Bryce Alexander takes first place over University of Illinois' Matt Nora with a 6-0 decision.
After beating a Northern IL University Wrestler, Dan Capp lost in the finals to NIU wrestler Shane Rosenberry with a 7-4 decision. Ian Taylor placed 4th and Tommy Pickens took 6th place.
Harper Open Results for Hannibal-
LaGrangeCollege 149 - Tommy Pickens's place is 6th and has scored 8.00 team points.Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Pickens (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by major decision over Matt McNulty (Triton College) (Maj 12-4)Quarterfinal - Tommy Pickens (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by forfeit over Tyran Claypool (Calumet college) (FF)Semifinal - Ramsey Beard (Waubonsee) won by major decision over Tommy Pickens (Hannibal- LaGrange) (Maj 12-2)Cons. Semi - Mike Anderson
(kennedy king) won by decision over Tommy Pickens (Hannibal- LaGrange) (Dec 12-7)5th Place Match - Dan Reimer (Calumet college) won by pin over Tommy Pickens (Hannibal- LaGrange) (Pin 2:08)College
165 - Bryce Alexander's place is 1st and has scored 26.00 team points.Champ. Round 1 - Bryce
Alexander (Hannibal- LaGrange) received a bye () (Bye)Quarterfinal - Bryce Alexander (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by forfeit over Ryan Peters (Calumet college) (FF)Semifinal - Bryce Alexander (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by decision over Nick Finkenbinder (Harper College) (Dec 7-6)1st Place Match - Bryce Alexander (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by decision over Matt Nora (University of Illinois) (Dec 6-0)College
174 - Ian Taylor's place is 4th and has scored 13.00 team points.Quarterfinal - Ian Taylor Hannibal- LaGrange) won by pin over Michael Murray (Triton College) (Pin 0:45)Semifinal - Jeff
Kopeke (University of Illinois) won by decision over Ian Taylor (Hannibal-LaGrange) (Dec 8-4)Cons. Semi - Ian Taylor (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by major decision over Mark Daugherty (Calumet college) (Maj 17-3)3rd Place Match - Khari Washington (Harper College) won by decision over Ian Taylor (Hannibal- LaGrange) (Dec 7-1)College
184 - Dan Capp's place is 2nd and has scored 22.00 team points.Champ. Round 1 - Dan Capp (Hannibal- LaGrange) received a bye () (Bye)Quarterfinal - Dan Capp (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by pin over Ameer Bogan (kennedy king) (Pin 3:27)Semifinal - Dan Capp (Hannibal- LaGrange) won by decision over Arber Bebo (Northern Illinois University) (Dec 7-3)1st Place Match - Shane Rosenberry (Northern Illinois University) won by decision over Dan Capp (Hannibal- LaGrange) (Dec 7-4)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
THREE WRESTLERS PLACE IN TWO TOURNAMENTS IN A ROW
Last weekend was a tough day of wrestling as Hannibal-LaGrange competed at the Missouri Valley College Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Four out of the top ten teams in the NAIA were present including number one ranked Grandview College. Grandview, William Penn and Morningside were all at the Central College Invite the weekend before. Alexander, Downs and Capp all placed in each of the last two tournaments.
165 lb Sophomore Bryce Alexander (23-11)won the Central College Invite two weeks ago and placed third at the MO Valley Invite this week. At Central invite he pinned Jacob Bohler from St. Olaf in the finals. Bohler earlier in the day beat Wildeboer from Morningside who was ranked 12th in the NAIA. This Weekend at the Mo Valley Invite he pinned Kafuba Donzon from Indiana Tech who beat 8th ranked Barkett from Cumberlands (KY). Finishing in third place Alexander’s only loss in the day Saturday was to number one Kevin Hardy from OK City University.
Red shirt sophomore Nathan Downs (18-10) is ranked 5th in the NAIA Central Group. Downs placed 2nd at Central . At the MO Valley Invite Downs placed 7th.
At 184 sophomore Dan Capp (10-7) Placed 2nd at the Central Invitational and 3rd at the MO Valley Invitational. Capp wrestled 197 lbs all first semester. Since wrestling 184 lbs this semester his record is 6-2. Capp took 2nd place at Central Invite to a Basil Minto (NIACC) 3-1 final score. Capp beat Andrew Anthofer (ranked 11th) from Morningside 7-2. In the same tournament after Capp and Anthofer match, Anthofer beat Soderblom(ranked 10) from William Penn 11-3. During a winnable match at the Mo Valley Invite Capp lost his first match of the day to Pontikes from OCU. Pontikes is ranked 8th in the NAIA and Capp lost the match by a score of 3-2. Capp then won three straight matches with a win in the consolation final over Alba from Mckendree. Alba beat Pontikes who Capp had lost to in his first match. Capp also placed Higher thanLindenwood’s Harrison who placed 8th last year in the NAIA’s.
Overall it the last two weekends have been good for these three wrestlers. I’m looking forward to seeing how they do this weekend at the
Grandview Open in Des Moines, IA.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Odessa Bulldog Signs with HLGU
Hannibal, MO – The Hannibal-LaGrange University wrestling program is pleased to have signed Michael Boyd from Odessa, MO. Boyd will graduate from Odessa High School in May of 2012. Boyd is the second signee of the 2012 HLGU recruiting class. Boyd is wrestling at 170 lbs for the Odessa Bulldogs this season. Last season Boyd qualified for the MO State tournament with a 32-15 record on the season. This season Boyd has seen much improvement with a 26-1 record on the season and has his eyes set on a state championship this year.
“Last summer I got a chance to know Michael at our Trojan Wrestling Camp and was impressed with his character and hard work. Michael loves wrestling and he believes in our program. He has been enthusiastic about HLGU and wrestling for HLGU next year. I’m looking forward to his enthusiasm and hard work in the room”, said HLGU Head Wrestling Coach Scott Hawes. Boyd also took 2nd in the 2011 Greco State tournament. Along with Boyd’s wrestling accomplishment he has also played football, baseball and track for Odessa High School. Michael plans on wrestling 149/157 next year for the Trojans.
Boyd will be majoring in Secondary Education at HLGU.
Boyd is the son of Mike and Patty Boyd.
HLG is a Division I NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) school and a member of the American Midwest Conference
Thursday, October 20, 2011
NAIA PRESEASON TOP 20
Campbellsville Tops NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Poll
Oct. 19, 2011
Contact: Amanda Dahl, NAIA Manager of Sports Information & Media Services, adahl@naia.org
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Campbellsville (Ky.) topped the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. Despite not having a top-ranked individual, the Tigers had 11 wrestlers land among the top 12 in their respective weight class to total 94 points.
No. 2 Southern Oregon had a trio of grapplers earn a No. 1 ranking and had six other wrestlers earn recognition to total 85 points. Top-ranked Raiders are Mitchell Lofstedt at 125 pounds, Tommie Norton/Hooper at 157 and Derek Rottenberg at 184.
Only in its second year of operation as a program, Midland (Neb.) is listed third with five listed individuals, including a pair of No. 1s in 133-pounder Matt Katusin and heavyweight Leviticus Roberson, for 67.5 points.
Grand View (Iowa) sits at fourth with 63.5 points and seven raked wrestlers, followed by Great Falls (Mont.) with 62.5 points thanks to eight listed individuals, including top-ranked Anthony Varnell at 141 pounds and 165-pounder Noah Hatton.
Headlining the No. 1 grapplers is 197-pounder Evan Hinebauch of Montana State-Northern. The senior is a three-time All-American and is the reigning national champion at 184 pounds. He is the only three-time honoree among all ranked wrestlers.
Varnell tops the most decorated weight class. The senior is the defending national champ at 141 pounds and is followed by a trio of two-time All-Americans: No. 2 Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville, No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty of Southern Oregon and No. 4 Myles Mazurkiewicz of Great Falls.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the Qualifying Groups. The first regular-season poll will be announced Dec. 23.
Rank
School
Total Team Points
1 Campbellsville (Ky.) 94
2 Southern Oregon 85
3 Midland (Neb.) 67.5
4 Grand View (Iowa) 63.5
5 Great Falls (Mont.) 62.5
6 Montana State-Northern 61.5
7 Missouri Valley 58.5
8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 58
9 Morningside (Iowa) 49
10 Oklahoma City 44
11 William Penn (Iowa) 29
12 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 24
13 Cumberlands (Ky.) 17
14 Menlo (Calif.) 15.5
14 Baker (Kan.) 15.5
16 Shorter (Ga.) 14.5
17 Jamestown (N.D.) 11.5
18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 9
19 Concordia (Neb.) 7.5
20 Northwestern (Iowa) 6.5
Others receiving votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 5; York (Neb.) 2.5; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 2; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 2; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 1.5.Top-Ranked Individuals Individual Rankings (PDF)125 – Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon133 – Matt Katusin, Midland (Neb.)141 – Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.)149 – Eric Burgey, William Penn (Iowa)157 – Tommy Norton/Hooper, Southern Oregon 165 – Noah Hatton, Great Falls (Mont.)174 – Joseph Sievert, Morningside (Iowa)184 – Derek Rottenberg, Southern Oregon197 – Evan Hinebauch, Montana State-NorthernHWT – Leviticus Roberson, Midland (Neb.)
Amanda C. Dahl
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Manager of Sports Information & Media Services
1200 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64106
http://www.blogger.com/www.NAIA.org
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Oct. 19, 2011
Contact: Amanda Dahl, NAIA Manager of Sports Information & Media Services, adahl@naia.org
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Campbellsville (Ky.) topped the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. Despite not having a top-ranked individual, the Tigers had 11 wrestlers land among the top 12 in their respective weight class to total 94 points.
No. 2 Southern Oregon had a trio of grapplers earn a No. 1 ranking and had six other wrestlers earn recognition to total 85 points. Top-ranked Raiders are Mitchell Lofstedt at 125 pounds, Tommie Norton/Hooper at 157 and Derek Rottenberg at 184.
Only in its second year of operation as a program, Midland (Neb.) is listed third with five listed individuals, including a pair of No. 1s in 133-pounder Matt Katusin and heavyweight Leviticus Roberson, for 67.5 points.
Grand View (Iowa) sits at fourth with 63.5 points and seven raked wrestlers, followed by Great Falls (Mont.) with 62.5 points thanks to eight listed individuals, including top-ranked Anthony Varnell at 141 pounds and 165-pounder Noah Hatton.
Headlining the No. 1 grapplers is 197-pounder Evan Hinebauch of Montana State-Northern. The senior is a three-time All-American and is the reigning national champion at 184 pounds. He is the only three-time honoree among all ranked wrestlers.
Varnell tops the most decorated weight class. The senior is the defending national champ at 141 pounds and is followed by a trio of two-time All-Americans: No. 2 Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville, No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty of Southern Oregon and No. 4 Myles Mazurkiewicz of Great Falls.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the Qualifying Groups. The first regular-season poll will be announced Dec. 23.
Rank
School
Total Team Points
1 Campbellsville (Ky.) 94
2 Southern Oregon 85
3 Midland (Neb.) 67.5
4 Grand View (Iowa) 63.5
5 Great Falls (Mont.) 62.5
6 Montana State-Northern 61.5
7 Missouri Valley 58.5
8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 58
9 Morningside (Iowa) 49
10 Oklahoma City 44
11 William Penn (Iowa) 29
12 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 24
13 Cumberlands (Ky.) 17
14 Menlo (Calif.) 15.5
14 Baker (Kan.) 15.5
16 Shorter (Ga.) 14.5
17 Jamestown (N.D.) 11.5
18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 9
19 Concordia (Neb.) 7.5
20 Northwestern (Iowa) 6.5
Others receiving votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 5; York (Neb.) 2.5; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 2; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 2; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 1.5.Top-Ranked Individuals Individual Rankings (PDF)125 – Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon133 – Matt Katusin, Midland (Neb.)141 – Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.)149 – Eric Burgey, William Penn (Iowa)157 – Tommy Norton/Hooper, Southern Oregon 165 – Noah Hatton, Great Falls (Mont.)174 – Joseph Sievert, Morningside (Iowa)184 – Derek Rottenberg, Southern Oregon197 – Evan Hinebauch, Montana State-NorthernHWT – Leviticus Roberson, Midland (Neb.)
Amanda C. Dahl
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Manager of Sports Information & Media Services
1200 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64106
http://www.blogger.com/www.NAIA.org
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Season Preview
The 2011-12 Hannibal-LaGrange University wrestling season is just around the corner! In preparation for the start of regular practices we have ran our regular lifting and conditioning practices and have had some open mats. One highlight over the last couple of weeks was our annual Labor Day camp out. As a team we were able participate in several outdoor activities which included swimming, fishing, boating and geode hunting. This year the Trojans welcome back two sophomores Bryce Alexander and Dan Capp who both tied the HLGU season win record last season with 27 wins. Bryce Alexander, Dan Capp, Ian Taylor, Tommy Pickens and Nathan Downs all return as national tournament qualifiers for the Trojans. Pickens and Downs took a year off and are working diligently to get back into the groove. This year the Trojans will have every weight class filled and will be wrestling off at some weights to see who will claim the top spot at each weight class. This season keep an eye on our new comers like Bobby McCarl (125), Richie Nedlic (125/133),Cole Arms (133), Chucka Willis (141), Cody Bergquist (197), Tyler Cook (HWT). Jake Hare is the most improved returning wrestler for the Trojans from last season and we will see if he can claim the varsity spot at heavy weight this year. We have a few wrestlers who will be redshirting this year and they are Aaron Angel, Mason Hymer, and James Jordan.
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