Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: December 30

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Meet Recap:

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (12/30/06)-- Concordia finished off the Citrus Open by competing in the duals portion of the competition in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. The Cobber "Gold" team went 2-1 in their three dual matches, while the Concordia "Maroon" squad finished 1-1.

Lane Lunde finished off his perfect Citrus Duals Open by winning all three of his matches. He was the only Cobber wrestler to put together three wins on the day. Sophomore Cody Salo went 2-0 on the day winning his first two bouts but was then held out of competition in the final match against John Carroll.

The Cobbers started the day by edging Rhode Island 18-16. The match swung around the 165, 174 and 184lb. weight-class matches where Concordia went 3-0 and turned the competion in their favor. Salo pulled out a 4-1 decision in his match at 165 and then Lunde, who was wrestling up a class at 174, edged Arty Priedenyuk 3-1 before Tony Neumann completed the trifecta of Cobber wins by blanking Eric Martell 7-0.

Concordia then defeated perennial power Simpson 27-13. Simpson finished ninth at the NCAA Division III Championship Meet last year and has finished in the top ten in the nation the past three seasons. Matt Nyvold started the match by pinning Tony Hager at the start of the second period. Joe Leacox then won by forfeit and Josiah Simburger was awarded a win by an injury default at 141. Staked to a 12-0 lead, Concordia then received wins from Lunde, Salo and Adam Westby to close out the 14-point win.

In the final match of the day for the Gold team, Concordia fell 28-8 to John Carroll. John Carroll has lost only once in a dual meet all season and finished third in the Citrus Open individual competition. Against the Blue Streaks, Concordia lost the first five matches of the contest and were never able to recover. Lunde recorded the only win for the Cobbers as he defeated Steve Bagnowski 9-1.

The Cobber maroon team was led by Spencer Lund and Theo Gagner who won both matches. The two wrestlers both went 2-0 and posted two of the three non-forfeit wins in the two matches. Justin Lehmann was the other Cobber to record a victory as he won a major decision in Concordia's 33-22 win over Mt. St. Joseph.

After beating Mt. St. Joseph in the opener, the Cobber maroon team lost a heart-breaking 22-21 decision to Wilmington College.

Concordia returns home to take on St. Olaf on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in a dual meet in Northfield, Minn.

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Cobber Team Results:

Concordia College “Gold” Team Results

Concordia College “Gold” 18 Rhode Island 16
125 Matt Nyvold (CCG) forfeit
133 Ray Hanley (RI) dec Joe Leacox (CCG) 9-3
141 M.Banora (RI) maj dec Josiah Simburger (CC) 16-6
149 Brandon Bartyzal (CCG) dec Sean Miele (RI) 2-0
157 Mike Martini (RI) dec Logan Lunde (CCG) 3-0
165 Cody Salo (CCG) dec Ian Coyne (RI) 4-1
174 Lane Lunde (CCG) dec Arty Priedenyuk (RI) 3-1
184 Tony Neumann (CCG) dec Eric Martell (RI) 7-0
197 Kevin Davis (RI) dec Adam Westby (CCG) 5-1
285 Andrew Algarin (RI) dec Preston Lyles (CCG) 4-1

Concordia College “GOLD” 27 Simpson College 13
125 Matt Nyvold (CCG) fall Tony Hager (SC) 3:17
133 Joe Leacox (CCG) forfeit
141 Josiah Simburger (CCG) inj default B.Irkmeier (SC)
149 Curtis Barber (SC) dec Zach Schumack (CCG) 5-4
157 Kellen Dalaney (SC) dec Logan Lunde (CCG) 8-1
165 Lane Lunde (CCG) dec Tom Koch (SC) 13-9
174 Cody Salo (CCG) dec Trenton Byler (SC) 7-3
184 Barret Kiley (SC) dec Tony Neumann (CCG) 7-5
197 Adam Westby (CCG) dec Sam Collora (SC) 3-2
285 C.Downing (SC) maj dec Preston Lyles (CCG) 11-1

John Carroll 28 Concordia College “Gold” 8
125 Elie Naoum (JC) dec Matt Nyvold (CCG) 12-6
133 Matt Mcdanmiel (JC) maj dec Joe Leacox (CCG) 11-3
141 D.Spitalieri (JC) dec Josiah Simburger (CCG) 9-5
149 Dan Mizener (JC) dec Brandon Bartyzal (CCG) 7-2
157 Kevin Keough (JC) dec Logan Lunde (CCG) 3-1
165 Lane Lunde (CCG) maj dec S.Bagnowski (JC) 9-1
174 Branchen (JC) tech fall Tan.Jorud (CCG) 18-3, 6:00
184 Tony Neumann (CCG) maj dec J.Rudell (JC) 18-5
197 Matt Harmon (JC) maj dec Adam Westby (CCG) 13-1
285 Tim Lanbert (JC) dec Preston Lyles (CCG) 7-2

Concordia College “Maroon” Team Results

Concordia ”Maroon” 33 Mt. St. Joseph 22
125 Steve Austin (MSJ) forfeit
133 Eric Meyer (MSF) fall Smokey McBride (CCM) 1:37
141 Joe Sasfy (MSJ) dec Justin Horne (CCM) 23-15
149 Justin Lehmann (CCM) maj dec M.Pence (MSJ) 10-2
157 Jeremy Welter (CCM) forfeit
165 Spencer Lund (CCM) forfeit
174 DJ Ringquist (CCM) forfeit
184 Theo Gagner (CCM) fall Hamman (MSJ) 3:26
197 Dustin Roggenbuck (CCM) forfeit
285 Pat Thatcher (MSJ) forfeit

Wilmington College 22 Concordia “Maroon” 21
125 no match
133 Jason Robbe (WC) dec Smokey McBride (CCM) 11-5
141 Justin Horne (CCM) forfeit
149 Nick Boso (WC) fall Justin Lehmann (CCM) 4:53
157 Byron Thomas (WC) dec Jeremy Welter (CCM) 5-3
165 Spencer Lund (CCM) dec David Daugherty (WC) 7-4
174 DJ Ringquist (CCM) forfeit
184 Theo Gagner (CCM) forfeit
197 Waggy (WC) maj dec Dust. Roggenbuck (CCM) 10-1
285 Jeremy Clingner (WC) forfeit

 

 

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