[Wrestling] NCAA Championships

[ugarte]

Team up to 6th:

1. Ohio State 61.5
2. ISU 57.5
3. Neb 54
4. IA 53.5
5. Edinboro 49.5
6. Cornell 41.5
7. Missouri 40
8. Boise State 32.5
9. Illinois 32
10. Michigan 27

[Rita]

[quote ugarte]Team up to 6th:

1. Ohio State 61.5
2. ISU 57.5
3. Neb 54
4. IA 53.5
5. Edinboro 49.5
6. Cornell 41.5
7. Missouri 40
8. Boise State 32.5
9. Illinois 32
10. Michigan 27[/quote]

Where is Edinboro? Just curious. Juggling too much to google and I thought Ugarte might be faster.

[ugarte]

[quote Rita]
Where is Edinboro? Just curious. Juggling too much to google and I thought Ugarte might be faster.[/quote]
Northwest Pennsylvania.

[Rita]

[quote ugarte][quote Rita]
Where is Edinboro? Just curious. Juggling too much to google and I thought Ugarte might be faster.[/quote]
Northwest Pennsylvania.[/quote]

Thank you.

[ugarte]

Semis:

125: Nickerson wins 2-1 over #3 Escobedo and will face 2007 champ in the final. Way to go, Troy!

He'll face Donohoe, the top ranked wrestler, who beat him in the 2007 semifinals.

157: Leen loses 6-4 to #2 Poeta (Illinois). Great match. Poeta won clean; Leen couldn't generate any offense at all, scoring all of his points on escapes.

Leen drops into the consolation bracket and will face #7 Moley (Bloomsburg); winner wrestles for third, loser wrestles for fifth.

Consolation Round 5:

133: Grey loses 8-4 to #4 Dennis. Hell of a run. Get 'em next year.

174: Anceravage PINS #4 Borschel (Iowa) in 1:54! Anceravage is an All-American for the first time.

197: Simaz wins 13-7 over Oplinger (Drexel). Simaz is an All-American as a true freshman! Way to go, Cam!

Consolation Round 6:

174: Anceverage follows up with ANOTHER PIN, over #8 Hinrich (Virginia) in 4:10 and can finish no worse than 6th. His next match will be the consolation semifinal against #3 Browne (Nebraska); winner wrestles for third, loser wrestles for fifth.

197: Simaz got pinned by #10 Taylor (Maryland). He'll face #7 Halsey (Bakersfield) for 7th place.

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Team Standings after Day 2:

1. Ohio State 77.5
2. Iowa 72.0
3. Edinboro 63.5
4. Nebraska 62.0
5. Iowa State 61.0
6. Cornell 57.5
7. Missouri 47.0
8. Illinois 42.5
9. Boise State 39.5
10. Wisconsin 38.0

Iowa was a huge favorite. Ohio State has the potential for a serious upset if they can hang on.

[ugarte]

Tomorrow's Action

Finals:

125: #2 Troy Nickerson vs. #1 Paul Donohoe (Edinboro)

Consolation Semifinals:
Winners wrestle for 3rd; losers wrestle for 5th

157:
#3 Jordan Leen vs. #7 Matt Moley (Bloomsburg)
#4 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro) vs. #6 Michael Chandler (Mizzou)

174:
#6 Steve Anceravage vs. #3 Brandon Browne (Nebraska)
#11 Quentin Wright (Penn St.) vs. #5 Raymond Jordan (Mizzou)

7th Place Match:

197:
Unseeded Cam Simaz vs. #7 Brandon Halsey (Bakersfield)

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157: Leen wins 3-1 and moves on to face #4 Gillespie for third place.

174: Anceravage had the lead but couldn't hold it, surrendering a late takedown to Browne to send the match to OT. In the OT, Browne turned him and got the fall. He will get a rematch with Penn State's Quentin Wright, who knocked him out of the Championship bracket, for 5th place.

Medal round upcoming.

I think the finals are on ESPN at 6:30* Eastern and they will start with Nickerson's match. Not that anyone here will watch live. Except maybe me.

*Corrected

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157: Leen blanks Gillespie 4-0 to take 3d place. Great, great win.

174: Anceravage with a dominant 13-3 win over Wright. REVENGE and 5th place!

197: Simaz falls 14-4MD to Halsey. A tough end to a great tournament for the true freshman. An All-American finish is fantastic. 8th place for Simaz.

Nickerson tonight for the 125 title. Good luck, Troy.

[billhoward]

A nice year for Cornell no matter what the outcome in the team standings.

[Jacob '06]

Nickerson wins the NC in overtime on a locked hands call.

[ansky629]

Congrats to Nickerson - I'm not a wrestling fan but I caught this match and it was pretty entertaining - and nervewracking.  Too bad we're not in the running for the team title

[ugarte]

[quote Jacob '06]Nickerson wins the NC in overtime on a locked hands call.[/quote]
If Donahoe doesn't lock hands, Nickerson wins on an escape - and he still had to ride hard for 30 seconds to get the win. A great match against a staller for the national championship.

2d place as a true freshman, 3d place as a sophomore (with a loss to Donohoe in the semis) and as a redshirt junior, a national champion. What a fantastic career.

Cornell had moved up to fifth prior to Nickerson's match. Unclear whether the win temporarily moves us up to fourth. I'm not even sure if we'll hold on to fifth, as Edinboro, currently in 6th, has two more wrestlers in the finals.

[ugarte]

Somehow I miscounted the number of Edinboro finalists. They only had one. He won his title but needed bonus points from a pin to carry his team past the Big Red. Cornell finishes in 5th place. Congratulations, Coach Koll.

Final standings:

Final Team Standings
1. Iowa 96.5
2. Ohio State 92.0
3. Iowa State 84.5
4. Nebraska 78.5
5. Cornell 73.5
6. Edinboro 72.0
7. Missouri 70.0
8. Illinois 55.0
9. Wisconsin 53.0
10. Maryland 47.5

[David Harding]

Thanks for your updates.