Edgmon had #2 Barksdale beat. Gave up an escape with 1:01 of riding time for Brksdale and could have held the front headlock longer before granting the escape had he been paying more attention to the situation......he was facing the scoreboard when he did it. RT point sent the match to OT and Barksdale got a nice shot to win. We outwrestled him and deserved to win....just a mental mistake kept us from getting it done.

#3 Annon and #1 Dunning was a great match. Annon got the opening TD, followed by a Dunning reversal, followed by an Annon reversal, followed by a Dunning escape. Dunning got a 2nd period escape. 4-4 going in to the 3rd. Dunning is a beast on top and rode James out to get RT and turned James for a 2 point NF. Great match.....we just can't go underneath him next time.

Grater had an early double leg blast that set the tone and was in on a couple other shots that he couldn't finish. Jones and Grater are evenly matched.....1st takedown is huge when they wrestle. A nice win.

Same goes for the Gonzo and Sands match. Tyler found a nice shot early and had solid enough defense to make it the difference against a top notch kid.

Adams is a much better tournament team than dual team, but this was a nice win for the Tigers.

Will be a David vs. Goliath against Omaha, but if we show up we should be fine against Central Mo and Truman. We didn't show up the last time we went to Warrensburg, so hopefully they will do better this time.

UNO is carrying the MIAA duals...FHSU and UNO right now at www.omavs.com

http://www.ucmo.edu/athletics/wrestling/08-09results/MIAA_duals.pdf

No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha 34, No. 19 Fort Hays State 6
125 – Matt Rein (UNO) dec. Tommy Edgmon (FHSU) 4-3, UNO 3-0
133 – Cody Garcia (UNO) wbf Travis Kuhn (FHSU) 1:42, UNO 9-0
141 – Mario Morgan (UNO) dec. James Annon (FHSU) 5-3, UNO 12-0
149 – Esai Dominguez (UNO) dec. Levi Younkin (FHSU) 9-4, UNO 15-0
157 – Todd Meneely (UNO) dec. Danny Grater (FHSU) 8-7, UNO 18-0
165 – Aaron Denson (UNO) dec. Troy Lussenhop (FHSU) 8-2, UNO 21-0
174 – Ross Taplin (UNO) wbf Shawn Kuhlman (FHSU) 2:40, UNO 27-0
184 – Brent Pankoke (UNO) maj. dec. Tyler Gonzales (FHSU) 10-1, UNO 31-0
197 – Ben Evans (FHSU) wins by FORFEIT, UNO 31-6
285 – Tony Lewis (UNO) dec. Justin Glenn (FHSU) 5-1, UNO 34-6

Round 2
No. 18 Central Missouri 18, No. 19 Fort Hays State 15
125 – Tommy Edgmon (FHSU) dec. Byron Clark (UCM) 3-1 SV, FHSU 3-0
133 – Grant Baker (UCM) wbf Travis Kuhn (FHSU) 1:16, UCM 6-3
141 – James Annon (FHSU) dec. Cory Bloodgood (UCM) 6-4 SV, 6-6
149 – Levi Younkin (FHSU) dec. Will Forrest (UCM) 4-2, FHSU 9-6
157 – Denis Ryzhov (UCM) dec. Danny Grater (FHSU) 8-6, 9-9
165 – Andrew Hicklin (UCM) dec. Troy Lussenhop (FHSU) 9-4, UCM 12-9
174 – Shawn Kuhlman (FHSU) dec. Conor Fitzgerald (UCM) 4-0, 12-12
184 – Travis Barbarick (UCM) dec. Tyler Gonzales (FHSU) 4-3, UCM 15-12
197 – Ben Evans (FHSU) dec. Cole Miller (UCM) 5-1, 15-15
285 – Cody Beck (UCM) dec. Justin Glenn (FHSU) 3-2, UCM 18-15

No. 19 Fort Hays State 37, Truman State 9
125 – Dustin Dooley (FHSU) dec. Jeremy Minter (TSU) 5-2, FHSU 3-0
133 – Travis Kuhn (FHSU) wbf James Crone (TSU) 6 :20, FHSU 9-0
141 – James Annon (FHSU) wins by FORFEIT, FHSU 15-0
149 – Dylan Loyd (FHSU) maj. dec. Vince Vitatoe (TSU) 10-0, FHSU 19-0
157 – Casey Hudson (FHSU) dec. Chadd Griesemer (TSU) 7-1, FHSU 22-0
165 – Troy Lussenhop (FHSU) wbf Andrew Isbell (TSU) 1:30, FHSU 28-0
174 – Shawn Kuhlman (FHSU) dec. Dean Schultz (TSU) 6-4, FHSU 31-0
184 – Chad Kurvoski (TSU) wbf Aaron Berscheidt (FHSU) 5:37, FHSU 31-6
197 – Ben Evans (FHSU) wbf Thomas Redmon (TSU) 0:40, FHSU 37-6
285 – Loyde Braidlow (TSU) dec. Justin Glenn (FHSU) 3-1, FHSU 37-9


The Tigers had a tough day. They lost so many tight matches. Edgemon is wrestling more open. He won the match against Rein...the officials just ignored the last 10 seconds of action. It wouldn't have made a difference in the end result of the dual. UNO is ranked #1 for a reason. Hays battled right there with them in a lot of matches. Annon was controlling Morgan 3-0 and got caught with a headlock at the end of the match. Younkin battled with a very tough Dominguez. Grater wrestled probably the best wrestler in DII's (Two-time champ Menelly)to an 8-7 match. Lussenhop battled as well...Glen is a young heavy that I think could really turn into something. He hung in there with Lewis.

I didn't see any of the Central Missouri dual but I heard there were some heartbreakers in the loss to Central Missouri as well. Edgemon SV loss, Grater got tossed by a European wrestler he was otherwise handling. Gonzales and Glenn both lost by one. If they had won any of those matches they would have won the dual.

I think a really positive thing out of some of these recent matches is the guys appear to be opening up and wrestling more wide open...that's how you bring home the AA honors.

NEW DIV. II RANKINGS

Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 150 2nd
3. Minnesota State-Mankato 146 3rd
4. Western State (Colo.) 133 5th
5. Nebraska-Kearney 130 4th
6. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 118 7th
7. Central Oklahoma 115 6th
8. Wisconsin-Parkside 101 8th
9. Upper Iowa 86 10th
10. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 85 12th
11. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 84 11th
12. Adams State (Colo.) 76 9th
13. Augustana (S.D.) 63 13th
14. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 37 19th
15. Chadron State (Neb.) 35 14th
16. Central Missouri 33 18th
17. Gannon (Pa.) 32 NR
18. Findlay (Ohio) 28 15th
19. Kutztown (Pa.) 24 16th
20. Ashland (Ohio) 16 17th

Others receiving votes: Anderson (S.C.), Minnesota State-Moorhead, San Francisco State (Calif.), Shippensburg (Pa.), West Liberty State. (W. Va.)

NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
1. Curtis Schurkamp, San Francisco State
2. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
3. Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)
4. Tim Elliott, Central Oklahoma
5. Eddie Lopez, Western State (Colo.)
6. Devlon Webb, Chadron State (Neb.)
7. Cody Zimmerman, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. C.J. Hamilton, Anderson (S.C.)

133 Pounds
1. Joe Kemmerer, Kutztown (Pa.)
2. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Marques Bravo, Western State (Colo.)
5. Trevor Franklin, Upper Iowa
6. Andrew Young, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Grant Baker, Central Missouri
8. Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney

141 Pounds
1. Raymond Dunning, Adams State (Colo.)
2. John Putman, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Mario Morgan, Nebraska-Omaha
4. James Annon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
6. Matt Irwin, Indianapolis (Ind.)
7. A.J. Milanak, Gannon (Pa.)
8. Jimmy Savala, Chadron State (Neb.)

149 Pounds
1. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Tommy Abbott, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Ryan Etherton, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Latra Collick, Newberry (S.C.)
6. Luke Elmore, Central Oklahoma
7. Nick DiCarlo, Anderson (S.C.)
8. Mike Long, Augustana (S.D.)

157 Pounds
1. Todd Meneely, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Noomis Jones, Adams State (Colo.)
3. Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)
4. Danny Grater, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Mitch Smith, West Liberty State (W.Va.)
6. Travis Elg, Minnesota State-Mankato
7. John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Sean Byrnes, Newberry (S.C.)

165 Pounds
1. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Corey VanGroll, Wisconsin-Parkside
5, Mikey Morgan, Central Oklahoma
6. Tyler Tubbs, Minnesota State-Moorhead
7. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Andrew Hicklin, Central Missouri

174 Pounds
1. Ross Taplin, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Tommy McCarty, Central Oklahoma
3. Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
4. Brett Hunter, Chadron State (Neb.)
5. Larry Wilbanks, Western State (Colo.)
6. Jesse Feinsod, New Mexico Highlands
7. Justin Ferguson, Ashland (Ohio)
8. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa

184 Pounds
1. Brent Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Brad Padgett, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. Hiram Smith, Findlay (Ohio)
4. Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
5. Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
6. Tyler Johnson, Southwest Minnesota
7. Nick Henning, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Tyler Gonzales, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

197 Pounds
1. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
2. Josh Majerus, Chadron State (Neb.)
3. Josh Ohl, Ashland (Ohio)
4. Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
6. Pat Mahan, Minnesota State-Mankato
7. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Matt Farrell, Nebraska-Kearney

285 Pounds
1. Cy Wainwright, Newberry (S.C.)
2. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Tony Lewis, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
5. Cody Beck, Central Missouri
6. Trey Moss, Limestone (S.C.)
7. Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
8. Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)

The #14 ranked Tigers knocked off #13 Augustana tonight. I think it was 35-7. They lost to #5 UNK after that. They won three matches against the Lopers...Edgemon, Annon, and Grater.

Who did they end of wrestling and beating? Wouldn't think Elliot would get beat by Edgemon this late into the year.

February 20th, 2009 ** Cushing Coliseum ** Kearney, Neb.
No. 14 Fort Hays State 32, No. 13 Augustana 7
125 lbs. Tommy Edgmon, Hays maj. dec. Al Meger (11-3)
133 lbs. Jason Jeremiason, Augie dec. Travis Kuhn (8-2)
141 lbs. # 4 James Annon, Hays dec. Jay Sherer (11-6)
149 lbs. Levi Younkin, Hays dec. # 8 Mike Long (5-3)
157 lbs. # 4 Danny Grater, Hays maj. dec. Kyle Svendsen (11-3)
165 lbs. Troy Lussenhop, Hays pins Marcus Edgington (1:18)
174 lbs. Shawn Kuhlman, Hays dec. Brian Schulz (8-3)
184 lbs. # 8 Tyler Gonzales, Hays dec. # 7 Nick Henning (5-4)
197 lbs. # 7 Ty Copsey, Augie maj. dec. Ben Evans (8-0)
285 lbs. Justin Glenn, Hays wins by forfeit

February 20th, 2009 ** Cushing Coliseum ** Kearney, Neb.
No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney 26, No. 14 Fort Hays State 9
125 lbs. Tommy Edgmon, Hays dec. Michael Abril (4-1)
133 lbs. # 8 Joey Morrison, UNK pins Dustin Dooley (1:41)
141 lbs. # 4 James Annon, Hays dec. Cody Lambotte (6-2)
149 lbs. Islam Abitov, UNK dec. Levi Younkin (6-5)
157 lbs. # 4 Danny Grater, Hays dec. Keenan McCurdy (8-2)
165 lbs. # 3 Taylor May, UNK dec. Troy Lussenhop (6-3)
174 lbs. # 3 Marty Usman, UNK maj. dec. Shawn Kuhlman (11-0)
184 lbs. Paul Sutton, UNK dec. # 8 Tyler Gonzales (5-2)
197 lbs. # 8 Matt Farrell, UNK maj. dec. Ben Evans (11-3)
285 lbs. Derek Ross, UNK dec. Justin Glenn (3-2)

Elliott and Edgmon did not wrestle.

I don't know why I posted that. Tim Elliot wrestles for UCO not UNK. Darn acronyms.

[quote=RichardDSalyer
141 lbs. # 4 James Annon, Hays dec. Cody Lambotte (6-2)
quote]

How old is Lambotte, I thought he graduated from high school in 2003? This would make his sixth year removed, must have layed out.

I don't think Edgemon matches up the best with Elliott (even though he is at UCO)...but Edgemon is turning it up lately. He is very capable of bringing home AA honors for the Tigers. He should have beat the #2 kid (see above) he just pulled a bone head and cut him with a 1:01 disadvantage on riding time. He's right there.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- February 20, 2009 -- The 2009 RMAC/NCAA West Regional Wrestling Finals will be broadcast live on the B2 Networks.

Coverage is set to begin on Saturday, February 28 at 7:15 p.m. (CST) with the parade of champions. That will be followed by the ten weight class championship matches, and the awards ceremonies.

RMAC Associate Commissioner Sandee Mott and former UNK wrestler Frank Kuchera will broadcast the event. Mott can be heard as co-host of the "This Week in the RMAC" radio show, and has served as a commentator for several RMAC championship events. Kuchera was the 2003 NCAA Division II National Champion in the 174-pound weight class. He also finished third in the nation in the 2002 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.

The link to watch the championships is scheduled for:

http://www.b2cabletv.com/channels.asp?networksid=21&channelsid=104

Since this is an NCAA Championship event, it will be offered at no cost to viewers.

lambotte granted medical hardship. didnt sit out spent 2 years @ labette. redshirt @ unk. injured last season, granted just a semester of eligability. i see hes been splitting time with baker, anyone know whos going to the qualifier?

At the M.I.A.A. duals FHSU didn't do so well. They lost 2 of the 3 duals... Matt Rein created an upset at 125.against Tommy Edgmon. Rein lost to Dooley who is under Edgmon at FHSU at the Brand open in Omaha. FHSU lost to UNO and Centra Iowa...They eat Truman State.

I heard FHSU has grater in the finals and 8 in the consolation semi finals at regionals....

any live links out there ike?

RMAC Wrestling Championships

RMAC/West Regional Championships

RMAC/West Regional Championships
Team Standings
Plc Score School CH WB 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 115.5 Western State College
2 102.0 Adams State College
3 100.0 Univ. Neb.-Kearney
4 79.5 Ft. Hays State Univ.
5 76.0 San Francisco State University
6 62.5 Chadron State Col
7 54.5 Mesa State College
8 51.0 New Mexico Highlands Univ.
9 42.0 Colorado School of Mines
10 26.5 Colorado State Univ.-Pueblo
11 23.0 Grand Canyon University
Kreider PC Tournaments, LLC - InTournament
Official Bracketing System of the NWCA

RMAC/West Regional Championships - Brackets

Championship FinalsBrackets!

Fort Hays State Place Winners

125 lbs.
Third
Tommy Edgmon (Goddard High School)

141 lbs.
Fifth
James Annon (Norton High School)

149 lbs.
Sixth
Levi Younkin (Oakley High School)

157 lbs.
Second
Danny Grater (Clay Center Community High School)

165 lbs.
Third
Troy Lussenhop (Loveland, Colo. High School

174 lbs.
Sixth
Shawn Kuhlman (Oakley High School)

184 lbs.
Fourth
Tyler Gonzales (Topeka Shawnee Heights)

197 lbs.
Sixth
Ben Evans (Hutchinson High School)

Five Tiger Wrestlers Qualify For Nationals

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed at the RMAC Championships/NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday (Feb. 28) in Kearney, Neb. The Tigers finished fourth in the team standings, and had five individuals qualify for the national tournament. Those wrestlers include Danny Grater (157), Tommy Edgmon (125), Troy Lussenhop (165), James Annon (141) and Tyler Gonzales (184).
Grater was the only Tiger to reach the championship match of his respective weight class. He lost to Noomis Jones in the first tiebreaker period of overtime by a 2-1 decision, placing second at 157 pounds. Grater defeated Phil Bullington of Chadron State, Travis Wokasch of Colorado Mines, and Kennen Funk of Colorado State-Pueblo to reach the finals. Grater will make his third appearance at the national tournament for FHSU.

Tommy Edgmon placed third at 125 pounds. After losing to Curtis Schurkamp of San Francisco State in the semifinals, he defeated Michael Abril of Nebraska-Kearney and Devlon Webb of Chadron State to win the consolation side of the bracket.

Troy Lussenhop was also a third place finisher for FHSU, coming at 165 pounds. After losing to Skye Wells of Western State in the semifinals, he defeated Cole Johnson of Mesa State and Jordan Larsen of Colorado Mines to win the consolation side.

James Annon needed a little bit of luck to qualify for nationals at 141 pounds. In the brackets, Annon finished fifth, but was able to take the fourth and final qualifying spot for nationals since he had defeated the fourth place finisher earlier in the tournament. He suffered two consecutive losses by 3-2 decisions, which put him in the fifth-place match. He defeated Daren Hockett of Western State earlier in the tournament, which gave him the nod. It will be Annon’s third appearance at nationals, as he was FHSU’s only All-American last year with a fifth-place finish.

Tyler Gonzales finished fourth in the brackets at 184 pounds. He was challenged in a true fourth-place match by fifth-place finisher Ty Brown of Chadron State, but defeated Brown by a 9-6 decision to secure his spot at nationals. It will be the third appearance in the national tournament for Gonzales, after qualifying at 197 pounds the two previous years.

Western State won the event as a team, followed by Adams State and Nebraska-Kearney.

The NCAA Division II Championships are being held in Houston, Texas this year. The event is set for March 13-14.

A few side notes:

125: There was 4 returning All-Americans in this weight. Edgmon wrestled a great tournament, and is coming on at the right time. A 2-time AA is staying home.

141: Annon did not wrestle his best tournament, but a #1 seed from another regional better watch out.

157: Grater wrestled a solid tournament, but dropped a 2-1 2OT decision in the finals. He controlled the match, but couldn't find an offensive score.

165: I felt Lussenhop should have made the finals, but dropped a close one in the semis. He wrestled tough out the back door to take 3rd.

184: Tyler is a veteran now at the national tournament. Another weight where a #1 seed better watch out.