Lehigh University
NCAA Championships
Cooperman, Zinck advance to national semis
3/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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Cooperman advanced after pinning No. 6 seed Ryan Lang of Northwestern in 6:05. After a scoreless first period, Cooperman turned Lang onto his back for a three point near fall early in the second and eventually built a 6-1 lead before wrapping things up with the pin. Cooperman will next face No. 2 seed and defending national champion Teyon Ware of
Zinck downed No. 3 seed Alex Tirapelle of
Senior Travis Frick was not as fortunate, as he fell to the undefeated top seed Ben Askren of
Frick will now meet Kenneth Robertson of
Friday afternoon was not so kind to Lehigh’s other four remaining qualifiers. Freshman Matt Fisk and Trevor Chinn and juniors Dave Helfrich and Paul Weibel each won their first consolation bout of the day, with Helfrich pinning Ryan Halsey of Cal Poly. All four however lost their second match of the afternoon to a seeded opponent, thus ending their tournament.
Also for Lehigh, senior Troy Letters forfeited his consolation bout due to injury. Despite the setback, Letters, the last Mountain Hawk to win a national title, will leave Lehigh as a three-time All-American and EIWA Champion.
Three time defending team champion
The 76th NCAA Championships continue Friday evening with the championship semifinals and two rounds of consolations. Action gets underway at 6:00 CST with live audio coverage available online at lehighsports.com with streaming powered by Yahoo! Sports.
Championship Quarterfinals
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
141 |
Cory Cooperman (LU) |
WBF |
Ryan Lang (Northwestern) |
6:05 |
|
157 |
Derek Zinck (LU) |
dec. |
Alex Tirapelle ( |
3-2 t.b. |
|
174 |
Ben Askren ( |
tech. fall |
Travis Frick (LU) |
19-3, 5:13 |
Second Round Consolations
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
125 |
Matt Fisk (LU) |
dec. |
Luke Magnani ( |
4-2 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (LU) |
dec. |
Robert Sanders ( |
5-2 |
|
184 |
Dave Helfrich (LU) |
WBF |
Ryan Halsey (Cal Poly) |
1:57 |
|
285 |
Paul Weibel (LU) |
dec. |
Chris Cvitan (JMU) |
8-4 |
Third Round Consolations
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
125 |
Kyle Ott ( |
dec. |
Matt Fisk (LU) |
7-2 |
|
149 |
Matt Dragon (Penn) |
dec. |
Trevor Chinn (LU) |
5-3 |
|
184 |
Kurt Backes ( |
dec. |
Dave Helfrich (LU) |
6-2 |
|
285 |
Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) |
dec. |
Paul Weibel (LU) |
6-3 |
|
Team Scores |
|
|
Team |
Points |
|
1. |
76 |
|
2. |
47.5 |
|
3. |
47 |
|
4. |
44.5 |
|
5. |
39.5 |
|
6. LEHIGH |
39 |
|
7. |
38.5 |
|
7. Hofstra |
38.5 |
|
9. |
38 |
|
10. Cornell |
33 |
Photo © 2006, Lehigh Athletics, Jeff Nolan
