Northwestern
NCAA Championships
Northwestern Finishes in 14th Place at NCAA Championships
3/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 19, 2005
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - With a combined 19 victories spread out over five wrestlers, Northwestern finished the NCAA Championships in 14th place with 39.0 points. The Wildcats posted the sixth-best finish of all Big Ten schools.
"I'm proud of the way we competed here this weekend," Head Coach Tim Cysewski said. "To finish in the top-15 in the nation is a great accomplishment. And with all of these guys coming back next year, we can only get better."
14th place is the second-best finish of a Wildcat team in Cysewski's career. The best came in the 1989-90 season -- his first season at the helm -- when he guided the 'Cats to fourth place.
The Championships came to a close Saturday evening, as Oklahoma State won five of five title bouts en route to capturing its third-consecutive title with 153.0 total points.
Final Team Standings
1. Oklahoma State - 153.0
2. Michigan - 83.0
3. Oklahoma - 77.5
4. Cornell - 76.5
5. Minnesota - 72.5
6. Illinois - 70.5
7. Iowa - 66.0
8. Lehigh - 60.0
9. Indiana - 58.5
10. Iowa State - 57.0
11. Missouri - 43.0
12. Central Michigan - 41
13. Arizona State - 39.5
14. Northwestern - 39.0
15. Northern Iowa - 38.5
15. Wisconsin - 38.5
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2005 NCAA Championships Wrap-Up
Wildcats' combined record: 19-9
NCAA Finish: 14th, sixth-best among Big Ten schools
Pins recorded by Wildcats: 6 (Herbert 3, Lang 2, Fox 1)
All-Americans: Jake Herbert
125 lbs. - No. 11 John Velez, Jr. (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings)
2005 NCAA Championships record: 3-2
1st Round: Dec. Matt Pitts (Chattanooga), 11-5
2nd Round: Lost to No. 6 Efren Ceballos (Cal-State Bakersfield), 6-5
Consolation 2nd Round: Dec. Shawn Cordell (West Virginia), 6-2
Consolation 3rd Round: Dec. Drew Forshey (North Carolina), 8-2
Consolation 4th Round: Lost to No. 4 Vic Moreno (Cal Poly), 3-1 (OT)
Velez' 2004-05 Overall Record: 19-7
141 lbs. - Ryan Lang, Fr. (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edwards)
2005 NCAA Championships record: 3-2
1st Round: Won by fall Roberto Vargas (Cal-State Bakersfield), 2:21
2nd Round: Lost to No. 1 Nate Gallick (Iowa State), 13-5
Consolation 2nd Round: Won by fall Nate Gulosh (Navy), 0:51
Consolation 3rd Round: Dec. No. 8 Ron Tarqunio (Pittsburgh), 9-2
Consolation 4th Round: Lost by fall to No. 7 Daniel Frishkorn (Oklahoma State), 2:22
Lang's 2004-05 Overall Record: 28-10
174 lbs. - No. 4 Jake Herbert, Fr. (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny)
2005 NCAA Championships record: 7-1
1st Round: Dec. Jeremy Larson (Oregon State), 11-5
2nd Round: Lost to Imad Kharbush (Stanford), 16-7
Consolation 2nd Round: Won by fall Nick Roy (Michigan), 4:56
Consolation 3rd Round: Won by fall No. 12 Bryce Hasseman (Bloomsburg), 1:08
Consolation 4th Round: Won by fall Leonel Sanchez (Cal-State Fullerton), 4:42
Consolation Quarterfinals: Won by tech. fall Daniel Waters (American Unversity), 15-0
Consolation Semifinals: Dec. No. 5 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell), 6-2
Third-Place Bout: Dec. No. 3 Pete Friedl (Illinois), 6-3
Herbert's 2004-05 Overall Record: 33-3
197 lbs. - No. 8 Matt Delguyd, Jr. (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield)
2005 NCAA Championships record: 2-2
1st Round: Major dec. Joe Phillips (Cleveland State), 11-2
2nd Round: Dec. No. 9 Marcio Botelho (Fresno State), 3-1
3rd Round: Lost to No. 1 Jon Trenge (Lehigh), 9-2
Consolation 4th Round: Lost to Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma), 7-4
Delguyd's 2004-05 Overall Record: 30-8
Hwt. - No. 12 Dustin Fox, Fr. (Galion, Ohio/Galion)
2005 NCAA Championships record: 4-2
Pigtail: Dec. Clint Walbeck (Fresno State), 5-3
1st Round: Won by fall Zach Seaffer (Pittsburg), 1:01
2nd Round: Lost to No. 5 Greg Wagner (Michigan), 3-1 (OT)
Consolation 2nd Round: Dec. Dusty Hoffschneider (Wyoming), 3-1 (OT)
Consolation 3rd Round: Dec. Mike Spaid (Bloomsburg), 9-4
Consolation 4th Round: Lost to No. 6 Matt Feast (Pennsylvania), 3-2
Fox's 2004-05 Overall Record: 19-12
NCAA Championship Results
125 - No. 5 Joe Dubuque (Indiana) dec. No. 3 Kyle Ott (Illinois), 2-0
133 - No. 1 Travis Lee (Cornell) dec. No. 2 Shawn Bunch (Edinboro), 6-3
141 - No. 2 Teyon Ware (Oklahoma) dec. No. 1 Nate Gallick (Iowa State), 3-2
149 - No. 1 Zack Esposito (Oklahoma State) dec. Phillip Simpson (Army), 5-2
157 - No. 2 Ryan Bertin (Michigan) dec. No. 8 Joe Johnston (Iowa), 8-5
165 - No. 3 Johny Hendricks (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 4 Mark Perry (Iowa), 5-2
174 - No. 1 Chris Pendleton (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 2 Ben Askren (Missouri), 10-5
184 - No. 1 Greg Jones (West Virginia) dec. No. 7 Tyler Baier (Cornell), 5-3
197 - No. 2 Jake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Sean Stender (Northern Iowa), 5-4
Hwt. - No. 1 Steve Mocco (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 2 Cole Konrad (Minnesota), 3-1 (OT)
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