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#3 Nebraska-Omaha defeats St. Cloud State, 22-12

February 14, 2004

Omaha, Neb. -- In action at #3 ranked Nebraska-Omaha (9-2, 3-0 NCC) on Saturday, Feb. 14, the St. Cloud State University wrestling team (1-6, 0-4 NCC) dropped a 22-12 decision in Omaha, Neb.

The Huskies started the dual match with back-to-back victories, as Blake Christopherson collected an 8-4 victory over UNO's Dirk Desmond at 157-pounds. Dan Duch added to SCSU's point total with a 3-2 decision over UNO's Blu Wahle at 165-pounds.

UNO rallied with a 15-9 win at 174-pounds by Nick Blanchard over SCSU's Sean Bere. At 184-pounds, UNO's Dan Vech defeated SCSU's Mike Gritti by a 6-0 tally. At 194-pounds, Mikal Peterson of SCSU charted a big 3-2 win over UNO's Lance Toldstedt.

At heavyweight, UNO's Les Sigman won by forfeit and UNO's Dustin Tovar gained a 13-5 win against SCSU's Josh Lindquist at 125-pounds.

SCSU's final win came at 133-pounds as Derek Miller coined a 6-2 win over UNO's Jimmy Ball. To end the match, UNO gained wins at 141-pounds and 149-pounds.

Nebraska-Omaha 22, St. Cloud State 12
157 - Blake Christopherson, SCS, dec. Dirk Desmond, 8-4
165 - Dan Duck, SCS, dec. Blue Wahle, 3-2
174 - Nick Blanchard, UNO, dec. Sean Bere, 15-9
184 - Dan Vech, UNO, dec. Mike Gritti, 6-0
197 - Mikal Peterson, SCS, dec. Lance Tolstedt, 3-2
Hwt - Les Sigman, UNO, won by default
125 - Dustin Tovar, UNO, major dec. Josh Lindquist, 13-5
133 - Derek Miller, SCS, dec. Jimmy Ball, 6-2
141 - Kevin Dudding, UNO, dec. Tom Messerli, 9-3
149 - Christian Alt, UNO, dec. Seth Cole, 6-5