Mounds View 52 White Bear Lake Area 21 106: Apollo Ashby (MOVI) over Dov Nathanson (WBLA) (Fall 2:45) 113: Daniel Cerny (MOVI) over Ali Charif (WBLA) (Fall 1:00) 120: Tyler Brock (WBLA) over Carter Whalen (MOVI) (Fall 3:40) 126: Javan Kaufman (MOVI) over Samuel Adair (WBLA) (Fall 1:07) 132: Joshua Powell (WBLA) over Quin Morgan (MOVI) (Dec 9-6) 138: Kesean Woods-Lipscomb (WBLA) over Ben Wynia (MOVI) (SV-1 5-3) 145: Nick Shaw (MOVI) over Dysin Strate (WBLA) (Fall 3:28) 152: Jack Longfellow (WBLA) over Brady Donnohue (MOVI) (Dec 6-5) 160: Brendan Dunagan (MOVI) over Monte Collins (WBLA) (MD 8-0) 170: Mannix Morgan (MOVI) over Donovan Guest (WBLA) (Fall 3:42) 182: Matthew Sloan (WBLA) over Brady Alquist (MOVI) (Fall 1:36) 195: Jacob Solheim (MOVI) over Jacob Welch (WBLA) (Fall 0:58) 220: Andrew Hunt (MOVI) over Nick Kastner (WBLA) (Fall 1:27) 285: Nuh Misirli (MOVI) over Luke Prokosch (WBLA) (Fall 3:11)
Wabasha-Kellogg 38 Triton 30 106 – Henry Cushman (WK) over Hunter Stark (Triton) Dec 9-4 113 – Chris Cushman (WK) over Austan Adreon (Triton) Fall 3:17 120 – Gavin Dahl (WK) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 126 – Terrik Miller (WK) over Alex Naze (Triton) Fall 0:48 132 – Kody Rasmussen (Triton) over Dante Ragone (WK) Fall 0:14 138 – Liam Schlichting (Triton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 145 – Nolan Rommel (WK) over Colby Dobbs (Triton) Fall 1:22 152 – Owen Garness (Triton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 160 – Hunter Shadow (Triton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 170 – Jon Frazier (WK) over Brekken Schlichting (Triton) TF 17-1 182 – Double Forfeit 195 – Mason Barker (Triton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 220 – Jack Rodeghier (WK) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 285 – Double Forfeit
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton 40 St. Charles 25 106 – Kyle Daniels (FCLMC) over Colton Mathison (St. Charles) Maj 10-0 113 – Aidan Olson (St. Charles) over Connor Wingert (FCLMC) Dec 5-4 120 – Bradon Knutson (FCLMC) over Chace Kobs (St. Charles) Dec 4-2 126 – Carter Mathison (St. Charles) over Cale Anderson (FCLMC) Dec 9-2 132 – Ryan Kelly (FCLMC) over Gavin Glover (St. Charles) Dec 4-3 138 – Brady Koeppel (St. Charles) over Boston Wright (FCLMC) Fall 2:00 145 – Jett Thoreson (St. Charles) over Caden Anderson (FCLMC) Dec 3-1 152 – Oliver Hoeltzle (FCLMC) over Caleb Wobschall (St. Charles) Fall 0:40 160 – Caleb Kunz (FCLMC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 170 – Connor Simon (St. Charles) over Bodey Wright (FCLMC) Maj 10-2 182 – Carson Berg (FCLMC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 195 – Michael Barrett (FCLMC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 220 – Riley Ferden (St. Charles) over Cooper Ferrie (FCLMC) Fall 5:06 285 – Stefan Nikoloski (FCLMC) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Quarterfinals
GMLOS 75 Wabasha-Kellogg 3 106 – Anthony Romero (GMLOS) over Henry Cushman (WK) Fall 0:27 113 – Cohen Wiste (GMLOS) over Chris Cushman (WK) Fall 3:03 120 – James Jacobsen (GMLOS) over Gavin Dahl (WK) Fall 0:15 126 – Cael Gilbert (GMLOS) over Terrik Miller (WK) Dec 8-6 132 – Lucas Winfield (GMLOS) over Dante Ragone (WK) Fall 0:29 138 – Corbin Ludemann (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 145 – Nolan Rommel (WK) over Donavon Felten (GMLOS) Dec 6-3 152 – Rece Voigt (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 160 – Christian Jacobsen (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 170 – Daniel Smith (GMLOS) over Jon Frazier (WK) Fall 4:45 182 – Noah Sayles (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 195 – Aaron Mork (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 220 – Cameron Sneed (GMLOS) over Jack Rodeghier (WK) Fall 0:14 285 – Colten Gardner (GMLOS) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Chatfield 41 Caledonia/Houston 30 106 – Owen Denstad (Caledonia) over Carson Rowland (Chatfield) Dec 4-1 113 – Cael Bartels (Chatfield) over Simon Seymour (Caledonia) TF 27-12 120 – Brandon Ross (Caledonia) over Lukas Carrier (Chatfield) Fall 3:49 126 – Tucker Ginther (Caledonia) over Kail Schott (Chatfield) Dec 5-4 132 – Cody Guenther (Chatfield) over Isaac Blocker (Caledonia) Maj 10-2 138 – Thad Evans (Chatfield) over Bronson Knutson (Caledonia) Fall 0:41 145 – Tate Karver (Chatfield) over Eric Mauss (Caledonia) Fall 5:17 152 – Seth Goetzinger (Chatfield) over Aiden Goetzinger (Caledonia) Maj 13-3 160 – Isaac Denstad (Caledonia) over Luke Irhke (Chatfield) Fall 1:48 170 – Campbell Berg (Chatfield) over Jack Strub (Caledonia) Fall 4:59 182 – Grady Schott (Chatfield) over Owen Blocker (Caledonia) Maj 14-4 195 – Jed Kasten (Caledonia) over Isaiah Froese (Chatfield) Fall 2:42 220 – Aj Karver (Chatfield) over Dameriz Davis (Caledonia) Fall 0:54 285 – Colton Halverson (Caledonia) over Erik Seha (Chatfield) Fall 0:36
Dover-Eyota 56 Goodhue 15 106 – Brodie Kellen (DE) over Lucas Bortz (Goodhue) Maj 10-2 113 – Bolton Thesing (DE) over Jeremiah Bien (Goodhue) Fall 3:09 120 – Ryan Bortz (Goodhue) over Jacob Dessner (DE) Dec 5-2 126 – Landon Lehnertz (DE) over Makae O’Reilly (Goodhue) Fall 3:57 132 – Gavin Gust (DE) over Beau Jaeger (Goodhue) Maj 9-1 138 – Maddox O’Reilly (Goodhue) over Treyton Thesing (DE) Fall 4:15 145 – Taylor DeFrang (DE) over Alex Nelson (Goodhue) Fall 2:15 152 – Baxter O’Reilly (Goodhue) over Aidan Gasper (DE) Fall 0:27 160 – Maverick Whitethorn (DE) over Marcus Gardzinski (Goodhue) Dec 7-1 170 – Tyler Shea (DE) over Malakye Parker (Goodhue) Fall 2:49 182 – Gavin Dabelstein (DE) over Collin Meyer (Goodhue) Fall 1:24 195 – Jackson Duellman (DE) over Carsyn O’Reilly (Goodhue) Fall 0:19 220 – Spencer Welsh (DE) over Blake Carlson (Goodhue) Dec 7-0 285 – Reece Lemke (DE) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 56 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton 12 106 – Lucas Schiell (ZM) over Kyle Daniels (FCLMC) Fall 3:46 113 – Ben Murray (ZM) over Connor Wingert (FCLMC) Maj 11-2 120 – Michael Majerus (ZM) over Bradon Knutson (FCLMC) TF 16-1 126 – Luke Krier (ZM) over Cale Anderson (FCLMC) Dec 10-6 132 – John Poulin (ZM) over Ryan Kelly (FCLMC) Fall 0:52 138 – Beau Jurrens (ZM) over Carter Hovland (FCLMC) Dec 9-2 145 – Caden Anderson (FCLMC) over Cole Poncelet (ZM) Dec 2-1 152 – Orion Sass (FCLMC) over Isaiah O’Reilly (ZM) Maj 16-4 160 – Tanner Mancilman (ZM) over Caleb Kunz (FCLMC) Fall 4:51 170 – Kyle Cloutier (ZM) over Carson Berg (FCLMC) Fall 2:25 182 – Gabe Tupper (ZM) over Michael Barrett (FCLMC) TF 15-0 195 – Ethan Kovars (ZM) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 220 – Jack Haglund (ZM) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 285 – Stefan Nikoloski (FCLMC) over Dalton Hall (ZM) TF 21-2
Semifinals
GMLOS 36 Chatfield 35 106 – Anthony Romero (GMLOS) over Carson Rowland (Chatfield) Fall 0:22 113 – Cohen Wiste (GMLOS) over Lukas Carrier (Chatfield) Dec 7-2 120 – Cael Bartels (Chatfield) over Cael Gilbert (GMLOS) Maj 18-5 126 – Kail Schott (Chatfield) over James Jacobsen (GMLOS) Dec 5-2 132 – Lucas Winfield (GMLOS) over Cody Guenther (Chatfield) Fall 3:42 138 – Donavon Felten (GMLOS) over Thad Evans (Chatfield) Fall 2:58 145 – Tate Karver (Chatfield) over Corbin Ludemann (GMLOS) Maj 12-3 152 – Seth Goetzinger (Chatfield) over Rece Voigt (GMLOS) Fall 4:46 160 – Christian Jacobsen (GMLOS) over Luke Irhke (Chatfield) Fall 1:10 170 – Campbell Berg (Chatfield) over Daniel Smith (GMLOS) Fall 2:26 182 – Noah Sayles (GMLOS) over Grady Schott (Chatfield) Dec 14-7 195 – Cameron Sneed (GMLOS) over Isaiah Froese (Chatfield) Fall 2:43 220 – Hunter VanDyke (Chatfield) over Aaron Mork (GMLOS) Fall 0:22 285 – Aj Karver (Chatfield) over Colten Gardner (GMLOS) Fall 0:19
Dover-Eyota 31 Zumbrota-Mazeppa 22 106 – Brodie Kellen (DE) over Lucas Schiell (ZM) Dec 5-1 113 – Ben Murray (ZM) over Bolton Thesing (DE) Maj 8-0 120 – Michael Majerus (ZM) over Jacob Dessner (DE) Dec 8-5 126 – Luke Krier (ZM) over Landon Lehnertz (DE) SV-1 3-1 132 – Gavin Gust (DE) over John Poulin (ZM) Dec 5-2 138 – Taylor DeFrang (DE) over Beau Jurrens (ZM) Dec 7-3 145 – Cole Poncelet (ZM) over Treyton Thesing (DE) Dec 3-0 152 – Maverick Whitethorn (DE) over Isaiah O`Reilly (ZM) Fall 1:06 160 – Tyler Shea (DE) over Kyle Cloutier (ZM) Dec 3-1 170 – Tyler Mix (DE) over Tanner Mancilman (ZM) Maj 15-1 182 – Gavin Dabelstein (DE) over Macallister Bengtson (ZM) Fall 2:33 195 – Gabe Tupper (ZM) over Jackson Duellman (DE) Fall 5:09 220 – Ethan Kovars (ZM) over Reece Lemke (DE) Dec 3-0 285 – Spencer Welsh (DE) over Jack Haglund (ZM) Dec 5-3
Championship
GMLOS 43 Dover-Eyota 30 106 – Anthony Romero (GMLOS) over Brodie Kellen (DE) Fall 5:26 113 – Cohen Wiste (GMLOS) over Bolton Thesing (DE) Fall 1:20 120 – James Jacobsen (GMLOS) over Jacob Dessner (DE) Dec 4-1 126 – Landon Lehnertz (DE) over Wes Soltau (GMLOS) Fall 2:33 132 – Gavin Gust (DE) over Lucas Winfield (GMLOS) Fall 2:35 138 – Taylor DeFrang (DE) over Corbin Ludemann (GMLOS) Fall 3:42 145 – Donavon Felten (GMLOS) over Treyton Thesing (DE) Fall 5:02 152 – Rece Voigt (GMLOS) over Maverick Whitethorn (DE) Dec 4-1 160 – Christian Jacobsen (GMLOS) over Tyler Shea (DE) Fall 0:00 170 – Daniel Smith (GMLOS) over Tyler Mix (DE) Maj 12-1 182 – Noah Sayles (GMLOS) over Gavin Dabelstein (DE) Dec 10-4 195 – Cameron Sneed (GMLOS) over Jackson Duellman (DE) Fall 1:23 220 – Reece Lemke (DE) over Aaron Mork (GMLOS) Fall 0:30 285 – Spencer Welsh (DE) over Colten Gardner (GMLOS) Fall 0:26
HIGHLIGHTS: Section 1A top-seeded GMLOS punches their ticket to the State Wrestling tournament for the first time in 15 years, they beat 3-seed Dover-Eyota 43-30. pic.twitter.com/z3gIM27BkI
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Concordia had six wrestlers keep their dream of earning a spot at the NCAA National Championship meet alive by advancing to the second day of the Upper Midwest Regional tournament at Augsburg.
Cole Kubesh and Gabe Zierden led the Cobbers by advancing to the semifinals in exciting fashion as athletes compete for the Top 3 spots in each weight class to gain a spot at the NCAA Championship Meet.
Cade Lundeen, Kellen Schauer, Alex Skaare and Kaden Spindler all advanced to the consolation quarterfinals and are still alive to post a Top 3 finish and get to nationals.
The six Concordia wrestlers helped the Cobbers post 53.5 team points on Day 1 which was good for eighth place in the team standings. CC is within striking distance of fourth place as just 5.5 points separate the Cobbers and Wis.-Stevens Point.
Concordia also had six wrestlers advance to the second day at last year’s regional meet and also had two semifinalists. CC wound up with one participant at the NCAA National Meet last season as Ty Johnson earned a second-place finish at the region meet at 149.
Cobber first-year head coach brought 10 completely new wrestlers to the region meet from the ones that competed at last year’s tournament. It was the first NCAA Region Meet for all 10 CC athletes.
Kubesh earned the No.2 seed in the tournament at 125 and was awarded a first-round bye. Kubesh then entered his quarterfinal match as the underdog against Sawyer Sarbacker from Wis.-La Crosse who qualified for nationals in 2019. After giving up an early takedown, Kubesh rallied to tie the score on the strength of two escapes and one penalty point. With the match tied at 3-3, Kubesh emerged on top of a wild scramble to earn a takedown as the clock ticked down to zero. With the 5-3 win, Kubesh guaranteed himself a spot in the Top 6 and a chance to punch his ticket to nationals with a semifinal win tomorrow morning.
It was Kubesh’s team-leading 21st win of the season and he is now 21-8 on the year. Kubesh will face Anthony Zamora from Wheaton (Ill.) with the winner receiving one of the three qualifying spots to the national meet. Like Kubesh, Zamora is also unranked in Division III.
Zierden also began his day with a first-round bye and then faced a familiar opponent in the quarterfinals. Zierden squared off against James Huntley from Wis.-Eau Claire who Zierden had beaten 6-4 in the Wis.-Eau Claire Invite on Nov. 23. On Friday, Zierden widened the margin of victory substantially with a 10-2 major decision which earned him a spot in the semifinals. The victory gave the Cobbers a pair of 20-win wrestlers for the season as Zierden is now 20-9 on the year. Zierden will step on the mat against No.10-ranked Isaac Lahr from Wis.-La Crosse.
All six Cobbers competing on Saturday have guaranteed themselves a spot in the Top 8 in the final meet standings but the four non-semifinalists will have to win out through the wrestlebacks to place third and qualify for nationals.
Lundeen, Schauer, Skaare and Spindler all recorded two wins on the day with each athlete winning their first-round match but then losing in the quarterfinals only to rebound in their first match in the consolation bracket.
Lundeen began his day at 141 with a major decision victory before coming up a bit short against No.1-seed Hazen Rice from Wis.-Whitewater. Not rattled by the defeat, Lundeen battled back to defeat his next opponent 10-6 and advance to Saturday’s action. Lundeen is now 18-11 on the year.
Despite wrestling three matches in the 149-pound bracket, Schauer has yet to wrestle a full 7-minutes. He pinned his first opponent at the 2:04 mark, got pinned in round two at 4:02, then bounced back with a pin at the 48-second mark against Dylan Hanson from St. John’s. Schauer is now 14-9 and has seven pins on the season.
Skaare matched Schauer’s 2-pin total for the day with pin falls in his first and third matches at 165. He pinned Mike Huck of Elmhurst at 1:51 of the first period but was then beaten by defensing national No.3-ranked Lucas Jeske of Augsburg in the quarterfinals. Skaare kept his national meet hopes alive with a second pin on the day. He got the win at the 56-second mark against Cameron Caldwell from Concordia-Wisconsin. The win in the third match was Skaare’s 10th of the season and he gives CC 10 wrestlers with a double-digit win total.
Spindler also advanced to the consolation quarterfinals at 174. He earned a nail-biting 9-7 victory in Round 1 over Nevin Brittain from Elmhurst before coming up a bit short in the quarterfinals against No.5-ranked Solomon Nielsen from Augsburg. His slated opponent in the wrestlebacks was unable to compete due to injury so Spindler earned a medical forfeit to guarantee his Top 8 finish.
The Cobbers had four other wrestlers have their seasons come to an end on Friday. Sophomore 133-pounder Jacob Prunty won by technical fall in his first match of the day. In match two, Prunty showed tremendous heart as he fell behind 6-0 just a few seconds into the match. He then fended off getting pinned for over two minutes before putting on an offensive onslaught that saw him score 11 points only to fall 13-11 in the final minute of the third period. Exhausted from that effort, Prunty was unable to muster enough offense in his next match and lost a heartbreaking 7-3 decision. He caps his year with a 15-6 overall record.
Freshman 157-pounder Tyler Bents upset No.5 seeded Jake Burford from Wis.-Whitewater with a 4-2 decision in his first match of the day but then dropped a tough 4-0 decision loss to No.4 seed Alexander Streuder of Wis.-Platteville in the quarterfinals. His season ended in the consolation round as he could not quite get to his offense against SJU senior Jerod Novak. Bents ends his first collegiate season with a 15-14 record.
Freshman Ayden Friese fell victim to a very difficult draw. He lost his first match at 184-pounds, won a dominating 12-2 major decision and ended his day with a tough last-second loss.
Freshman 285-pounder Chase Dockter also had a difficult draw, as he fell to returning national qualifier Grant Miller from Wheaton (Ill.) in Round 1. Dockter then pinned Harlen Nolasco from St. Olaf Olaf but couldn’t carry the momentum over into his third match and lost to Noah Wieczorek from Wis.-Stevens Point.
UP NEXT: The Cobbers will look for a strong opening round of semifinals and wrestlebacks on Day 2 at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional Meet on Saturday, Feb. 29 starting at 10 a.m. to help make a push for a Top 5 team finish.
NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com
NCAA DIII Regional Upper Midwest Results for Concordia-Moorhead 125 Cole Kubesh (1-0) placed 6th and scored 8.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Cole Kubesh (Concordia-M’head) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal – Cole Kubesh (Concordia-M’head) 1-0 won by decision over Sawyer Sarbacker (Wis.-La Crosse) 0-1 (Dec 5-3)
133 Jacob Prunty (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Prunty (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 won by tech fall over Gianni Rago (MSOE) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:54 (15-0)) Quarterfinal – Josh Stenger (Wis.-La Crosse) 2-0 won by decision over Jacob Prunty (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 13-11) Cons. Round 2 – Thomas Severson (Wis.-Eau Claire) 16-7 won by decision over Jacob Prunty (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 7-3)
141 Cade Lundeen (2-1) placed 8th and scored 5.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Cade Lundeen (Concordia) 2-1 won by major decision over Anthony Hennen (St. John’s)) 12-20 (MD 13-2) Quarterfinal – Hazen Rice (Wis.-Whitewater) 29-0 won by decision over Cade Lundeen (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 (Dec 8-1) Cons. Round 2 – Cade Lundeen (Concordia) 2-1 won by decision over Chase Katzenmeyer (Wis.-Platteville) 11-14 (Dec 10-6)
149 Kellen Schauer (2-1) placed 8th and scored 8.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Kellen Schauer (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 won by fall over Brandon Lenczer (Wis.-Oshkosh) 2-2 (Fall 2:04) Quarterfinal – Jimmy McAuliffe (Elmhurst) 2-0 won by fall over Kellen Schauer (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 (Fall 4:02) Cons. Round 2 – Kellen Schauer (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 won by fall over Dylan Hanson (St. John’s (MN)) 8-14 (Fall 0:48)
157 Tyler Bents (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Tyler Bents (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 won by decision over Jake Burford (Wis.-Whitewater) 9-7 (Dec 4-2) Quarterfinal – Alexander Strueder (Wis.-Platteville) 21-8 won by decision over Tyler Bents (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 4-0) Cons. Round 2 – Jerod Novak (St. John’s (MN)) 13-6 won by major decision over Tyler Bents (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (MD 14-2)
165 Alexander Skaare (2-1) placed 8th and scored 8.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Alexander Skaare (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 won by fall over Mike Huck (Elmhurst) 1-2 (Fall 1:51) Quarterfinal – Lucas Jeske (Augsburg) 7-2 won by major decision over Alexander Skaare (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 (MD 11-1) Cons. Round 2 – Alexander Skaare (Concordia) 2-1 won by fall over Cameron Caldwell (Concordia Wisconsin) 12-20 (Fall 0:56)
174 Kaden Spindler (2-1) placed 8th and scored 6.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Kaden Spindler (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 won by decision over Nevin Brittain (Elmhurst) 2-1 (Dec 9-7) Quarterfinal – Solomon Nielsen (Augsburg) 21-2 won by major decision over Kaden Spindler (Concordia-M’head) 2-1 (MD 11-0) Cons. Round 2 – Kaden Spindler (Concordia) 2-1 won by medical forfeit over Josh Te Stroete (Concordia WI) 18-15 (M. For.)
184 Ayden Friese (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points. Prelim – Ryan Vedner (Wis.-Whitewater) 15-14 won by decision over Ayden Friese (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 6-2) Prelim – Ayden Friese (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 won by major decision over Kyle Reitmeier (Lakeland) 0-2 (MD 12-2) Cons. Round 1 – Merrick O’Donnell (Concordia WI) 15-10 won by decision over Ayden Friese (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 8-3)
197 Gabriel Zierden (1-0) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Gabriel Zierden (Concordia-M’head) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal – Gabriel Zierden (Concordia) 1-0 won by major decision over James Huntley (Wis.-Eau Claire) 20-7 (MD 10-2)
285 Chase Dockter (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Grant Miller (Wheaton (IL)) 9-4 won by decision over Chase Dockter (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Dec 10-3) Cons. Round 1 – Chase Dockter (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 won by fall over Harlen Nolasco (St. Olaf) 1-3 (Fall 5:40) Cons. Round 2 – Noah Wieczorek (Wis.-Stevens Point) 22-15 won by fall over Chase Dockter (Concordia-M’head) 1-2 (Fall 5:57)
MINNEAPOLIS – Sophomore heavyweight Gable Steveson has been named a finalist for The WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, the organization announced on Friday.
Steveson, the 2020 Big Ten Heavyweight champion, finished the season undefeated with a 15-0 record featuring victories over wrestler ranked 2,3,5,7,18,19, 23, and 25 in his weight class. Eleven of those 15 victories came by bonus points, including four first period pins that each came quicker than the one prior.
Now up to 17 straight victories dating back to last year, Steveson owns a 50-2 record through two seasons with the highest winning percentage of any Gopher wrestler with at least 50 victories (.962).
The trophy is awarded to the most dominant college wrestler of each season and is often considered the Heisman Trophy of college wrestling. Seven components make up the criteria for the award: Record, pins, dominance, past credentials, quality of competition, sportsmanship, and heart
Jayson Ness, 133-pound champion in 2010, is the only prior Gopher to ever win the award. Ness and two-time NCAA Champion Cole Konrad are the only two Minnesota wrestlers to have ever been named finalists for the award before Steveson’s recognition.
Online voting, which comprises one portion of the vote, will begin next Monday afternoon as the official ballots are sent out to the voters. The winner will be announced one week later on March 30.
The European Commission hopes that travel restrictions within the Schengen European free travel area will be lifted by the end of June and to end a ban on entry into the EU by early July, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said today.
“I believe … we will return to the full functioning Schengen no later than end of the month of June,” said Johansson. The free travel area, composed of 22 EU countries plus Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein, has not been functioning since countries rushed to reintroduce border controls to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Johansson, who spoke at a virtual press conference following a virtual meeting of EU home affairs ministers, said that many EU countries supported the plan, but acknowledged that “there were also a few member states who said they were not ready to take that decision now and would like to follow that development a bit further.”
Reluctance was voiced by representatives of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, a Council official said. Spain, after unilaterally announcing it will open borders from June 22, said it would reconsider after receiving backlash from Portugal.
Fully rebooting the system has proven hard, with many countries wary of opening borders to all their neighbors for fear of importing new cases. “At the end of the day it is the decision for each member state,” said Johansson.
For travel from outside the bloc, the Commission will next week propose a two-week extension to the ban on non-essential travel into the EU — meaning the restrictions would end in early July.
“That was supported by many member states … We will continue having a dialogue before we make a final decision,” said the Swedish commissioner.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday wrote to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging caution in opening up the EU’s external borders, and said any decisions must be coordinated.
“Covid incidence thresholds in third countries, for instance, should be agreed among us, before regaining full mobility with them,” they wrote in a letter seen by POLITICO.
The annual Applefest Half Marathon and two-person Half Marathon Relay has earned a lot of praise in its 27-year history for outstanding quality, organization and innovation. It’s always been listed as one of New England Runner’s Top Races and this year it has been selected as “Race of the Year.”
Dedicated to runners by runners, this gem of the host Gate City Striders and the Granite State hasn’t rested on its laurels. Any race in its 27th year (the 2009 edition will be held on September 26th) has staying power. Participants from throughout the region, and indeed from throughout the US, flock to the bucolic village of Hollis, NH for this New England classic. Hollis is a rural agricultural town located right on the Massachusetts border, just west of Nashua and Route 3 and only an hour’s drive from Boston.
The Striders launched the race just five years after the club was founded in 1978. From the outset, the event has benefited from the full backing of the town and the same primary sponsors for 27 years: Brookdale Fruit Farm (they provide the post race fruit and prize baskets), New England Country Pies (provider of the famous apple crisp and those Mile High Apple Pie prizes, and Kerk Motion Products, an outstanding local business. Hollis Brookline High School provides lockers, showers and changing facilities for all. Chip timing and immediate results eliminate the suspense. There are plentiful and enthusiastic volunteers along with entertaining water stops every two miles (student groups compete for ‘best theme’ and ‘most outstanding’).
Twenty-seven years also means that Applefest has developed a remarkable history of competition, highlighted by its innovative single age records, which debuted in the inaugural year of 1983. Anyone setting a single-age record receives an embroidered sweatshirt including name, time, Applefest logo and “Course Record.”
There are cash awards for individuals (top three women and men), prizes for top locals, Clydesdale and Filly open and masters, relay teams, plus terrific raffle prizes and unique technical long sleeve T-shirts added to the booty. There’s also an $800 bonus available for any woman or man setting a new course record-as this year’s top female, Julie Spolidoro of Duxbury, can attest. Yes, cool prizes and lots of them.
Spolidoro ran 1:17:17 to break Patti Laliberte’s 25 year-old mark of 1:18:22. Defending champion Mark Mayall won the 2008 race in 1:13:22. Dave Dunham has held the men’s mark (1:06:07) since 1992. Peg Donovan, Bruce Butterworth, Sue LaChance, Eric Beauschene, and Fernando Braz have all won here. Dave Parsel, 53, of Costa Mesa, CA is one of the more prolific Applefest zealots. A three-time outright champion, Parsel owns the Masters record (along with three other single-age marks) and this year was the top 40+ runner in 1:18:04.
Participants have always been impressed with the tremendous number and quality of awards, including beautiful commemorative medals for all finishers. The top three in five-year age groups win unique prizes with the first place finisher taking home a huge fruit basket, and the second and third place runners receiving an enormous apple pie worthy of a name like “Applefest.”
Everyone, speedy or less so, experiences a feast at Applefest. The Gate City Striders take great pride in their post race party, replete with live music and an ‘all you can eat’ attitude. The impressive spread compliments the season and the scenery, including the famous apple crisp and more home baked goods from volunteers than you can imagine.
The race is held as Hollis is in harvest season-its orchards are bright with apples and its fields are full of pumpkins. The farms that produce them border the course, and many race participants go apple and pumpkin picking when the racing is done.
Applefest presents a challenging, but beautifully scenic, rural course. The first half of its figure eight design is essentially downhill (the lowest point on the course is just beyond halfway), and there are moderate climbs in the second half. The course includes a fall foliage tour of the historic village center, colonial homes, Monument Square, Silver Lake State Park, forests, cemeteries (where residents who fought at Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga lie buried), barns, fields, orchards, farm stands and 300-year-old stone walls.
The course is slightly net downhill and USATF-certified. If you are looking for a flat 13.1, don’t come to Hollis. It is an interesting and fair test, and simply beautiful. The designated Historic District includes over 120 homes and other structures, some from the colonial or Revolutionary periods.
The first upper loop of about 3.5 miles is broad and wide and clear for the early miles, with outstanding traffic control. The lower loop, about 9.5 miles, is mostly rural country roads adjacent to fields, orchards, and forests tinged with autumnal colors. In most years there is a single bag piper on a hill near the course, his pipes pumping energy into runners as they attack the infamous series that is known as the “Wheeler Hills.”
A two-person team relay was added to the event several years ago. There are 150 relay teams allowed, or another 300 participants, each running approximately 6.5 miles. Second leg runners are bussed to the relay handoff, and teammates are bussed back to the finish. The increasingly popular relay runs the same course with the exchange just beyond the 10K mark.
The course and the race are very spectator-friendly. Family and friends have views at the start, finish, 2-miles, and 11.4, all within easy walking distance. With its current race cap of 1200, there is a higher than usual ratio of volunteers-to-runners to handle parking, H2O stops, the food tent, course logistics and registration. The race directors are GCS members, as are most of the volunteers.
Other volunteers from the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of New Hampshire and the Civil Air Patrol provide course communications, allowing race officials to relay the lead male and female’s progress during the race. This communication network is monitored by the Hollis police and emergency service to provide a greater level of course safety. Spectators also enjoy the concession services provided by the Hollis Brookline Girls Cross Country Team.
So there you have it: a unique half marathon held in a gorgeous season in a beautiful village setting and administered by an enthusiastic and experienced running club with no lack of amenities. Between “newbies” and past participants clamoring to ‘relive’ the experience, this classic autumn event sells out every year. Applefest is a near-perfect race experience. It is a classic autumn event. It is the Race of the Year: The Applefest Half Marathon and Half Marathon Relay-New England fall racing as it should be! -Skip Cleaver
Applefest Single Age Records
Age Male Time Year Female Time Year
10 Andy Raitto 2:19:43 2003 No record established for this age
11 Andy Raitto 2:04:20 2004 No record established for this age
12 Jonathan Sproul 1:46:40 2000 No record established for this age
13 Jonathan Sproul 1:38:46 2001 Claire Green 2:07:22 1983
14 Tom Alsheskie 1:33:35 1984 Katherine Goodwin 1:51:44 1984
15 Tom Alsheskie 1:23:09 1985 Crystal Smith 1:40:49 1995
16 Joseph Keith 1:24:06 1983 Amy Orcutt 1:44:28 2005
17 Tom Alsheskie 1:18:18 1987 Katie Parodi 1:37:48 2000
18 Michael Walsh 1:26:16 2001 Debbie Marston 1:36:05 1988
19 Scott Brennan 1:21:15 1989 Sara Dutton 1:35:07 1983
20 David Hampson 1:13:49 1997 Sarah Lowman 1:34:07 1991
21 Steven Fortier 1:11:39 1984 Theresa Wilson 1:26:53 1983
22 Eric Beauchesne 1:11:48 1992 Allison Barlow 1:29:47 1987
23 Jim Zimmerly 1:07:56 1987 Julie Spolidoro 1:20:34 2004
24 Michael Mazier 1:12:14 1989 Gail Turner 1:26:33 1984
25 Ed Baker 1:10:08 2004 Debbie DeSantis 1:24:41 1983
26 Dave Dunham 1:06:31 1990 Debbie DeSantis 1:20:09 1984
27 Joe Molloy 1:08:18 1989 Julie Spolidoro 1:17:17 # 2008
28 Dave Dunham 1:06:07 # 1992 Anne Hird 1:21:29 1987
29 Dave Dunham 1:08:36 1993 Patti Laliberte 1:18:22 1983
30 Bruce Butterworth 1:08:24 1983 Susan Lupica 1:19:07 1983
31 Steve O’Connell 1:08:45 1989 Michele Jahns 1:23:12 1991
32 Joe Mulligan 1:11:54 1994 Mary Hynes 1:20:17 1987
33 Fernando Braz 1:09:45 1994 Sophie Merrill 1:26:24 1984
34 Eric Beauchesne 1:10:34 2004 Debra Barry 1:27:19 1999
35 Jim Murphy 1:09:08 1985 Sue Lachance 1:22:45 1995
36 Thomas Murdock III 1:11:05 1999 Virginia Nichols 1:24:53 1996
37 Wayne Jacob 1:10:45 1992 Virginia Nichols 1:27:04 1997
38 Ray Currier 1:10:25 1983 Sue Lachance 1:24:48 1998
39 Thomas Carroll 1:11:33 1989 Sue Lachance 1:26:40 1999
40 Keiron Tumbleton 1:12:29 2006 Sue Lachance 1:25:15 2000
41 Thomas Carroll 1:11:40 1991 Sue Lachance 1:22:25 2001
42 Robert Sholl 1:13:25 1989 Margot R’-Oman 1:26:17 1989
43 James Morriseau 1:16:56 1996 Colleen Barbarita 1:35:25 2004
44 Dave Parsel 1:10:38 1999 Peg Donovan 1:26:01 1998
45 Dave Parsel 1:16:30 2000 Jacqueline Shakar 1:28:35 2004
46 Dave Parsel 1:15:51 2001 Sidney Letendre 1:30:22 2000
47 Dave Parsel 1:14:11 2002 Pam Hall 1:35:36 2000
48 Dave Parsel 1:15:44 2003 Carole Hackert 1:35:13 1990
49 Dave Parsel 1:15:50 2004 Carrie Parsi 1:36:49 1988
50 Doug MacGregor 1:15:27 1989 Carrie Parsi 1:34:22 1989
51 Bill Foulk 1:15:25 1984 Wendy Burbank 1:37:39 2003
52 Eddie Fromm 1:21:21 1990 Heidy McGaffigan 1:33:16 1997
53 Bill Springer 1:21:57 1992 Carrie Parsi 1:37:01 1992
54 Wayne Alukonis 1:24:31 2003 Carrie Parsi 1:34:17 1993
55 Eddie Fromm 1:22:05 1993 Carrie Parsi 1:36:06 1994
56 Bill Springer 1:24:47 1995 Faye Lowery 1:47:25 1999
57 Tony Sapienza 1:21:13 1986 Carrie Parsi 1:34:37 1996
58 Eddie Fromm 1:22:10 1996 Carrie Parsi 1:35:18 1997
59 Eddie Fromm 1:24:17 1997 Carrie Parsi 1:43:44 1998
60 Eddie Fromm 1:26:04 1998 Wendy Burbank 1:41:54 2002
61 Joe Fernandez 1:20:54 1989 Wendy Burbank 1:48:15 2003
62 Joe Fernandez 1:22:25 1990 Wendy Burbank 1:46:14 2004
63 Bill Spencer 1:32:42 1999 Dorothy Bergman 2:01:31 1994
64 Jack Kick 1:30:41 1996 Dorothy Bergman 1:55:31 1995
65 Eddie Fromm 1:30:38 2003 Carrie Parsi 1:49:51 2004
66 Ray Pickell 1:38:46 1997 Carrie Parsi 1:51:22 2005
67 Jack Kick 1:33:07 1999 Carrie Parsi 1:53:51 2006
68 Jack Kick 1:35:38 2000 Imme Dyson 1:54:07 2005
69 Carlton Mendell 1:36:48 1991 Imme Dyson 1:53:50 2006
70 Jack Kick 1:41:20 2002 Imme Dyson 1:57:11 2007
71 Carlton Mendell 1:49:03 1993 Barbara Robinson 1:56:50 2004
72 Carlton Mendell 1:46:54 1994
73 Carlton Mendell 1:51:43 1995
74 Carlton Mendell 1:49:31 1996
75 Robert Hall 1:55:32 2004
76 Robert Halll 2:01:11 2005
77 Carlton Mendell 2:09:00 1999
78 Carlton Mendell 2:11:34 2000
79 Carlton Mendell 2:15:19 2001
80 Carlton Mendell 2:30:13 2002
81 Carlton Mendell 2:36:43 2003
82 Carlton Mendell 2:47:04 2004
83 Carlton Mendell 3:00:56 2005
The surprise breakthrough came at the USATF-NE indoor championships at Harvard University’s Gordon track on Sunday, Feb. 21. Much of the info below has been supplied by GBTC coach Tom Derderian.
A group of female runners from the Central Park TC wanted to take a shot at the USATF 1500m qualifying time of 4:30 and persuaded meet management to include the 1500 as the “fast” section of the mile.
McCabe
didn’t think she had a chance at a qualifying time and really wanted to race a
mile to see if she could run a season best, but she went along with the 1500
idea to help the other runners.
At
the gun, McCabe shot out to fourth place and proceeded to chase down the early
leaders from CPTC. When she caught them in the last lap she charged right by to win by 5-seconds in 4:29.44, the only qualifier for the national
championship to be held Sat. Feb 27th in Albuquerque, NM. A full list of all indoor qualifiers in various events can be found at: