University of Minnesota Athletics
2008 NCAA Championship Results - Minnesota
3/21/2008 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Complete 2008 NCAA Championship Results (St. Louis, Mo.)
125 No. 2 Jayson Ness, Second Seed
First Round: Ness pinned Marcos Orozco (UC Davis), 1:17
Second Round: Ness maj. dec. Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 9-0
Quarterfinals: Ness pinned #10 James Nicholson (Old Dominion), 4:04
Semifinal: Ness dec. Paul Donahue (Nebraska), 4-3
Final: #1 Angel Escobedo (Indina) dec. Ness, 10-3
ALL-AMERICAN: Ness places second at 125 pounds with 4-1 record
133 No. 8 Mack Reiter, Eighth Seed
First Round: Reiter pinned Jeffery Schell (Brown), 2:13
Second Round: Reiter maj. dec. Conor Beebe, 15-6
Quarterfinals: #1 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) dec. Reiter, 5-3
Consolation: Reiter dec. #10 Patrick Castillo (Northern Illinois), 6-5
Consolation: Reiter dec. #5 Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State), 4-2
Consolation Semifinals: #2 James Kennedy (Illinois) dec. Reiter, 4-0
Fifth Place: Reiter dec. #7 Mike Grey (Cornell), 10-7
ALL-AMERICAN - Reiter places fifth at 133 pounds (5-2 record)
141 No. 5 Manuel Rivera, Fifth Seed
First Round: Rivera tech fall Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro), 16-0 (4:44)
Second Round: Rivera dec. #12 Garrett Scott (Penn State), 8-5
Quarterfinals: #4 Nathan Morgan (Oklahoma State) dec. Rivera, 8-1
Consolation: Rivera maj. dec. Chris Drouin (Arizona State), 12-1
Consolation: #9 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) dec. Rivera, 8-2
Seventh Place: Rivera pinned #10 Cody Cleveland (UT-Chattanooga), 3:46
ALL-AMERICAN: Rivera places seventh at 141 pounds (4-2 record)
149 No. 2 Dustin Schlatter, Second Seed
First Round: Schlatter dec. Adam Hall (Boise State), 5-3
Second Round: Schlatter dec. Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 6-2
Quarterfinals: #7 Darrion Caldwell (N.C. State) dec. Schlatter, 4-1
Consolation: Schlatter dec. #8 Jake Patacsil (Purdue), 4-1
Consolation: #3 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) dec. Schlatter, 3-2 TB2
Seventh Place: Schlatter dec. #9 Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 3-2 TB2
ALL-AMERICAN: Schlatter places seventh at 149 pounds (4-2 record)
157 No. 5 C.P. Schlatter, Fifth Seed
First Round: Schlatter dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa), 4-2
Second Round: #12 Josh Zupancic (Stanford) dec. Schlatter, 5-4
Consolation: Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Schlatter, 4-0
Schlatter eliminated (1-2 record)
174 No. 8 Gabriel Dretsch, Eighth Seed
First Round: Nathan Lee (Boise State) dec. Dretsch, 3-1 SV1
Consolation: Dretsch dec. Scott Giffin (Penn), 5-3
Consolation: Dretsch maj. dec. Mike Letts (Maryland), 10-2
Consolation: Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa) dec. Dretsch, 10-6
Dretsch eliminated (2-2 record)
184 No. 8 Roger Kish, Eighth Seed
First Round: Kish dec. Josh Edmundson (UT-Chattanooga), 6-3
Second Round: Kish dec. A.J. Kissel (Purdue), 4-0
Quarterfinals: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. Kish, 2-0
Consolation: #10 Kirk Smith (Boise State) dec. Kish, 8-2
Kish eliminated (2-3 record)
197 Justin Bronson, Unseeded
Pigtails: Richard Stark (Army) dec. Bronson, 5-2 SV2
Consolation: Jared Villers (West Virginia) maj. dec. Bronson, 12-4
Bronson eliminated (0-2 record)
Hwt Ben Berhow, Unseeded
First Round: #9 Jermail Porter (Kent State) dec, Berhow, 8-6
Consolation: Berhow dec. Nathan Thobaben (Army), 10-7
Consolation: Dustin Rogers (West Virginia) dec. Berhow, 7-4
Berhow eliminated (1-2 record)
125 No. 2 Jayson Ness, Second Seed
First Round: Ness pinned Marcos Orozco (UC Davis), 1:17
Second Round: Ness maj. dec. Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 9-0
Quarterfinals: Ness pinned #10 James Nicholson (Old Dominion), 4:04
Semifinal: Ness dec. Paul Donahue (Nebraska), 4-3
Final: #1 Angel Escobedo (Indina) dec. Ness, 10-3
ALL-AMERICAN: Ness places second at 125 pounds with 4-1 record
133 No. 8 Mack Reiter, Eighth Seed
First Round: Reiter pinned Jeffery Schell (Brown), 2:13
Second Round: Reiter maj. dec. Conor Beebe, 15-6
Quarterfinals: #1 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) dec. Reiter, 5-3
Consolation: Reiter dec. #10 Patrick Castillo (Northern Illinois), 6-5
Consolation: Reiter dec. #5 Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State), 4-2
Consolation Semifinals: #2 James Kennedy (Illinois) dec. Reiter, 4-0
Fifth Place: Reiter dec. #7 Mike Grey (Cornell), 10-7
ALL-AMERICAN - Reiter places fifth at 133 pounds (5-2 record)
141 No. 5 Manuel Rivera, Fifth Seed
First Round: Rivera tech fall Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro), 16-0 (4:44)
Second Round: Rivera dec. #12 Garrett Scott (Penn State), 8-5
Quarterfinals: #4 Nathan Morgan (Oklahoma State) dec. Rivera, 8-1
Consolation: Rivera maj. dec. Chris Drouin (Arizona State), 12-1
Consolation: #9 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) dec. Rivera, 8-2
Seventh Place: Rivera pinned #10 Cody Cleveland (UT-Chattanooga), 3:46
ALL-AMERICAN: Rivera places seventh at 141 pounds (4-2 record)
149 No. 2 Dustin Schlatter, Second Seed
First Round: Schlatter dec. Adam Hall (Boise State), 5-3
Second Round: Schlatter dec. Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 6-2
Quarterfinals: #7 Darrion Caldwell (N.C. State) dec. Schlatter, 4-1
Consolation: Schlatter dec. #8 Jake Patacsil (Purdue), 4-1
Consolation: #3 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) dec. Schlatter, 3-2 TB2
Seventh Place: Schlatter dec. #9 Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 3-2 TB2
ALL-AMERICAN: Schlatter places seventh at 149 pounds (4-2 record)
157 No. 5 C.P. Schlatter, Fifth Seed
First Round: Schlatter dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa), 4-2
Second Round: #12 Josh Zupancic (Stanford) dec. Schlatter, 5-4
Consolation: Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Schlatter, 4-0
Schlatter eliminated (1-2 record)
174 No. 8 Gabriel Dretsch, Eighth Seed
First Round: Nathan Lee (Boise State) dec. Dretsch, 3-1 SV1
Consolation: Dretsch dec. Scott Giffin (Penn), 5-3
Consolation: Dretsch maj. dec. Mike Letts (Maryland), 10-2
Consolation: Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa) dec. Dretsch, 10-6
Dretsch eliminated (2-2 record)
184 No. 8 Roger Kish, Eighth Seed
First Round: Kish dec. Josh Edmundson (UT-Chattanooga), 6-3
Second Round: Kish dec. A.J. Kissel (Purdue), 4-0
Quarterfinals: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. Kish, 2-0
Consolation: #10 Kirk Smith (Boise State) dec. Kish, 8-2
Kish eliminated (2-3 record)
197 Justin Bronson, Unseeded
Pigtails: Richard Stark (Army) dec. Bronson, 5-2 SV2
Consolation: Jared Villers (West Virginia) maj. dec. Bronson, 12-4
Bronson eliminated (0-2 record)
Hwt Ben Berhow, Unseeded
First Round: #9 Jermail Porter (Kent State) dec, Berhow, 8-6
Consolation: Berhow dec. Nathan Thobaben (Army), 10-7
Consolation: Dustin Rogers (West Virginia) dec. Berhow, 7-4
Berhow eliminated (1-2 record)
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