Cleveland, OH --  Day one of the 2018 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland, OH saw 13 of 19 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) wrestlers secure All-American honors.

With the championship semifinals and consolation quarterfinals set, only eight wrestlers remain at each weight class. Wartburg has seven of their wrestlers competing in tomorrow's championship semifinals and one wrestling in the consolation quarterfinals. At 133lbs., Wartburg's third-seeded Brock Rathbun will square of with seventh-seeded Austin Sisco of SUNY Oneonta in the championship semifinals. Top-ranked and seeded Cross Cannone will face Alex Wilson of Augsburg in the 149lbs. semis. Cannone is coming off two major decision victories. At 157lbs. the seeds have played out as No.2 Logan Thomsen will go up against No.3 Zach Wilhelm of Stevens in the championship semifinals. At 165lbs top-seeded Mike Ross moved to the consolation bracket after injury defaulting in the championship quarterfinals. Ross went onto pick up a win in second-round of consolation wrestling and will face Jeff Hjnacki of Messiah in the consolation quarterfinals tomorrow. 174lbs. will see two-time finalist and returning National Champion, Eric DeVos square off against fifth-seeded Jon Goetz of UW-Platteville in the championship semifinals. Wartburg's third-seeded Tyler Lutes picked up two decisions to move into tomorrow's championship semifinals where he will face seventh-seeded Jon Boyle of Western New England. Number one-seeded Kyle Fank reached the championship semifinals after two decision victories. Fank will take on Etiini Udolt of Centenary tomorrow in the 197lbs. bout. At 285lbs., two-time All-American Lance Evans will look to punch his ticket to the finals as he will wrestle fifth-seeded Jake Evans of Waynesburg in the semifinal tilt.

All three Coe College qualifiers have locked up All-American hardware. The Kohawks have one wrestler in the championship semis and two in the consolation quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded Cole Erickson will take on top-seeded Ryan Epps of Augsburg in the 157lbs. seminal bout. Jake Voss, the sixth-seed at 174lbs., will face Sawyer Massie of UW-La Crosse in the consolation quarterfinals. At 197lbs. Andrew Holladay has advanced to the consolation quarterfinals where he will take on Devon Carrillo of Wesleyan. 

Loras and Central each have one wrestler still competing on day two. The Duahwks will have Guy Patron Jr. wrestling in the championship semis while Central's CJ Pestano will be competing in the consolation quarterfinals. Patron Jr. will face sixth-seeded Triston Engle of Brockport in the 197lbs. semifinals. Pestano will get a chance for redemption in his 125 lbs. quarterfinal bout, as he will face Ferdinand Mase of Ithaca who upended the No. 1-seed in the opening round.

In the team race Wartburg owns the top spot, with a 32-point advantage of second-place Augsburg, 76.5 to 44.5. Coe stands in 13th with 20.5 points, Loras is in 20th with 12.5 points and Central sits in 35th with 4.5 points. 

 

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Round	# of Wrestlers
Championship Qtrs	12
Championship Semis	9
Championship	-
Consolation Rnd 1	6
Consolation Rnd 2	6
Consolation Qtrs	4
Consolation Semis	-
Consolation 3/4	-
Consolation 5/6	-
Consolation 7/8	-

 

Team Results After Day 1
Place	Pts	School	# of Qualifiers	# of All-Americans	# on Championship Side	# on Consulation Side
1	76.5	Wartburg	9	8	7	1
13	20.5	Coe	3	3	1	2
20	12.5	Loras	4	1	1	0
35	4.5	Central	3	1	0	1
		Total	19	13	9	4

 

Iowa Conference NCAA Qualifiers By Weight
Weight Class	Name	Team	Win	Loss	Seed	NWCA Rank	D3wrestle.com Rank
125	CJ Pestano	Central	27	0	1	1st	1st
125	Brennen Doebel	Wartburg	19	4	-	-	Contender
133	Brock Rathbun	Wartburg	21	5	3	3rd	3rd
141	Kevin Kelly	Loras	25	5	-	-	6th
149	Cross Cannone	Wartburg	30	0	1	1st	1st
149	Jimmy Davis	Loras	25	3	2	5th	2nd
157	Logan Thomsen	Wartburg	29	1	2	2nd	2nd
157	Cole Erickson	Coe	16	7	5	6th	5th
165	Mike Ross	Wartburg	25	0	1	1st	2nd
165	Jeremy Vester	Central	25	7	-	-	Honorable Mention
174	Eric DeVos	Wartburg	14	0	1	1st	1st
174	Jake Voss	Coe	28	6	6	5th	5th
174	Nathan Fritz	Central	19	3	-	-	6th
184	Tyler Lutes	Wartburg	24	1	3	2nd	3rd
197	Kyle Fank	Wartburg	29	2	1	2nd	1st
197	Guy Patron Jr.	Loras	31	3	2	3rd	2nd
197	Andrew Holladay	Coe	28	9	-	-	Contender
285	Lance Evans	Wartburg	19	1	1	1st	1st
285	Quin Gilliam	Loras	24	3	7	9th	7th

 
 

Iowa Conference NCAA Qualifiers By School
Weight Class	Name	Team	Win	Loss	Seed	NWCA Rank	D3wrestle.com Rank
125	CJ Pestano	Central	27	0	1	1st	1st
165	Jeremy Vester	Central	25	7	-	-	Honorable Mention
174	Nathan Fritz	Central	19	3	-	-	6th
157	Cole Erickson	Coe	16	7	5	6th	5th
174	Jake Voss	Coe	28	6	6	5th	5th
197	Andrew Holladay	Coe	28	9	-	-	Contender
141	Kevin Kelly	Loras	25	5	-	-	6th
149	Jimmy Davis	Loras	25	3	2	5th	2nd
197	Guy Patron Jr.	Loras	31	3	2	3rd	2nd
285	Quin Gilliam	Loras	24	3	7	9th	7th
125	Brennen Doebel	Wartburg	19	4	-	-	Contender
133	Brock Rathbun	Wartburg	21	5	3	3rd	3rd
149	Cross Cannone	Wartburg	30	0	1	1st	1st
157	Logan Thomsen	Wartburg	29	1	2	2nd	2nd
165	Mike Ross	Wartburg	25	0	1	1st	2nd
174	Eric DeVos	Wartburg	14	0	1	1st	1st
184	Tyler Lutes	Wartburg	24	1	3	2nd	3rd
197	Kyle Fank	Wartburg	29	2	1	2nd	1st
285	Lance Evans	Wartburg	19	1	1	1st	1st

 

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