Final Midlands Wrestling Championships Results
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
December 30, 1998
1998 Midlands Wrestling Championships Final Results
125 Pounds
1st Place - Jody Strittmatter (Pitt-Johnstown) d. Steve Doerrer (Illinois) 10-3
3rd Place - Tim Dernlan (Wildcat WC) d. Matt Azevedo (Arizona State) 7-1
5th Place - Justin Bravo (Penn) d. Tom Combes (Eastern Illinois) 9-4
7th Place - Kenny Cox (Oregon) d. Davon Gray (Central Michigan) medical forfeit
133 Pounds
1st Place - Pat McNamara (Michigan State) d. Eric Juergens (Iowa) 6-4
3rd Place - Jay Vesperman (Central Michigan) d. Bart Golyer (Minnesota) 3-0
5th Place - Roman Fleszar (Hofstra) d. Cody Sanderson (Iowa State) medical forfeit
7th Place - John Strittmatter (Pitt-Johnstown) d. Jason Nushbaum (Michigan State) 9-5
141 Pounds
1st Place - Chris Marshall (Unattached) d. Shawn Ford (Sunkist Kids WC) 5-3 (OT)
3rd Place - Dwight Hinson (Cyclone WC) d. Doug Schwab (Iowa) 3-2
5th Place - Florian Ghinea (Montclair St.) d. Mark Angle (Clarion) medical forfeit
7th Place - Scott Schatzman (Northwestern) d. Mike Zadick (Iowa) 11-1
149 Pounds
1st Place - T.J. Williams (Iowa) d. Cole Sanderson (Iowa State) 4-2
3rd Place - Adam Tirapelle (Illinois) d. Dave Esposito (NYAC) 9-7 (OT)
5th Place - Shawn Bradley (Cornell) pinned Quinn Foster (Arizona State) 1:51
7th Place - Greg Mayer (C.Michigan) d. Stan Spoor (Clarion) 3-0
157 Pounds
1st Place - Casey Cunningham (C.Michigan) d. Alan Fried (Sunkist Kids WC) 7-6
3rd Place - Jason Ramstetter (Dave Schultz WC) d. Clint Musser (Penn State) 3-2
5th Place - Yoshi Nakamura (Penn) d. Jeff McGinniss (Hawkeye WC) medical forfeit
7th Place - Alex Coriano (Wildcat WC) d. Chris Ayres (Lehigh) 9-6
165 Pounds
1st Place - Joe Heskett (Iowa State) d. Chad Liott (Rider) 5-1
3rd Place - Mark Samples (Edinboro) d. Andy Varner (CSU-Bakersfield) 1-0
5th Place - Sean Morgan (Oregon) d. Tod Surmon (Dave Schultz WC) medical forfeit
7th Place - Chris Snyder (C.Michigan) d. Sean Severin (Cornell) 5-3
174 Pounds
1st Place - Joe Williams (Hawkeye WC) d. Matt Hughes (Wildcat WC) 3-2
3rd Place - Leo Giel (Rider) d. William Hill (Michigan State) 4-2 (OT)
5th Place - Nick Mengerink (Pittsburgh) d. Joe Tucceri (Cornell) 7-0
7th Place - Mark Bybee (Northwestern) d. Josh Koscheck (Edinboro) 6-2
184 Pounds
1st Place - Cael Sanderson (Iowa State) d. John Van Doren (Lehigh) 11-4
3rd Place - Casey Strand (Arizona State) d. Russell Jones (Hofstra) 1-0
5th Place - Nate Patrick (Illinois) d. Aaron Simpson (Sunkist Kids WC) medical forfeit
7th Place - Lionel Halsey (Cal.-Bakersfield) d. Mike Greenfield (C. Michigan) medical forfeit
197 Pounds
1st Place - Andrei Rodzianko (Penn) d. Zachery Thompson (Iowa State) 3-2
3rd Place - Lee Fullhart (Iowa) d. Turk Lords (Montana State-Northern) 7-3
5th Place - Nick Muzashvili (Michigan State) d. Sam Neider (Northwestern) 7-6
7th Place - Chael Sonnen (Oregon) d. Chris Vike (Central Michigan) medical forfeit
Heavyweight
1st Place - Steve Neal (CSU-Bakersfield) d. Angelo Borzio (NYAC) 9-3
3rd Place - Brian Keck (Wildcat WC) d. Wes Hand (Iowa) 5-4 (OT)
5th Place - Leslie Apedoe (VMI) d. John Lockhart (Illinois) 9-5
7th Place - Matt Lamb (Michigan State) d. Derek DelPorto (Slippery Rock) medical forfeit
Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler Award: Steve Neal, Heavyweight, CSU-Bakersfield
Gorriaran Award (most falls in the least time): Steve Neal, Hwt., CSU-Bakersfield, 3 falls in 5:26
Fastest Fall of the Tournament: Jamie Hensch (UNC-Greensboro), 174 pounds, 14 seconds.
Art Kraft Champion of Champions Award: Casey Cunningham, Central Michigan
Final Team Standings
1. Iowa 113.50
2. Iowa State 103.00
3. Central Michigan 92.50
4. Illinois 81.50
5. Michigan State 77.00
6. Pennsylvania 73.50
7. CSU-Bakersfield 72.50
8. Wildcat WC 66.00
9. Arizona State 58.00
10. Pitt-Johnstown 53.00
Others: Northwestern and Hofstra 48.50; Cornell 47.00; Sunkist Kids WC 46.50; Edinboro 46.00; Oregon 41.50; Lehigh 39.00; Hawkeye WC 36.00; Rider 31.00; Dave Schultz WC 30.00; Minnesota 25.50; Montana State-Northern 23.00; Pittsburgh 21.50; Eastern Illinois 20.50; Cyclone WC and New York Athletic Club 18.00; VMI 17.00; Clarion, Northern Illinois and Stanford 16.00; Montclair State and UNC-Greensboro 14.50; Penn State 14.00; Eastern Michigan 13.50; Bucknell 12.00; Cleveland State 11.00; Wyoming 10.50; Manchester and Slippery Rock 9.50; American 9.00; Princeton and Rutgers 8.00; Boston U., George Mason and Lassen College 7.00; Navy 6.50; Triton College 5.50; Chicago and Lincoln 5.00; Panther WC 4.00; San Francisco State 3.50; Maranatha, Minnesota-Morris and Pensacola Christian 2.50; Iowa Central 2.00.
