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    Minnesota cruises to Southern Scuffle title

    The second-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team finished first at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday. Freshman Dustin Schlatter, sophomore Roger Kish and junior Cole Konrad won individual titles. Minnesota finished the 32-team tournament with 192 points, while 12th-ranked Missouri placed a distant second at 149 points. Cornell finished third with 131 points.

    Schlatter won the title at 149 pounds with a narrow 1-0 decision against J Jaggers of Ohio State. In the semifinals, he earned a 15-0 technical fall against 14th-ranked Josh Medina of Lock Haven. Kish won the title at 184 pounds for the second straight year. He defeated Virginia Tech's Steve Borja, 5-3, in the finals. Konrad improved to 19-0 on the year with a pin of eighth-ranked Tanner Garrett of Navy in just 1:28.

    Minnesota also had a pair of runner-ups. In a rematch of last year's NCAA semifinal, second-ranked Shawn Bunch of Edinboro defeated the Golden Gophers' Mack Reiter, 8-5, in the finals at 133 pounds. Sophomore C.P. Schlatter dropped a 4-1 decision to sixth- ranked Dustin Manotti of Cornell in the 157-pound championship.

    Other placewinners for the Golden Gophers included third-place finishers Matt Nagel at 165 and Gabriel Dretsch at 174. Travis Lang and Jeremy Larson placed fifth at 125 and 165 pounds, respectively.

    Minnesota returns to its dual meet schedule this Tuesday when it hosts No. 16 Arizona State at the Sports Pavilion. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

    Southern Scuffle
    Greensboro, N.C.
    December 30, 2005

    Final Team Scores
    1. Minnesota, 192.0
    2. Missouri, 149.0
    3. Cornell, 131.0
    4. Edinboro, 103.0
    5. Ohio State, 94.5
    6. Lehigh, 86.0
    7. Kent State, 82.5
    8. Oregon State, 68.5
    9. Navy, 55.0
    10. North Carolina, 50.5

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