2008-09 College Results
Johnnies Lead the Way at North Country Open
February 7, 2009
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Eleven Johnnies finished in the top four of their
respective weight classes at the 2009 North Country Open hosted by Saint John’s University
Saturday, Feb. 7 in Collegeville. Dickinson State (N.D.), Augsburg and
Augustana (S.D.) each followed with six wrestlers in the top four.
Junior Mogi Baatar (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.)
and sophomore Matt Baarson (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park) claimed
titles at 133 and 157 pounds, respectively. Both are ranked No. 8
nationally. Baatar posted a 3-1 win over Augustana’s (S.D.) Sid Bice in
the championship match, while Baarson edged Dickinson State’s (N.D.)
Nick Zumwalt 6-4.
Senior Matt Schrupp (165; Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer), senior
Grant Eustice (174; Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), sophomore Dustin
Baxter (Fairbanks, Alaska /West Valley), sophomore Tony Willaert (197;
North Mankato, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) and freshman Cody
Socher (Delano, Minn.) all claimed second place.
Sophomore Drew Larson (149; Willmar, Minn.) and freshman Matt Pfarr
(174; Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson) finished third, while
sophomore James Carlson (197; Royalton, Minn.), and junior Jake Evenson
(285; Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley) took fourth. Larson dropped his
first match of the day via pin before rattling off six consecutive
victories to claimed third place in the 21-man bracket.
The Johnnies return to action in two weeks at the NCAA Division III
Great Lakes Regional hosted by Concordia (Wis.) Saturday, Feb. 21.
Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the R. John Buuck
Fieldhouse in Mequon, Wis.
Individual Brackets (pdf)
SJU Results
125 - Junior Matt Laine (Hastings, Minn.): 0-2
133 - Baatar: 3-0 (Champion); sophomore Manny Livingstone (Minneapolis, Minn./North): 0-3 (Eighth)
141 - Junior Sam Morse (Minneapolis, Minn. /St. Paul Highland Park):0-2
149 - Larson: 6-1 (Third); sophomore Ben Anderson (Annandale, Minn.): 2-2
157 - Baarson: 4-0 (Champion); senior Roger Anderson (Thief River Falls, Minn.): 3-2 (Seventh)
165 - Schrupp: 3-1 (Second)
174 - Eustice: 3-1 (Second); Pfarr: 4-1 (Third); senior Mike Cronan
(Edina, Minn.): 0-2; sophomore Dustin Raygor (St. Croix Falls, Minn.):
0-2
184 - Baxter: 3-1 (Second)
197 - Willaert: 3-1 (Second); Carlson: 4-2 (Fourth); junior Nick Blanco (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest): 0-2
Hwt - Socher: 2-1 (Second); Evenson: 2-2 (Fourth)
Moenkedick Stays Perfect at North Country Invite
Concordia
capped off the multiple-team invitational portion of their schedule by
placing six wrestlers in the top five of their weight class at the
North Country Invite hosted by St. John's on Saturday. In their last
invite before the NCAA Regional Meet, the Cobbers took 22 wrestlers and
came away with 36 overall victories.
The big story of the day came in the 184-lb weight class where
Concordia sophomore Phil Moenkedick won four matches and came away with
another invitational championship. Moenkedick was 4-0 on the day and
remained unbeaten on the season. He is now 28-0 on the year. Moenkedick
won two matches by pin fall and upped his team-leading pin total to 12
on the year.
Justin Berns was the only other CC wrestler to get to the championship
match. He went 4-1 at 149 and finished second. He also took over the
team lead in wins. He now has 35 victories on they year and is three
shy of the Cobber single season record of 38 held by Mike Northcutt.
Mike Holman went 3-1 at 133 and finished in third place. Luke Vetsch
tied Berns and Moenkedick for most wins at the invite. He went 4-1 at
165 and finished third. Ross Dankers was 3-2 and finished fourth at 174
and Nick Nadeau was 2-2 at 285 and captured fifth place.
Concordia will try and tie the school record for most dual-meet wins in
a season when they host the University of Mary on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7
p.m.
Cobber Results
Daron Hohbein 1-1
Mike Holman 3-1 (3rd Place)
Hieu Pham 2-3 (6th Place)
Ben Pressler 1-2
Ben Anderson 1-0
Justin Horne 2-2
Lex Lunde 0-2
Justin Berns 4-1 (2nd Place)
PJ Mack 2-3 (6th Place)
Zach Schumack 0-2
Luke Vetsch 4-1 (3rd Place)
Chris Dufault 0-2
Ross Dankers 3-2 (4th Place)
Spencer Lund 1-2
DJ Ringquist 2-3
Phil Moenkedick 4-0 (1st Place)
Zach Deffinbaugh 1-3
Steve Masterson 0-2
Tony Neumann 2-2
Tanner Jorud 1-2
Andrew Peterson 0-3
Nick Nadeau 2-2 (5th Place)
