NDSU legend Bucky Maughan wins 400th career match as Bison capture National Duals Div. II title

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Ryan Perrault (NDSU)
01/19/2004


CLEVELAND, OH--National Hall of Famer Bucky Maughan won his 400th career dual as the head coach of North Dakota State University's wrestling program on Sunday when the Bison defeated the University of Central Oklahoma by criteria, 15-15, for the NWCA National Duals tournament title at Cleveland State University.     Maughan, in his 40th year as the coach of the Bison, has a career coaching record of 400-112-11. Only the second full-time wrestling coach in school history, he ranks among the some of the top coaches at all levels of the NCAA.     NDSU, ranked No. 1 in Division II this entire season, won its 11th straight dual meet to achieve the coach's milestone.     The Bison (6-0) turned back a tenacious Central Oklahoma team that has won the last two NCAA Division II championships.     NOTES ON BUCKY MAUGHAN    * Led NDSU to 35 consecutive winning dual meet seasons prior to this year     * Has recorded 37 winning seasons in his 39-year tenure     * Compiled a .775 dual meet winning percentage to date (400-112-11)     * Coached 21 wrestlers to 30 NCAA Division II national championships and an additional 18 wrestlers to NCAA runner-up finishes     * NDSU has produced 151 All-Americans in NCAA Division II--all during Maughan's career     * Guided NDSU to four NCAA Division II national titles (1988, 1998, 2000, 2001)     * Led NDSU to five NCAA-II runner-up finishes (1972, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2002)     * Led NDSU to six third-place NCAA-II finishes (1973, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995)     * Led NDSU to 16 North Central Conference titles over his 39-year career including nine straight from 1982 to 1990     * NDSU has finished in the Top Five of the nation in NCAA Division II wrestling 26 times and in the Top Ten 31 times     * Coached Brad Rheingans (1972-75), a member of the USA Olympic team in 1976, Pan-American champion in 1975, 3rd in the World Games in 1979, and 4th in the NCAA Division I in 1975     * Was a Pennsylvania prep wrestling champion and won 70 in a row at one time     * Won two NAIA national wrestling titles (1962 & 1963)     * Won one NCAA Division I wrestling title (1963)     * Maughan is a member of four Halls of Fame--the Pennsylvania High School Wrestling Hall of Fame, the NAIA Wrestling Hall of Fame, the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame    DETAILS OF THE NDSU/UCO FINALS MATCH    The Bronchos, now 10-2 and ranked No. 2 in the nation, won the first two bouts Sunday and later tied the score at 9, answering NDSU wins by Mathias Bitz (141), Zach Stevens (149) and Paul Carlson (157) with a decision at 165 pounds by two-time national champ Shawn Silvis.     The match was tied again at 12 entering the ninth bout of the afternoon.     UCO's Kevin Lochner edged Brian Kraemer 4-3 at 197 and Bison heavyweight Joe Bryce followed with a 4-2 decision to knot the dual at 15.     North Dakota State won by NCAA criterion G, most near-fall points.     It was the third time in four years that NDSU and UCO met in the National Duals championship. The Bison won by the same criterion in 2001 (but were credited a team tie) and the Bronchos won in 2002 by a score of 26-15.     North Dakota State 15, Central Oklahoma 15, criterion G   125--#3 Chris Saferite, UCO, dec. Eric Sanders, 5-3 (OT)   133--#1 Cole Province, UCO, dec. Nick Magee, 5-0   141--#8 Mathias Bitz, NDSU, dec. Wade Bramlitt, 6-4   149--#2 Zach Stevens, NDSU, dec. #6 Jerod Goodwin, 8-2   157--#1 Paul Carlson, NDSU, dec. Zach Rhodes, 9-5   165--#1 Shawn Silvis, UCO, dec. #3 Mike Fiedler, 4-2   174--#1 Thad Pike, NDSU, dec. #3 Jason Tapia, 6-3   184--Ryan Daniels, UCO, dec. Matt Hermann, 6-2   197--#3 Kevin Lochner, UCO, dec. #1 Brian Kraemer, 4-3   Hwt.--#3 Joe Bryce, NDSU, dec. Chris Finn, 4-2