BYU Dominates 2018 Regional Duals
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LAS VEGAS - BYU won the first two bouts to gain an 11-0 lead, and then clinched the NCWA Regional Duals by sweeping the last four matches from Colorado State in a 39-10 win. The win is the Cougars' first NCWA title of any kind, and earns six team points that will carry forward into the start of the NCWA Championships next month.
Weston Larson opened the championship match with a first-period pin, and Jansen Engelbrect followed with a 15-0 tech fall at 133 pounds. Louie Romero of Colorado State won a wild major decision, 28-14, at 141, but BYU's Tyler Weiss countered with a 10-2 major decison at 149. BYU took a 20-7 lead after the first six matches, then swept the heavier weights to seal the title, including a pin at 235 by Jacob Childs and a forfeit at heavyweight. BYU is the favorite to win the NCWA's Great Plains Conference. In the third-place match, Wayne State College pinned its way to a 42-19 win over Dixie State. Seven Wildcats wrestlers won by pin in the match. Wayne State senior captain Spencer Trout picked up four pins in his 4-0 tournament at 184 pounds. Two other WSC wrestlers posted 4-0 marks in the tournament - Gerald Kenkel (with three pins and a tech fall) at 174 pounds and Alejandro Martinez (two pins and a major decision) at 125. Wayne State will carry four points into the NCWA Championships, with Dixie State earning three. Richland College (Texas) picked up fifth place and two national-tournament points from its 47-18 win over UNLV, which hosted the tournament at Western High School. North Texas, Arizona, Fresno State, USC and Cal State Northridge filled out the field of teams. The NCWA Regional Duals is an alternate tournament to its National Duals, and is an open tournament for any NCWA that cannot attend or did not qualify for the National Duals. This is the third season for a western regional tournament to be held, but the first as part of the NCWA's Collegiate Cup Championship Series. ======================================================== Team Points Earned for NCWA Championships (includes points from NCWA National Duals tournament also) Division I Liberty - 16 Emmanuel - 15 Grand Valley State - 14 Springfield Tech - 13 Central Florida - 12 Apprentice - 11 Md.-Baltimore County - 10 Middle Tennessee - 9 Grays Harbor - 8 Toledo - 7 Alfred State - 6 BYU - 6 Maine - 5 Wayne State - 4 Temple - 3 Richland College - 2 Washington State - 2 Division II Colorado State - 5 Penn State WC - 4 Dixie State - 3 UNLV - 1 |
Championship Match
BYU 39, Colorado State 10 125 lbs. - Weston Larson, BYU, def. Arthur Martinez, by fall 1:10 133 lbs. - Jansen Engelbrecht, BYU, def. Joey Tharp, by tech fall 15-0 141 lbs. - Louie Romero, Jr., CSU, d. Luke Batten, BYU, maj. dec. 28-14 149 lbs. - Tyler Weiss, BYU, def. Santana Salas, maj. dec. 10-2 157 lbs. - Colin Saiz, CSU, def. Jacob Proffit, 10-6 165 lbs. - Bailey Carlson, BYU, def. Ben Peterson, by tech fall 24-8 174 lbs. - Johnathan Fugita, CSU, def. Karson Christiansen, 7-6 184 lbs. - Edward Maisey, BYU, def. Maxwell Furst, 10-5 197 lbs. - Jacob Martin, BYU, def. Dean Vangsnes, maj. dec. 14-3 235 lbs. - Jacob Childs, BYU, def. Blaine Nye, by fall 4:45 285 lbs. - Alan Clegg, BYU, wins by forfeit Championship - BYU 28, Colorado State 21 3rd place - Wayne State 42, Dixie State 19 5th place - Richland College 47, UNLV 18 7th place - North Texas 28, Arizona 24 9th place - Fresno State 24, USC 20 Championship Semifinals BYU 57, Richland College 3 Colorado State 29, Wayne State 19 Championship Quarterfinals (1) BYU 58, (9) Arizona 6 (5) Richland College 36, (4) North Texas 30 (3) Wayne State 30, (11) UNLV 19 (2) Colorado State 36, (7) Dixie State 24 First Round (9) Arizona 28, (8) Fresno State 23 (5) Richland College 56, (12) Utah State 0 (6) UNLV, bye (7) Dixie State 30, (10) USC 21 Consolation Quarterfinals Dixie State 54, Utah State 0 North Texas, bye Arizona 35, USC 18 UNLV 34, Fresno State 27 Consolation Third Round Dixie State 39, North Texas 24 UNLV 34, Arizona 27 Consolation Semifinals Dixie State 30, Richland College 30 (advances on criteria) Wayne State 40, UNLV 17 |