Saturday, March 8, 2003
TRINITY'S
BLAIR FINISHES SEVENTH AND EARNS
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS AT NCAA WRESTLING MEET
Ada, Ohio – Freshman Michael Blair (Plymouth, N.H.) edged his opponent
in the seventh-place match, 4-3, in the heavyweight division to lead the Trinity
College Bantams to a 34th-place finish in the NCAA Division III Wrestling
Championships at Ohio Northern University this afternoon.
Blair rebounded from a heartbreaking, 4-3 loss in the consolation
quarterfinals against the nation's No. 4 heavyweight earlier in the day.
In all, he won three out of five matches in two days, losing by just four points
against the No. 1-ranked heavyweight wrestler in the quarterfinals and posting a
win of 12-7 against the No. 8-ranked grappler and a 10-2 triumph to clinch his
All-American status in his third match yesterday.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Wartburg
152.5
2. Augsburg
76.5
3. Montclair State
64
4. Wisc.-Stevens Point 61
5. Luther
52.5
6. Brockport State
48.5
7. Wisc.-LaCrosse
40.5
8. College of New Jersey 37.5
9. King's
30
10. Upper Iowa
29.5
11. Loras
28.5
12. Coe
26
13. Delaware Valley
23.5
14. Simpson
23
15. Manchester
20.5
16. Buena Vista
18
17. Rochester Tech
15
17. Roger Williams
15
19. Williams
13.5
20. Baldwin-Wallace
13
20. Olivet
13
22. Wheaton (Ill.)
12.5
23. John Carroll
12
24. Ithaca
11.5
25. Lycoming
10
26. Central
9
26. Messiah
9
26. Wabash
9
29. Cortland State
8
29. Springfield
8
29. Wisc.-Eau Claire
8
32. Augustana (Ill.)
7
33. Oswego State
6.5
34. Milwauke Engineering
6
34. Ursinus
6
36. Case Western Reserve
5.5
36. Trinity (Conn.)
5.5
38. Wisc.-Platteville
5
39. Scranton
4.5
40. Muhlenberg
4
40. Chicago
4
42. Mount Union
3
42. Worcester Tech
3
44. Wilkes
2.5
45. Bridgewater State
2
45. Ohio Northern
2
45. Oneonta State
2
48. Dubuque
1.5
48. Washington and Jefferson
1.5
50. McDaniel
1
50. St. John's (Minn.)
1
52. Concordia (Wisc.)
0
52. Heidelberg
0
52. Hunter
0
52. Millikin
0
52. Pacific Lutheran
0
52. Plymouth State
0
52. Rhode Island College
0
52. St. Olaf
0
TRINITY MATCH RESULTS
Heavyweight Division
First Round
Michael Blair (TC) d. #8 Matt Schoenherr (Milwaukee Engineering) 12-7
Quarterfinals
#1 Leroy Gardner (Wartburg) d. Blair 4-0
Consolation Fourth Round
Blair (TC) d. Drew Reinecker (McDaniel) 10-2
Consolation Quarter-Finals
#4 Brian Black (Upper Iowa) d. Blair (TC) 4-3 (sv)
Seventh Place Match
Blair (TC) d. Jim Pennise (Brockport State) 4-3