NAIA Central Region Tournament Preview/Rankings
Bacone to Host NAIA Central Region Saturday
EVENT: NAIA CENTRAL REGION WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE: FEB. 19, 2005
SITE: Ron D. Milam Memorial Fieldhouse (Muskogee H.S.)
ADMISSION: Adults: $8.00 All day; Students: $2.00; 10 and under: Free
Bacone College will host the 2005 NAIA Central Regional tournament on February 19, 2005 at the Muskogee High School Fieldhouse. The 2004 Central Region produced four first team All Americans and eight honorable mention All Americans! The region also had two teams finish in the top ten. Currently twenty one competitors from the Central Regional are rated in the Top 8 nationally . The NAIA Central Region will be represented by ten institutions for the 2004-05 season: Bacone (OK), Briar Cliff (IA), Dakota Wesleyan (SD), Dana (NE), Morningside (IA), Newman (KS), Northwestern (IA), Waldorf (IA), William Penn (IA) & York (NE). Dana College holds the # 4 national team rating and William Penn (#8). This means a possible 120 wrestlers could enter this tournament.
This tournament will be a one-day event with weigh-ins starting at 7:00 a.m. and wrestling starting at 9:00 a.m. and running straight through to the finals. NCAA Collegiate rules will be followed for scoring and matches with the exception of 2/2/2 backside matches, with tie matches wrestling new overtime procedures. Awards will be presented for the top four place winners in each weight class.
COME OUT AND WATCH SOME GREAT WRESTLING. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!
BACONE COLLEGE QUICK FACTS
133-Mike Miller-SO-LAWTON,OK
141-Bryan Odle-JR-CUSHING,OK-2004 ALL AMERICAN (5TH),RANKED 3RD NAIA
141-Josh Sorum-SR-SALINA, OK-2002 ALL AMERICAN, 2X NQ
149-Derek Reyna FR-MWC,OK
149-JOHN CARNES-SO-LOCUST GROVE, OK, 2004 NQ
157-Jesse Sheppard-SO-KINGFISHER,OK
184-Adam Colver-SR-TULSA, OK
285-Jerrold Johnson-FR-TULSA, OK
Coaches Perspective:
In just four years the Warrior Wrestling has named 9 All-Americans and one two time Academic All-American. Under the direction of Coach Booker, Bacone has named 7 All Americans. His teams finished 11th at the 2004 NAIA Nationals. Placing for the Warriors were Bryan Odle (141) 5th, Daniel Roberts (165) 6th, and Niko Koliastasis, (197) 2nd. Seven national qualifiers returned, which includes two All-Americans. Our 9th place finish at the 2003 National tournament produced four All-Americans, two of which were in the finals.
The team is young with only two seniors. That leaves five freshman and sophomores in the lineup. I knew it would be tough to replace such high caliber guys. We had to rebuild in the 2004-05 season as we lost three Sr. classmates which included NAIA Runners-up in Niko Koliastasis (2x) and Kenny Taylor. Further All American, Daniel Roberts completeing his career. In the 2004-05 season the we have struggled with open weight classes and injuries. So our point of view this year has been bulid a strong base to rebuild from. The help continue to build the program we redshirted many freshman this year and look to recruit for the open weight classes .
Statesmen Wrestling Seeking Three-Peat of Central Regional Title
From William Penn Sports Information
Oskaloosa–The William Penn wrestling team is eager to begin its uphill battle towards a talk of a dynasty as it competes for its third Central Regional Tournament title in a row, Saturday.
The Statesmen (11-0) travel to Muskogee, Okla., on the campus Bacone College, for the regional tournament which begins at 9 a.m. Penn enters the tournament as the #2 team in the Midwest standings behind Dana (Neb.), but has several athletes ranked high at their individual weights that may tip the scales in its favor, including #1 rated Ryan Guffey (Sr., San Diego, Calif., Valhalla HS) at 165 pounds.
Larry Smith (Fr., Eaton Rapids, Mich., Eaton Rapids HS) led the Statesmen with a pin in Penn’s win (49th consecutive) over Waldorf, 34-11, February 4.
NAIA Wrestling Regional Rankings – February 1, 2005
Central Region Rankings – Top 5 Teams
1. Dana (Neb.) “beat Simpson 22-18, 1st place at Northwestern Inv. out of 12 teams, Dana 37-Northwestern 15, Augsburg 34-Dana 3
2. William Penn (Iowa) “
3. Waldorf (Iowa)
4. Newman (Kan.)
5. Bacone (Okla.)
Central Region Individual Rankings
125
1. Dante Lewis, Sr., Dana (Neb.) “1st Northwestern (beat Horrocks, WP, beat Exline, WP)
2. Kendall Horrocks, Sr., William Penn (Iowa) “1-1 (season w/Lewis)
3. Billy Exline, Fr., William Penn (Iowa)
4. Craig Trampe, So., Dana (Neb.) “4th Northwestern (lost to Horrocks, WP, lost to Exline, WP)
133
1. Fidel Gonzalez, Sr., William Penn (Iowa)
2. Brian Tsutsumi, Sr., Dana (Neb.) “2nd Northwestern (lost to Brewster, Cumb., beat Christienson, Simpson DIII #6 and AA)
3. Mike Miller, So., Bacone (Okla.) “23-8, all but one loss this year to rated guys. Wins over #1 DII and #6 DII and NAIA #3
4. Jimmy Rollins, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “9-2
141
1. Brad Stockton, So., Waldorf (Iowa) “26-2
2. Bryan Odle, Jr., Bacone (Okla.) “4th Missouri Valley Open, lost to Collum in semi
3. Jason Lozier, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “6th at Northwestern
4. Terrence Almond, So., Dana (Neb.) “2nd at Northwestern @ 149 (lost to Cotton, WP, beat Shaw, MSUN)
149
1. Darren Cotton, So., William Penn (Iowa)
2. Kelly Ryberg, Jr., Waldorf (Iowa)
3. Derek Reyna, Fr., Bacone (Okla.)
4. Rusty Taper, Fr., Dana (Neb.) “4th Northwestern (lost to Shaw, MSUN, beat Suter, NWC)
157
1. Ben Henderson, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “1st Northwestern
2. Scott Taylor, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “2nd Northwestern (beat Seley, MSUN, lost to Keating, NWC)
3. Angelo Love, William Penn (Iowa)
4. Wes Pierce, William Penn (Iowa) “4th at Northwestern, beat Seley, MSUN
165
1. Ryan Guffey, Sr., William Penn (Iowa)
2. Leister Bowling, Sr., Dana (Neb.) “1st Northwestern (beat Duarte in finals)
3. Kevin Guiinn, Jr., Waldorf (Iowa)
4. Antonio Duarte, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) “2nd Northwestern
174
1. Abel Trujillo, So., William Penn (Iowa)
2. JD Johnson, Newman (Kan.) “2nd Northwestern (beat Marquardt, Dana)
3. Marshall Marquardt, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “3rd Northwestern (beat Stevenson for 3rd)
4. Jake Stevenson, Morningside (Iowa) “4th Northwestern (beat Winneger, NWC, Wood, UNO, lost to Marquardt 5-7)
184
1. Blair Alderman, Jr., Dana (Neb.) “1st at Northwestern & OW, beat Larry Smith in semis
2. Webster Farris, So., Dana (Neb.) “3rd Northwestern @ 197
3. Larry Smith, William Penn (Iowa) “3rd at Northwestern, beat Egan, Dana
4. Jon Ekster, Fr., Waldorf (Iowa) “12-9
197
1. Cody Millard, York (Neb.)
2. Andrew Lundgren, Fr., Northwestern (Iowa) “2nd Northwestern, lost to Wood in dual, beat Wood in semis
3. Steven Wood, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) “6th Northwestern
4. Chris Downing, Fr., Morningside (Iowa)
HWT
1. Chauncey Coleman, Sr., William Penn (Iowa)
2. Jerrold Johnson, Bacone (Okla.)
3. Dan Williams, Jr., William Penn (Iowa)
4. Ryan Tonkin, Dana (Neb.) “3rd Northwestern (beat Marquardt, DC, beat Hocksbergan, NWC, beat and lost to Schmidt, NWC)
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