2003-04 College Result - NDSU wins St. Cloud State Invitational

12/13/03

NDSU wins St. Cloud State Invitational

St. Cloud, MN -- North Dakota State University won its fourth consecutive St. Cloud State Wrestling Invitational title on Saturday, Dec. 13, in St. Cloud. The Bison charted 152 points to win the title, while Augsburg College was second with 147.5 points.

Minnesota State-Moorhead placed third in the meet, which celebrated its 33rd anniversary this season. The remainder of the field included St. John's (65.5), Northern State (42.5), Southwest Minnesota State (41.5), Mary (41.0), Dickinson State (36.0), Ridgewater Community College (36.0), Jamestown (32.5), St. Cloud State (20.0), Minnesota West C.C. (16.0) and Concordia College-Moorhead (3.5).

Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur was the tournament MVP for his first place finish at 157-pounds. The following is a list of the individual place winners and results at the tournament.

TEAM SCORES:

1. North Dakota State 152
2. Augsburg 147.5
3. Minnesota State-Moorhead 97.5
4. St. John's 65.5
5. Northern State 42.5
6. Southwest Minnesota State 41.5
7. Mary 41.0
8. Dickison State 36.0
Ridgewater C.C. 36.0
10. Jamestown 32.5
11. St. Cloud State 20.0
12. Minnesota West C.C. 16.0
13. Concordia-Moorhead 3.5

Tournament MVP: Marcus LeVesseur (Augsburg)

125-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Matt Shankey, AC def. #1 Matt Voss, SJU (dec. 10-4)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: Desmond Radunz, MSUM def. Eric Sanders, NDSU (dec. 8-2)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Josh Lindquist, SCSU def. Chas Welch, NSU (dec. 4-3)

Shankey vs. Voss.

133-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Mark Matzek, AC def. #2 Lucas Christenson, NDSU (dec. 3-2)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #5 Jeremy Kellar, MSUM def. #6 Nate Lefebvre, SJU (dec. 9-3)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #3 Jamie Andersh, NSU def. #4 Cody Fisher, Jamestown (dec. 5-0)

Matzek vs. Christenson.

141-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Jamell Tidwell, AC def. #2 Mathias Bitz, NDSU (dec. 5-2)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #6 Reese Boehm, Mary def. Shane Eskelson, MSUM (dec. 8-5)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Charlie Sadder, SJU def. Keefer Jensen, SMSU (med. forfeit)

Tidwell vs. Bitz.

149-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Zach Stevens, NDSU def. #2 Mike Champagne, Mary (dec. 5-3)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: Kyle Nay, DSU def. Dustin Dahlblom, AC (dec. 7-4)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Brandon Kok, MSUM def. David Sadder, SJU (dec. 5-0)

157-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Marcus LeVesseur, AC def. #2 Paul Carlson, NDSU (Fall, 1:23)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: Josh Jansen, MSUM def. Shawn Plumley, SMSU (dec. 6-3)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: Tom Iverson, JC def. Andy Passmore, Mary (dec. 6-5)

LeVesseur vs. Carlson.

165-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 Mike Fiedler, NDSU def. #2 Tyler Marr, AC (dec. 5-2)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #3 Allan Huigens, MSUM def. Art Martinez, DS (dec. 7-6)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #4 Dan Duch, SCSU def. Matt Houtsma, RCC (dec. 4-3)

Fiedler vs. Marr.

174-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 Joe Moon, AC def. #1 Thad Pike, NDSU (dec. 4-3, TB)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #3 Travis Brihanzl, RCC def. #5 Tim Johns, SMSU (dec. 6-5)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #4 Andy Sinclair, NSU def. Eric Rosen, MSUM (Fall, 6:07)

184-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 Matt Herman, NDSU def. #4 Dan Willaert, SJU (dec. 7-5)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #5 John Koons, RCC def. Elijah Simburger, Mary (dec. 8-6)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #3 Clint Hodgdon, AC def. Sam Sand, JC (dec. 8-5)

197-pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP: Nate Buys, MWCC def. #1 Justin Sorenson, AC (dec. 3-1)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #6 Dustin Benz, NDSU def. #2 Dan Fiecke, SJU (dec. 10-6)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #4 Joe Vincent, JC def. #5 Eric Hageman, MSUM (Major dec. 13-2)

Buys vs. Sorenson.

HEAVYWEIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 Baron Blanchard, NSU def. #1 Mark Simmonds, AC (dec. 4-3, tb)

THIRD PLACE MATCH: #3 Joe Bryce, NDSU def. #5 Jordan Vallie, MSUM (Fall, 4:16)

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: #4 Clay Rodgers, DS def. Chris Abbot, SWSU (dec. 8-2)

-Photos Jim Beshey.