Omaha Athletics

OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska-Omaha crowned three individual national champions as the Mavericks claimed their second-consecutive team title at the 2005 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships being held on the Nebraska-Omaha campus before 3,500 fans at the Lee and Helene Sapp Fieldhouse.

UNO earned the team title with 109.5 points, followed by Augustana with 101 points. The Mavericks, who trailed Augustana by four points entering the morning's third session, won 10 of 12 matches on the day to propel them to victory.

Minnesota State, Mankato finished third with 77.5 points, followed by Pittsburgh-Johnstown with 73.5 points and Findlay rounded out the top five with 65.0 points.

Nebraska-Omaha's Patrick Allibone (157 pound sophomore), J.D. Naig (165 pound sophomore), and Les Sigman (285 pound junior) all won national championships. Sigman won his third straight national championship. Sigman has not allowed an offensive point to be scored against him in three national championships.

Augustana crowned two national champions with seniors Aaron Graumann at 125 pounds and Tom Meester at 184 pounds earning titles. Meester won his second-straight national championship and was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler.

Coach of the Year: Jason Reitmeier, Augustana
Outstanding Wrestler: Tom Meester, Augustana, Senior, 184 pounds

Championship Match Play-by-Play

*Times listed represent time elapsed in the period

125 Pounds
Ryon Mazzocco (UPJ) vs. Aaron Graumann (AC)
First Period:
No Scoring
Second Period:
Mazzocco defers, Graumann chooses down
Graumman escape :11; Graumann 1, Mazzocco 0
Mazzocco takedown :53; Mazzocco 2, Graumann 1
Graumann escape 1:01; Mazzocco 2, Graumann 2
Third Period:
Mazzocco chooses down
Mazzocco escape :02; Mazzocco 3, Graumann 2
Mazzocco stalling warning 1:12
Graumann takedown 1:40; Graumann 4, Mazzocco 3
Final Score: Aaron Graumann 4, Ryon Mozzacco 3

133 Pounds
Curry Pickard (UNCP) vs. Andy Uhl (UF)
First Period:
No Scoring
Second Period:
Pickard chooses down
Pickard escape :05; Pickard 1, Uhl 0
Pickard Stalling warning 1:23
Pickard takedown 1:27; Pickard 3, Uhl 0
Pickard stalling warning-1; Pickard 3, Uhl 1
Uhl escape 1:52; Pickard 3, Uhl 2
Third Period:
Uhl chooses down
Uhl reversal :29; Uhl 4, Pickard 3
Fall at 5:35
Final Score: Uhl fall Pickard 5:35

141 Pounds
Thad Benton (UPJ) vs. Eli Dominguez (UNO)
First Period:
Benton takedown :43; Benton 2, Dominguez 0
Benton 3-nearfall 1:35; Benton 5, Dominguez 0
Dominguez escape 2:22; Benton 5, Dominguez 1
Second Period:
Benton defers; Dominguez chooses down
Dominguez escape :05; Benton 5, Dominguez 2
Dominguez takedown 1:53; Benton 5, Dominguez 4
Third Period:
Benton chooses down
Benton escape :01; Benton 6, Dominguez 4
Benton takedown :50; Benton 8, Dominguez 4
Benton riding time advantage 2:45
Final Score: Benton 9, Dominguez 4

149 Pounds
Jason Rhoten (MSU) vs. Pacifico Garcia (SFSU)
First Period:
Rhoten stalling warning 2:30
Second Period:
Rhoten defers, Garcia chooses down
Rhoten clasping penalty 0:15; Garcia 1, Rhoten 0
Garcia escape 0:47; Garcia 2, Rhoten 0
Third Period:
Rhoten chooses down
Rhoten escape 0:10; Garcia 2, Rhoten 1
Garcia stalling warning 1:52
Final Score: Garcia 2, Rhoten 1

157 Pounds
Patrick Allibone (UNO) vs. Angelo Vettesse (UF)
First Period:
Vettesse takedown 1:27; Vettesse 2, Allibone 0
Allibone escape 1:35; Vettesse 2, Allibone 1
Second Period:
Vettesse defers, Allibone chooses down
Allibone escape 0:08; Vettesse 2, Allibone 2
Third Period:
Vettesse chooses down
Allibone 3-near fall 2:00; Allibone 5, Vettesse 2
Allibone riding time 1:43
Final Score: Allibone 6, Vettesse 2

165 Pounds
Dwayne Coward (UNCP) vs. J.D. Naig (UNO)
First Period:
No Scoring
Second Period:
Naig defers, Coward chooses down
Naig stalling warning 0:31
Naig 2-nearfall 2:00; Naig 2, Coward 0
Third Period:
Naig chooses down
Naig escape 0:32; Naig 3, Coward 0
Coward takedown 0:56; Naig 3, Coward 2
Naig escape 0:59; Naig 4, Coward 2
Naig stalling warning-1; Naig 4, Coward 3
Takedown Coward 1:36; Coward 5, Naig 4
Reversal Naig 1:57; Naig 6, Coward 5
Naig 3-nearfall 2:00; Naig 9, Coward 5
Naig riding time 1:08
Final Score: Naig 10, Coward 5

174 Pounds
Careef Robertson (AC) vs. Travis Krinkie (MSU)
First Period:
Robertson takedown 1:47; Robertson 2, Krinkie 0
Krinkie escape 1:55; Robertson 2, Krinkie 1
Second Period:
Robertson defers. Krinkie chooses down
Krinkie escape 0:03; Robertson 2, Krinkie 2
Krinkie takedown 0:47; Krinkie 4, Robertson 2
Robertson escape 0:52; Krinkie 4, Robertson 3
Third Period:
Robertson chooses down
Robertson escape 0:02; Krinkie 4, Robertson 4
Robertson stalling warning 1:13
Overtime:
Robertson takedown 0:35; Robertson 6, Krinkie 4
Final Score: Robertson 6, Krinkie 4 (SV-1)

184 Pounds
Tom Meester (AC) vs. Ben McAvinew (MC)
First Period:
Meester takedown 1:04; Meester 2, McAvinew 0
McAvinew escape 1:09; Meester 2, McAvinew 1
Meester takedown 2:16; Meester 4, McAvinew 1
McAvinew stalling warning 2:46
Second Period:
McAvinew defers, Meester chooses neutral
Meester takedown 1:04; Meester 6, McAvinew 1
Third Period:
McAvinew chooses neutral
Meester takedown 0:39; Meester 8, McAvinew 1
McAvinew escape 0:48; Meester 8, McAvinew 2
Meester takedown 1:22; Meester 10, McAvinew 2
McAvinew stalling warning-1; Meester 11, McAvinew 2
Meester riding time 2:31
Final Score: Meester 12, McAvinew 2

197 Pounds
Tim Boldt (AC) vs. Corey Jacoby (SU)
First Period:
Jacoby takedown 1:14; Jacoby 2, Boldt 0
Boldt escape 1:31; Jacoby 2, Boldt 1
Second Period:
Jacoby chooses down
Jacoby escape 0:02; Jacoby 3, Boldt 1
Boldt stalling warning 1:07
Third Period:
Boldt chooses down
Boldt escape 0:08; Jacoby 3, Boldt 2
Jacoby takedown 1:02; Jacoby 5, Boldt 2
Boldt escape 1:23; Jacoby 5, Boldt 3
Jacoby stalling warning 1:50
Final Score: Jacoby 5, Boldt 3

Heavyweight
Les Sigman (UNO) vs. Chris Tuscherer (MSUM)
First Period:
Sigman takedown 0:56; Sigman 2, Tuscherer 0
Sigman 2-nearfall 1:00; Sigman 4, Tuscherer 0
Sigman 3-nearfall 1:35; Sigman 7, Tuscherer 0
Second Period:
Sigman defers, Tuscherer chooses down
Tuscherer escape 0:45; Sigman 7, Tuscherer 1
Sigman takedown 1:24; Sigman 9, Tuscherer 1
Third Period:
Sigman chooses neutral
Sigman takedown 0:26; Sigman 11, Tuscherer 1
Tuscherer escape 0:40; Sigman 11, Tuscherer 2
Sigman takedown 1:09; Sigman 13, Tuscherer 2
Tuscherer escape 1:13; Sigman 13, Tuscherer 3
Sigman takedown 1:17; Sigman 15, Tuscherer 3
Tuscherer escape 1:22; Sigman 15, Tuscherer 4
Sigman takedown 1:50; Sigman 17, Tuscherer 4
Sigman riding time 3:56
Final Score: Sigman 18, Tuscherer 4