#3 Huskies sweep competition at GC Duals
The St. Cloud State University wrestling team continued to impress in 2011-12 with a 4-0 record at the Grand Canyon Duals on Dec. 31 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Huskies now own a 7-0 record this season and will compete at the NWCA Division II Duals next weekend in Springfield, Ill.
The Huskies charted a 31-14 win over California Baptist to start the day at the GC Duals and then posted a 33-6 win over #18 ranked Colorado Mesa. The Huskies turned up the heat in the third match of the day with a big 48-0 win over #8 Mercyhurst and the Huskies ended the day with a 42-9 win over #5 Grand Canyon.
2011 Grand Canyon Duals – December 31, 2011
No. 3 St. Cloud State 31, California Baptist 14
125 Jimmy Martinez (CBU) def. Eric Forde (SCS) 5-0 CBU 3-0
133 Alex Anunciation (CBU) def. Zach Stewart (SCS) maj. dec., 13-5 CBU 7-0
141 Jay Hildreth (SCS) def. Bradford Gerl (CBU) 6-5 CBU 7-3
149 Dylan Cataline (CBU) def. Josh Howk (SCS) maj. dec. , 10-2 CBU 11-3
157 Chris Santana (CBU) def. No. 8 Jacob D. Horn (SCS) 16-9 CBU 14-3
165 No. 1 Tad Merritt (SCS) def. Bronson Gerl (CBU) fall, 2:32 CBU 14-9
174 No. 3 Shamus O’Grady (SCS) def. C.J. Knowland (CBU) maj. dec., 12-1 CBU 14-13
184 No. 2 Derek Skala (SCS) def. Kyle Matthews (CBU) fall, 1:31 SCS 19-14
197 Luke Munkelwitz (SCS) def. David Dill (CBU) fall, 4:26 SCS 25-14
285 No. 1 Jacob Kahnke (SCS) def. Zach Merrill (CBU) fall, 3:32 SCS 31-14
No. 3 St. Cloud State 33, No. 18 Colorado Mesa 6
125 Eric Forde (SCS) def. Parke Overmiller (CMU) 13-2 SCS 4-0
133 Tyler Nelson (CMU) def. Zach Stewart (SCS) 13-6 SCS 4-3
141 James Martinez (CMU) def. Matt Leibforth (SCS) 7-1 CMU 6-4
149 Josh Howk (SCS) def. Trevor Donarski (CMU) fall, 2:49 SCS 10-6
157 No. 8 Jacob D. Horn (SCS) def. Jon Gappmaier (C) maj. dec. 14-1 SCS 14-6
165 No. 1 Tad Merritt (SCS) def. No. 4 Dylan Granard (C) fall, 2:13 SCS 20-6
174 Kurt Salmen (SCS) def. Zak Slotten (CMU) 3-2 SCS 23-6
184 No. 2 Derek Skala (SCS) def. Nick Petersen (CMU) maj. dec., 17-3 SCS 27-6
197 Luke Munkelwitz (SCS) def. Jordan Passehl (CMU) 7-2 SCS 30-6
285 Caleb White (SCS) def. Paco Retana (CMU) 6-4 SCS 33-6
No. 3 St. Cloud State 48, No. 8 Mercyhurst 0
125 Dylan Wright (SCS) def. Ryan Bohince (MER) maj. dec. 12-1 SCS 4-0
133 Andy Pokorny (SCS) def. Kody Young (MER) maj. dec. 15-6 SCS 8-0
141 Jay Hildreth (SCS) def. Levi Smeltzer (MER) fall, 4:10 SCS 14-0
149 Josh Howk (SCS) def. Michael Griffith (MER) fall, :53 SCS 20-0
157 No. 8 Jacob D. Horn (SCS) def. No. 3 Jordan Shields (M) 6-0 SCS 23-0
165 No. 1 Tad Merritt (SCS) def. Josh Shields (MER) fall, :55 SCS 29-0
174 No. 3 Shamus O’Grady (SCS) def. August Mizia (MER) 7-2 SCS 32-0
184 No. 2 Derek Skala (SCS) def. Pat Carter (MER) maj. dec., 18-5 SCS 36-0
197 Mic Berg (SCS) def. Chaz Sheaffer (MER) fall, :43 SCS 42-0
285 No. 1 Jacob Kahnke (S) def. No. 7 Fred Hale (M) fall, 3:22 SCS 48-0
No. 3 St. Cloud State 42, No. 5 Grand Canyon 9
125 No. 7 Kyle McCrite (GCU) def. Dylan Wright (SCS) 8-3 GCU 3-0
133 Andy Pokorny (SCS) def. Lino Estrada (GCU) fall, :54 SCS 6-0
141 Jay Hildreth (SCS) def. David Makara (GCU) forfeit SCS 12-3
149 Bobby Ward (GCU) def. Josh Howk (SCS) fall, 1;21 SCS 12-9
157 No. 8 Jacob D. Horn (SCS) def. No. 4 Ted Bristol (GCU) 6-1 SCS 15-9
165 No. 1 Tad Merritt (SCS) def. Justin Martin (GCU) fall, 5:49 SCS 21-9
174 No. 3 Shamus O’Grady (SCS) def. Victor Carazo (GCU)fall, 3:49 SCS 27-9
184 No. 2 Derek Skala (SCS) def. Brett Sanchez (GCU) fall, 6:48 SCS 33-9
197 Luke Munkelwitz (SCS) def. Celic Bell (GCU) 4-1 SCS 36-9
285 No. 1 Jacob Kahnke (SCS) def. Eric Fan (GCU) fall, 1:19 42-9