll (Feb. 20), four Buckeyes are ranked in the Top 20. At 149 pounds, Lance Palmer is 16th and at 165 pounds, Chris Vondruska is 17th. Mike Pucillo continues to hold down the No. 3 spot at 184 pounds, while classmate J.D. Bergman No. 10 at 197 pounds. CONFERENCE LAURELS Mike Pucillo and T.J. Enright earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors during the regular season. Pucillo was the first OSU honoree (Dec. 4), capturing the award after finishing first in the 184-pound division at the 25th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 1-2. A redshirt freshman who transferred from Hofstra, Pucillo defeated Top 4 opponents Raymond Jordan of Missouri (No. 4) and Tyrel Todd of Michigan (No. 3) in the semifinal and championship bouts en route to the title. Enright garnered the laurel Feb. 5 after producing one of the more memorable wins of his collegiate career. Enright (133) began the weekend with a 4-2 sudden victory over No. 1 Nick Simmons of Michigan State in Columbus, Ohio, to help propel the Buckeyes to a 19-14 upset over the No. 10 Spartans. He again was at the center of a dramatic win for OSU, as he defeated Eric Metzler of Northwestern, 7-2, to pull the Scarlet and Gray within one point (16-15) with one match left at 141 pounds. Classmate J Jaggers won a 7-5 decision and the Buckeyes rallied for the 18-16 win over the No. 10 Wildcats in Lakewood, Ohio. LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL CHAMPION Redshirt-freshman Mike Pucillo won the 184-weight class at the 25th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 1-2 in Primm, Nev. Pucillo recorded two major decisions and a fall en route to the semifinal where he defeated No. 4 Raymond Jordan of Missouri, 3-1. In the championship bout against Michigan?s and No. 3 Tyrel Todd, Pucillo notched a 12-6 victory for the title. Pucillo became the first Buckeye to win a title at the event since assistant coach Tommy Rowlands won in 2003 at heavyweight. BERGMAN FINISHES SECOND AT SCUFFLE J.D. Bergman captured a second-place finish at the 2006 Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 29-30, 2006. Bergman, who wrestled at 197 pounds, had an impressive outing on day one of the event, recording two falls and a major decision en route to the quarterfinals. The following day, Bergman notched a decision to advance to the semifinals where he was slated to meet No. 2 seed and nationally No. 2-ranked Jerry Rinaldi of Cornell. However, Rinaldi was forced to take a medical forfeit and that set up a rematch between Bergman and No. 1 seed and top ranked Max Askren of Missouri. After leading 2-1 going into the third period, Askren pinned Bergman in 5:48. UPSET CITY, BABY! T.J. Enright was no stranger to upsetting top-ranked wrestlers when he beat No. 1 Nick Simmons of Michigan State, 4-2, in sudden victory Feb. 2. During his freshman campaign in 2004-05, Enright defeated then-No. 4 Sam Hiatt of Northern Illinois in the Michigan State Open (Nov. 21, 2004) and in Big Ten Conference dual action in 2005, he upset then-No. 3 Mack Reiter of Minnesota (Feb. 13, 2005). Junior J.D. Bergman continued the upset trend during the weekend against Northwestern when he beat second-ranked Mike Tamillow at 197 pounds, 4-2. Lance Palmer followed those two acts with an impressive win of his own over No. 2 Josh Churella (6-4 2TB) of Michigan Feb. 11. GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE For the second time in his OSU career, T.J. Enright produced the winning points for Ohio State in the final bout. With the Buckeyes down, 17-15, against No. 9 Cornell going into the concluding match at 133 pounds, Enright tallied a 5-3 decision over Nick Bridge to give Ohio State the 18-17 victory. It was nearly the same scenario for Enright and the Buckeyes during the 2004-05 season. Enright recorded a 7-2 win over Bloomsburg?s Joe Hassenman to lift the Scarlet and Gray over the Huskies by the same 18-17 margin at the Buckeye Duals in St. John Arena. Classmate J Jaggers? 7-5 win over Northwestern?s James Kohlberg in the deciding match at 141 pounds completed Ohio State?s rally for the 18-16 victory over the 10th-ranked Wildcats. WE?RE GOING STREAKING Chris Vondruska tallied a nine-match win streak from Dec. 17, 2006-Feb. 2, 2007. In that period, Vondruska knocked off 14th-ranked Max Dean of Indiana, 2-1, in overtime. J Jaggers owned a six-match win streak from Jan. 14-28, defeating three conference and nonconference rivals. During that span, Jaggers recorded two major decisions and a fall en route to a 12-3 overall record. Lance Palmer completed the regular season on a six-match win streak, finishing with a 26-11 overall record. JUST A NUMBER Redshirt freshman Mike Pucillo (184) has faced eight ranked opponents in 2006-07 and has compiled a 7-1 record against his Top 20 rivals. Pucillo began the season with a 16-0 record before losing his first match to No. 1 Jake Herbert of Northwestern Feb. 4. In dual action, seven of J.D. Bergman?s 15 opponents were ranked in the Top 20. He went up against five ranked wrestlers in January and February and overall finished with a 9-3 record in those two months. CLEVELAND?S CELEBRATED CELEBRITY Freshman Lance Palmer was a finalist for the 2005-06 Cleveland Outstanding High School Athlete Award, which was presented at the fifth annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards, created by The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission (GCSC), Jan. 29 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Grand Ballroom. Palmer, who compiled a regular-season record of 26-12 during his freshman campaign, was a four-time Ohio high school national champion from 2003-2006. During his senior year, Palmer helped lead St. Edward High School to its 10th-consecutive team title at the Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling tournament at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. A two-time Most Valuable Wrestler for the Eagles, Palmer compiled a high school career record of 150-6 and was considered the No. 1 recruit nationally by several wrestling media publications. ROSSELLI TO COACH U.S. FREESTYLE WORLD TEAM Assistant coach Lou Rosselli was selected as a U.S. Freestyle World Team Coach for the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17-23. Rosselli will join USA Wrestling National Freestyle Coach Kevin Jackson of Colorado, Springs, Colo., and Kerry McCoy, who is the head coach at Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. ?It is always exciting to get the opportunity to work with the best athletes and coaches in the nation,? Rosselli said. ?Hopefully we can improve on last year when we won four medals and were close to winning as a team. We will work together to again put ourselves in the position to win. As our weight classes become deeper, it will help our effort. If it is difficult to make the U.S. team, then the No. 1 athletes go up to a higher level. We have the guys to get the job done. We have the talent to do what we need to do. Our athletes train hard and I am excited to work with them once again.? As a world team coach in 2006, Rosselli helped guide the freestyle squad to a third-place finish, while coaching four individual medalists, including world champion Bill Zadick. Rosselli also was the assistant coach of the 2005 U.S. World Team at the World University Games, which placed third in the team standings and had three individual gold medalists, including fellow Buckeye assistant Tommy Rowlands. ASSISTANT COACHES TAKE GOLD Ohio State wrestling assistant coaches Joe Heskett and Tommy Rowlands claimed titles at the Henri Deglane Challenge in Nice, France, and the American Airlines/New York AC Holiday International in New York, respectively, at the end of November. In his first season as the volunteer assistant coach for the Buckeyes, Heskett defeated 2000 Olympic silver medalist and 2006 Russian National Champion Arsen Gitinov in the championship match to win the gold medal at 74kg/163 pounds in the freestyle competition at the Nov. 24-25 tournament. For his efforts, Heskett was named TheMat.com Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 21.

GREENSBORO, NC ? All came down to the wire as top-ranked Missouri slipped passed two-time defending champion Minnesota to capture its second Southern Scuffle championship on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum's Special Events Center. Despite having four tournament champions, No. 2 Minnesota couldn't catch Missouri, who accumulating 179.5 points to the Golden Gophers 176 points. UNCG finished the two-day tournament with 25.5 points for 21st place. In the 174 lbs. weight class, Missouri 's Ben Askren was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for his performance. He recorded five consecutive pins, including a fall victory over Navy's Matt Stolpinski to take the title. Askren is the top-ranked wrestler nationally in his weight class. Minnesota's Cole Konrad won his fourth consecutive title at the 285 lbs. weight class. Top-ranked nationally in his weight class, Konrad cruised through the tournament, grabbing three straight pins and a major decision. He then went on to claim the 6-2 victory over North Carolina's Spencer Nadolsky to become the first wrestler in tournament history to win four titles. Cornell (134.5), Edinboro (129.5) and Navy (92.5) rounded out the top five. The Southern Conference had six competitors in the tournament, including UNCG. Chattanooga took sixth (75.5), Appalachian State 22nd (22.5), The Citadel 29th (11), Davidson 31st ( 8.5) and VMI in 32nd (7).

The third-ranked University of Minnesota wrestling team defeated its second top 10 opponent in three days with a 19-13 victory over No. 7 Iowa State on Friday night. Much like Wednesday night against top-ranked Oklahoma State, Gabriel Dretsch provided the pivotal win after the dual entered the 174-pound match in a deadlock. Minnesota took a 9-3 lead after the first four bouts before ISU's Paulson brothers provided back-to-back decisions at 157 and 165 to tie the match at nine apiece. Enter Dretsch, who provided the most exciting victory of the night. After trailing 4-3 with less than a minute remaining, Dretsch got an escape with 30 seconds remaining to tie the match. With the Cyclone crowd at its loudest of the night, Dretsch quickly silenced the building, scoring a takedown with just five seconds remaining and gaining two back points to defeat Grant Turner, 8-4 and give the Gophers a 12-9 lead. Second-ranked Roger Kish followed with a convincing 7-2 decision over No. 3 Jake Varner in the most anticipated match of the night. Kish was never really challenged in the match, as he scored three takedowns and allowed just two escapes to Varner. With the score sitting at 15-13 entering the heavyweight bout, top-ranked Cole Konrad put the match away for the Gophers with a dominating 18-5 victory over Iowa State's David Zabriskie. Konrad had a clear size advantage in the match and seemed to toy with the undersized Cyclone. He scored the first takedown just two seconds in and tallied nine total takedowns in the match, racking up 4:39 minutes of riding time along the way. Minnesota jumped out to a 9-3 lead with decisions from Jayson Ness, Manuel Rivera and Dustin Schlatter in the first four matches. Ness continued his impressive early-season performance with a 12-6 victory over Iowa State's Nick Fanthorpe. In a defensive battle early on, No. 5 Manuel Rivera scored the first point of the 141-pound match with an escape in the second period. He scored a takedown later in the period and then went on the defensive for much of the remainder of the match to earn a 4-1 victory over No. 11 Mitch Mueller. Top-ranked Dustin Schlatter faced a solid effort from No. 12 Cyler Sanderson but showed why he is the class of the 149-pound weight class with a number of quick shots and counters in a 9-2 decision. Minnesota's other wrestlers had nothing to be ashamed about as they battled throughout their bouts. After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, true freshman Mike Thorn wrestled Nick Gallick even-up for the remainder of the match. Sophomore Tyler Safratowich turned in a solid effort against top-ranked Trent Paulson, staying within striking distance throughout in a 5-2 decision. Larson avoided a late takedown by Travis Paulson to prevent him from getting the major decision. Iowa State's only bonus point in the match came at 197, as No. 14 Kurt Backes defeated Yura Malamura 14-3. With finals next week and the holiday break to follow, the Golden Gophers will next be in action Dec. 29-30 at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C. #3 Minnesota 19, #7 Iowa State 13 125 - #9 Jayson Ness (MN) dec. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU), 12-6 133 - Nick Gallick (ISU) dec. Mike Thorn (MN), 5-2 141 - #5 Manuel Rivera (MN) dec. #11 Mitch Mueller (ISU), 4-1 149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) dec. #12 Cyler Sanderson, 9-2 157 - #1 Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Tyler Safratowich (MN), 5-2 165 - #4 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Jeremy Larson (MN), 7-0 174 - #13 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. Grant Turner (ISU), 8-4 184 - #2 Roger Kish (MN) dec. #3 Jake Varner (ISU), 7-2 197 - #14 Kurt Backes (ISU) maj. dec. Yura Malamura (MN), 14-3 HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) maj. dec. David Zabriskie (ISU), 18-5