Wartburg gains cushion at Division III Championships
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Team Scores going into placement matches
1. Wartburg 126.5
2. Augsburg 80.5
3. Coe 72.0
4. Wisconsin-La Crosse 63.0
5. Ithaca 50.5
6. The College Of New Jersey 40.0
7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 34.5
8. Elmhurst 33.5
9. SUNY-Cortland 30.5
10. St. Johns (MN) 29.5
11. North Central (IL) 29.0
12. York (PA) 27.0
13. Concordia-Moorhead 25.5
14. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 22.0
15. Mount Union 21.5
16. Springfield 21.5
17. Delaware Valley 20.5
18. King`s (PA) 18.0
19. Ohio Northern 17.5
20. Messiah 17.0
Finals Matches
125- #1 Nathan Fitzenreider (North Central) vs. #2 Kenny Anderson (Wartburg)
133- #1 Seth Ecker (Ithaca) vs. #7 Jordan Westfall (Coe)
141- #1 Bebeto Yewah (UW-La Crosse) vs. #2 Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg)
149- #4 Jeremy Stierly (Ithaca) vs. #2 Anthony Dattolo (Wilkes)
157- #1 Orlando Ponce (Augsburg) vs. #2 Nazar Kulchytsky (UW-Oshkosh)
165- #1 Nick LeClere (Coe) vs. #2 Landon Williams (Wartburg)
174- #4 Bradley Banks (Wartburg) vs. #3 Kyle Kwiat (Ohio Northern)
184- #1 Mike Denver (TCNJ) vs. #6 Mike Reilly (King's College)
197- #1 Byron Tate (Wartburg) vs. #3 Dustin Baxter (St. John's)
285- #4 Corey Anderson (UW-Whitewater) vs. #2 Chad Johnson (Augsburg)
Placement Matches
3rd Place
125- Grant Sutter (UW-Whitewater) DEC Nathaniel Giorgio (Coast Guard) 1-0
133- Dalton Bullard (Elmhurst) FALL Joe Mileski (UW-Stevens Point) 3:47
141- Will Keeter (Augsburg) DEC Ryan Timmerman (St. Olaf) 9-2
149- Tony Valek (Augsburg) DEC Joe Wood (Loras) 5-3
157- Dale Handley (Coe) DEC Elias Larson (Trine) 8-5
165- Derrick Longo (Springfield) vs. Kyle O'Brien (UW-La Crosse)
174- Matt Pfarr (St. John's) vs. Michael Schmitz (UW-La Crosse)
184- Dylan Azinger (Wartburg) vs. Josef Rau (Elmhurst)
197- Jared Myhrberg (Cortland State) vs. Brad Baus (Augsburg)
285- Derrick Hesson (Mount Union) vs. Ryan Fank (Wartburg)
5th Place
125- Ben Presler (Concordia-Moorhead) DEC Joey Gotto (Coe) 3-0
133- Dan Herr (TCNJ) DEC Adam Sheley (UW-La Crosse) 7-6
141- Andrew Zobac (North Central) FALL Chris Albright (York) 5:41
149- Zac Andrews (Delaware Valley) FALL Dylan Wagenhoffer (Wartburg) 4:03
157- Chris Burdge (Centenary) DEC John Darling (TCNJ) 4-3
165- Joey Favia (Stevens Tech) vs. James Myers (Olivet)
174- Matt Cross (Messiah) vs. Scott King (Coe)
184- Tim Stewart (Messiah) vs. Alex Martocello (York)
197- Trent Flegel (Luther) vs. Nathan Schmitz (Concordia-Moorhead)
285- George Saliba (York) vs. Billy Mayer (UW-La Crosse)
7th Place
125- Paul Bewak (Johns Hopkins) MD Charlie Frankel (Delaware Valley) 8-0
133- Joe Grippi (Springfield) DEC Corey Brown (Thiel) 7-2
141- Josh Malave (Mount Union) DEC Brian Bistis (Cortland State) 5-2
149- James Locke (Coe) DEC Mike Willey (Plymouth State) 6-1
157- Isaac Dukes (Case Western Reserve) FALL Derek Brenon (Ithaca) 4:35
165- Quint Eno (Elizabethtown) vs. Nick Sanko (Ithaca)
174- Jordan Richardson (Augustana-IL) vs. Jules Doliscar (Ithaca)
184- Jefferson Ajayi (Wesleyan) vs. Greg Rhodes (Wabash)
197- Reid Mosquera (Johns Hopkins) vs. William Meaney (Elizabethtown)
285- Joseph Zitone (Centenary) vs. Joey Giaramita (Cortland State)
125 Semifinals
Kenny Anderson of Wartburg hit a slick blast double with a minute to go in the third period to move into the finals at 125 pounds with a 4-3 win over sixth-seeded Grant Sutter of UW-Whitewater. Anderson will face top-seeded Nathan Fitzenreider of North Central. Fitzenreider rallied with a third-period reversal to beat unseeded Nathaniel Giorgio of the Coast Guard Academy. Fitzenreider majored Anderson at the National Duals back in January.
133 Semifinals
Returning national champion Seth Ecker of Ithaca moved closer to repeating as he advanced to the finals with a fall at 4:25 over unseeded Joe Mileski of UW-Stevens Point. Ecker was in control from start to finish, building a big lead before getting the fall in the second. Ecker will face seventh-seeded Jordan Westfall of Coe, who upended third-seeded Adam Sheley 4-3 in the second tiebreaker.
141 Semifinals
Bebeto Yewah of UW-Lax wasn't tested in a 15-7 major decision victory over St. Olaf's Ryan Timmerman. Yewah's quest for a third title will be against Wartburg's Kodie Silvestri. The New Jersey native scored a third-period reversal to knock off third-seeded Chris Albright of York 2-0.
149 Semifinals
Jeremy Stierly of Ithaca continued to give Bomber fans heart attacks. After rallying in the early rounds, he picked up a takedown on the edge in the second sudden victory to move into the finals with a 6-4 win over Joe Wood of Loras. Stierly will face unbeaten Anthony Dattolo of Wilkes, who got a scare but remained unbeaten. Dattolo was up 10-6 in the second when Delaware Valley's Zac Andrews slapped on a cradle and finished out the period with five more points to take an 11-10 lead going into the third. A third period reversal with 20 seconds to go gave Dattolo a adrenaline-pumping 12-11 victory.
157 Semifinals
Nazar Kulchytsky of UW-Oshkosh will get his rematch with Augsburg's Orlando Ponce. Kulchytsky pounded unseeded John Darling of TCNJ 14-5 to move into the finals, while Ponce picked up a takedown in sudden victory countering Centenary's Chris Burdge offensve attack. Late in regulation, Burdge had a chance to earn the win, but a takedown on the edge was waved off after the officials conferred. Ponce moves into the finals for the third straight year. Ponce beat Kulchytsky earlier this season.
165 Semifinals
It'll be an all-Iowa Conference championship at top-seeded Nick LeClere of Coe will face second-seeded Landon Williams of Wartburg. LeClere used a second-period takedown to build a 3-0 lead and eventually defeat Joey Favia of Stevens Tech 3-1, Williams was a 1-0 winner over Kyle O'Brien of UW-Lax.
174 Semifinals
Kyle Kwiat finally figured out Michael Schmitz. Kwiat lost to Schmitz on three different occasions during his career, but on Saturday morning, Kwiat dominated Schmitz en route to a 10-4 win. Kwiat fill face Bradley Banks of Wartburg. Banks returned to the finals with a 6-4 win over St. John's Matt Pfarr.
184 Semifinals
Top-seeded Mike Denver of TCNJ moved into the finals with a third-period fall over York's Alex Martocello. Denver will face sixth-seeded Mike Reilly of King's College. Reilly beat unseeded Tim Stewart of Messiah 10-3.
197 Semifinals
Byron Tate of Wartburg moved into the finals for the third time with a 10-6 victory over Augsburg's Brad Baus. Tate will face third-seeded Dustin Baxter of St. John's, who used a takedown in the first tiebreaker to upend previously undefeated Jared Myhrberg of Cortland State. Myhrberg nearly scored a takedown of his own with a slick inside trip in the waning seconds, but Baxter was far enough out of the circle to avoid being scored upon.
285 Semifinals
Corey Anderson of UW-Whitewater blitzed York's unseeded George Saliba 10-2 to reach the finals at heavyweight. Anderson will take on another active heavy, Chad Johnson of Augsburg in the finals. Johnson got past Billy Mayer of UW-La Crosse 4-1.
Notes
Wartburg has wrapped up its ninth Division III championship and second in a row. The Knights went 5-for-5 in the semifinals to lock up the championship. Now the battle is for second with Coe, Augsburg, Lax and Whitewater looking for trophies.
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Team Scores going into placement matches
1. Wartburg 126.5
2. Augsburg 80.5
3. Coe 72.0
4. Wisconsin-La Crosse 63.0
5. Ithaca 50.5
6. The College Of New Jersey 40.0
7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 34.5
8. Elmhurst 33.5
9. SUNY-Cortland 30.5
10. St. Johns (MN) 29.5
11. North Central (IL) 29.0
12. York (PA) 27.0
13. Concordia-Moorhead 25.5
14. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 22.0
15. Mount Union 21.5
16. Springfield 21.5
17. Delaware Valley 20.5
18. King`s (PA) 18.0
19. Ohio Northern 17.5
20. Messiah 17.0
Finals Matches
125- #1 Nathan Fitzenreider (North Central) vs. #2 Kenny Anderson (Wartburg)
133- #1 Seth Ecker (Ithaca) vs. #7 Jordan Westfall (Coe)
141- #1 Bebeto Yewah (UW-La Crosse) vs. #2 Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg)
149- #4 Jeremy Stierly (Ithaca) vs. #2 Anthony Dattolo (Wilkes)
157- #1 Orlando Ponce (Augsburg) vs. #2 Nazar Kulchytsky (UW-Oshkosh)
165- #1 Nick LeClere (Coe) vs. #2 Landon Williams (Wartburg)
174- #4 Bradley Banks (Wartburg) vs. #3 Kyle Kwiat (Ohio Northern)
184- #1 Mike Denver (TCNJ) vs. #6 Mike Reilly (King's College)
197- #1 Byron Tate (Wartburg) vs. #3 Dustin Baxter (St. John's)
285- #4 Corey Anderson (UW-Whitewater) vs. #2 Chad Johnson (Augsburg)
Placement Matches
3rd Place
125- Grant Sutter (UW-Whitewater) DEC Nathaniel Giorgio (Coast Guard) 1-0
133- Dalton Bullard (Elmhurst) FALL Joe Mileski (UW-Stevens Point) 3:47
141- Will Keeter (Augsburg) DEC Ryan Timmerman (St. Olaf) 9-2
149- Tony Valek (Augsburg) DEC Joe Wood (Loras) 5-3
157- Dale Handley (Coe) DEC Elias Larson (Trine) 8-5
165- Derrick Longo (Springfield) vs. Kyle O'Brien (UW-La Crosse)
174- Matt Pfarr (St. John's) vs. Michael Schmitz (UW-La Crosse)
184- Dylan Azinger (Wartburg) vs. Josef Rau (Elmhurst)
197- Jared Myhrberg (Cortland State) vs. Brad Baus (Augsburg)
285- Derrick Hesson (Mount Union) vs. Ryan Fank (Wartburg)
5th Place
125- Ben Presler (Concordia-Moorhead) DEC Joey Gotto (Coe) 3-0
133- Dan Herr (TCNJ) DEC Adam Sheley (UW-La Crosse) 7-6
141- Andrew Zobac (North Central) FALL Chris Albright (York) 5:41
149- Zac Andrews (Delaware Valley) FALL Dylan Wagenhoffer (Wartburg) 4:03
157- Chris Burdge (Centenary) DEC John Darling (TCNJ) 4-3
165- Joey Favia (Stevens Tech) vs. James Myers (Olivet)
174- Matt Cross (Messiah) vs. Scott King (Coe)
184- Tim Stewart (Messiah) vs. Alex Martocello (York)
197- Trent Flegel (Luther) vs. Nathan Schmitz (Concordia-Moorhead)
285- George Saliba (York) vs. Billy Mayer (UW-La Crosse)
7th Place
125- Paul Bewak (Johns Hopkins) MD Charlie Frankel (Delaware Valley) 8-0
133- Joe Grippi (Springfield) DEC Corey Brown (Thiel) 7-2
141- Josh Malave (Mount Union) DEC Brian Bistis (Cortland State) 5-2
149- James Locke (Coe) DEC Mike Willey (Plymouth State) 6-1
157- Isaac Dukes (Case Western Reserve) FALL Derek Brenon (Ithaca) 4:35
165- Quint Eno (Elizabethtown) vs. Nick Sanko (Ithaca)
174- Jordan Richardson (Augustana-IL) vs. Jules Doliscar (Ithaca)
184- Jefferson Ajayi (Wesleyan) vs. Greg Rhodes (Wabash)
197- Reid Mosquera (Johns Hopkins) vs. William Meaney (Elizabethtown)
285- Joseph Zitone (Centenary) vs. Joey Giaramita (Cortland State)
125 Semifinals
Kenny Anderson of Wartburg hit a slick blast double with a minute to go in the third period to move into the finals at 125 pounds with a 4-3 win over sixth-seeded Grant Sutter of UW-Whitewater. Anderson will face top-seeded Nathan Fitzenreider of North Central. Fitzenreider rallied with a third-period reversal to beat unseeded Nathaniel Giorgio of the Coast Guard Academy. Fitzenreider majored Anderson at the National Duals back in January.
133 Semifinals
Returning national champion Seth Ecker of Ithaca moved closer to repeating as he advanced to the finals with a fall at 4:25 over unseeded Joe Mileski of UW-Stevens Point. Ecker was in control from start to finish, building a big lead before getting the fall in the second. Ecker will face seventh-seeded Jordan Westfall of Coe, who upended third-seeded Adam Sheley 4-3 in the second tiebreaker.
141 Semifinals
Bebeto Yewah of UW-Lax wasn't tested in a 15-7 major decision victory over St. Olaf's Ryan Timmerman. Yewah's quest for a third title will be against Wartburg's Kodie Silvestri. The New Jersey native scored a third-period reversal to knock off third-seeded Chris Albright of York 2-0.
149 Semifinals
Jeremy Stierly of Ithaca continued to give Bomber fans heart attacks. After rallying in the early rounds, he picked up a takedown on the edge in the second sudden victory to move into the finals with a 6-4 win over Joe Wood of Loras. Stierly will face unbeaten Anthony Dattolo of Wilkes, who got a scare but remained unbeaten. Dattolo was up 10-6 in the second when Delaware Valley's Zac Andrews slapped on a cradle and finished out the period with five more points to take an 11-10 lead going into the third. A third period reversal with 20 seconds to go gave Dattolo a adrenaline-pumping 12-11 victory.
157 Semifinals
Nazar Kulchytsky of UW-Oshkosh will get his rematch with Augsburg's Orlando Ponce. Kulchytsky pounded unseeded John Darling of TCNJ 14-5 to move into the finals, while Ponce picked up a takedown in sudden victory countering Centenary's Chris Burdge offensve attack. Late in regulation, Burdge had a chance to earn the win, but a takedown on the edge was waved off after the officials conferred. Ponce moves into the finals for the third straight year. Ponce beat Kulchytsky earlier this season.
165 Semifinals
It'll be an all-Iowa Conference championship at top-seeded Nick LeClere of Coe will face second-seeded Landon Williams of Wartburg. LeClere used a second-period takedown to build a 3-0 lead and eventually defeat Joey Favia of Stevens Tech 3-1, Williams was a 1-0 winner over Kyle O'Brien of UW-Lax.
174 Semifinals
Kyle Kwiat finally figured out Michael Schmitz. Kwiat lost to Schmitz on three different occasions during his career, but on Saturday morning, Kwiat dominated Schmitz en route to a 10-4 win. Kwiat fill face Bradley Banks of Wartburg. Banks returned to the finals with a 6-4 win over St. John's Matt Pfarr.
184 Semifinals
Top-seeded Mike Denver of TCNJ moved into the finals with a third-period fall over York's Alex Martocello. Denver will face sixth-seeded Mike Reilly of King's College. Reilly beat unseeded Tim Stewart of Messiah 10-3.
197 Semifinals
Byron Tate of Wartburg moved into the finals for the third time with a 10-6 victory over Augsburg's Brad Baus. Tate will face third-seeded Dustin Baxter of St. John's, who used a takedown in the first tiebreaker to upend previously undefeated Jared Myhrberg of Cortland State. Myhrberg nearly scored a takedown of his own with a slick inside trip in the waning seconds, but Baxter was far enough out of the circle to avoid being scored upon.
285 Semifinals
Corey Anderson of UW-Whitewater blitzed York's unseeded George Saliba 10-2 to reach the finals at heavyweight. Anderson will take on another active heavy, Chad Johnson of Augsburg in the finals. Johnson got past Billy Mayer of UW-La Crosse 4-1.
Notes
Wartburg has wrapped up its ninth Division III championship and second in a row. The Knights went 5-for-5 in the semifinals to lock up the championship. Now the battle is for second with Coe, Augsburg, Lax and Whitewater looking for trophies.
