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2010 NCAA Div. III Nationals
March 5-6 at U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids

Session IV Notebook

BY MATT PFIFFNER
The finals of the NCAA Div. III Nationals were contested Saturday night in Cedar Rapids. Below is a look at how the four Iowa Conference wrestlers did.

125 - Top seed Clayton Rush of Coe finished off a dominating march through the bracket with a 14-3 victory over No. 3 seed Tyler Erdman of Elizabethtown.

Rush scored a pair of takedowns in the first period for a 4-1 lead. A reversal and takedown in the final 37 seconds of the second period made it 8-2 heading into the third. The Kohawk added a fourth takedown of the match with 40 seconds left in the third period. Erdman escaped to make it 10-3. Erdman tried a lateral drop in the final seconds, but ended up on his own back for four more points and the 14-3 win.

174 - Defending champ Evan Brown of Dubuque fell short in his bid for back-to-back titles. The Spartan gave up an early takedown against Michael Schmitz of UW LaCrosse and trailed 2-1 at the end of the first. Brown is a very tough rider, but Schmitz took down in the second and quickly escaped for a 3-1 lead. Brown escaped in the third to cut the lead to 3-2, but a Schmitz counter takedown in the closing seconds capped off the 5-2 win.

197 - No. 5 Byron Tate of Wartburg met No. 2 Ryan Malo of Williams College. Tate struck first with a double leg takedown in the first 20 seconds of the match. After a Malo escape, Tate hit another quick double for a takedown and 4-1 lead. Malo got a late escape to make it 4-2. Tate chose neutral in the second and finished off another double leg takedown after a long fight for a 6-2 lead. Malo escaped to make it 6-3 entering the third. Malo took the top position in the third, but Tate was bale to escape for a 7-3 lead. Malo got a late takedown, but could not get the turn and Tate won 8-5 with riding time.

285 - No. 5 John Helgerson of Wartburg faced two-time champ Dan Laurent of UW LaCrosse for the title. After a scoreless first period, Laurent escaped quickly in the second for a 1-0 lead. Helgerson took down in the third, but could never get out and Laurent won 2-0 with riding time.