http://www.ncaa.com/uploadedFiles/Sports...%20Brackets.PDF

Wow! Some pretty entertaining early match-ups.

It looked like a good first round of action. Elliott pinned his guy, Taplin won, Marrs T-falled the #5 guy in the first period with a bunch of tilts, Edison lost a close one. UNO has a webcast of the tourney http://gomavs.unomaha.edu/wrestling/live_webcast.php

They seem to be holding tight to the UNO guys and then following the UNK guys when UNO isn't wrestling. Elliott VS. Algood tonight. They will have the finals too. It's a good chance to watch good wrestling.

2008 NCAA Div II National Championship
Wt 125
Championship First Round
Tyler Mumbulo (Upper Iowa) DEC Caleb Hulse (Central Missouri) M 8-0
Cody Garcia (Nebraska Omaha) WBF Kody Pierson (Carson Newman College) F 1:09

Wt 133
Championship First Round
Tim Elliott (Central Oklahoma) WBF Matt Mossor (West Liberty State) F 4:05

Wt 141
Championship First Round
Jeff Rutledge (Nebraska Kearney) DEC Cory Bloodgood (Central Missouri) D 8-3
Kyle Evans (Central Oklahoma) DEC James Annon (Fort Hays State) D 4-0

Wt 157
Championship First Round
Jason Rhoten (Minnesota St Mankato) WBF Danny Grater (Fort Hays State) F 4:37

Wt 174
Championship First Round
Josh Shields (Mercyhurst College) DEC Blake Malloy (Fort Hays State) D 6-5;TB1
Ross Taplin (Nebraska Omaha) DEC Justin Ferguson (Ashland) D 4-2

Wt 197
Championship First Round
Jacob Marrs (Nebraska Omaha) WBTF Kelly Anundson (Newberry College) T1 16-0; 2:47
Derek Ross (Nebraska Kearney) DEC Jarrett Edison (Central Oklahoma) D 7-5
Josh Ohl (Ashland) DEC Tyler Gonzales (Fort Hays State) M 12-3

Wt 285
Championship First Round
Dustin Finn (Central Oklahoma) DEC Anthony Lewis (Nebraska Omaha) D 3-1

2008 NCAA Div II National Championship
Wt 125
Championship Quarterfinals
Cody Garcia (Nebraska Omaha) WBF Curtis Schurkamp (San Francisco State); F 1:09

Wt 133
Championship Quarterfinals
Brett Allgood (Nebraska Kearney) DEC Tim Elliott (Central Oklahoma); D 9-5

Wt 174
Championship Quarterfinals
Ross Taplin (Nebraska Omaha) DEC Bryant Blanton (Newberry College); D 5-3

Wt 197
Championship Quarterfinals
Donovan McMahill (Western State) MAJ DEC Jacob Marrs (Nebraska Omaha); MD 14-6
Tyler Copsey (Augustana) DEC Derek Ross (Nebraska Kearney); 6-5; SV2

2008 NCAA Div II National Championship
Wt 125
Consolation First Round
Chris Neidermeier (Belmont Abbey) DEC Caleb Hulse (Central Missouri) D 3-2

Wt 141
Consolation First Round
Tony Washington (Newberry College) DEC Cory Bloodgood (Central Missouri); D 16-3.
James Annon (Fort Hays State) DEC Gabriel Suarez (St Cloud State U); D 9-5.

Wt 157
Consolation First Round
Danny Grater (Fort Hays State) DEC Vince Bertucci (Central Missouri); D 4-2 SV-1

Wt 174
Consolation First Round
Derek Skala (St Cloud State U) DEC Blake Malloy (Fort Hays State); D 4-3

Wt 197
Consolation First Round
Mitch Knapp(West Liberty State College) DEC Jarrett Edison (Central Oklahoma); D 12-8
Matt Norton (Upper Iowa U) DEC Tyler Gonzales (Fort Hays State); D 11-9; SV1

Wt 285
Consolation First Round
Anthony Lewis (Nebraska Omaha) DEC Jed Jobe (Grand Canyon U); D 5-3

Wt 133
Consolation Quarterfinals
Tim Elliott (Central Oklahoma) DEC Josh Williams )St. Cloud State); D 11-6

Wt 141
Consolation Quarterfinals
James Annon (Fort Hays State) DEC Josh Hensley (Adams State); D 15-14

Wt 157
Consolation Quarterfinals
Noomis Jones (Adams State) DEC Danny Grater (Fort Hays State); D 3-2

listening to the uno webcast, heard the SwayZ referenced a couple of times,,,,,,numerous Kansas references as well

2008 NCAA Div II National Championship
Team Standings
End of Friday Sessions
Plc Score School CH WB
1 66.5 Minnesota St Mankato 5 2
2 57.5 Nebraska Kearney 4 4
3 51.0 Pittsburgh Johnstown 5 1
4 49.5 Nebraska Omaha 3 3
5 42.0 Western State 2 3
6 40.5 Central Oklahoma 4 1
7 36.5 Adams State College 2 3
8 31.0 Newberry College 1 3
9 23.0 Ashland 2 1
10 22.0 Upper Iowa

27 4.5 Central Missouri 0 1
27 4.5 Fort Hays State 0 1

My format must not have been up to your standards for last nights team standings...so you removed and replaced with your version a day later? If your going to do that, get on the ball and give us results promptly. I've heard peoples opinion on you...you seem to be living up to what I have heard.

Elliott had a 16-2 dec in the back door. He can't do any worse than 6th...one more and he is in for 3rd and 4th.

Taplin in the finals
Garcia is in the finals
Missing several others...brackets can be linked from Upper Iowa Wrestling site.

The Kansas boys (at other schools) are looking tough...it's too bad we don't have an in state school that was more appealing to them.

It looks like Elliott suffered a loss by pin in the consolation semi-finals. He will be going for 5th and 6th this afternoon.

I see seven All-Americans from the state of Kansas! Congratulations to all of them...that's quite a crop. I may have even missed someone.
Think about all of that on one team here. That doesn't even consider the guys at other levels in the college ranks or guys with bad tournaments. I would like to see the All DII Kansas team score stacked up against Mankato. I realize that there is a percentage of guys who will always leave state to go to college for very justifiable reasons...but that is a lot of talent draining out of state. Tap into the states junior college talent to beef up the line-up and oh how nasty that team could be! It would be awesome to see that take shape. It would be interesting to see the reasoning most of the wrestlers gave for attending of state colleges (currently and historically).

Elliott finished with a strong 5th place tourney.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Team Standings headed into the finals

Points (finalists)

1. Nebraska-Kearney, 100.5 (2)
2. Minnesota State Mankato, 100 (3)
3. Nebraska-Omaha, 85.5 (3)
4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 83.0 (2)
5. Adams State, 68.5 (0)
6. Western State, 64.5 (2)
7. Central Oklahoma, 61.0 (2)
8. Newberry, 39.5 (0)
9. Mercyhurst, 31.0 (1)
10. Ashland, 28.5 (0)

24. Fort Hays State, 10 (0)

Placment matches

133 lbs.
5th – Tim Elliott, Central Oklahoma def. John Putman, Mankato, 9-0
141 lbs.
5th – James Annon, Fort Hays State def. Travis Elg, Mankato, 6-4
197 lbs.
3rd – Jacob Marrs, Neb.-Omaha def. Tyler Copsey, Augustana, 5-2
7th – Kelly Anundson, Newberry def. Derek Ross, Neb.-Kearney, 6-3
285 lbs.
7th – Anthony Lewis, Neb.-Omaha def. William Moss, Limestone, 2-1

125 pound final

Cody Garcia, Neb.-Omaha vs. Nick Smith, Minnesota State Mankato
1st – Takedown Garcia (2-0), escape Smith (2-1); takedown Garcia (4-1)
2nd – Escape Garcia (5-1)
3rd – Takedown Garcia (7-1), escape Smith (7-2), riding time Garcia (8-2)
Final: Garcia 8, Smith 2

Albert Miles (Pittsburgh Johnstown) DEC Ross Taplin (Nebraska Omaha); D 5-2

Great Job Cody!!!

... and an outstanding job done by Ross! Also, kudos to all the Kansas wrestlers!!

Also great Job to the entire Nebraska-Kearney team for winning the first DII Team National Title in School History.


Go Lopers!

Sure would have been nice to watch, but all of Kansas had to be at subs.

Team scores
1. Nebraska-Kearney, 108 1/2
2. Minnesota State-Mankato, 108
3. Nebraska-Omaha, 93 1/2
4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 87
5. Adams State, 68 1/2
6. Central Oklahoma, 65
7. Western State, 64 1/2
8. Newberry College, 39 1/2
9. Chadron State, Mercyhurst College, 31.

Championship matches
125 — Cody Garcia (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Nick Smith (Minnesota State-Mankato), 8-2
133 — Brett Allgood (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. Shane Perkey (Indianapolis), 5-3
141 — Kyle Evans (Central Oklahoma) dec. Steven Fittery (Shippensburg), 3-2
149 — Todd Meneely (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Camille DuPont (Western State), 9-3
157 — Jason Rhoten (Minnesota State-Mankato) dec. Antonio Guerra (Findlay), 3-2
165 — Andy Pickar (Minnesota State-Mankato) dec. Hudson Harrison (Mercyhurst College), 8-2
174 — Albert Miles (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Ross Taplin (Nebraska-Omaha), 5-2
184 — Daniel Scanlan (Limestone College) dec. Mike Corcetti (Pittsburgh-Johnstown), 5-2
197 — Josh Majerus (Chadron State) dec. Donovan McMahill (Western State), 8-3
HWT — Tervel Dlagnev (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. Dustin Finn (Central Oklahoma), 4-1

So, does that make TWO national title for Mr. Garcia? Does anyone know if he'd like to go D-I? Very cool.

Congrads to ALL Kansas placers and competitors!

Yes, according to UNO website

http://gomavs.unomaha.edu/full_headline.php?headline_id=3561

Cody Garcia was named the 2008 NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Wrestler and won the award for most falls in the least amount of time, pinning his first three opponents in a total time of 4:53.