Fantastic Four Punch Return Tickets To Nationals
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (2/25/12)—Concordia
will once again send multiple athletes to the NCAA National Meet
after the Cobbers completed another successful Great Lakes
Regional. Concordia qualified four wrestlers and placed fifth at
the regional held at Augsburg on Saturday. It marks the third
straight season that the Cobbers have qualified at least four
wrestlers for the national meet.
Despite the reoccurring theme of success at the regional meet, the
story line was a little different than expected heading into the
meet. Concordia's two nationally-ranked wrestlers, Daron
Hohbein and Nate Schmitz, both punched
their tickets to the national meet as did Ben
Presler and Tom Bouressa. All four will
be making their second consecutive trip to the national meet.
Presler tied for the most wins of any CC athlete at the meet. He
went 3-1 and finished third at 125. He won his opening match by a
major decision but then fell in his second bout. Presler then came
back to win two straight in the consolation bracket and recorded a
5-1 decision in the third place match to earn his second straight
trip to the NCAA National Meet.
Hohbein entered the meet ranked fifth in the nation and had
another quality regional meet. He finished second at 133 and scored
the most team points (18.5) of any CC wrestler on the day. Hohbein
blew past his first two opponents by a pin fall and technical fall.
He then claimed a commanding 15-6 decision in the
semifinals. Hohbein lost a tough 5-3 decision in the
championship bout to Chad Henle of St. John's.
Schmitz was the lone Cobber wrestler to earn an at-large bid into
the NCAA Meet. He finished fourth at 197 but, by virtue of his No.5
national ranking, he was awarded one of the two regional at-large
berths. Schmitz won 9-4 in his first match but then lost 4-0 in the
quarterfinals. He won his first match in the consolation bracket
with a 7-3 decision but then lost to No.2-ranked Dustin
Baxter in the third-place match. Schmitz now has a
team-leading 27 wins on the year.
Bouressa has pulled off the amazing feat of the season. He didn't
start wrestling until the end of January this year and has quickly
returned to his All-American form from last year. Bouressa did not
allow a single point in his first two matches as he breezed into
the championship match. He won 9-0 in the opener and then 4-0 in
the semifinals. Bouressa finally lost 10-4 in the championship
match against No.1-ranked Chad Johnson of
Augsburg.
The Cobbers had three other wrestlers finish in the top six of
their weight class. Kyle LeDuc went 3-2 at 149 and
finished fourth at 149. LeDuc, making his regional debut, lost his
first match but then won three straight matches to earn a spot in
the third-place match.
Junior Kevin Fynboh and freshman Chris
Harrison both finished sixth in their weight classes.
Fynboh won his first two matches to reach the semifinals at 157.
Unfortunately he dropped two straight in the consolation bracket
after losing to No.1-ranked Orlando Ponce of
Augsburg in the semifinals. Harrison also won his first two before
dropping three straight matches. He earned a pin fall and major
decision to reach the semifinals but then lost to No.3-ranked
Josef Rau of Elmhurst in the semifinals.
Concordia will now have a two-week break before heading to the
national meet on Mar. 9-10 at UW-La Crosse.
Concordia NCAA National Meet Qualifiers
125 - Ben Presler
133 - Daron Hohbein
197 - Nathan Schmitz (At-large bid
recipient)
285 - Tom Bouressa
Final Team Results
1. Augsburg - 172.5
2. St. John`s - 110.5
3. Elmhurst - 108.5
4. St. Olaf - 89.0
5. Concordia-Moorhead - 87.5
6. Augustana - 67.5
7. North Central - 53.0
8. Univ. of Chicago - 49.5
9. Milwakee School of Engineering - 41.0
10. Lakeland - 40.5
11. Wheaton - 31.5
12. Pacific - 17.5
13. Concordia-Wisconsin - 16.5
14. Knox - 9.5
15. Maranatha Baptist Bible - 8.0
Cobber Individual Results
125 - Ben Presler went 3-1 and finished
3rd
133 - Daron Hohbein went 3-1 and finished 2nd
141 - Michael Holman went 0-2
149 - Kyle LeDuc went 3-2 and finished 4th
157 - Kevin Fynboh went 2-3 and finished 6th
165 - Josten Coleman went 2-2
174 - Sebastian Gardner went 1-2
184 - Christian Harrison went 2-3 and finished
6th
197 - Nathan Schmitz went 2-2 and finished
4th
285 - Tom Bouressa went 2-1 and finished 2nd
2012 Great
Lakes Regional Results for Concordia-Moorhead
125 - Ben
Presler's place is 3rd and has scored 15.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ben
Presler (Concordia-Moorhead) 13-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ben Presler
(Concordia-Moorhead) 13-8 won by maj. dec. over Sean Ambrocio
(Concordia-WI) 31-16 (Maj 11-2)
Semifinal - Nathan Fitzenreider (North
Central) 31-4 won by pin over Ben Presler (Concordia-Moorhead) 13-8
(Pin 1:08)
Cons. Semi - Ben Presler
(Concordia-Moorhead) 13-8 won by major decision over Wesley Azariah
(St. Olaf ) 19-14 (Maj 15-4)
3rd Place Match - Ben Presler
(Concordia-Moorhead) 13-8 won by dec. over Sean Ambrocio
(Concordia-WI) 31-16 (Dec 5-1)
133 - Daron
Hohbein's place is 2nd and has scored 18.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Daron
Hohbein (Concordia-Moorhead) 15-6 won by pin over Eduardo Orihuela
(Lakeland) 8-25 (Pin 4:17)
Quarterfinal - Daron Hohbein
(Concordia-Moorhead) 15-6 won by tech fall over Caleb Cardenas
(Wheaton) 20-17 (TF 15-0)
Semifinal - Daron Hohbein
(Concordia-Moorhead) 15-6 won by decision over Dalton Bullard
(Elmhurst) 18-6 (Dec 7-5)
1st Place Match - Chad Henle (St. John`s)
23-11 won by decision over Daron Hohbein (Concordia-Moorhead) 15-6
(Dec 5-3)
141 - Michael
Holman's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew
Zobac (North Central) 29-6 won by major decision over Michael
Holman (Concordia) 1-8 (Maj 13-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael Holman
(Concordia-Moorhead) 1-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - James Woiwor (St. John`s)
2-12 won by maj. dec. over Michael Holman (Concordia) 1-8 (Maj
23-15)
149 - Kyle
LeDuc's place is 4th and has scored 8.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle
LeDuc (Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Tony Valek (Augsburg ) 29-0
won by pin over Kyle LeDuc (Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20 (Pin
4:57)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle LeDuc
(Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20 won by maj. dec. over Eric Steingruber
(Knox) 11-15 (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Kyle LeDuc
(Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20 won by decision over Josh Wengerter
(MSOE) 28-23 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi - Kyle LeDuc
(Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20 won by decision over Roberto Frias
(Lakeland) 30-13 (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match - Ryan Earley (Elmhurst)
23-5 won by decision over Kyle LeDuc (Concordia-Moorhead) 20-20
(Dec 6-3)
157 - Kevin
Fynboh's place is 6th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin
Fynboh (Concordia) 16-14 won by maj. dec. over Reynaldo Cardenas
(Knox) 4-19 (Maj 12-2)
Quarterfinal - Kevin Fynboh
(Concordia-Moorhead) 16-14 won by decision over Devon Range (Univ.
of Chicago) 8-9 (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal - Orlando Ponce (Augsburg ) 20-0
won by pin over Kevin Fynboh (Concordia-Moorhead) 16-14 (Pin
1:23)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Bohler (St. Olaf )
23-13 won by decision over Kevin Fynboh (Concordia-Moorhead) 16-14
(Dec 9-8)
5th Place Match - Joby Bodi (North
Central) 27-13 won by decision over Kevin Fynboh
(Concordia-Moorhead) 16-14 (Dec 6-5)
165 - Josten
Coleman's place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Josten
Coleman (Concordia-Moorhead) 12-13 won by pin over Peter Kootstra
(MSOE) 21-14 (Pin 2:51)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Renon (Lakeland) 27-4
won by maj. dec. over Josten Coleman (Concordia-Moorhead) 12-13
(Maj 16-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Josten Coleman
(Concordia-Moorhead) 12-13 won by decision ov