Gophers in First Place After Day One of Southern Scuffle

The second-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team leads after the first day of competition at the 2006 Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C.

Minnesota collected a total of 59.5 points and holds a small lead over Edinboro, who sits in second with 53.5 total points. Cornell (52), Missouri (50.5) and Cal St.-Bakersfield (42.5) round out the top five.

Individually, top-ranked heavyweight Cole Konrad has dominated the competition thus far, collecting pins in each of his first three matches. He has yet to see the third period in any bout.

Three other Gophers also scored bonus points in each of their matches on Friday. No. 9 Jayson Ness had two pins and one tech fall on the day, while fifth-ranked Manuel Rivera began with a pin and two major decisions. After a first-round bye, second-ranked Roger Kish had a tech fall and a pin on the first day of competition.

Also advancing to the quarterfinals for Minnesota were top-ranked Dustin Schlatter, true freshman Scott Glasser and No. 8 Gabriel Dretsch, who all remain unbeaten through day one. Still alive in wrestle-backs are Mike Thorn, Tyler Safratowich, Jeremy Larson and Justin Bronson.

For complete team standings and weight-by-weight results, click on the appropriate links above.

Tomorrow’s action will get underway at 8:00 a.m. Live team standings and weight-by-weight results will again be available here on Gophersports.com or through SouthernScuffle.com. Fans can also still purchase a live webcast for $9.95 through the UNC-Greensboro website.

Saturday’s Schedule
  7:00 a.m. - Weigh-ins & Skin check
  8:00 a.m. - Quarterfinals & Fourth Round Wrestle-backs
  9:30 a.m. - Fifth Round Wrestle-backs
10:30 a.m. - Semifinals & Sixth Round Wrestle-backs
12:00 p.m. - Seventh Round Wrestle-backs
  1:00 p.m. - Medal Rounds (3rd - 8th)
  5:30 p.m. - Championship Finals

All times Central

Team Standings Through Day 1
1. Minnesota (59.5 pts)
2. Edinboro (53.5 pts)
3. Cornell (52 pts)
4. Missouri (50.5 pts)
5. Cal St.-Bakersfield (42.5 pts)

Minnesota Individual Results Through Day 1

125 – Jayson Ness (3-0)
First Round – Ness pinned Tyler Sim (The Citadel), 4:55
Second Round – Ness tech fall Jeff Oldham (Maryland), 21-6
Third Round – Ness pinned Alex Ustics (Navy), 5:36
Quarterfinals – Ness vs. Shawn Cordell (UT-Chattanooga)

133 – Mike Thorn (2-1)
Second Round – Thorn major dec. Matt Swallow (East Stroudsberg), 16-4
Third Round – #2 Matt Keller (UT-Chattanooga) maj. dec. Thorn, 11-2
Consolation – Thorn dec. John Cardenas (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 12-6
Consolation – Thorn vs. Thomas Kimball (Cal St.-Bakersfield)

141 – Manuel Rivera (3-0)
First Round – Rivera pinned Jeremy Depoy (Kent State), 4:25
Second Round – Rivera major dec. Matthew Schumm (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 11-1
Third Round – Rivera maj. dec. Mark Nicely (UT-Chattanooga), 13-5
Quarterfinals – Rivera vs. Matthew Ciasulli (Lehigh)

149 – Dustin Schlatter (2-0)
Second Round – Schlatter dec. Jason McGee (Kent State), 7-1
Third Round – Schlatter maj. dec. Kaylen Baxter (Old Dominion), 15-4
Quarterfinals – Schlatter vs. Lance Palmer (Ohio State)

157- Tyler Safratowich (2-1)
Second Round – Safratowich pinned Nick Beuter (Boise State), 6:40
Third Round – #7 Matt Hill (Edinboro) dec. Safratowich, 3-2
Consolation – Safratowich pinned John Foley (Edinboro), 3:50
Consolation – Safratowich vs. Jake Yost (UT-Chattanooga)

165 – Jeremy Larson (2-1)
First Round – Larson pinned Sam Sirota (Binghamton), 4:46
Second Round – Larson dec. Mark Ring (UNC Greensboro), 8-4
Third Round – #13 Keegan Mueller (North Carolina) dec. Larson, 5-2
Consolation – Larson dec. Tim Sayers (UT-Chattanooga), 11-7
Consolation – Larson vs. Obie Simpson (N.C. State)

165 – Scott Glasser (2-0)
Second Round – Glasser maj. dec. Leif Ruschmeyer (East Stroudsberg), 14-1
Third Round – Glasser over Robert Johnston (Navy), default
Quarterfinals – Glasser vs. #8 Deonte Penn (Edinboro)

174 – Gabriel Dretsch (3-0)
First Round – Dretsch maj. dec. Jeremy Cannon (UNC Greensboro), 13-1
Second Round – Dretsch over Josh Patterson (Binghamton), default
Third Round – Dretsch dec. Nate Lee (Boise State), 4-2
Quarterfinals – Dretsch vs. Luke Hogle (Cornell)

184 – Roger Kish (2-0)
Second Round – Kish tech fall Ben Hepburn (Lock Haven), 21-4 (3:34)
Third Round – Kish pinned Josh Edmonson (UT-Chattanooga), 2:48
Quarterfinals – Kish vs. David Craig (Lehigh)

184 – Chris McPhail (1-2)
Second Round – Tom Kocher (Lock Haven) dec. McPhail, 13-7
Consolation – McPhail tech fall Calvin Cardillo (Virginia), 18-0 (7:00)
Consolation – Josh Edmonson (UT-Chattanooga) dec. McPhail, 9-4

197 – Yura Malamura (1-2)
Second Round – Malamura dec. Jim Gibson (Edinboro), 4-3
Third Round – #19 Hudson Taylor (Maryland) dec. Malamura, 8-3
Consolation – Josh Carroll (Appalachian State) dec. Malamura, 4-2

197 – Justin Bronson (2-1)
Second Round – #6 J.D. Bergman (Ohio State) pinned Bronson, 2:40
Consolation – Bronson dec. Tyler Moyer (Navy), 4-3
Consolation – Bronson dec. Carl Landers (Cornell), 4-0
Consolation – Bronson vs. David Mendoza (Old Dominion)

Hwt – Cole Konrad (3-0)
First Round – Konrad pinned Mike Patterson (Binghamton), 4:32
Second Round – Konrad pinned Eric Parker (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 3:42
Third Round – Konrad pinned Scott Steele (Navy), 3:45
Quarterfinals – Konrad vs. Jermail Porter (Kent State)

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