UW-Parkside qualified six for the NCAAsFINDLAY, Ohio --The Parkside wrestling team dominated at the NCAA DII Midwest Regional over the weekend, as the Rangers are sending six NCAA Qualifiers to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a chance at a National Championship. Had Parkside been eligible to win as a team, the Rangers would have finished with 142.5 team points while Ashland, who took home the trophy, finished with 94.5 points.
"Incredibly proud of the six qualifiers, but also very proud of the other four who did not qualify," first year head coach Corey VanGroll said. "All ten guys were outstanding today. We're going to enjoy ourselves on the trip home and prepare for Iowa."
Three wrestlers walked away on Saturday as NCAA Midwest Regional Champions in Airk Furseth (133), Frank Yattoni IV (149) and Nick Becker (174). Pernevlon Sheppard (157), James Lehman and Matt Halverson (285) all earned a trip to Nationals as well by finishing top-4 in their weight class. Sheppard took second, Halverson took third and Lehman finished in fourth. Lehman had to battle back at 197, as the redshirt-junior took down Peguero of Coker College in an intense overtime match, the final match of the day.
At 133, No. 2 Furseth pinned Newberry's No. 9 ranked Nolan Whitely at the 5:19 mark. No. 7 Yattoni beat Findlay's Wimer in overtime 8-6 and No. 1 Becker, the back-to-back National Champion, pinned No. 10 Christian Price of Ashland at the 3:38 mark. Robby Mutimer, Anthony Cheloni, Brett Scoles and Connor Price all entered Saturday with a chance to make Nationals as well.
The NCAA National Championship will go from Friday, March 9 to Saturday, March 10 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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