NEBRASKA-KEARNEY WINS NCAA II WEST REGIONAL/RMAC TITLE
GOLDEN, Colo. - Behind four individual winners and three runner-ups, the University of Nebraska-Kearney claimed the 2007 NCAA Division II West Regional/RMAC Championship on Sunday at Colorado School of Mines' Steinhauer Fieldhouse and Volk Gym.
UNK heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev was named the RMAC Most Outstanding Wrestler as he captured the title in his weight class. Dlagnev pinned Vincent Bordi of San Franciso State in the first round (1:31) and then received two forfeits on the way to the title.
Other UNK champions were 125-pounder Trevor Charbonneau, 133-pounder Brett Allgood and 157-pounder Joe Ellenberger.
New Mexico Highlands 141-pounder Ross Montour claimed the first Cowboy title in more than 20 years when he earned a 16-8 win over James Annon of Fort Hays State. Chadron State's Mark Pfeifer won the 149-pound title with an 8-6 decision over Camille DuPont of Western State.
At 165 pounds, Brett Hunter of Chadron State joined Pfeifer as a champion when he pinned Taylor May of Kearney in 4:07. Top-seeded Larry Wilbanks of Western State followed with a 4-3 win over James Reynolds of Adams State to win the 174-pound championship, while Jared Deaguero of Adams State won the 184-pound title with a 6-4 win over Matt Farrell of UNK.
ASC's Casey Woodall, the top ranked 197-pounder in the nation, claimed a 5-1 win over Kelsey Empting of UNK before Dlagnev concluded the night with his forfeit win.
The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championships to be contested March 9-10 in Kearney, Neb.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1. Nebraska-Kearney - 141.5
2. Fort Hays State - 109.5
3. Western State - 103.5
4. Adams State - 92.5
5. Chadron State - 91.5
6. San Francisco State - 48
7. Mesa State - 24.5
8. Colorado School of Mines - 24
9. New Mexico Highlands - 23
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
125 pounds - Trevor Charbonneau (UNK) d. Arsenia Barksdale (ASC), 7-3
133 pounds - Brett Allgood (UNK) d. Marques Bravo (WSC), 13-4
141 pounds - Ross Montour (NMHU) d. James Annon (FHSU), 16-8
149 pounds - Mark Pfeifer (CSC) d. Camille DuPont (WSC), 8-6
157 pounds - Joe Ellenberger (UNK) d. Kenneth Packard (SFSU), Fall;
4:48
165 pounds - Brett Hunter (CSC) d. Taylor May (UNK), Fall; 4:07
174 pounds - Larry Wilbanks (WSC) d. James Reynolds (ASC), 4-3
184 pounds - Jared Deaguero (ASC) d. Matt Farrell (UNK), 6-4
197 pounds - Casey Woodall (ASC) d. Kelsey Empting (UNK), 5-1
HWT - Tervel Dlagnev (UNK) won by forfeit
AWARD WINNERS
RMAC Wrestler of the Year - Tervel Dlagnev, Nebraska-Kearney
RMAC Freshman of the Year - Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State
RMAC Coach of the Year - Marc Bauer, Nebraska-Kearney
Most Falls in Least Time - Will Jones, Chadron State (3 falls in 11:08)
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