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Ramos Wins B1G Title, Hawkeyes Place 2nd
University
of Iowa senior Tony Ramos won the 133-pound Big Ten title during
championship round action of the conference tournament Sunday at the
Kohl Center. The Hawkeyes finished second in the team standings with
135 points, trailing only Penn State's 140.5 points.
Nine Iowa
wrestlers finished in the top-five of their respective brackets, the
most of any school. All nine placewinners earned an automatic berth to
the 2014 NCAA Championships.
"I believe that we have a team to
win it here and I believe we have a team to win it in a couple of
weeks, that's how you go forward," said UI head coach Tom Brands.
"That's what our next mission is. We have to get ready for the next
tournament. Even if we come out on top (here), there are things to work
on and there are things to work on now. It's the same either way. We
have to go to work."
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The
top-seeded Ramos earned his first career Big Ten Championship by
downing second-seeded Tyler Graff of Wisconsin, 2-1. Ramos, who
finished second at the 2012 and 2013 Big Ten Championships, used a
second period escape and 1:37 of riding time to defeat Graff.
"It
didn't go exactly the way I wanted, but I got the win," said Ramos. "I
wanted to win this one in regulation and I'm walking out of here with
the title. It was a lot of fun and the fans were great. Wisconsin did a
great job hosting this tournament."
Iowa also recorded four
runner-up finishes. Derek St. John (157), Nick Moore (165), Mike Evans
(174) and Ethen Lofthouse (184) all placed second at their respective
weights.
Junior Bobby Telford posted a pair of wins Sunday,
wrestling back from a first round defeat to finish third at 285.
Telford began his day with a 3-1 victory over Northwestern's Michael
McMullan in the consolation semifinal, and downed Mike McClure of
Michigan State, 3-2, in the consolation finals. Telford rallied from a
two-point deficit to defeat the sixth-seeded McClure, registering two
escapes and 1:18 of riding time.
Cory Clark dropped a 9-5
decision in the consolation finals to place fourth at 125. Josh Dziewa
and Nathan Burak placed fifth at 141 and 197, respectively.
Iowa
returns to the mat March 20-22 at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma
City. The NCAA will announce the tournament field Wednesday, March 12.
"We
have to be strong and we have to go forward, and we have the team for
that," said Brands. "We have the mental makeup for that with this team
and the emotional make up. We have a lot of good guys and we need to
win more matches."
Notes: Attendance was 10,111... Total
attendance was 28, 442... Ramos is the 110th Big Ten Champion in school
history... Iowa's 110 Big Ten Champions has combined for 191 conference
titles... Ramos is the 11th Big Ten Champion under head coach Tom
Brands...
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Penn State - 140.5
Iowa - 135
Minnesota - 118.5
Ohio State - 86.5
Nebraska - 79
Illinois - 78.5
Wisconsin - 73
Michigan - 71.5
Northwestern - 58
Indiana - 37
Purdue - 34.5
Michigan State - 21.5
FINAL RESULTS
133 - #1 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. #2 Tyler Graff (Wisc), 2-1
157 - #2 James Green (Nebraska) dec. #4 Derek St. John (Iowa), 7-4
165 - #1 David Taylor (Penn State) major dec. #3 Nick Moore (Iowa), 14-5
174 - #1 Robert Kokesh (Neb) dec. #3 Mike Evans (Iowa), 6-4
184 - #1 Ed Ruth (Penn State) major dec. #3 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 10-2
THIRD-PLACE RESULTS
125 - #4 Ryan Taylor (Wisc) dec. #3 Cory Clark (Iowa), 9-5
285 - #4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. #6 Mike McClure (MSU), 3-2
FIFTH-PLACE RESULTS
141 - #5 Josh Dziewa (Iowa) dec. #7 Steven Rodrigues (Ill), 3-2
197 - #5 Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. #4 Braden Atwood (Pur), 2-1
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS RESULTS
125 - #3 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. #8 Nick Roberts (OSU), 3-1 SV1
141 - #3 Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. #5 Josh Dziewa (Iowa), 5-2
197 - #7 Alex Polizzi (NW) dec. #5 Nathan Burak (Iowa), 4-3
285 - #4 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. #3 Michael McMullan (NW), 3-1
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