Lehigh University
NCAA Quarterfinals
Letters and Trenge advance to national semifinals
3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Letters became Lehigh’s first semifinalist with a 4-0 decision of No. 8 seed Travis Paulson of
A little while later Trenge advanced to the semis with a convincing 9-2 win over No. 8 seed Matt Delguyd of Northwestern. Trenge scored three takedowns, was awarded a point for an illegal hold and also picked up an escape and riding time to earn the win. Trenge will face fifth-seeded Sean Stender of
“He (Delguyd) is a good guy,” Trenge said after the bout. “It was nice to be able to go out and wrestle someone and not have to worry about defending myself.”
The fourth seeded Cooperman was the only Mountain Hawk to lose in the quarterfinals, as he fell to fifth-seeded Andy Simmons of
In consolation action, Matt Ciasulli saw his tournament come to an end. Up 4-2 late in the third, the sophomore from
After a tough loss in last night’s second round Travis Frick, sporting a facemask to protect a broken nose, defeated Penn’s Dustin Wiles 8-4. He then went on to face American’s Dan Waters in a rematch of the EIWA third place match, won by Frick. Waters, a former Navy S.E.A.L. got revenge the second time around with a 7-3 decision. Frick’s tournament is over with a 2-2 record.
“I’m proud of the way Letters and Trenge wrestled today,” said head coach Greg Strobel. “They are the two guys who have stayed focused and they are still within reach of their ultimate goal.” Action continues Friday evening, as Session IV gets underway with the semifinals of the championship bracket kicking off at 6:00 pm CST from SCENES FROM ST. LOUIS … Unlike Thursday when Lehigh was clad in white, the Mountain Hawks sported their brown singlets on Friday morning … Next year’s Division I wrestling championships will take place at Ford Center in Oklahoma City. The 2007 finals are slated to be held at The Palace of Auburn Hills, outside of 2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships – Top Ten Team Scores Through Session III Team Score 1. 78.5 2. Cornell 55.5 3t. 47.5 3t. 47.5 5. 46.5 6. 44.5 7. 42.0 8. 35.5 9. 32.5 10. LEHIGH 32.0 Lehigh individual results – Session III Championship Bracket Weight Match-up Result Score 141 Andy Simmons ( WBF Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) 6:18 165 Troy Letters (Lehigh) dec. Travis Paulson ( 4-0 197 Jon Trenge (Lehigh) dec. Matt Delguyd (Northwestern) 9-2
Lehigh individual results – Session III Consolation Bracket Round 2
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
133 | Derek Moore (UC Davis) | dec. | Matt Ciasulli (Lehigh) | 5-4 |
174 | Travis Frick (Lehigh) | dec. | Dustin Wiles (Penn) | 8-4 |
Lehigh individual results – Session III Consolation Bracket Round 3
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
174 | Dan Waters (American) | dec. | Travis Frick (Lehigh) | 7-3 |
Photo © 2005, Lehigh Athletics/Jeff Nolan
