University of Minnesota Athletics
WR: Minnesota Captures First Place at the Southern Scuffle
12/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Senior Bobbe Lowe improved to 21-0 with his 3-1 overtime decision at 125 pounds against Joe Kemmerer of UNC-Greensboro. Lowe's 21 straight victories are tied for the 13th-longest streak in school history.
Junior Matt Nagel completed a perfect tournament with his upset in the title match at 165 pounds. Nagel posted a dominating 14-4 major decision against sixth-ranked Nate Yetzer of Edinboro.
Redshirt freshman Roger Kish won his third tournament of the season at 184 pounds. Kish upset eighth-ranked Tyler Baier of Cornell, 7-4, in the title match. The nation's top recruit in 2003, Kish improved to 17-1 on the season.
Second-ranked Cole Konrad survived a two-overtime semifinal match to claim the title at heavyweight. Konrad defeated Michael Faust of Virginia Tech, 5-3, in the semifinals and then earned an 11-4 decision against Tomas Rodriguez of Kent State in the finals.
Redshirt freshman C.P. Schlatter advanced to the finals at 149 pounds in his first action of the season, but he was defeated by second-ranked Dustin Manotti of Cornell in the championship match by the score of 10-2. Fellow freshman Gabriel Dretsch placed second at 174 pounds after dropping an 8-2 decision against Cornell's Joe Mazzurco.
Other placewinners for Minnesota included Matt Koz in third place at 197 pounds, while Mack Reiter and Josh McLay finished in fourth at 125 and 174 pounds, respectively. Andrew Domingues placed fifth at 125 pounds, while Manuel Rivera took sixth at 141 pounds.
The Golden Gophers return to dual meet action next Tuesday when they face Nebraska in Lincoln. The match on Jan. 4 begins at Noon.
Southern Scuffle
Greensboro, N.C.
Dec. 29-30, 2004
Team Scores
1. Minnesota, 169
2. Cornell, 161.5
3. Navy, 97.5
4. Edinboro, 89.5
5. Kent State, 77
6. Virginia Tech, 68.5
7. East Stroudsburg, 56
8. UNC Greensboro, 55
9. North Carolina, 54
10. The Citadel, 49
11. Lock Haven, 41.5
12. Virginia, 39.5
13. Maryland, 31
14. Old Dominion, 23.5
15. Rider, 22.5
16. VMI, 17
17. Appalachian State, 14.5
18. Davidson, 14
19. George Mason, 13
20. Duke, 11.5
21. Garder-Webb, 9
22. Missouri, 3.5
23. N.C. State, 2.5
Golden Gopher Finishers
Bobbe Lowe, 1st, 125 pounds
Matt Nagel, 1st, 165 pounds
Roger Kish, 1st, 184 pounds
Cole Konrad, 1st, HWT
C.P. Schlatter, 2nd, 149 pounds
Gabriel Dretsch, 2nd, 174 pounds
Matt Koz, 3rd, 197 pounds
Mack Reiter, 4th, 133 pounds
Josh McLay, 4th, 174 pounds
Andrew Domingues, 5th, 125 pounds
Manuel Rivera, 6th, 141 pounds
Individual Results
125 - Bobbe Lowe (5-0)
Pigtails - Lowe tech. fall Jonathan Neal (Gardner-Webb), 18-3
Round of 16 - Lowe dec. Patrick Coman (Davidson), 15-8
Qtrs - Lowe maj. dec. Kevin Vinh (Maryland), 17-4
Semis - Lowe dec. Michael Mormile (Cornell), 6-4
Finals - Lowe dec. Joe Kemmerer (UNC-Greensboro), 3-1
125 - Andrew Domingues (5-2)
Pigtails - Domingues tech. fall Drew Carey (Davidson), 23-5
Round of 16 - Domingues dec. Ivan Usztics (Bloomsburg), 7-4
Qtrs - Joe Kemmerer (UNC-Greensboro) dec. Domingues, 2-1 OT
Consolation - Domingues dec. Anthony Burke (Virginia), 8-2
Consolation - Domingues dec. Bobby Shaw (No. Carolina), 3-0
Consolation - Michael Mormile (Cornell) dec. Domingues, 4-3
Fifth Place - Domingues over Ryan Smith (Rider), forfeit
133 - Mack Reiter (4-2)
Pigtails - Reiter pinned Ben Wilmore (UNC-Greensboro), 1:47
Round of 16 - Reiter pinned Ryan McCallum (East Stroudsburg), 3:17
Qtrs - Reiter dec. David Hoffman (Va. Tech), 8-7 OT
Semis - Shawn Bunch (Edinboro) dec. Reiter, 7-5
Consolation - Reiter pinned Ryan McCallum (East Stroudsburg), 3:25
Third Place - David Hoffman (Va. Tech) dec. Reiter, 7-4
141 - Tommy Owen (2-2)
Pigtails - Owen tech. fall Gabriel Ramirez (N.C. State), 16-1
Round of 16 - Owen pinned Paul Bowman (Virginia), 1:46
Qtrs - Charlie Agozzino (Cornell) dec. Owen, 8-4
Consolation - Jordan Leen (Cornell) dec. Owen, 2-0
141 - Manuel Rivera (3-3)
Pigtails - Rivera pinned Jay Carter (VMI), 1:28
Round of 16 - Rivera dec. Kevin Artis (UNC-Greensboro), 5-3
Qtrs - Rivera dec. Donny Ooton (Va. Tech), 4-2
Semis - Nate Gulosh (Navy) dec. Rivera, 7-5
Consolation - Scott Heckman (East Stroudsburg) dec. Rivera, 14-7
Fifth Place - Shanon Slack (Old Dominion) dec. Rivera, 5-3
149 - C.P. Schlatter (4-1)
Pigtails - Schlatter pinned Mike Martinez (Citadel), 4:35
Round of 16 - Schlatter pinned Travis Varner (N.C. State), 0:41
Qtrs - Schlatter maj. dec. Josh Medina (Lock Haven), 15-4
Semis - Schlatter maj. dec. Paul Dunston (Virginia), 13-3
Finals - Dustin Manotti (Cornell) maj. dec. Schlatter, 10-2
157 - Mitch Kuhlman (1-2)
Pigtails - Kuhlman dec. Ed Hutchinson (App. State), 4-2
Round of 16 - Adam Brochetti (Navy) dec. Kuhlman, 7-3
Consolation - Reed Carpenter (Va. Tech) dec. Kuhlman, 8-4
157 - Nik Lentz (3-2)
Pigtails - Lentz maj. dec. Adam James (Maryland), 15-4
Round of 16 - Lentz maj. dec. Brandon Foose (Duke), 15-4
Qtrs - OT Johnson (UNC-Greensboro) dec. Lentz, 5-4
Consolation - Lentz pinned Matt Marquart (Lock Haven), 3:58
Consolation - Seth Martin (Lock Haven) tech. fall Lentz, 17-2
165 - Matt Nagel (5-0)
Pigtails - Nagel maj. dec. Randy Oates (George Mason), 12-2
Round of 16 - Nagel pinned B.J. Mikeska (Lock Haven), 2:14
Qtrs - Nagel maj. dec. Craig Dziewiatkowski (Navy), 14-3
Semis - Nagel pinned Chris Stith (Va. Tech), 1:47
Finals - Nagel maj. dec. Nate Yetzer (Edinboro), 14-4
174 - Gabriel Dretsch (4-1)
Pigtails - Dretsch dec. Cody Rapp (Navy), 5-3
Round of 16 - Dretsch dec. Corey Pendergrass (App. State), 11-5
Qtrs - Dretsch pinned Luke Stauffer (Maryland), 3:59
Semis - Dretsch dec. Aaron Miller (Kent State), 6-5
Finals - Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) dec. Dretsch, 8-2
174 - Josh McLay (4-2)
Pigtails - McLay dec. Ardian Ramadani (Kent State), 9-7
Round of 16 - McLay dec. Nicholas Webster (George Mason), 5-3
Qtrs - McLay dec. John Carr (East Stroudsburg), 3-1 OT
Semis - Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) dec. McLay, 6-3
Consolation - McLay dec. Luke Hogle (Cornell), 3-2
Third Place - Aaron Miller (Kent State) dec. McLay, 3-1
184 - Roger Kish (5-0)
Pigtails - Kish pinned Steve Borja (Virginia Tech), 5:49
Round of 16 - Kish pinned Paul Llamas (No. Carolina), 4:24
Qtrs - Kish over Jim Gibson (Edinboro), forfeit
Semis - Kish dec. Sean McIntosh (Cornell), 3-2
Finals - Kish dec. Tyler Baier (Cornell), 7-4
197 - Matt Koz (6-1)
Pigtails - Koz maj. dec. James March (Cornell), 16-6
Round of 16 - Koz dec. Andrew Adams (Navy), 5-3
Qtrs - Daren Burns (UNC-Greensboro) dec. Koz, 5-2
Consolation - Koz dec. Nick Hiller (Kent State), 10-5
Consolation - Koz dec. Mark Thompson (Duke), 14-8
Consolation - Koz dec. David Dashlell (No. Carolina), 2-1 2OT
Third Place - Koz dec. Andrew Adams (Navy), 9-4
197 - Jon Duncombe (2-2)
Pigtails - Phil Hard (East Stroudsburg) dec. Duncombe, 3-2
Consolation - Duncombe pinned Andrew Jordan (Old Dominion), 3:04
Consolation - Duncombe dec. Konrad Dudziak (Duke), 7-1
Consolation - Andrew Adams (Navy) dec. Duncombe, 5-1
HWT - Cole Konrad (5-0)
Pigtails - Konrad pinned Andrew Leffler (Virginia), 1:28
Round of 16 - Konrad pinned Brett Reed (UNC-Greenzboro), 1:26
Qtrs - Konrad maj. dec. Tyler Shovlin (Cornell), 12-3
Semis - Konrad dec. Michael Faust (Va. Tech), 5-3 2OT
Finals - Konrad dec. Tomas Rodriguez (Kent State), 11-4
