Dana College Wrestlers Volunteer at Annual Sale
Memorial Community Hospital and Health System in Blair is now several steps closer to purchasing new cardiopulmonary equipment for patients, thanks to efforts by volunteers at the 49th Annual MCH Auxiliary Rummage Sale. Thousands of shoppers came to the sale, held Sept. 14 -17 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Arlington.
The goal of raising $50,000 was exceeded by almost $57,000 in gross sales, according to Ardis Grace, publicity chairperson for the rummage sale. The event attracted people from throughout the region and from at least eight different states.
Grace said volunteers are the heart of this annual event. "We're still gathering figures, but we know we had more than 400 volunteers assisting with the sale this year. They came from throughout the community, including the Dana College athletes who help set up and tear down for the event. These athletes supply the much needed muscle it takes to organize such a huge event."
Grace said that throughout the years of hosting the rummage sale, Dana College athletes have been a huge part of its success. "They always help out when needed, and they seem to have a good time doing it,' Grace said. "The older volunteers are entertained at their antics and so appreciative of the hard work they put in every year."
According to Grace, the Dana College wrestling, soccer, cheer and dance, basketball and football teams all assisted with some aspect of this year's sale.
Dana College Head Wrestling Coach Richard Fergola said it is important for his wrestlers to support community efforts. "It's good for our team to get out in the community and help people out," Fergola said. "The rummage sale is such a great event for the team to support because proceeds benefit the entire community. We have a great group of young men who are willing and able to assist."
Flyer is at http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/golfbrochure06.pdf
Make your plans now to participate in the 5th Annual Dana College Wrestling Golf Tournament! Put together
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You will enjoy a fun, exciting day of golf, followed by a delicious meal, the fellowship of other golfi ng enthusiast
and possibly win some big prizes! At the same time you will be supporting the fastest growing, small college
wrestling program in the country, the Dana College Vikings! The 2006-07 Vikings are
set and ready to defend their 2006 national championship.
Dana College coaches and wrestlers will be on hand at the tournament participating
as well as cheering you on! So get your TEAM together today!
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October 21, 2006
Dana College Red & White Classic andåÊFall Wrestling Clinic
Featuring Olympic Champion Kevin Jackson
Flyer can be found at <http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/2006FallClinic.pdf
Attention athletes & Coaches:
The 2006 NAIA National Champions, Dana College, will be hosting their annual Red and White Classic on Friday October 20th at 7:00 pm followed by their annual Fall Wrestling Clinic on Saturday October 21, 2006. This year's clinic is open to all athletes grades 1-12 and all coaches. In 2005, the Dana Fall Wrestling Clinic attracted 180 area wrestlers and coaches!
The 2006 clinicians will be featured by 1992 Olympic Champion, 2x World Champion and current Head Coach for the U.S. Freestyle Team, Kevin Jackson, as well as the National Champion, Dana College Viking wrestlers and coaching staff!
Don't miss out on this year's Red & White Classic and Fall Wrestling Clinic at Dana College! For clinic flyer, click on the link below:
http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/2006FallClinic.pdf
For more information, please call Coach Fergola at 402-426-7288 or e-mail at mailto:rfergola@dana.edu
Dana Adds Accomplished Alumni to Coaching Staff
åÊBlair, NE-åÊåÊ New Head Coach Richard Fergola announced his coaching staff for the 2006-07 season today.åÊ The 2006 NAIA National Champions went through a major coaching change after former coach Steve Costanzo headed to St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Fergola, who was the head assistant for the past two seasons, has not had to go very far from the Dana campus to fill his staff.åÊ Fergola hired four new individuals all of which are Dana College graduates or soon to be.åÊåÊ
Taking over the head assistant position vacated by Fergola after moving into the Head coaching position, is Wynn Fangmeier.åÊ Fangmeier is no stranger to Dana College as he was a 2x NAIA All-American for the Vikings placing 8th and 3rd.åÊ Fangmeier is a 2004 graduate of Dana.åÊ Fangmeier‰¥ús concentration will be the upper weights.åÊ In addition to Fangmeier‰¥ús coaching duties, he will also be working in computer services on Dana‰¥ús campus.
åÊThe 2nd assistant position will be filled by Antonio Barber.åÊ Barber is a 2006 graduate of Dana College.åÊ He competed for the Vikings the past three years.åÊ In 2006, Barber worked as a student assistant coach with his main focus in the strength & conditioning area.åÊ Barber will also work with the upper weights and continue his role in strength & conditioning.
Ernie Abariotes will be returning on the Dana coaching staff and will be entering his 14th year.åÊ Ernie has spent a majority of his time looking over the Dana College wrestling program that he had once competed for and served as the commander in the head coaching position. He is responsible for producing the school's first-ever wrestling All-American, Virgil Watson, in 1979. Still affiliated with the program, he has spent the last seven seasons as an assistant coach.
A native Nebraskan, Abariotes is a Dana College Athletic Hall of Fame member, a 2003 inductee into the Dana College Wrestling Hall of Fame and a member of the Nebraska Wrestling Hall of Fame.åÊ Abariotes graduated from Dana in 1965.
Coach Fergola will utilize some youth yet experienced as well by adding two student assistant positions.åÊ Filling these positions will be 4x All-Americans Jimmy Rollins and Blair Alderman.åÊ Rollins is fresh off winning the 2006 NAIA National title for the Vikings at 133 pounds.åÊ Rollins claimed two junior college All-American titles, one of which as a national championship in 2002 as well as two NAIA All-American honors.åÊ Rollins, a native from New Jersey will work mostly with the lighter and middle weights.åÊ
Alderman was also a 4x All-American.åÊ A transfer from North Idaho Community College, Alderman placed twice while at NIC and twice for the Vikings.åÊ Alderman will work with Coach Fangmeier and Coach Barber in helping develop the upper weights.åÊ Both Alderman and Rollins were part of Fergola‰¥ús first recruiting class at Dana in 2004.åÊ
Fergola will have the luxury of three more former Dana wrestlers serving in Volunteer Coaching positions.åÊ Ben Henderson, Marshall Marquardt and Willie Parks will all be assisting with the program.åÊ Henderson was a 2x All-American for the Vikings placing 5th in 2005 and 2006 at 157.åÊ Henderson will help develop the middle weights.åÊ Marquardt, also a 2006 graduate for the Vikings, claimed his first All-American honors in 2006 by placing 7th.åÊ Marquardt was also Junior Greco and University Greco All-American.åÊ 2x National Champion, Willie Parks will serve in a volunteer role working with middle to upper weights as well as using his time as a coach to train freestyle in his quest to make a world team.åÊ Parks was a junior college national champion in 2002 and a NAIA National champion in 2006 for Dana.
‰¥þI am very excited to have these great people on my staff,‰¥ÿ said Head Coach Richard Fergola.åÊ They bring experience, work ethic, and loyality to this program.åÊ A head coach couldn‰¥út wish for a better staff.åÊ These guys were great wrestlers and will make outstanding coaches‰¥ÿ.åÊ
Incoming Recruits Prepare for Final Fargo Stage
Blair, NE-For some wrestlers across the country, the summer time is a relaxation time, a long rest away from the mat. But for others, the summer is no different than the winter and in some cases, more competitive. For three Dana College incoming freshman, their summer has been a very busy and competitive one.
During the summer, there are two major competitions at the Junior Level, the Junior National Duals and the Junior Nationals. This year, the Junior Duals were held on the campus of Oklahoma City University, a new program to the NAIA and an opponent of Dana College in 2006-07. Junior Nationals is held, as always in Fargo, ND in the Fargo Dome on the campus of North Dakota State University.åÊ
For Donny Altman (Derby, KS), Eric Graham (Kansas City, MO), and Brian Graham (Kansas City, MO), these two competitions have always been a big part of their summers. These three young men will all be freshman next month as they arrive on the campus of Dana College to prepare for their inaugural college wrestling season. Highly recruited, these three athletes are all ranked in the top 20 in the country in their respective weight classes and are no strangers to competing a high level.
To help prepare for Junior Duals and Junior Nationals, these athletes traveled to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO with their future Head Coach, Richard Fergola of Dana College. The future Vikings spent a week training with some of the best Juniors in the country as well as many of the University World Team members and the OTC coaching staff. "This training experience will definitely help prepare these guys for Fargo as well as what lies ahead for them in college," said Head Coach Richard Fergola.åÊ
Junior Duals was held June 28-July 2. Brian and Eric Graham of Park Hill High School in Kansas City, MO are no strangers to team success. They have been on two state championship teams at Park Hill High School, but this was no state tournament. In Greco-Roman competition, Team Missouri claimed the national title by defeating Illinois 33-28. The Graham's were competing up a weight class than they normally do and didn't see action in every dual. In the finals against Illinois, Brian Graham secured a close victory over Illinois's Volodymyr Rozdolsky Dec 0-3,3-1,4-2. Both Grahams were major contributors to the national championship for Team Missouri. Eric Graham finished the Greco-Roman competition with a 3-0 record while brother Brian went 5-1.åÊ
Altman, competing for Team Kansas was unable to bring home a team trophy, but was able to complete the competition with a 12-2 overall individual record in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle at 119 lbs which is a strong showing heading into Fargo.åÊ
Junior Nationals is only a week away and these three future Viking wrestlers will be departing for their state's respective team camps. All three wrestlers have experienced much success in Fargo with Eric Graham placing twice, Brian Graham placing three times and Altman has placed five times with two of them being national titles. This trip to Fargo will be their final stage at the junior level before they begin their college wrestling careers at Dana College.åÊ
Dana College Releases 2006-07 Schedule
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Blair, NE-New Dana College head coach Richard Fergola, who has been the Head Assistant Coach for the Vikings the past two seasons and helped lead the Vikings to the 2006 NAIA National Duals title as well as the 2006 NAIA National Championship announced the Viking's 2006-07 schedule today. Fergola will begin his third season with the Viking wrestling program and first year at the helm.
The 2005-06 Vikings finished the season 18-1-1 in dual matches and a first place finish at National Duals, the GPAC Conference, Central Regionals and the NAIA National tournament. The Vikings lone loss was to Cal Poly who at that time was ranked No. 18 in the Division 1 rankings. The single tie was to Oregon State who was ranked third in the PAC 10 and eventually beat Cal Poly a week later in dual action.
In 2006-07, the Vikings have 10 duals scheduled, not including the National Duals where they will try to defend their 2006 crown. The Vikings will vie for their fifth GPAC championship and region title as well as another national championship.
Dana College will begin the season as always at the Daktronics Open at South Dakota State University on November 4th. In the past, the Vikings have traveled to the always tough Central Missouri State Open in Warrensburg, but this year have added the Harold Nichols Open in Ft. Dodge, IA to the schedule in it's place on November 11th.
The Viking's dual season will begin at home in the Gardner-Hawks Center on November 17th when the Stars of Oklahoma City and Northwestern College come to town for a double dual. Oklahoma City is in its first season in the NAIA and will be a good test for the defending national champs.
Following the double dual, the Vikings will go in their own backyard and attend one of the nation's most premiere opens, the Kaufman-Brand Open at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on November 18th. The Kaufman-Brand Open features almost every top Division I team in the country with two age divisions, 21 & over and 20 & under.åÊ
In December, the Vikings will start out the month at the Simpson Invitational in Indianola, IA on December 2nd. This tournament will feature some of Division II and III's top teams. Then, on December 8th, the Vikings will travel to Sioux Falls, SD to take on another new team to the NAIA, the University of Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls is a GPAC and North Central Region member as well. Following the Sioux Falls dual will be the University of Nebraska-Kearney Loper Open on December 9th.
Ending out December will be two more GPAC and North Central region foes both out of Sioux City, IA. Coming to Gardner-Hawks Center on December 15th will be Briar Cliff University and on Saturday December 16th are the Morningside Mustangs.åÊ
The Vikings will start out the new year by playing host to the annual Dana College Open on January 6th. The Dana Open is also Parent's Day for all Dana College wrestlers. Following the Dana Open, the Vikings will travel to Cedar Falls, IA for the NWCA/NAIA Cliff Keen National Duals on January 13-14th. In 2006, the Vikings were the third seed among 16 of the top NAIA schools and walked away with the school's first ever national championship by defeating the University of Cumberlands 22-13 in the final.åÊ
After the National Duals, the Vikings will host Division II Northern State University in Gardner-Hawks Center on January 17th. On January 20th, the Vikings will travel to Orange City, IA where they will compete in the annual Northwestern College Red Raider Invitational. The Vikings have claimed the championship here the past two seasons most recently defeating 9-time Division III national champion, Augsburg College.åÊ
To finish out the month of January, the Vikings will host the two biggest duals of the season. Highlighting the 2006-07 schedule will be on January 27th in the Gardner-Hawks Center when the NAIA National Champions, Dana College, will host the 3-time NCAA Division II National Champion, the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Following the dual with UNO, the Vikings will host Augustana College four days later on January 31st. Augustana finished 7th in 2006 and 2nd in 2005 in NCAA Division II. In 2006, Dana defeated Augustana in Sioux Falls 20-17.åÊ
February will begin with the Vikings finishing out their dual season with Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD on February 2nd and Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO on February 7th. Dana College defeated Missouri Valley twice in 2006.åÊ
The Vikings will be looking to claim their fifth consecutive GPAC Conference championship in Mitchell, SD on February 10th at Dakota Wesleyan University. The 2006 Vikings claimed eight individual champions.åÊ
The NAIA regions were realigned and the Vikings are now part of the North Central region comprised of Briar Cliff University, Dakota Wesleyan University, Dickinson State, Northwestern College, University of Sioux Falls, Morningside College, and Jamestown College. The Vikings will travel to Dickinson State in Dickinson, ND on Saturday February 17th to look for their fifth region title.åÊ
The Vikings will close out their 2006-07 campaign with the 50th Annual NAIA National Championships at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA on March 2-3.
2006
Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp
June 10-15
Dana College
Blair, NE.
As we near the spring and summer, it is time to start planning your summer wrestling camp! Once again, Dana College wrestling will host the Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp on the campus of Dana College in Blair, NE. Home of the 2006 NAIA National Champions!
This year's camp will feature 1996 Olympic Champion and "NEW" Head Coach at the University of Iowa, Tom Brands. Making the trip back to Dana for the second year will be 1996 Olympian and 2x NJCAA National Champion, Bogdan Ciufulescu. Along with Bogdan will be his twin brother and 2x NJCAA All-American, Aurel Ciufulescu. Also featured will be the Dana College national championship coaching staff and wrestlers! Due to personal reasons, Pat Smith has been cancelled from working at this year's camp!
Last year's camp attracted over 100 participants and this year's camp will be limited to 150 campers. So register today for the 2006 Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp. For all camp information (i.e. cost, registration forms, medical waiver, etc) go to the official camp website at www.quest4gold.com
Vikings
Add to Recruiting Class
Blair, NE-The 2006 NAIA National Champions, Dana College, inked four more star athletes to their incoming recruiting class. These four athletes will be added to the class of five that have already signed earlier in the season, bringing the Viking total to nine.
Headlining the most recent signees is 4X Alabama state champion, Forrest Millsap. A standout wrestler for Homewood High School in Birmingham, AL, Millsap claimed four state titles and a Brute Nationals title in his four years at Homewood. Millsap is currently ranked No. 14 in the country by Wrestling USA magazine and is among Intermat's Top 150 recruits. Millsap will compete for the Vikings at 149 and will major in Art.
Also making the trip to the Midwest from the south is Lumpkin County's Josh Ghobadpoor. Ghobadpoor was a four-time state finalist, placing 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 2nd. Ghobadpoor is ranked Honorable Mention by Wrestling USA magazine and will compete for the Vikings at 174.
Joining Millsap and Ghobadpoor are Jordan Davis and Clayton Wurtele. Davis was a state qualifier from Blaine, MN. Davis will compete at 174 and major in Pre-Med. Wurtele comes to Dana from local Nebraska City, NE where he was a state qualifier. Wurtele will major in Criminal Justice and sports a 4.0 G.P.A and will compete at either 141 or 149.
These four young men join Donny Altman, Brian Graham, Eric Graham, John Schmalz, and Micah Laufenberg on Dana's incoming recruiting class. The Vikings claimed the No. 1 Non-Division I recruiting class in 2005 as ranked by Wrestling USA magazine.
Viking
Signees and Marquardt Perform at Regional and National EventsBlair, NE-- Three of Dana's signees as well as current Viking senior Marshall Marquardt competed in some prestigious regional and national events this past weekend and performed well. Donny Altman (Derby, KS), Eric Graham (Kansas City, MO), and Brian Graham (Kansas City, MO) all competed in the Southern Plains Junior Regional held in Hutchinson, KS. The Southern Plains is one of a handful of regionals held across the country that are used as qualifiers for the Cadet/Junior Nationals held in Fargo, ND. The Southern Plains is considered one of the toughest regions in the country and draws some of the nation's best Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers from across the country.
Donny Altman, who will compete for the Vikings starting in the fall of 2006 at 125 pounds, brought home double gold by claiming the titles in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at 119 lbs. Altman is a 2x Kansas state finalist, winning the title in 2005. Altman is extremely accomplished on the freestyle and Greco-Roman circuit claiming 2 Cadet National titles and 5 All-American showings in Fargo.
Brian and Eric Graham are coming to Dana College via powerhouse Park Hill High School in Kansas City, MO. Both wrestlers bumped up a couple weight classes for this regional, but still managed to place. Normally competing at 140, Eric Graham bumped up to 145 pounds and place 6th in freestyle. Brother Brian, who normally competes at 145, bumped up to 152 and claimed the bronze medal in freestyle. Brian and Eric have both claimed two Missouri state titles as well multiple All-American honors in Fargo.
Current Viking senior, Marshall Marquardt, fresh off claiming his first ever NAIA All-American status to help the Dana Vikings claim their first ever national title, added another All-American plaque to his resume. Competing in the prestigious University National Championships held on the campus of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, Marquardt claimed 6th place in the 96 kg (211.5 lbs) weight class in Greco-Roman. Marquardt, who placed 7th in the NAIA this season at 174 lbs, was wrestling up in weight considerably, but still was able to compete and become an All-American. By receiving All-American status at Universities, Marquardt has officially qualified for the University World Team Trials to be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Winners of the University World Team Trials will represent the United States at the University World Championships in Mongolia June 14-21.
Full Results
Junior Greco-Roman - 119 lbs Results
1st Place - Donny Altman of Kansas
2nd Place - Kyle Williams of Illinois
3rd Place - Ian Aguirre of Texas
4th Place - John F. Hagan of Kansas
5th Place - Brock Lowe of Missouri
6th Place - Justin Walker of Texas
1st Place Match
Match #1 Donny Altman (Kansas) over Kyle Williams (Illinois) Dec
7-3,7-0
3rd Place Match
Match #1 Ian Aguirre (Texas) over John F. Hagan (Kansas) TF 6-0,9-0
Junior Freestyle- 119 lbs Results
1st Place - Donny Altman of Kansas
2nd Place - Kyle Williams of Illinois
3rd Place - Vito Krischke Ii of Missouri
4th Place - Seth Johnson of Oklahoma
6th Place - Nick Leinfelder of Illinois
6th Place - Dustin Dooley of Kansas
1st Place Match
Donny Altman (Kansas) over Kyle Williams (Illinois) Dec 6-0,7-3
3rd Place Match
Vito Krischke Ii (Missouri) over Seth Johnson (Oklahoma) Dec 2-3,8-2,4-2
Junior Freestyle- 145 lbs Results
1st Place - Kevin Levalley of Colorado
2nd Place - Mark Beaudry of Colorado
3rd Place - Rocco Depaolo of Colorado
4th Place - Jacob Von Derbruegge of Missouri
6th Place - Eric Graham of Missouri
6th Place - Derek Knisely of Missouri
1st Place Match
Match #1 Kevin Levalley (Colorado) over Mark Beaudry (Colorado)
Dec 0-1,4-0,8-1
3rd Place Match
Match #1 Rocco Depaolo (Colorado) over Jacob Von Derbruegge (Missouri)
Dec 6-0,6-4
Junior Freestyle - 152 lbs Results
1st Place - Sean Flynn of Kansas
2nd Place - Chris Hacker of Oklahoma
3rd Place - Brian Graham of Missouri
4th Place - Beau Pickering of Missouri
6th Place - Todd Porter of Missouri
6th Place - Lucky Ferguson of Unattached
1st Place Match
Match #1 Sean Flynn (Kansas) over Chris Hacker (Oklahoma) Dec
4-4,6-0
3rd Place Match
Match #1 Brian Graham (Missouri) over Beau Pickering (Missouri)
Dec 5-1,7-0
University Greco-Roman -96 KG / 211.5 lbs.
1st - Robbie Smith (USOEC) won by decision over J.D. Bergman
(Ohio International WC) 0-3,3-0,6-2
3rd - David Walker (Bronco WC) won by pin over Mike Tamillow
(Wildcat) 0:32
5th - Israel Silva (Sunkist Kids) won by injury default over
Marshall Marquardt (Viking WC)
7th - Travis Gardner (Orange Crush) won by pin over Sean Barnes
(CLP) 4-1,0:26
Semifinals
J.D. Bergman (Ohio International WC) won by pin over Israel
Silva (Sunkist Kids) 0:59
Robbie Smith (USOEC) won by decision over David Walker (Bronco
WC) 2-1,2-1
The
2005-06 Top 10 Greatest Moments in Dana College Wrestling
The Viking wrestling team capped off an outstanding 2005-06 season with a pair of national titles, along with the school's first ever NAIA National Championship in Sioux City, IA. Dana Wrestling takes a look back on the top 10 moments of the past season. The season was too memorable for just 10 moments, but we narrowed it down to the real good stuff.
10. The "Lights" get turned off
In early December, the Viking wrestling team traveled
to Las Vegas, NV for the Cliff Keen Invitational to take on 45
of the top programs in the country, most of which were Division
I. However, before they would tackle that large task, they would
have to get over another hump first. In the history of Dana College
wrestling, the Vikings have NEVER claimed a victory over
Montana State-Northern. The Lights have been a dominant program
in the NAIA winning six national team titles. Heading into this
dual, lingered the history of defeats the Vikings have been provided
by the Lights of Montana. Under new Head Coach Dan Troupe, the
Lights would also learn something newthat what comes around goes
around. The Vikings never trailed in the dual claiming 8 out of
10 matches for a 35-9 rout of the once unbeatable team for the
first time in the 46 years of Dana College wrestling! Six Dana
wrestlers recorded victories by bonus points with two of them
coming by fall.
9. Turning the Corner
With the Christmas Break right around the corner, the Vikings
still were not sure how good they were until they traveled to
Lincoln, NE for the annual Husker Duals. Dana College is the only
small school that competes in this day of duals among some of
the nations best Division I teams. This year included duals against
Cal Poly and Oregon State. Both teams hail from the PAC 10 conference
with Cal Poly ranking in at No. 20 in the polls at the time of
the dual. Oregon State was ranked No. 3 in the PAC 10 behind Cal
Poly and Arizona State. The Vikings started out the day with a
dual against Cal Poly and things were looking bleak as Cal Poly
defeated Dana by a score of 41-3. However, the Vikings didn't
lay down for the Beavers of Oregon State. While any other team
may give up, quit and call it a day and pack up and head home
for Christmas, the Vikings had other plans. The Vikings split
victories with the Beavers five to five, but recorded some key
major decisions. Freshman Sonny Silva (Kimberly, Idaho) would
make his varsity debut at 133 and made a lasting impression. Silva
was winning his bout 5-0, but needed to score a major decision
to give the Vikings another bonus point to help win the dual.
In the final seconds of the match, the freshman managed to turn
his opponent and receive three near fall points and the 8-0 major
decision. The win by Silva put the Vikings within three, 20-17,
with one match to go. The dual depended on senior and two-time
All-American, Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb). In an exciting match,
Lozier was losing 2-1 with about two seconds remaining and managed
a reversal with no time on the clock to pull out a 3-2 victory
over Kyle Larson and the 20-20 tie! This day would mark the only
loss and only tie that Dana would have on its record for the remainder
of the season.
8. Sending a Message
The Dana College wrestling program made history this year
by claiming Dana's first ever team national championship by defeating
the University of Cumberlands in the NAIA National Duals finals
in the UNI-Dome. With a capacity crowd of close to 8,000 spectators,
Dana defeated the #6 ranked Cumberlands 22-13 which handed the
Dana program and head Coach Steve Costanzo their first national
title. The Vikings finished 4-0 in the competition with dual wins
over Montana State-Northern, Southern Oregon, Missouri Valley
College and University of Cumberlands. The Vikings were ranked
No. 4 nationally heading into the competition and received the
No. 3 seed in the tournament. Dana had four major individual victories
that helped boost them to the title. In the Southern Oregon dual,
Ben Henderson (157) was bumped up to 165 to do battle with No.
1 ranked Jimmy Grochowsky. Henderson was up for the challenge,
walking away with a 3-2 victory. That defeat only motivated the
remaining Dana wrestlers as Dana only dropped one match to SOU.
The second key victory came in the semi-finals against Missouri
Valley. Trailing 12-9 to Missouri Valley heading into the 184
pound match, Dana needed a pin out of Willie Parks. Parks being
the takedown artist that he is, pins are not common with his style.
The senior came through for his team recording a fall that would
propel Dana to a 19-15 victory and into the National Duals finals.
The other two key wins both came in the finals. Starting off the
dual was junior Craig Trampe at 125. Trampe was taking on the
No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country, Delrico Choates of The Cumberlands.
In a last second flurry, Trampe was victorious 3-2 and got the
Vikings off to a great start. The final key win was at 174 with
senior Marshall Marquardt. With the dual scored tied 9-9, Marquardt
hit a monster head-lock on Todd Allen and recorded a fall to put
Dana up 15-9. The Vikings won two of the last three matches to
win National Duals 22-13 over The Cumberlands.
"This was a real team effort. When one guy was down, another
picked it up. Everything fell into place for us," said Coach
Costanzo. "This is a huge step for our program and our school."
7. Two Wins are Better than One!
There are only a few teams that Dana College has not beaten
in the past and the Vikings took care of both of them in 2005-06.
Not only did the Vikings defeat MSU-N twice this season, but shared
the same defeats with Missouri Valley College. In December of
2004, Dana College recorded their first ever dual win over Missouri
Valley. Dana then followed up with the 19-15 victory at this year's
National Duals. The Dana Vikings would then host Missouri Valley
at home shortly after National Duals. The dual was highly promoted
as "Pack the House Night". The rematch! In front of
a capacity crowd, Dana College proceeded to dominate Missouri
Valley and record another win over the always tough Missouri Valley
Vikings 32-6, only losing two matches.
6. Taking Down Augsburg
While the Vikings were on a roll of taking down the "Giants"
of college wrestling, they decided to add one more to the list.
Winning the Northwestern Invite was nothing new to Dana College
as they claimed the title in 2005 as well as owned the Outstanding
Wrestler in Blair Alderman. In 2006, Dana College repeated their
accomplishments from the previous year, but with an added perk.
Dana claimed the 2006 title, Marshall Marquardt was named the
tournament outstanding wrestler, but on their way to the team
title, Dana took down one of NCAA Division III's monsters, Augsburg
College. Augsburg has claimed 9 NCAA Division III championships
and was fresh off the 2005 title. Augsburg also defeated Dana
in 2005 in a dual. The tournament title was much more special
in 2006. Dana had 10 place-winners, four finalist, and two champions!
5. Augustana Suffers
Dana College added another huge victory to their record with
a win over Augustana S.D. Dana stunned the Augies by defeating
NCAA Div. II No. 5 Augustana 20-17 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana
placed second in the NCAA Division II National Tournament in 2005
and is another team that Dana has never beaten. Dana got off to
a strong start in the dual with Burke Barnes's (Lake Stevens,
Wash) major decision at 125 pounds and a pin from Jimmy Rollins
(Woodbury, N.J.) at 133 pounds. Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.)
also picked up bonus points for the Vikings with a major decision
at 184 pounds. Bonus points were crucial as the Vikings won five
of the ten matches. Scott Taylor (157 Arapahoe, Neb.) and Marshall
Marquardt (174 Altoona, Iowa) also delivered Viking victories.
Once again the dual came down to the final match. The Vikings
put their confidence in Wade Jordan (Coulee City, Wash). Jordan
lost his heavyweight match 5-0, but kept the score close enough
to give Dana the dual victory. Dana completes their best dual
season ever in history with an 18-1-1 record!
"This was an important win for us because it keeps our momentum going. I was real proud of the guys Friday night," said coach Steve Costanzo.
4. Total Domination!
At this point in the season, Dana was clicking on almost all
cylinders. Heading into the GPAC Conference tournament, the Vikings
were full strength with the exception of senior Marshall Marquardt
at 174 and had claimed the No. 1 NAIA National ranking which was
the first time ever. Dana claimed 8 titles out of 10 weights and
scored 162 team points to out-distance second place Morningside
by 89 points. The most dominant feature behind Dana's dominating
GPAC performance was that the Vikings only lost one match in the
whole tournament! Senior Blair Alderman was named the GPAC tournament
outstanding wrestler. This was Dana's 4th GPAC title in a row.
3. History Repeats Itself!
After dominating the GPAC Conference, the Vikings started
to focus on the post-season goals that they had set. Winning their
4th Central Region Title was towards the top of the list. This
year's Central Region was held in the building next to the Tyson
Events Center, the home to NAIA National Tournament. So the Vikings
were primed and ready to start fulfilling their dreams! The Vikings
would place all 12 wrestlers and win the Central Region with 197.5
points, eighty-five points ahead of second place William Penn.
Leading the Vikings were five individual champions, Burke Barnes
(125), Jimmy Rollins (133), Ben Henderson (157), Trent Leichleiter
(165), and Blair Alderman (197). Head Coach Steve Costanzo was
named Central Region Coach of the Year and the Vikings were setting
the stage for the National Championship in Sioux City, IA.
2. The Dirty Dozen Rules!
12 All-Americans! 12 All-Americans! Can you believe it? Sometimes
we still can't. This year may not have been the same had all 12
Viking wrestlers not placed at the national tournament. The fact
that all 12 wrestlers placed in the top seven at nationals, is
an accomplishment in itself. The 2005-06 Viking wrestling team
was very special, because they became a family. For one member
of this family to not reach his goal of becoming an All-American
could have been detrimental to the team. One of the team goals
heading into the 2006 national tournament was 12 All-Americans.
Well, with this team, when they set a goal, they do everything
they can to accomplish that goal and this one was no different.
At one point in the tournament, Dana had locked in eleven All-Americans
with one individual left to achieve that status. It all came down
to senior captain, Marshall Marquardt at 174. Marshall had to
face the same individual from Southern Oregon that defeated him
two years prior in the same round and kept Marquardt from achieving
All-American status. Well, not this time around! Marquardt made
quick work of the SOU wrestler with an amazing foot-sweep to his
back and finished him with a fall! It was a truly exciting moment!
1. Listening to "Queen" Sing!
We all dreamed of singing and listening to the sweet sound
of "We are the Champions" by Queen, but
could we really make that dream come true. We never really talked
about it much and tried not to in order not to jinx ourselves.
However, deep down inside, we knew we had the capabilities of
getting the job done! We were ranked No. 1 in the country and
had all of the tools necessary of bringing home the gold! Everyone
knows that the national tournament is like a different season,
a tournament like no other. Could the Vikings succumb to that
kind of pressure? The strategy was all planned out and everyone
knew what they needed to do in order for us to be the No. 1 team
in the country once and for all. It played out like a script and
all 12 Viking wrestlers played their part with 120% effort. Our
goal was to get at least 7 or more wrestlers to the semi-finals,
and we did that. We also wanted to get at least three individuals
in the national finals, we did that. Jimmy Rollins and Willie
Parks became Dana's first ever individual National Champions.
Dana College only trailed once in the tournament and it was for
like a moment. Head Coach Steve Costanzo was named National Coach
of the Year, senior Willie Parks was named NWCA/NAIA Wrestler
of the Year. One event that transpired that was not expected was
the fashion in which we won the national championship. Honestly
we thought it would be a dog-fight and would come down to the
wire. Well, when this team competed the way that they did, national
scoring records get broken. That is exactly what the Vikings did.
Scoring 193 points and crushing the previous record of 180 points
held by Lindenwood in 2002.
So, this season was truly an amazing one. One that no one affiliated
with Dana College or Dana College wrestling will ever forget.
Not only did we win the National Duals Championship and the NAIA
National Tournament Championship, but we also led the country
with the most Academic All-Americans for the second year in a
row! From our perspective, the fact that this program led the
country in academics as well as won the national championship,
is a testament to the true commitment that the Dana College wrestling
program has to its institution, academics and athletics. These
young men will live forever in the history of Dana College and
the college wrestling fans of America!
2006
Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp
June 10-15
Dana College
Blair, NE.
As we near the spring and summer, it is time to start planning your summer wrestling camp! Once again, Dana College wrestling will host the Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp on the campus of Dana College in Blair, NE. Home of the 2006 NAIA National Champions!
This year's camp will feature 1996 Olympic Champion and "NEW" Head Coach at the University of Iowa, Tom Brands. Also featured will be the first 4x NCAA D-I National Champion and current Assistant Coach at Oklahoma State, Pat Smith. Other staff will be the Dana College national championship coaching staff and wrestlers!
Last year's camp attracted over 100 participants and this year's camp will be limited to 150 campers. So register today for the 2006 Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp. For all camp information (i.e. cost, registration forms, medical waiver, etc) go to the official camp website at <http://www.quest4gold.com/>www.quest4gold.com
For more information, contact Camp Directors Richard Fergola or Steve Costanzo at the information below:
Richard Fergola
402-533-4063
<mailto:rfergola@esu3.org>rfergola@esu3.org
Steve Costanzo
402-426-7288
<mailto:scostanz@dana.edu>scostanz@dana.edu
Richard Fergola, M.S.
Dana College
Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
402-426-7374 (office)
402-533-2416 (home)
402-533-4063 (cell)
E-mail: <mailto:rfergola@esu3.org>rfergola@esu3.org
2006
Border Brawl Tomorrow Night! Don't Miss It!
One more reminder about the upcoming Border Brawl tomorrow night
at Dana College! There will be 16 great matches on the evening
with an elite group of athletes and coaches battling for their
respective states! There are 18 Nationally ranked athletes participating
according to Wrestling USA magazines senior rankings. 8 of them
are ranked in the Top 5 in the country. Please try and make the
drive to Dana College to see this first ever Border Brawl!
Celebrate the sport of wrestling and the great talent in this
area at Border Brawl in Dana College's Gardner Hawks Center on
Friday, March 10th at 7pm. Tickets are $8.00 at the door or $6.00
now online at <http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/brawl_reservations.html>http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/brawl_reservations.html
Or tune in to takedownradio.com to listen to all the wrestling
action.
The 2006 Line-Up for the Border Brawl is as follows, but is subject to change:
2006 Border Brawl Line-Up
112
Joel Torpy, Millard South, (42-3) 2006 State Champion
Mark Kist, Eagle Grove, ((43-0) 3x State Champion
119
Shane Castillo, Kearney Catholic, (13-1) 2x State Champion
Russell Weakley, Fort Madison, (39-2) 2x State Champion
125
Robert McMickell, Hastings St. Cecilia, (37-4) 2006 State Champion
Jeff Rau, Lewis Central, (51-1) 2006 State Champion
130
Brett Hodgen, Hastings St. Cecilia, (37-3) 2006 State Champion
Kelby Ryerson, Eagle Grove, (43-3) 2006 State Champion
130
Guy Smith, Omaha Central, (28-8) 2006 State Champion
Zack Morley, Urbandale, (41-4) 3x State Placer (2nd, 8th, &
4th)
135
Jay Sherer, Columbus, (38-3), 2x State Champion, 3x State Finalist
Derek Moyer, Oskaloosa, (44-0), 3x State Champion
140
Matt Vacanti, Papillion La Vista, (25-1), 4x State Champion
Chris Sandy, Spirit Lake Park, (53-4), State Champion, 3x State
Finalist
145
Jeremy McCoy, Omaha North, (29-0), 3x State Champion, 4x State
Finalist
Seth Pugh, Columbus Junction, (47-0), 2006 State Champion
152
Stephen Medina, Millard South, (42-1), 2006 State Champion
Aaron Janssen, Emmetsburg AR, (44-0), 2006 State Champion
152
Ryan Pankoke, Centennial, (34-0), 2006 State Champion
Jake Kerr, Oskaloosa, (44-2), 4x State Placer (3rd, 3rd, 3rd,
6th)
160
Kyle Svedson, Omaha Skutt Catholic, (32-1), 2006 State Champion
Justin Kerber, Emmetsburg AR, (47-0), 2x State Champion, 4x State
Finalist
171
Kenny Michel, Omaha Burke, (40-4), 2x State Placer (3rd, 4th)
Ben Becker, St. Edmond Ft. Dodge, (44-0), 2006 State Champion
189
Nick Schaefer, Omaha Skutt Catholic, (41-2), 2006 State Champion
Austin Boehm, Urbandale, (45-2), 3x State Placer, (3rd, 2nd, 4th)
215
Jake Smith, Bennington, (39-0), 2x State Champion
Brady Punt, Sioux Center, (48-6), 2x State Placer (7th, 6th)
215
Cameron Browne, Plattsmouth, (38-1), 2006 State Champion
Mike Freeman, Newton, (38-4), 1x State Placer
275
Aaron Terry, Omaha North, (27-2), 3x State Placer (2nd, 5th, 4th)
Trent Hardin, Van Buren Keosauqua, (44-1), 3x State Placer (2nd,
4th, 4th)
Nebraska Coaching Staff
Doug Denson, Millard South (2006 Class A State Champions)
Brad Hildabrandt, Omaha Skutt (2006 Class B State Champions)
Craig Mauler, Sargent/Burwell (2006 Class C State Runner-Ups)
Tyler Herman, Amherst (2006 Class D State Champions)
Iowa Coaching Staff
Darin Schreck, Eagle Grove (2006 Class 1A 3rd Place Team)
Trevor Carritt, Lewis Central (2006 Class 3A State Runner-Ups)
Robert Kenny, Emmetsburg AR (2006 Class 2A State Champions)
Dana
Signs Three More
Blair, NE--Fresh off winning the 49th Annual NAIA National Championships,
the Vikings will add three more prep stars to their recruiting
list. All three athletes hail from Park Hill High School in Kansas
City, MO who won the Class 3 Missouri State Championship three
weeks ago.
Signing letters of intent with the Vikings are Eric Graham, Brian
Graham and John Schmalz. The Grahams are twin brothers that have
had stellar careers at Park Hill High School. Eric and Brian both
have won back to back state titles with Eric placing 4th in 2004
and Brian claiming a 5th and 3rd finish in 2004 and 2003. Both
Brian and Eric have excelled on the national scene with Eric placing
twice in the prestigous Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo, ND and
Brian has placed in the same tournament three times. Eric is currently
ranked No. 13 in the country by Wrestling USA magazine and Brian
is ranked No. 9. Eric will look to compete for the Vikings at
either 133 or 141 and Brian will be at 141 or 149.
John Schmalz is coming off a 6th place finish at the Missouri
State Tournament at 189 pounds. John will be looking to compete
for the Vikings at 197 pounds. The Vikings now have five new recruits
signed for the 2006-07 school year.
2006
Border Brawl Line-Up Announced
Takedown Wrestling Radio to broadcast Iowa Vs. Nebraska Border Brawl
Takedown Wrestling Radio with Scott Casber and Steve Foster is excited to broadcast the first ever Border Brawl: Featuring the best and brightest Seniors from Iowa and Nebraska. Who will be victorious? Tune to TakedownRadio.com starting at 6 PM Friday March 10th for a special 1 hour pre meet program prior to the meet starting. You'll hear from the coaches of Morningside and Dana Colleges.
Proceeds from this event will be split between Morningside College and Dana College and going toward equipment and travel costs etc. Celebrate this sport with us at Border Brawl at Dana College's Gardner Hawks Center Friday March 10th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. If you can make it in person please grab a friend and come on out! Tickets are $8.00 at the door and we'll see you at Gardner Hawks Center on the campus of Dana College in Blair Nebraska. For information call 402-533-4063 or <mailto:rfergola@esu3.org>rfergola@esu3.org Start time is at 7:00 pm! Tickets can be purchased online for a pre-sale price of $6.00 at <http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/brawl_reservations.html>http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/brawl_reservations.html
The official Border Brawl informational flyer can be found
at
<http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/Border_Brawl.pdf>http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/Border_Brawl.pdf
The 2006 Line-Up for the Border Brawl is as follows, but is subject to change. There is still another possible match at 215. Cameron Browne from Plattsmouth is committed to the Border Brawl, but we are still working on an Iowa opponent.
2006 Border Brawl Line-Up
112
Joel Torpy, Millard South, (42-3) 2006 State Champion
Mark Kist, Eagle Grove, ((43-0) 3x State Champion
119
Shane Castillo, Kearney Catholic, (13-1) 2x State Champion
Russell Weakley, Fort Madison, (39-2) 2x State Champion
125
Robert McMickell, Hastings St. Cecilia, (37-4) 2006 State
Champion
Jeff Rau, Lewis Central, (51-1) 2006 State Champion
130
Brett Hodgen, Hastings St. Cecilia, (37-3) 2006 State Champion
Kelby Ryerson, Eagle Grove, (43-3) 2006 State Champion
130
Guy Smith, Omaha Central, (28-8) 2006 State Champion
Zack Morley, Urbandale, (41-4) 3x State Placer (2nd, 8th, &
4th)
135
Jay Sherer, Columbus, (38-3), 2x State Champion, 3x State
Finalist
Derek Moyer, Oskaloosa, (44-0), 3x State Champion
140
Matt Vacanti, Papillion La Vista, (25-1), 4x State Champion
Chris Sandy, Spirit Lake Park, (53-4), State Champion, 3x State
Finalist
145
Jeremy McCoy, Omaha North, (29-0), 3x State Champion, 4x State
Finalist
Seth Pugh, Columbus Junction, (47-0), 2006 State Champion
152
Stephen Medina, Millard South, (42-1), 2006 State Champion
Aaron Janssen, Emmetsburg AR, (44-0), 2006 State Champion
152
Ryan Pankoke, Centennial, (34-0), 2006 State Champion
Jake Kerr, Oskaloosa, (44-2), 4x State Placer (3rd, 3rd, 3rd,
6th)
160
Kyle Svedson, Omaha Skutt Catholic, (32-1), 2006 State Champion
Justin Kerber, Emmetsburg AR, (47-0), 2x State Champion, 4x State
Finalist
171
Kenny Michel, Omaha Burke, (40-4), 2x State Placer (3rd, 4th)
Ben Becker, St. Edmond Ft. Dodge, (44-0), 2006 State Champion
189
Nick Schaefer, Omaha Skutt Catholic, (41-2), 2006 State Champion
Austin Boehm, Urbandale, (45-2), 3x State Placer, (3rd, 2nd, 4th)
215
Jake Smith, Bennington, (39-0), 2x State Champion
Brady Punt, Sioux Center, (48-6), 2x State Placer (7th, 6th)
215
TBA
275
Aaron Terry, Omaha North, (27-2), 3x State Placer (2nd, 5th,
4th)
Trent Hardin, Van Buren Keosauqua, (44-1), 3x State Placer (2nd,
4th, 4th)
Nebraska Coaching Staff
Doug Denson, Millard South (2006 Class A State Champions)
Brad Hildabrandt, Omaha Skutt (2006 Class B State Champions)
Craig Mauler, Sargent/Burwell (2006 Class C State Runner-Ups)
Tyler Herman, Amherst (2006 Class D State Champions)
Iowa Coaching Staff
Darin Schreck, Eagle Grove (2006 Class 1A 3rd Place Team)
Trevor Carritt, Lewis Central (2006 Class 3A State Runner-Ups)
Robert Kenny, Emmetsburg AR (2006 Class 2A State Champions)
There are 36 individual state championships among this year's participants! The combined 2006 record of all participants is an awesome 1093-54! There are 9 indivduals with undefeated records and two matches on the evening will feature match-ups between undefeated wrestlers! So make plans to attend this inaugural event! The 2006 Border Brawl!
Dana College has the best wrestling team in the nation. The Vikings won the 2006 NAIA National Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa. All twelve Dana wrestlers placed in the tournament, giving Dana 12 All-Americans and an NAIA tournament record 193 team points (previous record 180 points Lindenwood 2002). Lindenwood was the runner-up with 164 points.
The national championship is the first ever NAIA team championship for any Dana College team.
Two Vikings also claimed individual titles. Jimmy Rollins (133 Woodbury, N.J.) won the national title over Kyle Jahn of McKendree College by injury default. Willie Parks (SR Garden Grove, Calif.) defeated Rick Story of Southern Oregon 16-8 for the national championship at 184 pounds. They are the first ever Dana College individual wrestling national champions.
Parks was honored with the NWCA-NAIA Outstanding Wrestler-of-the-Year award.
Dana coach Steve Costanzo who recruited the No. 1 non-Division I recruiting class in the nation this year, then coached the team to the NWCA National Duals championship, a school record 17 dual wins, and the NAIA National Championship was named 2006 NAIA Wrestling Coach of the Year.
Anthony Haukenberry (Buckley, Wash.) was the national runner-up at 149 pounds. Brad Cooper of the University of the Cumberlands defeated Haukenberry in the finals 3-2.
A strong start in the tournament gave Dana the edge. Dana won all but 2 of their first 15 matches to put ten of twelve wrestlers in the championship bracket.
Scott Taylor's (Arapahoe, Neb.) mild upset in the 157-pound quarterfinal jumpstarted the Vikings during Friday night's second session. With that victory, Taylor, a senior and returning national-qualifier, achieved All-American status for the first time.
Just like Taylor, Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) was a senior and returning national qualifier. Leichleiter's 165-pound quarterfinal match began just as Taylor's match ended. Hyped from Taylor's victory, a sea of red-clothed Dana fans cheered "Trent, Trent, Trent" as Leichleiter pulled out a 1-point escape in overtime to win the match. Leichleiter fell to his knees then jumped up and hugged Coach Steve Costanzo in celebration- he had earned the title 'All-American' for the first time.
By the end of day one, seven Vikings remained undefeated, none were eliminated.
Saturday morning the Vikings scored 6 more falls in the semifinals.
Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, Wash.) scored two of the falls on his way to third place at 125 pounds.
Terrence Almond also scored two falls. Almond wrestled Gordo Villaescusa of Embry Riddle in the third place match. Villaescusa pulled out an 11-10 victory in the final seconds giving Dana's Almond fourth place.
The other two pins were recorded by Parks, who advanced to the finals, and Leichleiter at 165 pounds. Leichlieter pinned Southern Oregan's James Mannenbach in 3:59 and finished 4th in the tournament.
Dana's other placers were: Craig Trampe (125 Ord, Neb.) 7th, Jason Lozier (141 Omaha, Neb.) 6th, Taylor 4th, Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) 5th, Marshall Marquardt (174 Altoona, Iowa) 7th and Blair Alderman (197 Spokane, Wash.) 4th.
Dana emerged from Saturday's morning session with enough points to clinch the national championship. No team would be able to catch the Vikings no matter what happened in the finals.
With or without the National Championship the Dana wrestlers are successful. The title, however, could not have gone to a more deserving group of young men.
125- Burke Barnes(Lake Stevens, Wash) 3rd
125-Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) 7th
133- Jimmy Rollins (Woodbury, N.J.) 1st
141-Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) 4th
141-Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb.) 6th
149-Anthony Haukenberry (Buckley, Wash) 2nd
157-Scott Taylor (Arapahoe, Neb.) 4th
157 Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash)5th
165- Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.)4th
174-Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa)7th
184-Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) 1st
197-Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash) 4th
NAIA
Central Region Scholar-Athletes Announced
Following the completion of Saturday's NAIA Central Region Wrestling Tournament, several wrestlers were selected as NAIA Central Region Scholar-Athletes. The criteria for the award was that a wrestler must be at least a sophomore with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and must have participated in a minimum of 12 matches/tournaments, including the regional meet or have previously qualified for nationals. This year's NAIA Central Region Wrestling Scholar-Athletes are...
Briar Cliff:
Jon Carlson (285) Jr. Hooper, NE 3.33 Business
Jason Kruse (197) Jr. Fargo, ND 3.91 Biology
Dakota Wesleyan:
Andrew Schmaltz (197) Jr. Mission, SD 3.33 Physical Education
Dana:
Scott Taylor (157) Sr. Arapahoe, NE 3.73 Biology, Psychology
Marshall Marquardt (174) Sr. Altoona, IA 3.61 Organizational Comm.
Trent Leichleiter (165) Sr. Harvard, NE 3.69 Elem. Ed., Special Ed.
Terrence Almond (141) Jr. Pelham, GA 3.32 Special Education
Brett Brandl (133) So. Madison, NE 3.29 Sports Management
Wade Jordan (285) So. Coulee City, WA 3.55 Accounting
Webster Farris (197) Jr. Neb. City, NE 3.93 Biology
Morningside:
Brandon Mueller (149) Sr. Seward, NE 3.31 Secondary Education
Jake Stevenson (174) So. Petersburg, NE 3.32 Business Administration
Northwestern:
Chris Keating (149) Sr. Aztec, NM 3.25 Physical Education
Isaac Schmidt (285) Sr. Arthur, IA 3.33 Business Education
Tom Bartello (133) So. Newton, IA 3.27 Elementary Education
Waldorf:
Kent Scheff (184) So. Jackson, MN 3.50 Wellness
Ryan Garcia (149) Jr. Riverside, CA 3.46 Wellness
William Penn:
Paul Carter (149) Jr. Carson City, NV 3.74 Physical Education/Health
Jorge Ortiz (184) Jr. Chicago, IL 3.38 Undecided
Dana
Wins 4th Regional Championship
Steve Costanzo was named 2006 Regional Coach of the Year as his Vikings won their fourth regional wrestling championship Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa. Dana finished with 197.5 team points, 85 points ahead of second place William Penn.
Five Vikings won individual championships- 125- Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, WA), 133-Jimmy Rollins (Woodbury, N.J.), 157-Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.), 165-Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.), and 197- Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.).
All twelve Viking wrestlers placed in the top four of their respective weight classes with seven Vikings making their way into the finals.
At 125 pounds, Barnes dominated the competition with three falls on his way to the title. Rollins continued his winning ways by recording two falls, including a fall in the 133-pound finals over No. 3 ranked Mike Miller of Bacone. Henderson recorded two falls, a major decision and finished with a decision over Brandon Graham of William Penn in the 157-pound finals. At 165 pounds, Leichleiter claimed his first regional title and his 100th college victory in the finals with a 4-1 victory over TJ Stuart of William Penn. Alderman (197) stayed on track in a dominating fashion with two falls and a major decision. This is the second regional title for Alderman.
Terrence Almond (141, Pelham, GA) and Anthony Haukenberry (149, Buckley, WA) both finished in the runner-up position. Almond scored three falls, but then lost in overtime to No. 3 ranked Bryan Odle of Bacone. Haukenberry, the 2004 NAIA National Champion made his way to the finals with a huge revenge victory over No. 2 ranked Brad Stockton of Waldorf 7-3 in the semi-finals. Haukenberry lost in the finals to No. 1 ranked Darren Cotton.
Other placers for the Vikings included third place finishes from Craig Trampe (125, Ord, NE), Scott Taylor (Arapahoe, NE), and Marshall Marquardt (174, Altoona, IA). Sonny Silva (133, Kimberly, ID) and Jason Lozier (149, Omaha, NE) both finished in fourth place.
The Vikings will vie for Dana's first ever NAIA team national championship in two weeks. The 49th Annual NAIA National Wrestling tournament takes place March 3-4 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, IA.
Come
and Support Dana Wrestling at NAIA Nationals
Attention Viking Wrestling Fans
Steve Hansen, a major Dana College wrestling supporter is investigating renting a charter bus to go to the NAIA Wrestling National Championship Tournament in Sioux City, IA.
The tournament will be held March 3-4 at the Tyson Events Center
Trip will include bus ride, hotel accommodations, tournament passes and 2 T-shirts
Bus departure will TBA based on interest!
Prices may vary depending on interest.
Based upon 54 passengers rates are as follows:
Single bed double occupancy $175/person (approx)
Two beds 4 people per room $130/person (approx)
For those traveling on their own we would still like you to order, our 2006 Viking National Tournament T-shirt.
We want to make a statement as our wrestlers see a "Viking Sea of Red" in the crowd.
Deadline to sign up for the National Tournament trip will be Wednesday Febuary 22nd!
Don't miss this opportunity to see the 2006 National Duals Champions try to win another national title!
For more information contact:
Steve Hansen
PO Box 414
Valentine, NE 69201
Phone: 402-376-2679
Cell: 402-322-0640
Dana
Downs NCAA Powerhouse, Augustana
Sioux Falls, SD-The Dana College Vikings jumped out to a 10-0 lead after two matches and then hung on to edge Augustana 20-17 wrestling victory in a battle of the Vikings Friday night at the Elmen Center on the campus of Augustana College.
Head Coach Steve Costanzo and the Dana squad, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA national rankings, improved to 16-1-1, with the victory over Augustana, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II, and the 2005 Division II national runners-up and then followed up with a win over NCAA Division III Buena Vista University.
Burke Barnes and Jimmy Rollins got Dana off to a good start.
Barnes scored a 20-10 major decision over Chris Trampe and Rollins,
ranked No. 2 in NAIA, pinned Mike Long in 4:18 to start out Dana's
lead to 10-0.
Scott Taylor then edged Aaron Haddorff 11-6 at 157 pounds before
Cody Henriksen downed Ben Henderson 9-5 at 165 pounds to make
the score 13-11. Henderson is ranked No. 3 in the nation at 157
pounds, but moved up a weight class.
Dana pushed the lead to 20-11 with key wins by Marshall Marquardt and Willie Parks. Marquardt, ranked third at 174 pounds, edged No. 5 Dusty Wilking 4-1, while Willie Parks, ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, scored a 16-7 major decision over No. 4 Nate Buys.
Following the victory over Augustana, the Dana Vikings traveled to Storm Lake, IA to take on another NCAA opponent in No. 16 ranked Division III Buena Vista. The Vikings would make quick work of the opposing Beaver squad by recording a decisive 40-3 win. Burke Barnes started the Vikings off with a 22 second pin. Dana was able to coast to the victory courtesy of two more pins in addition to Barnes' pin with Sonny Silva (133), and Anthony Haukenberry (149) all recorded pins for the Vikings.
Dana will be in action this Wednesday, February 8, when the Vikings host Senior Night with a double-dual against two regional foes in Waldorf and York College with action beginning at 6:00 pm.
Dana 20, Augustana 17
125 pounds: Burke Barnes (Dana) major dec Chris Trampe (Augie),
20-10 (Dana 4-0)
133 pounds: #2 Jimmy Rollins (Dana) pinned Mike Long (Augie),
4:18 (Dana 10-0)
141 pounds: #6 Andre VanderVelde (Augie) tech fall #7 Terrence
Almond (Dana), 26-11 (7:00) (Dana 10-5)
149 pounds: #2 Ryan King (Augie) dec. #6 Anthony Haukenberry (Dana),
7-5 (OT) (Dana 10-8)
157 pounds: Scott Taylor (Dana) dec. Aaron Haddorff (Augie), 11-6
(Dana 13-8)
165 pounds: Cody Henriksen (Augie) dec. Ben Henderson (Dana),
9-5 (Dana 13-11)
174 pounds: #3 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) dec. #5 Dusty Wilking
(Augie) 4-1 (Dana 16-11)
184 pounds: #1 Willie Parks (Dana) major dec. #4 Nate Buys (Augie),
16-7 (Dana 20-11)
197 pounds: #1 Tim Boldt (Augie) dec #4 Blair Alderman (Dana),
13-8 (Dana 20-14)
Heavyweight: Cris Bietz (Augie) dec. Wade Jordan (Dana) 5-0, (Dana
20-17)
Dana 40 Buena Vista 3 February 4, 2006 in Storm Lake, Iowa
125 Burke Barnes (DANA) defeated Barak Davis (BVU) Fall 0:22
133 Sonny Silva (DANA) defeated Dave Finster (BVU) Fall 4:15
141 Jimmy Rollins (DANA) defeated Julian Gunnels (BVU) 10-8
149 Anthony Haukenberry (DANA) defeated Mitch Jones (BVU) Fall
6:59
157 Ben Henderson (DANA) defeated Aaron Cook (BVU) 6-2
165 Trent Leichleiter (DANA) defeated Tyler Winkleman (BVU) 13-2
174 Marshall Marquardt (DANA) defeated Kody Koster (BVU) 18-5
184 Willie Parks (DANA) defeated Rolando Zamago (BVU) Tech. Fall
21-6 5:55
197 Blair Alderman (DANA) defeated Austin Hayes (BVU) 5-3
285 Wade Hammen (BVU) defeated Wade Jordan (DANA) 6-4
Live
Text Coverage: Friday Feb. 3rd - Dana College vs. Augustana (S.D.)A solid intra-divisional matchup is featured Friday as the NAIA's #1 squad, Dana College will face Division II's fifth-ranked team, Augustana. Match time is 7 p.m. CST. To view the dual, go to <http://www.intermatwrestle.com/>www.intermatwrestle.com and click on the "Live Text Coverage" button in the middle of the page and then just select this dual. Check back on Saturday at 12:00 noon as Dana will be taking on No. 16 NCAA Division III Buena Vista University. This dual may or may not be available on Live Text Coverage.
For Takedown Radio listeners, tune into <http://www.takedownradio.com/>www.takedownradio.com on Saturday Feb. 4th at 11:00 am and listen to Head Assistant Wrestling Coach, Richard Fergola discuss upcoming events at Dana College such as the 1st Annual Border Brawl as well as the Dana College wrestling team.
For archived information from past Live Text Duals as well as to get a complete rundown of each bout and what took place at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals by checking out the archived matches from InterMat's Live-Text Coverage tool.
Dana
Ups Record to 14 Dual Wins
Dana wrestling ups dual record to 14 Dana College wrestling upped their dual win record to 14-1-1 with victories over Northwestern College 40-3 Friday night and NCAA II Northern State University 37-3 Saturday afternoon.
On Friday, the Vikings defeated Northwestern College (Iowa) 40-3, dropping only one match. Dana recorded three falls in the dual by Craig Trampe (125 Ord, NE), Terrance Almond (141 Pelham, Ga), and Trent Leichleiter (165 Harvard, Neb). Jason Lozier (149 Omaha, Neb), Scott Taylor (157 Arapahoe, Neb) and Willie Parks (184 Garden Grove, Calif.) all had victories with bonus points.
Saturday's dual with Northern States was the feature presentation during the Aberdeen Central High School wrestling tournament in front of a capacity crowd. Coach Costanzo and company took care of yet another NCAA opponent by winning 9 of 10 matches and claiming a 37-3 victory.
Five Vikings claimed victories by bonus. Trampe and Almond both won by fall for the second time. Parks handed out his second tech fall of the weekend. Blair Alderman (197 Spokane, WA) and Wade Jordan (285 Coulee City, WA) won by major decision.
While the varsity was winning duals number 13 and 14, some other Vikings were competing in the first annual York Open at York College. Of the six Viking wreslters who attended, three reached the finals. Four freshman highlighted the day with Torey Seminera (141 Pearl City, HI) placing third, Ryan "Bula" Tuzon (165 Wailuku, HI) claimed the 165 pound title, Jacob Lujan (197 Albuquerque, NM) was second and heavyweight Jesse Boggs (285 Deming, NM) won by fall to claim the championship.
Dana will be looking for dual victory number 15 against the No. 5 ranked NCAA Division II Augustana College on Friday night in Sioux Falls, SD at 7:00 pm. Following Augustana, the Vikings will travel to Storm Lake, IA on Saturday to battle another NCAA opponent in Division III and No. 14 ranked Buena Vista University at 12:00 pm.
Dana College 37, Northern State 3
125 Craig Trampe DC winner by fall Austin Johnsrud NS 6:08
133 Sonny Silva DC dec. Logan Hayman NS 9-5
141 Terrence Almond DC winner by fall Mark Burkart NS 2:08
149 Jason Lozier DC dec. Jesse Wood NS 8-7
157 Scott Taylor DC dec Dana Dargatz NS 10-3
165 Matt Englund NS dec Trent Leichleiter DC 3-1
174 Marshal Marquardt DC dec Jason Hill NS9-7
184 Willie Parks DC Tech Fall Spencer Dockery NS 21-6
197 Blair Alderman DC dec Todd Naasz NS 11-3
HWT Wade Jordan DC maj. dec. Jess Hockley NS 14-1
DANA COLLEGE 40 NORTHWESTERN 3
125 Craig Trampe DC WBF Bill Frederick NWC 3:49
133 Sonny Silva DC Tom Bartello NWC 10-8
141 Terrence Almond DC WBF Mark Bradley NWC 2:56
149 Jason Lozier DC Chris Keating NWC 8-0
157 Scott Taylor DC David Bray NWC 13-3
165 Trent Leichleiter DC WBF Derek Kosters 6:24
174 Enock Francois dec. Kyle Frawley DC 10-4
184 Willie Parks DC tech fall Adam Halford NWC
197 Blair Alderman DC Andrew Lundgren NWC 6-3
285 Wade Jordan DC Isaac Schmidt NWC 9-3
Dana
Completes Big Weekend
Fresh off winning the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, the Dana College Vikings faced another weekend of intense wrestling. Dana hosted No. 7 Missouri Valley Friday night and then traveled to Northwestern College for the Red Raider Invitational on Saturday
Missouri Valley came to Gardner Hawks Center almost exactly one week after they squared off with Dana in the semi-finals of the national duals. Dana won that dual by a score of 19-15 to advance to the finals. Friday night's dual was highly anticipated and with a capacity crowd for the annual "Pack the House Night", the 2006 National Duals Champions once again defeated Missouri Valley, but this time by a run-away score of 32-6. Dana only dropped two matches to Missouri Valley.
Senior Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) avenged his only loss at the national duals by defeating Chad Jennings by a score of 10-4.
Craig Trampe, Willie Parks and Blair Alderman scored bonus points for the Vikings. Alderman was the only wrestler with a pin in the dual. Trampe and Parks both won by major decision.
At 133 pounds Dana's Sonny Silva (Kimberly, Idaho) scored a key victory 8-7 over Mo Valley's Garrett Harding.
Scott Taylor took MVC's No. 1 ranked Darion Terry into overtime. Terry scored a takedown in sudden death to defeat Taylor 5-3 at 157 pounds.
With the win over Missouri Valley, Dana has improved their record to 11-1-1 which ties the school record for most wins in a season. The Vikings still have six duals left which gives this year's squad a chance to set more records.
After defeating Missouri Valley for the second time this season, Coach Costanzo and the Vikings traveled to Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa for the annual Red Raider Invitational. The Vikings are the defending champions of the invitational, but had a tall order in front of them. Standing in their way would be the nine-time and defending NCAA Division III National Champions, Augsburg College. Augsburg, ranked No. 2 in Division III and fresh off a runner-up finish at the Division III National Duals came to wrestle. The Auggies defeated Dana in 2005 in a dual by winning 9 of 10 matches. This would be Dana's day though as Augsburg finished the tournament in second place behind Dana by a team score of 162 to 146.5.
Viking wrestlers Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) and Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) won championships Saturday.. Marquardt won five straight matches, including 2 pins, to claim the title at 174 pounds. He was also named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. Parks recorded a tech-fall and three major decisions on his way to the championship at 184 pounds.
Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) was the runner-up at 125 pounds. Trampe pinned a Buena Vista wrestler in the semi-finals, but lost 8-2 to Seth Flodeen of Augsburg in the finals. Dana's Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) was also a runner-up. Almond picked up two pins on his way to the finals at 141 pounds. Almond lost 6-5 to Bacone's Bryan Odle in the championship match.
Four Vikings took third place in the meet: Jason Lozier (149 Omaha, Neb.), Scott Taylor (157 Arapahoe, Neb.), Trent Leichleiter (165 Harvard, Neb.), and Blair Alderman (197 Spokane, Wash.). Placing fifth was Kyle Frawley (174 Buckley, WA) and Wade Jordan (285 Coulee City, WA).
While the Viking varsity was competing at Northwestern, twenty-four other Viking wrestlers were competing at the annual University of Nebraska-Omaha Open (2). Four Vikings placed in the annual open with three individuals making the finals. Burke Barnes (125 Lake Stevens, Wash.), Jimmy Rollins (133 Woodbury, NJ), and Ryan Tuzon (165 Wailuku, Hawaii). Barnes finished second while Rollins and Tuzon both claimed titles. Brett Brandl (133 Madison, Neb.) finished in fourth place.
The Vikings have completed tournament action until the GPAC tournament. The Vikings have a string of six dual meets over the next couple of weeks highlighted by a dual with Division II Northern State University and Augustana.
Dana College 32, Missouri Valley College 6
125- Craig Trampe DC maj. dec. Brandon Nice MVC 13-2
133-Sonny Silva DC dec. Garrett Harding MVC 8-7
141-Terrence Almond win by forfeit
149-Jason Lozier DC dec. Sergio Matos MVC 5-2
157-Darion Terry MVC dec. Scott Taylor DC 5-3 OT
165-Trent Leichleiter DC dec. Chad Jennings MVC 10-4
174-Kyle Frawley DC dec. Jake Oberfoell MVC 11-8
184-Willie Parks DC maj. maj. dec. Josh Hohnston MVC 15-4
197-Blair Alderman DC winner by fall Seth Theriot 4:24
Hwt. Christ Johnson MVC dec. Wade Jordan DC 4-2
Dana College Results at Northwestern Invite
125-Craig Trampe 3-1 2nd
133-Sonny Silva 1-2
141-Terrence Almond 3-1 2nd
149-Jason Lozier 4-1 3rd
157-Scott Taylor 5-1 3rd
165-Trent Leichleiter 3-1 3rd
174-Marshall Marquardt 5-0 1st
174-Kyle Frawley 4-2 5th
184-Willie Parks 4-0 1st
197-Blair Alderman 4-1 3rd
Hwt. Wade Jordan 4-2 5th
Team Standings of Northwestern invite
1 Dana 162
2 Augsburg 146.5
3 Waldorf 74
4 Wartburg 63
5 Nortwestern 62
5 Bacone 62
Upcoming
Events at Dana College
Tonight (Jan. 20th): Pack the House Night against Missouri Valley at 6:00 pm
Feb. 8th: Last home duals against Waldorf College and York College at 6:00 pm.
March 10th: 1st Annual Border Brawl. Top seniors from NE vs top seniors from IA. Tickets can be purchased at Border Brawl Tickets and event flyer is at Official Border Brawl Flyer
April 8th: 2nd Annual Black & Blue 2 Freestyle/Greco Tournament.
June 10-15th: 2nd Annual Quest 4 Gold Wrestling Camp featuring Tom Brands, Pat Smith and the Dana College wrestling staff/athletes.
Dana
Wins National Championship Parks Awarded Outstanding WrestlerThe Dana College wrestling program made history this weekend by claiming Dana's first ever team national championship by defeating the University of Cumberlands in the NAIA National Duals finals in the UNI-Dome. With a capacity crowd of close to 8,000 spectators, Dana defeated the #6 ranked Cumberlands 22-13 which handed the Dana program and head Coach Steve Costanzo their first national title.
The Vikings finished 4-0 in the competition with dual wins over Montana State-Northern, Southern Oregon, Missouri Valley College and University of Cumberlands.
The Vikings were ranked No. 4 nationally heading into the competition and received the No. 3 seed in the tournament.
photo by Tim Tushla
Dana narrowly defeated Missouri Valley College in the semifinal round. After losing three straight matches the Vikings needed bonus points to win the dual. Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif) delivered a pin in the 184-pound match in 3:41. Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) followed up at 197-pounds with a major decision to secure the dual victory for Dana 19-15 over Mo Valley.
Then in the finals, Cumberlands took a significant lead with three straight victories in the lower weights. But Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) turned the tides for Dana with a win at 157 pounds. Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) followed with a win at 165 pounds to bring the team score to 10-9. Dana trailed by just one point until Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) pinned his opponent at 174 pounds. Fans were looking for Parks at 184, but Nick Wilkes (Onamia, Minn.) took the mat for Dana and picked up more points for the Vikings with a 9-1 major decision. Parks stepped in at 197 pounds, but lost a close match in which he had a 13-pound disadvantage. Alderman handled the heavyweight match for Dana and again secured the dual victory with a 5-3 win in the match.
Craig Trampe (125 Ord, Neb.), Marquardt (174) and Alderman (197) won all four of their matches in the dual tournament. Trampe, unranked among the nation's best 125 pound wrestlers, defeated No. 1 ranked Delrico Choates in the finals by a score of 3-2. Marquardt, also unranked in his weight class, defeated No. 2 ranked David O'Brien of Southern Oregon 15-10 and scored the key fall in the finals over Todd Allen of Cumberlands to put the Vikings in the lead. Alderman, currently ranked No. 6, finished 4-0 in dominating fashion, highlighted by a key major decision against Missouri Valley in the semi-finals to clinch the victory. Alderman also bumped up to heavyweight in the finals and won by a score of 5-2 over Cumberlands' Matt Bishop 5-3.
Willie Parks (184) was voted the Outstanding Wrestler for the NAIA division. Parks, the NAIA No. 1 ranked wrestler recorded an important fall in the semi-finals against Josh Johnston of Missouri Valley to help Dana College to a semi-finals victory and launched the team into the national finals.
"This was a real team effort. When one guy was down, another picked it up. Everything fell into place for us," said Coach Costanzo. "This is a huge step for our program and our school."
The Vikings dual record is now 10-1-1. Dana will host Missouri Valley College Friday night in Blair for the annual "Pack the House Night" at 6 pm. The Vikings will then travel to Northwestern College on Saturday to compete in the annual Northwestern Invitational.
University of the Cumberlands (Cumb) 13 Dana College (Dana)
22
125 Craig Trampe (Dana) WBD Delrico Choates (Cumb) D 3-2
133 Mikeal Brooks (Cumb) WBD Sonny Silva (Dana) D 10-9
141 Bradley Cooper (Cumb) WBD Terrence Almond (Dana) M 12-3
149 Dustin Center (Cumb) WBD Jason Lozier (Dana) D 6-2
157 Ben Henderson (Dana) WBD Tommy Hutchinson (Cumb) D 9-6
165 Trent Leichleiter (Dana) WBD Nathanal Jolly (Cumb) D 5-2
174 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) WBF Todd Allen (Cumb) F 1:59
184 Nick Wilkes (Dana) WBD Matt Reis (Cumb) M 9-1
197 Eric Flinchum (Cumb) WBD Willie Parks (Dana) D 12-6
285 Blair Alderman (Dana) WBD Matt Bishop (Cumb) D 5-3
Dana DEFEATS Missouri Valley College in Semifinals 19-15
125 Craig Trampe (Dana) WBD Brandon Nice (Mo Val) D 5-2
133 Jon Gerhold (Mo Val) WBD Sonny Silva (Dana) D 8-4
141 Terrence Almond (Dana) WBD Nathaniel Troupe (Mo Val) D 7-4
149 Jody Ashline (Mo Val) WBD Jason Lozier (Dana) D 11-4
157 Darion Terry (Mo Val) WBD Ben Henderson (Dana) D 6-5 TB0
165 Chad Jennings (Mo Val) WBD Trent Leichleiter (Dana) D 9-2
174 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) WBD Jake Oberfoell (Mo Val) D 6-4
184 Willie Parks (Dana) WBF Josh Johnston (Mo Val) F 3:41
197 Blair Alderman (Dana) WBD Kyle Riley (Mo Val) M 18-7
285 Chris Johnson (Mo Val) WBD Wade Jordan (Dana) D 5-4
Dana College (Dana) 29 Southern Oregon University 6
125 Craig Trampe (Dana) WBD Trevor Lofstedt (S Or) D 2-1 TB0
133 Sonny Silva (Dana) WBD Barry Johnson (S Or) D 4-2
141 Terrence Almond (Dana) WBD Matt Holt (S Or) M 15-3
149 Jason Lozier (Dana) WBD Joey Jannsen (S Or) D 8-4
157 Scott Taylor (Dana) WBD Jimmy Ulrey (S Or) M 13-5
165 Ben Henderson (Dana) WBD Jimmy Grochowsky (S Or) D 3-2
174 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) WBD David O'Brien (S Or) D 15-10
184 Willie Parks (Dana) WBD Rick Story (S Or) D 12-5
197 Blair Alderman (Dana) WBD Grant Thompson (S Or) D 5-1
285 Taylor Wilkerson (S Or) WBF Wade Jordan (Dana) F 4:59
Dana 27 Montana State Northern 13
125 Craig Trampe (Dana) WBD Brock Zollinger (Mon St N) M 15-4
133 Micheal McPeak (Mon St N) WBD Sonny Silva (Dana) M 19-7
141 Terrence Almond (Dana) WBF Colt Hager (Mon St N) F 4:12
149 Chris Smith (Mon St N) WBD Jason Lozier (Dana) D 8-3
157 Ben Henderson (Dana) WBD Ty Aiken (Mon St N) D 10-7
165 Trent Leichleiter (Dana) WBD Aaron Jensen (Mon St N) D 5-0
174 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) WBD Colter Dimas (Mon St N) M 12-3
184 Willie Parks (Dana) WBD Ryan Mattingly (Mon St N) M 12-4
197 Blair Alderman (Dana) WBD Chad Seely (Mon St N) D 11-7
285 Brian Fritchman (Mon St N) WBF Wade Jordan (Dana) F 4:17
Vikings Get "Tied" Up
Junior Craig Trampe looks for fall against No. 10 ranked Chad
Mendes of Cal Poly. Trampe lost 13-8.
The NAIA No. 3-ranked Dana College Vikings faced some stiff Division I competition on Saturday at the annual Nebraska Duals held at the NU Coliseum on the University of Nebraska campus. The Vikings faced NCAA No. 23-ranked Cal Poly (1st in PAC 10) in the first dual and then followed up with a showdown with Oregon State, who is currently No. 3 in the PAC-10 standings behind Cal Poly and Arizona State.
Cal Poly was too much for the Vikings, defeating Dana by a score of 41-3, with the lone victory coming from senior Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.), winning a decision at 157 over Ryan Williams, 8-6. Cal Poly followed the defeat over Dana, by pulling an upset over the No. 11 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, 21-19.
Dana Head Coach Steve Costanzo regrouped the Vikings in order to put up a good showing against the Beavers of Oregon State. Oregon State was 2-0 coming into Saturday with dual wins over Hofstra (ranked No. 22) and in-state rival, Oregon. Dana College has never defeated a Division I opponent in dual competition. The Vikings won five of ten matches and managed a 20-20 tie with the Beavers.
Junior George Roath (Kansas City, KS) started out the dual at 149. Roath dropped a major decision to Orlando Perez, 13-2. Senior Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) would get the Vikings back on track by receiving a forfeit from the Beavers at 157.
Senior Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) kept the streak alive with an 8-4 decision over Anthony Weber. Senior Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa), who was undefeated in dual competition this year, lost his second match of the day to Jeremy Larson by major decision.
Senior Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) bounced back from a loss against Cal Poly to rack up a 13-5 major decision over Neal Beaudry. Senior Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) faced two tough opponents on the day, facing the No. 9 ranked Montero from Cal Poly and then No. 20 ranked Dan Pitsch from Oregon State. Pitsch claimed an 8-3 decision over Alderman.
At heavyweight, No. 18 ranked Ty Watterson won by fall over Armando Montoya (Las Vegas, N.M.).
At 125, junior Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) scored in the final seconds of the match against Eric Stevenson to avoid the major decision and only giving up three team points, losing 11-4.
Freshman Sonny Silva (Kimberly, Idaho) would make his varsity debut at 133 and made a lasting impression. Silva was winning his bout 5-0, but needed to score a major decision to give the Vikings another bonus point to help win the dual. In the final seconds of the match, the freshman managed to turn his opponent and receive three near fall points and the 8-0 major decision.
The win by Silva put the Vikings within three, 20-17, with one match to go. The dual depended on senior and two-time All-American, Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb). In an exciting match, Lozier was losing 2-1 with about two seconds remaining and managed a reversal with no time on the clock to pull out a 3-2 victory over Kyle Larson and the 20-20 tie!
The Vikings will be in action on Jan. 6 at home against Dakota Wesleyan and then will host the Dana Open on Saturday. Jan. 7.
#23 Cal Poly 41, Dana College 3
149-Jeff Owens (CP) by dec. over George Roath (DC), 7-3
157-Ben Henderson (DC) by dec. over Ryan Williams (DC), 8-6
165-Rob Maxwell (CP) by dec. over Trent Leichleiter (DC), 7-6
174-Nick Hernandez (CP) by dec. over Marshall Marquardt (DC),
6:51
184-Ryan Halsey (CP) by dec. over Willie Parks (DC), 7-3
197-#14 Matt Montiero (CP) by dec. over Blair Alderman (DC), 2:45
HWT-Arturo Basulto (CP) by fall over Armando Montoya (DC), 6:01
125-#9 Chad Mendes (CP) by dec. over Craig Trampe (DC), 13-8
133-#3 Darrell Vasquez (CP) by fall over Shawn Tsutsumi (DC),
5:33
141-Steve Esparza (CP) by technical fall over Jason Lozier (DC),
15-0; 5:45
Oregon State 20, Dana College 20
149-Orlando Perez (OSU) by major dec. over George Roath (DC),
13-2
157-Ben Henderson (DC) by forfeit
165-Trent Leichleiter (DC) by dec. over Anthony Weber (OSU), 8-4
174-Jeremy Larson (OSU) by major dec. over Marshall Marquardt
(DC), 14-4
184-Willie Parks (DC) by major dec. over Neal Beaudry (OSU), 13-5
197-Dan Pitsch (OSU) by dec. over Blair Alderman (DC), 8-3
HWT-#18 Ty Watterson (OSU) by fall over Armando Montoya (DC),
1:46
125-Eric Stevenson (OSU) by dec. over Craig Trampe (DC), 11-4
133-Sonny Silva (DC) by major dec. over Jake Gonzalez (OSU), 8-0
141-Jason Lozier (DC) by dec. over Kyle Larson (OSU), 3-2
Dana
Shuts Out Briar Cliff
The NAIA No. 3 Dana Vikings improved their dual meet record to 5-0 with a 51-0 shutout victory over Briar Cliff Thursday night in Sioux City, Iowa.
Dana earned pins at 149 pounds, George Roath and 174 pounds, Marshall Marquardt. NAIA No. 1 Willie Parks improved to 11-3 with a tech fall at 184 pounds. Wade Jordan climbed to 4-4 with a tech fall at heavyweight.
Dana 51, Briar Cliff 0
125 DC Craig Trampe major dec BC Jeff Miller 16-7
133 DC Sonny Silva winner by forfeit
141 DC Shawn Tsutsumi winner by Forfeit
149 DC George Roath winner by fall BC Arthur Clark 5:47
157 DC Ben Henderson winner by forfeit
165 DC Trent Leichleiter major dec. BC Brian Knight 18-5
174 DC Marshall Marquardt winner by fall BC Joe Rodman 3:27
184 DC Willie Parks tech. fall BC Jordaryl Logan 16-1
197 DC Blair Alderman dec. BC Jeremiah Pottebaum 3-2
HWT DC Wade Jordan tech fall BC Jon Carlson 15-0
University
of Nebraska Kearney Open Results
Nick Wilkes (184 Onamia, Minn.) led all Dana College wrestlers Saturday at the University of Nebraska Kearney Open. Wilkes finished second in the 184lb. division before losing a 4-2 decision to Tanner Linsacum from UNK. Wilkes defeated three opponents on his way to the finals including the top seed Nate Oviatt from the University of Nebraska Omaha, 8-2 in the semifinals.
Other notable performances for the Vikings included: Craig Trampe (125 Ord, NE) fourth place, Jimmy Rollins (141 Woodbury, NJ) fourth place,
Terrence Almond (149 Pelham, GA) sixth place, Kyle Frawley (174 Buckley, WA) third place and Webster Farris (197 Nebraska City) fourth place.
"I thought the boys that we brought this week to the UNK Open performed very well," said Head Wrestling Coach Steve Costanzo. "This was a tough tournament that featured top Division II schools such as UNO and UNK. It was great to see these guys go out and compete at a high level."
There were approximately twelve schools that competed. No team scores were kept.
The Vikings travel to Sioux City, Iowa on Thursday, December 15 for a dual with Briar Cliff. Saturday Dana will compete at the Husker Duals hosted by the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
With the blustering winds and snowfall, the weather conditions outside were cold and miserable. It was not much better inside the Gardner-Hawks Center in Blair for the other "Storm" in town.
The No. 2 ranked Dana College Vikings rolled to a 37-6 win over NCAA Div III's Simpson College Storm. The Vikings won 9 of 10 matches to claim their second victory in a row over Simpson. The Vikings defeated the Storm for the first time last season.
Junior Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) got the bad weather started at 125 pounds with an 8-0 major decision over Tony Hager.
Junior Shawn Tsutsumi (Kaneohe, Hawaii) followed with a 7-0 decision over Brooke Irlmeier at 133 pounds.
Senior and two-time All-American Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb.) claimed an 8-5 victory over Cole Christensen.
Junior and two-time All-American Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) picked up bonus points for the Vikings by recording a fall over Ben Hektoen in fifty three seconds.
Senior and 2005 All-American Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) revenged a previous loss in 2004 to Kellen Delaney, by defeating him 3-1.
Senior and two-time Academic All-American Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) dominated the match in the riding position to score a 5-2 victory at 165 pounds.
Senior and 2005 Academic All-American Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) defeated No. 7 ranked Cody Downing by fall at 1:56.
Willie Parks (Garden Grove, Calif.) dominated Matt Jorgenson with massive leg attacks and recorded a technical fall, 19-4.
Senior and three-time All-American Blair Alderman's (Spokane, Wash) awesome display of takedowns made quick work of Chris Downing. Alderman recorded a technical fall, 23-7.
Dana's only loss was at heavyweight. Redshirt-freshman, Zach Loberg (North Bend, Neb.) stepped in at heavyweight despite competing at 197 this year. Loberg lost by fall to two-time NCAA Division III All-American and No. 5 ranked, Brent Christensen.
The Dana College Vikings are now 4-0 in dual competition and will be competing at the University of Kearney Open on Saturday.
Dana 37, Simpson 6
125-Craig Trampe DC major dec Tony Hager SC 8-0
133 Shawn Tsutsumi DC dec Brooke Irlmeier SC 7-0
141-Jason Lozier DC dec Cole Christensen SC 8-5
149- Terrence Almond DC winner by fall Ben Hektoen :53
157-Ben Henderson DC dec Kellen Delaney 3-1
165- Trent Leichleiter DC dec Byran Llewellyn SC 5-2
174-Marshall Marquardt DC winner by fall Cody Downing SC 1:56
184-Williw Parks DC technical fall Matt Jorgenson SC 19-4
197-Blair Alderman DC technical fall Chris Dowing SC 23-7
Hwt-Brett Christensen SC winner by fall Zach Loberg SC 6:55
Prep Night at Dana College vs. Simpson College
Dear Wrestling Fans:
The 2005-06 Dana College Wrestling program would like to announce the 1st Annual Prep Night scheduled for Wednesday December 7, 2006 at 7:00 pm. The Vikings will be hosting Division III Simpson College (IA) for a home dual and we would like to invite all kids clubs, middle and high school teams to attend this meet for FREE!
There will be no admission for teams that call Leslie Rasmussen at 402-426-7290 or by e-mail at <mailto:lrasmuss@dana.edu>lrasmuss@dana.edu by Tuesday December 6th with the name of your team or club and a list of names that will be attending. This college dual meet is being presented to you and your club or team with FREE admittance in appreciation of your time and efforts with young developing wrestlers who are the future college wrestlers!
We hope that this event will give the members of your team or club a goal of reaching the higher levels of this great sport. We want to pack the Gardner-Hawks Center with a great crowd supporting Dana College wrestling against Simpson College!
Raffle tickets will be sold at the door for the Cash Crawl in which cash prizes, Dana gear and more can be won! If you are looking for some great college wrestling, mark your calendars for Wednesday December 7, at 7:00 pm to bring your team or club to the campus of Dana College to watch the No. 2 Vikings, take on Simpson College!
To reserve your FREE admittance, please call Leslie Rasmussen at 402-426-7290 or by e-mail at <mailto:lrasmuss@dana.edu>lrasmuss@dana.edu by Tuesday December 6th with your list! Our goal is to have 1000 fans in the stands! For more questions, you can contact Coach Fergola at the contact info below. Thanks and we hope to see you on the 7th of December!
Yours in wrestling,
Richard Fergola
Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
Dana
College at NWCA National Duals
Cedar Falls, Iowa - Tickets for the NWCA/Cliff Keen National
Duals, presented by Hershey's SmartZone BarTM , go on sale Tuesday,
November 1 .
The UNI-Dome is the host for the 2006 National Duals, being held
January 14-15 in the UNI-Dome. The NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
is one of
the largest collegiate national sporting events in the country,
with more than 1,400 wrestlers and 80 teams attending.
Dana College will compete in their first ever National Duals. With a pre-season No. 2 ranking, the Vikings will have high expectations at the 2006 NWCA National Duals as 16 top NAIA teams will be in attendance competing for the NAIA National Duals crown.
The event will be broken into three sessions - two on Saturday
and place matches on Sunday. For the complete schedule, please
refer to the
attached brochure. All session passes are available starting Tuesday
(Nov. 1) by contacting the UNI-Dome ticket office at (877)
216-DOME.
Individual session tickets will go on sale Friday, Jan. 13, 2006
at the UNI-Dome ticket office.
All Session Pass $25
All Session Senior/Student* $17
All Session Group Tickets (8+)** $17
* Must be under 18 or have a valid University or College ID
** Group sales apply to pre-sold ticket purchases only and must
be
received by January 6th , 2006.
2005
Dana College Black/Red Classic Results
Friday October 28, 2005
Gardner-Hawks Center
Black- 25 Red- 6
125- Ronnie Mills dec. Craig Trampe 3-1
133- Jimmy Rollins dec. Shawn Tsutsumi 7-1
141- Jason Lozier dec. George Roath 6-2
149- Terrence Almond dec. Quintin Moreno 9-4
157- Scott Taylor dec. Ryan Tuzon 10-3
165- Trent Leichleiter dec. Russell Smith 5-1
174- Kyle Frawley dec. Marshall Marquardt 12-10
184- Willie Parks dec. Nick Wilkes 14-7
197- Blair Alderman dec. Wade Jordan 10-4
285- Jacob Marquardt maj. Dec. Armando Montoya 14-0
1st
Annual Border Brawl Dana College in Blair, NE on Friday March
10, 2006.
To all Nebraska and Iowa High School wrestling fans! Starting
this March, a rivalry will begin! The best of the best seniors
from the Husker state will take on the best of the best seniors
from the Hawkeye state in the 1st Annual Border Brawl! The Border
Brawl will be held on the campus of Dana College in Blair, NE
on Friday March 10, 2006.
The 1st Annual Border Brawl will be the first All-Star Dual of its kind in this area! The top seniors from both states will be invited to defend their state pride in a dual of all duals! Two coaches from each state will be selected to coach their respective states as well. The Border Brawl will follow IAHSAA and NSAA rules.
Wrestling fans mark your calendars for the most exciting All Star Dual of the year! Stay tuned for more information. Call or check website for ticket information at <http://www.dana.edu/wrestling>http://www.dana.edu/wrestling or Coach Fergola at 402-426-7374 or by e-mail at <mailto:rfergola@dana.edu>rfergola@dana.edu.
Richard Fergola, M.S.
Special Education Teacher/Jackson Campus
402-427-2895 (school)
402-533-2416 (home)
402-533-4063 (cell)
E-mail: mailto:rfergola@esu3.org
2005
Dana College Fall Wrestling Clinic
Attention athletes & Coaches:
Dana College Wrestling will be hosting their annual Fall Wrestling Clinic on Saturday October 29, 2005. This year's clinic is open to all athletes grades 1-12 and all coaches.
The 2005 clinicians will be featured by 3x NCAA National Champion and 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist, Lincoln McILravy as well as a host of Dana College All-Americans and other team members.
Don't miss out on this year's Fall Wrestling Clinic at Dana College! For clinic flyer, click on the link below:
http://www.dana.edu/wrestling/fallclinic05.pdf
In addition to the Fall Clinic, on Friday October 28th, the Annual
Black/Red Classic will be held at Gardner-Hawks Center at 5:00
pm. This is final ranking matches. Open to the public!
For more information, please call Coach Fergola at 402-426-7374
or e-mail at rfergola@dana.edu
Richard Fergola, M.S.
Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
402-426-7374 (office)
402-533-2416 (home)
402-533-4063 (cell)
Dana
College Signs Sunflower State Star
Blair, NE-- Dana College Head Wrestling Coach is pleased to announce
the committment of Derby High School senior Donny Altman to the
Viking Wrestling program. Altman, a standout for Class 6A Derby,
announced his decision to the Dana coaching staff over the weekend.
Altman will compete at 125 for the Vikings in 2006-07.
Altman brings a wealth of wrestling accomplishments and accolades
to the Dana program. Most recently, the Derby senior won his first
Kansas State Championship as a junior in 2005, claiming the 103
lb Class 6A title. On the national scene, Altman has placed five-times
at the prestigous Cadet/Junior National Championships in Fargo,
ND. As a Cadet, Altman became a four-time All-American, claiming
two Greco-Roman National titles and two Freestyle All-American
honors. In 2005, Altman placed 6th in his first year at the Junior
level in Freestyle at 112 lbs.
In the rankings, Altman was ranked No. 5 in the country among
103 pound wrestlers in the final Junior rankings from Wrestling
USA magazine and No. 7 by Intermat. When ranked with all
classes, Altman was ranked No. 24 by Wrestling USA magazine.
2005
Dana College Fall Wrestling Clinic
DANA COLLEGE FALL WRESTLING CLINIC
Attention athletes & Coaches:
Dana College Wrestling will be hosting their annual Fall Wrestling Clinic on Saturday October 29, 2005. This year's clinic is open to all athletes grades 1-12 and all coaches.
The 2005 clinicians will be featured by 3x NCAA National Champion and 2000 Olympic Bronze Medalist, Lincoln McILravy as well as a host of Dana College All-Americans and other team members.
Don't miss out on this year's Fall Wrestling Clinic at Dana College! For clinic flyer, click on the link below:
2005 Dana College Fall Wrestling Clinic Flyer & Registration Form
For more information, please call Coach Fergola at 402-426-7374 or e-mail at rfergola@dana.edu
Richard Fergola, M.S.
Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
402-427-2895 (school)
402-533-2416 (home)
402-533-4063 (cell)
E-mail: mailto:rfergola@esu3.org
Viking
Wrestling Club Crowns National Champion
Chicago, IL--Jacob Marquardt just won the University Greco-Roman National title yesterday in Chicago, IL. Jacob and Marshall Marquardt (Viking WC) out of Dana College in Blair, NE competed at the prestigous University National Championships at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL on Thursday April 14th. Marshall and Jacob both are Dana College wrestlers, but also compete for the Viking Wrestling Club which is a club that helps train Dana College wrestlers for National, International and World level competition.
The University National Championships are put on by USA Wrestling and FILA which are the two key governing bodies of National and International wrestling. The Universities are comprised of many of the nation's top college age wrestlers born from 1981-1987. Many of the top Division I and other college wrestlers travel to the windy city to compete for a national championship.
Both Jacob and Marshall competed in Greco-Roman. Marshall, who is the starting 174 pounder for Dana College, went 1-2 on the day competing at 84 kg (185 lbs), but competed very well, losing to the eventual runner-up, Aaron Boone from the United States Olympic Education Center 3-2, 2-0. Jacob Marquardt (120 kg, 264.5 lbs), had a very successful day by winning a national championship! Jacob went 3-0 on the day with three falls, which included a come back victory from a 3-0 deficit in the first period to pin unattached Dustin Fox at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in the gold-medal bout.
The University National Championships qualify wrestlers for the University World Team Trials to be held in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 22-29. Champions from this tournament will receive an automatic bid into a best-of-three championship series to determine this year's University World Team representative at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, August 1-7. As of right now, the Viking Wrestling Club will be sending two representatives to Colorado Springs for the World Team Trials. Jacob Marquardt and Bryan Scambler will compete for their spot on the World Team. Scambler will be competing for the JR FILA World Team and Marquardt will be competing for the University World Team.
Dana
College takes fifth at Nationals
BLAIR, NEB. - The Dana College wrestling team placed fifth at
the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament held in Sioux City, Iowa,
on Friday and Saturday. This is the best team finish in Dana wrestling
history.
Viking Leister Bowling (Allenspark, Colo.) took second place at
165 pounds. Four other Vikings achieved All-American status by
placing in the top eight: Jimmy Rollins (Woodbury, N.J.) at third
place at 133 pounds, Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) at eighth place
in 141 pounds, Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) at fifth place
in 157 pounds, and Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) at sixth place
in 184 pounds.
Out of a total 15 All-America Scholar Athletes, three were from
Dana, which was the most of any school. Wrestlers Trent Leichleiter
(Harvard, Neb.), Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa), and Scott
Taylor (Arapahoe, Neb.) were honored as 2005 All-America Scholar
Athletes.
The first pin of 2005 tournament action went to Dana wrestler
Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) at 125 pounds. After a back-flip escape,
Trampe pinned his second opponent of the day and advanced to the
quarterfinals. However, losses in his next two matches kept him
from placing in the tournament.
After a heart-breaking first round match in which 133-pounder
Rollins lost by 1 point in the last 12 seconds, Rollins pinned
his way through the consolation bracket to take third place.
Henderson came up with a big win Friday night by pinning Rich
Vigorito of Southern Oregon in the quarterfinals, but lost his
next two matches before defeating Joe Casey from the University
of Great Falls for fifth place.
In a similar story, Dana's 184-pounder, Alderman, won his first
three matches to advance to the championship semifinals. There
Alderman met Joffrie Lander of Embry Riddle and lost a close 9-11
decision. Lander went on to finish second while Alderman took
sixth.
A first-round loss sent Almond to the consolation bracket. Almond
fought back through four tough matches to lock in an eighth-place
finish.
The 2005 Vikings finish their season with fifth at Nationals, their
3rd Central Regional Championship, 3rd straight GPAC Championship
and the best dual record in Dana history.
Individual Results
125 pounds - Craig Trampe (Ord, Neb.) 2-2, Did not place (dnp)
133 - Jimmy Rollins (Woodbury, N.J.) 4-1, Third place
133 - Brian Tsutusmi (Kaneohe, Hawaii) 1-2, dnp
141 - Jason Lozier (Omaha, Neb.) 3-2, dnp
141 - Terrence Almond (Pelham, Ga.) 3-2, Eighth place
157 - Ben Henderson (Federal Way, Wash.) 3-1, Fifth place
157 - Scott Taylor (Arapahoe, Neb.) 1-2, dnp
165 - Trent Leichleiter (Harvard, Neb.) 0-2, dnp
165 - Leister Bowling (Allenspark, Colo.) 3-1, Second place
174 - Marshall Marquardt (Altoona, Iowa) 0-2, dnp
184 - Blair Alderman (Spokane, Wash.) 3-2, Sixth place
184 - Webster Farris (Nebraska City, Neb.) 2-2, dnp