Lehigh University
NCAA Semifinals
Lehigh tenth after day two, individual title hopes dashed
3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
St. Louis, Letters failed in his attempt to become a three-time finalist, losing to freshman Mark Perry of Things got surprisingly worse for Lehigh fans at 197 as Trenge was taken down twice by “I’m in shock,” said Lehigh head coach Greg Strobel following the Trenge bout at 197. “This [bout] was typical of our weekend. We’re losing to guys we’ve beaten before. It’s apparent that we’re not as sharp as we needed to be.” Cooperman was the one Mountain Hawk who was sharp on Friday night. He rebounded from a loss in the quarters to score a 23-8 tech. fall over Don Fisch of Rider to gain All-America status. He then went out and scored a major decision over Cassio Pero of The 75th NCAA Division I Championships resume on Saturday morning. Session V will feature the conclusion of the wrestle-back consolation bracket. Action gets underway at 10:30 am EST from SCENES FROM ST. LOUIS … Prior to the start of Friday night’s Session IV, the eight mats were reduced to six, and set up in a “dog bone” configuration with two mats side-by-side on the ends, and the semifinals taking place on two mats (adorned with NCAA logos) in the middle of the arena floor … On Friday afternoon, an NCAA Wrestling 75th Anniversary celebration was held at nearby St. Louis Union Station. At the event, the 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team was selected based upon a national fan vote. No Lehigh wrestlers were among those honored … Prior to the start of Friday’s competition, a compilation of “Great NCAA Championship Matches” was played on the arena’s Sony JumboTron screen. Among the matches shown: Rob Rohn’s dramatic comeback in the final seconds of the third period to capture a national title for Lehigh in 2002. 2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships – Top Ten Team Scores Through Session IV Team Score 1. 127.5 2. Cornell 71.5 3. 67.0 4. 66.0 5. 64.0 6. 61.0 7. 60.5 8. 52.5 9. 49.0 10. LEHIGH 41.5 Lehigh individual results – Session IV Championship Bracket (National Semifinals) Weight Match-up Result Score 165 Mark Perry ( dec. Troy Letters (Lehigh) 3-0 197 Sean Stender ( dec. Jon Trenge (Lehigh) 5-3
Lehigh individual results – Session IV Consolation Bracket Round 1
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
141 | Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) | tech. fall | Don Fisch (Rider) | 23-8, 7:00 |
Lehigh individual results – Session IV Consolation Bracket Round 2
Weight | Match-up | Result | Score | |
141 | Cory Cooperman (Lehigh) | maj. dec. | Cassio Pero ( | 10-2 |
Photo © 2005, Lehigh Athletics/Jeff Nolan
