Wildcats Split at National Duals

Saturday, January 12

Cedar Falls, Iowa

All Day

Northwestern

NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals

Senior Dustin Fox has yet to lose a match in three tries at National Duals as the Wildcats stay alive for fifth place.

1/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Jan. 12, 2008

National Duals Bracket

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa-- In the first round of the National Duals on Saturday, No. 9 Northwestern lost in a 25-9 battle against No. 10 Nebraska, then rallied in the wrestleback and defeated No. 16 UT-Chattanooga 31-11, then No. 8 Missouri 22-19.

In its final match of the day, NU dropped a close 19-17 decision to No. 11 Ohio State, which sends the 'Cats to the seventh-place match tomorrow against No. 4 Iowa State.

In the first match of the day, All-American seniors Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) and Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) were once again the bright spots for the 'Cats, taking away victories at 197 lbs. and 285 lbs., respectively. Tamillow beat Craig Brester 8-3 and Fox defeated Jon May 4-1.

The only other individual Wildcat victory came from redshirt freshman Keith Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward) as he won by a 6-0 decision at 141 lbs. against Robert Sanders. Brandon Precin (Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sundberg) lost a controversial match to the No.-1 ranked 125-lb. wrestler in the country, Paul Donahoe. Eric Metzler's (Luxemburg, Wis./Luxemburg-Casco) loss came at the hands of the No. 6 133-lb. wrestler Kenny Jordan.

Against UT-Chattanooga, Precin, who is ranked fourth in the nation, started the dual off with an impressive 9-0 major decision against ninth-ranked Javier Maldonado. Metzler then followed with a forfeit victory at 133 lbs.

Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward) picked up his first win of the day at 149 lbs., as did Dominic Marella (Roselle, Ill./Conant) and Nick Hayes (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central).

Tamillow and Fox closed out the Moccasins with a 5-3 and a forfeit victory.

Precin and Metzler continued the Wildcats' hot streak against Missouri, which finished third last year in the NCAA. Precin's won by fall 4:18 into his match, which put the 'Cats up 6-0 early. Metzler's match came against Tyler McCormick, an All-American that defeated Metzler last year. Metzler won the match 5-0. A fall scored by Lang then bumped the score up to 15-3, when the Tigers then got hot and won four of the next five matches to knot the score at 19.

In the deciding match of the dual though, Fox came through with his third victory of the day in a 5-3 decision to keep the 'Cats hopes alive for a match with Ohio State.

Lang highlighted the dual against Ohio State by defeating high school teammate Lance Palmer, who is ranked 10th in the country and took fourth last year in the country.

At 165 lbs., Marella lost a heartbreaker by getting taken down at the buzzer at the end of round No. 3, then fell in overtime. Seniors tried to lead the 'Cats back after the crushing defeat, but it proved to be too big a deficit to overcome.

At 174 lbs., Hayes won a major decision, while Fox won his fourth-straight match, staying undefeated on the season beating the No.-2 ranked heavyweight J.D. Bergman.

"National Duals is a grueling day of wrestling," assistant coach Drew Pariano said. "These are the best teams in the country."

Tomorrow, the 'Cats wrap-up the National Duals with the seventh-place match at 9 a.m.

Results:
Nebraska 25, NU 9
125 lbs.: Paul Donahoe def. Brandon Precin, 4-3
133 lbs.: Kenny Jordan def. Eric Metzler, 4-0
141 lbs.: Keith Sulzer def. Robert Sanders, 6-0
149 lbs.: Jordan Burroughs def. Ryan Lang, 9-8
157 lbs.: Chris Oliver def. Kyle Bertin, 8-5
165 lbs.: Stephen Dwyer def. Dominic Marella, F 2:55
174 lbs.: Brandon Browne def. Nick Hayes, 7-5
184 lbs.: Vince Jones def. Adil Kolovic, MD 19-8
197 lbs.: Mike Tamillow def. Craig Brester, 8-3
285 lbs.: Dustin Fox def. Jon May, 4-1

UT-Chattanooga (UTC) 11 vs. Northwestern (NW) 31
125 Brandon Precin (NW) WBD Javier Maldonando (UTC) M 9-0
133 Eric Metzler (NW) WBF FORFEIT F FOR
141 Cody Cleveland (UTC) WBD Keith Sulzer (NW) D 7-2
149 Ryan Lang (NW) WBD Joey Knox (UTC) D 5-3
157 Seth Garvin (UTC) WBD Kyle Bertin (NW) D 6-4
165 Dominic Marella (NW) WBF Nick Davis (UTC) F 2:48
174 Nick Hayes (NW) WBD Lloyd Rogers (UTC) D 8-4
184 Josh Edmondson (UTC) WBF Adil Kolovic (NW) F 4:53
197 Mike Tamillow (NW) WBD Matt Koz (UTC) D 5-3
285 Dustin Fox (NW) WBF FORFEIT F FOR

Missouri (MIZ) 19 vs. Northwestern (NW) 22
125 Brandon Precin (NW) WBF Tony Pescaglia (MIZ) F 4:18
133 Eric Metzler (NW) WBD Tyler McCormick (MIZ) D 5-0
141 Vince Hannon (MIZ) WBD Keith Sulzer (NW) D 4-0
149 Ryan Lang (NW) WBF Josh Wagner (MIZ) F 2:10
157 Michael Chandler (MIZ) WBF Kyle Bertin (NW) F 0:42
165 Nick Marable (MIZ) WBD Dominic Marella (NW) D 3-2
174 Nick Hayes (NW) WBD James Williamson (MIZ) M 8-0
184 Raymond Jordan (MIZ) WBD Adil Kolovic (NW) M 15-5
197 Maxwell Askren (MIZ) WBD Mike Tamillow (NW) D 5-2
285 Dustin Fox (NW) WBD Mark Ellis (MIZ) D 5-3

Northwestern (NW) 17 vs. Ohio State (OSU) 19

125 Brandon Precin (NW) WBD Nikko Triggas (OSU) D 4-1
133 Reece Humphrey (OSU) WBD Eric Metzler (NW) M 14-4
141 Jeff Jaggers (OSU) WBD James Kohlberg (NW) D 9-2
149 Ryan Lang (NW) WBD Lance Palmer (OSU) D 3-2
157 Jason Johnstone (OSU) WBD Kyle Bertin (NW) D 6-0
165 Colt Sponseller (OSU) WBD Dominic Marella (NW) D 6-4
174 Nick Hayes (NW) WBD Alex Picazo (OSU) M 12-1
184 Mike Pucillo (OSU) WBF Adil Kolovic (NW) F 2:21
197 Mike Tamillow (NW) WBD John Weakley (OSU) M 15-7
285 Dustin Fox (NW) WBD JD Bergman (OSU) D 3-1