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 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
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