University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA LEADS, SENDS NINE WRESTLERS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SECOND ROUND
3/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
At 125 pounds, No. 3 seed Leroy Vega, on a quest for his third All- America honor, dropped Eric Dunmire by a 13-5 major decision. Vega finished the match with over two minutes of advantage time. He advances to the second round to face Justin Spates of Missouri. Brett Lawrence, the No. 10 seed at 133 pounds, regained his old form in his first round match, posting a 19-1 (6:40) technical fall on Howard's Derek Butts. He scored four takedowns and four near falls in the win. Lawrence, in search of his first place finish at the NCAAs, moves on to face No. 7 seed Matt Azevedo of Iowa State.
At 141 pounds, No. 7 seed Chad Erikson registered Minnesota's first fall of the tournament, pinning Corey Williams of UNC Greensboro in 1:35. Erikson, competing in his first NCAA Championships, advances to face Mike Castillo of Illinois. Jared Lawrence, the second seed at 149 pounds, began his pursuit of an individual title with a suffocating 13- 4 defeat of VMI's Adam Britt. Lawrence tallied six takedowns and finished with 3:44 of advantage time. He faces Ryan Shapert of Edinboro in the second round.
At 157 pounds, No. 6 seed Luke Becker continued Minnesota's domination, posting an 18-3 (7:00) technical fall on Robby Bell of The Citadel. Becker led throughout and ended with over four minutes of advantage time. He moves on to take on No. 11 seed Leo Urbinelli of Cornell. Sixth-seeded 165-pounder Brad Pike downed UNI's Nate Lawrenz by a 20-7 major decision. Pike, looking for his second All-America honor, battles No. 11 seed Ben Boozer of Edinboro in the second round.
No. 10 seed 174-pounder Jacob Volkmann opened his first national tournament in impressive style, dominating Hofstra's Rob Anspach in a 16-3 major decision. The redshirt freshman tallied a three-point near fall late in the third period and advances to face No. 7 seed Eric Hall of Virginia Tech. Gold Country suffered a major upset at 184 pounds, but Hahn has the opportunity to provide much-needed points in the wrestleback bracket. Hahn trailed for much of his match versus Justus and failed to score a takedown in the final period to advance to the second round. He faces No. 12 seed Shawn Scannell of Rider in the consolation bracket.
At 197 pounds, No. 5 seed Owen Elzen, the winner of a 10-0 pigtail match over Millersville's Greg Eynon, pinned Clarion's Eric Mausser in 5:49. Trailing 3-2 after two periods, Elzen scored a reversal and a two-point near fall before pinning Mausser. He moves on to face Michigan's Joe DeGain, a wrestler he defeated by technical fall in the Big Ten third-place match. Top-seeded heavyweight Garrett Lowney closed out the session one competition with a 5-2 triumph over Bronson Lingamfelter of Brown. Lowney takes on Dawid Rechul of Harvard in the second round
Session two begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. with wrestlebacks and championship second round matches.
2001 NCAA Championships Session 1 Carver-Hawkeye Arena; University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa March 15, 2001 Championship Bracket - Golden Gopher Pigtails Results 197 No. 5 seed Owen Elzen (MINN) maj. dec. Greg Eynon (Millersville), 10-0 Championship Bracket - Golden Gopher First Round Results 125 No. 3 seed Leroy Vega (MINN) maj. dec. Eric Dunmire (UNI), 13-5 133 No. 10 seed Brett Lawerence (MINN) tech. fall Derek Butts (Howard), 6:40, 19-1 141 No. 7 seed Chad Erikson (MINN) pinned Corey Williams (UNC Greensboro), 1:35 149 No. 2 seed Jared Lawrence (MINN) maj. dec. Adam Britt (VMI), 13-4 157 No. 6 seed Luke Becker (MINN) tech. fall Robby Bell (Citadel), 18- 3 165 No. 6 seed Brad Pike< /a> (MINN) maj. dec. Nate Lawrenz (UNI), 20-7 174 No. 10 seed Jacob Volkmann (MINN) maj. dec. Rob Anspach (Hofstra), 15-3 184 Scott Justus (VA Tech) dec. No. 5 seed Damion Hahn (MINN), 6-5 197 No. 5 Owen Elzen (MINN) pinned Eric Mausser (Clarion), 5:49 HWT No. 1 seed Garrett Lowney (MINN) dec. Bronson Lingamfelter (Brown), 5-2 Championship Bracket - Golden Gopher Second Round Match-ups 125 No. 3 seed Leroy Vega (MINN) vs. Justin Spates (Missouri) 133 No. 10 seed Brett Lawrence (MINN) vs. No. 7 seed Matt Azevedo (ISU) 141 No. 7 seed Chad Erikson (MINN) vs. Mike Castillo (ILL) 149 No. 2 seed Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. Ryan Shapert (Edinboro) 157 No. 6 seed Luke Becker (MINN) vs. No. 11 seed Leo Urbinelli (Cornell) 165 No. 6 seed Brad Pike< /a> (MINN) vs. No. 11 seed Ben Boozer (Edinboro) 174 No. 10 seed Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 7 seed Eric Hall (VA Tech) 197 No. 5 seed Owen Elzen (MINN) vs. No. 12 seed Joe DeGain (MICH) HWT No. 1 seed Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. Dawid Rechul (Harvard) Consolation Bracket - Golden Gopher Match-ups 184 No. 5 seed Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. No. 12 Shawn Scannell (Rider) Team Scores Through Session I Sch TEAM SCORE 1 Minnesota 27.00 2 Iowa 24.50 3 Oklahoma St 20.00 4 Iowa St 16.50 4 Oklahoma 16.50 6 Illinois 16.00 7 Edinboro 13.00 7 Michigan 13.00 9 Nebraska 12.00 10 Pittsburgh 11.00 11 Va Tech 9.00 12 Wisconsin 8.50 13 Arizona St 8.00 13 Lehigh 8.00 13 Oregon St 8.00 16 Boise St 7.50 17 Fresno St 7.00 17 Indiana 7.00 17 Mich St 7.00 17 Ohio St 7.00 17 Purdue 7.00 22 Bloomsburg 6.00 22 Central Mich 6.00 22 Lock Haven 6.00 22 Penn St 6.00 26 George Mason 5.00 27 Duke 4.00 27 Kent St 4.00 27 N Iowa 4.00 27 Seton Hall 4.00 31 Boston C 3.00 31 Buffalo 3.00 31 Chattanooga 3.00 31 Harvard 3.00 31 Hofstra 3.00 31 Missouri 3.00 31 Northern Illinois 3.00 31 Penn 3.00 31 Rutgers 3.00 40 American 2.00 40 Army 2.00 40 Cal-Bakersfield 2.00 40 Cal-Fullerton 2.00 40 Clarion 2.00 40 Cornell 2.00 40 E Michigan 2.00 40 Ohio U 2.00 40 Oregon 2.00 40 Portland St 2.00 40 Slipry Rock 2.00 40 Wyoming 2.00 52 Cal Poly-SLO 1.00 52 Maryland 1.00 52 Rider 1.00 55 Air Force 0.00 55 App State 0.00 55 Boston U 0.00 55 Brown 0.00 55 Cleveland St 0.00 55 Coppin St 0.00 55 Del St 0.00 55 Drexel 0.00 55 Duquesne 0.00 55 E Illinois 0.00 55 Howard 0.00 55 James Madison 0.00 55 Millersville 0.00 55 N Carolina 0.00 55 N.C. St 0.00 55 Navy 0.00 55 Old Dominion 0.00 55 Princeton 0.00 55 The Citadel 0.00 55 UC-Davis 0.00 55 UNC Greensboro 0.00 55 VMI 0.00 55 Virginia 0.00 55 West Va 0.00
