Post by willyman57 on Nov 3, 2008 16:27:59 GMT -5
The road to the 2009 NCAA Championships in St. Louis begins this Thursday at the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This is where the battle begins to set the lineup for the defending National Champion Iowa Wrestling Hawkeyes. Action begins at 5:00PM on both Thursday and Friday with a mini-tournament at six of the ten weight classes. The finalists in each of those six weight classes will then compete at 10:00AM Saturday morning along with the other four weight classes where a mini-tournament is not necessary. The schedule is as follows:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 5:00PM
157 Nick Kolegraff vs. Jeret Chiri
T.H. Leet vs. Stew Gillmor
165 Ruffin Tchakaunte vs. Mike Fahrer
197 Brodie Ambrose vs. Rick Loera
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 @ 5:00PM
125 Nate Moore vs. J.J. Krutsinger
133 Dan Dennis vs. Joe Moore
Matt McDonough vs. Montell Marion
141 Tyler Halverson vs. Mark Ballweg
157 Brooks Kopsa vs. Kolegraff / Chiri Winner
Matt Ballweg vs. Leet / Gillmor Winner
165 Jake Kerr vs. Tchakaunte / Fahrer Winner
Ryan Morningstar vs. Aaron Janssen
197 Chad Beatty vs. Ambrose / Loera Winner
Jordan Johnson vs. Luke Lofthouse
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 10:00AM
125 Charlie Falck vs. Moore / Krutsinger Winner
133 Dennis / Moore Winner vs. McDonough / Marion Winner
141 Alex Tsirtsis vs. Halverson / Ballweg Winner
149 Brent Metcalf vs. Ethan Sebert
157 Kopsa / Kolegraff / Chiri Winer vs. Ballweg / Leet / Gillmor Winner
165 Kerr / Tchakaunte / Fahrer Winner vs. Morningstar / Janssen Winner
174 Jay Borschel vs. TBA
184 Phil Keddy vs. Grant Gambrall
197 Beatty / Ambrose / Loera Winner vs. Johnson / Lofthouse Winner
HWT Dan Erekson vs. TBA