University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Tuesday, December 29
Evanston, IL
all day
University of Northern Iowa
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Midlands Championships
Wrestler Josh Alber Takes Second at Midlands
12/30/2015 2:26:00 PM | Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. – It was an all-MAC matchup for the 133-pound title at the Midlands Championships, with Panther Josh Alber taking second.
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After a scoreless first period, Emilio Saavedra of Old Dominion started down. Saavedra escaped Alber's grip just after Alber got a minute of riding time to go up 1-0.
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Alber started down for the final period. He got an early escape to tie it up 1-1, but he wasn't able to keep his riding time. Alber pushed the match into the second sudden victory where Saavedra notched a takedown for the 4-2 decision win.
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Alber is the lone Panther to survive the third session of the Midlands Championships.
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It was a rematch of an earlier dual this season against No. 20 Anthony Giraldo of Rutgers. Alber beat him 3-1 Nov. 15 and extended his lead in today's matchup.
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After a scoreless first period, Alber escaped after Giraldo racked up 1 minute, 20 seconds of riding time in the second period. Starting in the down position, Giraldo earned an early third-period escape, holding on to 1:08 in riding time. However, Alber was able to keep Giraldo in on the edge of the mat to secure a takedown and the 3-1 lead.
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Another third-period escape would close the gap for Giraldo, but Alber notched another takedown and erased all riding time to win 5-2.
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Alber was seeded sixth in this tournament and faces the No. 13 seed Emilio Saavedra of Old Dominion. Both wrestlers are redshirt freshmen.
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Alber's only losses this year have been to No. 5 Earl Hall of Iowa State, No. 12 Zach Synon of Missouri and Jaydin Clayton of Missouri. He has top-20 wins over then-No. 12 Josh Martinez of Air Force and No. 20 Giraldo.
Five more Panthers were eliminated after the first round of the consolation matches today:
FINAL RESULTS:
133 – #18 Josh Alber (6th seed)
DAY 1:
149 – Max Thomsen (15th seed)
DAY 1:
157 – Bryce Steiert (12th seed)
DAY 1:
174 – Taylor Lujan (6th seed)
DAY 1:
174 – Jacob Holschlag
DAY 1:
285 – #7 Blaize Cabell (3rd seed)
DAY 1:
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After a scoreless first period, Emilio Saavedra of Old Dominion started down. Saavedra escaped Alber's grip just after Alber got a minute of riding time to go up 1-0.
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Alber started down for the final period. He got an early escape to tie it up 1-1, but he wasn't able to keep his riding time. Alber pushed the match into the second sudden victory where Saavedra notched a takedown for the 4-2 decision win.
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Alber is the lone Panther to survive the third session of the Midlands Championships.
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It was a rematch of an earlier dual this season against No. 20 Anthony Giraldo of Rutgers. Alber beat him 3-1 Nov. 15 and extended his lead in today's matchup.
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After a scoreless first period, Alber escaped after Giraldo racked up 1 minute, 20 seconds of riding time in the second period. Starting in the down position, Giraldo earned an early third-period escape, holding on to 1:08 in riding time. However, Alber was able to keep Giraldo in on the edge of the mat to secure a takedown and the 3-1 lead.
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Another third-period escape would close the gap for Giraldo, but Alber notched another takedown and erased all riding time to win 5-2.
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Alber was seeded sixth in this tournament and faces the No. 13 seed Emilio Saavedra of Old Dominion. Both wrestlers are redshirt freshmen.
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Alber's only losses this year have been to No. 5 Earl Hall of Iowa State, No. 12 Zach Synon of Missouri and Jaydin Clayton of Missouri. He has top-20 wins over then-No. 12 Josh Martinez of Air Force and No. 20 Giraldo.
Five more Panthers were eliminated after the first round of the consolation matches today:
- 149 pounds – Max Thomsen
- 157 pounds – Bryce Steiert
- 174 pounds – Jacob Holschlag and Taylor Lujan
- 285 pounds – Blaize Cabell
FINAL RESULTS:
133 – #18 Josh Alber (6th seed)
DAY 1:
- Alber maj. dec. Ronald Stevens (Oregon State), 12-3
- Alber dec. Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers), 11-6
- Alber dec. Cameron Kelly (Ohio), 10-5
- Alber dec. No. 20 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers), 5-2
- Emilio Saavedra (Old Dominion) dec. Alber, 4-2 (SV2)
149 – Max Thomsen (15th seed)
DAY 1:
- Thomsen dec. Devin Tortorice (Poeta Training Center), 12-6
- #3 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) dec. Thomsen, 4-3
- Thomsen dec. Clayton Ream (North Dakota State), 6-3
- Thomsen dec. Alex Kocer (South Dakota State), 6-3
- Ken Theobald (Rutgers) dec. Thomsen, 8-1
157 – Bryce Steiert (12th seed)
DAY 1:
- Steiert dec. Timothy Schaefer (Buffalo), 3-2
- Steiert maj. dec. Cole Walter (Lehigh), 17-5
- Steiert dec. #18 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 6-4
- #11 John Boyle (American University) dec. Steiert, 3-1 (SV1)
- Greg Flournoy (George Mason) dec. Steiert, 5-4
174 – Taylor Lujan (6th seed)
DAY 1:
- Lujan tech fall Clayton Bass (Southern Illinois – Edwardsville), 18-2 (4:01)
- Lujan maj. dec. Zack Hernandez (Columbia), 17-8
- #12 Micah Barnes (Nebraska) dec. Lujan, 6-5
- David Kocer (South Dakota State) dec. Lujan, 5-4
174 – Jacob Holschlag
DAY 1:
- Holschlag dec. Josh Thomson (Messiah College), 7-3
- Holschlag dec. #16 Matt Reed (Oklahoma), 5-2
- #13 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) dec. Holschlag, 9-5
- Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois) maj. dec. Holschlag, 12-2
285 – #7 Blaize Cabell (3rd seed)
DAY 1:
- Cabell dec. Mauro Correnti (Rider), 13-8
- Cabell dec. Mike Kosoy (North Carolina State), 5-3 (SV1)
- Cabell dec. Ray O'Donnell (Princeton), 11-4
- #11 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) dec. Cabell, 6-3
- Dawson Peck (Maryland) pinned Cabell, 6:02
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