Ithaca College (N.Y.) placed fourth (72.5) and Coe College (Iowa) was fifth (67.0). St. John's University, Minn. was sixth (64.5) while Concordia-Moorhead, Minn. was seventh (52.0). Merchant Marine Academy, Mass. and the University of Mount Union, Ohio tied for eighth (37.0) while Elmhurst College, Ill. was 10th (32.0). A total of 60 teams competed.
It is UW-L's fifth straight top-three finish under head coach Dave Malecek. The Eagles were also third in 2007 and 2009 while placing second in 2008 and 2010.
UW-L's Bebeto Yewah captured his second straight NCAA III title Saturday, winning the 141-pound division with a 4-3 victory over second-seeded Jeremy Stierly of Ithaca College (N.Y.) in the championship match. Yewah, seeded first this year, won the 133-pound title last season.
Yewah earned a major decision (14-5) over fourth-seeded Chris Albright of York University (N.Y.) in the semifinals Saturday morning. Yewah is aiming for his second consecutive NCAA Division III title after winning the 133-pound division a year ago. He will take on second-seed Jeremy Stierly of Ithaca College (N.Y.) in the championship Saturday night.
The top-seed at 141, Yewah won by major decision (18-8) over Ces Antista of Williams College (Mass.) in his first match Friday before a win by decision (6-1) over eighth-seed Davis Alsieux of Centenary University (N.J.) in the quarterfinals.
Yewah went 4-0 in the national tournament and finishes the season 27-2.
The Eagles' Albie McKinney finished second at 125-pounds Saturday night, falling 11-8 to top-seeded Clayton Rush of Coe College (Iowa) in the title match. McKinney advanced to the championship final with a 2-1 victory over third-seeded Mark Kist of Wartburg College (Iowa) in the semifinals.
McKinney, who has earned his first career NCAA III All-America honor, was the third seed this season. He defeated Steve Godine of The College of New Jersey by major decision (12-1) in his first match Friday before a win by fall (2:10) over Carl Deluca of UW-Oshkosh in the quarterfinals.
McKinney went 3-1 at this year's tournament and finishes the year with a record of 21-8. He wraps up his career with an overall mark of 53-24.
Mike Schmitz placed third Saturday at 174-pounds while Adam Sheley was fifth at 133-pounds and Billy Mayer sixth at 285-pounds. All three earned NCAA Division IIl All-America honors.
It's the third straight award for Schmitz, who won the national title in 2010 and placed fourth in 2009. Sheley and Mayer earned their first career All-America award.
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