Final Results

OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 1-ranked University of Nebraska at Omaha wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts, using four major decisions and a Cody Garcia pin to defeat the top-ranked school in NCAA Division III, Augsburg College, 28-9 Friday night at the Sapp Fieldhouse.

UNO improved to 6-0 in duals this season, just a day after topping eleventh-ranked St. Cloud State University, 37-6.

The Mavericks began the night winning the first three contests by major decisions. No. 1 Aaron Denson earned a 12-3 major decision over Beau Hansen in the opening match at 165 pounds. Ross Taplin, the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds, shut out NCAA III's No. 7 wrestler, Zach Molitor, 11-0 and Brent Pankoke tallied a 13-1 major decision against AC's Brad Baus at 184.

The Auggies won their first bout of the dual at 197. The second-ranked wrestler at 197 in NCAA III, Jared Massey, managed to win a 7-2 decision over UNO's No. 4 Jacob Marrs, cutting the Maverick lead to 12-3.

At heavyweight, a pair of fourth-ranked wrestlers locked up, Tony Lewis and Andy Witzel. Lewis recorded a takedown just 31 seconds in the match and tallied an escape in the third period to come away with a 3-2 decision.           

The Mavericks dropped two of their next three bouts. At 125 pounds, AC's fifth-ranked wrestler, Seth Flodeen won a 5-2 decision over Matt Rein. Tony Valek, the No.7 wrestler at 141 recorded a 15-10 decision against UNO's fourth-ranked Mario Morgan. Garcia was able to capture his second pin in as many days at 133. The junior from Hutchinson, Kan. needed only 2:52 to pin AC's Alex Johnson.

UNO finished the dual strong, winning the final two matches. The bout at 149 pounds pitted the Mavericks' No. 4 Esai Dominguez against AC's Willy Holst, the top-ranked wrestler in Division III. Dominguez used two takedowns in the third period to escape with a 4-2 decision.

The final match of the dual was at 157 where Todd Meneely squared off with Jason Adams.  Top-ranked Meneely recorded seven takedowns as he came away with 14-5 major decision, improving his record to 15-0 in his senior campaign.

The Mavericks return to action next weekend with a pair of top-ranked foes visiting the Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO will face No. 5 Central Oklahoma on Friday, Jan. 30 and come back the next night, Jan. 31, hosting the 2008 NCAA II Champion and interstate rival, No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney. Both duals are slated for a 7:00 p.m. start.

Final Results:
165: Aaron Denson (UNO) WBD Beau Hansen (AC) M 12-3
174: Ross Taplin (UNO) WBD Zach Molitor (AC) M 11-0
184: Brent Pankoke (UNO) WBD Brad Baus (AC) M 13-1
197: Jared Massey (AC) WBD Jacob Marrs (UNO) D 7-2
HWT: Tony Lewis (UNO) WBD Andy Witzel (AC) D 3-2
125: Seth Flodeen (AC) WBD Matt Rein (UNO) D 5-2
133: Cody Garcia (UNO) WBF Alex Johnson (AC) F 2:52
141: Tony Valek (AC) WBD Mario Morgan (UNO) D 15-10
149: Esai Dominguez (UNO) WBD Willy Holst (AC) D 4-2
157: Todd Meneely (UNO) WBD Jason Adams (AC) M 14-5