University of Minnesota Athletics
Wrestling Advances Seven Golden Gophers to Big Ten Championships Semifinals
3/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
As a team, the Maroon and Gold leads the tournament with 65 points, followed by Iowa at 58.5, Illinois at 54 and Michigan at 52.
Top-seeded Ryan Lewis began his Big Ten title defense in dominating fashion, pinning Northwestern's Tommy Vargas in 2:12 and Purdue's Rene Hernandez in 6:49 for his team-leading 11th and 12th falls of the season. Lewis will take on No. 4 Josh Moore of Penn State in the semis. Lewis defeated Moore, 14-5. Third-seeded Derek Phillips had a thrilling match with No. 6 Luke Moffitt to advance to the next round. Moffitt led 7-2 late in the second period, but Phillips stormed back to tie the bout at seven with a reversal escape and takedown. Phillips rode out Moffitt for the final 30 seconds of the third period to push the bout to overtime. After a scoreless extra period, Phillips again rode Moffitt for 30 seconds to win the match, 7-7, via tiebreaker.
At 149 pounds, No.1 Jared Lawrence pinned Josh Ballard of Northwestern in 4:27 in the first round before posting a 15-3 major decision on Penn State's No. 8 Nate Galloway. Lawrence takes on No. 4 Ryan Churella of Michigan in the semis. No. 2 seed Luke Becker opened the defense of his 2002 conference crown with a 5-3 victory of No. 7 Nate Wachter of Penn State. He faces No. 6 Ryan Bertin of Michigan, an upset winner over Illinois' No. 3 Alex Tirapelle, in the semifinals.
Third-seeded Jacob Volkmann went 2-0 to move onto the next round, posting a two major decision wins. Volkmann shut out Indiana's Alex LaPointe, 10-0, before downing Northwestern's Jason Erwinski, 11-2. Volkmann battles No. 7 Mike Kulczycki of Michigan in the semis. Kulczycki upset No. 2 Johnny Clark of Ohio State to advance. At 197 pounds, No. 2 Damion Hahn showed some of his offensive arsenal in a 9- 3 win over No. 7 Tyrone Byrd of Illinois. Hahn, the defending champ at 184 pounds, takes on No. 6 Kyle Smith of Michigan, a upset winner over No. 3 Ryan Fulsaas of Iowa.
Finally, No. 3 Garrett Lowney used a third-period takedown to edge No. 6 Justin Staebler of Wisconsin. Lowney moves on to face No. 2 Tommy Rowlands of Ohio State in the semis. Lowney has never defeated the defending NCAA Champion Buckeye.
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2003 Big Ten Championships - Session I
March 8-9, 2003
Madison, Wis. * UW Fieldhouse
First-round results
125 - No. 8 seed Bobbe Lowe (MINN) - BYE
133 - No. 1 seed Ryan Lewis (MINN) pinned Tommy Vargas (NW), 2:12
141 - No. 3 seed Derek Phillips (MINN) - BYE
149 - No. 1 seed Jared Lawrence (MINN) pinned Josh Ballard (NW), 4:27
157 - No. 2 seed Luke Becker (MINN) - BYE
165 - No. 3 seed Jacob Volkmann (MINN) maj. dec. Alex LaPointe (IND), 10-0
174 - No. 7 seed Josh McLay (MINN) - BYE
184 - No. 5 seed Pete Friedl (ILL) pinned Matt Nagel (MINN), 4:09
197 - No. 2 seed Damion Hahn (MINN) - BYE
HWT - No. 3 seed Garrett Lowney (MINN) - BYE
Play-by-play
133 - No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. Tommy Vargas (NW)
1st period: Lewis takedown 0:31 (2-0); Lewis pin 2:12
Final: Lewis pinned Vargas, 2:12
149 - No. 1 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. Josh Ballard (NW)
1st period: Lawrence takedown 1:00 (2-0); Lawrence 2 pt nearfall 1:35 (4-0); Ballard stall warning; Advantage time Lawrence 1:59
2nd period: Neutral start; Lawrence takedown 0:19 (6-0); Lawrence pin 1:27
Final: Lawrence pinned Ballard, 4:27
165 - No. 3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. Alex LaPointe (IND)
1st period: Volkmann takedown 1:19 (2-0); Advantage time Volkmann 1:41
2nd period: Neutral start; Volkmann takedown 0:05 (4-0); LaPointe stall warning; Advantage time Volkmann 3:35
3rd period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:10 (5-0); LaPointe stall warning (6-0); Volkmann takedown (8-0); LaPointe stall warning (9-0); Advantage time Volkmann 2:52 (10-0)
Final: Volkmann maj. dec. LaPointe, 10-0
184 - Matt Nagel (MINN) vs. No. 5 Pete Friedl (ILL)
1st period: Friedl takedown 0:16 (0-2); Nagel escape 1:13 (1-2); Advantage time Friedl 0:58
2nd period: Friedl starts down; Friedl reversal 0:37 (1-4); Friedl pin 1:09
Final: Friedl pinned Nagel, 4:09
Quarterfinal results
125 - No. 1 Chris Fleeger (PUR) maj. dec. No. 8 Bobbe Lowe (MINN), 11- 3
133 - No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) pinned No. 8 Rene Hernandez (PUR), 6:49
141 - No. 3 Derek Phillips (MINN) dec. No. 6 Luke Moffitt (IOWA), 7-7 TB
149 - No. 1 Jared Lawrence (MIN) maj. dec. Nate Galloway (PSU), 15- 3
157 - No. 2 Luke Becker (MINN) dec. No. 7 Nate Wachter (PSU), 5-3
165 - No. 3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) maj. dec. No. 6 Jason Erwinski (NW), 11-2
174 - No. 2 Ryan Lange (PUR) dec. No. 7 Josh McLay (MINN), 4-3
197 - No. 2 Damion Hahn (MINN) dec. No. 7 Tyrone Byrd (ILL), 9-3
HWT - No. 3 Garrett Lowney (MINN) dec. No. 6 Justin Staebler (WIS), 4- 2
Play-by-play
125 - No. 8 Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. No. 1 Chris Fleeger (PUR)
1st period: Fleeger takedown 0:26 (0-2); Lowe escape 1:43 (1-2); Advantage time Fleeger 1:20
2nd period: Lowe starts down; Lowe reversal 1:00 (3-2); Fleeger escape (3-3); Fleeger takedown 1:20 (3-5); Advantage time Fleeger 1:48
3rd period: Fleeger starts down; Fleeger escape (3-6); Fleeger takedown (3-8); Fleeger 2 pt nearfall (3-10); Advantage time Fleeger (3-11)
Final: Fleeger maj. dec. Lowe, 11-3
133 - No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. No. 8 Rene Hernandez (PUR)
1st period: Hernandez takedown 0:40 (0-2); Lewis escape 0:58 (1-2); Lewis takedown 1:10 (3-2); Hernandez escape 1:20 (3-3); Lewis takedown 2:10 (5-3); Advantage time Lewis 0:49
2nd period: Lewis starts down; Lewis escape 0:22 (6-3); Lewis takedown 1:00 (8-3); Hernandez stall warning 1:45; Hernandez escape 1:47 (8-4); Advantage time Lewis 1:09
3rd period: Hernandez starts down; Lewis 3 pt near fall (11-4); Lewis pin 1:49
Final: Lewis pinned Hernandez, 6:49
141 - No. 3 Derek Phillips (MINN) vs. No. 6 Luke Moffitt (IOWA)
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Moffitt starts down; Moffitt escape 0:04 (0-1); Moffitt takedown 1:03 (0-3); Phillips reversal 1:23 (2-3); Moffitt reversal (2-5); Moffitt 2 pt nearfall (2-7) ; Phillips reversal (4-7); Advantage time Moffitt 0:10
3rd period: Phillips starts down; Phillips escape 0:17 (5-7); Phillips takedown 1:28 (7-7); Advantage time Phillips 0:40
Overtime: No scoring
Tiebreaker: Moffitt starts down; No scoring
Final: Phillips dec. Moffitt, 7-7 TB
149 - No. 1 Jared Lawrence (MIN) vs. Nate Galloway (PSU)
Play-by-play not available
Final: Lawrence maj. dec. Galloway, 15-3
157 - No. 2 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. No. 7 Nate Wachter (PSU)
1st period: Becker takedown 1:35 (2-0); Wachter escape 2:04 (2-1); Advantage time Becker 0:39
2nd period: Becker starts down; Becker reversal 0:20 (4-1); Wachter escape 0:47 (4-2); Advantage time Becker 0:59
3rd period: Wachter starts down; Wachter escape 0:01 (4-3); Advantage time Becker 1:03 (5-3)
Final: Becker dec. Wachter, 5-3
165 - No. 3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 6 Jason Erwinski (NW)
1st period: Erwinski stall warning
2nd period: Erwinski starts down; Erwinski escape 0:03 (0-1); Erwinski stall warning 0:26 (1-1); Volkmann takedown 0:54 (3-1); Advantage time Volkmann 1:09
3rd period: Volkmann starts down; Erwinski stall warning (4-1); Volkmann escape (5-1); Volkmann takedown 0:51 (7-1); Erwinski escape (7-2); Volkmann takedown (9-2); Erwinski stall warning (10-2); Advantage time Volkmann 2:00 (11-2)
Final: Volkmann maj. dec. Erwinski, 11-2
174 - No. 7 Josh McLay (MINN) vs. No. 2 Ryan Lange (PUR)
1st period: Both stall warning
2nd period: McLay starts down; McLay escape 0:03 (1-0); Both stall warning 1:25 (2-1); Advantage time Lange 0:02
3rd period: Lange starts down; Lange escape 0:03 (2-2); Lange takedown 0:23 (2-4); McLay escape 0:25 (3-4); Advantage time McLay 0:04
Final: Lange dec. McLay, 4-3
197 - No. 2 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. No. 7 Tyrone Byrd (ILL)
1st period: Hahn takedown 1:07 (2-0); Advantage time Hahn 1:53
2nd period: Byrd starts down; Byrd escape 0:47 (2-1); Hahn takedown 1:59 (4-1); Advantage time Hahn 2:40
3rd period: Hahn starts down; Hahn reversal (6-1); Byrd escape 0:45 (6-2); Hahn takedown 0:58 (8-2); Byrd escape 1:01 (8-3); Advantage time Hahn 2:30 (9-3)
Final: Hahn dec. Byrd, 9-3
HWT - No. 3 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. No. 6 Justin Staebler (WIS)
1st period: Staebler stall warning; No scoring
2nd period: Lowney starts down; Lowney escape 0:26 (1-0); Advantage time Staebler 0:26
3rd period: Staebler starts down; Staebler escape 0:02 (1-1); Lowney takedown 0:31 (3-1); Staebler escape (3-2); Staebler stall warning (4- 2); Lowney stall warning; Advantage time Staebler 0:24
Final: Lowney dec. Staebler, 4-2
Semifinal match-ups
133 - No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. No. 4 Josh Moore (PSU)
141 - No. 3 Derek Phillips (MINN) vs. No. 2 Scott Moore (PSU)
149 - No. 1 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. No. 4 Ryan Churella (MICH)
157 - No. 2 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. No. 6 Ryan Bertin (MICH)
165 - No. 3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 7 Mike Kulczycki (MICH)
197 - No. 2 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. No. 6 Kyle Smith (MICH)
HWT - No. 3 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. No. 2 Tommy Rowlands (OSU)
Consolation match-ups
125 - No. 8 Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. Nathan Costello (OSU)
174 - No. 7 Josh McLay (MINN) vs. Andrew Curran (NW)
184 - Matt Nagel (MINN) vs. No. 6 Ben Wissel (PUR)
Team standings after Session I
1. Minnesota 65
2. Iowa 58.5
3. Illinois 54
4. Michigan 52
5. Penn St. 44
6. Ohio St. 41
7. Purdue 40
8. Michigan St. 28
9. Indiana 18
10. Wisconsin 14.5
11. Northwestern 3
