Central Michigan University Athletics
Trice Wins Heavyweight Title at Midlands
12/31/2009 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. - Jarod Trice's individual title at heavyweight led Central Michigan to a third-place finish at the 2009 Midlands Championships.
Trice, the No. 8 seed, capped his run through the bracket with a 3-2 decision over No. 3 seed David Zabriskie (Iowa State) in the finals Wednesday night. He earned his spot in the championship match by defeating No. 1 seed Aaron Anspach in the quarterfinals and No. 4 seed Dom Bradley in the semis.
Trice, just a sophomore, is CMU's first Midlands champion since Wynn Michalak won the 197-pound title as a sophomore in 2005.
CMU finished third in the team standings with 118 points, trailing only Iowa (168.5 points) and Iowa State (144.5). It is the Chippewas' fifth top-four finish at Midlands in the past six years, and the 118 team points are the most CMU has ever scored at Midlands.
Trice was one of seven Chippewas to finish in the top eight of their weight class.
Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett, seeded second at 174 pounds, finished runner-up after dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 1 Jay Borschel in the finals.
Also finishing in the top eight were Matt Steintrager (fourth, 125 pounds), Tony D'Alie (sixth, 149 pounds), Steve Brown (sixth, 157 pounds), Tyler Grayson (sixth, 165 pounds) and Eric Cubberly (seventh, 165 pounds).
Michalak, a three-time NCAA All-American at CMU and the 2008 NCAA Championships runner-up, represented Chippewa Wrestling Club at Midlands and finished runner-up.
The Big Ten Network will air the finals on tape delay on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
CMU next competes at National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa Jan. 9-10.
Central Michigan Individual Results
Tournament seed listed where applicable.
No. 5 Matt Steintrager - 125 pounds - Fourth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. Eric Olanowski (Michigan State), 10-2
Second Round: W, dec. James Knox (Maryland), 2-0 SV1
Quarterfinals: L, fall No. 4 Andrew Long (Iowa State), 2:15
Consolation Fifth Round: W, dec. Conor Beebe (Central Michigan), 3-2
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 9 Anthony Zanetta (Pittsburgh), 4-1
Consolation Semifinals: W, dec. No. 2 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech), 4-2
Third-Place Match: L, med. forfeit No. 1 Brandon Precin (unattached)
Conor Beebe - 125 pounds
First Round: W, tech. fall Mark Johnson (Lincoln College), 17-0 at 2:30
Second Round: L, dec. No. 6 Ben Kjar (Utah Valley), 8-2
Consolation Third Round: W, default Joe Waltko (Clarion)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. No. 8 Jasen Borshoff (American), 5-2
Consolation Fifth Round: L, dec. No. 5 Matt Steintrager (Central Michigan), 3-2
No. 2 Scotti Sentes - 133 pounds
First Round: W, maj. dec. Bill Putman (Purdue), 10-0
Second Round: L, dec. Nate Moore (Iowa), 2-1
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. Josh Statum (Chattanooga), 3-0
Consolation Fourth Round: L, dec. Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 8-3
No. 6 Tony D'Alie - 149 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. Derrick Pouson (unattached), 17-3
Second Round: W, dec. Joey Napoli (Lehigh), 7-5
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 3 Kyle Borshoff (American), 5-3 SV1
Semifinals: L, maj. dec. No. 2 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin), 12-2
Consolation Semifinals: L, med. forfeit No. 4 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell)
Fifth-Place Match: L, med. forfeit Eric Albright (Pittsburgh)
No. 3 Steve Brown - 157 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, dec. Anthony Jones (Michigan State), 6-4
Second Round: L, dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa), 3-1, SV1
Consolation Third Round: W, dec. JJ Jackson (Anderson), 3-2
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. Andrew Sorenson (Iowa State), 6-0
Consolation Fifth Round: W, dec. No. 4 Patrick Wright (Missouri), 2-1
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. Hadley Harrison (Clarion), 3-2
Consolation Semifinals: L, fall No. 6 Jake Deitchler (unattached), 4:41
Fifth-Place Match: L, med. forfeit Derek St. John (unattached)
No. 9 Tyler Grayson - 165 pounds - Sixth Place
First Round: W, maj. dec. David Bonin (Northern Iowa), 12-3
Second Round: W, dec. No. 8 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford), 3-1 SV1
Quarterfinals: L, dec. No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin), 6-2
Consolation Fifth Round: W, maj. dec. Rob Morrison (Rider), 12-3
Consolation Quarterfinals: W, dec. Eric Cubberly (Central Michigan), 6-3
Consolation Semifinals: L, No. 3 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa), 4-1
Fifth-Place Match: L, dec. Mike Galante (Lehigh), 4-3
Eric Cubberly - 165 pounds - Seventh Place
Pigtail Round: L, dec. Lamar Reed (Cal Baptist), 6-4 SV1
Consolation First Round: W, dec. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), 3-1 SV1
Consolation Second Round: W, maj. dec. Robert Kellogg (Nebraska), 10-2
Consolation Third Round: W, med. forfeit Scott Winston (unattached)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, fall Joe Barczak (Illinois), 3:41
Consolation Fifth Round: W, med. forfeit No. 5 Andy Rendos (Bucknell)
Consolation Quarterfinals: L, dec. No. 9 Tyler Grayson (Central Michigan), 3-2
Seventh-Place Match: W, dec. No. 11 Zach Toal (unattached), 5-1
No. 2 Ben Bennett - 174 pounds - Runner-Up
First Round: W, dec. Dave Sullivan (Pitt), 6-1
Second Round: W, dec. Jarion Beets (Northern Iowa), 8-2
Quarterfinals: W, fall No. 7 Shane Riccio (Bucknell), 1:57
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 6 Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 3-2
Finals: L, dec. No. 1 Jay Borschel (Iowa), 6-1
No. 6 Mike Miller - 184 pounds
Pigtail Round: L, dec. Corey Peltier (Maryland), 10-5
Consolation First Round: W, dec. Nate Schiedel (Binghamton), 10-3
Consolation Second Round: W, med. forfeit Chad Friend (unattached)
Consolation Third Round: W, med. forfeit Clint Podish (Clarion)
Consolation Fourth Round: W, dec. Curran Jacobs (Michigan State), 7-4
Consolation Fifth Round: L, dec. No. 8 Jerome Ward (Iowa State), 5-4
No. 8 Jarod Trice - 285 pounds - Champion
First Round: W, maj. dec. Steve Franklin (San Francisco State), 13-4
Second Round: W, dec. Clayton Jack (Oregon State), 6-1
Quarterfinals: W, dec. No. 1 Aaron Anspach (Lions WC), 8-1
Semifinals: W, dec. No. 4 Dom Bradley (Missouri), 2-1 TB2
Finals: W, dec. No. 3 David Zabriskie (Iowa State), 3-2
