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.