Charger wrestlers upset No. 7 Dana
Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2008
Briar Cliff picked up one of its biggest wrestling victories in front of the hometown crowd at the Newman Flanagan Center Friday night.
Jeff Miller started the match with a pin and the Chargers opened up an early 19-0 lead en route to a 37-18 upset over seventh-ranked Dana College during Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
Miller, a 125-pounder, pinned Teddy Gillespie in 4:05. Briar Cliff, now 1-4-1 in duals, followed with technical fall triumphs for Julian Gunnels (133) and Brent Lowe (141), while Cody Runge (149) added an 11-4 victory over Marcos Martinez.
Briar Cliff also got pins from James Shrader (165), Jordaryl Logan (184) and Waylon Goldsmith (Heavyweight).
Gunnels, Lowe, Logan and 141-pounder Zack Mullins have already qualified for the NAIA national tournament. Logan tops the team with a 15-7 record while Gunnels is 12-7.
BRIAR CLIFF 37, DANA 18
125 -- Jeff Miller (BC) pinned Teddy Gillespie, 4:05. 133 -- Julian Gunnels (BC) technical fall Matt Jacobson, 17-0. 141 -- Brent Lowe (BC) technical fall Dan Rowe, 19-2. 149 -- Cody Runge (BC) dec. Marcos Martinez, 11-4. 157 -- Jason Billinski (D) pinned Travis Helmers, 1:36. 165 -- James Shrader (BC) pinned Dan Pray, 1:24. 174 -- Mark Lantosh (D) won by forfeit. 184 -- Jordaryl Logan (BC) pinned John Schmalz, 4:20. 197 -- John Justice (D) won by forfeit. HWT -- Waylon Goldsmith (BC) pinned Wade Jordan, 4:13.
Jeff Miller started the match with a pin and the Chargers opened up an early 19-0 lead en route to a 37-18 upset over seventh-ranked Dana College during Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
Miller, a 125-pounder, pinned Teddy Gillespie in 4:05. Briar Cliff, now 1-4-1 in duals, followed with technical fall triumphs for Julian Gunnels (133) and Brent Lowe (141), while Cody Runge (149) added an 11-4 victory over Marcos Martinez.
Briar Cliff also got pins from James Shrader (165), Jordaryl Logan (184) and Waylon Goldsmith (Heavyweight).
Gunnels, Lowe, Logan and 141-pounder Zack Mullins have already qualified for the NAIA national tournament. Logan tops the team with a 15-7 record while Gunnels is 12-7.
BRIAR CLIFF 37, DANA 18
125 -- Jeff Miller (BC) pinned Teddy Gillespie, 4:05. 133 -- Julian Gunnels (BC) technical fall Matt Jacobson, 17-0. 141 -- Brent Lowe (BC) technical fall Dan Rowe, 19-2. 149 -- Cody Runge (BC) dec. Marcos Martinez, 11-4. 157 -- Jason Billinski (D) pinned Travis Helmers, 1:36. 165 -- James Shrader (BC) pinned Dan Pray, 1:24. 174 -- Mark Lantosh (D) won by forfeit. 184 -- Jordaryl Logan (BC) pinned John Schmalz, 4:20. 197 -- John Justice (D) won by forfeit. HWT -- Waylon Goldsmith (BC) pinned Wade Jordan, 4:13.
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