No. 9 Luther College (L) 24, No. 17 Williams College (W) 24
125 Ethan Cohen (W) pinned Jayson Swanson, @2:33
133 Zac Bartlett (L) def. Josh Mattana, 11-0
141 Corey Paulish (W) def. Josh Prichard, 5-1 (OT)
149 Yonny Quist (L) def. Dylan Rittenburg, 6-3
157 Carl Breitenstein (W) def. Jason Pyle, 10-8
165 Dustin Balsey (L) pinned Jon Foster, @1:51
174 Drew Gatewood (W) pinned Lance Serbousek, @6:09
184 Ryan Malo (W) pinned Nic Barclay, @2:29
197 Alex Bonander (L) def Kyle Ayer via tech. fall @4:24
(17-0)
Hwt. Allyn Plattner (L) pinned Nikola Mikovic, @4:45
Luther 2-2-1, Williams 0-0-1
NOTE: There will be a total of 7 exhibition matches between the two
schools (still going on), they will be reflected on the final results
sheet.
Luther's
Mitchell Becomes All-Time Leader for Career Victories
#3 Luther College completed its dual meet schedule with a 38-13 road victory over #25 Dubuque on Feb. 8. Falls by Nate Hansen (125) and John Miller (HWT), plus a major decision by defending national champion Matt Pyle (149) helped boost the Norse on to victory.
The win raised Luther's dual meet record to 14-3-1. The Norse have now posted 10 consecutive winning seasons, posting double-digit victories the last nine. The win was also a milestone for Head Coach Dave Mitchell. After tonight's contest, he is Luther's all-time leader for career dual meet victories, posting a record of 128-53-5 in 10 seasons. Mitchell passed Paul Solberg who tallied 127-65-3 record in 15 years at the helm.
Earlier this year Mitchell led the Norse to a third place finish at the NCAA III National Duals, the highest finish at this tournament in school history.
Luther's
South Named Iowa Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) announced today that former Luther College wrestler
Garrett South (Cumberland, Iowa/C&M) has been named the
Duane Schroeder IIAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for the
2004-05 academic year.
"Outstanding young people like Garrett South and [IIAC Female
Scholar Athlete of the Year] Amy Ernst are far too often
unappreciated and overlooked by the general public. These two
individuals epitomize what the Iowa Conference and intercollegiate
athletics was intended to represent; athletic achievement, athletic
excellence, character development, and a commitment to community
service for the unselfish betterment of others," IIAC Commissioner
John Cochrane said. "The willingness and sacrifice necessary
to become a First Team All-American and a national champion, while
never losing one's perspective or sense of priority as to what's
really important in life, is something to be trumpeted and held
up for all who are concerned with the continuing development and
improvement of our society. Amy and Garrett, quite simply, stand
as examples for all of us of everything that is good, related
to the quest for human achievement."
South graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2005 with a 3.714 grade
point average as mathematics/statistics and management major earning
Dean's List honors throughout his collegiate career. He was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
recipient. He was a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association
(NWCA) Scholar All-American, a three-time Academic All-Conference
performer and a two-time College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-America®. South
currently works for AmerUS Life Insurance Company in Des Moines,
Iowa.
"College instructors frequently are called upon to write
letters of recommendations or to provide a reference. Some times
this requires creativity, usually it is a pleasant task, and on
a very rare occasion it is a privilege. [Providing a recommendation
for Garrett] is a privilege," Luther Assistant Professor
of Management Rob K. Larson said. "He was always well
prepared, he evidenced strong analytical and critical thinking
skills, he has extremely strong oral and written communication
skills, and he showed an interest and curiosity that allowed him
to see the nuances of discipline beyond the basic academic elements.
There are three specific competencies that Garrett demonstrated
that can be predicators of success in graduate school. First are
his strong organizing and writing skills. Second is his understanding
of research principles and the capacity to conduct academic research.
And third is Garrett's desire to succeed and excel."
South served as Luther's wrestling representative to the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee, was a guest clinician for 1st through 8th
graders at the Winneshiek Wrestling Club, worked three summers
as a wrestling clinician with high school wrestlers and was an
active participant in the Adopt-a-Highway initiative.
"On the wrestling mat, Garrett will be known as one of the
best wrestlers to ever wear a Luther singlet. His accomplishments
are outstanding but what is more impressive are his accomplishments
in the classroom," Luther wrestling coach Dave Mitchell
said. "In addition to his three Scholar All-American honors
and two CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American® honors, Garrett
has earned some of Luther's top scholarships for students majoring
in mathematics. His name is at the top of our list of brightest
students in mathematics, and his abilities have been well documented
in mathematics and management. Garrett's career as a Luther College
student-athlete is one of the best in school history regardless
of sport and, is arguably, one of the best in wrestling history
of the NCAA Division III."
South's exhibited his athletic prowess from his freshman year
when he became the first freshman to be named Outstanding Wrestler
of the Iowa Conference Championship after winning the 165-pound
title. He graduated with a career record of 128-32, ranking second
on the school's career wins list. He holds the school record for
career falls (58), falls as a freshman (16) and falls as a junior
(19). During his senior year, South posted a 42-5 record with
all five defeats against Division I wrestlers.
The 2005 national champion at 165-pounds, South was a four-time
national qualifier, three-time All-American and a three-time Conference
Champion. He placed seventh at the prestigious Midlands Invitational
in December 2004, something no other Luther wrestler and something
very few Division III wrestlers have done at the historic Invitational
hosted by Northwestern University. During his career, he was instrumental
in the Norse's unprecedented success as the team set school records
for dual wins in a season (18 in 2004), highest finish at the
NCAA Championships (3rd in 2004 and 2005) and highest finish at
the National Dual Meet Championships (4th in 2005).
The Duane Schroeder IIAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year Award
was first presented in December 2001 for the 2000-01 academic
year. To be eligible for nomination, a student-athlete shall have
graduated or exhausted their athletic eligibility during the academic
year for which the award is given. He must have demonstrated a
high level of accomplishment and achievement in a varsity sport,
have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0
scale), and show evidence of scholarly achievements, community
service involvement and leadership.
The Duane Schroeder IIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards are
named in honor of the late Duane Schroeder, the former
Wartburg College sports information director. Schroeder served
as Wartburg's SID for 43 years until his retirement in 2000. Upon
his retirement from his sports information duties, he was named
SID Emeritus and served as Wartburg's News Director until 2001.
During much of his four decades at Wartburg, Schroeder served
as the IIAC's secretary and treasurer.
Also nominated for the Duane Schroeder IIAC Male Scholar Athlete
of the Year were former Buena Vista University football player
and wrestler Michael Irvin, former Central College football
player and track and field performer Mark Sanger, former
Coe College basketball player Nick Wilkins, former Cornell
College football player Mike Griswald, former University
of Dubuque track and field performer Basil Steele and former
Wartburg College football and tennis player Mark Giesmann.
Previous recipients of the Duane Schroeder IIAC Male Scholar Athlete
of the Year include Tim Vinyard (2000-01, Coe College football
and baseball), Dale Biser (2001-02, Cornell College football
and track), Jesse Harris (2002-03, Simpson College basketball)
and Brent Showalter (2003-04, Wartburg College track).
No.
5 Luther Wrestlers Down Dutch
PELLA-Fifth-ranked Luther
College needed just 42 minutes to post a 45-8 victory over the
Central College wrestling team Thursday night.
But the Dutch (0-4), open at three weights, did get a couple of encouraging showings in major decisions from Jon Clayberg (junior, Dallas Center) at 157 pounds and Brett Morris (freshman, Boonville, Mo.) at 285.
Luther (3-0) scored four
falls in the match.
"We just gave things
away too much," coach Eric Reed said. "We let them control
the hands or get in bad position. When you're going against better
guys like we were tonight, it will cost you."
However Clayberg looked
strong in improving to 2-6 with a 14-5 decision over Adam Halverson.
"A week ago (at Coe
Nov. 30), Jon Clayberg wrestled probably his worst match, but
he came back strong Saturday at Simpson, he had a good week of
practice and wrestled really well tonight," Reed said.
Morris rallied from some precarious positions for a come-from-behind 12-4 win at 285 pounds over John Miller, evening his record at 4-4 in his rookie season.
"Brett went hard the whole match," Reed said. "He had a slow start but he kept battling and it ended up being a good win for him."
Central is at the Upper
Iowa Open at Fayette Saturday before taking a break for final
exams next week.
The Dutch will still be without
Josh Houston (senior, Nevada) at 184 pounds because of injury.
Reed said he'll likely be out until after Christmas. But the Dutch
hope to gain the services of freshman Matt Scott (Grand
Junction, Colo., Central HS) who joined the squad following the
football season. Scott could debut at 197 pounds Saturday before
eventually dropping to 184.
"It's been good just
having him in the practice room," Reed said.
Luther 45, Central 8
125-Nate Evans (L) won by forfeit; 133-Mike Lopez (L) won by fall
over Nate Forsythe, 5:01; 141-Travis Claussen (L) won by forfeit;
149-Matt Pyle (L) won by fall over Ryan DeVriendt, :28; 157-Jon
Clayberg (C) dec. Adam Halverson, 14-5; 165-Trevor Madsen (L)
won by fall over Robert Baxter, :34; 174-A.J. Gregg (L) won by
fall over Adam Foreman, 2:46; 184-Luke Ties (L) won by forfeit;
197-Alec Bonander (L) dec. Josh Porter, 8-4; 285-Brett Morris
(C) dec. John Miller, 12-4.
#5
Luther College 36 vs. #16 Cornell College 6
Luther Cornell
125 Nate Hansen - LC Tech Fall 19-0 Chris Heilman - CC 5 0
133 Mike Lopez - LC Fall 1:20 Aaron Bingham - CC 11 0
141 Dave Paramski - CC Dec. 7-4 Travis Grawin - LC 11 3
149 Matt Pyle - LC Tech Fall 16-0 Caleb Wilson - CC 16 3
157 Nate Van Dyke - LC Dec. 5-3 Pat McAuley - CC 19 3
165 Drew Vickers - CC Dec. 7-5 Trevor Madsen - LC 19 6
174 Lon Welsh - LC Maj. Dec. 10-1 Kyle Kehrli - CC 23 6
184 Luke Ties - LC Maj. Dec. 10-2 Adam Sandoval - CC 27 6
197 Alec Bonander - LC Dec. 7-1 John Ugaste - CC 30 6
285 John Miller - LC Fall 0:16 Lucas White - CC 36 6
Luther
Wrestling Camps
2005 Clinicians include 3-time NCAA Champion and OW of the 2005 NCAAís Greg Jones, 2-time NCAA Champion and Iowa assistant coach Tim Hartung, NCAA Runner-Ups Nate Gallick and Mark Perry, and All-American Mack Reiter. Also the Luther Wrestling coaching staff including Dave Mitchell, Greg Lonning and Jeff OíGara. Over 700 wrestlers attended these camps in 2004!
David N. Mitchell
Instructor of Mathematics/Head Wrestling Coach
Luther College
Decorah, IA 52101
(563) 387-1713