Viking Men's Wrestling Team - Updates
2010 NAIA Central Qualifier Brackets/Results
Missouri Valley College 184 pounds, Chad Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) won the NAIA National Wrestling Championship tonight at the Abe Lemons Arena/Freede Center in Oklahoma City Okla.. Chad defeated Mark Peiffer of Dana College by a 7-6 decision. He becomes the first National Champion since Paul Collum at 141 pound weight class in 2005.Chad is a two-time All-American for the Vikings.
The Notre Dame of Ohio won the championship with 179.5 points, second place went to Southern Oregon, 120 points, Great Falls. is just one and half back in third at 118.5 points, followed by Missouri Valley with 110.5 points and McKendree with 105.5 points to round out the top-five teams.
For more complete results, check the NAIA website.
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Oklahoma City, Okla. (March 6, 2010) - The third, fifth, and seventh-place matches have been completed at the 2010 NAIA National Wrestling Tournament. Missouri Valley College had five wrestlers competing in this round.
At 133 pounds, sophomore Colin Pierce (Kearney, Mo.) defeated Brian Jacob of Southern Oregon University for third place by a 10-2 decision. Colin becomes an All-American for the Vikings with his performance today.
At 141 pounds, senior Eric Graham (Platte City, Mo.) lost a hard fought match against Timothy Mitchem of the University of the Cumberlands in the seventh-place match 4-0. Eric becomes an All-American for the second time in his career for the Vikings.
At 157 pounds, senior Joe Cornejo (Haysville, Kansas)ended the day in fourth place with a difficult match against Tyler Chang of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University losing 5-4. Joe becomes a two-time All-American for the Vikings.
At 184 pounds, sophomore Jesse Alter (Kirksville, Mo.) after a heartbreaking lost in the consolation semi-finals, Jesse bounced back to win against Jordanyl Logan of Grand View University 5-2. Jesse becomes an All-American for the first time as a Viking.
At 197 pounds, junior Charlie Gibbs (Moberly, Mo.) pinned Ronald Lee of Southern Oregon University in forty-one seconds to finish the tournament in seventh place. Charlie becomes an All-American for the Vikings.
The Notre Dame of Ohio holds a 49-point advantage to second place Great Falls (Mont.), 167.5-118.5. Southern Oregon is just six and half back in third at 112.5 points, followed by Missouri Valley with 106.0 points and Dickinson State with 105.5 points to round out the top-five teams.
Tonight, senior Chad Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) will wrestle for a National Championship in the 184 pound weight class. He will face Mark Peiffer of Dana College. Chad will become a two-time All-American for the Vikings.
Notre Dame of Ohio will send four grapplers into the finals. Great Falls and California Baptist will send two. Cambellsville (Ky.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Dana (Neb.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Grand View (Iowa), Lindenwood (Mo.) and Missouri Valley will also be represented in championship bouts.
Saturday night’s Wrestling National Championships will be streamed live via NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV. All 10 individual weight class Championship bouts on March 6 will be available to view starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST. A fee of $7.95 is set to view the Saturday Championship finals event.
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Oklahoma City, Okla. (March 6, 2010) - Missouri Valley College 133 pound Colin Pierce and 157 pound Joe Cornejo advanced this morning into the third place matches later this morning. Colin wrestled Anton Prater of Missouri Baptist University winning a decision 15-0. Joe Cornejo defeated local favorite Nik Turner of Oklahoma City University 11-4.
Valley will have five wrestler still alive in the consolation rounds this morning. Chad Williams at 184 pound weight class will be the lone wrestler for MVC in the NAIA National Championships tonight at the Abe Lemons Arena/Freede Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
Great Falls and California Baptist will have two grapplers in the finals. Cambellsville (Ky.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Dana (Neb.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Grand View (Iowa), Lindenwood (Mo.) and Missouri Valley will also be represented in championship bouts.
Saturday’s session of medal-round matches are now underway with third, fifth and seventh-place matches taking to the mat. Notre Dame, McKendree and Dickinson State each have six grapplers still alive in the consolation bracket, while Missouri Valley has five.
Saturday night’s Wrestling National Championships will be streamed live via NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV. All 10 individual weight class Championship bouts on March 6 will be available to view starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST. A fee of $7.95 is set to view the Saturday Championship finals event.
(Oklahoma City, Okla., March 5) – Missouri Valley College is currently in sixth place at the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament. The Vikings will send only Chad Williams (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) who won on a very close 3-2 decision against Clete Hanson of Simon Frazier to put him into the semi-finals tonight. Nine Viking wrestlers will battle in the consolation bracket to keep their hopes alive.
Here are Session II results:
At 125 pounds, sophomore Paulie Hansen (Turner, Kansas) pinned Bryan Borst of the University of Great Falls in his only match this morning. He will take on Taylor Louie of William Penn University tonight.
At 133 pounds, sophomore Colin Piece (Kearney, Mo.) won his only match this morning with a 10-2 decision over Jeremy Mazon of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He will take on Matt Jacobson of Dana College.
At 141 pounds, senior Eric Graham (Platte City, Mo.) lost a decision in the championship quarterfinals to Kyle Williams of McKendree University by the score of 14-0. He will take on the winner of Jacob Thornton of Missouri Baptist University and Mitch Newcomer of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University tonight in the consolation round.
At 149 pounds, senior Brian Graham (Platte City, Mo.) pinned David Fuller of Waldorf College in the first period. He will take on Adam Kurimshi of Grand View University on the consolation side of the bracket.
At 157 pounds, senior Joe Cornejo (Haysville, Kansas) lost a hard fought 4-2 decision in the championship quarterfinals to Dustin Center of University of the Cumberlands. He will wrestle the winner of Jake Johnson of Lindenwood University and Tim Hammond of Bacone College tonight in the consolation round.
At 165 pounds, junior D.W. Bradshaw (Marshall, Mo.) won his only match in the second session with a 16-1 decision over Matt Mueller of Morningside College. He will take on Preston Brown of California Baptist University tonight.
At 174 pounds, junior Alex McKinney (Marshall, Mo.) was eliminated from the tournament with a 10-3 decision to Joe Pace of Baker University. Alex ended the 2009-2010 season with a record of 22-13.
At 174 pounds, sophomore Jacob Guemsey (Springfield, Mo.) was also eliminated from the tournament with a fall in the third period to Andrew Hairston of Lindsey Wilson College. Jacob ended this season with a 14-12 record.
At 184 pounds, sophomore Jesse Alter(Kirksville, Mo.) was pinned in the first period by Brian Block of Morningside College. Jesse will wrestle the winner of Spencer Adams of Campbellsville University and Casey Finnicum of the University of Sioux Falls tonight in the consolation round.
At 197 pounds, junior Charlie Gibbs (Moberly, Mo.) lost a 12-3 decision in his championship quarterfinal to Nic Leither of Northwestern College. He will wrestle the winner of Justin Rau of Grand View University and Joe Lockett of Morningside College in the consolation side of the bracket.
At 285 pounds, junior Travis Ewart (Riverside, Calif.) won a 8-5 decision over Brad Hughes of Northwestern College. He then advanced in the next round by a default by Willie Wiggins of Lindenwood University. He will wrestle tonight against Jason Lloyd of Yorktown College.
The Championship Semifinals, Consolation 4th Round, All-American Round, and Consolation 5th Round-quarterfinal will begin tonight starting at 6:00 PM .
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Notre Dame (Ohio) Racks Up Bonus Points to Take Early Lead in Oklahoma City
Fifty-nine pins were recorded on first day of action in Abe Lemons Arena
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March 4, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY - Notre Dame (Ohio) pushed 10 wrestlers through the championship bracket to take the early lead with 44 points at the 53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University. Southern Oregon is in second place with 38 points and has eight wrestlers in the championship bracket. Missouri Valley is third (32 points), McKendree (Ill.) is fourth (31 points) and Great Falls (Mont.) is fifth (28 points) to round out the top five teams after the first day of action.
Notre Dame picked up bonus point performances in 13 matches, led by 149-pounder Ashtin Primus. The sophomore notched a major decision and back-to-back falls to provide big points for the Falcons. Of 12 wrestlers taking the mat for Notre Dame, only two fell into the consolation bracket in the first session.
Three-time defending national champion Lindenwood (Mo.) wrapped up the first day in sixth place with 25.5 points. Nine Lions suffered defeat and will have to work back through the consolation bracket, while three wrestlers are still alive in the championship bracket.
Pins were prevalent with 59 sticks registered, including seven in under 60 seconds. Chauncey Phillips of California Baptist recorded the quickest fall of the day by putting Oklahoma City’s Bryce Dicus on his back in 29 seconds at 125 pounds.
Two sessions are slated for Friday, starting with a 10 a.m. round of championship quarterfinals along with preliminary, first, second and third round matches of consolation action. The third session gets underway at 6 p.m. and will feature championship semifinal matches and two rounds of consolation wrestling.
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Preliminary Rounds Completed at NAIA National Tournament in Oklahoma City, OK
Missouri Valley College Results
Preliminary Rounds
125 lb. Weight Class
MVC Paulie Hansen(So., Turner, KS) won by decision over Akmal Adilov of University of Great Falls 9-5.
133 lb. Weight Class
MVC Colin Pierce (So., Kearney, Mo.) pinned Marcus Saylor of Cumberland University 2:22.
141 lb. Weight Class
MVC Eric Graham (Sr., Platte City, Mo.) pinned Matt David of Campbellsville University 2:59.
149 lb. Weight Class
MVC Brian Graham (Sr., Platte City, Mo.) won by decision over Nick Waldrop of Campbellsville University 15-11.
157 lb. Weight Class
MVC Joe Cornejo (Sr., Haysville, Kansas) won by decision over Conor Young of Campbellsville University M 12-1.
165 lb. Weight Class
MVC D.W. Bradshaw (Jr., Marshall, Mo.) won by decision over Kurt Wibert of Lindsey Wilson College 8-2.
174 lb. Weight Class
MVC Jacob Guemsey (So., Springfield, Mo.) pinned Anthony Clay of Jamestown College 3:32.
MVC Alex McKinney (Jr., Marshall, Mo.) won by decision over Andrew Hairston of Lindsey Wilson College 8-5.
197 lb. Weight Class
MVC Charlie Gibbs (Jr., Moberly, Mo.) won by decision over Jon Wilbourne of Dana College M 17-3
285 lb. Weight Class
MVC Travis Ewart (Jr., Riverside, CA) lost in triple overtime to Chas Maloch of McKendree University4-3.
First Round Completion Later Tonight.
53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships Open Today
Oklahoma City University will host the three-day event at Abe Lemons Arena
March 4, 2010
Oklahoma City, OK. - The 53rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships will get underway today at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University. The event will feature three days of action on the mat, capped off with 10 individuals earning national titles on Saturday night and the crowning of a team champion.
Today’s action will get underway at 1 p.m. CST with a single session of championship round preliminary and first round matches. Two sessions will take place on Friday, starting with a 10 a.m. round of championship quarterfinals along with preliminary, first, second and third round matches of consolation action. The third session, starting at 6 p.m. Friday, will feature championship semifinal matches and two rounds of consolation wrestling. Medal matches will get underway at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by the championship finals starting at 6:30 p.m.
The Wrestling National Championships will be streamed live via NeuLion, the parent company of JumpTV. All 10 individual weight class Championship bouts on March 6 will be available to view starting at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST. A fee of $7.95 is set to view the Saturday Championship finals event.
After today’s opening rounds, the results of how your Missouri Valley College Vikings wrestlers will be emailed to you.
It’s a Great Day to be a VIKING.
