2009-10 College Results
No. 5 Augustana Wrestlers Fall to Top-Ranked Nebraska-Omaha 26-6
February 17, 2010
In a battle of top 5 teams, top-ranked Nebraska-Omaha defeated
fifth-ranked Augustana 26-6 Wednesday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse in
Omaha, Neb.
Augustana slipped to 11-6 in duals while UNO improved to 13-1.
The dual was closer than the final score would indicate. While the
Mavericks claimed 8 of the 10 matches, there were no pins and several
matches were not decided until well into the third period.
The marquee match of the night came at 197 pounds where Augustana’s Ty
Copsey, a two-time All-American and ranked No. 3 in the nation, locked
up with Jacob Marrs, the national runner-up in 2009 and the top-ranked
wrestler in the nation. After the score was tied 2-2 after regulation,
Copsey scored a takedown with 29 seconds left in sudden victory to claim
a 4-2 win.
Augustana’s other win came at 165 pounds where Gavin Nelson defeated
Nathan Sigman 5-2. Nelson led 1-0 heading into the third period before
getting a pair of takedowns in the final stanza.
Another match that went down to the wire was the 285-pound match where
UNO’s Elijah Madison, ranked No. 2 in the nation, edged Augustana’s
Lance Peters 1-0.
Five other matches pitted nationally-ranked wrestlers against one
another, and UNO won all five. At 133 pounds, No. 2 Cody Garcia edged
Augie’s Laramie Shaffer, ranked eighth, 6-2. At 141 pounds, No. 3 Mario
Morgan defeated No. 7 Jay Sherer by a 5-3 score. Next, UNO’s Esai
Dominguez, ranked third, recorded a 12-4 major decision over No. 5 Nate
Herda.
The Mavericks’ George Ivanov, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, upset the
Vikings’ Marcus Edgington, ranked No. 1 in the nation, by a 10-5 count.
Finally, Augustana’s Carl Serck, ranked eighth at 174 pounds, dropped an
11-3 major decision to No. 5 Aaron Denson.
Augustana is off now until Sunday, February 28, when the Vikings compete
in the Super Region 3 Championships in Aberdeen, S.D. The Vikings are
currently the top-ranked team in the region.
February 17, 2010 at Omaha, NE
No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha 26, No. 5 Augustana 6
125: Terrell McKinney (UNO) dec. Al Meger (AC) 10-3
133: #2 Cody Garcia (UNO) dec. #8 Laramie Shaffer (AC) 6-2
141: #3 Mario Morgan (UNO) dec. #7 Jay Sherer (AC) 5-3
149: #3 Esai Dominguez (UNO) maj. dec. #5 Nate Herda (AC) 12-4
157: #5 George Ivanov (UNO) dec. #1 Marcus Edgington (AC) 10-5
165: Gavin Nelson (AC) dec. Nathan Sigman (UNO) 5-2
174: #5 Aaron Denson (UNO) maj. dec. #8 Carl Serck (AC) 11-3
184: #8 Austin Boehm (UNO) dec. Nick Henning (AC) 6-1
197: #3 Ty Copsey (AC) dec. #1 Jacob Marrs (UNO) 4-2, sv
285: #2 Elijah Madison (UNO) dec. Lance Peters (AC) 1-0
