InterMat Staff

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Barry Davis

Heath Grimm

Jim Andrassy

Jim Giunta

Derek DelPorto

Jason Reitmeier

Marc Bauer

Fernando Serratos

Froilan Gonzales

MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota head wrestling coach J Robinson and the Golden Gopher Wrestling Program are pleased to announce the recent signing of high school senior Drew Lexvold to an Acceptance of Admission. Lexvold is a native of Kenyon, Minn. and will graduate this spring from Kenyon-Wanamingo High School. He recently completed his senior season on the mat at the State Championship meet on Mar. 6. There, Lexvold won his second state title and first at the 130 pound weight class. He also has a state title at 125 in his high school career. His wrestling career extends beyond the local level as he placed second at the National High School Coaches Association High School Nationals in his sophomore year. At Minnesota he will study information technology and he has already been accepted to the U-of-M IT school. Lexvold is the eighth Gopher Wrestling signee this season, and joins an already stellar class of recruits for 2010-2011. He will begin his Golden Gopher career next fall. The current group of Minnesota wrestlers recently finished off a strong performance at the Big Ten Championships on Mar. 7, placing second with two individual champions and nine NCAA Qualifiers. They will conclude their season Mar. 18-20 at the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb. as they compete for a National Title.

BETHLEHEM, PA -- For most wrestlers, a pair of socks is chosen for comfort, color coordination, or with no thought whatsoever. Garrett FreyBut Garrett Frey's distinctive pair -- the mid-length orange ones with a ribbon and the words "Team Frey" stitched in light blue -- those carry special meaning. The Princeton true freshman has been wrestling with a heavy heart all season. On December 26, 2009, his brother Adam, a former Cornell wrestler, passed away after a nearly two-year bout with germ cell testicular cancer. He was 23. The entire Princeton team bought a pair at full price for the season. Proceeds from the sale of those socks and other gear that can be purchased on www.adamfrey.us go towards the Adam Frey Foundation. At Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Adam shared a room with a guy whose family visited with him daily, but could only afford to eat one piece of pizza a day. Adam began the foundation to help struggling families allay the soaring costs of battling cancer. "[Adam] was such a big-hearted person," Garrett says. "He wanted to raise money for the people, not just for finding the cure. So he started the Adam Frey Foundation, which represents my brother and what he believed in." The loss was an understandably difficult one for Garrett, who, despite the four-year age difference, was very close to his older brother. Garrett and Adam with parents Jerry and Cynthia"It was really difficult and I missed the Southern Scuffle (for the funeral and wake)," Garrett says. "But he wouldn't want me to stop [wrestling]. All he's ever wanted me to do is to be better than him. He didn't want me to be known as 'Adam Frey's little brother,' he wanted me to be Garrett Frey. He got more disappointed in me than I did in myself when I lost a wrestling match." "Garrett is just very intelligent and very calm," said his mother, Cindy Frey. "He takes everything in stride, and he's dealt with everything in the past 21 months head on." Despite his emotional burden, the Blair Academy grad has grown quickly as wrestler in his first year with the Tigers. Frey says he didn't want to become a sympathy case for his team, or to be treated any differently because of his circumstances. He appreciated all of their support, but he just wanted to be one of the guys. "[Garrett] is one of the most resilient guys I've ever met," Princeton coach Chris Ayres said. "To face such adversity and be so successful is a tribute to him. He's so tough." At 26-7, Frey leads the Tigers in wins this season. He entered the EIWA tournament on a two-match losing streak however, so he was saddled with the seventh seed at 125 pounds and after being granted a first-round bye, had a date in the quarterfinals with No. 2 seed (then-19th-ranked by InterMat) Joseph Langel (Rutgers). Garrett Frey (Photo/Beverly Schaefer)In that match, Frey finished off an early shot to lead 2-0. After an escape cut his lead to one, Frey again emerged from a scramble with the funky Langel and locked up a chest-to-chest cradle to earn the fall in 2:12 and notch the first upset of the quarterfinal round. In the semis, Frey locked horns with No. 3-seeded Jason Borschoff (American), looking to avenge a narrow 5-3 loss earlier this season. In that particular match, his coaches said he was tentative and didn't open up his offense enough. "Last time, he was able to control the ties very well, I wasn't able to get many shots off and didn't move my feet much," Frey says. "This time, my approach was to try and avoid the ties and stay out of his front headlock." After a scoreless first period, Frey was being dominated on bottom for the first half of the second. But he managed to escape and get a critical takedown out of a scramble as time expired. Add to that an illegal hold call on Borschoff, and Frey had a 4-0 lead entering the third. In that period, Borschoff got an escape, but Frey executed a beautiful fireman's carry off of a counter with a minute left for another takedown, the final one in a 6-1 semifinal win. Chris Ayres"He's starting to open up, really letting it rip," Ayres says. "He was wrestling before like he'd won something, like he had to protect something. He has a lot to prove, but when he opens up, he's hard to beat." The win sent Frey on to the finals against No. 1 seed and second-ranked Troy Nickerson (Cornell). The match was particularly intriguing given the close relationship and recent history between the Frey family and the Cornell wrestling program. If the defending national champion intimidated Garrett, he didn't show it. Frey wrestled hard to fend off a first period fall and took his shots throughout. Trailing 6-1 in the third, Frey went for a throw-by, and after Nickerson countered by grabbing a leg, Frey tried to roll through. That move was a true freshman mistake, as Nickerson caught and pinned him early in the third period in 5:44 for his third EIWA championship. "It was definitely different, interesting going out and having to wrestle [Garrett]," Troy said. "It's funny wrestling him because I wrestled [Adam] a million times and they have very similar styles. But when you step out on to the mat, that's your opponent and you've got to take care of business. I think he proved a lot to people here how tough he is ... Garrett has got a lot of potential and I'm glad he's having success out here." Garrett Frey (Photo/Beverly Schaefer)Nevertheless, his second-place finish guaranteed the true freshman a trip to Omaha for the NCAAs, the first Tiger to do so since 2005. To have a guy wrestle in the EIWA finals and advance on to the NCAAs is just one more step that Coach Ayres and the Tigers want to take in their efforts to resurrect the Princeton wrestling back to respectability. "He's the best kid on our team, and he's really becoming a leader for us," says Ayres, whose program improved from 2-18 last season to 9-10 and third in the Ivy League this year. "It's the natural progression of a program to get EIWA finalists, so it's an important step for us right now." As if wrestling Nickerson wasn't enough, Frey's next match will be against another defending NCAA champion: current No. 1 seed and top-ranked Angel Escobedo (Indiana) in the first round of the NCAAs. No matter the end result, however, rest assured that Frey will be fearless and relentless in his approach. "That's what I think about whenever I go on the mat," Frey says. "There's no way I could ever give up because I'm two people strong and [Adam] will always be with me."

Hear the True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life Kyle Maynard’s inspirational story along with FCA Wrestling’s ministry launch will highlight the 16th Annual FCA/NWCA “Champions” Breakfast, Friday morning, March 19, 7:30 am at the Hilton Omaha right next to the Quest Center. Coaches, Wrestlers and fans are invited to the event co-sponsored by the FCA and the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). For years this event has been one of the highlight activities for many wrestling fans during their trip to the NCAA Championships. This year’s Champions Breakfast will also see 4x NCAA D II Champion Dan Russell, Olympians Nate Carr and John Peterson, FCA Wrestling National Director Joe Boardwine, and ESPN Wrestling Announcer Tim Johnson participating in the program. The FCA Wrestling Ministry is for any athlete, coach, fan or friend of the wrestling community who loves wrestling and has an openness or desire to grow in their relationship with God. FCA Wrestling’s vision is to see the wrestling world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of wrestlers and coaches. Ticket info: A FREE event for all wrestling coaches* and wrestlers* (coach/Institution must be current NWCA member to receive free tickets). Tickets are $10 for General Public. Tickets can be picked up at the NWCA booth at the Quest Center during the first round of wrestling competition, Thursday, March 18.

The NWCA is excited to announce that Jake Herbert and Jeff Jordan will serve as clinicians for the NWCA Coaches Clinic at the NCAA Championships. Jeff Jordan is currently the head coach of St. Paris Graham where he led his team to a 10th straight Ohio State team title. This year’s team is currently ranked as the number one high school team in the country. Jordan has been named a national high school coach of the year. His coaching experience also includes five years at Purdue as an assistant coach, until he moved back to Ohio where he began coaching at the High School Level and founded Jeff Jordan’s State Champ Camp. As a wrestler, Jordan was a four-time Ohio State Champion carrying a career record of 159-1. He went on to compete at the University of Wisconsin where he was a two-time All-American and a Big Ten Champion. Jake Herbert finished his career at Northwestern University as a two-time NCAA Champion at 184 pounds. He capped off his senior by being named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner, which is given to the nation’s most dominant college wrestler, it is the Heisman Trophy of wrestling. Herbert was also awarded the 2009 Jesse Owens Award, when he was named the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year across all sports. After his collegiate career Herbert decided to focus on international competition, he became the U.S. Open champion at 84 kg, and a world silver medalist from the 2009 World Championships in Denmark. Making him the first American to reach the finals and earn a silver medal since 2003. “We are thrilled to have two clinicians of this caliber joining us on the Main Stage at the NCAA Fan Fest for the NWCA Coaches Clinic. This is a great opportunity for our members and coaches to be able to see technique from two very talented and accomplished athletes,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. “This is a great culminating event to the NCAA Championships on Saturday afternoon that we look forward to each year.” The NWCA Coaches Clinic will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage of the Fan Festival.

Jim Beichner

Nick Marable

Andy Rendos

OMAHA, Neb. -- Junior Donovan McMahill took an early 3-0 lead against Augustana’s Tyler Copsey and gave up only an escape in the third period en route to his first national championship at 197 in the final round of the 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships that ended tonight in Sapp Fieldhouse. McMahill becomes the 14th different Mountaineer to win a national title and the first since Jared Haberman and Adrian Jiron won titles in 2004.

Kearney, Neb. -- Nebraska-Kearney senior Marty Usman recorded a takedown with around 15 seconds left to beat Wisconsin-Parkside's Luke Rynish, 5-3, in the 174 lbs. final at the 2010 NCAA Championships Saturday night in Omaha. UNK and Upper Iowa will finish in a tie for third; UNO will win a second straight national title and Augustana will be this year's runner up. Finishing his season at 44-1, Usman (Arlington, Texas) recorded an early takedown to grab the lead. With the third period clock winding down, Usman was called for stalling for the second time, tying the match. However, literally seconds after that, he took the 4th-ranked Rynish down. Now a three-time All-Amerian, Usman beat Rynish twice this year and twice last year. Other All-Americans for the Lopers include T.J. Hepburn (3rd/149 lbs.), Derek Ross (3rd/184 lbs.), Taylor May (6th/165 lbs.) and Justin McKain (6th/197 lbs.).

OMAHA, Neb. -- Anderson senior 157-pounder J.J. Jackson won four consecutive matches and claimed the national title by defeating Nebraska-Omaha's George Ivanov, 3-1, Saturday night at the 2010 Division II Wrestling Championships at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Sapp Fieldhouse. The Lake City, S C., won his first two bouts on Friday to work his way into the semifinals and earned All-America honors in the process. He edged St. Cloud State’s John Sundgren, 6-5, in Friday’s opening match, then handily defeated Wisconsin-Parkside’s Dillon Bera, 11-2, in the second round to become the second Trojan wrestler in as many years to earn All-American honors, as CJ Hamilton brought home the recognition last year. Jackson downed Augustana’s Joseph Deaguero, 3-1, in the semifinal Saturday morning and moved on to the championship round. He is the second Trojan wrestler to bring home a national championship, as Careef Roberson claimed the title in 2005.

The UW-Parkside wrestling team is took part in the NCAA Division II national championships Friday and Saturday at the Sapp Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. At 149 pounds, Craig Becker won a national title. Becker pinned Ryan McIntyre of Pittsburgh-Johnstown in 6:20 and then dispensed Travis Elg of Minnesota State, 18-5. In Saturday's semi-final, Becker edged Derek Bomstead in a wild 13-11 affair. Becker won a thrilling 4-3 decision over Esai Dominguez of Nebraska-Omaha in the championship bout. Becker finishes with a superb 38-2 record this season. Becker became head coach Jim Koch's 14th national champion. "I knew I had to control the pace," Becker told CBSC television after the match. "It was my day." Nebraska-Omaha, which came into the meet ranked No. 1 in the nation, won the national title. UW-Parklside, which came in at No. 4, finished sixth. Luke Rynish was the national runner-up at 174 pounds. He handled Curtis Chenoweth of Newberry, 12-4, in the opening round and then stuck Cody Vasconcellos of Central Oklahoma in 2:09. Rynish moved to the championship bout with a convincing 14-6 trouncing of Cody O'Grady. He dropped a tough 5-4 decision to Kamarudeen Usman of Nebraska-Kearney in the finals. Rynish finished the season with a 38-11 record. Three Parkside wrestlers had their tournament end early. Cody Zimmerman dropped a 5-3 and 3-1 decision at 125 points. Teammate Luke Haag was decisioned 6-2 and 14-8 in the 184-pound grouping. At 197 pounds, Jon Treml was pinned in 6:25 and 2:26. Zimmerman ended the 2009-10 campaign with a record of 31-7. Haag finished with a noteworthy 43-11 mark and Treml ended up at 28-17. The remaining two Ranger competitors extended their run to Saturday. Dillon Bera routed Kyle Francis of Western State, 15-2, before dropped an excruciating 6-5 decision to Jon Jackson of Augustana at 157. Bera rebounded to log a 5-1 win over Mike Lybarger of Findlay. On Saturday, Bera losed another tight one, this time to Andy Lamancusa of Mercyhurst, 5-3. Bera lost the seventh place match on forfeit and ended with a record of 31-12. Matt Gille was pinned in 3:14 in a 165-pound opening round bout. He recovered to pin Bret Terry of Gannon in 5:54. Gille decisioned Blake Malloy of Fort Hays State, 11-9, then was pinned by Taylor May of Nebraska-Kearney in 6:56. Gille pined Gavin Nelson of Augustana in 1:40 for seventh place and finishes the season with a 43-11 mark.

NMHU’s own Seth Wright made history on 3/13 in Omaha, NE as he wrestled his way to a NCAA Division II National Championship. This is the first ever NCAA National Championship for NMHU in any sport. Wright's victory came as he went 4-0 for the tournament. Wright’s first victory came over Augustana’s Alex Meger with a 10-8 decision. Next up for Wright was University of Pittsburgh- Johnstown’s Ryan Link with a decision of 9-3. The semifinal round found Wright facing off with Fort Hays State University’s Tommy Edgmon. The two had previously faced off with Wright winning 5-0. He kept his streak going as he beat Edgmon in a 4-2 decision to put him in the championship match. Adam State College’s Arsenia Barksdale, who was ranked first, fell to Upper Iowa University’s Tyler Mumbolo. That put Mumbolo in the championship against Wright. Wright took the convincing win as he won by a major decision of 17-4. Wright is now the lone NCAA Champion for the Cowboys. Head Coach Doug Moses said “ This is what we have been training for all year long. Our goal was to win a National Championship and that’s exactly what we did!”

No. 1-ranked Shane Valko (Windber, Pa.) earned a 6-3 decision in the 133-title bout over No 2-ranked Cody Garcia (Nebraska-Omaha) to become Pitt-Johnstown's 10th individual National Champion at Saturday's 2010 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships at the University of Nebraska-Omaha's Sapp Fieldhouse. In addition, Patrick Walsh (184 lbs.) (Leesport, Pa.) and Chris Dempsey (HWT.) (Sewickley, Pa.) also earned All-America honors with sixth and eighth-place finishes, respectively. Team scores will be posted on Sunday. After reaching the semifinals with two wins on Friday, Valko, the nation's top-ranked wrestler at 133 lbs. the entire season, defeated No. 7-ranked Laramie Shaffer (Augustana), 4-0, Saturday morning, to set up the meeting with undefeated and No 2-ranked Garcia in the finals. Valko, a three-time All-American with fourth (2008), second (2009) and first-place (2010) finishes, earned the 6-3 decision to improve to 25-1 and become Pitt-Johnstown's 10th national champion and the first since Albert Miles (174 lbs.) won the title in 2008. Valko trailed 2-0 but got an escape and "pancaked" Garcia before going on to the victory. With the loss, Garcia, a four-time All-American, fell to 48-1 on the year. Valko opened the tournament with a fall over Northern State's Jacob Butrous, before reaching the semifinals with a 9-8 sudden victory over No.6-ranked Todd Wilcox of Grand Canyon. Walsh, ranked No. 5 at 184 lbs., also reached Saturday's semifinals, but suffered three consecutive losses to place sixth. In the semifinals, Newberry's No. 7-ranked Bryant Blanton dealt Walsh an 8-3 loss forcing him into the consolation semifinals. Nebraska-Kearney's Derek Ross pinned Walsh at 1:51, before top-ranked Charlie Pipher avenged a second-round loss to Walsh by pinning him at 3:31 in the fifth-place match. Walsh defeated University of Mary's Brady Anderson, 8-4 in the first round, before upsetting Pifer (Western State), 8-6, in the second round to advance to the semifinals. In Saturday's consolation quarterfinals, Dempsey pinned Steve Franklin (San Francisco State) at 5:25, but was pinned by No. 3 Dustin Finn (Central Oklahoma) in the consolation semifinals and by No. 7 Naill McGrath in the seventh-place bout. Dempsey won his first match, 3-2 over Findlay's Matthew Clum, but suffered a 2-1 tie-breaker loss to No. 5 Jake Kahnke (St. Cloud State). However, Dempsey rebounded by pinning Southwest Missouri State's Brian Rodas at 5:25 in the Second Round of the Consolations to stay alive. Ryan Link (125 lbs.) (Cresson, Pa.), Ryan McIntyre (149 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.) and No. 7-ranked Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Bradford, Pa.) were all eliminated on Friday. Link secured a 5-3 sudden victory over No. 5 Cody Zimmerman (Wisconsin-Parkside), but fell 9-2 to No. 2-ranked Seth Wright (New Mexico Highlands) in round two and was pinned by No. 7 Russell Weakley (UNC-Pembroke) at 6:40 in the consolation round. McIntyre, who had to face the No. 1-ranked wrestler to start the tournament, went 0-2. Top-ranked Craig Becker (Wisconsin-Parkside) pinned McIntyre at 6:20, before No. 7 Thomas Hepburn (Nebraska-Kearney) pinned McIntyreat 4:34. Keane, who needed three wins to reach 100 for his career, ended the tournament at 1-2. Keane suffered a 4-2 loss to No. 8 Taylor May (Nebraska-Kearney) in the opening round, but answered with a 4-1 decision over Ashland's Thomas Graszl in the first round of consolations. Unfortunately, Gavin Nelson (Augustana) scored a 10-5 victory in the next round to eliminate Keane.

The Peacock wrestling team wrapped up their 2010 NCAA Championships with two matches in the Championship Finals tonight in Omaha, Nebraska. Travis Eggers attained his season-long goal of becoming a National Champion when he defeated Josh Shields, the defending National Champion, at 165 pounds. Eggers becomes the 10th Upper Iowa wrestler to win a National Championship; three Peacocks have won a pair of titles. He is the second NCAA Division II Champion; joining Ryan Phillips, the current Peacock assistant coach, who won the title at 197 pounds in 2007. Tyler Mumbulo lost his match by major decision to Seth Wright of New Mexico Highlands to finish as the National Runner Up at 125 pounds. Mumbulo finished in eighth place three years ago and in sixth place two years ago before having to take a medical hardship last year after season ending knee surgery. As a team, the Peacocks tied for third place at the championships with Nebraska-Kearney. The third place finish marks the first NCAA Team Trophy that an Upper Iowa athletics program has claimed since their jump up to NCAA Division II. The last time the UIU wrestling program lofted an NCAA Team Trophy was following the 2002 NCAA Division III Championships when the Peacocks earned National Runner Up honors. Following the Championships, Peacock Head Coach Heath Grimm was named the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year as voted upon by his peers. The honor marks the second time Grimm has been named Coach of the Year, the first came after the National Runner Up finish of 2002. Finals Recaps: Travis Eggers vs. Josh Shields of Mercyhurst Championship Final at 165 Pounds Eggers nearly ended his Championship Finals match nineteen seconds in when he was able to lock up with Josh Shields and use a hip toss to throw him to the mat. Eggers was only inches from a pin, but picked up three near fall points to pick up an early 5-0 advantage. Shields finally escaped as the second period closed and added a second escape in the second period, but Eggers racked up nearly two minutes of ride time midway through the period. A double leg shot gave the UIU senior a five-point lead, but Shields was able to set the score at 7-3 heading into the final period. Neither wrestler added a point during the period, but Eggers tacked one final point on thanks to 2:25 in ride time to win by decision 8-3. Tyler Mumbulo vs. Seth Wright of New Mexico Highlands Championship Final at 125 Pounds Mumbulo wasted no time in registering a quick takedown, but Wright reversed the UIU senior and scored two near fall points to claim a 4-2 lead. Wright added an additional three-point near fall as the first period closed to take a 7-2 lead into the second period. The wrestlers started in the neutral position in the second period and the New Mexico Highlands grappler scored a takedown and continued to add to his ride time advantage. A Mumbulo escape cut the margin to six, 9-3, midway through the period. Wright continued to control the match adding another takedown in the waning seconds to bring an 11-3 lead into the final period. Wright added a reversal and two more back points to push his lead beyond reach. In the end, Mumbulo lost the match by major decision 17-4 to finish as the National Runner Up at 125 pounds.

Augustana's Jay Sherer won the 141-pound national championship Saturday night at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb. As a team, the Vikings finished second in standings. Nebraska-Omaha won the team championship. The Vikings finished the tournament with 72 points, while Nebraska-Omaha had 131 points to win its second-straight title and fifth in seven seasons. Augustana's runner-up finish is the Vikings' best finish since finishing second in 2005. Meanwhile, Ty Copsey ended up finishing second in the 197-pound weight class. Copsey, ranked No. 2 in the nation, fell to No. 4 Donovan McMahill 3-1. Sherer becomes Augustana's first national champion since 2005 when Aaron Grauman (125 pounds) and Tom Meester (184 pounds) claimed national titles. Sherer, ranked seventh in the nation edged Nebraska-Omaha's Mario Morgan, ranked No. 3, 3-1 in sudden victory. After a scoreless first period, Sherer got an escape from the down position in the second period. Morgan tied the score 1-1 with an escape from the down position in the third period. Tied at the end of regulation, they went to a 1-minute sudden victory period. With about 15 seconds left, Sherer took a shot and a scramble ensued. Then with 1 second left in the period, Sherer managed to secure the takedown for the win. In the 197-pound bout, Copsey fell behind late in the first period when McMahill got a takedown with 5 seconds left in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. McMahill then chose the down position to start the second period and got an escape to increase his lead to 3-0. In the third period, Copsey chose down and got a quick escape to make it a 3-1 score. However, Copsey was unable to get the tying takedown. In Saturday's morning session, the Vikings had two wrestlers finish fourth, as well as one fifth-place finisher and one eighth-place finisher. Nate Herda (149 pounds) and Marcus Edgington (157 pounds), finished fourth. In the semifinals, Herda fell 10-5 to Esai Dominguez of UNO. Herda bounced back with a 12-4 win over Tad Elg of Minnesota State before falling to Nebraska-Kearney's Thomas Hepburn 5-3 in the third-place match. Edgington battled his way through the consolation bracket. He defeated North Carolina Pembroke's Michael Williams 6-4 before knocking off top-ranked Joseph Deaguero of Adams State 9-7. However, in the third-place match, Edgington dropped a 2-1 decision to Mercyhurst's Andy Lamancusa, whom Edgington defeated in the first round on Friday. At 133 pounds, Laramie Shaffer finished fifth after beating Corey Bowers of Gannon 9-7 in the fifth-place match. He dropped a 4-0 decision to eventual national champion Shane Valko of Pittsburgh Johnstown before suffering a 4-3 setback to Upper Iowa's Kyle Pedretti in the consolation semifinals. Augustana's final wrestler, Gavin Nelson, finished eighth at 165 pounds. Nelson was pinned by St. Cloud State's Tad Merrit in the consolation third round and then pinned by Matt Gille of Wisconsin-Parkside in the seventh-place match.