Wilson Rolls Into NCAA Division II National Championship Title Match
March 13, 2010
Omaha, Neb. – Senior heavyweight Brady Wilson (Faribault, Minn.) will
compete for his first NCAA Division II title following a 3-1 decision in
the semifinal round of the 2010 NCAA Division II National
Championships. His advancement points and placement points from three
other wrestlers puts Minnesota State in fifth place in the team race
with 52.5 points.
Wilson was unable to secure a takedown in the first period of his
semifinal matchup with Dustin Finn of Central Oklahoma, a two-time
national finalist. Finn earned an escape in the second, followed by one
for Wilson in the third. With fewer than 20 seconds remaining, Wilson
picked up a single-leg takedown and rode Finn for the remainder of the
period to advance to his first NCAA final.
He will square off with Elijah Madison of Nebraska-Omaha in the final.
Madison, a freshman, rode a fall and two decisions into the finals and
owns a 34-7 record. Three of those losses have been to Wilson by scores
of 3-1, 2-1 and 3-2.
The championship round will begin at 8:00 p.m. Central time. The finals
can be viewed live at the following link: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa$$media=171693
Junior Andy Forstner (Madelia, Minn.) avenged losses to two of his
opponents to move into the third-place match. He defeated Terrell
McKinney of Nebraska-Omaha 6-4, locking up a takedown on the edge of the
mat with mere seconds remaining in the first sudden victory session.
McKinney had defeated Forstner in the NWCA National Duals. Forstner
followed that with an 8-5 win over last season’s 125-pound runner-up
Thomas Edgemon of Fort Hays State. Edgemon had defeated Forstner 3-2 in
the first round yesterday. In the final match of his junior season, he
fell 6-5 to defending national champion Arksenia Barksdale of Adams
State. Two stalling warning to Barksdale moved Forstner to within a
point as time wound down but he was unable to secure the deciding
takedown. Forstner concludes his season with a fourth-place finish , his
second All-American honor and a 25-12 record. He also improved upon his
sixth-place finish from a year ago.
Senior Travis Elg (Mountain Lake, Minn.) improved his placing at 149
pounds, pinning Kevin McElhaney of Gannon. The now two-time All-American
ended the match at 4:22 after staking a 12-0 lead. He then fell to Nate
Herda of Augustana by major decision 12-4 to head to the fifth-place
match. Elg finished his Maverick career in fine style, taking Derek
Bomsted of MSU Moorhead directly to his back off an ankle pick and
sticking his shoulders to the mat in just 1:12. It was Elg’s third fall
of the tournament and improved upon his sixth-place finish at the NCAA
meet in 2008. He caps his career with an 83-38 mark, 15-16 on the year.
Sophomore Aaron Norgren (Good Thunder, Minn.), a first-time
All-American, was pinned in 53 seconds by Derek Ross of Nebraska-Kearney
to fall to the seventh-place match at 184 pounds. He finished his
sophomore campaign strong, earning an 8-5 win over Ryan Bacerra of Grand
Canyon. Norgren picked up two takedowns in the first period en route
to a seventh-place finish and his first All-American honor. He finishes
with a season ledger of 16-11 after a 3-2 showing at the NCAA meet.
125 pounds - Andy Forstner
W, dec. Terrell McKinney (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-4 SV
W, dec. Thomas Edgmon (Fort Hays State), 8-5
L, dec. Arksenia Barksdale (Adams State), 6-5
149 pounds – Travis Elg
W, fall Kevin McElhaney (Gannon), 4:22
L, maj. dec. Nate Herda (Augustana), 12-4
W, fall Derek Bomsted (MSU Moorhead), 1:12
184 pounds – Aaron Norgren
L, fall Derek Ross (Nebraska-Kearney), 0:53
W, dec. Ryan Bacerra (Grand Canyon), 8-5
Heavyweight – Brady Wilson
W, dec. Dustin Finn (Central Oklahoma), 3-1
