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Anthofer Has Mustangs' Top Finish At Briar Cliff Open
Mustangs Pin Hastings 40-3
Lockett And Smith Named To All-GPAC First-Team
Mustangs Ranked 17th In NAIA
Mustangs 2nd At GPAC Championships
Block Named GPAC Wrestler Of The Week
Sievert Is GPAC Wrestler Of The Week
Smith Is GPAC Wrestler Of The Week
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Joe Lockett was named to the All-GPAC First-Team |
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Andrew Anthofer |
Andrew Anthofer, a freshman from Coon Rapids, Iowa, had Morningside College’s top finish at Saturday’s Briar Cliff University Open wrestling tournament with a fourth place finish in the 165 lb. division.
Anthofer opened the tournament with a 7-6 victory against Kyle Conley of Dana College before he was pinned in 1:39 in the semifinals by eventual champion Brad Lower of Grand View University. Anthofer won his first match in the wrestlebacks by fall when he disposed of Sean Derry, who was unattached, in 1:36. Ty Knowler of Grand View pinned Anthofer in 6:23 in the consolation match for fourth place.
Morningside’s Chad Morehead, a freshman from Akron, Iowa, was also a placewinner with a fifth place finish at 174 lbs. Morehead opened the tourney with a 5-3 decision against Travis Godberson of the University of Sioux Falls before he was pinned in 3:53 by eventual champion Chris Spangler of Iowa State University in the quarterfinals. Morehead went 2-1 in the wrestlebacks with a 6-4 decision against Brian Schultz, who was unattached, and a 5-3 loss against Cameron Schrempp of Dickinson State University.
Results
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Jared Wildeboer |
Joe Sievert |
Morningside’s wrestling team steamrolled past GPAC rival Hastings College 40-3 in Friday’s dual in the Hindman-Hobbs Center.
The Mustangs, who raised their record to 7-1-1, swept the first six weight divisions before the Broncos avoided a shutout when Jameon Rush, ranked sixth in the nation in the NAIA, gave his team a victory in the 174 lb. match. The win didn’t come easily, however, as Morningside freshman Chad Morehead battled the heavily favored Rush to a 2-2 standoff in the third period before the Bronco junior posted a 6-2 triumph for his 30th win of the season against eight defeats.
Morningside won three matches by fall, including back-to-back pins from Jared Wildeboer and Joe Sievert in the 157 and 165 lb. bouts. Wildeboer disposed of Justin Narduzzo in 3:13 in the 157 lb. match before the freshman Sievert, ranked No. 12 in the nation, pinned Jairin Potter in 4:38 to improve to 13-3 on the season. Each of Sievert’s last five victories have been by fall as he raised his season’s pin count to seven.
Drew Smith, the nation’s fourth-ranked 141 pounder, had the Mustangs’ fastest fall of the night when he pinned Justin Ferguson in 2:13 to improve his record to 23-6.
Morningside freshman Brian Block, ranked 12th at 184 lbs., kept pace with Smith for the team lead in victories with a 17-3 major decision against Drew Sorensen to improve to 23-5.
The Mustangs’ won decisions from Cody Dennis at 125 lbs., Justin Truckenmiller at 149 lbs., Joe Lockett at 197 lbs., and Alex Will at heavyweight, while Matthew Maresh received a forfeit at 133 lbs.
Lockett, the nation’s 10th ranked 197 pounder, improved his record to 13-4 with a 4-1 decision against Justin Boyce.
Morningside will compete in Saturday’s Briar Cliff University Open.
Results
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Joe Lockett |
Drew Smith |
Joe Lockett and Drew Smith have been named to the first team of the 2010 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestling Team.
Lockett, a 197 lb. senior from Bellevue, Neb., was named to the first team for the second year in a row. He has a 12-4 record with two falls this season and was the runner-up at last Saturday’s GPAC Wrestling Championships.
Smith, a 141 lb. junior from Milburn, Neb., move up from last year’s All-GPAC second team. Smith has a 22-6 record with two falls and was the runner-up at the GPAC Championships.
In addition to their two first team selections, the Mustangs placed Brian Block, Cody Dennis, and Joe Sievert on the All-GPAC second team. All three were individual runner-ups at last Saturday’s GPAC Championships.
Block, a 184 lb. freshman from Sibley, Iowa, has a 22-5 record with a team-high nine falls.
Dennis, a 125 lb. junior from Osmond, Neb., has a 5-5 record.
Sievert, a 165 lb. freshman from Akron, Iowa, has a 12-3 record with six falls.
Morningside’s Morgan Freese, a 149 lb. senior from Treynor, Iowa, was named to the All-GPAC honorable mention list. Freese has a 13-12 record with one fall.
Click here for the complete 2010 All-GPAC Wrestling Team.
 Morningside College is ranked 17th nationally in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll released on Feb. 2.
The Mustangs, who have a 6-1-1 record in dual meets this season, finished second at last Saturday’s Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Championships. The Mustangs have four wrestlers in the NAIA individual rankings.
Morningside’s ranked wrestlers are:
Drew Smith, a junior from Milburn, Neb., who is ranked fourth at 141 lbs. Smith has an 22-6 record with two falls.
Joe Sievert, a freshman from Akron, Iowa, who is ranked 12th at 165 lbs. Sievert has a 12-3 record with six falls.
Brian Block, a freshman from Sibley, Iowa, who is ranked 12th at 184 lbs. Block has a 22-5 record with nine falls.
Joe Lockett, a senior from Bellevue, Neb., who is ranked 10th at 197 lbs. Lockett has a 12-4 record with two falls.
Morningside will host Hastings College in a dual on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Hindman-Hobbs Center.
Click here for the complete NAIA rankings.
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Cody Dennis |
Drew Smith |
Morningside College had five second place finishers en route to a runner-up finish at the 2010 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestling Championships held Saturday in the Hindman-Hobbs Center.
Dana College, which has won all four GPAC Tournaments, finished atop the eight-team field with 136 points, followed by the Mustangs with 99 points.
The Mustangs’ individual runner-ups were Cody Dennis, a junior from Osmond, Neb., at 125 lbs.; Drew Smith, a junior from Milburn, Neb., at 141 lbs.; Joe Sievert, a freshman from Akron, Iowa, at 165 lbs.; Brian Block, a freshman from Sibley, Iowa, at 184 lbs.; and Joe Lockett, a senior from Bellevue, Neb., at 197 lbs.
Dennis advanced to the 125 lb. title bout with a first round bye and a 3-2 overtime victory against Dana’s Clayden McKim, who is ranked ninth nationally in the NAIA. Dennis was pinned by Dana’s Aaron Wilcox in 2:15 in the championship match.
Smith, the highest ranked competitor in the field with a No. 2 national ranking, pinned Briar Cliff University’s Ethan Johnson in 6:24 in his first match. He won a 2-1 overtime decision against defending champion Adam Manz of Dana, who is ranked eighth, in the semifinals. Dana’s Andrew Carrillo, the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award winner, defeated Smith 8-3 in the championship match.
Sievert advanced to the 165 lb. championship match with a pair of pins with fall times of 1:47 against Jerry Renken of the University of Sioux Falls and 5:47 against Briar Cliff’s Sammy Johnson. Sievert dropped a 5-3 decision against defending champion Ryan Tuzon of Dana, who is ranked sixth in the nation, in the 165 lb. final.
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Joe Sievert |
Brian Block |
Block pinned Drew Sorensen of Hastings College in 4:01 in the semifinals before he lost by default against third-ranked Mark Peiffer of Dana in the championship match. Pefiffer was named the GPAC Wrestler of the Year.
Lockett defeated a 2009 GPAC champion on his path to the 197 lb. title match. He opened the tournament with a 12-4 major decision against Clint Whitley of Sioux Falls before he won a 6-4 decision against Dana’s John Wilbourne, last year’s GPAC heavyweight champion, in the semifinals. Lockett lost a 4-1 decision against sixth-ranked Nic Leither of Northwestern College in the championship match.
Morningside had third place finishes from Morgan Freese, a senior from Treynor, Iowa, at 149 lbs.; Tyler Kacmarynski, a freshman from Spencer, Iowa, at 197 lbs.; and Alex Will, a sophomore from Spirit Lake, Iowa, at heavyweight. Andrew Anthofer, a freshman from Coon Rapids, Iowa, placed fourth at 165 lbs.
Freese won a 5-2 decision against Zach Mullins of Briar Cliff before he was pinned in 2:56 by eighth ranked Levi Price of Northwestern in the semifinals. Freese won a 5-3 decision against Nate Halpin of Northwestern and won a 10-5 decision against Dakota Wesleyan University’s Danny Hutcheson in the consolation bracket.
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Joe Lockett |
Kacmarynski won a 4-2 decision against Justin Boyce of Hastings before he dropped a 10-5 verdict against Northwestern’s Leither in the semifinals. Kacmarynski won a 7-3 decision against Sioux Falls’ Whitley and won the third place championship match by forfeit against Dana’s Wilbourne.
Will pinned Briar Cliff’s Matt Solomon in 4:40 before he lost a 15-4 against Joe Skow of Sioux Falls in the semifinals. Will pinned Briar Cliff’s Mike Weaver in 1:38 and Solomon in 2:39 to earn third place.
Anthofer pinned Jairin Potter of Hastings in 6:12 before he lost an 8-6 decision against Dana’s Tuzon in the quarterfinals. Anthofer won his first consolation bracket by fall in 1:22 against Dakota Wesleyan’s Tanner Lavalliere before he defeated Briar Cliff’s Johnson by default and lost 13-10 against Dana’s Kyle Conley.
Morningside has home duals against Hastings and Concordia University on Friday, Feb. 5.
Results
 Brian Block, a 184 lb. freshman from Sibley, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week.
Block pinned both of his opponents last week with fall times of 1:38 against Jesse Buchanan in the Mustangs’ 36-12 victory against William Penn University on Jan. 22 and 2:30 against David Carter in Morningside’s 21-15 win against Northwestern College on Jan. 23.
Block, who is ranked 12th nationally in the NAIA in the 184 lb. division, has a 21-4 record with four falls to lead the Mustangs in both victories and falls.
Morningside will host the 2010 GPAC Wrestling Championships on Saturday in the Hindman-Hobbs Center.
 Joe Sievert, a 165 lb. freshman from Akron, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week.
Sievert was the 165 lb. champion at last Saturday’s Minnesota West Community College Worthington Open in Worthington, Minn. Sievert went 4-0 at the tournament to raise his season’s record to 8-2.
He defeated Sammy Johnson of Briar Cliff University by a 10-3 decision in the championship match. Sievert won his first round bout by technical fall in 6:15 against Brian Martinez of the University of Sioux Falls. He won a 15-10 decision against Alec Ortiz, a redshirt at the University of Minnesota, in the quarterfinals and pinned Jack Barnes of Rochester Community College in 1:17 in the semifinals.
Sievert’s win against Ortiz came against an opponent who was a four-time Oregon prep state champion at Newberg High School and was ranked as the No. 4 overall recruit in the nation last year by Wrestling Insider News Magazine and the No. 22 recruit by Intermat.
 Drew Smith, a 141 lb. junior from Milburn, Neb., has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week for Nov. 30 to Dec. 6.
Smith went 2-0 last week with a pair of victories at a triangular meet in Mitchell, S.D. Smith defeated James Gubler of Jamestown College by a 13-5 major decision and upset Jordan Harer of Dakota Wesleyan University by a 10-6 decision. Harer is ranked third nationally in the latest NAIA poll.
Smith has a 9-5 record so far this season.
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