Tubbs wins Super Regional Title, Five Dragons Qualify for Nationals
March 2, 2009
Minnesota State Moorhead
senior Tyler Tubbs captured the 165-pound title at the 2009 NCAA
Division II Super Region Three wrestling tournament at Marshall on
Sunday. MSU, Mankato finished first in the eight-team field with 135.5
points while MSU Moorhead placed fifth with 79.Five Dragons will
advance to the NCAA II National Championships at Houston, TX in two
weeks, including Tubbs, Tallen Wald, 157, Jarret Hall, 174, Matt
Nelson, 197, and heavyweight Tim Johnson. Tubbs posted a 12-5 decision
over Tim Matheson of MSU, Mankato in the finals. Hall, Nelson and
Johnson placed third and Wald fourth.
SCHEDULE- - - Minnesota State University Moorhead is idle this week.
RECORD- - - MSU Moorhead is 7-12-0 overall and 3-4-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
LAST WEEK- - Minnesota State Moorhead senior Tyler Tubbs captured the
165-pound title at the 2009 NCAA Division II Super Region Three
wrestling tournament at Marshall on Sunday. MSU, Mankato finished first
in the eight-team field with 135.5 points while MSU Moorhead placed
fifth with 79 points. Five Dragons will advance to the NCAA II National
Championships at Houston, TX in two weeks, including Tubbs, Tallen
Wald, 157, Jarret Hall, 174, Matt Nelson, 197, and heavyweight Tim
Johnson. Tubbs posted a 12-5 decision over Tim Matheson of MSU, Mankato
in the finals. Hall, Nelson and Johnson placed third and Wald fourth.
2008 NATIONALS- - - Minnesota State Moorhead 174-pound junior Tyler
Tubbs earned All-American honors for a seventh place finish at the 2008
NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships at Cedar Rapids, IA.
Tubbs defeated Jesse Feinsod of New Mexico Highlands 6-5 in the seventh
place match. MSUM placed 27th with 5.5 team points.
LAST YEAR- - - MSU Moorhead finished 12-9-0 overall and 2-2-0 in the NSIC in 2007-08.
NORTH REGIONAL- - - MSU Moorhead placed seventh with 20.5 points at the
2008 NCAA Division II North Regional tournament. Host MSU, Mankato
captured the team title with 104.5 points. Tyler Tubbs finished second
at 174 pounds.
NEXT- - - MSU Moorhead will dispatch qualified wrestlers to the NCAA II National Championships March 13-14 at Houston, TX.
