2009-10 College Results
SCSU
Coach Steve Costanzo Wins His 100th Career Match;
Huskies Post 32-7 Victory at
Minnesota State
February 19, 2010
Mankato, Minn. - St. Cloud
State University coach Steve Costanzo gained his 100th career victory as
a collegiate wrestling coach on Feb. 19, with a big 32-7 victory at #9
Minnesota State University in Mankato.
Coach Costanzo now owns a
100-51-2 career record over his 11 seasons as a collegiate coach. At
SCSU, Costanzo is in his 4th season with the Huskies, and his career
record at SCSU is 39-21.
The match at MSU opened at
125-pounds as the Mavericks' #5 Andy Forstner posted a 10-2 victory over
SCSU's Trent Herold. The Huskies charged back at 133-pounds with an
8-3 decision by Shane McQuade over MSU's Brian
Reisenauer.
SCSU took a 6-4 lead in the
match at 141-pounds with a 14-7 victory by Gabe Suarez over MSU's Robby
Fisher. SCSU charged to a 12-4 lead at 149-pounds thanks to a pin by
Jake Horn at 1:45 against MSU's Travis Elg.
At 157-pounds, John Sundgren added a 5-1 decision over Justin Jurek of
MSU to push SCSU's lead to 15-4.
The points continued to roll
in at 165-pounds as SCSU's #5 Tad Merrit charted a pin fall win over
MSU's Darren Olsen. At 174-pounds, Shamus O'Grady added a 14-0 major
decision against MSU's Ben Becker, who was ranked
#6 in the latest DII polls this week. The victory pushed the match
score to 25-4.
At 184-pounds, #2 Derek
Skala added to his season totals with an 11-5 win over MSU's Aaron
Norgren. SCSU finished its scoring at 197-pounds with a 16-7 major
decision victory by #6 Lucas Munkelwitz over MSU's John
Makabe.
To complete the match, MSU's
#1 Brady Wilson scored a close 6-3 victory over SCSU's #6 Jake Kahnke
at 285-pounds.
#10 St. Cloud State Routs #9 Mavericks 32-7
February 19, 2010
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State
was able to muster just two wins as #10 St. Cloud State put a damper on
the final home dual of the season by a score of 32-7. With the Northern
Sun Intercollegiate Conference setback, the Mavericks are now 8-5-0 on
the season, 3-3-0 in conference action.
Minnesota State started the dual strong, receiving a 10-2 major
decision victory from junior Andy Forstner (Madelia, Minn.) at 125
pounds. The win pushes Forstner’s season mark to 18-9.
The Huskies dominated from there, picking up eight straight wins in the
heart of the order. The Maverick’s senior three-time All-American Brady
Wilson (Faribault, Minn.) concluded the dual with his 18th consecutive
victory, this one a 6-3 decision over #6 Jacob Kahnke. Wilson improves
to 25-4 on the season with the win.
The Mavericks close out the regular season tomorrow in Marshall, Minn.,
with an NSIC match against Southwest Minnesota State. Match time is
slated for 3:00 p.m.
February 19, 2010 at Mankato, MN
#10 St. Cloud State 32, #9 MSU-Mankato 7
125: #5 Andy Forstner (MSU) MD Trent Herold (SCS) 10-2
133: Shane McQuade (SCS) dec. Brian Reisenauer (MSU) 8-3
141: Gabe Suarez (SCS) dec. Robby Fisher (MSU) 14-7
149: Jacob Horn (SCS) fall Travis Elg (MSU) 1:45
157: John Sundgren (SCS) dec. Justin Turek (MSU) 5-1
165: #5 Tad Merritt (SCS) fall Darren Olsen (MSU) 2:20
174: Shamus O’Grady (SCS) MD #6 Ben Becker (MSU) 14-0
184: #2 Derek Skala (SCS) dec. Aaron Norgren (MSU) 11-5
197: #6 Lucas Munkelwitz (SCS) MD John Makabe (MSU) 16-7
Hwt: #1 Brady Wilson (MSU) dec. #6 Jacob Kahnke (SCS) 6-3
