NCAA Div. II National Wrestling Championships resultsat Omaha, Neb., March 12-13
125 - 1st - Jody Strittmatter (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Mack LaRock (Nebraska-Omaha), 13-1; 3rd - Ryan Lewis (N. Dakota State) dec. Max Schurkamp (San Francisco State), 16-4; 5th - Eddie Ponce (Southern Colorado) won by default over Chris Peretti (Ashland); 7th - Rob Jankowski (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec. Naret Viravong (Carson-Newman), 9-4
133 - 1st - John Strittmatter (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Scott Braun (S. Dakota State), 10-6; 3rd - Brock Moore (Central Oklahoma) pin Mike Barerras (Adams State), 4:34; 5th - Jeremy Rhodes (Gardner-Webb) dec. Ryan Hintz (Central Missouri State), 4-3; 7th - Kris Nelson (N. Dakota State) dec. Dugan Bentley (Ashland), 11-4
141 - 1st - Brauman Creighton (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Paul Konochne (S. Dakota State), 12-6; 3rd - Travis Shives (MSU-Mankato) dec. Mark Menzer (SU), 5-3; 5th - Tony Clark (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Tony Pelmar (Ft. Hays State), 4-3; 7th - Marcus Mays (Central Washington) dec. Dwight Ballou (Moorhead State), 19-8
149 - 1st - Chris Currier (Southern Colorado) pin Lazaro Reinoso (Carson-Newman), 6:52; 3rd - Isaac Greenley (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Boyce Voorhees (Nebraska-Omaha), 2-1; 5th - Troy Szydel (MSU-Mankato) pin Joe Privitere (Binghamton), 2:03; 7th - Chris Zink (N. Dakota State) won by default over Pete Dickinson (Moorhead State)
157 - 1st - Scott Hewit (Northern Colorado) dec. Allen Hankins (Augustana), 6-1; 3rd - Matt Petsinger (MSU-Mankato) dec. Wayne Mooney (N. Dakota State), 7-4; 5th - Benny Charles (Southern Colorado) dec. Joe Veras (Ashland), 4-3, sudden death; 7th - Alan Cartwright (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Royce Johnson (Western State), 12-5
165 - 1st - Troy Barbush (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) dec. Chris Blair (Nebraska-Omaha), 8-4; 3rd - Klaus Alberts (St. Cloud State) pin Calvin Buhler (Truman State), 2:44; 5th - Chance Van Gundy (Ashland) dec. Jason Tapia (Southern Colorado), 9-5; 7th - Joe Callahan (Chadron State) dec. Lance Schwabenbauer (Gannon), 6-4
174 - 1st - Trent Monlux (Southern Colorado) dec. over Steve Saxlund (N. Dakota State), 7-6; 3rd - Tyler Jones (S. Dakota State) dec. Kevin Allison (Chadron State), 17-1; 5th - Albert Harrold (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. BJ Friedrichs (Minnesota-Morris), 7-5; 7th - Steve Massouh (West Liberty State) dec. over Nick Mayer (Indianapolis), 11-3
184 - 1st - Edwin Lorne (Central Oklahoma) dec. Ethan Brownblack (Pittsburgh-Johnstown), 11-9; 3rd - John Simpson (Colorado Mines) dec. Conrad Johnson (Adams State), 6-3; 5th - Charlie Higdon (Carson-Newman) dec. Ryan Rettke (MSU-Mankato), 8-4; 7th - Scott Antoniak (Nebraska-Omaha) won by default over Brent Henriksen (Augustana)
197 - 1st - Jerimiah Constant (Central Oklahoma) won by default over Shawn Ange (MSU-Mankato); 3rd - Jose Medina (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Jason Klingensmith (Pittsburgh-Johnstown), 4-3; 5th - Ryan Marx (St. Cloud State) dec. Trevell Smittick (Ft. Hays State), 9-3; 7th - Dale Daugherty (Northern State) dec. Josh Waugh (West Liberty State), 6-4
Hwt. - 1st - Shane Carwin (Western State) dec. Ryan Resel (S. Dakota State), 5-1; 3rd - Jerry Corner (Nebraska-Omaha) dec. Keith Blaske (Ft. Hays State), 5-0; 5th - Claude Davis (Central Oklahoma) dec. Todd Proper (Gannon); 7th - Brady Van Vooren (Southwest State) pin James Garvey (Augustana), 2:09
TEAM SCORING
Final Results
Pittsburgh-Johnstown - 110; Nebraska-Omaha - 105.5; Central Oklahoma - 72.5; Southern Colorado - 70.5; South Dakota State - 63; MSU-Mankato - 60.5; North Dakota State - 54.5; Adams State - 28.5; Western State - 28.5; Carson-Newman - 27.5; Ft. Hays State - 26; Ashland - 23; Augustana - 23; St. Cloud State - 21.5; Northern Colorado - 20; Chadron State - 13.5; Colorado Mines - 13.5; Shippensburg - 13.5; San Francisco State - 12.5; Truman State - 12.5; Moorhead State - 10.5; Central Missouri State - 9.5; Gannon - 9.5; Binghamton - 8; Gardner-Webb - 7; Minnesota-Morris - 6.5; Southwest State - 6.5; Central Washington - 6; West Liberty State - 6; Kutztown - 3; Wisconsin-Parkside - 3; Northern State - 2.5; Indianapolis - 2; Southern Illinois - 2; Nebraska-Kearney - 0; American Int'l - 0
Outstanding Wrestler - Jody Strittmatter, Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Coach of the Year - Pat Pecora, Pittsburgh-Johnstown