Wrest_M (99-00) 11/28/00 11:48 AM Page 339 DIVISION I 33 9 Wres t l i n g DIVISION I 2000 Championships Hi g h l i g h t s Iowa’s Streak Continues: Iowa’s streak of consecutive titles continued, as the Hawkeye came from behind on the final day to win a sixth-straight championship March 16-18 in St. Louis. Iowa St. had a commanding lead heading to the final round, looking to 1 Iowa’s Eric Juergens (in black) defeated Iowa State’s Cody Sanderson end Iowa’s string of titles. The Cyclones had a 9 /2-point lead heading to in the 133-pound title bout, helping the Hawkeyes win their sixth the final day, with four wrestlers in title matches, compared to just two for crown in a row. the Hawkeyes. That’s when Iowa turned its archrival on its side. The Hawkeyes stormed through the consolation session on the final day, going 7-0 and grabbing 23 1/2 team points in the process. That set an evening match between Iowa’s Eric Juergens and Iowa St.’s Cody Sanderson at 133 pounds that had a large bearing on the team race. Juergens defeated Sanderson for the sixth-straight time on a take- down with 1:10 left in the first overtime period, all but sealing the title for the Hawkeyes. The championships, which were held at the Kiel Center, set a new atten- dance mark for Division I wrestling. The 16,795 fans that saw the cham- pionship bouts brought the six-session total attendance to 96,944. The pre- vious record was 90,064 at Northern Iowa in 1997. Most Outstanding Wrestler: Iowa State’s Cael Sanderson, who was not challenged throughout the tournament, won his second straight most- outstanding-wrestler award. A sophomore, Sanderson defeated West Virginia’s Vertus Jones 19-6 at 184. Sanderson has a 79-0 career record. TEAM STANDINGS 1. Iowa .. .1 1 6 25. Boston College.. 16 1/2 Tennessee-Chattanooga, 4 1/2 1 1 2. Iowa State.. .1 0 9 /2 26. Clarion.. 16 Fresno State .. 4 /2 3. Minnesota .. 80 Oh i o. 16 North Carolina-Greensboro, 41/2 1 2 1 4. Oklahoma.. 69 / 2 1 28. Harvard .. 15 / 52. Rider .. 4 5. Oklahoma State.. 66 /2 1 29. Northwestern .. 15 53. Buffalo.. 3 /2 1 1 6. Illinois .. 59 1/2 30. Cal State Fullerton .. 14 /2 Northern Illinois.. 3 /2 1 2 1 55. Cal Poly .. 3 7. Lehigh.. 46 / North Carolina.. 14 /2 8. Nebraska.. 45 /2 32. Oregon .. 13 St a n f o r d. 3 9. Pennsylvania.. 44 33. Bloomsburg .. 12 57. Eastern Illinois .. 2 1/2 Wi s c o n s i n. 44 34. Cornell .. 11 1/2 Portland State.. 2 1/2 11. Northern Iowa .. 42 Ohio State .. 11 1/2 VM I. 2 1/2 12. Boise State.. 41 1/2 36. Oregon State.. 11 60. Brown .. 2 13. Michigan.. 38 37. Brigham Young.. 9 Cleveland State .. 2 1 1 1 14. Michigan State.. 36 /2 38. George Mason .. 7 /2 62. East Stroudsburg .. 1 /2 1 1 15. Edinboro .. 36 In d i a n a. 7 /2 Na v y. 1 /2 16. Arizona State.. 32 40. Lock Haven.. 7 64. Air Force .. 1 Penn State.. 32 41. Eastern Michigan .. 6 Am e r i c a n. 1 1 18. Pittsburgh.. 29 /2 James Madison .. 6 Coppin State.. 1 1 19. Virginia Tech .. 27 /2 Mi s s o u r i. 6 Ke n t. 1 20. Central Michigan .. 25 1/2 North Carolina State.. 6 Ma r q u e t t e. 1 1 1 2 2 45. Boston University .. 5 / Old Dominion .. 1 21. Hofstra .. 21 / 1 22. West Virginia .. 21 46. Purdue.. 5 70. Campbell .. /2 1 1 1 23. Cal State Bakersfield .. 20 /2 47. Appalachian State.. 4 /2 Du q u e s n e. /2 1 1 1 Vi r g i n i a. 20 /2 Ar m y. 4 /2 Ma r y l a n d. /2 Wrest_M (99-00) 11/28/00 11:48 AM Page 340 34 0 DIVISION I INDIVIDUAL RESULTS def. Beckerman, 12-2. Se m i f i n a l s —Angle def. Logan, 8-6; Schwab def. Se m i f i n a l s —Juergens def. Warren, 12-3; Sanderson Schatzman, 5-4. 125-POUND CLASS def. McNamara, 5-2. Wrestleback Finals—Third place—Schwab def. MAIN BRACKET Fi n a l —Juergens def. Sanderson, 3-1, sudden victory. Angle by default, 2:06; Fifth place—Schatzman def. First round—Jody Strittmatter, Iowa def. Nathan WR E S T L E B A C K S Logan, 17-4; Seventh place—Gray def. Marshall by med- Navarro, Oregon St., 10-1; Jeremy Sluyter, East First round—Bair def. Hamrick, 16-2; Lawrence def. ical forfeit. Stroudsburg def. Alexis Rivera, Northern Ill., 7-2; Michael Matarrese, 11-7; Nagle pinned Kegel, 4:56; Stoltz def. 149-POUND CLASS Kawamura, Arizona St. def. Omar Porrata, Millersville, Watson, 4-1; Richards pinned DiRubbo, 6:10; Zimmerer MAIN BRACKET 11-3; Steve Garland, Virginia def. Adrian Tramutola, def. York, 8-4. Preliminary round—Max Odom, Harvard pinned Chattanooga, 8-0; T.J. Hill, Cal St. Fullerton def. Pat Second round—Robinson def. Bair, 14-2; Coyle def. Dennis Whitby, Old Dominion, 2:59; Adam Tirapelle, Cassidy, Indiana, 7-6; Ryan Escobar, Illinois def. K.C. Lawrence, 11-5; Revells def. Caros, 12-4; Ruiz def. Rock, Boise St., 5-4; Kore Sharpley, Ohio St. def. Matt Illinois pinned Joey Calavitta, Cal St. Fullerton, 1:58. Nagle, 6-0; Loper def. Stoltz, 3-2; Wright def. Richards, F i r s tr o u n d—Tony Davis, Northern Iowa pinned Odom, Azevedo, Iowa St., 4-4, tiebreaker; Ruben DeLeon, Cal 9-2; Moore def. Zimmerer, 11-2; Patnesky def. Garza, 9- St. Bakersfield def. Quantres Bates, Oklahoma, 9-5; Leroy 6:46; Brian Roskovich, Ohio St. def. Jonathan Gough, 3. Pennsylvania, 2-0; George Carter, Bloomsburg def. Derek Vega, Minnesota def. Trent Rollins, Brigham Young, 13- Third round —Coyle def. Robinson, 6-4; Revells def. Jenkins, Rider, 9-5; Quinn Foster, Arizona St. def. Jeremy 4; A.J. Grant, Michigan def. Travis McCormack, Lock Ruiz, 5-3, sudden victory; Loper def. Wright, 2-1; Haven, 4-2; Jose Leon, Boston U. def. Bruce Kelly, Lehigh, Hardman, Central Mich., 8-5; Dave Esposito, Lehigh def. Patnesky def. Moore, 6-4. Justin Giovinco, Pittsburgh, 10-3; Jared Frayar, Oklahoma 11-8; Jeff Ragan, Oklahoma St. pinned Jonathan Fourth round—Coyle def. Walker, 6-4, sudden victory; Huesdash, James Madison, 2:33; Skyler Holman, North def. Stan Spoor, Clarion, 6-1; Tim Myers, Indiana def. Beckerman def. Revells, 7-2; Loper def. Byers, 12-4; Tommy Davis, North Carolina St., 6-3; Jared Lawrence, Carolina def. Brent Thompson, Kent, 14-5; Paul Gomez, Fleszar def. Patnesky, 5-3. Nebraska def. Jason Silverstein, Purdue, 3-2; Angelo Minnesota def. John Pozniak, Virginia by technical fall, Qu a r t e r f i n a l s —Beckerman pinned Coyle, 1:59; Loper 27-10 at 7:00; Reggie Wright, Oklahoma St. pinned Eric Zegarelli, West Virginia def. Jerold Limongelli, Rider, 3-2; def. Fleszar, 2-1, tiebreaker. Jeremy Hunter, Penn St. def. Mike Akers, Virginia Tech by Arbogast, Portland St., 0:27; Malik Elliott, Boston U. Se m i f i n a l s —Warren def. Beckerman, 12-4; Loper def. pinned Cairo Moorman, Coppin St., 3:51; Joe Henson, technical fall, 17-2 at 5:05. McNamara, 4-3. Second round-—Strittmatter def. Sluyter, 7-2; Garland Nebraska def. Karl Nadolsky, Michigan St., 6-1; Eric Wrestleback Finals—Third place—Warren def. Schmiesing, Hofstra pinned Jason Lawrence, Eastern Ill., def. Kawamura, 7-3; Hill def. Escobar, 4-2, sudden victo- Loper, 7-3; Fifth place—Beckerman def. McNamara, 8-2; ry; DeLeon def. Sharpley, 5-0; Vega def. Grant by tech- 2:50; Mike Zadick, Iowa def. Melvin Saunders, UNC Seventh place—Fleszar def. Coyle, 4-3. Greensboro, 8-6; Billy Maldonado, Iowa St. def. Billy nical fall, 20-4 at 7:00; Ragan pinned Leon, 4:31; Smith, West Virginia, 9-7; Mike Kulczycki, Michigan def. Gomez def. Holman, 7-3; Hunter def. Zegarelli, 4-0. 141-POUND CLASS Jay McGuffin, Boise St., 13-4; Tirapelle def. Jeff Urban, Qu a r t e r f i n a l s —Garland def. Strittmatter, 9-7, sudden MAIN BRACKET Missouri, 6-3. victory; Hill def. DeLeon, 6-5; Vega def. Ragan, 8-6; Preliminary round—Jamill Kelly, Oklahoma St. def. Se c o n d ro u n d —Tony Davis def. Roskovich, 12-2; Hunter def. Gomez, 7-2. Mike Castillo, Michigan St., 3-1; Jason DeBruin, Hofstra Foster def. Carter, 13-6; Esposito def. Frayar, 9-4; Jared Se m i f i n a l s —Garland def. Hill, 6-5, tiebreaker; Hunter def. Joe Herron, UNC Greensboro, 15-1; Jonathon Lawrence def. Myers, 11-3; Wright def. Elliott, 20-7; def. Vega, 2-1, tiebreaker. Archuleta, Cal St. Bakersfield def. Bryan McDermott, Schmiesing def. Henson, 9-3; Zadick def. Maldonado, 3- Fi n a l —Hunter def. Garland, 7-3. Duquesne by technical fall, 15-0 at 5:09. 1, sudden victory; Tirapelle def. Kulczycki, 6-3. WR E S T L E B A C K S First round—Doug Schwab, Iowa def.