Bertolino, who recently capped off his collegiate career with an All-American performance at the NCAA Championships, won four matches en route to the title bout. He first knocked off Rick Loera (Iowa) 4-0, 7-2 and went on to shutout his next two opponents. In the semifinals he defeated Kurt Brenner 2-2, 2-2, 6-0. Former Northwestern NCAA champ Jake Herbert (Wildcat Wrestling Club) denied Bertolino in the championship match 2-0, 1-0. Bertolino then had to turn around and wrestle a true second-place match against Raymond Jordan (Sunkist WC), winning 1-1, 3-2.
"I thought he wrestled really well in a huge bracket," associate head coach Cody Sanderson said. "Especially in his true second-place match against Raymond Jordan only 10 minutes after wrestling [Jake] Herbert. I think he found out that if he wants to continue to compete at the open level he has the potential."
Bertolino's win earns him a qualifier spot at the University World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23-24, 2008. The event in Colorado will determine the athletes in these styles who will compete in Greece at the World University Championships.
Zabriskie advanced to the semifinals at 120 kg by winning four matches before being sent into the consolation bracket on a 4-0, 6-0 blanking at the hands of Tervel Dlagnev (Sunkist Kids). Zabriskie was pinned in the consolation semifinals by Justin Dobies (CWC) in 1:39. The ISU sophomore received a forfeit for fifth place.
Hanisch won his opening match against Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) 8-7, 2-4, 3-1 despite suffering three dislocated ribs. He then faced Franklin Gomez (Michigan Wrestling Club) and suffered a 6-0, 6-0 setback to drop into the wrestlebacks. Hanisch exited the tournament on a 0-1, 2-0, 0-7 loss to Aaron Ely (Edinboro).
Both DeMarie and Shaffer each won their opening bouts at 63 kg, but lost back-to-back matches to be eliminated from the tournament. DeMarie picked up his lone win with a 4-0, 4-0 shutout of Ty Costa (River City Wrestling Club). Shaffer defeated Rob LaBrake (Clarion Wrestling Club) 5-0, 4-1.
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