Maughan wins No. 400 by criteria, NDSU captures National Duals
title
January 18, 2004
CLEVELAND, OH--National Hall of Famer Bucky Maughan won his 400th
career dual as the head coach of North Dakota State University‚s
wrestling program on Sunday when the Bison defeated the University of
Central Oklahoma by criteria, 15-15, for the NWCA
National Duals tournament title at Cleveland State
University.
Maughan, in his 40th year as the coach of the Bison, has a career
coaching record of 400-112-11. Only the second full-time wrestling
coach in school history, he ranks among the some of the top coaches
at all levels of the NCAA.
NDSU, ranked No. 1 in Division II this entire season, won its 11th
straight dual meet to achieve the coach‚s milestone.
The Bison (6-0) turned back a tenacious Central Oklahoma team that
has won the last two NCAA Division II championships.
The Bronchos, now 10-2 and ranked No. 2 in the nation, won the
first two bouts Sunday and later tied the score at 9, answering NDSU
wins by Mathias Bitz (141), Zach Stevens (149) and Paul Carlson (157)
with a decision at 165 pounds by two-time national champ Shawn
Silvis.
The match was tied again at 12 entering the ninth bout of the
afternoon.
UCO‚s Kevin Lochner edged Brian Kraemer 4-3 at 197 and Bison
heavyweight Joe Bryce followed with a 4-2 decision to knot the dual
at 15.
North Dakota State won by NCAA criterion G, most near-fall
points.
It was the third time in four years that NDSU and UCO met in the
National Duals championship. The Bison won by the same criterion in
2001 (but were credited a team tie) and the Bronchos won in 2002 by a
score of 26-15.
North Dakota State is scheduled to host NAIA rival University of
Mary on Wednesday night and NCAA North Region foe Minnesota
State-Moorhead on Friday night at the Bison Sports Arena. Both duals
begin at 7:30.
- North Dakota State 15, Central Oklahoma 15, criterion G
- 125--#3 Chris Saferite, UCO, dec. Eric Sanders, 5-3 (OT)
- 133--#1 Cole Province, UCO, dec. Nick Magee, 5-0
- 141--#8 Mathias Bitz, NDSU, dec. Wade Bramlitt, 6-4
- 149--#2 Zach Stevens, NDSU, dec. #6 Jerod Goodwin, 8-2
- 157--#1 Paul Carlson, NDSU, dec. Zach Rhodes, 9-5
- 165--#1 Shawn Silvis, UCO, dec. #3 Mike Fiedler, 4-2
- 174--#1 Thad Pike, NDSU, dec. #3 Jason Tapia, 6-3
- 184--Ryan Daniels, UCO, dec. Matt Hermann, 6-2
- 197--#3 Kevin Lochner, UCO, dec. #1 Brian Kraemer, 4-3
- Hwt.--#3 Joe Bryce, NDSU, dec. Chris Finn, 4-2
Notes On Bucky Maughan . . . . .
- Led NDSU to 35 consecutive winning dual meet seasons prior to
this year
- Has recorded 37 winning seasons in his 39-year tenure
- Compiled a .775 dual meet winning percentage to date
(400-112-11)
- Coached 21 wrestlers to 30 NCAA Division II national
championships and an additional 18 wrestlers to NCAA runner-up
finishes
- NDSU has produced 151 All-Americans in NCAA Division II--all
during Maughan‚s career
- Guided NDSU to four NCAA Division II national titles (1988,
1998, 2000, 2001)
- Led NDSU to five NCAA-II runner-up finishes (1972, 1982, 1983,
1992, 2002)
- Led NDSU to six third-place NCAA-II finishes (1973, 1984,
1987, 1989, 1993, 1995)
- Led NDSU to 16 North Central Conference titles over his
39-year career including nine straight from 1982 to 1990
- NDSU has finished in the Top Five of the nation in NCAA
Division II wrestling 26 times and in the Top Ten 31 times
- Coached Brad Rheingans (1972-75), a member of the USA Olympic
team in 1976, Pan-American champion in 1975, 3rd in the World
Games in 1979, and 4th in the NCAA Division I in 1975
- Was a Pennsylvania prep wrestling champion and won 70 in a row
at one time
- Won two NAIA national wrestling titles (1962 & 1963)
- Won one NCAA Division I wrestling title (1963)
- Maughan is a member of four Halls of Fame--the Pennsylvania
High School Wrestling Hall of Fame, the NAIA Wrestling Hall of
Fame, the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame, and the National
Wrestling Hall of Fame