BISMARCK, N.D. (2/07/08) -- Concordia
used the strength of three pin falls to blow past the University of
Mary 34-11 on Wednesday in Bismarck, N.D. The Cobbers won seven of the
10 individual matches on their way to winning their fourth straight
dual meet. CC finishes off the dual-meet portion of their schedule with
a 5-3 record.
Joe Leacox, Justin Berns and Phil Moenkedick all pinned their opponent,
but the most impressive win of the night was turned in by Tony Neumann
who beat Dusty Vliem 6-5 in the 197-lb weight class match. Vliem was
named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), a Division II
league, Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 22 and had posted wins over
nationally-ranked opponents on the DII level.
The match started with the Cobbers getting a forfeit at 125. Alex
Vosberg was handed the win to pick up his sixth win of the year.
Leacox then pinned the Marauder's Cody Schmidt 4:37 into the match, putting the Cobbers up 12-0.
After dropping the next match at 141, Concordia would win the next four
matches. At 149, Berns defeated Shawn Sneva by pinfall at 5:50. For
Berns it was his eighth pin of the year and 29th overall victory. Logan
Lunde followed that win with a major decision win (14-1) over Devin
Nagel in the 157-lb match-up. Lane Lunde pulled out a 3-1 decision in
his 165-pound match. After having his match tied at 1-1 early in the
third period, Lunde would follow with a two-point takedown to win 3-1.
The win was also Lunde's 29th of the year, and both he and Berns are
one win away from joining teammate Phil Moenkedick in the 30-win club.
Moenkedick completed the four straight wins by pinning the Marauder's
Nick Lopez in :28 seconds for a 31-3 Cobber lead. It was Moenkedick's
team-leading 32nd win of the season and team-leading 13th pin of the
year. Moenkedick, this week's D3wrestle.com National Wrestler of the
Week, has now won 12 straight matches. He hasn't lost a match since the
National Duals Meet on Jan. 12.
Kurt Wiedrich snapped the Marauders slide with a 10-5 win over Cody Salo at 184.
Neumann would then get CC back on the winning track with his big win
over Vliem. Neumann recorded a one-point escape in the final period to
claim the victory.
Mary would win the heavyweight match-up and bring the final score to 34-11.
Concordia will now have 10 days off before competing at the NCAA Great
Lakes Regional Meet at St. John's on Feb. 23. The Cobbers will be
looking to post a wrestler in the top two of a weight class to earn the
automatic berth into the NCAA National Meet. Concordia has not had an
athlete compete at the national meet since Zack Schroeder earned a spot
in 2000-01.
February 13, 2008 at Bismarck, N.D. - Univ. of Mary
Concordia 34, Mary 11
125: Alex Vosberg (CC) wins by forfeit
133: Joe Leacox (CC) pin Cody Schmidt (UM); 4:37
141: Dustin Kleppe (JC) dec. Todd Reynolds (CC); 10-8
149: Justin Berns (CC) pin Shawn Sneva (JC); 5:50
157: Logan Lunde (CC) maj. dec. D. Nagel (UM); 14-1
165: Lane Lunde (CC) dec. Joey Irmen (UM); 3-1
174: Phil Moenkedick (CC) pin Nick Lopez (UM); :28
184: Kurt Weidrich (UM)) dec. Cody Salo (CC); 10-5
197: Tony Neumann (CC) dec. Dusty Vliem (UM); 6-5
285: J.Laber (UM) tech. fall Adam Westby (CC); 15-0
Start Time: 7 p.m.
End Time: 8:30 p.m.
Total Time: 1:30
Match Notes:
Meet started at 125
Teams wrestling in a dual meet for the first time in over 20 years
Concordia is now 5-3 in dual meets this season
Univ. of Mary is now 1-5 in dual meets this season
Concordia won seven matches in the meet
Four matches were decided by a decision
Three matches were decided by a pin fall
One match was decided by a major decision
One match was decided by a technical fall
One match was decided by a forfeit
Justin Berns wins his 29th match of the year (29-13)
Lane Lunde wins his 29th match of the season (career high) (29-14)
Phil Moenkedick wins his 32nd match of the season (32-4)