Finals Results - Play by Play

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Ted Witulski (USA Wrestling)
03/11/2001


Championship Matches    125 pounds Adam Mars, Soph, Adams State versus Mack LaRock, Senior, Nebraska-Omaha    Adam Mars score a defensive fall in :18 seconds off of a low ankle shot and scramble.         133 pounds Brian Luna, Junior, Southern Colorado versus Cole Province, Freshman, Central Oklahoma    Province scores takedown at 2:18 score 2-0   Luna escapes at 1:40 score 2-1   Luna nearly scores at the end of the first score 2-1 Province leads.    Luna chooses bottom to start the second.  Province called for stalling for not returning the bottom wrestler.  Province escapes at 1:25 score 2-2  Province scores takedown with :25 seconds.    Province leads 4-2    Province takes bottom scores reversal at 1:20, score 6-2  Luna esacapes and receives a point for stalling score 6-4; Province leads    Province receives 1 point for riding time.    Province wins by the score of 7-4.        141 pounds Paul Konechne, senior, SDSU versus Jay Yates, Junior, Indianapolis    Konechne scores takedown at 2:35 leads 2-0  Yates scores reversal off of a switch at 2:10, score 2-2  Konechne escapes at 1:50 and leads 3-2.  Konechne scores tkdn off of a headlock attempt by Yates at :57, Konechne leads 5-2    Konechne chooses bottom and escapes at 1:50, leads 6-2.  Konechne scores a tkdn at :45, leads 8-2.    Yates chooses neutral to start the third.    Konechne scores a tkdn at 1:20 and leads 10-2, fighting for an important major decision in the team race.      Konechne gets one point for riding time and wins by a major decision 11-2.        149 pounds Gable Sullivan, senior, Central Oklahoma versus Nick Spencer, Senior, West Liberty    Spencer scores a front qtr tkdn with 3 point nearfall at 1:35  and leads 5-0.  Sullivan escapes at 1:20, score 5-1.      Sullivan chooses bottom and is intentionally released, score 5-2 Sullivan leads.  Sullivan is warned for stalling.    Sullivan hits hi-c to a granby cradle at :55 with 3 points nearfall and leads 7-5.      Spencer chooses neutral to start the third trailing 7-5.    Spencer hits a takdn with back points at :35 and leads 10-7.  Sullivan escapes with :06.  Spencer win 10-8.        157 pounds Matt Petsinger, senior, Minnesota State, versus Lazaro Reinoso, senior, Carson-Newman    Petsinger scores a tkdwn 2:25 and leads 2-0.  Reinoso reverses at 2:10 tying the scoring 2-2.  Reinoso  releases Petsinger, and trails 3-2.  Reinoso scores a tkdwn at :58 and leads 4-3  Petsinger escapes at :33, score tied at 4-4   Reinoso warned for stalling at :36.    Petsinger chooses bottom and is released and leads 5-4  Reinoso scores tkdn at 1:40 and leads 6-5.  Petsinger released, score is 6-6.  Reinoso score tkdwn leads 8-6.  Petsinger is released trails 8-7.  Petsinger scores tkdn and leads 9-8.  Reinoso takes injury timeout at the end of the second period, trails 9-8.    Reinoso chooses bottom.  Petsinger secures riding time at 1:15.  Reinoso escapes at :15 ties 9-9  Petsinger receives riding time point and wins 10-9.       165 pounds Matt Ballard, senior, Central Washington versus Dave Vondy, junior, Western State    Ballard is warned for stalling at 1:20, after Vondy attcks hard at the upper-body.  Score is 0-0 after the first period.    Vondy chooses bottom to start the second.   Vondy scores a reversal on the edge at 1:21 and leads 2-0.  Ballard escapes at :44 and trails 2-1.  Ballard score a takdn at :11 by sliding to a body-lock off of his shot and leads 3-2.    Ballard chooses bottom leading 3-2.  Vondy hits a cradle off the whistle for 3 points and leads 5-3.  Ballard escapes at 1:11 and trails 5-4.  Ballard scores tkdn at :38 and leads 6-5.  No riding time.    Vondy escapes at :23 and ties the score 6-6.    It goes to overtime; Vondy would have choice.    Vondy chooses bottom.  Vondy escapes at :17 and wins.      174 pounds Todd Fuller, junior, NDSU versus Mike Mitchell, senior, American Int.     Fuller scores tkdn at 2:03 and leads 2-0.    Mitchell escapes at 1:40 and trails 2-1.    Mitchell chooses bottom to start the second trailing 2-1.  Mitchell escapes at 1:50 and ties the score 2-2.  Fuller throws a big hip toss out of bounds and receives no points.  Fuller gets a takdn at 1:20 and leads 4-2.    Mitchell takes injury time.    Fuller scores 2 point near fall off of a half and hip lift and leads 6-2.  Mitchell escapes at :45 and trails 6-3.  Mitchell is struggling with a injured left ankle.      Fuller chooses bottom leading 6-3.    Fuller escapes at 1:50 leading 7-3.  Mitchell is warned at 1:45.  Fuller scores tkdwn at 1:13 and leads 9-3.  Mitchell escapes at :10 and trails 9-4.  Fuller wins 10-4 with riding time, and becomes a two time National Champion as a junior.      184 pounds Steve Saxlund, senior, NDSU versus Muhammed Lawal, soph, Central Oklahoma    Lawal scores tkdn and leads 2-0 at 1:19.  Saxuland escapes and trails 2-1  Saxuland score a tkdn with no time on the edge and leads 3-2    Saxuland chooses bottom escapes and leads 4-2  Lawal scores tkdn 1:41 and ties score at 4-4.  Saxlund escapes and leads 5-4.  Saxlund scores tkdn at :55 and leads 7-4.    Lawal is ridden out the rest of the period.      Lawal chooses neutral.   Saxlund scores a tkdn at 1:03 and leads 9-4.    Lawal is warned for stalling.    Saxlund receives a point for riding time.    Saxlund wins 10-4, and repeats as a National Champion.        197 pounds Kevin Lochner, soph, Southern Colorado versus Dough Joseph, senior, Gannon    Joseph scores tkdn at 1:18 score 2-0  Joseph cradles Lochner for 2 points but is reversed, score is 4-2.  Lochner escapes at :22, score is 5-2 Joseph leads.    Joseph chooses bottom.  Joseph is warned for stalling at 1:36.  Joseph escapes at 1:21 and leads 6-2.      Lochner chooses bottom and escapes at 1:48, trailing 6-3.    Joseph wins 6-3.        285 pounds Jon Madsen, SDSU, soph, SDSU versus Nick Severson, junior, NDSU    Severson is warned for stalling at 1:00.    Madsen is warned for stalling at :30.    0-0 after the first period.    Severson chooses bottom to start the second.  Severson escapes at 1:53 and leads 1-0.    Madsen chooses bottom and escapes at 1:53; the score is tied 1-1.  Severson scores a pin at 1:01 off of a giant bodylock at the edge of themat.     Severson's title victory wins the National Title for NDSU.