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    Nebraska-Omaha crowns five champions and wins North Regional, Denney named Coach of the Year

    The Mavericks crowned five champions to win the team title in the NCAA II North Regional Sunday at Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO will send all 10 wrestlers to the NCAA II national tournament March 10-11 in Findlay, Ohio, to try for a third straight national championship.

    Cody Garcia, Mitch Waite, Patrick Allibone, J.D. Naig and Les Sigman all won regional titles. For Sigman, who claimed a technical fall over Cris Bietz of Augustana, it was his 69th straight victory.

    The victory also earned UNO's Mike Denney the Coach of the Year Award.

    Andy Pickar of Minnesota State, Mankato was named the outstanding wrestler and UNO's Cody Garcia earned the award for the most falls in the least time with two in just 2:24.

    Team Standings (National Qualifiers):

    1, Nebraska-Omaha, 139.5 (10)
    2, Augustana, 119 (8)
    3, Minnesota State, Mankato, 118.5 (9)
    4, Upper Iowa, 93.5 (4)
    5, Minnesota State, Moorhead, 75.5 (7)
    6, Southwest Minnesota State, 41 (2)
    7, Northern State, 40.5
    8, St. Cloud State, 11.0

    Finals Matches:

    125: Cody Garcia, UNO, WBF, Tyler Mumbulo, Upper Iowa, :34
    133: Ralph Acosta, Upper Iowa, dec. Dan Hilario, UNO, 9-2
    141: Mitch Waite, UNO, dec. Andre' VanderVelde, Augustana, 12-9
    149: Ryan King, Augustana, dec. Shane Unger, UNO, 5-3, ovt.
    157: Patrick Allibone, UNO, dec. Math Bitz, Minnesota State, Mankato, 1-0
    165: Andy Pickar, Minn. State, Mankato, dec. Ross Taplin, UNO, 4-2, ovt, TB
    174: J.D. Naig, UNO, dec. Travis Krinkie, Minnesota State, Mankato, 6-4
    184: John Koons, Minnesota State, Mankato, dec. Nate Buys, Augustana, 5-1
    197: Tim Boldt, Augustana, WBTF, Nick Edmonds, UNO, 19-4, 6:50
    Hwt: Les Sigman, UNO, WBTF, Cris Bietz, Augustana, 6:45, 19-3

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