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NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ U.S. Cellular Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Friday-Saturday, March 11-12, 2016


Most Tech Falls
Most Tech Falls
Brockport State's Jeff Palmeri finished the season leading all Division III wrestlers, in every weight class, with 14 technical falls. He overtook the previous leader (breaking a tie, which the other wrestler held the tiebreaker with less time needed for 13 tech falls) during the national tournament scoring a 16-0 tech-fall victory during his first match to earn his way into the 184-lb championship bracket, eventually placing eighth overall earning the All-American honors. Photo provided by The College at Brockport.

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Most Tech Falls

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Adrian College [MI], Alma College [MI], Augsburg College [MN], Baldwin Wallace University [OH], Centenary College [NJ], Central College [IA], Coe College [IA], Concordia College [MN], Cornell College [IA], Delaware Valley University [PA], Elmhurst College [IL], Ferrum College [VA], Gettysburg College [PA], Heidelberg University [OH], Ithaca College [NY], John Carroll University [OH], Johnson and Wales University [RI], Loras College [IA], Luther College [IA], Lycoming College [PA], McDaniel College [MD], Messiah College [PA], Millikin University [IL], Mount Union College [OH], New York University [NY], Rhode Island College [RI], Roger Williams University [RI], St. Olaf College [MN], Stevens Institute of Technology [NJ], SUNY Brockport [NY], SUNY Cortland [NY], The College of New Jersey [NJ], U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY], University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire [WI], University of Wisconsin-La Crosse [WI], University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point [WI], University of Wisconsin-Whitewater [WI], Wabash College [IN], Wartburg College [IA], Washington & Jefferson College [PA], Wheaton College [IL], Williams College [MA], York College [PA]
Team Final
1. Wartburg College [IA]  129.5 points
2. Messiah College [PA]  100
3. Luther College [IA]  64
4. Wabash College [IN]  55.5
5. Augsburg College [MN]  46.5
6. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse [WI]  37
7. SUNY Cortland [NY]  35.5
8. Stevens Institute of Technology [NJ]  34
9. Elmhurst College [IL]  33
10. Alma College [MI]  30
11. Coe College [IA]  28.5
12. Lycoming College [PA]  28
13. Ithaca College [NY]  26.5
14. Roger Williams University [RI]  24
15. Delaware Valley University [PA]  23.5
16. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point [WI]  19
17. Central College [IA]  18
New York University [NY]  18
19. McDaniel College [MD]  17.5
York College [PA]  17.5
21. Washington & Jefferson College [PA]  17
22. Adrian College [MI]  15.5
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire [WI]  15.5
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater [WI]  15.5
25. John Carroll University [OH]  15
26. Williams College [MA]  14.5
27. Heidelberg University [OH]  13.5
28. Rhode Island College [RI]  12.5
29. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY]  10.5
30. Baldwin Wallace University [OH]  10
Concordia College [MN]  10
Cornell College [IA]  10
33. Gettysburg College [PA]  9
St. Olaf College [MN]  9
35. Centenary College [NJ]  8.5
Ferrum College [VA]  8.5
37. Millikin University [IL]  8
SUNY Brockport [NY]  8
39. Johnson and Wales University [RI]  7.5
Mount Union College [OH]  7.5
41. The College of New Jersey [NJ]  6.5
42. Wheaton College [IL]  5.5
43. Loras College [IA]  4
Championship Final (1st)
125 lbs: Lucas Malmberg (Messiah College [PA]) > C.J. Pestano (Central College [IA]), MD 14-6
133 lbs: Devin Broukal (Wabash College [IN]) > Nathan Pike (New York University [NY]), DEC 8-5
141 lbs: Drew Van Anrooy (Luther College [IA]) > Jimmy Nehls (Elmhurst College [IL]), MD 10-2
149 lbs: Kenneth Martin (Wartburg College [IA]) > Trevor Engle (Cornell College [IA]), DEC 7-5
157 lbs: Bob Dierna (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg College [IA]), DEC 7-5
165 lbs: Logan Hermsen (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point [WI]) > Nicholas Michael (Wartburg College [IA]), SV 5-3 (1OT)
174 lbs: Ben Swarr (Messiah College [PA]) > Eric Devos (Wartburg College [IA]), DEC 3-1
184 lbs: Riley Lefever (Wabash College [IN]) > Josh Thomson (Messiah College [PA]), MD 12-4
197 lbs: David Welch (Roger Williams University [RI]) > Gerard Roman (Wartburg College [IA]), DEC 5-4
285 lbs: Zachery Roseberry (Delaware Valley University [PA]) > Donald Longendyke (Augsburg College [MN]), DEC 5-4
Consolation Final (3rd)
125 lbs: Jacob Spearman (Washington & Jefferson College [PA]) > Zac Denny (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater [WI]), DEC 3-2
133 lbs: Dustin Weinmann (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse [WI]) > Ryan O'Boyle (McDaniel College [MD]), DEC 10-6
141 lbs: Nathaniel Behnke (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire [WI]) > Justin Kihn (Heidelberg University [OH]), MD 9-0
149 lbs: Dan Mirman (John Carroll University [OH]) > Seth Lansberry (Lycoming College [PA]), DEC 4-3
157 lbs: Jorge Lopez (Williams College [MA]) > Larry Cannon (Messiah College [PA]), DEC 10-8
165 lbs: Nolan Barger (Lycoming College [PA]) > Colin Navickas (Stevens Institute of Technology [NJ]), DEC 6-1
174 lbs: Ryan Harrington (Coe College [IA]) > Tyler Schneider (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse [WI]), DEC 5-2
184 lbs: A.J. Kowal (Stevens Institute of Technology [NJ]) > Justin Kreiter (Luther College [IA]), DEC 3-2
197 lbs: Joe Giaramita (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > Angus Arthur (Adrian College [MI]), DEC 8-4
285 lbs: Lance Evans (Wartburg College [IA]) > Trevor Maresh (Alma College [MI]), DEC 4-2
Consolation Final (5th)
125 lbs: Arnulfo Olea (Wartburg College [IA]) > Jakob Stageberg (Concordia College [MN]), FALL 5:26
133 lbs: Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace University [OH]) > Phillip Opelt (Cornell College [IA]), SV 4-2 (1OT)
141 lbs: Gregory Warner (York College [PA]) > Chris Williams (Millikin University [IL]), MD 17-7
149 lbs: Blake Santi (Elmhurst College [IL]) > Dakota Gray (Luther College [IA]), TF 16-1/2:23
157 lbs: Tristan Zurfluh (Luther College [IA]) > Logan Meister (Ferrum College [VA]), DEC 3-1
165 lbs: Eric Hensel (Augsburg College [MN]) > Jeff Hojnacki (Messiah College [PA]), DEC 12-10
174 lbs: Sonnieboy Blanco (Washington & Jefferson College [PA]) > Joshua Sibblies (Centenary College [NJ]), DEC 5-3
184 lbs: Carlos Toribio (Ithaca College [NY]) > Austin Cook (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse [WI]), DEC 7-1
197 lbs: Jamie Jakes (Alma College [MI]) > Ricky Fisher (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY]), DEC 6-2
285 lbs: Paul Triandafilou (Gettysburg College [PA]) > Jason Wright (Messiah College [PA]), DEC 5-1
Consolation Final (7th)
125 lbs: James Kaishian (Ithaca College [NY]) > Jan Rosenberg (Coe College [IA]), DEC 8-4
133 lbs: Connor Campo (Wartburg College [IA]) > Romeo Riley (Alma College [MI]), DFLT time?
141 lbs: Jeremy Border (Mount Union College [OH]) > Shawn Giblin (Rhode Island College [RI]), FFT 
149 lbs: Rashad Kennedy (Augsburg College [MN]) > Joey Gaccione (Johnson and Wales University [RI]), DEC 10-3
157 lbs: Grant Parker (Augsburg College [MN]) > Nick Bova (Wabash College [IN]), DEC 8-3
165 lbs: Nick Velez (Ithaca College [NY]) > Farai Sewera (Coe College [IA]), DEC 10-4
174 lbs: Garrett Beaman (St. Olaf College [MN]) > Doug Hamann (The College of New Jersey [NJ]), FALL 1:11
184 lbs: Brandon Conrad (Rhode Island College [RI]) > Jeff Palmeri (SUNY Brockport [NY]), MD 19-9
197 lbs: Michael Swider (Wheaton College [IL]) > Malcolm Watson (Loras College [IA]), SV 4-2 (2OT)
285 lbs: Tyler Maher (Stevens Institute of Technology [NJ]) > Conner Herman (Luther College [IA]), DEC 3-1



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