125 Paul Donahoe of Edinboro vs. Troy Nickerson of Cornell

We’re under way. No scoring first period. A wild scramble to start second. Nickerson started down. The action is starting to pick up now. Nickerson out at 1:40. Donahoe goes down to start third, 1-0 Nickerson. Donahoe out in eight seconds. (more…)

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ISU’s Nick Gallick is working on a nice victory over Alex Krom of Maryland to advance into a third-place match. He’s leading 4-1 in the second period.

Gallick still leading 4-1, has riding time as closing seconds tick off. He wins 5-1. Will face Zach Tanelli of Wisconsin in the third-place match. (more…)

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Semifinals are 11 minutes away. I’ve been running into former Wartburg three-time national champion Dustin Hinschberger left and right. But now I know why, his seats are right behind press row. I just throught it was  a bunch of strange coincidences.

Iowa’s Charlie Falck up early on Minnesota’s Zach Sanders in a 125 wrestle back, 2-0. It’s 2-1 now. Iowa needs to win all five of these round of 12 matches to have a chance to repeat as team champs. (more…)

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Sorry I abandon you all last night, but it got a little crazy late so I had to cut the blogging short.

We’re 10 minutes away from action here. I hope to have an update on injured Northern Iowa wrestler Trent Washington sometime soon. I waiting to talk to the Panthers’ athletic trainer.

I do know Washington was released from the hospital last night about 2 a.m. (more…)

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We’re 20 minutes away from action.

Team standings through the first session are Iowa State 25, Iowa 22. Ohio State 17.5, Boise State and Nebraska 14, 14. Northern Iowa 10. (more…)

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National anthem is over, let’s wrassle.

First pin of tournament goes to Brad Pataky of Penn State as he flattens Ian Moser of Bloomsburg in a 125-pound pigtail match. Official first round won’t start until all 10 pigtails are finished.

Iowa’s Charlie Falck up now on Mat 7. He us up 2-1 quickly on Derek Reber of Bucknell. (more…)

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St. LOUIS, Missouri — We’re 1 1/2 hours away from first-round action, and I’m already getting excited.

I got to the arena shortly before 9 a.m. and all the competitors were sitting on the mats waiting for skin checks and to weigh in. That brings me to a funny story. NCAA media coordinator Laura Cannon was walking blindly when she looked up and saw only bare bottoms.

She said she immediately decided she needed to find a different route to her destination. (more…)

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ST. LOUIS — Less than 24 hours until Division I championships get under way here at the Scottrade Center.

After talking to several coaches and athletes, the mood has been pretty relexed. That will probably change sometime around 11 a.m. tomorrow when first-round action begins.

It was a nice easy drive down from Waterloo this morning, if not for a couple of pit stops, would’ve made it in around 5 1/2 hours. I made an executive decision to make a stop in Hannibal, Mo. on my way home Sunday to walk, possibly, in the same steps as Mark Twain. Maybe some of his brillant writing ability will rub off on me. (more…)

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From USA Wrestling

TEHRAN, Iran – 2008 University World champion Tervel Dlagnev (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) won a bronze medal match at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. on the final day of the 2009 Takhti Cup.

Dlagnev defeated Ahmad Rasouli of Iran, 2-0, 2-1 in the bronze medal match.

“Tervel hit a nice low single, stood up and came behind for the first takedown. Rasouli tried to shoot in on him late in the period and Tervel got behind him for the second point. In the second period, he got arm-spinned, and Rasouli led 1-0. Tervel got a leg attack, brought it to a double leg, split him and took him to his back for two points and the win,” said National Teams Director Mitch Hull.

The three other U.S. wrestlers who competed on Friday were unable to qualify for the medal rounds.

The U.S. won two bronze medals at the Takhti Cup this year. Mike Tamillow (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached) captured a bronze medal at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. on Thursday.

The United States placed third in the team standings, behind the champion team from Iran and the runner-up team from Russia.

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Tonight’s championship matches

125 – Jake Oster (Elmhurst), 26-0, vs. Mike McInally, (RIT), 35-1.

133 – Nick Northern (Cornell), 29-10, vs. Zac Bartlett (Luther), 18-7.

141 – Myanganbayar Batsukh (St. John’s), 18-4, vs. Zach McKray (Wartburg), 28-3.

149 – Matt Mauseth (UW-La Crosse), 27-4, vs. Paul LeBlanc (Cortland St.), 29-2.

157 – Aaron Wernimont (Wartburg), 44-0, vs. Jason Brew (Olivet), 43-3.

165 – Justin Hanson (Wartburg), 35-2, vs. Ben Youel (North Central), 41-3.

174 – Evan Brown (Dubuque), 38-8, vs. Rocky Mantella (Delaware Valley), 30-0.

184 – Mike Wilcox (Delaware Valley), 36-2, vs. Phil Moenkedick (Concordia-Moorehead), 35-0

197 – Ryan Malo (Williams), 39-1, vs. Jared Massey (Augsburg), 29-1.

Hwt. – Marc Corsello (Elmhurst), 30-7, vs. Dan Laurent (UW-La Crosse), 38-5.

125

McInally called for slam 1 pt to Oster. they are back in action. Ostger squirts around in a wild scramble for TD, leads 3-0 at end of 1.

Oster gets takedown, but McInally reversal it is 5-2 Oster with 15 to go in second. Oster reversal with eight to go to go up 7-2.

THIRD – McInally nice high-crotch take down 15 seconds in to cut his deficit to 7-4. Lets him up takes him back down and up again, Oster grabs a leg leading 8-6 and he is going to bury his head, bled out last 10 seconds and win 8-7. as McInally had 1 minute riding time.

133

1P – No scoring, but a couple of crazy scrambles.

2P – Bartlett escapes almost immediately. 1-0. Bartlett called for stalling with 17 seconds left.

3P – Northern choose neutral. Northern in on a single leg for like the 50th time, but bartlett keeps on counter and just locks up a leg cradle for 2 takedown and back points with under 25 to go. Bartlett is up 6-0. will win.

141

Batsukh with a front headlock spins around for 2 about halfway through first. McKray gets out quickly. 2-1 at end of 1.

2P – Batsukh down — escapes at 1:52, leads 3-1. Batsukh same move get st two on edge at :42, leads 5-1.

3P — McKray goes down trailing 5-1. escapes at 1:53, down 5-2.

149 — Matt Mauseth of La Crosse should win here, he is up 5-3 with riding time with 10 seconds to go over Paul Le Blanc of Cortland St.

157 — Rematch of last year’s final between Aaron Wernimont and Jason Brew of Olivet. Wernimont won 7-3 last year.

Brew hit for his second stall up 1-0 in second, it is now 1-1.

3P — Wernimont down. Escapes at 1:52, leads, 2-1. Wernimont hit for stall at :52. Wernimont sweeps in on  asingle repeats as national champion 2-1.

165 under way — Justin Hanson leads Youel, 2-1 at end of 1. this is the rubber match, Hanson won at the Concordia open, while Youel won at Wartburg;s Dick Walker in the title match.

Interesting note here is Hanson is from Dakota City and was a three-time champion for Humboldt. Kevin Bratland, North Central’s coach, is also a former Humboldt state champion and a two-time  all-American at Wartburg.

3P — Hanson wwarned, but he is up 5-2,. He is going to give Wartburg two nationals champions he wins 7-3.

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