116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Hawkeyes roll into National Duals semifinals
Feb. 21, 2015 2:17 pm, Updated: Feb. 21, 2015 3:06 pm
IOWA CITY — After a slow start, the top-ranked Iowa wrestling team rolled over Tennessee-Chattanooga, 44-3, in the quarterfinals of the National Duals on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes (16-0) will take on fifth-ranked Cornell (16-1) in the semifinals after the Big Red knocked off Minnesota. 19-17. Eleventh-ranked Lehigh upset No. 3 Ohio State, 21-18, and will meet No. 2 Missouri in the other semifinal. The Tigers beat Illinois, 23-13.
Iowa won nine of the 10 bouts against the Mocs, getting pins from Cory Clark at 133 pounds, Mike Kelly at 157, Mike Evans at 174, Sammy Brooks at 184 and Bobby Telford at heavyweight. Brandon Sorensen at 149 added a 19-4 technical fall in 6 minutes, 19 seconds.
Josh Diewa at 141, Nick Moore at 165 and Nathan Burak at 197 won by decisions for Iowa, which totaled 19 takedowns to Chattanooga's four.
Brooks had the quickest fall of the afternoon, decking McCoy Newberg in 1:52. Telford also had a first-period pin, flattening Jared Johnson in 2:50. Clark pinned Nick Soto in 4:15, Kelly finished Austin Sams in 4:32 and Evans ended his bout with Sean Mappes in 4:44.
The Mocs' only winner was Sean Boyle at 125. Boyle upset No. 5 Thomas Gillman, 3-1.
IOWA 44, TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 3
(Takedowns in parentheses)
125 pounds — Sean Boyle (TC) dec. Thomas Gillman, 3-1 (1,0); 133 — Cory Clark (I) pinned Nick Soto, 4:15 (1,0); 141 — Josh Dziewa (I) dec. Mike Pongracz, 4-2 (1,0); 149 — Brandon Sorensen (I) tech. fall over Jacob Murphy, 6:19, 19-4 (7.0); 157 — Mike Kelly (I) pinned Austin Sams, 4:32 (2,0); 165 — Nick Moore (I) dec. Justin Lampe, 11-6 (3,3); 174 — Mike Evans (I) pinned Sean Mappes, 4:44 (1,0); 184 — Sammy Brooks (I) pinned McCoy Newberg, 1:52 (1,0); 197 — Nathan Burak (I) dec. Scottie Boykin, 7-4 (2,0); Hwt. — Bobby Telford (I) pinned Jared Johnson, 2:50 (1,0)
Takedowns — Iowa 19, Chattanooga 4; Reversals — Iowa 0, Chattanooga 1; Nearfall points — Iowa 15, Chattanooga 0; Escapes — Iowa 11, Chattanooga 10; Penalty points awarded — Iowa 1, Chattanooga 0; Riding pint points — Iowa 3, Chattanooga 0; Total match points — Iowa 68, Chattanooga 20
Iowa's Thomas Gilman wrestles Chattanooga's Sean Boyle in a 125 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Bolye won the match 3-1. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Cory Clark controls Chattanooga's Nick Soto in a 133 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Clark won by fall at 4:16. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands reacts as Cory Clark controls Chattanooga's Nick Soto in a 133 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Clark won by fall at 4:16. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands reacts as Cory Clark controls Chattanooga's Nick Soto in a 133 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Clark won by fall at 4:16. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Josh Dziewa controls Chattanooga's Mike Pongracz in a 141pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Josh Dziewa won by decision 4-2. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Brandon Sorensen wrestles Chattanooga's Jacob Murphy in a 149 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Sorensen won by technical fall 30-4. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Mike Kelly works on pinning Chattanooga's Austin Sams in a 157 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Kelly won by fall at 4:32. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Nick Moore controls Chattanooga's Justin Lampe in a 165 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Moore won by decision 11-6. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
The quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals are underway at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Michael Evan's tires to free his leg from Chattanooga's Sean Mappes in a 174 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Evans won by fall at 4:44. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Sam Brooks works on pinning Chattanooga's McCoy Newberg in a 184 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Chattanooga's Scottie Boykin, left, wrestles Iowa's Nathan Burak in a 197 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Burak won by decision 7-4. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Iowa's Bobby Telford pins Chattanooga's Jared Johnson in a 285 pound match during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Minnesota head wrestling coach J Robinson watches as the Gophers struggle against Cornell during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Robinson was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1976 to 1984. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Minnesota head wrestling coach J Robinson watches as the Gophers struggle against Cornell during the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Robinson was an assistant coach at Iowa from 1976 to 1984. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
Daily Newsletters