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Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI
Borrelli Announces 2010 Central Michigan Wrestling Recruiting Class
- MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan head wrestling coach Tom Borrelli has announced the addition of 15 student-athletes to the Chippewas' wrestling program.
- Five student-athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent, while 10 others will join the program as preferred walk-ons.
- "We're really excited to have these 15 individuals join our program," Borrelli said. "We feel they are the right type of hard-working student-athletes to fit in here and fill our needs."
- The 15 newcomers represent five different states and are projected to fill eight of the 10 weight classes. The five NLI signees combined to win seven state championships during their high school careers.
- CMU must replace six seniors who helped lead the Chippewas to the 2010 Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championships. One of just four schools to qualify 10 individuals for the NCAA Championships, CMU finished tied for 12th at the national tournament and produced three All-Americans.
2010 CMU Wrestling Signing Class
- Dakota Cooley - 149 pounds - Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea HS
At Chelsea: Finished a perfect 60-0 and claimed the Division 2 state championship at 140 pounds in 2010 ... advanced to the state semis before placing third at the 2009 state tournament ... 57-6 overall record as a junior ... finished fifth in the state at 135 pounds as a sophomore in 2008 ... 50-6 overall in 2008 ... also qualified for the state tournament as a freshman at 112 pounds ... career record of 204-16 ... 2010 Washtenaw County Wrestler of the Year by AnnArbor.com ... 2010 Heritage Newspapers All-Area Wrestler of the Year.
Personal: Son of Jerry and Karen Cooley ... born Nov. 29, 1991.
- Tyler Keselring - 133 pounds - Cedar Springs, Mich./Greenville High School
At Greenville: Three-time state champion ... career record of 192-12 ... 2010 Division 2 state champion at 130 pounds ... posted a 57-2 record as a senior ... Division 2 state champion at 112 pounds as a sophomore in 2008 ... posted a 46-4 overall record ... 2007 Division 2 state champion at 103 pounds as a freshman ... 44-2 overall record as a freshman ... helped lead team to a Division 2 state team championship in 2008.
Personal: Son of Steve and Stacie Keselring ... born Feb. 14, 1992.
- Ben Matthiesen - 141 pounds - Holt, Mich./Holt HS
At Holt: Division 1 state champion at 125 pounds in 2010 ... 55-1 overall record as a senior ... Division 1 state runner-up at 112 pounds as a junior in 2009 ... posted a 59-3 record as a junior ... placed fourth in the state at 103 pounds as a sophomore ... finished with a 54-6 overall record as a sophomore ... three-time selection to the Lansing State Journal All-Area Dream Team ... helped lead team to a Division I state team championship in 2008 and runner-up finish in 2009.
Personal: Son of Robert and Kay Matthiesen ... born Aug. 18, 1992.
- Jared Porter - 149 pounds - Oklahoma City, Okla./Carl Albert HS
At Carl Albert: Two-time Oklahoma Class 5A state champion at 145 pounds ... posted a 37-1 record en route to first state title as a junior in 2009 ... defended championship and tallied a 38-1 mark as a senior ... placed fourth at 145 pounds in the Class 4A state tournament as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Ryan and Christie Porter ... born Nov. 12, 1991 ... high school teammate of current Chippewa Zach Aylor.
- Ryan Quinn - 174 pounds - Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills HS
At Oak Hills: Two-time Division I state qualifier at 171 pounds ... earned all-area honorable mention accolades from the Cincinnati Enquirer as a senior ... was a two-year starter and captain on the football team ... all-conference second-team selection as a defensive lineman in 2009.
Personal: Son of Jeff and Shannon Quinn ... born April 6, 1992 ... father is the head football coach at the University at Buffalo.
2010 CMU Wrestling Preferred Walk-Ons
- Sven Alm - 157 pounds - Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS
Anthony Bill - 174 pounds - Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard HS
Dave Cheatham - 133 pounds - Zeeland, Mich./Allendale HS
Doug Eldridge - 157 pounds - Livonia, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS
Malcolm Martin -149 pounds - White Cloud, Mich./Hesperia HS
Anthony Pace - 157 pounds - Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich HS
Brendon Sall - 165 pounds - Trenton, Mich./Trenton HS
Taylor Schuck - 174 pounds - Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central HS
Dylan Wells - 285 pounds - Farmington, Mich./Farmington HS
Ty Wells - 197 pounds - Fenton, Mich./Fenton HS
Central Michigan's Borrelli, Bennett Claim MAC Awards
- MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan's wrestling program has collected two of the Mid-American Conference's annual specialty awards.
- Head coach Tom Borrelli was named MAC Coach of the Year for the 11th time in his 19 seasons at CMU, while redshirt freshman 174-pounder Ben Bennett (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) was selected MAC Freshman of the Year.
- The awards were voted on by the conference's six wrestling head coaches.
- Borrelli has claimed the MAC Coach of the Year award seven times in the past eight seasons. His 11 coach of the year accolades are the most of any coach in any sport in conference history.
- Borrelli led the Chippewas to their 11th MAC title in the past 12 seasons and ninth consecutive conference tournament crown in 2010. CMU qualified all 10 individuals for the NCAA Championships and finished tied for 12th at the national tournament.
- Bennett earned All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, becoming just the fourth freshman in program history to be named an All-American. He earned an automatic bid to the national tournament after claiming the MAC title at 174 pounds; Bennett posted a 15-0 technical fall against Kent State's Keith Witt in the conference tournament championship match.
- Bennett is the 11th different Chippewa to be named MAC Freshman of the Year and first since Mike Miller in 2007. He ranked second on the team in total victories, posting an overall mark of 26-8.
Central Michigan Conclude Competition at NCAA Championships
- OMAHA, Neb. - Three Central Michigan wrestlers have finished in the top eight of their respective weight class at the 2010 NCAA Championships.
- Ben Bennett finished sixth at 174 pounds, while Steve Brown and Jarod Trice placed eighth at 157 pounds and 285 pounds, respectively. Each earns All-America honors and will receive their All-America awards during the finals Saturday night.
- Trice is just the third heavyweight in school history to earn All-America honors, joining Bubba Gritter (two-time All-American) and Bill Stouffer. Bennett's performance marks the fourth straight year CMU has produced an All-American at 174 pounds, while Brown is CMU's first 157-pound All-American since Casey Cunningham won the national title at that weight in 1999.
- CMU is tied for 12th in the team standings with 39.5 points, the fifth highest total in program history at the national tournament. The Chippewas could move to 13th overall depending on Saturday night's championship matches.
- Bennett dropped to the fifth-place match after suffering a 5-3 sudden-victory loss to No. 3 Chris Henrich (Virginia). Henrich used riding time to force overtime, then shot off the whistle on a restart 45 seconds into sudden victory to score the decisive takedown.
- Bennett finished sixth after he was defeated for the second time in the tournament by No. Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 3-2. Blanton reversed Bennett off a restart midway through the third period to take a 2-1 lead. Bennett tied the score with a late escape, but riding time gave Blanton the victory.
- Brown finished eighth after dropping a 12-7 decision to Northern Colorado's Justin Gaethje in the seventh-place match. Gaethje scored three takedowns in the final period to pull away in a match that was tied 4-4 entering the final period.
- At heavyweight, Iowa's Daniel Erekson scored a takedown in each period in an 8-2 decision over Jarod Trice.
Central Michigan Complete Results
- 125 Pounds: No. 8 Matt Steintrager
First Round: W, dec. James Knox (Maryland), 3-2 TB1
Second Round: L, dec. Brad Pataky (Penn State), 3-2
Consolation Second Round: L, dec. Jason Lara (Oregon State), 6-4
- 133 Pounds: No. 7 Scotti Sentes
Pigtail First Round: L, Matthew Fisk (Lehigh), fall at 3:29
Consolation Pigtail: W, dec. Brandon Low (UC Davis), 8-3
Consolation First Round: L, dec. Kendric Maple (Oklahoma), 5-0
- 141 Pounds: Conor Beebe
First Round: W, dec. No. 11 Chris Diaz (Virginia Tech), 4-0
Second Round: L, dec. No. 6 Montell Marion (Iowa), 10-5
Consolation Second Round: L, dec. Todd Schavrien (Missouri), 9-4
- 149 Pounds: Tony D'Alie
First Round: W, dec. No. 10 Barrett Abel (UC Davis), 5-2
Second Round: L, dec. No. 7 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 8-4
Consolation Second Round: W, maj. dec. Glenn Shober (Navy), 12-3
Consolation Third Round: L, dec. Kyle Borshoff (American), 10-6
- 157 Pounds: No. 12 Steve Brown - All-American - 8th Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel), 12-1
Second Round: L, dec. No. 5 Steve Fittery (American), 8-6
Consolation Second Round: W, dec. Kyle John (Maryland), 10-7
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. Kurt Kinser (Indiana), 3-1
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. No. 3 Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech), 5-2
Consolation Fifth Round: L, maj. dec. No. 2 Adam Hall (Boise State), 12-4
Seventh-Place Match: L, dec. Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado), 12-7
- 165 Pounds: Tyler Grayson
First Round: W, maj. dec. No. 8 Shane Onufer (Wyoming), 14-4
Second round: L, dec. No. 9 Andrew Rendos (Bucknell), 3-2
Consolation Second Round: L, dec. No. 3 Nick Marable (Missouri), 4-3
- 174 Pounds: No. 7 Ben Bennett - All-American - 6th Place
First Round: W, dec. Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 4-2 TB1
Second Round: L, dec. No. 10 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 5-2
Consolation Second Round: W, dec. Brad Darrington (Utah Valley), 4-3
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. No. 5 Scott Glasser (Minnesota), 7-3
Consolation Fourth Round: W, pin No. 8 Colby Covington (Oregon State) at 0:44
Consolation Fifth Round: W, pin Jarion Beets (Northern Iowa) at 1:23
Consolation Semifinals: L, dec. No. 3 Chris Henrich (Virginia), 5-3 SV1
Fifth-Place Match: L, dec. No. 10 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 3-2
- 184 Pounds: Mike Miller
Pigtail First Round: W, dec. No. 10 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State), 4-2
First Round: L, dec. Jason McCroskey (Chattanooga), 5-2
Consolation First Round: L, dec. Josh Ihnen (Nebraska), 3-1
- 197 Pounds: Eric Simaz
First Round: L, dec. Joseph Kennedy (Lehigh), 3-1
Consolation First Round: L, maj. dec. Daniel Mitchell (American), 10-2
- 285 Pounds: No. 7 Jarod Trice - All-American - 8th Place
First Round: L, Brandon Williamson (West Virginia), fall at 6:59
Consolation First Round: W, dec. Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma), 5-4
Consolation Second Round: W, dec. Tucker Lane (Nebraska), 3-1 SV1
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. No. 12 Scott Steele (Navy), 6-2
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. Ben Berhow (Minnesota), 6-5 TB1
Consolation Fifth Round: L, dec. No. 11 Mitchell Monteiro (Cal State Bakersfield), 1-0
Seventh-Place Match: L, dec. No. 5 Daniel Erekson (Iowa), 8-2
Central Michigan's D'Alie, Trice Earn At-Large Bids to NCAA Championships
- MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan senior 149-pounder Tony D'Alie and sophomore heavyweight Jarod Trice have earned at-large bids to the 2010 NCAA Championships.
- Their additions to the tournament make the 2010 Chippewas the first team in Mid-American Conference history to qualify all 10 individuals to the NCAA Championships, slated for March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb.
- Five Chippewas earned top-12 seeds in their respective weight class.
- CMU won the MAC's regular season and tournament championships in 2010. CMU has won 11 of the past 12 MAC titles and 12 of the past 13 conference tournament crowns, including nine straight.
- Complete brackets and more tournament information will be available on cmuchippewas.com later Wednesday night.
Central Michigan's NCAA Championships First Round Matchups
125 Pounds: No. 8 Matt Steintrager vs. James Knox (Maryland)
133 Pounds: No. 11 Scotti Sentes vs. Matthew Fisk (Lehigh)
141 Pounds: Conor Beebe vs. No. 11 Christopher Diaz (Virginia Tech)
149 Pounds: Tony D'Alie vs. No. 10 Barrett Abel (UC Davis)
157 Pounds: No. 12 Steve Brown vs. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel)
165 Pounds: Tyler Grayson vs. No. 8 Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
174 Pounds: No. 7 Ben Bennett vs. Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
184 Pounds: Mike Miller vs. No. 10 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State)
197 Pounds: Eric Simaz vs. Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
285 Pounds: No. 7 Jarod Trice vs. Brandon Williamson (West Virginia)
Central Michigan Claims Ninth Straight MAC Championships Title
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan claimed individual championships in five weight classes on its way to a ninth consecutive Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships title on Sunday.
- The Chippewas topped the team standings with 94 points. Finishing runner-up was Kent State with 73 points, while Ohio was third with 62. Kent State's Danny Mitcheff, who won his second consecutive title at 133 pounds, was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.
- Winning individual titles for CMU were Matt Steintrager (125), Conor Beebe (141), Steve Brown (157), Tyler Grayson (165) and Ben Bennett (174)
- Eight Chippewas earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships based on their placement at the MAC Championships. Earning automatic bids were the five weight class champions, Scotti Sentes (133), Mike Miller (184) and Eric Simaz (197).
- CMU entered Sunday's championship with seven individuals in the finals and three others still alive in the consolation bracket. Of the five Chippewas who won individual titles, four were first-time champions.
- Steintrager was the first Chippewa to advance to the national tournament, earning a medical forfeit victory at 125 pounds. The conference championship was the first of his career.
- Beebe also won his first career conference title at 141 pounds. Beebe defeated 2008 MAC champion Pat McLemore (Northern Illinois), 6-2, in the championship match.
- Brown, Grayson and Bennett strung together three straight titles for the Chippewas at 157, 165 and 174 pounds. Brown's 8-5 decision over NIU's Bryan Deutsch secured his third consecutive conference championship, making him just the ninth Chippewa to win at least three individual MAC titles.
- Grayson, a senior, and Bennett, a redshirt freshman, were both first-time champions. Grayson posted a 7-2 decision over Buffalo's John-Martin Cannon in the 165-pound finals, while Bennett was dominant in a 15-0 technical fall against Kent State's Keith Witt.
- CMU's other finalists, Sentes at 133 pounds and Jarod Trice at heavyweight, both finished third after losing in the championship match and forfeiting their true-second matches. Trice and Kent State's Brendan Barlow battled through three tiebreakers in the heavyweight final before Barlow earned the decision based on riding time. The loss snapped a 20-match winning streak for Trice, tied for the second longest in school history.
- Trice and Tony D'Alie, who placed third at 149 pounds, will be considered for at-large berths to the NCAA Championships. The NCAA will announce at-large qualifiers on Wednesday, March 10.
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- Central Michigan Complete Results
- 125 Pounds: No. 1 Matt Steintrager - Champion
First Round: W, pin Greg Egbert (EMU) at 3:12
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Troy Opfer (KSU), 5-1
Finals: W, No. 2 Dan Bishop (UB), med. forfeit
133 Pounds: No. 1 Scotti Sentes - Third place
First Round: W, dec. Tristen DeShazer (NIU), 10-3
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Sean Clair (EMU), 11-8
Finals: L, dec. No. 2 Danny Mitcheff (KSU), 8-2
True Second: L, No. 3 Kevin Smith (UB), med. forfeit
141 Pounds: No. 1 Conor Beebe - Champion
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Chase Skonieczny (KSU), 4-0
Finals: W, dec. No. 3 Pat McLemore (NIU), 6-2
149 Pounds: No. 2 Tony D'Alie - Third place
First Round: W, maj. dec. David Pienaar (EMU), 15-4
Semifinals: L, dec. No. 3 Seth Morton (OU), 6-5
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Marcel Clopton (KSU), 3-2
Third-place Match: W, dec. Dan Ruettiger (NIU), 6-3
157 Pounds: No. 1 Steve Brown - Champion
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Clay Tucker (OU), 3-2
Finals: W, dec. No. 2 Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 8-5
165 Pounds: No. 1 Tyler Grayson - Champion
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Ross Tice (KSU), 6-1
Finals: W, dec. No. 2 John-Martin Cannon (UB), 7-2
174 Pounds: No. 1 Ben Bennett - Champion
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: W, maj. dec. No. 4 Brian Sheehan (UB), 14-2
Finals: W, tech. fall No. 3 Keith Witt (KSU), 15-0 at 7:00
184 Pounds: No. 2 Mike Miller - Third place
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: L, dec. No. 3 Nick Purdue (OU), 7-5
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. Josh Peters (UB), 5-4
Third-place Match: W, dec. No. 4 Phillip Joseph (EMU), 8-5
197 Pounds: No. 1 Eric Simaz - Third place
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: L, dec. No. 4 Jimmy Hamel (UB), 3-1 SV1
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. Scott Penny (NIU), 4-2
Third-place Match: W, dec. No. 3 Adam Cogar (KSU), 5-2
285 Pounds: No. 1 Jarod Trice - Third place
First Round: Bye
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Andy Hartshorn (OU), 7-3
Finals: L, dec. No. 2 Brendan Barlow (KSU), 4-4 RT TB3
True Second: L, No. 3 David Wade (EMU), med. forfeit
Central Michigan Signs New Five-Year Contract
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan head wrestling coach Tom Borrelli has agreed to a new five-year contract with the university.
- "We are very excited to have the opportunity to structure a longterm agreement with Coach Borrelli," said CMU Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. "It is no secret that he is one of the top wrestling coaches in the nation. Tom has done an incredible job guiding the Central Michigan wrestling program to an elite level on a national scale. We are pleased that this new agreement ensures his leadership and vision will continue with the Chippewas well into the future."
- Borrelli, in his 19th season at CMU, is the winningest wrestling coach in school history. He has guided the Chippewas to 11 Mid-American Conference championships and 11 conference tournament titles. Twenty-nine Chippewas have earned All-America honors during Borrelli's tenure.
- In 2006, Borrelli became the first Olympic sport coach in CMU history to sign a multi-year contract when he and the university agreed to a four-year deal. The new five-year pact includes a base salary of $104,448 and several performance bonuses.
- "I'm very appreciative of everything Central Michigan University and the athletics department have done for my family and me," Borrelli said. "I'm looking forward to continuing to build the program that we have established here."
- Borrelli has guided the Chippewas to seven top-15 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including five in the past six seasons. He has coached four individual national finalists, including 1999 national champion Casey Cunningham.
- CMU has been a fixture among the top 10 in the national dual meet polls in recent years, climbing as high as No. 2 in the InterMat poll during the final week of the 2007-08 season.
- The Chippewas are 238-92-7 in dual meets during Borrelli's tenure, including 82-13 in MAC duals. CMU has won 62 of its last 64 conferece duals dating back to the 1998-99 season.
- Borrelli has been named MAC Coach of the Year a conference record 10 times. He was named national coach of the year by a pair of organizations in 1998, and he was recognized with the National Wrestling Coaches Association Bob Bubb Coaching Excellence Award in 2004.
- Borrelli's wrestlers have excelled in the classroom as well. The Chippewas have ranked in the top 16 nationally in team grade-point average in 15 of the past 16 seasons, and two Chippewas--Wynn Michalak and Mark DiSalvo--have been named Academic All-Americans and earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
- CMU hosts the MAC Wrestling Championships Saturday and Sunday at Rose Center. Competition begins at 1 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.
Central Michigan to Host 2010 MAC Wrestling Championships
Central Michigan is hosting the 2010 Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. CMU will be distributing updated brackets and team scoring following each of the tournament's three sessions of competition. Results also will be posted on CMU's MAC Wrestling Championships Central page on cmuchippewas.com.
- Photos from Sunday's championship finals, as well as video interviews with the championship team's head coach and the tournament's most outstanding wrestler will be made available on the Mid-American Conference's .ftp site. Login information for the .ftp site:
- ftp://ftp.xosn.com
Username: macmedia
Password: mac2009
For those planning to cover next weekend's tournament, please direct credential requests to Scott Rex.
Central Michigan's Sentes Named MAC Wrestler of the Week
- MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan sophomore Scotti Sentes (Fort Myers, Fla./Riverdale HS) has been named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week.
- Sentes won both of his matches last week to help Central Michigan clinch the MAC championship. Sentes, ranked seventh nationally at 133 pounds, posted a 9-0 major decision over Ohio‚s Michael Fennell on Friday, then claimed a 3-2 decision over No. 8-ranked and defending MAC champion Danny Mitcheff (Kent State) on Sunday. The Chippewas shut out Ohio, 40-0, on Friday, then won at No. 20 Kent State, 21-13, to clinch the conference title on Sunday.
- Sentes has won eight of his last nine matches to improve to 18-5 overall, and he finished 5-0 in the MAC. He earns the conference‚s weekly honor for the second time this season and third time in his career.
- CMU finished the regular season 17-2 overall, 5-0 in the MAC, matching the school record for victories in a season. The sixth-ranked Chippewas won their 11th conference championship in the past 12 seasons.
- CMU will host the MAC Wrestling Championships at Rose Center March 6-7.
No. 6 Central Michigan Clinches MAC Title with 21-13 Win at No. 20 Kent State
- KENT, Ohio - Sixth-ranked Central Michigan can celebrate its 11th Mid-American Conference championship in the past 12 seasons following its 21-13 win at No. 20 Kent State in the regular season finale on Sunday.
- The roles were reversed from a year ago, when Kent State defeated CMU, 18-14, at Rose Center to end the Chippewas' streak of 10 consecutive MAC titles. This season, it was CMU traveling to the home of the defending conference champion to lock up the outright title.
- "I'm really happy for our guys, especially our seniors," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "I know they were really disappointed last year, especially since it happened at our gym. I think the MAC Tournament will be more important for them now since it's at home, but today was an important win for them."
- CMU (17-2 overall, 5-0 MAC) matched a school record for victories in a season with the win. Kent State dropped to 15-4 overall, 4-1 in the MAC.
- "I thought that we wrestled very well today," Borrelli said. "I felt like we should have won nine of the 10 matches. We didn't get a call at 141 and we made a mistake at 149 when we were leading in the match, but we can learn from those mistakes."
- The dual was tied 9-9 after five bouts, and CMU led just 15-13 after the 184-pound bout. Eric Simaz and Jarod Trice sealed the victory for the Chippewas, however, with overtime decisions at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively.
- The dual began at 125 pounds, where No. 9 Matt Steintrager shut out Troy Opfer, 5-0. A first-period takedown, second-period reversal and more than 4:00 of riding time accounted for Steintrager's five points.
- A pair of top-10 ranked individuals squared off at 133 pounds, where CMU's No. 7 Scotti Sentes edged No. 8 Danny Mitcheff, 3-2. Mitcheff scored the bout's only takedown in the third period, but Sentes escaped twice and used riding time to earn the victory.
- "We almost didn't wrestle Scotti after he got hurt against Ohio Friday night," Borrelli said. "That was a pretty formidable opponent that he was facing today, and we weren't even sure if Scotti was going to be able to make it through the match. For him to get the win is really a tribute to the type of competitor that he is."
- Kent State recorded its first victory at 141 pounds when Chase Skonieczny defeated Conor Beebe, 5-4. Beebe led 2-0 after the first period and 4-3 midway through the third, but a late escape by Skonieczny tied the score at 4-4. Beebe nearly secured a takedown at the final buzzer, but officials waived it off and Skonieczny earned the decision via riding time.
- Matt Cathell followed with an upset victory over Tony D'Alie to give Kent State its only lead of the dual. D'Alie led 6-2 in the third before Cathell reversed D'Alie and scored a fall in the final minute. The pin gave Kent State a 9-6 advantage.
- Steve Brown evened the score with a 3-2 decision over Mallie Shuster at 157 pounds. A second-period escape and third-period takedown was enough for Brown to earn the victory.
- Tyler Grayson put the Chippewas in front for good with a 5-0 decision at 165 pounds. Grayson scored just one takedown, but added an escape, a penalty point and riding time against Kent State's Ross Tice.
- Ben Bennett extended the CMU lead to 15-9 with a 9-3 decision over Keith Witt at 174 pounds. Bennett led just 2-0 after two periods but pulled away with a pair of takedowns and two back points in the final period.
- Fifth-ranked Dustin Kilgore kept the Golden Flashes in contention with a major decision at 184 pounds, but Simaz and Trice posted the decisive wins for CMU.
- At 197, Simaz and Adam Cogar finished regulation tied 1-1. The pair was scoreless through the sudden victory period, sending the match to the first tiebreaker. Simaz escaped in the first 30-second tiebreaker, then rode out Cogar in the second 30-second period to earn the 2-1 decision.
- Trice also needed overtime to earn his 19th consecutive victory. Both he and Kent State's Brendan Barlow scored escapes in regulation and were tied 1-1 entering overtime. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Trice began the first 30-second tiebreaker in the top position. Barlow escaped, but Trice scored a takedown to take a 3-2 lead. Trice added an escape in the second 30-second tiebreaker for the final 4-2 advantage.
- CMU is now off for two weeks before hosting the Mid-American Conference Championships at Rose Center March 6-7.
No. 6 Central Michigan 21, No. 20 Kent State 13
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Troy Opfer, 5-0; CMU leads 3-0
133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. No. 8 Danny Mitcheff, 3-2; CMU leads 6-0
141: Chase Skonieczny (KSU) dec. Conor Beebe, 5-4; CMU leads 6-3
149: Matt Cathell (KSU) pin No. 12 Tony D'Alie at 6:02; Kent State leads 9-6
157: No. 13 Steve Brown (CMU) dec. Mallie Shuster, 3-2; Tied 9-9
165: No. 20 Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Ross Tice, 5-0; CMU leads 12-9
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Keith Witt, 9-3; CMU leads 15-9
184: No. 5 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) maj. dec. Dillon Kern, 11-3; CMU leads 15-13
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Adam Cogar, 2-1 TB1; CMU leads 18-13
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Brendan Barlow, 4-2 TB1; CMU leads 21-13
No. 6 Central Michigan Blanks Ohio, 40-0
MOUNT PLEASANT - No. 6 Central Michigan sent its seniors out in style, rolling to a 40-0 Mid-American Conference victory over Ohio in the home finale at Rose Center Friday night.
- The Chippewas' eighth straight victory sets up a winner-take-all dual at No. 20 Kent State on Sunday, with the victor claiming the MAC regular season championship.
- All six of CMU's seniors - Matt Steintrager (125), Conor Beebe (141), Tony D'Alie (149), Steve Brown (157), Tyler Grayson (165) and Eric Simaz (197) - claimed victories in their final dual meet at Rose Center. It was Beebe, however, who scored the biggest win of the night, a 6-1 upset of No. 11 Germane Lindsey that brought the Rose Center crowd to its feet.
- "I thought Conor wrestled a very good match," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "He scored when he needed to score. Conor's good on the mat, and he's good defensively, and that paid off for him tonight. The other thing that is important about that win is that Germane Lindsey is ranked 11th in the country, and hopefully that moves Conor into the rankings and secures our conference another wild card spot to the national tournament."
- CMU (16-2 overall, 4-0 MAC) was dominant from start to finish, scoring three victories by fall and allowing Ohio (11-5 overall, 2-2 MAC) just four takedowns in the 10 bouts combined. Two of those takedowns came in the heavyweight bout, where No. 4 Jarod Trice rode out Andy Hartshorn in the third period to claim his 18th straight win and improve to 21-1 overall.
- "We've been trying to get Jarod better on top, so that when he needs to ride someone he can, and the whole third period he did a good job of riding his opponent tonight," Borrelli said. "When you execute what we've been trying to get him to improve on in practice, that's a bright spot."
- Steintrager opened the dual with a 6-4 decision over Gabe Ramos at 125 pounds, and Scotti Sentes followed with a 9-3 major decision at 133. Sentes scored his first of three takedowns just 7 seconds into the match and finished with more than six minutes of riding time.
- At 141, Beebe scored a key takedown in the closing seconds of the second period to take a 3-0 lead. He added a takedown in the third period and tacked on the riding time point for the final 6-1 margin.
- D'Alie, Brown and Grayson all won by decision before the Chippewas recorded three consecutive falls to put the dual out of reach. Ben Bennett's third fall of the season came in the second period against Jacob Ison at 174 pounds. Dillon Kern needed just 1:26 to stick Steve Wilson at 184, and Simaz scored his fall against Brian Driscoll with just 1 second remaining in the first period.
- At heavyweight, Trice and Hartshorn were tied 3-3 after one period and 5-5 entering the third period. Trice began the final period on top and rode Hartshorn the entire two minutes to claim the decisive riding time point.
- The shutout was CMU's first since a 45-0 victory over Ohio at Rose Center in 2008.
- Sunday's dual at No. 20 Kent State begins at 2 p.m. and will be televised on SportsTime Ohio.
- No. 6 Central Michigan 40, Ohio 0
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Gabe Ramos (OU), 6-4; CMU leads 3-0
133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Michael Fennell (OU), 9-0; CMU leads 7-0
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. No. 11 Germane Lindsey (OU), 6-1; CMU leads 10-0
149: No. 12 Tony D‚Alie (CMU) dec. Seth Morton (OU), 3-1; CMU leads 13-0
157: No. 13 Steve Brown (CMU) dec. Casey Gordon (OU), 7-1; CMU leads 16-0
165: No. 20 Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Kevin Christensen (OU), 9-3; CMU leads 19-0
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Jacob Ison (OU) at 3:47; CMU leads 25-0
184: Dillon Kern (CMU) pin Steve Wilson (OU) at 1:26; CMU leads 31-0
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) pin Brian Driscoll (OU) at 2:59; CMU leads 37-0
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Andy Hartshorn (OU) 6-5; CMU wins 40-0
- Attendance: 678
No. 6 Central Michigan Extends Winning Streak at Buffalo, 35-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. - No. 6 Central Michigan scored bonus points in four bouts and cruised to a 35-3 Mid-American Conference victory at Buffalo on Sunday.
- The Chippewas (15-2 overall, 3-0 MAC) have won seven straight duals. The victory also was CMU's 60th in its last 62 MAC duals. Buffalo fell to 8-7-1 overall, 1-3 in the MAC.
- "I thought we wrestled pretty well," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "We had a few matches that I felt it was important that we did well in to set ourselves up for seeding at the MAC Tournament, and we won each of those matches. Overall I thought we had a pretty good day."
- CMU scored bonus points via Tyler Grayson's fall at 165 pound, technical falls by Tony D'Alie (149) and Ben Bennett (174) and Jarod Trice's major decision at heavyweight.
- Grayson's fall was his first of the season. He pinned No. 19 John-Martin Cannon with just less than a minute remaining in the third period.
- Both D'Alie and Bennett completed their technical falls in the third period. Bennett won 16-0, the fifth consecutive match in which he has not allowed a point. Overall, he has won eight straight bouts to improve to 17-5 overall.
- Trice became the first Chippewa to reach 20 victories this season, posting a 19-7 major decision over Jason Weber. Trice extended his winning streak to 17 matches to improve to 20-1 overall this season.
- Winning via decision for CMU were Matt Steintrager (125), Scotti Sentes (133), Conor Beebe (141), Steve Brown (157) and Eric Simaz (197).
- Brown defeated Andrew Stella, 6-5, in his first match since competing at Midlands on Dec. 30. Brown had missed the past six weeks with an injury.
- "We felt like it was important for him to get back on the mat and get back in the rhythm of things, and I thought he did a good job today," Borrelli said.
- CMU closes the regular season with a pair of duals this week. The Chippewas host Ohio Friday at 7 p.m., then visit Kent State Sunday at 2 p.m. A pair of victories would secure an outright conference championship for CMU and match a program record for victories in a season.
No. 6 Central Michigan University 35, University at Buffalo 3
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Dan Bishop (UB), 6-3
133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. No. 19 Kevin Smith (UB), 4-1 141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 6-1
149: No. 13 Tony D'Alie (CMU) tech. fall Chris Conti (UB), 19-4 at 6:05 157: Steve Brown (CMU) dec. Andrew Stella (UB), 6-5
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) pin No. 19 John-Martin Cannon (UB), 6:09
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Brian Sheehan (UB), 16-0 at 6:24 184: Josh Peters (UB) dec. Dillon Kern (CMU), 4-1
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Jimmy Hamel (UB), 5-4
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) maj. dec. Jason Weber (UB), 19-7
No. 6 Central Michigan Wins Sixth Straight, 29-6 Over Northern Illinois
Attachments: Central Michigan's Scotti Sentes pins Northern Illinois' Zach Taylor in the 125-pound bout at Rose Center on Sunday. Sentes' win capped CMU's 29-6 win over NIU. (Tim Fitzgerald/CMU Athletics)
- No. 6 CMU Wins Sixth Straight, 29-6 Over Northern Illinois
- MOUNT PLEASANT - No. 6 Central Michigan extended its winning streak to six duals with a 29-6 victory over Northern Illinois in a Mid-American Conference dual at Rose Center on Sunday.
- The Chippewas improved to 14-2 overall, 2-0 in the MAC with the victory. It was their 59th win in their last 61 conference duals. NIU fell to 9-8 overall, 1-3 in the MAC.
- "We were very competitive in all 10 of the matches," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "We lost two matches, but we were wrestling with freshmen in both of those matches, and we lost a one-point match and we lost to a returning conference champion. For us to win the MAC Tournament, we have to have contributions from all 10 weight classes, and we feel like we're getting that."
- Sunday's dual began at 141 pounds, where Conor Beebe earned a 5-3 decision over NIU's Pat McLemore. The match was tied 3-3 after one period, but Beebe scored a decisive reversal after beginning the second period in the bottom position.
- No. 14 Tony D'Alie extended CMU's lead to 6-0 with a 3-2 decision at 149 pounds. A third-period takedown was the difference in the victory.
- Northern Illinois' first victory of the day came at 157 pounds, where Bryan Deutsch posted a 6-3 decision over Donnie Corby. Deutsch led 2-1 after the first period, and he extended his lead to 4-1 with two back points after beginning the second period in the top position. Deutsch and Corby traded reversals in the final 10 seconds of the match for the final 6-3 margin.
- Eric Cubberly and No. 10 Ben Bennett followed with victories for CMU at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Cubberly was a 5-3 winner over John Odeen, while Bennett earned bonus points with a 17-0 technical fall over Joe Clothier. Bennett scored 12 back points in the win.
- NIU won at 184 pounds when Zach Benzio defeated Dillon Kern, 9-8. Benzio scored a reversal in the third period for the decisive points.
- The Chippewas won each of the final four bouts, beginning with Eric Simaz's 7-2 decision over Scott Penny at 197 pounds. Jarod Trice (heavyweight) and Matt Steintrager (125) followed with decisions as well, and Scotti Sentes (133) capped the win with a first-period pin of NIU's Zach Taylor.
- The Chippewas continue MAC competition next Sunday with a road trip to Buffalo.
- No. 6 Central Michigan 29, Northern Illinois 6
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Pat McLemore, 5-3; CMU leads 3-0
149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) dec. Dan Ruettiger, 3-2; CMU leads 6-0
157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) dec. Donnie Corby, 6-3; CMU leads 6-3
165: Eric Cubberly (CMU) dec. John Odeen, 5-3; CMU leads 9-3
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Joe Clothier, 17-0 at 4:58; CMU leads 14-3
184: Zach Benzio (NIU) dec. Dillon Kern, 9-8; CMU leads 14-6
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Scott Penny, 7-2; CMU leads 17-6
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Dakota Greenhaw, 8-3; CMU leads 20-6
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Izzy Montemayor, 4-1; CMU leads 23-6
133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Zach Taylor at 1:55; CMU leads 29-6
- Attendance: 618
- Match began at 141 pounds.
No. 6 Central Michigan Defeats Michigan State, 23-10
MOUNT PLEASANT - No. 6 Central Michigan extended its winning streak to five duals with a 23-10 nonconference victory over Michigan State in front of a crowd of 3,009 at Rose Center Friday night.
- The Chippewas (13-2 overall) have won nine consecutive matchups against Michigan State (7-5-1).
- "I was happy with the way we performed overall," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "I felt like we took the fight to them in the third period in a lot of the matches and even the matches that we lost, we were very capable of winning those matches."
- CMU led 7-6 after splitting the dual's first four bouts, but the Chippewas won five of the final six matchups to win going away.
- CMU's Matt Steintrager opened the dual with a 17-8 major decision over Eric Olanowski at 125 pounds. Steintrager was in control from start to finish, scoring six takedowns, a reverse and two back points in the win. He also held a riding time advantage of 3:48.
- The most anticipated match of the dual came at 133 pounds, where No. 8 Scotti Sentes faced defending national champion and fourth-ranked Franklin Gomez. Gomez scored an early takedown to take a 2-0 lead and held a 3-1 advantage entering the third period. Sentes escaped to draw within 3-2 early in the final period, but Gomez scored a takedown off a shot with a minute remaining that proved to be the difference in his 5-3 decision.
- Conor Beebe led from start to finish in his 8-2 decision at 141 pounds. He scored a pair of first-period takedowns and allowed just two escapes in the win.
- No. 12 David Cheza drew the Spartans within 7-6 with a 7-3 decision over No. 14 Tony D'Alie. D'Alie scored a takedown in the third period to tie the score at 3-3, but Cheza had locked up riding time following a first-period takedown and was cut loose by D'Alie. Cheza added another takedown at the buzzer for the final four-point margin.
- Donnie Corby swung the momentum back CMU's way with a 5-3 decision over Anthony Jones at 157 pounds. Tied 1-1 in the third period, Corby took Jones straight to his back from the neutral position for two nearfall points that proved to be the margin of victory.
- "The big thing with Donnie is he's getting an opportunity to compete, maybe a year earlier than we thought he would," Borrelli said. "I think he's growing in that role. That was a very big win for him tonight. He worked very hard this week to prepare for that match, and he wrestled the match exactly the way he wanted to wrestle it. It was nice to see him prepare that way and then be able to go out and execute."
- Tyler Grayson followed with a methodical 10-2 major decision over Kyle Bounds at 165 pounds. Grayson scored four takedowns, the last of which came in the final 15 final seconds and secured the bonus point.
- Ben Bennett made it three straight Chippewa victories with a 5-0 decision over Ian Hinton at 174 pounds. Bennett led 1-0 after the first two periods, then started the third period in the top position. He turned Hinton to score three back points and rode him out to earn the riding time point as well.
- Michigan State's final victory of the night came at 184 pounds, where Curran Jacobs was a 12-4 winner over Dillon Kern. Jacobs had four takedowns and a 3:33 riding time edge in the win.
- Eric Simaz (197) and Jarod Trice (285) closed the match with back-to-back decisions for the Chippewas.
No. 6 Central Michigan 23, Michigan State 10
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) maj. dec. Eric Olanowski, 17-8; CMU leads 4-0
133: No. 4 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. No. 8 Scotti Sentes, 5-3; CMU leads 4-3
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Dan Osterman, 8-2; CMU leads 7-3
149: No. 12 David Cheza (MSU) dec. No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU), 7-3; CMU leads 7-6
157: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Anthony Jones, 5-3; CMU leads 10-6
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Kyle Bounds, 10-2; CMU leads 14-6
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Ian Hinton, 5-0; CMU leads 17-6
184: Curran Jacobs (MSU) maj. dec. Dillon Kern, 12-4; CMU leads 17-10
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Tyler Dickenson, 8-1; CMU leads 20-10
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Alan O'Donnell (MSU), 4-2; CMU leads 23-10
- Attendance: 3,009
No. 7 Central Michigan Earns 21-17 Win at No. 15 Virginia Tech
- BLACKSBURG - No. 7 Central Michigan scored bonus points in the final two bouts to rally past No. 15 Virginia Tech, 21-17, in a nonconference dual Friday night.
- The victory was CMU's third straight and improved the Chippewas' overall record to 11-2. Virginia Tech falls to 14-3 overall.
- The Hokies posted five victories in a span of six bouts to take a 17-11 lead into the 197-pound matchup between CMU's Eric Simaz and Virginia Tech's Chris Penny. Simaz scored an 8-0 major decision to draw the Chippewas within 17-15, and Virginia Tech's void at heavyweight allowed CMU to complete the comeback.
- CMU took an early 7-0 lead with victories at 125 and 133 pounds. No. 9 Matt Steintrager scored takedowns in both of the first two periods in a 7-4 decision over No. 14 Jarrod Garnett at 125 pounds. It was Steintrager's second victory over Garnett this season.
- Ninth-ranked Scotti Sentes followed Steintrager with a 13-0 major decision over Brock LiVorio at 133 pounds.
- Tenth-ranked Chris Diaz's 7-4 decision over Conor Beebe at 141 pounds was the first of four straight victories for the Hokies that gave the hosts a 13-7 lead. Included in the run were a pair of upsets: unranked Brian Stephens scored a pair of takedowns and three back points in the third period of a 12-7 decision over No. 11 Tony D'Alie at 149 pounds, and unranked Matt Epperly was a 6-3 winner over No. 17 Tyler Grayson at 165 pounds.
- CMU and Virginia Tech traded major decisions at 174 and 184 pounds, with CMU's 10th-ranked Ben Bennett (174) and the Hokies' 19th-ranked Tommy Spellman (184) earning victories.
- That set the stage for Simaz, who posted his second major decision in his last three matches.
- The Chippewas are back in action Sunday, visiting No. 25 Old Dominion at 5:30 p.m.
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- No. 7 Central Michigan 21, No. 15 Virginia Tech 17
125: No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 14 Jarrod Garnett, 7-4
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Brock LiVorio, 13-0
141: No. 10 Chris Diaz (VT) dec. Conor Beebe, 7-4
149: Brian Stephens (VT) dec. No. 11 Tony D'Alie, 12-7
157: No. 4 Jesse Dong (VT) maj. dec. Donnie Corby, 10-0
165: Matt Epperly (VT) dec. No. 17 Tyler Grayson, 6-3
174: No. 10 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Taylor Knapp, 10-0
184: No. 19 Tommy Spellman (VT) maj. dec. Dillon Kern, 13-2
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) maj. dec. Chris Penny, 8-0
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) wins by forfeit
No. 7 Central Michigan Chippewas Win at Eastern Michigan, 34-3
YPSILANTI, Mich. - No. 7 Central Michigan won nine of 10 individual bouts and opened Mid-American Conference competition with a 34-3 win at Eastern Michigan Thursday night.
- The Chippewas (10-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) extended their winning streak over EMU (7-8-1, 0-1 MAC) to 19 matches dating back to 1991. CMU has won 58 of its last 60 conference duals.
- CMU scored bonus points in three matches: a pin by Matt Steintrager at 125 pounds and technical falls by Tyler Grayson and Ben Bennett at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively.
- "I thought it was a good start for us in the MAC," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "I felt like we wrestled really well with the lineup we had tonight."
- The Chippewas won each of the first five bouts to build an 18-0 lead.
- Steintrager pinned EMU's Greg Egbert in the second period to open the dual. Scotti Sentes (133), Conor Beebe (141), Justin McDermitt (149) and Donnie Corby (157) followed with decisions to extend the Chippewas' advantage.
- Both McDermitt and Corby recorded their first career MAC dual victories.
- "They both did a really good job," Borrelli said. "Both of them got behind early and wrestled their way back to win. This was a good opportunity for them to continue to learn how to handle overcoming anxiety and performing in front of a crowd."
- Eastern Michigan's lone victory came at 165 pounds, where Alex Ortman edged CMU's Eric Cubberly, 4-3.
- Grayson, competing up a weight class from his normal 165 pounds, posted a 17-2 technical fall at 174 pounds over EMU's Nick Hendrick. Bennett, also competing up a weight, followed with a five-point technical fall of his own at 184 pounds, his first career MAC dual victory.
- CMU's Eric Simaz and Jarod Trice closed the match with decisions at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively.
- The Chippewas are off for a week before visiting Virginia Tech (Jan. 29) and Old Dominion (Jan. 31) next weekend.
No. 7 Central Michigan 34, Eastern Michigan 3
125: No. 10 Matt Steintrager (CMU) pin Greg Egbert, 4:14; CMU 6-0
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Sean Clair, 6-1; CMU 9-0
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Chris Jenkins, 9-3; CMU 12-0
149: Justin McDermitt (CMU) dec. David Pienaar, 6-4; CMU 15-0
157: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Aaron Sulzer, 4-3; CMU 18-0
165: Alex Ortman (EMU) dec. Eric Cubberly, 4-3; CMU 18-3
174: No. 19 Tyler Grayson (CMU) tech. fall Nick Hendrick, 17-2 (7:00); CMU 23-3
184: No. 9 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Phillip Joseph, 18-3 (7:00); CMU 28-3
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Josh Lewis, 6-1; CMU 31-3
285: No. 3 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Wes Schroeder, 3-1; CMU 34-3
No. 6 Central Michigan Posts 1-2 Record at National Duals
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - No. 6 Central Michigan won an opening round match at National Duals before being eliminated from the tournament Saturday.
- The Chippewas (8-2 overall) opened the tournament with a 28-12 victory over Northwestern before falling to No. 5 Minnesota, 25-9, and No. 22 Wisconsin, 23-10.
- Wins by Matt Steintrager (125 pounds), Scotti Sentes (133) and Conor Beebe (141) gave CMU, seeded fourth in the 16-team field, an early 10-0 lead in its first-round match against Northwestern. The Wildcats closed the gap with wins at 149 and 157 pounds, but the Chippewas claimed victories in four of the final five bouts to pull away.
- The Chippewas' second-round opponent was fifth-seeded Minnesota. The Golden Gophers led 16-0 before Tyler Grayson recorded CMU's first victory at 165 pounds. Eric Simaz added a 3-2 upset of No. 15 Sonny Yohn at 197 pounds, and Jarod Trice closed the dual with a 3-2 decision against Ben Berhow.
CMU's matchup with Wisconsin in the consolation bracket was the programs' first meeting since the 2001 Virginia Duals. Steintrager opened the dual with a 9-0 major decision at 125 pounds, and Sentes defeated No. 6-ranked Tyler Graff, 7-3, at 133 pounds to stake the Chippewas to an early 7-0 lead.
- Wisconsin, however, recorded victories in each of the next seven bouts before Trice claimed his third win of the day at heavyweight.
- Injuries took a toll on the Chippewas' lineup Saturday. CMU entered National Duals missing two starters due to injury and lost a third, returning All-American Mike Miller, when he could not finish his second match of the day against Minnesota.
- The Chippewas return to action Sunday, Jan. 17 when they host Stanford at 2 p.m.
No. 6 Central Michigan 28, Northwestern 12
125: No. 10 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Levi Mele, 4-2
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Eric Metzler, 12-4
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Robert Joyce, 4-0
149: No. 17 Andrew Nadhir (NU) maj. dec. Justin McDermitt, 14-4
157: Kevin Bialka (NU) dec. Donnie Corby, 9-3
165: Eric Cubberly (CMU) dec. Ben Kuhar, 6-4
174: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU), win by forfeit
184: No. 12 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Aaron Jones, 6-4
197: John Schoen (NU) tech. fall Raylen Davis, 20-4
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU), win by forfeit
No. 5 Minnesota 25, No. 6 Central Michigan 9
125: No. 6 Zach Sanders (UM) dec. No. 10 Matt Steintrager, 5-2
133: No. 2 Jayson Ness (UM) dec. No. 9 Scotti Sentes, 14-7
141: No. 7 Mike Thorn (UM) dec. Conor Beebe, 11-5
149: No. 18 Mario Mason (UM) maj. dec. Justin McDermitt, 19-8
157: Joe Grygelko (UM) dec. Donnie Corby, 3-2
165: No. 19 Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Nathan Matousek, 8-1
174: No. 13 Scott Glasser (UM) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 4-3
184: Kaleb Young (UM), injury default vs. No. 12 Mike Miller
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. No. 15 Sonny Yohn, 3-2
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Ben Berhow, 3-2
No. 22 Wisconsin 23, No. 6 Central Michigan 10
125: No. 10 Matt Steintrager (CMU) maj. dec. Drew Hammen, 9-0
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. No. 6 Tyler Graff, 7-3
141: Cole Schmitt (UW) dec. Conor Beebe, 8-4
149: No. 2 Kyle Ruschell (UW) tech. fall Justin McDermitt, 16-0
157: Greg Burke (UW) dec. Donnie Corby, 7-1
165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. No. 19 Tyler Grayson, 6-2
174: Jimmy Duffy (UW) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 6-0
184: Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Raylen Davis, 10-8
197: No. 7 Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Eric Simaz, 10-8
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Eric Bugenhagen, 5-3
- Team and individual rankings are as of this week's InterMat poll.No. 6 CMU Posts 1-2 Record at National Duals
- CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - No. 6 Central Michigan won an opening round match at National Duals before being eliminated from the tournament Saturday.
- The Chippewas (8-2 overall) opened the tournament with a 28-12 victory over Northwestern before falling to No. 5 Minnesota, 25-9, and No. 22 Wisconsin, 23-10.
- Wins by Matt Steintrager (125 pounds), Scotti Sentes (133) and Conor Beebe (141) gave CMU, seeded fourth in the 16-team field, an early 10-0 lead in its first-round match against Northwestern. The Wildcats closed the gap with wins at 149 and 157 pounds, but the Chippewas claimed victories in four of the final five bouts to pull away.
- The Chippewas' second-round opponent was fifth-seeded Minnesota. The Golden Gophers led 16-0 before Tyler Grayson recorded CMU's first victory at 165 pounds. Eric Simaz added a 3-2 upset of No. 15 Sonny Yohn at 197 pounds, and Jarod Trice closed the dual with a 3-2 decision against Ben Berhow.
- CMU's matchup with Wisconsin in the consolation bracket was the programs' first meeting since the 2001 Virginia Duals. Steintrager opened the dual with a 9-0 major decision at 125 pounds, and Sentes defeated No. 6-ranked Tyler Graff, 7-3, at 133 pounds to stake the Chippewas to an early 7-0 lead.
- Wisconsin, however, recorded victories in each of the next seven bouts before Trice claimed his third win of the day at heavyweight.
- Injuries took a toll on the Chippewas' lineup Saturday. CMU entered National Duals missing two starters due to injury and lost a third, returning All-American Mike Miller, when he could not finish his second match of the day against Minnesota.
- The Chippewas return to action Sunday, Jan. 17 when they host Stanford at 2 p.m.
No. 6 Central Michigan 28, Northwestern 12
125: No. 10 Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. Levi Mele, 4-2
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Eric Metzler, 12-4
141: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Robert Joyce, 4-0
149: No. 17 Andrew Nadhir (NU) maj. dec. Justin McDermitt, 14-4
157: Kevin Bialka (NU) dec. Donnie Corby, 9-3
165: Eric Cubberly (CMU) dec. Ben Kuhar, 6-4
174: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU), win by forfeit
184: No. 12 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Aaron Jones, 6-4
197: John Schoen (NU) tech. fall Raylen Davis, 20-4
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU), win by forfeit
No. 5 Minnesota 25, No. 6 Central Michigan 9
125: No. 6 Zach Sanders (UM) dec. No. 10 Matt Steintrager, 5-2
133: No. 2 Jayson Ness (UM) dec. No. 9 Scotti Sentes, 14-7
141: No. 7 Mike Thorn (UM) dec. Conor Beebe, 11-5
149: No. 18 Mario Mason (UM) maj. dec. Justin McDermitt, 19-8
157: Joe Grygelko (UM) dec. Donnie Corby, 3-2
165: No. 19 Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Nathan Matousek, 8-1
174: No. 13 Scott Glasser (UM) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 4-3
184: Kaleb Young (UM), injury default vs. No. 12 Mike Miller
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. No. 15 Sonny Yohn, 3-2
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Ben Berhow, 3-2
No. 22 Wisconsin 23, No. 6 Central Michigan 10
125: No. 10 Matt Steintrager (CMU) maj. dec. Drew Hammen, 9-0
133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. No. 6 Tyler Graff, 7-3
141: Cole Schmitt (UW) dec. Conor Beebe, 8-4
149: No. 2 Kyle Ruschell (UW) tech. fall Justin McDermitt, 16-0
157: Greg Burke (UW) dec. Donnie Corby, 7-1
165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. No. 19 Tyler Grayson, 6-2
174: Jimmy Duffy (UW) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 6-0
184: Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Raylen Davis, 10-8
197: No. 7 Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. Eric Simaz, 10-8
285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Eric Bugenhagen, 5-3
- Team and individual rankings are as of this week's InterMat poll.
Central Michigan's Trice Wins Heavyweight Title at Midlands
- EVANSTON, Ill. - Jarod Trice's individual title at heavyweight led Central Michigan to a third-place finish at the 2009 Midlands Championships.
- Trice, the No. 8 seed, capped his run through the bracket with a 3-2 decision over No. 3 seed David Zabriskie (Iowa State) in the finals Wednesday night. He earned his spot in the championship match by defeating No. 1 seed Aaron Anspach in the quarterfinals and No. 4 seed Dom Bradley in the semis.
- Trice, just a sophomore, is CMU's first Midlands champion since Wynn Michalak won the 197-pound title as a sophomore in 2005.
- CMU finished third in the team standings with 118 points, trailing only Iowa (168.5 points) and Iowa State (144.5). It is the Chippewas' fifth top-four finish at Midlands in the past six years, and the 118 team points are the most CMU has ever scored at Midlands.
- Trice was one of seven Chippewas to finish in the top eight of their weight class.
- Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett, seeded second at 174 pounds, finished runner-up after dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 1 Jay Borschel in the finals.
- Also finishing in the top eight were Matt Steintrager (fourth, 125 pounds), Tony D'Alie (sixth, 149 pounds), Steve Brown (sixth, 157 pounds), Tyler Grayson (sixth, 165 pounds) and Eric Cubberly (seventh, 165 pounds).
- Michalak, a three-time NCAA All-American at CMU and the 2008 NCAA Championships runner-up, represented Chippewa Wrestling Club at Midlands and finished runner-up.
- The Big Ten Network will air the finals on tape delay on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
- CMU next competes at National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa Jan. 9-10.
Central Michigan Individual Results
Tournament seed listed where applicable.
- No. 5 Matt Steintrager - 125 pounds - Fourth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. Eric Olanowski (Michigan State), 10-2
Second Round: W, dec. James Knox (Maryland), 2-0 SV1
Quarterfinals: L, fall No. 4 Andrew Long (Iowa State), 2:15
Consolation Fifth Round: W, dec. Conor Beebe (Central Michigan), 3-2
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 9 Anthony Zanetta (Pittsburgh), 4-1
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. No. 2 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech), 4-2
Third-Place Match: L, med. forfeit No. 1 Brandon Precin (unattached)
- Conor Beebe - 125 pounds
First Round: W, tech. fall Mark Johnson (Lincoln College), 17-0 at 2:30
Second Round: L, dec. No. 6 Ben Kjar (Utah Valley), 8-2
Consolation Third Round: W, default Joe Waltko (Clarion)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. No. 8 Jasen Borshoff (American), 5-2
Consolation Fifth Round: L, dec. No. 5 Matt Steintrager (Central Michigan), 3-2
- No. 2 Scotti Sentes - 133 pounds
First Round: W, maj. dec. Bill Putman (Purdue), 10-0
Second Round: L, dec. Nate Moore (Iowa), 2-1
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. Josh Statum (Chattanooga), 3-0
Consolation Fourth Round: L, dec. Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 8-3
- No. 6 Tony D'Alie - 149 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. Derrick Pouson (unattached), 17-3
Second Round: W, dec. Joey Napoli (Lehigh), 7-5
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 3 Kyle Borshoff (American), 5-3 SV1
Semifinals: L, maj. dec. No. 2 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin), 12-2
Consolation Semifinals: L, med. forfeit No. 4 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell)
Fifth-Place Match: L, med. forfeit Eric Albright (Pittsburgh)
- No. 3 Steve Brown - 157 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, dec. Anthony Jones (Michigan State), 6-4
Second Round: L, dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa), 3-1, SV1
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. JJ Jackson (Anderson), 3-2
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. Andrew Sorenson (Iowa State), 6-0
Consolation Fifth Round: W, dec. No. 4 Patrick Wright (Missouri), 2-1
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. Hadley Harrison (Clarion), 3-2
Consolation Semifinals: L, fall No. 6 Jake Deitchler (unattached), 4:41
Fifth-Place Match: L, med. forfeit Derek St. John (unattached)
- No. 9 Tyler Grayson - 165 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. David Bonin (Northern Iowa), 12-3
Second Round: W, dec. No. 8 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford), 3-1 SV1
Quarterfinals: L, dec. No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin), 6-2
Consolation Fifth Round: W, maj. dec. Rob Morrison (Rider), 12-3
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. Eric Cubberly (Central Michigan), 6-3
Consolation Semifinals: L, No. 3 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa), 4-1
Fifth-Place Match: L, dec. Mike Galante (Lehigh), 4-3
- Eric Cubberly - 165 pounds - Seventh Place
Pigtail Round: L, dec. Lamar Reed (Cal Baptist), 6-4 SV1
Consolation First Round: W, dec. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), 3-1 SV1
Consolation Second Round: W, maj. dec. Robert Kellogg (Nebraska), 10-2
Consolation Third Round: W, med. forfeit Scott Winston (unattached)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, fall Joe Barczak (Illinois), 3:41
Consolation Fifth Round: W, med. forfeit No. 5 Andy Rendos (Bucknell)
Consolation Quarterfinals: L, dec. No. 9 Tyler Grayson (Central Michigan), 3-2
Seventh-Place Match: W, dec. No. 11 Zach Toal (unattached), 5-1
- No. 2 Ben Bennett - 174 pounds - Runner-Up
First Round: W, dec. Dave Sullivan (Pitt), 6-1
Second Round: W, dec. Jarion Beets (Northern Iowa), 8-2
Quarterfinals: W, fall No. 7 Shane Riccio (Bucknell), 1:57
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 6 Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 3-2
Finals: L, dec. No. 1 Jay Borschel (Iowa), 6-1
- No. 6 Mike Miller - 184 pounds
Pigtail Round: L, dec. Corey Peltier (Maryland), 10-5
Consolation First Round: W, dec. Nate Schiedel (Binghamton), 10-3
Consolation Second Round: W, med. forfeit Chad Friend (unattached)
Consolation Third Round: W, med. forfeit Clint Podish (Clarion)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. Curran Jacobs (Michigan State), 7-4
Consolation Fifth Round: L, dec. No. 8 Jerome Ward (Iowa State), 5-4
- No. 8 Jarod Trice - 285 pounds - Champion
First Round: W, maj. dec. Steve Franklin (San Francisco State), 13-4
Second Round: W, dec. Clayton Jack (Oregon State), 6-1
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 1 Aaron Anspach (Lions WC), 8-1
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Dom Bradley (Missouri), 2-1 TB2
Finals: W, dec. No. 3 David Zabriskie (Iowa State), 3-2
No. 6 Central Michigan Sweeps Pair of Duals at Nebraska
- LINCOLN, Neb. - Sixth-ranked Central Michigan improved to 7-0 overall with a pair of dual wins at Nebraska on Saturday.
- The Chippewas opened the day with a 37-3 win over Neb.-Kearney, the nation's No. 3-ranked team in Division II, before posting a 29-6 victory over No. 12 Nebraska.
- CMU is now 3-0-1 in its last four duals against Big 12 Conference opponents. The Chippewas own wins over Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Missouri since the start of the 2008-09 season.
- "I think wins like this validate our program," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "People are starting to figure out that we have a pretty decent program here at Central Michigan. This group of guys that we have in the program right now has been part of a lot of big wins. They are excited to be in opportunities to improve themselves, and they have the mindset that they are going to be difficult to beat."
- CMU scored bonus points in six of its nine individual wins over Neb.-Kearney, including a pair of victories by fall. Scotti Sentes, competing at 141 pounds for the first time in his career, pinned Kazuhiro Fujinawa in the third period, and Steve Brown pinned Jordan Gienger in the second period at 157 pounds.
- The Lopers' lone victory came at 174 pounds. Marty Usman, ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II, defeated Ben Bennett, 5-4, in the first tiebreaker. Bennett was called twice for stalling in the first 30-second tiebreaker and could manage only an escape in the second 30-second tiebreaker.
- CMU improved to 3-0 this season against ranked opponents with its 29-6 decision over No. 12 Nebraska.
- Steve Brown posted a 3-2 decision over defending 157-pound national champion and No. 1-ranked Jordan Burroughs, who suffered a knee injury during Saturday's match. Both individuals scored escapes in regulation and in the first set of 30-second tiebreakers. Brown chose down for the second sudden victory period, and his third escape of the match provided the decisive point and ended Burroughs' 44-match winning streak.
- "Any time you knock off the No. 1-ranked guy in the country it's a great win," Borrelli said. "I hope Jordan is able to come back healthy for the end of the season. Steve still had to do enough to win the match, and he was able to do it."
- CMU and Nebraska split the other two matchups of ranked individuals. No. 3 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) was a 4-1 winner over No. 5 Ben Bennett at 174 pounds, while No. 15 Jarod Trice (CMU) defeated No. 12 Tucker Lane, 3-2, at heavyweight.
- The Chippewas scored bonus points at 141 and 149 pounds. Sentes posted a 13-3 major decision at 141, while Tony D'Alie won by fall at 149.
- The Chippewas close the calendar year at Midlands Dec. 29-30.
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- No. 6 Central Michigan 37, Neb.-Kearney 3
125: No. 14 Matt Steintrager (CMU) maj. dec. Jordan White, 10-2
133: Conor Beebe (CMU) maj. dec. Josh Smith, 13-4
141: No. 6 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Kazuhiro Fujinawa, 6:50
149: No. 13 Tony D'Alie (CMU) dec. T.J. Hepburn, 9-7
157: No. 13 Steve Brown (CMU) pin Jordan Gienger, 3:54
165: No. 20 Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Taylor May, 13-3
174: Marty Usman (UNK) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 5-4
184: No. 8 Mike Miller (CMU) maj. dec. Derek Ross, 17-4
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) dec. Justin McKain, 6-4
285: No. 15 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Ben Hohensee, 4-2
- No. 6 Central Michigan 29, No. 12 Nebraska 6
125: No. 14 Matt Steintrager (CMU) maj. dec. David Klingsheim, 9-1
133: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. C.J. Napier, 3-0
141: No. 6 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Mike Koehnlein, 13-3
149: No. 13 Tony D'Alie (CMU) pin Chris Hacker, 3:57
157: No. 13 Steve Brown (CMU) dec. No. 1 Jordan Burroughs, 3-2
165: No. 20 Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. James Nakashima, 6-2
174: No. 3 Stephen Dwyer (NU) dec. No. 5 Ben Bennett, 4-1
184: No. 8 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Josh Ihnen, 6-5
197: No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) dec. Eric Simaz, 11-4
285: No. 15 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. No. 12 Tucker Lane, 3-2
Central Michigan Finishes 4-0 at Northeast Duals
- TROY, N.Y. - Central Michigan swept its four matchups at Northeast Duals on Saturday, including a pair of victories over top-20 opponents.
- The 10th-ranked Chippewas defeated American, 29-12, No. 18 Virginia, 25-12, No. 6 Maryland, 21-16 and Bloomsburg, 23-15. The Chippewas improved to 5-0 on the season with the four-match sweep.
- Eighth-ranked Scotti Sentes, transitioning to 133 pounds after earning All-America accolades at 125 as a true freshman last season, swept all four of his matches in impressive fashion. He pinned three of his opponents, including a first-period fall against No. 7-ranked Steve Bell of Maryland. Sentes began his day with an 8-0 major decision against American‚s Thomas Williams, then pinned Virginia‚s Matt Cubillos in the first period. He capped his day with a third-period fall against Bloomsburg‚s Jeremiah Biddle.
- Sentes is now 5-0 with four victories by fall this season.
- Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett, ranked 14th nationally at 184 pounds, was 3-1 in four matches at 174 pounds. His biggest win of the day was a 4-2 decision over No. 4-ranked Mike Letts (Maryland).
- The nation‚s top-ranked 174-pounder, Mike Miller, swept a trio of matches at 184 pounds at Northeast Duals. Each of the three victories was by two points or less.
- Also winning three matches for the Chippewas were No. 14 Tony D‚Alie (149 pounds), Tyler Grayson (165 pounds) and ninth-ranked Jarod Trice (heavyweight).
- CMU is off until Dec. 19, when it faces both Neb.-Kearney and No. 8-ranked Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.
No. 10 Central Michigan 29, American 12
125: Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 18 Jasen Borshoff, 4-1
133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Thomas Williams, 8-0
141: Ryan Cubberly (CMU) dec. Jordan Lipp, 3-1
149: No. 3 Kyle Borshoff (AU) dec. No. 14 Tony D'Alie, 8-2
157: No. 15 Steve Fittery (AU) dec. No. 7 Steve Brown, 8-4
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Tanner Schaffer, 13-0
174: No. 14 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Phillip Barreiro, 15-0
184: No. 4 Mike Cannon (AU) pin Raylen Davis, 1:51
197: Eric Simaz (CMU) maj. dec. Kenneth Clessas, 14-1
285: No. 9 Jarod Trice (CMU) pin Mingo Grant, 1:44
No. 10 Central Michigan 25, No. 18 Virginia 12
125: Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 20 Ross Gitomer, 5-3
133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Matt Cubillos, 1:03
141: Derek Valenti (UVA) dec. Jeff Shutich, 6-1
149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) maj. dec. Kellon Balum, 12-4
157: Danny Gonsor (UVA) dec. Donnie Corby, 4-0
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Beau Fisher, 11-3
174: No. 6 Chris Henrich (UVA) dec. No. 14 Ben Bennett, 3-1
184: No. 1 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Mike Salopek, 3-1
197: No. 15 Brent Jones (UVA) dec. Eric Simaz, 9-7
285: No. 9 Jarod Trice (CMU) tech. fall Calvin Cardillo, 23-8
No. 10 Central Michigan 21, No. 6 Maryland 16
125: No. 14 Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. James Knox, 5-4
133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin No. 7 Steve Bell, 2:19
141: No. 7 Alex Krom (UMD) maj. dec. Ryan Cubberly, 11-3
149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) dec. Jon Kohler, 14-13
157: Kyle John (UMD) dec. Donnie Corby, 7-1
165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Josh Asper, 6-4
174: No. 14 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. No. 4 Mike Letts, 4-2
184: No. 1 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Corey Peltier, 3-2
197: No. 3 Hudson Taylor (UMD) pin Eric Simaz, 1:14
285: Pat Gilmore (UMD) dec. No. 9 Jarod Trice, 2-1