2008-09 College Results
Copsey Finishes Second, Vikings Eighth at Midwest Classic
January 4, 2009
Ty Copsey turned in a runner-up finish in his weight class to help the Augustana wrestling team finish eighth out of 22 teams at the Midwest Classic, which concluded Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind.
The 18th-ranked Vikings, who were in sixth place after Saturday’s first
day, had six wrestlers in action on Sunday and finished with 62.5
points. First day leader Newberry won the team title with a score of
149.5 points. Wisconsin-Parkside was second at 118.5 points.
Copsey, who is ranked fifth in the nation at 197 pounds, split two
matches on Sunday to finish the tournament with a 3-1 record. In the
semifinals, Copsey, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, defeated third-seeded
Keeno Griffin of Newberry 4-2. But in the finals, Copsey dropped a 6-1
decision to top-seed Josh Ohl of Ashland.
The Vikings had two wrestlers finish sixth, two more finish seventh and
one place eighth. The two Vikings who finished sixth were Chism Fink at
149 pounds and Brian Schultz at 174 pounds. Adam Schlee (133 pounds)
and Jay Sherer (141 pounds) placed seventh, while Mitch Lunning was
eighth at 184 pounds.
S chultz had the toughest afternoon of all the Vikings, going 0-3 on
the day. The No. 2 seed, Schultz opened the day by getting pinned by
third-seeded Josh Whitelock of Newberry in 5:22 in the semifinals. He
then dropped into the consolation bracket where he dropped a 9-6
decision to fourth-seeded Jeff Havelka of Findlay. Then in the
fifth-place match, fifth-seed Luke Rynish of Wisconsin-Parkside edged
Schultz 7-4.
Fink began the day by scoring an 11-1 major decision over Ashland’s
Tommie Grazi before getting pinned by third-seeded Latra Collick of
Newberry in 4:48 in the consolation semifinals. In the fifth-place
match, Mesa State’s Keith Johnson claimed an 8-4 decision over Fink.
Schlee went 1-1 on Sunday en route to his seventh-place finish. He
dropped a 4-0 decision to Findlay’s Mike Peraino in his first match
before rebounding to pin No. 6 seed Brandon Kirchner of
Wisconsin-Parkside in 4:03 in the seventh-place match.
Sherer also dropped his first match on Sunday. Sherer lost a 15-7 major
decision to A.J. Milanak of Gannon before edging Jeremy Parker of
Limestone 3-2 in the seventh-place match.
Lunning dropped both of his matches on Sunday. Ohio Northern’s Matt
Alexander, the No. 8 seed, earned a 12-1 major decision over Lunning in
the wrestlebacks. Then in the seventh-place match, Lunning dropped a
2-0 decision to West Liberty’s Mitch Knapp, the fourth seed.
The Vikings will next compete next Saturday when they take on Central
Missouri in a dual in Warrensburg, Mo. The dual is slated to begin at
7:30 p.m.
Complete Results/Brackets (pdf)
Top 10 team scores
1. Newberry – 149.5
2. Wisconsin-Parkside – 118.5
3. Ashland – 95.5
4. Adams State – 90
5. Findlay – 87.5
6. Central Missouri – 80.5
7. West Liberty State – 76.5
8. Augustana – 62.5
9. Gannon - 61
10. Mesa State – 48
Augustana Placers
133 pounds: Adam Schlee (3-2), 7th place
141 pounds: Jay Sherer (3-2), 7th place
149 pounds: Chism Fink (3-2) 6th place
174 pounds: Brian Schultz (2-3), 6th place
184 pounds: Mitch Lunning (2-3) , 8th place
197 pounds: Ty Copsey (3-1), 2nd place
