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Eight named NWCA All-Academic
Eight
NCAA Div. I wrestlers from in-state schools were honored for their work
on the mat and in the classroom when the NWCA Div. I All-Academic
Wrestling Teams were named.
Included on the list was University of Iowa sophomore Jay Borschel
(pictured). Borschel finished third in the nation at 174 in March and
holds a 3.07 GPA in biology.
Click here to view the entire list of those honored.
The Predicament's Academic All-State teams have been decided and will be
announced in the May issue of the newspaper and on the website later in
the month.
Rial wins Greco-Roman National title
Mark
Rial, a former two-time State Champion from Fort Dodge, took another big
step in his dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games later this year,
when he won the Greco-Roman National title at 66 kg. in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Olympic Trials are back in Las Vegas in June, with the winners there
advancing to the Olympics in Beijing, China. Rial will be tabbed as the
favorite at his weight class at the Trials coming off the U.S. Nationals
victory.
Click here to view article.
Click here for complete U.S. Nationals coverage and results on
themat.com
Dream Team takes down Iowa all-stars
The
USA Dream Team lived up to the billing Saturday night at Iowa City West
High School, with a 40-15 victory over a squad of Iowa high school
senior all-stars.
The Iowa team did win five of the 14 matches, including an 8-4 win at
145 by Tanner Kampen of Humboldt (pictured on top) against second-ranked
Jon Burns of North Carolina.
Other Iowans who picked up wins were No. 1 Andrew Long of Creston at
119, top-ranked Nate Moore at 125, No. 4 Grant Gambrall of Iowa City
West at 171 and top-ranked heavyweight Eric Thompson of Waverly-Shell
Rock.
Click here to check out hundreds of photos from the meet by Wyatt
Schultz for viewing and purchase at DotPhoto.
Find out how all the matches went and what some of the winning Iowans
had to say about their performances in our
Full Access article from the meet.
Click here for complete results.
2008 Dream
Team home page
Camps and tourneys added
The wrestling season never ends!
Several summer camps have recently been added to our
camps/clinics calendar.
Check it out to see where you would like to spend this summer working on
your wrestling skills. Also, a new freestyle and Greco-Roman Tournament
scheduled for later this month in Council Bluffs has been added to our
youth tourneys
calendar.
State AAU action in Des Moines
The
2008 AAU State Tournament got underway Saturday at Vets Auditorium in
Des Moines and concludes Sunday afternoon.
The Predicament will post complete results once they become available
and hundreds of photos from Saturday's action in the A and B Divisions
for viewing and purchase will be posted on DotPhoto later in the week.
At 65 pounds in the A Division, Keaton Geerts (top) battles Zachary
Scott.
Nearly 400 photos from action in
the A and B Divisions Saturday in Des Moines at the 2008 AAU State
Tournament have been posted on DotPhoto.
To view a list of the matches we shot,
click
here.
Metcalf named Hodge Trophy winner
The
Dan Hodge Trophy award winner, which is considered the Heisman Trophy
for college wrestling, is Iowa sophomore 149-pounder Brent Metcalf. The
award usually goes to a wrestler who finishes the season undefeated, but
Metcalf, who suffered one loss this season against 39 victories, was
rewarded for a dominant campaign through what was considered the
toughest weight class in the nation.
Metcalf is the first winner of the award from the University of
Iowa since Mark Ironside was named the winner in 1998.
Click here to view article.
Two champions for Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes capped off their return to the top of the wrestling
world
with a pair of individual NCAA Div. I Champions Saturday night in
St. Louis, Mo. 149-pounder Brent Metcalf stormed back from an early 4-1
deficit to dominate Bubba Jenkins of Penn State, 14-8. And at 165, Mark
Perry (pictured on top) closed out his brilliant career at Iowa with a second straight
National title. He scored a 5-2 win over Michigan's Eric Tannenbaum.
Metcalf was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler, while Hawkeye
Coach Tom Brands was named Coach of the Year.
In other title bouts, Iowa 133-pounder Joey Slaton was pinned by Coleman
Scott of Oklahoma State and Iowa State's Jake Varner at 184 had to
settle for the silver medal for the second year in a row, with an
overtime loss to Mike Pucillo of Ohio State.
Iowa finished the tournament with 117.5 points for the title. Ohio State
was second, followed by Penn State and Nebraska. Iowa State and Oklahoma
State tied for fifth-place honors with 72 points.
On Saturday afternoon we posted a free notebook from the
consolation semifinals and finals. We also have hundreds of photos from
the first three days of action free for
viewing at DotPhoto.
Click here for
The Predicament's NCAA Div. I Championships coverage page.
Eggers and Copsey fourth, Mumbulo finishes sixth at NCAA Div. II
Nationals.
Three
wrestlers with ties to the state of Iowa finished as All-Americans at
the NCAA Div. II Nationals this past weekend in Cedar Rapids.
Travis Eggers of Upper Iowa (pictured on top) finished fourth at 157, as
did Glenwood native Ty Copsey of Augustana (S.D.) at 197. Upper Iowa
125-pounder Tyler Mumbulo finished sixth for the Peacocks.
The
Predicament's NCAA
Div. II National Championships coverage page
Click here to view hundreds of photos of NCAA
Div. II action, including Saturday's semifinals and place matches. Also recently added to DotPhoto are more than 300 photos
from the NCAA Div. III National Championship title bouts from last
weekend.
Wartburg crowns three champs on way to NCAA
Div. III team title; Burkle claims Coe's first ever gold medal
Wartburg
lived up to their No. 1 ranking this weekend, as the Knights breezed to
another NCAA Div. III National title. Wartburg finished the tournament
with 147 points, 47 more than runner-up UW LaCrosse. Coe College
finished fourth, while Luther and Cornell also earned top 10 honors.
Wartburg had a trio of individual champions. They were Jacob Naig at
149, Aaron Wernimont at 157 (pictured at left) and Romeo Djoumessi at
184. Coe's Tyler Burkle (pictured below) became the school's first
wrestling National Champion with his victory at 165.
Burkle and Djoumessi capped off undefeated seasons, while Naig and
Wernimont ended the year with win streaks greater than 30 matches.
Click here to view hundreds of free photos from the first two sessions of action in Cedar
Rapids and hundreds from the NAIA Nationals on DotPhoto. More NCAA
Div. III photos from the medal matches will be added soon.
Check back all weekend for photos, articles and updates from the
NCAA
Div. III National Championships. Check the links below for coverage of
all the college wrestling tournaments held this weekend.
The
Predicament's NCAA
Div. III Championships coverage page
The
Predicament's NAIA
National Championships coverage page
NJCAA National
Championships I
NWCA National Open Championships
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