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NCAA Championships (Second Session)
Seven Wrestlers Still Alive at NCAA Championships
3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 18, 2005
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Seven Central Michigan University wrestlers remain alive after day one of the NCAA Championships.
The championships are being held at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Mo. They run Thursday-Saturday, March 17-19. The third session begins tomorrow morning, March 18, at 10 a.m. CST, with the championship quarterfinals and two rounds of consolation matches. Of the CMU wrestlers alive in the tournament, one is in the championship bracket and six are in consolations.
Mark DiSalvo at 149 in the lone Chippewa still in in the championship bracket. Wrestling tomorrow in consolation action is: 133-pounder Jason Borrelli; Eric Neil at 157; 165-pounder David Bolyard; Mitch Hancock at 174; 197-pounder Wynn Michalak; and Bill Stouffer at heavyweight. CMU is tied with Northwestern for 16th place with 14 points.
Mark DiSalvo was the lone Chippewa to advance to the quarterfinals with a 5-3 victory over No. 7 seed, Jeff Harrison of Northern Iowa. Harrison got on the board first with an escape to begin the second period, but the 10th seeded DiSalvo took the lead with a takedown midway through the period. Harrison then escaped to tie the score at two entering the final period. DiSalvo began the third on bottom and retook the lead with an early escape. The Dayton, Ohio native then recorded a takedown late in the third to wrap up the victory.
Jason Borrelli was the first Chippewa to wrestle taking on the No.8 seed Scott Jorgensen of Boise State at 133. Jorgensen jumped out to an early lead with a first period takedown and rode out the rest of the period. An escape in the second period gave Jorgensen a three-point lead, but Borrelli battled back with a takedown of this own. That brought the Mount Pleasant native within one but that was as close as Borrelli would get, falling 7-2.
Ninth-seeded David Bolyard took on Iowa State's Travis Paulson, the eight seed, in his second round match at 165. The match ended regulation tied at five and went scoreless in the first overtime. In double overtime, Paulson used a reversal with five seconds left to notch a 7-5 victory and send Bolyard to the consolation bracket.
Mitch Hancock fell to Leonel Sanchez of Cal-Fullerton at 174 in his second round match. Hancock was ahead 1-0 entering the third period, but gave up two takedowns in the final frame to fall, 5-4. Wynn Michalak had a hard-fought loss in his second round, as he fell to No. 5 seed Sean Stender of Northern Iowa. Stender took the early lead with a first period takedown, but Michalak tied things up entering the final period because of a pair of escapes. The redshirt freshman then took the lead with a two-point nearfall early in the third with Stender pulling within one with an escape. The Northern Iowa wrestler then notched the deciding takedown with 15 seconds left for a 5-4 victory.
Bill Stouffer, the seven seed, took on 10th-seeded Scott Coleman of Iowa State in his second round match. Coleman scored first tallying a takedown late in the first round. The two traded escapes to make the score 3-1 midway through the third when Stouffer tied it up with a takedown. Coleman then reversed Stouffer with 20 seconds to go for a 5-4 victory.
Eric Neil was the lone CMU wrestler to win in the consolation first round. Neil dominated Dave Miller of Rider, 13-4, recording five takedowns to earn the victory and advance to the consolation second round.
Eliminated from the tournament were 125-pounder Luke Smith and Alex Lammers at 184. Smith lost 6-4 to Harvard's Robbie Preston in his consolation match while Lammers fell to sixth-seeded Brad Reinke of Wisconsin, 7-4.
2005 NCAA Championship Results
125 - Luke Smith - Chippewa Falls, Wis. - R-Freshman - 0-2
Championship First Round - L, dec. Mike Mormile (Cornell), 4-3
Consolation First Round - L, dec. Robbie Preston (Harvard), 6-4
133 - No. 9 seed Jason Borrelli - Mount Pleasant, Mich. - Junior
Championship First Round - W, dec. Tony Curto (Bloomsburg), 14-7
Championship Second Round - L, dec. No. 8 seed Scott Jorgensen (Boise State), 7-2
Consolation Second Round - vs. Jesse Sundell (Iowa State),
149 - No. 10 seed Mark DiSalvo - Dayton, Ohio - Junior
Championship First Round - W, dec. Cody Greene (Missouri), 7-4
Championship Second Round - W, dec. No. 7 seed Jeff Harrison (Northern Iowa), 5-3
Championship Quarterfinals - vs. No. 2 seed Phillip Simpson (Army),
157 - Eric Neil - Clinton Township, Mich. - R-Freshman
Championship First Round - L, dec. Matt Hill (Edinboro), 10-5
Consolation First Round - W, major dec. Dave Miller (Rider), 13-4
Consolation Second Round - vs. C.P. Schlatter (Minnesota),
165 - No. 9 seed David Bolyard - Akron, Ohio - Senior
Championship First Round - W, dec. Craig Dziewiatkowski (Navy), 6-4
Championship Second Round - L, No. 8 seed Travis Paulson (Iowa State), 7-5 2OT
Consolation Second Round - vs. Jake Donar (Wisconsin),
174 - No. 6 seed Mitch Hancock - Royal Oak, Mich. - Senior
Championship First Round - W, dec. R.J. Boudro (Michigan State), 4-3 2OT
Championship Second Round - L, dec. Leonel Sanchez (Cal State Fullerton), 5-4
Consolation Second Round - vs. J.J. Holmes (Eastern Michigan),
184 - Alex Lammers - Huber Heights, Ohio - Senior - 0-2
Championship First Round - L, No. 11 seed Justin Dyer (Oklahoma), 6-4
Consolation First Round - L, dec. No. 6 seed Brady Reinke (Wisconsin), 7-4
197 - No. 12 seed Wynn Michalak - Caro, Mich. - R-Freshman
Championship First Round - W, major dec. Chad Hoare (Bloomsburg), 8-0
Championship Second Round - L, dec. No. 5 seed Sean Stender (Northern Iowa), 5-4
Consolation Second Round - vs. Jake Butler (Princeton),
285 - No. 7 seed Bill Stouffer - Lowell, Mich. - Senior
Championship First Round - W, Ty Watterson (Oregon State), 7-3
Championship Second Round - L, dec. No. 10 seed Scott Coleman (Iowa State), 5-4
Consolation Second Round - vs. Allen Kennett (Portland State),
