University of Northern Iowa
Wisconsin
Panthers Pin Badgers at National Duals Regional
2/12/2012 1:00:00 AM | Wrestling
AMES, IOWA - The University of Northern Iowa (8-6) defeated Wisconsin 30-15 at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Regional Sunday. The Panthers used a season-high four pins on the way to their second dual victory over the Badgers this season. The victory gave UNI the fifth-place finish at the Iowa State Regional of the National Duals.
Cruse Aarhus (125) won his second opening match of the day with a 3-2 decision over the Badgers' Austin Hietpas. The win was Aarhus' 20th of the season.
No. 11 Joe Colon (133) continued his memorable weekend with UNI's first fall of the dual. The redshirt sophomore pinned Shane McQuade in 3:41. Colon extended his winning streak to 15 matches. In those 15 matches, Colon has only had one regular decision. The rest have been major decisions (5), technical falls (4) and pins (5). Colon also remains undefeated in dual action with a 10-0 record.
A second-straight fall came for UNI in the next match as redshirt freshman Levi Wolfensperger pinned Thomas Glenn in 3:35. Wolfensperger has four pins this season in 15 matches.
Ryan Jauch got his first career victory at 149 pounds in the next match. Jauch, who has wrestled all but two of his 27 matches at 133 pounds, handed Frank Baer a 6-2 decision.
David Bonin (157) landed UNI's third fall of the afternoon. The junior pinned Wisconsin's Alex Yde in 4:37 to give the Panthers their largest lead of the dual, 24-0. Bonin has now won 10-straight dual matches and boasts a 27-6 season record.
Wisconsin won the next two matches at 165 and 174 pounds, but UNI responded with yet another fall. No. 6 Ryan Loder (184) pinned the Badgers' Timmy McCall in 6:11 when it looked like he would end the match with a technical fall, up 17-3. The pin was Loder's 10th of the season, a team high.
The Badgers ended up winning the last two matches, but at the end of the dual, UNI had the 30-15 advantage.
No. 5-ranked Iowa took first place at the regional, defeating Oregon State in the finals, 22-14. The Hawkeyes will advance to the Final Four of the National Duals at a site to be announced Monday.
The Panthers will travel to Lincoln, Neb., next Sunday to take on the No. 8-ranked Cornhuskers.
FINAL RESULTS
125: Cruse Aarhus (UNI) dec. Austin Hietpas (UW), 3-2 (3-0 UNI)
133: #11 Joe Colon (UNI) FALL Shane McQuade (UW), 3:41 (9-0 UNI)
141: Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) FALL Thomas Glenn (UW), 3:35 (15-0 UNI)
149: Ryan Jauch (UNI) dec. Frank Baer (UW), 6-2 (18-0 UNI)
157: David Bonin (UNI) FALL Alex Yde (UW), 4:37 (24-0 UNI)
165: #11 Ben Jordan (UW) dec. Riley Banach (UNI), 3-0 (24-3 UNI)
174: Frank Cousins (UW) FALL Onni Prestidge (UNI), 2:44 (24-9 UNI)
184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) FALL Timmy McCall (UW), 6:11 (30-9 UNI)
197: Jackson Hein (UW) dec. Taylor Kettman (UNI) , 4-1 (30-12 UNI)
285: Cole Tobin (UW) dec. Blayne Beale (UNI), 5-1 (30-15 UNI)
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