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St. Cloud State
in 2nd Place After Day One of NCAA DII Championships
March 12, 2010
The St. Cloud State University wrestling team is in second place in the team standings after the first day of competition at the 2010 NCAA Division II wrestling championships in Omaha, Neb. on March 12.
SCSU has 32.5 team points, while defending DII champion Nebraska-Omaha leads the pack with 57.0 points. NSIC rival Augustana is in third place at the end of Day 1 with 29.5 points, while Gannon and UW-Parkside complete the top five with 27.5 points apiece.
The DII championships will
conclude with the final matches on March 13, in Omaha, Neb. Below is a
complete rundown of the Huskies individual results at the tournament.
Of note, SCSU's Shamus O'Grady (174) and Jacob
Kahnke (285) have both gained All-America status already as they have
advanced with two wins apiece into the semi-final round of their
respective weight brackets.
141-pounds:
Gabe Suarez posts an 8-4 victory over Daniel Genetin of Ashland.
Suarez then suffered a tough 8-3 loss to top seed Jeremy Parker of
Limestone in the quarterfinal round. Suarez stayed
alive to advance to Saturday action with a big 8-2 win over Dallas
Evans of Shippensburg. He will now meet Andre Harrison of Fort Hays
State in session three of the wrestlebacks on Saturday.
157-pounds: SCSU's
John Sundgren falls 6-5 against Jon Jackson of Ashland in first round
action. In the wrestlebacks, Sundgren picked up a 16-10 victory over
Kyle Francis of Western State. Sundgren completed
his run at the nationals with a close 6-5 loss to Michael Williams of
UNC-Pembroke.
165-pounds:
Tad Merritt advances to the second round of the championship bracket
with a 3:14 pinfall over Wisconsin-Parkside's Matt Gille. In the
quarterfinal match, Merritt suffered a 6-5 loss
to Victor Carazo of Grand Canyon. In the wrestlebacks, Merritt stayed
on track with a 6-2 decision over Jake Varilek of Grand Canyon. On
Saturday, Merritt will battle Gavin Nelson of NSIC rival Augustana in
session three.
174-Pounds: SCSU's Shamus O'Grady rolls to a 16-4 major decison over Zack Frazier of Western State. O'Grady maintained his title hopes in the quarterfinals with a 6:21 pinfall victory over top seed J.J. Davis of UNC-Pembroke. O'Grady will continue his work in the championship bracket on Saturday with a semi-final match against Luke Rynish of UW-Parkside.
184-pounds:
SCSU's Derek Skala falls into the consolation bracket with a tough 7-6
loss to Shane Mallory of East Stroudsburg State. Skala then added a 6-1
victory in the wrestlebacks over Jeffery
Havelka of Findlay. He completed his trip to Omaha in the next round
with a 9-7 setback against Charlie Pipher of Western State.
197-Pounds: SCSU's Lucas Munkelwitz collects a 6:25 pinfall victory over Joe Treml of UW-Parkside in first round action. In the quarterfinal round, Munkelwitz dropped a 6-0 decision against Donovan McMahill of Western State. In the wrestlebacks, Munkelwitz finished his tournament with a 5-4 loss to Justin McKain of Nebraska-Kearney.
285-Pounds:
SCSU's Jake Kahnke charted a lightning fast pin at :33 over Jesse Boggs
of New Mexico Highlands in the first round at 285-pounds. In a
well-played match in the quarterfinals, Kahnke
rolled with a 2-1 victory over Christopher Dempsey of
Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Kahnke will now advance to the semi-final match
on Saturday against Elijah Madison of Nebraska-Omaha.
Action in Omaha, Neb. will continue through the title rounds on March 13. For complete results and update to date results, please check this website out:
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-
