Kellen Russell and Jon Reader advance to NCAA Finals
3/19/11 - With two days in the books at the 2011 NCAA Championships the finals
are set and the All-Americans have been established. A total of 7 wrestlers with
Michigan ties have locked up All-American status, including 4 wrestlers who hail
from the Great Lakes State.
The University of Michigan's Kellen Russell title hopes remain alive as the top seed
fended off close matches in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals to advance to the 141lb
finals. Russell won both matches via the final overtime criteria of riding time. He
will now face Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly in the Finals tonight, which will air live on
ESPN at 7:30pm.
Davison, Michigan native Jon Reader moved onto the 184lb finals with a 4-3 win over
Chris Heinrich of Virginia and the Iowa State senior is now one win away from a
national title. The former 3x Michigan State Champ will wrestle the #7 seed from
Stanford in the finals.
Central Michigan has three All-Americans as Scotti Sentes, Ben Bennett, and Jarod Trice have all ensured their 2nd all-american performance. Trice fell in the Championship Semifinals to Ryan Flores of American 4-0 and will attempt to wrestle back for 3rd today.
Sentes is in the same spot as Trice, however, he got there the hard way after losing in the quarterfinals the Florida native won two consolation matches to advance to the top 6 at 133lbs. Bennett won a tough match in the blood round over Mike Benefial of Oklahoma State before falling to #2 Ed Ruth of Penn State in the Consolation Quarterfinals. He will wrestle for 7th today.
Two more Michigan natives will wrestle their final consolation bouts today, but have secured All-American status. Cam Simaz of Cornell (Allegan) and Andrew Nadhir of Northwestern (Detroit CC) will wrestle in the consolation semifinals this morning and are could finish as high as 3rd.
Simaz lost a thrilling semifinal match last night to #4 Dustin Kilgore of Kent State, but has locked up his 3rd All-American honor in as many years of college wrestling.
Watch the finals tonight at 7:30 live on ESPN and check back for results.
Michigan All-Americans
133 - Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan)
141 - Kellen Russell (Michigan)
149 - Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern)
174 - Jon Reader (Iowa State)
174 - Ben Bennett (Central Michigan)
197 - Cam Simaz (Cornell)
285 - Jarod Trice (Central Michigan)
Michigan Results thru Day 2
University of Michigan
125 – Sean Boyle
Ch rd 1 - W David Klingensheim (Nebraska) 8-1
Ch rd 2 - L #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) 14-4
Co rd 2 - W Brad Pataky (Penn State) 8-1
Co rd 3 - W Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) 5-2
Co bl rd - L #8 Jarrodd Paterson (Oklahoma) 4-2
Eliminated from tournament
133 – Zac Stevens
Ch rd 1 - L #12 Kyle Hutter (Old Dominon) 3-1 SV
Co rd1 - W Frank Cagnina (Lehihg) 12-9
Co rd 2 - W Kevin Smith (Buffalo) 8-0
Co rd 3 - L Flint Ray (Utah Valley) Fall 4:40
Eliminated from tournament
141 - #1 Kellen Russell
Ch rd 1 - W Mike Koehnlein (Nebraska) 5-3
Ch rd 2 - W Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 15-6
Quarterfinals W #8 Zach Bailey (Oklahoma) 3-3 RT; TB2
Semifinal W #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) 3-3 RT; TB2
Next - Finals vs #3 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly)
149 – Eric Grajales
Ch rd 1 - W Brandon Rader (West Virginia) Fall 4:51
Ch rd 2 - W #1 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) Default
Quarterfinals L #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) 10-3
Co bl rd - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 9-7
Eliminated from tournament
165 – Dan Yates
Ch rd 1 - L #8 Scott Winston (Rutgers) 4-2
Co rd 1 - L Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Clarion) 6-4
Eliminated from tournament
174 – Justin Zeerip
Ch rd 1 - L #1 Jon Reader (Iowa State) 13-3
Co rd 1 - L Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) 3-1
Eliminated from tournament
197 – Anthony Biondo
Ch pigtail - W Daniel Mitchell (American) 10-4
Ch rd 1 - L #9 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) 6-1
Co rd 1 - W LJ Helbig (Wyoming) 14-4
Co rd 2 L John Hall (Boise State) 4-2
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Ben Apland
Ch rd 1 - L #3 Ryan Flores (American) fall 1:58
Co rd 1 - W John Danikowicz (Virginia) 4-2
Co rd 2 - L #8 Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) 2-0
Eliminated from tournament
Central Michigan
133 - #11 Scotti Sentes
Ch rd 1 - W Nathan Pennesi (Penn) 7-0
Ch rd 2 - W #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) 2-0
Quarterfinals L #3 Andrew Long (Penn State) Fall 2:46
Co bl rd - W #10 Rollie Peterkin (Penn) Fall 4:08
Cons QF - W #7 BJ Futrell (Illinois) 4-0
Next - Cons Semis vs #4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin)
149 – Donnie Corby
Ch rd 1 - L #4 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 9-0
Co rd 1 - W Matt Lester (Oklahoma) 5-4 TB
Co rd 2 - W #10 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) 3-2
Co rd 3 - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 6-2
Eliminated from tournament
174 - #6 Ben Bennett
Ch rd 1 - W Alex Caruso (Rutgers) 6-0
Ch rd 2 - W Curran Jacobs (Michigan State) 16-2
Quarterfinals L #3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
Co bl rd - W #12 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State) 8-5
Cons QF - L #2 Ed Ruth (Penn State) Fall :42
Next - 7th Place Finals vs #8 Mike Letts (Maryland)
285 – #2 Jarod Trice
Ch rd 1 -W Joshua Wine (VMI) 3-1
Ch rd 2 - W Ricardo Alcala (Indiana) 3-2 TB2
Quarterfinals W #10 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) 3-2
Semifinals L #3 Ryan Flores (American) 4-0
Next - Cons Semis vs Ricardo Alcala (Indiana)
Michigan State
149 – Dan Osterman
Ch rd 1 - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 3-1 SV
Co rd 1 - L Zac Cibula (Rider) 7-7 RT/TB2
Eliminated from tournament
157 – Sean McMurray
Ch rd 1 - L #9 James Fleming (Clarion) 5-0
Co pigtail - L Bryan Deutsch (Northern Illinois) 5-0
Eliminated from tournament
174 – Curran Jacobs
Ch rd 1 - W #11 Austin Meyes (Lehigh) 13-5
Ch rd 2 - L #6 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) 16-2
Co rd 2 L Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra)
Eliminated from tournament
197 – Tyler Dickensen
Ch rd 1 - L Joseph Kennedy (Lehigh) 3-1
Co rd 1 - W Luke Macchiaroli (Arizona State) 8-0
Co Rd 2 L #12 Zack Giesen (Stanford)
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Joe Rizgallah
Ch rd 1 - W David Wade (Eastern Michigan) 4-1
Ch rd 2 - L Levi Cooper (Arizona State) Fall 6:24
Co rd 2 L Kyle Simonson (Iowa State)
Eliminated from tournament
Eastern Michigan
157 – Aaron Sulzer
Ch rd 1 - L Colton Salazar (Purdue) 13-4
Co rd 1 - L DJ Meagher (Cornell) 5-1
Eliminated from tournament
285 – David Wade
Ch rd 1 - L Joe Rizgallah (Michigan State) 4-1
Co rd 1 - L #4 Dominic Russo (Rutgers) 6-1
Eliminated from tournament
Michigan grads wrestling out-of-state:
141 – Andrew Schutt (Buffalo)
Ch rd 1 - L #3 Boris Novachav (Cal Poly) 6-1
Co rd 1 - L Levi Jones (Boise State)
Eliminated from tournament
149 - #11 Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern)
Ch rd 1 - L Joey Napoli (Lehigh) Fall 6:00
Co rd 1 - W Dane Johnson (Pitt) 7-5 SV
Co rd 2 - W #1 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) MedForf
Co rd 3 - W Cole Dellasarra (Wyoming) 7-5 SV1
Co bl rd - W #7 Mario Mason (Rutgers) 7-3
Cons QF - W #3 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell) 6-5
Next - Cons Semis vs #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American)
157 – Jackson Morse (Illinois)
Ch rd 1 - L #7 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) 13-4
Co rd 1 - L Corey Mock (North Carolina) 12-10
Eliminated from tournament
174 - #1 Jon Reader (Iowa State)
Ch rd 1 - W Justin Zeerip (Michigan) 13-3
Ch rd 2 - W Luke Manuel (Purdue) 13-0
Quarterfinals - W #8 Mike Letts (Maryland) 8-2
Semifinals - W #5 Chris Heinrich (Virginia) 4-3
Next - Finals vs #7 Nick Amechegustagi (Stanford)
197 – #1 Cam Simaz (Cornell)
Ch rd 1 - W Ryan Smith (Cal Poly) 6-2
Ch rd 2 - W Andy Johnson (Nebraska) 8-4
Quarterfinals - W #8 Matt Powless (Indiana) Fall 2:20
Semifinals - L #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) 10-9
Next - Cons Semis vs #12 Zack Giesen (Stanford)
197 – LJ Helbig (Wyoming)
Ch rd 1 - L #8 Matt Powless (Indiana) 10-1
Co rd 1 - L Anthony Biondo (Michigan) 14-4
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Brett Correll (Buffalo)
Ch rd 1 - L Tucker Lane (Nebraska) Default
Co rd 1 - L #6 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) 10-1
Eliminated from tournament
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